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Chapter 515

Lancel watched with apprehension as Ajax and Lexi welcomed the elves to the party. For the first time the Hearthbound manor was home to a true noble party filled with some of the best of the youngest generation Gryndor had to offer.

“Rex, are you sure this is fine?” Lancel asked the other Gryndor champion, one in service to the crown.

When talking about the youngest generation at the highest levels of power, champions refer to people under one hundred years old. Those who mana...

Chapter 514

Arianwyn P.O.V.

“So, what did you find out?” Leandra asked as we all gathered together for breakfast.

Unlike the others Leandra’s family didn’t send any retainers that were skilled spies to look out for her, instead trusting in my family as well as Gryndor’s good intentions and the lack of threat Leandra posed to Gryndor to see her through this trip unharmed.

“Besides House Hearthbound, Xavier, Benedict, Harold and Anna there are currently ten young nobles here t...

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Over the last few months I have found myself with a bit more inspiration and have started writing a little more than the three chapters per week I was doing consistently. As my backlog grew however I found myself having less and less interactions with you guys through comments on t...

Chapter 513

The cold winds and low temperatures didn’t bother the elves or any of the other people who joined them. They all had enchanted items that would help with temperature control so long as Mana wasn’t involved. 

“What is that?” one of the retainers outside the carriage asked. 

“I don’t know. I’ve never seen this kind of rock before.” another answered

“Do you think he spent all that empirical gold on a stonemason to craft all this?” While the carriag...

Chapter 512

Arianwyn P.O.V.

Leaving the capital of Gryndor felt liberating in a way I hadn’t expected it to when we had first arrived. My interest in the way humans lived was still there but it was stifling when compared the political mayhem that took place as nobles from three kingdoms met daily at court. More than that with all three kingdoms heavily in favor of maintaining the peace it left the nobles with plenty of options to make and break deals with each other since such minor actions would...

Chapter 511

The first thing House Hearthbound did when they got the news was send word to the capital about what they just found out. Including the time it would take for the message to arrive they knew there was no chance even the royal family could stop the visit from happening but they should be able to send some more people to accompany Arianwyn so that there will be more control surrounding the meeting. 

“The letter mentions that they will be bringing some friends.” Silvia points out....

Chapter 510

Breakfast the following morning was just as charged as dinner was last night in House Hearthbound’s manor. While everyone might have done a lot to process everything that Ajax had revealed to them hours before they now had questions.

“How come you only have a little over one hundred Skills?” It was Kate that started with a question that shocked everyone.

“Darling, are you feeling okay?” Tom asked, hearing the question. 

“It’s actually a good question.” L...

Chapter 509

Lexi P.O.V.

I can barely hear the words Sam says as I try to process what Ajax just said. What the Trait he has gives him, more than anything what the Trait he has means. Divine Witness, even if we don’t look at all the gains this means he at one moment or another interacted with one of the gods. 

His explanation that he doesn’t know when or how he got the Trait doesn’t help much. If a god didn’t want him to remember the interaction I am pretty sure it's something the...

Chapter 508

“Still… not good… enough.” Ajax took greedy gulps of air as he took a break from his training. 

All around him were numerous broken rocks, wooden boards, wooden weapons and even a few broken eggs. The retainers in the training grounds mostly watched him with admiration but a few of the veterans had a different expression as they watched. 

“I need a break.” Ajax said as he quickly used an earth spell to cause the earth to swallow the remains of his training ai...

Chapter 507

Xandor Gryndor Crown Prince P.O.V.

The number of visiting nobles is higher than we expected, the Republic seems to have attached a few of their own people as the elves passed through, all this to join five elves who are to delve our dungeons.

“Why did they only send five people?” I hear my brother complain. 

He’s been complaining a lot ever since he was told he wouldn’t be the person getting to tag along with the delve group. It seems he enjoyed his time as a bo...

Chapter 506

Aranor Starfury P.O.V.

My dislike for the dwellings of humans and dwarves still hasn’t gone away. They both build far better homes than the beastkin but that is a low bar to clear considering they only make various sizes of tents. My former teacher always said I would get used to them eventually when we used them for shelter during the war but I never did.

“I need to talk to your father about having a proper tree transplanted here for us to have a proper embassy.” I complain...

Chapter 505

Planting the fortress tree seed wasn’t all that exciting, the one thing that the mages had been looking forward to was Ajax’s use of Life Mana to ensure the seed would at least have a good start. From there it would be the royal family’s duty to ensure it would grow healthy. 

“Do you have a plan for who will be the guardian of the fortress?” Ajax asked as he focused his Life Mana to help the seed speed up the germination process without harming the seed. As always Life sp...

Chapter 504

The small lake looked completely different from how Ajax remembered it. All around the bank of the river the forest was cleared out to make room for what looked to be the start of a small village but Ajax knew it was housing for the people the crown sent to watch over the natural treasure.

The edges of the lake are also a little shallower than they had been years ago. Ajax could see water level dropped by about half a foot from the way the grass built around the shore. The biggest diffe...

Chapter 503

Tom P.O.V.

“Did you know?” Warden Grievous asks me as he sits in front of my desk. It’s been barely two weeks since the schools have started practical teaching in craftsmen professions and the results were shocking.

“Not a clue.” I answer honestly. “Ajax was sure it would work but considering how quickly things worked out for him I was doubtful. He always worked hard but I always thought he was just very special, and he clearly is but if things continue like this there...

Chapter 502

Ajax decided that his family was right. He was pushing himself a little too hard, and there was no reason for it. If there was a close timeline he needed to follow then maybe it would have been worth it but as things stood Ajax could take his time. 

His decision for this was to split his training. Instead of his regular Skills training and his ettin staff training he would focus each day on one or the other. This led to a rather big discovery. 

With the extra Mana and St...

Chapter 501

School started off rather boring for Jake. It was an issue they everyone had anticipated but there was simply nothing they could do about it. It would take at least a week before any of the classes could start with something new for Jake to do, until then they had to get everybody else to the starting line.

The combat classes were the only places where Jake actually felt engaged at all. Oddly enough this led to Jake gaining his second Uncommon skill, though it wasn’t one any of his fa...

Chapter 500

“It was nice of you to ensure the Nestor family got some rewards from House Berrymore.” Ajax whispered to Lexi as he waited among his family for the event to begin. 

“They deserve it.” Lexi said. “We can’t have it look like we don’t give people recognition for their efforts.” 

“Shhh! It's about to start.” Kate shushed both of them.

Under normal circumstances this wouldn’t happen but Kate was very excited for her son’s school entrance examina...

Chapter 499

Ajax, Lexi and Aurora could do nothing but stare at the parchment. They knew now why despite everything the former noble had struggled until the end, thinking there was a way out. Because he had made a move none of them had expected. Before Ajax had returned from the capital with a decree removing their titles he had also reached out to another ducal House, one that had a reason to bear a grudge against Ajax and Lexi. 

“I don’t see any form of agreement.” Aurora was the first...

Chapter 498

The execution platform was surrounded on all sides by people looking to see it. The crowd was mostly people who had lived in the city for a long time but Ajax was a bit surprised to see young children there as well. He supposed he’d have to add age restrictions to certain activities later after his first few changes were settled and he had a positive track record. 

The stage was set and House Hearthbound was welcomed to the applause of the crowd as they took their place on the st...

Chapter 497

As Ajax and Xavier returned both of their mood soured a little. They had been putting it off in their minds but the reason they didn’t have long to spend in the dungeon was because the execution would be happening soon and that was not something either of them could skip out on. 

“Are you sure you want your brother to be the one carrying this out?” Xavier asked. 

“I already asked him and he said he’s sure it’ll be fine.” Ajax nodded.

Unlike back on Ea...

Chapter 496

The guards were waiting with baited breath as they finished their preparations. All of them had taken part in repelling the salamander beast wave years ago and they had only grown since then but there were now much fewer people manning some much smaller and less secure walls. Most importantly however was the fact that they were missing the higher up of the guard, there were no Commanders and no Warden to lead from the front. All they had was prince Xavier acting as long range support from beh...

Chapter 495

Ajax was proven right. After the group moved on to the next floor the guards did actually improve. Their new location was a mountainside with a sparse tree presence instead of a thick forest, this allowed them to maintain a better visual field and once they set up a defensible position their training and experience started to show. 

“You can go ahead and get started on clearing the floor.” Ajax told Xavier. “We’ll be here only for a day or two depending on what kind of ston...

Chapter 494

Most of the group entering the dungeon looked nervous. It wasn’t just the guards, some of whom were entering the dungeon for the first time in their lives, it was the crafting focused members of House Hearthbound as well. Only two people were relaxed as they stood before the arch. 

“Is Lexi sure she doesn’t want to join us?” Xavier asked right before they entered. 

“She’s sure.” Ajax confirmed. “Something about one of us being available to greet any other...

Chapter 493

A/N : Last chapter has been updated. Sorry for the confusion, yes Jake is currently Tom's and Kate's sole child and while he already has [Sense Mana] he hasn't had much luck using his mana in any way.

Slowly but surely things started to settle into a new normal for Lessis. The rush of people moving to the city had slowed down, not only that but the extra stone and rock from the quarry helped speed up construction as the city was even starting to push out outside of its ...

Chapter 492

With the perspective brought by Lexi, Ajax was more than ready to focus on refining his recent gains and pushing himself further. At least as much as his time would allow.

“Your recent show of strength was a really good move.” Tom praised Ajax. “It helps even more that you didn’t upstage Lexi at all. It makes people relate to you more since you were born a commoner and despite the level advantage and praise that you barely surpassed what is expected of a noble.” 

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Chapter 491

Unlike Ajax, Lexi went for a much slower and more refined approach when it came to increasing the size of the quarry. Despite taking longer by an order of magnitude she managed to make just as much progress as Ajax had despite the large difference in their power.

Ajax gave Lexi a smile before he jumped back down and collected the second round of rocks required for cement. With the amount he had now he should have enough reagents not only for his experimentations with building cement as ...

Chapter 490

Jonathan P.O.V.

Joining the city guards was one of the best choices I made. Ever since my wife and I had made the decision to move to Lessis four months ago I knew I would need a job and there was no place for farmers in the city. News of the lizard beast wave scared us into moving to the city and for a few years everything went as we expected.

Now the local Baron had been removed and a new Duke had taken ownership of the land, more than that he was basing his estate no more than ...

Chapter 489

Everyone looked in surprise towards Lancel. It was easy to forget because the man physically looked just past his prime, looking just like a man in his late forties back on Earth but the man was over four hundred years old and had lived through multiple wars. If his reaction was any indication this time of peace seemed a bit boring to him.

“That’s a problem for the future.” Ajax said as he kicked the problem down the road to his future self. A look around at the groups of crafters...

Chapter 488

“Why is there a need for something like weaving?” A brash alchemist exploded in the middle of the meeting. “You’ll be lucky if one in fifty people will use that in the future at all.” 

There had already been some disgruntled muttering from the crafters and Tom was starting to feel a little uneasy about the whole thing. Unlike most of the people he dealt with on a usual basis these crafters were all higher level than him with specialised knowledge in one specific area for ...

Chapter 487

“So you went with execution after all.” Warden Grievous said as talked with Tom.

“He deserves it.” Tom said with finality, his eyes cold as he remembered how the refugees who made it to Lessis all those years ago looked.

“Violence in a brothel does not have execution as a penalty.” The warden pointed out. 

“But an open assault on the mayor does.” Tom pointed out continuing even as he saw the warden open his mouth. “That he posed no real threat is irrel...