Mister Vii

Chapter 344 – Day 772 (Part 3) – Viewpoints 31

Master Fleshcrafter

“Get everything ready for the Divine Empress and her Speaker!” I shouted at the people managing the chests. She was clearly in one of her moods. The fact she was injured and had appointed a Speaker did not bode well.

Her energy was off and her complexion waxy, but the fact she had been gone so long meant she had to have been injured heavily. The fact that she hadn’t repaired such an injury yet and it was localized on her front indicated t...

Chapter 343 – Day 772 (Part 2) – The Servants Of The Divine Empress

Fuyuka

“Clear the path for the Divine Empress!” I shouted out. The soldiers shifted a bit but did not move from their spot in front of the gate through the burnt flesh wall. The Divine Empress came to a stop about twenty paces from them and she gestured forward with one and flicked her hand to the side, before putting it behind her back.

“My apologies Divine Empress,” the soldier in front said. “But as the Commanders of your Black Talons and defenders of...

Chapter 342 – Day 772 – The Gates Of The Forbidden City

We left the swamp and entered the forest, the zone of the Forbidden City. The light source was lighting up the sky just slightly but had yet to come over the horizon.

Just as dawn broke, I saw the Forbidden City to our South. The walls were like another city, but I noted multiple towers and cannons at the top of the wall. There had clearly been large scale investments into the defense of this place.

I saw soldiers standing guard and more on patrol at the top of the wall. There was...

Chapter 341 – Day 771 – The Tribes Of The Empire

We trudged Southwest through the shadowlands, keeping our pace consistent. There were some monsters at the start but after that we kept walking. Occasionally I saw people at a distance, but they didn’t come close to our group.

The number of spikes on my armor was frankly a bit ridiculous. If my stats carried over to my armor or it was enchanted, I could literally be a human wrecking ball. The black color didn’t help either. There was a reason I called it the Edgelord armor set.

Energy Types V1.2

A big shoutout to Henmicassa and Galileo for working out the type chart on their own. It took a lot of work scouring through the story, but they did it. Since they worked it out, I am releasing it in full along with an explanation.

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The type chart is based around 3 axis. Positive/Negative, Mechanical/Ethereal, and Material/Immaterial. The energy types at these axis points exemplify the each of these natures. While the axis alignment should be considered a step above the typ...

Chapter 340 – Day 770 – Viewpoints 30

Clarissa

“We have taken Esperanza, our forces have secure the road up to the level 3 zone. We have scouts positioned there, keeping an eye out for any forces moving in our direction,” I nodded at my Field General. While I had overall command, my military forces needed field commanders to adjust to changing situations.

“Chief Administrator, I suggest we push forward and take the fight to the Empire.” I considered the suggestion, carefully and looked down at...

Chapter 339 – Day 769 – Practice Makes Perfect

Fuyuka said something in Chinese while striding in a circle around our campsite. She was to the right of Abs and I was to the left. She then stopped and said a phrase, while making a gesture. “Acid Shot,” I used my skill. I had Abs nod slightly at the display and turn slightly to look at where a melting corpse would be.

I had Abs start moving first and we continued our trek. The Divine Empress had to be at the front. Fuyuka insisted the Divine Empress would not allow anyone...

Chapter 338 – Day 768 (Part 2) – High Speed Travel

I checked everything over once more including Abs clothing to make sure there was nothing hidden. I had its rod placed into the slot of my armor at the base of my spine, touching my skin. I could imagine a pet master, having rods all over their body.

“The mask and cloak, wear them.” I handed her a plain white mask. She put it on and secured it. “I won’t be able to speak once we are with other people. Any last questions or concerns?” I asked.

“Maybe later, and we need t...

Chapter 337 – Day 768 – The Sacking Of Wuhan

I looked at the city in front of me. I had my pet rock in disguise as Abs following along behind me, pulling the cart. Ren and Fuyuka had been talking quite a bit, but it was about rebel stuff he would have to manage with her leaving.

I was just annoyed and angry as we approached the city. The rebels were clearly not at fault. The tears and sorrow were too much. Unless one of them acted independently and killed their own people to throw me off the scent.

That might have been a pos...

Chapter 336 – Day 767 (Part 3) – Another Plan, Murder Most Foul

“Up!” I heard the shout and quickly got to my feet. I had been sleeping by my cart. Bao Wang had chosen to stay in it and keep Abs nearby. The name was growing on me for my pet rock. The one unattainable thing in the Systemic Lands, abs.

I was about to move away from the cart, but something was off. Bao Wang was not moving. I went over and checked him. He was dead. There were no marks or cuts on his body. He was just not breathing. The rebels were going to die. I was going to go Div...

Chapter 335 – Day 767 (Part 2) – Butcher Of Beijing

I looked over at Bao Wang who had removed the hood of his cloak. “Yes, Champion Michael. That is one of my monikers. I told you I did what I had to, to rise up the ranks,” Bao Wang said.

Looking back at Ren and everyone else who had gone tense at the revelation. “The Butcher, skinned and staked the various people,” Ren said and that didn’t seem that bad. It was bad, but not terrible. “Then he used the prisoners and cooked them to use as rations.”

“It was economical...

Chapter 334 – Day 767 – Journey To Wuhan, Change In The Plan

We had left the following day. It was impressive how they got everything moving out of their base. I also noted they had three astrolabes spinning about in the back of carts.

“Can the Diviners really sense that far?” I asked Ren while we traveled. Danian was busy clearing a path to the road which we would then take. I would step up if I was needed, otherwise I was letting these people handle the small monsters.

“Yes. It isn’t precise by any means. But it does make a differ...

Chapter 333 – Day 766 (Part 2) – The Rebels

Looking at the rebels, it was hard to know what to think. They were incredibly pathetic, but they hand managed to survive this long. They had dug out a pit in the mistlands to live in. It was one of the most depressing things I had ever seen.

There was a smell in the air. And the people looked incredibly run down. The grunge was real, but this was like a homeless person who had come out a dumpster that had been lit on fire. “I am not going in that pit,” I said.

“Ah, well we ...

Guide To Stat Points V1.0

A guide to stat points and how they work including what happens at the 1,000 point mark. I am including this here, since there is no need to keep any of this hidden. There are a few minor pieces that haven't come up yet, but most of it has been discussed in some way already in story.

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Stat points work on a semi-logarithmic scale. By observing the Body stat and the force monsters have generated it has been speculated the following levels approximately correspond to each stat...

Chapter 332 – Day 766 – The Rising Sun Alliance

Ren

The man in dark blue armor and golden dragons on it was dangerous. The dragons were the symbol of the Dragon Empire, but they were slightly different in design. I had no idea how high his stats were, but they were higher than the Envoy’s stats. This was it. We were all going to die. I spared a glance at Fuyuka who was staring at the new person resolutely.

“Well? You want to fight?” Danian called out. I kept silent. It was his job to put his life on the l...

Chapter 331 – Day 765 – Champion Michael Versus Black Talon Commander, Fight!

The officer had a very high body stat. I would have to put it around 2,500 stat points into Body alone. Slightly out classing my 2,130 stat points that were currently invested into my Body stat. “Acid Shot,” x5. He retreated in time to dodge the acid.

I frowned a bit as he moved back in towards me. Air Burst. I closed in on him.“Acid Shot,” x10. He somehow altered his trajectory to move to the side very quickly. Even with the large spread of a...

Vote: Pet Rock Name

This poll will be open for ~3 days. I could only include 25 options. I included the pun/joke for the name if there was more than just the name. You can vote for each name you want, multiple votes are allowed. The name with the most votes at the end of ~3 days will be the official name of the 'pet rock'.

Chapter 330 – Day 764 (Part 2) – The Road West

It was nice not having to kill low level monsters. Road travel was the best travel. I hadn’t flown in an airship or knew how expensive it was, so it wasn’t on the list. The road made terrain and zones completely trivial.

The road had gone a little bit North before turning sharply West. It was a straight line, which was incredibly jarring. I could see carts and soldiers in the distance fleeing. There was still the obscuring effect, but there were no obstructions.

The road was c...

Chapter 329 – Day 764 – Escort Quest, Stealth Versus Assault

Bao Wang, the pet rock, and myself were just South of Esperanaza. I had talked to Bao Wang and there were two options for going to the West. The options were split up by a void zone to the West of Esperanza.

Esperanza was at coordinates (-3,-1) and the void zone was at coordinates (-6,-2). New Beijing which was the evil empire’s staging city was at coordinates (-8,-3) and the Forbidden City at coordinates (-10, -5). A road had been built that ended in the swamp to the West of Esperanz...

Chapter 328 – Day 761 – A Pet Rock

Teeth and mouths snapped at me as the monster tried to twist and reform itself out from under my thick and hard rod. The jokes with these things would never get old. The Rod of Taming was chugging away as the mental timer counted down from 100 minutes.

It was late in the evening and we had pushed hard to get to this monster today, but I didn’t want to waste time. I wanted to get in as much practice as possible. “This is both scarier and more underwhelming than I thought,” Bao Wang...

Chapter 327 – Day 760 (Part 2) – Planning With The Good Doctor

I was sitting with the good doctor as the soldiers sorted out the arrivals for processing and began packing up to leave tomorrow morning. Bao Wang was being watched, but I wanted to talk to the good doctor myself and get a better sense of the war effort.

“Give it to me straight doc? Are we winning or losing?” I asked and took a sip of water. Doctor Katz let out a long sigh.

“War is brutal Michael. I was in the shit back on Earth and now I am in the shit again.” Ah, he clea...

Chapter 326 – Day 760 – It Isn’t Raining

I didn’t want to go back to Neo Brasilia. I would have rather cashed in my crystals anywhere else since the risk was so high. But, I needed to head East past Purgatory to get a mimic pet. I couldn’t afford to go West and then come back East. Well, I could but it would be a huge hassle.

One thing I noticed was that in a low level zone, all those crystals were disturbing the energy around them. In a level 3 zone, this disturbance was minor. But in a level 2 or level 1 zone it became o...

Chapter 325 – Day 745 – The Final Plan And Sensing

I carefully focused on my energy. It was contained and I didn’t come across as someone with a lot of stats. The main issue was that I would not be able to use any skills or focus on combat while I was focusing on controlling my energy.

The other limitation was that I wasn’t able to control what I was expelling, just where I was expelling excess energy from. Which was my feet. If anyone looked up from below, I would be spotted. But as long as they were touching the ground, I should b...

Chapter 324 – Day 735 (Part 2) – Defusing A Bomb

I looked at the bomb. There were four metal screws that held the top metal panel into the metal box. There was nothing else besides the wire that I could access. The hole for the wire was incredibly small, no way to see inside the metal box.

It was a tricky decision to make and a huge risk to take. I would have one chance and any risk mitigation I did had a risk of setting it off. I carefully touched the metal box, no reaction. I felt the seams at the top. They were incredibly small, li...

Chapter 323 – Day 735 – Tears Of Blood

I had a skip in my step as we made our way back to the meeting point. We had left the day previously right after I was done with grinding. I had managed to get just over 20 million points worth of crystals. More than enough for an extra bribe, or payment, to be shown how to work the airboat.

Once the Forbidden City was robbed, I wouldn’t have time to sort it all out myself. And if the instructions were written in Chinese, then it was very easy for Bao Wang to lie about something to ta...

Chapter 322 – Day 729 (Part 5) – Cleaning Up And Plotting

It had been a long day and once we were at the edge of the level 4 zone, I began grinding on the Bulwark Shields. I needed to get those crystals as quickly as possible to meet the deadline. I had enough time for sure, but I wanted to get back a bit early just in case people thought about setting up a trap.

The possibility of a trap was remote, but it was still there. Once I was done grinding and back at camp, Bao Wang was there as well.

“So, he was truthful?” I asked him.

Chapter 321 – Day 729 (Part 4) – Michael Vs The Envoy, Round 2, Fight!

The airboat stopped mid-air, not even drifting, a short distance above and away from us. About four stories up. Enough space to easily spot someone trying to board it. I had to kill the Envoy, protect Bao Wang, and somehow capture the airship.

The Envoy leapt off the airship, landing on the ground easily enough. The difference in our Body stat was incredibly small. A couple hundred at most. “Envoy of the Divine Empress,” I called out. Might as well and try and get as much informatio...

Chapter 320 – Day 729 (Part 3) – A Status Update, Missing Divine Empress?

We reached the East gate to the city, when several people, clearly having come through the swamp entered through the hole in the wall. Their clothing was clearly meant to blend in with the swamp terrain, dark greens and browns.

I also noted they had a cart full of crystals. “Champion Michael,” one of the women in the group stepped forward and inclined her head.

“You are?” I asked.

“Captain Olivia of the Fifteenth Independent Combat Unit,” she replied and saluted ...

Chapter 319 – Day 729 (Part 2) – Pets And Gear

I had purchased the Rod of Taming. It had been an impulse purchase, but for a million points it wasn’t that much. I had been focused on the Sense stat so much. The Rod of Taming was a letdown. I could tame any monster as long as I held it to them for 100 minutes.

A hundred minutes?! I could have one pet per rod and control them through the rod. Just simple commands and movements. It was enough to want me to puke out blood. But I honestly wasn’t surprised. The Almighty System never g...

Chapter 318 – Day 729 – The Ninth Stat, Sense

We arrived at Neo Brasilia very early in the morning. I went on top of the wall and then I checked the East gate, no guards in black armor. I entered the city, but there were no guards at all. I returned to where Bao Wang was with the cart.

We entered the city and made our way to the plaza. It was the middle of the night, no one was moving about. Well, I wouldn’t complain about being given such an opportunity right in front of me. The city was still level 4.

I began cashing in c...