Chapter 1300 - Sometimes Better Safe Than Sorry

I would be vastly amused if the 'minor world' ended up being the 'world wonder'.

Rachel Clements

TYFTC!

Rachel Clements

Or is he saying make sure you don't fight these people?

Parker Bond

I'm confused by this: "...but if it does, who else would you expect to face people like the Cerulean Demon Prince,..." Is he asking who he might be facing? Or stating that the Cerulean Demon Prince is in his party? Either way I think it needs some rewording.

Parker Bond

1300 chapters! Congrats!

Parker Bond

Nice! We finally get our first glimpse of the Eastbound Monk. As always, TYFTC!

Jacob Kraus

My bet is he's somehow a reincarnation of the First Sage, though he has no clue.

Secret Weapons

Tyftc

Chloe

so... when will Jake remember the notes Eron left?!

Alessandra Girotto

Damn, im caught up Keep up the awesome work 😄

Yaldabaoth

So any bets if the east bond monk is also from Earth?

Michael Fannon

Fix

Zogarth

So when is jake gonna receive... i dont know villys present of records from yip of yore? Major world wonder event around the corner and it still hasnt happened? It was suppose to happen as soon as pallette was fixed? Seems like its forgotten/major oversight at this point especially with the emphasis on how important this world wonder is

Gizmodeus

The gate of enlightenment is conceptual and within the soul where not even gods can follow, so that’s not gonna happen. Too bad because it would be funny. Lol

ABTelford

the area the gate of enlightenment was in was described as being both everywhere and nowhere. it would be funny if on a trip to the gate, jasper popped out in front of jake and then guiltily hide something behind his back followed by Sandie appearing and saying, " jake, how did you get here? Who is this? I have a little brother?"

brjenness

I had to do it on my computer. the videos and pics I found had menu options that were not showing up on my phone. I had made the mistake of adding discord front royal road. guess I should have started with, when you subscribe to patreon they send an email link.

brjenness

How do I get access to the discord now that I subscribed to the patreon?

Carson Montgomery

That would be our sweet lil guard snake on duty. Villy doesn't want anyone else studying his precious Chosen too closely and ended it before the info could leave Primordial 4 🐍

Josie

I'd like for them to be frenemies. They'd have a beer together, but Eastie's "orders from the top" mean they gotta slug it out after. Bc yeah I think the Dao sect's involved with the kidnappers so there's gonna be conflict eventually even without a system Event

Josie

Bob Fight

Lots of potential directions to go with the blank character sheet of Eastie. At first I wasn't interested in seeing a stereotypical selfless monk or the DoTF style of trickster monk weaving webs of karma to ensnare their benefactors. However, there are lots of fun ways for the malefic author to take this. Eastie could join Jake's loose alliance of op elites and be an understated thorn in Jake's side constantly badgering him about his character flaws. He could be a competitor relishing in battle and always seeking to improve himself that gains great respect for Jake and the saint. He could be a complete lunatic playing the role of the selfless monk. We could have a dynamic where Jake takes joy in annoying the monk as they compete. My wildcard guess is the sword saint rises to be Jake's primary competition for the top spot and we get another epic spar. Possibly with a follow up ambush from the other prime candidates seeking to take control of the wonder while jake and ss are recovering from their battle. That would get squished by Goldie and birdie backed up by an army of high level frogs that appear out of nowhere.

brjenness

I was about to say how nice it is of him to not make any Cliffhangers this week. Tbh introductions to potential rivals don’t count in my book. It’s not like there will be much action with them anytime soon

Phil Ritter

This is the lesson Nevermore was TRYING to teach him but he was able to cheese through! 😂

DeAndrea H

Not saying you're wrong, but, to clarify, universal wisdom says that a level per decade is a good speed, 3-4 is incredible, and much more than that is basically impossible-jake gaining 6 upon level up aside. He's already halfway to his decade quota.

Dao of Fried Foods

Would be sick as hell if Jake went full bloodline overdrive like his fight with valdemar

Almer Reyhan

YES!! DAO SECT ARC OR INTRO PLEASEEEEE!! TTwTT this is a great set up how the hell do you do it ZOG ??? I swear cliffhangers probably feed him divinity or faith energy in some way. TYFTC Keep on keepin on and take care of yourself.

DefinitelyNotMinaga

Tftc 🍻

JW Saxby

Maybe similar but no where close to the same level

Borbino the great

I wonder if they can feel the aura of the weapons or if it’s just like added in to Jake’s?

Borbino the great

[Bad Predictions]. Jake advances multiple levels while in the minor world, he see this as business as usual but everyone on his return for the system event has only gained a couple. He’s excited that this will give him advantage as an administrator but finds diplomacy is the main medium for the competition in this system event. He painstakingly becomes better at politics Then he meets the Eastbound Monk… who shows him how far he has to go. As the Monk displays the most powerful Diplomatic Skill, a forbidden technique that Jake has even used before. The Eastbound Monk responds to Jakes opening argument with an approach even his bloodline doesn’t see coming….. He kicks the Doomfoot in the face.

Tavis Andrews

That would be so nice and we know exactly how a fight between him and Jake would end so against the sword saint would be really interesting

Borbino the great

Tftc

Jared Bell

Tftc Zog!

ZanSanCho

I could see him joining Jake's crew of friends. Seems like a chill guy. Possibly there to teach him or for Jake to teach him something. Definitely many paths it could take.

Dylan Hilliard

I now want a fight between the Eastbound Monk and the Sword Saint far more than a fight between him and Jake. It might be the most polite bloodbath to ever happen.

WESTON FRENCH

Are you trying to woo zogarth??

Patryk

Nah 1. feelsa very wht the new cult is trying. 2 Villy knnows their souls aare gon, 3 It would en their relatiionship for sure. $ i dont think primeval energy can briung back the fully dewad

Drexnaw

Random thought but anyone think Villy’s going to eventually get Jake to use Primeval Energy on his dead wife and kid to try to bring them back? Primeval Energy brings something back to its origin, and thinking about when he used it on his Palette skill it got me thinking about this. Probably way too far fetched but it does sound like a Malefic Viper thing to do. It also may end up with the Jake vs Villy fight if it goes wrong/Jake refuses!(Way in the future of course)

Nate R

I feel like it would be a cool nod to Jake’s mythical weapons if the Venusians commented on th e absurd auras of them

Koby

I love the potions discussion! It’s great to see Jake being smart and cautious instead of bombastic. Nice to remember he actually is intelligent and not just a dumb brute of a fighter like Valhal fighters tend to be. No, he’s the Malefic Vipers Chosen for good reason. 😎

ABTelford

Not necessarily. I think it's notable the guy in charge is like "maybe we can work it out."

Salientmind

that is a possiblity.

brjenness

eron pure chaotic neutral. does what suits his needs and desires. zog can do anything with him.

brjenness

Thanks for the chapter!

blucube 14

I assume He is Eastbound to return after the Journey to the West. If so, dope reference.

Jeryd Greer

I’m excited to see what the coming of Ashitaka after enlightenment looks like.

Jeryd Greer

Eron, you traitor. Go shave & shine your traitor head. And no more mustache for you!

Josie

malefic venusian health potions.

brjenness

Future fast friends???? Duhn duhn duhn duhhhhhh!

Xien

Oh my that would be pretty funny. It would also be funny if they are very little affected by the tyranny of grade ranks. Like the they notice it but are not affected by it. Caleb made a mental comment on a memory that their parents n Never seem to be affected by Jake's bloodline but they were also bathed in the bloodline effects from the very start. I can see Jake parents unintentionally embarrassing him on multiple fronts, with Artemis saying something like that they are glad Jake meet a nice girl and Villy not to be a bad influence and lead Jake stray

khielira

Feel like conceptually eastbound monk seems slightly similar to event horizon.

Eden

He won’t be late because he expects the system to teleport him to the seat. That’s why he wasn’t too worried about getting stuck in a minor world if things go wrong and the gate closes.

Zizawah

I feel like everyone’s forgetting Jake hasn’t gone all out since valdemar he didn’t trigger his bloodline in any of his fights since in other words the last time he did it he was essentially a level 0 e grade so I imagine there would be quite a boast

Bob Fight

What if the monk is like cheeto? Pretend to be good but actually evil. He might have a skill that Jake hates similar to cheeto.

Steven L

Im thinking the Easbound Monk might be the next in line to be the Chosen of the Daofather or something. Also, im not sure why, but with the rise of concepts and the idea of enlightenment being brought up so much more, I am betting he has Sacred skills and possibly is also connected to Sunrise/Horizons/chasing the sun or something

PWeygandt

When are Jake's parents going to meet villy and friends and his elf lady goddess...need me a funny montage side story 😆

Matthew Monroe

Lmao and Jake's just scratching his head like huh go figure

Matthew Monroe

Thanks Zogarth, it’s been a fantastic weeks reading. I hope you have a great weekend and I look forward to Mondays post.

Rewdan

I've been so engrossed with the Venus story that I completely forgot there was a system event coming up! Praying that Jake isn't late. TYFTC and happy 1300!

Devlin

I could go for some comedically timed young masters, face slapping, and, dare I say, death courting

Sushi

These poor venusians are going to enter into the multiverse with an incredibly warped sense of what a human is. Base humans are going to come as a shock i bet. As it stands they still dont even know what humans look like. Theyre going to think humans are scaled beastkin with yellow eyes and wings with a wooden face. Not the fleshy things we actually are

Mrburns93

Suggestion: change up "That was also why Villy *had such a time* initially learning how to craft potions" doesnt feel right for some reason congrats on 1300, tyftc

Episode 19

Plot twist… The minor world that Jake just casually stumbled upon is the world treasure that is supposed to be won from the Prima event. the event is over, the winner goes in and there is already the beginning stages of an Order site there and the natives are like: “Are you all from Jake’s world?”

CocoaBleu

His brother don’t have the bloodline. Jake is a bloodline patriarch. But yeah I’m also interested in the nephew and what profession and class he went for.

Jeroen Turkstra

Correct me if I’m wrong but Jake is an Uncle right? Like his brother has kids? I’m not sure exactly how long the story has been going but it has to be at least 10 years. Shouldn’t they have gotten their classes? Really want to know if they have some special skill and/or bloodline. Also what’s his brother up to for the system event? I imagine assassins will be a big part of it.

Bookreader97

Yeah haha I mean my brain is working 1000x slower than his but id have just blurted out i made them instantly Because its such a crazy position to be in

Seen Death

I think the sword saint will be a friendly rivalry. But he needs a new arch nemesis..... but that needs to be developed over time

Daniel Bonin

I think thats mostly the meditation mindset at work FS was wiping out void gods in C grade... nobody can ever really compare to him, even 50+ eras later... he basically is the system at this point for all we know

Seen Death

They just dont know theyre just the side characters in jakes stories haha

Seen Death

I'm hoping we get a rival type character for Jake. Someone like Eastbound Monk seems like a good fit. Almost the opposite in personality. Would be interesting if a long term rivalry would happen. Jake needs opposition that can keep up with him.

HDHusky

1300 chapters!!! Wooo! Fucking love this series!

Colin

This is the same logic we use to combat West Nile Virus; we can’t get it on the east side. 🧠

Colin

Im assuming Jake remembered not to toss over a Malefic health potion.

Raymond Whitehead

Can't say I know. Had to work through it all. Starting my days off with a chapter makes it easier to deal.

Samuel Nelson

Frenemy?

Samuel Nelson

That's why he's the best.

Samuel Nelson

Tftc. With Nevermore it seems that the Dao Sect would be more aiming to build a relationship with. Guess World Wonders rule all that stuff out.

Ty Cooper

This could be interesting since we know very little about the Dao Sect as a whole and what their goals are. If I remember correctly this will likely be the first time the Sect has made a move this big in the history of the multiverse. For them to make those moves, from Eron's pov, based on the eastbound monk beating all of those powerhouses then he must have quite the bloodline/transcendence. I do hope we get more chapters including the Monk before he actually starts clashing with them though, his character seems a bit hollow as of now. Hopefully he gets fleshed out in the coming chapters! Great brain food Zog!

Fylbrom

Easy. Jake just stands to the West. The Eastbound Monk cannot move in his direction. Checkmate

Patty O’Cartnoy

Bud, I don't think you've been actually reading the story then. She is one of the few individuals that Villy is certain will reach godhood. And seeing as to how that list basically is a total of 3 people... That says a lot.

Peter Smith

Since Jake can use his blood as a catalyst with Maleficent blood, could they use system fuckery and the legacy skills to make poison based potions for their race using their blood.

That one, right there.

They do. But it involves the malefic alchemist profession i believe.

Timothy Spradlin

Genuinely excited at the prospect of the dao sects coming into the open more. They don't get a lot of appearances, but every time one shows up from them the character is mysterious and cool. Still waiting for the rainbowfeather sovereign or whatever it was called to appear in monk robes given its incredible insight into karma and the ways of action through inaction though.

Corvid

tftc. so proud of baby girl Jake, he learned how to think 2 steps ahead.

Gracie

I wonder why Vesperia is on this list... Honestly, I've never seen a battle where she participated that she absolutely 'dominated, or was 'crucial' to success, or even played a critical role. Sure there was the 'clean up' after the Prima event/ after Jake killed El'haken. But thats about it... IF this were DBZ during the CELL SAGA, she would be the equivalent of 'Krillin, Yamcha, or Tien. LOL She doesn't even get to be Piccolo. LOLOL

RonGAR

Or new friend?!

Nexas Aurelias

Nope, he's the guy from the newest nevermore leaderboards, also his galaxy was second to finish slaying primas (he killed all)

Patryk

Jake seems proud of bis position of best diplomat to ever visit Venus. He is the only diplomat to ever visit though.

Brian Griffith

Is he the monk from the colosseum?

B B

I reckon these Venusians are ideal initiates for the Order of the Malefic Viper!

Vega

Tyftc

John Durrett

Alright, so frog alchemy will be a question for later. It does make sense that Venus is a bit too toxic for the ingredients you would need for potions, I wonder if the Order has recipes to work around that or if they'll need imports from outside. The Eastbound Monk at last! I *think* it's new information that he's associated with the Daolords but also not particularly surprising. I like him already, he's not particularly fond of conflict but he agrees that Cheeto needed to die.

djthomp

Thank you for the chapter

joel southard

Doomfoot of the Boundless Horizon. Jake does on accident and for fun what the East-bound monk does as a full path.

NovaZero

tyftc

Aritra Gupta

Tftc

Malo Thomas

The sentence was correct, ‘B grades control a world wonder? Nooooo wayyyy.’

Wolfgirl-Sylphie

Tftc

IntenseSushi

People keep thinking they're going to be the ones to take down Jake and they just keep getting slapped down

KevB

New antagonist maybe?

mitchell kaiser

Hmm a new enemy

Lay Nkay

Tftc

Beemoss

Thanks for the chapter! : )

Jeroen Turkstra

The time flow has been mostly debunked in one of the previous chapters establishing that the minor world existed before integrating. However there is still a possibility for some time flow changes because it wasn’t specified exactly how long ago, in Venusian time, the integration took place.

Jeroen Turkstra

snow days are great for writing and posting a few extra chapters. muhahaha!!! their is no limit to my selfishness. unless you spend 10 hours walking in said snow. iykyk

brjenness

Eastbound monk seems like a first sage reincarnation or something similar

rapatel01

Live long and I wish you prosperity 🙏

Michael Ferguson

Eastbound monk or east-horizon-bound monk? Thanks for the chapter.

Bluejay

Tftc

Meir Banon

Thanks for the chapter

BlackRazaras

So curious as to where Zog is going to take us with Venus. Destroy all the undead? Use Origin Energy to teraform the planet? Does Venus play a role in the upcoming event? I can kind of see Jake having a whole poisonous minor world under his banner. What other kind of monsters live there? Lizards? Snakes? Fish? Oh my 🫢😂 oh and does time flow the same? What he leaves and comes back but hundreds of years have passed? lol idk 🤷🏾‍♂️ I like wondering what’s next ✌🏾 see you all next week!

DirePants

Tftc and congratulations for reaching thirteen hundred chapters 👍😁

Skryser

Thanks for the chapter!

Arieh Sochaczevski

the golden balls of the king?

Christophe H.

"While few doubted the B-grades *would* actually gain full control over a World Wonder" would->wouldn't

kiewitz

Thanks for the chapter.

Joshua Little

One of the stereotypical monk types. Train hard, but not want to hurt others. I doubt zog will make a cookie cutter monk a major player in the story. Where is "let us meet again" monk girl at right now?

brjenness

Rough time? Hard is most accurate here I believe.

Ray Light

Glad to see that this time Jake has at least thought first before acting :').

Elena ZL.

TFTC :) Have a great weekend all :) Suggested edits: "creatures capable of *creation* potion-like products" should be "creating" "Shaman nodded *and awed* for a" maybe "in awe"? current phrasing is weird. "While few *doubted* the B-grades would " from context this should be "believed" "His position at the top of the list of people to watch out for during the upcoming event ** . " feels like missing words at the end here "well earned"

Xander

"His position at the top of the list of people to watch out for during the upcoming event." Something missing?

Ithoughtofsomething

I find it hard to get excited about meeting the eastbound monk. Hopefully zog makes him something different from the stereotypical monk types both good and bad.

brjenness

It's strange someone like the East bound munk is so good at combat as he seems to have no passion for it.

Fdrugc

TYFTC!

Ariel Pablos

tyftc

Jansemon

dont think so, think its supposed to be combat assistants, given that theyre expecting it to be in some way combat related, so they want the eastbound monk to have the best chance at winning, and they're sending Eron in with another team as well to increase their chances of coming out on top.

Kokrow

"His position at the top of the list of people to watch out for during the upcoming event." - ... was justified?

Namorat

Thanks for chaptere

Ondřej Klimčo

nice teaser introduction! I'm intrigued. great Friday chapter.

Cinaeda

Namorat

Tyftc

Ben Cox

"That was also why Villy had such a time initially learning how to craft potions." - hard or tough time?

Namorat

Tftc

Misa

Man, I can't believe we are already on chapter 1300.

TyranT-Rex

"Even if there were creatures capable of creation potion-like products" - creating?

Namorat

Thanks For The Chapter! And that was actually pretty smart of Jake to keep mum about his profession.

Beau Richards

Tftc

NicN

TFTC <3

MrKorlares