WorldCrafter - Building My Underground Kingdom - Chapter 215: What If

An avid Xianxia reader suddenly has his dream come true—he wakes up in a world of cultivation. The only problem? Maybe it wasn’t really his dream after all.Now, faced with the daunting reality of countless cultivation realms to climb, countless worlds to ascend through, and countless arrogant young masters to deal with, despair begins to settle in.Fortunately, a glimmer of hope appears amidst the chaos: a mysterious system that could change everything.Armed with elders, ancestors, and a sect leader—who are all actually his own avatars—he no longer feels completely overwhelmed.“At least I don’t have to do it all alone… well, technically, I do. They’re just avatars, after all.”

Jiang Ran, a descendant of a family of traditional Chinese medicine, has developed new drugs and won numerous awards, but her greatest love is making and eating delicious food.After years of hard work, Jiang Ran finally won the national gourmet competition, but in her excitement, she entered a book, becoming the supporting character Jiang Ran, who divorces the male protagonist and ultimately dies tragically on the street.In the book, Jiang Ran is described as fat, with oily pimples and lazy, selfish habits.Before divorcing the male protagonist, she bullies his parents, siblings, and after the divorce, ends up homeless with her son.The newly transmigrated Jiang Ran: “......”Jiang Ran has transmigrated into a book.To avoid dying tragically on the streets, she focuses on making gourmet food, opening a restaurant, saving people diligently, and treating diseases.She pays off the debt owed to her husband’s family by the original character and raises her son, who in the book was to become a big villain, correctly.As for her husband?When he comes back, she plans to ask for a divorce!Pei Huai is about to graduate and plans to return home.But he discovers something strange in the letters his younger brothers and sisters have been sending recently.Brother: Sister-in-law’s cooking is so delicious! I like sister-in-law!Sister: The clothes sister-in-law made are so beautiful! I like sister-in-law!Pei Huai feels something is not right and decides to go home and take a look.As he steps into the house, he is greeted by a bright and charming face: “Husband, you’re back? Are you back to get a divorce?”Pei Huai remains expressionless: No, I am not!{Reading Guide: This text is set in an alternate world with creative liberties taken. The understanding of the '80s and '90s comes from online research, and I hope for your understanding.}

Deep below the earth's surface, a mystifying subterranean seascape lurks, an archipelago bathed in inky blackness where suspense and horror hold court. Here lie strange islands and even stranger monsters, far beyond the realms of human imagination. In this domain, mankind is far from dominant; instead, madness and death rule supreme.

Pleading for mercy from the unknown creatures of the deep only leads to a slow, tortured existence. The trapped survivors gradually distort, losing what made them human, both physically and mentally, to the gloom as they remain trapped in this eternal obscurity. Their only hope? A perilous expedition into uncharted sea territories.

Fueled by determination, Charles embark on this daunting voyage aboard his steamship, aiming to reclaim humanity's past glory. Together with his crew, they sought a way out of this hidden sea world, a path back to the sunlit world above, where humans once stood tall.

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I read a few comments from Chinese readers that compared this novel with Lord of Mysteries because of similar elements: Lovecraftian, western fantasy, first industrial revolution, and steampunk. However, I have yet to finish reading Lord of Mysteries to do any actual comparison, but I do think those who have enjoyed that novel would enjoy this as well. Also, the author of LotM, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, also did a shout-out for this novel, so I guess he approves of it too?

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Wan Tong was bound by the “Corpse Collecting System” and travelled through various small worlds. Her mission is to use the big boss’ white moonlight’s body to resurrect and stop raiders from looting the big boss’ luck.

Wan Tong : Didn’t you say that the big boss has no emotional line?

System : Who brought the white moonlight back to life →_→

Wan Tong : …. sob, sob, every day I try my best to help the boss deal with the raiders, but the boss is thinking about how to attack her!

PS :
(1) The male lead is the same person, the white moonlight is the original MC, which is mentioned later.
(2) Every world is probably sweet love

T/N : white moonlight = first love

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