After Ke Ning moved in, Ye Chuan discovered that his phone had gained a new function.
In the adventure interface, a new world appeared—
[New Era]
With too many accessible worlds at the moment, Ye Chuan didn’t pay much attention to it. After all, he hadn’t even visited Lilith’s Aiser Continent yet.
There were too many places to explore, so for now, Ye Chuan decided to focus on the Tianxuan Continent.
Moreover, once Bai Qianshuang’s strength improved, he could take the girl with him for revenge.
By then, with their affection maxed out, the main quest would finally be completed.
The only regret was that the app didn’t have any affection quests related to Luo Xi.
Otherwise, starting with max affection would’ve meant instant rewards galore.
Among the newly unlocked features, the one Ye Chuan valued most was something called the "Tech Tree."
"Tech Tree?" The phone’s interface displayed a massive tech tree with countless branches, each extending into various technologies.
"Hiss… I don’t get it."
Ye Chuan realized that many of the options were completely incomprehensible—quantum this, equipment that—without even a single explanation. They were just grayed-out terms, with some even marked as question marks.
And without exception, unlocking any part of the tech tree required something called "Crystal Cores."
"Crystal Cores?" After studying it for a while, Ye Chuan still couldn’t figure out how to obtain them.
The first layer of the tech tree unlocked a series of buffs—things like increased sanity recovery speed, enhanced firearm damage, and other boosts.
But the second layer introduced more interesting items.
[Transformation Belt
Allows the user to undergo an armored transformation. The armor’s capabilities depend on manufacturing quality.]
"Now this is mechanical ascension." Ye Chuan realized that the abilities Ke Ning had unlocked for him were far more powerful than he’d imagined. He even spotted weapons like the "dimensional foil" in there.
However, unlocking them seemed quite difficult.
"These Crystal Cores… Do I have to go to Ke Ning’s world to get them?" After pondering for a moment, Ye Chuan decided it might be more efficient to just ask Ke Ning directly.
After all, she was a scientist—why not just clarify his doubts with her?
Ye Chuan walked to Ke Ning’s room and knocked. The door soon opened—
Ke Ning appeared before him, still dressed in her usual attire—a white lab coat and glasses, with dark circles under her eyes giving her a half-dead look.
"What is it?" Ke Ning asked.
Ye Chuan got straight to the point. "Do you know what Crystal Cores are?"
"Crystal Cores?" Ke Ning thought for a second. "You mean polymer thermal fluctuations forming crystalline nuclei?"
"Probably not that." Seeing that Ke Ning didn’t seem to know, Ye Chuan dropped the topic. But out of the corner of his eye, he caught a flicker of flame. Upon closer inspection—
The large desk he’d prepared for her was now cluttered with equipment, including a beaker boiling coffee.
"That’s… a lot of stuff." Ye Chuan hesitated.
Ke Ning noticed his gaze. "Want a cup?"
"Does boiling it like that make it taste better?" Ye Chuan asked.
"Of course not. I just forgot to bring a cup." Ke Ning sighed, rubbing her temples. "I crossed over in too much of a hurry and didn’t pack any in my dimensional storage."
Ye Chuan: "…"
"Never mind."
"Wait." Ke Ning stopped him.
"What?"
"I heard monsters emerge from rifts in your world. If possible, could I observe one up close? The rift too, ideally."
"Observe one? What for?" Ye Chuan asked.
"Just to collect data on the monsters and rifts. It’ll help me analyze the situation."
Hearing this, Ye Chuan immediately agreed—after all, he was also curious about the origins of the rifts.
"But there aren’t any rifts in the city. If you’re fine with it, I can take you to one nearby."
"Thank you for your help." Ke Ning said.
"No problem."
After learning Ke Ning wanted rift data, Ye Chuan immediately called Wang Yanran.
Upon hearing Ye Chuan needed a rift location, Wang Yanran quickly found a suitable spot. "There’s a rift in the Phoenix Mountain area with monsters roaming around. Neither the military nor the Alliance has sent anyone to deal with it yet."
"Phoenix Mountain? That’s only a few dozen kilometers away."
"Right."
"Come pick me up."
"Got it."
Soon, Wang Yanran arrived to drive them. Though she could’ve sent someone else, she’d fully embraced her role as Ye Chuan’s personal chauffeur by now.
She also met Ke Ning for the first time.
"And this is…?" Wang Yanran asked curiously.
"A new tenant at my place," Ye Chuan introduced. "Ke Ning."
Then he gestured to Wang Yanran. "Wang Yanran."
"Hello."
"Ah, hi." Though Wang Yanran didn’t know Ke Ning’s relationship with Ye Chuan, the fact that she could stay with him suggested it wasn’t simple. After all, not just anyone could live in Ye Chuan’s house.
Not to mention, Wang Yanran was also intrigued by the floating metal block hovering near Ke Ning. How was that even possible?
Thinking about Ye Chuan’s house, Wang Yanran couldn’t help but wish she could move in too. She’d already grown fond of the rapid breakthroughs she experienced there.
"I see… A vehicle powered by light petroleum fuel. Quite an archaic method." Ke Ning examined the Maybach, her thoughtful expression leaving Wang Yanran baffled.
What did that mean?
"Something wrong?" Ye Chuan asked.
"No, nothing." Ke Ning snapped out of it and shook her head.
"What do you use for fuel in your world?"
"Strictly speaking, we don’t have the concept of ‘fuel.’" Ke Ning replied, then launched into an explanation that left both Ye Chuan and Wang Yanran utterly lost.
"Ahem, let’s just get going."
The few dozen kilometers passed quickly, and soon they arrived at Phoenix Mountain—
"Entry prohibited ahead." As they tried to drive further, a barricade blocked their path.
Wang Yanran immediately got out to negotiate with the personnel. Due to the uncleared rift ahead, the area had been sealed off for safety, awaiting military or Superhuman Alliance intervention.
"Ye Chuan, the road ahead is destroyed. We can’t drive any further."
Hearing this, Ye Chuan shrugged. "No problem. We’ll just walk the rest of the way."
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
