Second Set of Excerpts
With these additions, all chapters now have excerpts.
Chapter 21
Is there any mana orb more varied than the elemental orb? Perhaps possibly the matter or...
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Chapter 56: Dungeon Cores & Mallets
Starting the first simulation run again was an interesting experience. For some reason I could now just tell that there were lower-graded cores around me. Was this something the brothers had been d...
2024-12-22 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 55: A New Grade of Dave
Freezing cold water splashed across my face as the room around me swam back into view. Mel was floating in front of me, holding a bucket. I coughed and spluttered, having accidentally inhaled some ...
2024-12-21 00:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 54: Fortify Dave!
“So how come I didn’t read any of this in the archives?” I asked. Despite the multitude of books I’d managed to read, it seemed like there were always missing portions of information.
Chapter 53: Quadrillions of Experience
I looked at the list and decided the only things I wouldn’t enable were cutting my level beyond one-half or removing my armor. Further deleveling still seemed too risky to win the fight. If I scr...
2024-12-19 00:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 52: A New Mana Orb
True to Mel’s claim, the night before, the common area was full of food in the morning. Mel, Cecile, Elicec, and Timon were all sitting at the table when I walked in. I was glad to see the twinog...
2024-12-18 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 51: Heroes
“Come on, none of ya are allowed to die in here, ya hear me!” I did, in fact, still hear Mel. The pain had made things a bit hazy, and I had killed all of my own healing just to keep Elicec fun...
2024-12-17 03:08:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50: Mother Root
“Sorry, Traveler, uh, I don’t remember the numbers, but looks like I gotta go. You want me to put you in my System storage or leave you with the guards?” I asked, worried about Cecile and Eli...
2024-12-17 03:07:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49: Pod People, Always a Problem
“Alright, alright, there’s some potential good news here. We might just have the right people to handle this problem. Seedlings ain’t generally able to grow husks that work correctly for anyo...
2024-12-17 03:05:33 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 48: Smithtown
“Thanks, Timon,” Mel said.
“No problem at all, man, just remember the deal. No one mentions where I am to my ex-wife, bitch is crazy,” the giant mantis said. I blinked several times, ...
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Hey everyone, creating a new tier at $5, for 7 advanced chapters, everyone currently subscribed will get to move up a tier for free for the first month, as I will be dropping Royal Road down to 5 d...
2024-12-17 02:54:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 47: Roadtrip
“Before we get to Smithtown, I need to hit you with a ton of questions, Mel, especially if time is running short,” I said. The mountain of questions I had was calling too loudly to ignore any f...
2024-12-17 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 46: Applied Mana Theory
There was only a single librarian behind the desk, which seemed unusual. It wasn’t that late yet. The stacks seemed oddly empty as well. On my previous visits, there had been hundreds of people m...
2024-12-15 22:13:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 45: Pushing Your Limits
Level one thirty-seven, not bad, but still only another fifteen levels. If I wanted to get to where Mel wanted me, I had to hit two-fifty, and while there was still another dungeon to do before the...
2024-12-15 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostRising Stars Top 20
Hey everyone, I deeply appreciate the reading and enjoyment you are all getting. We are in the top 20 on Royal Road Rising Stars, if if possible I'd love if you could leave a full review on there. ...
2024-12-14 23:16:51 +0000 UTC View PostBonus Excerpt Only Chapter
2 new unique Excerpts and the existing ones added to previous chapters
New Excerpts
How does the system align the universes when it begins to grow...
2024-12-14 00:45:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 44: A Sense of Self
I reached into my storage space and grabbed the bag containing the dungeon core from my first-ever dungeon experience. I closed the bag, setting the core on the table in front of me.
“So I ...
2024-12-14 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostLoop 258 - Libby's Inner Workings
The construction of the librarians is a closely guarded secret within the Under Library, and whoever managed to entirely co-opt the process is a mystery. Libby, though, has managed to patch out any...
2024-12-13 16:08:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 43: Crabs, Crabs, So Many Crabs
“Dave, come on, wake up man.” My eyes shot open to see the brothers standing over me, Cecile having been shaking me.
“Wha,” I mumbled, barely awake. The dream was fading from my brain...
2024-12-13 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 42: Familiar Voices
“What exactly makes the tent any safer?” I asked. As far as I knew, they generally only helped with the elements.
“Mel gave us a good deal on a D-grade tent yesterday. He figured we mig...
2024-12-12 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41: A Diredeer Cult
“Sorry, we didn’t realize anyone was living here. We can just head out, no harm, no foul,” I said, doubting that it was that simple, especially as the accusers had yet to show their faces. I ...
2024-12-11 00:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 40: Forests & Oceans
I was woken up the next morning by my new roommate, who was purring loudly on my chest. The fact that I had even managed to sleep through him climbing up there was a good sign for my body. I wasn...
2024-12-10 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 39: New Problems
The brothers helped me into the transport once they returned from their exploration. They’d found several gems they thought might be useful but not a single other monster. Elicec believed the big...
2024-12-09 00:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 38: The Frog That Glitters
“I’m going to miss these weird plane things once we’re back on Earth,” I said as I stepped out of it, my boots splashing as they made contact with the puddle we'd managed to park next to. 2024-12-08 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 37: Twice the Dungeons in Half the Time
The dungeon core had broken free of the trunk in the same explosion. I crashed into the ground, badly bruised but mostly unbroken. Pain flared, and I was forced to toggle back to my life orb...
2024-12-07 00:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 36: Undead Wood
I caught most of the branches across my chest, purposely trying to keep them off of the brothers. I figured I had a better defense at this point than either of them, and while it was painful, it wa...
2024-12-06 00:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 35: A Dungeon With the Boys
“Alright, boys, there are currently eight dungeons on this world, that don’t have active claims. Seven of which I think are doable in the time left to you. The eighth is the persistent desert t...
2024-12-05 00:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostLoop 258 - Part 23: Stan
“Glurm, we need to talk to you,” Stan said as he knocked on the frog’s door. He wasn’t thrilled to be doing this, but he needed better training on using Excalibur, and there weren’t exact...
2024-12-04 20:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 34: Aether?
It hurt like hell, but not as bad as the last time. I forced myself to start eating more of the food in the room, giving myself a break to try and reduce the pain. I was sure this...
2024-12-04 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLoop 258 - Testing Rusty
“Do you feel anything inside you at all Rusty?” Cal asked. Rusty shook his head no.
“Think about a time a time ya might have accidentally done something a bit unexpected, weird fire, wa...
2024-12-03 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post