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A Soldier's Life - 193 - Parade Armor

Chapter 193 Parade Armor

For the next five days, I kept to my routine. Flora and Livia arrived at the same time every day to clean. They told me Renna was doing well, but they barely had a chance to talk to her in the common dining hall. My protective nature had me thinking of the two as my younger sisters.

As they ate the meal I prepared for them, it was nice to listen to them talk about their days. It added some daily normalcy to being trapped in the tower. I even got them to su...

Town Builder - 44 - Golden Ghetto

Chapter 44:

Willow’s Bend was a disorganized mess. They had many more buildings but were not even close to the quality of the buildings I had built in Malcum. The larger population did make the town appear much more lively. But the blandness of seeing just about everyone being a human was a drawback. I liked how Malcum was so diverse…it kept my town extremely interesting and exotic feeling. This just looked like a modest medieval city. The guards at the gate didn’t make any effort...

Town Builder - 43 - Wandering Monsters Are Hard

Chapter 43: Wandering Monsters Are Hard

I never slept on my wedding night. My mind was too busy. After Jaesmin and I played out our lustful needs, she fell asleep entwined with me. I thought about what needed to be done in town and how the Matriarch AI was helping me. The AI that governed this game was, in fact, a god to me. But should I worship, fear, or ignore its existence? I decided I had too much to do right now to have an existential crisis.

So, what did I need to set as my ...

Town Builder - 42 - Wedding Bells

Chapter 42: Wedding Bells

It was a great victory celebration. The ale was consumed at a fantastic rate, but the character of the townsfolk showed through. No violence happened, and the mood remained merry. I finally found time to thank Mad Dog.

“Mad Dog, thank you for finishing the quest. The logging camp will be a huge boon for the town.” I told him in the noisy inn’s common room.

“No problem. It was actually your town NPCs that made it possible. That sexy demonkin ...

Town Builder - 41 - What You Have, Others Will Want

Chapter 41: What You Have, Others Will Want

The trader had returned to Malcum. I looked around at the people searching his wares and saw Zion grin as he inspected a small flock of mismatched sheep with a grin. I decided I needed to handle this first, so I approached Zion. Zion spoke first, “Lord Tallis, quite the little flock you have here. Think you will be competing with me on the markets for goat cheese and wool?”  He was all smiles and clearly knew that I had doubled up on ...

A Soldier's Life - 192 - Guinea Pig

Chapter 192: Guinea Pig

Holding the two essences, I realized I was now a guard, cook, maid, dishwasher, and babysitter. On the bright side, I was relatively safe and had privacy most of the day. Some legionnaires might find it demeaning, but I felt more like Alfred.

I was ready to experiment with two minor essences in my grasp, the dexterity and earth essence. I had no minor essence for a mental attribute, but I saw this as an opportunity to experiment with these two minor attribu...

A Soldier's Life - 191 - Let's Get Cooking

Chapter 191: Let’s Get Cooking

The three mages cleaned as I prepared dinner for them. I also worked on a separate meal for Zyna using my dungeon harvest. Neither meal was complicated as I put my mediocre cooking skills to use.

For Renna, Flora, and Livia, it was rice with diced smoked ham and a cheese sauce. For Zyna, it was a thin-sliced fire bear roast in a thick gravy made from fat, butter, and flour. I burned my one attempt at a loaf of bread. The thermal stone worked by a...

Soldiers Life 150 & 151 posted

You can find them in book 3 Collection. I will do a read edit in these two chapters but for now I just moved them over so everyone can view them.

think I only told Seraphim subs but I got a severe case of altitude sickness 3 days ago in Quito,Ecuador. Just spent almost an entire day flying home. Some sleep required (relative on how much) and then back to work writing

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I am working on two chapters and an edit right now. So expect a few things in the next few hours. I am heading back to the states tomorrow night. Some Seraphim members suggested I look for editors among the readers. I have not had Grammarly during the trip. I just listened to the last two chapters and the auto correct spelled and verb tense is off in a number of spots. Key Limes instead of ley lines is an example. So if you are interested editing I will set up a special discord in what that e...

Town Builder - 40 - Town Administrstion

Chapter 40 Town Administration

I had no will to look at the NPC auction for the next cycle.  It really didn’t matter anyway.  I would invest my time when the timer got closer to zero this round.  The players had taken the gloves off, and it was now a competition, and it was best not to reveal which NPCs I was interested in too early. 

I was guessing even those players who would lose their characters at the end of the testing phase were bidding.  Those we...

Town Builder - 39 - The Biggest Purse Wins!

Town Builder - 38 - Bob the Builder

Chapter 38 Bob the Builder

I never went to sleep during the night.  I drafted a copy of my Rare Giantkin Townhouse and Rare Apartment Building. The addition of these two apartment buildings would give me seven residences to add to the town.  I left before sunrise to go and plan out where to put them.

I was not happy when I walked downtown.  People who had migrated had started building their own houses within the city limit.  I talked to t...

A Soldiers Life - 190 - New Routine

Chapter 190: New Routine

The entry room of the dreamscape hadn’t changed. Rather than walk to the scorpion room, I willed myself there like a teleport. Being able to teleport would be a spell form I hoped to learn eventually. I needed to get my aether attribute close to forty before working on that spell form due to the aether demands. Tonight, I planned to review the earth affinity spell forms in-depth and start on the road to learning one.

I held up my hand before Konst...

A Soldiers Life - 189 - Flirting with Fire

Chapter 189: Flirting with Fire

I entered the bath to find Zyna lounging in the recessed tub, dense steam oozing off the surface. Only her shoulders were visible above the water through the haze, but hints of her generous chest were just under the surface. I wasn’t bashful, and strangely, the first question I uttered was, “How did you heat the water?” I hadn’t seen a way to heat the water and was curious. I had planned to use my thermal stone.

The High Mage laughed softly...

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The audio book went up a few hours ago on Amazon. So not sure if you want to listen to book one after reading it1. I have a number of free codes in two regions only: United Kingdom and USA (I think Canada is included). I think first come first serve for the codes. For every 100 copies sold I get more free promos so hopefully I will eventually be able to get everyone eventually if it sells okay. To get the promo code, PM me in Patreon and just say audiobook please. It may take me a minute as I...

A Soldiers Life - 188 - Getting Fitted

Chapter 188: Getting Fitted

Descending the stairs to the lower floors of the War College Tower, I got a lot of stares for my filthy state. I ignored them and almost turned around for my sword to belt it, but then I would have to spend time unwrapping the weights I meticulously added to it. I planned to use it every day, and rewrapping it would waste time. I had my legion short sword that I secretly pulled from my space and strapped on.

Each floor of the massive conical tower had ...

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There will still be two chapters on Wednesday. This is to make up for my so posting of other stories. I am on a trip in South America and have less time than I thought to write. Just about 3 hours after dinner. Seraphim will get an extra chapter tomorrow for soldier to get five for the cycle

A Soldiers Life - 187 - Reunion with Renna

Chapter 187: Reunion with Renna

I liked the room I selected. It had a long bed with aged, worn dark wood and two antique-looking armoires for clothes. This small bedroom off the kitchen also had a modest window with a thirty-foot drop to the outer wall of the courtyard. Although it wouldn’t be pleasant, I could use it as an exit and heal the damage from the fall to make an escape if needed.

The assessment table was calling to me, and it filled out the room as a work desk. I want...

Town Builder - 37 - The NPC Auction

Town Builder - 36 - Finally Upgraded to a Village

Chapter 36: Finally Upgraded to a Village!

I really thought Simba would appear when I reached level 20.  I did feel the rush as my items that required level 20 to use suddenly padded my stats!

Without Simba, I would have to select something on my own.  I eliminated all the combat traits.  If I was going to grow Malcum, I should focus on my building or town management skills.  Many options were currently hidden.  The system message sometimes said I didn’t...

A Soldier Life - 186 - Mage Aspirants

Author's Note: 1-27-25 Most of the read edits have been small so far. But I expect there to be some larger ones coming. No plot changes, just some alterations on how the story is told.

Chapter 186: Mage Aspirants

With Zyna gone, I was free to explore. I looked out her bedroom window and cleaned the glass. The view below was spectacular—a vast square courtyard with azure, pink, and yellow flowering trees sprawled among pristine white paths. Men and women in robes...

A Soldier's Life - 185 - Farewells

Chapter 185: Farewells

I flexed my forearms, and they felt tight and burned a little on top of my aether channel burn. Castile was scratching her own arms, which made me happy I was not the only one feeling the aftereffects. I looked at the two mages, “What now?”

High Mage Zyna started cleaning the table, gathering up the jar of toxins. “Nothing. Castile will continue to do her duty, and you will serve as my bodyguard. Antonia will advance the plan when the opportunity arise...

A Soldier's Life - 184 - Getting Boned

Chapter 184: Getting Boned

Antonia Segreto relaxed and enjoyed my discomfort at her knowledge of my origins. I looked to Castile for help, but she had an impassive expression and was not likely to aid me. Antonia finally spoke, breaking the tense silence, “He doesn’t look like much. I think he might prove more of a liability for our plans.”

“Don’t scare the boy. He might do something you will regret, Antonia.” Konstantin said, irritated and walking casually away from t...

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World Sphere - 182 - Storm Clouds Gathering

Chapter 182 Storm Clouds Gathering

Callystra rested on her throne in her palace on the Dark Moon. Her ebony skin glistened while she tapped her fingers. Callystra was one of many leaders within the Black Mauraders, a position she had held for over three millennia. A hatchling from her last brood a few centuries ago had perished on the surface of the Sphere. She didn’t support her offspring, believing in survival of the fittest, but always was pleased when they showed the power of her ...

A Soldier's Life - 183 - Corruption

Chapter 183: The Empire’s Corruption

Even with the men still exhausted, they were strapping on their armor, getting ready to join me. I was fully rested and slightly surprised I had slept nearly five hours with the ring active. My companions were grumbling and making obsequious remarks regarding the First Citizen’s greed.

The grumbling and noise of activity were stopped when Castile appeared in the doorway with Adrian, “Stop! I will be the only one going with Eryk.” Everyo...