Turning the clock a bit, moments after Viers left the safety of his room, he’d a thought.
Hang on a minute, do I still need to rob them for pennies?
He was not starved for money. After two days of raiding, Viers already had a general idea about what the adventurer around Le...
2021-05-22 13:24:23 +0000 UTC View PostDay 5.
In one of the rooms in Bird Nest Inn, there was a pile of mana crystals and trinkets worth a small fortune. Like a crow taking shinies to its nest, raider Viers did the same. It was almost fate he stayed in an inn with such a name.
The room had been reinforced with additional s...
2021-05-20 14:02:58 +0000 UTC View Post“Arte - Galeblade!”
Bruce wounded one of the vultures that wanted to take a bite of their flesh. The bandit got a nasty gash on his arm and backed away. Bruce and his party closed ranks.
“They’re good,” one of the bandits said.
“That’s good news for us. It means th...
2021-05-18 09:18:20 +0000 UTC View PostDay 4.
“This is an outrage!” The man said emotionally as he slammed his fist on the table. “Your balls have grown to the size of your head if you think this kind of behavior would be tolerated! There are limits that must not be crossed and one among you has crossed the line.”
...
2021-05-15 04:50:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rift to the new Biome opened not far from the city. From there, the returning adventurers would need to pass through the more unsavory part of the city. Not outright slums but certainly had a horrendous public order and inadequate living standards.
On a road with many pedestrians, a gro...
2021-05-13 15:09:18 +0000 UTC View PostDay 3.
“Hahaha. Yesterday, I got three pieces of Majet ore.”
“Oooh, lucky you. I only found some Pilici beanstalks. Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning.”
“Phhft! You two call that boasting? Here! Look at my newfound sword in the Biome!”
“Hear this, I...
2021-05-11 20:26:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe master and slave pair returned to the guild to report their quest. Viers was taken aback by what he saw, it was like a fish market there. There were many adventurers he’d never seen before, all eager to have a piece of the action.
“Avel!” Someone called him, Viers turned to the ca...
2021-05-09 10:31:40 +0000 UTC View PostDeep in the ruins of a castle, there were the sounds of a battle.
However grand and majestic the castle used to be, it was now just a dark, dank, and dusty place. Rarely were there fools who willingly chose to venture to the bowels of the sleeping stone giant, but such people exist nonethel...
2021-05-07 16:36:10 +0000 UTC View PostIn the realm of consciousness, Viers was sitting cross-legged as if in meditation and Clarissa was watching him closely.
“Feel the center of your mind… Your thoughts are your own… Reject outside interference…” She spoke softly to Viers so as to not disturb his concentration.
Viers can see dead people, figuratively and literally.
When a person just died, their soul didn't immediately disappear to the great unknown. He didn't know the details though, since he usually sucked the soul of those he killed not long after he had done the deed.
That was why the tr...
2021-04-30 12:09:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Move it,” the guy said. It had the natural commanding tone of people with higher standing to those lower than him. Understandable, since he was a Level 3 and Viers was a Level 2.
Viers didn't do anything suspicious, giving nothing that could be seen as a recognition. He simply took a s...
2021-04-28 11:50:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Grave robbing? You’re up to no good, aren't you?”
“Clarissa, I’m up to no good more often than the opposite.” Viers sneered.
“What are your plans considering the faction that had taken action against you, Lord Viers?”
“Have you realized who they are?” Viers ...
2021-04-27 15:15:49 +0000 UTC View PostA few chapters ago, I wrote about the other territories. While I have my own plan about the next step, I would like to know which territory you would like our MC to visit next. I'll give the poll result a consideration.
2021-04-24 12:08:33 +0000 UTC View PostAlan observed him a little longer, Avel was running towards the mist engulfed road in a straight line but it seemed to have no end.
“It’s useless. Unless you break the fulcrum of this space, you’re trapped here,” Alan’s voice was all-engulfing, giving the impression that the targe...
2021-04-24 11:51:18 +0000 UTC View PostA young handsome man was meticulously checking his gear before donning them as if he was about to go to war.
“Where are you doing?”
The young man turned behind him to speak to the caller. He knew who it was from the voice, he had heard of it for years but he turned around anyway. ...
2021-04-22 18:13:58 +0000 UTC View PostViers left Boram in the inn to cultivate as he went about his business. He wore different clothes today, even exchanged his easy-to-remember helmet and sword for other things. He still wore a face mask and sword as he went outside though.
Dusk had just passed, it was the time when taverns a...
2021-04-19 16:56:42 +0000 UTC View PostHe had a new name, Boram Rockboa.
His third master said the name was taken from two people, a soldier and a boxer, great people both of them.
When his second master sold him off from the quarry, he was worried but also had hoped that life would turn for the better for him. After learn...
2021-04-16 11:41:31 +0000 UTC View PostShring!
The sound of metal leaving its sheath with a purpose.
A leaf cleaved in two whilst dancing in the air.
Like a swallow’s flight, the blade’s trajectory changed to cut a different leaf.
A gust of wind blew, carrying many more leaves with it.
Viers welcomed ...
2021-04-14 17:59:28 +0000 UTC View PostAfter leaving Izabella’s shop, Viers wandered the streets with no destination in mind.
No one is following me. Did I deceive them or they think I’m not important enough? There should be many criminals here in Marakkus. My situation isn't overly special.
Viers sighed, half...
2021-04-12 12:46:36 +0000 UTC View PostStrangely, the previous ten people did not run out after the young master forcibly went in with his entourage. Since he must wait, the Viers wisely wait. Even an hour of waiting was a small price to pay for avoiding a death enmity with people stronger than him.
Some people would call it cow...
2021-04-09 13:15:53 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing that specific sword shape made his eyes glitter.
So I finally found it. A remnant shadow from my previous home.
“Dear customer, you know about this sword?” The gold toothed shopkeeper spoke.
“Where did you get this?” Viers asked, holding the black lacquer...
2021-04-07 12:31:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day Viers left Boram in the inn, letting him cultivate in peace. He went into the nicest equipment shop in the middle class area. The shop had a good variety of items and the displayed items were of good quality.
The shop emblem was a drawing of a fat, round goblin with a spear and...
2021-04-07 12:30:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe map did not contain many depictions outside the borders of the four great nations.
Viers disregarded the bustle from other adventurers and pointed to the south of the Human Dominion.
“Untamed South. Steppes, jungles, marshes, mountains, valleys, deserts, life-seeking lightning b...
2021-04-07 12:29:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe air of the eatery of the Adventurer’s Guild was different. While it should be loud and boisterous befitting a tavern, they were all listening to Viers like obedient children in the classroom.
“It has been a while since there were any wars between cities and the power behind them. On...
2021-04-03 14:59:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Iz!”
“Izabella the Red Enchantress?”
“That her? Wow, do you think she’s single?”
The other adventurers greeted and waved to the woman. They sure looked happy to meet her.
“Ago, bullying newcomers again? That’s a no-no,” the sorcerer lookalike sashayed ...
2021-04-03 14:59:19 +0000 UTC View PostOn the outskirts of the city, outside of the protection of the walls where monsters roamed, two boys were conversing.
One was wearing weather battered clothes. The originally white fabric had become stained with dust and mud. He wore a face covering, dark blue cloth that hid his hair and mo...
2021-03-31 14:27:24 +0000 UTC View Post“Is this your pick, sir?”
“Yes.” Viers firmly nodded.
After getting pointed at, the boy kept looking straight at Viers’ eyes. He was a small and skinny boy, caucasian with walnut hair color.
“Human male, Twelve years old. Level 1, halfway to Level 2. Earth affinity o...
2021-03-28 07:54:34 +0000 UTC View PostViers was experiencing an energy crisis.
Victa might be a renewable natural resource but the supply couldn't keep up with the demand.
He had stocked up some Victa during his time in Pecan Village but the travel afterward drained a significant amount of it, again. Viers didn't seek out...
2021-03-28 07:53:08 +0000 UTC View PostViers spend the rest of the day cooped up in his room, resting and recharging his enervated body after all that time he’d live on the road.
The sun came up on the next day and Viers was refreshed. He had an ample good night’s sleep, on a decent bed. He cleaned his body before bed and ha...
2021-03-25 13:15:06 +0000 UTC View PostIn the nation of Free People Coalition, human settlements are categorized into four. From small to big, they are hamlets, villages, towns, and cities. While the term is mainly used to differentiate the density of population in other nations, it is not so in the Coalition.
Even ...
2021-03-25 13:09:57 +0000 UTC View Post