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Town Builder - 57 - Arcane Architect or Eternal Architect?

Chapter 57: Arcane Architect or Eternal Architect?

The quality of the construction in the city of Thira could have been better.  I examined a few buildings, and they were built so poorly that they only had half of their possible building health when they were built, and most were behind on maintenance when I inspected them.  So, the builders didn’t have the required skills when they utilized their plans.  I walked the roughly paved road through the center of the city sp...

Town Builder - 56 - Traveling by Skyship

Town Builder - 55 - Meddling Gods Unmasked

Chapter 55: Meddling Gods Unmasked

I rushed to the gates and was disappointed to see we only had about a quarter mile of the earthen wall converted to stone.  I had pulled my build teams off the project in favor of getting buildings up.  When I looked down, it was, in fact, an army.  Two hundred calvary and five hundred infantry.  Manto appeared on my left, and the bastard was smiling.  His young rabbitkin apprentice was hiding behind his robes in fear of the ar...

Town Builder - 54 - Card Carrying Member

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Chapter - 204 - Shocking Zyna

Chapter 204: Shocking Zyna

I followed the Hounds back to Gnoll Garden Tower. The Hounds moved off to serve as a screen, and Cornelius joined them intermittently but circled back to walk with me a number of times.

He was curious to learn more about me, and I wanted to learn about the Hounds. As we walked, I realized this was an informal interview, as we exchanged questions.

I asked of the dead Hounds at one point. “The men who were killed? Were they Hounds?”

“Houn...

World Sphere - 184 - The Cat's Meow

Chapter 184: The Cat’s Meow

Beast Tamer Ardendale was brought up to my apartments with the beast core inscriber. The inscriber was a pale white-haired man with crimson eyes. He had youthful elvish features but did not strike me as any breed of elf I was familiar with. I greeted Ardendale with a handshake, “You got here much quicker than you thought you would. You have everything you need?” I asked the pair.

Ardendale laughed. “When I sent a message to Keothi detailing your...

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I am working on World Sphere and Incubus - I promise. A little mishap of misplacing my wallet over the holiday weekend has caused some anxiety. I am counting it lost, but I got everything canceled, and new cards are on the way. That is why they shouldn't let authors out of their writing cages.

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A Soldier's Life - 203 - Orc's Torment

Chapter 203: Orc’s Torment

Only one orc was still breathing. He was unconscious, and the spear had severed his spine. As I worked the spear out of him, he stifled a groan. When his eyes focused on me standing over him, he could feel the tip of the spear at his throat. “Do you speak Telhian?”

His black eyes focused on me, radiating pain and hate. “Not good legionnaire.”

“Excellent. Why are you here?” I demanded, pressing the tip lightly downward. It parted the s...

A Soldiers Life - 202 - Terrible Odds

Chapter 202: Never Tell Me The Odds

I stood slowly, releasing my contact with the ground, my armor plates scraping against themselves softly, breaking the silence. The thick muddy water to our right didn’t look out of the ordinary; it was just another small pond muddied from recent rain runoff. The orc was good because I saw no disturbance on the shore.

Renna must have sensed my tension because she moved close and grabbed my arm, “Did you see something? Should we turn around?�...

A Soldiers Life - 201 - Surprise, Bitch!

Chapter 201: Surprise, Bitch!

I walked at the rear of our group, keeping Renna in sight. She walked ten yards behind Mage Cashius and the other mages. Her ostracization from the group wasn’t a surprise. Even being back thirty yards, it was clear Cashius had plans to humiliate Renna today by the constant whisperings of the lead group.

After a mile, I frowned as the mages diverted from the clear path ahead, well at least clear to me. Instead, they followed what was clearly a path ...

A Soldiers Life - 200 - Maveith

Chapter 200: Maveith

Maveith plucked the feathers of the two fat pheasants he had taken for the company pot. Mateo passed by and patted him on the shoulder appreciatively. “Nice birds, Maveith. Checkers after dinner?”

Maveith grunted, “Sure.” The men in the company treated him like he was one of their own. Mateo had even started a brawl in a tavern when the owner said he wouldn’t serve the goliath. Half the company had been involved in the scuffle, and Maveith was surpri...

Town Builder - 53 - NPC Auction Battle

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Town Builder - 52 -

Chapter 52

Breda had a report from Sanso that there were large iron deposits at the base of the mountains.  “Untapped iron deposits Lord Tallis!  That means the first time a deposit is mined; it is automatically one quality level higher!  It may just be iron, but it will be a gold mine as it is the only iron deposit within 300 miles outside of dungeons.” Her excitement was uncontrolled.  

“No,” I started.  “We can’t afford the attention it woul...

Town Builder - 51 - Plainsrider Clan

Chapter 51 Plainsrider Clan

The march across the plains was like an unstoppable wave.  The army slaughtered the spawned monsters and quickly looted them.  We were spread out across 400 yards to harvest as much as possible.  We started seeing scouts on horses when we approached the orc clan’s location.

The orc clan outriders raced back to their village to prepare for the oncoming army.  Our giantkin were jogging and spreading out, leaving a large trail of risi...

Town Builder - 50 - Lord's Manor

Chapter 50

I settled into my drafting table.  This next building would be extremely important—my lordship’s residence.  Jaesmin was due to give birth, and I wanted something defensible but not ostentatious.  Definitely not a castle with a moat, draw bridge, fancy towers, and a massive ballroom. 

I kicked around ideas drifting to old English estates of the nobility.  I had studied a few old English estates while in college.  The floor plans were on...

A Soldiers Life - 199 - Earth Speak

Chapter 199 Earth Speak

I did my best to enjoy the barge ride on the river. One of the mage instructors kept the turbulent river flat and calm in a radius surrounding the barge. The sails on the single mast were stowed, and the mage was moving the barge by manipulating the water, pulling the barge upriver at a decent speed. The magical assistance resulted in a steady whoosh of water on the bow and a smooth glide of the barge. I didn’t even realize the white noise from the rushing wate...

An Incubus Life - 182 - Andromeda's Research

Chapter 182 Andromeda’s Reaserch

I watched Sofiel become engrossed in the terminal. Flipping through documents, could she read the Eladrin language? If Lilith was in control of Sofiel’s body and she was learning things, did that mean I was learning them as well?

As long as we were on the gunship, I didn’t have to worry about her getting out of range. I had saved Sofiel, but at what cost? Based on her disposition, she might just kill herself. Hours later, Captain...

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A Soldier's Life - 198 - Fighting Lessons

Chapter 198 Fighting Lessons

I had the elven daggers and axes spread across the dining room table. “These are the weapons I will train you in. The dagger is for defense, and the hand axe is both a tool and weapon.”

I considered the daggers and gave Flora the smallest, more of a skinning knife than a fighting weapon. The blade was just four inches, curved, and easily concealed. Her arms were twig-like, and she lacked any real strength I could discern when I had watched her clea...

World Sphere - 183 - The Overseer

Chapter 183

I was excited to hear the news that the beast tamer was close to arriving in Skyholme. Adrial and Kiara were becoming loyal companions, and I had started thinking of them as family. They were growing rapidly, and Kiara’s intellect grew with her. Adrial was not quite as quick on the uptake but was trainable. The more the cats matured, the more independent they became. I was following the text on training them, and I was confident they had bonded with me, recognizing me...

A Soldier's Life - 197 - Primus

Chapter 197: Primus

When we returned to the capital, I returned Typhoon to the stables. I gave him a dungeon apple to thank him for his service but did not rub him down, turning him over to the stable boys. If I had a choice for a steed in the future, I would choose a different horse. The dark gray horse was large and strong but had a child’s attention span. It made me long for Ginger, my previous companion, even more.

One of the legionnaires I traveled with fell in step with me...

Town Builder - 49 - Instant Army

Chapter 49

I sat in my house on my couch with Jaesmin in my arms.  I started to review my notifications more thoroughly. 

The experience I gained from upgrading my town got me two levels.  I was now level 23.  With the 12 unassigned stat points, I dropped them all into magic to get a boost to my magic pool.  I banked the four skill points, bringing my total to 5 to use when I needed them. 

The biggest thing that needed addressing was selecting a...

Town Builder - 48 - The Arrival

Chapter 48

My drafting session was a little frantic as I wanted to have the plans ready—seven sets of townhouse plans, housing 21 families when completed.  I had chosen these over the shops because I wanted to give the incoming people a residence immediately.  As I was leaving before Jaesmin even woke I was met with Galana at my door. “Lord Tallis the first of the new townsfolk has arrived.”  I was shocked it was a day earlier than planned. We were not ready.  ...

Town Builder - 47 - Magic Skills

Chapter 47

I woke early and was highly motivated today.  I drafted three copies of the apartment plans and one shop/residential plan.  I gave them to Jaesmin to get started on building.  I planned to stop by the town hall today before finding Mag Dog and the crew.

The town was abuzz with activity.  It seemed organized as people looked in a hurry and knew where they were going.  I found my new generic city guards on patrol in the town in groups of three.&nb...

Town Builder - 46 - Scramble

Chapter 46

Things were looking good on paper after our first day of building.  Breda was formulating the street layouts and housing projections.  The entire community was focused on creating as welcoming an environment as possible.  Not a single citizen appeared to be idle.  Kytalia was the mastermind, though.  She was essentially going to be solely responsible for balancing Malcum’s economy.  

I walked to bring the wax to Kytalia, who was in the ge...

Town Builder - 45 - Dwarf Princess

Chapter 45 Dwarf Princess

I returned using the portal stone to Malcum and immediately called a sort of council at the town hall.  In attendance was Jaesmin, Elice, Sanso, Galana, Tanguin, Manarag, Fareth, Curraen, Breda and Neral. 

As we sat around the table, they talked among themselves, waiting for me to call this impromptu meeting to order.  I watched the interactions among my people, and they all seemed lively and happy.  Even Breda, the dwarf city planner,...

A Soldier's Life - 196 - Level Zero Mages

Chapter 196 Zero-Level Mages

As I prepared for a few hours in the dreamscape, I dwelled on the orcs in the Coliseum. They were impressive physical beings, taller than an average Telhian by nearly a head and broader of the shoulder by half again. The entire event was to reassure the people of Telha that the legionnaires were superior to the elite orc warriors. From the brief enhancement, I knew the tattoo spell forms would make them formable opponents, and in one-on-one combat, I ...

A Soldier's Life - 195 - Blood Sport

Chapter 195: Blood Sport

Renna was tasked with oiling the furniture and decided to work in the kitchen while I prepped dinner. The oil had a lovely bee’s wax, lemon, and oil scent. She was being overtly obvious about her interest in talking with me after I had not seen her for almost a week. She asked about my food preparation and offered to help.

I deflected her help and kept her on task, but we talked about her progress with her spells, classmates, and what rumors had reached ...