The Game of Life TGOL - Chapter 452 - 450: Zhajiang (Happy 70th Birthday to the Motherland!)

Betrayed by his former gang and thrown into the Rendhold Underprison, Dantes has spent the last five years scraping by. A whoreson of orcish, human, and elvish blood, he's lived on the periphery of the periphery, lying, cheating, and stealing to survive. After a run of bad luck, he's made a powerful enemy. Luckily, he's also gotten all the tools he needs to turn things around.A slow burn progression fantasy focused on rising through the criminal underworld of a city-state using newfound powers and quick wits.MC's powers will develop slowly, but he will use them in creative ways to get ahead, and in the meantime he's not above just braining someone with a club.Anti-hero/villainous MC with a code.

In the new era when the earth began the test to become a Level 2 Civilization, everyone's Constellations played the most important role because only from them could people obtain skills.Having a contract with a stronger Constellation meant getting skills with a higher class.Money was the determinant of getting stronger Constellations as they offered skills to those who paid more.Oliver had no problem with that as he was raised by his aunt who was a super rich woman.That woman could contract one of the Strongest Constellations.However, she suddenly offended the Constellation she was about to contract, causing an inevitable conflict.As a result, that Constellation used his influence to make all Constellations not accept contracts from the two of them.Even with a lot of money, their status was destined to plummet in this new era if they did not have a Constellation.They had to be prepared for the attacks of their enemies.Unexpectedly for Oliver, when he felt hopeless, he accidentally joined a chat group that he initially thought contained strange people but turned out to be the most powerful figures in the universe.Even two of them casually gave him SSS+ Class Skills...

At 18, Alex Kain is whisked away to Eryndor, a game-like realm where he gains 'Skill Synthesis', a talent to fuse skills into godlike powers. Battling monsters and conquering dungeons, he builds a harem of strong women drawn to his might and charm. With the power to return to Earth bearing incredible resources, Alex faces a growing threat that endangers both worlds in this epic of adventure, romance, and ambition.

A river song, triggered a legend of the rivers and lakes.
Tian Zun’s life motto: “My sword is the truth.”
Shen Lang’s life motto: “To serve people with morality, those who are dissatisfied are dead.”

- Description from uukanshu (translated)