Castle of Black Iron - Chapter 1924 - A Breakthrough

Japan – National News BroadcastThe polished news anchor sat upright, her gaze sharp as she adjusted the stack of papers before her. The newsroom behind her hummed with quiet urgency, the weight of the moment settling over the broadcast.“Authorities are baffled by a sudden and unexplained surge in sleep-related deaths across Japan,” she began, her voice steady yet tense. “More and more citizens are passing away in their sleep without any prior health concerns. Experts are working tirelessly to determine the cause, but no clear explanation has emerged. Authorities urge the public to remain vigilant and report any unusual symptoms before bedtime.”A graphic appeared, displaying the spike in fatalities over the past month. Behind her, unsettling photographs flickered across the screen—blurred images of individuals found in their beds, their faces frozen in expressions of terror.The anchor’s tone shifted. “Health officials recommend citizens avoid excessive fatigue and maintain healthy sleep habits. More updates will follow as investigations continue.”---United States – Paranormal PodcastIn a dimly lit podcast studio, the host leaned forward, his eyes wide with curiosity. Across from him, a rugged man in a worn flannel shirt, gripping a faded photograph in one hand and a beer can in the other, leaned back in his chair.“So, you're telling me you saw this creature firsthand?” the host asked, clearly intrigued.The man scoffed, shaking his head. “Damn right, I did. Ugly thing had wings bigger than my body—slow but sneaky. Thought it could steal my pigs again, but I was ready this time—camera in one hand, shotgun in the other.”He slammed the table for emphasis, then shoved the blurry image toward the host. The photograph depicted a small, red-skinned humanoid figure with large, bat-like wings, its eyes glowing faintly in the darkness.“Spit, the thing didn’t know what hit it when I fired!” the man chuckled, his voice full of excitement.The host held up the picture to the live chat. “Alright, what do you think? Mothman? Demon? Or is our friend here just seeing things?”The chat exploded with theories—some skeptical, others eager for the investigation to continue.---China – Liangyuan Street MarketSurveillance footage from a bustling night market in China captured a chilling scene. A woman in a red qipao walked gracefully through the crowd, her figure striking in the soft glow of lanterns.Suddenly, she paused. Her body flickered—like a glitch in a video—before vanishing completely, as though she had never existed.The footage zoomed in, replaying in slow motion. In the final frame before she disappeared, her face distorted unnaturally, her eyes hollow and empty.The screen cut abruptly to black.

In the grand world of Nova, many different races exist such as elves, humans, dwarves and beastmen and through years of war, strife and competition the world has grown, becoming home to great empires and countries throughout the oceans and five continents. However, to the great creators the world has become stagnant and boring, ever since the calamity that was the Church of Light and their Holy White empire.

Now the Dark God has created a new race after years upon years of dedicated effort. A species that is like none other and his hope for Nova’s future….Dungeon cores, beings that have the ability to reshape the very world itself, entering the domain of the gods.

Join Frost a newly born first generation Dungeon core as he embarks upon his journey within Nova and carves out his place in the world. How will the world’s current denizens react to his birth? Will they be friends or foes? And most of all how the Light God react to this new addition to the world, will he accept them or seek to destroy them?

This novel incorporates dungeon building and management but most of that won’t fully take off until the later volumes when Frost has much more floors and money to play around with. This is not a solely dungeon story as the MC Frost will have to explore and interact with the world of Nova much like how an adventurer would and forewarning the story is slow. There’s a lot of details and avenues which the story goes into, not simply battles, wars and action, it follows all aspects of Frost’s life, his growth and interactions with Nova not only as a Dungeon core but also as a person.

Sick white cat princess x drama spiritual doctor concubine, 1v1
The daily life of cats that attack and pet each other

In the fifth year of Liu Fenyun’s passage, she became the concubine who was sent to a foreign country for marriage.
On the night of the wedding, she found out that her new wife was actually a big white cat!

just married
Liu Fenyun, who has never raised a cat: This is too much of a test for me.

one day after marriage
Staring at the white cat princess who was waiting for the good night, Liu Fenyun suddenly asked, “Your Highness, can you turn into a cat and let me rub your hair?”
Princess White Cat: “…”
She kicked the cat slave off the couch.
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After taking the seventh princess who died of illness, the big demon Lianyi became a “sick cat”——
Both physically and mentally ill, like a glass hedgehog, extremely fragile, but anyone who dares to approach will be wounded with blood by her sharp thorns.

She hated the human race, and she hated it to the core, but she didn’t expect that the king would give her a marriage on paper and let her marry a foreigner who came to marry.

Lianyi wanted to start a killing spree, but the concubine who lifted her red hijab was actually a girl disguised as a man. He smiled at her at every turn, and kissed her softly, making her unable to do anything.
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The little concubine is a genius doctor who takes medicine to cure the disease. Lianyi took the medicine she prescribed and gradually recovered her body, but she lost her heart and went crazy.

– This is her medicine, her sugar, her destination.

“Your life is mine.”
“Don’t betray me.”
“Don’t touch other cats.”
“otherwise……”

“Okay, okay.” The little concubine pinched the cat’s paw she raised with a gentle smile, “Your Highness Duyi.”

【Introduction to the pit】
1. The system uses soy sauce, the main emotion.
2. The white cat princess is a sick and weak girl.
3. The world view is an overhead ancient, the former and middle periods are dominated by the palace, and the latter period is dominated by fantasy.
4. There is a sub-cp plot.

The cover is set for the protagonist, thanks to the artist @yemiao not eating carrots

Content tags: A soft spot for crossing time and space system cute pet
Search keywords: Protagonist: Liu Fenyun, Lianyi ┃ Supporting roles: Luo Binglun, Yu Qingyue ┃ Others: If you have bought Volume 6 and haven’t read it, or if you haven’t bought it yet, don’t read it, the entire Volume 6 will be reset. Change a chapter to replace a chapter, the fate and identity of some supporting characters will change, and the plot of the abusive will also change. If the guest officer is still reading, please stop for a while and wait until I finish it.
One sentence introduction: His Highness the cat always wants me to suck her
Conception: Hanging the pot to help the world, both mind and body heal

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