Badges 6
Moments 25
They seem to all be around the same age as the MC, which is to say 11 to 13 yrs old.
The most important thing was that the campsite was not big, so Yan Fengyue heard such gossip several times. The awkwardness was not something a little girl could handle.
Cultivation! My Augmented Statuses Have Unlimited Duration
Eastern · Turtle Shell and Hemp Rope
Only in low social trust cultures. Of course the type of societies they form tend to be pretty dysfunctional and brittle, with strongman rule, out-of-control corruption, coups and civil wars the rule rather than the exception.
Therefore, a person's character was not that important, especially since they were strangers who met by chance. Would anyone really care about your character? What they cared about was your wealth, status, and power.
Cultivation! My Augmented Statuses Have Unlimited Duration
Eastern · Turtle Shell and Hemp Rope
Status is relative. Being part of the upper class seems to be the norm for that particular traveling group, so it wouldn't give you as much 'armour' against blowback for transgressions as it would in a more demographically representative social environment. Or as the eminent philosopher Syndrome put it: "If everybody is super then nobody is."
Jiang Li was a little helpless. The truth was that his original body had done something absurd. After a round of angry beating from the masses, he became the target of almost everyone's hostility. If Yan Hong got too close to him, he would indeed be easily isolated by others.
Cultivation! My Augmented Statuses Have Unlimited Duration
Eastern · Turtle Shell and Hemp Rope
Absolutely nothing?
What did this mean?
Long Live The Emperor!
Eastern · Slicing Water II
Xia Ji raised his left arm, over which the dense image of a hundred parading Buddhas suddenly appeared. When this happened, his hand grew to several times its size, making it look unnaturally terrifying. With the flick of a finger, the apparition disappeared.
Long Live The Emperor!
Eastern · Slicing Water II
Not with _wench_! Oh the horror!
The emperor, filled with disgust, roared, "Xia Ji, you—an imperial prince of my Dashang Dynasty—dare have sexual relations with a wench?! You have sullied the reputation of our royal family. How will you bear your transgression?"
Long Live The Emperor!
Eastern · Slicing Water II
Xia Ji: "Nerrrd!
Xia Ji thought carefully, then spoke nonchalantly, "Oh, and although the Eighth Imperial Princess is only seventeen, she is swell-learned and knowledgeable. Even the Director of Astronomy praised her incessantly, saying that she's a once-in-a-century prodigy."
Long Live The Emperor!
Eastern · Slicing Water II
It's never too early to suck up to the new boss.
She told him that the Heir Apparent had led a border campaign with a hundred thousand troops three months ago, going to war with the nation of Guifang. During the campaign, he was dressed in golden armor and fought with unrivaled prowess. The court ministers were unanimously optimistic and believed this to be his crowning moment.
Long Live The Emperor!
Eastern · Slicing Water II
Hu? https://youtu.be/jM8dCGIm6yc
Five years ago, their concubine mother was assassinated while traveling with their father, the emperor.
Long Live The Emperor!
Eastern · Slicing Water II
Seconded. It does indeed suck, a lot. The writing is just an unimaginative, barely coherent, self-contradicting mess, and while I have seen worse translation efforts (there is always worse) I certainly does the novel no favors.
"That bunch of damned dogs! How dare they interrupt my afternoon nap! I'm going to kill all of you when I get out there!"
Monster Synthesis Master
Games · Zhuge Wanjun
His scalp exploded?
Lin Ke's scalp exploded, and he broke out into a cold sweat all over. He didn't have any time to think about why he had transmigrated into the game at all. There was only one thought in his mind right now—run!
Monster Synthesis Master
Games · Zhuge Wanjun
Quite. Just visit a watch store, or a higher end mechanical watch manufacturer's website (because, you know, COVID) and you'll see. There are some models that do go barebones with just hours/minutes/seconds displayed for a minimalist look as an aesthetic design choice, but day-of-the-month and day of the week are _very_ common features (called 'complications') in mid-range and better mechanical timepieces to the point where they are pretty much default.
Chen Chuan took out his phone and checked the time. It was then 2017, 17th of August. Half a month before university classes started.
I Don’t Want To Be Popular
Urban · Vermillion Bird’s Solo Flight
It's a (Chinese) cultural thing. The best way to think of it is as a form of conspicuous consumption, which is to say socially acceptable bragging. In western eyes such in your face brand name dropping is, especially in elite circles, considered boorish, and a mark of the uncultured nouveau riche who managed to elbow their way into money but not the class to go along with it. However one needs to keep two things in mind here: 1) the low key "money is something you have, not something you talk about" attitude is not a universal custom. Different cultures do things differently, and in Asia hyper-consumerism and aggressive displays of wealth are not considered (as) gauche or lacking in manners as they are in the West. 2.) Until quite recently mainland China was not a wealthy country. There was no 'old money' upper class to set the tone so when people suddenly went from dirt poor peasant or factory laborer to billionaires in one generation or less their blue collar and rural ideas of what constitutes 'class' had a founders effect of creating the local norms by default.
"Look how elegant your little brother is. I bet you can't find it…" While Lin Jiao was giggling, Chen Chuan took out a box of Huanghelou 1916 cigarettes.
I Don’t Want To Be Popular
Urban · Vermillion Bird’s Solo Flight
Actually most wristwatches have a date display as one of their complications. Any decent watch much less a luxury brand model will _definitely_ have one.
Chen Chuan took out his phone and checked the time. It was then 2017, 17th of August. Half a month before university classes started.
I Don’t Want To Be Popular
Urban · Vermillion Bird’s Solo Flight
...and none of his fancy new clothes will now fit him anymore either.
Chen Chuan opened his eyes and observed his new body in the mirror. His body was now proportionally perfect, and his face was flawless. He turned to the other cheek and observed his face. His face was truly perfect, impeccable, faultless.
I Don’t Want To Be Popular
Urban · Vermillion Bird’s Solo Flight
Drugs?
Zhou Qi was a beautiful girl whom "Chen Chuan" knew during high school. She was "Chen Chuan"'s girlfriend, which he had gained using unconventional methods.
I Don’t Want To Be Popular
Urban · Vermillion Bird’s Solo Flight
'Coincidence', sure, let's go with that.
It was a coincidence; the character shared the same name as he. That was because he wanted to save himself the trouble during the drafting period. He ended up writing his own name into the novel.
I Don’t Want To Be Popular
Urban · Vermillion Bird’s Solo Flight
Well duh, Bro! Have you tried opening the world map and looking for your Main Quest Icon? It's the yellow blinking '!'.
Alvin finished the glass of water and calmed himself down. As a matter of fact, Alvin was not concerned about the wealth of the family at all, not even if it were multiplied by ten times. His nightmare was all about him managing to escape the raid, but his sister, who was three years older than him, had been missing ever since.
Extraordinary Voyage
Fantasy · North Sea Whale Shepherd
No, i'm pretty sure the word you're actually looking for is 'stalking'.
"Sure, since you still can't get over her, I'll help you investigate and it'll be considered a compensation for inheriting everything of yours!"
Please Stop Talking
Urban · The Suckling Pig
Buy smart. Buy S-Mart!
"I am the person-in-charge, Fu Zhong. I am also the most reputable businessman on this mountain. If you need anything in the future, please choose the Immortal Ascension Pavilion."
Cultivation! My Augmented Statuses Have Unlimited Duration
Eastern · Turtle Shell and Hemp Rope