Amid the steam of the industrial revolution, mysteries surge beneath the surface. Cults and secret societies seek the extraordinary in the shadows, while hidden gods gaze upon humanity from the heavens.
Forbidden knowledge, sacrificial rituals, and forgotten histories—mystery is everywhere.
Dorothy, unexpectedly transported to this increasingly bizarre world, discovers that to survive and move forward, she must adhere to one principle:
Knowledge is power.
And forbidden knowledge?
That’s an even greater power!
In her third year living in this steampunk world, Ciel gained the ability to simulate both the past and the future.
These simulations turned into a game where she could act without restraint, and after countless trials, real life became a replica she could navigate as though speedrunning it.
Churches, potions, mutations, the Old Gods, witches, sealed artifacts… none of these have anything to do with Ciel. She’s just an ordinary girl who wishes for a peaceful life.
She just happens to be particularly skilled at snuffing out danger before it even begins.
This world is totally insane.
There are gods who’ve lost themselves, witches who’ve stolen divinity, churches that claim to worship gods but secretly covet divine power, and nobles who appear honorable yet eat people alive behind closed doors.
The entire continent’s history can be summed up in one sentence: survival of the fittest, profit above all.
A girl from Earth named He Mu was reincarnated into this twisted world, becoming the new Lord of Heim.
Thankfully, the Transmigration Authority didn’t forget to issue her a cheat—thanks to the Trait System, she began her ascent to godhood step by step.
But who would’ve guessed—
The world’s calamity, the master of death, the Little Western Lord of Heim, the forever-loli Reaper, the legendary Death Witch—Hel Heim…
The thing she regrets most in this life is putting on that d*mn “Witch” trait with her own hands.
[Everyone travels through time + villain + online game style + game world + decisive killing + lone wolf + no female protagonist]
(This book is rather dark. The protagonist develops rapidly in the early stage and begins to conduct research in the middle stage.)
(The villains and the good guys all have high IQ and powerful weapons, and there is no traditional cool protagonist who quickly destroys the world.)
(The Magic Continent is just a small map at the beginning, and the Starry Sky in the later stages.)
When the blood-red sky covered the blue planet, 8 billion people were forced to step into the meat grinder of the Game of All Worlds!
While everyone was ecstatic about awakening their S-level talent, Xie Xun hid his SSS-level talent [Analytical Brain] deep in his heart—he chose the hidden profession [Wizard]. As long as he had enough knowledge, he could instantly dismantle the essence of everything.
There is no Madonna-style salvation here, only a throne built with wisdom and madness.
When the righteous players shouted and charged for justice, and the villain BOSS was hiding murderous plans, Xie Xun was standing at the top of the food chain and sneered: Brain of Analysis, start!
[Hint: Analysis successful, you have gained special abilities...]
An ordinary young man on earth, Xia Feng, traveled to a world of sword and magic, and took the body of Lucien Evans, another ordinary young man.
Seemingly this was a world of traditional western fantasy, yet he discovered the astonishing similarities between the earth and this world, and between science and the so-called arcane magic…
“Knowledge is power”? Soul, magic, quantum, Theory of Relativity, cognitive world, music and real world……
What was the true nature of that world?
Introduction:
When he came to this world, many familiar stories had not yet begun-Sleeping Beauty had not yet been born, the magic lamp was buried deep in the treasury, Snow White's father had just married a new wife, and the little mermaid was still playing with her sisters in the sea; the country of Oz in the center of the desert had never welcomed a girl named Dorothy.
Then, he came-the magician of miracles and wishes.
…
Many years later, even illiterate children have heard this legend:
If you are in the darkest abyss, or have the most ardent wishes in your heart.
In the remote dense forests and lonely mountains, you may see the handsome boy in a long robe.
He is an omnipotent wizard, a prophet who knows everything, a wise man respected by kings, and a mentor of legendary heroes!
He once gave Pinocchio life and gave the mermaid an immortal soul. The princess and the beggar had prayed to him.
And now, it's your turn.
【In the fairy tale worldview, all stories are on one continent. The incompatible background will be changed. 】
【Short story, not very long, hundreds of thousands of words as usual】
[Necromancer + Lord + Farming + Skeleton Tide + Archaeology Sainthood]
Medivh was originally a well-known archaeologist on Earth. After a car accident, he was reborn as a human in a fantasy world.
Because of the blessing of the God of Light, the Necromancer has become a cursed profession in this world, a sewer that everyone laughs at.
Against this backdrop, Medivh became a necromancer and awakened his unique talent for archaeology.
History is knowledge, time is power!
This is a human skeleton that is 137 years old. It can be used to smelt green bone components and resurrect a green bone skeleton whose initial stage is that of an apprentice knight!
Archaeological excavations, bone refining to become a sanctifier, Medivh has reached the pinnacle of this cursed path.
Ivan never imagined he'd one day lead his family to establish the greatest wizarding school in human history.
After all, when he first entered the Wizard Tower, he was a mere underachiever, failing nine out of ten subjects.
Potions, anatomy, sorcery theory, species research...
Ivan knew nothing about it.
His only strengths were playing cards, dice, drinking, and helping his instructors fill out expense receipts.
Until...
his family sent several ambitious young men.
[Congratulations! Through your instruction, your family members have mastered the [Basic Meditation Method]. You receive the Advanced Meditation Method [Starry Sky Meditation].
[Congratulations! Your family members have mastered the Level 2 Spell [Skeleton Warrior]. You receive the Improved Spell [Summoning Undead Knight].
[Congratulations! Your family members have crafted a Level 1 Construct [Power Amplifier Robotic Arm]. You receive the Advanced Blueprint [Violent Robotic Arm].
[Congratulations! A member of your family successfully discovered a rare, transcendent bloodline in a sub-dragon. You receive a reward: a complete bloodline formula [Red Dragon Bloodline].
[Train family members and gain advanced knowledge]
Years later, when Ivan personally founded a wizarding school unique to his family, he suddenly realized that in the pursuit of truth and knowledge, the efforts and talents of others are far more important than one's own...
—For those readers who want to avoid pitfalls, this is a mixed fantasy novel with a single female protagonist and a slice-of-life story. The author believes that magic is not something that can be accomplished simply by imagination. Otherwise, what would those legendary mages who have been studying it for so long be researching? Therefore, it will contain a lot of complex magical academic theories.
—If you don't want to explore how magic comes about or how it's used, and feel it's pointless, you can leave.
—Those looking for a harem story can leave now. This is a single-character story with a female protagonist.
—Those who wanted to become gods can leave now. I just wanted to live a simple yet fulfilling life.
—It's set in the Middle Ages, but not that dark. It just illustrates that the world had a low level of productivity. The style of houses, clothing, etc., conforms to "ancient Western times." Don't force reality into it. If you're looking for dark stories, you can leave now.
—The characters are good people, the king is a good king; not everything is about tyranny and slavery. Reality is already hard enough, so I like good people, and I like happy endings. Those who want to find fault with the protagonist can leave now, because no one is targeting the protagonist, and there's no face-slapping.
—This work references many other works, but it's not a fanfiction of any particular work. I hope that since you're reading a novel, you'll take my version as the standard, since many fantasy works are based on games, and games are for playing, not for real life. There are many things I need to rationalize. If you can't accept this, you can leave.
—The opening has a connection to the world before the transmigration. If you feel that the poison is gone, you can leave directly. If you want to continue reading, I can clearly see that this connection, apart from the divine consciousness, does not affect the later text. So there is no need to teach me how to write novels and say that this part is superfluous. I wanted it to be there, so I wrote it.
[Hodgepodge world view], [pseudo dnd], [fun]
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"All the spells I developed and improved are out of the exploration of truth and the pursuit of science. You should not slander a simple scholar like me."
In the first year of the Third Era, Jia Xiu, the greatest spellcaster in history, the inventor of more than 10,000 spells, and the sorcerer known as the forbidden spell maker, answered like this when facing the accusation of genocide.
"Why does the infinite healing spell make the target's whole body get cancer? Just tell me if the cancer tumor is healing infinitely!"
"The absolute protection spell blocks the air and causes suffocation? Heaven and earth are conscientious, air is very dangerous, of course it must be blocked, I have sufficient evidence to prove that anyone who breathes the air will die."
"The little boy's summoning spell destroyed the Demon King's City, and the radiation produced made it uninhabitable for 30 years. Well, this, uh... I am the extermination of the demon race, how about it! I say I am innocent, whoever agrees, whoever opposes!"