All Chapters of Kingdom of the Weak: Chapter 381
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376. Evasion
Darian called the Adventurer teams back to report, reorganize, resupply and rest. In five minutes, every team confirmed that the only active high-level enemies they faced below were golems. As far as they could tell, all the rest were incidental creatures who found their way through the cracks over time and nested in some corner and never left. Almost two thirds of the crew went to a workshop for Frame upgrades or adjustments. Weapons were swapped, and the demand for hammers, mauls and flails skyrocketed. Even some Adventurers were switched, favoring heavier fighters instead of lighter skirmishers. The Draconians, likewise, made some adjustments before going back in. The only team that didn’t was the Quarin team. Darian made a quick report that was sent on to Remian, and went back in to continue. *** “One quarter of the floor, he estimates.” Ruth said, reporting to Remian with Darian’s note in hand. “At this rate, they’re going to take all day
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377. Clearing the first floor
Half the first floor was cleared before they stopped for lunch. Based on the increasing strengths of the golems they faced, Darian felt that either the latter half was more securely guarded, or the golems were growing stronger the longer they had access to a steady power supply. Maybe they had been weakened by time and were slowly regenerating and recovering now that the power supply was back on? “Jackpot!” a shout brought Darian’s attention to the door on the left, where the Quarin team had finally unlocked access to a new compartment. “We’ve hit the motherlode!” “What is it?” Darian went over. “It’s the infirmary!” Le’tte informed him. “The medical equipment in here may be old, but they’re worth countless times more than all the office stationery and junk we’ve seen so far!” “Can they be used?” Darian stared. “They might not be fully functional, but their basic uses should still be fine. I mean, a bed is a bed, isn’t it?” Darian nodd
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378. Autoforge
Meanwhile, Remian called Xiao Yan over to a special hangar in the Starport for a secret discussion. “This is...” Xiao Yan inspected the tree-sized machine in front of her. “A Taurian Autoforge? It looks a bit worn out.” “Yep. It came with the Taurian mercenaries on the Asred.” “What do you intend to do with it?” “What if it were you? What would you do?” Xiao Yan snorted. “First thing I’d make with this is another Autoforge. And then use both to make two more, and then use those four to make four more and so on. Given the materials we have on this planet, I think using basic carbon synthsteel is the best we can hope for, so the new ones couldn’t possibly match up to this old thing, but compared to the machinery in your Industrial District, it would be a leap of several generations.” “Sounds good. Can you do it?” Xiao Yan narrowed her eyes. “If you want me to run it, you’re going to have to compensate me accordingly. I want half
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379. Another Way
That evening, Ay’eni and Le’tte made another call home and then decided to go find Remian. By then, they had a fourth autoforge ready to work. A third team was being brought in to build components with the refined synth-metals from the first team, most of them being previous magitech engineers from Ecclesia, and Xiao Yan was already talking about taking her tenth of the production to build her own Light Frame design. Ay’eni met Remian at the Starport cafeteria while he was having dinner, interrupting his private meal time with Phoebe. “Our people want to build a Portal.” Ay’eni got straight to the point. “It could take a few months to stabilize, but if we can get it done, your people would have an easy way off this planet straight to Quarin space.” “Quarin space? We were trying to get refugee status with the Tau.” Remian frowned. “Why bother with those low-tech survivalists? Your world is already accustomed to magitech, and wouldn’t take long
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380. Secrets in the night
That evening, a hooded and cloaked figure crept up to Rune Master Le’tte where he sat alone at a bar. It was a new establishment in Craggy Falls Starport, and one could still vaguely smell the fresh coat of paint. There were a lot of people eager to try out the new place, some of whom preferred not to be seen doing so, therefore a hooded figure like this one did not draw too much attention. Most folks around simply minded their own business out of politeness. That would never have happened in the Dragon Empire since over there, everybody’s spoiled brat and their cousins would be trying to pick a fight and bully any stranger they could and likely get themselves killed by people they couldn’t afford to offend, but Craggy Falls folks were more sensible. The hooded figure didn’t say much. A slender hand simply held out a pouch. Rune Master Le’tte also didn’t say much. He slipped a small package over, and took the pouch. The figure quietly got up and left the bar. Last Updated : 2022-12-13Read more
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381. Secrets in the Night 2
Contrary to Tim’s expectations, Remian wasn’t busy with Phoebe that night. Phoebe was at the Three Pines Ruins with the medics. Remian was actually trying to practice a Psionic technique called the Psi Shroud. There were many reasons why he was busy trying to raise his own personal powers that night after a long day of meeting people and talking matters over. Part of it had to do with seeing Darian lead an army of over a hundred qualified Tier 5 Slayers and realizing that the collective strength of Adventurers in the Wildlands had already reached that level. Part of it had to do with the way the Quarin looked down on everyone here. Part of it had to do with Mindy facing the Undead every day and reporting how they were encountering stronger and stronger ones. Part of it had to do with Alani beating back the Dragon Princess in a fight that Remian himself wouldn’t have dared to go anywhere near. Now, in Conglomerate teachings, there were three sorts of powers humans had
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382. Secrets in the Night 3
At that time, George was reviewing Xiao Yan’s proposal for a Martial Training Center while taking a break from the heap of reports involving preparations for the imminent Science Conference stacked up on his desk. “Hmm. I like the idea of using the Pit as a grand tournament arena. The shape is already mostly there...” he muttered to himself. “Wouldn’t Raven be surprised the next time she comes by...?” That was when Remian called in. [George! How are things at Kara-Goth?] [We’re fine. Busy, but safe. There’s been no threat or damage done since Nai’khan’s battle with Alani.] George sent back. [When is the next time Mindy comes back?] Mindy coming back means Raven coming back; she and her siblings were crewmembers of Mindy’s personal airship, after all. With all the new projects coming up around Kara-Goth, George held some hopes in being able to offer her a job around here she would like; that way, he might actually be able to convince her to stay...
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383. Daybreak
Incidentally, Tang Yin was asleep at the time all of those things happened. While it was morning where Mindy was, the Wildlands were far to the west of the Dragon Empire and for them it was still night. Tang Yin slept in cotton pajamas in a small room he’d rented from the Adventurers Guild, having joined it as a Tier 3 Adventurer himself. He was dreaming of a certain girl who was a friend of Gary’s, a brilliant minded mathematician who actually understood a bit of the spatial theories he talked about... Sunrise filtered through the curtains of his windows. Tang Yin slowly stirred, woke, and yawned. Upon waking, he felt no small sense of loss; that had been a nice dream, and he’d been on a boat with her, out on a lake... Wait, wasn’t that the Black Depths lake?! Goodness, what was he thinking, bringing a girl out boating on top of the home of giant electric eel?! “Get back to reality!” Tang Yin smacked his own face, then took a deep breath, shaking it off. “Wi
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384. The First Alien Immigrants
Xiao Yan, by the way, was very excited these days. Having the knowledge from the Conglomerate in this archaic world was one thing. Having Ermine and her Autoforge sneak her a few personal uses and subsequently put together half a rudimentary Tau workshop was an entirely different matter. Tau technology was nowhere near the level of the Conglomerate’s, but nano-binders and basic force fields were a whole lot better than trying to use screwdrivers and moulds. Just using the machines and tools in a room barely larger than the single-person Adventurers quarters like Tang Yin’s, Xiao Yan was able to outstrip the industrial capabilities of Arnold’s entire Kara-Goth floor’s worth of workshop. Her only limitation was space, and that mainly to protect secrecy. She didn’t have room to build the heavy Armored Frames that Arnold was selling, but putting together a Black Assassin Crossbow or ten in half a day was well within her abilities. Even those limitations weren’t going to
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385. Breakfast with Aliens
“Xiao Yan!” Eriane called, waving at her in the cafeteria. “Over here!” Xiao Yan glanced at her and Ermine at the table, shook her head and said, “Not today, guys. I have a date.” “A date?!” Eriane choked. “With who?” “Some space magic archer guy named Tang Yin.” Tang Yin said, looking around for a small table. “Wait. Tang Yin? Absent-minded, pale-face, mismatched shoes Tang Yin?” “You know him?” “Know her? He’s the guy who sealed the Portal in the south and locked Remian out!” “Oh? He sounds quite powerful. He’s single, right?” “Yeah. But... you and him...?” Eriane shook her head. “I don’t think you should go for it. You haven’t met Tim.” “Who’s Tim and why do you want me to meet him?” Xiao Yan asked. “You’ll see! Until then, don’t date anyone!” Eriane insisted. “Also, I think Isabella has something going on with him.” *** It had to be said, Eriane was not a typical eight year-old. She h
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