The Fox of France - Chapter 74: The Carrot of Peace (1)

-- WSA 2025 Entry --“Five… Four… Three… Two… One…”As the countdown towards the new year went on to the last second, Miles looked up to the sky, just as everybody else did.In the middle of the crowded street, Miles for once felt like he belonged. Being a teenage gamer, living with his parents, and trying to build a life as a streamer, he did not feel like leaving his room every day.But there, in the middle of that crowded street, with everyone around him paying attention to the sky, the countdown on the digital billboard, and mostly anything else but him., Miles felt like a ghost.A welcomed ghost, but a ghost, after all.With a smile on his unseen face, he looked up as the countdown reached one, and everybody sang in unison.‘HAPPY NEW YEAR!”But Miles’ eyes widened as he watched in utter horror, and curiosity, even, hovering above him, a holographic screen with a few lines of text written in it.All around him, although he did not pay much attention to it, a few other people seemed to experience the same situation.[Updating home-world 39515’s version][Version 20.25 update brings a lot of fun and games with the new and improved survival mode][Do you want to convert your previous avatar to home-world 39515’s latest version?][Yes] [No]“Survival… Mode?” Miles’ lips quivered.Before he could think of anything else, though, the people around him began to scream…

A seafood chef inexplicably transmigrated into ancient times. Even though he landed in a family with a nobility rank, and theoretically was supposed to be rich, the most valuable thing in the house is a grey donkey…
Su Yu stared at the sky helplessly; in order to support the family, he could only take up his old profession and go out to sell fish.
Unfortunately, the royal family selected concubines from both genders. Even as a poor noble, he had no choice but to attend…
DISCUSSION TOPIC: Will I be selected if I display my fish-slaughtering skills?
“Meow!” His Imperial Majesty shook his tail.

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C-class mercenary. Started as a No Class, possessing nothing.

13 years of survival in the depths of the ditches.

I’ve managed to return to the beginning, but…