Start with a Book of Mountains and Seas, I Raise Ancient Mythical Beasts

Outside the window, the leaden gray clouds pressed very low, immersing the entire city in a sticky twilight. The raindrops weaved diagonally and knocked on the old glass windows of the dormitory, making a monotonous and continuous clicking sound. After Lin Ye finished typing in the references for the last course paper, he let out a long breath and leaned back, letting the creaky chair bear all his weight.