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Chapter 887

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Only two tonight, but both are rather long. And I wanted to take some time to set these last few things up. After this, we should speed up toward battles and excitement for a while.


 

Decklan knew what he was doing was foolish. That deep swamp of darkness that he had slowly been wading into over the ...

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Chapter 886

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Donny cracked his neck. He had been called out of bed early because there was a warning about a woman staying so long in a Dungeon that she had developed Aether Sickness, but it turned out to be a false report.

Then again, she’s associated with Randidly… Donny thought with a wince. She migh...

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Chapter 885

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It's funny. One thing the vacation definitely gave me time to do was think about the overall arc. Which is why we are touching a bunch of different places. I finally known more exactly where we are going, so I just need to plant a few seeds. Don't worry, I'll be sure to keep most everything Randidly-centric.

 

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Chapter 884

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So many chapters at once is tiring xD.


 

Due to the relative peace of Scant, Randidly was just letting the noises, smells, and pressures of the crowd wash over him. It was not very enjoyable to stay here, but it was a necessary evil. He would need to make preparations here before he could move forwar...

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Chapter 883

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"Well fuck me sideways," Sam muttered.

In a strange repeat of a similar scene two weeks ago, Donny stood next to Sam while twisting to and fro nervously. The boy certainly had a right to let down his guard at key moments and display his own nerves, but Sam would prefer that he not be included in that trusted circle. T...

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Chapter 882

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Congratulations! You have reached Level 42! +8 Stats distributed between Vitality, Perception, Resist, Intelligence, and Control, +20 Free Stats! +1 Stat to a Mental Stat. +1 to a Physical Defense Stat. +1 to a Mental Support Stat. +2 Control. +36 Health, +40 Mana, +40 Stamina, +3.5 to all Regenerations! +1 to Healt...

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Chapter 881

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Wooo, finally all editted and ready to post! Also, I legit was lol-ing while writing the first scene. Sometimes I crack myself up.


 

Ed was sweating as he dashed down the hill toward his bakery. Due to an… unfortunately timed backup at one of his facilities, he had spent all of the prior...

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Vacaaaaaaation

Thanks everyone for all the kind words. And apologies for the interrupted schedule these past few weeks.

Not that I like going back on my word, but if y’all are so understanding, I’d rather not go through the hassle of posting this weekend. 

Which means there should be a release Tuesday... likely a double release.

So yea, a few good days of rest will do me good.

I’ll see everyone Tuesday!

Oh, and I was seeing if people would be interested in watching m...

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Spent today doing taxes for myself and my girlfriend.

So yea, I'm just sorta dead inside.

I didn't plan on writing this weekend, but I'll probably end up doing chapters Friday or Saturday at some to make up for it. But there will be chapters tomorrow.

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Chapter 880

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After another sixteen hours alternating between working on his Engraving and training his other Skills, Randidly finally had a Skill worthy of scaling up.

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Chapter 879

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The Engraving wasn’t easy, but it also wasn’t the slog that Randidly had expected. In fact, it turned out that he had been subtly training for exactly a problem like this for quite some time.

The individual runes he would use weren’t difficult to make. Well, aside from the special Skill related rune t...

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Chapter 878

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Quick note that I'm leaving for vacation late Thursday, so posting might be weird. And I won't be back until midweek, so probably only 9 chapters next week, with no post on Monday or Tuesday.


 

Thump.

Alice Wilde looked up from her danish, rather annoyed at ...

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Chapter 877

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Randidly’s process of creating Bloodsteel hadn’t changed much since returning to Earth. The few changes that he had to make were only because the processing facilities available to him were so… lackluster. Basically, assembling a full-scale forge wasn’t possible in a short amount of time without quite a b...

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Chapter 876

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“They speak of you,” Lyra had said. “You are known to them. It is… difficult to describe. There is curiosity. Interest. But it is largely idle. Most are content to wait until the status of Earth has been… decided. Then they will simply read the detailed report that the Cohort Overseer has ma...

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Chapter 875

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I do need to go back through and clarify some of the earlier chapters talking about Randidly's arm. It's hard for me to remember >.<.


 

Randidly watched the emerald flames dance across the fingers of his one remaining good hand, entranced by their vivid hue. It was a lively and demanding shade ...

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Chapter 874

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In the half-light immediately before dawn, Ed slipped down toward his bakery.

Ever since Randidly Ghosthound had returned to Donnyton, a strange note of excitement had filled the air. It had shifted the town from a confident city to an expectant teen who had sighted a crush. Everyone couldn’t help b...

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Chapter 873

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Two again tonight. Blah.

Oh, and next week will be Monday-Thursday, because I'm going away for the weekend.


With a sinking suspicion in his chest, Randidly closed his eyes and reached for Grasp of the World Seed. It took several seconds, and then the fuzzy shapes of the surrounding plants finally...

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This is just confirming I wasn't able to do any work on the story during my lawyer thing. So I'll post the chapters tomorrow.

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Chapter 872

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Randidly was frustrated. A two-week time limit was more than he had expected. Which meant that he both wished that the fight would occur more quickly and that he had more time to prepare. It was a time limit that tantalized him with two separate series of benefits while providing him wholly with neither.

Which was its ...

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Chapter 871

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After the meeting, Donny and Mrs. Hamilton returned to Mrs. Hamilton’s study. Both weren’t exactly upset, but the presentation and arguments that they were prepared to make seemed… almost inappropriate to bring up when Randidly didn’t even mention Level or the training methods used to prepare the Squads.

“The ...

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Chapter 870

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“You are saying our image is weak.”

Mrs. Hamilton’s voice was low as she stared at Randidly. Her words did not form a question, but a statement.

Randidly looked at Mrs. Hamilton. Truly looked at her. Despite his concerns about her privacy, he looked with his eyes that could detect even the small...

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Chapter 869

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Donny exchanged a glance with Mrs. Hamilton. What does Donnyton want to be to the world…? What was Randidly really asking?

“...are you perhaps aware of the push to name a global capital?” Donny said slowly. Randidly’s face didn’t change, but Donny continued to speak with growing surety. ...

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Chapter 868

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Sometimes I think these chapter numbers are made up.


 

A cloud drifted across the gaze of the early afternoon sun and cast a shadow over the assembly. The group of Donnyton’s elites had met Randidly atop the Observatory, which was the building that sat at the summit of the mountain that served as t...

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Chapter 867

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Jerome and Jameson watched the door close as Mr. Erickson took Jerome’s armor into his forge to “prepare” it.

Then they looked at each other.

“500 coins?” Jerome said as he scrunched his brow together.

“So cheap!” Jameson said with a sigh. “Like I said, I don’t think he has spe...

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Chapter 866

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These last couple chapters have been idyllic, but I thought I would give Randidly a break. But soon things will pick back up again.


 

Azriel released her breath and slumped against the tall pillar behind her. Her pounding heart sounded like the intense beat of tribal war drums in her...

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Chapter 865

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Sorry about yesterday, y'all. I'll make them up by working through Wednesday. I mentioned it in Discord, but I just got really excited about some non-LoRG writing. My bad =x.

Hopefully I'll be able to share that soon, but for now, here's today's chapters.


 

Annoyed at the seeming...

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Chapter 864

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Ed was guzzling wine when Mrs. Hamilton spoke to the group. She needed to act quickly, while he was distracted. This was not a subject that he would normally have much knowledge about, and therefore shouldn’t offer an opinion. Of course, that meant he was all the more likely to say something.

It was...

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Chapter 863

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The Hound’s Ladder, Helen came to understand, was an exercise based upon something that Randidly had done previously. It was a reduced version, of course, but it was a training exercise designed to show hotheaded recruits that their individual strength mattered very little in the grand scheme of things.

B...

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Chapter 862

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Dozer scratched his head, looking at the rather empty parade ground. “Not much to look at now, but when the Squads are all gathered… well, it's impressive. Very moving, to see everyone drilling in unison. Alana lectures sometimes and draws a thousand people.”

Helen nodded absently. Surely, the large flat gr...

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Chapter 861

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With a sizzle, the power running through the iron bracer proved to be too much. After dancing with sparks of electricity for a second, the entirety of it split in half with a sharp crack.

Randidly grimly looked down at the sparking remnants on the wooden table. “Seriously, fuck this.”

It gave him a cer...

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