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# luckyblessing # regulardrama When a gas tank exploded, Jian Qingqing transmigrated into the body of a little girl who had just died of starvation. Looking at the skinny, starving family living in a worn-down house that did little to shield them from the rainstorm outside, Jian Qingqing felt that she would soon die again. But she hadn’t expected her kitchen to follow her through time. Looking at the abundance of supplies in it, Jian Qingqing’s eyes lit up. Great! She wasn’t going to die this time! Using the supplies in the kitchen, Jian Qingqing led her family as they opened up the land for farming and building houses. Unexpectedly, the high-yield grains led the entire country out of poverty. Everyone praised Miss Jian as a God that had descended to earth! She developed a method to process coarse salt into fine salt so that people could eat it with ease. The Emperor's face was filled with tears as he said, "Miss Jian is really my lucky star!" In the end, the whole world was unified and shouted, “All of this is due to Miss Jian’s hard work!” Jian Qingqing said, "I just like to grow crops. I didn’t do anything!" After her success, Jian Qingqing planned to find a nice, obedient husband to bring home. But what was up with the legendary prince who was ruthless, indifferent, and could stop children from crying? Why was he always appearing beside her? Ming Zhiyan said, "I’m nice and obedient. Why don’t you marry me, Qingqing?" Looking at the man who was clearly a wolf pretending to be an obedient dog, Jian Qingqing fell into deep thought.

Reincarnated into a world where everyone can become a Divine Being and build their own Divine Realm, Zhang Yi gains the ability to make his own choices at critical moments! 【Event】: The host's initial Divine Realm is currently forming in Subspace. Please choose the initial Divine Realm's terrain! 【Choice One】: Increase the land area. A very high probability that the Initial Race will be a land-based Race, a middle-class probability of Iron Ore resources appearing, and a small probability of Magic Resources appearing! 【Choice Two】: Increase the ocean area. A very high probability that the Initial Race will be an ocean-based Race, a middle-class probability of plant resources appearing, and a small probability of Magic Resources appearing! 【Choice Three】: Leave it alone. Let the Divine Realm evolve on its own; all outcomes will be random. Zhang Yi confirms Choice One, making the initial Divine Realm a landmass. Immediately after, the second choice appears, 【Event】: Please choose your Initial Race! 【Choice One】: Choose the Wood Elf as the Initial Race. 【Choice Two】: Choose the Stone Giant as the Initial Race. 【Choice Three】: Choose the Green-skinned Lizardman as the Initial Race. Starting with a continent, he chooses the Wood Elf, evolves the Wood Elves into Natural Elves, the Elf Ancient Tree into the World Tree, and unlocks infinite troop spawning! ......

Chastine Aphrodite Reign is the only member of the long-forgotten Wood Clan to enroll in a prestigious university known for its elemental users. While the major clans—Fire, Water, Air, Earth, and Dark—are admired and feared, the Wood Clan has faded into obscurity after hiding for over 50 years. Once a formidable power, their legacy has been overshadowed and forgotten. Determined to restore her clan’s former glory, Chastine faces derision and is labeled as a coward from a weaker clan. To reclaim their honor and erase their tarnished reputation, she must rise above and defeat the most powerful members of the major clans. Through sheer strength and determination, Chastine aims to prove the Wood Clan’s worth and return them to their rightful place among the strongest.

HELL'S KITCHEN IS RETURNING, SPRING OF 2026. STAY TUNED! Meet Chef Victor Delacroix, a culinary genius with a chilling secret! By night, he was known as "The Butcher", a ruthless serial killer and assassin wielding a blood-stained meat cleaver. His grotesque talent? He gains the abilities and attributes of whatever – or whomever – he eats. This macabre skill set made him one of the most feared figures in the criminal underworld. Fed up with his gruesome life of crime, Victor decides to vanish from the radar and start fresh. He moves to the capital and opens an exclusive restaurant called "Hell's Kitchen." His dishes are unparalleled, attracting an elite clientele: the wealthy, the corrupt, and the morally bankrupt, each harboring their own dark tastes... In Hell's Kitchen, every dish tells a story, and every meal is an experience - often literally a slice of life. Yet, his patrons are blissfully unaware of Victor’s true identity as The Butcher, concealed behind the charming facade of a master chef. As Victor tries to carve out a new existence, the ghosts of his past start to close in. Sinister patrons with dangerous appetites, old enemies seeking revenge, and the lure of his own monstrous cravings threaten to drag him back into the abyss. The line between his dual lives blurs, and each night becomes a battle to keep his sinister nature at bay. "Hell's Kitchen" is a twisted tale of redemption and temptation, where humanity and monstrosity collide. In a world where darkness is served on a silver platter, can Victor ever truly escape his blood-soaked past, or will the shadows consume him once again?

Dirge Cresta, youngest brother of the two most powerful Alphas in the Shifter Federation, is thrilled with his life over two years after Hades’ death. He’s only missing one thing–a mate. Then, his ally wood elf Princess Thessalia shows up in his kingdom with her best friend to find a plant and make a potion that could allow them to travel more outside their sacred groves. Thessalia, however, isn't just there for the plant–she's fleeing a forced marriage by hiding out in the shifter lands, safe with the Crestas. Being hunted, she must hide as a shifter to find the plant–in just three weeks. As Thessalia and Dirge, with the help of the Crestas, try to find the plant, they discover a shocking plot that could threaten not only the wood elves' but also doom Dirge and Thessalia's budding romance. Will Dirge and Thessalia find the plant and find love as fated mates before it’s too late? The Alpha’s Little Brother Loves a Wood Elf by Amanda Madden, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

In a world where strength is measured not by spirit energy but by sauce technique, spice resonance, and culinary cultivation, one young man dares to stir the pot—literally. Lin Feng, an undercooked rookie with a mysterious flame spoon and a dangerously experimental taste palate, accidentally fries a sacred rice field and gets banished from his village’s kitchen! Now, with nothing but his frying pan, an attitude, and a highly suspicious duck companion, Lin Feng embarks on a journey to become the Supreme Flavor Sage. Along the way, he meets Jia Yun, a fierce, no-nonsense stir-fry specialist with sarcasm sharper than a chef’s knife. Together, they battle spice-wielding warlords, rogue noodle cultivators, and one guy possessed by a Phantom Pepper. But the culinary world hides darker secrets: the forbidden Condiment Clans, the extinct Flame Council, and the mythical realm known only as the Sauce Beyond Sauce. With every battle, Lin Feng’s recipes grow stronger—along with his friendships, rivalries, and duck-based trauma. But beware: in this world, if you can’t take the heat… you're getting tossed out of the wok.

Zhao Feng transmigrated into a parallel world and became a product livestreamer. For a whole week, he promoted kitchen knives, but for six days, no one showed any interest. Not only that, the viewers in his livestream room mocked him, claiming that everything he sold was garbage. Unable to tolerate this, Zhao Feng couldn't hold back his anger anymore. In front of hundreds of viewers in the livestream room, he pulled out a military shovel and said, "You all said my stuff is garbage, right? Well, now I'm going to show you whether it's garbage or not." "Clang! Clang! Clang..." The kitchen knife struck against the military shovel and created countless sparks, silencing the whole livestream room. After a while, the screen was bombarded with numerous bullet comments. "What the hell? Who taught you to test a kitchen knife like that?" "This is insane! Such a good kitchen knife might end up ruined!" "They asked you to test the kitchen knife, and you used it to strike a military shovel? That's just crazy!" Gradually, news of Zhao Feng's eccentric testing method spread online, causing a huge sensation. Suddenly, he went viral and became incredibly popular. Not only that, but people also discovered that this livestreamer not only had a ruthless way of testing products but also exposed the behind-the-scenes secrets of the entire product-livestreaming industry.

Jennifer and her best friend Noah started their senior year in high school with a plan to have loads of fun. But some events of past comes back to haunt the residents of Evergreen Wood. Their friends start to get branded by an anonymous. Her friends become strangers. Everyone becomes a suspect. Everyone has motives. As days pass by, Jennifer faces some horrible truths. Will she find herself among friends again?

Wanting to become a professional chef, Haruko came to Tokyo from the countryside alone. In order to save accommodation fees and earn living expenses, she became the manager of a mysterious apartment kitchen. After entering the apartment, strange things happened one after another, making her ask herself: What kind of strange apartment did she enter?

Eons ago, humanity was at the peak of evolution. They sought the heavens as they carved stairs from flesh, metal and will. And then catastrophe struck leaving the world in shambles. Unity shattered. Belief fractured. Science became sin. Cultivation became creed. Survivors became scavengers. Epochs later, as the world heals. Forgotten bloodlines a revealed once again. Follow Lucian, a blind orphan as he rises through blood and ashes to the top. Or will he fall halfway.