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AyoungpilottestinganexperimentalspacecraftunwittinglyfindshimselfinthepositionofoneofHumanitystwodesignatedsurvivors,aplottopreservetheexistenceoftheirraceintheannalsoftime.Earthisdoomed,theSunisfatedtodie,butthelastpagehasyettobewritteninthechroniclesofhumanexploits.Withonlyastrangewoman,adog,andasapientcomputer,heisthrustintoanewreality.Inordertosurvive,theymustlearntomakeuseoftheirlimitedandshrinkingadvantages.Tothrivetheymustgainpower,beitpolitical,military,oreconomic,andtheyneeditfast. ----- DeadStarDockyardsonRoyalRoadandNovelFire Author:cakeonfrosting
Hestormedintotheroom,hisgrayeyesnarrowingashesawthefainttraceofafingerprintonherface.Furyflashedacrosshisface,andhedemanded,“Whothefuckdidthistoyou?!”Shehesitated,awareofhisexplosivetemperandscaredthathemightturnonherifshetoldhimthathissocalledgirlfriend,Davinahadslappedherformistakenlydroppingaglass.“Nobody,justanaccident.”shereplied,attemptingtodownplaythesituation.AhumorlesslaughescapedNeilslips,hisgrayeyesablazewithanger.“Nobody?YouthinkIllletsomeonegetawaywithhurtingyou?Tellme,Harrison,orIswearIllmakeitmymissiontopunisheverysinglepersoninthisgoddamnbuilding.”Knowinghenevergaveemptythreats,Miaopenedhermouthandwhispered,“It-itwasyourgirlfriend...”Fewminuteslater,Miawasastonishedtowitnesswhathedidtohisgirlfriendfordaringtohither.“Nobodydareslayafilthyhandonsomethingthatismine.MiaHarrisonisnotmylover,butsheismywoman.”MeetNeilWayner,afamoussoldieronasecretmissionandasuccessfulCEO,withatemperthatcouldburntheworld.Love,marriage,hedoesntbelieveinsuchthings.Butwhensheslowlybegantoslipherwayintohislife,heclaimedherashiswoman.Ontheotherhand,meetMiaHarrisonagirlfromapoortownstudyingJournalisminanexpensiveuniversitywithdreamsofmakingitbigsomeday,butwhenshemetNeilWayner,whoisonasecretmissionintheUniversityshestudiesin,thingstookaturninMiaslife.Witnesstherollercoasterromancebetweenaragingdevilandabeautifulangel.
Whathappenswhenalegendarymethodactor,amasterofmasksandborrowedlives,diesonstageonlytobereborninaworldofmagicandmonsters?Thatsthecorequestionofmynovel.ThisisthestoryofAlexChen,rebornasthefrail,sicklyRayCroftinahouseonthebrinkofruin.Buthe’snotalone.Hehasasecretweapon:amysteriousSystemthatallowshimtocallupontheskills,personalities,andmemoriesofthecountlessrolesheplayedinhispastlife.FromthestoicdisciplineofTheGrizzledVeterantothesilver-tonguedmanipulationofTheSchemingCourtier,fromtheanalyticalgeniusofTheEccentricScholartothelethalprecisionofTheStoicAssassin,Raymustuseeverymaskinhisrepertoiretosurvive.JoinRayashenavigatesaworldofpoliticalintrigue,crumblingnoblehouses,shadowysyndicates,andthehallowedhallsofamagicalacademywherehisgreatestperformancehasjustbegun.Ifyoulovestorieswith:AuniqueLitRPG\/GameLitSystemAcleverprotagonistwhothinkshiswayoutoftroubleDetailedworld-buildingandpoliticalintrigue*(Itrytomakeitasdetailedaspossible)A\
ShediedinherprimeastheQueenofSong. Afterbeingreincarnated,shebecomesasimpletrainee. Losingherformerglory?Itdoesn’tmatter—noonecancompetewithhervoiceasabeautifulsinger. Mockedbyherlowlybirth?Itdoesn’tmatter—hertrueidentityisenoughtomakethewholeworldtremble. Sheoweshugedebts?Itdoesn’tmatter… Apowerfulbossoncewhisperedtoher,“Yourdebtwilldisappearifyoubecomemywoman.” Buttheproudherwouldreply,“I’msorry.Iwouldsellmyart,butnotmyself.”
AtophackerwaschosenbytheLordGodtoberebornintocountlessworlds,alwaysasanexpendablevillain. Withnofreewill,everyworldbecameadeadend.Everyoneofhislivesendedtragically. Finally,afterwrestingcontroloftheVillainSystem,thisacehackerdecidedtoenactrevenge.Evenifhisveryboneswererotten,he9;dchoosetooccupytheveryheightsofmorality,ifonlyonthesurface. Thus,hewouldchangehisfateasanabusedslag.
AHeavenlyGodwastransmigratedintoadifferentworldrightafterhedied.Afterarrivinginthatworld,heresidesinthebodyofahandsomeyoungmanwithamechanicalvoiceinsidehisheadprovidinghimwithmissions.Italsokeptontellinghimtobrewwineeverysingleday. ThesystembuiltahumblestorewithintheterritoryoftheSilverWingEmpirewherepeakexpertsroamonadailybasis.Hisfirsttaskwastosell...wine? ThepatronsthoughtthatwinemasterJiuShenwasnotassimpleasheseemedtobe.Evenhisidentityandbackgroundwerestillamysterytoeveryone. TheyalsothoughttheadorableandchubbywhitecatnamedIcewasjustanormalhouseholdcat,butJiuShenknewthatitwasactuallya10th-rankedGod-ClassGlacialSovereignTiger. JoinJiuShenonhispathonbecomingthefirsteverWineGod!
Ananyaneverexpecteddeathtobringherintoanotherlife.Onemoment,shewasrunningherparents’restaurantinthemodernworld.Thenext,sheopenedhereyesinsilkrobes,surroundedbyhostilestares—theQueenConsortoftheempire.Butthisbodywascursedineveryone’seyes.TheEmperorloathedher.Themistresslaughedather.Andthecourtwhisperedbehindherback.Onlyshewasn’ttrulyalone.>“Finally,someonecanseeus!”“WhatkindofQueenConsortareyou,socalmevenwithghostsinyourchamber?”“Shutup,WeiRong,letherbreathe.Shelookslikeshe’sabouttofaint.”Threeghosts—astoicscholar,abrashgeneral,andamischievousnoblegirl—lingeredatherside.Theywereinvisibletoallbuther.Andwiththem,shelearnedtosurvivethepoisonouspalace.Whenrumorsspreadthatshewascursed,Ananyastoodbeforetheempire’scourt.Insteadoftears,sheofferedproof.Insteadoffear,sheoffereddignity.>“IfHeavenbelievesIamcursed,letthefireandsmokebetrayme.Iwillnothide.”AndHeavensidedwithher.Outsidethepalace,crisesstruck—starvingsoldiers,missingsupplies,merchantsgrowingfatfromstolengrain.Inside,LadyZhen,theEmperor’sfavoredmistress,grewbolderbytheday,flauntingherbeautyandmockingAnanya’squietgrace.>“Sister,doyoustilldreamofwinningHisMajesty’sheart?Lookatyou—plain,dull,unworthy.”“Ifsimplicityisacrime,thenletitbemine,”Ananyaanswered,unshaken.TheEmperorindulgedLadyZhenopenly…butinthesilenceofnight,hetastedAnanya’sfood,lingeredathertable,andfoundhimselfunsettledbyhercalm.>“Thisisnotpalacefare,”hemuttered.“Itislighter,”Ananyarepliedsoftly.“Easiertosleepafter.”Stepbystep,conspiracythickened.Atagrandbanquet,apoisonedcupwasplacedinAnanya’shand.Butaghost’slaughechoedinherear—andthecupwasswapped.Adancercollapsedinstead.Fromthatnighton,theEmperor’sgazechanged.Hebegantonoticethewomanwhoneverbeggedforfavor,neverfoughtforattention,yetalwaysendured.Still,warbrewedattheborders.Betrayalsreachedeventhethrone.Assassinscreptthroughthepalacehalls.Andtheonepersonwhoseemedweakestbecamethecalmatthecenterofthestorm.Throughwhisperedsecrets,mischievoushauntings,andquietresilience,Ananyacarvedherplaceintheempire.Shewouldnotsimplysurvive.Shewouldrise.AndtheEmperorwhooncedespisedherwouldonedaywhisperonlyhername.
ChangAn,capitalofTang,themostpowerfulempireinthecontinent.Aheavenwreckingmassacreshookthecitytoitscore.Amidsttheincident,ayoungboynamedNingQuemanagedtogetaway,dugoutfromapileofcorpsesalongwithalittlegirlcalledSangSang.Yearspassed,andsincethatdaythetwoofthemlivedtogether.TogetherwithSangSangtheybothenteredthemilitary,withplausiblemilitaryachievements,theywererecommendedintotheScholarSchool,whichbegantheirmiraculousjourney. Whoisthisboyandwhatdoeshisfuturehold? Theepicandlegendarytaleofanextraordinaryyoungmanrisingupfromthemasses,traversinghislifeinthepursuitofquantityoverquality.HisinquisitivevoiceechoesinfinitelythroughthehillsoftheimmortalAcademy:C;Iamonewhowouldrathersufferaneternityofdestinedcalamitiesthanbegforsolacefromthesaints6;D;
Onemoment,LuoJingwasatthebrinkofdeathafteraccidentallytouchingapoweroutletwhileshowering.Thenext,hewasinthebodyofamannamedGaren,withmemoriesofapasthewasneverapartofflowingintohishead.AsheslowlygetsusedtothebodyofGaren,hebeginstoexploreaplanetbeyondhisownlogicalcomprehension.Hisjourneywillseehimgofromsurvivinginaplanetlockedinthe20thcentury,towieldingsecrettechniquessopowerfulthattheylevelcitiesovernight.However,hisjourneydoesn9;tendwithGaren.InsteadthisisbutthefirstofmanybodiesthatLuoJingwillcometowieldinhismysticaljourneybetweenworlds.
Growingupinpoverty,Sunnyneverexpectedanythinggoodfromlife.However,evenhedidnotanticipatebeingchosenbytheNightmareSpellandbecomingoneoftheAwakened–anelitegroupofpeoplegiftedwithsupernaturalpowers.Transportedintoaruinedmagicalworld,hefoundhimselffacingagainstterriblemonsters–andotherAwakened–inadeadlybattleofsurvival.Whatsworse,theinepowerhereceivedhappenedtopossessasmall,butpotentiallyfatalsideeffect…