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Defy The Alpha(s)

Defy The Alpha(s)

Two centuries after the Great War, peace between humans and werewolves was finally achieved, or so everyone believes. Werewolves reign like gods, and humans remain blissfully unaware of their true place in the new world order. To maintain this fragile balance, each year, a handful of "lucky" humans are selected from various districts to attend Lunaris Academy, a prestigious institution that promises glory, status, and a chance to mingle with the elite. Those chosen are hailed as the lucky few, destined to marry powerful alphas and rise as luna. This year, Violet Purple is among the chosen, much to everyone's surprise. For an orphaned girl adopted by a disgraced prostitute, this is a golden ticket to a better life or so she's told. But Lunaris Academy isn’t the paradise it’s painted to be. Everything Violet and her fellow humans have been taught is a lie. Humans are far from equal; they're pawns in a much larger game. The academy is nothing but a gilded cage, and the students are lambs led to slaughter, playthings for the alphas to toy with in their ruthless games. To make matters worse, Violet catches the attention of the most dangerous players in this game, the Terror Four: the Alpha of the North, Alpha of the South, Alpha of the East, and Alpha of the West. Each one is more dangerous, more twisted, and more powerful than the last. But even among themselves, the alphas are divided, each with their own deadly ambitions. Yet, they all have their eyes on her. They expect Violet to play along, to fall in line like the others who worship at their feet, to break under their games. But Violet isn’t like the others. She refuses to bow. She’ll defy them all.
Fantasy
917 Chs
Défier Les Alpha(s)

Défier Les Alpha(s)

Deux siècles après la Grande Guerre, la paix entre les humains et les loups-garous a finalement été atteinte, du moins tout le monde le croit. Les loups-garous règnent comme des dieux, et les humains restent dans une ignorance bienheureuse de leur véritable place dans le nouvel ordre mondial. Pour maintenir cet équilibre fragile, chaque année, une poignée d'humains "chanceux" sont sélectionnés dans divers districts pour assister à l'Académie Lunaris, une institution prestigieuse qui promet gloire, statut et une chance de côtoyer l'élite. Ceux qui sont choisis sont acclamés comme les quelques chanceux, destinés à épouser de puissants alphas et à s'élever en tant que luna. Cette année, Violet Purple est parmi les élus, à la surprise de tous. Pour une fille orpheline adoptée par une prostituée déshonorée, c'est un ticket en or pour une vie meilleure ou du moins c'est ce qu'on lui dit. Mais l'Académie Lunaris n'est pas le paradis qu'on décrit. Tout ce que Violet et ses camarades humains ont appris est un mensonge. Les humains sont loin d'être égaux ; ils sont des pions dans un jeu bien plus vaste. L'académie n'est rien de plus qu'une cage dorée, et les étudiants sont des agneaux menés à l'abattoir, des jouets pour les alphas dans leurs jeux impitoyables. Pour aggraver les choses, Violet attire l'attention des joueurs les plus dangereux dans ce jeu, les Quatre Terreurs : l'Alpha du Nord, l'Alpha du Sud, l'Alpha de l'Est et l'Alpha de l'Ouest. Chacun est plus dangereux, plus tordu et plus puissant que le précédent. Mais même entre eux, les alphas sont divisés, chacun poursuivant ses propres ambitions mortelles. Pourtant, ils ont tous les yeux rivés sur elle. Ils s'attendent à ce que Violet suive le mouvement, tombe dans les rangs comme les autres qui vénèrent à leurs pieds, qu'elle casse sous leurs jeux. Mais Violet n'est pas comme les autres. Elle refuse de s'incliner. Elle va tous les défier.
Fantastique
917 Chs
Desafie o(s) Alfa(s)

Desafie o(s) Alfa(s)

Dois séculos após a Grande Guerra, a paz entre humanos e lobisomens finalmente foi alcançada, ou assim todos acreditam. Lobisomens reinam como deuses, e os humanos permanecem blissfully inconscientes de seu verdadeiro lugar na nova ordem mundial. Para manter esse frágil equilíbrio, a cada ano, um punhado de humanos "sortudos" é selecionado de vários distritos para frequentar a Lunaris Academy, uma instituição prestigiosa que promete glória, status e uma chance de se misturar com a elite. Os escolhidos são celebrados como os poucos sortudos, destinados a casar-se com poderosos alfas e ascender como luna. Este ano, Violet Purple está entre os escolhidos, para surpresa de todos. Para uma garota órfã adotada por uma prostituta desonrada, este é um bilhete dourado para uma vida melhor, ou pelo menos é o que dizem a ela. Mas a Lunaris Academy não é o paraíso que aparenta ser. Tudo o que Violet e seus companheiros humanos foram ensinados é uma mentira. Os humanos estão longe de serem iguais; são peões em um jogo muito maior. A academia é nada mais do que uma gaiola dourada, e os alunos são cordeiros levados ao abate, brinquedos para os alfas se divertirem em seus jogos impiedosos. Para piorar as coisas, Violet chama a atenção dos jogadores mais perigosos deste jogo, os Quatro do Terror: o Alfa do Norte, Alfa do Sul, Alfa do Leste e Alfa do Oeste. Cada um é mais perigoso, mais perverso e mais poderoso que o anterior. Mas mesmo entre si, os alfas estão divididos, cada um com suas próprias ambições mortais. Ainda assim, todos têm os olhos sobre ela. Eles esperam que Violet siga o fluxo, caia na linha como os outros que adoram aos seus pés, se quebre sob seus jogos. Mas Violet não é como os outros. Ela se recusa a se curvar. Ela vai desafiá-los a todos.
Fantasia
785 Chs
Desafía al Alfa(s)

Desafía al Alfa(s)

Dos siglos después de la Gran Guerra, la paz entre humanos y hombres lobo finalmente se logró, o eso creen todos. Los hombres lobo reinan como dioses, y los humanos permanecen alegremente inconscientes de su verdadero lugar en el nuevo orden mundial. Para mantener este frágil equilibrio, cada año, un puñado de humanos "afortunados" son seleccionados de varios distritos para asistir a la Academia Lunaris, una institución prestigiosa que promete gloria, estatus y una oportunidad de mezclarse con la élite. Los elegidos son considerados como los pocos afortunados, destinados a casarse con poderosos alfa y ascender como luna. Este año, Violet Purple está entre las elegidas, para sorpresa de todos. Para una niña huérfana adoptada por una prostituta deshonrada, esto es un boleto dorado para una vida mejor o eso le dicen. Pero la Academia Lunaris no es el paraíso que pintan ser. Todo lo que Violet y sus compañeros humanos han aprendido es una mentira. Los humanos están lejos de ser iguales; son peones en un juego mucho más grande. La academia no es más que una jaula dorada, y los estudiantes son corderos llevados al matadero, juguetes para que los alfas jueguen en sus despiadados juegos. Para empeorar las cosas, Violet atrae la atención de los jugadores más peligrosos de este juego, los Cuatro del Terror: el Alfa del Norte, Alfa del Sur, Alfa del Este y Alfa del Oeste. Cada uno es más peligroso, más retorcido y más poderoso que el anterior. Pero incluso entre ellos, los alfas están divididos, cada uno con sus propias ambiciones mortales. Sin embargo, todos tienen los ojos puestos en ella. Esperan que Violet se sume al juego, que siga la línea como los otros que adoran a sus pies, que se rompa bajo sus juegos. Pero Violet no es como los demás. Ella se niega a inclinarse. Ella los desafiará a todos.
Fantasía
771 Chs
Rebirth in the 80's: The Daily Life of the Villain's Mom

Rebirth in the 80's: The Daily Life of the Villain's Mom

Jiang Ran, a descendant of a family of traditional Chinese medicine, has developed new drugs and won numerous awards, but her greatest love is making and eating delicious food. After years of hard work, Jiang Ran finally won the national gourmet competition, but in her excitement, she entered a book, becoming the supporting character Jiang Ran, who divorces the male protagonist and ultimately dies tragically on the street. In the book, Jiang Ran is described as fat, with oily pimples and lazy, selfish habits. Before divorcing the male protagonist, she bullies his parents, siblings, and after the divorce, ends up homeless with her son. The newly transmigrated Jiang Ran: "......" Jiang Ran has transmigrated into a book. To avoid dying tragically on the streets, she focuses on making gourmet food, opening a restaurant, saving people diligently, and treating diseases. She pays off the debt owed to her husband’s family by the original character and raises her son, who in the book was to become a big villain, correctly. As for her husband? When he comes back, she plans to ask for a divorce! Pei Huai is about to graduate and plans to return home. But he discovers something strange in the letters his younger brothers and sisters have been sending recently. Brother: Sister-in-law’s cooking is so delicious! I like sister-in-law! Sister: The clothes sister-in-law made are so beautiful! I like sister-in-law! Pei Huai feels something is not right and decides to go home and take a look. As he steps into the house, he is greeted by a bright and charming face: "Husband, you’re back? Are you back to get a divorce?" Pei Huai remains expressionless: No, I am not! {Reading Guide: This text is set in an alternate world with creative liberties taken. The understanding of the '80s and '90s comes from online research, and I hope for your understanding.}
Urban
777 Chs
Commencer Avec 3 Talents de Classe S

Commencer Avec 3 Talents de Classe S

Après s'être réveillé, Vincent découvre qu'il a transmigré dans un monde parallèle où rôdent des monstres, un monde qui n'est plus régi par la science. Dans cet endroit, les pratiquants du corps peuvent soulever 10 000 tonnes de roues d'huile d'une seule main, et les espers peuvent invoquer le vent, la pluie, le tonnerre et les éclairs—nés pour être forts. Les dompteurs de bêtes peuvent apprivoiser des monstres puissants qui deviennent leurs animaux de compagnie les plus loyaux. Vincent, qui n'est qu'un jeune homme ordinaire, a réussi à activer le Système du Dieu de la Guerre Suprême et éveille trois Superpouvoirs de Classe S dès le début de tout, faisant de lui un super génie de premier ordre! Superpouvoir de Classe S [Entraînement Rapide] : Le corps se renforce constamment chaque seconde. Même dormir peut augmenter votre force de 5 000 kilogrammes! Superpouvoir de Classe S [Feu de l'Enfer] : Brûler tout et détruire tout! Superpouvoir de Classe S [Affinité avec les Monstres] : Peut communiquer avec n'importe quel monstre et apprivoiser n'importe quel monstre facilement! Vincent a frappé l'or! [Ding! Force d'une seule main atteint 50 000 kg, espérance de vie augmentée de 300 ans!] [Ding! Monstre géant tué instantanément, Serpent de Mer à Neuf Têtes, obtention d'équipement de grade S, Épée Divine de Flamme Cramoisie!] [Ding! Monstre de classe S apprivoisé, Roi Dragon de Tempête, obtention d'une Pilule d'Évolution Divine pour Animaux de Compagnie. Elle peut faire évoluer le Roi Dragon de Tempête en un Dieu Dragon de classe SSS!] Le chemin défiant les cieux de Vincent commence…
Oriental
632 Chs
Iniziando Con 3 Talenti di Classe S

Iniziando Con 3 Talenti di Classe S

Dopo essersi svegliato, Vincent scopre di essere stato trasportato in un mondo parallelo dove vagano mostri, un mondo non più governato dalla scienza. In questo luogo, i praticanti del corpo possono sollevare 10.000 tonnellate di ruote d'olio con una mano, e gli esper possono evocare vento, pioggia, tuoni e fulmini—nati per essere forti. I domatori di bestie possono addomesticare potenti mostri che diventano i loro animali domestici più fedeli. Vincent, che è solo un giovane ordinario, è riuscito ad attivare il Sistema del Dio della Guerra Supremo e risveglia tre superpoteri di Classe S all'inizio di tutto, rendendolo un super genio di prim'ordine! Superpotere di Classe S [Allenamento Rapido]: Il corpo si rafforza costantemente ogni secondo. Anche dormendo puoi aumentare la tua forza di 5.000 chilogrammi! Superpotere di Classe S [Fuoco Infernale]: Brucia tutto e distrugge tutto! Superpotere di Classe S [Affinità con i Mostri]: Può comunicare con qualsiasi mostro e domare qualsiasi mostro facilmente! Vincent ha fatto centro! [Ding! Forza con una mano raggiunta 50.000 kg, aspettativa di vita aumentata di 300 anni!] [Ding! Ucciso istantaneamente il gigantesco mostro, Serpente Marino a Nove Teste, ottenendo equipaggiamento di grado S, Spada Divina della Fiamma Cremisi!] [Ding! Domato il mostro di Classe S, Re Drago della Tempesta, ottenendo una Pillola di Evoluzione Divina per Animali. Può far evolvere il Re Drago della Tempesta in un Dio Drago di Classe SSS!] Il percorso che sfida i cieli di Vincent inizia...
Orientale
632 Chs
Who was the author of 'Red Craft'?
The author of Red Rock was Liu Cixin.
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2024-09-15 18:59
Who is the author of Alex Craft novels?
Kalayna Price is the creative mind behind these novels. She has a great talent for creating the world of Alex Craft, with all its magic and mystery.
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2024-11-09 22:03
Are there author's craft elements in graphic novels?
Yes, there are. Authors use various techniques like panel layout, character design, and storyboarding to create an engaging narrative.
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2024-10-02 06:30
What is craft fiction?
Craft fiction might also be about the crafting of stories themselves. It could be meta - fictional in nature, where the characters are involved in creating or manipulating fictional narratives. It's like a writer character in a story who is exploring different ways to craft a story within the story.
2 answers
2024-11-28 07:09
Craft Wine House
Craft Brew Tavern was a small tavern that specialized in craft beer. From the perspective of business model, some craft wine taverns adopt the joining mode, such as Black Vine Craft Wine Tavern, which provides the whole store output solution and professional services for small and micro entrepreneurs; There are also the modes based on small stores such as Tanjiu Lab Fine Brewing Station. There are many types such as wine station, shop-in-shop, social tavern, craft wine experience center, etc. Among them, the wine station mode has less investment, light mode, flexible store type, rich scenes and light assets. In terms of products, the craft beer in the craft wine tavern was rich in variety. For example, Qiqihar Wine Flower Fine Brewery had more than 200 kinds of beer from more than 40 countries. Its own craft beer had 12 flavors, and the raw materials were natural. For example, some wines used fresh fruits to ferment in the fermentation tank, so that the wine body had a natural fruit acid berry color. In terms of dishes, some taverns 'dishes were affordable and distinctive. For example, the Jiuhua Fine Brewery could have a dish with skewers and smoked sauce for 99 yuan, and there was also a group purchase that could be used at the same time as the set meal for 12.8 yuan with 10 skewers. The dishes in the Yan' er Island Road Fine Brewery Tavern in Qing Dao were of good quality. They were not purely prepared dishes. They had home-made roasted meat and well-roasted birds. However, the craft tavern faced many challenges in its operation. From the perspective of external competition, the number of multi-format restaurants with food and drink is increasing. Sichuan restaurants and barbecue restaurants can provide wine, occupying the advantage of two categories; At the same time, brands that are vertical to craft beer are also rapidly being laid out, and there are even street taverns setting up stalls to start businesses. This makes the disadvantages of small taverns 'consumption scene and single dishes magnified. If they can't establish long-term stable contact with customers, it will be difficult to make profits. From the perspective of its own business model, the tavern had a strong social attribute. The customers ate for a long time and the turnover rate was low, which could easily lead to a situation where they could not make ends meet. However, if the craft wine tavern was positioned accurately and operated properly, there were also certain opportunities for development. For example, community taverns, highway beer stations, craft wine convenience stores, and other "takeout + takeout + light food" models were favored by most people. They were opened near high-traffic areas such as communities, blocks, and schools. They were small in size, low in customer unit price, and low in investment. If they operated well, they would return to their capital faster. The novel, Drunken Golden Cup, is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
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2026-02-02 04:59
Xinyi craft jadeware
Xinyi began to process craft jade since the 1950s and entered its peak in the 1970s. There were more than 500 jade processing factories and more than 1000 individual jade sales enterprises in the city. Its craft products mainly include flowers, figures, animal mouths, birds, pagodas, multi-layered jade balls, jewelry, bonsai, jade bowls, tea sets, wine sets, jade cups, tableware, miscellaneous items, stationery, gemstones, cloisonné, etc. There are 17 categories and more than 2200 varieties. Xinyi jade was warm and elegant in color, and its carving theme was all-encompassing. It was common to see large, medium, and small carvings, such as potted plants with flower and animal theme, practical utensils such as wine sets, tea sets, tableware, pearl chains, pendants, jewelry, etc. Among them, jade pagodas, jade boats, and other shapes were more famous. When Hong Kong returned to China in 1997, the "Shengshi Dragon Boat" presented by the Guangdong Province People's Government to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government was carefully crafted with Xinyi Jade (Southern Jade). Xinyi jade crafts have entered more than 40 countries and regions such as Europe, America, Canada, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc., with an annual processing and sales value of more than 500 million yuan. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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2026-08-26 20:09
Mingji jadeware craft
The jade craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty had the following characteristics: 1. ** Jade Refining Stage ** - ** Early Ming Dynasty **: Jade processing technology continues the traditional processing methods of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and some of them have the style of the Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties. - ** Mid-Ming Dynasty **: The shape and style of the jade ware were rough and simple. The lines and patterns were bright and powerful. At that time, the equipment, tools, processing methods, and grinding efficiency were greatly improved. - ** Late Ming Dynasty **: The level of grinding technology was further improved. Craftsmen gradually mastered the improved high-efficiency grinding technology, forming a complete process flow. The processing procedures and methods were more standardized and standardized. 2. ** Craftsmanship Inheritance and Change ** - The jade craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty continued the craftsmanship of the Tang and Song Dynasties. Judging from the techniques of the jade ware in the Tang and Song Dynasties, such as the cloud pattern, the Yin line pattern, and the openwork, the grinding materials and processing methods have not changed fundamentally after many years. - In the early Ming Dynasty, the precision and stability of jade processing equipment did not change significantly, but the speed of rotation and grinding increased, and the technical requirements and strictness increased. During the War and Han Dynasties, grinding lines required repeated grinding. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the number of times was reduced. In the Ming Dynasty, the number of times of grinding may be even less. This required craftsmen to have a bold attitude, superb control ability, and skilled operation skills. For example, when Lu Zigang processed the jade ware, he formed a complete jade making process, including multiple procedures from rough grinding to fine grinding and continuous correction. After the jade ware was completed, the polishing process was also divided into multiple stages, reflecting the high level of jade making technology in the late Ming Dynasty. 3. ** Material characteristics ** - Most of them were made of Hetian materials in Xinjiang, mainly sapphire, followed by white jade, a small number of jasper or black jade works, and topaz was extremely rare. - Sapphire and white jade works were polished exquisitely, with a good luster on the surface, which was oily and had a "glass luster";; black jade works were light in color, with bluish gray texture mixed with brown spots and uneven distribution, and the surface had a glass luster; Ming Dynasty jasper, due to material reasons, had a weak luster after polishing, and most of them had a greasy luster. 4. ** Polishing feature ** - Pattern decoration was often done in embossed and by reducing the Yang lines on the ground. The embossed decorative patterns were polished at the edges of the raised contours to form narrow, flat, and smooth lines. Most of the pieces of carving were polished in parallel, while the three-dimensional objects were polished in parallel. 5. ** Multi-layer engraving feature ** - Most of the multi-layer carved jade ware was processed by the pipe drilling method, which was different from the single-layer pattern carving method, which resulted in the second and third layers of patterns being more rough. Most of the multi-layered carvings were only carefully polished on the surface, and the few layers of decorative patterns on the bottom were roughly polished or even not polished. 6. ** Drill feature ** - In the performance of animal and plant works, the traces of pipe drills were often retained. For example, the circular dents left by the pipe drills were often seen around the grain pattern and the nail pattern, and the stamen of the flower pattern was also reflected. 7. ** Common Jade Carving Techniques ** - [embossed: There are low and high embossed sculptures.] Low embossed made the jade have the effect of protruding lines by digging out the lines or the outline of the pattern; high embossed promoted the formation of three-dimensional patterns by digging the bottom and adding the shadow lines to shape. - [Internal Carving]: embossed and engraving the inside of the jade. - [Round Sculpture]: This is a 3D sculpting style. It is commonly used in 3D beast and human sculpting. - [Carving (Open Carving): Carves and pierces through only one side of the jade. There are two identical spaces in the jade.] - [Charming Color Carving]: Clever use of the color of the jade material, appropriate division of colors to achieve a clever effect. - Embossing under the flower: Evolved from the multi-layer openwork form. The background is decorated with fine hollowed-out patterns. The flowers and dragons on the surface are set off by the embossed technique, forming two or three layers of embossed decoration. - ** Polishing **: Make the surface of the jade carving more lustrous, moist, and sparkling. - [Line Engraving]: Carving a pattern with a single line. There are single and double lines. Before the Han Dynasty, the Yin lines of jade pieces were mostly carved with shallow lines and connected with short lines. 8. ** Regional style classification (by region)** - ** Northern Jade Carving **: With Beijing, Tianjin, and Liaoning as the representatives, it mainly carves round flowers, three-dimensional gods, Buddhas, and group portraits. Its skills are simple and elegant, solemn and generous. It is good at measuring materials and applying skills according to materials. It pays attention to beautiful colors and has the characteristics of palace art. - ** Southern Jade Carving **: With Guangdong and Fujian as the representatives, influenced by bamboo and wood carving techniques and Southeast Asian culture, it has unique features in multi-layered jade balls, hollow carvings, and high-end jade jewelry carvings. The shape is full, the craftsmanship is exquisite, and the image is vivid. - Yang Sect Jade Carving: It is represented by the Yangzhou area. It pays attention to the rules, has exquisite craftsmanship, and has a quaint and beautiful shape. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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2026-08-26 13:16
What are the characteristics of alien craft in flying saucers alien craft fiction novels?
In many such novels, alien craft like flying saucers are often depicted as having advanced propulsion systems. For example, they can move at incredible speeds, sometimes faster than light. They also usually have a sleek, disc - shaped design. Their exteriors are often made of some unknown, highly durable materials.
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2024-11-20 00:30
Is the craft based on a true story?
Not really. It's mostly fictional with elements of imagination and creativity.
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2024-10-07 02:39
How to craft a plot for a novel?
To create a plot for a novel, imagine a journey for your characters. What do they want? What's stopping them? Add twists and turns. Maybe start with a 'what if' question to spark the plot. Make sure there's a logical progression and a climax that leaves the reader satisfied.
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2024-10-01 13:56
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