“This is going to be tricky with two people,” I grumbled as the meerkats weren’t attacking if either of us were looking.
“I think I got a handle on things,” Ruth said.
“Alright, we will split up slightly and clear our way East. You don’t look left, and I don’t look rig...
2022-08-15 23:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostKen
I sat with Tyrese inside the new building. We both watched Michael leave. I waved my hand and my assistant left with the accountant when Tyrese shooed him away as well.
“So, that was something, at least he isn’t becoming more unmanageable.”
“I might ...
2022-08-15 23:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostI entered the restaurant, and we were the first to show up. We got led to a table on the second floor. I noticed there were six places laid out. The other two were probably bringing someone as well to match Ruth. How political, since if there were just three seats, I would have asked for her to j...
2022-08-15 23:04:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Purgatory,” I said and looked at the entrance to the city in the pre-dawn hours.
“It will be good to get clean. That was miserable. Spending all that time out there.”
“It is. But let’s cash in.” We walked into Purgatory, and I kept an eye out for an ambush. But thankful...
2022-08-15 23:03:59 +0000 UTC View Post
The system store list of Purgatory on Day 135 I made for reference. Unknown side notes are blacked out.
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The map of Purgatory on Day 135 I made for reference.
2022-08-15 23:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostI jogged to the cart as there was barely any light out. Ruth was arriving at the same time as well as I noticed her walking to the cart from the other direction.
She smiled and waved when she saw me, which I returned. “Good day?” I asked.
“358.”
“Very good. Picking up ...
2022-08-15 23:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, I got up feeling less stressed than the night before after the long day and that conversation I had with Ruth. I cleaned up and began putting on my gear. Ruth was sleeping in a corner and woke up as I was moving about.
“Already?” She wasn’t an early morning person ap...
2022-08-14 23:02:59 +0000 UTC View PostVOLUME 1: A Harsh Welcome
2022-08-14 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt had taken the rest of the day, but there was an agreement hammered out and written on paper that was now available from the Store.
1. There is the Triumvirate of the Guard Boss, an Elected Representative, and the Champion. They are the leaders of the City of Purgatory.
It was time.
I opened up the shutter and checked outside. There was no one near my building. So, it was going to be an ambush.
Well, I was full up on energy. I picked up my shield. “This is going to be a fight. Ready?”
“Ready,” Ruth said and had a sword and shield in her...
2022-08-13 23:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post“Now, we wait. Since you joined me, I wouldn’t spend hours running around the city to regenerate energy. I just need about an hour. Grab a chair and join me at the window.” Ruth did as I said and grabbed a chair. We went to the reinforced window. I could hear banging on the door below.
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The map of Purgatory on Day 112 I made for reference.
2022-08-12 23:03:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Purgatory, I have returned.” I reached the East gate very early in the morning. In fact, it wasn’t even morning and closer to the middle of the night. This was the perfect time to go to the pillars. There was less chance of unneeded drama.
I pulled my cart into the city and made my t...
2022-08-12 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostI looked at my left arm. It was healing well. I tried to compare it to the rate things healed on Earth to see if any stats were impacting my healing rate. I thought so, but it was hard to tell. At least I had near full functionality again and didn’t have to return to Purgatory earlier than plan...
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The map of the Systemic Lands on Day 91 I made for reference.
2022-08-11 23:02:59 +0000 UTC View Post“Acid Shot.” Another scorpion died just like that. That was it for the day. I had killed 81 scorpions as I left the shadowlands and returned to the grasslands. I killed off the nearby small wolves and set my campsite on a small hill.
I was not about to spend the night in the sh...
2022-08-11 23:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post“Acid Shot.” The skill activated, and a blob of acid hit a blue slime. The blue slime wasn’t affected. It had an immunity. This was good to know for a couple of reasons. The first and most immediate was the super blue slime. The second was for future enemies. If they had an attack ...
2022-08-11 23:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The map of Purgatory on Day 90 that I made for reference.
2022-08-10 23:02:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe discussion had gone on in circles for an hour. I was feeling quite bored, but sat there listening in. It reminded me of a car crash in slow motion. Horrible, but you couldn’t help but keep watching intently to see every little detail.
The first conclusion I had was that the Council of...
2022-08-10 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostI woke up without any beeping and I checked one of my watches. It was quite early in the morning of day 90. I cleared my eyes of gunk and looked around, noting that it was pitch black.
Wait, I could barely make out the table. My heart soared at this reveal. The Perception stat was doing som...
2022-08-10 23:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter finishing my magic and dungeon discussion with Carlos. He asked about the monsters in the outer areas. I explained that they were on the same level as the boss monsters in the dungeon. They were high-risk without a comparable reward. I explained the scorpions and how I never risked fighting...
2022-08-09 23:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostI looked at the wall and the gate. It was the middle of the night about to turn to day 89. I pulled my cart into Purgatory. No one was present which was perfect. I made a beeline for the plaza. I had to backtrack once due to forgetting the way there.
Stupid roads not being in a grid pattern...
2022-08-09 23:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostCarlos
“Still no sign?” I asked, concerned and worried while staring at the man in front of me. It was only Captain Tyrese, my accountant, and two personal guards in my office at the moment.
“Nothing,” Tyrese responded. “With what he purchased, he could be g...
2022-08-08 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe grassland turned into shadowlands. The closer I got to the next biome, the darker the sky became, and the grass quickly died off. There were scraggly bushes and rocks sticking out of the ground. The weather should not be determined by the biome and there shouldn’t be such a quick transition...
2022-08-08 23:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI woke up to a beep from one of my watches. My eyes snapped open. I turned the watch off and sat up. It was dark, and I was in the grasslands. No mini wolves gnawing on my feet, which was nice. I got off the cart and checked the ground. The orange peels were still there from dinner last night. 2022-08-07 23:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I became a bit more somber on my walk back, thinking if I could have handled the Evaline situation in a better way. It was hard to say, but I was leaning towards no.
She hadn’t shared information about the group that had shown up with her at all. That was the clearest sign she had been ho...
2022-08-06 23:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI pushed the doors open as far as possible without stepping inside. It was a large room, about the size of the room with the large blue slime or a bit larger.
“Light another torch,” I said. I took the older torch and tossed it up towards the ceiling in an arc.
There were numerous ...
2022-08-05 23:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt was predawn on day 55. The last couple of days had been quite lucrative. I had to use my pack in addition to Alex’s to hold the large number of crystals he had picked up. I had earned 215, 397, 412, 409, and 401 crystals over the last 5 days, respectively, putting me at 1,834 crystals.
Carlos
My plan had worked. Damn, that Michael guy scared me shitless. Always grinning like that. Like the Joker from Batman. Man had a screw or two loose.
Still, he didn’t cause waves for me. He actually smoothed a lot of things over. It was amazing how my men quick...
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