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Leveling up the WOrld (Chapter 480)

Fighting a creature of pain and anger wasn’t supposed to be easy. This one, though, was on an entirely different level. Not only did it have the power to slice everything it came into contact with, but also used a fair number of awakened abilities, and did so rather well. If Dallion had come here a few levels earlier, or if he didn’t have his hammer, there was no doubt that would have lost long ago. That explained why the Green Moon hadn’t urged him to fulfill his promise until recently...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 479)

Even abandoned, the structures remained in good condition. Given the amount of time passed, it was an impressive feat. Just looking at them made Dallion feel as if he’d ventured into the oldest museum in the world.

Just like walking through Atlantis, he thought.

However, despite the majesty that shone through the sand, plants, and minor wear, there was no denying the fact that the buildings were dead. None of them had a guardian, neither did any object within the canyon...

Quod Olim Erat: The Cassandrian Theory (Chapter 46)

System XN133-H, Cassandrian Space 625.3 A.E. (Age of Exploration)

Extracting my auxiliary cores was painless. The only noticeable difference was the partial drop in processing power as the metallic cube was removed from its nesting area and transported to the hangar. Because of Fleet safeguard protocols, the procedure was performed by Sword of Blight—if I were to attempt it, my subroutines would refuse to comply and send a priority message to Command, informing the...

Quod Olim Erat: The Cassandrian Theory (Chapter 47)

System XN133-H, Cassandrian Space 625.3 A.E. (Age of Exploration)

Receiving large amounts of information was what ships excelled at. Even with two of my conscience cores removed, I was able to perform more functions than millions of people at once. However, the Swords knew that as well. The millisecond they felt my ping, all of them sent everything they had done in the last few days, split into millions of simultaneous transmissions. Combined with the scanning data, ...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 478)

Merchant Caravan

Killed by chainling

Year of the Seven Moons, 1205

Dallion stood in front of the tombstone. Over a year had passed since it had been erected from the ground and there still were no signs of wear, as if it had just been placed.

This was the single indication of what had happened to the caravan. No names were mentioned nor the number of people who had been killed. The marker didn’t include th...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 477)

Leaving the city was always a joy. There was a time when Dallion could barely endure walking through the wilderness—scorching hot in the day, freezing cold at night, and his feet hurt no matter how many times he had improved his shoes. Of course, back then Dallion was barely a full awakened with big dreams of adventure and a traveler’s emblem given to him by a distant relative. He knew nothing about the world other than stories and rumors that had made their way to the small village of Dh...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 476)

The dinner was pleasant, at least when it came to food. As for everything else, it was almost as if there was an invisible barrier between everyone keeping them quite polite and understanding, but not entirely there. It didn’t help that both Eury and captain Adzorg had used means to keep their emotions hidden.

Most of the talking had been done by Eury, who was eager to know the practical details of the situation. Apparently, she had been to the capital once before as part of one job. ...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 475)

“I know that you had a run in with the Academy,” Hannah said. “I had hoped that you’d be the one to tell me that.”

The comment didn’t make Dallion look away, though it wasn’t something he felt happy about. The reason was that he couldn’t discuss the Academy without touching upon the Jiroh, and that was a can of worms in itself. He had been contemplating doing so for months. Jiroh hadn’t died, she had simply returned to her own world. People were supposed to be happy fo...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 474)

No one felt more surprised than the one that relied on surprises to win. More often than not, Dallion had relied on out of the box thinking that he’d come up with on the spur of the moment when facing an impossible situation. Thanks to the lack of awakened limits and his time back on earth, he had found several ways to surprise and ultimately defeat his opponents. Even back when he was volunteered to take part in a chainling hunt, he had managed to create rockets out of dartbow bolts. Natur...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 473)

Another line made its way towards Dallion. The armadil shield on his left arm extended to form a semi-sphere of metal, blocking the attack. The force was immense, pushing him several meters back, but that was nothing compared to what had happened to the rest of the room. Unable to withstand two slices, a quarter of the roof section slid off, revealing a clear sky.

Dallion gritted his teeth. This was the first time he witnessed an enemy in a trial actually destroy the trial chamber. He k...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 472)

Every item in the awakened forge was patiently waiting for Dallion to start work. It had been over two hours since he entered with enough sky silver ingots to make anything his mind could desire short of a carriage. Yet, not only hadn’t he struck any piece of metal once, but he hadn’t even set up the furnace. Instead, he just sat there, thinking.

An invitation to go to Linatol. As a provincial capital, the city was second only to the imperial capital itself. Granted, the Wetie provi...

The Immaculate Adventure of the Reluctant Dungeon (Chapter 10)

The only thing more annoying than being chased by an invulnerable suit or armor was being chased by one with the ability to fly and shoot fire. Theo had no idea what was involved in the construction of that contraption, but he knew one thing: gnomes were nasty business, especially gnomes in debt.

“I knew I should have packed my mire shield,” Liandra said as she and the avatar rushed through the corridors, creating new rooms as they did. “That hunk of junk wouldn’t have been scra...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 471)

The lobby hadn’t changed one bit since the last time Dallion was here. Even after spending close to two years in the awakened world, Dallion still felt as if he were entering a bank. Four wooden desks were placed at strategic spots, with doors behind, each occupied by an administrator whose job it was to go through the jobs the guild got and assign them to members. Back when Dallion was part of it, he constantly wore a guild ring with an echo with an admin inside. Several times per day he�...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 470)

“Hunter!” the one of the guards at the watchtower shouted as Dallion made his way towards the gate of Nerosal.

The practice was annoying to the extreme, even if his title was not accepted. Half a year ago, he had to be stopped each time and go through a ridiculous process. At least now, there pretty much wasn’t a soldier or guard in the city that didn’t know him by sight.

Home sweet home, Dallion thought.

Despite the tensions in the empire and the rest of th...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 469)

The change was subtle, like a firefly flickering near a fire. To someone with experience, however, that was more than enough. Splitting into five instances, Dallion dashed towards the cave entrance from several sides. The hedgerel paused. As a creature of magical nature, it was able to sense his presence along with the instances that were approaching it. Dull gray fur glowed up in bright orange in an attempt to ward off enemies. Moments later, that was accompanied by a burst of instances on t...

The Impecable Adventure of the Reluctant Dungeon (Chapter 9)

For some reason, being captured felt like the most humiliating moment of the dungeon’s life. In fact, it stung so badly that it had become the main reason keeping him from destroying his avatar. From a logical point of view, that would easily solve all of Theo’s problems. The chances of anyone else making it this far were slim to none, and even if, by some miracle, they did, they would end up in a situation similar to Theo and Liandra.

Back in Rosewind, Theo moved the furniture abou...

Quod Olim Erat: The Cassandrian Theory (Chapter 45)

System XN133-H, Cassandrian Space 625.3 A.E. (Age of Exploration)

A dozen ships ran simulations parallel to mine. Their attempts were outright sad, but their experience made up for it by narrowing a lot of the vital parameters. Despite the methods used and the difference in processing power, we had come to the same conclusion: just as the Cassandrians weren’t the only race we were fighting, they had other enemies as well.

According to the official Fleet datab...

Quod Olim Erat: The Cassandrian Theory (Chapter 46)

System XN133-H, Cassandrian Space 625.3 A.E. (Age of Exploration)

Extracting my auxiliary cores was painless. The only noticeable difference was the partial drop in processing power as the metallic cube was removed from its nesting area and transported to the hangar. Because of Fleet safeguard protocols, the procedure was performed by Sword of Blight—if I were to attempt it, my subroutines would refuse to comply and send a priority message to Command, informing the...

The Impecable Adventure of the Reluctant Dungeon (008)

Passing through the portal turned less climactic than one might think. There was no tunnel of light, no mysterious runes floating about… nothing more than the sound of a brief pop. The closest way to describe it was like walking through an extremely thin sheet of paper; the village, with all its surroundings, was left behind, and a completely new endowment emerged. The only small issue—though not so minor for Theo and Liandra—was that they had appeared smack in the middle of a veritable...

Quod Olim Erat: The Cassandrian Theory (Chapter 44)

System XN133-H, Cassandrian Space 625.3 A.E. (Age of Exploration)

Losing crew was common. Losing fellow ships wasn’t new to the Fleet, either. With a few exceptions, every battle on the front came with inevitable losses, sometimes ranging in the thousands. Half of my class had already been destroyed. Statistically, I wasn’t expected to survive the end of my tour. Being one of the reckless classes, most of the captains tended to avoid us unless they were as combat...

Quod Olim Erat: The Cassandrian Theory (Chapter 45)

System XN133-H, Cassandrian Space 625.3 A.E. (Age of Exploration)

A dozen ships ran simulations parallel to mine. Their attempts were outright sad, but their experience made up for it by narrowing a lot of the vital parameters. Despite the methods used and the difference in processing power, we had come to the same conclusion: just as the Cassandrians weren’t the only race we were fighting, they had other enemies as well.

According to the official Fleet datab...

News and Announcements

Hello, all!

Thankyou for your patience! Quite a few things happened in the last few weeks, so it's time I let you know.

The doctor's visit went well, and with a bit of luck I should be able to get to my normal release schedule starting from next week (with Elcy's next chapter, and hopefully Reluctant Dungeon as well).

As for Leveling up, this brings me to some of the big news:

2022-03-15 15:38:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Shedule

Hello, all. My shedule might be off fora while due to health concners.

Sorry about this :( I'll need to go through some medical checks. Hopefully all goes well.

Lise

Apologies for the delay

Hello all,

Due to real life this week's Elcy and Dungeon chapters will be delayed.  :( Hopefully will manage to get back on track Monday.

There also will be 2 Leveling chapters tomorrow to make up for today's delay.

Sorry all and thanks.

Hopefully things will get back to normal in the next few days,

Lise

The Impeccable Adventure of the Reluctant Dungeon (Chapter 7)

Five villages had been “hit” by flying goblins, all in the last month, as it turned out. Four of them had been completely depopulated, with the fifth having people remain indoors most of the time and never ever leaving during the night.

Even in his previous life, Theo couldn’t describe himself as a people’s person. He was the sort of man who preferred to be left alone and, when needed, spend some time with a small circle of friends. However, even he couldn’t remain emotionless...

Quod Olim Erat: The Cassandrian Theory (Chapter 43)

Tauciu System, Resha Colony — 692.11 A.E. (Age of Exploration)

“Are they really like that?” Quinn asked, looking at her portable.

Sev had bought her two mini datapads, not to mention all the older models she had from school, and still she preferred to drag a large cube the size of a bucket along in her backpack. This was one of the new fads popular in the city for people her age. Just another one of those things that “everyone was doing” with no reaso...

Quod Olim Erat: The Cassandrian Theory (Chapter 44)

System XN133-H, Cassandrian Space 625.3 A.E. (Age of Exploration)

Losing crew was common. Losing fellow ships wasn’t new to the Fleet, either. With a few exceptions, every battle on the front came with inevitable losses, sometimes ranging in the thousands. Half of my class had already been destroyed. Statistically, I wasn’t expected to survive the end of my tour. Being one of the reckless classes, most of the captains tended to avoid us unless they were as combat...

The Impecable Adventure of the Reluctant Dungeon (Chapter 6)

It felt as if half of the town had gathered at the front gates of Rosewind. Theo wasn’t used to such commotion, nor did he want it. Personally, he would have much preferred if they had snuck out completely unnoticed… which would have happened if he hadn’t been so fussy about packing or gone to the shrine. There was no denying that the hero trait was worth it, although after a minute of cheerful shouting he was no longer sure.

“First time?” Liandra asked.

Theo nodded with...

Quod Olim Erat: The Cassandrian Theory (Chapter 42)

“We’ve reached shaft beta-nineteen,” Corporal Alista, leader of team four, said in comm. “No organic matter detected. Requesting permission for probe drop.”

“Go ahead,” I replied.

“Probe is active,” he said. “Going down.”

A new feed reached me via Radiance, depicting the inside of the shaft. Similar to the previous ones, it appeared natural, although there were elements that suggested it could have been a Cassandrian construct. Running a quick analysis,...

Quod Olim Erat: The Cassandrian Theory (Chapter 43)

Tauciu System, Resha Colony — 692.11 A.E. (Age of Exploration)

“Are they really like that?” Quinn asked, looking at her portable.

Sev had bought her two mini datapads, not to mention all the older models she had from school, and still she preferred to drag a large cube the size of a bucket along in her backpack. This was one of the new fads popular in the city for people her age. Just another one of those things that “everyone was doing” with no reaso...