Sailboat, adventure, gunpowder – the wind and the stars.... more>>

“Amy, if I had a lot of money, I’ll buy the stars. They’re the most beautiful thing in the world.”

“Well, if I had a lot of money, I’ll buy the wind. I feel like I could ride on the wind and fly.”

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Our heroine, together with her adjutant Amy, embarks on a seafaring adventure in a small, rundown boat, staking her life and future on the sea.

No romance. No harem. No isekai, magic, martial arts, or game system.

Just good old voyaging during the Age of Sail, exploring different cultures and environments, trading with merchants, and engaging in naval warfare.

[This is the revised version on Ridibooks.] <<less

Do you ever ponder the existence of myriad parallel universes, each mirroring your own reality? Clearly, it’s the same person. However, while she may be... more>> an unrivaled wealthy heiress in this universe, in another, she could just be a penniless working girl. Theoretically, these realms never cross paths. Yet, one fateful day, the affluent Jiang Xiaoyuan finds herself thrust into a meticulously orchestrated mishap, becoming another version of herself in a different realm. Stripped of her family background, education, looks, and wealth, what remains as the essence of oneself? What truly defines the self? This story plans to take a transformation plan into another dimension. <<less

Immanuel Kant, a deceased philosopher, has one last journey before finally reaching the afterlife.

In 1181, Jerusalem served as the turbulent battleground where the fervor of the Crusades and the might of Islam clashed. I found myself caught in... more>> the midst of this turmoil as a member of the royal family of a kingdom destined for destruction. <<less

The story follows the journey of a young man who transcends from a tribal youth to the leader of his tribe, and eventually becomes a prince in Novgorod.... more>>

Step by step, he navigates through the forests, grasslands, and myriad rivers of Eastern Europe, dispelling ignorance and establishing civilization. <<less

‘If it’s something that can be destroyed, destroy it.’... more>>

In the Dark Age of the late 15th Century, a vampire, named Charlo de Univale, lived in a remote countryside of Southern France.

Throughout his life, he has been accompanied by a maid named Partita Infinee, a beautiful woman that surpassed all of the vampire’s weakness and followed by happy companions.

A short medieval vampire series featuring gothic and baroque people. <<less

This is the story of a man who was unexpectedly reincarnated into the world of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and did a variety... more>> of things before being recognized as the "Heavenly Strategist" by later generations. <<less

[Let you join the army to quit Internet addiction, but you create the Matrix]... more>>

Chen Ming was reborn in 2008, becoming a decadent Internet addict teenager in an Internet cafe.

In 2008, when online games such as Knockout Speed, Dungeon and Warriors, and CrossFire were launched, Penguin rose rapidly with three popular games to create a blueprint for a business empire. The game wasted its time.

Chen Ming was one of them, and his father was so angry that he sent him to the army to quit Internet addiction.

Fortunately, the system was activated, and with the help of the system, Chen Ming quickly accumulated military merits in the army, and his military rank gradually rose.

Two years later, his father remembered that he still had such a son, so he called the Ministry of Military Affairs and asked when his son would retire, but his jaw dropped in shock.

Did his son become a Major?

Son or the top hacker in the country?

The son single-handedly paralyzed the military network of the beautiful country in the information war and made the news.

When a father sees a son with two strokes and one star...

Note: This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarities are purely coincidental and should not be imitated. <<less

A sequel to the drama, Empresses in the Palace (Zhen Huan Zhuan), Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace tells the story of Ula Nara Ruyi and the Qianlong Emperor, Aisin Gioro Hongli, from their loving acquaintance to mutual loss and disillusionment. ... more>>

Arc 1 Intro:

The palace walls have great depth, reflecting a deep vermilion. In the harem, power and position are always linked to the Emperor’s favor. The overt and covert fights between the concubines are just like the frigid winter, so cold that it reaches the bottom of people’s hearts.

The Ula Nara family background once brought supreme honor to Qingying, Hongli’s Secondary Consort. After Hongli ascended the throne, the shifts in power in the harem and the court made her identity awkward, as though there was a target on her back. To protect herself, Qingying asked the Empress Dowager to bestow a new name, “Ruyi”, and was granted the position of Concubine Xian. She lived in Yanxi Palace and was at the time bereft of power. In fact, for her, the downward spiral has just begun… <<less

From childhood to adulthood, Hua Qiqi's life has been dim and miserable compared to the perfect girl next door, Xuan Yuanxing, who seemed like a goddess among mortals. Little did anyone know, that ethereal girl was indeed no ordinary mortal, but the Sovereign of the Xingying Palace in the realm of cultivation.... more>>

When representatives from the cultivation realm came to escort the Sovereign, a divine beast peeking at TV dramas from Hua Qiqi's windowsill mistakenly dragged her into the cultivation realm.

In the cultivation realm, Hua Qiqi's only goal is to survive. If she can live for a hundred years, she'll be able to wait for the cultivation realm's gate to reopen and return home.

However, as a mortal, living for a hundred years while maintaining her appearance unchanged is impossible… <<less

Brief overview: A once upon a time story of a farmer who had been a filially pious fool, who, post rebirth, poured his all effort into making money and doting on his wife and daughters.... more>>

Detailed summary: In his last life, Zhang Qing Shi had always believed his negligence to be the cause behind his father’s death and his little sister’s wandering off, never to be found. Out of guilt, he had tried his best to be filial to his mother. In desperation, he had even sold himself to give his family a good life. He had returned one day in finer clothing, only to find his wife and daughters all dead, and the culprits had been his mother and brothers… After being reborn, Zhang Qing Shi decided not to be foolishly filial anymore and to become a better husband and father. Upon his sister’s return, this life was also where he learned of the truth he had prior been oblivious to… <<less

If I could return to 1987, I would never want to leave my family again...... more>>

My wife, children, and the warm kang bed - Qin Hao felt this was what life was truly about.

Raising livestock, growing medic

Slowly enjoying life in the remote northeastern mountains, leading the entire village towards prosperity together. <<less

Four years ago, Qin Yi saved Su Qing's life: Four years later, Su Qing saved Qin Yi's love.... more>>

Gentle on the outside but scheming on the inside, the handsome young man Gong X Cold in front of others and they are fascinated inside, beautiful bis*xual Shou <<less

I didn't expect to be reincarnated into the warring states period, but I could never have guessed that I would be reincarnated as Sanboshi! Isn't... more>> he the guy who will be used as a pawn in the Kiyosu Conference by Hideyoshi? The guy died at the age of 26! No way! Although my life might be on hard mode, with me taking over the reins of the Oda clan at age three, I won't resign myself to becoming a puppet. I will unite the Oda family and unify the country! <<less

A man finds himself in an unknown city.... more>>

He had no doubt that he was in Tokyo, but the scenery before was strange.

Streets littered with wooden structures and barracks, no tall buildings and the wide sky visible in sight.

The only vehicles on the road are classic cars.

When he looked at a newspaper in a nearby shop———– The date shockingly showed it was 1963.

The money he has in his wallet is unusable, and the only clothes he has was what he has on his person.

The only thing in his bag is his smartphone, which doesn’t have any internet to connect to.

Can this time-traveling old man who has lost everything———– clothing, food and shelter———– survive? <<less

"Kenzo, a skilled assassin in ancient Japan, falls in love with Princess Akemi, forbidden by her tyrannical father, the king. Their secret love blossoms,... more>> but they are separated when the king's soldiers capture Akemi. Kenzo embarks on a perilous journey to rescue her, and after overcoming numerous challenges, they are reunited. Together, they escape the king's grasp, vowing to forge their own destiny filled with love and freedom." <<less

In the heart of Dirtwich City, the Ruan family's monthly combat contests draw fighters from all around. Among them, Ruan Xiude, a striking young competitor, stumbles upon a hidden Void. This Void reveals to him a unique attribute panel, visible to him alone. It grants him the Divine Level Duplication System, marking him as its sole chosen wielder. Ruan, once a simple orphan, now emerges as a notable figure in the martial realm of Zenithia Continent. Despite his talents, he's not seen as the top contender in the Ruan family.... more>>

Armed with the ability to duplicate martial arts and magical skills, Ruan's destiny and the world's balance are poised for a dramatic shift.
But what unforeseen consequences will Ruan's new powers unleash? <<less

Even if the whole world has failed her,... more>>

There is still Shen Run,

He will not fail her.

This experienced man,

Has experienced many things,

Has seen all the flourishing blossom and neon lights,

Picked one whose heart is like rock and unscrupulous.

The little girl,

Like a delicate flower,

Need careful care,

So that she will not be crushed.

She used to be kept in someone else’s vase,

When he wants to admire, he has to think hard for excuses for a visit.

Now that she has been transplanted into his garden,

Give her fertile soil, rain and dew,

Let her grow as she pleases,

All he wants is to see her from time to time. <<less

Once Celebrated as a Genius Chancellor and Undefeated General, Yi Baek-ryeon, met a tragic end in her twilight years.... more>>

After dedicating her entire life to serving the emperor with unwavering loyalty, she was abandoned and forced to take her own life.

“I only wish to never again brush shoulders with Your Majesty,” she lamented with her last breath.

With that one ardent desire, she breathed her last.

“I must have committed some grave sin in a previous life.”

Opening her eyes, she found herself reincarnated as a three-year-old child.

Since she had already come this far, she decided to live a comfortable and leisurely life in her second life, far from the pursuit of heroism.

However…

“Very well. What is it you desire? Shall I have a lake dug and filled with peach juice, or shall I hang cookies from every tree for the birds to peck at?”

Why did she feel a familiar aura of the emperor emanating from this Grand Duke she had never met before?

This time, she was determined to live her own life, unburdened by the influence of others.

“Why? Are you trying to hang yourself again? You will not. You have always belonged to me, and what makes you think it will be any different in your second life?”

…But it seems that won’t be easy.

Your Majesty, may you live long and prosper. Please let me go. <<less

I, as a human, have died, yet I am reborn in ancient China.

There exist in this world a set of six daggers that carry a terrible curse: the ability to inflict a death beyond time. Those under the daggers' curse shall reincarnate without end, never able to know happiness and always drawn to die once more by the dagger. This is the story of "Raine" and "Marie", two souls bound by the daggers' curse to kill one another, over and over again.... more>>

France, 1243. Lapis Lazuli Castle is the name of an insignificant relay fort nestled away in a forest east of Carcassonne. Its ruler, Count Geoffroy, and his only daughter, Marie, are both believed to be insane. The root cause of their shared madness is the mysterious disappearance of Geoffroy's wife three years ago, which caused Geoffroy to grow detached from humanity and cast Marie into a deep depression. After three years of wandering in a state halfway to nonexistence, Marie works up the nerve to ask her chief bodyguard, Sir Raine, to investigate her mother's death, confiding that on the night of her mother's disappearance, she had witnessed something impossible. However, her investigation only prompts a new tragedy.

The French-German border, 1916. As World War I rages on, Raine and Marie's latest reincarnations live the life of a sub-lieutenant in the French army and a medic with the Red Cross, respectively. The two lovers are reunited at the site of the Battle of Verdun, but no sooner have they met then Raine finds himself faced with a barrage of impossible circumstances. An enemy soldier's head suddenly vanishes, right before his eyes. One of his subordinates reports the same thing happening to an ally. Four more headless bodies vanish from a flooded bunker in the minute he looks away. These baffling events are a prelude to the return of their old tragedy.

Northern Hokkaido, 1989. Kimiyo, age eighteen, is already dying, an inoperable tumor in her hypothalamus leaving her with less than a year to live. Refusing to despair in the face of her tragic circumstances, she spends her remaining days with her friends at "The Library at the End of the World", a private library so called due to its isolated nature. One day, a man named Kito approaches her out of the blue, regaling her with a story about a set of cursed daggers, knights in the 13th century, and the two of them being cursed, fated lovers. Naturally, Kimiyo is intensely skeptical, but the events that come next don't require her to believe in them.

Arriving at the scene of these three tragedies is Snowy, an enigmatic figure of indeterminate gender who claims to be "a detective charged with managing the world's chaos". <<less

Back in the Shang Dynasty, people realized that the stars held clues to heaven’s secrets. When times changed and nothing remained the same, only the... more>> stars were predictable. Then people realized it was better not to pray to the stars, as no change meant no war and any little change meant the world would change. Yet the Han Dynasty wanted to tap into these secrets, and so they gathered experts and sent them into a mountain retreat called Kunlun so they could study the stars and predict the future. After a long time, the secret organization, the Kunlun Messengers, actually managed to predict major events and disasters years into the future. The Kunlun Messengers chose fourteen major stars. They had each expert control one star to represent the major crises and events within 1,000 years. The remaining experts also chose secondary stars according to their ability and predicted other changes and turning points. After much work, a map of stars was created and left behind for more divination, as these experts seemed to disappear among the peaks of Mt. Kunlun. <<less

With hearts united, dispelling the smoke of war, riding joyfully on the vast plains with the spring breeze! He, a young hero with hidden brilliance... more>> and extraordinary talents; she, a woman of surpassing wisdom and a heroine in her own right. Despite their differences in identity and position, the two engaged in several rounds of wits and martial contests. Yet, they discovered that in terms of strategy, martial prowess, and intellectual acumen, they were evenly matched, each other's lifelong formidable adversary. As they faced challenges and adversities, they gradually found themselves deeply drawn to one another. They pledged to join hands and traverse the world together... Until the realm was at peace, and side by side, they would roam and revel in the vast plains! <<less

It was first serialised in the Hong Kong newspaper Hong Kong Commercial Daily between 1 January 1956 and 31 December 1956. The book has three editions. Some characters from the novel play minor roles or are simply mentioned by name in The Deer and the Cauldron, another of Jin Yong's works.... more>>

The novel is set in the late Ming dynasty. The protagonist, Yuan Chengzhi, is the son of Yuan Chonghuan, a patriotic military general who was wrongly put to death by the Chongzhen Emperor. <<less