Forager

Getting a chance to join a reputed college, chance to represent his country in international sports, a 15 year Ryan had everything a person could dream off to have a stable career and one day a lavish life but alas it all changed one night because of It’s arrival. The world itself changed because of It, Earth’s geography barely recognizable anymore, all semblance of Modern Civilization erased and survivors began to mutate as Humanity tethered on the brink of extinction as the people slowly succumbed into their baser needs, the world became place where only the Strongest may survive. Ryan himself had changed he gained the Power to manipulate Technology on his mere whim, but what would he do when technology itself had disappeared from the face of the planet build everything anew, while journey through and rediscovering a new but treacherous planet, fighting, foraging, rescuing others and trying to survive and may be one day unearth the truth behind the cataclysm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Schedule: Below Top 300 rank: 4 chapters/week 200-300 rank: 5 chapters/week 100-199 rank: 6 chapters/week 50-99 rank: 7chapters/week 11-49 rank: 8chapters/week 4-10 rank: 9 chapters/week 3rd rank: 10 chapters/week 2nd rank: 12 chapters/week 1st rank: 14 chapters/week (Until and unless I am sick or something unfortunate came up I will follow this schedule.) So keep on voting, sharing, writing reviews and commenting to enjoy even more of my story.

**Synopsis:** Flare Grate grew up as an orphan, struggling to survive on the streets. With no family to rely on, he resorted to stealing, which often led to him being bullied and beaten by others. Life seemed bleak for Flare until, at 14 years old, he made a bold decision—to no longer be weak. He left the city behind and ventured into the wilderness, determined to change his fate. Living in the heart of nature, Flare trained relentlessly. He survived on what the land provided, hunting and foraging for food. To build his strength, he began lifting stones that weighed over 100 kilograms, running through the forests, and walking miles with massive chains weighing 2 tons strapped to his legs. Every day, his body and willpower grew stronger.and other exercises By the time he turned 22, Flare had become incredibly powerful, his body a result of years of grueling training. Yet, despite his newfound strength, Flare remained unaware of his true potential, living a simple life in harmony with nature. His journey to realizing his own strength is about to begin—one that will shake the world around him. note: I may take a very long time to update this novel

In the heart of a sprawling metropolis, Vincent "Viper" Moretti reigns over the underworld with an iron fist. As Marco Santoro, a rising enforcer in Viper's syndicate, navigates the treacherous world of loyalty and betrayal, he finds himself torn between duty and desire when he meets Isabella Rossi, a woman with ties to a rival faction. As tensions escalate and alliances shift, Marco must confront the shadows of his past and make choices that will determine the fate of the syndicate and those he holds dear.

After dying in a gas explosion, Bai Xue was reborn in Bai Ruxue's body. Fortunately, she still had her supermarket pocket dimension. It contained rice, noodle, grains, oil, vegetables, fruits, snacks, clothing, and all sorts of goods she'd need. She exchanged her resources for a house, a car, a new job, and gold! With this supermarket, I can get anything in the world. A man with the surname of Zhang showed up one day. "How can I repay you for saving my life?"In the end, the handsome man decided to offer his body to repay her for saving his life!

When Idrish is accused of killing an elven royal, the female hunter is forced to enter the winter arena in the king's favor. But as a commoner of Springgan, a country with a bloody history of slavery and hierarchy, can she protect the ones she loves when she can barely protect herself? *** What happens when an elf is in possession of a power that's beyond one's social standing? Idrish Aeric is living at the bottom of Springgan's strict hierarchy, barely able to scrape a living for her younger siblings through hunting and foraging. Her simple life is turned upside down when she receives a legacy from a royal elf and she has to run to protect her family. In order to escape death, she's forced to enter the elven royal family through marriage and join the winter arena in the king's favor. But in a world ruled by power and slavery, is Idrish ready to step up her game to change the system--or will she wind up dead before the requiem of the winter plays?

According to consensus in modern genetics, anatomically modern humans first arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago.[1] However, the earliest known human remains in South Asia date to 30,000 years ago. Settled life, which involves the transition from foraging to farming and pastoralism, began in South Asia around 7000 BCE. At the site of Mehrgarh presence can be documented of the domestication of wheat and barley, rapidly followed by that of goats, sheep, and cattle.[2] By 4500 BCE, settled life had spread more widely,[2] and began to gradually evolve into the Indus Valley civilisation, an early civilisation of the Old World, which was contemporaneous with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. This civilisation flourished between 2500 BCE and 1900 BCE in what today is Pakistan and north-western India, and was noted for its urban planning, baked brick houses, elaborate drainage, and water supply.[3] Indus Valley civilisation, mature phase (2600–1900 BCE) Early on in the second millennium BCE, persistent drought caused the population of the Indus Valley to scatter from large urban centres to villages. Around the same time, Indo-Aryan tribes moved into the Punjab from Central Asia in several waves of migration. Their Vedic Period (1500–500 BCE) was marked by the composition of the Vedas, large collections of hymns of these tribes. Their varna system, which evolved into the caste system, consisted of a hierarchy of priests, warriors, and free peasants. The pastoral and nomadic Indo-Aryans spread from the Punjab into the Gangetic plain, large swaths of which they deforested for agriculture usage. The composition of Vedic texts ended around 600 BCE, when a new, interregional culture arose. Small chieftaincies, or janapadas, were consolidated into larger states, or mahajanapadas, and a second urbanisation took place. This urbanisation was accompanied by the rise of new ascetic movements in Greater Magadha, including Jainism and Buddhism, which opposed the growing influence of Brahmanism and the primacy of rituals, presided by Brahmin priests, that had come to be associated with Vedic religion,[4] and gave rise to new religious concepts.[5] In response to the success of these movements, Vedic Brahmanism was synthesised with the preexisting religious cultures of the subcontinent, giving rise to Hinduism.

In this era, Dragons that live in the ends of the earth, invade the cities and towns of human dwellings, consuming every shred of life form, exhaling fire, pouring dark fumes from their body and hauling humans up in their talons till blood was the sole remains. But unbeknownst to man, there are far greater secrets buried deep beneath the carnivorous and menacing exterior of these Bestial Forages. Imogen, a young damsel from the Kingdom of Tristendyre, had always lived a blyth and peaceful life as the sole apprentice of the Royal Physician at the Imperial Castle, destined to inherit the mantle. However, the Destinies have other courses decided for her life to take: in a story of discovering her true Past and the calling predestined for her Future: a Warrior chosen by an ancient Prophecy to fight the Dragons. Not only is her present life stolen from her, but in this journey, Imogen brushes shoulders with the treachery of Governments, Fugitivity, love and Death. There are also other warriors born in her time, elected by divine Fate to war against the Dragons that breathe threats to the survival of mankind. ~ It was a fair evening in the Kingdom of Tristendyre and the people were about their lives. Just as one would admire the skies of eventide, there was a sudden shot of torrid fire that pierced its way across the heavens. Clouds scampered to make way. The whole scene was rending to favour the advent of large, menacing Rengaulian Dragons. The flames they had breathed began feverishly consuming the contents of the cities, while people fled for their lives. The chaos was unbearable, screams and fright making a mastery of the airs. One of the large beasts rested his perch on the Crown of St. Erdengaur that was the heart of the Kingdom. He roared till even the stars and planets abroad could have heard his battle cry. Tristendyre was in great disarray whilst the savages did slither around the cities and draw out various humans in their talons, consuming them. Various people wilted in the fires while others were intoxicated by the fumes that were expelled from beneath the scales of some dragons. But the Chief Dragon that led the brutal massacre was oddly most fervent in hauling the peak, as though it was unearthing the land thereof for mining treasures. Whilst terror and Death did spread their mantles over the Kingdom, a single throbbing eye could look up into the heavens, through the fire and debris, and see the moon veil her face in blue. Every soul was torn between saving their loved ones or their own breath; status, hatred, love, none of them bore the worth of even a wasted candle at the face of such dire situation of looming Death. Many voices were bloodcurdling screams of pain and fear. Just then, there was a mighty and blaring sound of a Dragon’s bellow erupting and the grounds of St. Erdengaur was spilt, making way for the rise of the most frightful and treacherous looking Beast one had seen in all their lives. The Dragon that had been tilling the Summit of St. Erdengaur had descended to the bowels of the earth and had transformed into a more hellish version of its erstwhile figure. The very omen of Death being its face, talons and wings and lava and scales; if the darkest and most murderous night of the Earth’s centuries could bear the shape of a body, it would be that very Creature that spread his roguish self across a large part of the humbled Kingdom. And at that sight, there was absolute hopelessness for man-kind’s survival ~ Will the warriors of men survive the claws of their governments that they are victims to and finally break free to face the Dragons in mutiny? Will they find the various dark secrets of the Dragons’ legacy and Origin and win against the beasts to save their kind? Join Imogen and her friends as they journey through the wild story to unravel the mystery of the Dragons ~

The Isle of Marenveil is and has always been a simple tropical island floating among the calm waters of the sprawling starlight sea. Marenveil's is a natural beauty that inspire adventure from the beautiful spore lit caverns of the Itari range to underwater reefs Ratashi bay. These natural have always enticed its inhabitants with a sense of adventure from its earliest days that is slowly fostered by its blooming adventure's guild known as Valkyria's Wings. One such inhabitant is an obsidian scaled half dragon by the name of Elisie. Elisie earliest childhood memories are of sheltering among the damp smooth stoned caves from the deluge of rain, foraging in the sprawling rain forest that covered the island, or surviving off the bounty of fish that lived among the reefs. Where there is light, there are shadows. Her memories will always be tainted by those moments of despair as she continued the never ending search to find what was once lost.

In the ancient annals of time, where reality bends and twists like the threads of fate, there exists a tale whispered among the echoes of eternity. It is a story of heroes and villains, of sacrifice and redemption, of a world teetering on the brink of oblivion. This is the chronicle of the Chrono Crystal and the souls bound by destiny to safeguard it from the encroaching darkness.

After transmigrating back from the Cultivation World, she started farming and live streaming to sale fresh local produce in hometown. —— Having failed to transcend the tribulation of the Golden Core, Song Tan returned to the modern era, only to find herself at the scene of a serial car accident. She barely survived thanks to the timely rescue of a benefactor. With that, what else was there to consider? Forget being a corporate slave, let's go back home and farm!!! With her experience in cultivation, Song Tan created her own picturesque land, foraged for wild vegetables, cooked farm meals, picked cucumbers, started live streaming, and sold mountain delicacies...

It had been 10 years since the apocalypse had started. Zombies, mutated beasts, the works. Most of humanity had holed up in small shelters, living each day in fear, not knowing if it was going to be their last. Natasha, after having been betrayed by her "friend", died, left behind to distract a zombie horde while foraging for resources. Unexpectedly, she woke up in the past, one year before the start of the apocalypse, with a strange system in her head that allowed her to buy and sell materials, information, power, structures, and weapons. She decided that she wouldn't let what had happened to her in her last life happen again. She was going to build a base, save as many people as possible, and prepare for the apocalypse. --------------------------------------- Chapter lengths are around 1500 to 2500 words per chapter. Please leave a rating down below, it really helps!

Bai Yi Yang is a 26 years old genius who mysteriously transmigrated into a parallel world. While fleeing the organisation to save herself from being killed, Bai Yi Yang was saved by the power of the system and entered a body in a parallel world. Her name is the same and even how she look is similar. Only that, the timeline is 10 years behind and she became a 16 years old high school student again. Luckily she didn’t come to this world alone, she have the most incredible creation of human in her original world, the system that can even help human cheat death. Of course her system is not the kind of cold and unfeeling system, maybe even a bit silly and a little glutton. Turns out, her 26 years of life before cannot be calling as living at all, living the current kind of simple life is much more interesting. She will cook a lot of delicious food, farm fruits and vegetables, catch delicious fish, forage mushrooms and do a lot more things that is possible with the system’s help. With Bai Yi Yang determination and hard work in addition to the incredible system, the Bai siblings will only walk on flowery road from now on. Follow the Bai siblings together with their adorable pets to slowly transform their life from poverty to comfort, from a bitter fate to a life full of sweetness. They will get entangled to new people, make new friends and reunite with their family. NOTES: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, places, events and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Enjoy reading it with light heart :)

After having their respective paths intertwined and accepting the roles that they must play for the Agion kingdom, Vincent, Lillian, and Winston find themselves thrust into positions of power and influence at a young age and faced with the threat posed by Lord Argon's ambitions. While they struggle to keep the kingdom together, the bonds of children of winter, summer, and spring are foraged through hidden secrets, and emotions.

The kingdom's wars were escalating, with the northern orcs becoming increasingly restless. He had traveled through time and space to become the ninth son of an earl, without the right to inherit the title. However, he unexpectedly acquired a Daily Intelligence System. With the assistance of this system, he began to develop his territory and eventually obtained the title. [Daily Intelligence Updated] [1: Ryan was strolling in the market of Lucerne Town today, and accidentally bought a life fruit from Mijael's fruit shop. After taking it, he officially condensed the seed of life] [2: In the north of your territory, there is an iron mine with extremely rich reserves in the Golin tribe] [3: In ten days, your territory will be attacked by minotaur] [4, in seven days, a group of unicorns will be foraging in the west of your territory] [5: ..........] [6: Engel Dressrosa seems to have some troubles due to the limitations of his own strength] [7: .........]

--- On the alien planet of Ythex, a newly birthed Xytherian Queen awakens to her role as the matriarch of her hive. Driven by primal instincts, she begins nurturing her first creations: workers, warriors, and foragers. As the hive grows, the Queen uses her immense mental powers to guide her offspring, teaching them to hunt and adapt to their dangerous environment. However, survival is a constant struggle. The Xytherian warriors face fierce predators, and the Queen grapples with the loss of her creations. Beneath her cold exterior lies a flicker of maternal instinct, pushing her to protect her hive at all costs. As the hive evolves, the Queen must secure vital resources and unite her creatures against the threats of their world. **The Hive Awakens** is a gripping tale of survival and evolution, exploring the Queen's journey as she learns to lead her hive in a harsh and unforgiving landscape. --- (Notice: This story was made with the help of AI so if you see any mistakes point it out for correction.)

A desolate village in the mountains was invaded by a monster of the night. It was a creature of ash and rot that nearly devoured the entire village. But the survivors ran and hid in an ancient enigmatic temple whose confines the monster could not touch. For a month they lived in the temple. In the days they would forage the ruins of the village for scraps and in the nights they would cower inside the cold walls of the temple. But they were still dying. One by one, two by two and sometimes even three by three. When the monster came, it was not alone. It brought something with it that was slow but could pervade the temple’s protection. A plague. And at the end of the month, after more than half of the survivors were gone, only thirty one of them remained. But before they were all sucked within the plague, two Liaisons of Blue Pearl came. Agents of the Greatest hero of Sharak, the greatest guild in the whole realm of Faeraq Mae. They killed the monster the next day. And then, everything went wrong. ***This story contains gory and mature scenes.*** *Book 1 of the In the Shadow of a Storm series* Releasing 1 chapter per day.

Khamuel is forced to visit earth when his healer is found dead. Visiting Earth's consulate for star travelers is his only chance to find a replacement. A malfunction of his forager causes an accident on Earth and Khamuel has to take three injured females onto his mother ship to help them heal. Who knew finding a mate could be so traumatic? Lena never really gave much thought to what lay beyond Earth's atmosphere since she was too busy trying to survive life. Inadvertently kidnapped by aliens, Lena is more than willing to accept their protection. Acclimating to life on Charity is easy. Earning the trust of the Ka'al leader, Khamuell, would take work. Passion, fear, and lies swirl around Lena and Khamuel as each protects their secrets with guarded hearts. When an old nemesis appears and demands Lena's return, she has no choice but to put her trust into Khamuel and Khamuel has to face the truths of his own bias. Divine Charity contains, mature themes, strong language and sex. Please be mindful of such triggers as depression and abuse.

"Sell your coat and buy betony." - An old foraging proverb For as long as Betony can remember, the Red Moon has brought terror to the Six Parishes. The only ones who understand the phenomenon are the elite Huntsmen, who exercise undue power over each village. When Betany refuses the advances of Keiran, Protector of the Rim, she provokes a perilous outcome. With an ancient red cloak and the strength of the women before her, Betony must learn to stand on her own. Forced to trust what she's never understood, she must ask herself the question that changes everything: Who is the real wolf? [A RETELLING OF RED RIDING HOOD IN THE MIDNIGHT UNIVERSE]

-currently paused due to writers block and a flooding of idea's- Ever Wonder what it would be like to live in a world of a sandbox a video game like Minecraft or Terraria? I don't mean cube heads and bodies or the limited view! I’m talking about the progression and style of living the crafting and expansion the path to power! Somehow being able to turn wood into a wooden pickaxe Magically. Mine chunks of stone that would usually need an excavating machine and eventually accomplishing something grand like building your own home within a day or two, you're town in a week, your city within a month, you're own Empire in a year….Become a Mighty Emperor who rules millions or a God who sweeps away the masses. No this isn't a world where handouts are given so easy, forget making a house even if you knew how to make a simple pickaxe on Earth it wouldn't happen here no..not without a recipe. And if you want that Recipe you better get foraging...why you're thinking right?... heh you'll see.

"You see everyone is fighting their fate, be it in small ways or big. In the end, we are fighting but I don't think we can change our fate but we do have the power to change our destiny." - Azariya I didn't want much in life or more so I didn't expect much in my life, a roof over my head and some bread to eat or even the people in the village I could call family. That's all I needed to be happy, but that was all in the past, now the sky is my roof and the things I forage for are my food and a few companions that I call friends, that's what I got in this blood trodden path. Then why did things have to change, what did I do to deserve this? When did this all start?

The bitter sweet winds that blows fresh snow off the evergreens, twirl and dance with each stray snow flake. The sky so bright and clear for the first day in months, encourages even the smallest of hares to dig their way of the thick layers of snow. The howls of hunting wolves echo through the miles of forest and the sweet calls of the bares as they rejoin the frozen world for a new day. Spring, such a beautiful time and rebirth after the harshness and tough love of winter. Tahliz, a young snow elf crouched behind a boulder as the soft smile on his lips enjoyed the songs the forests has for him. Like every other creature, he and his tribe had left their dens to resupply and forage for fresher treasures the forests offers. Tahliz trained with his tibes warriors all winter but now can he gain the valuable honey of experience. He and his sister, Qahnaar, set foot in the deeper trenches of the forest, they had just a simple mission, hunt an antarctic bison for the young ones of the tribe. What kind of spark can be forged with a meer choir? Bravery, to take down such a gift of spring? Wisdom, as to not miss such an important opportunity? Or even curiosity of the unknown? These young apprentices may have only had sheltered schooling over their first winter in their trianing; but now too many opportunities are opened up when their reins are set loose and the antarctic biom is theirs to learn within. May these apprentices bring new light to their tribe like how the wolf pups from the winter had now grown to learn to hunt for the pack? Or will they unknowingly bring in an cuckoo into their nest after the unforgiving winter? All throughout the winter, Tahliz and his sister Qahnaar had been trianing with Silva tribes warriors. Trianing and being taught by Agiles and Vires, they have nurtured the young apprentices into the best warriors they could potentially be. Within the mist of the melting snow and blooming flowers, secrets are revealed as the land changes with the seasons. Outside the safety of the tribes walls lies the venom that had been formed from the darkness within the elves that had made the icy terrine their home. These dangers now stalk and prey on the innocence of tbe tribe and a darkness that the new apprentices now find themselves having to battle against. For the safety of their home, their lives and their loved ones.

Jake, a lazy and directionless young man, wakes up alone, naked, and confused in a dense forest with no memory of how he got there. As he explores his surroundings, he discovers that he possesses a unique power that allows him to detect and exploit glitches in the fabric of reality. With his glitch powers, Jake embarks on an awe-inspiring journey through the wild. As Jake navigates the treacherous terrain of the wilderness, he must use his survival instincts and exploit glitches to hunt, fish, and forage for food while constructing a sturdy shelter and developing a reliable water filtration system. However, his glitch powers have limitations, and he can quickly exhaust his reserves if he overuses them, making it crucial for him to use his power wisely and selectively. As he uncovers hidden resources, long-forgotten ruins, and hostile adversaries, Jake learns how to manipulate these glitches to his advantage, allowing him to access abilities and items that would otherwise be impossible to obtain. Jake's traumatic past has left him with deep emotional scars, making it difficult for him to form close relationships. However, as he navigates the challenges of the wilderness and uncovers the secrets of his glitch powers, he learns to confront his emotional barriers and open himself up to new relationships. Follow Jake's journey as he exploits the system's weaknesses, overcomes challenges, and discovers the truth about his glitch powers and his extraordinary abilities in a world full of potential and mystery. As he rises to glory and becomes a revered legend in his new world, Jake's journey takes an unexpected turn when he confronts the Druids, who hold the key to unlocking the truth behind his glitch powers and his arrival in this world. In a gripping showdown, Jake deploys all his cunning and skill to emerge victorious and uncover the secrets that had been hidden from him. Glitched is an epic tale that combines adventure, mystery, and magic, set against the breathtaking backdrop of nature's unforgiving wilderness.