Jake hadn’t set foot in a dorm for years. Counting time dilation, close to decades. This wasn’t the dorms of the old world, with underfunded, shitty facilities and shared bathrooms and only one washing room for several people, and every time you had to wash clothes, all the laundry machines would be taken, and even if they were not taken and you got the rare chance to start washing your clothes, some absolute asshat would stop the machine and take your clothes out halfway through the cycle.No, it wasn’t that kind of dorm, but the dorm for those with bronze tokens. It was significantly nicer than what those with white ones got, as far as he knew, but even the white token ones had to be better than the shit Jake had lived in for a few years back in university. All in all, the Order tended to be pretty generous with accommodations, even if he was a bit biased as a black token himself where he got his entire huge residence.When Jake first stepped through the gate to enter the dorm, he f

The last time we saw our hero, Jake had finally gotten his ass off Earth and was out exploring a bit more of the wider multiverse in the last book, huh? Alright, not really; he was more just visiting the school founded by his drinking buddy and not doing much exploring. A school that also wasn’t really a school but more of a self-study academy where you had to sign up for all the classes yourself with no compulsory curriculum.He also had to deal with annoying political stuff. Case-in-point, he was made to participate in a get-together for new members of the Order of the Malefic Viper from the new universe. There, he was confronted by two dragonkin. One of them was a woman who wanted him to join her little Dragonflight by the name of Helen, and another, a Malefic Dragonkin with a Divine Blessing from Villy called Draskil.The female Dragonkin ended up outing Jake as a Bloodline Patriarch, as she also had one, instantly annoying him and leaving a less-than-positive first impression. Al

It didn’t get better. Jake had hoped that the second floor would be less mushroomy, but it wasn’t to be. In fact, there were even more mushrooms, and some of them were even aggressive and attacked them. Mushroom Man Mages had also been added to the list of enemies, usually wandering with their warrior kin.The second floor ended up proceeding much like the first. Jake hadn’t even needed any materials gathered by others from the first floor, and he and Draskil had ended up just having a mushroom feast prepared by Irin, who shared that she had a skill related to cooking. Why would a succubus have a skill related to cooking, one might ask? Jake didn’t truly know, but he did know that he and Draskil both liked her better after she began making their mushroom meals far tastier. Perhaps she had only become a cook to integrate herself with others—not only through social interactions, but through their stomachs. A truly insidious strategy that Jake was totally fine with.Anyway, the second fl

It was war. On one side was a general with his four commanders and an army of soldiers willing to fight and die for their leaders. An organized group that worked together and used synergy to become more than what they were individually. There were thousands of them, every single one towards the end of D-grade.On the other side were two people. A hunter with a bow and a dragonkin who seemed to finally have found an opportunity to let loose. These two were naturally the heroes of this fight. The brave men who would stand against the evil mushrooms.It was also a display of something else… the disparity of power, even in the same grade and level bracket. Jake was at a lower level than most of his opponents, and Draskil was still lower than a few of them. One would think their numbers would matter, that their synergy would allow them to fight. It didn’t.Maybe if they’d had actual tactics and not just sometimes tried to take hits for one another, it would’ve mattered. Maybe if they’d had

Jake sat down and relaxed while recuperating before moving on to the final optional boss. He felt pretty damn good about himself and, while he was sitting there, reflected on the progress he had made recently. Level-wise, he had gained one level in his profession during the period of nearly a month before they entered the dungeon, but after entering, Jake had now already gained four whole levels… which was actually an insane speed.*’DING!’ Profession: [Heretic-Chosen Alchemist of the Malefic Viper] has reached level 171 - Stat points allocated, +10 Free Points*…*’DING!’ Profession: [Heretic-Chosen Alchemist of the Malefic Viper] has reached level 174 - Stat points allocated, +10 Free Points*What made it all even more insane was that Jake had not only been doing alchemy but also fighting. Though, to be fair, the fighting hadn’t been difficult. Even so, it had netted him two levels.*’DING!’ Class: [Avaricious Arcane Hunter] has reached level 170 - Stat points allocated, +10 Free Po