For the first month, Construction turned out to be essentially trivial to train. It seemed like every time he turned around, he had a new level in the Skill. Granted, that was mostly the result of ...
2021-06-24 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostLevel Up!
Skill Points 610→626
Progress to Tier 2: 787/1590
Basic Mana Sense Level 36→45
Walk...
2021-06-23 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLevel Up!
Skill Points 551→610
Progress to Tier 2: 787/1590
Basic Mana Sense Level 36→45
Walk...
2021-06-22 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostInion stumbled as she touched back down to the ground by the campfire, the spell… not exactly broken, but certainly ended. Its effects lingered, the moonlit clearing still luminous with the emera...
2021-06-21 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post60 chapters! Some 160,000 words later, and I can safely say that this has been.... quite the ride so far, and I'm so very happy that so many people have wanted to stick with me so far!
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2021-06-18 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostLevel Up!
Sleeping 29→30
Edwin almost wished it would be drizzling when he finally woke up, simply because it would reflect his general mood. Alas, t...
2021-06-17 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostStone, water, clay, and metal. Those were the four foundational materials for building something substantial. Well, also sand. Arguably wood as well. And maybe-
Okay, so there was a lot 2021-06-16 15:58:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Congratulations! For applying knowledge of the physical makeup of the world to an alchemical formula, you have unlocked the Physical Alchemist path!
Congratulations! ...
2021-06-15 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostEdwin wasn’t really sure how long he sat in silence, staring at the flames as his campfire slowly died down. Inion had tried to say something at one point, trying to get him to continue talking a...
2021-06-14 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs it turned out, waiting around for something comparable to paint drying wasn’t the most exciting thing in the world. As a result, most of his time was spent talking to Inion. Even when he was w...
2021-06-12 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostInion kept to her side of the Bargain quite nicely and didn’t bother Edwin as he started following the instructions in the Grimoire. It was a nice surprise, that there were no crazy twists that m...
2021-06-11 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post“How do you know about them?” Inion questioned Edwin. While not overtly threatening, Edwin couldn’t help but get the distinct impression that she was accusing him of something, “And why cou...
2021-06-10 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostObvious or not, Inion’s Token was having a fairly distinct effec...
2021-06-09 16:03:28 +0000 UTC View Post“So, let me get this straight.” Edwin finally settled on, “You’re offering to help me with my alchemy, Skills, and homebuilding to the best of your ability, in exchange for just, quote, ‘...
2021-06-07 13:51:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50 woohoo! Arguably Chapter 60 will be the numerically fitting chapter for Way, but 50 is still quite the milestone! Thanks for sticking with me all this time!
(Edits will finish comi...
2021-06-04 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostNow that he actually knew what he was doing, the next several trees all went much faster. Edwin found that he was fully capable of cutting down a tree in less than half an hour, though after one st...
2021-06-03 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View PostJust as a heads up, I may end up needing to take a day or two off in the near-ish future. One of my friends is getting married this weekend, and I'm flying out to attend. That will come with unknow...
2021-06-02 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View PostEdwin stood at the frontier, a boundary between the known and the unknown, the civilized and the wild, from the world where your value was determined by your strength and Skills into one where your...
2021-06-01 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostTraveling, Edwin couldn’t help but notice, was rather fun. Yes, he’d gone on vacation back on Earth, but that had always been a high-paced rush to see as much as possible in the limited time at...
2021-05-31 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostEdwin had to admit that he was somewhat worried about what to do when they needed to stop for the night. He remembered that it would take about a day of walking to get from the Ruined Tower to the ...
2021-05-28 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostLevel Up!
Skill Points 404→412
Progress to Tier 2: 635/1590
Athletics Level 30→33
Firestartin...
2021-05-27 16:01:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41 is getting a slight rewrite. Nothing major, just clarifying a few of Edwin's thoughts and hopefully making him look a little more competent at actually fighting. If I'm lucky, that will ...
2021-05-26 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostEdwin rapidly backed up, trying to get out of reach of Minsix, and mostly failing.
“What was that for, huh?” he demanded, “If ya wanted ta fight ya coulda jus asked.”
Edwin stay...
2021-05-25 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostYou have unlocked the Sucker Punch skill!
Accept Skill? Y/N
No, and… disable notifications for the moment.
As he watched Niall stumble...
2021-05-24 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostEdwin’s first instinct was to immediately grab something heavy and start clubbing Niall over the head, while shouting about them being murderers, but he restrained himself. This was not the time ...
2021-05-21 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAlchemy, that most wondrous and sacred art, was first pioneered by the alleged First Brewer of Life, Death, Earth and Sky, the legendary Old Goddess Salverria. It was her effo...
2021-05-20 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostEdwin nearly jumped as he spun to face the demanding voice, turning away from the random patch of wall he was staring past to instead come face-to-face with a figure clad in black robes.
For some reason, my last post of this chapter was having visibility issues to some of my patrons. I'm re-uploading it to see if it fixes the problem.
Sorry that the chapters continue to be on...
2021-05-18 16:25:20 +0000 UTC View PostSorry that the chapters continue to be on the shorter side and perhaps a bit less polished. My backlog is basically nonexistant at the moment, which results in me putting a lot of effort into tryin...
2021-05-18 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostAnd we're back! Sorry that it's a bit on the shorter side, I did not have nearly as much time to write this last week as I was hoping (though about as much as I was expecting, hence the break).&nbs...
2021-05-17 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post