Zhou Zhaoxi opened his eyes to find a life-and-death slave contract etched around his wrist. His master, Murong Zheng, flicked at his fingernails. “An apprentice thinks he can touch rune mechs? Get lost and feed the sharks.” A tidal calamity struck without warning, and the waves swallowed half a warship. Only Zhou Zhaoxi knew this was history’s power of correction warning him: don’t rush to change your fate.
He hid in the lower hold and used charcoal to write a book called The Pirate King’s Travels. In the story, the hero summoned the fortune of dragons by doing good deeds and building up merit, crushing every villain in his path.
The manuscript was tossed into the arena as scrap paper, but unexpectedly sparked a nationwide reading craze. Liu Ruyan clutched the book and cried until her eyes were red. Ao Tu offered a hundred warships as a reward for the next installment, and even his sworn enemy, Li Youming, secretly subscribed.
As his fame soared, fortune flowed back to him, and a blue light flickered from the rune mech in his palm.
Murong Zheng sneered. “A slave dares to steal my spotlight?”
He had no idea the backlash from the life-and-death slave contract was already counting down.
