Turning the page, Roth found one simple triangle. Was this it? He had unlocked this incredible profession, and the pattern was only this? In the cutscene, Bergelmir had carved convoluted, intricate patterns. This looked like a child’s drawing in comparison.
He kept reading the manual.
“This is the triangle frame, a beginner-level trap. It’s one of the simplest shapes you can make, making light bounce twice before returning to its original position.
The mor...
2024-02-16 10:11:31 +0000 UTC
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NEW STORY - HIDDEN CLASS: HANDYMAN
You have spoken!
First of all, thank you for your votes!
After hearing from the community, it's been decided. Hidden Class: Handyman will be my next novel.
This novel will follow Jack's adventures in the world of New Earth, the RPG Roth used to play before being thrown into jail. It will be about Jack's journey from being a spoiled brat to becoming a mature, hardworking man.
Even tho...
2024-02-15 18:54:26 +0000 UTC
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The image of a rustic, warm workshop dissolved into a world of dingy darkness and flashing pain. Roth was back at Oli's hideout, and his face and arms were on fire. Even though his perception should have allowed him to see well enough in Oli’s hideout, he couldn’t see anything. He couldn’t breathe either.
“Us goin un?” he asked, but the words came out muffled.
“Wake up, martyr! WAKE UP! Nyah!”
Roth pulled at the cat, who was digging his claws into his skin and ...
2024-02-15 13:56:30 +0000 UTC
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Axl opened his eyes and appeared in the white room again.
“How?” he mumbled. He thought he had lost the last round.
He reviewed the events that had led him to be kicked out of the exams. He had been ahead throughout the whole round. He had started this round with 542 points and had ended it with over 1000. His opponent also had the [Scoreboard] upgrade, springing his trap.
False Scoreboard (Scoreboard Upgrade)
Requirements: [Scoreboard]; [Deception...
2024-02-14 09:22:18 +0000 UTC
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“Today’s lesson is about the blight,” declared Seth ominously. “When Phineas Cotton created Daisy, the Earth was overpopulated and, according to Daisy’s calculations, had less than a year to reach a point of no return. She compartmentalized humanity before the Earth was permanently ruined and effected radical changes.”
Kai followed the story with interest, waiting for the twist. He had heard this part of history many times.
“The earthquakes, tor...
2024-02-14 09:17:58 +0000 UTC
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Hey, everyone!
With the end of Snap Craft around the corner, I have to start thinking about my next story. I have a few ideas ready, but I decided to ask for your opinion about what I'll write next. Here are a few provisional titles.
Let me know what sounds the most interesting.
2024-02-13 17:50:47 +0000 UTC
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Hello, dear readers! How is your weekend going?
I've decided to write bonus chapters for y'all. Once Snap Craft reaches 15 reviews on Amazon, I'll release one bonus chapter for everyone! If this gets a good response, I'll implement more such objectives.
There are five there already, only ten to go.
Have a great day,
Cássio
2024-02-10 17:47:14 +0000 UTC
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“Listen to me, little Lin. It's not just about stealing because you can. You want to steal things the fun way.”
Roth wondered why he was lecturing in the human tongue rather than Felinian. Was this presentation just for Lin, or was he using the chance to brag?
“There are three ways to make stealing fun. I've only discovered this after much experimentation. Are you ready to learn them?”
Lin’s tail was wagging back and forth in interest.
“Way number one is to...
2024-02-09 20:05:31 +0000 UTC
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“Le-legendary S-s-skills?!” yammered Roth.
Blessing of the Cat (Legendary)
Description: Oli, the cat, has taught you how to circumvent any lock.
Effects:
Passive. You can open any lock;
+1 skill slot.
Blessing of the Panther (Legendary)
Description: Shadow, the panther, has taught you how to become invisible.
Effects...
2024-02-09 19:17:29 +0000 UTC
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Hi, everyone! It's been awesome to have more and more people join my Patreon.
I decided to up the ante. From now on, ALL PATREONS, free or otherwise, will have access to PDFs of two of my published novels: Planet Ignis and AMBYSSUS.
I hope you enjoy this surprise and that these freebies bring more readers to this awesome community. After you're done with reading them, any reviews on amazon would go a long way. Thank you!
Thank you all ...
2024-02-09 16:52:11 +0000 UTC
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Roth opened the hatch and emerged from a hollow branch of a tree somewhere in badger’s territory. What a thrill. Sure enough, when he used the track cleanser, he wiped six different marks from spies chasing him. Good thing he had taken the precaution.
What he had forgotten about was that there were players from Ogres exploring Antioch! It was a good thing that he had a good relationship with the treeants and could ask a turtle ant to block the path for him. He also had access to more ...
2024-02-09 10:43:51 +0000 UTC
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Kai walked down the road toward the sunrise bonfire. He had recently moved into a house near the museum. He had been helping Ariel sort out the artifacts almost every night, and this way, he saved some time with the commute. Had Alfred still been alive, they would have been neighbors.
It had been five days since Seth last taught one of the most impactful lessons in Kai's memory. He had always ignored the cybermonkeys working around the city performing errands for the AI ove...
2024-02-07 21:03:42 +0000 UTC
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“Who can tell me why Daisy uses cybermonkeys?” asked Seth.
Trudy spoke up almost immediately. “Biotechnology is less polluting than using pure electronics. It’s as simple as that.”
“Wrong! Anyone else?”
Trudy scowled at Seth, but, as usual, he didn’t care about her opinion. He seemed to have given up on his older students and showed more interest in Ariel and Kai.
Why did Seth seem to believe that Daisy’s choice...
2024-02-07 13:20:17 +0000 UTC
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“I see,” spoke Drake somberly after hearing Roth’s report.
“It’s not hopeless. The fact that the guilds want to spy on Roth shows how valuable he is,” commended Sarg, a little more optimistic.
Roth wasn’t too far from Hilsford. The torches lit on the city's walls, and the moonlight reflected off the white stone of the citadel, making it a bright dot in the distance. He had to wrap up this conversation.
“So we all agree I should go somewhere else for now?...
2024-02-07 13:16:03 +0000 UTC
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Ogre stretched his muscles as he emerged from the capsule. He had been in AstroTerra for several days, and his physician had recommended that he not spend all his time in the game. He bobbed his head from one side to the other, cracking his neck. He then performed a series of movements to crack his shoulders and back.
After he was done, he looked out the window. His penthouse offered him a good view of his empire. It was a full moon tonight, and the buildings inside of his compound had ...
2024-02-07 06:47:08 +0000 UTC
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“He said that?”
“Yeah. He said…” Kai’s cheeks reddened. Should he say that Alex had mentioned that he and Ariel would get together one day, and he didn’t want to be their third wheel?
“He said what?” Ariel insisted.
Kai slightly altered Alex’s wording in order to avoid embarrassment. “He said that he didn’t want to stay alone for the rest of his life, and he wanted to find someone to settle down with.”
...
2024-02-06 09:06:05 +0000 UTC
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One by one, the participants in the hunt went through the portal and returned to Green Country. In the end, only DryGrass, ColdHand, and Roth were left. Roth wasn’t sure if the cryokinetic esper had stayed behind due to courtesy as the expedition’s leader or if he was afraid that one of his teammates would have torn Roth to shreds if he left them alone.
While they waited for the ten-second interval to elapse so that the next player could teleport back, Roth decided to plead his case...
2024-02-05 10:16:22 +0000 UTC
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Roth couldn't believe the old man would make such a dirty move. Seeing his baby being tossed into the battlefield like that, Roth was incensed. More than that, though, he was terrified Loki might get to little Lin. As he saw his kitten screaming mid-air with his paws outstretched and his fur prickled up, he couldn't help but fall for Jaw-Long's obvious trap. No matter how much he wanted to remain neutral in this battle, he had to save his kitten.
Peace Decree!
Onc...
2024-02-02 15:50:06 +0000 UTC
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The gears turned in ColdHand’s mind as he considered the options available. He had already sacrificed four rogues allocated to maintaining the barrier to increase the DPS. Maybe he just had to run the risk of calling in the last rogue from the barrier team, having Cerberus join the battle, and praying for a miracle.
“Lin!”
ColdHand looked toward Ticket Boy, terrified of whatever shenanigans he was up to now. He was a loose cannon who defied logic and turned the hunt upside d...
2024-02-02 15:49:05 +0000 UTC
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Kai sat in Sunny’s workshop. Even though it was really his now, he couldn’t help but think of it as Sunny’s and organize it just as his friend had liked it. He had pondered going to the library to think about Seth’s question or to chat with Trudy and Sophie, but he already knew what the books said and the opinion of his elders. Instead, he chose to come here to think.
He sat, cleaning and polishing each tool as he thought about the question for the day. He had never...
2024-02-01 10:46:22 +0000 UTC
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Kai was looking forward to Seth’s first class. He had heard the stories of the controversies that made the old man leave the city and live like a hermit. He had heard Trudy’s side and old Seth’s. Now, it was time to hear both at the same time.
“Hi, Kai. Mind if I sit with you?”
“Knock yourself out.”
“Thanks,” she said quietly. Kai kept facing forward, eyes on the fire. Throughout all his life, he’d been the one making the ef...
2024-02-01 10:45:17 +0000 UTC
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ColdHand studied the battlefield and grimaced. Things were coming to a turning point. In his estimation, if they lost two more players, they would lose the battle. They had just enough crowd-control skills right now to stop Loki at crucial moments, but they were soon going to be short-handed, and they would reach a point in the battle where their skills were on cooldown while Loki’s weren’t. Once that happened, Loki would make quick work of them.
They had been so close, too. Ogre wa...
2024-02-01 10:34:52 +0000 UTC
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At first, the bumps caused by the horse’s ride were pleasant. They helped rock little Lin to sleep. He was a kitty cat with a lot of growing to do and plenty of milk in his belly to digest. Whatever help he could get in sleeping more was welcome.
No matter how he stretched and twisted, only soft, fluffy, warm wool surrounded him, making him feel comfortable and safe. Growing up in the machine’s egg had been cold and lonely, but here, in the safety of this softness, he could hear his...
2024-02-01 10:34:13 +0000 UTC
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Roth pushed the pedal up and down with his foot, making the wheel turn quickly, creating a smooth, relaxing turning sound. He gently teased the strands of alpaca wool he had just carded, ensuring they were evenly aligned and free from any tangles.
The wheel drew the fibers into its spokes and twisted them into a fine thread. Roth's foot moved rhythmically, controlling the speed and tension of the process, while the bobbin wound the thread into a skein of yarn.
The difference in sp...
2024-02-01 10:33:18 +0000 UTC
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Roth felt more confident in his technique after a few rounds of crafting using the rib stitch. From measly E’s and D’s, he was starting to get solid B’s and C’s. Although he understood why Juliette had chosen to teach him [Stockinette Stitch] first, [Rib Stitch] was much better to practice transitioning between purl and knit stitches. Whereas in the stockinette stitch, he only had to alternate the type of stitch whenever he got to a new row, with rib stitch, he was forced to transitio...
2024-02-01 10:31:04 +0000 UTC
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Roth continued practicing changing between stitches on a simple piece of cloth. The motion was initially uncomfortable, but he felt he had improved somewhat when he finished crafting the item.
Congratulations! You've successfully crafted [Woolen Cloth].
Crafting Grade: E.
+125 ecotailor XP.
Woolen Cloth (Consumable)
Item description: The cloth can wipe armor and give it extra shine for a ...
2024-02-01 10:30:16 +0000 UTC
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At first, Roth was still aware of what was happening around him, but after the fifth pair of trousers, he couldn’t hear anything anymore. Whenever Roth wasn't knitting, he felt fear and pain. Therefore, he couldn't let himself stop for even a second. There was only him, the wool, and the needles. At least, that’s what he wanted to believe.
Sometimes, the erratic shifts in temperature threatened to bring him back to reality, but he hid himself in his cozy, soft woolen garments and fo...
2024-02-01 10:29:09 +0000 UTC
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Roth felt like he was dreaming. All around him, colorful skills flew and exploded, metal clanged on alien shells, and alien claws on armor. Every so often, Loki threw an attack his way, which Jaw-Long swatted away swiftly.
When he’d tried to imagine what witnessing this hunt would be like, he had never imagined that he would become paralyzed, unable to move. It wasn’t because he was stunned or under the effect of any skill, but too many emotions were pulling him in opposite directio...
2024-02-01 10:27:15 +0000 UTC
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Despite Loki’s fears, Jaw-Long just stood between him and the Slayer, doing nothing. He had expected the old man to join the frontline and make his life miserable, but nothing happened. What was he thinking? Why wasn’t he attacking?
The three frontliners kept hitting Loki, but his hp bar was already recovering back to full despite the first significant attack thrown by Jaw-Long earlier. Before, there was always one of them between him and the Slayer, but now, they didn’t care abou...
2024-02-01 10:25:47 +0000 UTC
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Roth’s insulting remarks woke Loki from his inaction, and he used a weird skill: [Shadow Shackles]. Despite Roth's panic, his hp remained unchanged. Before he could ask ColdHand about what the skill did, Loki attacked.
The energy projection burned the air and made it smell like bleach. Even though Roth had been prepared to use [Peace Decree], it all happened too fast, and he still hadn’t recovered from the surprise of finding Loki here.
MountainTop emerged from the portal, tak...
2024-02-01 10:23:22 +0000 UTC
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