Wandering Knight - Chapter 31: A Negotiation with Hidden Motives

Somebody once told a joke.A man ran in place all his life. He worked a job he didn't love for people he couldn't stand. But at the end of the day, the number in his bank account went up.That man got a second chance at life. He woke up in another world, full of adventures and romances and monsters and gods. And floating above his head he saw the number “1”. So what did he say?“Gosh I better make the number go up.”Not today. Not for this old soul. Reborn as a beast of battle meant to live a short life and die screaming, Garek refuses. He puts the madness of skills and levels behind him and sets out to found a little farmstead. He grows crops. Maybe someday he'll get a pig, and have bacon.It's a shame the world won't let him be. It's a shame that the warmongers and level-grinders hate nothing more than a soul at peace.He put down his sword for a plowshare, but when trouble comes calling, he'll pick it up again.

In the waves of steam and machinery, who could achieve extraordinary? In the fogs of history and darkness, who was whispering? I woke up from the realm of mysteries and opened my eyes to the world.

Firearms, cannons, battleships, airships, and difference machines. Potions, divination, curses, hanged-man, and sealed artifacts… The lights shone brightly, yet the secrets of the world were never far away. This was a legend of the “Fool”.

- Description from novelupdates

Zhang Qiu is an archaeology undergraduate. One month ago, he went to Qinling Mountains with a group of archaeologist doctorate students led by Prof. Fang, to study the newly discovered ancient tomb. While the people were excited to open the tomb, Zhang Qiu was pushed back, and accidentally fell into an opening. Before he fainted, he saw a pair of red eyes staring at him. When woke up, he discovered that he was deflowered! QAQ he remembered the deeds and often dreamed of it.

Synopsis: System Awakening in Elegia – The System Activates!Jessie never imagined his life would end so abruptly—only to begin again in the world of One Piece. Reincarnated in Elegia, the Land of Music, he finds himself in a peaceful yet melancholic scene. Before him lies a motionless Uta, cradled gently in the arms of the infamous Red-Haired Shanks. Jessie, still powerless and stunned, can only watch as her life slowly fades.Frustrated by his helplessness and lack of strength, he suddenly hears a sound echo in his mind:[DING!][“Supreme Check-In System initializing... 1%... 100% complete.”]A voice rings out in his head, calm and mechanical—but filled with promise. The Supreme Check-In System has fully loaded. Its ability? Every time Jessie sets foot on a new island, he receives a heaven-defying reward.Stunned and thrilled, Jessie asks, “Do I have a novice reward?”[DING!][“Yes. Claim with your mind.”]Without hesitation, he shouts in his thoughts, “CLAIM!”DING![Congratulations! You have received the Sword God Inheritance (MAX)][Congratulations! You have received the 3-Domineering System (MAX)][Congratulations! You have received the One Fruit: Supreme Resurrection System]Eyes wide and heart pounding, Jessie grins with uncontrollable joy.“System, I love you so much! You’re the best! Hahaha!”With unimaginable power now coursing through him, Jessie sets his sights on rewriting destiny—starting with saving Uta, and eventually challenging the very balance of the seas!