The Curator

Chapter 114: Gift of Love

It took them days to find something useful. Most of the texts they discovered were about soul cultivation, which was much harder here than it had been back in the tutorial. Back then, he had basically purchased a manual that implanted all the knowledge and some of the skills directly into his mind.

One other thing he realized was that his soul body was not composed of ordinary mana. He had always assumed otherwise, since that was how he had constructed the ...

Chapter 113: Maybe Life wasn't that Bad

Next, Thalion delved into the elemental book, which turned out to be far more interesting than he had first thought. Although he liked reading books, he preferred it to being bombarded with information by touching the paper, which hadn't happened in this place yet. He also didn’t trust those talking scrolls; what if they missed something?

Back to the elementals. They were born when undead material, like rock, absorbs too much Atheris, which leads to the formation of a rudime...

Chapter 112: Worst Lesson Ever

They arrived at a training area where many people were dueling. It didn’t look as grand as the one where Thalion had trained his sword skills. He had to hold back a scream of pain as Theryx dropped him to the ground, breaking some of the bones he had just managed to heal.

Okay, seriously, what was up with the people here? He definitely would pay this dimension a visit after he had become a god and mess with them.

"Now we will begin the duels. I will award you points based on yo...

Chapter 111: What did just happen?

Rylak was right—the mountain was enormous, and no one was anywhere near his position. "Those who glanced in his direction didn’t even seem to notice him, which was strange," he thought, recalling how two guys had laughed at someone else who couldn’t move further. Thinking back, did those other classes even know that he was there? He had never spoken to anyone, nor did it look like they had noticed him. Thalion thought that was because he was not a noble, but maybe it had been something ...

Chapter 110: Revelations

"So, when are we leaving? I don’t need a week to get my stuff," Thalion shouted into the silence after he had recovered for a few seconds, glaring defiantly at the ranks of nobles above him.

"Who are you?" the council leader asked, suddenly appearing in front of him, radiating enough power to make Thalion's knees buckle.

"I defeated that noble brat, so by logic I am a future holy warrior," Thalion responded, his head held high with a smile on his lips, grinning wider when he saw...

Chapter 109: The Calling

"The first contestant is Khorvus of House Rhal’varn, renowned for their mental attacks!" the commentator cheered enthusiastically. The energy in the crowd was palpable, and Thalion almost felt like he was back at wrestlemania. If only the Undertaker himself could stride out of the gate, he mused, smash that smug brat, and then crush the beast waiting beyond.

Khorvus was tall and slender, dressed in an ornate golden uniform that gleamed under the arena lights. Moments later, a portal o...

Chapter 108: The Thief of Legends

The moment she left, Thalion sprang into action. He could feel through his connection to nature, thanks to his guardian's remnant title, that most of the power was stored in the leaves of the flowers.

Thalion spent the whole night consuming all the flowers and strengthening his spirit body. Normally, he channeled mana through his soul to enhance his spirit body, but these flowers provided the perfect building blocks, and his spirit body grew much denser after he finished consuming half ...

Chapter 107: Good Talk

Sarnith Dralithar was burning with anger. This servant had stolen her opportunity and was now sitting on the sixth floor, laughing with the princess.

"Lady Nyssali, what are you planning? I thought your house wanted an alliance with us." Sarnith hissed in anger at the other woman.

"We have nothing to do with this. The servant is new and will, of course, be punished," Lady Nyssali stammered in fear.

"We'll see," Sarnith growled. "I wonder what the two are talking about."

Chapter 106: Gathering of Nobels

The Y’Tharak family exited their carriage, immediately engaging in conversation with other nobles, who seemed eager to greet them. Tor’kel, too, was recognized by many of the servants, and he took the time to introduce Thalion to them.

Thalion resolved to avoid making any mistakes. Tor’kel seemed like a decent man, and he didn’t want him to suffer consequences because of his own actions. The other butlers, however, were far less forgiving, barking orders at the servants to fetch...

Chapter 105: The New Servant

<Author note>

Greetings my generous patreons.

I’d like to take a moment to share what’s planned for the funds over the next few months.

First, The Endless Empire is getting a brand-new cover, which should be ready by next week.

Next, I’m working on creating a visual collection that will include images (with brief descriptions) of plants, maps (of the stages), beasts, and key characters from the novel.

Initially, I considered investing in an edito...

Chapter 104: A New Job

"Say, why do you even want to become a holy warrior?" Rylak asked, his voice curious as they sat on a rooftop, watching one of their schemes unfold.
For four months now, they had continued killing the lackeys of the underground lords, leaving messages at every scene.

"Well, my real body will be under attack the moment I return. I might not survive without the additional strength of the spirit," Thalion replied, his tone thoughtful.

"Wait, then why did you choose to come here? A...

Chapter 103: A Bloody Message

Thalion watched to his left as a giant, beetle-like insect with massive mandibles emerged from the ground. Was that some kind of guardian? He tried to identify the beast but quickly remembered he no longer had the skill to do so.

Instead, he did the only thing he could—he felt the blood of the creature and pushed against it. The three-meter-tall beetle was hurled backward, crashing into the wall of a nearby farmhouse.

“Wow, how did you do that?” Rylak asked, his voice ringi...

Chapter 102: Outsider

Thalion woke up hours later, his head felt like he had smashed it against a wall for an hour.
Now he knew everything about outsiders. For example, he exactly knew what had happened to the guy with the crown and the black spear.

The soul had traveled to a dimension dominated by beings of wrath and pain. Lacking a suitable technique to dominate such a creature, a ghost must have merged with the man's soul. It was al...

Chapter 101: The Most Expensive Item

Thalion had meditated the whole night, strengthening his soul. He couldn’t believe just how well it had worked. Many hated him now, but looking at his total credit score, it was totally worth it. He currently had a bit over three hundred million credits. This had to be enough to buy the real deal when it came to outsiders.

The last few hours until the arrival went by fast as he was fully focused on strengthening his soul, and when the notificat...

Chapter 100: Credits

Thalion and his crew were on their way back to his base; it would only be a few hours until they arrived. Thalion was going over his plan. It was very risky, but well worth it if it succeeded.

Soon, after receiving the cuffs from Lucan, he would send out a message for everyone to assemble and then instruct them to give him all their credits. He didn’t have much choice.

Due to his high body-tempering, he could still fight beasts over twenty levels above him, b...

Chapter 99: Hunting (2)

When night arrived, Thalion stopped the ship at a safe distance from any crystals. Even though most survivors didn’t need much sleep, after such an eventful day, it was just safer to give them time to rest. Thalion took the night shift, mostly meditating and switching between his forms to observe where the soul core he had created was located. The creation of the soul core had twisted the spirit veins in his other forms a bit, and he worked tirelessly to bring them all back to their ...

Chapter 98: Hunting (1)

Groomash was moving through the jungle of the fifth stage. Because of his patron, he was now part of the undead faction in this tutorial. He had been hunting day and night since his arrival in the fifth stage. Now, he was more powerful than ever, reaching almost level 76. Very soon, he would meet with the leaders of the undead faction present in this tutorial. The reason he hadn’t met them sooner was the sheer size of the fifth stage.

The other stages were also vast, but here one coul...

Chapter 97: New Hope

Thalion had meditated the whole night, working on his spirit body. In the large magic circle beside him stood a blood container Lucan had built for him, which infused the blood with more mana every second. He could feel how the sanguine thorn watched his progress with glee. He wondered when the plant would be able to speak. Back when he had talked with the vampire god, he’d learned something like that should be possible.

Everything in the base was working out better than he could hav...

Chapter 96: Final Preparations

"Hey, Lucan, ready to see some cool shit?" Thalion asked while entering Lucan's shop with a big grin.

Lucan's smithy was a lot bigger now than before, with many more magic circles to empower additional materials.

"Finally, I have been waiting all day," Lucan exclaimed, a bit more serious than expected. "You know, you got us a bit scared with that entrance of yours."

"That was the plan. Worked way better than I first thought," Thalion laughed.

"Good, good. I trust that ...

Chapter 95: I need more Time

"Nice to see you again," Thalion said after appearing in the system shop.

"Greetings. What wares do you seek?" the voice of the system asked in a formal tone.

"First, what do you have on outsiders?" Thalion asked with interest. He had a hard time holding himself back from instantly asking more questions about outsiders.

"Outsiders are forbidden," the voice replied with a serious tone.

"What do you mean by forbidden? Like, in the system? Because I killed one who had som...

Chapter 94: To the fourth Stage

"Are you sure that Kaldrek, Lucan, and Maike have betrayed us?" Kael asked Sylas after hearing his report, both standing on the top of the highest tower overseeing their base.

"Yes, I'm sure they planned to escape in case we forced them to teleport with us to the fourth stage," Sylas stated, looking at the hard working citizens who got ready to fight the undead.

"Let's see what their explanation will be when we meet again," Kael muttered with anger boiling under the surface. "Ever...

Chapter 93: A bit Unlucky (2)

Thalion was tired. He had fought nonstop since parting ways with Chloe and Eddie. Over the past days, after killing countless foes, he had managed to reach level 46, which was very slow if you took into consideration all the beasts he had slaughtered. Currently, he was fighting a screechfin, level 67.

This fucker tried to kill its prey with sound—more accurately, with its screams, which sounded horrific but oddly interesting. The fish was infusing its voice with mana, transforming it ...

Chapter 92: A bit Unlucky (1)

"Stay here until we call for you," one of Nerissa's guards said to Josh and Jack, pushing them into a very small room.

"This is all on you. They would have never found me if I hadn’t been stuck in your tentacles," Josh accused Jack loudly, almost screaming.

"How often do I have to tell you that it wasn't my fault? Why don't you try to coordinate so many tentacles," Jack countered, crossing his arms in front of him.

"Why didn't you shapeshift back to human form? That would ...

Chapter 91: Lost

"What are we doing now?" Eddie asked after the blue-robed figures had left. "We can't just let them be enslaved."

"You said you were going to protect us against strong beasts," Chloe accused Thalion, who, now that the danger had passed, approached again.

"I'm too weak to fight them alone," Thalion said calmly. "Didn't you notice their strong aura? They might be close to level 70."

"Forget that excuse! You blew apart those giant squids with ease," Chloe complained loudly, poi...

Chapter 90: The Glorious Hunt

"What do you think, Eve—to the left or right?" Kargul asked.

They had hunted for over a day now and made great progress, with both close to level 70. Vorlok was also close to level 70, and additionally, it had grown a few meters.

The turtle was now over five meters long, and its head was larger as well. It had devoured multiple tons of flesh, but its appetite was just growing with every level.

"I think we should go to the left," Evelyn said after a while. "There are hoofp...

Chapter 89: New Friends?

Thalion had noticed them a moment ago but didn't want to interrupt Chloe. They were a lot weaker than those in the depths. After all, they were just level 53. Three of the four shapeshifters shot through the water in panic after seeing the squids.

"Hey, guys, where are they? I can't see them," Jack asked in confusion while turning around.

"Jack, you idiot, RUN! One is right behind you!" Chloe yelled from afar.

"Wait, what?!" Jack exclaimed as a giant squid appeared behind hi...

Chapter 88: The Chase

It had taken quite some time until help arrived to bring them back to the base. What Maike didn't expect was that before they could all get on board, Kael, Kai, and Sylas arrived in an even smaller ship. The ship had a very luxurious design with golden runes all over it.
"Kaldrek, what has happened here?" Kael asked while landing on the ground before their feet.

"We found Thalion fighting and killing another survivor. We tried to get him, but he was too fast," Kaldrek stammered, "but...

Chapter 87: New Plans

Thalion put the spear and the crown in his spatial ring. The crown was a mythic item and still radiated power and a bit of that mental pressure. When he checked the spatial ring of the guy, he found something very interesting.

Scroll of Otherworldly Summoning

This ancient scroll is inscribed with runes and symbols from a forgotten dimension, radiating an eerie, otherworldly energy. When activated, the scroll opens a temporary rift between rea...

Chapter 86: Too Strong for his Level

"We cannot give you one of the new skyships, you are too weak. What if something happens?" Kaldrek said to Maike.
Maike and her new friend had desperately tried to get one of the new ships, but so far with no success.
"Oh, come on, Kaldrek! You know I am one of the best scouts," Maike said in a sweet voice while leaning forward, showing more of her cleavage.
"Stop that! I won't let you go out alone with the newcomers. You are all too weak. What will you do when you get attacked by a ...

Chapter 85: Eternal Dominion

Maike sat with the tiny family on her couch, drinking tea and told them what awesome stuff they had in their base.
“We also have four inns now that make delicious food, but the best one is that of Lars,” Maike said happily. “Oh, and Kael bought flying ships that will be docking at one of the now fifteen great towers in the fortress.”
“That is very nice to hear, but what will happen in a week when you all leave?” Hioshi asked.
“Not everyone will leave. There are so ...