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In a world where humanity races to keep pace with artificial intelligence, governments have begun integrating neural chips into select citizens—soldiers, operatives, and those deemed essential to the new order. Virtual reality has become the refuge of the masses, with most people spending their waking hours in simulations while the physical world grows quieter, stranger, and more dangerous. Karl Reiner is a Cleaner—an elite operative tasked with eliminating the government's most inconvenient mistakes. Known by his codename "Red," he has spent twelve years executing missions with flawless precision, his TARS neural implant calculating every move, predicting every threat, and slowly reshaping his mind in ways he is only beginning to understand. Behind his easy smile and quick humor lies a meticulous, deeply feeling man who has learned to hide his true nature beneath a mask of casual indifference. But Karl's carefully constructed life shattered seven years ago when his wife, Kelly Vasquez—a brilliant researcher who helped design the very enhancement protocols that created him—vanished without explanation. He has searched for her ever since, following cold trails and dead ends, driven by questions that have no answers and a love that refuses to die. When a coded transmission finally breaks the silence, Karl finds himself hunting enhanced predators in the wilderness outside civilization—uplifted mountain lions whose augmented intelligence makes them as dangerous as any human operative. The mission brings him face to face with creatures that mirror his own condition: beings transformed against their will into something the world fears and seeks to destroy.
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Seeds of Ascension

In the cultivation world, spiritual roots determine destiny. Wei Jin’s three-colored, low-grade roots offer a mere fifty percent chance of ever reaching Foundation Establishment—odds that would crush most aspiring cultivators before they begin. But Jin’s family has already sacrificed everything for this chance. At six years old, Wei Jin arrives at the Dark Rose Sect with nothing but patched robes, a bundle of turnips for tribute, and the weight of his entire family’s hopes pressing down on his small shoulders. His father sold the farm. His brother worked three years in the copper mines. His mother’s tears still stain the letter tucked against his heart. Assigned to the agricultural division—the lowest rung of sect hierarchy—Jin is given one hectare of neglected spirit rice and a cultivation technique that should take him decades to master. He is clumsy, naive, and utterly unprepared for the cutthroat world of cultivation politics. But Jin possesses something that no one else can see: a mysterious ability that shows him exactly how to optimize his cultivation, pushing his efficiency far beyond what his spiritual roots should allow. As seasons turn to years, Jin transforms from a stumbling child into a formidable cultivator. He learns that power comes in many forms—from the old farmer whose pranks hide genuine wisdom, from the gossip-loving girl who becomes his closest ally, from the silent giants who teach him that realm isn’t everything. He survives corrupt overseers, navigates deadly sect politics, and discovers that sometimes the most effective weapon is patience. When tragedy strikes his distant family, Jin must leave the safety of the sect to confront enemies who threaten everything he loves. The quiet farmer who preferred to work in shadows must become something more—a protector, an avenger, a cultivator willing to do whatever it takes to shield those who depend on him. But as Jin approaches the peak of Qi Gathering, he realizes that his greatest challenges still lie ahead. Foundation Establishment beckons—a transformation that will change everything he understands about cultivation. And in the world of immortals, those who rise too quickly often find themselves targets of those who rose before them. The Burdened Heart is the first book in an epic cultivation series following one young man’s journey from forgotten outer disciple to legendary cultivator. It is a story about family sacrifice, quiet determination, and the discovery that true strength often grows in the most unexpected soil
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