diane ackerman a natural history of the senses

"Missus, time to fulfil your duties!” Mu Yuchen demanded as he pulled Xi Xiaye closer with his arms intimately wrapped around her waist. — It was a meticulously planned feast for the powerful. Her fiancé had knelt down on one knee and proposed to her sister instead. Robbed of her right to her inheritance, she was prepared for the Xi family to throw her to the wolves. As she slipped away from her family that had turned their backs on her, she found him — Mu Yuchen, the low-profile and reserved noble that ruled City Z and led Glory World Corporation. “Mu Yuchen, let’s get married!” He looked up at her, then suddenly stood up. “Where are you going?” "Let’s go. Any later and the civil affairs bureau will be closed.”

The first time Yan Zhaoge crossed worlds, he landed in a martial warrior civilization that was at the peak of prosperity. He ended up in the book storage building of the the Divine Palace, which collected and preserved the classics of the entire world from all fields of knowledge. However, a world class calamity struck soon after and even the Divine Palace was destroyed. Yan Zhaoge's soul once again crossed over, but this time he arrived in the same world, except countless years have passed. With his brain full of rare books and classics from the era of peak prosperity, Yan Zhaoge's second crossing over to the present era was like a gamer who was used to playing hell mode suddenly finding himself playing the game on easy. That was just way too awesome. But before that, he needs to fix a certain problem. “I'm not a main character? In fact, I'm actually the the main character's love rival and the antagonistic Mr. Perfect senior martial brother? This script is wrong!”

The reborn Prince Hechingen of the Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern family perceives the unfolding situation in Europe, where war is imminent. Europe cannot afford to delay. The strategy involves establishing a presence in East Africa, fostering immigration and development, and laying the foundations for agriculture. This gradual approach leverages the crisis to expedite the process of industrialization

After struggling in the apocalypse for ten years, Yao Ran died and returned to the three months before everything began. She returns with hatred and thirsts for revenge, intent on making those who owe her pay with their lives. With her grandfather's inheritance, Yao Ran sold everything and frantically hoarded weapons, medicine, food, and supplies. She sharpened her sword, stockpiled up supplies, settled scores with scoundrels and villains, and repaid them with both enmity and kindness. When disaster strikes, she begins her revenge, facing a dangerous world, and is determined to outlast her previous life.

Depois de lutar no apocalipse por dez anos, Yao Ran morreu e voltou aos três meses antes de tudo começar. Ela retorna com ódio e sede de vingança, determinada a fazer aqueles que lhe devem pagar com suas vidas. Com a herança de seu avô, Yao Ran vendeu tudo e freneticamente acumulou armas, remédios, comida e suprimentos. Ela afiou sua espada, estocou suprimentos, acertou contas com canalhas e vilões, e retribuiu com inimizade e bondade. Quando o desastre atinge, ela começa sua vingança, enfrentando um mundo perigoso e está determinada a sobreviver à sua vida anterior.

Después de luchar en el apocalipsis durante diez años, Yao Ran murió y regresó a los tres meses antes de que todo comenzara. Vuelve con odio y sed de venganza, decidida a hacer que aquellos que le deben paguen con sus vidas. Con la herencia de su abuelo, Yao Ran vendió todo y acumuló frenéticamente armas, medicinas, comida y suministros. Afiló su espada, almacenó suministros, ajustó cuentas con sinvergüenzas y villanos, y los pagó con enemistad y amabilidad. Cuando el desastre golpea, comienza su venganza, enfrentándose a un mundo peligroso, y está decidida a sobrevivir más tiempo que en su vida anterior.

``` Debt, economic decline, immigration; hippies, anti-government, freedom. At the end of the 1980s, a wave of change encompassed a country boy from the Rust Belt. As the gate for upward mobility was on the verge of closing, he struggled to move forward. College, Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship; HP, Apple, Microsoft. To become part of the 1%, or even 0.1%, he sacrificed a lot, but also gained a lot. ```

When Wen Yan chose the profession he deemed the safest, "Natural Enemy," he felt sure his ending wouldn't be the same as those of other professions, where the average person met an untimely death. That was until he encountered a Soul Devouring Beast that measured tens of kilometers in length. He then realized things might be just a tiny bit different from what he had thought. "Soul Devouring Beast. Trait One: Devouring. Devouring souls. Trait Two: Immune. Immune to physical damage, immune to elemental damage, immune to environmental damage, immune to mental damage, immune to sustained damage, immune to toxin damage, immune to..." "Sole trait, Invincible."

[ new article: Rich Family's wedding pet, young master Liang's baby sweet wife ] He was the youngest captain on an international flight route. He was calm, wise, and handsome Under the bed, his messy clothes were scattered all over the ground. "GET LOST! " She kicked him. "Baby, didn't you say you were hungry? I was just obeying your wishes... " he smiled evilly and grabbed the little foot that was flying towards him. She was so angry that she was speechless, but his eyes were full of love. * * * He was the youngest and most handsome captain. At the same time, he was also the beloved son of the Chairman of NEPC International Airlines. With his own abilities, he was promoted from a flight attendant to a captain. He was only thirty years old. She was a flight attendant on the Far Eastern Airlines. They hid the fact that they were married and lived a life of collusion. * * * * The flight attendants were all afraid of him. Those who did not know the truth even asked her to fly with him. "I'm not going... " she refused desperately. That colleague looked at her pitifully. "Why? Are you not going to help me? " "You're married, and I'm not. WHO'S SAFER? " She said shamelessly, going against her conscience. After saying that, she regretted it. "If you're not married, then you'll lie on the same bed with me every night. Are you a mistress? " That night, she was chased out of the bedroom and slept on the sofa for the whole night. If I love you, I won't be like a climbing kaleidoscope, using your tall branches to show off.

(A/N: If a ruthless MC is not your cup of tea, don't read this.) Heat Wave, Torrential Rain, Severe Cold, Tsunami, Flood, and Alien Beasts swept the world in a series of natural disasters, almost wiping out mankind. Lu Nanzhi regressed two years to the past and found out that the settings of the natural disasters was similar to the mobile game app she played before regression. And it was in the beta testing phase. Ding— [Beta Game Test is over.] [Data is being reset.] [Player is starting over.] [Please claim the Beta Test Rewards.] Equip with the Beta Test Rewards, Lu Nanzhi was determine to survive in this life and started stockpiling like crazy!