“Yeah, they are crime lords, so shouldn’t they be greedy? Wouldn’t it be a lot easier to ask for the information directly and pay for it? We might even be able to buy her back for the right price.” the saint of the ugly sun asserted.
“Ray, we didn’t really bring a lot of money,...
2023-11-23 17:48:05 +0000 UTC
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---Unclaimed Mountains, Morranto---
The guard had already returned to the posts when the group of three came closer to the gate. Although they had tried to stop the bird, they didn’t seem overly concerned about the people they lost.
“Leave the talking to me. I will get us in, “ ...
2023-11-23 17:33:03 +0000 UTC
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---Unclaimed Mountains, Morranto, 2 days later---
The Emerald City was called the entrance to the Unclaimed Mountains, the most western branch of the central mountain range. After passing the entrance, the climate quickly changed again. They were still in the mountains, but the climate beca...
2023-11-23 17:26:11 +0000 UTC
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The next day, Seth finally started enchanting Evee's new armor. For starters, there was the integrated circuit, based on the master tier necromancy enchantments he had gotten from Arget Nore and further refined with Sivri's experienced eyes.
Although Seth couldn't finish the armor until Nee...
2023-11-19 13:44:45 +0000 UTC
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The next few hours, the blacksmith and the automaton were working side by side and Seth did his best to converse with her. Nothing personal, he didn’t try to pry into Forgebrand either. It was a purely professional dialogue, as they made jewelry side by side.
Although her specialty was je...
2023-11-19 13:40:33 +0000 UTC
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“Delta actually lost 107 granaries, with ten being damaged and needing repair...” Mina read the news on her phone. Overnight, Delta had done a thorough investigation and gave a press conference in the morning about the current state of affairs.
It seemed that several employees of ...
2023-11-19 13:38:01 +0000 UTC
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Under the strikes of his hammer, the crystalline material was filled with his magic power and became malleable. As the hammer struck, demonic runes took shape from Seth's unintelligible growls and fell onto the <Enriched Necron>.
The blacksmith folded the material several times, to ma...
2023-11-15 18:36:21 +0000 UTC
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---Minas Mar---
“Are you really going back to the workshop now?” Fin asked, lying in the bed beside him-
“You have been staying longer, lately,” Mina commented from the other side. Seth nodded with a smile.
“I’m sorry, but work has been fun lately and I keep forgetti...
2023-11-15 18:30:50 +0000 UTC
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After his interview with Paolo, Seth was finally done with the castings, though the harvest was not very good. He had found a few people that were to his liking and the best candidates for now. There were three he currently preferred and some others like Paolo he wanted to keep in mind.
...
2023-11-15 18:17:07 +0000 UTC
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---Arget Nore---
The preparation to exchange the native meat sacks for golems was a hot topic among all circles. Even the lowest skeleton soldiers didn't get tired of clattering with their jawbones about it. Although they paid a hefty price for the treaty, it was seen as a positive outcome ...
2023-11-15 18:04:57 +0000 UTC
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His heart quivered as he entered the embassy of Minas Mar. The day was finally here. Nervously, Marco adjusted his clothes. It was nothing fancy, or expensive. A simple button-up shirt and black trousers he got from a shop not far from the embassy.
Looking forward to his audition, it more a...
2023-11-11 10:40:15 +0000 UTC
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---Minas Palan---
“Marco, Paolo, how are you guys doing?“ James greeted the two. They were sitting in the cafeteria of Minas Palan, together with the rest of the party they joined when entering the Oathguard. Surprised they looked up at the figure of James and Jess.
Since Ly...
2023-11-11 10:36:27 +0000 UTC
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---Minas Mar---
The blacksmith was aiming for the alchemy laboratories when the person he wanted to talk to almost charged into him. “Seth!“ Evee exclaimed a little out of breath. “I felt a massive presence of death and it's moving north of Delta!“
A presence of death going no...
2023-11-08 17:58:06 +0000 UTC
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---Eastern Plains, New Hope--
“Admiral, the sensors picked up a settlement in the distance. We are also picking up massive heat signals grouped together close by,” the man on the sensors exclaimed to the expressionless girl seated on the central chair of the bridge.
“Signal ever...
2023-11-08 17:55:52 +0000 UTC
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---Adventurer Guild’s Holy Land---
Commander Harrad and a troop made up of 50 elites and 250 nameless heroes summoned through the powers of the dungeon were galloping toward the location the priest had given with his prayer when he suddenly signaled all of them to stop.
He had just ...
2023-11-08 17:48:06 +0000 UTC
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--- Unclaimed Mountains---
“I'm just glad we are out of that hell for a moment...” Lydia sighed as she sat down on the bed beside Mike. The beastman was getting dressed while she only wore a towel. They had just gotten out of the shower.
It had been a couple of days since they alm...
2023-11-05 15:39:47 +0000 UTC
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Vast planes, high grass swaying in the wind like waves in an ocean. The inside of the dungeon was an idyllic scenery that resembled Kozdam's central planes. However, a darkness had come over the land, as the grass turned to gray ashes and the desolate earth was drenched in blood.
The scener...
2023-11-05 15:36:06 +0000 UTC
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<Ding! You have been marked by divine power. Duration 5 Hours.>
Seth lifted an eyebrow. He had just left the branch of the Adventurer Guild and someone put a tracker on him out of nowhere. There was no knowing who it was, except if he decided to play along. As such, he simply continue...
2023-11-02 17:36:11 +0000 UTC
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The massive fist of the mountain troll slammed against the black golem knight, who blocked the attack with its crossed arms. Despite <Enriched Necron> being among the softer epic materials, there was no deformation when being hit by the full power of a lv.90 massive beast.
They had to...
2023-11-02 17:33:35 +0000 UTC
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---Former Gamma---
The room was a dark crypt, light was not needed, as none of the creatures present in the ostentatious room, depended on light to see. The only illumination came from the dim, otherworldly flames burning in some of their eyes.
Creatures of various shapes and sizes we...
2023-11-02 17:31:07 +0000 UTC
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---XiGuang Province, Yijing City---
Close to the center of the provincial capital of the Western Expanse stood a massive tower. This tower was 700 meters tall and built hollow, like a tube. The inside of the tube was filled with rows and rows of terraces and stands.
The massive Confer...
2023-11-02 17:28:16 +0000 UTC
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Another master-level blacksmith, especially if they could only create legendary items from already legendary or special materials, was actually no hot news across the Pathworks. It was an important piece of information for power looking out for these kinds of characters, but in general, a Master ...
2023-11-02 17:25:17 +0000 UTC
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---Somewhere in the Unclaimed Mountains---
In a dark cave, filled with the stench of evil and death, sat a man dressed in dark rags. It was hard to tell what their original color was, as they were covered in layers of various stains of indeterminate nature.
His hideous face, disfigure...
2023-10-26 17:30:45 +0000 UTC
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Minas Mar had really outdone themselves with the preparations today. Compared to the times before when they still lacked experience and things were done a little amateurishly, they had really managed to set up a massive press conference.
The vast entrance hall of Minas Mar’s embassy was o...
2023-10-26 17:21:58 +0000 UTC
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--- The Unclaimed Mountains---
They had been left standing there, while Ceres took off. There was an awkward silence between the massive Questing Beast and the couple. One couldn't talk, and the others didn't feel like making conversation in front of the creature.
They had been sharin...
2023-10-26 17:04:28 +0000 UTC
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“Leana are you in?” the blacksmith asked, opening the door to her office. He had just appeared out of thin air only moments before. It was early evening when he finished, so his question was rather rhetorical.
“Seth? Did you finish early?” she asked slightly surprised, looking up fr...
2023-10-26 16:31:24 +0000 UTC
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It was an experiment, but he felt comfortable with the possible risk. After he finished the soul staff, the glue had also hardened, allowing Seth to continue with the enchantments of the wood. They were nothing spectacular, as the blacksmith didn't want to add too many different effects.
Th...
2023-10-22 16:33:46 +0000 UTC
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Finally, it was time for the last item he was going to make with their spoils from Y-City, for now at least. This one was arguably the easiest since most of the work was already done. The item in question was of course the staff with the wind orb, Lyxiss had brought back.
<Eye of the Sto...
2023-10-22 16:31:25 +0000 UTC
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A vast stretch of mountains, covered in a blanket of fog and clouds. The Unclaimed Mountains as this piece of land, west and northwest of Deta came to be called. An unusual party, that had left from Thres a few days ago, finally faced the massive landscape.
Mike had only come through here o...
2023-10-22 16:26:15 +0000 UTC
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After Lunchbreak the blacksmiths returned to their workshops and Seth was once again alone with the hammer. Well, not completely alone, Sivri and Cerberus were busily working on their own projects in the background.
Although the big boy Cerberus had been working on did not get his time to s...
2023-10-18 17:17:58 +0000 UTC
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