General Ali
I was terrified. As the small air boat took me back to the plaza of Kuzimu, I felt a sense of dread gripping me. The airship had pushed into a level 5 zone and Supreme Emperor Michael had went off to the level 6 ...
2023-10-18 22:54:00 +0000 UTC View Post“A lot of food and water good. We can leave those four spatial rings alone. They are packed up well. Also eat and drink what you need now. Once we leave this room, well, you don’t want to take in the toxic air.”
“Why is the ...
2023-10-18 22:53:18 +0000 UTC View Post
EDIT: Map updated 11/14, with additional level 5 zones. Thank you for the catch. :)
Empire of Purgatory
Primary Combatant: Emperor Michael
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At the next city to the Northwest, Kuzimu, I debated if I should keep pushing forward over the wall. It wasn’t built up as the last capital city of Cairo. “Keep going, right over the plaza,” I told Captain Francis. He gave the necessary orde...
2023-10-17 22:51:12 +0000 UTC View PostI stood on top of the wall looking out at huge parts of the city that had been destroyed. With how much energy I had, I had just spammed my skill over and over, melting through buildings, people, and defenses. It wasn’t a total massacre, but it ...
2023-10-16 22:57:01 +0000 UTC View Post“For reference this landing area for vehicles is about five levels high, while the entire terminal is ten levels high. The levels above us are reserved for those of elite status.”
“How are the cylinder ships getting inside the...
2023-10-16 22:56:27 +0000 UTC View PostLooking out of the front window, I saw the city of Cairo in front of us. “Go over the wall, I see beam cannons?” Captain Francis asked me.
“Keep going. If they fire, they are just writing their own death sentences,” I replied. They d...
2023-10-15 22:41:53 +0000 UTC View PostI sat on the bridge looking down at the city as we flew over the wall towards the plaza. I noted several people near the entrance, but no one attacked or made a move. There didn’t exist a super-sized airship until the Crystal Vortex in ...
2023-10-14 23:40:28 +0000 UTC View PostAs time passed in the dimly lit chamber, the other cultivators were growing slightly more restless. There were more twitches, more glances about, as the chamber filled up. I kept checking my pocket watch to help keep track of the time and it was a...
2023-10-13 23:36:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe last couple of days had been hectic, but far too easy. Upgrading the Abyss had gone off without a hitch. With my energy reserves, I could easily spam my skills and Michelle, easily provided support to handle the spawned monsters.
One thi...
2023-10-13 22:57:27 +0000 UTC View Post“No issues?” I asked Captain Francis.
“We are staying quite low in terms of layers and managing the zone monsters. Thankfully we are going through mostly cleared areas. A lot slower, but a lot safer,” he replied since we weren’t pu...
2023-10-13 22:56:56 +0000 UTC View PostCaptain Francis
“We are all set for departure,” I said as Emperor Michael sat on a chair to my right on the bridge.
“Stopping by The Abyss first?” he asked, and I nodded at this.
“Yes, to pick up the fi...
2023-10-11 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the initial meeting with Bolin, it was a very long wait. I often went on walks outside around the plateau to pass the time. I didn’t want to sit in an enclosed space after my time cultivating to the fourth stage. I kept drawing in small bi...
2023-10-11 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“For there is only the Almighty System!” XLR8 shouted to the people gathered in the church.
“Praise be!” everyone else shouted back.
“The ten stats shall guide us to the future. Let us not look back into the past but into the...
2023-10-10 22:39:28 +0000 UTC View Post“Still above water?” I asked Clarissa as we sat down for breakfast togeather.
“We are still above water, but it is tight. Thank you for letting your income be used as a zero-interest loan,” Clarissa said. That was something that was ...
2023-10-09 22:12:56 +0000 UTC View PostI stopped at the last city I could get to in the North. It had taken a year of traveling to get this far. The first part of the trip was done with carriages to conceal my movement from city to city. But after a month of that I then traveled on my ...
2023-10-09 22:12:19 +0000 UTC View PostI walked into the production facility that was used to purchase the various parts and assemble them for the new Crystal Vortex. A super large airship. I had thrown a lot of points into the production facility and the purchase of the vario...
2023-10-08 22:58:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Things normally happen this quickly?” I asked the guard captain who had followed me over to the clerk and he nodded.
“It is the standard legal process. There are two other judges that can intervene at any time,” he pointed out and I...
2023-10-07 22:55:34 +0000 UTC View PostWalking through the streets of Purgatory during the evening was interesting. People were out and about, relaxing or running last minute errands before the next day. It was tempting to walk over to Hero’s Plaza, but I had been by that location se...
2023-10-06 22:48:35 +0000 UTC View PostI sat in the chamber cultivating. Slowly digging out my channels. When I had first restarted decades ago, it had been really difficult at first, but then quite easy. My soul was a bit softer than it was before. The venom had done work.
Day a...
2023-10-06 22:47:33 +0000 UTC View PostI looked at the bins of dirt that had been set up to grow food. Doctor Katz was speaking to a woman who was managing this growing building. I waited for him to be done as he was reviewing the entire set up. It was well thought out and efficient. N...
2023-10-05 23:10:23 +0000 UTC View Post“Increasing taxes so far in the future is not feasible. You are asking the cities to help foot the bill for the portal building, while only The Abyss will benefit,” one of my governors said. They had been arguing for quite a while about the ra...
2023-10-04 22:22:38 +0000 UTC View PostI sat on a terrace in the apartment Elder Xu Xiaoli had let me barrow while she made arrangements for my force chamber. At least she was nice enough to give me a temporary place to stay as a guest of the Imperial Sect while I recovered from my tre...
2023-10-04 22:22:04 +0000 UTC View PostI was looking at the muscle, sinew, and flowing blood. I could see the immense amount of energy coursing through it all. I looked at all the energy coursing through it. Jacob was back at his on-site lab. This was a test I was going to do on my own...
2023-10-03 22:55:16 +0000 UTC View Post“Let me explain what exactly is happening. Also, you may sit, before you fall over,” Xu Xiaoli said while I quickly took a seat. She sat as well and gave me a small smile, which reminded me more of a shark than of a kind grandma.
“The ...
2023-10-02 22:51:30 +0000 UTC View Post“What do you think?” I looked at Jacob Copper who was in a cart-built outpost in the zone next to the damaged one. That was one of the safety procedures, not sleeping in the same zone. I had come out to talk to him about his thoughts on the Sw...
2023-10-02 22:50:38 +0000 UTC View Post“I am glad to see you are alive,” Clarissa said as I took my seat at the breakfast table with her. I had gotten back last night but had put off our discussion until this morning. “I thought you would have been more upset about losing the
“It wasn’t a victory over a hard foe,” Doctor Katz speculated. “Well that may be part of it, but I don’t think that was the main reason to get a meta-point. Also you had help as well, which targets the myth they can only be earned solo....
2023-09-30 22:59:35 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end the decision was simple. I was a generalist and had an entire Empire supporting me. Compounding my advantages and spreading them out was the best way to improve. There was a reason why a general stat increase had always been my first ch...
2023-09-29 22:51:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe beast had a beast’s head and a man’s body. They were covered in fur as well. “What can I do for you senior?” I asked out loud with a small bow as the beast landed on log. Its claws dug into the rotting wood as it looked at me. I felt s...
2023-09-29 22:50:57 +0000 UTC View Post