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Bytheyear3029CE,Earth’stechnologyhasdevelopedrapidly,bordersnolongerexist,andEarthhasbeenunified,markingthebeginningoftheeraoftheFederation. Atthattime,ahugeswordflewfromtheheavens,piercingthesunandcausingahugesensationonEarth. Perhapsbecausethescabbardoftheswordwasalreadyintatters,countlessshardshavebrokenofffromitfollowingthecollisionwiththesunandspreadacrosstheuniverse.ManyoftheseshardshavelandedonvariousplacesacrossEarth. Withthearrivalofthebronzeswordanditsshards,anewunlimitedenergysourcehassuddenlyappearedonEarth.ThisenergysourcehassincebeennamedSpiritQi. SpiritQiislikeair,thickinsomeplacesandthininothers.AstheFederationandotherfactionsgathermoreshards,theydiscovermoreinformationoncultivation,pillrefinement,SpiritStonerefinement,andothertechniques.Thewordsontheshardshaveanancientfeeltothem,makingitatrendforpeopletouseancientlanguage. TheappearanceofSpiritQirapidlymakestheoriginalenergysourcesobsoleteandhascompletelychangedpeople’slives.NotonlyhastheSpiritInternetbeenformed,SpiritQihasalsochangedthecourseofHumanCivilization,causingtheworldtoenteracivilizationofcultivation.ThiswouldlatercometobeknownastheSpiritInceptionEra.
LiQithoughtthatevenaftertransmigrating,hislifewouldbeoneofquietobscurity.Yetinatwistoffate,hecaughtafleetingglimpseofapathleadingupward–anopportunitytorise.Thatsinglesparkrekindledthefireinhisheart,givinghimthecouragetosetfootonthelongroadofcultivation,tochasetheDao.Amanwithambitioninhisheartshouldridethewavesanddrivethroughmountains,shakingtheworldwithtenthousandmilesofcrashingtides!
Adriverlessbuscarriedagroupofcursedinidualstoamysteriousblackhauntedhouse…Insidethehauntedhouse,therewasadoorstainedwithblood.Everysooften,thosewhowerecursedwouldbeforciblypulledthroughtheblood-reddoorintoaterrifyingworld,wheretheyhadtocompletehorrifyingtasks…Afterexperiencingonebizarreandchillingstoryafteranotherwithinthehauntedhouse,NingQiushuibarelysurvivedthroughcountlessnear-deathexperiences—onlytorealizethateverythingwasfardifferentfromwhathehadimagined…Thehauntedhouse…wasn’tacurseatall,butrather…
Thelongpathstartshere.Ajourneythroughlandshauntedbydemons,fae,andtheghostsofthepast.Fordecades,thelandsofAurumlivedinfearbeneaththethreatofthewickedWhiteQueen.Acruelsorceress,sheworkedtheArtofmagictobringdownfreezingblizzardsandruinuponthosewhoopposedher.Hermadambitionswallowedanentiregenerationinflameandhorror,anditseemedthatallwouldbesweptupinthebloodytyrannyofherrule.Foratime.Thatsallinthepast,now.Yearsback,theWhiteQueenwasslain,herambitionsbroken,hererstwhilekingdomshattered.Thebonesofherkinsmenscatteredintotheearth,somuchdust,allfornaught.Soitgoes.ThoughtheQueensWarisnothingbutamemorynow,thelandsaretired,broken,bleddry.Charredruinsliewherebustlingtownsoncestood,andquietshadowssettlewherefolkmadetheirhomes,theirlives,notsolongago.Wherehumanityhasretreated,darkpowerssuchasfaeanddemonshavecreptforth.Eventhegodsseemexhausted.Somewonderifthingswilleverberightagain.ItisintothesescarredandshatteredlandsthattheyoungwizardMartimeos,nowofage,takeshisfirststeps.SuchisthenatureoftheArt;thoseitembracesaredrivenforthtowander,toseethelands,nomatterthedarknessthatliesacrosstheirpath.Butunlikemost,hehasagoal:HisolderbrotherlefttofightagainsttheWhiteQueen,butneverreturned,leavingbehindonlytalesofwhathehaddone.Martimeosdoesnotholdontothehopethathisbrothermaylive,oreventhathellfindhisbones,buttolearnofwhathappenedtohim,tohisfriends?Thatisworthknowing.Andsohefollowsafadingtrail,chasingechoesofthepastandhauntedbyhismemoriesofthewarshorror.Itwillbealongjourney,andalongthewayMartimeoswilluncoversecrets,talesofhisbrothersheroismanddeeds.Hewillbegintowonderwhatsortofmanhisbrotherwas,andwhetherornotthewarhadchangedhim.Intime,thesequestionswillcarryhimwest,farwest;deepintothemysteriesoftheArtandtheworlditself.FortunehasitsplansforMartimeos,andthosewhowouldtravelwithhim-whetherhewouldlikeitornot.Butitallstartshere,inadarkforest,andachancemeetingwiththemysteriousswamp-witch,Elyse,whoseeasysmilesandcharmhidesecretsdarkerthanMartimeossuspects.Here,withaquietshadefromhispastthathauntshim,andstrange,cruelthornsthatchokethelandandhisverydreams.Here,withthecursedvillageofSilverfish,anditstaleofwoe,andtheregretsandsorrowsofitsfolk,withdemonsanddefeatedmenandatragedythathasgoneonforfar,fartoolong.Theworldasitoncewasmightneverreturn,butthereisalwaysthechoice:todowhatonecantomakeitbetter,orsettleintotheshadowyourself.TheArtwillsnareyouandFortunecastyoutothewindtotellthetaleitwants.Comealongandseehowitbegins.Wanderwestwithus,ifyouwould.WANDERWEST,INSHADOWisaslow-paced,classicadventuretalethattakesplaceinadarkfantasyworldoffadedkingdomsandlosthistory,withnolitrpgelements.Magicinthissettingislesspowerfulthaninmanyotherfictions,especiallywhenElyseandMartimeosarefirststartingouttheirjourney:discretionisthebetterpartofvalor,anditisoftenbettertorunthanitistostandandfight.Ifyouareinterestedinalongstoryfullofdangerandmysteryandsomedarkerthemes,wheretheprotagonistsgraduallybecomestronger,thismaybetheseriesforyou!
LeiJuntransmigratesintoacultivationworldandcouldseekopportunitiesandavoidrisksbydrawinglotsandactingaccordingtoit.[Moderatelygoodlot,dontjointhecrowd.Focusonyourowntasks.Afterthechaos,headtotheelderscavemansiontohelphealthewounded:gainaFifthGradeOpportunity,movequietly,noworriesbehind,auspicious.][Perfectlyneutrallot,dontjointhecrowd.Waitfortherightmoment.Afterthechaos,gotoGanodermaTerrace,obtainaSixth-RankOpportunity,butattractingenvyandtrouble,hiddendangers,average.][Moderatelyunluckylot,joinintheselection,maybegetchosen.Butbeforegaininganything,youllfacecatastrophe,getstuckinmortalperil,injuriesordeathlikely,ominous.]
Whennaturaldisastersrage,extremecoldandstormsspreadinfinitely...Whenglobalmutationsoccur,zombiesfloodliketides,andhorrificanomaliesappear...Whentheapocalypsearrives,massivedevouringabysseswithdiametersofhundredsofkilometersbegintoappeararoundtheworld...Whenpeoplelookuptotheatmosphericcloudsandseetheslowlyemerginggiantcorpsesofevilgods...Fromthatdayon,peoplestartedtonoticethatthetimeofsunrisebecamelaterandlater,untilthesunnolongerrose,andwhatawaitedwasanendlesspolarnight.Tosurvive,onthatday,thedoomsdaybroadcastannouncedtotheworldforthelasttime:Everyone,headeast,escapethedawn!...LinXianawakensthe“MechanicalHeart”ability,allowinghimtodevourmachinestogainvariousmysteriousskills,scanmachinesforblueprintstocreatenewmachinery,andevenusehismindtosynchronouslydrivevariousmachines.Thus,hefindsa200-tonheavygaslocomotive,pullingspeciallymodifiedstorage,planting,production,medical,andlivingcarriages,embarkingona320,000-kilometerjourneyalongthestarorbit,chargingeastward!
TylerandMilowerejustbrothersgamingsidebyside—untilthescreenswallowedthemwhole.NowtrappedinthebizarreworldofHybridAnimals,theymustsurvivetoweringmonsters,unravelancientsanctums,andfacetrialsnoguidebookcouldpreparethemfor.Butinalandwhereeverycreatureisbothstronganddeadly,thegreatestchallengemightbeholdingontoeachother.
Nomatterhowyoulookatit,thisisaTrashgame.Evenso,Ihavetosurvive.
Luciagrewupnotknowingshewasaprincess. Butwhenhermotherdied,sheenteredthepalaceandhadthechancetoseeherentirefutureinadream. Inherdream,whenshereached19yearsold,shewasauctionedofftothebidderwhoofferedthehighestdowry.Herlifebecamemiserablefromthenon. Whenshewokeupfromherdream,shewasdeterminedtoreshapeherfuture,realizingthatshehadplentyoftimebeforethecrucialturningpoint. Thus,shebeginsherjourneytochangeherdarkfuture.
SongYaoyaohadalreadydiedinherpreviouslife.Herlifeendedonthedayofher19thbirthday.Causeofdeath:heartfailure. Butnow,shewasaliveagain,andthethrobbingpaininhertemplestoldherthatshewasn’thallucinating. Notonlyhadshecomebacktolife—shehadtransmigratedintoasillynovelthatsheoncereadandshewasnowinthebodyofthesecondaryfemalecharacter.Apitifulgirlwithaweakpersonalityandlowself-esteemwhoendsuplivingatragiclifeanddying! ButSongYaoyaowasnotgoingtoletthathappen…