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 Eldrian stood up and took off his headset plugging it in to charge. After which he decided to change his clothes into clothes more suited for exercise. Feeling good about his decisive decision, he decided to try and walk for an hour or so, maybe even run a bit.
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 Just a few minutes later a thirsty Eldrian bursts through his own door. Quickly he searched for a glass, filling it with water which he then immediately downed. He continued to do this until he started feeling full.
 Wobbly on his feet, Eldrian fell down onto a couch. 'Why did I think it was a good idea to try and run for a bit? And more importantly, why did I not take any water with me?' He questioned himself as he waited for his problems to stop.
 Sometime later his problems did indeed stop, making Eldrian feel much relief. Feeling better Eldrian decided to make himself something to eat, since now his stomach was complaining about the food. In the kitchen he made himself some eggs, and threw them onto some slices of bread.
 This simple meal satisfied Eldrian very much. The entire process during this morning informed Eldrian of two important points. Don't exercise before having eaten a meal, and take water with you when you do decide to go out.
 Next Eldrian decided to take a shower, with the hope that it will make him feel normal again. Luckily this seemed to do the job. Finally free to do his own thing Eldrian decided to watch some anime. The reason why he could be very simple. It was a Saturday, he had no homework and an internet connection.
 As Eldrian settled in he also sent a message to his sister to confirm if they were still going to meet up and have lunch together.
 She replied saying yes, and that she had found an interesting, small dinner near campus. They talked a bit via messaging before confirming that they will meet each other at around 1.
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 'Where is the place she mentioned, let me give her a call.' Eldrian mumbled to himself as he took out his phone to contact her. When he started calling, he soon heard her ringtone. This was all he needed to find his way.
 "So, this is the place you were talking about. Not bad, what food do they serve?" Eldrian asked as he found her standing next to a small diner. The diner was more the size of a fast food place than a restaurant, hence why they called it a diner.
 Eldrian had to admit that it certainly was an interesting place. It looked like the diner had a mystical theme or maybe nerdy. There was a bunch of fantasy books being displayed on the walls.
 "Well, they don't really specialize in anything. It is just a nice place I wanted to try." His sister replied to his question.
 Completely thrown, Eldrian didn't know what to say. 'Normally people decide where to eat, because they feel like eating something specific.' He complained to himself. Seeing his disappointed look his sister quickly added.
 "But a friend of mine recommended we should try their eisbein. So why don't you take that, and I will take something else. We can then share and decide which is best." She proposed.
 Eldrian had no problem accepting this as he hadn't eaten an eisbein in years. 'I can't even remember how it tasted back when I last ate it. So even if it isn't the best I shouldn't be able to complain.' He thought to himself as they entered the diner.
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 They enjoyed themselves a lot at the diner. They decided they might even make it a regular place to go eat out.
 While they were there Eldrian made sure to tell her about how real the game felt. How unique each NPC felt, and how they came off like people in a true sense. Eldrian had even forgotten they were NPCs when he had stayed at Old Sword's home.
 In their sibling dynamic, it was never a one-sided conversation. She had told him of the fun she had had with her friends going out. About how she had enjoyed the dancing and the annoying guys who tried to approach their group.
 They also both complained about the lecturers they didn't like, praised the ones they did, and teased each other about some other topics.
 Eldrian had really enjoyed spending time with her again. He felt it was always good to make time to see her at least once a week. Apart from running into each other at the university that is.
 She was a year ahead of him and he often asked her for tips. Unfortunately, she majored in physics, leaving him often with tips he could not apply in his situation.
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 At his apartment, Eldrian decided to check the game forums. To see what the other players have been up to.
 Turning on his PC, Eldrian also fetched himself a drink to enjoy while going through the forums. Shortly after he started browsing Eldrian was surprised by the number of people complaining.
 The top posts were all people asking the developers to make the starting areas easier. They complained that combat wasn't smooth and skills had too long cooldowns, compared to the damage they dealt. Reading all this Eldrian was left speechless.
 'Have these people not realized how true to real life the game is?' Eldrian questioned as he continued to read on. 'Granted it has only been one day. But still, the first time I took one of the training weapons I realized that I wouldn't be able to fight, unless I at least learn the basics first.' He thought when he finished this particular post.
 Continuing to go through the forum Eldrian was truly amazed at the mentality most of the players adapted in-game.
 One of the most discussed topics was a video posted by a group of players. In this video, they had surrounded a wolf and were trying to kill it. Though they really struggled as they hoped their skills could carry them, naturally this was not something in this game. The ultra-realistic nature also caused some of them to freeze.
 The wolf took advantage of all this to dodge the attacks in the beginning, and as the fight continued the wolf found places to counterattack. Killing a player with every attack it successfully delivered. In just 20 seconds, the five players who had surrounded the wolf had died.
 After having looked at this video Eldrian was confused. The players had stood still until they used a skill. After which they again stood still, or just moved a little. They certainly acted more like practice targets than fighters. Eldrian even started wondering if they just didn't know how to dodge or run by themselves.
 Eldrian finally understood why so many players had died on the first day. Everyone was used to using the system to fight. Some other posts showed more competent players taking on a tiger. In this video, they managed to kill the tiger, but lost 3 players in the fight. With them having had a party of 5 players, you could say the victory was narrow.
 Curious about how resurrection worked Eldrian looked to find what the players, who had died, said. He soon stumbled upon a player from the group who killed the tiger. The player complained that he had dropped all his items on death. Luckily his friends could return it to him, but if he had died alone then he would have lost his 12 silver worth of items.
 Eldrian was astonished when he read this part and started thinking, 'Seems that when you die you lose all your items. We have no data on how it affects other things, but this one is certainly very harsh.' This one punishment for dying, certainly made it far harsher than in most other games.
 Having looked at a few more complaining threads Eldrian grew bored of the same complaints being brought up. So he started looking for a positive post.
 Finally, he found a post after about thirty more of the other. This post commented mostly on the NPCs and how lifelike they acted. Eldrian certainly felt that they seemed too humane to just be an AI. This is why he decided to treat them like people when he was in-game.
 Other positive posts praised the game's realism, which completely countered the common players' complaints. This post was made by a soldier, or so he claimed to be. He said that tomorrow he and his friends were going to try and level up. The reason for them going at it tomorrow, is that they all wanted to first get used to the weapons they could get and would use.
 After reading this post Eldrian was quite impressed. Seems that he wasn't the only person who took the game more seriously.
 There were also some other posts commenting on the historical accuracy of stuff in-game. These posts certainly were fun to read, but didn't have much more to them, since the game was set in a fantasy world and not a normal one.
 Finally, having satisfied his curiosity Eldrian stopped browsing and watched some series until he could log back into the game.
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 A full dive VR game has been released, A New World. While it is not the only VR game in the world, this one has one advantage over others:
 Being able to play it even while sleeping.
 Like one would think, many people jumped to try and claim the first headsets. Mostly gamers, but some other types of people too. Our MC, Eldrian, is naturally a gamer who could not wait but to try it.
 Quickly he and everyone else who bought the headsets found themselves in a world, not just a game. While realism is nice and all, the amount they were given was just too much…
 Players started taking emotional tolls from playing the game, and when the company made a shocking announcement. This was amplified.
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 The age of faith turns millennia, and when everyone thinks it will last forever, a new age arrives with the roar of the machines.
 Steam engines, machine factories, firearms, artillery, steel warships!
 The old beliefs are crumbling in the awakened humanity, and the gods in the starry sky set foot on the mortal world.
 Creatures in the mortal world awaken to their origins, stand up, and welcome a new era.
 Who can ascend to the throne of the new era amid the loud voices of the crowd?
 I was summoned by the forbidden power to write a chapter of a demon sage…
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 In her last life, she was miserable and ordinary. This time, she got into the fashion and was reborn in another world. She was still the same person… even with the same body and face. What was the point of reincarnation? A childhood companion? He always pulled her hair and made troubles for her? A handsome boy? The boy never looked at her and was 15 years older than her! A prestigious teacher? The teacher spent his days eating and drinking, coaxed, played tricks, and controlled others… Too scary and better run away? No no no, such a challenging life was bound to be wonderful! Now let me take you back to the 70s and live a fast life!
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 When Fang Yuan was transmigrated into a world where Gu Breeder was the main profession, he found that he was not gifted.
 Not only that, the Gu in his body could cultivate on their own.
 [Your Iron Skin Gu has trained profoundly and has achieved the Gold-grade!]
 [Your Bloodthirsty Gu has begun to multiply itself into a swarm of Bloodthirsty Gus!]
 [Your Sunlight Gu has been absorbing the power of the sun for years and has gathered the Truth Flame of the Sun!]
 [Your Drunken Gu has evolved into a Soul-reaping Gu. Your control over it has risen by 100 folds!]
 [Your Flying Sword Gu was hurt in battle. Amid its desperation, it has evolved into a Sword God Gu!]
 “Heck, even Gu undergoes involution as well now?” Fang Yuan let out a sigh.
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 When he returned to the World of Martial Arts, the game was filled with blood and battles! Chen Kaixin had chased after the footsteps of the one emperor, two empresses, three princes, seven dukes, and thirteen aces for three years, but during the eve of the Sword Among Us tournament in Mount Hua, he was ambushed by evil bastards, and was killed so much that his level dropped to that of a newbie. He completely lost the chance to join the ranks of the powerful players in the game! In great disappointment, Kaixin quit the game and got drunk so that he could forget his sadness, but during that stormy night, Chen Kaixin found that he had actually dreamed for a total of three years, because when he woke up again, he woke up to three years ago, when he was still a student.
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 Are you out of money? Don’t be afraid, wait for me to rub the yellow bubbles in the wheat field.
 “Ding, gold coins +100000000.”
 I will buy your city.
 Is the cargo too heavy? Don’t be afraid, wait for me to rub the red bubbles in the tomato field.
 “Ding, strength +1000000.”
 It’s not that I’m bullying people, I just want to say that everyone here is rubbish.
 Does the other person bully too many people? Don’t be afraid, wait for me to rub bubbles in the soybean field.
 “Ding, Shenbing +1000000.”
 Throw beans into soldiers, one second, a million army, ask you if you are afraid.
 Is the opponent’s martial arts too strong? Don’t be afraid, wait for me to rub the bubbles in the field.
 “Ding, God-level martial arts +100,000.”
 Sorry, I use one copy of God-level martial arts, and I throw two copies, you say you are out of breath.
 Since then Xu Tianyu has embarked on a road to farming. Classmates have no prospects in studying, come back to farm.
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 In the Year 2030, the ground-breaking online game “Divine Realm” shook the whole world. Its system of allowing players to exchange in-game currency into real-life money attracted everyone’s attention.
 Lorne was also a player of “Divine Realm,” but he had a unique talent—the Monster Merging Simulator.
 It allowed him to merge a “prototype material” and “body parts” to create a new monster and tame it.
 [Slime] + [Poison] = Poisonous Slime (Elite)!
 [Brown Bear] + [Granite x5] = Rock Bear (Bronze)!
 [Spider] + [Baphomet’s Skull] = King of Bone Spiders (Boss)!
 [Leader of the Minotaurs] + [Lava’s Core] + [Fire Elemental Inheritance Crown] = Lord of Flames (Silver Boss)!
 With that, just as other players were trying their best to level up, Lorne and his powerful pets began their expedition to the Dark Abyss that was shrouded in darkness…
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 In the ancient times, the six realms were chaotic, and the ranking of the highest treasure of the God Realm was shattered into six pieces in the competition. Since then, no God has been granted.
 Ye Chen, an ordinary cultivating young man, got an ancient divine tool, Tai Chi and Eight Diagrams.
 He rose from adversity, relying on continuous encounters, trampled on the talents of the six circles, and achieved the name of crazy immortal!
 He was ruthless to the enemy, pierced his brother’s ribs, furiously crowned the beauty, and frightened the Six Realms!
 Let’s look at how Ye Chen aspired to the top of the God Realm, holding the Conferred God List, domineering and conferring God!
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 This is the worst of times. 
 Doomsday is approaching, chaos, conspiracy, and war are the main themes of the continent. 
 “The Fool” was born, lighting a fire for people in the dark. 
 So, what kind of fate does Joyce, who also fell from Seiyuan Castle, bear, and what kind of changes will his arrival bring to the world? 
 This is a calamity legend.
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 One day, Luo Jian woke up from his sleep and found himself in a locked chamber where the door and window were all sealed. A note with a few lines written on it was tacked to the wall: “Escape from this room within an hour, otherwise, you will die.”
 There is a sequel called Reincarnation Night (轮回之夜) that takes place in the same universe but has different main characters
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 Team up with Spider-Man as a hawker, ignite Iron Man’s beauty party, plan to rob the details with Sandman, and calm the grumpy Hulk with food.
 The flow of life, the flow of adventures, and the wonderful Marvel world will slowly unfold in front of you.
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 Qin Zhaoyue, a hundred-year-old Soul cultivator and famous artifact refiner, dies and transmigrates into a body of 16-year-old Xi Zhaoyue, who was killed on her wedding day.
 The unlucky previous owner of the body was an illegitimate daughter of an influential family and was forced to live her whole life in the orphanage. However, at the age of 16, her Guide glands were awakened and as fate willed it, Xi Zhaoyue happened to have the highest compatibility with the youngest, bravest, most handsome Major General of the Empire, a dream husband of the whole Outer Space! Finally, a loving family she so longed for was within her reach… Yet, at the wedding ceremony, her Mental sea was invaded and she died.
 Once Zhaoyue figured out the situation she landed herself in, she vowed: she wouldn’t be a proud and self-respecting cultivator, if she didn’t strive for independence, for the right to live the life freely! Cultivate, refine, get stronger! Become your own person!
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 To pick is to choose. This is a story about choices. Three thousand world full of gods and demons, with a daoist scroll in your hand, you are able to control the entire universe…
 At the beginning of time, a mystical meteor came crashing down from outer space and scattered all over the world. A piece of it landed in the Eastern Continent. There were mysterious totems carved upon the meteor. Through viewing these totems, the humankind comprehended the Dao and established the Orthodoxy.
 Several thousand years later, the fourteen years old orphan Chen Changsheng left his master to cure his illness and change his fate. He brought a piece of marriage vow with him to the capital, thus began the journey of a rising hero.
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