the groundskeeper

At Aetherial Academy, where chosen heroes chase glory, groundskeeper Arcus Frey just wants to prune bushes, grow illegal herbs on the side, barter with the ancient spirits under the campus ruins, and quietly buy his way out before anyone notices him. Cursed to have no elemental magic, he can only hear and deal with forgotten dryads, wraiths, and elder elementals that everyone else ignores. In the original novel, he was a nameless extra who died early and pathetically. Now living that life, Arcus sticks to one rule: stay invisible, avoid the main cast, survive. But the spirits repay his daily care—vines hide his stashes, ghosts warn of trouble, roots shield him from bullies. The more he tends the grounds, the healthier the academy becomes… and the more he accidentally fixes problems no one else can. Every small act creates ripples. Whispers spread of “helpful haunts.” Arcus keeps telling himself it’s temporary. He’s wrong. A slow-burn story of pragmatic survival, subtle spirit alliances, reluctant bonds, and one very tired man trying—and failing—to stay off the map.

In a world where the strong rule the weak, everyone is desperate to level up. Everyone wants power, fame, and fortune. They want to show off their talent, rewrite their destiny, and rise to the top. In this world, countless talented individuals rise and fall every single day. A virtual world so real and influential, it has reshaped life on Earth. Everyone wants to be a gamer. Everyone wants to be strong. Everyone wants to be known. But Malik was just an ordinary student — no talent, no background, no hope. Forced by peer pressure, he stepped into this world, only to face endless humiliation. Crushed by the strong, killed, and sent back to square one. Over and over again. Just when he was ready to give up, fate finally smiled. > > > > In a world where leveling is everything... Malik took the path no one else could... he chose to cultivate.

Humans aren't at top of the foodchain anymore. There is a new predator and we are its prey. UPDATED until EP 14 downside

Isaac Miracle was a simple troll when his actions stopped him from gaining the greatest boon of his life. A disheveled, broken, and flawed young adult falls into the world of cultivation with nothing but his own natural talent and wit.

For all the girls that love men who growl

Groupie: a person, especially a young woman, who regularly follows a celebrity in the hope of meeting or getting to know them. See example Tiffany Wendel: Whore. Slut. Cleat Chaser. I’m used to the names so they don’t bother me. So what if I like to have dirty sex? My body is no one’s business but mine. Why is Rowen Flanigan making me re-think how I live my life? He’s only a rookie. rookie: a member of an athletic team in his first full season in that sport. See example Rowen Flanigan: Player. Son of a legend. Rookie. Sure, I’d heard the stories of the groupies. I’ve just been more sheltered than my teammates. I didn’t expect her to be smart. Witty. Kind. She brings me to my knees in every way. So how did I end up falling for a groupie? And how is this going to work when everyone at my job has had a piece of the one thing I haven’t? Contains explicit content and is recommended for readers ages 18+. Groupie is created by M.E. Carter, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

She belongs in the wilderness. Always have, always will. Abandoned in the wilderness since she was a child, she has clawed and killed for every scrap of food and every breath she breathes. She has been one with nature for as long as she has known, feeling at home with the gnarled roots, the twisting branches, and the constant danger of the Fingard Forest. Then, she met others like her, but now quite. - First novel written on Webnovel I'm not sure why, but tag says 'contemporary romance'. There is/will be romance, but that is not the main focus. Unstable updating schedule. May go on hiatus at any point. Publishing on Scribblehub

It was supposed to be just an urban legend. The apocalypse was just an urban legend. That was how Scientists disproved the so-called Mayan's Prophecy of the end of the world in 2012. But people were always interested in these things. Well, the movies about zombie hordes, virus outbreaks, tectonic plates shifting, and even a second Big Bang, were only a few of how mankind imagined the world was ending. Maybe they were really lucky and extremely smart for ending their civilization right then and there. They would have faced their darkest fear and worst nightmares. Those monsters that only existed in mankind's lore and legends. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On a somewhat rainy day, Elizabeth Hart a sophomore in Calder University found herself trapped in the campus surrounded by beasts that savaged her fellow students. Without any clue as to how those monsters rampaged in their campus, she will have to surivive at any cost and fight her way through to safety... if there ever was.

Shēnyuān, a young boy who's always had a soft spot for technology, he was even interested on a thing called Artificial Intelligence, in short, An AI. Though he may be young, he was inspired on developing an AI that can be called human. But as he makes an AI, he caused something that traumatized him, the lack of friends in his life. Shēnyuān used to be talkative in class, but once he learned about AIs, he stopped talking, and used all of his spare time on learning, mainly learning about Artificial Intelligence and the code behind it. As Shēnyuān only uses his time in learning, he no longer has the time for his friends, which slowly made him an easy target for bullying. No friends to back him up, no friends to help in his time of need, he became an outcast, a student everyone makes fun of, a loner, and the teasing and bullying he received didn't help with his fragile and pure mind. No longer attending regular class, he mostly stays indoors, doing most of his learning digitally. Now using any spare time to code his AI hoping that it can help him in any way.

[Irresistible MC + Farming & Entrepreneurship + Strong Female Lead + Cute Baby + Love Rivalry + Farming System + Male Competition] Deng Yuyuan wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a period novel about a "pampered group darling" — as the biological mother of the vicious female villain. The female villain has a biased grandmother, a mooching uncle and his family, a blindly filial father, and a spineless mother. She was a small-time thief as a child. As an adult, she committed every kind of evil — constantly framing the female lead — and ultimately met a miserable end. The female lead is the only daughter in another family, doted on by her older brothers. The villain targeted her out of pure jealousy. And now, Deng Yuyuan has become that villain's cowardly mother — and the villain herself is currently just an ugly, wrinkly-faced infant. The blindly filial father loves his wife, but gives all the good things to his own mother. He says to his starving wife and daughter: "Xiao Yuan, come drink some water. I specially heated it for you." Deng Yuyuan looks at her own bony frame and her tiny child — and decides to get a divorce. Goodbye, useless husband. She's going to raise this little cub with an abundance of money and love. No way she'll go astray this time. Lost one husband, gained a crowd of suitors. A beautiful sent-down youth coveted by many — she knows some self-defense and burns the midnight oil studying. With the reinstatement of the college entrance exams, she takes her child toward a much wider world. Riding the wave of the times, Deng Yuyuan works her way up to become a gaming tycoon and a cutting-edge scientist... Except — why are so many men fighting to be her cub's stepfather?