Chapter 114: Characters, Factions, and Skills!

Chapter 114: Characters, Factions, and Skills!

Main Character: Rick Lee-Tang (Li) is the current physical host of the Immortal Yellow Emperor and the legendary Imperial Yellow-Gold Dragon. He is currently eighteen years old, finishing up the first-half of his first academic year at Star University to secure his formal business degree. On his eighteenth birthday, his anomalous reincarnation System completely jammed his mind with a massive database of skills chosen in his previous incarnation, and that was it, as the interface abruptly left him high and dry. The specialized Skills learned from that system are entirely all-encompassing from the very moment he learned them, and they can only improve if he trains like any other normal mortal human. He is currently married to his primary wives, Victoria Long, Mary Lee, Hana Lee, Nichole Tang, and Nadia Tang. His current official fiances are Tina Feng and Linda Lang. His current active Personal Maids are Mei Xia, Mercy Mu, and Jenifer Han. Rick is also the current Vice-Leader, and soon to be the first-in-command Leader of the powerful Fire Birds Syndicate.

Victoria Long is a twenty-three-year-old corporate powerhouse, serving as the third daughter under her eldest sister Kimberly, who functions as the current Head of the family. Victoria is an absolute business genius operating under the massive Long Star Group, and she is currently starting her first year as a professional Business Teacher at Star University. She originally came to the campus with the explicit purpose to keep an eye on her naive niece Ashley, who is entirely new to the modern world. Victoria has now officially become Rick's first main wife.

Mary Lee is twenty-two years old, functioning as Rick's devoted Step-Sister and now his legal wife. Four years ago, she officially joined the local police force after her mother Lucy Lee and her father Rick Lee tragically passed away. She is currently recognized as the youngest working detective in all of Star City. Come next summer after her child is safely born, she is scheduled to be promoted to the rank of Sargent. She is also currently six months pregnant.

Hana Lee (formally Chang) is twenty-five years old, working as an elite doctor at Star General Hospital where she is in charge of the busy ER emergency room department. She harbors a secret racing addiction, although she remains an amateur on the tracks, and she possesses a distinct tendency to wear highly provocative clothing in her off-hours. Hana is preparing to complete one more year of study at Star University to officially change her medical specialty to Pediatrics. She is also currently five months pregnant.

Nichole Tang (formally Ning) is an eighteen-year-old student, functioning as an identical twin sister and a fellow classmate to Rick at the university. Nichole was famously the woman to take Rick's first-time in the bedroom. The twins until meeting Rick only liked other girls, a psychological trauma stemming from a horrible biological father who beat their mother to death right in front of them as young girls. However, Rick stands as the absolute only male she has ever felt genuine sexual attraction or feelings of any-sort toward. In order to help Rick achieve his long-term dreams, she is currently studying to become a professional Business Lawyer. Nichole was notably one of the very first women to notice Rick's true potential. Nichole is also currently six months pregnant with a set of twins.

Nadia Tang (formally Ning) is an eighteen-year-old student, functioning as the other identical twin sister and fellow classmate. She was famously the woman to take Rick's second-time in the bedroom. The twins until meeting Rick only liked other girls, a psychological trauma stemming from a horrible biological father who beat their mother to death right in front of them as young girls. However, Rick is the absolute only male Nadia has ever felt a drop of sexual attraction or raw feelings toward. Like her identical sister Nichole, Nadia is aggressively pursuing the difficult path of a Defense Lawyer, knowing all too well that her beloved Rick will eventually need her legal counsel. Nadia seems to possess a borderline sixth-sense for accurately guessing what Rick is currently feeling and thinking about at any given moment. She has also confidently predicted her love is so strong, she will be the one to give Rick his very first born child. Nadia is also currently six months pregnant with a set of twins.

Tina Feng is a nineteen-year-old schoolmate to Rick, having been meticulously trained from childhood by her mother in the lethal art of assassination. She has officially taken on the high-profile role of Proxy of the Fire Birds for her fiance, Rick. Tina and her father previously concluded a massive underground tournament, with Rick winning the ultimate victory to secure her hand in marriage along with the supreme Leader position of the Fire Birds. She currently serves as Rick's official contractor for all high-end Bodyguard work.

Linda Lang is an eighteen-year-old student attending classes alongside Rick. She was famously the young lady saved by Rick's heroic father at the absolute cost of his own life during a violent bank heist. Linda suffers from a severe, lingering fear of blood and violence of all sorts, but she is unusually calmed and grounded by the physical presence of Rick. Due to the profound actions of Rick and his father, she completely lost her high and mighty view of nobility, realizing that commoners are just as important as the highest nobles in society. Linda wishes to open her own custom fashion business after graduating from the University. When she eventually discovered Rick's hidden background with the Tang family, she pushed heavily for a marriage with him. Now officially engaged to him, she is currently one month pregnant.

Kate Kong (formally Katelyn Pu) is an eighteen-year-old movie star who has successfully transitioned into a popular singer as of late. She was most famously noted for her breakout role in The Vampire I Fell For, a movie that Rick absolutely adores in his private time. Miss Kong stands as his secret, ultimate idol crush. Unknown to Rick, he and his glamorous idol actually met and became close pen-pals at the tender age of ten. But at the age of twelve, Kate's mother forcefully intervened and lied to her, stating that he had died. She originally chose to become a famous movie star entirely because of her lingering memories of Rick.

Kim Smith is a twenty-seven-year-old foreign national arriving from the United Kingdom of America. She previously worked as a senior nurse and was close friends with Hana. Currently, she is pursuing her true academic passion for computers, working as a professional programming teacher at Star University. Four years ago, Kim abruptly ended her formal engagement to Alex Renaldo due to him aggressively wanting premarital sex against her wishes. She now functions as Rick's direct teacher, his residential neighbor, and a close personal friend.

Lucy Shen (May Lee, presumed deceased) is thirty-one years old, functioning secretly as Rick's biological aunt embedded within the central government's secret intelligence branch for domestic affairs. She is recognized as one of the most famous and deeply feared White-Hackers operating for the digital defense of Eurasia, having single-handedly thwarted numerous global threats to the nation. She possesses raw computer skills that are completely equal to Rick's own system knowledge. Due to Rick's sudden awakening, she was officially permitted to leave her intense post as a ghost-operative to serve as his secret guardian. Her primary tasks are to scrub and hide as much incriminating information about Rick as possible from the watching eyes of the Central Lee (Li) clan, as well as the hostile China Empire. Due to her strict covert status, she cannot reveal her true blood identity to him. Only General Lee knows of her true identity. Lucy Shen harbors an unhealthy, obsessive love for Rick that she fully recognizes within herself.

Mei Xia (previously a nameless street orphan) is a twenty-year-old double agent for the Eurasian-China Empire spy network. Born into the brutal slums of the China Empire, she was recruited from death's door at the tender age of seven by Rick's father and aunt while they were performing covert missions overseas. Due to May's soft spot for the young girl, her brother trained her to survive, turning her into a deep-cover double agent for Eurasia. After many years of operation, she came to serve as Scott Tang's personal maid, right up until her true identity was exposed to the family. Through a strange twist of fate, all of her past actions were forgiven, and she now serves as Rick's Personal Maid in the absolute truest sense of the term.

Mercy Mu is twenty-two years old, functioning as Linda's former driver and personal security guard. She was also heroically saved in the central bank robbery alongside Linda. Due to being abruptly removed from the Lang family's employ following the incident, she has transitioned into becoming Rick's loyal Personal Maid, and she is currently trying to fall in love with him for the right reasons. She has fully devoted her rigid, Samurai-like Mu-ethos to Rick as her absolute Master.

Jennifer Han is nineteen years old, working as the primary Fire Birds secretary and the former personal maid to Tina Feng. Now that Rick has taken over as second-in-command and soon to be first-in-command of the entire Fire Birds organization, Jenifer has been assigned to serve him directly on behalf of her loyal Han family. Jenifer has not outwardly said or done anything explicit with Rick yet, but both of them can easily feel her rapidly growing affection, most notably visible whenever she tries to match her daily outfits to complement his clothing choices.

Supporting Or Background Cast Section!

James Tong (Jim) is currently the single close male friend of Rick Lee. He is a remarkably tall beanpole of a friendly young man at eighteen years old, and he plans to follow Rick straight into Star University, and subsequently into the competitive business world. Jim is currently engaged to the foreign nurse friend of Hana, Akeno Minamoto, after she got knocked up to secure her citizenship papers.

Akeno Minamoto is a twenty-four-year-old nurse from the Empire of Japan and a close friend of Hana. She is currently engaged and preparing to have a child with James. Whether the arrangement is born from true love or a desperate play for citizenship remains a question, but Jim does not care in the slightest. However, Akeno fell for him completely after Jim bravely tried to protect her and Ashley during the violent mall incident.

Ashley Hue is an eighteen-year-old student, functioning as the daughter to Laura Long, who was famously Rick's dad's original fiancee until she refused to accept Sally Tang, causing big-Rick to dump her on the spot. Now, her mother is married to the supreme leader of the Hidden Dragons. Ashley did not grow up in modern cities, having recently come down from a highly secluded mountain monastery that is now completely gone thanks to her mother's ruthless corporate actions. She operates directly under her father's authority within the Hidden Dragons while attending classes at Star University, acting as a direct classmate to Rick and the others. She and James have recently become passionate lovers.

Cat Woo is nineteen years old, recognizable by her long, flowing white hair and striking blue eyes. She is the ex-wife to the notorious criminal Steve Woo. Currently, she finds herself in a highly difficult and tense spot with Rick due to her past marriage with Steve. She and Tina were bitter rivals in the past, and she initially wanted to get in on the syndicate action.

Dean John Chang and his wife Gloria Chang are Hana Lee's parents and Rick's official in-laws. John serves as the prominent Dean of Star University, while his wife Gloria functions as one of the head teachers in the Archeology department.

Scott Tang is an eighteen-year-old cousin to Rick Lee. Due to his now dead mother's malicious prodding back in middle school, the two became deeply hated rivals. His continuous years of freely bullying Rick have left Scott completely irrational to others, making him the true iconic arrogant young master type. His complete inability to bully Rick now has dealt a massive blow to his self-worth, pushing him to make incredibly poor life choices. His absolute loss of four potential wives, including Linda and especially Mei Xia, combined with the death of his mother, topped off by being kicked completely out of the Tang family, has driven Scott to embrace his cousin Hope Song. Hope is now actively using Scott for her own future goals, while loving him in a highly twisted way that only warps his mind further.

Hope Song is twenty-four years old, recognizable by her long black hair and striking blue eyes. This calculating woman functions as a younger, living version of the now dead Debby Tang. She has successfully seduced her deeply distraught cousin Scott into her bed, forcing him into a quick marriage to secure a claim for his future children. This woman is as undeniably cruel and bad as she is stunningly beautiful.

General Lee is a powerful man in his late fifties who simultaneously operates as the SDF Commander for all of Eurasia, controlling the self-defense force. He is the former supreme head of the elite Lee (Li) clan, which his grandson Rick has never been a part of. Rick and he have not spoken a single word to each other for eight long years, ever since Rick publicly scolded the General as a ten-year-old child. Despite their cold relationship, he has been secretly hiding Rick from various enemies and the traditionalist factions of the Li clan. Those are the very same forces responsible for the removal and ultimate death of his own son. Against his better judgment, the General let his supposedly dead daughter resurrect as a brand-new persona to serve as a hidden guardian to help Rick, a sacrifice for which he feels deeply sorry for Rick.

Tony and Alex Deng are twenty-three and forty-three years old respectively. Tony functions as the current Karate Captain over at Star University, while his father Alex is a prominent businessman in charge of the local sports arena and professional event fights. Tony Deng and Rick have actually managed to become casual friends, regularly chatting at the University whenever they cross paths on campus. They are scheduled to fight on the exact same Martial Arts Team in late December for the State Championships.

Nick Soto is a middle-aged defense Lawyer operating for Linda Lang and Rick. He continues to defend Rick on occasion and has never once failed a single case for him. Rick recently saw him attending his grand Engagement Party alongside his two wives.

Hank Ho was the primary lawyer assigned to Tony Deng and his father. Hank also made it a point to attend Rick and Linda's Engagement Party alongside the beautiful escort date that Rick had originally found for him. He does not seem to hold a single grudge against Rick, especially now that he knows his status as a Tang.

Steve Woo is a twenty-seven-year-old former police detective arriving from the Scarlet State up North. He was originally the Feng Head's number one pick for the proxy tournament until he was completely disqualified from the running. He is now serving a minimum sentence of five years inside a low-security section of the Star City Prison, sharing a cell with a man named Chris Honda. Steve has officially been divorced from the woman named Cat Woo.

Chris Honda is a thirty-year-old former doctor and the ex-lover of Hana. He previously worked as the chief of plastic surgery for Star General Hospital. He was a medical genius that Hana truly thought loved her, but when she eventually discovered the dark truth about his nature, she ended the relationship five years prior to meeting Rick. Due to the brutal beating given to him by a crowd of angry men at the hospital, Chris is no longer able to use the restroom without a medical bag. He completely lost the use of his reproductive organs during the assault, and the mysterious perpetrator was never found. He is now cell-mates with the disgraced man named Steven Woo.

Laura Long was married to the branch Syndicate Head, raising Ashley Hue as her daughter. Laura lived in the now completely destroyed Mountain Temple, where she trained to become a Master Monk. In their final battle with Rick, she betrayed the entire nation by actively working alongside the terrorist group known as the Southern Cross, leading to her being branded a traitor and imprisoned for life. She lost her entire right leg and half of her teeth during the brutal fight with Rick.

Alex Renaldo, holding the Number Three slot, is a twenty-seven-year-old, exceptionally handsome playboy who owns Floppy-Tech. He was once the official fiance of Kim Smith, but he lost her due to his complete impatience regarding her purity before marriage and his desire to give his first wife spot to Tina instead. He was ultimately defeated by Rick and is now forced to reassess his long-term priorities.

Danny Shu holds the Number Five slot, a twenty-year-old fighter who was previously defeated by Alex in the tournament duels. He remains an active member inside the University's Kung-Fu club.

Ronald Di holds the Number Six slot, an eighteen-year-old student and the defeated fighter who actively worked with the Southern Cross and the traitorous Laura Long. He was completely dealt with by Tina Feng, while his corrupt parents were also arrested by custody.

Fredrick Di was a prominent traitor who attempted to defect from the Fire Birds to join the Southern Cross network. He was swiftly tracked down and killed by Tina.

Keven Kyoto is twenty-five years old, recognizable by his black hair and green eyes. He possesses an average build and relies on Basic Karate as his chosen martial arts style. He is in full charge of Victoria's printed media outlets and local bookstores, which handles international products like foreign anime, light-novels, and major films.

Gretta Yang is thirty years old, striking a figure with her long white hair and sharp gold eyes. She manages Victoria's highly lucrative cosmetic lines, operating as a very charming woman with an aura similar to Lane Feng. She has a husband and two daughters at home. She is the specific executive who took Rick's custom Harem-Chat business under her leadership, subsequently using him in the nationwide commercial.

Diana Long is twenty-eight years old, sporting short black hair and deep purple eyes. She sits as the fourth most influential member at the Victoria Inc executive table, holding full charge over all Advertisements and commercial media.

Pam Sun is forty-five years old, a blonde woman with striking blue eyes. She is in full charge of the massive Star Entertainment Group. She is married with one eighteen-year-old son named Sam Sun.

Sam Sun is eighteen years old, possessing blonde hair and blue eyes. Heavy rumors circulate around the industry that he and Ana Zi may be casting couch partners. He has built a terrible reputation for using up-and-coming girls to secure his influential mother's attention, given that she frequently awards good production deals to girls he recommends. He is currently at Star University studying Acting, Film, and the Industry, and despite his sleazebag reputation, he possesses undeniable skill in acting.

Brenda Sho is twenty-five years old, striking an appearance with her long black hair and unique white eyes. She serves as the Vice-Leader of the Black Snakes. She remains highly friendly with Rick, making it a point to flirt with him whenever Tina is around just to agitate her.

Ana Zi is nineteen years old, wearing her long brown hair down and matching it with brown contact lenses, though she actually possesses natural green eyes. She functions as a bitter rival to Kate Kong. She willingly slept with Sam Sun to secure her movie role alongside Kate, and she absolutely hates Kate due to the fact that Kate refused to sleep with him and the studio still kept her anyway, leaving Ana thoroughly bitter. Ana, like Kate, is an exceptionally talented actress, though Ana cannot sing well.

Zoe Hong works as a dedicated maid bodyguard assigned to the twins. She is Anthony Tang's Personal Maid, having raised two adult children with him over the years.

Paul and Mike are two master-level bodyguards assigned to look after the interests of the Tang family.

Jean Jia is forty years old, keeping her shoulder-length red hair neatly styled to match her blue eyes. She works as Kate's professional manager and primary caretaker. She is a deeply loyal and fair woman who relies heavily on her brains, having single-handedly helped Kate out of many jams with scummy Directors and sleazebags in the industry.

Bob and Jack are the two former bodyguards assigned to Scott. Jack is notably the one doing the heavy punching back in chapter one.

Jerry Bing is twenty-seven years old, recognizable by his bright orange hair and gold eyes. He serves as the Vice-Leader of the Crouching Tigers, remaining friendly with Rick. Bing is currently engaged to Stacy Tang.

Stacy Tang is twenty-two years old, a blonde woman with blue eyes who is currently the fiance to Jerry Bing.

Chuck Ben was twenty-five years old, possessing black hair and blue eyes. He was a prominent cruise-liner and island resort hotel owner. After foolishly pissing off the wrong syndicate King Pin, he got thrown straight into prison for a hug, where he met his quick death during a cell brawl.

Dan Song and his wife Angel Song are both over forty years old, keeping their black hair trimmed and possessing dark-blue eyes. They function as the heads of a local branch family.

Daniel Feng is sixty-five years old, sporting a head of red-grey hair and gold eyes with a prominent scar slicing under his right eye, giving him the appearance of a 170s Bond villain. He is the current Leader of the Fire Birds.

Luke Fu is twenty-eight years old, a bald-headed fighter with intense red eyes. Rick affectionately calls him the tough-crazy-hummer-guy and, The Man. He is a fiercely loyal subordinate who was freshly promoted to take charge of the western-docks.

The Four Main Families! These noble houses are also frequently referred to as the guardian beast clans, noble clans, or houses within the high society infrastructure.

The Feng House represents the mystical Phoenix lineage. The Supreme Head of the family is currently Tony Feng alongside his wife Lane Feng, who is Tina's mother. Their first daughter, Jill Feng, is officially designated as the next head of the house and is the older sister to Tina Feng.

The Lang House represents the sturdy Black Tortoise lineage. The current Head of the family is George Lang alongside his wife Sue Lang. Their eldest daughter is formally designated as the next head and is named Tonya Lang, while the next youngest daughter in the family tree is Linda Lang.

The Long House represents the majestic Azure Dragon lineage. The current Head of the family is Kimberly Long alongside her husband Rex Long. The next head in line for the family leadership is Nick Long. Kimberly is notably the oldest of three biological sisters, with Victoria being the youngest of the siblings. Kimberly Long is currently sitting right on a powder keg of a massive secret that could completely shake the foundation of the Long family if it were ever revealed by a clever schemer.

The Tang House represents the ferocious White Tiger lineage. The current Head of the family is Anthony Tang, who functions as a direct uncle to Rick. His wife is Kim Tang. Their first daughter, Helen Tang, is designated as the next official head of the household. Rick was formally brought back into the main branch of the family, placing his succession line right behind Helen.

The Seventeen Subordinate Families! These houses are also referred to as the Middle Ranking clans, families, or middle nobility.

The Tang branch controls four distinct subordinate families which are the Song, the Ning, the Bai, and the Hong families.

The Long branch controls four distinct subordinate families which are the Ben, the Sun, the Jia, and the Yang families.

The Feng branch controls four distinct subordinate families which are the Fu, the Han, the Woo, and the Zhao families.

The Lang branch controls four distinct subordinate families which are the Mu, the Sho, the Deng, and the Lan families.

The Lee branch holds the true name of the Li Imperial Clan, functioning as an independent middle nobility outside the core four branches.

The Four Syndicate Groups!

The Fire Birds are commanded by Leader Daniel Feng. The current Vice Leader is Rick Lee-Tang, who took over the official position from Tina Feng. The active Fire Birds state managers include Paul Yamaha managing the Azure territory, Bill Woo who is Cat's uncle managing the Crimson territory, Douglas Xi managing the White territory, and Randy Lee managing the Black territory, with Lee being a very common last name like Smith in the USA.

The Black Snakes are commanded by an unknown Leader, while the Vice Leader position is held by Brenda Sho.

The Hidden Dragons are commanded by Leader Mr. Hue, while the Vice Leader position is held by his daughter Ashley Hue.

The Crouching Tigers are commanded by an unknown Leader, while the Vice Leader position is held by Jerry Bing.

Skill names the system gave to Rick on his birthday!

Acting Basic allows him to mask his true intentions and perform roles flawlessly.

Acrobatics Master grants him absolute control over his physical body for high tier flips, evasions, and mid-air recovery movements.

Auto Mechanics Basic gives him the foundational knowledge to repair and understand standard vehicle engines.

Business Management Advanced provides him with high level corporate tracking capabilities to manage large scale syndicate assets.

Cat Burglar Basic provides parkour, escape artist movements, and ninja like agility to navigate complex urban structures.

Computer Use Master grants him world class hacking and coding capabilities that rival the top government agencies.

Cooking Basic ensures he can prepare standard, edible meals for himself and the household.

Driving Advanced allows him to perform extreme high speed vehicular maneuvers and evasive driving techniques during chases.

General Education Basic covers all the standard foundational knowledge required for a typical young adult in modern society.

Gun Fu Master blends high speed firearm accuracy seamlessly with close range martial arts movements.

Firearms Master gives him absolute pinpoint accuracy and complete mechanical familiarity with every weapon class from handguns to anti material rifles.

Kung Fu Grandmaster stands as his highest tier combat skill, giving his mind the absolute pinnacle of martial arts mastery and lethal hand to hand technique.

Medicine Advanced allows his mind to automatically diagnose internal injuries, evaluate surgical procedures, and map out physiological trauma tracks.

Stealth Basic helps him blend into shadows and mask his physical presence from standard patrols.

Thief Basic allows him to pick pockets, perform sleight of hand trickery, and safely disarm mechanical or explosive traps.

Virtual Business Management Advanced allows him to track and coordinate digital financial empires and software platforms effortlessly.