Meanwhile...
In Lynn's bedroom.
Lynn was flipping through a book in his hands, filled with emotions.
If he hadn't been rummaging through his belongings today, he would have almost forgotten about this precious research achievement he had treasured for years!
Secret Source, as the oldest form of magic on the Violet Continent.
During that period of four to five thousand years ago, it had reached its absolute peak.
Lynn vaguely recalled the situation from those years in his mind.
Indeed.
When you have a powerful dragon lady as your wife, you deeply realize just how weak humans are.
Whether it's about strength, or certain other... unfortunate aspects...
It's not at all like those fantasy novels describe, where the protagonist can stand firm and maintain their vigor regardless of who their partner is...
After all, humans have their limits.
No matter how strong you are, it's extremely difficult to physically conquer a mighty dragon!
O(╥﹏╥)o
He faintly remembered those ego-crushing words he heard during their honeymoon.
"Hmm~ Has it started yet?"
"It's already finished..."
Looking up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, tears streaming down his face.
During the time when his dragon lady was still around, what was it that drove him to become stronger?!
What was it that kept pushing him to become more powerful?!
Of course, it was because...
Because...
(Ĭ^Ĭ)
Let's not talk about it anymore, it's all tears from here.
Lynn tearfully browsed through the book in his hands, reminiscing about his past research achievements.
It was really just to supplement his nutrition a bit, and he accidentally ended up thoroughly researching all the knowledge about Secret Source.
"But anyway, there were some achievements," Lynn sighed wistfully.
He continued reading.
Reading with great interest.
It felt like looking back at elementary school essays decades later.
There were indeed some different feelings.
But just then.
Lynn suddenly froze.
"Huh? Why is there a page missing?"
Lynn stared at the gap in the yellowed pages, somewhat bewildered.
"Did I lose it while rummaging through things?"
...
Soon, at noon.
Accompanied by a magical glow from a teleportation spell.
Nanako's figure slowly appeared in her own bedroom.
She was wearing a blue robe, carrying stacks of boxes in her arms, and even had large packages tied to both of her pigtails.
"Finally, I've gathered all the materials!"
Nanako put her hands on her hips, wearing a proud expression, with the ahoge on her head dancing lightly.
After determining the basic recipe for breaking the curse.
Nanako used teleportation magic to return to Winter Spring Valley and gathered all the materials needed for the potion from the valley's treasury.
After all, as an ancient organization like Winter Spring Valley, they had every magical material one could need.
"With these materials and Nanako's abilities, I should be able to create a potion that can break the curse!"
Nanako ٩(๑>◡<๑)۶ spun around, her pigtails flying.
Without another word.
Nanako hugged all her materials.
Then quickly rushed out of the inn.
Just as she went out, she saw the magical girl Elina standing outside the inn.
Elina looked curiously at Nanako's packages and tilted her head, asking, "Steward Nanako, what are you..."
Nanako winked and said, "I've found a way to break the curse!"
Upon hearing this, Elina's eyes immediately lit up, "Re... really? Lady Nanako, you..."
Nanako immediately raised a finger to her lips in a shushing gesture, saying mysteriously:
"Shh, don't say it out loud. There should be a place in Lakeside Town where we can brew potions, right?"
Elina immediately closed her mouth, then with wide eyes, nodded vigorously, "There's the Alchemist Guild, you can rent an alchemy workshop from them for a small fee."
Nanako said cheerfully, "Perfect! Elina, quickly take me there!"
Elina glanced questioningly toward the inn and asked:
"Steward Nanako, should I notify your disciple?"
Nanako glanced at the inn and shook her head firmly, saying craftily, "No need, let him rest well. We'll give him a surprise after we make the potion."
Of course there was no need to notify him.
Because the potion recipe came from her disciple in the first place.
However.
The main reason was that she wanted to prove her abilities.
Even without her disciple, Nanako could create excellent potions.
Because Nanako was also a very powerful mage.
Harboring this little secret, Nanako and Elina immediately snuck away to the Alchemist Guild.
However, they didn't notice.
Around the corner near the inn.
A pair of eyes was watching Nanako and Elina's retreating figures.
...
[Church]
"Marshal Knight, it's just as I said, I just saw that steward from Winter Spring Valley and another mage heading toward the Alchemist Guild."
Marshal Knight frowned slightly, pacing, his armor clanking.
He pondered, "Did you hear what they were saying?"
The attendant bowed his head and said, "I didn't dare get too close, but I faintly heard something about potions and curses..."
Upon hearing this.
Marshal Knight immediately looked up, frowning, "Potions? Could those Winter Spring Valley mages have found a way to break the curse?"
After the curse outbreak in Lakeside Town, many people from their Holy Church had also been turned into pigs.
But regarding methods to break the curse, the Holy Church had also been conducting research.
However, they still had no results.
Marshal Knight fell into deep thought.
"Continue monitoring them! If they make any progress, report to me immediately!"
"Yes!"
He had just received news recently.
The guards responsible for watching over the cursed residents told him that Saint Anna had personally ordered the release of control over those residents.
And she was with those Winter Spring Valley mages.
He couldn't help but frown.
If Saint Anna had really returned, why hadn't she come to see them at the church?
Moreover, during this time, he couldn't contact Saint Anna no matter what method he tried.
He felt there were some suspicious points.
So, where exactly had Saint Anna gone?
"Oink— Oink—"
Miserable pig squeals came from the basement.
Marshal Knight flew into a rage and shouted toward the basement, "Beat him! Keep beating him! Beat him until he stops trying to be my father, damn it!"
...
Meanwhile.
In a room at the Alchemist Guild.
Just by showing the Winter Spring Valley steward's emblem, Nanako very easily obtained permission to use the alchemy workshop.
"Quick, quick! Take out all the materials! Let's prepare to brew the potion!"
Nanako busily worked, humming a light tune, her pigtails bouncing up and down, as she quickly took out all the various materials she had brought from Winter Spring Valley.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
