Turning the clock a bit, moments after Viers left the safety of his room, he’d a thought.
Hang on a minute, do I still need to rob them for pennies?
He was not starved for money. After two days of raiding, Viers already had a general idea about what the adventurer around Level 2 could gain from the Biome. Taking little benefits from ordinary adventurers no longer served his interest. It would only waste his precious Victa and make him a bigger target.
Of his gains...
2021-05-22 13:24:23 +0000 UTC
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Day 5.
In one of the rooms in Bird Nest Inn, there was a pile of mana crystals and trinkets worth a small fortune. Like a crow taking shinies to its nest, raider Viers did the same. It was almost fate he stayed in an inn with such a name.
The room had been reinforced with additional security in the form of arrays and enchantments, courtesy of a certain ghost. The inn’s location was pretty safe from the riot thanks to its location in the middle class district. The rent was high, ...
2021-05-20 14:02:58 +0000 UTC
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“Arte - Galeblade!”
Bruce wounded one of the vultures that wanted to take a bite of their flesh. The bandit got a nasty gash on his arm and backed away. Bruce and his party closed ranks.
“They’re good,” one of the bandits said.
“That’s good news for us. It means their harvest from the Biome is greater,” a different bandit eyed the group of four like they were smorgasbord.
“I’ve heard of them. Their group name is Rising Fortune. A promising new bunch...
2021-05-18 09:18:20 +0000 UTC
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Day 4.
“This is an outrage!” The man said emotionally as he slammed his fist on the table. “Your balls have grown to the size of your head if you think this kind of behavior would be tolerated! There are limits that must not be crossed and one among you has crossed the line.”
“Yesterday was certainly an interesting evening. Many poor boys sought my girls for solace, seeking a remedy for sorrows. Aaah, almost every room was filled to capacity. What a passion-filled night ...
2021-05-15 04:50:56 +0000 UTC
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The Rift to the new Biome opened not far from the city. From there, the returning adventurers would need to pass through the more unsavory part of the city. Not outright slums but certainly had a horrendous public order and inadequate living standards.
On a road with many pedestrians, a group of four adventurers was walking with light steps. Smiles were on their faces. They look tired and a bit ragged but clearly had a good day.
The party was three males and one female. A standard...
2021-05-13 15:09:18 +0000 UTC
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Day 3.
“Hahaha. Yesterday, I got three pieces of Majet ore.”
“Oooh, lucky you. I only found some Pilici beanstalks. Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning.”
“Phhft! You two call that boasting? Here! Look at my newfound sword in the Biome!”
“Hear this, I’ve heard that the Grey Irons adventurer group found a mana crystal deposit! Unfortunately, there’re many strong monsters in the area. They’re recruiting helpers.”
“I saw Glenn the Champ...
2021-05-11 20:26:34 +0000 UTC
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The master and slave pair returned to the guild to report their quest. Viers was taken aback by what he saw, it was like a fish market there. There were many adventurers he’d never seen before, all eager to have a piece of the action.
“Avel!” Someone called him, Viers turned to the caller. It was one of the friendlier adventurers in this city.
“...Carl,” Viers unsurely replied.
“Callahan! When will you remember my name?” The brown-haired young man said.
...
2021-05-09 10:31:40 +0000 UTC
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Deep in the ruins of a castle, there were the sounds of a battle.
However grand and majestic the castle used to be, it was now just a dark, dank, and dusty place. Rarely were there fools who willingly chose to venture to the bowels of the sleeping stone giant, but such people exist nonetheless.
Adventurers.
Two people come in. Technically, only one of them was an adventurer while the other was his slave. The slave had fallen, unconscious on the floor. A nasty bump was on his...
2021-05-07 16:36:10 +0000 UTC
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In the realm of consciousness, Viers was sitting cross-legged as if in meditation and Clarissa was watching him closely.
“Feel the center of your mind… Your thoughts are your own… Reject outside interference…” She spoke softly to Viers so as to not disturb his concentration.
Since she taught Viers the Arte of mind protection a few days ago, he had not been able to cast it even once. Although the Arte wasn't exclusive to mind Pathseekers, it still belongs to the domain of...
2021-05-04 12:21:15 +0000 UTC
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Viers can see dead people, figuratively and literally.
When a person just died, their soul didn't immediately disappear to the great unknown. He didn't know the details though, since he usually sucked the soul of those he killed not long after he had done the deed.
That was why the trip to the graveyard was very informative. After he gave some money to Boram and told him to prepare however he wished, Viers went to the quest location early, to scout the land and other purposes. Jus...
2021-04-30 12:09:05 +0000 UTC
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“Move it,” the guy said. It had the natural commanding tone of people with higher standing to those lower than him. Understandable, since he was a Level 3 and Viers was a Level 2.
Viers didn't do anything suspicious, giving nothing that could be seen as a recognition. He simply took a step back and made way for the man.
He had to be satisfied by simply imagining the guy’s head flying for now.
The Level 3 only gave him a cursory glance as he went out and walked away, on...
2021-04-28 11:50:48 +0000 UTC
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“Grave robbing? You’re up to no good, aren't you?”
“Clarissa, I’m up to no good more often than the opposite.” Viers sneered.
“What are your plans considering the faction that had taken action against you, Lord Viers?”
“Have you realized who they are?” Viers asked back, testing the waters.
“The Blood Church, most likely.”
Seeing Viers nodded in confirmation of Farley’s answer, Paina cut in.
“Wait, how do you guys know?”
...
2021-04-27 15:15:49 +0000 UTC
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A few chapters ago, I wrote about the other territories. While I have my own plan about the next step, I would like to know which territory you would like our MC to visit next. I'll give the poll result a consideration.
2021-04-24 12:08:33 +0000 UTC
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Alan observed him a little longer, Avel was running towards the mist engulfed road in a straight line but it seemed to have no end.
“It’s useless. Unless you break the fulcrum of this space, you’re trapped here,” Alan’s voice was all-engulfing, giving the impression that the target was only dancing at the palm of his hand.
His power is only so-so, only a bit better than average Pathseekers. Let's hope he’s better at dealing with illusion at least.
After ...
2021-04-24 11:51:18 +0000 UTC
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A young handsome man was meticulously checking his gear before donning them as if he was about to go to war.
“Where are you doing?”
The young man turned behind him to speak to the caller. He knew who it was from the voice, he had heard of it for years but he turned around anyway. It was the polite thing to do.
“Assignment from the Blood Exarch. I’m supposed to test that guy who saw through your illusion array so easily. According to you, he is also suspected to have ...
2021-04-22 18:13:58 +0000 UTC
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Viers left Boram in the inn to cultivate as he went about his business. He wore different clothes today, even exchanged his easy-to-remember helmet and sword for other things. He still wore a face mask and sword as he went outside though.
Dusk had just passed, it was the time when taverns and pubs were having happy hours. People that wanted to drown in their sorrows with alcohol, those that wanted to celebrate, and many in between.
Viers picked a tavern in the lower middle-class a...
2021-04-19 16:56:42 +0000 UTC
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He had a new name, Boram Rockboa.
His third master said the name was taken from two people, a soldier and a boxer, great people both of them.
When his second master sold him off from the quarry, he was worried but also had hoped that life would turn for the better for him. After learning where he ended up and the stories from other slaves, he didn’t have much hope.
Then he came along.
He strutted to the slave’s quarters with a piercing inquisitive gaze, as if nothi...
2021-04-16 11:41:31 +0000 UTC
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Shring!
The sound of metal leaving its sheath with a purpose.
A leaf cleaved in two whilst dancing in the air.
Like a swallow’s flight, the blade’s trajectory changed to cut a different leaf.
A gust of wind blew, carrying many more leaves with it.
Viers welcomed the gifts.
Some moved almost in a straight line, some approached like drifting clouds. Others were flickering chaotically, because of their different shapes, holes from caterpillar bites, or a s...
2021-04-14 17:59:28 +0000 UTC
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After leaving Izabella’s shop, Viers wandered the streets with no destination in mind.
No one is following me. Did I deceive them or they think I’m not important enough? There should be many criminals here in Marakkus. My situation isn't overly special.
Viers sighed, half relieved and half annoyed.
Still, have to abort my original plan though.
It was about the inventory rings. He wanted to crack the locking enchantment and access the inside but th...
2021-04-12 12:46:36 +0000 UTC
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Strangely, the previous ten people did not run out after the young master forcibly went in with his entourage. Since he must wait, the Viers wisely wait. Even an hour of waiting was a small price to pay for avoiding a death enmity with people stronger than him.
Some people would call it cowardly, Viers called it wisdom.
With the free time he had, Viers observed the man pulling the annoying young master’s expensive carriage. He was a gigantic man muscular man about three meters t...
2021-04-09 13:15:53 +0000 UTC
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Seeing that specific sword shape made his eyes glitter.
So I finally found it. A remnant shadow from my previous home.
“Dear customer, you know about this sword?” The gold toothed shopkeeper spoke.
“Where did you get this?” Viers asked, holding the black lacquered scabbard.
“Nothing special, katanas are unusual in this continent but there are people in the Zamrud Archipelago who use them.”
“Hmm,” Viers pondered a while before unsheathing ...
2021-04-07 12:31:10 +0000 UTC
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The next day Viers left Boram in the inn, letting him cultivate in peace. He went into the nicest equipment shop in the middle class area. The shop had a good variety of items and the displayed items were of good quality.
The shop emblem was a drawing of a fat, round goblin with a spear and an axe in both hands.
Rich Goblin’s Vault.
Weapons and Armors for Level 2 and below.
Accept requests for Level 3 gear and above.
The shop was wide and all kinds of equipment...
2021-04-07 12:30:17 +0000 UTC
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The map did not contain many depictions outside the borders of the four great nations.
Viers disregarded the bustle from other adventurers and pointed to the south of the Human Dominion.
“Untamed South. Steppes, jungles, marshes, mountains, valleys, deserts, life-seeking lightning bolts, flesh-dissolving mists, spontaneous volcanoes… and many more. You'll see the many faces of nature there and they are not kind. In the relatively safe areas, many of the beastfolks live there a...
2021-04-07 12:29:30 +0000 UTC
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The air of the eatery of the Adventurer’s Guild was different. While it should be loud and boisterous befitting a tavern, they were all listening to Viers like obedient children in the classroom.
“It has been a while since there were any wars between cities and the power behind them. One of the reasons there’s peace among the Governor-Kings is because of a war. About fifteen years ago, the Latias Kingdom, one of the four great nations, tried to invade the Coalition. The invaders w...
2021-04-03 14:59:49 +0000 UTC
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“Iz!”
“Izabella the Red Enchantress?”
“That her? Wow, do you think she’s single?”
The other adventurers greeted and waved to the woman. They sure looked happy to meet her.
“Ago, bullying newcomers again? That’s a no-no,” the sorcerer lookalike sashayed to Ago and Viers’ direction.
“Iz… When did you return?” Ago called.
“Yesterday. Your family is healthy I hope?” Izabella hugged him tightly. “And why are you chewing this guy...
2021-04-03 14:59:19 +0000 UTC
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On the outskirts of the city, outside of the protection of the walls where monsters roamed, two boys were conversing.
One was wearing weather battered clothes. The originally white fabric had become stained with dust and mud. He wore a face covering, dark blue cloth that hid his hair and mouth. Only his brown eyes could be seen clearly.
The other was younger and shorter than the first boy. He had walnut-colored hair cut short. He looked like a child that had not yet hit puberty. H...
2021-03-31 14:27:24 +0000 UTC
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“Is this your pick, sir?”
“Yes.” Viers firmly nodded.
After getting pointed at, the boy kept looking straight at Viers’ eyes. He was a small and skinny boy, caucasian with walnut hair color.
“Human male, Twelve years old. Level 1, halfway to Level 2. Earth affinity of 4,” Barnabas the slave trader spoke of his credentials.
“Twelve years old Pathseeker? Forceful early cultivation?” Viers frowned.
“Yes. At ten. That‘s why he hasn't grown one i...
2021-03-28 07:54:34 +0000 UTC
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Viers was experiencing an energy crisis.
Victa might be a renewable natural resource but the supply couldn't keep up with the demand.
He had stocked up some Victa during his time in Pecan Village but the travel afterward drained a significant amount of it, again. Viers didn't seek out trouble this time. He even tried to avoid them but things kept happening that required him to use Victa.
Viers’ soul energy project was far from finished. He lacked the ability to make breakt...
2021-03-28 07:53:08 +0000 UTC
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Viers spend the rest of the day cooped up in his room, resting and recharging his enervated body after all that time he’d live on the road.
The sun came up on the next day and Viers was refreshed. He had an ample good night’s sleep, on a decent bed. He cleaned his body before bed and had a healing factor as a pick me up. Viers was ready to butt heads with the Sin City head-on.
Wearing his one-quarter tattered clothes, Viers left the Bird Nest inn to get his first objective don...
2021-03-25 13:15:06 +0000 UTC
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In the nation of Free People Coalition, human settlements are categorized into four. From small to big, they are hamlets, villages, towns, and cities. While the term is mainly used to differentiate the density of population in other nations, it is not so in the Coalition.
Even if a town grew to the population of millions and millions of souls, it will not be called a city if it lacks something crucial.
A Level 5.
Free People Coalition is a nati...
2021-03-25 13:09:57 +0000 UTC
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