Tunnel Rat - Chapter 37: Lurking

When the enigmatic and overpowered Kieran Drayke awakens in a foreign magical world after a sudden transmigration, he brings along a system unlike any this realm has ever known. The “Sovereign Architect System” doesn’t just make him invincible—it gives him the tools to build something far greater.But Kieran isn’t interested in world domination. At least, not in the usual way.Disillusioned by the world's surface-level glimmer and the rot beneath it, Kieran sets his sights on the forsaken—those discarded by society, lost in the shadows of nobility and corruption. From slums, war zones, and forgotten ruins, he gathers orphan girls of various races—elves, beastkin, humans, and more—each with untapped potential and pain behind their eyes.He trains them in secret. Guides them. Empowers them. Not as soldiers, but as a family. A hidden organization that operates behind the curtains, shaping the world while appearing as ordinary students at the prestigious Aetherion Magic Academy.Kieran himself? Just a carefree, slightly lazy transfer student with a penchant for sweets, sarcasm, and sneaking naps between classes—on the surface, at least.With a slow-burning plot that weaves magical worldbuilding, deep friendships, training arcs, casual comedy, and a cast of unforgettable girls who grow into queens of the unseen, Chronicles of the Hidden Crown explores what happens when an OP MC doesn’t conquer the world with brute force…But builds a legacy from its forgotten pieces.No betrayal. No forced drama. Just the steady rise of a secret kingdom in the shadows of a crumbling empire.

[Ding! You have obtained the Cow Dung.][Ding! You have obtained the ???-Tier Weapon: Eclipsera, Sword of Space-Time.]‘Cow’s dung has a tier? What the fuck!’This was James’s first reaction when he received the notification that he had obtained the Silver-Tier Cow Dung.Little did he know, the very thing he despised would one day become something he considered a treasure.…James woke up to find himself transmigrated into a world filled with knights and magicians.This world was once similar to the medieval settings he had only read about in novels. But everything changed when a sudden catastrophe struck, turning it into a post-apocalyptic wasteland and plunging the world into chaos.In this new fantasy world where the strong are respected and the weak are trampled, James awakened his “Daily Sign-in System.”This system rewarded him with a random item every day, in which he could receive anything from mere trash to something that could make a koi turn into a dragon.One day he might receive something coveted by the strongest beings in the world, and the next, he could end up with something no one would ever want… like the cow dung he got on his first day.But that wasn’t all. The system also possessed knowledge from his previous world, essentially acting like his own personal Google. With this information at his fingertips, James realized he could reshape the world itself.Coupled with the daily rewards and modern knowledge, James was determined to dominate the world one step at a time!-----------------What you need to know:*OP and Smart MC? Yes!*Progressive Fantasy with Realistic Pacing, as in the story features both fast and slow progression because sometimes the pace will ease up with wholesome Slice of Life moments in between.*Even during peaceful moments, challenges and conflicts will continue to unfold, ensuring the story never loses its tension and excitement.*Action! If you love reading a detailed fight, then you would definitely be in love with this novel since the fight scene would be explained in as much detail as I could.*Kingdom Building? Absolutely! Because the MC will begin his journey in the territory of an Earl that he was assigned to. From there, he’ll expand his influence, build his empire business, grow his power, and dominate the world one step at a time!

The Realm of Omnidom have five planes of reality, and nobody ascends them alone. You rise with your kingdom — through wars, through victories, through every moment that should have finished you but you overcome it and broke through to see the next wonders, win the next conquest, and kill your next foes.Everyone who arrives gets the same deal. A universal system, a voice, a blank patch of nothing and the nerve to call it a kingdom someday.See, people built some wild things here. Abyssal Underwater Civilizations. Cloud empires. Cities inside trees so massive they have their own weather systems. Floating eldritch continents that only seek conquests and horrors. And much more.Genuinely breathtaking stuff.But mine tops them all.The ones that came before me are history. The ones that came after me are comparisons. And the ones that tried to surpass me?Good stories. Tragic endings.Want to see how that happened? Then get onboard. It's a wild ride.#Kingdom Building. #Strong/OP Growth MC. #No-Harem. #Progression Fantasy. #Summons.------[ Discord: https://discord.gg/MSM9Gp3Jxz ]

It was well known that in every novel, there would always be a supporting male character like this:

They were either crazy about the female lead or willing to work.

Even if they gave themselves a green hat, they were ready to.

The female lead was misunderstood by the male lead, so he came to explain.

The female lead had career problems, so he came to help.

In the end, he only got a sentence from the female lead: “I just think of you as a brother.”

He could be used against the male lead. In the end, the male and female leads ruined him as the strong prevailed over the weak.

After Gu Jingyu became one of those miserable supporting male characters in the novel…

The heroine of the domineering novel said: “I just think of you as a brother.”

Gu Jingyu: “Thank you. My mom only gave birth to me.”

The heroine from the modern-day time-travel novel: “This is a vegetarian snack that I have carefully developed for you. I think you’ll like it.”

Looking at the spicy veggie meat stick in the heroine’s hand, Gu Jingyu fell into silence. Did he look like a fool?

The useless protagonist in the immortal cultivation novel said: “For thirty years, people east of the river prosper, then for another thirty years those on the west prosper: life is full of ups and downs. Don’t bully the poor youth! You wait, I will definitely come back to take revenge.”

Gu Jingyu directly imprisoned the protagonist until he ascended.

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