The Sovereign's Shadow: Reborn as the Final Villain - Chapter 12: The Sovereign’s Declaration

It was a hasty, arranged marriage.And on their wedding night, he ran away.He lived for ten years under a false name, becoming one of the 7 Great Masters of the Continent, but returned home when he heard news of his father’s passing.There, he found his wife, whom he thought had already left, whom he had only seen once before.She was still as beautiful as the first time he saw her.

Lin Xu, who is about to graduate from university, suddenly gets bound to the Cooking God system and has become the owner of a restaurant.To taste his handmade noodles, customers would not hesitate to leave work early.To savor his Braised Pork Belly, customers would even place their orders a week in advance.“He really made Chili Oil? Well, in that case, we definitely have to try it.”“Oh my God! This Chili Oil is so good!”

Crossing into a wasteland ravaged by Infected Bodies and constant natural disasters, Cheng Ye becomes an Inspector at the border of Happiness City.Every survivor wanting to join Happiness City must be thoroughly questioned and inspected to prevent Infected Bodies from infiltrating.But soon, Cheng Ye realizes these Infected Bodies are nothing like he imagined!Here, there are Death Language Tentacles that can bring people back to life, surviving through sheer will.There are Death Dandelions that can instantly cover a two-kilometer radius, infecting everything in its range.There is a Fiery Sunflower that releases biological deconstructive rays, melting everything.And also, the Laughing Mandrake that becomes stronger by making creatures laugh...What? You want me to inspect these monsters?With a special Civilization Collector.Chen can search and replicate their information, items, skills, attributes, abilities, facilities...

Since the opening of the Dungeon Rifts-- also called D.Rifts or Drift Dimensions, the world has changed. It's become more militaristic and violent-- unpredictable, even. Monsters raze cities and bring diseases that birth new races. Magic exists in a constant state of hyperflux, birthing new powers and changing the functions of old ones.But none of that mattered for Rex. He wasn't a Drift Soldier-- as much as he wanted to be. He didn't have powers-- even if he wished he did, so when he graduated primary school, he expected to get his Drift Armament and find a bit of consistency for once in his life.But you know what they say about expectations......DING![Congratulations! You have awakened the Beast-Totem and unlocked your Werepanther System.][5 Totems Remaining....]*********Extra tags: kingdom building, military, martial arts, overpowered, scifi-fantasy, post-apocalyptic, factions,