Books Packed with Knowledge That Make You Feel Like You Could Get into Tsinghua After Reading Them 很有知识含量，看完感觉自己能考清华的书
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Eight Meters Apart: Imperfect Us 八米的距离：不完美的我们
I wrote a love letter for my roommate to give to the classmate I had a crush on. Every “I love you” was something I was desperately writing to myself. Ten years later, I got married. My bride wasn’t her. On our wedding night, my wife said calmly, “I know there’s a room in your heart I can’t enter.” I said I was sorry. She said, “What matters is that you come home every day.” Ten years later, I nearly cheated on her. When the young woman took off her coat, she revealed the scars on her wrist: “We
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Rule Horror: All of You, Turn into Birds 规则怪谈：你们都给我变鸟
[No heroine + mystery-solving + brains over brawn + interstellar + livestreaming + national destiny + power fantasy] Rules-based horror descends upon Earth. Those selected are sent into a bizarre world to face challenges on behalf of their respective countries. While every other contestant fights for their country, one gentle young man says his wish is for everyone to get along peacefully. Everyone: "Peaceful my ass! Do you think this is kindergarten?" Then they watch as this mild-mannered young
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Moon Time 月球时间
At the dawn of the multiverse, a race capable of traveling through time clashed across the cosmos with organizations and forces that crossed the boundaries of space, seeking to rewrite or preserve the truth and logic of time! Yet amid the primordial vastness of the universe, only matter and dark matter endure through the ages. Everyone is but a tiny boat adrift in space and time. In one universe, they tried to change things, and a superpower awakened in turn. The journey from ordinary people to
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Lunar Time: A Guidebook 月球时间说明书
At the suggestion of many readers, and because Moon Time covers so many fundamental topics, I plan to have the two top scholars in this book, Professor Su Xiaofei and Associate Professor Sally, work together to explain the material and answer questions about Moon Time! You can also leave questions you'd like answered here or in future chapters of Moon Time. I hope this guidebook will help everyone better understand the terminology and technical content in Moon Time! Of course, another theme of t
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The System’s Missions Were Too Hard, So I Turned Around and Handed Everything Over to the Nation 系统任务太难，反手上交国家
Su Qingfeng obtains a portal that lets him travel between the Myriad Worlds and activates a System mission. He thinks he has it in the bag, but then he sees his first System mission. Setting: A Haunted Village Main mission: Save the four members of the psychic investigation team Su Qingfeng is on the verge of tears. Isn’t this just asking him to die at Aunt Mei’s hands? He refuses to go. But once a mission is issued, it has to be completed within a month. Otherwise, the System will self-destruct
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Dreamwalker 2025 梦行者2025
[Dreamcore psychological sci-fi] [Dreamcore] [Cyber fantasy] [Artificial reincarnation] [Unconventional infinite-loop story] [Aloof genius heroine] [No romance] [Psychological] [Niche] This book is an unconventional record of a cast of minds, a dream called “life” from which no one needs to wake. A slow burn with a touch of horror. No power-fantasy tropes, only people who pass each other by, and no true romantic pairings. In April 2025, dreamwalker Qian Ye arrives in Moshou City and stays wit
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Tsinghua Prodigy Transmigrates: I Rule the Song Dynasty Through Finance 清华才子穿越：我靠金融称霸大宋
Li Hansheng, a Tsinghua University graduate, was repeatedly framed by petty schemers in his previous life, leaving his career in tatters and his marriage unhappy. After transmigrating to the Song Dynasty, he uses his modern knowledge of business and finance to develop industries, build businesses, open banks, develop real estate, trade futures, and issue stocks. He amasses wealth, marries the woman he loves, and finds success in both his career and love life. He takes part in the wars that conqu
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An Unparalleled Bond 绝世联情
Set against the various historical periods from the 1920s to the 1980s, this novel follows the tumultuous lives, joys and sorrows, and tragic romances of Long Xingqiu, a principal at a middle school from a family of couplet writers, and his children. It tells a modern tale of swordsmen and scholars, blending tragedy and comedy in a story that will sometimes bring readers to tears and sometimes make them laugh out loud. Full of suspense, twists and turns, and interlocking plotlines, the story is
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Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局
[Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries.
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King of Quick Transmigration: The Only One Across the Myriad Worlds 快穿之王：诸天万界唯我独尊
King of Quick Transmigration: I Alone Rule the Myriad Worlds
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A Hundred People Transmigrate: After Killing All My Fellow Countrymen, I Became an Emperor for the Ages 百人穿越：杀光老乡后我成了千古一帝
A Hundred People Transmigrate: After Killing All My Fellow Countrymen, I Became an Emperor for the Ages
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Soberly Falling Apart [Male-Male Romance] 清醒沦陷【双男主】
Hard tech, financial rivalry, and sapiosexual romance: rigorous storytelling with airtight logic. A clash between equals, a contest between worthy opponents, judgments made with careful timing, and a clear-headed surrender to love. This is a rational romance that begins with business rivalry and ends with building a System. If emotions can be modeled and trust can be governed by a protocol, how should two people who fear losing control plan their “risk management” and design the “resilience syst
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The Art of Power: A Grand Councilor’s Strategies 大权臣智谋术
This book covers figures including Zichan, chancellor of the Zheng State; Lü Buwei, chancellor of the Qin State; Li Si, chancellor of the Qin State; Huo Guang, grand general of the Western Han; Dou Xian, chancellor of the Eastern Han; Sima Yi, commander-in-chief of Cao Wei; Wang Dao, chancellor of the Eastern Jin; and Yang Guozhong, chancellor of the Tang dynasty.
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The Tricks of China’s Powerful Ministers Through the Ages: Part One 中国历代权臣纵横官场绝招 （上）
This book features more than twenty of the most famous power-wielding ministers in Chinese history, including Zichan, chancellor of the Zheng State; Lü Buwei, chancellor of the Qin State; Zhao Gao, powerful minister at the end of the Qin dynasty; Dou Xian, chancellor of the Eastern Han; Chen Fan, a virtuous minister of the Eastern Han; Wang Dao, chancellor under three Eastern Jin emperors; Wang Meng, an eminent statesman of the Former Qin; Wang Anshi and Wang Yaochen, prominent ministers of the
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600 Years of Jin: The Deconstruction and Reconstruction of Zhou Ritual Order 晋国600年1：周礼秩序的解构与重构
Focusing on the historical period from the founding of the Jin State to the time when Duke Wen of Jin first established its position as a hegemon, this book tells how the notable rulers, ministers, and generals of Jin, from Tang Shuyu to Duke Wen, weathered centuries of upheaval and strengthened their state. Through laws and regulations, they established a relatively standardized system for the administration of government.
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Hunting Qi: The Rise of the Tian Clan During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods 猎齐：春秋战国时期田氏家族的发展史
During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the Zhou royal house declined and the feudal lords rose. The power of senior ministers and great clans frequently threatened that of their rulers, giving rise to two broad kinds of crises: partition and replacement. The “Partition of Jin by the Three Families” exemplifies the former, while the “Tian Clan’s Replacement of Qi” exemplifies the latter. This book focuses on the latter, tracing the rise of the Tian (Chen) clan through the storie
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The Spring and Autumn Period: 300 Years of Hegemony 春秋：争霸300年
Over the 300 years of the Spring and Autumn period, rival powers rose one after another, and the clash of armies grew bloodier. A hundred schools of thought contended, and ideas flowed freely. It was a chaotic age, an age of rebellion. The enfeoffment system began to crumble at its peak, and change was brewing on every front. China was about to enter an unprecedented new chapter. This book follows the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period as its central thread. Spanning from 771 BCE, wh
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600 Years of Jin 2: The Rise and Fall of Hegemony in the Central Plains 晋国600年2：中原霸权的兴盛与衰落
Focusing on the period from Duke Wen of Jin’s victory at the Battle of Chengpu to the peace pact forged by Jin in the twelfth year of Duke Ping’s reign, this book vividly recounts nearly a century of rivalry among Jin, Qin, and Chu, portraying the political landscape and notable figures of Jin at the height of its power.
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From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period 从春秋到战国
Following The First Book to Understand the World Order, author Wang Wei turns his unique perspective back to China. From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period examines the historical events that reshaped the realm, from the decline of the Western Zhou to the rise of the new powers in the Jianghan region. With a broad historical perspective and strategic thinking, it analyzes the subtle power plays between the states and presents a captivating historical drama. By placing Chin
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A History of the Xiongnu Empire 匈奴帝国史
This book offers a comprehensive introduction to Chinese and foreign historical sources and research on the Xiongnu. Set against the backdrop of world history, it takes a broad view of the entire process of the Xiongnu’s rise, flourishing, migrations, and decline. Drawing extensively on works and records in many languages, the author examines in depth every aspect of ancient Xiongnu life, including their geographic environment, economy, military and political systems, religious beliefs, language
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Phoenix Dance, Strings and Song 凤舞弦歌
Across lifetimes, music and painting bring them together in a masterfully crafted tale of tortured love, salvation, and growth. A passionate romance spanning several lives? The ramblings of a highly sensitive healer? A triumphant phoenix reborn, as a woman struggles through pain, heals herself, and helps others find their way? First Life: Blood and Tears at Court Qing Luan, an orphaned girl brought into the palace, discovers an old book of divination in the Sutra Repository, and with it, the bl
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The Message from the People of the Earth's Core 地心人的传话
This is a science fiction novel, inspired by an unusual dream I had and written after I collected some information. Please read it as science fiction. It is purely fictional, so don’t take it seriously. Another reason I wrote it is that I hope human civilization can truly unite, live in harmony, and advance science and technology together until we reach an early-stage civilization and enter the golden age we dream of. Finally, I want to tell everyone that I have never encountered the so-called s
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The Book of Changes in Plain Language, by Ji Wufan 姬无烦白话文讲易经
After my work about the Inner Earth people was published, many readers enjoyed it and strongly urged me to use their technology to publish other works. After giving it much thought, I decided that, to honor the readers' wishes and support, I would use Inner Earth technology to translate China's classic, the Book of Changes, as simply as possible. This will help readers understand the Book of Changes, learn, reflect on life, grow spiritually, resolve their doubts, and seek good fortune while avoi
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Wu Zetian's Four Great Mystery Cases 武则天四大奇案
[Historical Mystery + Four Great Cases + Ancient-Era Deduction] From strange cases in the countryside to courtly intrigue, Di Renjie carefully unravels the truth at every turn. Newly appointed magistrate of Changping County, Di Renjie is immediately faced with a bizarre murder: a merchant from Huzhou is found mysteriously dead at an inn in Liulidun. The local headman, Hu De, abuses his power, but the identity of the real culprit raises even more questions. Disguised as an ordinary traveler, Di R
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The Saga of Wagang Stronghold 瓦岗寨演义
The Tale of Wagang Stronghold is set amid the chaos of the late Sui dynasty and vividly recounts how the heroes of Wagang rise up to resist tyranny. The story follows bold outlaws such as Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Shan Xiongxin, and Xu Maogong, chronicling their legendary exploits: gathering at Wagang, seizing the imperial tribute, rebelling in Shandong, and joining forces with eighteen rebel kings to fight the Sui court. The book features both bloody battles amid flashing blades and clashes of w
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Dusk in Changqing 长庆暮色
An epic history of oilfield reform, probing the nature of power and the ideals that first inspired it. Two generations of oil workers rebuild their faith through institutional reform and carry their mission forward with green, intelligent development, forging the Changqing spirit of dedication, transformation, and service to the nation in the depths of the Gobi Desert.
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The Silk Road Oil Vein 丝路油脉
This is an epic about drill bits and ideals, carrying the oil workers' reverence for the earth and their heartfelt devotion to their homeland. It also holds friendships and traditions that transcend borders. As gas rushes through the pipelines, it is the pulse of the Earth, and the eternal echo of their youth beating on.
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Youth Heading West: Traveling Together Through Mountains and Seas 青春向西：山海同行
Youth Heading West: A Journey Together Through Mountains and Seas
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The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡
[The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the
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Three Hundred Years of Tang Dynasty: Rise and Fall (Complete in 7 Volumes) 大唐兴衰三百年（全7册）
This series tells the story of the three centuries of the Tang dynasty, from 607 to 907. Drawing on official histories and classic historical works such as the Old Book of Tang, the New Book of Tang, the Record of the Founding of the Great Tang, and the Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, it uses time as its framework and the key figures and events that shaped history as its focus. Told in a witty, humorous style, it offers a sweeping portrait of the lives of the Tang dynasty's twenty-one
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There Was Once a Boy 曾有少年时
Did you know Zhang Jiuling's reason for resigning was, “Mom told me to come home”? Did you know Wen Tingyun got drunk and talked nonsense, somehow turning a winning hand into a complete disaster? Did you know Gao Shi spent ten years penniless before finally rising to high office and becoming a general? These stories from a thousand years ago are more entertaining than celebrity gossip, and much easier to relate to. Chen Ziang, Luo Yin, Wei Yingwu, Li He... They weren't among the Tang dynasty's t
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Ten Years of Vicissitudes 沧桑十年
This book is a memoir of the author’s experiences and observations during the ten years of the Cultural Revolution. From the start of the Cultural Revolution, the author was inexplicably branded a “counterrevolutionary” and a “capitalist roader,” then denounced and imprisoned, plunging into the misery of a shattered family and ruined life. As rebel factions rose across the country, the author even fell into the hands of a faction of Red Guards in Chengdu. Fortunately, drawing on experience worki
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I’m Eating Bunnies on the Moon 我在月宫吃兔兔
I’m Eating Bunnies in the Moon Palace
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Tales of the Han Dynasty: From Liu Bang to Liu Shan 汉朝那些事：从刘邦到刘禅
When talking about the Han Dynasty, it's impossible not to mention what an interesting and fascinating era it was. We people of later generations call ourselves “Han people,” and our ethnic group is known as the “Han Chinese.” These names are inseparable from the Han Dynasty. It can be said that the Han Dynasty not only established China's unified political order, but also shaped the cultural and ethnic identity of the Chinese people. This sense of identity took deep root in the hearts of the pe
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Bearing a Sword, I Patrol the Heavens 负剑巡天
A speck of dust, a world. A pair of cultivator partners, a legend. The Twofold Dust Realm, a real world within a speck of dust. Here, they are its creators, able to still heaven and earth, and each other’s hearts. The world outside covets them, hunts them, and schemes against them without end. But as long as he is there, she is unafraid; as long as she is there, he will not retreat. Because the greatest power has never been the ability to destroy heaven and earth. It is this: You are by my si
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Years Have Passed, and I Know Not When the Flowers Fell 已过数载，不知花落
Years have passed. Who knows where the flowers have fallen.
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Lingyun's Journey: Rising from Humble Beginnings 凌云行之起于微末
Beyond the Three Realms lie hidden worlds; within the Six Paths dwell countless peoples. There is no absolute opposition, only a world of myriad wonders. An ordinary mortal sets out on the journey! She breaks through desperate situations, changes her fate, seizes opportunities, and sees through people's hearts. With sheer grit and resilience, she shatters the heavens and defies immortality! After transmigrating, she finds herself in the body of a poor little girl about to be sold. After finally
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The Humble-Born Hero: From a Fallen Youth to Power over the Court 寒门枭雄：从落难少年到权倾朝野
A painstakingly written, deeply researched historical novel about how civilization and rules came into being, how people were shaped by rules and institutions, and how they gradually lost their freedom and souls. Read closely, and it may well be the best book you ever read. (A realistic, hard-edged political power struggle) (Not a brainless power fantasy) (A vivid, weighty world) (Every character has a clear stance, and everyone is smart) Who knows the terror of having someone point at you and s
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The Song Dynasty’s Bugs: A Programmer’s Fixes and Refactoring 大宋的BUG：码农的修复与重构
A modern architect transmigrates to the Northern Song, bringing along an AI connected to the civilization of the future. He sparks a Renaissance and sets off the Industrial Revolution ahead of schedule, turning a dynasty into the engine of human civilization. In this world, there is no sea of blood from colonialism, no devastation from the two world wars, and no shadow of nuclear weapons. Shaped by the benevolence of the East and the finest technology, human civilization sets out early toward th
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Thirty Days to Live: With Brain-Computer Tech, I’ll Ascend with 1.4 Billion Chinese People 绝命三十天：我用脑机，让十四亿华夏集体飞升
Thirty Days to Live: I Use Brain-Computer Interfaces to Ascend with 1.4 Billion Chinese People
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Highway Survival for All: While Everyone Fights for Luxury Cars, I Ride a Beat-Up Tricycle and Build a Nuclear Bomb by Hand 全民公路：都抢豪车，我骑破三轮手搓核爆
Everyone on the Road: While Everyone Fights Over Luxury Cars, I Ride a Beat-Up Tricycle and Build a Nuclear Bomb by Hand
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My Family Stole My Fate? I Poisoned Them in Return and Sent Them to Hell 全家偷我命格？我反向投毒送他们下地狱
My whole family stole my fate? I poison them in return and send them all to hell
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Cultivation Through Dimensional Reduction: I Use First Principles to Suppress the Heavenly Dao 降维修仙：我用底层逻辑镇压天道
Cultivation Through Downgrading: I Use First Principles to Crush the Heavenly Dao
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Fifty Credits Off for Being Late: I Eat Cyber Gods for Dinner 超时扣五十，我把赛博神明当饭吃
Fifty Deducted for Every Minute Over: I Eat Cybernetic Gods for Dinner
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Weaving Heaven and Earth: I Use Heavy-Duty Machine Tools to Create Cyber Brocade 天织玄黄：我用重工机床织造赛博云锦
Weaving Heaven and Earth: I Use Heavy-Duty Machine Tools to Weave Cyber Brocade
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Hated Across the Internet? From the Start, I Livestreamed a Trial, and This Award-Winning Actress Went on a Rampage! 全网黑？开局直播审判，这影后杀疯了！
Hated by the whole internet? She livestreams a trial from the start, and this actress is killing it!
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Death Penalty from the Start: My Left Eye Holds My Dead Wife’s Trial, My Right a Nuclear Bomb in My Heart 死刑起步：左眼亡妻审判，右眼心脏核弹
A Death Sentence from the Start: My Left Eye Judges the Dead, My Right Eye Holds a Nuclear Bomb in My Heart
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The Day I Was Diagnosed, My Scumbag Brother Popped Champagne at a Nightclub 确诊那天，人渣哥哥在夜店开香槟
The Day I Was Diagnosed, My Scumbag Brother Was Popping Champagne at a Nightclub
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After Inheriting My Ex-Boyfriend’s Billion-Dollar Fortune, His Diary Was Exposed and the Whole Internet Broke Down in Tears 继承前男友亿万遗产后，他的日记曝光全网泪崩
After inheriting my ex-boyfriend’s billion-dollar estate, his diary is revealed and the whole internet breaks down in tears
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Food Delivery Rider: From the Start, I Had Root Access, and I Right-Clicked to Delete the Gods 外卖员：开局Root权限，我右键删除了神明
Delivery Guy: From the Start, I Have Root Access, and I Right-Clicked to Delete the Gods
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