MTL - Wei and Jin Cooks - Chapter 21 imperial decree

In a tyrannical world, what is evil? What is benevolence? All living creatures are brutal. Passing through the heaven road to find one’s purpose in life. Struggles to be stronger is not an easy path. The whole journey thistles and thorns, one blade chops open a path, I alone will be supreme!

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On an ordinary day, Lucius stumbled upon a strange, run-down shop. At first, he assumed it was abandoned—until he stepped inside.[You have entered the Universal Alchemy Store.][Congratulations! You are now the store’s owner.][Please craft your first potion.]Lucius blinked. 'What kind of joke is this?' But as if guided by an unseen force, he followed the instructions. Minutes later, his first creation was complete.[Love Potion: The drinker will fall in love with the first person they lay eyes on.]Lucius swallowed hard. 'Wait… does this actually work?'Before he could process it, the shop’s door swung open.Standing in the entrance was no ordinary customer—she was an elf. Long, pointed ears, mesmerizing green eyes, and a body sculpted by the gods. A visitor from another world.A dangerous thought crept into his mind.'Should I test it on her?'

In the class where everyone awakened to Class A, Rosen was violently attacked online for awakening to a Class D hero template.Fortunately, the awakened Class D template is a 'growth' template rarely seen in a thousand years.So what if others have a strong S-level template, they only have one skill for life, while I can use my Class D 'transform' skill on par with you!Not to mention upgrading from D to C, where I can awaken new skills, and the new skills are even more powerful!Continuously leveling up, awakening more skills.And as the level increases, the form also changes, evolving into monsters similar to those in 'Classic of Mountains and Seas'!......The class teacher and the principal, not recognizing talent like Mount Tai, persuaded Rosen to drop out. Rosen could only work at the crematorium to earn currency to buy Awakening Stones, temporarily enduring for a month.Coincidentally, other forces ran rampant, killing their classmates who awakened to Class A and Class S.Thus, Rosen discovered several familiar corpses appearing in the crematorium...Facing the corpses of those who bullied him while they were alive, Rosen chose...

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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