Steel, Gunpowder, and Spellcasters
钢铁火药和施法者
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- Western Fantasy
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- Sword & Sorcery
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Winters, did you unify the Senas Alliance, establish the Senas Republic, and realize Marshal Ned's ideals? Did you shatter the false emperor's wolfish ambitions, defeat the empire, completely end the imperial system, and let the light of the republic shine upon the earth? How far did you go in your research on magic?
If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to submit them here.
RT Although I currently only have seven readers, two of whom are myself and friends who sponsor my editing hours; but what if other people come to read this? What if?
Atlas
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Are there any other novels like this? I'm looking for a lesser-known but very good one, preferably a completed one. 😭
Record: The incident of taking a large number of leave and maintaining perfect attendance
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"Madame Navarre's Picture Book" (updated to Andrei)
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Siam Myth
The author has already filled this chapter's comments section with Siamese references; this time, let's cram some more into the book review section as well.
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