2024-11-08 21:35:02Tim was astounded by the concept of magic. The fact that it was available in this world, was the only thing that kept him from being suicidal. This world simply promised a lot!
The talk about magic brought back some memories, even, he said. “A protective spell, huh? I think you mean a deflective spell, system. When I was a human, I remember playing a video game of some sort, one about dragons, and it had a bunch of these deflective spells, they were pretty cool.” Tim was feeling nostalgic, it was difficult not to be. However, the system snapped him out of it right away, as she made another promise. [Video games? Oh, they’re available in this world too, in the mildly advanced civilizations at least. This world is very vast, and it’s difficult to get into a good civilization, however, if you do get into one, then you can play plenty of video games there. The highly advanced civilizations have even better games, hyper-realistic ones.] The system followed along. Tim was confused by some parts of what the other said, so he asked. “Advanced civilizations, in a magical world? I expected to see kingdoms or shit like that, not skyscrapers, system.” The other was quick to answer that, she said. [There are plenty of kingdoms too. As I said, this world, this planet is really vast, huge! Ghosts have their own dynasties, animals do too, the sea is very unique on its own, and also, there are plenty of humanoids across the planet as well, of distinct species! Some creatures are even beyond what you can imagine right now, trust me.] Furthermore, she added. [The categories of species are vast. Due to these vast differences, there are also huge gaps in terms of technological, and magical progression, across the hundreds of civilizations on this planet! In due time, you'll get to experience some of these things first hand.] “That sounds like a big headache, er, for me.” Tim expressed, “Can’t believe I’m saying this, but maybe there’s too much to explore in this world. I don't want to see skyscrapers again.” Tim was still eager to explore the world, but now, he understood that he had to prepare himself, as best as he could. Since this planet was so expansive, it could also be equally dangerous as well! He didn’t want to die as soon as he walked across the lands out there, and in order to prevent that, he had to be strong and prepared. It was mandatory! With that in mind, he insisted. “Gotta play it safe… Can we talk about the other upgrade options, system? I want to go out and swim as soon as the sun rises, and I need some motivation to do that. Give me a reason to hunt for points, please.” [Certainly,] She answered, [Your third purchase option is to densify your bodily durability by 120% ~ There’s no exact way to measure this type of durability, but for a body as soft as yours, any increase is good. This one costs only 80 system points, since your durability is horrible to begin with.] “Now that’s a way to survive!” He said. Durability and an increase on it sounded very interesting! When Tim thought about it, he pictured himself withstanding many bullets at once, without suffering as much as a scratch! It was very unlikely that he’d face a line of rapidly shot bullets around here, because fish probably didn’t carry any guns, however, it was fun to imagine things like these! His fantasies weren't limited to this stingray form. Anyway, the system didn’t care to talk about this matter, as she continued to introduce the few of the other upgrades. The rest of them were quite interesting as well. [The fourth purchase option is to upgrade your emotional intelligence by 10 whole points.] She said, [This one will cost you 130 system points, which is expensive, but it’s an intelligence-based upgrade after all.] “An intelligence upgrade, again? System, I still feel queasy from the last one.” Tim complained, he didn’t look forward to anything like that again. "Go easy on me." [Upgrades like these are essential for you, especially this one that is based on your emotions. After you buy this upgrade, you'll be less likely to make dumb decisions, also, you’d fit in within social crowds a lot easier; It’s essential for your survival.] She answered. Afterwards, without waiting to hear Tim’s opinion on this, she continued to introduce the last purchase option. This one was the most expensive, and perhaps, the most important upgrade so far! The system introduced, [Purchase option number five = Unlock and deepen your internal mana pool, for it to accept 300 points of low-quality, magical mana, exclusively. This one costs 400 system points, but it will fully introduce you to the world of magic!] “Oh, I can’t afford that anytime soon… but at least it’s something to look forward to.” Tim followed along. There were still plenty of more hours to kill before the break of down, however, the system gave him a lot to think about. Though he still needed plenty of points to buy anything, he still wanted to spend some time thinking, in order to decide which upgrade he was supposed to get first! He had to prioritize the most practical one, whichever one that may be! Since the system was done with her introductions, she now had some time to talk with Timothy. The system understood how confused and yet excited he was, so she wanted to help, even if slightly. She said, [You should prioritize either the durability buffing, or the upgrade on your bodily strength and speed. They're both cheap, and they'll help you avoid most threats across this shallow reef. In terms of practicality, it's a no brainer; Speed and strength have always been the centerparts of survival… intelligence comes second.] Tim agreed with that, however, he had to argue. "Hm… but wouldn't that deflective spell help me survive as well? It's expensive, yeah, but magic is much harder to dodge. I don't want to end up as a toasted, sea pancake." [That is also a very good point,] She said.
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Chapter 374 - How many feet did Gussy grow?
Gustav continued sacrificing his levels for the sake of upgrading his body. He wanted to be bigger, point being that he wanted to be a bigger giant, or anything else that he shapeshifted into, so he came to the shores of the reef fully ready to sacrifice seven levels of his mana quality!For the time being, he didn’t care much about his mana quality, since he had won it recently without suffering through painful, slow upgrades all that much, but furthermore, he knew that he was amongst the weakest in his group in terms of mana quality. It was difficult to value something that was third to last in terms of friendly ranks, so he sacrificed seven of his levels without thinking about it twice!Now, he shared the last-place with Lena, who had barely put in a couple of months into reaching the first level within the fifth realm of mana. He wasn’t worried about this, because he could get his levels back by simply poking at one of the many mana roots that Timothy had stashed within the needle
Chapter 373 - Gustav's ambitions
Out of every member in the team, Gustav may be the most ambitious one. Unlike Timothy, he didn’t have a system to carve a portion of his path to greatness, and he definitely didn’t have a great IQ to support greater means, or greater goals, but that didn’t stop him. What he lacked in intelligence and everything else, he made up with ambition, a common urge for power, and this great need to kill the monsters that he had a deep-rooted hate towards!Due to recent events, Gustav despised dragons, and he had every reason to despise them. This deep-rooted hate was the source of his ambition!While the rest of the team carried out their work, or research inside or outside the city, he flew back to the coral reef. He felt great comfort when he was in the proximity of the reef, and furthermore, he found comfort in the fact that hundreds of goblins could protect him if anything went wrong. It was the best place to carry out experiments, and since he could shapeshift into greater species of eagl
Chapter 372 - Pure lava
Garry was led to the burrow of the groundhog he befriended. The burrow was close by, several meters away, and it didn’t quite look appealing from the outside, which was expected, as the burrow only had a couple of holes that they considered entrances.Well, one entrance was a fake one. It led nowhere, and it was used to keep predators busy, such as foxes.The other entrance led to the deep interior of the burrow, and quite frankly, Garry was astounded when he squeezed into it. This was no mere home with weak, dirt walls to hold it up, no, as everything within the burrow was enhanced by a six-inch layer of carved stone! The stone walls within the burrow weren’t placed randomly. They weren’t bumpy, but rather, they were smooth, and had these rows of symbolic words carved into it with a language that he could not understand. Nevertheless, he was impressed.“Woa…” Garry sighed, as he looked at the walls around him.“Why are you loafing about here?” The guiding groundhog asked. “This is o
Chapter 371 - AAAAA!!
As of recently, Garry was at the pinnacle of his life! He became an Arch Mage at a fairly young age, young for a demonic basilisk, at least, and ever since he got to this rank, he had eased up on a lot of his beliefs or principles, and was just enjoying his life.In hindsight, he didn’t care much to progress into the following rank, which was that of an Arch Magus. He figured that such a title was years away from him, if not decades, so he simply didn't think about it much. He wasn't worried that he stumbled into another mana bracket as soon as got to the third level of the seventh realm of mana. He was okay with it.Initially, one of the main reasons he chose to stay in this universe rather than going back to the universe of hell, was because he wanted to help Timothy, his former summoning master, progress. He felt indebted to help Timothy, because he had saved him from deadly wounds back in those old ruins, so he chose to stay.However, he couldn’t help Timothy progress all that muc
Chapter 370 - Dark Moon
“Freedom… it outweighs everything in the world, be it mana or gold.” She thought, as she breathed in the crisp air at the crack of dawn.Fortana was up in the sky, along with her dragon, and she was now about forty-kilometers away from the City of Fik. She decided to leave the city for a short while, for two reasons.Firstly, she and her team were stuck in the city for an undetermined amount of time. Timothy said that they’d be stuck in the City of Fik for around a month, but she figured that they’d be stuck there for several months, and she could not remain stationary for that long. She spent most of her life stuck in the Dungeons of the Old, and now that she had gotten a taste for freedom, she could simply not remain in one place for long, otherwise she would either sink into depression, or suffer through wave after wave of anxiety. She didn’t like it.The second reason why she left the city was primarily related to her self-absorbed need to improve her arsenal. Most Expert Mages ha
Chapter 369 - Bored
The eight-hundred Expert Mages that joined the frontline were quite capable. They were very useful on the count that Timothy and his team spent a few hours nudging them in the right direction, and once they got a hang of what to do, there was no stopping them!Ten more shapeshifted Ancient Sea Orcs had tried to attack the city before sunset, and the Expert Mages, otherwise known as the city's soldiers, had killed them all! They killed them without losing a single man or woman in the exchange of attacks.They discovered that the giant orcs had this odd ability to toss exploding fireballs around almost randomly, but they worked around it. Ten mages shot fireballs at the giants to overwhelm them, essentially blind them, and then twenty mages snuck below the line of fire, and froze the giants solid! This method worked like a charm, and Timothy had helped them develop it, so the mages didn't lose arms and legs during their many fights.The dark giants helped them. Fortana insisted for the
Chapter 368 - 800 Expert Mages
Timothy needed about ten minutes to explain to Cornelius everything that had happened over the past hour. It was quite difficult to explain such a complex matter to a man that did not care, but he got through to him eventually. At the end, Cornelius bluntly added, “I understand. You accidentally killed what, like five-hundred soldiers? It happens.”Furthermore, he added, “But if you want to mask your mistake properly, you best add a couple more frozen giants. You can sell your story easier to the city officials if you say that five giants went neck to neck with the city’s best mages.”“Right,” Tim nodded, and then he communicated with Fortana telepathically, and got the tip across to her, even though she was forty meters away. “Add two more frozen giants. It’ll be more believable.”While Fortana got into work, he turned to Cornelius, and asked, “You don’t care about this city at all, do you? Genuine question. Are you only loyal to yourself?”“I’m only loyal to my pool progression, an
Chapter 367 - Ablutions
“What the hell was that! Aren’t your giants supposed to be under your control?” Tim pressured.Rattled, Fortana answered, “They are under my control. However, if hundreds of people charge at them, they’re gonna defend themselves no matter what I say. Those stupid bastards dug their own grave.”“We have a big problem here,” He said. “Anyone who can put two and two together will think that we killed the soldiers. We cannot afford to be banished from the city.”Fortana was aware of that, and for a moment she felt helpless, however she then came up with an idea that sounded plausible. She swiftly created a giant, one that looked a lot like the Ancient Sea Orcs that they’ve been killing, but she avoided giving life to the giant, and just froze it in place.Afterwards she created two more of these replicas, and placed all of them in front of the soldiers along with the first, frozen giant. By all means, she was trying to fake a battle scene.“There you go,” She said. “The sea orcs froze the
Chapter 366 - 10 Dark Giants x 700 Humans
The barricade of ice that Timothy had created was holding strong. Now the barricade wasn’t much taller than the sea itself, but it was dense, it reached almost at the bottom of the ocean for the most part, so it was a great tool in terms of keeping the Ancient Sea Orcs away. The ice barricade may even last several days, on the count that the temperature around, and within the ice was quite low. The mild summer rays would need days to melt through it.Anyway, Timothy had hoped that the system would inform him that he had successfully killed one of these sea orcs, through the barricade alone. He was hoping that he had frozen one of them solid, but this did not appear to be the case.By all odds, any of the remaining sea orcs who originally planned to walk their way out of the sea, were scared off as soon as the temperature of the water around them dropped significantly. When Timothy thought about the matter this way, he further confirmed his theory that the creatures he was dealing wit
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