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Fantasy Westward Journey: The Black-Clad Assassin 梦幻西游之黑衣刺客
This isn't about transmigration or being reborn. It isn't a traditional online-game conquest story, and there are no gaming experts armed with a full set of divine artifacts, no endless parade of beauties throwing themselves at the hero, and no brainless enemies you can kill at will. It's simply the author's memories of playing Fantasy Westward Journey in high school: a wonderful recollection of an ordinary person's time in the game. There's passion and youth, the stubbornness to keep a promise
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- 2 The Bug That Evolves Like Crazy 疯狂进化的虫子 This is the story of a butterfly larva growing into the ruler of the insect race. A knight who was level 420 in life enters the Heavenly Domain once more after death, only to discover that he has become a butterfly larva. And so the story begins… 0Votes100.8kRecs161.3kFans
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Heroes of Might and Magic: The Twelve-Winged Angel 英雄无敌之十二翼天使
Zhang Mu is an ordinary twenty-five-year-old. But his obsession with the online game Heroes of Might and Magic drives everyone away, and he eventually chooses to take his own life. When he opens his eyes again, he has returned to two years earlier, just before Heroes is set to launch its public beta. He has nothing, except for an enormous amount of knowledge about the game... The game matters, but so does life. He won’t give up the game, and he certainly won’t abandon his family and friends. Thi
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The Confucian Way to Sagehood 儒道至圣
This is a world where scholars command the power of Heaven and Earth. With literary talent within, poems can slay enemies, lyrics can destroy armies, and essays can bring peace to the realm. A scholar puts brush to paper, discussing war from the safety of his desk; a successful candidate slays the enemy with every word; an advanced scholar flies into a rage, and his words become weapons. When a Sage arrives, his words and writing can condemn a man, judge an emperor's rule unjust, and take on an
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Drunk and Enchanted by the Dream of the Red Chamber 醉迷红楼
One drunken night in the Red Chamber, even a concubine-born son can become a dragon. A dream of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, a soaring empire in the making. Reader group: 379, 303, 076
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- 6 The NBA's Biggest Villain NBA大反派 A talented chef with modest gifts and dreams of playing basketball crosses the ocean to America, only to be swindled out of everything he owns. Just as he manages to establish himself through his cooking skills, he finds himself at the end of his rope. Then, by chance, he gets a mysterious System... 0Votes57.3kRecs51.3kFans
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