Book 1 on ScribbleHub

All updated Chapters for the newly edited Book 1 is out on ScribbleHub now.

Chapters 1 - 60 has been revamped. 

https://www.scribblehub.com/series/699373/a-black-market-litrpg/ 

Here is the full changelog, though I highly suggest that it is worth a re-read. NOTE: Reading the changelog constitute as a slight spoiler.

Changelog BlackMarket V2.0.1

Chapter 1:

• Grammer and Punctuation Edit
• Improved Fight Scene
• Martial Arts Training -> Martial Arts Expert
• Removed line about Alvin being boy sold by parents.
• Added more ‘bad grammar’ to gang members.
• TTS pass.

Chapter 2:

• Improved inner dialogue from Damian
• Added more details to Ulon’s Healing Necklace
• Clarified that the healing necklace uses internal energy rather than user energy.
• Added Crimson Swords to the East Sector
• Grammar and Punctuation Edit
• Fight Scene fixes – same result of Ulon getting smashed by Kyle.
• Removed Usurper Title
• Removed information about Alvin being boy sold by parents as repayment.
• TTS pass

Chapter 3:

• Damian can now read and write
• Keith can read and write even better.
• More hidden banter between Keith and Damian to show brother bond.
• Added explanation on why Kyle took over the Seven Snakes instead of  the Red Lions or the Ardent Cretins right after reincarnation.
• Added section where Kyle tries to assign his free points.
• Added explanation on why Haui does not mass produce potions.
• Removed Kyle’s ability to read labels on herb crates.
• More description of how Kyle earned the potion inspector title. He briefly touched more than a hundred unique potions.
• TTS pass

Chapter 4:

• Made the gang members smarter.
• Added new gang member who tried to stand up to Kyle when Kyle ordered them around. Got beaten up.
• Reaffirmed that cleanliness and disposition to violence are not correlated.

Chapter 5:

• Improved Banter (subjective)
• Changed timeline of production line setup to ‘a week later’ instead of ‘two days later’ for more realistic implementation.
• Added explanation for why Kyle was not too worried about recipe being leaked.
• Emphasized that the production line being set up was nothing new nor fancy – just unexpected for gang members to be doing.

Chapter 6:

• Increased description of night life
• Added paragraph explaining that mass production is not unique to Raktor with factories around.
• More hesitation from Niko with additional dialogue. Same result.

Chapter 7:

• Grammar fix.
• Changed timeline from ‘three days later…’ to ‘a week later’ for more realistic timeline implementation.
• Added small interaction between Keith and Kyle. Kyle notes that  despite training for two weeks, Keith had no noticeable muscle growth,  writing him off as a fighter.

Chapter 8:

• Grammar and phrasing fixes.
• Better fight scene, same result.

Chapter 9:

• Clarified why contracts are important in the underworld – agreements between gangs affects reputation.
• Fixed Martial Arts Instructor title bonus to something more tangible.
• Elaborated on Kyle’s thoughts about going full murderhobo and its potential consequences.

Chapter 10:

• Added explanation again on why mass production was not in use by alchemists
• More emphasis on existence of Alchemist Guild

Chapter 11:

• Added more description of the drug addiction. Timeline changed slightly for Riker’s addiction period.

Chapter 12:

• Added slight innuendo to Alvin’s backstory.
• Free points error message appears when trying to assign free points to HP, MP or STA

Chapter 13:

• Inner dialog of Wrent slightly reduced
• Italics fixed to show accurate inner dialog

Chapter 15:

• Added additional section to show that Kyle did not expect Sebastian to visit, but instead expected a visit from the enforcers.
• Added more fear into Keith’s actions and motions.
• Changed Kitana’s title mentioned from Priestess to Inquisitor. Removed surname.
• Added dialogue snipping explaining that the Yual military only  intervenes in civil affairs on orders from the Duke in charge or the  Emperor.
• Added more dialogue lines about inqui

Chapter 16:

• Removed homeless people shagging drunk girls on the streets due to  popular complaints. (honestly, it was based on the scene from Peaky  Blinders)
• Added hints of Kregol and Perial interfering in military technology stealing
• Added more lines of dialogue explaining that there is an insider in the military as well.
• Added small detail where Baron Cain’s knights have arctech armour

Chapter 16.5

• New chapter inserted.

Chapter 18:

• Added information of the pub being restored.
• Added details of Kyle having plans for Eric’s crew to be slowly integrated
• Added more character to Damian's character
• Added paragraph where Kyle tells Keith to look for casino locations.

Chapter 28:

• Timeline increased, e.g more time allowed for things to happen.
• As of this chapter it has been close to four months.

Chapter 31 :

• The person being threatened is the owner of the factory, not the manager any longer. Makes more sense that way.
• Reaffirms that the daughter was only kidnapped, not tortured.

Chapter 33:

• No more sham bidding by Kyle, the increase in bid is done by Harrison instead.

Chapter 38:

• Timeline since Keith's rescue is increased to two weeks. More time to train for Damian. Clearer anger on his part
• Explicitly stated Sasha’s surprise at the tenacity of Damian.

Chapter 39:

• Added small hints of Nest recruiting mercenaries in Raktor to fight in Versia.
• Added hint of Proco in black market.

Chapter 40:

• More action lines for the family trapped in the fire, with sm

Chapter 45:

• Explicitly stated timeline since then.
• Changed the antagonist who hired the kidnapping of Reese to be Harrison.

Chapter 54:

• Removed scene where Count Leon captures General Javel and General  Xan for recorded execution. Shifted to a later chapter. Original Chapter  55 merged into Chapter 54

Chapter 60:

• Reduced to just the dungeon scene: end of Book 1.
  

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