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"Before birth, there's always a spark, tiny, miniscule inconsequential but quite capable of giving life to the greatest of forces, to the greatest of men, and women. To the greatest of heroes and villains, to the greatest gods and the greatest demons, and to the greatest of worlds.

But sometimes one spark begets two, being so unique and powerful that it would birth two of greatness, two of the same coin, a hero and a villain, a god and a devil, a living world...…and dead world. Gaia is the jewel of the universe, home, the bright place of everything that breathes, sleeps, eats, flies, crawls, swims, moves, lives and die...…but not much is know about her sister, her twin in power and might, in magic and grace, a world forgotten and untouched by the ever evolving hands of the chosen ones, of the immortals, of the players!

But she is unlike her sister Gaia, she's a world of games and bloodshed, a world of Kings and heroes. Nothing is gained or given in this world without the strength of your swords and thickness of your blood, it is a world that gives its power to the glory of it's Kings and it's 100 legendary heroes of unique repute. She's ready, she's opening up her gates to you, to the lost descendants, for she is your inheritance. She needs her Kings, she needs her heroes, come and claim your kingdom, come and claim your might! Take and take and take! Until there's nothing between you and the top, until your name resounds allover the place as Emperor as Legendary Hero!

Fight for pride, resources, wealth, pleasures and the ultimate throne, need her call, need her please to be remembered as she calls out to you, as Terra! Sings forth her song of battle. Will you be there, on the dawn, or on the dusk, or on the high noon and midnight of her noble self. All are welcome...…bring your best!"

(Tournament Of Terra: Of Kings & Heroes)

The narration for the tournaments trailer was amazing, but it went behind just what was being said to what was being shown. Endless strips of stable land, deserts, mountains, tundra and actual floating islands. There were battling platforms placed in the strangest of places, and then civilizations that seemed stuck in a stone age. Their fur clothes clinging heavily to their body, and even though they all had different races to fall back on, they all just looked like the were prehistoric.

Terra truly was a land untouched by technology, but it had magic and it very much had conflicts. There were werewolves and vampires, demons and what looked like angels. These placed seemed to be a little bit more supernatural than Gaia and the universe she was in, but that's understandable, when your basing it on the timeline, magic or not, a bunch of things would be attributed to gods and weird voodoo by the people of this era.

After the trailer, another one for the (A.R.I) Was shown, especially with the pitch that streaming services would be available for players and people who would be more willing to watch the tournament rather than participate. Of course to enjoy the streaming service a monthly subscription was required, but it was affordable for everyone, but of course said service would also be limited as there were three stages to it.

 The basic subscription, the premium subscription and the premium VIP subscription, each one correlating to the amount of popularity and power the individual or guild being streamed had.
For example an ordinary player looking to make his way in Terra could be watched by others using the basic streaming service, but once said player has a modicum of Fame and is quite popular amongst others, his subscription service would be bumped up to the premium. Also players have to register for the streaming service, they'll sign a bunch of legal documents, but on e the game starts, they earn a portion of the proceeds from the subscription service and a little bit more from viewers willing to gift said player money for his or her efforts.

The premium VIP would have really famous guilds and players in it right from the start, a contract has probably been sent to all of them by now, and there's no way they would disagree as quite a bit of money can and will be earned from it. Also there was also a measure of security, from the premium subscription upwards, players with subscriptions of their own will not be able to stream other players within the tournament. This is so that the secrets of players would be protected, sure people from the real world will see and probably expose it, but that's an attempt to keep an element of surprise and have every guild and player be at the tip of their toes. All in all it as a well thought out plans, seems like a cash grab scheme to me, but nevertheless the augmented reality interface had more practical applications in real life than to just serve as a portable television.

I switched of the holographic screen in front of me, only for me to get hit on my thigh. I looked down at Ron, he was just staring at the screens and now I had turned it off, I didn't even notice he was there, I looked at the time and had to grimace, it was a little past 2am and we both should be asleep. But those eyes of his, they're impossible to say no to.

"Five minutes! I don't care what you say or how cute you look, but after this we're both going to bed, deal!" he looked at my outstretched hand and then back to my face, then he raised his hands up asking me to carry him up. I couldn't help but sigh, I knew just as he knew that it didn't matter what deal I offered, he was going to get what he wanted no matter what. The holographic screen came up again, this time it was showing a simple map. Of Terra that was released to the public and preparations for the guilds hoping to establish their kingdoms, this was so they could plan ahead.

Of course not all information about the lay of the land was given, but there was enough to understand a basic demographic and make a choice. And then Ron moved his finger, pointing to a spot at the north-western edge of a continent right in the middle of Terra. It was uneven like most continents tend to be, but it was in the shape of a half moon, and the spot Ron was pointing at was right at the beginning of a mountain range, close to the western sea, to the east was a push and expansive forest that actually expanded to the ocean, a little ways south was the beginning of a desert, and North was the mountain range.

The spot was covered with trees and green, showing that it was also a part of the forest, setting up anything there was akin to being in the middle of nowhere, the only place that there seems to be access to it, was from the desert in the south. This was not a detailed map, so it's hard to tell if they're any official roads leading to that spot, but seeing as this world was rather primitive I would say no. It was right in the middle of nowhere, however...…

"Ron my sweet boy you're a genius!" I said to him as I pulled him close and gave a big fat missing his cheek and hugged him tighter. He giggled, probably a little bit tickled by the small beard that had grown on my face(I need to shave that). Then he turned and said.

"Go play there?" I raised an eyebrow, lost descendants online since it's inception has only been open to 18 year olds and above due to it's very graphic and adult nature, however maybe it time we bent the rules a bit. I quickly typed a message to the virtual reality department with a detailed plan, then I turned to Ron and said.

"Don't worry, daddy will go make a playground for you there, and then you can come play." I said to him with a smile as he nodded and continued to stare at the map.

The spot he had chosen was pretty much isolated from the rest of the world, we might be quite far away from.
Civilization, but we had access to all of the natural resources we would need to survive. The sea to the west, a mountain to the north, a desert to the South and if all should go well, a forest to the east or rather completely around us. But it was not just the idea of the resources, it was the idea of a place where the dragons could hatch without being discovered too early, where they can grow, and learn and train with everything they would ever need made available to them.....my very own dragon army.

Dragons, elves, pirates, and magic...in space!  Follow Aaron as he travels through a game world to gain clues to his dead mother's past, clues that would open up a new world for him.  All while trying to balance a child and a multibillion corporation left to him by a grandfather, who was more father than grandfather.  A scheming family, an assassin old maid, and a possible romance, all lead to a wild ride as two very different lives clash to make up the life of Aaron Wade. 


Disclaimer: don't own the image, just got it off the internet. Also if there are any similarities to persons, living or dead, or to other forms of media, I'm in no way whatsoever connected to them, unless it's to my other novels. There would be mentions and similarities to other media works, I repeat this is a completely original work and I don't own them neither am i connected to them in anyway. 

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I spent the rest of the night doing quests for the starter town's four main shopkeepers and Mayor, increasing my relationship with them to a 'revered' state and earning friend requests from each of them. As for the other NPCs in the town, such as the extraneous craftsmen in the crafting hall and the return scroll vendor, their attitude didn't change when they saw my new title. They continued acting like computer programs, which the active NPCs explained away by saying 'they must have quit after the update' or 'they might not be paying attention right now'.
Eventually, toward the end of my playtime for the night, every one of the five NPCs who'd befriended me spread their hands at me to say they had nothing left.
"I'm sorry, my friend," the Mayor said. "This is still only a beginner village, so I can't offer you anything more. To advance, you'll need to move on to the next towns on the road to the underwater Capital. You have a choice between three paths. Beyond the Cerulean Caves to the South, you'll find a new area called Oyster Hollow. It is a murky place where pearls can be found in abundance, but so can vicious swarms of saltwater payara.
To the North, beyond the Cerulean Forest, is the Forgotten Battlefield, which is where you'll find the stereotypical area full of jagged ridges and shipwrecks. The area is intended to be a salvage yard, although I doubt it'll see much of its intended use. Aside from that, it's also a good place to farm for treasure chests, dubloons, and lobsters, but you have to watch out for squids and poisonous stonefish.
And to the East, past the Cerulean Plains, you'll find the Field of Ruins. It is the resting place for an ancient forgotten city and home to Brine Lake—the entrance to the Briny Dungeon. You can find bull manatees grazing among the grass and there are various mini-games scattered through the area, waiting to be uncovered. The biggest mini-game is the Sea Witch's Tower and it's somewhat hard to miss."
"What's to the West?" I asked.
The Mayor blinked at me in surprise. "You haven't been yet? Well, to be honest, there isn't much there at all. There's a small island chain where players can harvest laverweeds from the rocks along the shore. It's a slimy kind of seaweed that can be used to make the dried nori wraps used in sushi recipes. There are also sea turtles, seagulls, and eggs of both species on the islands, but everything beyond there is a barren ocean flat. I believe the islands were only created to give aquatic players a place to experience the transition to land. Before the update, the change from water pressure to air pressure was much harder to deal with. Now, I believe it's almost negligible."
"I see. Then I guess I'll check out the next maps in the other three directions and see which ones I can explore without dying."
"Before you go, I have a suggestion to make. You can hide any title you possess, including the title 'NPC friend'. I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but hiding it will make your game easier in the future. You won't have other players asking how you received it and you won't have low level NPCs trying to take advantage of you. You seem like an honest kid and I'd hate for anyone to target you because the people of Cerulean Lagoon befriended you."
"Tell me how to do that," I replied. He walked me through the process of hiding my title, then nodded in satisfaction when it disappeared from my visible status.
"Good," he said in approval. "Those of us on your friends list will still treat you as a friend, but other NPCs will act like NPCs unless you have some reason to flash your title. Just be careful about who you choose to share it with. No matter what the title claims, not all NPCs are necessarily your friend. Showing off the title only unlocks the remote interactions option and lets them know you're aware of our secret. It doesn't actually do anything else."
I smiled over his concern for me. "I'll be careful."
So it wouldn't be awkward later, I logged out at the edge of town to make it easier to leave when I logged in again.
My parents were already awake and cooking breakfast when I climbed out of bed. They asked how my night went and I told them about my weird hidden quest as we ate.
"It was really, really weird," I exclaimed between bites of scrambled eggs. "I wonder if it's one of those things where all the NPCs have multiple reaction modes depending on whether you have the title showing or not. Or I've heard some games use employees to roleplay as NPCs. It gives them a chance to personally collect data—meaning it was someone across the country instead of across the universe. The hidden quest could be an easter egg proving I encountered a hidden Dev and my title may trigger the administrative takeover of any NPC whenever I flash it. That could come in handy if I use it at the right time. I just have to be careful not to abuse it or they might start ignoring it."
"You never know," my dad teased. "Maybe she was telling the truth and she really is an alien entity playing another version of the game. Isn't Aetherscape a world where dreams are made real? Lots of people dream of aliens and bodysnatchers."
"Someone had to have been smoking crack to dream that up," my mom commented. "Game developers should be more careful. My parents told me about what happened when reality-bending movies came out in the past. If they give that hidden quest to an unstable person, it could trigger an incident no one wants to see."
"Well, I'm not one of those unstable people, so you don't have to worry." Choosing to change the subject, I asked, "What are your plans today while I'm at the mall?"
Both of my parents froze like I'd broken them. They exchanged startled glances and my mother's expression softened first. "Did you hear that? Our boy is going to the mall."
"And no one is forcing him," my dad continued.
I gagged dramatically like a twelve-year-old and left the table with my parents chuckling behind me.
It didn't take long to get ready. Since I knew tight clothes made for a better rendering scan, I slipped on the form-fitting compression shirt I sometimes used for training, a pair of leggings emblazoned with a dragon print, and a pair of sneakers I could easily slip off.
My mom chased me down as I walked to the curb where I'd parked my car. "Don't forget your face mask," she exclaimed, waving a strip of black cloth at me. "I let you go without it at school, but the mall is another story. You don't go out in public often enough to leave it behind and I don't want to see you coming down with the flu or worse."
I thought she was being overprotective, but I did as she wished and put it on.
Traffic was horrific because it was the weekend. Hordes of office workers were trying to catch up on their personal affairs and students prowled around in search of something fun to fill their time.
The mall had changed quite a bit since my last visit. It was obvious we were tilting closer to having a truly worldwide economy. The branded stores boldly used signs written in the native language of their home country with the English equivalent being an afterthought. That wasn't to say American culture went unrepresented throughout the mall. After all, we were considered kings of cultural appropriation and what said 'American' more than having a stall in the food court hawking combo meals like Kobe street gyros topped in Hawaiian sweet slaw, a side of deep-fried pickles, and Thai milk tea?
The biggest difference I notice was actually in the shoppers themselves. Tweens were out in full force and nothing made me feel more like I was on the verge of adulthood than seeing a clique of short junior high kids arguing over whether they wanted to visit the game store or an accessory store.
I stopped in at the game store myself, curious to see if Aetherscape was being advertised months after its initial release. The answer was: heavily. Another game had a prominent place at the store's entrance, but Aetherscape had filled the entire rear section with posters, fabric wall scrolls, and a game trailer playing on loop on a big screen. They had a capsule system and headset system on display, with a line of people waiting to try it like it'd just come out.
Ignoring the line, I went to read the description placard on the full-body capsule. The price alone was enough to make me walk away, but I continued reading to understand the full benefits of owning one.
The biggest benefit I could see—other than better sleep and improved gameplay experience—was the ability to log in as much as a person wanted. This was possible because the capsule sent impulses through the body using an activity feedback system intended to stave off atrophy. And the specialized gel seating continually shifted a player's body so they wouldn't get bedsores. The placard also claimed the feedback system could assist with passive body sculpting over time. As in, it could help players lose weight and build muscle, which sounded great to me.
Still, that price was totally out of my budget and it would stay out of reach unless I found a high-paying corporate job or the price dropped. I thought the price drop would come first, perhaps when a newer model came out and the older ones became easier to mass-produce.
I strolled over to the swag wall to see what was available for layman shoppers. Some of it made me want to laugh because it was cheesy—generic plushies, hatchable monster eggs, keychains to communicate or feed in-game pets, and collectible trading cards. Some of it was mundane—they had shirts, hats, beanies, wallets, and accessories with a variety of logos I didn't recognize. But most of it didn't fit any category at all, such as the blank 'Sage Journals', full-size foam cosplay weapons, and branded neck pillows based on the game.
The peripheral wall had swag for more mature players. I found a side table display that projected holographic mini-models of famous NPCs and another side table display that continuously updated with the inventory and sales of a player's shop. There were faux terrariums and aquariums that synced with in-game counterparts, a workout mirror with an NPC weapons trainer, and fancy travel cases for 4D helmets. They had coffee cups and scrolling tickers to track in-game currency values. And there were language dictionaries, history books, and wall maps for the true geek fans.
The item that nearly had me pulling out my wallet was the slender boxes of 'skill scrolls'. It came with two things—a fabric wall scroll I could hang up in my room and a code I could apply to my account to receive a matching scroll in the game. In the game, the skill scroll actually imparted a skill to the owner. The box claimed there were twelve skills in total with rare skills being the guaranteed minimum and the legendary skills 'Heaven's Wrath' or 'Hell's Fury' being the possible jackpots.
I escaped the game store before I could make the purchase. No matter how much I wanted it, it was technically a toy and I could live without it.
Returning to my original goal of visiting the 4D Arena, I strolled through the mall with a focused pace and managed to arrive without being entangled by any stall salesmen or question surveyors.
The 4D Arena was a new extension to the mall's poorly lit arcade. It'd completely replaced the neighboring store and seemed to have a working relationship with both the smoothie shop on the far side and the mall itself. The mall had to be supporting it because the surrounding mezzanine had been arranged like a second food court with no less than six televisions scattered on the periphery.
I was somewhat surprised to find the viewing area was the most crowded place in the mall. I knew Aetherscape had to be popular if someone like Sheynan was playing it, but this was... It wasn't on the level of a major convention, but I saw far too many school idols wandering the area. There were core members from the school's athletic teams, a few fairies who were only popular for being pretty, and a handful from the brainy crowd famed for their intelligence.
It felt like I was walking into the school cafeteria again.
I almost retreated, but I started to notice the other people sitting at the tables. There were older people and younger people, too. The age range actually went from an elderly grandpa down to a group of middle school kids. The biggest cross-section wasn't high school students at all—it was made up of local college students and working adults.
Then I noticed the banners.
[First Annual Aetherscape Martial Tournament Singles/Team Qualifiers!
First Place Champions will receive a 4D Gaming Capsule, six months free game subscription to Aetherscape, a limited edition Martial Qualifier mount, and a $100 Lobby Store gift card.
Second and Third Place Champions will receive a six months free game subscription to Aetherscape, a limited edition Martial Qualifier mount, and a $50 Lobby Store gift card.
All participants will receive a Tournament tee, codes for a free Martial Qualifier Kitsune pet, a "Martial Qualifier" cloth armor set, and 100 gold*.]

Aetherscape's newest game update:  Aquatic Races!

Aetherscape is a full immersion game based on the theme of 'dreams'.  High school student Jay isn't a gamer.  He prefers to spend his time reading--preferably away from other people.  He incidentally reads a novel series based on Aetherscape and his curiosity is piqued.  He can actually explore the story's expansive world in full immersion?

How was a noob like Jay supposed to know Underwater zones are historically unpopular?  Not that he cares.  He prefers dealing with predictable NPCs over unpredictable players.

On the second day, the sales of Chen Feng's loot boxes entered a new height. By word of mouth, they became even more popular as more and more people find out about the existence of this cheap yet unique research paper.
Buy, buy, buy!
After being used to all sorts of expensive prices all this time, they were sure that these loot boxes of Chen Feng's sold at one point per box were in fact extremely cheap! A lot of them did not need the solution for too many of the problems, so by purchasing these loot boxes, they would be able to purchase the solution they wanted for an extremely cheap price! If they were lucky, only a slight amount of points would be required!
Besides that, a single point was sufficient for them to obtain the solution for one of the top 100 problems. The solution for these problems would normally be worth at least 30 points per solution! Now, if one was lucky enough, one would be able to get the solutions for the problems with the highest difficulty in one go, how profitable! Based on their experience, the solutions for these highest-difficulty problems would normally be worth 100 points per solution!
Here, Chen Feng was selling them like some random cabbages!
Buy, buy, buy, buy!
Everyone was going crazy. At all the branches, producers were going on shopping sprees.
Further agitating everyone was the news released this morning: Chen Feng's loot box would stop selling in one month's time.
That was also the time in which the competition for this year's excellence award would end.
Shua!
This caused an uproar.
"Damn, there's a time limit?"
"I knew Chen Feng was only selling it this cheap to get the excellence award…"
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah, quick, buy quick."
"I don't care if the solution I get is something I needed or not, just buy it first before deciding what to do with it."
Everyone was going crazy.
Even those who would normally not buy any research papers started buying a bunch of Chen Feng's loot boxes when they heard this.
This was simply the sale of the century. If they were to miss this, the same thing might never appear again. Buying the loot boxes became the only common topic of all producers.
In the learning forum… at all branches… almost all producers were talking about this.
Someone posted a thread. "Hahaha, I managed to get an SSR-tier drop with a single contribution point!"
"Wow, I envy your luck."
"Is this for real?"
"666666666."
Countless people replied.
Similar threads appeared without stop. There was nothing one could do about this, as the amount of people who had bought the loot boxes was simply too high. Due to the huge amount, there would be a small amount of lucky ones that managed to get a high-difficulty solution from the loot boxes, which would tempt the other producers to continue buying without stop. As for the unlucky ones, they were too busy buying new loot boxes instead of posting threads documenting their bad luck.
Chen Feng's public image and popularity were increasing without stop. This caused an uproar so huge that even non-producers heard of it. Once again, Chen Feng became the trending topic.
Currently, Chen Feng had secretly returned to his rented room at Gold City. He was silently reading all the posted threads as he lamented inwardly: What a bunch a naive kids…
In his memories, back then, when free to pay games with microtransactions had first been released, this was how he'd behaved as well. It was a free game! The spring of the gaming era had arrived…
Next… he finally got a clear understanding on what "free" meant, what "cheap" meant, and what "RNG" meant!
In this world where strength reigned supreme, economic studies were not popular. As such, the economic structure here was quite lacking compared to Chen Feng's previous world, to the point where items such as loot boxes had never appeared here before.
Shua!
Shua!
The figures running in the background changed without stop. Only the seller, Chen Feng, knew how terrifying this figure had reached. Based on the records, currently, the highest amount a single buyer had spent on the loot boxes was no less than 20,000 contribution points!
The amount of contribution points this guy had spent was still increasing. In other words, this sad brother here had failed to get the solution he'd wanted from the loot boxes?
Chen Feng tried checking his records. Mhm… This guy had a full collection of all R-tier and SR-tier drops. As for SSR-tier drops, he still lacked one to complete his collection.
He had gotten 200 sets of SSR-tier drops from the loot boxes. However, among them, he kept getting repeat drops from the loot boxes, with the highest repeat solution at 50 times while the lowest at 10 times. As for the particular drop he required, he had yet to obtain it from the loot boxes.
"How pitiful…"
Chen Feng mourned for him.
This brother here was truly extremely unlucky!
Apart from this brother here, there was also a huge amount of unlucky gamblers who had also spent several thousand or several tens of thousands contribution points. Nearly all of those who had spent this much were all trying to get some particular SSR-tier drop.
Chen Feng exhaled in relief. "Fortunately, I left Star City in time."
"Hu—"
From the amount of contribution points those people could afford to spend, it was obvious that these were all super-powerful seniors. If his location was discovered by them…
Mhm…
He might not be able to avoid getting beaten up. However, as Chen Feng studied the records, in two short days, the contribution points he had earned had surpassed 80% of the producers based at the research institute. Moreover, his contribution points were increasing without stop at an extremely fast speed, with the speed increasing as well!
This method of sale was truly quite scam-like. However, it was also undeniably an undefeated method. Naturally, the premise of this succeeding was to first ensure that his popularity and prestige were sufficient. Otherwise, he would most probably end up getting himself chopped into pieces by some angry gamblers…
He recalled that in his previous life, there had been one particular author called "Minus Ninety Degrees."
Although this guy was tall, handsome, and wrote some good stories, due to pirates, his income had been too low. There had been several times where he'd almost stopped writing because of that. Next, this author had requested Chen Feng's advice. Chen Feng had given this guy a good method of making money: RNG-style novels!
That's right, RNG-style novels. Only a single subscription point was required to read each chapter. However, for each chapter:
Fifty percent probability of it being a filler chapter.
Forty percent probability of it being a chapter where the main plot progressed.
Ten percent probability of it being a chapter where the story reached a climax.
One percent of probability of it being the conclusion of that particular arc.
What a perfect system!
It was rumored that, subsequently, in the first month after he'd implemented that system, his remuneration had reached six figures, creating a miracle. However, he had subsequently disappeared. According to the rumors, he was still being hunted by his readers or something…
As Chen Feng thought of that, he sighed endlessly.
To forge iron, one's own body had to be strong as well. This was a sales method not everyone would dare to implement.
"Two more days at most."
A toying smile appeared on Chen Feng's face.
Soon, these people would all experience for themselves the horror of RNG!
As of now, they were all still happily gambling on the loot boxes. For the casual gamblers who only spent 10 to 20 contribution points on the loot boxes, they would obtain a huge amount of R-tier and SR-tier drops with a low amount of repeat drops. As such, these people would start talking about their success online, attracting the envy of countless people. If one was lucky enough to obtain an SSR-tier drop, one would be able to create an uproar online.
Was that worth the contribution points? For these people, of course it was!
However, when the producers that truly needed these solutions to solve their problems saw this, their hearts would start aching as they noticed how low the probability was for them to get the solution they wanted out of the 100 solutions a loot box might contain.
This was especially true when there was simply no limit placed on repeat solutions one might obtain.
This was too scam-like, right?
If the solution they wanted was some R-tier drop, it was somewhat easier, since the amount of R-tier drops were higher. Hence, the probability for it to appear would be higher. If the solution they wanted was some SR-tier drop, it would be somewhat harder. If it was some SSR-tier drop… they might as well kneel down and start praying for good luck.
"Something seems wrong with this, right?"
Some started realizing the issue. Fortunately, these people were still blaming their luck for this instead of questioning Chen Feng's method of sale.
Suddenly, a thread called "Bastard Chen Feng! Refund me my contribution points!" appeared at the learning forum. This caused a huge uproar.
The content of the thread:
"Bastard Chen Feng, refund me my contribution points! All those SSR-tier threads posted on the forum must be fake, right? Do SSR-tier solutions even exist in the loot boxes? I doubt it! For a single SSR-tier solution, I wasted 10,000 contribution points, yet I have not even gotten a single SSR-tier solution! Not a single one! The f*ck are you f*ckers showing off at the forum for? My 10,000 contribution points! F*ck this loot box! Chen Feng, refund my contribution points!"
Bang!
This caused a huge uproar on the whole forum. The only reason for this was because the thread had been posted by a master producer.
If this thread was considered as the fuse, then the first reply to this thread would be the trigger for the fuse, for the upcoming storm.
Username: Unchanging Fate
Status: Master producer
Reply:
"Hahahahaha! Fake! It's all fake! There are simply no SSR-tier drops in this loot box! No, don't touch this king here! This king here does not want to eat medicine! This king here is not crazy!! Let this king go. All you traitors are trying to hurt this king!! Protect the king! Protect the king!"


Chen Feng, of modern earth, had suffered bad luck since birth. After finding the legendary “lucky artifact,” his bad luck peaked and he became the only person killed in an earthquake. By a twist of fate, he found himself transmigrated into a different and magical world! A world much larger than earth. A world only partially explored due to the dangers within. A world where human civilization centered around genes. In this world, human beings possessed all sorts of abilities due to genetic fusion. Some went on to create world-changing technologies with their mysterious genetic abilities, while others went on to become undefeated genetic warriors with their combat genetic abilities. How will Chen Feng fare in this new world?

Paul appeared in a white space, there was a desk with several small boxes on it, a chair, and a door with Another World written on it, the door also had a padlock and chains and above it the words 'updating' were hovering.
He sat at the desk and opened a box, it unfolded and a number of folders appeared on the desk, "last files accessed from external device" Paul said, many folders vanished leaving one, it was the same as last time, his game log had been copied and judging from the time this time it was definitely not Jack, it must be Mari.
After checking the Another world door he found the update would take hours, although he played the game he didn't know that much about it, he knew it was the best around the top of triple A games, but that was it. He spent several hours just watching videos and browsing random stuff, then logged out.
When the capsule opened Jack was already waiting for him,
"you're early Jack, had an easy day?"
Jack chuckles "you were my only client today and another world is still offline so i figured you'd be out early, by the way the steak was out of this world"
"what steak?"
"the one you made yesterday, when you told me you were at Grand-master i had to come and try your cooking, how could i not"
"that was you?! you looked so different i thought you were Military with the short hair and all"
"well in the game i can show off my personality in how I fight, out here i dress to impress"
Paul laughed as Jack dressed him and took care of his needs,
"Paul um... I wasn't going to say anything but... it's about Mari, she seems... how can i put this? under qualified? i mean we are trained to not even flinch no matter how bad the client is but..."
"yeah" Paul started "i'm pretty sure she's a fake"
"what?! what do you mean?!"
"you know about my accident right?" Jack nods "well the truly painful part came after....."
Paul describes the fragmented memories of the aftermath, being in intensive care, being so young he never even considered about medical insurance so his treatment was as basic as you could get, basically they saved his life and that was it, in this day and age where nano-tech could literally turn a mangled lump of human back into a fully functional person in days as long as they were alive, treating his wounds would have been simple with enough money.
"so what happened? you should have gotten compensation given how big the company you worked for is?"
"My Aunt had shown up and was trying her best to help, or so i believed, the company were great they sent over a lawyer who told me my job would be waiting for me and i would be compensated much more than enough to get treatment, he asked me if there was anything i specifically wanted and i told him about my plan to buy Another World, he personally registered me into the game with 2 years subscription, unfortunately i passed out at that point from exhaustion, by the time i woke up several months had gone by, my aunt was gone, the money was gone, and the company has blocked me from contacting them, the lawyer left a message telling me that trying to extort money from the company was something the wouldn't tolerate, and he blocked me as well."

After an accident and Betrayal by those he thought he could trust, Paul loses himself in a full dive game, he had no idea that the simple life he chose in this game would shake the world.

Aphis did not hesitate to start opening the last few gift boxes. The faster that he opened the gift boxes the sooner that he could start to cultivate. Unboxing such gifts was fun and all but cultivation would be a much needed change of pace for him.

The first notification of many rang out in Aphis's ears telling him he had unboxed the Cultivator Weapon Gift Boxes.

[ Ding! The host has opened the Inferior Cultivator Random Weapon Gift Box and has received: Mundane Inferior Grade Wooden Dagger! This is only the start of your bad luck Host. ]
[ Ding! The host has opened the Basic Cultivator Random Weapon Gift Box and received a Basic Rusted Common Pole staff! This pole staff is barely better than the dagger. Do not disrespect the system by wielding such a piece of crud. ]
[ Ding! The host opened an Intermediate Cultivator Random Weapon Gift Box, and to my own amazement received an Intermediate Uncommon Saber! Such luck doesn't last long, Host. ]
[ Ding! The host unboxed an Advanced Cultivator Weapon Gift Box and was awarded an Advanced Mundane Silver 3-pronged Javelin. When will you get something good host? ]
[ Ding! The host unboxed a Specialist Cultivator Weapon Gift Box, awarding the Host with a Specialist Epic Spoon. This is how you give me face, Host? You have a great of showing it! It may be an epic rarity, but it is a spoon! ]
[ Ding! The host unboxed a Mystic Cultivator Weapon Gift Box, awarding the Host with an Mystic Uncommon Knuckleduster. Did you already use it on yourself? Ah, that is only your face, a simple mistake to make really. ]
[ Ding! The host unboxed a Superior Cultivator Weapon Gift Box! The Host has been awarded a Superior Grade Legendary Bloodletting Cold-steel Cleaver "Lifetaker"! You must have used all nine generations of luck to get this! It has an ominous name, but it work for you for a while. ]

After the weapon gift boxes were opened he started on the Martial Spirit Gift Boxes.

[ Ding! The Host has opened a gift box, obtaining an Inferior Grade Martial Spirit: Oversized Bee! Sting your enemies to death! Not your face, that is why your face is so swollen... ]
[ Ding! The Host has obtained the Basic Grade Martial Spirit: Three Tailed Wolf! It only looks cool. ]
[ Ding! The Host has obtained the Intermediate Grade Martial Spirit: Snow Ogre! Now we are getting somewhere, Host. ]
[ Ding! The Host has obtained the Advanced Grade Martial Spirit Drakenshark! Near the top of the hierarchy of the sea, and at the bottom of the dragon hierarchy as a drake is not really a dragon. The more you think it the less impressive it is. ]
[ Ding! The Host has obtained the Specialist Grade Martial Spirit: Slaughter Goat! It may look and sound like a goat, but there is evil in its eyes. Unleash the fiend with coiling horns and snow-white fur and he shall feast on the hearts of your enemies! Or something… it has a strong aura suited for battle, not much to say about besides that. For your first Martial Spirit, it isn't a bad choice.

When all of the Martial Spirit Gift Boxes were opened, Aphis moved onto to open the Martial Technique Random Gift Boxes. 

[ Ding! The Host has received: Flying Leg Kick! An Inferior Grade Common Martial Technique! What shit! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Calming Slap! A Basic Grade Rare Martial Technique! That is what you need, Host, a slap to the face, any kind will do. ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Tornado Stomp! A Intermediate Grade Common Martial Technique! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Violet Ghost Flick! A Advanced Grade Rare Martial Technique! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Three Faced Spinning Flutter! A Specialist Grade Uncommon Martial Technique! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Silent Seaside Wave! A Mystic Grade Common Martial Technique! ]
[ Ding! This is surprising, for you to receive a good technique like this: Flames of Forgotten Truths! A Superior Grade Epic Martial Technique! Thanks for giving me face, Host. ]

The gift boxes following that went by quickly for Aphis which began with the Movement technique Gift Boxes.

[ Ding! The Host has received: Screwy Bolt a Basic Common Movement Technique from the Xianxia Movement technique Gift Box! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Flavorful Evasion an Intermediate Uncommon Movement Technique from The Xianxia Movement Technique Gift Box! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Momentary Advancement an Advanced Common Movement Technique! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Woeful Stagger a Specialist Grade Common Movement Technique! ]
[ Ding! The Host was lucky to receive: Humble Stumble a Mystic Grade Rare Movement Technique! Not that lucky, though…]
[ Ding! The Host was fortunate to be awarded: Blinking Steps a Superior Grade Epic Movement Technique! You already don't need to blink, and you will already miss the Host! The host is incredible learning the technique without even reading the manual! ]

Shaking off the insults from the System, he opened the Body Tempering Gift Boxes from the Xianxia Compensation Packages.

[ Ding! The Host has received: Feline's Rampart, a Basic Common Body Tempering technique from the Body Tempering Gift Box! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Wing Unfurling, an Intermediate Mundane Body Tempering Technique from the Body Tempering Gift Box! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Bodily Retort, an Advanced Common Body Tempering Technique from the Body Tempering Gift Box! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Iron Stronghold, a Specialist Grade Rare Body Tempering Technique from the Body Tempering Gift Box! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: External Security, a Mystic Grade Uncommon Body Tempering Technique from the Body Tempering Gift Box! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Crimson-Stone-marrow Body Tempering Manual, a Superior Grade Epic Body Tempering Technique from the Body Tempering Gift Box! I didn't think you had it in you Host. I guess, you have your good moments. They must have been hidden between your rolls of fat! ]

Subsequently, Aphis opened up the five Physique Gift Boxes.

[ Ding! Aphis, the Host of the VIP System has obtained: Bloodshot Warrior an Inferior Grade Physique! You get your first physique Host, and it is so shit! ]
[ Ding! The Host has obtained; Grieving Devil, a Basic Grade Physique! This physique is not quite good enough for you, Host. The following box should do nicely. Maybe. ]
[ Ding! The Host has obtained the Intermediate Grade Physique: Azure Stormflayer! Nope, I suppose it must be the gift box after this one. ]
[ Ding! The Host has obtained the Advanced Grade Physique Feather Tiger! Your bad luck must have rubbed off on me. Useless Host. ]
[ Ding! The Host has obtained Specialist Grade Physique Skygazing Eye! This physique is so-so, you have one more chance, Host! ]
[ Ding! The Host has obtained the Mystic Grade Physique: Giant Orc! A solid physique for battle. Nicely done! I expected the stars, and you gave me Earth… eh, it is acceptable. ]

Then there were the five bloodline gift boxes. 

[ Ding! You have received: Emerald Frog, an Inferior Grade Bloodline! Shit! Such a trashy bloodline! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Forest Ape, a Basic Grade Bloodline! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received: Living Gem, an Intermediate Grade Bloodline! Trash after trash after trash! ]
[ Ding! The Host has received the Advanced Grade Bloodline Tendril Beast! Infinitely close to not being trash, but still isn't not trash. You're better than this bloodline, right, Host? ]
[ Ding! The Host has been awarded the Specialist Grade Bloodline Terror glob! Your luck shows up at the damndest times host. This bloodline may not bestow huge battle prowess, but the effects of enemies qi is vastly nullified. ]

After that, Aphis opened the three Qi Gift Boxes.

[ Ding! The System has awarded the Host, the Inferior Grade Longevity Qi! ]
[ Ding! The System has awarded the Host, the Basic Grade Life Qi! ]
[ Ding! The System has awarded the Host, the Intermediate Grade Warrior Qi! It is good enough for you Host, but not me. Do better next time, okay?]

Concluding the three Qi Gift Boxes were the two Heavenly Treasures Gift Boxes! Aphis hoped that the items gained from these two gift boxes were useful in the long term.

[ Ding! The Host has been awarded the Inferior Grade Heavenly Treasure: Bead of Absolution! Strengthen your resolve, do what needs to be done! Let neither your own demons, or Hell's stop you from achieving your aims. ]
[ Ding! The Host has been awarded the Basic Grade Heavenly Treasure: Time-space Realm Scroll! Time spent inside is double what it is outside! If you need to quickly comprehend a technique or heal up this while you are hunted. This scroll will have definitely be useful! ]

There was also the Inferior Divine Artifact Gift Box! A Heavenly Treasure was one thing. A Divine Artifact which were in a league of its own was another.

[Ding! The Host's Luck has allowed him to obtain the Ring of Heavenly Acknowledgement, an Inferior Divine Artifact! This artifact allows whoever wears it to be not a Heavens Chosen, but Acknowledged by the Heavens allowing the Host to fight for special opportunities that only Heavens Chosen could contend for! ]

Lastly, Aphis opened the gift boxes that pertained to Forging, Pill-making, and Beasts.

[ Ding! The Host has obtained a Basic Common Forging Hammer! Fine. ]
[ Ding! The Host has obtained a Basic Uncommon Alchemy Fire! Greenspun Flames! Slightly better. ]
[ Ding! The Host has obtained a Basic Mundane Gold Clawed-Minnow Beast Heart! I won't even comment on how trash this beast heart is...]

Now, he could look into the Follower Module which was the last stop he would make before descending.

"Hey, System, could you elaborate on what the Follower Module is exactly?" Aphis asked into the stainless white empty void of a room.

The System eagerly explained: [ The Follower Module enables the Host to take System-exclusive companions outside of the System Space. Every 10 Host Levels, another Companion may be marked as a follower. Any companions that the Host recruits have to remain in the System Space until the Host can take them out by having enough Host Levels. Companions that are not yet marked as a follower won't remain idle as long as you have the supplementary modules unlocked. ]

Hearing this, Aphis pondered for a moment before asking: "System, I have no such supplementary modules as far as I am aware. What happens when you have a follower and can't mark them as a companion because you lack the 10 required levels as a Host?"

[ Those who you can't recruit will remain idle. Level up to level 10 as a Host and you will be able to recruit them as followers at that time. ] responded the System.

That means two things, one, Aphis could not currently recruit the System Incarnation as a Follower. Second was that after he equipped his recent loot he could descend! 

While grinning, Aphis equipped himself for battle with his spoils that he was awarded from unboxing.

Once he was prepared and equipped, Aphis pressed the icon to descend. Aphis's sitting body was wrapped in a spherical array of azure light set to descend upon the Xianxia-world for the first time!

An overweight and unhappy loser acquires a powerful system: the VIP System, transforming his life! As he tops-up money he is given rewards, the greater the amount the greater the rewards! Nothing is off limits! Talent! Beauties! Techniques! Magic! Accompanied by the System he develops new powers, expands his territory, upgrades his system, and grows his ambitions! Watch Aphis and his System dominate worlds, subjugate the Heavens and the Earth, and make himself a paragon amongst paragons that won't ever be forgotten!

Warning: Violence, Adult Language, and Sexual Content. The reader's discretion is advised!
Disclaimer: I shall be making revisions where needed to chapters to improve story clarity, quality and direction.

It was late in the night.
It was still snowing.
The snacks in the shop had run out, and they only had heated pots of wine to drink.
It was meant to be a sleepless night.
Even after midnight, many people didn't show any intention of leaving.
Outside the shops, the snow fell silently. The early morning was the coldest time of the day, and people could see through the glass window that the thin layer of snow had turned into ice on the street.
However, inside the shop, they didn't feel a trace of chill. When they drank the warm wine, they felt warmed from inside out even though the wine wasn't that hot.
The party lasted until about 5 AM. Mr. Fang was surprised that these cultivators who excelled in battles and artifact-making were also talented musicians of instruments such as the guzheng, lute, flute, and harp. Mr. Fang felt ashamed that he could only hum some Chinese country songs.
Even Su Tianji couldn't resist the temptation and played the A Music from Guangling.
[TL Note: A Music from Guangling is a famous song for the guzheng.]
The powerful and elegant guzheng music presented a vast and lofty presence to the audience.
Soon, the top three places of the other two big events came out.
'Biyao' got the most votes in the Cosplay Competition; the 'Smirking Face Emoji' got the second place for its high degree of difficulty; the third place went to 'Kyo Kusanagi' who didn't win the champion for the King of Fighters Competition; 'Lu Xueqi' took fourth place with one less vote compared to Kyo Kusanagi.
Despite her laziness, Su Tianij's A Music from Guangling that was reproduced by the System was widely acclaimed by the cultivators, winning the first place in the music festival with the most votes.
"Well, another second place." 'Biyao' took the gift box with a bit of disappointment.
To Mr. Fang's surprise, the third place went to Dong Qingli who played the Chinese harp.
In their long life of cultivation, this night was probably only a small interlude.
However, they might recall it in some moments of their long lives, and the memories would become even more precious as time passed by.
After the prizes were presented, the winners gathered together.
What were in their boxes? Many people wanted to know the answer to this question.
At Mr. Fang's suggestion, all the winners would open their boxes on the live stream.
"Gongzi Xiao?!" Sitting on a couch, Mu Donglai asked mildly, "I heard that you got a prize too?"
"Yeah!" Proudly, he lifted a palm-sized gift box. "The 10th place of the Cosplay Competition!"
Although he gained many extra points for the difficulty, only the customers sitting in the lounge area could see him and vote for him. That was embarrassing.
The people who didn't enter the top three, such as Xu Zixin, Nalan Hongwu, Wang Tai, and Black Demon, received one or several palm-sized small gift boxes.
Nalan Hongwu opened one. "A discount card?"
He opened another and saw a colorful air-puffed bag with the words [Potato Chips] on it.
"!!??"
He opened another and saw a piece of white stone with engravings of strange characters.
The stone seemed to contain some extremely strange power. Nalan Hongwu brightened and then laughed, "A rune?! Rune No. 13!"
"He got such a good item?!" The people stared at the big screen and were stunned.
"I got one gift box for being a lucky audience member. I'll open it too!" An Huwei opened his gift box and exclaimed, "I got a bag of popcorn?! What's this thing?!"
"Magic wand! I got a magic wand from Harry Potter!" This came from Mo Xian.
"Ahh!" They heard a happy exclamation from Yue Yan, "I got one! The sword for Emei disciples!"
Liu Ningyun (Chizuru Kagura) wasn't in top three, but she got No.4 in the King of Fighters Competition. Including the good rankings that she got from other events, she had more than ten small boxes before her.
"Samurai Edge Handgun?!"
"A bottle of Sprite?!"
"Sniper rifle bullets?!"
"What are these things?!"
"…"
"I'll open it now! Open!" Seeing that many people had opened their gift boxes, and some of them even got good items such as runes, Xiao Yulv couldn't resist the temptation anymore.
While lifting the box, he murmured, "I must get a rare treasure!"
"Open!" He opened it and found a box of strange black strips inside.
On the box were written – [Dove Chocolate]
"!!??"
"What are these?! They look like food?"
He opened the box and ate a piece, and tears flowed down his face as he felt the silky and rich flavor. "So delicious!"
Beside him, 'Iori Yagami' said to 'Kyo Kusanagi', "Young Master Song, what did you get?"
"Forget it. Something called Dove Chocolate. Garbage…" 'Kyo Kusanagi' shook his head and said, "Why can't I get a Rune No.13, just like Senior Nalan?!"
Beside them, Xiao Yulv took another bite and chewed with tears on his face.
…
Soon, the small gift boxes had all been opened, and only the big gift boxes of the top three places were left.
The first one opening the boxes was Biyao (Ning Bi) who got the most gift boxes.
She got the first place in the Cosplay Competition and the second places in both the King of Fighters Competition and the Music Festival.
"What will I get?" She gazed at the three big gift boxes that were neatly placed before her.
"Sir, can't you give me a clue about the contents inside?" She stared at Mr. Fang intently.
"Open them. I have no idea."
The boxes are not big, so they can't be weapons. The best I can get is something small like Dante's small guns! Humph! Soon, she opened the first gift box.
A silver-grey metal object appeared, and it was one size bigger than the gift box itself.
Tiny and complex patterns were engraved on the surface with a layer of faint dark-red demonic light oozing out.
"This is…!?"
At her exclamation, the people who stared at the big screen also started to breathe heavily!
"Artemis?!"
It was a system imitatation version of the Moon Goddess Gun – Artemis! (Mr. Fang's godly weapon fragments could be turned into complete versions of the weapons)
"It's Moon Goddess Gun - Artemis?!"
Bedlam broke out when the first gift box was opened.
Their breaths became fast and quick.
Although it wasn't the big swords such as Rebellion or Yamato, the Moon Goddess Gun - Artemis was a very powerful weapon.
More importantly, it was a complete item created by magic technology!
After the cultivators slowly mastered the ordinary technology, these things were what they craved for!
"The things in the boxes are so amazing?!"
"Hurry! Let's see what's in the next box!"


We’ve had systems that help the MCs make pills, steal skills from legendary masters, and even be forced to show off to earn points, but what about a system that allows one to run a virtual reality internet cafe, featuring all the classic games?

Our MC awakens in a new world (Truck-kun strikes again) and finds himself with a mysterious system that allows him to run a fully self-sufficient virtual reality internet cafe! What? Opening an internet cafe in a cultivator world? You can now surf the internet, watch dramas, and play video games?!

One Emperor Warrior cried after visiting MC’s shop, “Damn, Blizzard completes my life!”
Another Yuan River Realm cultivator gasped after drinking Sprite, “What is this sorcery?” 

What else did the MC bring to the cultivator world? Come join us on this adventure as Fang Qi faces off against cultivation sects and major forces with his collection of modern treasures.

<Open Inventory.> Clinton decided to ignore the system for a while.

A transparent panel opened in front of Clinton. The panel was filled with slots with only three slots that had items in them. Clinton tapped in the first slot. A rectangular call-out appeared and on it were the words:

Last Beta System User Gift Packet.
Description: A gift packet sent to the last user to connect to the Beta System as compensation for the time that was lost. Chances of getting: 0.1 to 3 bronze coins, 0 to 1 skill point, lottery shop function, lottery shop ticket, 0 to 15 free attribute points, 0 to 2 free special attribute points, 1 to 3 common items, or 0 to 1 uncommon items.


<Isn't this the gift packet that I received this morning? Did I not open it?>


[No, you did not.]


<I'll pretend I didn't hear that. Open Last Beta System User Gift Packet.>


[Last Beta System User Gift Packet opened. Received 0.5 bronze coin. Received 1 skill point. Received lottery shop function. Received bronze lottery ticket. 15 free attribute points. Received 2 free special attribute points. Received 1 leather helmet. Received 1 leather armor. Items sent to inventory.]


[Beta System Announcement: Lottery shop function have been unlocked. Spin wheels can be found in the shop.]


<... Did I just unlocked the lottery for everyone?>


[Yep. You just wasted your luck to do a very good deed, Mr. Good Man.]


<... Toxic.>


[As I said, I'm not toxic, you just hear them in a toxic way.]


<...>

[I suggest that you check the spin wheels first.]

<Maybe it's my imagination, but why does the system sound so smug?> Clinton shook his head. <It's probably my imagination. Open shop.>

[Shop opened.]

Please select:

Item Shop
Skill Shop
Lottery Shop
Gift Packets

<Lottery Shop>

[Lottery Shop opened.]

Bronze lottery box: 10 bronze (1 lottery ticket own)
Silver lottery box: 100 silver
Gold lottery box: 1,000 gold
Diamond lottery box: 1 platinum
Red Diamond lottery box: 100 platinum

<... The lottery boxes are just coin drains.>

[Well, why don't you use the lottery ticket that you own? At least you have a chance to get a silver lottery ticket or some good things like skill points.]

<Oh, really? Well, it won't hurt, I guess. Open bronze lottery box.>

[Although there's only about a 1% chance that you'd get it, so it'll probably take a few thousand bronze coins to get one.]

[Ding. Obtained 1 silver lottery ticket.]

<Well, that wasn't so hard, was it?>

[... I take my words back.]

<Open silvery lottery box.>

[Ding. Obtained 3 skill points.]

<Hmm, not bad.>

[... Speak the truth. Did you hack the system or something?]

<... Open 24 bronze lottery boxes.>

[This time you'll probably get some trash items.]

[Calculating rewards.]

[Ding. Obtained 10 bronze lottery tickets. Obtained 5 skill points. Obtained 1 common skill book. Obtained 20 free attribute points. Obtained 10 free special attribute points. Obtained 10 bronze coins. Obtained leather gloves. Obtained common staff. Obtained wooden bow. Obtained 9 wooden arrows. Items sent to inventory.]

<Sorry, what was that you said?>

[... The sun's rising from the west today.]

<Ha. Good to know that at least the earth still spins east and the sun still rises from the east.>

[...]

<Open 10 bronze lottery boxes.>

[Ding. Obtained leather boots. Obtained common dagger. Obtained common skill book. Obtained three 200 experience points potion. Obtained one 500 experience points potion. Obtained 3 silver lottery tickets.]

<Open 3 silver lottery boxes.>

[Ding. Obtained Wind-walk Shoes. Obtained Feather-light Ring. Obtained Invisible Earrings.]

<These items sound kind of amazing.>

[They don't just sound kind of amazing, they are amazing.]

<Really?>

[Yes, really. You're not even supposed to get them in the first place.]

<Ha. Lottery boxes are the best.>

[Not really. Most people wouldn't be happy with the lottery boxes. Your luck was just too powerful for the lottery boxes to rip you off.]

<Haha, my luck is the best.>

[I feel like your luck would be the worst nightmare for anyone that does lottery business. It's the counter against lottery boxes.]

<Well, that just means my luck is amazing as always.

[...]

An intelligent four year old boy, Clinton, is bestowed with the Beta System. Being told that 1 year later, the world will change and everyone will have a system, and there will be intense contest against people of other planets 5 years later to determine which planet gets to survive, Clinton will do what he can to be the strongest person that no one can defeat and save his world.
.... Or not. Watch as Clinton dominates everything with his insane luck.
*Warning: This is an op mc novel, if you don't like op mc then don't read.*
*This is just a hobby of mine, so don't expect any regular updates. Probably just gonna write once in a while when I feel like it and when I have ideas.*

"Then where did he go? I did inform Katan to place the box here," Celina told them.
"Let's check with Katan then," Ava suggested and went deep into the hall to search for Katan.
"I think he is also missing," Mike concluded after scanning the crowd once to make sure Katan hadn't returned yet.
"Mom, dad is missing!" Immediately Will shouted and announced the news to everyone present in the hall.
"What?" Elina exclaimed and came near the kids.
Dexter came near Mike and pulled him aside. He then almost screamed in a low voice, "Did anyone ask you? It looks like you are enough to get us into trouble…"
He hissed and took him away from the crowd. Lisa noticed their weird expression but did not feel like poking her nose as she does not want to spoil the day for Elina.
At that moment, Will hurriedly said to his mom, "Mom... Mom… Dad's gift box is not here… I mean dad is not here..."
He then lifted his small hands and showed the stack of gift boxes kept in one corner of the room.
"Look… Dad's box is missing…" He said.
"Everyone… opens all the boxes… hurry…" Elina ordered and then started to tear the gift boxes one after another.
"Quick… I don't understand why Aiden wants to use him as a gift? Is he having financial problems as he is not going on any missions anymore?" Jennifer asked Jayden.
Jayden shook his head and then moved away from there as he saw Violet walking out of the hall. Jennifer sighed and went to help Elina to find Aiden from the hundreds of gift boxes kept in that room.
"Why the hell are there so many huge boxes? What did the guests bring in them? I thought usually people get some fine jewelry or a flower bouquet." Melissa complained.
"Tell me! Aiden wants me to find him by opening all these damn boxes one by one on my birthday… It's sort of like a game between us…" Elina said in an embarrassed voice.
Meanwhile, Cassie rushed inside the room and noticed that all of them were opening the gift boxes before Elina even cut the cake. She walked near Jennifer and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"
"Your brother has gone missing," Jennifer informed him.
Cassie looked around the hall and pointed at the door and said, "Bro Jay is standing near the entrance with a smug look. I saw him when I entered the hall."
"No, it's your other brother…" Melissa chimed in and huffed.
"Bro Ai? Why? I mean how? He can't have been kidnaped again, right?" Cassie blinked her eyes and then stared at the gift boxes in front of her.
"Oh! Is it that old game of gifting himself to his wife on her birthday? I have never imagined that my stone-faced brother would start acting like my romantic Bro Jay one day." Cassie mumbled and decided to help them by tearing one of the huge boxes with a small knife.
She then moved her head close to Jennifer and said, "I called the hospital and asked them to let Amelia go. I also apologized to Aunt Sophia."
Jennifer lifted her head and raised one of her eyebrows. After looking at her face for some time, she said, "Good to hear. Now stop wasting your time and go to Tyler. He had been struggling with two toddlers. We will manage here."
Cassie nodded her head and then she rushed towards Tyler who was sitting near the balcony with the two wailing toddler twins. When she came near them, she heard Tyler singing a lullaby in a soothing voice.
Without saying a word, she went near him and took one of the kids from his hands. She then sat next to him on the sofa and closed her eyes. Tyler glanced at her once with a smiling face and patted her head.
At the same time, a box that rolled down the stairs entered the flower garden and split open inside a lush grown thorny bush. He somehow jumped out of the box and came out with leaves and sticks stuck all over his head.
Lisa saw him entering the hall like a caveman and shouted, "Aiden is here… But..."
All of them rushed towards the entrance and saw his untidy appearance. They couldn't help but laugh after seeing him covered in leaves and twigs. Elina rushed near him and hugged him.
"Where did you go?" She asked him in an irritated voice.
She then said, "I know by mistake I said one time that I only want you as a gift but please do not wrap yourself as a gift every single occasion. I would be happy if you could get me some other gifts too…"
"..." Aiden hugged her back and screamed in his mind, 'Katan, I am going to kill you the minute I see you again…'
Elina dusted his shirt and pulled the twigs from his hair. She then held his hand and walked towards the middle of the room.
"Finally… Let's cut the cake, I am hungry..." Melissa said and clapped her hands.
Everyone sang happy birthday songs and Elina cut the cake. She then gave a piece of her cake to Jennifer first and then to Aiden. Then she took a cake slice and fed her children and her father, King William.
"Let us all go to the next room. Dinner is being served," Jayden announced and guided all the guests to the room next to the banquet hall.
After dinner, they had a dance party followed by a few fun games. Elina gave the prizes to the winners and congratulated them. Then the guest slowly started to leave the palace one after another and only family members stayed behind.
They all sat around a huge oval table and relaxed a little while discussing general topics and munching on some snacks. Elders and kids then went to sleep as it was getting late while the younger generation decided to stay awake for some more time.
"What a day!" Jayden stretched his hands on top of his head and mumbled.
"It should have been, as you had been running behind the girl who proposed to you and then to your sons while ignoring your wife…" Jennifer uttered and kicked his legs.
"Ouch!" Jayden held his legs and almost rolled in pain.
"When did this happen?" Melissa became interested and leaned forward with twinkling eyes as she was very much interested in gossiping.
"Just a few hours before you came here," Elina whispered to her.
Aiden lifted Elina's legs and placed them on top of his thighs. He then massaged her legs and feet. After seeing that Jennifer made a sad face and averted her eyes away from the lovely couple.
She recalled the times when she also used to enjoy such luxuries and tears formed in her eyes. Jayden noticed that and he immediately pulled her into a hug.
"I am sorry… I am sorry… I was only keeping an eye on her to prevent that young woman from spoiling our kids' minds. Please don't be angry. I am always your slave…" He said and kissed her forehead.
"Ahh… I can't stay in this place anymore… It's too much for my eyes and my heart," Melissa complained and stood up from the chair.
"Then should I also massage your legs and kiss you while hugging?" Alex asked with sparkling eyes and extending his hand to pull his wife on top of him.
Melissa slapped his hands away and said, "No need. Come on, don't laze around and get up… Let's go home…"
"Why don't you stay here tonight. Anyway, the kids had already gone to sleep and it's too late to drive the car," Elina told them.
"Sounds like a good idea… We will take the usual room…" Alex said and lifted Melissa.
After hearing him, Aiden grumbled, "We are not running a lodging…"  
He then looked at Elina with hungry eyes and leaned near her ears. He then whispered in a sexy voice, "Where is my gift? Even if you don't want me as your gift, I still need my gift which you promised to give…"
"Shut up! They are all here..." Elina said and pushed his hands away which were crawling under her skirt.  
"Then let's go to our room," Aiden declared, and then he ran away from there with Elina in his hands to have an unforgettable night.
As Cassie saw them leaving, she said to Tyler, "I think we should also leave since the host had left."
Tyler happily nodded his head and bent down to lift her just like his predecessors. But Cassie stopped him and said, "You had been working hard taking care of the boys alone until now. No need to stress yourself anymore."
She pulled him up and circled her arms around his hand. They then walked side by side to their room without any iceberg in between them.


Twin brothers Jayden and Aiden, live in the shadows of each other. They were searching for their missing sister who they lost because of an accident years ago. The underworld king, Aiden, plans to kidnap Jennifer whose father was linked to that incident. But the elite businessman who is also the captain in SOF(Secret operation force), Jayden saves Jennifer. Because of the confusion created by Jayden, Aiden’s men kidnap Elina who is Jennifer’s best friend. Aiden and Elina kick-off after their first meeting while Jayden forces Jennifer to marry him in return to let her best friend go…

My love, my baby!
Love! It’s sweet love everywhere,
I love you with all my heart!
Even death cannot do us apart,
You are mine and I am yours...



(The book cover does not belong to me. All the credits go to the artist.)

Caleb was driving around for half an hour now and they still didn't reach their destination that got Hayley thinking that where were they going ? She also realized that she didn't ask Caleb that where were they going but before she could ask Caleb pulled out the car outside two storey building and said " here we are , come let's get inside." Hayley did exactly as she was told she got outside of the car and took a look at the building, Samuel Nursing Home that was written on a board. As they were about to go inside another car pulled beside them and Keith and Ginny got out from it and then they hugged each other and then Ginny told Keith and Caleb to go inside as she and Hayley will be joining them shortly. Keith gave Ginny a look and then urged Caleb to go inside with him. After Keith and Caleb went inside Ginny asked Hayley if she could help her to carry some gifts inside and Hayley obliged gladly. There was five and six boxes of gift and Hayley had no idea why Ginny was carrying that much of gift boxes with her and why didn't she want Keith to help her carry the boxes. Thinking she needs to knew why was she carrying these boxes so she asked Ginny " Ginny these gift boxes, who are they for?" Ginny looked at her and smiled " these boxes are gifts for us from Aaron." Ok now I am more confused this was written all over the face of Hayley. If these were gift  from Aaron then why Ginny had them. Ginny understand that Hayley was confused but she didn't had the time to explain her situation so she told Hayley she would explain this situation to her later but first they both need to go inside as everyone is waiting for them.

        When they entered nursing home premise, Hayley could saw as she stepped into a hall which looked like waiting room for patients who came to visit doctor there was a counter on her left maybe for reservation and then there are few benches and chairs lined up maybe for patients and their family to sit when they were waiting for their turn and then there was a room on the left which look like consultant room where patients could meet doctor and on left there was another room door close which Hayley thought that maybe a store room and a room for patients to have test and rest. This was the normal set up of nursing home with all white painted walls and some poster about healthy eating and vaccines pasted on the walls but right now the waiting room of the nursing home become the party ground for each one of them. When Keith saw them enter the room he smiled and walk towards them "there you guys are what took you guys so long" he asked, and he looked at the boxes in there hand. " that would be because of me Keith." Come a rich and very enchanting voice. Keith shifted a little and then Hayley saw the owner of the voice. A tall man around 6 feet tall a head shorter to Keith with reddish brown hair, wearing rimless glasses, high bridge nose and a beautiful smile on his lips walk towards them. After seeing Keith and his other friends Hayley thought that she was now immune to handsome men because no one could compete with these guys right in front of her but when she saw this guy she was completely bowled she hated to admit that she was smitten but Hayley always been honest to herself and she was smitten by this friend of Keith. Aaron took the boxes from Ginny hands and then Ginny took the boxes from Hayley and passed it on to Aaron. It was when Aaron took the boxes from Ginny that when he glanced to the lady standing next to Ginny and a sense of knowing flashed in his eyes. It was exactly same for Hayley too when she saw those brown eyes, she had a feeling of déjà vu that she had seen those eyes somewhere.

A girl who has been losing her faith in many aspects of life especially love or friendship came across a bunch of friends who revived her faith in friendship but couldn't help her broken heart and then came Aaron with his own broken heart.
   So how these two broken people mend each other hearts when there is friendship and love of someone else who loved Hayley  and supported her is at stake. Deep down Aaron know that the other guy is better man for Hayley but still he wants her to stay by his side forever and there was still some parts of his past who came to haunt him as well.

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