I moved in and activated dimension ripper, burning into his left arm. The armorer's health was at 5%. Meat Shield clawed and bit deeply into his shoulder, showing quite an amount of ferocity for a small fluff ball. Eventually, with burn marks scarring his entire body, and the level 5 armorer sank to the ground.

You have killed the Armorer.

You have killed a shopkeeper of this town. The town guards will now attack you on sight.

Your notoriety in the surrounding area has risen.

You are more likely to drop gold upon death.

You have leveled up.

The armorer has dropped 10 gold.

The armorer has dropped [Fine Iron Sword]

You have obtained [Armorer's Key]

[Armorer's Key]

A key to the armorer's stash. He likes to keep it in his back pocket at all times, only parting with it during baths.

"Jesus… ten gold. The bastard must've made a lot because of all the new adventurers in town recently."

The Merchant of Avarice's eyes lit up at the sight of so much gold. 10 gold was the equivalent of 10,000 silver. It was a huge payday.

Normally, this amount of gold was impossible to possess right now, unless you were Steel Slice and could afford to throw around large sums of real world money.

The disaster level event being triggered introduced so much chaos into the system, that balance was bound to be thrown out the window in some situations.

Even so, finding instances of wonky balance was not easy. This particular exploit required equal parts wits and luck to figure out.

Seriously. Who in their right mind would think to backstab the village vendors for profit in the middle of a goblin invasion? You'd have to be a huge asshole.

...

Am I a huge asshole?

...

"You take the sword, since I can't wield it, and we'll split the gold fifty-fifty."

Books' voice broke me out of my self-reflective inner monologue.

"Sure."

There was no need to try to haggle the loot distribution with Books. 10 gold was a massive sum at this point in time, but you couldn't put a price on having a trustworthy ally.

"Nya, I leveled up~"

Meat Shield was level 5 now. It made me sick knowing that my pet was catching up to me in levels. I checked my status and put a point in physical defense.

Name [Spoon]
Class Dimension Thief
Race Human
Level 7
Titles None
Unique Skill !@#$%^&
HP 143/143
Strength 1
Physical Defense 7
Magic Resistance 63
Vitality 1
Intelligence 65
Dexterity 80
Mana 266/266
Unallocated stat points 0
Now it was time to collect my hard earned loot! A wicked smile appeared on my face as I approached the locked armory door.

I took the key and unlocked the door. The room gave off a musty smell. I stepped into the small armory.

"Eh, it's still a small town huh. Not that great of a selection."

Beginner staves, swords, and bows lined the walls.

"Ah, it's a shame we can't carry all this beginner equipment with us. They're cheap individually but would add up to a tidy sum together. But my inventory has a kg limitation…"

Books sounded like a real merchant.

"Kg limit? Actually… I can help with that."

I opened a portal to the dimension room and began throwing all the beginner stuff in.

"Wow, your class gives you limitless storage space?"

"Yeah, more or less."

Books looked at me with a pouty, envious look in his eyes.

"I want that ability. Hoarding should be a merchant's specialty."

"Don't be greedy. You already have your potions."

…

There were a few exceptional items in the armory.

[Basic Amulet of Magic]

Basic mass produced amulet of magic. Made with ruby, so pricier than most amulets.

Common

Item rank: E

+5 intelligence

+5 mana regen

Level requirement: 2

[Helmet of the Warlord]

A helmet with the twisted depiction of an orc warlord. Instills fear in the opponents of its wearer.

Rare

Item rank: C

+10 intimidation

+25 strength

Level requirement: 5

[Thief's Hood]

A gray hood that conceals the wearer's face. This is a popular piece of apparel among thieves.

Common

Item rank: E

+10 dexterity

+5 vitality

Level requirement: 1

I took the Basic Amulet of Magic and Thief's hood, while Books took the Helmet of the Warlord. Since it was a rank C item, The Helmet of the Warlord was worth more than the two of my items combined.

Books offered to cover the difference with gold, but I declined. We were set to share a lot more loot in the future, so it would be troublesome to be tied back counting small differences.

Books appreciated the gesture.

The items were really suited for us. I got a mana regen bonus and some much needed vitality, and Books got a flat strength boost. With the strength bonus, Books had a strength stat that equaled a rare melee combat class at his level. It was time to fight our way out of town.

=====

"Interesting."

The developers at Eclipse company were captivated by a certain duo holding their own during a goblin invasion in town. They were alerted to the duo by the system, because they were the first to kill an NPC shopkeeper in the game. It was an impossible task to pull off at their level, or at least it was supposed to be if the game world was in a normal state.

The goblin king's invasion threw many of their calculations off, and feats that were deemed impossible under normal circumstances were now possible.

Eclipse company's developers had access to unrestricted live game footage that the general public did not have access to. This kind of footage could make millions of dollars if broadcasted, but would destroy the integrity of the game by offering perfect information.

The live footage showed a hooded user named [Spoon] using a strange black colored magic on his left hand to tear into the goblin's flesh. His companion, a user called [Books], cut down goblins with his Fine Sword, chugging potions whenever he dropped before 40% health.

"What are their classes?"

"I predict [Spoon] to have a black magic class, and [Books] to be a mercenary type class."

"Hang on, I'm pulling up their data."

"[Spoon] is a [Dimension Thief] and [Books] is a [Merchant of Avarice]."

"…"

A merchant and thief class, holding their own in a fight where even the [Barbarian King] and [Berserker] had trouble?

"I really like the Merchant of Avarice class."

"Thanks, my team designed it."

"If your team designed it, why didn't you recognize it from the footage?"

"I never thought the merchant class could hold its own in combat…"

"What is this Dimension Thief class? Did we add that in the game?"

"I don't remember seeing that."

"Check the logs."

…

"There's nothing coming up for [Dimension Thief], sir."

"That means it's a unique class designed by the Eclipse AI itself."

"Wow."

======

Pant, pant.

Twelve goblins down.

You have leveled up.

Books, Meat Shield, and I made a formidable fighting force. I severely underestimated Meat Shield's fighting power as an inter-dimensional cat. She could jump in and out of the dimension room with ease during combat, making her incredibly hard to kill. The only problem was motivating the moody cat to help me.

Meanwhile, Books now had the power of a rare C rank helmet that boosted his strength to the level of an advanced combat class.

We needed to retreat though. Books ran out of potions, and my mana regen was at its limit with how often I was using dimension ripper. At this rate, we were all dead.

The thought of the 24 hour penalty in addition to my PK and shopkeeper killing penalties made my hair rise.

On the side of the street were the bodies of two warriors and a mage from Steel Guild. I ran to the bodies and checked for any loot I could use.

[Rusty sword]

A rusty sword.

Common

Rank: F

[Small Mana Potion]

Restores 100 mana

Common

Rank: F

[Small Mana Potion]

Restores 100 mana

Common

Rank: F

[Small Health Potion]

Restores 100 health

Common

Rank: F

[Thunderbolt skillbook]

Skillbook containing Thunderbolt. A popular spell among intermediate mages.

Skillbook

Rare

Cooldown: 4 seconds

Rank: D

Restriction: Mage only

Restriction: 50 intelligence

Jackpot! The mage dropped some mana potions I could use, and a skillbook. Unfortunately, I couldn't use the skillbook due to the class restriction.

Wait… maybe Dimension Thief is considered a mage?

Probably not, but it was worth a shot. I opened the skillbook and tried to activate it.

Notification
You do not meet the class requirements to learn this skill effectively. You may still use the spell at a penalty.
Tooltip: Welcome to Eclipse Online's cutting edge skill system. Unlike other VRMMO's, you may learn spells or abilities outside of your class' restrictions. However, this comes at a severe penalty. Type of penalty depends on many variables. Generally, this penalty renders the skill unusable, but we encourage our players to be creative. You are welcome to experiment to your heart's content. Thank you for playing Eclipse Online.
I learned something new about Eclipse today. A new skill appeared under my status.

[Thunderbolt]

Projectile based lightning property magic.

Rank 1

Mana cost: 80

Intelligence scaling: B

Due to class incompatibility, negative effects may occur. Use at your own risk.

"Spoon! Help!"

Books was overwhelmed by three goblins. A spear was impaled in his side, and his health was under 20%. Meat Shield was doing her best to keep the goblins distracted enough so that they didn't finish off Books.

I downed a mana potion, then pointed my right hand at the goblins surrounding Books.

"Thunderbolt."

My right hand cackled with electricity, and a bolt of wild electricity shot out from my palm towards the goblins.

Something went wrong.

BOOM.

[-25 health]

The palm of my hand sparked and exploded violently upon casting. It was a more serious version of when you unplug an electric socket forcefully, and sparks fly out of the socket.

The wild bolt of lightning struck the goblin in front, instantly frying it. Dimensional thief was a class with exceptional intelligence growth, which magnified the raw power of the mage thunderbolt skill.

You have gained experience.

You have earned 6 silver.

Due to the space distorting power of your class, Thunderbolt has gained a harmful explosive characteristic upon casting.

[Thunderbolt]

Projectile based lightning property magic.

Rank 1

Mana cost: 40

Intelligence scaling: B

Penalty effect: Harmful explosive characteristic upon casting

Penalty intelligence scaling: S

The explosion damage was proportional to my intelligence with an S rating, but I only received 25 damage, when a normal mage or thief would have been instantly killed by the recoil.

The low recoil damage was because my magic resistance growth on this class was astronomically high. If I was any other class, this penalty would make thunderbolt a suicidal option.

What happens if you stay in character select for too long? This is the story of [Spoon], who discovers a glitch in character select. Why is there a black cat here, and what the hell is this trash unique class it gave me? Story written in the style of KR web novels. Expect a brutal PvP system, dark souls difficulty PvE content, and a story that follows a serious narrative with a dash of comedic relief and adult content.

Tears started to fall out of Zhou Lei's face. This time, his misfortune was caused not by System, but by his sister herself!

His mind was full of thoughts as to how to punish her for it. 

He was so preoccupied that he didn't even acknowledge that his sister tripped. 

"Ah, it hurts!" Zhou Zhenya wailed as she held onto her nose while lying on the floor.

As both Zhou Xiang and Zhou Jiahao heard their daughter shouting, they couldn't bother to stay back anymore, so they decided to go to their son's room.

However, as soon as they arrived, they witnessed a scene. 

Zhou Zhenya's eyes... they were glowing! It was only for a split second before everything went back to normal. 

Zhou Lei, who was by the side, ignored his sister and instead absorbed the only two books that were left. 

They were the "Master Author Book" and the "Artist Virtuoso Book".

Despite having done it once already, Zhou Lei still found it to be really painful. He also did them consecutively, which meant that even though the pain from the first absorption hadn't faded yet, another one came into the fray and doubled the pain! As such, he was on the verge of tears as well.  

He was also lying on the floor, rubbing his temples.

"H- huh?" Zhou Jiahao was utterly confused by what was happening. Both of them were now... crying? 

On the other hand, Zhou Xiang had a vague yet completely wrong idea of what had taken place. 'Did they... do it too intensely or something...?'

Because of Zhou Lei's sobbing, the parents' attention was diverted from Zhou Zhenya's glowing eyes. 

It was not like Zhou Lei did it on purpose. However, he was currently seeing it himself. 

'So... is she the one that absorbed the books?' Zhou Lei thought as a tear fell from his eye. This was too unfair, too unfair! 

He opened System's interface to confirm his suspicions. Lo and behold, most of the stats with the [Sister] tag before it were all above 100...

He looked at his in comparison... don't even think about it...

Anyway, Zhou Lei also thought about the fact that his sister absorbed that many books. He himself absorbed just a couple, but he already felt like he was in the depths of hell... how could absorbing that many books feel like? Or does she feel it at all?

'I guess this is divine retribution!'

In fact, Zhou Lei's suspicions were all spot on as Zhou Zhenya was whimpering on the floor with an extremely heavy strain on her head. 

'This... this hurts!' Zhou Zhenya was about to fall unconscious. She was barely holding on as she tried to stay conscious. 

She didn't even notice her parents come into the room as she was too focused on not fainting.

.....

After the whole situation alleviated, Zhou Zhenya lied in her room recuperating. As for Zhou Lei, he stayed in his own room.

"What." Zhou Lei checked System again just to make sure of his sister's bloated stats, but what he was welcomed with was a prompt. 

"Please pay your debt of $11500."

"Why do I have a large debt?!" Zhou Lei asked System furiously.

"Host has bought a total of 23 books, $500 each. Total sum is $11500." System replied in the usual calm manner.

"Bought? Me, buying things? It was a f**king bug for crying out loud!" Zhou Lei was really fuming right now.

He just retrieved the one freebie book from his inventory, but suddenly, an avalanche of books fell on him! And now System was asking for payment?

Zhou Lei was on the verge of tears. It clearly wasn't his fault! What's more, he didn't even make use of the books, his sister absorbing them before he himself could!

After a while, Zhou Lei cooled down. He knew that even though this system was really buggy, it has made an impact on his life after only three days! He more or less needed to find a way to repay this "debt" of his.

"Haah, so I need to follow through..." Zhou Lei recalled the two books he absorbed earlier: the Master Author Book and the Artist Virtuoso Book.

With those two books, he could easily create money on the world wide web by becoming an author of either a novel or a comic.

There were also the two other freebies that he availed from the system shop earlier, which would greatly help him.

The only matter hindering Zhou Lei from retrieving the other two items was the fear that the same thing could happen as with the book, and that was unintentionally buying items of the same branch.

"Hmm, should I do it or should I do it?" Zhou Lei was having a hard time deciding whether he should do it or do it.

"Ah, fine, here goes nothing!" Zhou Lei silently prayed that System won't extort him of his money anymore.

He retrieved the glasses first, hoping that System wouldn't bug out.

A light shined directly in front of Zhou Lei's eyes. It seemed that instead of landing in front of him like the books, it was going to appear latched onto his face!

"Pretty nice!" Zhou Lei commented.

A hologram of a pair of glasses was projected in Zhou Lei's face and was adjusting itself to fit Zhou Lei's head. Eventually, it was the right size and materialized into the real pair of glasses.

"Hmm..." Zhou Lei was trying to get used to the glasses. It wasn't too big nor too small, it was just the right size, so it didn't take that long.

"So it doesn't hinder my vision, eh?" Zhou Lei thought that, like most pairs of glasses, it would enhance the vision of those who were of poor eyesight, and dampen those who had okay eyesight.

However, these glasses didn't do anything like that. It seems that, other than giving him endless ideas, as said by the description given by System, it could also be used as an accessory.

"But... where are my endless ideas?" Zhou Lei thought. The surge of ideas he expected to get was not present in his mind. On the contrary, all he could think about was the whereabouts of said ideas.

"Is it a scam?" Zhou Lei was now doubting System. Although so far, System hasn't given him any fakes, considering that it has only given him about three items, there was a possibility that the glasses wouldn't work.

Of course, Zhou Lei highly doubted that possibility since System was a miracle worker. It changed his whole appearance overnight and improved his voice and cooking skills instantly!

How a measly idea generator wasn't working was none of Zhou Lei's concern, as it should eventually work sooner or later.

The next item, the keyboard, was retrieved from his inventory and materialized the same way as with the books: it landed in front of him.

With his arms stretched out, Zhou Lei found it very easy to catch the keyboard.

"Wow, this thing looks awesome!" Zhou Lei couldn't help but nod his head in approval. The keyboard looked high-end and expensive, with LED lights surrounding each key.

Obviously, as there was no power source to draw electricity from, these LED lights were not lit up. Zhou Lei only noticed them because of the seemingly see-through material that surrounded each key.

"Hmm, I should test it." 

With great satisfaction, Zhou Lei stood up and went to the computer room.

Looking at the seemingly high-end keyboard and looking back at the ancient computer at the end of the room, Zhou Lei couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment.

"Hmm, are there computers in System's shop?", Zhou Lei thought. "If that's the case then that'd be great."

He planned on buying a new high-end computer from System, or at least something that was better than their current computer.

He walked towards the computer, opened it, and plugged off the previous keyboard.

The keyboard was full of missing keys. If one tried to type anything on it, they would be drastically impeded by the lack of keys on the keyboard.

Only the ones who have memorized the positions of the letters on the keyboard, like Zhou Lei, could operate it smoothly.

"I'll miss you, ancient keyboard." Zhou Lei whispered to the keyboard while opening the window outside.

Immediately, the smell of trash and smoke entered the room, as well as the smell of sewage.

He then threw the keyboard out.

The window was actually useless, since outside was just another building. The gap between the building and the Zhou house was measly, it could be measured by a hand.

The keyboard that was thrown outside fit into that gap and fell down.

Zhou Lei popped his head outside the window and looked down, seeing the keyboard.

"It's just right there..."

Not being able to bear the stench anymore, Zhou Lei closed the windows and resumed setting up the new keyboard.

"Hmm..." Zhou Lei looked at the plug of the keyboard. It was a USB, instead of the plug that the previous keyboard had.

Looking at the USB ports on the CPU, Zhou Lei realized that he had a problem: the USB ports were all already occupied!

Two for the two printers, one for the mouse, one for the speakers. There were a total of four ports to plug the USB in.

"What should I eject?" Zhou Lei had a hard time deciding. This keyboard would be plugged in indefinitely, so it wasn't possible to eject an essential.

The mouse was, of course, not unpluggable. Obviously, this was very much needed for using the computer, otherwise, he would have to memorize every single keyboard shortcut to operate the computer.

The speakers were also essentials, since sound was rarely turned off by his family when they use the computer.

Zhou Lei had his own earphones, so he didn't have a need for these speakers, but his family needed both the keyboard and the speakers.

That led to the last two machines plugged in, and they were the two printers.

"Do we need two printers?" Zhou Lei contemplated.

To hasten the process of printing, his father used both printers. However, recently, his father has been printing in his workplace instead of here.

"Anyway, if he ever needs to print something again, he can do it on the other printer..."

"In that case...!" Zhou Lei finally made a decision. He was going to unplug... the speakers.

It was then that System gave him a new quest.

Quest: Stop being dumb, you piece of s**t

Description: Why the f**k are you so dumb?! Popular guys aren't dumb.

Reward: 10 lottery tickets, 10 upgrade points

"Wait, what...?" Zhou Lei was, at first, pissed off by the quest System gave him, but as time passed, he could only be confused. He did not understand at all what System meant!

"Please elaborate." Zhou Lei spoke to System directly in his mind, but he didn't expect it to answer.

Contrary to his expectations, however, System responded, although with a different response as opposed to what he expected but didn't expect.

Quest: Stop being dumb, you piece of s**t

Description: Why the f**k are you so dumb?! Popular guys aren't dumb.

Reward: 10 lottery tickets, 10 upgrade points

"What the heck?!" Zhou Lei was really getting angry now. At first, he was really glad that System responded, but it turned out that it just repeated what it said earlier!

"Ugh, what the heck is System talking about..." Zhou Lei muttered to himself.

In his fit, he forgot his previous decision to unplug the speakers. Instead, he unplugged one of the printers instead, as it was obviously the logical choice.

System notified him that he completed the quest.

"Hmm? That quickly? What did I do?" Zhou Lei's head was full of questions.

Nonetheless, he gratefully accepted the reward like an awesome guy.

"Yes, yes. I'm so cool, I complete quests without being aware of them." Zhou Lei was slowly turning into a narcissistic person.

System gave him a new quest.

Quest: Be modense

Description: In all of the Japanese novels, the dense but modest main character always gets all of the girls. This is the way to be popular.

Reward: 1 Mind-Controlling Cube, 10 upgrade points

"Wait..." When Zhou Lei read the quest name, he realized how much self-praise was contained in his previous remark, and was regretful.

He also felt lucky that no one was around to see that, otherwise they would've condemned him for his excessive narcissism.

He had to change his character now. To one of a dense, modest, kind, sensitive to girls... basically a person without any personality.

"Hmm... would I want this?" Zhou Lei contemplated. This would surely help him get popular, but did he really want to do it with a fake personality?

"Yeah, no." After thinking for a while, Zhou Lei finally decided against it. He should just fake the two traits given by the quest. Who knows, maybe he could mold his actual personality into that of modesty and denseness?

As he read the rewards, his eyes doubted themselves. Zhou Lei also doubted his eyes, but that's not the main point!

Anyway... he was shocked. In the rewards was something that was neither a lottery ticket nor an upgrade point.

It was... an actual item! An actual usable item! Also, based on its name, it should control other people's actions!

No matter how kind someone may be, curiosity would always tempt him to try it at least once.

He read its description.

Name: Mind-Controlling Cube

Description: Contrary to the name, this cube doesn't completely control someone's mind, as technology that advanced hasn't been developed yet. Instead, it just puts people in a 5-meter radius in a trance, being completely captivated by the user of the cube. It is not effective against people above 53 years old.

Time limit: 1 day

Used: One (1) times

"Oh, so it doesn't completely mind-control..." While reading the description, Zhou Lei muttered to himself in a low voice. His voice contained a tinge of disappointment.

The description implied that someone with a strong enough will could resist the cube.

"Even though System performed miracles already, why can't it do such a simple thing? Technology not advanced enough? What a lame excuse. Obviously, we have already gone past 'technology'."

After his thoughts, his desire to get this Mind-Controlling cube drastically decreased. Even though its effects were already amazing, as Zhou Lei was used to more amazing things because of System, this specific item did not satisfy his standards.

However, he still held a hint of anticipation for it. After all, it was still an item given by System. Surely, these people that had a 'strong will' were rare, and most people would be affected by the item.

As he reached the bottom of the description, he noticed something peculiar.

"Wait, used one times?" Zhou Lei was puzzled, "That's the wrong grammar!"

After a realization of his irrelevance, Zhou Lei gets a life-changing system that enables him to redeem himself - in the most attention-catching way possible!

"System, I said to upgrade my intelligence."
"Are you sure you want to upgrade: Appearance?"
"I already said no!"
"Upgrade processing..."

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No regular updates.

Darth Vader is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a primary antagonist in the original trilogy, but, as Anakin Skywalker, is the main protagonist of the prequel trilogy. Star Wars creator George Lucas has collectively referred to the first six episodic films of the franchise as "the tragedy of Darth Vader".[1]

Originally a Jedi prophesied to bring balance to the Force, Anakin Skywalker is lured to the dark side of the Force by Palpatine and becomes a Sith Lord. After fighting a lightsaber battle with his former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi in which he is dismembered, Vader is transformed into a cyborg. He then serves the Galactic Empire as Darth Vader until he redeems himself by saving his son, Luke Skywalker, and seemingly killing Palpatine, sacrificing his own life in the process.[2] He is also the father of Princess Leia, the secret husband of Padmé Amidala, and grandfather of Kylo Ren, the main villain of the sequel trilogy.

The character has been portrayed by numerous actors. His cinematic appearances span the first six Star Wars films, as well as Rogue One, and he is referenced in both The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. He also appears in television series (most substantially The Clone Wars) and numerous iterations of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, including video games, novels, and comic books.

Darth Vader has become one of the most iconic villains in popular culture, and has been listed among the greatest villains and fictional characters ever.[3][4] The American Film Institute listed him as the third greatest movie villain in cinema history on 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains, behind Hannibal Lecter and Norman Bates.[5] His role as a tragic hero in the prequel trilogy was met with positive reviews.[6][7]

Name

Series creator George Lucas initially wrote the series' main villain as separate from Luke Starkiller's father Annikin [sic]. Various combinations of names for the character were built upon the phrase "Dark Water". Then Lucas "added lots of last names, Vaders and Wilsons and Smiths, and [he] just came up with the combination of Darth and Vader." After the release of The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Lucas said the name Vader was based upon the German/Dutch-language homophone vater or vader, meaning 'father', making the name representative of a "Dark Father".[8] However, there is no evidence that Lucas conceived of Vader as Luke's father before 1978.[9] Other words which may have inspired the name are "death" and "invader",[10] as well as the name of a high school upperclassman of Lucas's, Gary Vader.[11][12]

As no other character with the title "Darth" was introduced until the release of The Phantom Menace (1999),[b] some viewers interpreted it as the character's first name, in part because Obi-Wan Kenobi addresses him as "Darth" in the original film.[13] The moniker is bestowed upon Anakin in Revenge of the Sith (2005) upon his turn to the dark side of the Force.

Director Ken Annakin's films Swiss Family Robinson and Battle of the Bulge influenced the original trilogy,[14] leading some to believe that Anakin was named after him. Lucas's publicist denied this following Annakin's death in 2009.[15] Anakin and Luke's original surname "Starkiller" remained in the script until a few months into filming Star Wars, when it was dropped due to what Lucas called "unpleasant connotations" with Charles Manson and replaced with "Skywalker".[16][c]

This book is made of wikipedia articles. Probably interesting articles. Probably not accurate articles.
New chapters daily.

Claire was extremely jealous of Li Nianwei. That was one thing. What was more hateful was Li Nianwei's attitude.
You have no respect for me as a mentor! In a situation like this, you won't even plead. Who do you think we are?! As mentors of this competition, we may not be the most powerful, but we are more than capable of preventing you from winning. It's easy peasy! Just wait and see, you will definitely regret then!
"Alright, now that everything is clear," Felix was a gentleman, after all. Actually, he was shocked when he first saw Li Nianwei. The little lady that was with Li Nianwei possessed surpassing beauty as well. Felix was more than willing to be the peacemaker. "It is common to have a little conflict backstage. It's just that things are a little more serious this time. Since there's nothing else, everyone disperse. Go back and get ready. The competition will begin soon."
"En, okay. Let's do that." Frank waved his hands. "Go get ready."
Since everything was settled, the four mentors looked at each other and then left.
It looks like there might be some unexpected situations in this battle between a hundred cities. When Claire returned to her seat, she was still a little dissatisfied. "This Li Nianwei has no respect for us. I know she's popular and pretty, but she should not behave in this manner, right? No matter what, she's a newcomer and we're mentors. She's too much!"
"Okay, okay." Felix smiled. "Don't think about this first. To be so popular, she should be quite talented. En, let's just do what we need to do. It's just that the 20%…"
It was okay to sneer and ridicule backstage. It was even okay if fights broke out. But if the situation got out of hand and affected too many contestants, it would be bad. Hence, according to regulations, when such things happened, 20% of the score given by the mentors would be deducted as punishment.
Correspondingly, for the affected contestants, the mentors' scores would rise slightly.
As for how their performance on stage, there was nothing much that needed to be said—if a little bit of ridicule affected their mood, that was how the entertainment circle was. It did not matter whether it was good or bad.
As the champion of the last Sing! Milky Way competition, Claire's mental state was very good. The problem was that she had always been treated with care. Other than Galaxy Aristocrats, everyone treated her like a big star.
Who does she think I am?
Hence, Clarie was furious. She had even prepared to see how Li Nianwei would disgrace herself later.
At this time, in the backstage, due to the appearance of the mentors, everyone became a little braver. But facing Li Nianwei, they tried not to agitate her—this woman looked very indifferent, but she was not someone who they could mess with. 
Seeing that the four mentors had returned to their seats, the host whispered, "Is the matter in the backstage settled? How is it? I need to answer to the audience."
"It's settled." Claire smiled. "Li Nianwei affected a large number of contestants from performing their best. 20% of her score given by mentors will be deducted." This was an agreed decision and the other three mentors nodded their heads.
"This…" The host was shocked. "It's Miss Li Nianwei?"
"That's right." Claire was certain. "The Li Nianwei who had a support rate of 85 million."
"Alright, dear ladies and gentlemen!" Receiving this piece of shocking news, the host announced the continuation of the competition. "Sorry to keep you waiting. Something happened backstage. According to the four mentors, contestant Miss Li Nianwei caused some disruptions to a large number of the other contestants' performances. Hence, out of the score given by the mentors, 20% will be deducted as punishment!"
When the host said that, the audience exploded!
"Oh my God, is that true?! 20% of her score from the mentors will be deducted, there's no chance for her winning!""Li Nianwei ah, I'm here to see her especially. Now you're telling me 20% of her score from the mentors will be deducted?! What are they up to? A competition of such a scale, one point makes a lot of difference!"
"It's finished, finished. I thought Li Nianwei would win. It seems that it's impossible now."
"Hahahaha, aiya, that is as good as eliminating Li Nianwei. Caroline from our Sen Ling City will definitely be the champion!"
This caused discussion among the audience. There were countless different sayings.
On Hong Dali's end, Yin Tianzong got anxious. "Dali, what did you ask Sister Nianwei to do backstage? What caused such a big reaction?" Yin Tianzong had watched countless Sing! Milky Way performances. He was aware of the situations that could arise backstage. But he never thought something so big would happen. 20% of her score from the mentors would be deducted!
Sing! Milky Way, battle of one hundred cities, the final championship was divided into three segments.
In the first segment, the Audition Stone would evaluate the contestants. This was the most important step. The evaluation was mainly based on the contestants' foundation. As a singer, the foundation was very important. Without the most basic foundation, all else was useless.
In the second segment, the four mentors would give an overall score of the songs based on melody, rhythm, lyrics, and so on. An average of four mentors' scores would be the final score for the second segment.
At this time, the scores from the first and second segments would be added up and multiplied by 100. 
The third segment was the most exciting battle between a hundred cities, the support rate of one hundred cities!
In this segment, one hundred main cities, all the audience who liked Sing! Milky Way would choose the contestant they liked the most. Every three million people who supported them could exchange for one point.
Three hundred million people would equate to one hundred points. And for the battle between 100 cities, since there were 100 cities, the total number of people was close to 50 billion. Which meant to say, among so many contestants, the support rate of the person who could possibly win had to be about three billion. Divided by three million, that would be about 1,000 points.
In this situation, Li Nianwei's scores from the mentors would be deducted by 20%. That meant that even if all four mentors gave 100 points, she would only get 80 points.
How could she make up for the twenty points? Simple, she just needed the support of 60 million more people.
The problem was, it sounded easy, but achieving it would be a feat.
In this battle between 100 cities, there was almost no difference in the support rate. In the past years, the difference in the support rate between the final champion and runner-up was only between ten to twenty million. Before Li Nianwei was able to compete, she already had 60 million worth of support deducted. If it were anyone else, they would have been devastated. 
Of course, it did not matter if others were devastated. Hong Dali was definitely not devastated.
He just smiled and comforted Yin Tianzong. "I only asked Xinxin and Sister Nianwei not to feel aggrieved backstage. Anyway, they are Elemental revolving mages. If someone provokes them, they just have to fight back. Hehe, it seems they must have had fun backstage."
Rubbish, could they not have fun? One thousand people kneeling neatly…
"Sister Nianwei, seems it'll be difficult for you to win this time." Backstage, Tang Muxin was like Hong Dali. She smiled indifferently. "But with Sister Nianwei's ability, if you sing that song, hehe…"
"I just want to sing one song properly," Li Nianwei smiled and hugged Tang Muxin gently. "for Young Master." 
"En, for Dali. Do your best!"
…
In the middle of the stage, after the host had conveyed the situation backstage, when everyone quietened down, he shouted, "In that case, let's continue the competition! I believe the competition will only get more exciting from now on. Let's invite our next contestant on stage!"
Everyone applauded enthusiastically and stretched their necks, anticipating the competition.
One had to admit, the mentors did an effective job. The next contestant's performance was much more normal. The Audition Stone also gave high scores of 82, 86, and 85. The score given by the four mentors were 88, 81, 87, and 84. The overall score was quite good.
…
On the spectator stand.
Hong Dali and a big bunch of people sat together and laughed as they watched the competition.
"Young Master," Lucifer looked bored. "How long more do we have to wait? It's only the 58th singer…"
"Yes." Hong Dali was not worried about the results at all. It was just that these singers' performances were too boring. The most important thing was, Li Nianwei was not here. Even if Hong Dali wanted to lie down, there was no one for him to lie on. "Forget it, let's be patient. How about we do something else? Aye, oh yes, the novels in this place don't seem very interesting! How about I return to Earth and ask that guy to move the Bookstore here? The novels here are really so-so, just that the scale of things is more powerful than on Earth!"
Of course it was stronger. The novels here were almost all graphics.
Other than words, the novels here were accompanied by expressions and sounds, which made it very enjoyable. Of course, in terms of content, it was just so-so. There was not much difference between the content of each novel. There were quite a few of those famous masterpieces about forbidden love. But Hong Dali had no interest in them—he liked books that were enjoyable from the start till the end. Stories about rags to riches, master of the universe, harem, etc. He would never read stories about beautiful, devastating, love!


"I have to squander; otherwise, won't it be a waste of my parent's talent at earning money?" Hong Dali answers a reporter's question matter-of-factly. 

Just after the interview ends, Hong Dali opens the Great Prodigal System's interface and looks at the various good stuff displayed in it. Stroking his chin, he mumbles to himself, "I just need to squander 200 billion yuan more to exchange for the blueprint of the core technology, Engine Destruction, found in the strongest humanoid mecha weapon, Neo Granzon. Looks like I'll have to work harder!"

"I want to splurge! I want to squander!"


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Your total level has reached 100. Complete the promotion mission to continue leveling up.
[Trail of the Strong]: Kill an enemy that's one grade above you.
Note: This mission can be completed with a team, but the team members cannot have a higher grade than you.
Progress: 0/1
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God damn it… Han Xiao clenched his teeth. This promotion mission was not the most difficult one, but due to his grade, its difficulty multiplied many times.
He had met a similar promotion mission before when he was level 40. Its requirement was to kill three targets that were five levels above him. Compared to an entire grade, five levels was nothing.
I'm now at Grade B. Doesn't that mean I have to kill a Grade A enemy‽
Han Xiao's mouth twitched. If this mission appeared at a lower level, it would only have been a little challenging, but it became multiple times more difficult as the levels increased.
[Trial of the Strong] only appeared in Grade B to Grade E promotion missions. At Grade A, this mission would no longer appear. If he was Grade B+, the strength difference would not be that huge, but he was only level 100, and level 100 usually meant that one had the strength of lower to medium Grade B. However, it just so happened that this requirement appeared when he was at this level. It felt like the goddess of luck was kicking him in the face.
What did Grade A represent? It meant that the individual could cause a destructive disaster on an entire planet surface, had strength only below Grade S, and was more than enough to rule one place alone. Grade B was the backbone level power in the galaxy, while Grade A was the high-end power. The number of Grade Bs in the galaxy was tens of thousands of times greater than Grade As.
The strength difference was too vast!
Han Xiao sighed. The mission was already determined, so there was no use in being annoyed by it. He needed to get promoted one way or another, so he had no choice but to think of a way to fulfill the requirement.
The difference between Grade A Supers is large. If I want to complete the mission, I have to pick the weaker ones… but no matter how weak, Grade A is still much stronger than me. I will definitely lose if I fight head-on, so I have to plot. Luckily, there's no need to fight one on one, and there are no restrictions to how the mission can be completed.
Han Xiao contemplated.
First, I have to choose a target and search for an opportunity from what I remember. Then, I have to make a plan to weaken the enemy as much as possible before the battle, or it will be impossible to kill a Grade A at their peak.
Since the killing method was not limited, it meant that he just had to be the one killing the target. The most idealistic way, of course, was to kill a prisoner that was unable to resist. This might have worked at lower levels, but it was impossible at his level. Even if some organizations might have imprisoned Grade A prisoners, they would not kill them out of nowhere, and of course, they would not let anyone else kill them. Therefore, the only way to complete the mission was through battle.
This was like a hunt. The hunter had his eyes on strong prey, so he hid in the dark and waited for the prey to fall into the trap. It required a huge amount of patience.
It was impossible to complete the Promotion mission any time soon. Han Xiao was glad that he did not advance his class, or he would have been much more frustrated.
There are many targets, but none of them can be messed with easily. This needs a long-term plan…
…
When he returned to the stronghold, most of the players were not there. As the first competitive season had ended, there were many follow up activities. The time that those pro players spent online was obviously much less. Only Bun-Hit-Dog, Maple Moon, and a few other players maintained the same play time. However, they were not in the stronghold; they were outside, doing daily missions.
Han Xiao knocked on the doors of the others. Herlous, Aroshia, and the others had all gone out, so he was the only one home.
The enormous stronghold hall felt deserted.
Han Xiao looked at the time—time for dinner. He took out a bright silver colored alcoholic drink from the drawer and activated the portable food box. After one minute, a box of food covered in tinfoil was made, inside of which was some meat and beans with black sauce.
Han Xiao placed the food and drink on the table in the middle of the hall, sat down on the sofa, and ate slowly. Such simple food was his dinner.
After eating for a while, the stronghold door opened, and the officers returned together. Herlous walked at the front with a toothpick between his teeth and chatted with the three brothers of Volga. Sylvia carried many bags and clung to Aroshia, who was expressionless, talking non-stop. Aroshia's replies were never more than five words, yet Sylvia did not get tired of it. She had walked out of her negativity faster than Han Xiao expected. After all, her father was still alive, and things would only be treasured when they were lost. She understood her father's intention to want her to have a new life, so she did not want to keep being so negative.
Aroshia wore a new dress, and from what Han Xiao knew about her, it was most likely Sylvia who had chosen it.
When Han Xiao was doing his things, these officers went shopping and had dinner together, or Aroshia would have preferred to stay at home.
As soon as they entered, they saw Han Xiao sitting on the sofa eating a box of fast food.
Han Xiao looked up and glanced at them. "You're back."
They hastily wiped the smiles off their faces and nodded.
"Herlous, go check on the recent mission report of the Sunil Division. Volga brothers, remember to enchant the batch of machinery that I gave you. Aroshia, don't transform in the stronghold for the next two days, or it'll be very difficult to clean." Han Xiao put down the spoon, stood up, walked toward the machinery modification room, and said, "Sylvia, follow me."
Sylvia's face tightened, and she hurriedly followed behind Han Xiao into the machinery modification room. The door closed.
Han Xiao kicked away the waste parts on the floor, found a box, and sat down. He sized Sylvia up and did not speak.
Sylvia was very uncomfortable from being looked at. "May I know why you've called me here?"
Han Xiao tapped the table and said in a deep voice, "I wanted ten years from you. You're now my subordinate, not having a holiday. What use do you think you can provide me?"
"I don't know…" Sylvia lowered her head. She did not understand why Han Xiao wanted her to work for him for ten years. Clearly, she was just a child and could not help in any way.
"You're not of any use now, so in the days to come, I will teach you the knowledge of a Mechanic. Only when you're stronger will you be of use to me. If you refuse to learn and do not want to work for me, don't think I will allow you to laze around in my mercenary group. I don't need flops." Han Xiao was very direct.
"Yo—you want to teach me Super knowledges?" Sylvia froze and struggled to speak coherently. "I thought you just wanted a maid."
Han Xiao frowned and said, "What do I need a maid for? Can you do it better than the cleaning robots?"
Sylvia's eyes swayed and said with uncertainty, "I—I never thought of that. Super… can I really be one? I mean… do I have the talent?"
"My eyes can see a rough image of the future, and I saw potential in you," Han Xiao said calmly. "Langley never let you set foot in the areas of Supers, how foolish. Ever since you were born, the Super-Gene has been lurking in your body, waiting to be awakened. Your asshole father wasted many years."
"You can't call him an asshole," Sylvia said unhappily. "That's my father."
"I haven't lost my memories." Han Xiao raised his eyebrows. "He is accused of seventeen major crimes, including but not limited to betraya…"
"Okay, he is an asshole." Sylvia bit her lips. "But you can't call him that, only I can!"
"Stop talking nonsense and get back to business. I will let you awaken Magnetic Energy and teach you Mechanic knowledge."
Sylvia straightened her back uncontrollably. She felt like she was about to enter a new world. She looked forward to it, but she was understandably nervous.
"Then… what should I do?"
Han Xiao took out four thick, heavy books and stacked them up. Combined, the four books were about forty centimeters thick. Those four books were all basic machinery theories written by different people. The interface allowed him to not need to read them and study them, but for others, it was not that convenient.
It took months and years of learning to become a Mechanic. Even though Sylvia was very talented, this step could not be skipped.
"First, memorize these four books."
Sylvia's mouth opened widely as she looked at the thick books. This was very different from how she had thought it would be. "That's too much…"
Ignoring her suggestion, Han Xiao continued. "I'll give you ten days, after which, there'll be a test. If you fail, you'll have to memorize one more book. This will repeat until you pass."
Sylvia's face immediately turned dropped. She felt that even if she exhausted herself, she would not be able to memorize so much in just ten days. Furthermore, she had never come into contact with anything related to it. How was she going to even understand the content of those books?
"Anything you don't understand, ask me. When you pass the test, I will teach you the way to awaken Mechanical Force."
Han Xiao waved his hands. Sylvia had no choice but to walk out with a long face holding the books, quickly heading off to memorize these books.
Although Han Xiao did not have to study this way, the knowledge did exist in his brain, and he had gone through it before. Teaching someone else Mechanic class knowledge was certainly not a problem.
I wonder how long she needs to grow to a level where she can be of use.
Han Xiao shook his head.
This was what long-term investments were like; earning back the investment was not that quick. Luckily, patience was something that he was not short of at all.
…
The aftertaste of the league lingered, and players reveled in it. A few days after, an official update announcement suddenly appeared on the forums and instantly became the top post. The players were surprised once again. This was translated into many languages, and players from all areas could understand it. Within one minute, the number of replies had already exceeded ten thousand and was quickly growing.
In summary, the content of the announcement was that at midnight twelve days later, in game time, Version 1.0 update would officially end. At that time, all accounts would be unable to log in, so they suggested that players log out in advance to avoid unnecessary damage.
As for what was new in the update, nothing was mentioned at all. The players thought that it was very mysterious—the unknown new version made the players look forward to it even more.
The main storylines in the various novice planets were all completed, and popular characters in these planets had already showcased their charm and all had some fans. After the main storyline was completed, the players were in the stage of exploring freely and were still excited. Even the side missions had a lot of related storylines and felt very real. Compared to fighting monsters and beating levels, this was more like a journey full of experiences. Therefore, many players could not wait to find out what new storyline would unfold on their planet. They were interested in the fate of the planet and the people in it, as well as the look of the entire universe.
The unknown content of the next version sparked discussions and speculations from players on all planets. Many people guessed what would come next by referring to what had happened in Version 1.0, which was all recorded in the chronicle posts of the various planets that recorded the history.
When the main storyline ended in Version 1.0 across the areas, some players finally had the idea of posting such a post. This sparked interest from countless players, and the chronicles of these planets were born.
All the players came together to contribute, posting the missions, events, and characters that they had met, trying to record everything that had happened on the planet, regardless of whether they were main storylines or side missions. Even the most ordinary NPCs had been recorded by some players.
Everyone contributing to the same thing made the players have a lot of fun, and the sense of belonging was very strong.
This was the first batch of senior players and loyal players in Galaxy. In Han Xiao's previous life, even when some players could not play Galaxy anymore due to being busy or other reasons, they would still log in occasionally to see how the storyline had progressed. There were way too many things, so it was incomparably immersive and real. It felt both like a game and a drama series.
Not long after, Galaxy Times dedicated an episode to the unknown new version, analyzing the speculations.


What do you do when you wake up and find yourself inside the very game that you love? 
What do you do when you realize you that you have not only become an NPC - you have even been thrown back in time to before the game even launched! 
What will happen when our protagonist's two realities coincide? 
Han Xiao was a professional power leveler before his transmigration. Using his past life's knowledge, Han Xiao sweeps through the universe as he prepares for the arrival of the players. This is definitely not your typical transmigration novel.

System: Congratulations to Ruling Sword, Drizzle Court and Peerless City players, Azure Sea Breeze, March Rain, Lonesome Flower, Hachi Chan, Innocent Child...Water Fairy, Star Baby, Deadly Gold Underpants...who under the leadership of commander Lu Li, have achieved the First Clear of Zul'Gurub on Nightmare Difficulty.
 The First Clear was broadcast out, which signalled this Instance Dungeon's end.
 Lu Li had a look at the First Clear reward.
 His backpack was completely empty, but he had one more Skill Point. In a moment, he had almost been moved to tears. Could it be that his luck was too bad? From the System god above, he couldn't tell. It turned out that his First Clear reward was just simply a single Skill Point.
 It turned out after almost every Boss fell, there was someone who received a Skill Point as a reward. Lu Li could only look at it with open eyes.
 The small notification that displayed the Skill Point almost caught on fire from his stare.
 Others who got a Skill Point didn't dare to discuss it in front of him, afraid that it would hurt his heart.
 Right now, he could only think about washing his black face. He even thought about letting his group know that he hadn't been so ruined as to not even receive any Skill Points.
 Everyone was discussing all at once about the things they had gotten. There wasn't anything worth keeping secret. Even Drizzle Court and Peerless City's players joined in. They really didn't care too much about what the Boss dropped, but they were interested in the First Clear stuff.
 It wasn't just Lu Li who received Skill Points.
 Zul'Gurub's difficulty wasn't as high as the Molten Core or Blackwing's Nest, but it was officially aimed at independent players and smaller guilds. As such, this Instance Dungeon actually went beyond its original intention. Rewarding them with Skill Points was especially generous.
 Others received Skill Books, and Remnant Dream and Lonesome Flower left with an Enhanced Skill Book.
 While Remnant Dream's was rare, Lonesome Flower's was especially precious.
 Strengthening Blink – this immediately made him the centre of attention. Even Skill Points weren't as cool as the Enhanced Skill Book.
 Fat Monkey was pestering Lonesome Flower, wanting to buy this book from him. But after giving it a bit of thought, Lonesome Flower unexpectedly sold it to him.
 The price Fat Monkey paid was the precious necklace he was wearing. Furthermore, he needed to give Lonesome Flower another Strengthening Mage skill or a Priest skill. The best would be a Priest Skill Book; Lonesome Flower was evidently hoping that his sister would gain an Enhanced Skill.
 Lu Li was happy to see that their exchange worked out.
 Strengthening Blink was a top-level Enhanced Skill, but for Lonesome Flower, who didn't enjoy playing PVP, it couldn't be used to its full extent. It would still be much better suited to the hands of a competitor.
 "Hey, Arlokk's Grasp. Moonlight, you got a Fist Weapon," Lu Li said with great surprise.
 "It's a Fist Weapon. Do you want it?" Moonlight asked, throwing it straight at Lu Li.
 "Memories? You also got a Fist Weapon," Lu Li said again.
 "I hate you man. If you want it then just say so. Its attributes are so crap I'll gift it to you," Sakura Memories huffed, also chucking hers over. This weapon was much worse that what she had on hand, so she didn't really lose much by giving it to Lu Li.
 "Thanks," Lu Li said, as he silently received this weapon and put it into an Equipment Slot.
 In this way, he had a pair of Fist Weapons.
 No one suspected a thing. They just thought that Lu Li was sick of playing with a dagger and wanted to mess around with a pair of Fists.
 Lu Li immediately went to try out his new Fists on a monster standing nearby. It was just a little monster that had slipped through the net and basically posed no threat, which was why it wasn't cleaned up earlier.
 "Hey, what's gotten into you? You're not dividing equipment anymore," Azure Sea Breeze cried out.
 "Dream can do it. It's fine, let me try out this pair of weapons," Lu Li said. His interest was evidently in this pair of Fists. Their attributes weren't actually too bad. After all, they were already on the Epic level. The first reason they had been rejected today was because Moonlight didn't like using Fists. He preferred axes the most, especially two-handed axes. The second reason was because Sakura Memories wasn't very interested in saving up equipment. As long as something wasn't as good as what she had, she could just give it away.
 Moreover, Fist Weapons really weren't worth much.
 "Ok then, I'll come divide up the weapons," Remnant Dream said, evidently very happy about this job. 
 Lu Li was still killing smaller monsters to the side. The first monster had been killed, and he was now moving onto the second.
 Actually, quite a few people were paying attention to him, like Water Fairy, as well as some other careful, observant people. Everyone thought it didn't make sense that Lu Li would go and attack monsters for his own enjoyment. After traversing through such a long Instance Dungeon, someone who still wanted to kill monsters must have been frustrated.
 The second monster was quickly finished off.
 What could they do? These ordinary smaller monsters weren't even elite. In front of a powerful Thief like Lu Li they struggled to survive a noteworthy time. As such, before going for the third monster, Lu Li took off more than half of his equipment, especially those which increased his attack. At this, the monsters could finally survive another few attacks.
 "Strengthening Stones, one, two."
 "One stone instantly adds 300HP, and every second, you gain 20 more for 10 seconds. Start bidding now!"
 This stone really was excellent; it was better than most skills that allowed you to heal yourself. At the moment, the average heal would restore almost the same amount of HP. In a crisis, this would allow you to save your own life.
 As expected, as long as it was something worthwhile, the price could surge to Epic levels.
 In the end, it was auctioned for 80 points and was taken by Moonlight – the PVP maniac. Expectedly, he needed this sort of life-preserving item more than the other players. He wasn't necessarily afraid of death, but if he could stay alive for a few more seconds, he could guarantee that he could finish off his opponent. In the current patch, Berserkers lived for an embarrassingly short time. Even if they wore a full body of Plate Armor, it wouldn't change the fact that a single Whirlwind could determine their fate.
 "A stone that increases magic critical hit damage by 12% - start bidding now!"
 Remnant Dream had been influenced by Lu Li after following him around for so long. She had long since learnt about how to divide up equipment. When Lu Li gave her the authority to deduct points and distribute equipment, she was already completely used to the role.
 As long as a Stone's attributes weren't too bad, it was generally popular. This sort of item which increased critical hit damage was even more sought after, even among other popular items.
 Therefore as soon as Remnant Dream's voice dropped off, a whole group of people began to bid. It was even more popular that that previous stone that could be used by all roles, and the price quickly surpassed the price of 80 points. It even broke 100 points.
 However, at this point, everyone became more serious, needing to think about if it really was worth it to spend 100 points on a stone.
 In the end, Deadly Green Orange won it for 110 points. This was enough to show that although Hakkar's performance was average, the things he dropped made him fully deserving of his identity.
　


He had never invested in shares or bought a lottery ticket, and neither did he have any experience in the general business industry. Lu Li found that the only thing he could do was play games. 

Luckily he had experienced rebirth, and was one step ahead of everyone else. Luckily, games had been developing extremely quickly, and there were many people who had become rich through playing games. 

In his ‘past life’, he had spent countless nights awake, in grief and anguish. However, although all of this had been washed away, so what…? This life, he was determined make a fierce counterattack against fate and stand at the very top!

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Release Rate: 5 Chapters/Week; will be released on Mon, Wed, Fri and Weekend; 

I'm currently in some strange place, I say strange because there is nothing but darkness all over the place. Still, I feel very warm, that's weird considering that the last thing I did before waking up here is I died. At-least I suppose I died.

It started at 13 past 10 in the morning of Friday, I can't remember the exact date because I was drugged for my own good since a while back. I won't tell you my exact sickness just that with today's tech a cure has yet to be found ad it was terribly painful all the time. I was diagnosed at the age of 32 after a few months I couldn't work anymore and needed to be in the hospital 24/7.

I sold my house since my life insurance would not cover all my hospital needs, the U.S is shitty for that, too bad I wasn't born a Canadian I could have saved a lot of money on treatment. Anyway after doing that I bought a postal box to get my mail and had my friend pick it up for me weekly, Then my life of suffering started.

Most of my friends stopped visiting after the first year, and I had to arrange for one of the nurse's to pick up my mail from time to time after my friend got married and had gone to live at the other side of the country. I was not mad at anyone though it was their life to lice I didn't want to stop them from living it.

From then on I had only two things I would do read manga of all sorts, with Naruto as my favorite, and learning every thing i could about medical knowledge. The doctors were actually really kind about it and let me borrow their old school books I was thankful for it, those books cost $100 each and some that are more specific in the 1000s. If the doctors weren't fond of my personality and pitied me so much they wouldn't have handed over the latter.

But since the beginning of my hospitalization I had tried to maintain my physical form at least, nothing much just some stretches and yoga exercises plus a couple of muscle training exercises. I thought that it would help me in the long run and make me a bit healthier but seems like my disease had other ideas for my body's condition. I ended up in bed anyway with my whole body hurting all over till the day I bit the big one.

I clearly remember hearing the alarm that would sound that would alert the doctor in charge of major changed in condition and tell the doctor to come running but it was too late my heart had already failed many times in the past 2 months. Rather, it was a relief that I had died at that moment, the pain stopped and I woke up in a strange and empty place. I was going to try to remember more when I noticed a new presence around.

"Who's there!?"

"Calm down, little one I'm just someone who got interested in the pitiful you and is going to give you a chance at life again"

"What's in it for you?"

"Nothing much just satisfaction to have helped a soul find some happiness maybe?"

"Do I have the choice to refuse at-least?"

"You do but believe me the after life is a boring place nothing ever happens"

"fine I'll gamble on a new life maybe this time I can become a great doctor and save many lives"

"that's great and all for a dream but I have to disappoint you, you see you, re new life will be mostly RNG by utilizing this wheel of fortune"

I was surprised by the fact that my new life would be RNG, I was not much of a gambler, but I was fine with that too. Life is life who am I to complain about getting a second chance at it.

"Okay let's start with the wheel of the world, now spin your hardest"

"Wait I might be reborn in another world!?"

"Yup by the way lots of worlds exist other than you're last one like ones that appear in comic books and novels of all types"

"fine I guess I will spin the wheel with all my might" *shhhhkakakkakaka*

"very good so the Naruto world I see nice spin by the way, okay next gender spin this one next o it will be a girl this one now"

"so it landed on the village of Konoha and now try that one you have good luck you're going to become a popular character from the series"

"now you need to try this one and maybe another depending on the results of this spin so memories might be recovered upon a traumatic event and you seem to have a lot of good karma so try the last one"

"I'll be damned there was only less than a 1% chance someone would get that perk you have a lot of luck you got the gamer ability but only if you awaken your memories though if not you're soul will be plain old Hinata and won't deviate from the normal story of Naruto"

"by the way you won't remember this exchange but I'm going to give you a mission to try to awaken if you manage I'm going to give you a big bonus"

After he finished the divine entity suddenly seemed to fade away and I started to feel sleepy I can't remember what happened next guess I'm being reincarnated into my favorite manga of all time.lucky? I just hope I can have a nice life plus I don't remember any of the popular female cast in this manga having a bad end in a sense I'm really in luck.

~~~3rd person POV~~~

Ten months later on the same day in the world of Naruto a little baby girl was born with black hair and whitish eyes, she was the daughter of the Konohagakure clan head, her mother and father had joyous smiles on their faces, The birth of their first child was a happy occasion after all.

"Lord Hiashi, your brother has come to congratulate you on the birth of your child do you want me to let him in?"

"Obviously, he is my brother after all he needs to know what his niece looks like"

A couple of moments later a man with the same appearance as the clan head made his entrance. He was wearing a formal outfit as the head protector of the village, in his hand was something that looked like a gift for the baby.

"Sorry I didn't really want to disturb you on the birthday of your child but my wife said it would be inappropriate not to come and congratulate you. Hum... I'm bad with that, it was the same when Neji was born I didn't know how to act. I'm sorry I hope the gift my wife has chosen for the baby won't be unappreciated"

"Certainly not, I'm sure Hinata will love those toys. What do you think Hiashi?"

"Well that's a thoughtful gift she is sure to have a great time with them"

Hinata's uncle smirked a little at those words understanding his older brother was not berrer than him when Neji was born. After a couple more exchanges of amiability he took his leave.

"I hope our daughter becomes a great kunoichi in the future, so she can assemble the Hyuga under a single big family" Hinata's mother didn't know she was foreshadowing the change of destiny that her daughter would be met with in the future nor that this change would influence everyone in the elemental countries. 

Mother can sometimes have scary insight, only time will tell the truth of the matter though. Naruto, Sasuke and all the main characters of the story might have a hard time to shine as much as Hinata in the future, but who cares it's not their story anymore.

[WARNING! THIS WORK BELONGS TO MrKag with his/her permission i was allowed to continue/fix this wonderful novel]    "This is mostly the story of a man hardship being reborn as a popular female character of the Naruto world. Why female? Totally because i don't believe someone should be lucky enough to have everything served on a plater. Plus it will certainly be fun later on to develop on it. So follow you main Male... ... I mean female character as he/she try to survive in this world full of danger.

I don't own Naruto or anything related to it in anyway i'm only using the character and plot in a way to make a good show for the readers.

[this is a copy paste of the original work with spell fixes from (MrKag) with permission of course do not know if i will continue series.

When it just became bright on the second day, Yan Liqiang took the four-wheeled carriage back to the Pingxi City gates. He was ready to leave and return to Yan Fortress…
Now, it was only just daylight but the city gates weren't empty.
These few days were getting hotter. The Shatu bodies had to be cleared, so on the night while Yan Liqiang was enjoying a hot bath, the government personnel, as well as the city guards and high salaried- farmers were busy clearing bodies in the east city.
Those Shatu bodies were thrown on carts and covered with cloth and then shipped out of the city into the wilderness for burial. Almost all the lime was bought out.
Carts of bodies were pulled out while carts of lime were pulled in.
The streets lacked people, forming a stark contrast to the busy onlookers from yesterday. Only a few hoodlums and young people looked at the carts with curiosity. Most people avoided it. After all, dead people weren't good to look at for these citizens.
Most of the Shatu people didn't die in the city massacre. Most of them killed each other. Those disassembled and charred bodies were enough to give people nightmares. When the carts passed the streets, the putrid smell was enough to scare people away. The shops closed their doors tightly.
One body shipping cart was shaking about right in front of Yan Liqiang's carriage. He could still see the wobbling pairs of feet under the black cloth…
Yan Liqiang sighed. If they knew about the results, why do it in the first place! Ge wasn't a murderous person, but in the grand scheme of things, there was no room for compromise. The Shatu people were ambitious and they had become a tumor in Pingxi City. If he didn't kick these Shatu people away, perhaps a few years later it would be the Han citizens wobbling bodies in the body carts. He wasn't willing to see that no matter what.
This time, Pingxi City unintentionally created the record for casting away the most number of the Shatu people in one go!
The shockwave of the event yesterday wouldn't just be in the city. Since Wang Jianbei and Lei Sitong took his two million taels of silver, they could do the rest. What was done was done and this time Wan Jianbei had quite a bit of evidence regarding the Shatu's schemes. Plus, the huge chaos began as an internal conflict. They killed each other the most so this probably wouldn't even cause much trouble in the Imperial City.
The carts turned to another path of 100 meters after leaving the city and separated from Yan Liqiang's carriage. Looking at the diverging paths, Hu Haihe who was manning the ride turned around and knocked on the carriage door, "Young master, should we go to Manufacturing Bureau or Yan Fortress?"
"Yan Fortress!"
"Alright!"
With a few whips, the carriage sped up on the road.
In the carriage, Yan Liqiang took out that black talisman arrow and studied it again and again. His eyes also grew deeper and deeper….
In the afternoon, Yan Liqiang's carriage finally reached Yan Fortress.
At this moment, Yan Fortress had the title of the number one factory in the world. It was very popular and the streets were littered with people. The restaurant hotels on the big streets were very full. This was especially so at the door to the woolen mill where there would be large numbers of people coming every day. Of course, the golden banner that the emperor awarded was taken back by the Yan Clan that night. One could imagine the value of such a thing. No one would hang it outside to let it get rained on. Even without the banner, people came here incessantly.
The news of Pingxi City probably just reached Yan Fortress now, but this was just news to them and didn't have any other effects. Everyone still did what they did.
Yan Liqiang went to the ironsmith workshop first and saw Yan Dechang. He greeted him before telling him what happened in Pingxi City. Then he left the place and went back to his home.
"Young master, you're back!" The little girl named Yu Qing was helping organize Yan Liqiang's office. The sun was very high today, so the girl took out the books and let the sun shine on them.
"You're putting the books out in the sun again?"
"Mhm, shining them in the sun will stop bookworms from growing and prevent corrosion!" The little girl said and tiptoed to bring the book to Yan Liqiang's nose. "Young master, have a smell. There's an ink aroma after shining it in the sun!"
Yu Qing's gradually developing busty chest was almost pressing against Yan Liqiang. Other than the ink from the book, there was the aroma of a young girl. Looking at her watery eyes, Yan Liqiang thought, how did this girl develop her body that fast? With her current level, it was almost as good as when he saw her in the Heavenly Realm. Was life and nutrition too good here…
"Cough cough…" Yan Liqiang slightly retreated half a step to avoid the awkwardness, "You can let the other maids do this. Spend more time practicing the martial arts I taught you!"
"Alright!" Yu Qin nodded seriously "I have been practicing what Young Master taught me every day. Other than that, organizing Young Master's things is like a break for me…" Then, Yu Qin's eyebrows moved. She sniffed Yan Liqiang's chest like a puppy and raised a brow, "Young Master… you… why do you have the aroma of another woman on you… this aroma… it smells different from the young mistress of the Lu family…"
Yan Liqiang lowered his head and smelled. Fuck, he really had a sliver of Zhong Ruolan's smell on his chest. Of course, Yan Liqiang was never going to admit this and still said seriously, "Cough cough, there is no aroma, you probably got it wrong. Okay, after you finish sunning the books, go practice martial arts. Don't waste time. You don't need to wait for me for dinner. I'm going to the secret room for two days of solitary cultivation!"
Then, Yan Liqiang quickly fled, leaving Yu Qin behind with pouted lips…
After entering the bedroom and shutting the door, he moved a cupboard and opened the passage to the secret underground room. Yan Liqiang went in. As he walked, he sniffed his clothes and touched his nose, murmuring to himself, "Why is her nose so good? It seems I need to be careful next time!"
The walls of the secret lair consisted of thick granite layers. Long-lasting lamps were hung on the walls. They were made with whale oil, and each lamp filling would last ten years. The lamp snot only lit up the room but also reminded people if air was flowing in the space.
There was a soft cushion in the room for meditation and a few metal humanoid posts for practicing moves.
Yan Liqiang didn't sit on the soft mattress. Instead, he felt the wall and used his finger to draw a few lines quickly. The entire stone surface lit up and then the entire stone sunk in like a door, revealing a passage.
The tunnel led to another secret room. This room was lit up with an array of different colors: red, blue, yellow, green and so forth. These lights came from the various beast cores and metals, all on a huge metal rack. The room wall was also metal and had small circle runes.
If anyone who had knowledge came in here, they would be shocked. This was because this type of room was where a talisman master made talismans!
Coming in here, Yan Liqiang waved his hand and the door closed. Then, the runes on the walls lit up…
Yan Liqiang went to the metal rack and took out his black arrow. He played with it and said to himself, "Black Cloud Iron plus Yi Snake beast core dust. Quite a nice idea but these primary level runes are quite coarse…"


The most precious things in the world are priceless. Ordinary men tend to turn a blind eye to this fact. Apart from the treasured air, sunlight, and familial love, there is still one more thing that’s extremely valuable. It’s right beside you and can be easily obtained. But... I wonder whether you can see it?

After we set up the appropriate defensive measures for the dungeon, Orai teleported us over to D2.

When we finally arrived, I noticed that it was a rather lively city. Gods, Dungeon Masters, Vendors, Mobs, builders, etc. were walking around the large, dimensional city. The city was also in the sky, with two islands connected to it by the use of bridges and mystical tree-like roots. I saw the currency of DP being exchanged in its physical form, which was golden coins with the face of a female Goddess on it. As I was taking in these strange sights, Orai began to talk to me.

"While we are here for the mattress, we need to start learning how to build a proper dungeon. Like I said earlier, the primary use of D2 is to gather knowledge and supplies. The first thing we should do is go to D2's premier library to gather that knowledge", Orai said.

As we walked around D2, the architecture seemed to be a mix of Modern and Fantasy. It was pleasing to look at and seemed to made of a material that I was unfamiliar with. The City Of D2 housed Bars, Vendors, Libraries, Rest areas, Training centers, etc. that was made for the Dungeon Masters. We passed by mobs that I've seen in the Market and more powerful mobs that I had yet to see. Some of the vendors were actually subordinates of the Gods they worshipped since some of the souls were reincarnated from Orune. As we walked towards the bookstore, we heard various vendors marketing their products and services:

"Need A Mob? Give A Job! Hire some High-Grade Demons to kill even the most stubborn adventurer! Get a B+ Demon for only 300 DP!"

"Need Some Custom Walls? Hire one of D2's most trusted builders and make your dungeon the stuff of legend! Basic walls starting from 50 DP!"

"Want To Join In The Fight For Your Dungeon? Get some items to defend yourself! Bows, Swords, Magic Scrolls, and more are available for purchase! Starting from only 75 DP!"

There were many vendors marketing the different aspects of a dungeon. The items they made, compared to the marketplace, were either customizable or made by the vendors themselves. The quality of the vendor, evidenced by their assigned letter rank, usually influenced the quality of the items.

"We have around 470 DP so we should be able to get the books and have DP to spare. We should shop for things that can improve the dungeon", I said.

"Yes. I wholeheartedly agree! After we get the books and the food, we will buy stuff for the dungeon!", Orai said happily.

"Oi! That's not what I said! We aren't wasting our DP on food yet! Are you actually a foodie? Didn't you say the dungeon comes first?", I said.

In front of Orai and I was the 'Premier Library Of Excellence', also known as PLOE. PLOE was a large, mystical structure, which looked to be even larger from the inside. As we entered the building, we could see that the bookshelves in the library reached towards the heavens. We saw what looked to be angels, demons, and fairies casually carrying the books above us while we walked to the front desk.

"I thought Demons and Angels hated each other? How are they working together in here?", I said.

"Remember when I said that Dungeon Masters can be good or evil? The God Of War wanted both types of dungeon masters to have the resources they need to run a successful dungeon. The library employees also act as endorsers of their party since Dungeon Masters come to the PLOE to become knowledgable", Orai said.

When we got to the front desk, we were greeted with a divine looking woman. When she looked up from her book, she began to smile.

"Orai! How are you doing! I heard that you recently came online yesterday! The books tell me that you are looking for something specific?", the woman said.

"Jordan. This is the Goddess of Wisdom, Mera. She is one of the smartest people in D2 and the person in charge of the PLOE. She also oversees the selection of Dungeon Cores with the God Of War", Orai said.

"Hidarus may be more brute then brains but it looks like he chose a good Dungeon Master. Not many Dungeon Masters lean toward the cute side..."

"Hey! Mera! We are here to learn how to build a dungeon! Not to hear some old Goddess hit on a Dungeon Master!", Orai pouted.

"You're no fun, Orai! I'm only around 30 in Goddess terms! As for the books, I already have what you are looking for. They're right here", Mera said.

Mera reached under the massive front desk and gave us three books. The titles and prices were the following:

How To Build A Dungeon Like A Pro! by Hidarus [50 DP]
Encyclopedia of Mobs and Monsters! by Mera [50 DP]
99 Ways To Make The Best Food In D2! by Ambri [30 DP]

"That'll be 130 DP, please", Mera said.

Before I got to argue about the last book, Orai walked over to Mera and gave her 130 DP. It seemed that Orai was able to generate our DP on command since the DP was stored with the core.

"Thanks for being a member of the PLOE! We hope to see you again next time!", Mera said peacefully.

As we walked out of the PLOE, Orai put 2 of the books in Dungeon Storage. Since we had 340 DP left to spend, we decided it was time to get stuff for the dungeon. We knew that another room would cost 100 DP and a hallway would cost 50 DP so we had to factor that in. That left us with 190 DP to spend on Dungeon items to fill those new spaces.

"According to this book by Hidarus, we need to hire a Dungeon Architect to effectively build out the dungeon. Do you have any idea where to find people like that?", I said.

"Of course! We need to head to the Dwarven District and see who's looking for work! If we are lucky, we'll find one who is also good at carpentry so he can make a new bed for us", Orai said confidently.

As we both aggressively nodded in agreement, we headed over the dwarven district to find our new architect.
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It took around 20 minutes but we made it over to the dwarven district. Every building in the district was exceptionally well made and shining in the sunlight. The craftsmanship of the dwarves was on full display for us to see.

"Luckily, after we hire the dwarf, he'll only want food and booze as opposed to daily DP payments. This is part of the reason that architects are the people that Dungeon Masters buy first. However, this also means that the dwarves can deny rookie dungeon masters if they don't like them", Orai said.

As we walked along the dwarven district, we passed by the many bars and pubs that the dwarves built to satisfy their need for alcohol. We passed by many different vendors of dwarven products and services but couldn't find what we were looking for. Either the vendor was too much, too little, too weak, too mean, too nice, or a variety of other faults that we encountered. We spent around 2 hours searching the dwarven district but was unable to find the dwarf that would solve our problems. Before we left D2, we headed towards one of the more popular pubs in the district: The Drunken Sprite.

"I'm so tired of searching for this damn dwarf, I don't even care that this isn't one of the restaurants I wanted to visit", Orai said exhaustedly.

As we walked in, we saw a group of angry Dwarves teaming up against a single dwarf!

"Who the hell do you think you are, Briggs? You talk shit all over our crafts, consistently insult us personally, and then you have the nerve to show your face in this pub? Is your brain as small as your pecker?", one of the dwarves said. The dwarves had a unique, dwarven accent which was slightly slurred by their drunkenness.

As we watched the dwarves fight for a few minutes, Briggs was somehow holding his own. I'm guessing it was thanks to his muscles and quick reflexes since he was actually winning a 5 vs 1. Eventually, three D2 knights came into the pub and took the aggressors away. The dwarves were significantly more bruised than Briggs so the soldiers had to carry the dwarves on their backs. Since Briggs wasn't the aggressor, he was only told off with a warning. Judging from how the pub reacted, it seemed that bar fights were common in the Dwarven District. It didn't seem like anyone cared what happened.

After seeing that his letter rank was an A+, I decided to recruit him to the best of my ability. Even if the chances of him joining were small, we had nothing to lose at this point.

"Hey! Briggs! Let a Dungeon Master buy you a drink!", I shouted.

"Buy me 10 and I'll call you whatever you want!", Briggs smiled.

[This is the prequel of OP Dungeon]

What happens when a 21-year-old college student gets reincarnated as a Dungeon Master?

Jordan was a moderately popular sophomore in college. Known for his intelligence, fitness habits, gaming abilities, and love of isekai, Jordan was seen as a rising talent on campus. Despite this, Jordan gave his life to save his crush from a serial killer! Through a series of events, Jordan found himself reincarnated as the Dungeon Master of an intelligent core! Armed with nothing but his intelligence, Jordan sets out to become the master of an OP Dungeon! 

However, with so many unknown variables in this new world, will Jordan be able to overcome the challenge of becoming the world's strongest Dungeon Master?

Follow Jordan, Orai, and the rest of the Dungeon Members as they attempt to build the most OP Dungeon on the continent!

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