‘Did I do the right thing?’
Zhang Dong looked to his back where he saw the Shadow Phantom Sect’s protective barrier. He had already given them the advice to move out of here as more of the red monsters would be coming. There was not enough time for him to hang around this place and protect these people as more regions containing the power sources he wanted were still out there.
The monolith that attracted the angry souls of the dead was already working at a lower capacity. F...
2022-01-25 13:25:48 +0000 UTC
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So I've not been feeling too great lately and have decided to pause the Patreon for the next month. From how I understand it, no one that had already pledged will be billed until march when it resumes. There will be no billing on February 1st it's all going to be automaticaly postponed until March 1st.
This doesn't mean that for the next week there won't be any new releases the break will start for me from the 31st, just like to give people a heads up. This also doesn't mean that...
2022-01-25 09:12:36 +0000 UTC
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“Most of it looks to be in order, he is improving but there is still room for improvement.”
After practicing his new skills and taking some time to bounce back from using his new eye skill Roland was now looking over the golem parts that Bernir prepared for him. While he had not abandoned the ways of the blacksmith he somewhat preferred assembling the parts than making everything himself.
Bernir was quite skilled with his hands and had a lot of drive. It was clear that he had ...
2022-01-25 07:57:22 +0000 UTC
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“They seem disorganized without their leader…”
An orb of shadowy energy that had a red tint to it floated towards Zhang Dong. This was what remained from the vampire look-alike that he had slain. All of the soul energy that this being sucked up was gathered there.
It was highly concentrated and seemed to still be alive, probably some of its being was still in there. It was not similar to any soul that he had ever seen before as it had its own unique fingerprint. Yet it was s...
2022-01-23 13:32:25 +0000 UTC
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Name :
Roland Arden L 126
Classes:
T2 Runesmith Lord L50 [ Secondary ]
T2 Runic Engineer L1 [Primary ]
T1 Mage L25 [ Tertiary ]
T1 Runic Mana Scribe L 25 [ X ]
T1 Runic Blacksmith L 25 [ X ]
HP 6106/6106
MP 14921/14921
SP 8955/8955
Stre...
2022-01-22 08:01:09 +0000 UTC
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“What are these vile creatures? The phantasm gates have been breached, are they not affected by the soul-draining phenomenon at all?”
A group of cultivators dressed in dark gray robes was looking out into the distance. At this very moment, their protective formation was starting to fail. The illusory one that was there to trap any unwanted guests in a forest labyrinth that constantly changed shape didn’t amount to anything.
The red-skinned beings that looked to be some cross...
2022-01-21 13:21:35 +0000 UTC
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“The souls of the damned are unruly tonight, what could have affected them this much, the time of the reaping has not yet come.”
A man holding a scythe along with an old-looking lamp with a candle was looking out into the murky darkness. There he could hear the usual screams and lamentations of the spirits. The land before him was desolate, devoid of any living beings.
While to any other sect such a place would have meant certain death to his Shadow Phantom Sect it was the sou...
2022-01-19 14:53:18 +0000 UTC
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Final Grade B+
Roland wasn’t even that much interested in his final grade while looking at the door that appeared next to the TV screen. It looked like a regular wooden door with a regular handle, he just needed to reach out with his hand to open it yet he was considering if he really wanted it.
This would either take him to the exit, perhaps a similar area with books like on his previous trial, or to a new area with more testing. The first four tests added up t...
2022-01-19 07:58:48 +0000 UTC
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‘I need more resources…’
Zhang Dong was standing with his arms crossed in what he doubted the command center. It was the room with the new world map and a bunch of his own people. After leaving Liena to stomach her new rise in power he was off to strategize.
“Kuo, give me a report, how much did these invaders push into the Empire. Prioritize the areas with spirit stone mines.”
Zhang Kuo was also here, he was responsible for carrying out his orders while also inform...
2022-01-17 14:16:09 +0000 UTC
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“It has been about a week… or has it been more?”
Roland was looking at the clock in the distance while also screwing in a couple of bolts to hold a golem’s joint together. Just as he had predicted the tests were quite lengthy yet not that hard. At this time he was already on the fifth one which told him to create a golem.
The third test was another large order which consisted of mining tools for a group of ten miners. He was given a specific list of requirements that he ha...
2022-01-16 08:17:40 +0000 UTC
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“...Are you paying attention?”
“Huh?”
Zhang Dong along with Zhang Liena were sitting down in the lotus position while holding hands. Both of them had taken some free time during these dire times to progress their cultivation. Mostly they were focusing on Liena’s but the Patriarch’s wife seemed to be focused on other things.
“You’ll have to excuse me but my mind had wandered elsewhere, let us continue.”
Liena closed her eyes once more while her husband...
2022-01-15 14:02:31 +0000 UTC
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‘It’s the same body refiners that I met in the northwest.’
Zhang Dong was looking out from a distance while Huo Qiang was engaged in battle with the enemies. His reasoning for not helping him out was to let his allies train, it didn’t seem that there were any of those unicorn ones in this group of soldiers so he could leave the fighting up to his nascent soul masters.
While Huo Qiang was first to dive into battle he was not the only one. Many of the recently ascended sect ...
2022-01-13 13:51:45 +0000 UTC
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“I feel like they are missing something…”
Roland was looking at the basic set of weapons that he created for the next scenario. The weapons were fashioned with mana stones and were ready to cause some damage. While the clock was ticking down he decided to examine the items that he created with his analyzing skill.
Winged Spear : Deepsteel [ Lesser Piercing Rune - Highest ]
Longsword : Deepsteel [ Lesser Sharpness Rune - Highest ]
2022-01-13 08:06:11 +0000 UTC
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“What do you think?”
“About that Golden Dragon fellow?”
“Yes.”
“He clearly just wants to toss his weight around, the bastard just became the son of the Azure Emperor, he can now do whatever he pleases, if it was me…”
“Hah, not everyone is an old bastard like you!”
Two core formation cultivators were arguing with each other while being on guard duty. They were sitting in a lookout tower that helped them look into the deep expanse of this regi...
2022-01-11 14:07:33 +0000 UTC
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Roland’s eyes were glued to the display screen on which a table appeared. It was similar to a status page but it didn’t have any numbers to it.
“Is this my score? I guess instead of numbers and percentages it went for letters…”
This made him think of a school grading system that some countries from his previous world had.
Speed A
Design C
Functionality B+
Rune Quality A
2022-01-10 08:12:28 +0000 UTC
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“Lord Xu Qing, the United Element Sect, sent us a message.”
People started murmuring around the large hall. On one end was Xu Qing, the current Patriarch of the middle-sized Dragon Gate Sect. Along with the Demon Subduing Sect and the Limitless Sword Society they made up the three powers that were situated around the lands that Zhang Dong’s sect was.
Ever since he had taken out Zhan Jie, the previous Patriarch of the Limitless Sword Society, they had remained vigilant. They ...
2022-01-09 13:28:43 +0000 UTC
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“You are really a spirit energy black hole…”
‘Insufficient spirit points.’
“Yeah… yeah…”
“Patriarch, is there a problem?”
“Ah no Zhi… wait a moment I just need to gather my thoughts!”
Zhang Dong turned around so that no one could see him pull out a palmful of spirit crystals. They quickly crumbled down to the ground as he started absorbing them. He was now in his sects war room, the map that he lifted from the secret ground was here an...
2022-01-07 13:52:22 +0000 UTC
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“This place is a lot larger than I expected…”
Roland was looking at the high ceiling of the storage facility he was walking around. After going through it he realized that it was probably the size of an airplane hangar. There were rows upon rows of shelves and racks.
On them were various items, some out in the open while others were in cardboard boxes. Everything was somewhat organized and there were even labels on the boxes along with sections dividing the various materials...
2022-01-07 08:56:30 +0000 UTC
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“This really does look quite eerie…”
Zhang Dong was rocketing forward while surrounded by a golden shield of light. After going through the old house he had managed to figure out a way to get into the trial ground. But regretfully there was not much that he could use here.
The whole place was devoid of life and in some kind of stasis. Even the plants that seemed to be alive were surrounded by some uncanny energy.
‘Did he use the same technology that kept him alive on...
2022-01-05 13:47:38 +0000 UTC
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“I guess everything is ready…”
Roland looked down at a crystal that was on his desk. He was now in his office that was filled with various books and notes concerning his runic research. A lot of time was spent in this room deliberating runic programming that he was slowly becoming an expert in.
“How do these things work?”
Before using this strange crystal he decided to just pick it up. A thought crept into his mind after receiving his new peculiar skill.
“I...
2022-01-04 07:56:13 +0000 UTC
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‘There really isn’t much here…’
Zhang Dong, was now looking at a room that had been turned upside down. After going through the PC he attempted to find other information that could at least help him out of the current problem.
The person living here was probably the same that he saw after running into the first proper cube. At the twilight of his years, he decided to ascend to the immortal realm as he could not fully cut himself away from the system.
There were some ...
2022-01-03 13:47:05 +0000 UTC
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“Testing, one…two…three… Think it’s working… this feels kind of strange.”
Zhang Dong was looking at a person in an old video. There was some kind of date on it but it didn’t make much sense to the system they had now. This made it seem that this was recorded before the current dating system was put in place.
‘The current dating system dates back to a hundred thousand years, it probably started right after the last war between empires. If the timer gets restarted ...
2021-12-31 23:44:41 +0000 UTC
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Volcanic Dire Wolf
[ Fire/Earth/Beast ]
An evolved variant of the common wolf monster seen in volcanic dungeons. At this point, their entire body begins to be covered by volcanic rock that is both resistant to heat and physical attacks.
Ruby Dire Wolf
[ Fire/Earth/Beast ]
An evolved variant of the uncommon wolf monster seen in volcanic dungeons. The rubies that cover thei...
2021-12-31 23:19:17 +0000 UTC
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Well then, as I stated before the start of this month I will be taking a break starting from the 24th. So this will be the last release this year.
I'm planning to release new chappies on the 1st, Runesmith earlier in the morning so it might actually be before New Year for some of you.
From the 1st It will be back to the old schedule as before o/
2021-12-23 08:14:47 +0000 UTC
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“Ugh… my head…”
“Are you alright?”
“Yes, I just need to rest for a bit…”
Roland was sitting on a chair while holding some cloth to his forehead. There was a clock of ice wrapped around it as he tried alleviating some of the pain. Yesterday he had tried using his new skill and today the aftereffects of its use were still with him.
After the first time in the dungeon, he didn’t register any after-effects but now there was an actual debuff. It would pe...
2021-12-23 08:03:01 +0000 UTC
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“It’s not as big on the outside as it is on the inside, a strange sight to behold…”
While floating through the wide corridor Zhang Dong spotted more windows into the trial grounds. They were spaced out by somewhat a large distance but this distance seemed to expand by at least ten times when he peeked to the inside.
This was the first time that he saw this kind of spatial formation that was divided. While he traveled a hundred meters in the corridor it was as if he went th...
2021-12-22 13:02:05 +0000 UTC
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“Are you sure we are going the right way?”
‘Affirmative, the entrance is exactly 457,45 meters north-east.’
“Ah yes, sure it is…”
Zhang Dong looked at the red marker on his minimap. While what Bob said might have been true he was calculating the distance in a straight line. At this moment in time, he was walking through some dark corridors filled with cobwebs.
This part of this secret ground was unknown to him as he had never visited it before. The last t...
2021-12-20 12:35:12 +0000 UTC
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A high pitch whistling sound filled the cavern along with a blue glow. The light soon took form as it spiraled around in place to form a drill of azure. This energy construct quickly vanished from sight as it rocketed forward towards an ugly-looking monstrosity.
Venomous High Ghoul has been slain.
Congratulations you have leveled up!
Congratulations you have leveled up!
The level limit has been reached, unable ...
2021-12-20 08:17:11 +0000 UTC
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‘That will be enough.’
‘Are you sure Patriarch? We could still take over more of the lost lands?’
‘No, this will do, the more land we have the harder it will be to defend. The spirit stone mines will do nicely and also remember to take any thunderstones that you find.’
‘As you command, Patriarch.’
Zhang Dong closed the connection with Zhang Zhi that was wrapping up their hostile takeover. Most of the Dark Palm Sect’s old lands had been reclaimed by hi...
2021-12-18 13:07:31 +0000 UTC
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A magical bolt of energy flew through the air and connected with a face made of only bones. It was a direct hit on a tier 3 monster that didn’t do much to evade it. It came flying from a small mechanical spider that had its metallic legs pressed into the rocks around it.
“I don’t think I’ll be able to kill this thing like that…”
Roland, who was controlling the spider golem, gave out a sigh after continuing to pelt it with mana arrows. Even though he could land direct h...
2021-12-17 07:59:33 +0000 UTC
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