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SU&HM Bk 1 Ch 28

Slate nodded slowly and thoughtfully. "Yes, a harder healing trial," he said. "They're called challenge trials, and they're required for attunement to certain dungeons. I…" Slate hesitated. “I ...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 19

 

The island was an enormous floating water lily, two hundred feet across, with a bright pink flower rising fifteen feet high in its center. Magen had spotted the puzzle box for them. It...

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SU&HM Bk 1 Ch 27

Rick walked out to meet Sam. They met up on the edge of the bluff overlooking the desert, with the ruins of the ancient crashed city looming above them and the lights of Angels’ Landing beginning...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 18

 Note: reworking some previous bits. I've updated Bk 3 Chapter 8 if you wish to reread. It's not critical, just the first of a couple small course corrections. I'll keep you all posted...

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SU&HM Bk 1 Ch 26

[Quest Emergency Stage: Defend the Incursion!] appeared. [Defend the Rork village from the ancient war machine the miners have dug up].

The party ran al...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 17

Quick FYI: I'm doing some edits to previously published chapters this week, partly based on your feedback, partly based on where the book is going. I'll keep you all posted on it so you can...

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SU&HM Bk 1 Ch 25

The big hexabunny’s fur had mutated into porcupine-like spikes that dripped green poison. Its fangs were much larger than the others, and its body was twice their size. 

No way somethi...

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SU&HM Bk 1 Ch 24

 The two faction representatives stood staring at Rick having demanded he chose a side.

Gambit stepped up beside him. "They're not giving us much time, are they?" 

Rick shook ...

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SU&HM Bk 1 Ch 24

 

Rick climbed back into the seat of the wagon, refreshed. “Had a good nap?” Gambit asked. The Mongolian player had relieved him a few hours ago, letting Rick get some rest.

...

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SU&HM Bk 1 Ch 23

 

The caravan rumbled over a wide, flat stretch of red desert before winding down a bluff onto lowlands of yellowish stone. Here, scrubby desert vegetation dotted the landscape, except w...

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SU&HM Bk 1 Ch 22

 

“So,” Rick asked. “So how does level up a caravan work?”

“Progression is straightforward,” Slate continued, his tone growing more animated. “You build a group of se...

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SU&HM Bk 1 Ch 21

"So was that your girlfriend?" Daniel asked. “She’s hot. Except when she’s a bear. Then she’s scary. Actually, I get the feeling she’s scary all the time.”

"Ex-girlfriend," Gambit...

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SU&HM Bk 1 Ch20

"Stop!" the bear yelled.

"Seriously, you need to stop!" Rick shouted. He didn’t know for sure what was going on, but the hunter and the bear were both on the same page. He didn’t want to ...

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SU&HM Bk 1 Ch 19

As the ogre amalgamations charged a huge white bear appeared in front of the group. The name tag said [Ice Bearoness]. It hit the ground, looked around, said, “Oh hell yeah,” a...

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SU&HM Bk 1 Ch 18

Rick quickly inspected the area around the dais. The necromancer’s worktable was lootable. It produced several bits of corpses and a [Ceremonial Dagger]. The weapon was covered w...

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SU&HM Bk 1 Ch 17

Note: starting to post Patreon chapters. The RoyalRoad story is 2024-12-30 01:19:41 +0000 UTC View Post

License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 16

 

As Chang-li watched Joshi storm off through the crowd, Min released his arm. "Go after him!" she hissed. "Don't let him say or do anything irrevocable. I'll find Hiroko."

Chang-l...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 15

 

Hiroko struggled through the crowd of cultivators and hangers-on. Everyone wanted a word with her. She couldn't just brush past them and be gone. She had to exchange pleasantries, inqu...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 14

"Well done," Eri told the victor of her challenge. The young cultivator, Li Jiya, held out a hand as Eri extended the promised elixir to her. It was contained in a small multif...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 13

Joshi and Li Jiya raced up the mountain, leaving Chang-li behind to stop their pursuers. The peak ahead loomed over them, another four hundred feet. Joshi's eyes flickered from side to side ...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 12

It was easier than Hiroko had expected to leave the Court of Gems for the afternoon. The Court was being hosted in the Governor's palace complex, up on Vardin City's Crown Ring. Hiroko had yet to m...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 11

 

Chang-li was in the training room, walking the latest disciples through a series of exercises designed to help them move their bodies and cycle their lux in a contrary pattern. The tra...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 10

Author's note: messed up my RR posting schedule and gave them an extra chapter, so you guys get an extra tomorrow!

"Ah, Hiroko, thank you for attending me." The Dowager Pear...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 9

 

 

 

Unbound Master Noren lifted his mug of beer high. "A Round for the house," he called to cheerful appreciation.

Outside, the wind howled. The House of Fa...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 8

 

 REVISED VERSION 12-30-24

Min strained to layer the green into her orange technique. Chang-li stood by, observing, not saying a word. She tried to focus on ...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 7

 

 

The fifth floor of the tower was accessed from a gate on Petal 12. The Petal had a collection of weavers and tailoring shops but not many houses. Chang-li commented on it ...

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Sample our New Series: Shut Up and Heal Me!

Proud to announce our new series, launching on RoyalRoad this weekend: Shut Up and Heal Me!

Book 1: My Ex-Girlfriend's the Tank?!

As you may tell from the title, this o...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 6

 

Based on the number of other cultivators surreptitiously looking around, and more than a few staring in open wonder, Chang-li wasn't the only provincial bumpkin here. The top ring of V...

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Liense to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 5

Joshi stepped off the raft into the lux-enforced tube leading beneath the surface of the lake. A ladder ran down its side. He slipped from rung to rung, descending as he led the party on their way ...

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License to Cultivate Bk 3 Ch 4

Min waited in the tea room of the Oaken Band Brotherhood headquarters, trying not to let her inner turmoil show through to the surface. Chang-li and her grandfather had been out in the garden for a...

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