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 Walking down the street, Lucien glanced at his phone. It was already noon and he was still indecisive about where to eat. After walking along the main street for a few more minutes, he finally made up his mind and entered a small coffee shop that offered late breakfast.
 Lucien chose the seat by the window and ordered. He stared absentmindedly at the people walking outside, and at the colorful light particles for a few seconds when he suddenly spotted something strange. In a dark alley a distance across the street, the colorful light particles seemed to gather around a particular area forming the vague silhouette of a person.
 Shivers ran down his spine as it looked like that figure was staring at him. He didn't know if it was just a feeling, but he could sense its gaze on him. Just as he was thinking about what to do, the waitress came with his order, distracting him for a split second. When Lucien looked up again, the mysterious figure was no longer there.
 Still, he was not relieved, if anything Lucien was more anxious than ever. Who was that figure? Why was it looking at him? The way those particles gathered around it indicated that it was not a simple person.
 "Another mage, perhaps?" He wondered, "But why was it watching me? Could it be they already figured out that I started learning magic? Do they have a way to tell mages and non-mages apart?" Countless thoughts swirled through his mind, but the loud rumbling of his stomach forced him to push them all to the back of his head as he began to dig in.
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 Walking back home, Lucien's eyes constantly darted left and right, fearful that someone was watching him. He kept a watchful gaze on the colorful particles. His gut feeling told him that they were his saving grace. It was because of them that he spotted the mysterious figure in the first place.
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 Inside a tall building, a tall man with tanned skin and dark green eyes was walking in hurried steps, following behind an equally tall beautiful dark skinned girl. Her ebony hair was cut short reaching her shoulders. She wore a formal dress that complimented her figure perfectly; giving her the impression of a cold mature business lady.
 Contrary to her composed appearance, her light brown eyes, however, looked extremely anxious as she passed by the hallways before she came to a stop in front of a large wooden door.
 It was then that Ryan finally spoke:
 "Uh, the old man will pay me for the information, right Nia?"
 Clicking her tongue, Nia glared at him before replying in disdain: "Don't compare the Council to the rest of you Rogues, we don't go back on our words. And It's Mr. Chairman for you."
 Raising his hands in the air, Ryan gave her a wide grin and replied:
 "Right, right, Mr. Chairman, my bad."
 Ignoring him, Nia proceeded to knock on the door with a respectful expression on her face. A few seconds later, the large wooden door slowly opened by itself. The inside of the room was surprisingly small. It was made in an old Victorian style. A large bookcase took over the entire left wall, on the right were countless portraits of different people, men, and women. Right in front of them was a lone desk with a white-haired, old man behind it. His beard was trimmed short, with his messy long hair reaching past his shoulders.
 Seeing Nia and Ryan enter, he removed the round-rimmed glasses from his eyes and settled them on the desk. His ocean eyes scanned the duo before he spoke:
 "Nia, what seems to be the problem?"
 Nia first bowed respectfully. Seeing at how Ryan was still standing straight, she glared at him before speaking:
 "Mr. Chairman, Ryan just came to us with the information of a new Rogue that seemingly appeared out of nowhere."
 The Chairman nodded and waited for her to continue.
 "I went to check on this person..." She hesitated for a second before speaking; "The problem is, I was spotted."
 Hearing that, a frown quickly made its way to the Chairman's face. "Were you hiding in the Elemental plane?"
 "Yes..."
 Nodding the Chairman massaged his temples for a few seconds before he asked:
 "Nothing happened when he saw you?"
 "No, he didn't seem to have any intentions of attacking."
 "Good, send me all the information you have gathered so far on this person." He paused for a second before continuing, "And don't send anyone else to monitor him directly. Keep your distance, and just make sure he doesn't cause any trouble."
 Nodding, Nia turned for the door, but Ryan remained there. She glared at him and motioned for him to leave, "Ryan, go with Nia. You'll get your payment." Only then did he smile and turn to leave.
 A long sigh escaped the Chairman's mouth. The sudden appearance of a potentially dangerous rogue was not something pleasant, especially if he was one of those that liked to dabble in the dark arts. His strength was still a mystery, but the fact that he was able to easily spot Nia from the Elemental plane already placed him high on the danger list.
 Seconds later, a file suddenly appeared on his desk. The Chairman word his glasses and read the first lines.
 -Code name: The Bookstore Mage
 -Real name?: Lucien Wood. the current owner of the old bookstore on 27th Street. He used to live there with his grandfather, Thomas Wood before moving out six years ago.
 -Age: 25?
 -Race: Unknown
 -Unable to find further information on the grandfather.
 -Unable to find further information on the parents.
 -Unable to trace Lucien from the time before he came back to the city.
 -Recons noted a strange aura looming inside the bookstore, preventing them from using magic.
 -Proceed with caution.
 -Threat rank: ???
 Another sigh escaped his mouth before he removed his glasses and massaged his forehead. "Wood, that's not part of any of the main families, and If Ryan isn't familiar with him then that means he isn't part of any old Rogue group. No to mention how we completely overlooked his grandfather's presence all this time. Lucien Wood, just who are you? Where did you crawl out from?"
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 Meanwhile, back in the bookstore, Lucien was happily reading his magic book. He first reviewed the healing spell called Tadawsa and made sure he completely memorized the hand gestures. After finishing that, he searched the pages for another spell to learn.
 The countless patterns were slowly making sense. His current best guess was that they showcased the way his mana should flow inside his body. The countless notes, however, were a completely different matter. They were written in a way worse than that of a doctor's handwriting.
 Still, Lucien was satisfied with his current progress. After a few hours, he finally managed to find another spell that looked promising. It was called Imer, and from what he understood, it seemed like some sort of telekinesis.
 The hand gestures for this one were non-existent, which excited him the most. The problem was the somewhat complicated patterns. Making up his mind, Lucien vowed to succeed in casting it at least once before going out for lunch.
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 Following the unfortunate news of his grandfather’s passing, Lucien is forced to go back to his old hometown. As the sole living relative, he gets to inherit his old pop’s bookstore. A place where he had spent most of his childhood.
 There, however, he finds an ancient book that ends up shaking his view on the world and raising the curtain over a side he never knew existed, one filled with magic, mythical creatures, and all sorts of dangers.
 “Wait a minute! Are you telling me, grandpa was a wizard?!”
 Follow Lucien as he slowly unveils the mysteries of this hidden world, meets new people, saves princesses, befriends dragons, and uncovers the ancient secrets of his bloodline.
 This is the story of the Bookstore Mage.
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 This story is set in a modern-day setting. It’s not earth but a parallel world similar to ours with different countries and all of that.
 There will be some world-hoping elements down the line.
 There will be some elements of army building.
 There will be pets.
 There will not be any harem, I’m not confident enough to write a realistic one without compromising the relationships.
 There will be a realistic development of both the MC’s powers and his relationships.
 This will seem like a slow start, but it will hopefully pick up the pace whilst still being enjoyable.
 I’m not writing the chapters now, this is an old draft I had for a long time. So the updates will be consistent.
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 In the dark wave, where to fight for the future?
 Attributing Weili to oneself is the way to survive.
 The construction of potions, the reorganization of the vitality, the transformation of the emptiness into the real… all these are not needed!
 As long as you scare the ghost, get the other party’s san value, the magical powers of the sky and earth, you can come at your fingertips.
 I will be the only glory for all mankind!
 (This is a very serious book, please everyone, I’m still a child, please don’t let me go)
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 What would you do if your planet ceased to exist after a nap?
 Once upon a time, there was a princess…
 Scrap that.
 Once upon a time, there was a hermit called Yao Si.
 She was an orphaned hikikomori who lived a peaceful and mundane life in her cosy little apartment.
 Just when she thought she’d live out the rest of her mundane days… she died.
 By a strange twist of fate, she was somehow turned into a vampire, even worse, a fifth-generation weakling with no combat ability at all.
 Vampires had their own little secret society, cultural feuds, and called themselves bloodlings.
 With the threats of another civil war among the bloodlings, Yao Si remained composed.
 ‘Even if this war of bloodlings rages on again, it will need a miracle to affect me,’ she thought.
 So, a miracle occurred…
 When she was woken up from a millennnia-long nap, she found that her beautiful mother planet Earth had ceased to exist.
 Even the oldest bloodling in the entire universe was now one of her grand [ times infinity] child.
 Everyone will have to call her “ancestor” from this moment onwards!
 The peasant Yao Si had successfully revolted and taken charge, let’s see who dares to call her a weakling anymore!
 “Hey! You, that guy over there!
 “Yes, you.
 “Come on, let’s fight, if I lose, I will call you ‘dad’!”
 So… she has a new dad.
 Yao Si “…”
 Mu Xuan “…”
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 In Douluo Continent, the strong are respected. 
 Thinking of the future battle between the two gods, Ling Yun felt even more stressed. 
 Especially after the War of the Two Gods, the continent was not unified, which delayed the change for ten thousand years. 
 The reason is just to complete personal revenge. 
 Change is change, what personal grudges are there? 
 It’s all about change, so why can’t this changer be me? 
 Become stronger, become stronger, must become stronger! 
 Can you become stronger by changing the plot? 
 Must change! 
 Can transforming the continent make it stronger? 
 Then I must rule! 
 Of course... I am the only one waging war against you! 
 Feel the pain! 
 Experience the pain! 
 Accept the pain! 
 Understand the pain! 
 Those who have not experienced pain will not understand true peace. 
 I can’t understand how hard-won peace is! 
 The continent was unified, and Douluo Star escaped from the control of the God Realm, so... 
 Ling Yun stood at the top and glanced at the gods: "Next, it's your turn to feel the pain."
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 Traveling to the high martial arts world where the cellar is invaded, Su Yu awakens the infinite deduction system.
 As long as there is enough computing power, everything in the world can be deduced.
 After all, one person's power is weak, so he decided to create a magic net, linking all human beings with himself as a node.
 Gather the power of all living beings and apply it to yourself, infinite deduction!
 At the beginning, deduce the national art, cultivate, use, and practice together, and kill invincible!
 Cultivating to the highest level can even break the void, see the gods are not bad, see the world outside, and see yourself inside!
 And that's just the beginning.
 Immortal Martial Arts, Heaven-shrouding Technique, Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength...
 Since then, the era of fierce beasts and evil spirits has come to an end!
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 The whole people will travel through the endless starry sky to become the lord and compete for the hegemony of the heavens and the world!
 The three worst white potential territorial warriors at the beginning?
 Ye Changge silently opened the ten thousand times return system.
 "You give 1 low-grade Vigorous Pill to the people of the territory, trigger a thousand-fold return, and you get 1,000 low-grade Vigorous Body Pills!"
 "You give the people in the territory an F-level skill basic boxing technique, which triggers a 10,000-fold return, and you get an S-level skill Dragon Elephant Divine Fist!"
 "You gave the people of the territory a high-grade spiritual weapon, the Seven-Star Treasure Sword, and triggered a million-fold return, and you got the Emperor's Immortal Sword!"
 Poor potential? Low skill? Bad weapons?
 These are just minor problems.
 A certain supernova lord: "What the hell, my territory warrior is only level 30, why is his level 100?"
 A certain old lord: "Damn, how come the soldiers in his territory have all the imperial soldiers?"
 The strongest lord of a certain clan: "Impossible, how can the invincible territory built by our clan's entire clan be no match for a warrior of his?"
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 Su Zhou traveled to an era when everyone can create the world and become the creator
 Everyone in this world can create their own world and create creatures that belong to this world
 Su Zhou awakens the chaotic world at the beginning, which is considered to be a waste world that cannot create creatures.
 Under everyone's regretful eyes, Su Zhou chuckled.
 Do you call Chaos the Abandoned Realm? Have you ever known what Daluo Honghuang is!
 Thus, in the chaos, a terrifying giant roared and opened up the world.
 The whole world is terrified at this moment.
 Daozu Hongjun: "I am Daozu, ruling all the past and future, black hole? Two-way foil? Little Daoer!"
 Yellow Emperor: "I am the emperor of the people, and I will suppress all enemies in the world! I dare to be honored outside Yan and Huang!"
 Demon ancestor Luohu: "Hehe, Cthulhu evil god? Do you know what a demon is!
 Many years later, Da Luo Honghuang is above the heavens, while Su Zhou is on the other side of the starry sky, countless...
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 Shi Yu, an Archaeologist and Mythologist, crossed into a foreign world where Noble Beasts were the mainstream. 
 Through continuous evolution, most animals and plants can awaken higher wisdom and powerful abilities. Even mountains, rivers, lakes, wind and snow can also evolve into living organisms. 
 All these extraordinary creatures have great powers, such as thunder and lightning, flames, hurricanes, and are no different from the mythical beasts depicted on Earth. They were aptly named Noble Beasts. 
 Beastmaster, one who trains, cultivates, and command noble beasts are closely related to all walks of life. Only when you become a Beastmaster can you become an elite in all fields. 
 In order to explore ancient relics and ruins to uncover the blank history and mystery of the lost myths without any worries, with his Skill Book, Shi Yu cultivated many astounding pets that shattered the three views of the Noble Beasts! 
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 Introduction-Luofan who travels through, activates the attribute pickup system.
 
 “Ding! Pick up 10 power points and get ten cattle power.”
 
 “Ding! Pick up a little space attribute to get the space law!”
 
 “Ding! Pick up a hair from the Nine Heavens mysterious girl and get a Yuelao red rope!”
 
 As long as the things dropped, they can be picked up.
 
 Is it difficult to become a god?
 
 “Ding! Pick up a fragment of the goddess armor, get a godhead, and instantly become a god!”
 
 Invincible is that simple! !
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 This is a world where cards are respected. 
 Russell, a senior 2D player, traveled to this world. He wanted to learn how to make myth cards from his predecessors, but he found that he only knew those well-known masters, so he had to give up this idea. 
 In desperation, he could only use the knowledge (anime) of his previous life to start making his own cards. 
 ———— 
 [Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni], [Sai Fong], [Kuchiki Byakuya]... The murder group showed its ferocious fangs. 
 [Senju Hashirama], [Senju Tobirama], [Sarutobi Hiruzen]... The will of fire appeared here. 
 [Luffy], [Zoro], [Sanji]... The Straw Hat Pirates gathered here.
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 Gu Yu Qi, a daughter born to a marquis household. She was beautiful with knowledge in both civil and military, and her kindness broader than the sky. It was love at first sight for her, and she insisted on marrying him and was happy even if she were to become a mistress. She worked hard to help him step by step to become the emperor.
 But what happened to her in the end?
 For ten whole years, she was humiliated and abandoned. Disheartened, she drank poison to end her life and set her place on fire, only to find herself back to when she was ten years old. It was the year she followed her mother into the capital. It wasn’t too late to change her fate.
 If Yun Ke had any regrets in his previous life, then it would be how he always kept thinking about a woman who died decades ago. Because of that, before he died, he secretly had the woman’s ashes pressed beneath his coffin. As the emperor, he had the final say of everything under the sky. So how could he allow that woman to be arrogant in front of him? Even at his deathbed, he would crush her beneath him.
 Who knew he’d be reborn again…
 When the transmigrated girl meets the boy who was reborn, Gu Yu Qi simply wanted to yell at the sky. Just what are you playing at!?
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 Yan Qing’s sister, who has been sent down to earth, was schemed; designed to be a miserable female character in every life.
 To save her younger sister, Yan Qing, a retired quick-transmigrator, full class man, once again set foot on the world shuttle journey to hardcore protect his sister and counterattack scumbags.
 And then … ——
 The real daughter who was kicked out of the House: sorry, my richest brother came to pick me up.
 Abandoned White Moonlight stand-in: sorry, my elder brother said you lost your throne.
 Face-slapped cannon fodder female partner: sorry, the country spoils my brother, my brother spoils me!
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 Lin ShuYi was sentenced to death by the traitorous Emperor for a treasonous crime he didn’t commit. Before drinking the poisonous wine on the execution ground, he stared up at the snow falling from the sky and said to himself, “This is for the best, I will be a cook in my next life! I miss roast chicken…”
 Then he woke up inside a body of a teenager in an era completely different from his past life. After that, he meets a nice old man who owns a small restaurant. Completely lost in this new modern world, he found that the only thing that would never change, no matter where one lived, was cooking.
 Thus he picked up the promise he made to himself, to be a chef in this life.
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