When I activated my breakthrough, I had a firm image in mind for my floor guardian. I quickly received feedback that my idea would work, but I would need to allocate more of my breakthrough mana towards the floor guardian.
I didn’t mind this as I had quite a lot more than I was originally supposed to, as I was saving up mana and pushing myself to the absolute limit of what I could hold. The floor guardian room formed as it always does, extremely fast, but now I could feel a complicate...
2023-07-17 14:58:07 +0000 UTC
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The madness is over and my brain is mush but I did it 25 chapters ahead of royalroad. Tomorrow its back to one chapter.
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Even though it was mentioned that the first floors were technically second-rank, I think they were bullshitting. All I've had to do is walk, but the good thing is that we were descending quite rapidly. In about a day, we were already on the third floor, but everything was still a cakewalk.
I only had to use my shield once when a hidden snake...
2023-07-13 12:51:40 +0000 UTC
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When I got downstairs, I decided to go straight over to the meeting point, which was a tavern at the edge of the city. It was quite a large place, obviously meant for travellers. There were already quite a few people here, and meals were already being served.
I ordered myself two meals called the "Three-Day Breakfast". The server even looked at me funny, as if questioning whether I had read what it was called. But I didn’t regret it, not even for a moment, as multiple plates piled hig...
2023-07-13 12:48:10 +0000 UTC
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We walked into a relatively small classroom. There were five rows of desks. Adam and Luana sat in the second row, right in front of the blackboard. I picked a spot in the third row, right next to the window, and Arabella chose a seat in the third row as well, but closest to the exit door. Horus walked towards the blackboard and wrote in large letters: "Ruin of Lost Ages". Then he began to lecture.
"Ruin of Lost Ages is one of the oldest dungeons known. It has been verified to have reach...
2023-07-13 12:47:21 +0000 UTC
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POV Arabella
We only had time for greetings as the evaluator approached us quickly and asked us to start. "Okay, this should be quick," Adam said. I wondered why and looked at Luana questioningly. "We had a bit of trouble before, but Adam and Horus were able to handle it by using their connections. The evaluator is basically just doing the bare minimum needed as he wants to redeem himself from his previous mistake." Her words made me smile a bit. One thing I did miss about my previous l...
2023-07-12 13:05:48 +0000 UTC
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POV Luana
I was so relieved everything went so well, but I had so many questions to ask Rich. However, the others were correct; this wasn't the place or time to do so, and we would have quite a long time to spend together inside the dungeon.
We were all quite happy at the moment, and he seemed to be really strong, which would give us an excellent chance in the dungeon. Not only that, his equipment seemed to be of excellent quality, which meant that we wouldn't have to spend the li...
2023-07-12 13:04:45 +0000 UTC
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Morning came faster than I anticipated. I was awake before I needed to start moving. I decided to do some stretches and check everything. While I still wasn’t completely clear about the dungeon and how long we were going to be inside versus outside, I hoped we would have some time to train together as I was seriously missing teamwork experience.
When everything was packed up and rechecked, I started my walk towards my destination. It was going to be a long one as the place I was going...
2023-07-12 13:03:48 +0000 UTC
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POV: Luana
The fight we were currently watching was incredible, something no one would've expected to have happen on a random weekday during the day. What we were witnessing was something that would typically occur during prime time and would have been advertised for at least a few weeks.
Everyone was focused on the fight and the servers didn’t miss the opportunity to continue bringing drinks to anyone running low. Betting was happening constantly and even we were participating ...
2023-07-11 12:15:21 +0000 UTC
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POV Luana
I could already tell what spell the mage was about to use, and I somewhat regretted not betting. The water rushed out and almost immediately surrounded the fighter. Everyone in the restaurant complained in their own ways as we were all hoping for a longer fight.
Then a moment later, the water disappeared and the mage was gone. "What the fuck just happened?" I heard Horus say, and I had to agree with him. What the fuck. I also heard the commentator say in unison, "What th...
2023-07-11 12:13:26 +0000 UTC
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POV Luana
I was quite nervous. Tomorrow we were supposed to meet Rich, but everyone else was quite skeptical about him, especially after we found our 4th member. I was glad that it was a woman, but she was also quite a lot stronger than her stat blocks would indicate like the rest of us.
We had also found a few more promising candidates, but none of them were good at tanking. I still believe that Rich should be good enough, but the final say wouldn't be with me but with the whole ...
2023-07-11 12:12:09 +0000 UTC
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I wasn’t able to make a decisive strike, but eventually, my opponent surrendered. He was getting too many wounds, and I think he simply didn’t want to spend too much on healing.
During our entire fight, he was unable to deliver any decent attacks, so I guess he knew that it was a lost cause. He didn't seem angry about it and when I was declared the winner, it was the first time I was able to shake hands with my opponent.
"It was a good fight. I enjoyed it," I said, and he answ...
2023-07-10 13:25:42 +0000 UTC
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That was quite a good fight, and I think I learned a lot about how to defend myself. I also felt that my assumption that in this world, you should be ready for almost anything, is absolutely correct. Someone else who could get past my defenses and use the same technique as he did would be quite deadly.
I was offered a break, but I declined as I was having too much fun. Of course, the next fight and her weapon promised anything but fun. She had a bow and looked like she knew how to use i...
2023-07-10 13:25:07 +0000 UTC
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As soon as the signal for the fight was given, he rushed towards me. I could see how he used multiple abilities to boost himself and the weapon he was wielding. I answered in kind, but I focused on defense for a moment.
His attacks were decently heavy and I constantly needed to move and adjust my shield to keep his attacks from sneaking through. Whatever ability he used allowed him to bend his spear, but it wasn't too dangerous of an ability thanks to my big shield and proper angles whi...
2023-07-10 13:24:15 +0000 UTC
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Finally, something exciting happened with my achievement page. I was quite disappointed with what I gained after the dragon fight. Yes, the class levels were okay, but I only got a few levels for my skills and abilities. The worst part was the two traits for empathy and intelligence.
Both traits were swallowed by the giant amongst men. For the 320 milestone, they were disappointing. One made my nervous system a bit faster while the other allowed me to sense the mood of living creatures ...
2023-07-07 09:38:25 +0000 UTC
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They were trying to make the Court of the Young sound grand and majestic, but I could see through their misdirections. There was very little real power here; the most significant power you had was your potential for the future.
The Court of the Young barely had any political power and was mainly used for people to satisfy their political machinations and educate themselves for the future. After the class, there were more tests to see if you had learned what was being taught, and I passe...
2023-07-07 09:37:35 +0000 UTC
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It took me about an hour to get out of the more industrial section of the city around our compound. There were two different routes that I could take, one through the more residential area or the more commercial one.
I picked the commercial route as I also wanted to check out what items were for sale. I had only been in the proper commercial section for about 5 minutes when I had to catch a hand that tried to slip into my pockets to find something valuable. The young child who I now hel...
2023-07-06 11:55:58 +0000 UTC
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The preparation took three days, but now I was standing in front of the portal station, ready to venture further than I ever had in this world. I was the first to arrive, as I was quite excited to see what this world would show me.
Roger arrived just a bit before our agreed meeting time. We greeted each other, but after a small pause, Roger continued, "And I thought that I was early. How long have you been waiting here?" He asked with some amusement.
"I've been here a little while...
2023-07-06 11:55:09 +0000 UTC
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The trip to the goblin land was simple enough, but sneaking through the forest was a bit harder due to my size. I made a note to myself to come back here and practice until I regained my previous skill level.
I went straight to one of the scouts, where I had a small problem. They didn't recognize me immediately, but when they did, they couldn’t figure out why I had grown so much, which was funny to explain.
I asked for an audience with their leader and it didn't take long for me...
2023-07-06 11:54:18 +0000 UTC
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After I ranked up my digging skill, I moved on to the next one, which was basic quarrying. It was quite easy to join the workforce there, and I was either put to work destroying rock into smaller fragments or cutting out large pieces of stone from the mountainside.
Once again, it took some time, but the constant work helped me quickly improve my skill, as did the tips from other more experienced workers. I was able to rank up my basic quarrying, getting once again three different abilit...
2023-07-05 12:55:31 +0000 UTC
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Completing the armour only took three days, and I was incredibly pleased with it. I still needed to dye it, but I think I will let Emma do it. That would give her an excellent experience boost, and I didn’t have the dyeing skill like she did.
I then started to make my weapons: a single-handed sword, a knife, a dagger, and a hatchet. This ranked up my basic weapon-making skill, giving me another three options to pick for an ability. The choice here was also incredibly simple. I chose '...
2023-07-05 12:54:37 +0000 UTC
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POV Luana
"Hey, Luana, you're way too focused. Can you hear me, hello?" I suddenly felt someone's hand getting closer. This finally snapped me out of my hyper-focus on this book. I recalled that someone was calling my name. Looking up, I saw Adam. A smile came to my face.
"Hey, Adam, you're back already? I thought you were supposed to come back from your family’s home in a few more days." He smiled back at me. There was no reasonable reason for a smile to be so beautiful, but I ...
2023-07-05 12:53:55 +0000 UTC
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Goose had grown to the size of a large dog, but thanks to my increased stature, I could still extend my left arm to let him perch on it. Through our bond, we communicated, and it seemed that Goose wanted to spend more time with me. When I explained that I would be home for a while, he appeared quite pleased.
I had missed him too and found it remarkable how quickly he was growing. It crossed my mind that I should construct a large tower for him at home – a place where he could sleep an...
2023-07-04 14:08:02 +0000 UTC
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Upon stepping through the portal, I took a deep breath. The very air of the nation itself helped rejuvenate me. It was good to be back. However, my happiness didn't last long as I needed to go for a debriefing and then there would be a general meeting on what we should do next.
It was as annoying as I expected it to be but it was necessary, especially all the political stuff that the council needed to know. We might have gotten a potential ally, and I will leave everything to more quali...
2023-07-04 14:06:16 +0000 UTC
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"Thank you," I said to the healer who had just finished fixing my right arm. "No need for thanks, this is my job. For the amount of damage you have received, you are healing remarkably well. Just take one healing potion a day for the next two weeks and you should be back in top condition," explained the healer.
It had been a painful three days, but now the pain was just a dull throbbing. I still couldn’t use my right hand, but at least everything was now back and not just bone. Headin...
2023-07-04 14:04:40 +0000 UTC
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Hopefully I can explain what I hope will happen here and explain why.
As this is my main source of income and because the cost of living as been getting insane some changes will happen.
I suspect all have noticed the new story. Eventually I will start to upload it to royalroad but that will still take some time until I have enough chapters written to offer ahead chapters here on patreon.
I also want to answer a question that I know I would have: Why not write more chapters a...
2023-07-04 14:03:22 +0000 UTC
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250!!! That's a big number tnx for all the support that has made writing this story possible.
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The dragon focused on the enemy close to it and continued to attack while also seeing many more closing in. However, whenever there was an opportunity, it launched fireball attacks towards the long-range fighters. The dragon was now feeling a lot better as it was finally starting to kill enemies further away from itself and the enemies that had arrived also lost some of th...
2023-07-03 11:56:33 +0000 UTC
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It took me quite a while to get the floor looking the way I wanted. In fact, it took so long that I was over 10 rooms into my 8th floor. The most challenging part was figuring out the mountain overhangs, as they kept crumbling and falling down when they got too large.
To solve this, I needed to examine natural rock a bit more and found that the way it's formed matters a lot for their directional strength. Because of this discovery, I realized that almost all the mountain area I had done...
2023-07-03 11:52:57 +0000 UTC
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All of the fighters were currently preparing their strongest attacks, at least those who could hit from long range. Many had a hard time concentrating as looking at the sleeping dragon made them feel more terrified than they had ever felt before.
The dragon had landed in a thick forest and currently, its upper body was showing past the tree line, while the rest was semi-hidden by the broken trees that laid upon it. It was quite obvious to see the route where the dragon landed as the tre...
2023-06-30 11:43:02 +0000 UTC
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POV Ace
I had forgotten how good it felt to just relax. When Mark's servants started to run everything I was able to delve into the dungeon once again. This time, I had to retreat from the floor guardian, but I am certain that next time I will be able to win. I need to be more careful of the wolves. I did manage to kill one, but another got a good bite on my leg and after that, I escaped.
Days after that, I truly came to learn why having excellent subordinates is so important. Fro...
2023-06-30 11:42:08 +0000 UTC
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POV Salazar Dragontooth
I was back in my tent/office where I could gather more information without being overheard. The more information I got, the more surprised I was. Rich seemed to be in charge of the forces here simply because of his competency.
He was able to get guild members to give him information about everyone here, which is fair enough, and it seems that he had been scouting the area quite thoroughly for the fight ahead. It also seems that he was sharing that informati...
2023-06-29 15:00:56 +0000 UTC
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