Nilsimus

Chapter 134: Inspired Changes

Chapter Prescript:

Patreon pulled down it's pants and took a spooky dooky all over the formatting for this chapter. I have no idea why the spacing between lines is so messed up now, the google doc I write in literally hasn't changed.

Anyway, enjoy!

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Leif sat alone, cross legged in his undecorated room, one of many identical lodgings available to guild members. He ...

Chapter 133: Dock Dangers

Chapter Prescript:

Sorry about the chapter being a day late, It was 99% done yesterday but my brain was jelly and couldn't edit.

Another chapter tomorrow, same time as usual.

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Aaron pulled against the ageing rope, rending it taut with a sharp tug and tying it against one of several cleats lining the fishing vessel's upper hull. Men, sweaty and rough look...

Chapter 132: Shitshow 

Chapter prescript:

Patreon really messed up the formatting for this one, not sure why. Wonderful website with absolutely no issues at all.

Anyway, this chapter is a bit of a chonker. Enjoy!

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The number of spectators swelled to outnumber, then eclipse the number of applicants. The young men and women trying out to join the Tw...

Chapter 131: Usage

Flowers, ethereal and glowing bloomed from the dusty floor of the training field, conjured into existence by a back-pedalling teen as their opponent closed the distance with flames wreathing their clenched fists. His name, as Leif had overheard when the boy introduced himself to his opponent, was Jason.

Jason’s [Attuned: Spring] class made him the centre of much attention, ...

Chapter 130: Trying Out

Leif trailed Lars as the two marched through the Twin Heart guild compound. They passed by several dorms, each with a continuous stream of adventurers coming and going. There was an interesting dichotomy to the place, younger adventurers, those of lower rank would give way for their more powerful seniors. Few of the less experienced adventurers openly displayed their rank, though f...

Chapter 129: Auras for Dummies

Leif and Lars sat in the guild-master’s office, though the room was absent the owner in question, Nikolas having excused himself several minutes prior. Lars was fully perceivable to Leif’s senses, though reading the man’s emotions or intent was like trying to see the sky while indoors.

The man sat, lunging back in his seat, grey eyes partially vacant in the familiar exp...

Chapter 128: Unprepared

Chapter Prescript: 

I am dying of heatstroke while within my air conditioned house. This summer has been surprisingly cold so far here in Victoria, but mother nature just took off the gloves and spanked us with three forty degree (c) days in a row. That's 104f in freedom units. 

Anyway, if I stayed in the place I normally write for more than t...

Chapter 127: I do, but he’s dead

Chapter Prescript: 

Ended up rewriting this chapter a few times over the past several days. 

I think I cooked though.

Enjoy!

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Leif held the letter between two ivory fingers, the plain envelope standing in contrast to the intricate red wax seal, the stylish flourish of a serpentine dragon eating its own tail crafted with such fine detai...

Chapter 126: Those With Power

Leif and the Twin Heart guild leader sat alone within a large ornate office, light filtering in from a window that covered much of the right hand wall, refracting slightly as it passed through the glass and bounced around the room, illuminating its contents. A shelf with what looked like brass medals, a counter fronting some sort of bar. A couch draped with the fur of some exotic b...

Chapter 125: Reunion

Chapter Prescript: 

Ding ding ding! The Patreon is now five chapters ahead!

I may repurpose the vanity support tier as a 'ten chapters ahead' tier, but I'm not certain yet. Feel free to leave a comment or drop into the discord if you have any questions or suggestions. This is my first time running anything like a Patreon and I'd appreciate the feedback.  2024-03-04 06:54:45 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 124: Twin Heart

The Twin Heart compound stood alone, a single building and its surrounding courtyards and facilities taking up an entire city block. A low wall with a peaked roof outlined the compound's exterior, many passersby resting under the shade it provides. Groups and armed and armoured men and women came and went, their destination a monster hunt or some other guild activity.

Banners...

Chapter 123: Guilds, Tiers and Levels

“I have to ask.” Leif sent telepathically to his two guides who were striding ahead of him at a brisk, but measured pace. “Who are the people running around on the rooftops?”

“Who are the people running around on the rooftops?”

“Iron rank adventurers, at the minimum.” Tollumi said, side stepping around an elderly woman pushing a small trolley, its wooden...

Chapter 122: Ahle-ho at Last

Patreon update! (Only good news I promise)

Heyo, sneaky Patreon chapter! This isn't Sunday, what's going on?

Well I'll tell you! I'm going to start releasing more Patreon chapters until we're at least 5 ahead of the Royal Road release. 

Is the price changing? Nope. Is the release schedule changing? Nope but expect a few more chapters than usual this week....

Chapter 121: An Adept of Vital Wood

Chapter prescript: 

Changed the name of [Adept of Restoration] to [Adept of Self-Restoration].

This massive retcon will shake the very foundations of the story, and directly contradicts all existing lore. 

Hope you enjoy the numbers going up chapter!

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Leif found himself sitting in the empty world unable to choose what his new class sho...

Chapter 120: Class Promotion

On his way back to the quarry town Leif ran into Nayet, Tollumi and a very flustered looking Manny. The foreman ushered the horse he was riding to move to the side of the road, while the two adventurers rode closer on the mount they shared. Nayet held the reins in one hand as she waved towards him with the other, her husband winced as he dismounted, one of his arms wrapped in banda...

Chapter 119: The Climb

The hundreds of seabirds that called the sheer cliff were less than pleased at his presence. Leif couldn’t really blame them, especially considering the damage he had done during his fall. But that didn’t stop being constantly swooped by dozens of the angry creatures at a time from being quite annoying.

His aura, or perhaps nature, seemed to mollify the majority of the bi...

Chapter 118: Evolved

Water churned around Leif as he looked around him, searching for the serpent that had vanished from sight. He kept his footing easily enough, several skills working in tandem to maintain his balance. He pushed cultivated vitality into [Amber Aegis], unable to see or predict when the merfey would strike next he decided that shoring up his defences was a wise choice.

A moment l...

Chapter 117: Flood

The quarry was a set of giant steps carved into an artificial valley, the limestone had been dug away in layers that resulted in the quarry being like a funnel. Water had fallen from layer to layer, finally accumulating in the innermost point where it pooled into a small, roughly rectangular lake.

Foremen gathered around the uppermost lip of the quarry, looking down at the la...

Chapter 116: Vacant

The roads leading into Ahle-ho were mostly absent of travellers during the worst of turbulence, however whenever there was a gap in the chaos they would emerge from small roadside shelters to continue on their way. Farmers rode carts pulled by beasts of burden, their harvests having been completed in the leadup to the wild and largely unpredictable weather.

Needing neither sl...

Chapter 115: Departure

Leif ended up staying in Klos for over a week, there was far more to do than healing those who had been severely injured in the fire that had claimed over a quarter of the town. There was an interesting, if morbid phenomenon he observed while treating the victims. The survivors were moderately levelled, their increased attributes having granted them enough resilience to stave off dea...

Chapter 114: Ashes

Leif wished his spatial ring was larger, that way he could actually store clothing in case he ever got into a situation like this again. Unfortunately it wasn’t, and the likelihood of him being able to afford something better was practically none. Though maybe my current bottleneck is my location. He thought, stabbing an amber limb into the steep incline of stone, slowly...

Chapter 113: Showdown

Townsfolk ran as their homes burnt around them. Dancing embers eagerly seeking out victims as if possessed by an unnatural malevolence. Olav raced around the corner of an intersection only to collide with an adventurer as they backpedalled, wreathed in flames they were unable to put out.

Olav cursed, ducking to the side as he hastily patted out the fire that had jumped hosts, t...

Chapter 112: Excavation

The fire user spontaneously combusted as maddened laughter clawed out of his mouth. Leif sighed, raising an arm to shield his face from the following detonation of power. The battle had wounded him, though his cultivated base of life-force hadn’t been overly tapped into. The two injured humans however, were in far worse conditions. They fled, vanishing over a ledge as the cavern ...

Chapter 111: Overwhelming

Roots ripped free from the slanted ceiling, twisting and writhing as they responded to Leif’s command. Chunks of stone, pulled free by the violent exit of the roots, fell in crashing heaps to the floor. The cavern shook, the sound of running water replaced with rock impacting rock. Leif stepped forward, the motion turning him into a blur of golden light as [The Amber Path] pulled...

Chapter 110: Confrontation

Leif stalked a trio of ghosts through the damp tunnels, trying his best to ignore the rank odour wafting around him with every step he took. His clothes were torn and scorched, little better than tatters, the ivory white of his body exposed in several key locations. Echoes of voices and footsteps echoed down from above as the people of Klos went about their day, a day likely inunda...

Chapter 109: Collapse

Heat buffeted Leif as a column of fire ignited the common area of the guild building. [Amber Aegis] flickered around him, the golden barrier deflecting most of the splinters and flames as the shockwave rolled over him. He whirled, cloak burning around the edges only to see a wall of smoke and dancing flames.

Someone stumbled towards the door, their body almost entirely engulf...

Chapter 108: Distance

Leif observed the growing tension between two armed forces as they squared off in the market of Klos. Words like ‘jurisdiction’,‘treaties’ and ‘overstepping’ were thrown around with reckless abandon, and anger flared from both parties. Adventurers and civilians formed a rough semicircle around both the Ahle-ho and Empire soldiers, as if to spectate an upcoming fight. 2024-01-24 06:42:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 107: Flames

Bells tolled in a steady cadence as Leif walked down the main street of Klos. Bleary eyed humans gathered in small groups outside homes to watch as the night sky was tainted a vibrant orange. It reminded him of the turbulence that had ignited the clouds above Far-reach, and that wasn’t a pleasant memory.

But this was just a single building, it didn’t herald an undead assa...

Chapter 106: Vision

Cool wind skimmed the hillside, vibrant green grass waving in rippling patterns, almost hypnotic patterns. Leif spread his fingers, running them through the shin high foliage as he stared up into the perfectly clear night sky.

“We of the Amber welcome you, together we will serve a greater purpose than we could alone.” Said a calm voice from off to his side. The woman, amb...

Chapter 105: Payment

The main road of Klos was overflowing, not just with people, but with stands and stalls. Leif and the others passed by where the usual restrictions for the town’s market was, and that too was bustling. Shouts trying to capture attention and cries marketing hot deals drowned out the high pitched chatter of the milling crowds.

Soldiers, both imperial and local patrolled or sh...