Chapter 1290 - Better Best Boots = Confusing Message
Added 2026-01-23 12:17:35 +0000 UTCComments
I think he’s misusing nomological here. The way it’s being used seems to imply the author thinks it means the opposite of what it does.
Matt
2026-03-19 18:52:34 +0000 UTCKnew it. Vesperia is clutch. Add in some Artemis follower buffs, and a green flying half elemental, prone to "Ree" ... and that would be a superb alliance. Tyftc
Chloe
2026-03-08 03:58:31 +0000 UTCTwin worlds? Intriguing!
Parker Bond
2026-02-27 14:04:04 +0000 UTCI believe he did address this before, but getting gear that completely filled his possible stats is incredibly hard and a pain in the ass, let alone getting new gear as he grows, but he's also not too upset with his current spread either. And he'd rather have some stats filling up his possible gained stats instead of none. Unless I misinterpreted what you were saying
Sylas Varga
2026-02-15 04:26:03 +0000 UTCI feel like Jake is still missing an opportunity to get some gear at the order, even if he has the new skill he still needs some stats. He even said his mental stats were not getting the full amount because it was used up by physical. Why not get gear that gives perception so it at least gets the full amount before the skill applies to the physical ones
Greg Alverson
2026-02-04 06:22:48 +0000 UTCThen why are other gods also forbidden from knowing about him including other primordials
Greg Alverson
2026-02-04 06:20:29 +0000 UTCTftc 🍻
JW Saxby
2026-01-31 20:32:26 +0000 UTCA nice elaborate theory. I’m looking forward to seeing if you’re right
Jeroen Turkstra
2026-01-29 17:57:15 +0000 UTCFirst Sage is forbidden knowledge because he is who takes people to godhood.
Lynderyn
2026-01-27 21:28:04 +0000 UTCFix
Zogarth
2026-01-26 06:04:14 +0000 UTCIt just occurred to me. The Jake Affinity is about Stability and Destruction, and its definitely affected by his immortal bloodline... Space is both the most and least stable element of existence, A horizon is when life and space meet since ahorizon is when a living being seeks the end of their sense of sight... An event hoaizon is when the living can no longer see further into an entity of extremely stable space so stable it destroys all that enters to continue reinforcing its stability... I think Primeval energy is simply the most stable form of condensed energy. And since all energies have both an origin and a concept, that means jake is doing his primeval alchemy wrong, if he purifies an herb or metal to its most fundamental form, and then infuse the essence of the plant into his Primeval energy, then the alchemy is simply mixing the Primal essence into a potion. The foundation is his energy not the plants, which is why he needed access to his gate, how can you purify a concept from a plant if you cant sense what concepts are already there.
Peter Smith
2026-01-26 03:37:10 +0000 UTCI caught up on Friday from chapter 1229 and have to say even with the "filler" chapters it is worth every penny
Tristin S Alderson
2026-01-25 22:27:59 +0000 UTCoh my lawd there's a wiki
Josie
2026-01-25 19:26:48 +0000 UTCSim Jake was a part of the world wonder, really the first event of it. So I could 100% see it being an alternative reality type of wonder.
Numbzy
2026-01-25 17:46:48 +0000 UTCTftc
Jared Bell
2026-01-25 15:02:59 +0000 UTCWait Twin planets breathe? Could the World Wonder be a path to potential alternate realities? Like what we saw with Sim Jake way back when? Twin worlds could mean when Jake tskes over the world wonder and has access to this alternate world. Cant waitnto learn more
Nexas Aurelias
2026-01-25 13:45:20 +0000 UTCPantheon of life too
Nexas Aurelias
2026-01-25 13:41:11 +0000 UTCWhy not just the core?
Jeroen Turkstra
2026-01-25 10:46:59 +0000 UTCTyftc perfect
islandcastle11
2026-01-25 03:43:09 +0000 UTCHonestly I’d rather it be a surprise. If Jake were to go around cherry picking origins the mystery wouldn’t be there anymore for the reader. The vision with the eggs was a perfect lore drop that nobody saw coming
islandcastle11
2026-01-25 03:40:04 +0000 UTCThe Nine Hells are probably another contender for a Malefic/Primal Ally
Takoda Heitz
2026-01-25 01:44:36 +0000 UTCI like this theory. Though it would be even funnier if he was an actual revived first sage at C tier. But bc he’s so capable he can defend it within his domain.
Jeroen Turkstra
2026-01-24 22:07:01 +0000 UTCWhat are the odds that the First Sage is the Exalted Prima? It feels almost like the revelation that the Battle Master was secretly the War Master, in Nevermore. Prima means first and ‘sage’ is definitely an exalted title… And it would neatly solve several open questions: - Why is the First Sage suddenly forbidden knowledge? (Answer: Because the System is recycling him for a major Event and doesn’t want people using previous knowledge of him to gain an unfair advantage.) - How is the long-dead First Sage suddenly aware of things going on in the new Universe? And how is he interacting with System-given loot and upgrades?? (Answer: Because he’s an NPC Bound God tied to the new World Wonder, not the original man who died a trillion years ago.)
Clint
2026-01-24 19:02:21 +0000 UTCTime to 'Eat the World' w/ Pallet. Great way to test it out.
RonGAR
2026-01-24 16:35:30 +0000 UTCif I was jake I would moonwalk everytime i used one step
brjenness
2026-01-24 14:31:53 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter.
Joshua Little
2026-01-24 12:47:47 +0000 UTCTftc Zog!
ZanSanCho
2026-01-24 10:46:59 +0000 UTCA non cliffhanger is so relaxing before bed. tyftc
Little Silly
2026-01-24 10:12:18 +0000 UTCYou know saying that the first place Jake visited was the Gate of Enlightenment meaning that there will be more of these types of features. I wonder what Jake might find and Zogsrth might cliffhanger us with.
Azayrian105
2026-01-24 09:43:05 +0000 UTCHonestly what has shocked me is how hasn’t he practically taken over the identify skill. It is a core skill based on perception and yet he hasn’t done anything with it.
Azayrian105
2026-01-24 09:42:03 +0000 UTCIve been reading the comments but haven't heard the best thing yet. Why hasn't he turned one step into a perception based ability yet? At B grade he should be able to somewhat force it with the concepts and get it to act like a visual stepping stone right?
Sable
2026-01-24 06:38:47 +0000 UTCWhat kind of toxic space mushroom will Venus have?! I kinda hope he makes a new gardener friend for his future space lab.. or does something that helps him forge another alliance for the event coming up:)
Tamathon
2026-01-24 05:49:32 +0000 UTCTftc
Shadowind
2026-01-23 22:26:34 +0000 UTCAnd if Jake changes the planetary core of Venus to a pylon and owns it, would that count as the twin planets being able to "breathe" ? 🤔
Josie
2026-01-23 22:03:51 +0000 UTCI have a theory that the upgrade tokens are derived from future Jake juice and the system taking, learning, and either syphoning or replicating his ability to enhance an object and "restore it to it's prime". The system may do time shenanigans to send the items into the past. I also think his next upgrade of the boots will be with his primal energy.
Kaladin
2026-01-23 22:00:17 +0000 UTCJake is about to claim Venus and make it his new toxin garden
Bushninja
2026-01-23 21:52:49 +0000 UTChmm.. if Jake can travel farther the better he increases his understanding of space, then so can his arrows... and with better understanding of the concepts of time AND space, his archery skills *cough Event Horizon cough* is going to get extra scary real quick 🏹 now that I think about it, I kinda want Jake to double check with Aeon if time travel is actually "impossible"
Josie
2026-01-23 21:33:33 +0000 UTCI wonder what happens if Jake uses his Jake Juice on an entire celestial object?
Samuel Jones
2026-01-23 21:16:18 +0000 UTCIdk, like Arnold he’ll want to be close enough to earth to get those juicy earth records. Can he eat the planet and park it next to earth?
Biggy smalls
2026-01-23 21:05:53 +0000 UTCThe quickest answer for twin worlds is the world wonder duplicating stuff again. The other option I see is perhaps something related to the mystery faction. Mainly because villy doesn’t have any particular ideas, so it’s not likely to be a well known phenomenon.
Luke Scheffe
2026-01-23 20:42:29 +0000 UTCand I wonder what it's like for his sphere being out there in space. maybe that'd be a good place for Jake to relax the limits of his sphere a bit and study the concepts out there, without all the sensory overload that comes with being on a planet?
Josie
2026-01-23 19:33:27 +0000 UTCMonday is a very long way off 😟
Rewdan
2026-01-23 19:23:29 +0000 UTCForgotten in the inventory like so much other stuff
psy
2026-01-23 19:14:23 +0000 UTCI get one step is amazing but is Jake just letting Arnold do whatever and have fun with it or does he not care he owns a rocketship that fits in a pocket/spacial storage? I would imagine that atomaton ship would get through that whole galaxy in seconds. Is Jake not strong enough yet to just hop around the galaxy? I know there are some a-grades around and whatever and a person trying to chosennap him. Not complaining and I love this and where it is going, plus find Arnold hilarious and his intentions are great. Just always curious about it. I know Arnold is studying it, but wouldn't the guy want to fly around in it a bit with Jake? Tftc.
Ty Cooper
2026-01-23 18:44:02 +0000 UTCNew lab location?
Ron Whitlatch
2026-01-23 18:34:06 +0000 UTCOne Step for Jake, Thousand Miles for Jake
Daryl
2026-01-23 18:18:32 +0000 UTCToxic you say? Well. Let's see if we can start to understand the concept of poison.
Stephen
2026-01-23 17:41:43 +0000 UTCFirst of all, since when did space magic need a permission slip to yeet? Yeeting is how space magic brings home the space-bacon to its space-conceptual home! Why would it need permission to do this?
Josie
2026-01-23 17:32:15 +0000 UTCWhat do you mean space magic *unfortunately* requires consent? 😂😭
Josie
2026-01-23 17:31:54 +0000 UTCTyftc! I’m so grateful that we aren’t held by our throats over a cliff today, very much appreciated.
tigerfishie
2026-01-23 17:25:44 +0000 UTCJake’s probably gonna end up getting high on all the toxins and not want to leave.
Amathew2
2026-01-23 17:09:47 +0000 UTCMaybe after the Exalted stuff Jake could have Arnold fling him deeper into space over and over again in different directions. He'd get to learn space concept and have a looksie around the solar system while Arnold gets to improve his slingshot. Win win
Josie
2026-01-23 17:04:10 +0000 UTCYeah, Elijah's a total nincompoop
Josie
2026-01-23 17:00:15 +0000 UTCElijah is so frustrating. So not only has he not bathed properly, not tended to his hair, beard, clothes and feet; he's too chicken to go see Sadie after calling her name and thinking about her a bazillion times. NO. Let's kill the warlord who hasn't done anything in over 10 years and you know nothing about so Sadie can get mad and hate you forever for being a murderer and circumventing the laws.
Rachel Fisher
2026-01-23 16:53:57 +0000 UTCNo way he'd rush it that much. Jasper took a couple years and Vespa was even longer to get the ritual circle right. He'd almost certainly want to infuse the heart into a dragon egg instead of trying to do anything from complete scratch, too. That's gonna be complicated to pull off no matter how friendly many flights are with the Order. To do it in 110 days minus the Venus trip? Not a chance.
Shandlar
2026-01-23 16:41:17 +0000 UTCThank you for the chapter.
joel southard
2026-01-23 16:26:44 +0000 UTCHmm if we’re talking making allies, and we have a specific very strong dragon lady as part of the dragonflights, I think it would be logical if he did his dragon creation project sooner rather than later.
Nathaniel France
2026-01-23 16:23:27 +0000 UTCand honestly? Jake could probably make a deal with the United Tribes in exchange for reviving a long lost species. Is that transactional? Hell yeah, but they could let him select a species he likes from a list 🤷♀️
Josie
2026-01-23 16:19:23 +0000 UTCIt's okay, Villy, you have a way to form an alliance with Valhal for this world wonder. Just tell Valdemar he can have custody of Jake every other weekend and Christmas
Josie
2026-01-23 16:18:35 +0000 UTCHm well this trip should be pretty good for his palate can’t wait to see what those acid rains have cooked up in terms of poison
Phoenixdrop
2026-01-23 16:03:54 +0000 UTCI do feel like at every grade he finds something that is too hard to fight as his current level but he plans to return. The wyvern, the moon monster, the sim of snappy.
DeAndrea H
2026-01-23 15:58:47 +0000 UTCInteresting but feels a bit like “It was all a dream…” for my taste
DeAndrea H
2026-01-23 15:57:22 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter! Not a hard rule, but where you used “normality” I’d suggest “normalcy”. Either is potentially correct, but the latter fits better, imnsho.
Arieh Sochaczevski
2026-01-23 15:54:09 +0000 UTCBeen awhile since we had a good genocide (in Primal Hunter).
UNKNOWN
2026-01-23 15:34:09 +0000 UTCI see what you mean. But that would mean the First Sage has an idea of what the system event will be.
UNKNOWN
2026-01-23 15:32:49 +0000 UTCTwinn worlds canrefer to a simulated world.
atome 4 000
2026-01-23 15:25:44 +0000 UTCIn the far off future I hope Jake can master Origin energy and have enough Perception to the extent that he can peer into the Origin of any object without changing the object itself. Just to take a looksie He had a vision of the 100 eggs of the Endless Empire, so it's not inconceivable he can do this to items Maybe even combine it with his Path skill before godhood so he can fully experience the past?
Josie
2026-01-23 15:25:08 +0000 UTCI also thought of Shadow Jake, he hasn't received an upgrade since the Snappy fight and it'd be cool if he got back more consciousness. That's probably not the answer to this riddle, but it's still fun
Josie
2026-01-23 15:22:34 +0000 UTCMan I have a theory, what if jake was already a god before and the student of the first Sage, and it was his boots all along , and because he is the Primal Hunter who only crave fighting strong opponents, when he reached the apex as the strongest god he got bored and asked Eversmile to use his Transcendent to remove him and got incarnated as a g grade human just to experience it all again but hard mode or something lol
Saleh Alhasan
2026-01-23 15:10:52 +0000 UTCMy guesses for what we’ll find on this planet: Elementals Toxic plants Smol cute race that has no place in such a harsh environment. Big boss elemental Some annoying race that gets Jake’s extinction drive going.
Jeroen Turkstra
2026-01-23 15:06:07 +0000 UTCRee REE!
Jeroen Turkstra
2026-01-23 14:57:13 +0000 UTCCould also have something to do with Earth and Venus as the two planets are often referenced as twins. The are similar in mass and size.
Lemonsqueezy
2026-01-23 14:53:53 +0000 UTCGreat chapter! I love Arnold - he’s so different from Jake and yet the two get along because they old understand each other. 😀
ABTelford
2026-01-23 14:48:52 +0000 UTCHahaha! That would be hilarious!
ABTelford
2026-01-23 14:47:40 +0000 UTCOne small step for man, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR JAKE Tyftc
Episode 19
2026-01-23 14:39:49 +0000 UTCTFTC :) In before Mondays reveal of a giant basilisk with mushroom minions or giant mushroom with basilisk minions, I can't decide. Did I miss something? I dont recall Jake telling Villy about the messages and in Nevermore I recall him saying he wasnt going to and being circumspect about hinting to Villy he might meet the sage. I have awful memory so maybe I missed it though. Have a great weekend all :) Suggested edits: "currently in *lack* of a temporary melee weapon" should be "need" "entrance *notes* to the true World Wonder" pretty sure this should be "nodes"
Xander
2026-01-23 14:33:58 +0000 UTCToxic mushroom monster!
Kelvin Garcia
2026-01-23 14:07:46 +0000 UTCThe Twin Planets gotta be something with the World Wonder. Its already shown alternate timelines. Who knows what else it could do. This could be the First Sage's World Wonder
Alex McCracken
2026-01-23 14:03:10 +0000 UTCOooh planet full of toxic air to breathe, time for Palate to shine?
Jason Smith
2026-01-23 13:59:58 +0000 UTCSome form of planetary toxic elemental
Kyle
2026-01-23 13:57:43 +0000 UTCWho wants to bet Jake finds an A-grade snake monster!
Nathan Holliday
2026-01-23 13:57:30 +0000 UTCI don’t think he will try and influence it with primeval energy yet but I think that would be his end goal.
Kyle
2026-01-23 13:57:11 +0000 UTC“The First Sage shall return!” I m curious about the twin planets. Is it like Jake and his eternal shadow or some alternate planet in a system event? Or maybe when Jake finally visits the Pantheon of the Starcross Twins? Who knows! When Jake figured out the last clue, I wasn’t like “ooh… I almost guessed it.” It was more like “…I guess that makes sense but I have no idea how he got there.”
DeAndrea H
2026-01-23 13:43:04 +0000 UTCWhat an excellent chapter heading into the weekend! Zogarth was kind this week as far as cliffhangers go.
AntiqueCynic
2026-01-23 13:35:04 +0000 UTCdo you still remember that cursed sword he made during his Dungeon initiation into the order of the malefecit viper if he did something similar and then gave it to Arnold to combine with the finished version of his void katar it would be really really really scary
Antek Dudzik
2026-01-23 13:31:21 +0000 UTCpeople still forget one most important thing Jake hasn't upgraded his buff skill since class D and a lot of time has passed since he acquired this skill attuning to his Arcana Affinity because it was still in nevermore
Antek Dudzik
2026-01-23 13:27:19 +0000 UTCTftc
Meir Banon
2026-01-23 13:26:26 +0000 UTC;)
Antek Dudzik
2026-01-23 13:23:14 +0000 UTCYes but no
Antek Dudzik
2026-01-23 13:22:46 +0000 UTCI love that we’re getting some more exploration.
Bookb0y
2026-01-23 13:22:26 +0000 UTCWonder what the betterest boots will do at sacred rarity.
UNKNOWN
2026-01-23 13:22:03 +0000 UTCHow many skills upgrades on Venus ? Palate, one step, maybe scale, and all of those concerning toxic culture?
Christophe H.
2026-01-23 13:21:22 +0000 UTCTftc any guess as to the Venus monster?
IntenseSushi
2026-01-23 13:21:11 +0000 UTCMaybe it'll also grant perception.
UNKNOWN
2026-01-23 13:20:33 +0000 UTCThank u for the story
C0bra$
2026-01-23 13:19:42 +0000 UTCVenus, Venus, Venus!!!
Daniel
2026-01-23 13:18:55 +0000 UTCYeah Venus is toxic, just like Midwestern women who are passive aggressively polite (and Britney Spears lol). You can't enter because it's too annoying to do so. 😝
Ra
2026-01-23 13:16:01 +0000 UTCJake eat the Venus. Come on let's start the b grade with a bang. Kill the monster and eat the planet!
GeneralBlack
2026-01-23 13:15:42 +0000 UTC"Do you wanna eat a plaaaanet? It doesn't have to be a planeeeet" -Jake's repaired palate
Corvid
2026-01-23 13:13:05 +0000 UTCAwesome chapter, Zogarth. I really liked this one. Thank you, and have a great weekend!
Nebulous
2026-01-23 13:12:33 +0000 UTCHe is space walking.
Fdrugc
2026-01-23 13:11:09 +0000 UTCDisagree. I think Jake is going to pretty much wipe out all life or lifelike entities on Venus "practicing" his B grade abilities.
MrCynical
2026-01-23 13:09:27 +0000 UTCSeriously, Jake story is good, but the Sage mistery is just on another level. I mean keep it coming it get's me on the edge each time. Thanks for the chapter!
Alexandre8901
2026-01-23 13:05:29 +0000 UTCLook tasty, Lick it jake!
greg belokopitsky
2026-01-23 13:04:19 +0000 UTCVenus sounds like the perfect place for someone related to the Order. Especially Jake, Chosen of the Malefic Viper. I bet he's gonna get some sick toxin/poison/bane upgrades to his potions.
Cmndprmpt
2026-01-23 13:00:13 +0000 UTCtyftc
Aritra Gupta
2026-01-23 12:54:42 +0000 UTCLooks like One Step is due for an Upgrade!
P A J
2026-01-23 12:53:40 +0000 UTCJake has been known to make friends in odd places, like Jasper at the hunting grounds or the troll from the dungeon. I'm gonna bet Jake meets someone friendly on Venus. In between all the killing, of course.
Daryl
2026-01-23 12:50:40 +0000 UTCEnough katars to do some silly things with them. I'd like to believe the Pantheon of Life is another easy pick-up for the upcoming alliance for the world wonder. It's nice to know that Venus really leaned into the toxicity post system.
djthomp
2026-01-23 12:48:01 +0000 UTCMushrooms mushrooms everywhere; its on the cows, on the pigs and it wants a hug
Tyler S.
2026-01-23 12:46:57 +0000 UTCTftc
Matthias
2026-01-23 12:46:55 +0000 UTCUpgraded palate is going to have the largest All You Can Eat buffet ever seen in B-grade
Den
2026-01-23 12:45:33 +0000 UTCDoesn’t Jake have control of the whole Milky Way now?
Hopeless Harp
2026-01-23 12:45:22 +0000 UTCJake REALLY should upgrade his Malefic Bargain skill. Probably wouldn't even be that hard to get to sacred, it is directly related to a god and the stuff he's giving will be over the mythic cap. Might take like a year of Meditation, but what's a year to a B grade?
Siethrobo
2026-01-23 12:45:10 +0000 UTCWell that’s the perfect environment for Jake.
Cory S.
2026-01-23 12:44:42 +0000 UTCTftc!
michael geen
2026-01-23 12:44:21 +0000 UTCTime for a healthy poison meal
Carsten Weber
2026-01-23 12:42:41 +0000 UTCOooh!! Thank you for the chapter
Kt-x
2026-01-23 12:39:51 +0000 UTCSo Venus could be a great order outpost if Jake stakes a claim. Constant mana injections for people with a decent Palate skill?
Michael mann
2026-01-23 12:34:17 +0000 UTCThat might piss a lot of people off if the Order and the Endless Empire end up controlling a lot of access to the World Wonder. Though, with how things are now, I don't see a lot of people beside those mysterious kidnappers making too big a fuss over it. Anyways, off to a new and exciting toxic hellhole.
Unwillingmainer
2026-01-23 12:33:31 +0000 UTCTftc👍
Malo Thomas
2026-01-23 12:32:19 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter and a happy Friday to all. May you have the weekend you deserve.
Loststar7
2026-01-23 12:29:12 +0000 UTCRee!
Sylphie
2026-01-23 12:20:49 +0000 UTCTftc
NicN
2026-01-23 12:19:35 +0000 UTCTftc
Misa
2026-01-23 12:19:26 +0000 UTCTftc
Beemoss
2026-01-23 12:19:17 +0000 UTCLooks like it
Kristoffer
2026-01-23 12:18:47 +0000 UTCam i…. first
Dhia
2026-01-23 12:18:24 +0000 UTC