Chapter 35: Two Years Later (1)
After becoming an [Ancient Tree - Human], my growth rate as a [Commoner] has increased to a certain extent. My mana in particular, has finally crossed the threshold of a novice magician! It was from then on that I finally started to earnestly learn about magic, something I've dreamed of.
It's been two years, or... almost two years. I am almost fifteen years old now.
It's hard to say whether these two years were long or short. Those years allow...
2023-05-06 00:37:57 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 26: Let’s Go
Luo Wusheng and Bai Xiaoyao finally bought a fairly large courtyard near the Demon Artifact Pavilion.
Although the courtyard was a bit large for the sparse population of the Demon Artifact Pavilion, the two are wealthy and powerful members of the Demon Sect, so they didn't care about such minor details.
After buying the courtyard, the two Demon Sect members used their power to tidy up their new home.
After working on it for half a day, Luo Wushen...
2023-05-05 18:20:16 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 25: Young man, You are doomed
"Okay then, in that case, junior sister, let's go buy a mansion." Said Luo Wusheng with a smile, his body already started to move.
Bai Xiaoyao face turn blank for a moment, her eyes are filled with confusion, nevertheless, she still chose to follow her senior brother without question.
At this moment, Bai Xiaoyao was pondering a very serious question.
What exactly is her senior brother's thought process made of? How did his abnormal...
2023-05-05 05:31:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 24: Junior Sister, Do You Prefer White or Black?
"Oh my god, did I just dare to touch the protagonist's woman?!"
In a daze, he seemed to see Miss Lu Yuliu holding a three-foot blade, pointing it at his lower body.
He instantly snapped out of it.
"Cough-Cough, sorry junior sister, I lost control... But this time, Junior Sister, you really helped me a lot."
Reluctantly releasing the girl in his embrace, Luo Wusheng took a deep breath and calmed down, using ...
2023-05-05 03:33:56 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 23: Junior Sister, I Really Love You!
As he watched his new subordinate leave the building, Luo Wusheng nodded in satisfaction.
These guys had certainly been through a tough time, being ostracized by the Demon Sect and then backstabbed when they came to the Demon Artifact Pavilion, even falling so low as to work in the brothel.
But the harder the experience, the better the person becomes. After going through so much hardship, they were now particularly enthusiastic a...
2023-05-05 03:07:25 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 22: Old Wang has a bright future
In the end, everyone returned to the Demon Artifact Pavilion in silence.
However, the four officers of the Artifact Pavillion occasionally stole glances at the Holy Maiden who was walking at the back.
Bai Xiaoyao pouted, her small hand covering her forehead, and she glared back fiercely with her watery eyes when she sensed the gazes of the officers.
The officers immediately stopped looking at her and turned their attention to th...
2023-05-05 02:17:12 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 21: Are we going to be silenced?
After the crowd dispersed, Luo Wusheng also landed from the top of the pavilion. He first greeted his junior sister Bai Xiaoyao and the four officials before approaching the two Golden-Ranked Six Gate bureau members.
Luo Wusheng clasped his fists and bowed to the two figures.
"I am Luo Wusheng, the Demon Artifact Pavilion master. I have the honor of meeting Miss Kirin and Mr...?"
"Call me Night Crow."
Night crow reported h...
2023-05-05 01:25:46 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 34: Secret discovered
I pondered for a long time.
To think that Father Marbon and Sister Maany managed to get into this place...
Dead men tell no secrets... you know? So that's normally my first choice. But I really don't want to kill them for this.
Waaaaaah! Marbon seems to be in a super foul mood!
"I'm sorry!"
In the end, I chose to kneel on the ground begging for forgiveness.
I told them mostly everything that has happened so far. (Except t...
2023-05-04 14:56:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 33: Going Wwrrooom in the forest
The experimental enchantments on Melon's scales were a success.
If Melon fights with her bare fist, she would be able to set enemies on fire, just like that fire fist guy from 'you-know-which' series.
The activation of the enchantments requires an emphasis of "Attack". Which means, she can still function like a regular person during everyday life and not worry about setting things on fire by accident.
Also, she wears the gloves ...
2023-05-04 14:55:42 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 32: The Nun, Priest, and Slave
Recently, some very odd things are happening in the Orphanage.
Odd things they might be, they are in reality more beneficial than harmful.
Our Orphanage easily runs out of food, and this fact is even more prominent during a bad
With the famine still unresolved, the situation is even more dire than usual. Children who have already 'graduated' from the Orphanage sometimes bring what food they can gather to us as donations. But it's ...
2023-05-04 14:49:34 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 31: Playing with Enchanting
The next morning, I went to the graves of the nameless adventurers and placed a few tributes to the dead before going to the secret base.
Oh, Oh, by the way. After a lengthy investigation on the dead adventurers, I have sort of kicked up a big fuss in the village.
They were a group of people that went missing twenty-three years ago. And it turns out no relatives were around, so their belongings are now lawfully mine.
... Not like I n...
2023-05-04 14:44:40 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 30: Unmatched Power
I have been spending most of my time disposing of the dead adventures we have encountered in the jungle. Finding information about their identities, if they have any families, any relatives still being alive, etc. Such a task wouldn't be too hard in the modern world of Earth. But in this time and age it was extremely difficult, it took me a lot of time to find what I needed. It's already nighttime.
I had a chat with Grace in the Orphanage just before I ...
2023-05-04 14:43:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 29: The Daily Life of Melon
Six years have gone by since the time my Master has taken me under his wings.
And on the day of my coming-of-age, I also received gifts from Grace and Walson. I was ecstatic. It made me really, really happy. I felt like I was someone worthy of love, someone worthy of friendship.
Someone worthy to be with Master.
Those are feelings I've never had before. Even when I make mistakes, Master treats me very well, he would console and comfo...
2023-05-04 14:38:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 28: A wolf, lost and alone
Melon told me a bit more about the situation, but since it was already night, making it unsafe to venture outside at this time, we decided to shelf this issue until tomorrow.
We've been doing lots of work, making preparations and other labors to ensure our success. And after all these days, we can finally rest easy now.
The following morning, I headed towards the east of the forest, the place where Melon said that the unknown presence would...
2023-05-04 14:35:36 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 27: The Aftermath
# - I am grateful - As my sign of gratitude - I shall give my blessings - upon you- #
My field of vision was briefly obscured by bright light, but once it faded, I found myself out of the jungle and near the edge of the forest.
"... Are we going home?" Grace asked.
"Yeah, I think everything is fine now. Let's go." I let out a big yawn, man am I tired.
The time of the day is approximately five thirty pm. The color of the sky was turning i...
2023-05-04 14:29:51 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 26: Facing Phantasmal Beasts
... Err, uhm. I can't come up with any opening speech.
Am I supposed to? I mean, we are currently in a battle.
Well, whatever. Let's just get to the battle.
"Kiaa!Kiaa!"
I shot spider webs all around me non-stop, swinging through the air all over the place.
Crazed screeching from the [Kirins] constantly follows behind me, even when I'm in the air.
... These arseholes can freaking fly! Totally didn't expect that.
2023-05-04 14:28:48 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 25: An Odd Barrier
"Eh? You're back already? Did you tie them up properly?" I had Grace take them back to the base after healing them with my potions.
I also instructed her to tie them up tightly.
Due to her Enderpearls acting as waypoints, she can bypass the teleportation range limit and go in between them as she pleases.
Currently, Grace has four Ender Pearls.
She has gifted me with one, and we placed another in the secret base. She has two more on her ...
2023-05-04 14:16:51 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 24: Lost Adventurers
After the end of that brief skirmish, we rounded up all the bones on the ground. Going through the calculation with a unique formula in my head, I came to the conclusion that this could make enough [Bonemeal] to sustain the three of us in the secret base for a week.
... Huh? You think it's less than you'd expected? Well, this is the normal amount if we add into the fact that we want Grace and Melon to eat well.
Melon, who is a close range fighter...
2023-05-04 14:15:21 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 23: Zombie Rangers and Bonemeal
We have dedicated two days to preparing for the trip, and today is the day that we have planned to head out.
But to be completely honest, it was really because we had to wait two days before Grace's day off.
We can't just leave our work behind and go on an adventure, you know? Have to be responsible and all.
Our objective is to find out why the land is weakening - and hopefully solve the issue if I can. I am not trying to be boas...
2023-05-04 14:13:39 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 22: Bad Harvest, Bad Omens
We all enjoyed the celebratory feast.
"... Walson, you're squashing me..."
"Hey hang on, didn't you volunteer for this?"
Both Grace and I were lying on top of Melon's legs, enjoying the soft feeling of her body.
Initially, it was just me. But Grace didn't like being left out and decided to join me.
We all look like young siblings vying for the attention of their elder sister. Which technically isn't false, since Melon is t...
2023-05-04 14:12:41 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 21: Ripe for the picking
Two more winters flew by.
I am now thirteen years old in body and forty-three in mind.
... I don't really feel like I have entered my 'midlife' phase. In fact, it's hard to fall into midlife crisis when I have a brand new beginning.
Puberty is on its way, though... which is something that I will have to watch out for.
I took a peek into the training room inside the secret base, making sure that Melon is occupied, and less likely t...
2023-05-04 14:11:29 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 20: Sting like a bee
It's snowing.
Winter has officially begun. Finally!
There is a significant decline for outdoor training sessions for the [Fighter] and [Mage] children during winter.
Similarly, the children who are [Commoners] are also more relaxed than usual, since winter is a farm slack season.
But we still have other jobs to do. We spend most of our time inside the indoor workshop pickling or drying vegetables... with salted water.
What they ...
2023-05-04 05:25:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 19: Count the Spoils
It will take two more hours for the sky to grow dark, which is when I will need to return to the other children.
... Oh, since we are on the subject of time, I wanted to mention that this world calculates time differently. Half an hour is one 'time unit', which can be recorded with a special magic.
Imagine how ticks work inside Minecraft and are differentiated from real life time, except this time it's half an hour being counted as a tick.
...
2023-05-04 05:24:21 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 18: Wasp Nest
I proceeded to unseal the cave entrance, revealing several pieces of charcoal on the ground. I pocketed them, with the intention of reusing them in the future.
Waste not, want not. I could still use these to make torches.
Then I asked Grace to use wind magic to conjure a small tornado at the mouth of the cave that would last for five minutes.
As for why... the reason is simple.
Just now, I was smoking the wasps to incapacitate them, as well ...
2023-05-04 05:23:41 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 17: Preparation for a Fight
Father Marbon has selected an area that regularly spawns slimes.
The area in question, a small part in the woods, is not as small as one would imagine.
If it truly were small, then all the children would be fighting over the slimes, instead fighting against them.
We were also told not to venture too far away... not like I care!
The moment I made sure no one was looking, I stepped into the woods, scooped Grace up, and dashed tow...
2023-05-04 05:23:14 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 16: A Nun's Prayer
I am Maany Corhel Matt.
I am a human, and I am currently thirty five years old.
My current occupation is a Nun. I work in the village of Sadin, and I live with my mother Maressa, and assist Father Marbon in his duties to the church and orphanage. I have served for fifteen years.
My talents lie in the direction of a [Mage], a [Cleric] to be specific. I can use magic that is aligned to healing, or to the element of light. I of course studied ot...
2023-05-04 05:22:29 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 15: Field Trip Day
Today was the day that the children were going to explore the mountains.
Funny, this reminded me of the field trips I had back when I was a kid on Earth.
Oh wait, I'm a kid NOW... Never mind.
The young [Fighters] and [Mages] gathered around the clearing, listening to Maany and Father Marbon's last-minute lecture.
Apparently Father Marbon did a 'live-demonstration' of slime extermination, killing it while all of the kids were watch...
2023-05-04 05:21:48 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 14: Secrets to Enchanting
I was honestly surprised that Grace decided to party up with me. The future lessons required children to be grouped up, and I never thought that she wanted me with her.
Since the next lesson was a practical one, involving exploration and slime extermination, I had to make some preparations.
From what I could gather, they are going to allow us to explore the flatter - and less dangerous - parts of the mountain.
Then, we need to bring ba...
2023-05-03 11:12:51 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 13: Grace in Wonderland
I am Grace.
I knew. I knew from the very beginning that I was different.
My hair has a very strange color, one that was described to be darker than black, yet shimmering.
I cannot safely approach water of any kind, if I touch water that has water elementals inside it, it will create a rotting wound.
And, I even have a curse...
Whenever I look someone in the eye, I grow impossibly angry and enraged, with the urge and desire to...
2023-05-03 11:11:33 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 12: Making a Party
And now, the end of Autumn is near. Winter is almost at our doorstep.
The children of the Orphanage completed their final harvest of the year, with the harvest done, preparations for the next winter were in full swing.
I, along with several other [Commoners] were weaving straw into straw mats.
We were also eavesdropping on Maany the busty nun who is in a class for [Fighters] and [Mages], teaching them some common knowledge.
"... If you ...
2023-05-03 11:10:24 +0000 UTC
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