MONEY! MONEY! MONEY! The almighty thing which makes humans kill, betray, lie and cheat each other. At the same time it also helps, saves and makes people happy. Money is the true ruler of the world but what if someone succeeds to control it?

"Of course it's me who else could it be," Edwin said rolling his eyes, Steve was one of the old Edwin's best friends the others were Fred and John.
Fred had different school schedules and John goes to another school but they get together to hang out for movies and for killing time.
Ever since they've met they always have a great time. The current Edwin didn't mind making this guy his friend. The reason is that no matter what, they are always stuck by the old Edwin. Such as spotting him when he was low, talking about dramas that have been happening in their home, and even saving his life once from a rabid rottweiler.
Thus he could confirm that the friendship they had was genuine and not fake so he decided to accept them as his own friends. " What happens to you looks taller and well built, what did you get a super soldier drug or something!" Steve exclaimed hysterically and pointed at him accusingly " I guess I got a growth spurt haha" he chuckled warmly rubbing the back of his head.
" oh yeah, what about your face!" Steve asked "What about my face?" he questioned Steve playing dumb " it looks handsome like an actor or a f*cking model!" he said "Oh thanks for the compliment," Edwin said with a smirk "COMPLIMENT YOUR MOTHER!" Steve cried a little inside. Before Steve could respond they heard someone yelling outside.
"Hey Steve get your *ss out and pay up!" someone with an annoying voice yelled. Steve suddenly tensed out looking nervously they both looked out the window to find out who was damn yelling. They saw a rough looking man with short hair in a suit and tie condescendingly smirking next to him was a buff bald fat guy in a wife beater and jeans holding a bat. He looked intimidating. The duo were standing at the front of the entrance to the school.
The skinny school security guard was hiding behind a tree shivering thinking " F*ck my life man, I just have pepper spray what is that going to do against a f*cking bat!"
As they saw what was happening Edwin asked Steve who these people were and he responded " they are loan sharks trying to get the money I owe them " Steve laughed nervously " why do you owe them?" Edwin asked " I was trying to do my genetic mutation experiments…" he chuckled lightly
" Oh trying to make a lamia again huh typical Steve" Edwin sighed, Steve was a big fan of fantasy novels especially one that contained lamia or reptile type humans. so he spent much time trying to make fantasy into reality. so he studied very very very hard on genetic splicing and mutations to the point it would make the veterans of the study cough up blood from the frustration of an 18 teen-year-old knows more than them so far nothing has been successful but he did make a four-winged lizard.
the old Edwin did ask how he made it once but Steve just shrugged and said "somethings are worth not knowing ..." he chuckled evilly, giving the old Edwin a good reason never to ask about his experiments again. "So lemme guess you do not have the cash to pay them?" " Yeah, I'm screwed, dude!" Steve said, tearing up " well don't worry buddy I'll handle it." Edwin said with glee while raising up a good-natured thumbs up.

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He strongest warlock who died and was reincarnated on earth what will he do...

The bright light slowly subsided, and Foo noticed that he stood in the corner of a lively plaza.

"Welcome to the city of beginnings" Sounded a monotone and almost lifeless voice.

Looking around and Foo saw that he was standing inside some sort of ritual circle. And the listless voice belonged to some sort of official that was seated close by. He had the airs of an veteran; one could feel that he had been saying that single sentence innumerable times, and was almost bored to death by it. Although his neat and scholarly robes, along with his frail build, indicated that he was not a warrior, it seemed like he would gladly pick up a sword and charge towards unbeatable enemies, just to vent his frustrations of this boring task.

By looking around to further assess his current situation, Foo noticed that there was multiple of these `teleportation circles` around, and further away was a queue of people stepping inside another lone circle, that seemed to be an outgoing teleportation circle, instead of the multiple incoming ones like the one he had come through.

The people in the queue all had medieval outfits. A couple of knights could be spotted, some that looked like priests, some merchant-like but most looked like the classical adventurers.

"Please step out of the teleportation circle, so that others may use it" Sounded the same dull voice again. Foo then quickly stepped outside of the circle, as one could not be sure if there were any kind of fail-safe that prevented another person to be teleported to the same space he occupied.

By tallying the facts Foo came to the conclusion that after he died, he was sent to this medieval world by the God. Although it could be much worse, he still felt pained over the fact that computers were most likely not existing in such a setting. But suddenly he came back to his senses. ``Priests? Teleportation circles? Magic!!`` Elated, Foo realized that it was quite likely, no actually it was a fact, that magic existed in this world. Magic! How could one not be ecstatic about magic?

And magic could explain why he suddenly had a body, although just some moments before he was just a soul. At that thought he looked down on his body, intent on figuring out the status of his new being.

He found out that his body was like the one he had before, and the clothes he was wearing was now that of a adventurer, not unlike some in the outgoing queue. It even came with a sword, a dagger and a pouch, which after further investigation showed to contain some coins. One golden coin, ten silver coins and ten copper coins.

The clothes was much more stiff than he was used to, although it was probably because it was much more resistant than just normal clothes. As it seemed to be able to protect against some minor attacks, the discomfort would probably be well worth it.

The whole getup reminded him of the fully immersive virtual reality role playing fantasy games he had played back home. Although even after some extensive testing, he could not bring up any kind of menu or status screen.

A bit disappointed that there where no game elements he was at a loss on what to do next. A game would be helpful enough to provide a tutorial, not that he usually would follow it if he could exploit *cough* explore on his own anyway, but it would be nice to fall back on when unsure on what to do. 

Another glance at the official and he got the feeling that if he were to initiate a dialog to ask some questions, he would either get into a fight as the official was obviously fed up with his job, or the official would get excited to have something to do, and thus Foo would never be able to escape from the constant blabbering of unimportant information.

Neither of the possibilities was desired, as such he resigned to his circumstances and strolled over the plaza that was filled with people passing to and fro. The plaza had different kind of stands that was selling merchandise. There was food, armor, weapons, potions and curious artifacts.

Although he was interested in the artifacts, he knew for sure that this should be a tourist trap with way higher prices and lower quality than reasonable. And he also had no idea of the value of the currency, not even the exchange rate between the different denominations. 

It could be dangerous to even look too closely at the artifact, because from the sly eyes of the seller one could be assure that if they started to speak you would end up penniless with nothing but junk in your pockets. These was masters of their trade, even if you came prepared, as long as they could sense any tiny bit of weakness they would certainly exploit you for maximum of profits.

So Foo quickly left the plaza with only a few glances on the items for sale. The feeling of relief when he exited the plaza was not to far from how it would have been to exit an ocean filled with sharks that were sniffing for blood that you might spill if you were careless.

 As a newcomer to this world, Foo knew there was only one thing that he could do in this situation. Register as an adventurer! Anyone would know that this is the proper action to take when arriving in a fantasy world. Of course, there might be a possibility that there were no such thing, but Foo had spotted quite some people that was looking quite like adventurers. There might not be a classical adventurers' guild, but he sure as hell would try to find it if it indeed does exist.

Of course, the next action after that would be to hunt some goblins or similar in the surroundings. A game would have some tutorial and quests as introduction, but this seemed more like a fantasy world, and thus the adventurer path was most likely the correct one.

Foo was no stranger to either games or fantasy worlds. In fact he was quite the avid player of the fully immersive virtual reality games in his old world. He was quite the skilled warrior, although he liked magic more. Of course, normally he could not use much of his martial knowledge in the real world, as the body in the real world was quite different from that in the games.

However currently his body felt free from the constraints that he had in the old world. It felt as if the body was able to follow his mind on a completely different level. He was confident that he could use all the hours of playing martial games to his advantage, were he to be in a fight.

 Foo suddenly snapped out of his thoughts as he arrived in front of an imposing building. The words `Adventurers' guild` was hanging above the doors. ``Lucky!`` He thought, although it was more probable it was by design that you could travel directly between the plaza with teleportation circles and the Adventurers' guild. As it was clearly an important building.

Without any hesitation whatsoever, Foo pushed open the doors and entered.

Foo, a bright young man that happens to be a computer genius, who excels in life by taking shortcuts when possible. If life was a game, he would definitely pick the easiest mode.

        Exams in school? Just read all the books once, and make sure you don’t forget the contents.

        Looking for a job? Make sure everyone around the boss knows just how perfect you are for the job. Having others bragging about your excellence is more trustworthy and gives plausible deniability.

        Quiz time? Let me just start my special search engine's voice recognition.

        Competing in soccer? Aw, how unfortunate, the opposing team 'somehow' got their clothes filled with itch-inducing powder, leading to a walkover.

        Playing a FPS game? Well, lets just have my own mouse driver software get some headshots while I watch a movie. It’s perfectly legit, as it just speeds up the response time so that it clicks before I even get to the computer.

        Gambling sites and online casinos? Data-mining, number-crunching and image recognition! By utilizing computer knowledge, solving problems is easy!

        Some might get jealous, but hey! Just be like me, and use your brains for once!

However, in the modern era, the gangsters and other shady businesses are moving their turfs towards the internet and gaming circles.

What happens when they realize that Foo was a threat to their profits?

Well, no suspense here, they killed him.




That’s the end of story... if you are to believe the god that greets him after his death.

However, can this story get a fresh new start when Foo somehow ends up in a game-like medieval fantasy world?

Or will the lack of modern tools, like his beloved computers or other modern conveniences, cut his story short yet again?








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Also, thanks to SageDrunkKitty and Remteldanmarkius for proofreading the synopsis! Any errors still there are their fault!
The fact that I might not have listened on them does not automatically make it my fault, okay?

5 years on, and things does not look good for the 'Happy Tree Farm'.

A young man with short black hair and normal glasses with black rim sat in front of a desk with worried looks.

Alten looked at the two stacks of paper on his desk. The stack on the left consist of bank loans in arrears, with warning letter and foreclosure notices. "Dear Happy Tree Farm, you are 3 months in arrears, please pay promptly" was the title for most of the letter. The stack on the right looks more sinister as they are from loan sharks demanding payment with title like "Alten Lee, pay up now or die!" written in red. Alten wondered if it was written in blood.

"Probably red ink. Haiz." sighed Alten as he took out his eyeglasses and start wiping it in despair while thinking about the past.

Alten had always loved farming. He spent hundreds of hours playing Farmville on Facebook. He spent thousands hours more playing the old PS One farming game called Harvest Moon. Even now, he is playing the MMO game called World of Farmcraft. Since childhood, he had always visited his grandfather's farm during holidays and helped out.

However, farming in game is different from farming in real world as he regretfully found out. For example, in game all you need to do to farm is select seed to plant, then click on the soil, and wait a few minutes, and then you can harvest the crops. In real life however, you need to do a balancing act of adding fertilizer and watering frequently every day, and even then the crops may fail due to insect infestation.

5 years ago, his grandfather had suddenly called him back to visit him in his farm in the countryside. Alten loved the farm life and always visited the farm every chance he got back then. He took a couple of days leave from work, and left for his grandfather's farm. When he arrived at the farm during the weekend morning, his grandfather passed him the deed to the farm and said "do as you wish".

"Grandpa, what's this?"

"I'm retiring, this old bone is too old to continue working on this farm here. Since you're my only relative, I'll just pass it to you. You can do whatever you want with it. Work it, rent it out, sell it.... I'll be going on a cruise ship for old people, heh heh".

Alten looked over the deed and sat in thought for a long time. His grandfather kept busy packing and had conversation with Alten from time to time. A whole day and night passed, and Alten hardly slept a wink. In the morning, Alten went to the kitchen to eat breakfast and saw his grandfather looking dandy with a packed suitcase at his side.

"Well, I guess this is goodbye. I hope you'll do the right choice."

"En! I'll takeover this farm grandpa, and make you proud!"

"Good lad, good lad, heh heh"

A horn toot sounded from outside, and his grandfather picked up his suitcase walked towards the door.

"Well, that's my my Uber, good luck with the farm kid."

With a wistful look his grandfather walked out and stopped at the car. He gave the farm a last long look, before turning and driving off to the port. Alten waved for a bit, and then when the car is out of sight he took out his phone and called his boss.

"Boss, I'm quitting, I'll be giving my 3 months notice letter as soon as I get back to office..."

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5 years ago, Alten used to work as a programmer at a large bank. The pay was decent, and the work hours was tolerable. However, he always felt uneasy inside, for though he is a decent programmer, his passion lay elsewhere, specifically farming.

"If given a chance to follow my passion, I really should take it", thought Alten.
 
5 years later, Alten's life is a total mess. 'Happy Tree Farm' used to be a real productive farm when his grandfather were still working it. Everything was working and shiny brand new. Nowadays, the farm has a lot of broken tools and in need of serious repairs. There were so many things that he didn't know about real world farming, he really regretted the decision he made 5 years ago. 

Initially he took out a large loan to buy and repair the tools, machinery, and seeds. The seeds germinated sporadically, and the machine kept breaking down. He was already in the red by the time the second year came around. This is the time when he made another big mistake. Running low on funds, he decided to take out loans from the loan sharks at exorbitant interest rate. Things did not improve though, and expenses kept increasing with every bad weather or machine breakdown.

"Argh! Not again!"

The 'Amazone ED 3000 C' planter that he bought second hand had become stuck. He stopped his tractor, got down and went to the back to look at the planter hitched to the back of his tractor. He scratched his jaw and thought for a while.

"Ah, screw it! I'll get Dan to come over and look at it later, sigh". Dan is the local farm mechanic Alten made friend with since childhood.

He unhitched the planter and drove the tractor back to house. He went into the kitchen and got a can of beer, and decided to unwind the stress by playing World of Farmcraft. He turned on his computer, but even though the CPU light up and started having sound, the monitor is still black. He suddenly got up and tried to reach the monitor cord, but his hand accidentally spill the beer all over the CPU.

"AAAIIIEEEEEE!" Alten screamed as a purple electricity suddenly envelops Alten and his computer, which exploded in a exploding puff of smoke...

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Alten wake up with a splitting headache.

"Urgh... what happened? Why am I outside?"

As he looked around he saw that he seems to be outside of the farmhouse and he suffered no injury.

"Wait, why are there mountain ranges to the north? And where did this pine forest to the east come from?! And... is that the sun? Triple sun?!!! And why is that group of birds flying overhead looks like they could each be bigger than a 737 jumbo jet?!!!!!"

Shocked and wonder filled the confused mind of Alten. He did a double and triple take for a few minutes. Suddenly, Alten hears a slight cough and somebody trying to clear his throat. Alten turned and look at the sound and was shocked; standing at the entrance to the farmhouse was an old looking green person with long ears and mean face.

A goblin! The old looking creature definitely looked like a goblin, Alten surmised from his experience playing fantasy RPG game.

The creature spoke.

"Err, hello human. I'm Thak. I'm a goblin."

Holy shit! It really IS a goblin!

I don't wanna get eaten!

"I have a farm in a different world but instead of normal livestock like chicken or pigs I raised monsters like dragon and wyvern for sale"

This is a story about a guy who transmigrated to another world. He have a monster farming system. He started off as a weak newbie, totally clueless, bullied all the time, but by the end of the story he will be OP, whatever that means.  :D

5 Chapters a week, Monday to Friday

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It was another day in Fantasy Collusion. Another Slime Wolf fell to the strike of a Holy Sword slash.


Title Acquired "Solo Hunter" bonus +1 to all stats.

This bonus is doubled while the title is set as active and not part of a party.


"Nice!" Izoke cheered. He set the title as his active since he currently had no others. Monsters got drastically more difficult to fight the higher level they got. From what he had learned "Solo Hunter" was a hard title to acquire. Most players claimed the easiest way to obtain this was mass killing NPCs. Izoke's mind had briefly gone there before thinking he may need this title. Right before shaking his head and correcting his thoughts, I will not become like them just to stop them.


Examining his stats Izoke monitored his energy bar. Izoke became aware of this green bar that appeared under his Hp bar after reaching level ten. Fantasy Collusion just used energy for magic and martial skills instead of Mp/stamina bars. Players seemed to love the genius simplicity of it. Just two bars to keep an eye on during combat.


Izoke also took note of his current level. I am level 18 now, so... soon I'll have to move into another area, Izoke thought as he was suddenly disturbed by a girl's scream.


"Ahh, No!!! Help me!" Screamed the shrill and feminine voice. Izoke was torn whether to help or not. NPCs would not be found out here against such powerful creatures yet his heart wrenched at the thought of leaving this girl to her fate. Even though she won't die from this can I'll call myself a man if I turn my back on her? Izoke asked himself. Deep down Izoke knew the answer because he ran towards her pleas for help.
"Damn it, I hope I don't end up regretting this!"
Thirty minutes earlier a team of rookies was headed toward their first hunt in the "Ruins of Grass". This place is full of small grasses and dangerous wild beasts. There were three players on their team.

One was a mage, a swordsman, and the last was a Healer. The mage was a man with long fringy hair. His eyes were dark black in color and it looks like he is just a 16-year-old boy. He had a long Mage staff of rosewood and on the top of it, there was a shining blue crystal. His name was "Kazuo" and his level was 9. His skill with magic was still at the novice rank.


The swordsman was a guy with really long Black hair and he was wearing full plate armor. He looked like he is in his late 20s and had a funny looking smirk on his face. He was equipped with a normal claymore sword and a small kite shield. His name was "Yuuto" and he is level 12. His skill of the swordsmanship is at initiate which is the stage above novice.

The last one was a healer, A girl with a flawless face and long blue hair. She had one stray hair that seemed to not want to stay down. This hair sticking out above the others giving her an extra adorable factor. Her eyes were green like peridot and she looks like a 16-year-old lady. Her name is "Haruki".

They headed toward Ruins of Grass in order to hunt down some of the monsters there and earn some money while gaining EXP. They had no idea what they were getting into. Areas in fantasy collusion that give higher rewards also have higher risks. After walking for a few hours, they reached the Ruins and they looked for monsters. There were some "Scaled behemoths" that roamed around the area. Scaled Behemoths were just large beasts that resembled a dog and a lizard combined. The beasts had fairly high defense and even higher Hp but with a healer and mage on their team success was almost guaranteed.


The three of them co-ordinated to kill the Scaled Behemoths. The mage used ranged attacks to pull the beasts to them and the swordsman used shield bash to aggro the creatures before they could reach the mage. Several rounds of this occurred with success but after pulling and killing another behemoth there was a frightening roar. All the behemoths started to run away in almost every direction. Birds also took off from the ground making a quick retreat. Suddenly a loud growl could be heard from behind them. They turn around, only to freeze in fear. Shaking from head to toe the party took in the image of the Boss monster before them. It was a big nasty Dragon, Its length was at least 20 feet long. It had scales brown in color and on its head were two gigantic goat-like horns. Its razor-sharp teeth resembled that of sharks yet there seemed to be little barbs on them as well. This would make it hard for prey to flee and death caused by this creature would be horrifically painful. Players could resurrect but they still felt pain as if it was real. The boss creature opened its mouth salivating and painting at the newbie party. Its noxious breath from the rotted meat of its previous victims made the group gag. The barbs in its maw seemed to keep bits of its prey around long after their demise. Analyzing the creature revealed It was a level 30 elite.

Those three started to come to their sense realizing their only hope was to fight and flee simultaneously. The mage started to cast a spell.

"Oh, Holy Saint! Give me the Power of Fire," the mage shouted while chanting a spell. He cast a bunch of fireballs toward the dragon through his Mage's staff. It had little effect as dragons are fire-resistant. Seeing this, the swordsman ran near the dragon and tried to slash at its left hind leg but his sword broke in two. The dragon then swung it's tail and hit the swordsman on his head flinging him on the ground before the mage. That attack was so hard that he was severely injured. With a concussed status the man would not be getting up soon. Immediately after his injury occurred the healer ran to him. She tried to heal him but the dragon started to approach them. By failing their attack, they were so scared that they didn't even have the courage to keep fighting and none of them wanted to abandon the others. They simply gave up hope that they could make it out of this.

"Swish!" Sang the sound of a one bladed sword.

A guy appeared in tattered armor wielding a cheap-looking sword. The three-players didn't even hear his footsteps until he was right beside them. He was a 5.8ft tall with crystal clear blue eyes and long black hair. His skin was smooth and somewhat pale. He was only equipped with light armor that looked like it had seen better days. If one knew what damage from acid to leather looked like they would know the cause. It was none other than Izoke himself.


Although the new player who came to their rescue seemed strong he appeared to be under-equipped for the enemy he faced. The three newbie players tried to convince him to run away.

"Don't go near the Dragon, it will kill you" Mage tried to warn him by holding out a hand. Izoke just smiled back while looking at her. This was the girl who screams had reached his ears. Getting closer to the dragon Izoke easier his sword to strike. The dragon interrupted his attempt by blowing blue flames through its mouth at him. Izoke just barely managed to avoid the flames by jumping left going into a roll. Izokes desperate maneuver saved his life. Izoke again faced toward his opponent. The wingless dragon was level 30. "I guess I will still be able to handle it," he mumbled to no one in particular.

Holy Sword Activate, he thought internally. A neat discovery Izoke made was that player did not have to speak a skills name out aloud. They could think of activating the skill and hide their skills identity from others.

A white glowing aura surrounded his sword. It was the same skill he copied from Edara back in town. While slaying the Slime Wolves, he has practiced many kinds of attacks through the sword.

After activating the Holy sword skill, he ran toward the dragon swift like the wind.
The dragon was launching its fire breath at him. Its blue flames were consuming the environment around them. Izoke approached the beast in a zig-zag pattern making it hard to hit him. With his zig zag technique, Izoke dodged every flame stream.

"Madan Slash," Izoke said as a lie. He would not give them his skill's true name. The sword started glowing like a lighthouse and he jumped toward the dragon. He slashed the dragon's head apart and unlike the Slime Wolfs, this killed the creature. Its head parted like a severed cheese wheel falling into pieces.

"uhhhhh" The dragon's body convulsed and moaned like corpses often do.

[Title acquired

Dragon Slayer

100+ EXP and 5% increase to dragon monsters while the title is set as active.

Level: +2 You are now level (20).]


After reading the second blue tab screen that appeared in his eyes Izoke said, "Woah! I am now level 20".
Dismissing the level up prompt Izoke read another one.

Summing creatures
Slot (0/1)
Level 50 needed to take a beast spirit as a summoning creature.


"What?!" Izoke said in shock while momentarily forgetting he wasn't alone.

There is a game that is popular all over the world called, "Fantasy Collusion". Played by almost 2.5 billion people it is a revolutionary VR game. With a Virtual reality device called "Fotan" players live their gaming experience. Due to a defect or glitch in the game, one NPC becomes self-aware. What will a bugged  NPC do in a world where they aren't considered people? For what reasons will he seek to be stronger?

"Where to, Mr. Will?"
As Will was instantly transported to a world of sensual fantasy where he felt as if he were touching the softest and bounciest object in the whole wide world, the chauffeur interrupted, asking this question as he hadn't been instructed regarding where he was supposed to take them.
Yes, in his excitement to meet Liz, Will had just been focusing on getting here first.
Liz was already very, very satisfied at the reaction: many times, she used to complain in front of the mirror because of her D-cup breasts which occasionally hurt her back and neck.
However, right now, for once, she felt excited because of the reaction the CEO had just had after just touching one on the top, even though there were clothes blocking him.
So, as she had accomplished her mission of getting back at him, Liz used the opportunity when he was distracted by the chauffeur to quickly get off his lap and sit opposite him.
This made Will scowl, but he just said, "Take us to De Veiu, the restaurant off 76th street."
"Yes, sir."
As the car started driving away, Will moved to the other seat, as if hoping to get back to what they were doing.
However, Liz raised her hand and stopped him, saying, "Ah ah ah, you aren't getting anything until you tell me why I have the world's most irritating person as my secretary, Mister."
Scowling again in good humor, Will sat back down and spread his arms, saying, "Take a guess."
"Because you want to test me?"
"Why would I want to test you? I already know  you deserve this job."
"Then…what? You wanted to find out how I looked when I'm irritated?"
As Will saw Liz say this while pursing her lips, he chuckled but decided to spill the beans, wisely judging that it was not good to push her, especially when she had been controlling her irritation all day.
"All right, all right, I'll tell you. He's the…de-facto head of the 'faction' that sprung up which vehemently resists your appointment as Director of Operations. There are others, too, but he's the one who's most outspoken."
Liz hadn't been expecting such a response, so she had to blink her eyes with confusion for a few seconds before replying.
"Huh? A faction? This is a corporation, right, not a mafia?"
Smiling at the corner of his mouth, Will replied, "Many times, there's only a thin line separating the two. There's certainly more politics involved, and factions are definitely a thing. This specific faction is even planning to resist your appointment by filing an official petition, and then going to the media to put even more pressure on the company. They'll say that I'm abusing my position to show favoritism, which will put the board in a very  tough position."
Liz grit her teeth with anger as she heard about this thing which had popped up behind her back.
Telling herself not to lose her temper, Liz asked Will the queries she had in a voice that could chew steel.
"Why? Why are they so deadset on opposing me?"
Will sat up straight and replied in a serious voice, seeing how serious Liz was.
"Professional jealousy, of course. We have a hierarchy in the company. Low-level employees are handled by high-level ones, and this includes promotions, perks, etc. The de-facto 'leaders' of that faction were all next in line to take your post, and there was even a competition going on for it between them for months. Imagine how they must have felt when they saw you swoop in and take it. And of course, your background, both where you grew up and where you studied makes them look down on you. So, all in all, they want to get you. I can't fault them that much either."
As Will said the last sentence, if Liz were a typical woman, she would have gone on a rant about how her boyfriend should be supporting her.
Yet, Liz did no such thing, as she knew exactly why he said it. 
It was because it was the truth.
Even Liz could sympathize with their motivation.
However, was she going to lie down and let them walk all over her?
No way in hell.
They could think whatever they wanted, but Liz was going to keep this post and excel at it, as she knew and believed that she deserved it.
"Good. I didn't misjudge you. In fact, if I wanted, I could solve this whole thing like…that."
As Will snapped his fingers at the end of his statement, Liz focused her gaze on him, as her eyes had become unfocused due to her determined decision before.
"I decided not to, as the best way to shut them all up is for you to show them your worth, yourself. They're all currently waiting like sharks for you to make even one mistake so that they can tear you to shreds. Will you be making one?"
As Liz heard this, her 'badass' side erupted out in full strength, making her feel…excited for this challenge.
Curling her lip, she said, "Of course not."
"That's my woman. Now then…"
"Sir, we've arrived."
Just as Will was going to leap forward to devour the ravishing woman in front of him, the chauffeur interrupted him again.
It seemed that his luck was really bad these days, as no matter where he went, there were just cockblockers after cockblockers.
Liz couldn't help but chuckle on seeing his expression, and she even felt a little pity, as she knew exactly how it must feel to WANT someone, but not finding an opportunity to have them.
Yes, she really wanted that moment on the terrace to continue, too, but it had to be special.
So, catching ahold of Will's collar in a sudden action that startled him, Liz pulled him close and whispered in his ear.
"You know, I'm disappointed. I thought that if you really wanted me, you would plan something…special. Exquisite. Something we will remember for the rest of our lives. Well, guess I expected too much."
As Will's expression froze into one of surprise, Liz calmly got off the car, leaving the CEO completely speechless and breathing heavily.

Liz didn't know what she was getting into when she accepted a job offer to work as the personal assistant of the acclaimed coldest CEO in New York. Born in one of the richest families in the world, her employer was rumored to be more machine than man, with many resigning before her because they couldn’t handle the work atmosphere.

The money was good, and she could stay with her family instead of leaving a step-brother who was still a kid and an irresponsible mother alone.

It was only later that she realized that the word ‘cold’ wasn’t enough to describe this man who, without her knowledge, led a life which was not as perfect as others imagined.

Find out what happens when a fiery love meets a frigid heart that has been frozen for decades.

This is a story of emotions, family, and friendship.

Disclaimer:
All Characters, places, event, depicted in the novel are entirely fictitious, any similarity to the actual events or persons, living or dead is purely coincidental.

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"I understood from their eyes what they're trying to say." Chen Fan glanced at the three girls at the table. "They're wondering why I am with you."
"Just let them wonder!" Wu Ruoyu flung her long blonde hair and said, "What do you feel like having? There are many good dishes here."
"You shall decide since you're the one treating!" The most westernized thing that Chen Fan had ever tasted was birthday cake. His only knowledge of western food was that it requires the use of fork and knife.
"Sure, I guarantee that you'll leave with a satisfied stomach." Wu Ruoyu chose a seat by the glass window.
"Miss, what would you like to order?" The waiter held a menu, staring straight. 
"Marseille bouillabaisse, foie gras, Paris lobster, red wine chicken, veal steak…" Without looking at the menu, Wu Ruoyu said a string of dishes Chen Fan had never even heard of. "Oh, and a bottle of cherry brandy!"
"Sure, please wait a moment." The waiter quickly noted down the orders and left after a bow. 　　　　
"The dishes I ordered are all the restaurant's specialties, they taste really good!"
"I'm fine with anything, as long as it can be eaten!" Chen Fan crossed his legs and started shaking them. 　　
"Hey, it's important to be gracious while dining at a western restaurant. Don't behave like you're eating at a roadside stall." Wu Ruoyu rolled her eyes at Chen Fan.
Western dining is all about ambiance. The marble fireplace, shining chandeliers, silver candle-holders, great wine, the beautiful sound of the piano, and elegant mannerisms of the diners. This itself is like a beautiful painting, but Chen Fan had to make an obvious blemish on this harmonious picture.
"Okay, got it!" Although Chen Fan gave a positive reply, his body didn't follow suit.
"Forget it, I give up on you!"
"By the way, did those people you bashed up that time take revenge on you?" Wu Ruoyu frowned and looked a little worried. "They didn't look like good people, you better hide if you see them again."
"Those little punks?" Chen Fan slowly straightened his body and said with exaggeration, "I've already thrown them into the sea to feed the sharks, how can they still take revenge on me?"
"You look hilarious when you're bragging!" Under the dim light, Wu Ruoyu put her hand under her jaw and her eyelashes fluttered like butterflies.
"Forget it, if you don't believe!" Chen Fan quietly swallowed his saliva. The scene in front of him made him recall something familiar.
Not long ago, he watched a movie and the scene in it was very similar to this. It had the same timing, the same conversation. After that, the female lead was verbally harassed by someone. The male lead stepped forward bravely and was stabbed by a knife. The female lead took care of the male lead the entire night and then gave herself to the male lead the next morning. 　
"Excuse me." An amicable voice interrupted Chen Fan's fantasy. The waiter pushed a serving cart in front of them and said, "Your food is ready, may I serve it?"
"Sure!" Chen Fan waved his hand, signaling him to hurry up.
"Please enjoy." The waiter held the brandy with a napkin and poured half a glass for each of them, took a bow and then left with the serving cart. 
French cuisine is known for being exquisite. Inside the white porcelain plate with a silver trim, the beef steak in crimson liquid gave out a buttery smell, looking attractive and well-presented. 
"Tastes good!" Chen Fan took the whole piece of steak with his fork and put it into his mouth, looking very uncouth.
"Western cuisine has to be eaten slowly to appreciate its taste." Wu Ruoyu cut a piece of the steak with a knife and sent it into her mouth. "But it also looks quite delicious with you eating it this way."
"Why don't you give it a try?" Chen Fan held the wine glass and drank some cherry brandy.
Wu Ruoyu stuck out her soft tongue and said, "There are too many people here. I can't bring myself to do it."
"Young lady, you have to be bolder." Chen Fan sounded like a bad teacher. 　　　
"Her gentle posture and composed face was delicate and modest while singing praises of her own beauty, reassuring herself of her graciousness…" Wu Ruoyu did not continue with Chen Fan's topic but recited some ancient poetry which Chen Fan did not really understand. 　　
"...Ermm…" Chen Fan stared at Wu Ruoyu with a shocked and exaggerated expression while forgetting to chew on the steak in his mouth.
"Why...why are you looking at me this way?"
"If, I mean if!" Chen Fan softened his exaggerated expression and then gestured as he said, "If... I'm a blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigner who suddenly recited some poetry that even real Chinese have never heard before, how would you feel?"
"You…" Wu Ruoyu turned angry and held her fist. "I'm also a real Chinese, why can't I recite poetry?"
"But you feel like a foreigner to me."
"Hmph, you're old and dim-sighted!" Wu Ruoyu pouted, turning her head and stared outside, not wanting to look at Chen Fan.
Chen Fan pointed at the blonde who was in a black gown and performing at the piano. "Then can you explain to me why your facial features are so much like the foreigner playing the piano?"
"I'm not listening, I'm not listening." Wu Ruoyu covered her ears and shook her head. 
　　　
"Hey?" Suddenly, Wu Ruoyu stopped and pointed outside the window. "What's that man outside doing? He's already walked around your car twice."
"Where?" Chen Fan shifted his gaze to the direction Wu Ruoyu was pointing at. Under the orange light, a man around 1.7 meters and wearing a black jacket was popping his head into Chen Fan's car.
"There's really someone." Chen Fan leaned his body in and looked closely at the suspicious man.
　　
"Looks like a thief." Wu Ruoyu leaned her face forward. "Quick go take a look. The news always reports on car windows being smashed and the things inside getting stolen. There was even a Bentley that got smashed recently."
　
"Ah, I'll go take a look." Chen Fan's heart sank to the bottom after hearing Wu Ruoyu's words.
　　
However, just as Chen Fan stood up in his seat, the man probably could not see if there were any valuables inside and decided to smash the window first. He took out a hammer and hit it right on the car window. The hammer not only smashed the car window, but also broke Chen Fan's heart into pieces.
If it had been in an online game mode, one would see Chen Fan's anger shoot up to one hundred points. "Ah!!" The veins on Chen Fan's neck bulged as he kicked the chair at the side and stormed out.
　


Because of an accident, Chen Fan obtained the power to possess an electric eel!
Of course, being an ambitious guy, Chen Fan just HAD to explore his Electric Eel Avatar thoroughly!
Captains, are the Somali pirates still giving you a headache? Come and hire me online, and I will guarantee that your ship will be even safer than protected by an American aircraft carrier!

This news really did make Yufeng quite happy- his father had given him quite the pleasant task, and his troubled thoughts all washed away! His father didn't set a time limit on the investigation, and didn't even mention it much- this meant that he was supposed to go after Lingshan right now!
He liked this assignment very much!
House Song's Song Xiangwen, on the other hand, didn't give Lingshan this news in order to surprise her- as far as he was concerned, Lingshan would be very happy! After all, she wanted someone stronger than her- this man was the son of House Yu, for sure!
Other men from the noble houses weren't even close!
Lingshan didn't know that one phone call from her to her grandpa would rouse up so much trouble.
By the time Lin Yi left Lingshan's apartment, it was already getting dark and the night winds gradually helped clear his mind
Lingshan's seduction almost made him give in- he felt that his mentality had changed after entering this sort of environment in Songshan. He wasn't as cold and cruel as before, he wasn't an iron-hearted man anymore!
The Lin Yi now was easier to touch, easier to move- it seemed like there were many colors in his life now, and he didn't know if that was agood thing.
After getting in the car, he started driving home- but an important question popped up.
He felt that his allies weren't enough in number! He was now the strongest among all his allies, and while he did want to make Uncle Fu, Weiwu, and Lingshan stronger, he couldn't!
The energy within the jade space was inexhaustible, but a problem arose when it came to his status as a medium! There was a limitation- he was a Mystic, so he could only level up people to Golden class full late phase at most, not one bit more than that!
So, in order to make them stronger, he himself had to become stronger and break through into Earth class- this would allow his allies to become Mystics! Although, it did feel unneeded…
After all, if he became Earth class, there wasn't much point in having Mystic class helpers, was there?
But, if he were able to bring someone into the jade space, that'd be the most preferable- he'd let them suck energy right from that source! But he didn't want to let anybody know about this trump card- this was his secret move, and only his most closest one would ever share in this secret.
If Tang Yun were a practitioner, he'd give this secret to her without hesitation! He knew her intentions very clearly- she was someone who wouldn't leave his side, and she was even willing to go back to his old home for a farmer's life!
Other people… Lin Yi didn't have that much trust in them just yet. Well, even if he did, he couldn't bring them into the jade space anyway!
It'd be great if he could just move all that energy out into the open from the jade space… But it was just a thought he had.
He returned home to see Yushu and Mengyao sitting in front of the coffee table, a bunch of posters were in front of them as they flipped through. It was a miracle- they weren't watching TV tonight.
The Miss only nodded her head when she saw Lin Yi return, not looking happy or dissatisfied, evidently already used to him returning home late. This was her cold attitude, as usual.
Yushu, on the other hand, was impatient. "Shield Bro, how come you've only just come home! Hurry, come look at this with us- where should we go for our trip?"
"Trip?" Lin Yi blinked and walked over to the sofa beside Yushu, "What trip?"
"There's a holiday coming up, and we were planning to go out and play! Shield Bro, where should we go?" Yushu started pointing at the magazines and posters and ads on the table which were all about tourist spots and the like, "We can't sort out our options- help us take a look please!"
"Holiday?" Lin Yi only then remembered that they were talking about International Labor's day- a holiday.
He now had a normal life - this wasn't something he had the privilege of enjoying back then. He would just get suddenly thrown into missions all the time, and the days without those would be his holidays!
So he really didn't have a good idea of what a holiday was, not until Yushu mentioned it. So he was a student now, he had holidays…
"Yeah!" Yushu nodded. She passed on a bunch of posters to him.
"Where do you guys wanna go?" Lin Yi put them aside, not looking at them, "The ads on here are all exxagerated- it really isn't that useful. Although, I do have a medicine company opening ceremony I have to attend that day, I can't leave. Maybe you two can go alone?"
"Then we'll go on the second day, May 2nd! There's a lot of days in this holiday anyway!" Yushu said, shrugging, "Right, Yao Yao sis?"
"Yeah… Lin Yi, I was thinking of inviting Tang Yun and Feng Xiaoxiao to go together," Mengyao nodded and raised her head at him.
The Miss's words took him by surprise- he didn't expect her to be inviting them on her own! Although, she was indeed someone who thought reasonably, and so he supposed that it really wasn't that big of a surprise. What he didn't expect was that she herself, said it this time, not just through Yushu.
"Sounds good. I saw that Xiaoxiao had a wish to go to the beach and see the sunrise- maybe we could do that, go to the beach? We won't follow the tourist group, too," Lin Yi said, remembering that Xiaoxiao wrote that she wanted to eat a poached egg at the beach- he found it amusing and troubling. He really didn't understand what this poached egg was doing in this fantasy- how'd she connect them?
"That works," Mengyao didn't disagree, "Then I'll leave it to you."
"Oh, that's great, we get to catch sharks again!" Yushu clapped her hands, very happy that they were going to the beach.
"Hah…" Lin Yi shrugged- that was it, and he left to take a shower.


When an S-class elite, assassin-raised captain of a special ops suicide squad comes home from a high-stakes Africa mission, he finds himself offered something that could potentially set him up for life- a curious assignment that he could use to finally exit his days of war and slaughter.
Then placed into a high-school setting, Lin Yi is tasked by the chairman of a top-tier multi-billion company with bodyguard duty for non-other than his own daughter, a certain little Miss of said high-school.
His enemies, once ranging from drug lords, mafia bosses, political figures, and national leaders, are soon replaced with spoiled kids who happen to have rich papas and mamas, and Lin Yi finds his intense expertise and high-threat skillset misused and very underwhelmed...
But he does get a harem cast as diverse as his old enemies, so Lin Yi decides that, for the sake of messing around with girls as an invincible entity in a down-leveled environment, leaving his bloody and death-filled war days behind is something he'd definitely want to strive for.

seven years pass by and I'm fourteen years old. due to faster maturing of merfolk in general and being raised with the wildlife in sea,14 is the age where a mermen are considered adults. but due to biological and heath reasons regarding child birth ,16 is the age for mermaids to be considered adults.

I and my 2 friends have been sneaking outsides the town to tame fishes for some time now, and dispite them not being 30( age where female mermaid tail split into human legs) they can turn theirs legs human now by following my procedure. although they don't have natural conquerors haki, they can stimulate similar results with much more effort with just armament haki and observation haki. this had led them to unlock a pseudo conquerors haki but they are only able to focus it inside their body and can't bring it out. I have asked them to try to send pseudo conquerors haki with their martial attack and natural biological attacks. although they can't yet add it to water manipulation of merfolk martial arts,they can add it to their biological attacks. safyre can send it through shockwave that her tail whip creates and can even directly inject into opponent through her stinger like poison invading a body. while Elektra can increase the power output of her electricity by focusing it in her body and even use that electricity as a medium to ditect it outside her body.

 This new pseudo conquerors haki that I call queens haki while true conquerors haki is kings haki. while kings haki is something you are born with, Queens haki can be created with high will power and some mastery over other forms of haki. and mastery they have achieved ,ever since I have unlocked armament haki, I have been trying to teach them all I know about haki and they have been getting more lessons with their father about it since they reach turned 16(adult mermaid age) and they have absorbed it like a sponge. although the early bottle neck of unlocking these haki was huge, but after unlocking, it has been smooth sailing due to constant spars that we go through regularly.

throughout these years I have  tamed a veriety of sharks and have perfected the forms and even recently managed to create a hybrid of all shark forms that I have. this form has the size of whale shark , wide jaw opening  like basking shark(helps produce greater bite force and increases water manipulation), ferocity of great white, jagged teeth of tiger shark, biting for force greater than Bull shark, tail whip of thrasher shark, speed and stamina of mako shark and electro and chemo reception of hammerhead shark. I can take this hybrid in fish form but can't take merman form with this bases.

with the size and ferocity of this form, I wouldn't lose out to even ancient megalodon, who just happens to be my next target. megalodon exist in as sea kings which are higher level being than any known sea bear. they are known for their gigantic size and ferocity, but alas they are solitary creatures, which will make it much easier to hunt and tame them. with an equally powerful form with similar size (because of whale shark) and ability to manipulate water, with strategic mind that can better exploit it's weakness,I  am very confident in my victory, After my coming of age ceremony tonight, I'm going on an expedition to hunt and tame a megalodon.

night comes as celebration starts, I have recived several sea stone based gifts from friends and family (because the whole town economy is based on sea stone). as I approach my father I give him a present that I have made. all these years he had taught me everything about smithing and especially forging sea stone and this gift is accumulation and extrapolation of all that knowledge. he unwraps the gift to find gray smithing gloves, apron and a combat uniform made of same material. despite its low ductility, I have managed to weave sea stone into a flexible fabric no different than regular cloths but much more durable and fire resistant. he is amazed as by all means this should be impossible, even if I managed to weave it, it shouldn't be this flexible and should be much stiffer. I achieved this aftera visit to capital of fishman island where I saw the polyglyph by joyboy. using observation haki and with knowledge and hypothesis of fantasy runes, I figured out that by focusing all the types of haki ,the stone could be imprinted not just in phisical sense, but also metaphysical way. I could feel emotions from the glyph even after 700 years of being imprinted. applying this to water manipulation by superimposing haki and feeling of cold or hot allows me to turn water into ice or scalding hot water or even steam. while applying this to smithing sea stone by drawing thin wires I superimposed haki with flexibility of silk fabric resulted in super strong thread of sea stone with all its wonderful properties but can also be woven into cloth. I take my mother to our reef outside the town bubble but still inside the boundry of town where my frends have set up curtain to reveal my mother's gift which is much more complex, by using everything she taught me about bubbles that surround our town, my knowledge of aerogel and this haki imprinting technique I have created a pyramid of transparant material using essence of sea stone and aerogel. it is a bit less flexible than normal bubble that surrounds the town but much stronger and can be put into any shape unlike bubble which can only be spherical. the force required to enter this space is much less than required in bubble while still keeping water or while filtering dissolved gasses. by using natural biological energy of microbes and plant life inside and outside the pyramid by imprinting it so that any plant near and inside it will be considered as one being whose body includes the transparant body of pyramid, I can induce it to be regenerative and also produce sunlight at the top of the pyramid with bioluminescence like behaviour. this can inturn power plants inside the pyramid garden which inturn is part of the biological system of pyramid. this will allow our town to grow exotic terrestrial fruits and other agricultural produce while also serve as healing reagent due to natural healing properties of sunlight. I'm extremely proud of my achivement in material science and it might be my in with the Marines in future to get apprenticeship with vegapunk.i have already talked about this with my parents and they have agreed to let me transform into human form and go study science with the world government. what they don't know is that I plan to tame a megalodon on the way.

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being reborn into the one Piece world after watching it till dressarosa arc with this grandson, he will explore and exploit the lineage factor discovered by vegapunk in his ambition to begin a truly God like existence and to never face mortality again

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