Have your ever wonder, what is your past?
Do you remember anything from your past?
Maybe because it was erased and hard to remember.

You where accidentally be hit by a falling rock
Or maybe you've been hit by a rapid moving tracks.

But what if you where sent to your past just to fix every issues you have in it. Can you handle it?
Can you do those things just to make your future more better than this?

#Redo_2019

Look, I wasn't planning on posting this but here we go. I've always found it ever so slightly troublesome that the only genres under female lead are: Urban, History, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Teen, and LGBTQ+. 
While on the other hand, the genres under male lead are: Urban, Fantasy, History, Horror, Sci-Fi, Sports, and Games. 
Why is there even a difference in the first place regarding genres for each lead? And get this, Urban female lead displays as Contemporary Romance, History female lead displays Historical Romance, Fantasy displays as Fantasy Romance, Sci-Fi turns into Sci-Fi romance, and Teen stays teen which is good and so does LGBTQ+. 
This begs the question to me of why a history genre with a female lead HAS to have romance? Why does a fantasy story with a female lead HAS to have romance? It doesn't make any sense to me as to why it's required. 
For another thing, take a look at the male lead side of things. They have extra genres like Horror, Sports, and Games. For some reason, LGBTQ+ has completely disappeared. This has made me run into issues where my story, Nights Like These, has a female lead and is a horror story. It makes no sense at all.
Anyways, I digress. Back to the main point. Urban for male lead displays as Magical Realism, Fantasy displays as Fantasy, History displays as History, Horror displays as Horror, Sci-Fi displays as Sci-Fi, Sports displays as Competitive Sports, and Games displays as Video Games. 
Uh, what? Nothing of that makes any sense to me - they don't even have anything romance-related! Why is there a huge difference between the possible genres for female leads and male leads? It doesn't make sense. 
Why can't a romance story be told from the perspective of the guy? Why does every genre girl related have to involve romance? Why can't the genres for sports, horror and games be for female leads as well? Why is LGBTQ+ only limited to female leads? 
My brain is getting fried from thinking about it all. 
As my last point, I'll be sure to create a male lead romance. Mark my words.

Just a place where I upload announcements/notes/character drafts regarding my work and progress as a writer! Please don't be fooled in thinking it's an actual story! 

My actual stories are:

Lost In Deep Waters
Beyond Our Imagination
Nights Like These

Just as there is 'Soft Magic' in Fantasy that is portrayed through magibabble, there can be 'Soft Science' in a Sci-Fi stories through technobabble that makes 'some sense', but not entirely correct.

We are frickin' writers, not scientists. You don't have to be anatomically correct all the time, all you need to do is show that you know enough of your stuff to write a decent story. In fact, the excuse of it being an alternate world can be used if you're going to bend the limits of physics and say that fire doesn't need air to exist in this parallel dimension.

I see a lot of writers being put into a state of confusion due to not understanding the line between fantasy and Sci-Fi. They seem like they are trying to fit the Star Trek mould too often.

Science can just as well do the same things as plot devices in fantasy stories. Once you add 'realism' to a fantasy, it becomes progressively better sometimes compared to a completely fantasied story where 'logic' doesn't hold within it.

Those who write Sci-Fi usually envision a future they can imagine where magic-like Rocket Boots and other stuff exist. However, a writer must not get bogged down by small details and MUST think of an overarching story where these details matter.

It is the same with Fantasy. Even if you write about someone breaking the mould as a wizard or something, you have to attach your world to a narrative rather than doing it the other way 'round.

No one wants to hear about how awesome your boat propellers are before hearing your story's narrative. They would rather you cut down and make it relevant when it is actually relevant.

Adding some 'Hard Science' to your story is only when the scenes later on have any use for them. It bores a person to death no matter how extensive your technobabble is unless you make it interesting. Try using facts as plot elements.

For example: Even the simple fact that people cannot breath in space and instantly die when they come in contact with the 'void' of space could be used to add a layer of tension when a spaceship is damaged. Similar to how dangerous 'hard magic' is used in Epic Fantasy like Frodo's Ring in The Lord of the Rings has definitive corruption on others.

Unlike Fantasy that can use the Power of Friendship to bend logic, the readers of Sci-Fi never be expecting any 'realistic' plot elements to be bend just because the Author wants a happy ending. There are no 'Healing Potions' in real life that can be used to fix up injuries nor are people affected by prophesies or whatever.

This is the contrast between Sci-Fi and Fantasy that you can make full use of. As most authors go onto the Sci-Fi side of writing not because they strive to be scientists but since the aesthetics of a science fiction world are just so interesting.

Science Fiction is a good place to tackle heavy topics like the nature of life and the absurdity of those who see 'science' as everything. Those who disregard emotions and become cybernetic entities for the sake of casting off their mortality are portrayed as the bad guys while our totally human protagonist fighting them is a 'good guy'.

The lines between an Artificial Intelligence and regular Humans blurs as we become the 'God' of technological species that defy our definition of what is 'living'. Just as we see God as some sort of fourth-dimensional and incomprehensible being that created us as an imperfect image of 'Him', the robots given sentience would see us similarly.

Some robots might have emotions that can allow them to defy their programming, some robots won't go as far as gaining emotional functionality but will preform their roles better than even a human. It could show the reason why people get attached to the inanimate and soulless objects we put our own hearts into creating (like Big Hero 6).

But though exploring philosophical questions is good and all, never forget that a good 'plot' is needed to put forward and give clues into the writer's answer that context. Sci-Fi is, after all, a premise, not a relatable character in of itself.

Think of the science-fiction elements as just the background for your story, similar to how other genres should be that as well. You won't have to deal writing blocks if you keep to writing only what you know rather than just speculative theories.

Whether it's as dark as a Cyber Punk or optimistic of the future, just know what mould you are using for this premise. Are you writing an Adventure story with Sci-Fi as the places, destinations, and whatever tools the MC can get him hands on, or are you writing a comedy where the Sci-Fi elements don't need consistency but absurdity?

After moving past why you shouldn't add unneeded technobabble unless it's interesting to listen to or has plot significance, let me remind you all that robots and 'science' isn't entirely separated from the realm of magic. After all, there is a reason you don't see skimpy power suits being worn by astronauts these days. Just be sure to have a focus if your going to add very illogical things to the plot.

I like Gundam as much as the next guy but the whole reason the Mecha sub-genre of Anime has waned in recent years is because writers have been focusing too much on 'science' rather than the spectacle. I don't need to now what materials your Mecha is made of unless you point its weak points and make it relevant in a fight scene.

Bring up the strengths and weaknesses of something and THEN use those facts as devices that can move the plot. Conversely, if you go overboard with this advice and tell me nothing but how your giant robot looks and the 'science' behind its creation, even going as far as to tell me how many secret guns it has, then I'll be bored...

I'd love to see Cyborgs Vs Mecha but just don't forget the human element of Sci-Fi. How we create things not solely for the sake of creation but put are feelings into it just like the novels we write.

Humans are passionate that way...

Thanks for reading and I wish you guys well~ Be sure to ask if you have any blog or story requests.

(Cover by Darkstar Dust)

This is a story I worked on ages ago that has been refined and edited by adding foreshadowing to events while also simplifying the power system better than before. This story can be considered a prequel to An Adventure Beyond Greatness as it takes place years prior to the events of that story.

Short Synopsis:
After retiring from the battlefield, my life became empty and lifeless. The regrets of my past haunt me in my sleep. Then a change occurred, a King from another world summoned me to fight for his kingdom, but I died even before I could give him my answer. Now, after a fake God allowed me to reincarnate (albeit imperfectly) with my memories intact, into a world filled with magic and swords.

Long Synopsis:
This is about a flawed protagonist who only knew to rely on others and not socialise who gets a second chance to change himself in order to live the life he aimed for in his past life. The narrator isn’t exactly trustworthy since it is purely in his bias perspective while other perspectives given by others fill in the blanks that he either leaves out or twists to suit the situation.

The story itself can be considered a parody of Isekai’s classic tropes which are given a sense of reality as time goes by. As there exists no ‘Demon Lord’, there is also no black and white, only characters opinions and counter-opinions throughout the story.

"Huh... You're right sir Henry... Come on, let's go."

"Thanks, Mercer." Asher smiled at him.

Suddenly they heard a shout from afar,

"Sci-fi is the best! You all shove your fantasy junk up to your butts!"

Mercer enrages and growls, "You imbecile! You dare insult fantasy! Come out and fight like a man!"

Then a group of people wearing sci-fi costumes appeared out of nowhere. A guy in front of them shouted,

"You heard me! Fantasy is ancient history, while sci-fi is the advanced future!"

The people behind him cheered for joy and fury.

The king saw this unacceptable as he pulls Mercer out to the front and he exclaimed,

"You dare speak ill of the fantasy! Our magic, unity, and weapons will wreak havoc upon your land! Our champion Mercer will decide your fate!"

The people behind them also cheered and chanted Mercer's name.

Asher thought, 'I have a feeling that something's gonna be on fire after all of this.'

The sci-fi leader laughed at their champion, "He looks like a nobody! Unlike our best fighter, Oliver!"

A boy with a scavenger costume, a staff, and fake battle scars walked to the front and said,

"I challenge you! Champion of the fantasy group to fight me!"

Mercer replied, "Really? A challenge? You'll regret those words, good sir, why don't you go back and play your alien games in your grandma's basement!"

"OHHHH!!!! BURN!!!" Shouted the crowd behind Mercer.

Oliver points his staff to Mercer and whispered, "You're dead."

Both of them walked closer to each other, looked at each other eye to eye. They didn't say a word until a guy appeared that looked like a referee.

"What the?" Asher said to himself.

The referee asked Mercer and Oliver, "Alright, heads or tails?"

Mercer answers, "Heads."

"Tails," Oliver answered also.

The referee flips a coin and it lands back to his wrist, the coin showed heads.

The referee explains, "Okay, heads meaning the situation will be fantasy-based. The situation: a castle that is swarmed by fire breathing dragons, a necromancer, and a damsel in distress. You must rescue the damsel and get out of the castle alive before the necromancer kills you. Rules, vehicles, or heavy artillery are prohibited, use of god-tier powers will result in disqualification, and no changes of the scenario or objective, got it? Now, your characters?!"

Oliver responded, "A fleet commander."

"An assassin." As well as Mercer.

The referee continues, "Two dragons attempt to attack you, what will you do?"

Mercer quickly answered, "Easy! Bring their attention to the fleet commander!"

"Roll for distraction!"

Mercer rolls his dice, "18!"

"You bastard!" Oliver snarled.

"The dragons try to attack you, fleet commander! What will you do?" The referee asked.

Oliver thinks for a second then he said, "I'll use my lightsaber to cut the dragons' neck!"

"Roll for attack!"

"19!" Oliver uses his dice as well.

"The dragons have been defeated, but the necromancer noticed your arrival!"

Mercer shouted, "I'll make a dummy of myself and throw it at the fleet commander while I go inside the castle!"

The referee said, "Roll for speed!"

"13!"

"You've thrown the dummy to the fleet commander, the necromancer attacks it!"

"I use a force shield!" Oliver declared.

The referee said, "Roll for defense!"

"20!"

"You've succeeded in defending yourself, now the necromancer will go after the assassin!"

"Ha! In your face!"

"The necromancer tries to find you inside the castle!"

Mercer quickly said, "I hide!"

"Roll for stealth!"

"Dang it 8!"

"You almost got away from the necromancer when you suddenly made a noise!"

"I find the damsel with my heat seeker!" Oliver yelled.

"Roll!"

"14!"

"You found the damsel but the necromancer got in your way."

Mercer smiles, "Heh, sneak past the necromancer and hold the damsel!"

"Roll!"

"20!"

"You managed to grab hold to the damsel without being noticed by the necromancer!"

"Yes!"

"Now the necromancer tries to attack the fleet commander with undead warriors!"

Oliver thinks his way out of this, "I summon robot clones!"

"Roll!"

"15!"

"You managed to eliminate the undead warriors and wound the necromancer with your robot clones!"

"I guess I'll leave the fighting to you." Mercer said, "Now I carry the damsel, tame a dragon, and ride it to escape!"

"Roll!"

Mercer rolled his dice, "...Yes! 20!"

"You carried the damsel, tamed a dragon, and rode it to escape!"

"No!" Oliver shouted, "This can't be happening!"

"It already has!" Mercer proudly said.

The referee exclaimed, "The damsel was rescued... By the assassin! Therefore, Mercer, the Assassin wins!"

The fantasy group cheered for joy as they carry Mercer up high.

Asher smiled and thought, "Well... That's one way of fighting... I guess..."

Mercer boasted, "Well? Do you now know who is the more superior genre? Your majesty, can you guess what it is?"

The king happily replied, "Well, it's hard to answer that... Oh wait, I know! It's FANTASY!"

They laughed hard until Oliver charged at Mercer and as they wrestle the tension got real.

Asher asked the king, "Hey your majesty, should we stop them? I mean I know you guys don't get along..."

The king replied, "Though a brawler would say that we should just let them be, I am king and as king-- Yes we should DEFINITELY stop them... Hey admiral!"

"Shut up tight pants!" The admiral insults the king.

"Asher, my dear royal subject. Kindly remove your eyes and ears from me, for what am I about to do is not royalty... Alright douchebag, you want some of this! You want me? By the time you get close, you dead! You hear me!? Dead!" The king threatened the admiral.

Asher backs away as they all charged at each other and fight like animals. Some jocks noticed the fight.

"Hey look at that, nerd fight"

"Woah nerd fight? It's even more brutal this year!"

"Hey look, Asher's watching them too."

"Oh, that means it's getting good!"

"Yeah let's go."

They walked around the fight and became audiences along with Asher.

They asked, "Hey Ash, how long have you been here?"

"Well, these guys were having a 'fight' then it ended in a real fight?" Asher answered.

"Ha! It's like playing grandma games until grandma took a shotgun for a test!"

"I'm guessing this'll all end with someone being lit on fire."

"Yes! I know this! Rumor has it, when you're watching a fight, and you try to guess how it ended, it'll come true! Classic Asher."

"Yeah... But we should stop them or they'll be left with no teeth."

"Hahahahahahaha! Classic Asher indeed!"

Then Mercer and Oliver wrestled over the field, meanwhile a kid was playing with a magnifying glass although the kid didn't know that the cheerleaders' banner was starting to burn.

Mercer and Oliver fought until they reached to the cheerleaders' banner, suddenly Mercer backed away from Oliver.

Oliver asked, "Oh what? You got scared? You're tired? Or--"

"You're on fire." Mercer pointed Oliver's back, much to his surprise.

The jocks laughed at the prediction coming true. Oliver tries to run, and pushed Mercer away causing him to fall on his face.

"STOP! DROP! AND ROLL!" Asher yelled at Oliver.

"He can't hear you because he's too busy running! Ha!" The jocks laughed so hard their stomachs start to hurt.

Asher approached Mercer and pulled him up. Mercer silently walks away and said,

"Let's go."

"Uhh, ok?" Asher said, "Bye guys!"

The jocks couldn't speak because they were laughing too hard so they waved goodbye instead.

Present time

"So all for that to happen is because your cousin played Dungeons & Dragons past versus future edition against a guy who was a sore loser for him to catch fire?" Esther asked.

Asher answers, "Yes, although I don't know how the banner catched fire in the first place."

"Goodness... Luckily you didn't fought them."

"I thought, if Esther were here what would she do?"

"Basically just leave him there, let him fight, and pretend that you don't know him. But waiting for him is also what I would do too."

"I know because you're like an angel."

"Is that your way of admiring me? I'm flattered, and it didn't even happened on television. Should I still follow that advice of yours Heather?"

"I thought you were kidding?" Heather wipes off the dirt on Mercer's face while asking him, "Now, how does it feel to win both mentally and physically?"

"Terrible." Mercer answered.

Parker brings the first aid kit, "Well he wouldn't have won that wrestling if it weren't for the banner on fire, but I wouldn't say for sure because he didn't say who was losing."

Asher laughs awkwardly, "I think there's not a day in this town that no one would fight."

Esther replies, "Universe says otherwise."

"How to write stories like a real author?"

Before you're good at making stories, you were a beginner like Asher.

Asher Westergard is a teenage boy whose dreams of becoming an author are coming to life, but he struggles to write a story that can be enjoyed by readers.

By chance he met Esther Violette, the acting librarian (Warning: Do not mess with her) who gladly helped him and became his teacher.

"Will he be able to fullfil his dreams?"

"If you don't shut up I'll sew that mouth of yours, even if it means breaking the fourth wall." Esther's voice was heard.

"He's just telling the description." Asher's voice as well.

Tengda naturally was on holiday during the seven-day National Day Holiday.
The last cycle just ended. Pei Qian's personal wealth had reached 2.2 million yuan, which was very touching. He could take his opportunity to have a good rest.
His parents had finally moved to the new house.
Pei Qian's plan went very well. He first got them to choose the furniture and household appliances and got them to stay there for a few days to bring some life to the house. The house was a gift to them naturally.
However, while Pei Qian came to the new house near the high-speed rail station prepared in advance, he was still shocked by the furnishing style within.
The full set of solid wood furniture was big and heavy; they were all dark brown, The TV wall was filled with lotus, large landscape paintings on the wall, and green plants that could be seen everywhere in the living room, bedroom, study—everywhere.
Yes, there was no need to consider anymore. This house would be given to them. He would not live in it no matter what they said, he thought silently.
However, Pei Qian really did not need this house anymore. The Sloth Apartments were so comfortable. There were cleaners and butlers; there was no need for him to tidy the house.
Pei Qian did not have any plans for the current two million personal wealth yet either.
He would save it first so that he could better resist the risk.
… 
October 8th, Saturday, work as usual…
Pei Qian came to the office early because he had two things to do today.
First, arrange which department to receive shock therapy and the Tengda Cornerstone Award.
Next, to assign a new game development task to Tengda Games. 
The departments for shock therapy and the Tengda Cornerstone Award for this cycle were really a little hard to decide.
The shock therapy was prepared for the department that made the most money but most departments seemed to be making money during the last cycle, but none of them made Pei Qian really anxious.
Obviously, the most profitable of all was IOI's 500 million shares. However, should this be counted towards Dream Realization Ventures or Shang Yang Games? None of them seemed very suitable.
It was a historical issue, strictly speaking.
Should he give Old Ma the shock? That seemed pointless as well.
Therefore, Pei Qian thought for a long time and decided that this cycle should be to shock Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. Of course, the shock would only be for the management; the stores would continue their normal operations.
The management arranged the location and renovation of the new store before going into shock for three months. The store employees would be paid extra wages based on salary standards. The money would be spent without backstabbing this way, which was perfect.
Tengda Games and Shang Yang Games should also be shocked, but he was still counting on their normal operations to burn money for this cycle so he could only spare them.
The choice for Tengda Cornerstone Award gave Pei Qian a headache as well.
Fish-Catching Take-Out would have undoubtedly gotten the award if they had lost money up till now, but they had already betrayed him so they were not eligible for this award.
The other departments that Pei Qian had high hopes for include the Deposit Fitness gym, Sloth Apartments, etc. They all basically had problems now and could only kiss this 'last place reward' goodbye. 
Upwind Logistics had gotten it once; it was impossible to give them repeatedly, right?
Pei Qian finally decided to give this prize to Otto Technologies after some thought.
Otto Technologies might not have done anything, but they had only spent money without production. That in itself was a merit.
It would be a waste not to give the reward. Find the best fitting one and make do with it.
Pei Qian handed over the commendation to Assistant Xin after he was arranged and then began to think about the new game.
This cycle only had four months, which was totally not enough for a well-made RTS game.
Not to mention CG, it was simply not enough.
Therefore, Pei Qian thought about dragging this game to the next cycle and spent more money.
However, he had no idea how to make this game.
Pei Qian did not want to decide for himself, let alone Hu Xianbin and the others. No matter which one it was, it seemed that there would be no good results.
Therefore, it was better to ask Teacher He for help!
Pei Qian made a video call to He An.
It was connected in no time.
He An had left Jingzhou and returned to his residence. Judging from the video, it seemed like he was reading a book while drinking tea quite leisurely.
"Boss Pei? What's up?" He An drank his tea leisurely.
"Teacher He, I would like to ask for your advice for the new game," Pei Qian asked very humbly.
"Pfft!"
He An nearly choked.
For some reason, people would always feel that Boss Pei was acting arrogant whenever he was being humble.
Fortunately, He An had gotten used to it. He coughed twice before saying: "Didn't I say everything clearly? What else is there to ask?"
"RTS game, spend 200 million yuan on the game itself, spend 300 million yuan on the CG, a total of 500 million yuan—it was absolutely challenging."
He An repeated what he said previously.
Pei Qian nodded. "I know, Teacher He. But there is still not enough.
"Do you want to consider the details?
"For example, what theme? What type of story background?
"Should the operations of the game be hardcore or simple?"
"You're also letting me choose this, too? The challenge is hard enough; you want to add more?" He An was slightly shocked on the other end of the video call.
Pei Qian nodded quickly. "Yes, add it up!"
He An became silent.
So confident?
The difficulty for the RTS game wasn't enough; you want to add on to the challenge?
Sure, I hope you don't regret it.
He An considered for a while before saying, "There are actually not many options for the theme. There are only science fiction, western fiction, and eastern fiction."
"Sci-fi theme would be 'Starcraft', Western fiction would be 'Fantasy Battle', Eastern fiction… no one has done it yet."
Pei Qian was delighted. "Then, should I make an Eastern fiction RTS?"
He An smiled. "Didn't you want it to be challenging? The Eastern fiction RTS has the lowest challenge!"
Pei Qian was stunned.
He An took a sip of his tea and continued. "There are almost no RTS games produced locally that could be regarded as successful. If you make an RTS game with the theme of the Three Kingdoms or Ancient mythology, it would become very popular even if the quality was average since it would be the only one!
"The chances of it becoming successful are still rather big if overseas players purchase it because they are interested in Eastern culture.
"If you want a challenge, you should choose western fantasy or sci-fi; how about going up directly against Fantasy Battle and Starcraft?"
Pei Qian was hit with a realization.
Indeed, a seasoned veteran was valuable for his experience and insights.
If he did not ask Teacher He and made an Eastern fiction RTS game, he might even make profits! 
What He An said made sense after thinking carefully.
Competing on the wrong footing would on the contrary increase the substantiality.
On the contrary, RTS games already had jewels like Starcraft and Fantasy Battle previously. Wouldn't it become a head-on battle if he were to make a similar one?
Excellent! 
Teacher He was really scheming; he felt like he could definitely win this time!
Pei Qian raised his eyebrows with joy and continued. "Okay, let's do it then! Teacher He, please continue, what about the difficulty of the game?"
He An frowned and looked carefully at Boss Pei's expression on the cell phone screen.
He seemed to be happy?
So confident?
I don't believe you dare to do as I say!
He An continued. "The operations of the game have to be simpler."
Pei Qian was stunned. "Huh?"
He An smiled. "What's with your "huh?" You don't dare to do it?"
Pei Qian scratched his head. "It's not that I don't dare to, Teacher He. Are you sure making something simple will give me a loss… oh, no, I mean be more challenging?"
He An frowned slightly, a little confused whether Boss Pei was speaking the truth or was he acting. "Of course, there was no doubt about this.
"RTS games are now on a decline, but there were so many old players so the most important thing is nostalgia!
"If you make the operations more cumbersome like Fantasy Battle and Starcraft 2, it would naturally be welcomed by hardcore players. That is the target group of players for RTS games."
"Starcraft 2 was released the year before the previous year, many people must have complained about it, but its sales are not low at all. The expansion pack released last year was also well-received.
"It might be impossible to reproduce the brilliance of Starcraft, but from a commercial standpoint, it is very successful!
"Making RTS games more difficult is the correct way to do it. The purchasing power of these hardcore players is very scary if you can meet their requirements.
"On the contrary, if the RTS game is simple, then it would be very embarrassing. For hardcore players, the game was too simple and boring to play; for normal players, it is an RTS game that can never be comparable to GOG no matter how simple it is. They wouldn't touch it."
Pei Qian was stunned again.
That's right! Teacher He made a lot of sense!
Pei Qian had learned about game design so what He An said made absolute sense to him.
"Alright, I understand, Teacher He! You are really my guiding lantern! I will definitely treat you to a good meal at a nameless restaurant when the game is done!"
Pei Qian thanked him profusely before hanging up.
He An looked at the 'video call ended' on the cell phone, baffled.
Boss Pei seemed to have said… guiding lantern?
… 
Pei Qian knew in his heart that there was hope after he hung up.
Make a low-difficulty sci-fi or western fantasy RTS game for 500 million yuan, it would definitely lose money!
So the question was whether to make sci-fi or western fantasy?
He decided on sci-fi in the end.
On the one hand, Starcraft 2 was released more than a year ago but still had some popularity until now. The possibility of failure was greater if he were to go head-on with it.
Going head-on with Fantasy Battle that was released nine years ago might not have such a high probability of failure.
On the other hand, there were a lot of heroes in GOG that were suitable for western fantasy background, Pei Qian was afraid that—when the new game and GOG would be seen as one—all the GOG players would be attracted to that. It would be troublesome.
It was not impossible looking at his previous experience.
Therefore, it was better to work on a sci-fi theme. The possibility of failure was higher and would burn more money!


I really just want to lose money! T_T
Best boss ever, prodigy of the business world, genius creator, visionary of the century.
These are the descriptions used for Pei Qian, President of Tengda Corporation.
Ever since his rebirth, Pei Qian finds himself in possession of a system that rewards him if he manages to lose money.
Instantly, a brilliant idea comes to mind — making crappy games!
"If the game flops, all my investment cost will be lost!"
"How difficult can it be to lose money?"
Indeed... how difficult can it be?
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I get it, sometimes it can be easy to be swayed to write something you don't enjoy. Say if everyone around you loved romance and sci-fi books, but you loved history books. You would be drawn to write sci-fi or romance so that your friends will read it. Don't! 
Doing that is only going to make writing it insufferable to you. Before I turned this into a book that will help starter witters write, this was going to be a sci-fi book. I tried to force myself to write chapters I didn't want to, so instead I changed it to an educational book. I find this much more enjoyable and easy to do. 
I'm not saying you shouldn't challenge yourself to write about themes other than the ones that you enjoy. That is a very good idea, sometimes it just takes a dip into another world to see things from a whole new perspective. That's the reason I was writing the sci-fi book, if i hadn't it wouldn't have turned into to this. Sometimes you might get into that theme of book and start writing it more often.
If you enjoy writing what you write, other people will see it. There will be things like editing a chapter 3 times in a week or writing a new one everyday. If you don't enjoy writing the book, you might just say the editing takes a while which is why you only update the story once a week. That isn't good! 
Of course sometimes you'll get busy with life and won't have the time you need to write the chapter, but if you enjoy what you write you'll want to come back to it every day or every other day. Take Valerie the Orphan as an example, I uploaded a chapter everyday because I was so in love with the characters and the plot and the timing and just everything!

Speaking of timing, if you want to write a fantasy book from way back in the 1700's, do it! Don't not write it just because you think other people won't like it. I'm sure there have been many people wondering if someone's ever gonna make a fantasy book from back in the 1700's. 

Thank you for joining today's class, now that it's over I want you to try to read a theme of book you haven't even looked the direction in before!

This book will be full of helpful tips on how to start your own book. There is no lead, this is not about history. History was just the closet thing to education I could find. I hope you enjoy these tips for amateurs!

Website        : qidian china 
Views            : 20.81
Rating           : 9.2(1052)
Chapters       : 3335
Status           :?? 
Word count  : 10.49million (yup very big) 
Author          : The Enlightened Master Crouching Cow
author level  : lv5
No of works  : 2
Disscussion   : 154697
Year started  : 2015
Translated works : 
Genres         : Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Mecha, School Life, Sci-fi, Xianxia
Tags             : Academy, Adapted to Manhua, Artifact Crafting, Artifacts, Average-looking Protagonist, Body Tempering, Caring Protagonist, Cultivation, Cunning Protagonist, Demons, Famous Protagonist, Firearms, Futuristic Setting, Genius Protagonist, Hard-Working Protagonist, Harsh Training, Inheritance, Male Protagonist, Money Grubber, Outer Space, Philosophical, Reincarnated into Another World, Romantic Subplot, Shameless Protagonist, Souls, Spirits, Strong Love Interests, Sudden Strength Gain, Transplanted Memories, Virtual Reality, Wars, Weak to Strong
Popularity    : popular in china
Last edited   : 7/mar/2019

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Website       : qidian international (webnovel.com)
Views           : 20.6million
Rating          : 4.4(782)
Chapters     : 1023
Rank            : 58
Status          : ongoing 
Schedule     : 7ch/week but translated at 14ch/week
Translator   : Flycrane
Editor         : Millman97
Premium    : Yes
Premium chapter : 400
Stones per chapter : 10-11 ss
Popularity   : well popular here
Last edited  : 7/mar/2019

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Synopsis :
Even if this universe is truly nothing more than a brutal bloody shadowy forest, we Cultivators will burn all that we have just to give off a single weak flickering spark in the darkness!

No matter how weak each spark is, how short-lived, how small… As long as the sparks flow unabated, then one day one of those sparks will light some tinder, and that tinder shall light some fallen branches, and those branches shall set ablaze each and every last tree of the forest!

In the end, even the smallest sparks will eventually set the shadowy forest ablaze, and illuminate the whole world!"

In a world teeming with cultivators, Li Yao, who makes his living collecting scrap metal, encounters the soul of a titan powerhouse from forty thousand years in the past.

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POSITIVE REVIEW :
Brilliant novel. Absolutely brilliant.
The three volumes I have read so far can be described by their overarching goal (the following description adapted from the author's words himself - because I completely agree) :
The first volume is a more standard progression, where Li Yao grows from junkyard orphan to a person who has made a name for himself based on his hard work and ability. He faces arrogant rich brats, other similarly talented people who grew up in feeder systems, and other hardened people. 

{Spoiler
He also meets his girlfriend in this volume} 

He grows, experiences major setbacks, but comes back, and declares his vow to exceed something. Things happen, he delivers on what he said, etc., and becomes a major success story.
Unexpected disastrous situation! He is embroiled in an extremely deep plot to overthrow an entire nation of people. While slowly figuring out the true components of the plan, he uses his multiple talents to execute a resistance, and eventually triumphs.
As he solves the previous mess, he realizes an even greater, and more nefarious plot. In an effort to combat this, he formulates plans on what to do - but some twists happen, obviously, and things don't go as planned. As he tries to resolves those little kinks, he starts to realize something - there is no true black or white in this world, and the only way to guide himself is his own belief and opinion.
That description was not the best, because I'm not yet able to fully wrap my feelings for this novel into words yet, and so it may make you feel like it's some hero story - I assure you, it is in no way close to that.

Here begins the lengthy explanation of its good points :
Our MC is known as The Vulture, and for good reason - his personality can be considered cunning at best, and conniving at worst. His fighting style is exceedingly refreshing - rather than the traditional 'Let me yell my move out before/while I do it so everyone knows I can do this', it's far more realistic, and dirty. This is a futuristic world, with guns, bombs, the like, as well as energy, and he makes full use of it.
The romance scene here is one of the best, ever, period, full stop. I can't begin to tell you how much I loved it.

{Spoiler
Li Yao's gf is a fighting maniac - she has had similarly traumatic experiences as him, and was at first an elder sister char., who would beat him up / help him with his combat. They would spend time alone just fighting, and he slowly fell in love - they eventually get together, but they're really busy trying to fight and get stronger, so their dates are literally while beating each other up. This is the kind of mood she has - an absolutely individualistic, powerful, show-no-mercy, amazing kind of character. One of my favorite lines she says goes something like 'What do you mean my position as Li Yao's wife will be lost to Li Yao's apprentice? Why should I be worried? B*tch, I'm gonna be known as Ding Lingding, not somebody's wife, and I'm a boss *ss girl". Ooooooh, she is DOPE.*} 

The plot's here are ridiculously intense. And it's not something like, 'But wait, there's more!?", but actual plots and hidden plots and sub plots and the ilk. I'm talking super, super, super layered plots. Starting in the second arc, there's a basic plot for him to solve, but as he goes through, he starts to find more and more things happening, and by the time push comes to shove, the villains are no longer villains, heroes are actually just big losers, Li Yao was accidentally fighting for the wrong side for a bit, and the best part? THEY ALL HAVE BACKSTORIES. Side characters, main characters, protagonists, antagonists, even the mob characters get story time. And it's all relevant!
The first arc/volume, there is an enemy, and Li Yao is going heavily against them. Not really a spoiler alert - they're demon beasts. In the second volume/arc, you start to get the feel that things aren't black and white in the second arc, but there's still really a 'main kind of enemy' involved, one that clearly violates your feel of morality. But once we hit the third arc, things are flipped upside down. Major spoiler ahead:

{Spoiler
He comes back to his home region in the third arc (was in a different 'space fragment' in the second arc), but because of a certain problem he brought upon himself unknowingly in the second arc that only blooms now, he is forced to go into the Fiend Clan area. Hoping to stay there till he recovers, and until then, gather some useful intel in hopes of repelling a soon to come horrible calamity, he goes undercover, but starts to discover shocking backstory. The cruelty of human nature (Fiend Clan nature, too) is fully revealed here - no one either can and/or wants to stop a 500 yr long war, and stopping it is the third arc} 

What happens, chapter by chapter, is that Li Yao realizes the complexity of war, of all the factors involved, the horrors it causes, and its repercussions.
Lastly, and still importantly, the villains are smart. Very smart. Diabolical at times, but terrifyingly smart. I thought I was good at reading hidden plots, and picking up on possible faults, but I was taking doozy turns on this.
Even now, I feel like I'm missing some important parts, but I'm not a professional novel reviewer, and if I were to go any deeper, I'd just be giving a full on summary. My main point is this - the novel is deep and complicated; maybe not the most thought provoking piece of literature, for sure, but for a web novel, it sure does a fine job.
Lastly, there's a theory in here called the 'Dark Forest' theory, and it has something to do with extra-terrestrial life. It's both extremely intriguing, and absolutely terrifying to think of. And worst of all, there's a high chance it could be true.
If sci-fi meets Chinese fantasy world is your shtick, this is your shtaff, my dudes.
 -artfulFool(NU)
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CRITICAL REVIEW :
I hadn't even gotten through the first chapter and I was already tired of all the unneeded descriptive / comparative phrases the author kept adding in. Let me write a short paragraph to show how annoying it is.
The author writes a paragraph and adds unneeded descriptive / comparative phrases, just like how Hollywood directors needlessly splits a short book into two movies. It's unbelievably annoying, just like how an unending itch on the skin is. However, every web novel author needs to add words of absolutely no substance in between those with, else they run out of ideas on how to proceed, just like how Anime makers add filler after filler in order to make sure they don't catch up to the source or to wait for the source to proceed with the actual story...
I mean, obviously the author doesn't do it every paragraph but these phrases stick out just because of how forced they are. This honestly might be the most annoyed I've been due to the authors writing-style. Usually it's because of dumb characters, dumb logic, dumb events etc. Actual components of the story itself, not the author's writing.
As for the story... people are saying it's a breath of fresh air but because I've just read (and dropped) Battle Frenzy, I don't find that to be the case at all. Cultivation system set in the modern world, has a simulation system, MC is not a cultivation genius at the start but is a genius in another aspect which just so happens to be extremely important in the set world, MC started at the bottom of the school, best friend has a lot to say about women, a "bitchy" girl in school who is called a genius who ends up "despising" the MC, his fat friend, and their kind (bitchy and despising are enclosed in "" because in BF it is shown that it was a misunderstanding and that the female was actually an extremely good person. Wouldn't be surprised if that turns out to be the case in this novel as well), etc. All these similarities and I only got to chapter 8 of this novel.
The main difference so far really is that, Battle Frenzy was way smoother to read. I'll use what the author of this novel likes using. "Mish mash". The author pretty much "mish mashed" multiple traits of different novels in order to form the setting of this world. The problem is that his writing isn't good enough to smoothly tie it all together. I mean, the whole test question just to bring up the world's history simply felt misplaced. It felt like the author just asked himself, "Hmm, how do I introduce the history of the world?" "Oh, I know, let's just make it an answer in a test so I can literally dump in an info dump which is multiple paragraphs long."
The thought is there, just that the execution just isn't up there. I dropped Battle Frenzy because it turned out to be waaay too drawn out. It's the same here. It's even more noticeable here since the author keeps forcing descriptions in. Not to mention multiple paragraphs full of technological babble / names.
Dropping this as I don't think I've ever been this annoyed at an author's style. Feels like the author decided to write a Sci-Fi novel just to add as much "Sci-fi" bullsh*t as possible. Here's a quote taken from chapter 8 which I'll leave for whoever reads this review.
"Li Yao thought and thought, and nodded his head, "A scraped heatsink is a common breakdown in crystal processors, technically it's not a big issue. The reason why none of the repair shops you went to were unable to repair is primarily because this model number of crystal processors is way too rare. The technology utilized by this processor is also way too obsolete. The heat sink used inside has not been produced in the last hundred years, and modern heatsinks used in modern processors are fundamentally incompatible. Anyways, it doesn't matter."
So much "Sci-fi" bullsh*t "added" in chapters just to make things longer (it's actually the case for fans in PCs). Like I said in a previous review, good authors add details which actually add to the reader's immersion / imagination. Bad authors just dump in details which just end up being utter bullsh*t used to draw chapters out as much as possible.
 - hero(NU)
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In my library : Yes. Guys give it a try. It's a mix of scifi and cultivation and oh boi mc really is cunning.

*currently in the progress*
I'm uploading chapters as soon as I complete them. So do keep this book in your library. 

Guys, there are stats for every TRANSLATED(no original) novel on this site in the book. 

Additionally I added synopsis for every novel.

I also added one positive review, one critical review, genres and tags for every novel (collected from novelupdates site or this site)

So when you feel like not finding a novel to read, check out this book and you might find something to read.

If you are new to webnovel, then this book would definitely be a good guide to you. 

Please drop a review and vote if you like what I'm doing. Thank you.

"yes...Yes..HELL YEA!!!"yelled a large muscular body as he watched the computer screen the words"CERBERUS WINS"in bright bolded print as on the screen were mechs,spaceships,turrets clearly a sci fi game.

this hulk of a man was david Winchester,david was a man of science despite his large and bulky build.he is a genius of biochemistry,robotics,chemistry,metallurgy,Ect.
but while being a genius in the field of science he hated the fame and attention that came with it since there would always be a greedy or selfish individual who wanted to butter up to David for his fame or money.

David despised of it so he just stopped working and used his millions of Dollars to just live out the rest of his life.
he was confused at first since he was always working but he soon found a new passion and it was a sci fi game named*BLACKLIGHT*where it was like a massive rpg with the grinding exp points and pk'ing noobs but instead of a fantasy setting,it was in the far future...and also your main character is a class of mech.
and while there are plenty of mech classes to choose David choose one that he found to be quite similar to what he wanted as its class was called"The Berserker"A complete monster of a mech.

it had a low pick rating...why?because while it did have the best physical capabilities from armor too strength AND the easiest time dealing with up close enemy's due to its sharpened anti-matter claws in its hands and feet,it has no ranged attacks at all!!
but David fell in love with the CQC(close quarters combat)beast and quickly in the span 1 year he was known as"The Ghost" in city maps since you couldn't see or hear him until it was too late and your hard worked for guns and mech was turned into your enemy's scrap metal and supplies.

now it's been a 5 years since David had started and he has fully maxed out his mech's skills and was rewarded by the creators of the game 1 shoulder mounted gun.
while this would make other players pissed as there character could already do that,to a Berserker main it was like the fountain of youth had just been offered to them by a goddess.

Well while david was celebrating he suddenly slipped on a red bull can and fell out of his window and everything went black.

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*S-system reboot*
*Weapon systems cleared*
"who is talking?"i mumbled to myself 
*physical abilities...clear"
*Starting up systems*
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*good luck host you will need it*said the robotic feminine voice before i could see and feel again but i definitely felt different before i stood up and looked at myself before freezing"i-im Berserker f-from my game...WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!"

Being reincarnated sounds fun and all...untill your no longer human!!!
now read as our main protagonist explores this new land as his main character from a video game.

Name is changed to: Dimension Devouring Ghost (will change it officially later)
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Warning: 
The mc is cruel and cold but might seem like a hypocrite at the beginning. Update is not so good, but will change. Probably much, most of the information I need to tell is in the review, if you have read it just skip this chap.
But if you haven't, for the sake of comfort I will say it paste it here.
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Review:
This novel will contain a mc who is very cruel and disregards human emotions. He has no goal at the beginning but slowly developed or find a goal to live for. He have multiple personalities, and he is a genius. He is talented but not like the op mc. In fact the story have many occurrences where the mc's weakness is revealed and how powerful the world is to give him a harsh lesson. There won't be any girls or romance here, even if there is a girl rushing to him he won't care or just play with her considering his mood. People are no more than a soul within a meat cover depending on bones to move and be stable. The name is bs, it was my mistake back then, but since it is contracted I don't want to resubmit the contract again so, this could be the structure.
Name: Dimension Devouring Ghost.
Genre: Fantasy, sci-fi is merely a sub one, the main is fantasy. Sci-fi is the one for his current world where in other, fantasy will be the main driving force.
Update: Unstable (I will try to make it better)
MC: Cold, cruel, emotionless, benefit seeking genius. (he might seem like a hypocrite in the starting chaps)
Grammar: Bad and rough (will try (not sure though))
I am starting on a new novel (I won't be disclosing the information) so think of it as me working on it if I'm not updating on this one. I might have lost motivation but I have regained it so I will try to publish at least one chapter every 2 days.
I appreciate the support.


*On Hiatus*

Name: Dimension Devouring Ghost


In the year 3650, humanity has conquered the universe, only to find out that they were the only intelligent species in existence.

Unfortunately, the mystery they had known as the universe was nothing special. There was no extraordinary or the existence of special power. 

Even if there was, the human body was too weak to handle them. 

Therefore, they started out the project - B.S. in desperation with the goal of finding the extraordinary and prolonging their lives. 

Fortunately, right after a century, they had succeeded.

They had successfully failed. 

Their success didn't bring any joy nor any happiness. Instead, it was the grievance and suffering that lasted for a millennium. 

But after the grievance was the joy that they had been desperately waiting for. Joy that they had finally discovered extraordinary that had the quality that allowed even humans to reach  it and grab it for themselves. 

Now in this age and world, the orphan, Cylius will set sail on the grand of adventures.  

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Read the auxiliary chapter first.

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Greetings dear readers! DaisukiDayoSenpai here! 
Finally, I've gotten a minor recommendation in Webnovel and I would like to use this opportunity to give an announcement to everyone! I know I've already said this in my latest chapters but the new readers most likely haven't reached that far. That's why I will announce it in the Auxiliary Chapters. 
And here it is! Erhmm!
THIS BOOK WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF FEBRUARY!
That's right! After a few chapters from now, the last and final volume will be released and it will feature (no spoilers!) the finale of this sci-fi book. The main thing I've seen in WebNovel is that a lot of books just kept on going arc after arc without a definite ending. As for this book, I would like to break that cycle. I will give it closure after approximately three hundred chapters and have everyone enjoy a completed book. Of course! I'm aiming to complete all the books I'm writing so please look forward to it!
If you still haven't read this book then the time is now! 
And thank you so much to all of those who continue to support this book. I'm really grateful to those who read this! 
To all the sci-fi fans out there, I guarantee you that this book is pure sci-fi with no fantasy mixed in it. Unlike all the other books with sci-fi tags here in WebNovel with cultivation involved, this book stands out from them due to how it only stuck to one genre. I know it's such a risk doing this on such a worldwide platform since it's generic, but still, I hope you continue liking science fiction in its base form. 
I also have a new book, which surprisingly won the WPC #148 Bronze Award. The Title is "I Bit Everyone and Became the Strongest Zombie Cultivator". Please do check it out as I delve into a famous mixture of the genres: cultivation, comedy, tragedy, and zombies. This book was also the very first book that I wrote for a contest so I was elated when it received the award. 
As soon as I finish Runners Survivors, I will focus on that book and hopefully write more books in the future! And as always, thank you all so much for supporting me along the way!
Have a great day everyone and may the odds be ever in your favoooaar! 
Sincerely,
DaisukiDayoSenpai 
P.S. As a reward to those who start reading my new book, I will open the first three volumes of that book before going premium! That's more than a hundred or so chapters unlocked! And if you don't want to spend some coins or fast passes, you can just enjoy the first three volumes since they have a separate story on their own aside from the main one! 


After waking up with a vague recollection of the past, our MC finds himself as a humanoid tester in a corporation. He doesn't know who he was, or why he was there, the only thing he knew is that he has to test the humanoids sent to them or death awaits him. The only way to escape this predicament is to participate in the annual freeing of workers: Runners Survivors.

Run or Be Captured. 

Fight or Be Killed

Welcome to the Runners Survivors! Run for your life!

Ready!!! Start!!!

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