Global Awakening: I Am China's Last Night Watchman

In the near future, the energy flowing through the earth’s veins undergoes a transformation, and the heroes and gods sleeping in the myths and history of nations around the world begin to awaken. To compete for resources and the mandate of fortune, the [National Fortune Arena], brought into being by the rules of the world, descends. Each country can summon a “heroic spirit” to fight in the arena. The winner’s national fortune flourishes and resources pour in; the loser’s national fortune declines, and natural disasters strike without end.

China loses yet again in the arena. The “heroic spirit” it summons is nothing more than the lingering soul of a ragged ancient soldier, cut down with a single sword stroke by a Western holy knight. Sorrow fills the nation, and despair spreads everywhere. Lin Feng, the protagonist, is an apparently ordinary young man who works part-time at a library. As he watches the live broadcast, a sealed power within him suddenly surges to life. A cold voice rings out in his mind: “Night Watcher legacy activated. Tycoon Fortune System successfully bound.” The ancient book in his hand spontaneously bursts into flames without a breeze, crumbling to ashes and revealing an enigmatic “Guard” mark on his palm. Can he break China’s record of never winning...