Mister Vii

SL: Chapter 591 – Day 5,073 – Big Empire, Small Empire

Looking out of the front window, I saw the city of Cairo in front of us. “Go over the wall, I see beam cannons?” Captain Francis asked me.

“Keep going. If they fire, they are just writing their own death sentences,” I replied. They didn’t appear to be pulling troops back when we flew based several cities on the way here, but that was their choice. One they would regret.

The soldiers and general in charge of New Kochi were settling in well. On our second pick-up, word had...

SL: Chapter 590 – Day 5,063 – Empire Of The Nile

I sat on the bridge looking down at the city as we flew over the wall towards the plaza. I noted several people near the entrance, but no one attacked or made a move. There didn’t exist a super-sized airship until the Crystal Vortex in the Systemic Lands. The sheer size combined with the fleet behind us would make an impact.

“Order the flags to be released,” Captain Francis said, and I gave a nod at that. On either side of the airship, two large flags for the Empire of Pu...

CC: Chapter 59 – Beyond The Continent, A Scam

As time passed in the dimly lit chamber, the other cultivators were growing slightly more restless. There were more twitches, more glances about, as the chamber filled up. I kept checking my pocket watch to help keep track of the time and it was a long trip. Calling it long was a bit of an understatement.

The trip took a year before something happened. A year of utter silence, it was maddening. I rationed my supplies very carefully and I noticed the few other people eating or drinking d...

SL: Chapter 589 – Day 5,062 – Loaded Up

The last couple of days had been hectic, but far too easy. Upgrading the Abyss had gone off without a hitch. With my energy reserves, I could easily spam my skills and Michelle, easily provided support to handle the spawned monsters.

One thing I did make sure of, was to get the vote from the upgraded city, putting me at a total of 4 votes out of 42. That was around 9.5% and one bit closer to the magic number that would give me a quorum. While tempting to upgrade all the cities, that cou...

SL: Chapter 588 – Day 5,059 – Flying High

“No issues?” I asked Captain Francis.

“We are staying quite low in terms of layers and managing the zone monsters. Thankfully we are going through mostly cleared areas. A lot slower, but a lot safer,” he replied since we weren’t pulling down flying monsters on us.

“That is fine,” I replied looking out at the road in front of the airship. We were flying a short distance above it along with the rest of the airships. Our speed wasn’t that fast either. It was the poor ...

SL: Chapter 587 – Day 5,058 – Viewpoints 52

Captain Francis

“We are all set for departure,” I said as Emperor Michael sat on a chair to my right on the bridge.

“Stopping by The Abyss first?” he asked, and I nodded at this.

“Yes, to pick up the first batch of soldiers, while we test out formation flying. We won’t be able to maneuver, since we will be covering for the other airships. We will be going low and slow for the most part,” I added.

“That is fine. Two days out there, and t...

CC: Chapter 58 – The Wandering Immortal

After the initial meeting with Bolin, it was a very long wait. I often went on walks outside around the plateau to pass the time. I didn’t want to sit in an enclosed space after my time cultivating to the fourth stage. I kept drawing in small bits of force energy, as I walked about but it was slow.

I was managing to get around 9 drops per year, one per core. Which was an insane amount. There were several factors helping me. The first was my perfect attunement of my meridians and chann...

SL: Chapter 586 – Day 5,057 (Part 3) – More Power

“For there is only the Almighty System!” XLR8 shouted to the people gathered in the church.

“Praise be!” everyone else shouted back.

“The ten stats shall guide us to the future. Let us not look back into the past but into the future and accept the guidance of the Almighty System!”

“Praise be!”

“Now some words from the one true leader of the Power Church, Emperor Michael,” XLR8 said and I stepped up to look at the crowd of hopeful faces.

“Peo...

SL: Chapter 585 – Day 5,057 (Part 2) – Funds

“Still above water?” I asked Clarissa as we sat down for breakfast togeather.

“We are still above water, but it is tight. Thank you for letting your income be used as a zero-interest loan,” Clarissa said. That was something that was being kept between us and a select few other people.

The amount of financial pressure my Empire was under was immense. There was no immediate need for more points, so after some discussion, Clarissa had agreed to a zero-interest percentage base...

CC: Chapter 57 – Climb Of Mount Vortex

I stopped at the last city I could get to in the North. It had taken a year of traveling to get this far. The first part of the trip was done with carriages to conceal my movement from city to city. But after a month of that I then traveled on my own to go much faster.

During my travels, I could feel energy being pulled into me slightly. The real trick was to maneuver into the strands of energy that floated about. That was why I had left in a carriage to focus on cultivating while I tri...

SL: Chapter 584 – Day 5,057 – Super Large, Super Expensive

I walked into the production facility that was used to purchase the various parts and assemble them for the new Crystal Vortex. A super large airship. I had thrown a lot of points into the production facility and the purchase of the various base components.

Compared to a large airship, there were six times as many, despite being only one and a half times longer and wider. Instead of 10 emplacements for beam cannons there were emplacements for 28, including on the top and bottom...

SL: Chapter 583 – Day 5,056 (Part 4) – Instant Justice

“Things normally happen this quickly?” I asked the guard captain who had followed me over to the clerk and he nodded.

“It is the standard legal process. There are two other judges that can intervene at any time,” he pointed out and I saw two judges sitting in the back watching the entire courtroom. No one else was being brought in as the two corpses were carried out.

“Seems, a bit harsh?” I asked, curious what the answer would be.

“If they had apologized or cou...

SL: Chapter 582 – Day 5,056 (Part 3) – Night Life

Walking through the streets of Purgatory during the evening was interesting. People were out and about, relaxing or running last minute errands before the next day. It was tempting to walk over to Hero’s Plaza, but I had been by that location several times in the past.

I stopped by a portrait store, which was open. “Welcome, welcome, interested in a portrait?” the woman running the place asked. I thought back to another woman who did drawings for my outfits.

“Yes, the pric...

CC: Chapter 56 – Cultivating To The Fourth Stage

I sat in the chamber cultivating. Slowly digging out my channels. When I had first restarted decades ago, it had been really difficult at first, but then quite easy. My soul was a bit softer than it was before. The venom had done work.

Day after day, year after year, decade after decade, I slowly carved out my channels, gates, and meridians, one by one. The Displacement Channel Carver, quickly helping me progress through the process.

The chamber itself was very similar to the one ...

SL: Chapter 581 – Day 5,056 (Part 2) – Wounds Of The Soul

I looked at the bins of dirt that had been set up to grow food. Doctor Katz was speaking to a woman who was managing this growing building. I waited for him to be done as he was reviewing the entire set up. It was well thought out and efficient. Neat rows, lots of lighting. It wasn’t hydroponics, but I would call it an indoor greenhouse.

It would take a while, but I couldn’t wait until there was food growing. I might even sponsor a garden of some kind if that was possible. Or an orc...

SL: Chapter 580 – Day 5,056 – Crime And Charades

“Increasing taxes so far in the future is not feasible. You are asking the cities to help foot the bill for the portal building, while only The Abyss will benefit,” one of my governors said. They had been arguing for quite a while about the rapid changes that were taking place.

Everyone liked the idea of an expansion, but no one wanted to be on the hook for the cost. While I wasn’t required to be here at this emergency meeting, it was highly encouraged by Clarissa that I attend. I...

CC: Chapter 55 – Relaxing In Imperial City

I sat on a terrace in the apartment Elder Xu Xiaoli had let me barrow while she made arrangements for my force chamber. At least she was nice enough to give me a temporary place to stay as a guest of the Imperial Sect while I recovered from my treatment.

My arm had deflated, but my body was still incredibly sore, but far better than it had been before. The skin was a little bit loose where the wound had been but not flappy. My body felt soft, especially my arm. It was like a limp noodle...

SL: Chapter 579 – Day 5,052 (Part 2) – Flesh And Flying

I was looking at the muscle, sinew, and flowing blood. I could see the immense amount of energy coursing through it all. I looked at all the energy coursing through it. Jacob was back at his on-site lab. This was a test I was going to do on my own. I had said I was heading back but had moved further West instead to take a look.

It was more energy than flesh. An immense amount of energy was coursing through this terrain in a constant flow. It was clear that previous things vaporized sinc...

CC: Chapter 54 – Cost Of Treatment

“Let me explain what exactly is happening. Also, you may sit, before you fall over,” Xu Xiaoli said while I quickly took a seat. She sat as well and gave me a small smile, which reminded me more of a shark than of a kind grandma.

“The Liquifying Poison is attempting to degrade both your cultivation and body. To turn it into a state of being with water. It is a spiritual poison, but it also has strong physical components that work in synergy. Your physical constitution is on par wi...

SL: Chapter 578 – Day 5,052 – Research

“What do you think?” I looked at Jacob Copper who was in a cart-built outpost in the zone next to the damaged one. That was one of the safety procedures, not sleeping in the same zone. I had come out to talk to him about his thoughts on the Sword of Ascalon.

“Without seeing it, it would be hard to say, but it does sound like it has multiple meta-points,” he rubbed his face as he considered the issue. While I had high hopes about taking it out, I was skeptical about a direct batt...

SL: Chapter 577 – Day 5,052 – Moving People

“I am glad to see you are alive,” Clarissa said as I took my seat at the breakfast table with her. I had gotten back last night but had put off our discussion until this morning. “I thought you would have been more upset about losing the Crystal Vortex.”

“I am upset about that, but I got something much more valuable,” I replied while buttering some warm toast. I then explained what had happened while Clarissa listened to my summary of events. It was nice to know tha...

SL: Chapter 576 – Day 5,050 – Celebration And Speculation

“It wasn’t a victory over a hard foe,” Doctor Katz speculated. “Well that may be part of it, but I don’t think that was the main reason to get a meta-point. Also you had help as well, which targets the myth they can only be earned solo.”

“Well, the monster was a person, who used a meta-point. That Gregorovich character. But the Divine Empress and the Astrologer had meta-points?” Michelle asked.

“Yes, both of them did. I have killed other people with meta-points a...

SL: Chapter 575 – Day 5,049 (Part 4) – Decision

In the end the decision was simple. I was a generalist and had an entire Empire supporting me. Compounding my advantages and spreading them out was the best way to improve. There was a reason why a general stat increase had always been my first choice. It was a decision that would compound over time as I purchased more stats. While I hadn’t been sure before, the ability to stack meta-points on top of each other was something that was incredibly valuable.

Unique skills were tempting, a...

CC: Chapter 53 – Water Running Over The Rocks

The beast had a beast’s head and a man’s body. They were covered in fur as well. “What can I do for you senior?” I asked out loud with a small bow as the beast landed on log. Its claws dug into the rotting wood as it looked at me. I felt something stir within me.

The beast gave me a feral grin. “I wasn’t sure, but the call of my blood never lies. To use me for cultivation, disgusting.”

“Water Running Over The Rocks,” I said its name out loud as I recalled the bea...