I signed my name on the dotted line and then the two copies of the agreement. They were countersigned by a representative of the US Government. They were taking full control of the Fanged Fox Guild to be operated as a department under the Executive Branch of the US Government.
With the full...
2025-10-08 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post"It endangers us all!" Safan shouted.
"I agree! Why are we shouting?!" Baldeenk yelled back.
They both became quiet and glared at Lanner Thunderdust.
"Gnome Lanner Thunderdust. We don't let gnomes just leave," Baldeenk declared.
"But cart gnomes go missing. Just mark me as...
2025-10-08 20:01:34 +0000 UTC View PostI looked over their list carefully. Options one and two were incredibly valuable. The outside world did not know what method these gnomes used to settle in the dungeon. They also understood its value, since they had ranked its offers. I hadn't done that, just given them an overall list.
The...
2025-10-08 20:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post"Most of our records date back 2,000 years when the Eternal Emperor rose and formed the Eldarin Empire. Before that, with the High Vostner civilization, most of the records were fragmented, lost, or destroyed. While there have been efforts to piece together ancient history, it has been a challeng...
2025-10-08 20:00:44 +0000 UTC View PostBaldeenk looked at the Gnomish Council of Governance and thousands of curious gnomes listening in. "It is with great pleasure that I have the honor of introducing our guest. A human adventurer from the Eldarin Continent. Top graduate from the College of Advancement, a joint institution of humans,...
2025-10-08 20:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone was quiet as I took my seat in the conference room. “I see several new faces. Well, it is time to deal with an information leak from a Vice Leader,” I said.
Patriot stood up. “I must take full responsibility for the leak. The information was shared with an associate which acc...
2025-10-07 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostOne guard left to go get a special cart that I could lie down on.
"There is no other way?" I asked Gnomish Councilor of External Relations Baldeenk Zickleseckle.
"Unfortunately, no. It is a completely closed off series of chambers."
He explained that they had made all entry and ...
2025-10-07 21:02:29 +0000 UTC View PostMy Danger Sense grew, not as much as when the demon had shown up, but it grew. I stood up and had Ozy remain on my shoulder pauldron. While it would have been more tactically sound to send him towards the ceiling, I didn't want to make these gnomes think I was attacking them.
While it might...
2025-10-07 21:02:02 +0000 UTC View PostGetting someone to help me use consumables like the last time I had done something similar would have been nice, but it was too much of a hassle to have another person in the Goblin Tunnels. They would be a prime target. I had set up my inventory slots very carefully and had to keep a count as it...
2025-10-06 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a muffled scream from behind the wall. I woke up and made my way to it. I brought out my Reforged Beginner's Blade.
"Vibration Blade." I drove it into the dungeon wall and cut out a large section ahead of my trap.
"Ward. Light Orb." I kept my sword pointed ...
2025-10-06 20:01:36 +0000 UTC View PostLazarus The Demon
I screamed in pain. That creature and his depths-born had seriously hurt me. Even after several months, the heat from that attack into the ground had burned away my legs. I was tempted to burst out of the ground, but I knew I would have died.
I had c...
2025-10-06 19:59:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe airship exploded as it was targeted with cannon fire. All the soldiers on board were vaporized. The airship itself was consumed in a massive annihilation explosion. I hadn’t moved from my seat on the bridge.
I chose to face the attacks head on. Foolish, maybe. But it was the ultimate ...
2025-10-05 23:07:04 +0000 UTC View Post“How powerful,” I muttered as I focused and I used Void Beam followed by Radiant Beam. In the Southeast there had been island zones. I didn’t care that they were separated from the main Systemic Lands. Honestly it wasn’t a surprise.
What was a surprise was the fact...
2025-10-05 23:01:06 +0000 UTC View PostLevel: 20
Experience: BLOCKED
Healing: 520/520
Stamina: 620/620
Mana: 840/840
Class: Tier 1, Adult Human (Blue)
Effect: Increased Skill Acquisiti...
2025-10-05 17:23:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe demon had recovered in a single move. That was complete and utter bullshit. It was low on Mana, but Ozy and I weren't much better either.
Ozy had used Alchemy to transmute the snow on the slope to some alchemical substance that was flammable. Not good for combat, but good for a trap. My...
2025-10-05 17:22:30 +0000 UTC View PostBloodnose
Before dawn, the target left its igloo. It hid its scent but wasn't a beastkin—likely a demon or elf. Firefox tasked us with eliminating it and retrieving its spatial pouch.
"The demon is still there, watching both of us," Greeneyes said.
Our biggest...
2025-10-05 17:22:01 +0000 UTC View PostI stood on top of a mountain, looking back at the demon. It was casually pursuing me at a distance. The biggest challenge monsters faced on the surface was the lack of ambient Mana. It affected their regeneration to a much greater extent.
Also, captive monsters didn't grow cores as easily. ...
2025-10-05 17:21:33 +0000 UTC View Post"Fireball!"
"Ward!"
I countered the only spell skill one of the beastkin knew. There were two still combat-capable beastkin left as I turned to face them. They were hesitating and afraid. It was obvious from their expressions.
I rushed at them, and they fled. I...
2025-10-04 22:56:34 +0000 UTC View PostI had left the plaza. Thankfully, some other beastkin had left after the disaster. I didn't want to stay and see the savagery that would happen. Just thinking about it made me sick to my stomach.
I said a prayer to the System, hoping that Stormy's soul would find peace. Whoever ate her woul...
2025-10-04 22:56:06 +0000 UTC View Post"Your food," Whiteclaw said as he gestured at large metal crates and barrels.
"The containers are large."
"That's the way I got it."
He was clearly trying to make things difficult for me and squeeze out more of my wealth.
I pulled out the last pouches of Mana cores and set...
2025-10-04 22:55:07 +0000 UTC View PostWhiteclaw of the Fox Clan
"Did you pick up anything?" I asked Elder Keeneyes.
"A couple of things. I suspect he has some kind of status alternation skill on top of a concealment skill."
My eyes went slightly wide. "Oh, what makes you think so?"
"The number...
2025-10-04 22:54:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe corner was where I had estimated. Two zones beyond the northern most zone. Two walls and one corner were down. I purchased a bunch of bright yellow paper and tossed out millions of sheets.
They went flying in every direction. Many of them were pressed up against the wall. They began to ...
2025-10-04 22:47:03 +0000 UTC View PostI was flying East first and I had left right at dawn, so I had the Light Source up above me to work with in determining my direction. Air Burst.
The biggest risk was my altitude. Whatever the inky blackness was at the bottom of the Systemic Lands, it made me incredibly worried. I d...
2025-10-04 22:46:33 +0000 UTC View PostI was off on my own. My honor guard was off improving their skills somewhere else. I didn’t need a team for what I was doing. I was going to try to level up my weight reduction title. That meant killing at least a million, hopefully ten million, monsters while heavily encumbered.
My skill...
2025-10-03 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post"What was all that about with Skyfall?" I asked once we returned to Whiteclaw's building.
"He is a professional troublemaker. If it weren't him, it would be someone else. He will share that wealth with his friends, and they will make sure there are no problems."
"But won't other peopl...
2025-10-03 20:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post"Here." Whiteclaw held out a light gray cloak, and a beastkin-shaped mask. I took the items and looked them over. "The cloak will hide your scent and status. Unless you make a fuss, no one will question it. Such items are common, and you can keep it if you want when you leave. The mask is somethi...
2025-10-03 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“You seem happier,” my father said. We were eating out at a local restaurant. If one could ignore that we had rented out the entire place for the evening and there were guards surrounding the building and in the kitchen watching the chefs.
While I might have relaxed a bit, I was never g...
2025-10-02 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post"Twenty-five thousand orange cores. Five thousand up front, which should cover things on your end. The rest on delivery."
"And an additional five thousand as a high-volume fee. I know you don't plan to come back here," Whiteclaw said, pressing his advantage.
"I want information about ...
2025-10-02 21:11:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe smoke wasn't as near as I had initially thought. It was much further out and much larger.
From the first mountain, it took ten days to reach the column of black smoke. On each ridge I went over, I thought I would find something, but that wasn't the case.
As I finally crossed anoth...
2025-10-02 21:10:43 +0000 UTC View PostI wore different clothing and a mask as I strolled about Halfenbrook. Right now, I was walking down the main avenue through the brothels that had been set up. Even if it was a game, the dancing in the window displays was quite provocative.
Adult entertainers were picked directly from the di...
2025-10-01 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post