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Couldn't have done it without your help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your critiques really polished the rough edges.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[True_Sage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You give me too much credit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You're the one who wrote over a million words. I just dropped a few words of comments.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System_Lord:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a few—more like ten thousand!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[True_Sage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lol... was it that much? Time flies. Anyway, my point stands.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System_Lord:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sage, seriously, you should write again.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[True_Sage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This again? We've been through this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The platform doesn't think my work is commercially viable. The three stories I tried lacked the immediate hook today's readers want.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System_Lord:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only because you refuse to follow trends. Throw in a System, an SSS-ranked cheat, and you'd get a contract.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[True_Sage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's exactly why I won't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, I could fake it—hook readers with something flashy and phase it out later—but that's not the kind of story I want to tell. It'd feel like lying.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[True_Sage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, even when I try to create a good cheat system, it either ends up over-engineered or half-baked. I shelve it every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've accepted it. Writing just isn't for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, I'm content reading and helping others shine.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System_Lord:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Argh... I really want to read your work!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How about this; draft something and send it to me. I'll pitch it to the editors to let the readers decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You've got a big following as a reviewer — people would love to see what the True Sage can do.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Alert: System_Lord has left the chat.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This guy... He really doesn't take no for an answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sleek, high-rise apartment, a man in his thirties leaned back in an ergonomic chair. The soft glow from his ultra-wide monitor cast shadows over his handsome, contemplative face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Online, he was known as True_Sage — a respected critic and reviewer on the online publishing platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Web novels had shaped his life. Since childhood, they were his refuge. He'd devoured everything from low-rated trash to platinum-ranked epics, eventually gaining the uncanny ability to predict entire story arcs from just a few Chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one point, he believed he could write something better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried. Three novels, all rejected. Not because they lacked quality, but because they lacked marketability. No quick hook. No OP cheats. Just clever characters and slow-burning plots. The editors said readers wouldn't wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he gave up the dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he was a systems engineer at a top tech firm, with more money than he knew what to do with. Between his salary, investments, and lack of obligations, he could retire early and still live comfortably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Writing was just a childhood dream... one best left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A DM pinged from the forum. Only moderators could message him — System_Lord must have reached out to one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heart_of_Pangea? Don't think I've seen this one before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heart_of_Pangea:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You've helped many craft their stories. Will you now write your own?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heart_of_Pangea:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you tell the tale of one who begins with nothing?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True_Sage frowned. Unseen to him, a golden light flickered in his eyes as he typed without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[True_Sage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know I can.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heart_of_Pangea:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would you give up everything to prove it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden light intensified. His rational mind quieted — buried under a surge of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[True_Sage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If given the chance... yes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heart_of_Pangea:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the contract is sealed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the room tilted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His screen shimmered, pulling him forward with a force that defied physics. His body felt weightless. Disoriented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just before everything went black, a final message flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heart_of_Pangea:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Sage... In a world teetering on the brink, rise as the Sage they need. May fortune guide you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, he vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>",626,"2026-05-29T03:49:09.807Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z","novelbin.me","dbc5ead023def46adb626628f382283b6682013d7664ab78c872c9f6d8f9e51d","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-2","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-400",692,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fre-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-cover.jpg"]