Wrong Place to practice science
By @Joshua Work
Lin Tian, a 25-year-old virgin doctor, groomed by his overbearing father for pure success, succumbs to a heart attack mid-surgery. Reincarnated into the Azure Sky World, a brutal realm where martial arts reign supreme and alchemy is scorned, he carries with him the Dual Divine System. This cheat grants him unparalleled analytical prowess, perfect memory, and the power of both Alchemy and Desire. Yet, his modern medical knowledge proves hilariously ineffective against qi deviations and spiritual poisons. Driven by a lifetime of suppressed desires and a gnawing need for self-validation, Lin Tian must not only master the scorned art of alchemy but also reconcile his scientific logic with the mystical laws of cultivation, all while navigating a world that despises his very calling and awakening to the darkest corners of his own ambition. Can he forge a new path where science and spirit intertwine, or will his hidden desires consume him?
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The Spice Grinder
By @Sahiba Akmal
On the metallic, soot-choked continent of Aethelgard, survival is processed in assembly lines. Silas lives by a single rule: never touch the raw product. But as loaded carts rattle into the factory receiving area, workers gently unloading baskets of glowing pepper berries onto stainless-steel conveyors, Silas makes a fatal mistake. A stray berry slips from the washing machine, staining his skin and unlocking a forbidden alchemical interface in his mind. Now, he can trace the life-force of every spice processed. But this power is a death sentence; the iron-fisted Alchemist Guild executes anyone who can manipulate the raw elements without their approved machinery. As the gears of the factory begin moving smoothly, grinding down the resources of the poor to feed the elite, Silas must use his secret interface to sabotage the production line from within, risking his life to free his indentured family before the next harvest cycle ends.
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Elarion
By @BRYAN MACHADO
Elarion, a realm once shimmering with arcane wonders, now suffocates under the Ashfall, a perpetual twilight that chokes life and hope. Lyra, a disgraced apprentice alchemist, scavenges forgotten knowledge in the ruined outskirts, her spirit hardened by a past she refuses to confront. When a chance encounter grants her the Echo Weaver, a mystical artifact capable of manipulating temporal echoes, she sees not power, but a desperate path to mend a shattered memory. But as she stitches together fragments of the past, she inadvertently draws the attention of the Chronos Wraiths, entities that feed on paradoxes, and the tyrannical Sovereign who seeks the Echo Weaver to solidify his iron-fisted rule. Lyra must master her volatile new abilities before the world drowns in a tide of corrupted timelines and her own past consumes her.
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The Unbent Bloom
By @john1208
Lysandra Vane once blended seamlessly with the shadows of the Veridian Dominion, a mere whisper in the grand halls of power. Raised as an unassuming ward, her days were a monotonous cycle of thankless tasks and veiled disdain, her true lineage and dormant potential meticulously concealed. In a world where elemental alchemy dictates social standing and destiny, Lysandra was believed to possess no discernible talent, an invisible fixture destined for obscurity. But when a cataclysmic magical tremor rips through the heart of the capital, it awakens within her an extraordinary, ancient form of alchemy - one thought lost to time and feared for its unparalleled destructive and restorative capabilities. Suddenly, the quiet girl everyone overlooked becomes a figure of bewildering power, drawing the covetous gaze of both the Dominion's ruling council and an enigmatic figure from her past. Lysandra must navigate a treacherous landscape of political intrigue and burgeoning affections, determined to control her volatile gift and forge a new identity, proving that the silent doormat has become an unyielding force, utterly untouchable by her former tormentors.
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Nineteenth Reign of the Clockwork God
By @김범주
In the soot-choked metropolis of Oakhaven, the Nineteenth Reign is about to begin. Every century, the Great Clockwork Engine demands a human sacrifice to rewind the city’s temporal anchors, keeping the encroaching, corrosive Void at bay. Enter Silas Vance, a cynical street-mechanic harboring a dangerous secret: he can interface directly with machinery using his own blood. When his sister is selected as the nineteenth sacrifice, Silas refuses to let history repeat itself. Armed with forbidden bio-mechanical blueprints and his volatile blood-alchemy, he must infiltrate the high-society Cathedral of Gears. To save his sister, Silas will have to dismantle the very foundation of the city, pitting himself against the ruthless Iron Inquisition. As the gears grind down to the final hour, he discovers that the clockwork gods he is fighting are far more sentient - and hungry - than anyone dared to believe. Silas must decide how much of his own humanity he is willing to replace with brass and iron.
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