2022-07-01 16:57:38Hi. This is Masunori_M_D, and welcome to A Backpack, a Gun and a Codex, a science fiction novel. Other elements are included, but it will revolve around science fiction as its main theme.
Before I talk about anything, thanks for reading my novel, although it is just one or two chapters. As an amateur author, I sincerely value your reads, as the reception would help me improve my novel.
For now, the first few chapters may be a bit boring. However, the story would (hopefully) be more interesting after about ten chapters. Let me guide you through our content until now.
'A Backpack, a Gun and a Codex' has a total of four arcs, named Training, Escape, You and I, To Where it All Begins, and The Final War. As of now, we are in our second arc of the novel, which will likely span 4 sub-arcs, starting with Project Tomorrow. The content of the future arcs will be reviewed in the future.
I) Training (100 + 7 chapters)
1) Introduction (11 chapters)
- The Package (1 chapter)
- First Mission (2 chapters)
- A Literal Lesson (1 chapter)
- Storage Assault (2 chapters)
- Day in the Life of a Hero (1 chapter)
- Arctic Tactic (4 chapters)
2) Huntly Mine (20 chapters)
- Chapters 12 to 31
3) Point Nemo (21 + 2 chapters)
- Chapters 32 to 52
- Interlude 1: Albert
- Interlude 2: Decision
4) Desert Artefact (20 + 2 chapters)
- Chapters 53 to 72
- Interlude 3: Twist
- Interlude 4: Final Role
5) Deep into the Abyss (28 + 3 chapters)
- Chapters 73 to 100
- Interlude 5: Mileva
- Interlude 6: Pursuit
- Interlude 7: Rendezvous
II) Escape, You and I (~100 chapters)
1) Project Tomorrow (~25 chapters)
- Chapter 101 - The Future that Bet Life to Believe
- Chapters 102 to ...
III) To Where it All Begins
IV) The Final War
I will try to constantly update the progress. Hopefully, you guys will have the first volume of A Backpack, a Gun and a Codex by the end of this year. Once again, thanks for your support, and I would appreciate it if you could save this story in your library, or comment, or something.
Imagine travelling in a car at night. The headlight of the car can only show you limited vision in front, and you travel along the road with uncertainty, but in the end, you still reach the end of it. So does writing a story. Even the author does not know how the story will go, but eventually, we will reach an end, one that everyone is satisfied with. Let us all embark on this trip together.
Masunori, sign off!
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Chapter 116 - Project Tomorrow (part 15)
It does not take long after Pierre's confirmed death for other things to unfold. At the headquarters in Cairo, the Weber brothers guard a soundproof room in the basement. Inside the room, Marie is mourning over her husband's body inside Mirai's makeshift coffin. They decide to leave Marie alone, but cannot let her do anything out of control. Mirai has handed Pierre's notebook over to her. At the same time, on the first floor, we talk to Albert. Since time immemorial, talking to him has become one of our routines. From a pragmatic perspective, he is a rich source of information, working both under the Intruders and the CEA.- So, how's your situation with Maric?- Why does everyone care so much about Maric and me?- Come on, do we look like we will judge you for this?- Fine, but you two owe me a favour. Of course, I am angry at the CEA for taking her from me and the Intruders for adding salt to the wound, and it is not like signing another marriag
Chapter 115 - Project Tomorrow (part 14)
To whoever reading this... I think that this diary will be lost, or damaged anyway, but they told me to document everything I have encountered up until now, with a very resolute voice and command. It all started with Jane. A loving husband would notice any subtle shift from his wife. Something in her eyes felt like she was physically here, but her mind was thousands of miles away. Like something was always in her head. The house was still clean, and food was still on the table, but sometimes, it was a sock near the laundry area that she forgot to throw in the washing machine. Sometimes, it is the spatula that she forgot to wash after a meal. And once, I almost got late for work because my tie was inside her closet. And she did not even wear a necktie. We went to a psychologist under the guise of a free health check-up. Better be safe than sorry. The psychologist said everything was fine. Bullshit! Then, it was the occasional disappearance. Sometimes, she would go somewhere
Chapter 114 - Project Tomorrow (part 13)
I am forced to wake up at three in the morning again. In the journey against the Intruders, things happen unexpectedly, but whenever things happen unexpectedly, it must be exactly at three in the morning. This time, it is even more hurried. Mirai has already geared up and stood beside a weird-looking car, and she shoves me into the car even before I change my clothes. No, she barges into my room and pulls the asleep me out of my bed. When I am awake enough to realise the situation, she has driven us so far that I cannot recognise the location. Speaking of driving, it is rare for Mirai to take the initiative and grab the steering wheel. Normally, she will ask me to control whatever vehicle while she does the navigation and information gathering. That is a starless night in Cairo. The sky is black, and the only source of illumination is half-covered by the clouds. Most human activities have subsided and given way to the eerie silence. And there are less and less buildings along
Chapter 113 - Project Tomorrow (part 12)
- The Intruders? It is Mirai's and my turn to be surprised.- I know this sounds absurd, but yes. I know this because I was in the same situation more than ten years back. They would recruit people in desperation and assign them jobs, and at some point, replace you with recruits they newly hire. It becomes a perpetual cycle. I spoke to her with some sort of encrypted verbal language used by the Intruders, and the fact that she catches it so quickly...- I see. I am fully aware of the Intruders manipulating people during the early phases of the invasion, but to have someone successfully escape their clutches. I assume that the CEA pulled you away from this dangerous job?- It's more like I reached out to them, but you get the point. After that, I worked for the CEA until the Great Purge occurred. After the short conversation, Mirai turns to Marie with a serious face.- Thanks for sharing it with us. Exactly like how you said, you have pu
Chapter 112 - Project Tomorrow (part 11)
I start the next peaceful morning with a cup of fragrant, highly concentrated black coffee. It is an omnipresent drink, in one form or another wherever you step foot, and in particular, the Egyptians love their black coffee strong and imbued with a variety of sweet spices. I have to oversee the mine construction in the Sahara desert for Anderu Corporation until its completion, and day by day, it becomes more of a hassle. The construction team has started to learn to work without my supervision. Besides me, Maric is so bored that she begins to scribble differential equations on a piece of paper and sketch the solar system with annotations all over the drawing. Her time-killing activities are as weird as how the CEA converts her from a social science major to a full-fledged architect. After chugging the cup of coffee, I exit the control room to wash my cup, when I encounter Mirai and Albert carefully listening to a recorder.- Why is Albert here? No, why do you bring him
Chapter 111 - Project Tomorrow (part 10)
Marie's house is a two-hour ride from the comedy house. On the outskirts of the bustling city, there lies a rich neighbourhood. Along the sides of the large street, two lines of colossal landed properties align neatly. Each has a grassy front yard or a colourful garden, with stepping stones forming a path from the pavement to the house's entrance. The car rushes through all those houses to arrive at a bungalow blockaded with yellow police caution tape. The entrance door is open, but a police officer is stationed there. Albert approaches him.- Who are you?- I am Albert E., a Lambda-type private investigator from SOURCE. I am here to conduct another crime scene investigation regarding the case of Maria S. S. C.- I see. Can I have your identification card?- Here. Albert hands the police officer a sparkling, yellowish card issued by SOURCE. The officer then compares it with his document, before nodding and returning the card to Albert.-
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