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Lost in 1629 迷失在一六二九
You! Yes, you. Take a look at yourself. What can you do? What do you know how to do? If you were dropped into the year 1629, the second year of the Chongzhen reign in the Ming dynasty, in the age of Li Zicheng and Hong Taiji, could you survive? Without a golden finger, without a protagonist’s destiny, relying entirely on your own skills and knowledge, could you survive? The one stroke of luck is that you wouldn’t be fighting alone. Behind you would be a group, a community of modern people. Come
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My Time-Space Gate 我的时空之门
This is the story of a loser who unexpectedly gets a space-time portal and travels between worlds, calling it “rescue” as he grabs this and that, and steals from one person after another. A rumor from the martial world: The early chapters are a little slow, but it gets really exciting later. World announcement: Word is that the author is so handsome he has no shame, and such a good person he could wash his face with it. QQ group: [2.8.7.4.3.6.6.2.1]
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Loading Back to 1998 读档九八
Yang Fan has reopened the save file of his life, starting in 1998! That year, housing prices had yet to shift into F1 mode... Nokia still reigned supreme, while Apple was still in the dark... Microsoft was at its peak, and Yahoo was all the rage. Of the future giants known as BAT, two had yet to be founded, while the third was still in the works... At this pivotal moment, which path should he take? Should he stay behind the scenes, a giant lurking in the shadows with only his eyes showing, or st
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The Wuxia Hero 武侠枭雄
With the bearing of a ruthless warlord, he seized the power of life and death. He held slender waists in his arms and drank beneath the red lanterns of the pleasure quarters. Then, standing at the summit of the world, he looked back at the bones and spoke of bygone days. Young Su Liu rose from the snow and journeyed through countless worlds. Holding fast to his principles, he charged ahead, sword in hand, and forged a martial arts legend worthy of an unrivaled powerhouse. Jin Feng Xi Yu Lou fan
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Online Game: Melee Mage 网游之近战法师
A super martial artist accidentally picks the mage class while playing an online game. Used to answering force with force, he has no choice but to roll with it and become a close-combat battle mage. When strength and magic are perfectly combined, a whole new path through the game opens before him! Fireball? Chain Lightning? Frost Mirror... Wait, I’m here to practice martial arts. What do spells have to do with me? I’m a mage? Oh, right, I am. But... are you really sure I’m a mage? Fine, take a l
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The Strongest Shopkeeper in History 史上最强店主
Trade across the myriad worlds and make everyone work for me. Zhou Yang unexpectedly acquires the Myriad Worlds Shop System, letting him trade across countless planes. “I once held a small auction, and over a hundred emperors showed up. I heard that two of them were both called Li Shimin.” “I once got everyone in the Condor Heroes world to help me breed Python King Snakes.” “I once mobilized everyone in the Pirate world to go out to sea and search for Devil Fruits for me.” This is the st
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