by MASTERROSE
Masterrose needs a stronger body. Better medicine costs money. And he has neither. Abandoned beside a flooded river with nothing but a dark metal rose, he grows up with failing legs, poor eyesight, and a mind that searches for patterns others overlook. He cannot rely on physical strength. But he can study what strength costs—and find a way to pay for it. Then a gate appears in his dreams, bearing the same rose that was found beside him. A voice promises answers about his origins, on one condition: become strong enough to open it. In a world of cultivators and precious Spirit Stones, Masterrose must turn knowledge into resources and resources into power. Before he can discover who he is, he must build the means to survive.
