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Immortal Freeloader 130

As I left Janassa, I was trying to keep calm, but failing. Once again, it was apparent that my smart scheme of calmly farming the System had backfired in a spectacular manner. The random person I had selected ended up being linked to Kartpa Valley.

If it wasn’t for my other experiences, I...

Blacksmith vs. the System 20

I took a deep breath in preparation for using my Mediate skill, my gaze already turning toward the only source of mana available.

The ingots.

I knew that what I was about to do was wasteful. It was like destroying a brand new phone for its materials, so far below its value to be unb...

Blacksmith vs. the System 19

For once, I was smiling even as I pulled myself to the back of the griffin despite my trembling hands. The trip had been productive enough that, even my phobia couldn’t ruin my excitement.

[Mana Blacksmith - Level 32]

[Health 960/960] [Mana 0/160]

[Vitality 64 / Strength 64 /...

Blacksmith vs. the System 18

“Congratulations,” she called as the mana around me calmed down. “Now, you belong to a new tier. How does it feel?”

I killed another beast and realized that my movements were noticeably smoother. For a moment, I thought that it was my increased Dexterity, but her reaction suggested...

Blacksmith vs. the System 17

The moment we landed, the monsters gathered around us like moths to the flame. Then, Maria took action, turning that into a rather unfortunate pun.

While she fought, I tried to feel the mana around us, but I failed. I had managed to feel the presence of mana when I had been working, but th...

Blacksmith vs. the System 16

My dreams of sleeping until noon had been ruined by a sudden stirring. Panicked, I opened my eyes, only to see Eleanor looking at me with a sharp expression. “Explain!” she ordered.

I froze. I didn’t expect to be discovered, not after spending the whole night cleaning. Could it be th...

Blacksmith vs. the System 15

I couldn’t help but frown as I twirled my hammer thoughtfully. The changes in my Forge skill were fascinating.

[Mana Forge (Rare) - 10 [Intuitive Forging]]

Too bad it had come with some interesting but potentially dangerous implications. How dangerous, I had no idea, mostly because...

Blacksmith vs. the System 14

“… Nothing yet?” Maria asked even as I went through my notes.

I sighed. I could see that she was getting bored. While she had been interested in my lesson at first, as we reached the four-hour mark, she was getting bored. I couldn’t exactly blame her, not when her function was betw...

Blacksmith vs. the System 13

“So, what’s the plan,” she said, looking excited.

“We’re going to start with something simple,” I said even as I started thinking about what to try. I already had several experiments already designed, but every single one of those relied on mana under my direct control as I pla...

Blackmith vs. the System 6-10

— Chapter 6

Decision made, I ignored the shouts outside as I focused on examining the forge. A forge that was far more expensive than I had ever worked with.

The first thing that caught my attention was the fire at the center, spilling out of the central forge. I walked closer, its...

Blacksmith vs. the System 1-5

— Chapter 1

”Hey, Devon, I have your letter as well,” the postman said even as he walked through the workshop floor, passing around parcels and collecting coins as payment. “You have the payment, right?”

“Five silver. Right, Sam?” I asked, but his expression showed that...

Immortal Freeloader 129

I had multiple reasons I picked Janassa. The first reason was her personality. She was kind enough to earn the nickname Gentle Rose, almost annoyingly so. She was a hard worker who helped everyone … a fact that was abused by everyone around her, including the servants.

I dug a while for ...

Immortal Freeloader 128

The Fortuitous Encounter with the cultivator that might very well be in the legendary Nascent Soul Realm had been significant.

The biggest impact was to confirm my earlier guesses about fate and providence. I had already been suspecting that some kind of mystic energy was manipulating some...

Immortal Freeloader 127

After leaving the cell, I found myself unsure of what to do. Technically, I had three directions: exploring the Misty Mountains, investigating the Treasure Pavilion, and trying to have a talk with one of the imprisoned beings.

Unfortunately, all three options were fraught with dangers that...

Announcement about this week's update

Hi, everyone. I wasn't very happy with this weeks' Wild Dragon of Rome, so it'll skip this week. I know it's a cliffhanger a bit, but the upcoming battle is very critical for the future of the story, so I want to perfect it.

Instead, I'll be uploading 8 whole chapters for Blacksmith vs. Th...

Blacksmith vs. the System 12

I finished repairing another sword, and reached to my left, and pressed a button, triggering the primitive feeder I had constructed. When it had been dropped to just below three minutes, walking to the damaged pile to pick a new weapon was actually slowing me down, especially when the first fifte...

Blacksmith vs. the System 11

When the evening finally arrived, I had no plans other than eating before collapsing to my bed. My day had been incredibly productive, but also exhausting. I just needed to sleep, wake up early, and come up with a new proposal that would convince Eleanor to provide me with more ingots to improve ...

Blacksmith vs. the System 10

“Now, let’s see if the Inspect is worth it,” I said to myself even as I grabbed another damaged weapon. I dragged my finger over the blade as I closed my eyes, a subtle mental command enough to activate the feeling.

The internal structure of the sword once again appeared in my mind. ...

Wild Dragon of Rome 52

Once I broke through the first layer of the surround, I ran deeper into the valley, with the sorcerer and the cavalry behind me, and the shifter auxiliaries still gathering to cut my path … one that I deliberately started to reveal once more as I pushed the dragon heart to generate more mana, k...

Wild Dragon of Rome 51

“Damnation,” I cursed even as I threw myself from the tree, knowing that there was no chance for me to suppress the flare of mana as the Dragon Heart responded to my anger, the mana density of the valley insufficient to cover such an intense outburst.

I threw myself off the tree, just ...

Wild Dragon of Rome 50

Scouting during the daytime was always a challenging affair even with all my new abilities. When we had bypassed the checkpoints, we were moving through the passages that were supposed to be impassable. Quite different from dealing with alert mages who were actively searching for me.

I kep...

Immortal Freeloader 126

Returning to Markas was always a pleasant feeling. Too bad I didn’t have time to go back to my base and linger happily while I worked.

Instead, I stopped by the spirit vein to recharge the reserves of my flying boat before I moved to my real destination. The cell that was holding the Foun...

Immortal Freeloader 125

Before leaving the inner sanctum, I had stopped by the center of the defensive formation, and made some small adjustments, making sure that I would be able to travel near the formation with my flying boat. The detection feature of their formation was complicated, which meant adding some exception...

Immortal Freeloader 124

Memorizing the Everdawn Fist hadn’t taken too long. It was not a complicated martial art, clearly designed for foot soldiers and ordinary recruits. Meanwhile, Everdawn Saber was trickier and demanding, both in terms of essence purity, and the complication of the techniques, designed for the eli...

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Blacksmith vs. the System 9

I woke up at dawn. And, a quick bath later, I rushed to downstairs — my room was conveniently above the workshop — feeling very enthusiastic to work. Normally, I would say that my work ethics weren’t driven by external factors, and it was true … to an extent.

But, not only my new e...

Blacksmith vs. the System 8

I had a new armor, a new uncommon fighting skill that increased my fighting capabilities significantly, and there was even a proper warhammer on my back. Unfortunately, none of them helped against the challenge I was about to face.

Another flight. This time, with my new boss.

I said...

Blacksmith vs. the System 7

I examined the camp as I moved forward. As far as I could see, the camp population had dropped significantly to something around two hundred, which no doubt made any dungeon incursion a bigger challenge. Even working overtime, most of that number had to be dedicated to camp defense, which probabl...

Wild Dragon of Rome 49

Sneaking to a mage was not a good idea even under the ideal circumstances. Having the said mage in a tense patrol while she was under the impression that her strongest ally was currently unconscious wasn’t even in the same country as the ideal case.

Unfortunately, I knew for a fact she w...