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[NR] Cheating Herb Growers - Chapter 295

Realizing that things aren’t quite kosher at the moment, Jason ejects himself from NeoRealm. Skipping all the transitions meant to make coming out of VR palatable and not a barf fest. Not that he plans to be sick from it as the effect is purely mental disorientation and even if his cultivation isn’t that high, such a small disruption should be easy enough to handle.

Should be, being the key phrase there. Jason managed it, but keeping the contents of his stomach in place was much har...

[NR] Another Way The System Keeps Energy Down - Chapter 294

In the end, it takes Jason a few hours to fully convey everything to Courtney. And honestly? If not for the record function this is the kind of thing that would have taken much longer. Even then he leaves it open for her to contact him with follow-up questions. Being new to the subject, she didn’t really have many questions after the first few, from sheer disbelief.

Afterwards Courtney wanders off to her room. Not to try it herself, but rather to set up yet another set of screens for ...

[D'sP] Technically No Slave Collars - Chapter 139

While everyone else is distracted by the failed delve, the four ladies who had decided to stay in the settlement were in the middle of their own little problem. Specifically, they weren’t exactly just there to accompany the idiot. In fact, most people back at the town up river expected a situation very much like the one that ended up happening. Though more on the side of the girls being sent out of the dungeon after being a complete nuisance. The only catch is no one had planned on the girl...

[D'sP] Abusing Restock Rules For Information - Chapter 138

Jessica raises an eyebrow, “So you aren’t planning on building houses out there normally?”

Ace shakes his head, “We do plan to require a certain level of quality for any building within our walls. Besides that though we plan to leave it up to the person who wants to build the house in the first place. I don’t know if you learned about our situation but we should have a large group of people who were originally living here with us but abandoned the place when they found out tha...

[NR] I Don't Expect You To Believe Me - Chapter 293

Jason idles in his room for an hour. He didn’t actually have anything to finish up, but he did want some time to get what he was going to say in order. Since it is going to be Courtney, he will be telling that means he needs to take a different approach to it. With Rosha he could have probably just explained cultivation and how to start. Courtney however will want a lot more info before she even thinks of trying it.

Plus, he doesn’t really want it to spread out too much yet. Telling...

[NR] Hug It Out - Chapter 292

Rosha just spends the night sleeping. While the idea of there being more to NeoRealm than the System is interesting, she knows enough to accept it and not question the implications. What interests her more is Jason and his promise. While she doesn’t have all the information that Courtney has searched up on him, she knows enough.

There should be no way for him to know something to help her reach the level cap. Whether that is through living longer or leveling faster. But he promised to...

[D'sP] That Was Quick - Chapter 137

Ace facepalms, “Well that explains why he is getting away with so much stuff.”

The shortest lady in the group tilts her head to the side, “What does those paths have to do with that?”

Ace sighs, “If he is getting paths related to using his dad’s power then he probably has a few skills and abilities related to making people believe him. In your town, there are probably people with authority who aren’t exactly all that powerful. Even with how weak he is, those abilitie...

[NR] Courtney Looking Beyond The System - Chapter 291

Going back to the end of the meal right around when Jason logged off, Courtney was doing the same thing. Except of course she didn’t have time to waste on the real world. Instead, she was back in her personal space, where she did all of her research. What she had just learned from their conversation broke a lot of assumptions of hers. Just the concept that NeoRealm natives could go beyond the System upended many things.

Given her position and relationship with Rachel, she could dig ou...

[NR] A Strange Connection To The Past - Chapter 290

Of body, mind, and soul, a person can start with any of them or all of them. The only important point is if you can survive long enough to progress. And the order they are listed in isn’t just because it sounds better when said. It also represents the speed you can advance each part.

The body is the easiest. Even without the advanced medical knowledge Jason has access to, the concepts behind improving the body aren’t hard to grasp. You put repetitive stress on certain parts of the b...

[D'sP] Tied Up Like A Holiday Ham - Chapter 136

The guy goes back over to his raft and starts poling his way up the river as Ace is left with ten people who very much do not look happy over how they were just talked about. Not that he cares all that much. While he doesn’t have any sort of ability or skill to judge their stats directly, he is more than able to get a sense for how much of a threat they are. And honestly? While he doesn’t think he could take them alone, it isn’t far off. In fact, he would be willing to throw down with t...

[D'sP] New Idiots In Town - Chapter 135

Doyle watches as Ace and his team make it down to the fourth floor and do just about as well as Jim’s team. Though they do end up less lucky on their drops, only getting around 30 herbs. The biggest difference is that they manage to break the constant flow of support about halfway through. Still though, after finishing the stone wolf their team is worn out.

Having seen this happen twice Doyle can only shake his core. Apparently he has been going too easy on them. In theory, the fourth...

[NR] They Don't Have To Be Evil - Chapter 289

Courtney rolls her eyes, “You should have realized that Rosha isn’t exactly ordinary. Her chances of living long enough to cap out is greater than yours.”

Jason shrugs, “Give me a night and I’ll give you forever.”

Rosha laughs at this, “A bit melodramatic there, don’tcha think?”

Jason shrugs again, “It sounds cooler that way. Some of my other options were things like, I’ve got what money can’t buy and I know things beyond what mortals dream. So yeah, ...

[NR] A Deeper Look At NeoRealm's Structure - Chapter 288

Peter nods, “Mostly correct but not entirely. For instance, there can be artifacts that aren’t items. An example of this is artifact spells, though most call them lineage spells. A spell which broke the rules and so now only direct descendants of the original creator can use it. Sometimes to the point that it becomes a bloodline ability.”

“Those, however, are just the homegrown artifacts, if you will. I’ve found artifacts that couldn’t have come from our world. Take the exam...

[D'sP] Like A Sphere, Not A Disk - Chapter 134

After Jim’s group leaves the dungeon, it takes a hot minute before they realize there is more to their loot than originally thought. During their running fight with the wolves, the group had managed to kill 19 of them. From a certain perspective, they could be seen as unlucky. Despite every single one of the wolves having a chance to drop a potion, not a single one did. On the other hand, each wolf also had a chance to drop up to five herbs.

The herbs aren’t that important in and of...

[NR] Before The System? Beyond The System? - Chapter 287

Someone claps their hands, “But that is besides the point. We are here because a bunch of foreign energies have suddenly decided to vacate an entire arcology. Energies that we have been hassled by ever since they got let in. Now, they aren’t some primordial evil, at least not as far as we can tell. It is just that those energies come from somewhere completely different from our universe.”

Another scientist sighs, “We have enough energies from completely different dimensions hang...

[NR] It's Jenny's Son Who Did It - Chapter 286

While Jason is playing with the houseplant, things are rapidly happening outside of the game. His mother is once again brought into the mess as the event did originate from where her apartment is. Though even with how quickly they add her in, the massive gathering of experts has already been going on for hours using a special emergency VR room where they crank up the time ratio to just below what everyone can manage safely. There are even a few of the less important people who get kicked out ...

[D'sP] Tiring Fight - Chapter 133

At the same time as the right wolf dies, Jim brings down the injured left wolf. After putting a few more arrows into its hide a quick double shot tricks the wolf into dodging into the second arrow. Now with only one wolf left alive the reinforcements arrive and continue going.

Kellinger’s grease spell expertly covered the area right where the new wolves entered. As the three of them were grouped together, they all noticed the slippery ground much too late, sliding across the room and ...

[D'sP] Where'd The Text Go - Chapter 132

Doyle leans his core back and hums to himself while considering how to select a path he can’t say the name of. This takes longer than he would be willing to admit, but eventually something clicks. While he can’t say the name of the path itself, maybe he can identify it by the paths around it. ‘[System, what is the path after All the Potions?]’

{[UNIQUE]}

It appears that will work. Though Doyle feels the method is a little clunky. He sighs to himself, ‘A working solution ...

[NR] Supporting The Lines - Chapter 285

With the simple options cleared Jason settles in to check on the plants inner-space. Though that thought gives him pause. How is he doing that? Generally, such places aren’t exactly open for others to peek on. The plant is easy enough to explain; it doesn’t exactly have a will to keep him out. The scamps on the other hand are at least sentient and so should be protected from that kind of meddling. Going through the World’s Energy flow is like a backdoor in.

Though that might have ...

[NR] Impurities Don't Work Like That - Chapter 284

At first the ripple is stopped and corruptive power gathers. Slowly the ripple begins to be devoured, weakened, transformed, and ultimately corrupted into those powers Jason first rejected. But just like Jason’s new foundation, this ripple is not alone and from within the space all the elements provide support. Even those powers that had been pushed out later on.

And from each of those powers, a spark rises up and joins the wall created by the ripple. A glow develops that should have ...

[D'sP] I Shouldn't Be That Rude - Chapter 131

Ally bristles, ‘What’s that have to do with skipping a challenge in a dungeon? They’re unrelated!’

Doyle shakes his core, ‘Au contraire! Not only are these things linked, but I think it is something you’re going to have to think long and hard about. Now, mind you, I’m not exactly much better off. While I wasn’t high on the hog pre-system. In fact, while I was not bottom of the barrel, I definitely wasn’t middle class. Until the system came, all of my experience with th...

[NR] Even The Dark Revelations - Chapter 283

The truth of the matter, at least as far as Jason can tell, every path can lead to the highest levels of power. The trick of it is to not limit yourself. Someone who focuses just on fire and heat will end up being limited as they are neglecting the other side of the temperature scale. On the other hand, a person who has focused entirely on chess and is able to see the world as a game can move others like a god on high.

Jason’s arrangement of powers has a truth hidden in them that he c...

[NR] The Three Elements of His Foundation - Chapter 282

The group talks a bit more, but the meal is finished and soon enough everyone splits off to do their own thing. Jason doesn’t have much more to do with the day besides think over what he has learned and so retires to his room. Though even with some time to himself nothing new bubbles up in his mind. With a sigh as he checks the time, Jason logs off. While the new discoveries he has made in NeoRealm are important, his real life body takes precedence at the moment.

Jason wakes up in his...

[D'sP] Language of Intent - Chapter 130

Doyle stops dilly dallying and turns his attention to Ally. Not too much time has passed, so she is still in her room crying.

Doyle sighs but doesn’t back down, ‘Hey Ally.’

She doesn’t respond the first time, so he tries again, ‘Hey Ally. Got something weird.’

Ally doesn’t look up, but she does respond, ‘What is it? You made a boss already, I could feel that.’

Doyle pauses for a second because he didn’t hear any sobbing in her voice. Then he remembe...

[D'sP] A Path Not His Own - Chapter 129

Like what Doyle had just done except in reverse, the kobold’s soul stretches out. But instead of trying to leave the floor it splits up right away with a small blob at the end of each tentacle. And then these blobs are all thrust into her companions, the herders, the leader’s five goats, and her companion’s five stone wolves. Once inside the body, those blobs expand like a balloon, filling their bodies.

At this point Doyle is just aware enough to be confused at what is happening. ...

[NR] Is It The Soul or The Connection? - Chapter 281

Courtney continues, “The quest isn’t random. Rather, they are generated to test you against a weak point. As an example, someone who has bad reaction time and makes up for the lack by spamming attacks will probably face a challenge where there are things they aren’t allowed to kill mixed in with their targets. Though don’t think you can display a certain weakness and get a quest for it, only to reveal the weakness is actually a strength. The System can figure that trick out easily eno...

[NR] Secret Behind the Stats - Chapter 280

Jason doesn’t have an answer for Peter’s question. The fact that his physical stats seem to count for more really doesn’t make any sense. Gregor on the other hand has an idea of what might be going on.

Gregor shrugs, “Stat totals aren’t the end all, be all. A person might have 11 strength while his friend has 12 and yet they end up lifting about the same amount of weight. Only once you get to one having 110 and the other 120 does the gap begin to widen, and even then there can...

[D'sP] Between KZZT and Uthlow - Chapter 128

Personal growth aside, Doyle still needs to find a soul for his boss. This is not a matter of actually finding souls, but rather that of sorting them out. In a nimbus that surrounds every universe, there is a dense ocean of souls. Between universes, through whatever symbolical connection that might have been formed are rivers packed to the brim with souls. All around these giant flows of souls are even more souls, the biggest difference is they move slower.

Suffice to say, souls are to ...

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[NR] People Worship the System Apparently - Chapter 279

Gregor leans his head back and stares at the ceiling for a moment before sighing. “You aren’t lying about that. Even if someone else has done the research, I doubt we would have it heard. People around here, thank the gods, don’t worship the System. But the number of people who would support it against any perceived slight is much higher than I would prefer for this kind of thing. Just the idea that it could be wrong about something or missing anything is nearly taboo.”

Jason sh...