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Convicted in a world where prison sentences are served inside the game, Mahan starts his stretch in Barliona's mines with a pickaxe and a debuff. Then the Shaman class finds him, and the line between serving time and building an empire starts to blur.
Progression: classic VRMMO grind — professions, reputation, and crafting mastery as the way out.
Reader fit: you want the Russian LitRPG classic: harsh systems, ingenious workarounds, earned wins.
Texture: gritty, crafty, old-school.
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