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Leveling up the World (Chapter 837)

MEMORY FRAGMENT

Imperial Academy, 35 years ago.

No one knew exactly when the Imperial Academy was created. Depending on who was asked it ran...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 836)

The streets were as full as before, but the cheer wasn’t there. It wasn’t just a case of the world being at war. With no one firmly in control of the domain, there were no limiting echoes to bo...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 835)

Threads of void emerged from the Elazni ring only to disappear moments later, leaving Dallion with the impression that the item was mocking him. It seemed that each time he’d look at it, it would...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 834)

Searching through the destroyed city was more cumbersome than one might think. The few sections that had survived the vortex had been emptied by fleeing survivors and then picked clean by scavenger...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Rewrite 46-48)

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After some thought, I decided to improve the finale of the series by adding a few tweaks and a new chapter. Here's everything in one big chunk for you to enjoy!

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Leveling up the World (Chapter 833)

A smell of freshness was everywhere around. There was no refined blend of taste and aromas that filled the imperial capital. Wildness was in the air in the very real sense—a wildness that Dallion...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 832)

When Dallion had agreed to the deal, he’d never thought that the ring was aimed at impressing a potential overseer. For one thing, it was ludicrous to think that Ber—a drunk, leech, and flake�...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 831)

“Is everything alright, young master?” Taem asked.

Dallion didn’t respond. Ever since returning from the imperial palace he had been sitting in his study, staring at the sky silver box ...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Epilogue)

Tauciu System, Resha Colony — 711.5 A.E. (Age of Expansion)

“I’m telling you!” The boy kept on waving his hands in front of my face. One held an old datapad—prob...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 47)

The day third-contact occurred, it was only noticed by a human and a battleship, and it was ignored by everyone else. The single millisecond transmission I had made into the heart of the bureaucrat...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 46)

…Eridian Star System, Orion Sector – 632.5 A.E. (Age of Expansion)

We’re at the Eridian System, Captain. I covered the walls of Gibraltar’s quarters with the message...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Epilogue)

Tauciu System, Resha Colony — 711.5 A.E. (Age of Expansion)

“I’m telling you!” The boy kept on waving his hands in front of my face. One held an old datapad—prob...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 47)

The day third-contact occurred, it was only noticed by a human and a battleship, and it was ignored by everyone else. The single millisecond transmission I had made into the heart of the bureaucrat...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 45)

“Elcy!” Lux’s voice blasted through my ears.

Initially, I expected to find myself back aboard Radiance, heavily restrained. I wasn’t. Dozens of messages had clustered on my helmet’s...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 46)

…Eridian Star System, Orion Sector – 632.5 A.E. (Age of Expansion)

We’re at the Eridian System, Captain. I covered the walls of Gibraltar’s quarters with the message...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 44)

Spending hours on a shuttle with someone tended to give rise to a lot of conversations. Grunts would usually talk about their lives back home. Pilots tended to focus on close calls, veterans on the...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 45)

“Elcy!” Lux’s voice blasted through my ears.

Initially, I expected to find myself back aboard Radiance, heavily restrained. I wasn’t. Dozens of messages had clustered on my helmet’s...

Leveling Up the World (Chapter 830)

Gorgon Empress? Spending years real world time with her, Dallion was pretty sure he was familiar with most of her family history. There didn’t seem to be any love lost between her and her local p...

Leveling up the World (Chapter 829)

Ignoring the pain, Dallion ripped out the tendrils and flew back. In the real world, this would have been the end. Actually, it might have been the end here as well if Euryale was fighting seriousl...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 44)

Spending hours on a shuttle with someone tended to give rise to a lot of conversations. Grunts would usually talk about their lives back home. Pilots tended to focus on close calls, veterans on the...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 45)

“Elcy!” Lux’s voice blasted through my ears.

Initially, I expected to find myself back aboard Radiance, heavily restrained. I wasn’t. Dozens of messages had clustered on my helmet’s...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 43)

Lux had gotten a different memory fragment after her experience. That was a nice bonus, and it also confirmed that imprinting bypassed the safeguards built into my conscience core. Yet, it wasn’t...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 44)

Spending hours on a shuttle with someone tended to give rise to a lot of conversations. Grunts would usually talk about their lives back home. Pilots tended to focus on close calls, veterans on the...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 42)

“I appreciate the irony, Doc,” I said, laying on the slab in Radiance’s medbay.

The same equipment that was used to complete my retirement was all around me, only this time, I didn’t ...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 43)

Lux had gotten a different memory fragment after her experience. That was a nice bonus, and it also confirmed that imprinting bypassed the safeguards built into my conscience core. Yet, it wasn’t...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 41)

Explosions lit up the horizon, like small blossoms of dust and fire blooming in the distance, then quickly fading away. It was easy to understand how wartime poets felt on the front. It was no acci...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 42)

“I appreciate the irony, Doc,” I said, laying on the slab in Radiance’s medbay.

The same equipment that was used to complete my retirement was all around me, only this time, I didn’t ...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 40)

Location Unknown, 0.1 A.E. (Age of Expansion)

The experiment was a success, or so they told me. The event was marked by massive celebrations not only in the research lab, ...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 41)

Explosions lit up the horizon, like small blossoms of dust and fire blooming in the distance, then quickly fading away. It was easy to understand how wartime poets felt on the front. It was no acci...

Quod Olim Erat: Fractal Contact (Chapter 39)

Equipment lay scattered at the entry point to the lower dome. All of it, from the cables to the heavy duty comm station, had been left behind; everything but weapons.

“You must have dragged...