Nadya is curious. She has an uncontrollable fascination of Terra Reversal, the catastrophic event that took place over two hundred years ago, destroying cities, metamorphosing animals, and causing plant life to grow at an enormous rate. Despite constantly being forbidden by her parents, Nadya frequently ventures into the post-Terra Reversal ruins, collecting old relics scattered all around.

Hywell is protective. He has to be, since he is the courtier to Princess Nadya, daughter of the chief and chieftainess of the Halonius Province. Despite his best attempts to keep her out of trouble, he is helpless to stop her regular crusades to the ruins and, more often than not, ends up joining her. And things become even more dangerous when a scheme by traitors inside the royal grounds surfaces, endangering all the royal family.

Rivin is an outcast. All anyone seems to see in him is an abnormal, pathetic, animal-loving freak. The only friend he has is Argo; a big, fluffy drifficus that was abused and neglected when he was a baby. Even through all the hate and scorn that people have given to him all of his life, Rivin tries stays happy. But when fake Halonius soldiers try to take Argo away from him, Rivin's forced to flee from the one home he's known for years and find people that can help them stay hidden. 

Kayde isolates himself from the world. People have hurt him too many times to where he will trust no one; no one except Joshua, his teacher and guardian. He escapes from the world through gardening, an easy task for him considering the fact he can control and manipulate plant life at will. But his whole life comes crumbling down when Joshua disappears without a trace. Kayde's only leads are an old map and three other teens his age, including a Halonius princess that could possibly see into the past named Nadya. 

The destinies of these four teens will cross and a journey to save the world from dark forces will begin.

This is a collection of mini stories that aren’t always consistent when read in order of publishing. 
 
   Each Short is one chapter long unless readers demand a continuation of the story or I decide I want to continue it.

    If you find that you like the mini chapter or story then let me know and I might add a continuation chapter to continue it on a later date.

    If you need any clarification on something that wasn’t covered in the chapter long mini story, then leave a chapter comments with your query concerning something or someone mentioned in the short.

   This will also be posted as an Auxiliary Chapter in the Beginning of the book for all future readers.

A rapid ray of light moved from Ibro's staff towards the distant monster. This skill gave him complete control over that monster. That skill original duration was 20 seconds but now it was only 10 seconds.
Ibro didn't care. He wanted to use only one second, not ten. He didn't waste time. After he took control of this monster he faked surprise and shock over his face.
His real enemy was a very intelligent enemy. Such a reaction would never escape that monster grasp. He then raised his staff and directed it towards that fast-moving monster.
That monster was approaching Ibro rapidly that made him show fear. He wielded his staff and moved back at once. He muttered:
"Basic Black Blow skill."
He pointed to the previous location he was at. When the ray of light touched the ground, Ibro didn't stop to check its results, but he said to Dronil via his thoughts:
"Now, use your skill now."
"It's called a service, not a skill."
Ibro felt tense and screamed in his mind:
"Fine, use your service now!"
"Why are you so tense? I have already used it."
Ibro looked rapidly towards the tree. He used his observation skills at once.
"Treenan mini-boss monster: lvl35 mini-boss grade monster. Intelligent class monster. Sealed state monster. HP: 44k/44k."
Ibro felt huge excitement in his heart. Now he could kill this monster. When the Higher Elite monster reached that tree, it started to attack it vigorously. Ibro was in complete control of this monster.
Also, his skill was causing more damage to both of them. Although that tree monster was faking itself like a tree, but once it got hit it revealed its true shape. It was a long thin leopard.
Ibro felt it was like a snake, not a leopard. That was also a close distance monster. The Higher Elite monster was like a tiger but with long eight canines that resembled long fangs.
A close battle erupted between the two of them. Ibro kept his distance watching this brutal fighting. Each second passed, each one of them lost some HP due to his skill.
Although that mini-boss monster was much stronger than that tiger, it was sealed. Losing 95% of stats would turn a genius into an idiot. That tiger kept attacking that leopard ferociously.
Both of them kept losing big chunks of their HP, but that leopard was losing its HP faster. That was due to its weaker defense. Each second it lost around 2% of its HP, while that tiger would lose only 1%.
That didn't look a big difference, but that meant the final winner would be that tiger. After the passage of 10 seconds, Ibro didn't feel worried at all.
He depended on the vengeance nature of that tiger and the intelligence and pride of that leopard. Ibro depended on the huge desire of that tiger to get revenge finally on this leopard.
This mini-boss monster was as intelligent as players. If a player was in its place then he would feel humiliated from this insult. A very weak monster that it didn't care about dared to directly attack it.
The fight turned into a vengeance vs. pride battle. Ibro kept checking both monsters' info. When that mini-monster HP decreased than 20%, he felt anxious.
He knew that 20% threshold was unique to higher grade monsters. Special monster like that leopard must have a unique transformation.
Ibro's fear wasn't without ground, as that monster changed its green skin color to become crimson red. Its eyes began to change. They became four eyes instead of two. Then it became ten instead of four.
"Hurry stops it. This monster wanted to evolve to the next class now. He is using my seal power to stimulate this evolution. Hurry stops it!"
Ibro didn't doubt Dronil's warning. He raised his staff and used two skills at once:
"Basic Paralysis Skill.
Basic Black Blow Skill."
The first skill he aimed towards that leopard monster. Although he could only cause paralysis to it for 2 to 3 seconds at most, this was enough to interrupt its evolution.
The second skill was targeted to the ground under both monsters. A black sphere appeared again to cloud both monsters' eyes and senses. It also began to deal damage per second to each one of them.
This interruption made that a leopard monster lose its chance for a counterattack. Neither was the leopard monster nor the tiger monster unaware of Ibro's intervention.
But both of them saw Ibro as a small weak ant they could crush anytime easily. The main threat to each one of them was the other monster.
Although the battle was very heated and very rapid, Ibro was always checking both monsters' data. Every 15 seconds, Ibro used his black blow skill. Every minute he would use his paralysis skill.
After his first use of this skill on the leopard monster, he kept using it on the other monster. Although the mini-boss monster was far dangerous, that didn't mean the Higher Elite one was easy to deal with.
Ibro tried to balance both monsters, so he would kill them both at the same time. After 10 minutes from the start of the battle, both monsters HP were hanging by a thread.
Ibro didn't delay and used his black blow skill for the last time dealing the last blow to both of them. Both monsters fell to the ground with a loud bang followed by two sweet notices about his success in killing them.
"System Prompt: Player has successfully killed the Omenar monster. Player succeeded in killing a monster beyond the player level. The Player will get XP * 6. The Player got 51k XP."
"System Prompt: Player has successfully killed the Treenan monster. Player succeeded in killing a monster beyond the player level. The Player will get XP * 21. The Player got 882k XP."
Although he got nearly 1m XP, it wasn't enough for him to reach the next level. Ibro knew that it needed him around 13m XP to get to level 15.
He didn't care about that, what he cared about were these two monsters drops. When he looked at them he found two groups of drops in front of him. He moved fast towards the drops of that mini-boss monster.
He found around 50 pieces there, each needed him to observe first to know its info. When he finished he found that he got 5 pieces of equipment, 40 different types of gold grade materials that were used in forging, 5 scrolls, 4 skill books, and one unidentified item.
The material he stocked at once in his Inventory. Although he didn't intend to become a blacksmith, but his alliance would be in need of such rare materials.
He observed that five equipment with regret, as only one of them was useful to his class.
"Treenan Shield: lvl35 Gold grade Shield.
Requirement: lvl35 - Shield class only
Effect: Endurance+250
Strength+50
Vitality+100"
"Treenan Sword: lvl35 Gold grade Sword.
Requirement: lvl35 - warrior class only
Effect: Strength+250
Endurance+100
Attack Speed+25%"
"Treenan Shoulder Guard: lvl35 Gold grade Shoulder Guard.
Requirement: lvl35 - Shield class only
Effect: : Endurance+150
Strength+100
Vitality+50"
"Treenan Leg Guard: lvl35 Gold grade Leg Guard.
Requirement: lvl35 - Shield class only
Effect: : Endurance+150
Speed+100
Vitality+50"
"Treenan Cloak: lvl35 Gold grade Cloak.
Requirement: lvl35
Effect: Speed+200
Vitality+100
Gives immunity to player against any observing skill with a limit of 15 levels higher than the player's level."
The only piece he could use was that cloak. Although it had good stats, the other four pieces were much better. He envied those lucky players who would wield these pieces.
He checked the 5 scrolls. They were all Gold grade AOE scrolls. He stocked them as they would come in useful if his alliance went to war. He could also use them to speed up his leveling, but he didn't choose to do so.
He didn't have a lot of these scrolls and their grade was high enough to consider their uses. Although he owned a legendary scroll but he didn't intend to waste them either.
The more trump cards he got the safer he became. On contrary to his disappointment in equipment, he could use three skill books from the four that monster dropped. He checked those four skill books and chose to learn the three suitable for him.
"Black lightning skill Book: learns Black Lightning Skill. Dark Magician Class only. this skill causes black lightning to strike every target in area 10*10 m. it causes 350% Magic Attack damage per second.
Consumes 500 MANA. Duration: 20 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes. Mastery: 0/10000"
"Soul Inverter skill book: learns Soul Inverter Skill. Dark Magician Class only. this skill causes a shift in one stat between the player and the target.
No target is immune to this skill. Consumes 400 MANA. Duration: 5 minutes. Cooldown: 4 minutes. Mastery: 0/10000"
"Defensive Ball of Darkness skill book: learns Defensive Ball of Darkness Skill. Dark Magician Class only. this skill created a ball of darkness around the player.
That ball defends the player with absolute defense for any Magic Attack and 50% for any Attack and removes any control state of the player.
After it finishes, it gives the player immune state to any damage or control for 5 seconds. It consumes 600 MANA. Duration : 3 minutes. Cooldown: 5 minutes. Mastery: 0/10000"
"camouflage skill book: learns camouflage Skill. Assassin and thief Class only. this skill enables player to camouflage himself to the surrounding environment.
This camouflage can't be discovered by any scout skill. The skill limit is 10 levels above the player level. Camouflage is removed once the player moves or gets attacked. Cooldown: 30 minutes. Mastery: 0/10000"


** COMPLETED NOVEL ** Alternate name: Rioneed: The Rise Of a Necromancer.
"A fallen hero will be a legend if he got a chance to live his life again." -Ibro.

Ibro was the hero humanity waited for... a necromancer, but he was betrayed. In a world full of demons, monsters, and gods, humans were the weakest chain. Ibro was their hero, but he -alone- wasn't enough. After Ibro's defeat, he was judged to enter reincarnation to save himself and humanity.


Without his memories, losing his powers, and being alone with no aide or friends, Ibro started his journey to rise again.  At the low Earth realm, Ibro reincarnated 4 times in a row and failed. Now, he will start his 5th and last reincarnation chance.

Follow Ibro in his epic journey to rise from ashes and reach the heavens.

Lin Xi looked down at the book, he had opened his first occult book however he wasn't expecting the level of brutality that seemed to be necessary to complete any of the more powerful basic rituals.

To be honest he still was not entirely sure if he was dreaming so he decided to try one of the first basic occult skills to affirm that he was not insane.

He brought his hands out in front of him and placed all his fingers together tip to tip. He dropped his thumb and pinky down before quickly inverting his entire hand.

To both his hock and amazement a invisible force seemed to ripple out from his hands pushing any objects in front of his hands to just over a meter away.

Although is seemed useless Xi realised that the practical application of this mini-ritual was that it could push attackers away so Xi could counter attack.

With renewed fever Xi tried to move on to more powerful rituals however the book seemed unwilling to give them up so Xi eventually decided that he could only learn anew ritual every week.

Following this Xi opened his basic ruling book and read the first page, it talked about how a ruler should be able to command his people and as such he gained the rulers ability 'command' witch made his underlings try to complete his commands with greater passion. 

Apart from that they both had introductions to their respective professions. Witch to be fair to the guide were actually useful!!

Apologies for the mini history lesson but apparently this word previous to all the humans arriving, was a world of massive proportions. 

the explored world alone was close to 10 times the size of the earth and this dint even include the unexplored world.

The inhabitants of the world consisted of a multitude of races, each with their own racial abilities and weaknesses. 

One thing both books made abundantly clear was that dragons were bad news except for where dark magic was mentioned to be able to turn dragons into pets ...

....

At this point Xi was experiencing a multitude of emotions but the main ones were apprehension for the new opportunity and fear that he might take his last breath on a world far away from his own home. 

Xi quickly tried to search the internet for any information but all he got was constantly updating bulletins.

He decided eventually to steel his nerves so wearing the pendant round his knock he prepared his first ritual - The knock back curse he called it - he said...

"Guide, take me into the new world"

{Do you wish to enter the new world: Terra} <author: Latin for earth, thought it might be fun to include the irony>

Xi approved..
....
Then a circle of green light seemed to form around him slowly drawing closer to him but by bit

Almost releasing the curse he had ready he held his breath as the world seemed to twist and warp

In a flash of green light he felt like he was catapulted off the planet. Xi looked around at the multitude of stars and noticed that he was only one of thousands of beams that seemed to be moving past galaxies every second heading to a solid, planet looking sphere that seemed as large a galaxy by itself.

It almost seemed to swell as noticeably galaxies were slowly being absorbed and countless beams left each of the galaxies heading towards different sections of terra.

One second Xi was feeling overwhelmed and the next he landed on the planet.

The green light seemed to diffuse into the surroundings

Out of shock Xi released the curse witch led to a ripple witch almost pushed a squirrel of the tree it was on.

He tried to run but he noticed that he had no energy to move so after 10 seconds of panic he realised the effects were only temporary. He thought back to his occult book and remembered one of the first things mentioned,

"Occult powers work on a system of give and take"

He thought that the energy that was taken must be the offering to trigger the power he used.

Returning from his thought process he looked around him and realising it was not safe, he ducked.

He had landed on the top of a large hill and he could see for miles around him.

There were woods to the north and a great plane to his south and east witch happens to have a river of close to 30m in diameter and lastly to his west he saw a woodland witch stretched into the distance witch was covered in trees.

Staring out in wonder of the beautiful world Xi let out a sigh of relief although there was danger his future as a king would start securing his future and his descendants future.

Already his mind started to work..

"Guide, how do I run with no people and how do I increase my strength?"

{The answer to your first question would be, upon finding a place where you want to start your kingdom you must complete the ritual of kingship witch will Simon a pillar to act as the centre of your kingdom, depending on the kingdoms rating more people will be attracted to you}

{In answer to your second question, cultivate a strong body and mind through written techniques like one inch killing strike or gain experience in fighting and or killing beasts or other humans} 

Xi contemplated for a while but he eventually decided that he needed to start his kingdom soon, so that he had an advantage over others of similar professions.

He looked towards the river and decided that he would build his capital by the river so he had access to sea trade on the future, furthermore he could post look outs on the hill to prevent sneak attacks of beast during the day.

Following this decision he opens up his rulers book and the only other page unlocked, it showed that to complete a kingdom ritual a beast had to be sacrificed in a circular drawn out area and the future king had to proclaim his ownership of the land. 

Xi slowly turned to look towards the forest and out of the bag he had on his back he removed a kitchen knife, he left his bag on the hill and with a deep breath he remarked,

"Nothing comes free... ever!"

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The mercenaries felt as though they had just been on a roller coaster ride from hell to heaven. Just a few moments ago, they believed that they would undoubtedly die and were merely fighting to protect their dignity. However, they didn't expect the situation to turn around entirely within half a minute. The terrifying enemies crumbled and even the Necromancer had turned into ashes. The trio who had rescued them didn't seem to be passersby at all, but shortly after, they realized that they were wrong.
"How boring."
Mini Bubble Gum clapped the dust off her hands and pouted as she looked at the corpses laid before her. She gazed at the man with the rotten arms and unconscious on the ground and let out a snort. Then, she stretched out a finger and emanated a dazzling ray of light that healed the ruptured flesh on his arms. In the blink of an eye, his arms were fully cured. Then, Mini Bubble Gum stretched her body lazily.
"They're nothing more than a bunch of useless crap. Let's go, Big Sister, Leader."
Mini Bubble Gum turned around and left without glancing at the mercenaries. She behaved so casually as though she had just killed a colony of ants instead of Humans. Rhode and Canary had no opinions about this. The blustering mercenaries were slightly more than level 20 while the Necromancer was only level 30. Rhode's level was even higher than them, so how was it possible for the level 85 Canary and Mini Bubble Gum to regard them highly?
The trio left swiftly and continued with their journey, leaving the group of mercenaries who had escaped death. The mercenaries widened their eyes in disbelief. They thought that they were dead for sure, but the sudden appearance of the trio dragged them from the claws of death entirely, which they were extremely thankful for. Normally, the rescuers would have approached them to check on their condition and the victims could express their gratitude. However, the trio's actions had surprised all of them. They just left without looking at the victims even once?!
What should we do next?
The mercenaries were left in an awkward situation. They wanted to catch up to them and express their proper gratitudes. However, the trio seemed uninterested in them and their strength had proven how powerful they were. On the contrary, these guys were only mercenaries and they naturally couldn't figure out how powerful the trio was exactly. Most powerful beings had strange behaviors. If one were to accidentally offend them, perhaps one would die to a wave of their hands… The mercenaries shuddered at this frightening thought. Then, their leader took a final look at the trio and heaved a sigh of relief. He pulled himself together and clapped his hands to gather the attention of his men.
"Alright, Brothers. Let's tidy up and leave. We're really fortunate today…"
But before the man finished his words, the young noble who they had been protecting bolted toward the trio!
"That idiot!"
The leader chased the young noble hurriedly. After spending some time with him, he knew what sort of temper he had! He knew exactly what the young noble was planning to do, suddenly running up to the trio!
Rhode's group had thrown this matter to the back of their heads as soon as they turned around and they didn't even discuss anything about it. Instead, they spoke about their experiences in the game which involved the BOSSes, equipment, dungeons, and also the future. Suddenly, someone yelled from behind.
"Hey, the people in front. Wait up…!"
Rhode puckered his brows while Canary maintained her usual gentle smile. On the other hand, Mini Bubble Gum sulked instantly because the voice had disrupted her from sharing her mighty achievements in the dungeons with Rhode. Rhode and Mini Bubble Gum were the only survivors in a 25-men dungeon when they faced the final BOSS. In that battle, Mini Bubble Gum had as though enlightened everyone with her perfect wisdom. Her responses were superb and not only did she dodge the BOSS's attack, but she also protected Rhode at the same time. The tempo of her healing and casting of supporting skills were timed perfectly. In the end, the duo took down the BOSS and this achievement earned Mini Bubble Gum the number one Cleric spot in the Guild. She was bragging about how she coordinated with Rhode flawlessly and someone actually interrupted her before she reached the most exciting part of the story!
She glared in the direction where the voice came from while harboring malicious intentions. At this moment, the young noble panted his way toward them. He wore showy noble attire with a cape draped over his shoulders and a fine sword hanging by his waist. However, his flashy appearance exposed that the sword was only meant to show off rather than be used in actual battle. He looked about 14 years old and almost the same age as Mini Bubble Gum. He ran as quickly as possible and looked at the trio with a pleased smile. For unknown reasons, Rhode felt that his smile hinted superiority.
The young noble spoke.
"You guys have decent strength. Wanna work for me?"
"Huh?"
Mini Bubble Gum revealed an ice-cold expression while Rhode and Canary exchanged looks with each other. Then, Rhode folded his arms and gazed at the young man with a bantering glint. However, before he got the chance to speak, Mini Bubble Gum had exploded. 
"What a joke! Kid, who do you think you are? You want us to work for you? Get your pitiful self away from our sight! You're asking for death!" 
Mini Bubble Gum clenched her fists and glared at the young noble. The latter stuck out his chest proudly and gazed at them with a proud, arrogant expression. "I have no lack of money! I will give you 50k gold coins as long as you help me rescue my younger sister from the hands of the Cultists. How about that? My father is a rich merchant in the Kohl region and I've loads and loads of money. As long as you rescue my younger sister, the money will be yours! How about that? That sounds great, eh?"
"Do you even understand Human language? Idiot…"
Mini Bubble Gum let out a snort and lifted her chin high. Although the young noble was slightly taller than her, she still showed a look of disdain.
"Who cares about your filthy money. Our leader has more than enough of that and he doesn't fancy yours. I have money too. My family owns a multinational corporation. I get all the pounds and dollars that I want… Forget it. No one gives a damn if your family is a whatever Kohl region millionaire. Don't mess with us or I will smash you with a sack of money. Now, scram!"
"What did you say?! My father is really, really rich! Do you think I'm afraid of you?!"
"Come on! What can 50k gold coins even afford? It isn't enough to buy a part of my equipment. So what if you have 50k gold coins?"
"You…"
Rhode rubbed his forehead and shook his head helplessly at their childish argument.
Bubble was indeed powerful, but she never grew up. Although she could be considered one of the best Clerics in the gaming world, she had always been surrounded by controversies in real life because she was the daughter of a multinational corporation boss. In other words, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and never avoided this topic and would often splurge on any great items. Many players detested her arrogant behavior and moreover, she was in the rebellious phase of life and always loved to compete against others. The more the players despised her, the more she got back at them. The more you look down upon me as a pay-to-win player, the more I will use money to crush and infuriate you to death. The more you say that Cleric can't PK, the more I will defeat you. You deserve it!
Everyone had such moments. But it was rare to see one as extreme as Mini Bubble Gum. Therefore, Mini Bubble Gum received a lot of criticism in the game because many players saw that she was just a rich, young daughter who threw her weight about using money and didn't feel disgraceful at all. I'm just fortunate to be born into a rich family. I have the money to spend while you poverty-stricken peasants got nothing. Hahaha, I will infuriate you all to death!
If she was only verbally arrogant, she wouldn't provoke that much resentment from the other players. After all, although young players dominated the game, there were still mature adults too. An ordinary pay-to-win player treated her as a pampered young lady and their hearts couldn't grieve over what their eyes couldn't see. Unfortunately, Mini Bubble Gum relied on her extreme personality and came up with the 'Treating foes as friends' insane technique. Thereafter, she dominated the arena and rarely did she face worthy opponents. Her name had always been in the top five player rankings. There were spiteful players who satirized her for obtaining legendary equipment by splurging money in order to achieve her results. As a result, she started a thread in the forums stating that she was capable of buying legendary equipment and get into the top five while worthless crap like the other players couldn't even reach the top 5000 even if they had the money and equipment…
A rich, powerful, and smug person naturally gathered a lot of hate and dissatisfaction among the players.
Therefore, even in the guild, Mini Bubble Gum seldom had any close friends. This was also why she had always been Rhode's dedicated Cleric because he and Canary were the only ones capable of handling her. Perhaps Rhode could control her actions because they had known each other for a long time. They met each other after the Munn Kingdom was destroyed and he wanted to get revenge. Back then, he met Mini Bubble Gum who was also furious that her home was destroyed and she gathered players using money to take revenge on the Country of Darkness. The stakes made them hit it off instantly and Mini Bubble Gum eventually joined Starlight.
Rhode didn't deny that during the starting phase of Starlight, Mini Bubble Gum's funding had benefited him a lot. He didn't feel that relying on others was considered an embarrassing behavior. During the process, he understood that Mini Bubble Gum's behavior was mainly related to her family. Although she was fortunate to be born into a wealthy family, she was actually lonely. Her mother had a difficult birth and met with an early demise as she gave birth to Mini Bubble Gum. On the other hand, her father had been working non-stop and rumors about him keeping a mistress had spread. Mini Bubble Gum led a boring life with the servants at home and this was why she searched for a sense of belonging in the game. Splurging money on the game naturally became the quickest method, just like how one flaunted his 15 ghost-tiger mounts on the forums. No matter how realistic the results, he had indeed attracted eyeballs.
On the other hand, although Mini Bubble Gum had indeed garnered a lot of attention, no one was willing to curry favors with her for the sake of money. Perhaps one might succumb to the pressure of life if it was in the real world. However, it happened in the Internet: a virtual society. In here, regardless of if one was rich or not, everyone was equal. No matter how rich one was, one couldn't use money to call it quits. So why must I give in to you? How shameless is that?
Although there were some players who bowed down to everything she said for the sake of money, she wasn't that foolish to keep them around her, which resulted in her terrible reputation. It was due to this that Rhode's willingness to rely on her money to develop the guild naturally gave her a favorable impression. This was the first time she felt needed by someone and she felt great.
As Starlight developed, there were a lot of controversies. The main part came from how Starlight relied on Mini Bubble Gum's funding in the early stages and many players mocked Starlight as a group of hired thugs and traitors paid by Mini Bubble Gum. Rhode had also become the main target of mockery for bowing down to money. They often said that 'If Rhode didn't betray himself over money, perhaps he would be worthy to be called a top-rated player…"
But Rhode remain unmoved because he didn't care about their views at all. After Munn Kingdom was destroyed, Rhode's only goal in the game was to establish a powerful force to seek revenge for their sufferings. In order to not waste one's time, it was necessary to spend real money in the game. Without a proper foundation, how could a Guild develop quickly? Mini Bubble Gum was willing to spend the money, so it naturally became a great thing. He didn't feel that he had any reasons to reject. After all, he wasn't targeting her money for his personal use. Mini Bubble Gum felt satisfied to be needed by others and she had even thought of 'providing for' Rhode and make him accompany her in playing the game… But her suggestion was rejected by him, of course.
In the end, Rhode succeeded and Starlight became the strongest force in the Dragon Soul Continent. The elite players of Starlight occupied almost all the top 50 player rankings. They changed the course of the game once and once again, opening new chapters to the game by becoming the most influential force.
Before Rhode left the game, Mini Bubble Gum had matured a lot. As she grew older, she wasn't as hot-tempered like a gunpowder bucket that would explode once ignited. Besides, perhaps due to her satisfaction, she rarely debated with other players in the forums or game about meaningless matters. Unlike the past, not only did she stop wasting time in typing a whole passage of words to ridicule the other party, but she also stopped pursuing relentlessly and force those irritating players off the game. That was both physical and mental tortures. From another point of view, she was the role model of one who had loads of time and money on one's hands.
If Rhode and Mini Bubble Gum's relationship could be considered to have developed after understanding each other deeply, then Mini Bubble Gum and Canary's relationship could only be described using two words: natural enemies.
"Canary."
"Got it, Rhode."
Canary stepped forward with a smile and held onto Bubble's shoulder.
"Bubble, stop fighting. Be good."
"… Yes, Big Sister."
Canary said softly and Bubble deflated like a leaking balloon. She grudgingly stared at the young noble and stopped speaking. Then, Rhode came forward. He truly wasn't interested in entertaining a quarrel of such low standard.
"We aren't here for sightseeing. We have something else to attend to, so we can't help you. Goodbye."
Rhode turned around while Canary patted on Bubble's shoulder once again as though to console her. Then, they left the place following his lead. The young noble's expression turned ashen. He puckered his brows and stared at the trio, clenching his fists. However, he didn't know what to say. At this moment, the leader who was standing quietly and observing their bicker said.
"Y-Young Master, let's go back. We'd better leave this place as soon as possible and find a place outside to regroup. Then…"
But, the young noble disrupted his words.
"No let's continue!"
"Young Master?"
"I must find my younger sister. You guys are hired by me and I have made my payment, so you've to heed my orders. I know my younger sister is still in the deep mountains!"
The young noble gritted his teeth and let out a snarl. The leader pondered in silence and let out a helpless sigh.
…
It seems that I don't have a choice.
Lize stood before the heavy door with a hesitant expression. She mustered up her courage, sucked in a deep breath, and knocked firmly. Then, she heard the voice she knew so well.
"Come in."
Lize ground her teeth and pushed the door open. Marlene was sitting by the table with a book in hand. She looked away from the book and widened her eyes curiously as soon as she spotted Lize.
"Lize, it's late now. Is anything the matter?"
"Yes… Marlene."
Lize felt that her throat was rather dry. She rubbed her sleeves anxiously and gazed at the ground.
"Yes… Marlene… I… have something important to… let you know… So… I…"
Marlene gazed silently. She laid down the book and approached Lize.
"What's wrong?"
"It's… It's…"
Lize felt suffocated as though boulders weighing a thousand kilograms were pressing on her chest. She could almost hear her violent heartbeats. She gritted her teeth and forced herself to look into Marlene's eyes.
"It's regarding… Mr. Rhode…"
"Rhode…"
Marlene cocked her head to one side and nodded subsequently.
"I see. Lize, this isn't the place to talk about it. Follow me."
Marlene checked her attire before heading out the room while Lize followed with her shaky hands on her chest. Both of them entered the hall and down the staircase. Then, they arrived at the spacious hall in the underground. Marlene raised her staff and chanted softly to light up a dazzling radiance.
"M-Marlene?"
Lize asked worriedly as soon as the space before her transformed into whiteness. She didn't expect that Marlene would bring her to the training ground in the Sphere of Mystery. What was she trying to do?
At this moment, Marlene turned around and extended her right hand.
The air around her vibrated and flickering rays of light coalesced into razor-sharp blades that were aimed at Lize.
"Alright, we can start talking about it now, Lize."
Marlene revealed a smile as she gazed at Lize who was stricken into silence.


Rhode is a legendary guild leader of the most influential guild in the VRMMO, Dragon Soul Continent. In order to cope with the death of his beloved sister, he dived into the game for seven long years. During this period, Rhode tries his best to alleviate his emotional pain through gaming, but alas, his life shatters once more when he heard his parents perish in a plane crash.

A month after the incident, he made a decision to quit the game and return to the real world. But just before that, as a final farewell, Rhode decides to fight the most powerful BOSS in the game with his guildmates. In the end, he defeats the BOSS at the expense of his avatar's life. Rhode smiles as his avatar dissipates in a beam of light. However, instead of respawning at the usual platform...

...

"W-wha...!"

Rhode shot up and stared at the unfamiliar ceiling.

And thus, a player who had been creating legends in the game for three eras disappeared just like that...

"Hey Chief, you alright?"
"They should be, they fell from like, only two feet."

Gemi and Mini were not startled by Libra and Cole's sudden arrival. Mini showed actual concern for the two while Gemi could care less.

It was by pure accident though that Libra had teleported Cole and themselves onto the exact floor Cole's new office instead of outside of the Spirit Door.

"I'm fine."

Cole said with his usual cold voice and stood up and sat on a nearby new and fresh, black leather couch that was brought in there a few minutes ago.

Libra was apparently too lazy to even get up and instead crossed their arms and leaned their head on them.

"How you doing, Libra?"
"Not now Gemini."
"And she still calls us Gemini."

For a reason unknown to Cole, it seemed that Libra disliked Gemi and Mini. 

'Probably has something to do with the previous master.'

Cole conuded such and noticed the new mark on his right hand.

It was the commonly known symbol for Libra and was neutral grey in color. Cole thought that it was a befiting color considering that Libra was all about balance and it fitted with his  own color palette.

He had a pretty good idea of how to activate it but didn't feel like testing it right here and then.

"Mini, since I 'contracted' Libra or whatever, care to explain things to me in detail."

Mini reacted to Cole's call and plopped down on the sofa, effectively leaving his sister to bicker with Libra by herself.

"Okay then, what do you want to know?"

Cole pondered for a bit and faced Mini.

"Just tell me about〈Spirit Marks〉, yours and Gemi's abilities as well as the backgroung of this organization and my newfound role."
"So, basically everything. Got it, Chief."

Mini swiped his hand to the right, making a few, holographic screens appear before his eyes. 

He sorted them a bit before enlarging their size and presenting them before Cole like a PowerPoint.

On the enlarged screens were images of different kinds of unique crests with varying colors and little bits of text.

"I'll just summarize〈Spirit Marks〉, they're basically your proof of having contracted with a〈Spirit〉"

After Mini said that, a new screen smoothly transitioned in and now showed beings who reminded Cole of of〈Elementals〉but with a humanoid form.

Some were mostly made out of fire, water, rocks or constant bursts of wind while others looked more like twisted Devils or heavenly Angels and a few simply looked human and had a pair of pointed ears.

"As for what a〈Spirit〉is, they're embodiments of mana that have gathered over time and formed a sentinent being. They originated from the〈Fantasia Zone〉and allow their contractor to use mana in a specific way. That way varies from spirit to spirit. They have many different forms and do your best to collect them all!"

"This isn't Pokemon. And I'm not going to get copyrighted because the 'e' isn't special."

Cole immediately sent a cold retort Mini's way while avoiding a strike.

"Okay then, another info dump. I have a〈Unique Magic〉due to my contract with Gemini called〈Phantom Arsenal〉"

Cole raised an eyebrow at the name. He thought it sounded a bit edgy but secretly thought it was really cool.

"You see, Gemini is a spirit about copying. My〈Phantom Arsenal〉allows me to copy the form of any firearm and change my current one to that form. Like this."

Mini then quickly took a Derringer that's size was about as small as his hand out of one of the many pockets from his cargo pants.

"Remimgton Derringer cal .41 rimfire."

Cole blurted out the exact model of the gun Mink took out without thinking.

Mini's eyes widened at the sudden remark by Cole but it wad quickly replaced with a smile and Mini just carried on.

If you're wondering how does a man who transmigrated from a time and place that was basically the future, it was because the previous Cole had an EXTREMELY thick-ass book that listed about every single firearm ever made in the〈Times Zone〉and their specifications.

Cole had stumbled upon it in the past two months and simply read it because he thought 'Why not?'

Trust me, it wasn't because there was barely anything to do in the〈Neutral Zone〉

Mini then made the Derringer spin in the air. As he did so, a faint dark blue light glowed in his eyes and through both of his sleeves.

The tiny Derringer then glew brightly with a blue light into a heavy machine gun to which Mini promptly caught, although stumbling a bit due to it being heavier than him.

"It's an M2 Browning this time."

Cole wondered if Mini's〈Unique Magic〉also included bullets.

"The only bad thing about this magic is that it doesn't come with bullets."

'Looks like I don't have to ask.'

"Does Gemi's magic supplement that in some way?"

Cole then pointed to Gemi who was still bickering with Libra. But it seems that the subject had changed to her height.

After all, if it didn't, it was pretty useless.

"Her unique magic is called〈Phantom Barracks〉, it allows her to copy any thing found in an Army Base and change the form of any other item. It has to be of a similar size though and she can only copy so much stuff at once and only things found in an Army Base. That doesn't Vehicles include though."

'It would be too much if it did include vehicles.'

"As for〈ESP〉... Here's mine."

Mini then disappeared all of a sudden.

Cole instantly went on guard and then he got off the couch and pushed it away while he swiftly whipped up his trusty metal strings.

They then immediately wrapped around to a figure that was faintly visible.

Mini then appeared once again within the tightly coiled strings.

"Oof..."

Was all he had to say along with a strained face.

Meet Cole Steward. A man renowned across the galaxies for his ability to make and master anything that can be used as a weapon.

At age 5, he had already turned his house into a fortress and mastered the art of the invincible frying pan.

At age 7, he mastered every single martial art known in the universe as well as every single kind of weapon in existence.

At age 10, he built an O-I heavy tank by himself with scrap metal he found in a junkyard.

At age 13, he moved on from tanks and went on to make an entire fleet of spaceships.

At age 15, he built military-grade photon lasers in his underground bunker.

At age 17, he was able to beat the No. 1 strategist of every single galaxy.

At age 20, a war started over him for his incredible talent in weapons.

At age 23, he ended that same war with his fleet of spaceships that was piloted by his fans.

And then during the awarding ceremony where he would be hailed as the galaxy's hero...

He died.

Cause of death? Him slipping on the red carpet of the room and getting his head banged on the marble stairs.

What happened after that?

He got reincarnated into a body of a Mechanica which looked exactly like him into a world which was odd, to say the least.

There was gunfire raging in the east with a Russian holding a vodka bottle while standing on top of a poor man's car.

A technologically advanced city in the north with some kind of energy field protecting it.

A fight between two martial artists wearing traditional Chinese clothing with glowing swords and colorful blasts of qi decimating the landscape in the south.

And a battle between a party of one average-looking young man and 4 other beauties which may or may not have a bushy tail or long ears against a fearsome black dragon while shouting phrases about friendship and love in the west.

He also ended up getting a 5-year-old that looked similar to him as a daughter.

Now follow Cole's adventures in a world that's too jumbled up for its own good and fighting against stupid protagonist tropes while he tries to learn how to be a normal doting father.

Updates on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

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After bidding farewell to the solo players, the three of them entered the Mediumship Tower again. The few Mediumship Towers within the General's Tomb were completely the same, so the Boss was easily killed by the experienced trio. The second Mediumship Orb was also successfully obtained.
Next was the third map, Hall of Corpses! Once they cleared this map's Mediumship Tower, they would be able to enter the General's Mausoleum and find the Wind Earl's corpse. 
Dark Earl said, "We've arrived at the Hall of Corpses, the three of us should temporarily split up and act separately! Remember to keep it for me if the two of you find any corpses with Blood Essence."
"You also suck blood from corpses?" Very Fat's jaw dropped. "Forget it, it's a game, so I won't tease you. The Halls of Corpses are all single-person maps, everyone would be randomly teleported to a hall, so there were no patterns or clues that could be found. I'll wish the both of you to obtain a windfall within the hall beforehand."
The Hall of Corpses was different from the other two maps. At most, only one person would be able to enter each hall. Then, a barrier would be formed, and other players would not be able to enter. Therefore, there were few players in the Hall of Corpses as the monsters in the General's Tomb were simply too powerful. If normal players did not team up, then they would not even be able to kill the monsters. Only a few experts were daring enough to go there and farm alone.
Lin Jie put away the Mediumship Orb into the team's backpack and said, "We'll keep this team so that we'll be able to enter the General's Mausoleum together after it opens. Without further ado, let's enter the map."
"Sure."
The three of them were not people that would hesitate, so they directly entered the Hall of Corpses. The scenery in front of Lin Jie changed, and he entered an eerie hall that was dimly lit. His surroundings were filled with clay statues of soldiers, which looked like Terracotta Warriors in the Emperor Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum. Once they were touched, these monsters would awaken.
"Finally, I've left those two guild leaders. Their observation skills, execution, and thoughts were all extremely delicate, so they were very restrictive. Being by myself is really much more comfortable." Lin Jie stretched his body. Although Very Fat and Dark Earl were Lin Jie's allies, and they coexisted peacefully, who could truly be able to understand others' thoughts?
No matter what, one should not let their guard down!
After entering the Hall of Corpses, he was like a duck in water—he did not need to hide his strength anymore!
The Hall of Corpses' interior was pitch-black, the range of the players' visible line of sight was at most five yards, but such a distance would just nicely trigger the monsters. Therefore, it was extremely inconvenient to walk within the hall. There were some oil lamps on the stone pillars, so if players brought Fire Torches, they would be able to light up the oil lamps. However, such an action would trigger all monsters within a 60-yard radius—the results would be even worse.
"Day and Night Sight!" Lin Jie's pupils turned white, and the white of his eyes turned black, which looked weird. In the blink of an eye, the scenery in front of Lin Jie was clear, the majestic and vast hall was visible now. There was only one main passageway in the hall, and two rows of clay soldiers stood there orderly. Their emotionless but cold expressions would cause shivers to run down one's back.
These soldiers were all Level 65 Elites, and their health points were as high as 300,000! They would be Bosses if they were outside the hall and would need at least a ten-man team to be able to kill one of them barely.
"That is…" Lin Jie was surprised to discover a treasure chest in the middle of the row of soldiers on the left. That treasure chest shone brightly, and it was actually a Dark Gold treasure chest!
The hidden map was different from normal maps, the chances of a treasure chest appearing within the map were not high, but there would be plenty of rare materials within the hidden map! These materials may not be of much use now, but as the game progressed, they would become more critical as they were necessary to level up, fusing, and forging equipment.
Also, there was a restriction by the system in The New Age, which was the following rule: when high-level players killed low-level monsters, the drop-rate would be significantly decreased. Players would not be able to obtain large amounts of materials from overpowering the monsters, so they'd have to farm masses of monsters in one go. That would also result in the procurement of some rare materials to become extremely difficult.
Lin Jie licked his lips. The treasure chest was right in front of him, so he would be an idiot if he did not open it! Just from their appearance, the four clay statues standing around the treasure chest were obviously powerful. Those four wore heavy armor, medieval knights' helmets, and their weapon were long spears, which were around 220cm long.
[Wind Guardian Knight] (Dark Gold Mini-Boss): Level: 65, Health Points: 750,000
As Lin Jie's level was too low as compared to the Wind Guardian Knight, he was unable to identify the specific attributes of those few monsters. However, just from the sharp Knight's long spear, one would be able to know that the battle powers of those few monsters were definitely powerful!
'Even if I activated Death Rage and Clomaros' Kill, I would not be able to kill them all, and if I triggered some other monsters, then I would definitely die.' Lin Jie thought it through carefully. It seemed that attacking the monsters head-on was asking for the impossible, so he might need another way. The good thing was he had the Day and Night Sight's line of sight, so he clearly distinguished the surrounding structure. It seemed like if he wanted to open the treasure chest, the best way was to pull all four Mini-Bosses away from the treasure chest.
Not only so, but he also had to accurately calculate the aggro radius of the monsters, or else, if other monsters were attracted to opening the treasure chest, it would be all over! Lin Jie used the aggro formula and calculated, besides pulling away the four Mini-Boss Knights from the treasure chest, he still needed to pull the two monsters beside it away.
'The difficulty seems to be high.' Lin Jie planned in his head, and after a while, he finally decided. He gradually closed into one of the stone pillars, and the Holy Light Winged Armor behind him moved. He folded his wings, and it transformed into eight fierce-looking spider legs. It was the Spider Transformation skill! After Feather Drop was activated, the Spider Transformation's movement speed increased, and Lin Jie climbed onto the wall like a spider. He carefully climbed right on top of the four Mini-Bosses.
The clay on the four Mini-Bosses instantly fell to the ground, revealing their perfectly-preserved bodies. The four Knights had already noticed Lin Jie's presence! Lin Jie took out Silent Killer, and two bullets were instantly shot onto the empty space in front of him. The sound of the shots hitting the ground was wholly transmitted into the Undead's ears. In that instant, six monsters were awakened! The Mini-Bosses' eyes turned blood-red and locked onto Lin Jie!
Whoosh—
Lin Jie jumped down and canceled the Spider Transformation state. He glided towards the back, and the four Mini-Bosses immediately waved their long spears, charging towards Lin Jie. The few Knights' Movement Speed was over two times faster than normal players, and they chased up to the gliding Lin Jie in less than three seconds. They thrust their long spears and whirlwinds, which were formed, pierced towards Lin Jie!
Wind Spearmanship•Whirlwind Ambush!
'Mini-Bosses that have comprehended a Mystic Skill Book!?' Lin Jie was astonished. He used Light Empathy to interrupt the monsters' skills, and the instant he landed on the ground, he rolled to the side, hiding behind the stone pillar. He immediately took out a bottle of Middle-Grade Stealth Potion and drank it, then his body gradually disappeared.
To Undead creatures, the effects of skills like Stealth Move would decrease greatly, but the effect of decreasing aggro radius would still be effective.
Clink! Clank!
Behind Lin Jie, the footsteps of the few Knights neared. Lin Jie held his breath and activated the Holy Light Winged Armor's Space Movement skill, teleporting towards the treasure chest by 8 yards. He was also on all fours and kept his body as close to the ground as possible, decreasing the chances of being discovered.
The monsters looked behind the stone pillar, trying to find traces of Lin Jie.
'Poor me, I am a Warrior, but I have to act like a Bandit.' Lin Jie pursed his lips and headed towards the treasure chest. 
The monsters would search for one minute, and if they still do not find their target in that duration, they would return to their original spot. There was no time to lose, so Lin Jie immediately started opening the treasure chest!
'Opening of the treasure chest… 1%… 4%…'
Cold sweat could be seen dripping down Lin Jie's forehead, but his hands were as steady as a rock and were not affected at all. When opening the treasure chest, the concentration level would also influence the speed at which one opened the treasure chest.
A minute had passed in the blink of an eye. The four Mini-Bosses and two Elites failed to find anything, so they slowly turned around and returned the same way they came.
"Hurry!" said Lin Jie anxiously as he stared at the few monsters. In fact, Lin Jie's actions were almost perfect, so if he failed, then the problem would be attributed to the difference in jobs since Warriors did not have skills such as Strengthened Lock Picking Skill like Bandits. 
Kacha— 
Just as Lin Jie was panicking, the treasure chest opened along with the sound. 
—'You opened a Dark Gold treasure chest and received 30 gold coins.'
—'You received the Mediumship Tower's key and a Mediumship Orb.'
—'You received Dark Runestone x10.'
—'You received Angel's Tear x10.'
Lin Jie felt around, and there was nothing else inside the treasure chest. Just at that moment, the four Mini-Bosses noticed Lin Jie, and they activated Wind Spearmanship, charging towards Lin Jie!
Lin Jie did not hesitate at all—he directly turned around and ran away! 
The strongest strike of a Knight was the attack after storing power from the charge. If Lin Jie were to receive their strikes, he would definitely be in critically low health or might even die. The rare materials within the treasure chest were already obtained, so it was the most suitable time to escape!
In the process of running, Lin Jie checked the loot he obtained.
30 gold coins! However, now gold coins were no longer as valuable as they were in the past. That was because as the battles gradually stopped, many guilds and organizations mainly focused on developing peacefully. Thus, the demand for gold coins started to drop, and in addition, the number of gold coins obtained increased as the levels of players were raised, therefore further reducing the exchange rate of the gold coins.
The key to the Mediumship Tower… Obtaining it was not strange, but why was another Mediumship Orb dropped? He now had three Mediumship Orbs in his hands, and if he cleared the Mediumship Tower of Hall of Corpses too, then he would be able to obtain four Mediumship Orbs. The number of Mediumship Orbs had exceeded the amount needed to open the General's Mausoleum?
As Lin Jie was in doubt, he stuffed the orbs into his backpack—there must be some meaning behind it. 
The Dark Runestone was a rare material used to forge equipment. There would be chances of a Rune Indentation formed if it were added into equipment. Such a type of rare material was an extremely precious item.
Don't just see that the Gold and Dark Gold items were valuable currently. As the levels of players increased, these items would all be changed into those of higher levels, and thus their value would decrease. However, rare materials were different as there was only a single type of rare material that would be dropped in each stage of levels. For example, the rare material Cat Demon's Eye dropped from the Level 10 monster Wild Shadow Cat was difficult to obtain unless one went to buy them from low-level players.
Rare materials were the only items where their values could be maintained!
The final loot was the Angel's Tear. It was also a rare material that had a wide range of usage. Some prodigal rich Potioneers would use Angel's Tear to create potions as it was almost 100% guaranteed that they would be able to break through the bottleneck. The price of a drop of Angel's Tear was comparable to a Dark Gold Fragment.
The instant Lin Jie obtained that item, a fluctuation could be felt from the Follower Space, and immediately after, Lin Jie heard a system prompt message. At that, he did not know whether to laugh or cry.
—'Your Mystic Skill Book [Sea Riding Skill] 's final skill [Wrath of Sea] has been activated.'
It was the same as the last time at the Ice Shrine where Mermaid Princess Herya had taken it upon herself to do a transaction with Lin Jie. Lin Jie had just obtained the Angel's Tears, but the Mermaid Princess already absorbed them.


Battle Emperor Fu Sheng is the most popular player in the game, The New Age. Everyone believes that only he will become the champion in the final battle! His real name—Lin Jie. The reason for his participation in the battle is to win the Capsule of Revitalization for his injured mother and sister. With the Broken Blade, a Heritage weapon, in hand, he finally makes it to the final battle! Only then does he realize that his best friend had betrayed him! After his devastating defeat, Lin Jie is shocked to realize that he had time-travelled all the way back to a few years ago when the beta version of The New Age was just about to launch! 

With all my knowledge of the game...
Pros on the leaderboard? All of them my underlings!
First kill of a BOSS? Mine!
First clear of the exclusive dungeon? Still mine!

Whatever I lost in the past, I’ll get them all back!
Whoever brought me trouble, you’re as good as dead!
When I have the chance to do it all over again, I WILL BE EMPEROR!

I am Fu Sheng, the STRONGEST warrior in The New Age. No one, absolutely no one, can stand before me!

After players advanced to Tier 6, they wouldn't be acquiring skills from NPC Elders like they did when they were Tier 5. This was because after they had advanced to Demigod Tier, they themselves were already on the same tier with these "mentors". Thus, the Elders didn't have any more skills that they could pass on. 
If the players wanted to acquire stronger, better skills, they would need to earn those on their own by defeating Bosses and clearing Dungeons.
However, there was a really low drop rate of Skill Books.
Getting these Tier 6 Skill Books were, understandably, much harder than the usual Skill Books…
That was why acquiring a Tier 6 Skill Book before reaching Tier 6 was very lucrative to any Electromancer who was inching close to advancing to Tier 6.
Because…
If they could get their hands on greater and more powerful spells, they could become significantly stronger than their peers who were on the same Tier.
Besides, boosting up their stats, equipment, and Element manipulation speed right after they reached Tier 6 would mean that they could enjoy a much shorter time in casting their Tier 6 spells. This meant that they would be able to able to hunt treasures and duel with players with a much greater advantage on their side.
***
Thunderbird.
A skill that would allow one to conjure a "Thunderbird Sword", which had 80 Magic Attack, in one's hand. It could be used to attack hostile targets in close-range and could paralyze enemies with a success rate of 100%. It could also transform into a "Thunderbird Crush", attacking every target within a ten meter radius or it could also be transformed into a long-range "Thunderbird Slash", attacking any target within a thirty meter radius. 
After seeing the detailed description of the Skill Book, even Qin Ruo, an Aquamancer, was enamored by the Thunderbird's unique usefulness.
It was as expected of a Tier 6 magic spell. How magnificent!
Aside from allowing its user to launch constant melee attacks at close range, the Thunderbird Sword could also be used to launch an AoE attack. Not only that, it could also turn into a long-range attack. This one spell had fused several levels of Low, Mid, and High Tier Electric Element Manipulation techniques.
It was extremely versatile!
This spell could turn any Electromancer into a fearsome versatile fighter, who could fight at both close-range and long-range. Combining the AoE attack and Blink Strike, the Electromancer could also launch a surprise attack in so many ways…
Now, it was not just the Electromancers like Homme Fatale and Majestic Hero, even Qin Ruo himself was so captivated by it. He couldn't help but sigh.
'Why isn't this a Water-type Tier 6 magic spell?!'
***
As an Electromancer, Majestic Hero knew just how valuable this "Thunderbird" was. In the meantime, he knew that if he were to make the request to Qin Ruo, Qin Ruo would most probably hand it to him due to the help Hall of Heroes had given in taking care of the Grand Reaper. 
Yet, Majestic Hero didn't do that.
Firstly, there was a Level 56 Electromancer who was as powerful as him in the Fallen Angels League—Homme Fatale. With the help of this still-under-construction city, Homme Fatale would most certainly reach Tier 6 much faster than him. And if he didn't request the Skill Book from Qin Ruo, there was an 80%, 90% chance that the book would fall into Homme Fatale's hands. 
If Majestic Hero were to acquire the Skill Book from Qin Ruo, would Homme Fatale be bitter about it?
Besides, Majestic Hero wanted to secure a favor from the Fallen Angels—when the Hall of Heroes started building their city, he would probably need Qin Ruo and his Fallen Angels' aid. At the very least, Majestic Hero didn't think they could handle a Divine Specter on their own.
That was why he didn't want any reward from the Fallen Angels this time.
After seeing Majestic Hero rejecting the Skill Book, Qin Ruo too felt relieved. There were two reputable Electromancers in the scene. If they were to fight for the Tier 6 Skill Book, it would definitely cause a stir. Fortunately Majestic Hero didn't want the reward, or else Qin Ruo didn't know how to handle this mess.
***
After the "Thunderbird", there were more and more Tier 6 Legendary equipment being appraised. 
Although no one was able to equip any of these at the moment, over a hundred and fifty thousand people in the Five Leagues were all staring at them, without blinking their eyes. The stats of these equipment were, after all, quite exciting to read!
However, there were more items to be appraised. They took down a Divine Specter—so, there would be more loot than just a few Demigod Tier gears and a Skill Book. 
After appraising the gears, Qin Ruo took out a Grand Reaper's egg.
After appraising it, Edgar told Qin Ruo in a serious tone.
"League Master Qin, this is the Grand Reaper's egg. It is very rare… and very valuable. Although it's quite difficult to rear this pet, its combat prowess would most likely be much stronger than your Ultimate Boss pet. Every Divine Specter pet egg possesses a certain quality that the Ultimate Boss eggs don't."
"What do you mean?"
Qin Ruo was intrigued. He was quite worried that when this Grand Reaper pet hatched from its egg, its strength would be just the same as any mere Mini Boss.
"So what is this quality that you speak of?"
Edgar looked at the egg in Qin Ruo's hands and continued explaining, "Every Divine Specter has an eternal lifespan. Each of these monsters has lived over eons. After living that long, they have acquired skills and abilities that surpass any living creature. After these eggs hatch, it can still retain some of its predecessor's Divine Conscious and memories. In other words… it can use Level 2 and Level 3 magic spell right away even when it is still at Level 1…"
"So, it would have retained every single spell?"
"Yes."
Edgar nodded with great certainty.
"Even… the Death Barrier?"
Qin Ruo excitedly pressing for the answer that he wanted to hear.
After pondering for a moment, Edgar nodded. "Every Divine Tier creature, some other unique powerful monsters, possesses their own Divine Conscious. One could gauge how strong these Divine creatures are by observing their offsprings' combat prowess and capabilities. So, don't you worry. It will certainly know how to cast the Death Barrier."
After hearing this, Black Rock could see Qin Ruo and the others all had peculiar expressions on their faces—a mix of shock, bliss, and disbelief.
He didn't know just how valuable this Divine Specter's pet egg was. According to Edgar's appraisal, its value had shot up higher than the Tier 4 Ultimate Bosses' pet eggs!
The Death Barrier… the barrier that had over ten thousand Defense. Before it was completely destroyed, the user would not receive a single damage at all. If they were to send this mini-version of Grand Reaper into the battlefield, they could breeze in and out of Sin City as they pleased.
"But…"
Edgar knew what Qin Ruo and the others were thinking. He quickly clarified, "Before reaching the Divine Tier, its Death Barrier's full potential cannot be unleashed."
"Huh?"
Qin Ruo was stunned. How could he forget that pets were significantly weaker than their originals?
"Then… just how much potential does it have?"
Edgar responded after pondering for a moment, "Well… if it has reached your levels… most likely around a tenth of its potential."
"A tenth?"
It took a long time before Qin Ruo stopped frowning.
'Oh well, if it's a tenth of its potential… that means the pet's Death Barrier still has 1,000 Defense. This is certainly stronger than the Tier 4 Defense Magic!!'
Then, Qin Ruo slowly put the precious pet egg into his backpack as countless pairs of eyes watched keenly. Then, he took out a small white stone slate and gave it to Edgar.
"What's that?"
As the stone slate was taken out from the backpack, Black Rock couldn't help probingly ask about it. The Veteran Champions with keen eyes knew that the more peculiar an item was, the more valuable it was. These "weird" and "peculiar" items were most likely priceless treasures that could fulfill a player's potential.
However, this time… Qin Ruo couldn't tell him what this thing was—even Qin Ruo himself had never seen such an item before.
The name of the item was simple though. It was simply called "Mysterious Stone Slate" and they could only know what it was used for after being appraised.
***
However, after receiving the stone slate from Qin Ruo, Edgar's face suddenly turned grim—as if facing a tremendous threat.
After whispering to Yaegar with a frown, Edgar took in a deep breath. Three seconds later, he put his hands on the stone slate and started the appraisal process. In an instant, golden ray of light shone from his hands. The light was even more glaring than the half-violet, half-white rays that appeared when he was appraising the Galestorm Greaves.
This shook everyone at the scene. They didn't think this small white stone slate would attract such attention from Edgar—putting in as much effort into appraising this little rock as the effort he had used to appraise the Demigod gear. 
Could it be… could it that this white rock was a Demigod Tier item?!
In that instance, the four League Masters instinctively stepped closer toward the light, staring at the glaring light that emitted from Edgar's hands.
Then, the light disappeared…
"I didn't think we could find this thing on the Grand Reaper's body. You're so lucky." 
Wiping some sweat off his forehead, Edgar handed the Mysterious Stone Slate to Qin Ruo. Unlike the first time, he didn't fail in appraising the item this time. 
Having heard what Edgar said, Qin Ruo's face beamed with excitement…
Lucky?
Edgar didn't mention anything about being "lucky" when he appraised the Galestorm Greaves. Yet, this time he said he was "lucky" for having this white rock. Could it be that this white stone slate was a treasure much more valuable than the Galestorm Greaves?
Like Qin Ruo, everyone was hyped up too.
Overjoyed, Qin Ruo looked down at the stone slate… huh? It was not a "Mysterious Stone Slate" anymore. 
It was an "Enchanted Slate".
Enchanted Slate. 
A Demigod tier item—this is an item that the Grand Reaper had created by fusing its Quietus Crystal with the essence of death that it had absorbed from the Underworld. It can be used to grant any equipment enchantments via the service of Demigod NPCs.
The enchantments that it grants are:
Increasing Intelligence by twenty points; Absorption of Magic Damage by 3%.
If the slate is used to enchant a weapon, the enchantment would be:
Increasing the weapon's Magic Damage by 5% and Magic Effects by 10%.
Note: this item can only be used to enchant equipment that are Tier 6 and above)
*** 
Enchantment. No one knew enchantment more than Qin Ruo in H&G.
Enchantment was a process where a player could improve an equipment by injecting the Elemental energy of a crystal into the said equipment. By doing this, the equipment could have its stats and attributes raised. 
However, the exact stats and attributes were quite unpredictable when one tried to enchant the gears in the usual way. No one knew what kind of attributes they would get—not even the Demigod Champion Delia. 
***
Thus, after seeing the fixed stats and attributes that the Enchanted Slate could offer, Qin Ruo knew just how valuable this little white rock was to the Elementalists. 


A salaryman by day and an Aquamancer by night. Qin Ruo might be a newbie in the popular, immersive MMORPG, "Honor and Glory". However, that did not stop him from using his wits and battle instincts to raise money for a beloved friend's medical fees, which eventually led him to become an elite player in the game. As Qin Ruo and his comrades progress further into the game, the trials and tribulations they face magnify. Which faction will prevail on the Mythical Battlefield? Read to find out!

A bright sunny day with clear blue skies. About one hundred or so people knelt in front of a large violet sphere. They did not dare move or make a sound as the sphere quietly glowed in front of them. A small shadow could be seen in the core of the light sphere. 
Inside the sphere Philip was frozen from panic. Strangely though, he was not harmed in the least from being swallowed by the light orb. In fact, it gave him a comfortable feeling, like a garden of roses on a sunset. There was a dense fog in the sphere and visibility was poor. A shadow appeared in front of Philip and slowly walked over. From a small shadow in the distance it turned into the figure of a middle aged man with striking features. He carried a large book under his armpit and was smiling. 

"You're in luck kid. Any last requests?" the man said as he held up the book and opened the middle page of his book. Opening the book stirred the fog and a might descended on Philip such that he couldn't move and felt a strong need to kneel. This was the same thing that happened to the clan! Was this man the cause of everything? Thoughts galloped rapidly through Philip's mind as he knelt down to relieve the pressure. "I wished for strength, but instead I'm going to perish. You cant trust shooting stars at all." he said and shook his head in defeat. 
"Oh? Kid if it's strength you want, cooperate with This God." the man said, with a deep glance to Philip. He then began to recite from the large book and make rapid hand symbols toward Philip. " I guess this is fate." Philip lowered his head. He could tell the man before him was immensely powerful. He did not dare resist at all. Quietly Philips eyes went shut and as the man continued chanting, a small round orb of white light came out of his forehead.
"Hmm? A chaos soul as well?" the man showed a surprised face when he saw the light orb. "Kid your luck is really too good" the man snickered and directed the light orb into the large book with his hand gestures. Once this was accomplished and the book absorbed the light, the man took a serious expression and looked at Philip. He shut the book and then shrunk in size into a miniature version of himself. The mini-man then flew up and shot into Philip's forehead. The boy trembled for a bit and then settled back into his previous state. A long while passed and then Philip opened his eyes wide. His brown pupils slowly became tinged with blue until his brown eyes became striking blue eyes. 
"Haha I'm back" said Philip, but the tone of voice was exactly like the middle aged man's. He had taken over Philip's body! He stood up in the fog and stretched a bit. He then sat down again in the lotus position with the large book on his lap. "A mortal target was expected, lets begin." he mumbled to himself. He then looked around at the fog, before opening his mouth and sucking in a deep breath. All the fog gathered toward him and was sucked into his mouth like a vacuum. Black veins appeared on Philip's face and slowly spread down his neck and all over his body as more and more fog was swallowed. A focused expression was on his face as his stomach began to swell and dimly glow. 

"Its been a long time since i was in [Qi Condensation]" he muttered. The nine stages of the cultivation level flashed through his eyes. "Begin" an obese Philip said. The blood in Philip's body boiled and absorbed energies from the fog he swallowed. It became viscous and thick and turned from red into a deep purple. The bone marrow solidified and also turned a deep shade. This was the first stage, refining the blood and marrow, [Purple Blood Stage]. Immediately after, crackling sounds started coming from Philips bones as the fog rushed into them. The bones hardened and gained a metallic sheen, becoming a smooth shiny white. A short while later all the bones were in an identical state. This was the second stage, [Steel Bones Stage], where the bones were strengthened. Following that, Philips skin started glowing as the fog rushed out of the body and back in through every pore. Several circulations later, Philips skin was red hot and glowing a deep brown. This was the third stage [Bronze Skin Stage] and made the skin tough as metal, invulnerable to arrows and swords. Without pause Philip continued, and more fog gushed out of his pores. The rate it gushed out increased and then peaked. It then started cycling round his body in a unique pattern before being absorbed back. This was the fourth stage [Fetal Breath Stage] where one connects with nature and breaths through the pores. Having reached here, Philip was in full focus as all the remaining fog in his body condensed in his abdomen. It gathered together until it formed a single clear drop of greenish blue liquid. Qi! This drop was directed by his consciousness and tore through his flesh to create new passages that looked like veins. Philip winced through the pain as more and more paths were made by the drop. After a full cycle the drop returned to the abdomen and he breathed out in relief. Fifth stage [Meridian Stage] complete. This stage was difficult since the body was unique and had more meridians to open than usual. The amount of fog was reducing and he was no longer bloated but he did not stop. More fog was condensed and the droplet increased in size until there was a small pool of the liquid.[Condensation Stage] complete! The condensed pool started moving through the new meridians while gathering more fog along the way. Soon every meridian had the liquid flowing through it and as more of it condensed, the meridians widened. [Expansion Stage] finished. The remaining fog then gathered in the head behind the forehead and exerted a pressure. A sound like breaking glass echoed and suddenly the surroundings became much sharper and clearer to Philip. [Third Eye Stage] opened! The third eye linked with the meridians and after a circulation of the liquid it gathered in the abdomen again. It spun and spread out creating a dark pocket space. The meridians connected to this space, and the small pool of liquid was inside it in the middle floating quietly. [Spirit Sea Stage] formed! All the fog in the sphere had been used up and it cracked rapidly from losing its support. The sphere shattered and a seated Philip was exposed to the clan. He waved his hand and the large book on his lap shot into this upper right arm and turned into a small tattoo. He stood up slowly and gazed sharply at the clansmen. "I am Mithamo. Bow to This God."

A young boy in a small village had a wish to become the strongest. A Cultivator wishes to achieve the peak of cultivation and become a Divinity. But is divinity really the peak? The path of cultivation is ruthless. His path is the most difficult. A path with no obstacles is not worth walking, and their two paths collide.

Once I buy the apartment from the system suddenly the floor glows brightly ...


After the glowing stops

All the apartments in 8th floors are open and swipe clean, The only things left is some foods, a television, a radio, a few fans and a few beds

Rest of the stuff have disappeared, walls used to divide the apartment are hacked, making both left and right apartments into 2 big apartments

Notice LORDOL own 8th floor and 8th is now a safe floor

Notice on 8th floor, All players cant attack the owner and have 30% hp and mp and fatigue regen

(Hidden from the rest)Notice you have 100%hp, mp, fatigue regen

Notice 8th floor have cleaned and you receive the following items

1x +2 for all stat book

1x portable bed

1x clean water portable

1x inventory amount extension with no require change for the next expedition

1x base teleporter

3x survivor pack

1x revive coin

 

Well no achievement rewards for stuff that I did, it looks like I am not the first one that owns a property

I look at the base upgrade tab and pay for the following items

100 coins for a freezer for store foods for everyone

50 coins for a vending machine that could earn coins if people buy my stuff

50 coins for water storage and taps

100 coins for a research lab that will research by itself own, I make it on food storage and production

80 coins on corridors plants that will bear fruits

 

I go to perk tab and get auto-loot to perk up which cost 3 perk points that will loot stuff when it is near me

I check the quest tab

Clear the zombies(1/30)(repeat)-i manage to clear 2 time -90 bronze coins and 10 red pills

Clear your apartment(clear)-75 bronze coins and a survivor pack

Meet your friendly people which require you to meet strangers and battle with them(clear)-5 bandage pack and 15 bronze coins

Buy your property it really helps you to survive(clear)-30 bronze coins

Meet your mini-boss requires you to see a special zombie for an example hunk(clear)-5 red pill and 3 red potions

Need 10 zombies fangs and skins and 20 bronze coins for a ritual-a choice of starting weapon or clothes like the jacket or a book, I pick the book

Survive 1 day

Survive 3 days

Invite a player into your party

Get marriage 

I claim all the quest so it is left with an unclear quest and go check the property details 

8th floor of XXXX block

level 1

Power 1000/50000(Gathering electricity from the block)

Water 200/500(Gather from the block, prevent infection virus from drinking)

Gas 527/2000

Materials 527/1000

Research on food storage 0/1000

 

Generally, all electrical applications consume power so there is a need to save power. The stuff that I buy just now consume power. (stuff like freezer cant be to turn off as help to preserve food). Today is just the first day after the update, who knows when power supply will be cut off. It is a better idea to save power first, I go to the property manager tab, make some changes to the rules, the following rules are:

Per the entry fee is 5 bronze coins

Players or NPC can buy daily entry fee which cost 15 bronze coins that enable them to go out and in the safe area for a day 

For lightings of the corridor are changed from every apartment per lighting to every 2 apartment per lighting

The opening of freezer requires bronze coins and they only get stuff that they previous store(the starting opening fee is 2 bronze coins than 1 bronze coins per min)

No damaging of private property

No pvp

No robbing

No raping

 

Everyone in the team is surprise to see the large change on the floor and a faster recovery rate from the floor.

I told them that I just now bought the whole floor and they are able to rest well for the day while others are worrying about zombies out there

I also told them the stuff that I bought except the lab and told them to deny any connection in battle as the team is too tired to fight.

Give them 3 days of food and 9 bronze coins as a gift for helping me, the trio has 3 different reaction firstly is yong pok he feels bad about it as during the battle, he is not doing enough, secondly yong pok Mary offer me dinner and I accept it, lastly ying pui shameless accepting it.

As the sun is slowly going down, I am resting on a chair, enjoying what it is life should be while they are preparing stuff for the next day

Oh, yea, I forget to talk about their looks, I just summary how I think about them:

John yong pok is an about 22-year-old man with an open mind attitude that makes people feel positive. (maybe a warrior or a knight)

Mary yang pui is a pretty lady who is a friend with yong pok and a sister to ying pui, nothing can be said about her except for her bandaging skill(maybe a healer)

 

Johnny trying pui is a teenager who have a sister yang pui, he is a type of person that is everyone owns him a living, well it is more like they owe me a living

His throwing skill shows what type of class he is (rogue)

 

After eating dinner with the trio, I tell them to rest up, wash up and a good sleep. My fatigue slowly recovers due to effects of the safe area, I added 3 more stats into luck. I take a bath to clean the blood and dirt. Decided to upgrade on my equipment, I use the fuse tab to fuse my dirty clothes with all the equipment also I use all my zombie skins and fangs for fusion.

The following items that I receive from the fusion are:

Name Minor bloody bone lord light plate(grey)

Durability:19/20

Description: A negative and ugly looking plate armor made by blood, fangs and skins of humans, it is light weighted but provides solid protection against swords, and guns, the only thing that is lacking is it has no muscles

Effect:+5defense and 10% damage reduction plus 5% impact reduction

Reduce negative status 8% (like example stun, knockback, slow down)

 

Name Minor bloody bone lord light pants with enhancer(grey)

Durability:19/20

Description: A pants that are like a living creature by itself, disgusting to the limits on what people could think about(the good thing it is minor). It provides protection and it can recover by itself if it is damaged, it also can enhance your muscles.

Effect:+5defense and 10% damage reduction plus 5% impact reduction,+3str and dex

Reduce negative status 8% (like example stun, knockback, slow down)

Terror by oneself(All humans will fear you from within, the fear rating is soloing 2 hulks at the same time)

Muscles enhancer(it enhance your lower body muscles and bone including your dick)

Living equipment(This equipment is almost a living being, it can heal by itself if given enough time, it comes with 2 more skills which is auto-evolve and auto repair)

Auto repair(1 durability repair per 3 hours)

Auto evolve(gather useless materials around you and to absorb them, maybe upgrade by itself)

 

Name Minor bloody bone lord light gloves+2(grey)

Durability:19/20

Description: A negative and ugly looking gloves made by blood, fangs and skins of humans, it is light weighted but provides solid protection against swords, and guns, the only thing that is lacking is it has no muscles

Effect:+3 Dex,+20% attack speed

Reduce negative status 8% (like example stun, knockback, slow down)

Reduce recoil/shock/impact effect by 5%

 

I put 10 days worth of food(30x food) into the freezer and rest to the vending machine and use inventory amount extension to make from the max amount of same from 99 to 199

I check my rest of stats currently 

Weapons

Boney Fang reinforced with steel dagger(grey)

Machine shotgun

Slingshot (unknown)

Machine shotgun with 91 x shells

 

37 orb of mini darkness

13 orb of  darkness

6x dark stone

16x arrows

3x pouches of stone(ammo for slingshot)

19 survivor packs

9 RTE(READY TO EAT)packs

1x Mr hunk magazines

2x dick enlarge magazines

2x looting books

1x +2 for all stat book

1x story about a zombie book

2x 10% discount shop ticket

11 red pills

20 blue pills

29 antitoxic pills 

18 bandage pack

2 inhales

539x bronze coins

4x red potions

4x blue pots

1x red gem

1x portable bed

1x clean water portable

1x inventory amount extension with no require change for the next expedition

1x base teleporter

2x revive coin

 

Name LORDOL

AGE 27

JOB NONE

LEVEL 4

TITLE First impacter and chaos maker

(-50% exp rate, increase 20% of stats and increase 50% loots also increase in rewards with NPC and quest)(upgradeable)(combinable)(minor mana void)

(minor mana void)(reduce magical effective around you by 10%)

SKILLS

Mana focus boost(rare)(improved)(-5mp peruse +10% of sure hit or critical and -5% magic resistant and 2% causing mana burn)

Rare up(uncommon) (passive) (increase by 1% chance of getting an item with next tier)

Mana rebalancing and void(ultra rare)(passive)(if your mana is negative, your surrounding mana will drain to recover your mp, if your opponent have 2 time more mana than you, he or she or it will have -100% mana regen and spells have 1% of healing you)

Planet control(legendary)(cannot be used for active)(passive)(reduce 20% of the negative effects of terrains, crits and attacks that you do not except)

Combiner(lv3)(common)(increase 3 % chance of combining skills that is unrelated to each other)

Increase rating(rare)(increase 5 % of combing skills will go up to the next tier )(max tier legendary)

Counterattack(lv2)(increase chance of counterattack during turns that is not your)

Shotguning recoil control(uncommon)(lv1)(reduce 0.5% of recoil) 

Weapon handing(lv1)(1% of hit rate of weapon)

Ambush(lv3)

TRAITS

HEART ATTACK(MINOR)(may upgrade if you met certain situation)(WHEN IT TRIGGER MAY STUN IF YOU OVERWORK OR DAMAGE YOU TO YOU RECOVER FROM IT)

ASTHMA(MINOR)(may upgrade if you met certain situation)(WHEN IT TRIGGER IT WILL LOWER YOUR MOVEMENT OR DAMAGE YOU TO YOU RECOVER FROM IT)

RANDOM INT DRAIN OR BOOST(DAMAGING)(WARNING)(IF POSSIBLE HAVE THIS TRAIT REMOVE IF YOU WILL GO MAD)

TECH MASTER(MINOR)(ALL TECH +5 % EFFECTIVE)

THE BLUE PAPER MADMAN(BOOST CHANCES TO GET TRAITS OR SKILLS OR TITLE)

ALWAYS FATIGUE(STAMINA ALWAYS MAX 80%)

LIMBS NUMBNESS(-2DEX)

PERK

Autoloot(loot items in auto mode)

1x perk points

STATS

STR:9 -2+1

DEX:15-2+2+6

INT:16-(ranged of -8 to +8)+2

LUCK:12+1

After that, I go to sleep to recover my body ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.......

One fine day, lordol have a dream on preregistered of the certain event, on the next day, he suddenly noticed that his world took a drastic change.

From its earlier peacefulness, he found himself in a world that seemed a dungeon with no escape, where everyone seeks for a safe zone, either by paying, stealing, or building one by using hunt materials earned through their fight for survival.

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