hc verma

In the kingdom of Valdren, your blood determines your destiny. At twelve years old, every citizen presses their finger to the Runestone — one drop of blood, one reading, one verdict that decides the rest of your life. Iron. Bronze. Silver. Gold. Crimson. The rank you receive is the rank you live with. It determines your guild, your earnings, your legal rights, and whether nobles look at you or through you. When sixteen year old Cyan bleeds on the Runestone, it cracks straight down the middle and goes dark. Recorded as a failed reading and sent to the labor wards, Cyan spends his days carrying crates for a mid-tier guild, watching ranked mages move through the world like the cobblestones exist to accommodate them. He tells himself it doesn't matter. He is very good at telling himself things don't matter. Then a dungeon collapse traps him underground for three days with no light, no water, and no rank. He should not survive. He does. And when the rescue team finally breaks through, Cyan walks out carrying something no Runestone ever recorded and no scripture has ever named — seven curved lines burned into his palm, arranged around a central void. The Hollow Mark. He discovers what it does the hard way. One raised hand. One Bronze rank mage drained to nothing in two seconds. No spell, no chant, no training. Just a hunger that has apparently been waiting his entire life for something to eat. Cyan cannot generate mana. Not a single drop. But he can devour it — from the air, from spells mid-cast, from the bodies of anyone foolish enough to point their power at him. He absorbs it raw and unfiltered and it burns him from the inside when he holds too much. There is no technique for it. No academy teaches it. No grimoire documents it. He is not ranked. He is not blessed. He is something the kingdom has no category for. When a mysterious sealed letter with no sender gets him accepted into the Royal Academy of the Arcane, Cyan enters a world of noble heirs, ancient rivalries, and magic far more political than powerful. He is the lowest ranked student by every official metric. An orphan with no house name, no patron saint, and a curse that makes Gold rank mages back away from testing instruments. But the deeper he goes — into the Academy's restricted archives, into the whispered history of a suppressed school of magic, into the truth of what the six Patron Saints actually did three thousand years ago — the clearer it becomes that the Hollow Mark is not a mutation or a mistake. It is a message. From something ancient. Something the Saints unmade because it was inconvenient, not because it was wrong. Something that has been waiting for Cyan specifically. In a kingdom where power is inheritance and inheritance is everything, one rankless orphan will either become the answer to a question three centuries old — or the proof that some things should have stayed buried.

ufhc

What do you behold, O Goddess of Life and Death? What truths lie beneath your gaze? In a world consumed by war and chains, one is either the hand that strikes or the flesh that bleeds beneath it. Eleven kingdoms are locked in endless conflict, driven by clashing ideologies, cultures, inheritance, land, and the thirst for control. Within the Xia Empire marches a certain female commander. She leads only a hundred soldiers, yet enters campaigns where ambitious generals chase their dreams at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives. She was once a bandit, a murderer of innocents. Yet now, she too dares to dream, with a dazzling fire in her eyes. As wars rage on, as corruption spreads and politics decay from within, while nations fight for glory and survival, it is the nameless and faceless humans who are left to confront the true cost of it all. And yet, even in death, man marches on.

Barlon Sena is a boy who lived a boring life, his only happiest moments were with his Grandfather who made him have good times, forgetting his life situation. However, everything changes when his grandfather dies, leaving nothing more than a cap that he wore on his fishing trips. What no one knew was that that tattered and harmless cap held great power. Fisherman's tales were never lies.

Bai Su, who transmigrated into a book set in the interstellar Beast World, has only one interest: making delicious food at the orphanage, raising children, and enjoying her hard-won new life. Future's great villains? The cubs are all super well-behaved in front of her! The Federation Leader comes to freeload a meal, and his disability is cured! The business emperor comes to freeload a meal, and his infertility is solved! The obese little female gets thinner the more she eats, gradually growing into the number one beauty of the Beast World. She also attracts the number one genius doctor of the interstellar era and the interstellar great captain. The villainous cubs, driving warships and controlling ten thousand beasts: "If you want to get close to our Mom, you'll have to withstand our cannon fire first!" The Federation Leader laughs in anger: "You dare to bomb my armory? Courting death!" The gloomy and bloodthirsty emperor: "A bunch of little trash! You think I'm afraid of you?" The doctor's face turns ashen: "Either give back my research results, or die!" The interstellar great captain dangerously shoulders a Barrett: "I see you're all dying to get locked up." Bai Su smiles and peeks her head out, holding a gleaming kitchen knife: "Time to eat! What are you all doing?" The big shots and the little villains, harmoniously putting their arms around each other's shoulders in a picture of fatherly love and filial piety: "Coming~~"

[Ding! The 'Randomly Spend' Tycoon System is at your service.] On her way to work, Yun Zijin was bound by a system named 'Randomly Spend'. [Spending Task Completed. A 2x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Villa No. 1 at Xingyu Mansion. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] [Spending Task Completed. A 3x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Dingsi Building. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] ... Yun Zijin was dazzled by the system's rewards, only to be told that her wealthy parents had found her? That she's the true daughter of the Xia Family of Dijing? Being bound to the Tycoon System was exciting for Yun Zijin, but she refused to be part of any cliché wealthy family drama. The Xia Family of Dijing? Yun Zijin: Get lost! Don't even think about associating with me!

One day, a strange hand suddenly appeared inside Chi Wan’s interdimensional space. Its owner claimed to be living in the apocalypse—starving, desperate—and begged to trade anything he had for food. Chi Wan stared at the pile of Imperial Green jade, oversized diamonds, and dozens of kilograms of gold bars he offered… and fell into deep thought. …Wasn’t this a little too profitable? From then on, her connection to the apocalypse only grew stronger. The mysterious man—who turned out to be a powerful figure—used his Wood Ability to help her revive rare orchids, cultivate endangered plants, and even harvest zombie crystal cores for the country. As for Chi Wan? She only had three responsibilities: feed him, feed him, and keep feeding him. Somehow, without realizing it, a group of extraordinary men began to gather around her: A genius research scientist. An aloof, abstinent CEO. A cold and ruthless Soldier King… In front of Chi Wan, they were gentle, attentive, and impeccably polite—each trying to outshine the others. Behind her back? They were one step away from tearing each other apart. Meanwhile, on the other side of the spatial link… The so-called King of the Apocalypse clenched his teeth in silence as he listened to these men compete for her attention. As for Chi Wan? “I’m busy getting rich and supporting my family,” she said calmly. “A battle royale of suitors? I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Until one day— An absurdly handsome man appeared at the gates of her villa… carrying a sack filled with gold and jewels. “I’m here to marry into your family,” he declared. Chi Wan glanced at him, then at the newly connected wasteland world inside her space… …and once again fell into deep thought.

On the verge of death from illness, Yu Zhizhi transmigrates to the Beast World Planet, becoming the lowest-ranking plaything for slaughter. Her destiny was supposed to be a direct slaughter by powerful figures gone Berserk in their beast forms. Fortunately, she awakened the Childbirth System, and the style of the story suddenly changed— The maddened and fallen monster (Wolf): "I'll give you a choice, love me, or be bitten to death by me?" The evil Duke (Snake): "Beautiful maiden, please fall into the abyss of desire with me." The tyrannical Imperial Marshal (Shark): "I command you, you are only permitted to love me!" The wildly arrogant Crown Prince (Tiger): "I will kill all the males who covet you!!" (The list of Beast Husbands is expanding—) As the lowest-ranking female, Yu Zhizhi is doted on wildly by the powerful figures, undergoing Evolution all the way to the top-tier Rare grade and becoming the most noble existence in the Beast World Empire!

The renowned powerhouse of the Space-Time Administration Bureau, Sister Yun, frantically accumulated points for an early retirement. After accepting a mission for a supporting female character's counterattack, she made the male and female leads cry with anger! Sister Yun's famous quote: A supporting female character who doesn't make the male and female leads cry with anger is not worthy of retiring~ The First World: The Humble and Long-Suffering Wife of a Bygone Era After transmigrating into the role of the original, long-suffering wife, she not only broke up the officially designated couple but also stole the male and female leads' Golden Finger, making a fortune by hoarding goods. The Second World: The Fair, Rich, and Beautiful Fake Heiress of a Bygone Era Tragically Becomes Cannon Fodder As the beautiful-as-a-flower cannon fodder fake heiress, after latching onto the supporting male lead, she lived a delightful life~ The Third World: The Devoted Supporting Female Character in a Historical Era Novel After transmigrating into the role of a hopelessly devoted supporting female character, she had a change of personality, dumped the heartless male lead, returned to the city to flirt with the supporting male lead, and found it so satisfying~

Good news: You've awakened. Bad news: You're the villainess. Renee Jennings accidentally obtains a system, allowing her to break free from the plot's control by completing missions. Renee Jennings: "Wait a minute, what's with all the animal dictionaries as a reward?" System: [They can give you an affinity with animals.] Renee Jennings: "Why?" System: [Because a villainess has no affinity with people.] Renee Jennings: "…" This joke is not that funny... * After unlocking animal languages, Renee Jennings embarks on a path of no return— Leading dogs to save a blind woman being stalked by a pervert. Reporting an evil old man who murdered his wife and hid her body, thanks to rats. Helping a kitten catch the murderer who killed its owner and buried the body. Finding tens of millions in stolen goods based on intel from birds. * While others are petting cats, Renee Jennings is riding a tiger. While others are falling in love, Renee Jennings is solving crimes. While others are getting married, Renee Jennings is rescuing endangered animals. While others are having kids, Renee Jennings is serving her country.