by Silver Owl
In the freezing village of Oakhaven, Wanhan was just a waiter. He was quick with a tray, polite to the regulars, and carried the weight of a shattered dream. Five years ago, a Silverback bear took his father’s life and Wanhan’s right arm. In a world where Knighthood is reserved for the whole, the healthy, and the high-born, a one-hand peasant is a joke. But every night, after the hearth goes cold, Wanhan swung a wooden stick in the alleyway until his palm bled. He has no master, no noble lineage, and no right hand. All he has is a grudge against fate and a blue system screen that only he can see. [Skill: Tree Cutter has reached Level 100.] After a devastating failure at the capital's tournament, Wanhan realizes that one maxed-out skill isn't enough to survive. Burdened by a 10-gold debt to a scamming dwarven engineer named Tiny and forced into a shaky alliance with a lethal, blind elven archer named Mata, Wanhan must build a new fighting style from the ground up. He’s done cleaning tables. From the dark depths of copper mines to the heights of the Knight's Tourney, Wanhan will reclaim his future—one bloody thrust at a time. What to expect: Hard Progression: A focus on technical mastery, balance, and physics-based combat. Gritty Realism: High-stakes mercenary work with visceral action and consequences. Unique Party Dynamic: A dysfunctional trio consisting of a one-hand swordsman, a 2.5ft tall engineer with a scammer's heart, and a blind archer with a dark past. The System: Skill leveling that rewards obsessive repetition and creative adaptation.
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