Aurora22

In a world where kingdoms rise and fall, a seasoned player unexpectedly finds himself transmigrated into the very game he once mastered—Caldera. However, his new life as a ruler comes with a crushing twist: severe debuffs and harsh restrictions on his talents make survival nearly impossible. Against overwhelming odds, he fights tooth and nail to carve out a legacy. Despite his brilliance in strategy and marvels in combat, failure becomes his ultimate fate.

But fate offers him another chance.

Reborn at the start of the game, now without the crippling debuffs and armed with all the knowledge, experience, and hard-won lessons of his previous life, he faces the world anew.

This novel is a bit fast-paced compared to current mainstream trends. It will delve into human nature and how far people are willing to go for meager profit. Most characters will be evil, and even the good ones only appear good because the actions they take align with their own interests, rather than being motivated by true goodness.

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Lord of Caldera

"Yes. It's a convincing fake, but it doesn't fool me. There's a subtle discrepancy in the Imperial seal."

"Oh?" Sylas nodded as if impressed. "A knight stationed at the gates is so familiar with the Emperor's seal that he can identify it instantly? Usually, only lords who directly receive Imperial documents know it that well."

"…Counterfeiters like you always have an excuse!" the knight barked, his voice betraying a hint of unease.

The claim about the seal was nothing more than an excuse. What mattered was that Sylas and his party couldn't prove their innocence immediately. Even if they could, the knight could simply dismiss it as further fabrication unless an imperial representative personally intervened.

"Seize him! Drag him to the interrogation chamber!" the knight commanded.

"Yes, sir!" Soldiers moved to apprehend Sylas.

Toby and Ray, standing by Sylas, exuded an icy aura, their displeasure palpable.

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