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Blacksmith vs. the System 112

After another half a day filled with the most exciting of all sacred and forbidden arts — statistics — Maria let out a sudden, frustrated growl. “Alright, I surrender. Your theory about coura...

Blacksmith vs. the System 111

The temptation to start playing with my skills to see the impact of the most recent discovery was difficult to resist but I managed to hold on and focused on the problem that was most urgent, with ...

Blacksmith vs. the System 110

“… And, that’s the last thing you need to pay attention to while helping members of your group develop their skills,” I continued explaining. “It’s easy to push yourself too much and ex...

Blacksmith vs. the System 109

I wanted to talk with Terry, but I didn’t approach him for two reasons. First, singling out someone like that in a complicated situation was a bad idea. It already caused problems in my undergrad...

Immortal Freeloader 165

It was merely seconds later three presence rushed to the opening, ready to intervene. The three Golden Core cultivators had been disguised with black cloaks, the blocking effect good enough that it...

Immortal Freeloader 164

The moon hung low in the sky, casting a pale glow over the dark forest that my team of Blood Essence martial artists rushed through, their footsteps soundless, their breaths controlled.

I co...

Blacksmith vs. the System 108

As I arrived at the third-floor outpost, I once again planned to stay outside, ready to observe the general mood. Admittedly, with the trees planted all around the base, they no longer had to deal ...

Blacksmith vs. the System 107

“I think I’m going to take a break,” Maria said, looking exhausted after hours of forging.

“It’s a very well-deserved rest, you were amazing,” I said. Considering she was still m...

Blacksmith vs. the System 106

“So, how much of the instructions you gave to Eleanor were actually necessary?” Maria asked once Eleanor left.

“Oh, all of it,” I said.

“Really? All twenty pages of it? And,...

Blacksmith vs. the System 105

“You were gone for a long time,” Maria said once I climbed up the hill with a few jumps. Eleanor was there as well, but she didn’t interrupt her task, her blade dancing between different form...

Blacksmith vs. the System 104

Fifteen minutes later, the whole vibe had changed by the courtesy of two layers of trees I had grown, finally allowing the gathered two thousand people to see each other.

“You all gathered...

Blacksmith vs. the System 103

“Let’s call it a day,” I said as I finished forging another piece, this time a large cuirass to complete the armor I had prepared for Eleanor, completing the set. Maria was wearing one of her...

Blacksmith vs. the System 102

“I think we hit the limit,” Maria said once we spent fifteen minutes uninterrupted by any boss monster despite the size of the forest.

“Looks like it,” I responded. “Still, we must ...

Immortal Freeloader 163

Once I had established a proper spiritual pillar for the Forest Dance, it didn’t mean my work was over. On the contrary, I needed to intensify my task of expanding the enclaves. While I wanted to...

Immortal Freeloader 162

I had many plans to be launched once I returned to mortal domains … only to hit an immediate problem.

Janassa was gone.

Not only she was gone, but also there was no disturbance to m...

Immortal Freeloader 161

“Well, that was a better show than I had been expecting,” I said even as the mountain calmed down. The raging blizzard had calmed into gentle snow, the kind that a movie about Christmas would h...

Blacksmith vs. the System 101

The other side of the gate was as I had expected, filled with an army of insects that rushed forward, threatening to drown me, which I cut down rapidly with ease to create some space.

“Dis...

Blacksmith vs. the System 100

“That’s enough. We’ll walk the rest of the way. We’re not riding a car before you figure out how to make springs,” Maria said the moment we arrived at the third floor. I didn’t blame he...

Blacksmith vs. the System 99

“That’s enough,” Maria finally called. “My head is actually aching.”

“Alright, but you have made excellent progress,” I said. It was not an exaggeration. We were on it for almo...

Blacksmith vs. the System 98

“So, what do we do?” Maria asked a while later, playing with my backup sword, examining the sword I created based on the epic skill. Once we calmed down, Eleanor started meditating once more, w...

Blacksmith vs. the System 97

I waited for Maria at the peak of the hill, ready to work on the next set of swords I would give Eleanor, just another little thing to keep her mood up. Eleanor could see me thanks to the bosses we...

Blacksmith vs. the System 96

We spent the next three hours working on the same issue. I forged a set of swords, she practiced with them, and while I worked on the data, she meditated. Unfortunately, for every five minutes of p...

Blacksmith vs. the System 95

“How do we start,” she asked as she drew her sword, her smile bright.

“By sheathing that back,” I responded.

“What, why?” she said. “You promised that we are going to fo...

Blacksmith vs. the System 86-90

— Chapter 86

“What do you see?” Eleanor whispered two minutes later, as we stood a distance away from them. Finding them hadn’t been too difficult, as they retreated back to the canyo...

Blacksmith vs. the System 81-85

— Chapter 81

Even as I watched the two spies disappear into the mist, I didn’t interrupt our sparring immediately. I didn’t know the reason why they were here, and even though their pre...

Immortal Freeloader 160

After a productive day of research, we managed to discover a relatively reliable method of breakthrough, which was mostly about my ability to directly manipulate Qi, something pure martial artists,...

Immortal Freeloader 159

I didn’t move too far away from the medical wing, just moved closer to the bubbling magma, the red light giving me enough read the metal plates. It was not the greatest source of illumination, bu...

Immortal Freeloader 158

I rushed to their side, not wanting them to wake up alone. Waking up meant that their situation wasn’t critical anymore, but their cultivation was still filled with problems. The last thing I wan...

Blacksmith vs. the System 94

Unfortunately, working on switching skills wasn't going as smoothly as I expected. “Umm, do it faster?” I suggested.

“Really, do it faster?” Eleanor grumbled even as she repeated the...

Blacksmith vs. the System 93

“And, that makes it ten,” Eleanor said even as she absorbed another crystal, her smile widening. She was referring to the number of crystals she had absorbed, and I had absorbed an equal amount...