For the first month, Construction turned out to be essentially trivial to train. It seemed like every time he turned around, he had a new level in the Skill. Granted, that was mostly the result of him officially ‘moving in’ to Obairlann.
While he was forced to use green wood for it all, Edwin managed to make himself a decently sturdy c...
2021-06-24 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostLevel Up!
Skill Points 610→626
Progress to Tier 2: 787/1590
Basic Mana Sense Level 36→45
Walking Level 40→42
Athletics Level 52→57
“Feel any different?”
“Not… really? Am I supposed to?”...
2021-06-23 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLevel Up!
Skill Points 551→610
Progress to Tier 2: 787/1590
Basic Mana Sense Level 36→45
Walking Level 40→42
Athletics Level 52→57
Breathing Level 52→54
Identify Level ...
2021-06-22 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostInion stumbled as she touched back down to the ground by the campfire, the spell… not exactly broken, but certainly ended. Its effects lingered, the moonlit clearing still luminous with the emerald glow of magic, emanating from every tree and blade of grass but also from the fairie lights, drifting through the air and occasionally extinguishin...
2021-06-21 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post60 chapters! Some 160,000 words later, and I can safely say that this has been.... quite the ride so far, and I'm so very happy that so many people have wanted to stick with me so far!
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Edwin stretched, cracking his neck as he prepared for his next momentous task. He’d settled on a final location for his cabin and now need...
2021-06-18 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostLevel Up!
Sleeping 29→30
Edwin almost wished it would be drizzling when he finally woke up, simply because it would reflect his general mood. Alas, the weather didn’t comply, and it retained its normal rain-free behavior. At this point, he was pretty sure that they must be in a rain shadow of som...
2021-06-17 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostStone, water, clay, and metal. Those were the four foundational materials for building something substantial. Well, also sand. Arguably wood as well. And maybe-
Okay, so there was a lot of stuff that went into pretty much anything, all tangled together in a vast web of interconnected technologies and methodologies, that meant if h...
2021-06-16 15:58:00 +0000 UTC View PostCongratulations! For applying knowledge of the physical makeup of the world to an alchemical formula, you have unlocked the Physical Alchemist path!
Congratulations! For successfully making an alchemical formula with no assistance and minimal gear, you have unlocked the Makeshift Alchemist path!
Edwin wasn’t really sure how long he sat in silence, staring at the flames as his campfire slowly died down. Inion had tried to say something at one point, trying to get him to continue talking about Earth by trying to persuade him that she really did care about his story, and that she did care about him. She seemed almost genuine, to...
2021-06-14 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs it turned out, waiting around for something comparable to paint drying wasn’t the most exciting thing in the world. As a result, most of his time was spent talking to Inion. Even when he was working on marginally productive things, they still kept up a faint string of chitchat.
Edwin couldn’t entirely follow a lot of the stories she...
2021-06-12 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostInion kept to her side of the Bargain quite nicely and didn’t bother Edwin as he started following the instructions in the Grimoire. It was a nice surprise, that there were no crazy twists that meant he’d screwed himself over… well, not yet anyway. But that meant he was able to work without distractions, so it was a win.
First, he ne...
2021-06-11 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post“How do you know about them?” Inion questioned Edwin. While not overtly threatening, Edwin couldn’t help but get the distinct impression that she was accusing him of something, “And why couldn’t you have led with that?”
“I don’t know!” Edwin raised his hands as something of an instinctual shield against the fey. While the...
2021-06-10 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostObvious or not, Inion’s Token was having a fairly distinct effect on his leveling speed. While he might have normally expected a single Packing level, two at most, from carrying his big stack of logs some twenty fe...
2021-06-09 16:03:28 +0000 UTC View Post“So, let me get this straight.” Edwin finally settled on, “You’re offering to help me with my alchemy, Skills, and homebuilding to the best of your ability, in exchange for just, quote, ‘the opportunity to watch you work and get the chance to chat and stuff,’ with the added stipulations that you can’t do so just to pester me nor wh...
2021-06-07 13:51:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50 woohoo! Arguably Chapter 60 will be the numerically fitting chapter for Way, but 50 is still quite the milestone! Thanks for sticking with me all this time!
(Edits will finish coming out soon-ish, and Chapter 40 got a few paragraphs added to it in preparation for its RR release)
Anyway, on with the show. Have a good weeken...
2021-06-04 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostNow that he actually knew what he was doing, the next several trees all went much faster. Edwin found that he was fully capable of cutting down a tree in less than half an hour, though after one started falling well before he was actually ready for it, he slowed down so as to not risk any potential accidents. The more time-consuming aspect of it...
2021-06-03 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View PostJust as a heads up, I may end up needing to take a day or two off in the near-ish future. One of my friends is getting married this weekend, and I'm flying out to attend. That will come with unknown but non-zero amounts of disruption to my writing schedule, and while I hope the worst that ends up happening is a delayed chapter, I can't really pr...
2021-06-02 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View PostEdwin stood at the frontier, a boundary between the known and the unknown, the civilized and the wild, from the world where your value was determined by your strength and Skills into one where your value was determined by… your strength and skills.
Okay, that’s enough melodrama. Get moving.
He wasn’t even at the treeli...
2021-06-01 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostTraveling, Edwin couldn’t help but notice, was rather fun. Yes, he’d gone on vacation back on Earth, but that had always been a high-paced rush to see as much as possible in the limited time at each location. Run here, see that view, pause for a picture, then go through a museum, see the sights, and find a restaurant for dinner. Repeat five ...
2021-05-31 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostEdwin had to admit that he was somewhat worried about what to do when they needed to stop for the night. He remembered that it would take about a day of walking to get from the Ruined Tower to the nearest town, but he also knew that was going at more or less full speed, traveling lightly and with just him and Lefi, both incentivized to walk at a...
2021-05-28 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostLevel Up!
Skill Points 404→412
Progress to Tier 2: 635/1590
Athletics Level 30→33
Firestarting Level 37→38
First Aid Level 26→28
Flexibility Level 27→30
Outsider’s Al...
2021-05-27 16:01:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41 is getting a slight rewrite. Nothing major, just clarifying a few of Edwin's thoughts and hopefully making him look a little more competent at actually fighting. If I'm lucky, that will come out some time today. If I'm not, it'll come out tomorrow.
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Edwin mentally berated himself for trying to fight in melee. He was
Edwin rapidly backed up, trying to get out of reach of Minsix, and mostly failing.
“What was that for, huh?” he demanded, “If ya wanted ta fight ya coulda jus asked.”
Edwin stayed quiet, not wanting to give the actual answer and potentially provoke the minion, but not able to come up with a clever lie either. He grabbed his i...
2021-05-25 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostYou have unlocked the Sucker Punch skill!
Accept Skill? Y/N
No, and… disable notifications for the moment.
As he watched Niall stumble backwards, clutching a bleeding ear, Edwin winced slightly. His blow hadn’t been great, missing the alchemist’s temple enough to avoid an easy kn...
2021-05-24 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostEdwin’s first instinct was to immediately grab something heavy and start clubbing Niall over the head, while shouting about them being murderers, but he restrained himself. This was not the time or place for that sort of action. Yes, he could be a little… reckless at times, and he should have probably figured out sooner that the black-robed ...
2021-05-21 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAlchemy, that most wondrous and sacred art, was first pioneered by the alleged First Brewer of Life, Death, Earth and Sky, the legendary Old Goddess Salverria. It was her efforts which are widely regarded to have formalized the common practice of potion-brewing and unified it under the broader scope of ‘Alchymie,’ divid...
2021-05-20 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostEdwin nearly jumped as he spun to face the demanding voice, turning away from the random patch of wall he was staring past to instead come face-to-face with a figure clad in black robes.
Catabolic Alchemist
Oh hey! He had just been thinking about how he wanted to find another alchemist. That was kind of convenient. L...
2021-05-19 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostFor some reason, my last post of this chapter was having visibility issues to some of my patrons. I'm re-uploading it to see if it fixes the problem.
Sorry that the chapters continue to be on the shorter side and perhaps a bit less polished. My backlog is basically nonexistant at the moment, which results in me putting a lot of effort into...
2021-05-18 16:25:20 +0000 UTC View PostSorry that the chapters continue to be on the shorter side and perhaps a bit less polished. My backlog is basically nonexistant at the moment, which results in me putting a lot of effort into trying to reestablish said backlog, and less extra words in the average chapter.
Also, a couple of chapters this week may end up being a bit late (th...
2021-05-18 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostAnd we're back! Sorry that it's a bit on the shorter side, I did not have nearly as much time to write this last week as I was hoping (though about as much as I was expecting, hence the break).
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“Woah!” Edwin cried out as he stumbled, regaining his footing with the aid of his walking stick, its end digging into the hard...
2021-05-17 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post