1888: Memoirs of an Unconfirmed Creature Hunter

His soul transmigrated to the 19th century, where survival began aboard a despair-filled coolie ship. Lin Jie’s only lifeline was his modern knowledge—and a mysterious ability called Echo Touch, which allowed him to glimpse fragments of the past through contact with old objects.In this low-magic world, where magic demands a price and power stems from knowledge, he hunts anomalous creatures with nothing but a mortal body. One by one, he turns them into unique “Grotesque Arms,” bizarre weapons infused with power. From an unknown nobody struggling on the fringes of order, he climbs step by step to become a legend atop the Hunter Rankings.Welcome to 1888—an era where your sanity is as precious as your bullets. — Description from novelcodex.org