I sat on my throne in the council chamber while Clarissa went through various administrative tasks. There were several questions that were asked, but nothing that concerned me. I had dinner with all these governors over the last several days.
<... 2023-06-03 23:03:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Ah, the points?” he asked, and I narrowed my eyes.
“Clarissa?” I turned to her.
“I have already sent the request to pull that much from the treasury and our emergency reserves. But I would insist on the answer first,” she ...
2023-06-03 23:02:33 +0000 UTC View Post“Gooood morning Systemic Lands! This is your host and high priest, XLR8 coming to you with live celebration commentary, for those grinders still hard at work out there in the wilderness.
“It is day 5,003 on the calendar in our glorious e...
2023-06-03 23:02:03 +0000 UTC View PostI looked out at the massive waves crashing onto the coast. I knew the ocean was rough, but this was crazy. The waves were about ten feet, or three meters tall. And this was supposed to be when things were calmest at the coast. The coast was all ro...
2023-06-02 23:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe soldiers had swords, not guns. Their armor looked worn, and their fur wasn’t that clean. There was a general smell ever since I arrived. Apparently, the snakes didn’t believe in plumbing. Several creatures were rushing about, as smoke rose...
2023-06-01 23:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe traveled through the night and into the next day. “The slaves pulling this cart?” I asked.
“Ah, you haven’t seen them before. They fail during birth but aren’t taken in as food. We will pass by several farms with creatures like ...
2023-06-01 23:06:35 +0000 UTC View Post“May the Warrior watch over you,” Paladin Amberheart told me as I got on board the stealth ship.
“Thanks,” I told the badger as I climbed down the ladder to the stealth ship. Its profile was incredibly low to the water. The stealth s...
2023-06-01 23:06:05 +0000 UTC View PostBreakfast finished and after some polite goodbyes, I made my way outside. The inner city was off limits, except for Imperial Government business. But around the inner wall, there were a large number of shops and restaurants.
There was a comm...
2023-06-01 23:05:26 +0000 UTC View Post“Emperor Michael,” Captain Francis greeted me in the morning.
“Captain Francis, another fun day,” I replied as I looked at myself in a body mirror, making sure my appearance was good.
“You mentioned I could speak to you if th...
2023-06-01 23:04:56 +0000 UTC View Post“My apologies Emperor Michael,” Oliver said and bowed his head.
“It is fine. Things got a bit heated, but we are having a conversation. Don’t worry about the people listening in. You are petitioning me. You. You want religion, but I ...
2023-05-31 23:47:06 +0000 UTC View PostMy airship swooped in from above, finishing off the monsters, chasing us, before passing over the wall into Purgatory. I enjoyed standing at the front of the airship, looking down at everyone else. I was their Emperor. Their protector. And to some...
2023-05-31 22:58:28 +0000 UTC View PostI didn’t think I pulled one over on elder Xu Xiaoli, offering profits, not revenues. But she didn’t call me out on this, which I was grateful for. Perhaps she didn’t understand the difference, which would be a bit dangerous if the confusion ...
2023-05-31 21:25:23 +0000 UTC View Post“Thank you, Michael, for not forcing me into a war,” Michelle said as I polished off another burger. “I need to consider completely redoing how I handle things. Since capturing a level 7 won’t be simple.”
“Impossible in my opinio...
2023-05-30 23:42:28 +0000 UTC View PostA chair had been brought up to the second deck. I had a plate with three mystery burgers on it. One thing that I loved about fighting crazy monsters, was that it kept me in shape. As long as I kept up the grind, I wouldn’t get fat. I had a rule,...
2023-05-30 22:59:15 +0000 UTC View PostKicking off a piece of ground, I raced for the monster. Air Burst. Air Burst. I couldn’t afford to let it unleash a beam attack. While I wasn’t sure if it could track, I didn’t want to find out. “Die!” Its thought scree...
2023-05-29 23:02:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Die!” I yelled out as I kicked off an exploding chunk of ground, twirling through the air, like a sub-sonic missile, and kicked open the Giant Centipede’s head. I snatched the crystal out of the air, before it fell into the churning terrain...
2023-05-29 23:01:31 +0000 UTC View PostGoing through the streets, I felt like I was back in a modern city. All the steel, glass, and grim looks from people moving through the streets. I had seen such sights before, but I was still going through culture shock right now.
There was ...
2023-05-29 18:18:25 +0000 UTC View PostYoung Michael
“Time to get up,” I said with a bit of exasperation. Us lifers, got assigned to a new kid each to help them adjust. The first time it was interesting. Now it was a chore. Since I was the chosen child, I was...
2023-05-28 22:55:17 +0000 UTC View PostClarissa
I watched the plaza for when people would arrive shortly from Earth during the arrival. Normally the age of the arrivals range was restricted with a lower and upper bound based on the level of the city. Now that we ...
2023-05-28 22:54:44 +0000 UTC View PostI thought back to the conversation I had yesterday as the Crystal Vortex flew to my planned grinding spot.
There was a knock on my door to my office. I would be leaving tomorrow, but there was one more thing I needed to handle b...
2023-05-27 23:21:11 +0000 UTC View PostI sat with Clarissa inside a small conference room. The discussion had been going on for a while. The topics were ones I had already discussed with Clarissa. For the most part there was nothing new to consider.
“I think, we should consider...
2023-05-27 22:59:56 +0000 UTC View PostClarissa came down and I told my soldiers to allow her into the lab. She frowned when I ordered her people away but didn’t say anything.
“We have multiple issues we need to deal with. That thing being the least of them,” I said with a ...
2023-05-26 23:37:11 +0000 UTC View PostI looked at the human slash monster that was strapped down to the table in the secure research building. I then looked back up Jacob Copper. He had explained how he had captured this thing. But even now I was having a hard time believing it. I had...
2023-05-26 22:56:18 +0000 UTC View PostI was brought into the same operating room that the Sect Leader and Elder Healer Meihui had put the astral soul stabilizer into my body. Elder Li Fu and Elder Liu Chen were both there as well. I got up on the operating table and laid down.
...
2023-05-26 22:55:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe Biter
They were foolishly looking for me. But I had worked in the Regional Map room after I had gotten the meta-point from the Almighty System. Plotting and planning. The thing was the map really tracked humans. While I ...
2023-05-25 23:14:26 +0000 UTC View PostI sat with Clarissa in her office, sipping a strong alcoholic drink that burned my throat. It made the pain of what had just occurred sting slightly less. Clarissa was looking at a sheet of paper in front of her with all the options for the variou...
2023-05-25 23:02:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe Molten Millipede collapsed as the last tentacle was destroyed. The soldiers along the walls had taken out the floating eyes, which had helped quite a bit. I made my way back down to the bridge. Michelle had a cold damp towel over her eyes and ...
2023-05-24 23:14:39 +0000 UTC View PostMateo
“Come on, don’t be afraid. How bad could the upgrade be?” I urged my teammate Li. He was much more nervous, but he had a decent head on his shoulders and a strong sword arm.
“They said level 6 monsters,...
2023-05-24 21:15:45 +0000 UTC View PostI brought out the large false rank 4 helmet in front of Roaring Twilight on top of the mountain. Its eyes went wide. “Try it out,” I replied. Roaring Twilight picked it up in his massive paws and slid it on. There were spots left open for the ...
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