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483. Expansion of Tree (2)

“If you want to, you can accompany me back to Mary and we can talk with her about the details,” Seth suggested after sharing his plan.

Of course, this was only the tower master's quick idea. They would still have to ascertain and work out the details of Mary. Although it seemed like a g...

482. Expansion of Tree

Before his steps lead him to the Tree Chamber, as he jokingly called the giant cavern where Karina's Hangingtree was growing, his stomach led him to the kitchen.

“Hey, Seth. Did you come for a snack?” Link greeted him. The gourmet hunter was always in the kitchen, no matter at what time...

481. Certificate

After his talk with Mary, Seth had a better idea of the situation in Minas Mar. She had assured him that she would take care of the Church for Samhach and talk with Yvette about the procedures.

He, on the other hand, would take care of their merchandise and the forgeries. Since very few com...

480. Sorting things out

He had gotten what he came for. Answers and a deal to have Al'Zalsar research <Ithildin>. In exchange, he was given a new worry. The sorceress had given him a copy of her notebook, where she summarized some key points that she found out about this foreign world from the invader and her conj...

479. Baiting

The sorceress had acted with their good in mind and Seth felt his heart warm with gratitude. Not too much though, since she kept him here primarily to study him. The sorceress had unimaginable methods to treat her enemies, stuff Seth couldn't dare to imagine. And he didn't feel like fining out, s...

478. Floating Delta

“... Okay, what happened!?” Seth exclaimed after stepping out through the doors of the system church.

Delta, a city located among the mountains, was surrounded by beautiful peaks and snow-covered mountains. Or rather it HAD been the last time Seth was her he had a good view of Delta's p...

477. Welcome Back

Having finished his business in the capital he was ready for their return to Urth. The empire had already prepared everything for their return to Delta. Just a few days later, when the time and circumstances were right, the people of Urth assembled in the Temple of the System God.

Feanys wa...

476. Tingling through the Temples

After the award ceremony, Seth and his Team stayed for a little longer in Chrona. The blacksmith took some time to spend with the friends he was going to part with and give the friends he was going to leave with the chance to wean themselves from the depravity of their Chrona lifestyle.

Whe...

475. Somewhere Else (13)

--Sigma--

„Are you sure those things will keep their word? Do you trust... them?“ he asked his friend.  They were sitting in a chaotic apartment, surrounded by grime and dirt. The whole building was abandoned after it was half destroyed by a portal instance.

„Of course not....

474. Spirit Smithy

The rest of the distribution went without major hiccups. At least Seth felt no need to step in and his mood improved once the ordeal ended and he left with Wraithguard and the spear.

Not only Seth returned quite happily to their mansion. Ellie was also glad to have gotten what she wanted an...

473. Vestiges of History (3)

In the end, Seth found no other items that were better than the spear and the gauntlet.

Although the king might have given his advice with some other intention, similar to what the wizard had talked about, but Seth had little interest in retracing Forgebrand’s steps and finding some kind ...

472. Vestiges of History (2)

Just seeing the spear, Seth immediately recognized the technique to use <Soul Infusion>. On the spear, itself and the soul within he could recognize parts of the golem formations he had learned from the <Golem Artisan> skill.

Even the “summon elemental” effect of the spear w...

471. Vestiges of History

They insisted to advise Seth to destroy the mask, but they didn’t know what Seth knew.

An item that had mostly negative effects on the user was called a cursed item. A mask that actually took over and transmogrifies the user into a monster could even be called outright demonic. Demonic ha...

470. Awards and Evasion

In the days up to the award ceremony, more people kept visiting their mansion. Polter would come by regularly and Faenys had become a regular guest. She got along well with team three and was almost part of the team, already.

They had not put it on paper yet, but it was promising.

As ...

469. Temple and Tasks

A few minutes later Seth entered the light of day again. Overall, the experience in the Temple of Hades had left him a little speechless on all fronts. He was touched, awed and slightly confused by what happened down there.

His conclusion now that he had some time to think was, that Hades w...

468. Trinity Temple

Until the announcement of the Evaluation Results, their rewards, and compensations, Seth was free to do whatever he wanted. Except for spending time with his friends, there was one thing he wanted to do while in Chrona.

To follow the dwarf's advice and look for his sponsors for a way to lif...

467. Good Days

Seth was thinking of what the emperor had told him. When he advised him to take a look at the items of his predecessor, did he mean that Seth should try to find out more about the origins of his first-class?

Surely, there was merit in that, though Seth lacked the motivation to give it much ...

466. An Audience

The messenger had looked frantically for Seth, who was not in the room designated for him. Originally, he was simply supposed to bring Seth to his interview, the one Hardwig announced to them.

However, when he did not find the blacksmith in his room, things became more complicated as the ti...

465. Messengers

His head filled with thoughts, Set left the dwarf’s mansion and slowly walked back to his own. The old dwarf shared with him two methods he was able to think of.

The first was to offset the curse with another material of equal power. Depending on the material it could also require someone...

464. Somewhere Else (12)

Prince Mur was violently stroking his head fins when he heard the news. It was the equivalent of a human tearing their hair in agitation. He had just gotten the news that the Chrona Empire’s Evaluation ended in a spectacular finale.

And he had missed it.

He had been ordered to retur...

463. About Ithildin

“Don’t get me wrong, Boy. It's not because I don’t want to tell you. Let me explain.” the old man added, seeing Seth’s fallen face.

From what the old dwarf told him, the way to create <Ithildin> was similar to <Olympian Silver> or <Bones of Seth>. One needed a sp...

462. Joining Depravity

“” Yo””

“What the!?”

What greeted him was the sight of Lydia and Mike in full-power sloppy couple mode. They wore baggy couple pajamas and spoke in sync. They did not even lift their lazy asses off the couch. Civilized life had corrupted him to terrifying levels.

A r...

461.Deals’n Shares

“M-My name is Albert. I’m the head researcher on topics concerning the Theocracy of Chains” the old man introduced himself shyly after Seth entered the research institute, following the princess.

“Seth Smith” the blacksmith introduced himself concisely and kept looking around.

460. Meeting the Losers

Only after stuffing himself did Seth direct some more attention to the others at the table. Having just shared a touching moment with Fin, the rest of the table was looking at them flabbergasted. Only Mina was chuckling beside him.

Even Ellie and the other he knew for a little longer were p...

459. Brunch

What greeted Seth the moment he stepped through the gate was Mina’s tear-stained face that directly went in for a kiss. It was a quick and hurried kiss while her quivering hands were framing his face. The next moment they wandered all over him to make sure he was alive and not hurt anywhere. 2022-05-02 15:55:12 +0000 UTC View Post

458.Reinforcements Arrive

He stepped out of the portal. Night had fallen, but he could still perfectly assess their surroundings. The first thing his eyes laid upon was a city in ruins. A part of it looked freshly burned down, while the rest were century-old ruins. Not much more than foundations and some broken walls, ove...

457.Dragon Curse

<Lance of Shortinus (Tainted)

Epic (Legendary)

Damage: 700

Mag. Damage: 700

Durability: 450

1. Piercing Damage is multiplied by 0.5

2. +20% Damage against the Divine

3. Increase all attributes by 3

4. Dragon Curse

5. -Broken-

6. -Brok...

456. A shame

Using the reinforced ribs as benches, footholds, and ledges, the ragtag team was traveling through the earth inside the belly of Python. It was an impromptu plan and the blacksmith had never planned to use python as a vehicle.

That was why there were no actual seats installed.

~Are yo...

455. Came in like a wrecking ball

-- Keväti Kuinen--

“Fall Damage. And we already bought enough time.” he cued the finale.

The next moment Tatzel’s mom broke through the surface of the earth. Seth could help but falter every time he saw its status. Especially since he couldn’t see all of it because of his lev...

454. Big Momma

--A few Weeks Prior, Delta--

“The giant was a disappointment. Something this big isn’t worth it without a fitting soul.” he lamented, looking at the 40-meter tall giant knight in the golem hangar.

At this size, the compatibility of the soul to the body also became a question. Th...