Any and all common sense would dictate that you drive away from the storm to stay safe. Rudy disagreed. “ To the Storm’s eye ! To the Storm’s eye ! “ he screamed in the squall, at the loudest he could manage. The helmsman was a woman with water power. Due to the wind, she focused on listening to only Rudy, thus, before the other women could pull or deter her, she moved water current rushing ahead. She was half blind, who sees with mana sense, not with her own eyes. When driving a boat, her focus is entirely on sensing the current through mana, and her ears, entirely tuned to the captain’s voice. Thus, she could read every last little disturbance and flow in a ten meter radius within the boat, but she could not see that she was heading towards a gigantic whirlpool the size of half a county town. She drove straight into swirling water in the shape of a tornado. The water parted, forming an hourglass shaped hole in the very ocean. The tornado pierced through the sea, the blue mis
Neil felt off about Adele’s unprecedented enthusiasm about venturing into the unknown, yet, he gave in. Just because she stopped crying. For now, he is willing to take risks to let her blow off some steam. Everyone reacts differently to almost dying. He … felt the same about Adele when he had opened his eyes after crossing the divine zone.He pulled inwards. Adele seems to be the workaholic kind. Adele did not even wait for Neil. She became part of the mission. She started driving to the mission area immediately. Nick and Piya did not even realize their rafts were moving. The sound of waves has become muffled. There’s only passing wind, which split at their helm, then converged at their back, while their whole raft was pushed forward, including the swirling lines of the plants. North wind ? South channel ? Who needs it ? Definitely not them, for they have the supreme saintess. She could command wind, control water ! Surprisingly, the first day was just the beginning. Th
Adele opened their own shop to check on the flow of things, as well as tax. The flour is coming in. So, they are in need of bread. However, yeast is in short supply all around the endless sea. Thus, today, while traveling at full speed, Adele wrote another prototype. The first one was the manufacture of petri dishes. Second was the cultivation of bacterial samples. Finally, the samples were cultivated, and the answers obtained. The first one is a super active starter, to be used instantly, which will make the sourdough bread, or ciabatta. The second one was slow acting, and it worked best with a mixture of kelp cultivated by the mermaids, and wheat bran mix. The moment Adele saw that, she was shocked. She is absolutely sure had it been her own world, this would have been impossible. It’s not just that this bacteria grows with kelp, it also breathes nitrogen. [ You have created a recipe for sourdough bread , + exp 300 ] [ You have created a recipe for kelp bread, + exp 300
The iron ore is exchanged for slimes. It seems the gnomes found a way to cultivate slimes. They keep exchanging tennis ball sized slime’s for a gigantic piece of iron ore. All the slime takes to grow to that size is a drop of liquid from another slime, and a barnacle shell to house it. Fortunately, due to the generous Drow, he will never be short of iron or soil. While Neil is thinking about these things, the items from Runisia increased once again. [ Square stone ] [ Round Stone ] [ lava rock ] [ lava mud ] [ lava soil ] Neil bought the last, with fish, as before. He had to create more farms, after all. The days passed in this vein, with Adele and Neil reviewing and creating items needed for their further improvement. On the other side of the sea, much has changed. An explosion occurs all over the northern ice. The most affected are the people near the outer rim. At the same time, Neil received messages on his mercity tab. [ Vent 001 opened ] ...…[ Vent xxx opened ]
The Dragon was already at the cliff, making rumbling sounds at Sasha. Sasha understands this is urging them to leave soon. Though there were no words, the trepidation in Dragon’s mind is transmitted to her without even using soul flying. Raul was reluctant, but the dragon was impatient, so he had no choice but to follow Sasha and join her atop the dragon. At the last minute, his eyes turned to the stone dragon that was out of line in the display of the dragons. For a moment, he did not realize what’s wrong with the picture, despite knowing there was something wrong. It struck him just after they left Flume. The dragon was moving. When he first looked at the dragon, it was lifting up it’s left leg. Now that he looked at it, it’s right leg is the one which is lifted up. He realized it must be the instruction of Ifrit Cullen. After all, the magic has hit the stone dragon, so he must have ordered the stone dragon to come to him. The stone dragon obeyed, despite having turned to st
Dan was spread over the tree stump, leaning against the small sprout. Surprisingly, the sprout that's only a finger wide is extremely strong. It's a foot high, has a single red leaf, as thick as a man's finger. A cushion laid on this measly sprout, Dan reclined on it. There was no rush, not even a fur or a linen on the white tree stump. Dan's bare hands laid flat on the age old stump. The occasional blood drop still did not spill out. Sasha left to take care of remaining business, while Raul and all the wolves saved the princess laid around Dan protectively. Merilyn waited almost half a day to say something to Sasha, but she was ignored. The army on the other side came in on the day Sasha returned. Halcyon Peaches returned triumphant, despite not doing much. In his possession, so did most of the Lustre and Huntsman army. Sasha chose to speak with Adam Morrow first. " Lord Adam ! How have you been ? " She asked perfunctorily. It's only been a day, and Harvest prison is not exa
“ In one month, the antidote would be with you. Remember. I am always watching. “ Sasha told him plainly. Her tone is so perfunctory, for a moment, Hobbes is taken aback. Does she not worry about him betraying her at all ? ‘No. She is indeed always watching. ‘ Hobbes realized. Winter Children are honest, just like their father. If she says she’s watching, then she is most probably watching, one way or another. Sasha left, after having the guard release him. Adam Morrow was released before him, and already, he had recommended two of his knights to Sasha. Sasha accepted graciously. The Harvests are cooped up in their study, discussing among each other. “ That girl is running rampant in my own home. “ Olivia hissed. The first time she confessed to Sasha, their situation had been precarious. The battle had been just over, the dragon’s roar is not yet out of their memory. However, after these two days, after their army convened, and their garden burnt - Olivia realized, they hav
Sasha returned to Raul, sinking into his arms, shivering with dread. Even she did not expect the dragon fire to be that horrific. She wanted to create an image, but once she had seen the effects of Dragon fire, she knew she could not hold the act for long. Thus, she finished threatening them as fast as possible. Then, she escaped from the location, before her tough act could collapse. Her image as the sweet little girl is too strong. Thus, it gave courage to far too many miscreants. She is capable of protecting herself, given her ability to monitor surroundings even while asleep. However, Dan couldn’t. Ryan couldn’t. Sasha feared even Raul couldn’t at some point. If one of these people dared to hurt her family, Sasha is not sure she wouldn’t go on rampage. It’s better to frighten them now ! It’s better to tell them how dire the consequences would be. “ Raul ! Am I over-reacting ? “ Sasha asked him balefully. Harvests are not bad people, but they are turncoats and opportunist
While Adele and Neil were discussing these details, Orion and his subjects were busy as bees. The flame crystals brought back by Neil had been handed over to the Drow king. At the time, the most vibrant flame crystal was placed in a cradle, in the center of an altar. Five Drows surrounded the altar, looking at the circle pointedly. Orion stood in the head position, the five Drows started chanting. After a time, the Drows stopped chanting and looked at the center, where a flame crystal was placed. Their eyes are full of expectation. Nothing happened. The light of hope in their eyes dimmed at the result. Their gazes turned to Orion, as if asking if they should continue. “ Continue. “ Orion ordered. The king looked on emotionlessly, despite the turmoil going on inside his head. Orion’s newly acquired ‘King’ title is not steady yet. Most of the old leaders did not agree to support Neil, but Orion just pushed it through, by the virtue of providing food and a safe place for Drows.
Sasha woke up quite late. she was lying on the furs in front of fireplace, like a kitten. She hadn't slept this well for a long while. It’s almost like a dream. Perhaps it was, given Adele was standing in the corner, staring straight at Sasha. Sasha wondered why she was able to sleep this well in the middle of a battle field. The answer was surprisingly simple. Because she was surrounded by family, and friends. Valerie fought with her life on line to protect Sasha, despite being a Snorc. Dan … he smelt like home. There are no other words for it. He was her only family, until Rudy arrived here, and probably would be her only light, when the world becomes cold and dark. Dan and Valerie's predictions about Snorc peace treaty being a ruse came true. Even so, the Snorc attack came far too fast. So much so, the defense could not even gather compleetely. Dan’s arm is still holding hers as woke. He held her hand on one side, and the hilt of the sword on the other side. W
Neil’s heart filled with unspeakable dread when he looked at the invisible shield membrane slowly covering up the temple. Every cell of his body rejected that shield with all of its being. Neil acted involuntarily. “ Retreat ! “ he screamed at the top of his lungs. His desire to take every last one of the elves with him powered his next spell. ‘ Collect ‘ Neil commanded with all of his being. His magic exploded, pulling all the nearby flame crystals, every last one of the flames whooshed out, becoming a red crystal as they rushed towards Neil. Neil, with Merlin on his back, rushed as fast as he could towards the portal that’s becoming unclear by the second. The space has become destabilized, and the time space continuum broke as the shield continued to cover the flame temple. The black flame in front of the priest is still burning, the remaining four Tomoe of the flames are still alit, but all the other flames are gone. It’s only then Neil understood the scale of
Neil retrieved his spear, changed it into a chinese slaughterer broadsword, with about three foot pole and one and half foot blade. He twirled the blade slightly, the necks of three priests were cut off. [ Experience + 5 ] [ Experience + 5 ] [ Experience + 5 ] At the same time, Merlin was not silent. He stabbed a priest, then twirled and beheaded another. [ Experience + 10 ] The message popped up. Like that, Neil and Merlin danced in the courtyard. After their decimation of fifty priests, the priests ran away, and grouped together among them. They went for the necklaces of the fire priests, coalescing the necklaces with their own. “ Merlin ! Collect the red necklaces. “ Neil commanded. The next moment, the mana blade in Merlin’s hands vanished. He stuck to Neil’s back, while Neil cut off the head, Merlin collected the necklace. They worked tirelessly, decimating the priests. However, there was no end to them. “ Blluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooo
While setting up camp meat just retrieving their modular home for Neil and Adele, it meant something far more complex for Drows. All the space mancers came together with their latest catch of space crystals. Then, they set up a hexagonal space barrier around a gigantic field, isolating the space from the time worm. Cosmos gave an unnecessarily long explanation, which could be summarized into ‘ this way, we don’t get sucked into the time worm’s belly accidentally ‘. The memories are cut off when Caspian and Xena enter the temple - however, at this point, Neil has come to a conclusion about one thing. They never entered the time worm’s inside. They only fought in an ephemeral space that reflected the fire temple, they did not go inside the fire temple exactly. However, the things he had in his hands are real. In Particular, land tokens have come up with real land. That means only one thing. That the real land tokens are still out there for him to grab. On top of that, he has s
Xena did not explain her intention. Obviously Caspian spent the entirety of the next hour in confused anticipation, while everyone around him laughed at him knowingly. Xena finished her selection of fabrics. She ordered another set for Caspian himself, this time, in yellow and black, with a symbol of a bull. The next announcement came after an hour. All the participants of the spring fair contest are called to a venue. There are multitudes of fabrics, clay, metal pieces, even silver, gold and gems on various tables. On the other side, there are various tools, for making pottery, for making jewelry and various other items. “ Valkyrie had long been known as the city of the craftsmen. Our women have the best of clothes, best of jewelry and best of men when it comes to that. It is your job to prove that valkians have the most dedication when it comes to love as well. You are tasked to make a token of love for your beloved. Men and women both are free to choose what they want to m
“ Ladies and Gentlemen of Valkrie ! Welcome andddddddddd… .Welcome to the sixteenth sprint fair of lover’s paradise. As always, your response has been more than hot ! This time, for the first time in the history of lover’s paradise, we meet the numbers needed for the seven trials of the couples. Without further ado, let us start the treasure hunt of the lovers. The first challenge in the game is to know how much your lover knows you. On my right side, there are cabins. Our lovely ladies will stand in the pink chair, our handsome men will sit in the blue chairs. “ The host went on to explain they would be answering three questions. As long as answers sync, the couple passes. “ What’s your man’s name ? “ they asked. “ Caspian Hart “ Xena answered, so did Caspian. What’s your girl’s name ? “ was the next question. They obviously are doing this to filter off the random game breakers from entering the game. “ Xena winter child “ Both of them answered at the same time. “ Where did
“ Hey! Stop laughing at me, you moron. “ Xena ordered Caspian bossily. “ I am not laughing at you. I am just happy we both lived till today. “ Caspian said, chortling with laughter. The words brought a hard stop to the amusement of Nadia and Tara, while Xena shared his happiness. “ Indeed ! We still have today.” Xena said, sitting down at the edge of Caspian’s bed. To be truthful, it is quite amazing. They were thrown out of the capital city in a time of strife, walked through five battles, and countless skirmishes. They crossed the sea ! Then they went to institutions which require one to be beholden to them until death, yet, they both are sitting here, free!It is nothing short of a miracle. They have dodged death by a hair’s breadth a thousand times. They have overcome insurmountable odds. “ Oh ! Stop laughing, you idiot ! She's not joking. “ Xena said, referring to Nadia. “I am not sleeping with anyone save my wife. “ Caspian answered Nadia after he got control on his ow
“ Caspian Hart ! You moron ! You stupid imbecilic idiotic jarhead ! “ Xena exclaimed, as she threw her hands on his neck. “ Hey! What’s with the over reaction ! I did not die ! “ Caspian mumbled, a hand rubbing soothingly on Xena’s back. Xena stopped crying after some time. Caspian held her lightly, enjoying the rare instances where Xena actually shows some emotion. “ What day is it ? “ he asked, after Xena pulled back from him. “ You still have the gall to ask for the day ! It's the thirtieth day after the valhallan new year. “ Xena told him. “ it’s .. My god ! Was I asleep for ten days ? “ Caspian asked in shock. “ How many days did you think it was ? “ Xena asked him angrily. “ Just .. Right after the woman in red left. She was so scary. “ Caspian exclaimed. “ Woman in red ? Madea ? “ Xena asked, an ominous feeling rising in her heart. Caspian shook his head. “ The other one. The whining fire spirits wanted her to submit to them. She ate them all ! I hid because I was a