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I Never Intended to Become an Immortal 我本无意成仙
The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. I am a stranger in this land, with no intention of becoming an immortal. After twenty years of cultivating the Dao in the mountains, Song You's master sends him down the mountain to witness demons and monsters, the many faces of life, and the famous mountains and rivers, and to seek out the immortals of legend. He says that is what true cultivation is. Who would have thought that after traveling the length and breadth
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1986: My Happy Life in Provence 1986:我的普罗旺斯幸福生活
Growing crops, building, brewing wine, making pottery, fishing... Looking at the skills in the System, Luo Nan decisively chose to leave Paris and start a new pastoral life in beautiful Provence. But he had a rough start, with just eight acres of vineyards, a century-old stone house, and 130,000 francs in debt. Luckily, the [Happy Life] System was great. He could grow stronger just by eating and drinking, befriending cats and dogs, sightseeing, and getting close to beautiful women! He planted gr
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A Battlefield Photographer’s Journal 战地摄影师手札
Using a camera to document war, and a lens to remember history. Wei Ran returns again and again to the battlefields of World War II and even to the Cold War era, taking on a variety of identities. His camera captures countless unknown heroes as well as treasures lost amid the ravages of war. From the blood-soaked battlefields of World War II to the Cold War era under the shadow of nuclear war, countless secrets were buried by time, only to be captured forever on film with the click of his shutte
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Are We Destroying the World Today? 今天毁灭世界了吗?
“So you're saying the world is about to end, and that's why you want to steal a rocket?” “This is a first. I've arrested people for robbing jewelry stores and banks. I've even arrested someone for hijacking a train, but never anyone trying to steal a rocket.” “What were you thinking? Even if you actually managed to steal it, could you fly it?” Lin Xu slowly nodded from across the table. “I can.” “Really. I've flown it countless times already.” “Also, you really need to hurry. I'm out of time.” “
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The Abandoned Cultivator Returns Home to Farm and Sing 修仙弃徒,回乡种田唱歌
[True-to-life farming + everyday life + pastoral fairy tale] Luo Yihang, a mediocre cultivator expelled from the cultivation world, returns to the mortal realm, only to discover that his earth-and-wood dual spiritual roots are no longer suited to life in a big city. With no other choice, he takes a cat and heads back to his hometown, getting close to the land and the mountains and woods. He grows vegetables, flowers, and fruit trees; raises chickens, pigs, and geese; cooks up spicy sauce and mil
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The Greatest Abbot in History 史上第一方丈
In a modern world where Zen Buddhism has nearly died out, Su Wen is the abbot of a temple. He grows the monastery, trains warrior monks, opens a martial arts school, performs funeral rites, catches ghosts, farms, and spreads the Buddhist teachings to save all living beings, eventually becoming the imperial preceptor. Benefactor, I can tell you have an extraordinary physique. Why not join my order, set aside your troubles, and attain transcendence?
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Military Industry Empire 军工霸业
Have you heard of Lockheed Martin? Maybe not, but surely you’ve heard of the F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters, or the Aegis System. That’s right, they’re all made by the same company. Have you heard of Northrop Grumman? It manufactures Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, Virginia-class nuclear submarines, and Hornet-class amphibious assault ships. After all that, have you heard of our country’s arms companies? What? Norinco? Poly? You’re showing how little you know. Those companies are tiny. A company
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Carefree Scholar 逍遥小书生
A 21st-century engineering graduate transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a poor scholar. A whole library is somehow stored in his brain, packed with every kind of knowledge! He isn't expecting to become a noble or a minister, but surely he can at least land a high-ranking post and have some fun, right? Facing the rising sun, Li Yi makes a grand vow and bravely takes his first step in this world. “Stop!” On a tall horse sits a stunning woman in riding clothes. After giving him a careful onc
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Bringing a Warehouse to the Great Ming 带着仓库到大明
Fang Xing transmigrated, bringing two warehouses with him! Other people transmigrate with an aura of supreme dominance, but all Fang Xing wants is to farm! “I just want to live a leisurely life in this era!” He owns a grand mansion and teaches a few disciples on the side, doing his best to help them climb the ranks so they can become his backing! But who could have guessed his disciples would be so unreliable? They actually turned out to
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A Clever Bride and Her Happy Days 巧媳妇好日子
Shen Feiyang, a woman born in the 1980s, worked hard all her life, only to suffer a car accident after turning fifty. When she opened her eyes again, she saw neither the white walls of a hospital nor the underworld. Instead, she had transmigrated into the body of Shen Yunfang, a young woman born in the 1950s. She had transmigrated to an era when people barely had enough to eat or wear. Hmph, none of that could stump a clever woman who had spent half her life fighting her way through society. Jus
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