Chapter 1 - Birth of A New Crime Lord
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Chapter 210 - Coronation Ceremony
The polished rim of a wine glass sparkled under the chandelier’s brilliant lighting before being raised to meet the well-manicured lips of a handsome man, his gloves and suit immaculate for all to see. The alcoholic liquid flowed smoothly, the white transparent bubbles soothing to anyone witnessing.
Yet the impressive...
2023-10-24 14:53:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 209 - Genetic Revelations
Two weeks later…
The new base in the now-cleared cavern was far different than what anybody could envision. With the carcass of the rock worm towering over them, it served as a humble reminder of just how dangerous the dungeon could be. Any naïve ADCON soldier or scout who was about to venture past the gates...
2023-10-24 13:09:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 208 - Trial of Persistence
MG404: [System Message | Trial of Persistence | The prince lies in wait. | Clear Conditions: Break.]
The trial cavern had not seen peace in months ever since Kyle began to mine it for arcia crystals, ADCON squads continuously entering and escaping before the waves got too numerous and overwhelming.
Yet th...
2023-10-24 09:52:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 207 - Forward Exploration
Two weeks later…
The clearing where the engineer had melted was now a bustling hub of activity, with armoured personnel swarming the area, sweeping the nearby lifeforms and decimating them enmasse, all in preparation for additional exploration. The cavern was not large enough to truly establish a forward oper...
2023-10-21 15:56:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 206 - Monster Hunter
Sparks glittered through the backlit cavern, the sharp glistening armor scales of the monster’s front legs scraping across Mari’s blocking arm, the force from the friction throwing her off balance and rolling onto the ground.
Before the monster could follow up, a stream of pellets fired by the scouts blanketed its h...
2023-10-20 12:41:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 205 - Cave Ecology
Three days later…
A cold panic struck through Ollie’s heart, his left leg buckling as he began to fall. The cavern’s ceiling oscillated before his eyes, and was about to disappear when a metallic glove grabbed his arm with a firm grip, hauling him up in one single fluid motion.
Ollie panted, each br...
2023-10-19 13:35:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 204 - Research Facility
Mari could feel her breath brush against her cheeks, trapped within the gas mask as it fogged up the visor she wore, her vision cloudy.
Before she could instinctively reach up to clear her visor, a stern hand grabbed her arm tightly. “Not until the tent is cleared,” Kyle warned.
“I can’t see a single thing...
2023-10-18 13:32:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 203 - Underground Infection
With the issue of rationing now making good progress, Kyle focused on other matters, most importantly, the mapping of the dungeon. The earlier mapping was done via the mineral ant network, but the scouts did not get very far.
“Our preliminary scouts have all pointed to large caverns beneath the tunnel networks. Their ...
2023-10-17 13:17:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 202 - Ration Selection
A nervous company presenter in a suit shifted his tie slightly, as beads of sweats formed in the creases of his chubby neck, coating it in a thin film. His eyes glanced around the conference hall, meeting Kyle’s for a moment before he gulped instinctively, quickly averting his gaze.
Unexpectedly, Kyle gave a curt smil...
2023-10-16 13:38:49 +0000 UTC View PostLooking for Feedback on Book 2 Update
So far I've been reorganizing how Book 2 is written and I need feedback to determine it's viability.
The main complaint i aimed to target was the overemphasis of politics, and the 'shift' away from what seemed to be a criminal black market angle.
I also aim to personalize the threat by the industrialist, by ma...
Chapter 78.5 - Ghosts
Dekar held the manager at gunpoint, the manager now tied up and cuffed in similar fashion to the slave workers he once oversaw. “Check the schedule, we need to make sure no word of this leaks out.”
Kyle didn’t reply, already checking the documentation and upcoming planned shipment and transport dates. Five capture...
2023-09-05 19:50:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 78.4 - Slave Factory
“Sir Tian, the higher-ups informed me you’ll only be here five days later.” A stern man checked a printed calendar on the wall, tapping his leather sole with a rasping sound on the stone floor. All around him, the reverberation of furnaces and workshop machines ran through the walls of the catacombs, the factory taking ...
2023-09-03 11:23:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 78.3 - Sunk Cost Fallacy
The hollers and chants of the protestors continued to echo through the tight alleyways as Dekar and Kyle moved quickly. Kyle himself was a bit surprised at the strength of the revolt. He had done his research before coming on the general political stability of the country, noting that the government had much goodwill. For...
2023-09-03 11:19:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 78.2 - Slander
Author's Note: Brand new chapter that is meant to replace the execution of Dekar's friend, the charity owner who safeguarded the bribe.
At the dusty corner of a small alleyway between buildings, a manhole slowly lifted, shifting aside with a soft scratching sound as the black pig iron surface grazed a...
Chapter 78.1 - Catacombs
Author Note: The entire sequence in which the fall of Minister Dekar was executed in was a bit too fast in hindsight, and it felt as though Kyle was losing heavily. In this re-edit, Kyle is shown to have even more doubts about Minister Dekar's ability to uphold the deal, but yet he thinks further ahead and plans to ex...
2023-09-03 00:39:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 72 - Ocra (Reedit)
Author's Note: In the new 're-edit' of Book 2, I felt that Ocra was such a pinnacle point in the war, that it warrant further description and explanation. I also made the journey slightly more tense, in the sense that Kyle would require to clear more checkpoints due to the deteriorating relations between Raktor and Ve...
2023-09-02 13:50:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 74.5
Author's Note: An interim BRAND NEW chapter right after Count Leon sent a message to the Ardent Cretins to attack the Seven Snakes' weapons factory. This chapter aims to explain why the attack never happened, and the state of the war preparations and Count Leon's circumstances before entering into battle. It also hint...
2023-09-01 04:53:54 +0000 UTC View PostBook 1 on ScribbleHub
All updated Chapters for the newly edited Book 1 is out on ScribbleHub now.
Chapters 1 - 60 has been revamped.
https://www.scribblehub.com/series/699373/a-black-market-litrpg/
Here is the full...
2023-08-31 08:14:16 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate (31/08/2023)
Last chapter updated was about a few days ago, so you guys deserve an update.
I've been working hard on developmentally editing book 1. Those on discord would have already seen the changelog, and you would have also seen the additional chapter 16.5 added to smooth the story in book 1.
Book 1 manuscript was submitt...
2023-08-30 19:47:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 16.5 - Seductive Serpent
Author's Note: For the last few days I've been streamlining book 1 of blackmarket for submission to a few publishers, deadline being 25th August 2023. I found the pacing of the first arc to be fine, but between arcs there's a bit of a hop and skip as I was writing it during the April Writeathon, which means plot i...
2023-08-24 00:12:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 201 - Combat Rations
The rolling acres of planted Poair Trees stretched as far as the eye could see to the horizon, the undulating hills filled to the brim with workers tending and harvesting leaves. Kyle leaned against his velvet armrest while the wagon rattled slightly.
Kyle noticed that the refugees that had previously flocked to Desham ...
2023-08-18 15:42:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 200 - Expedition Preparations
Raiding the Keru Forest Dungeon was not going to be easy. Kyle was already well aware of the perils and dangers lurking within, especially now that he has ascertained that it was a Galactic Era ruin.
While much of what remained was derelict and no longer functioning, he did not automatically assume that everything was d...
2023-08-16 14:55:55 +0000 UTC View PostBlackMarket Update
Reminder: Two weeks left to ask for a full refund. I will refund you if you ask for a refund by 31st August, no questions asked.
What's happening currently
It is now 15th August, which means chapters will begin to release today on schedule. You ca...
2023-08-15 02:31:34 +0000 UTC View PostMoving Forward Post-Ban
If you have yet to read any post, please start from 'Explanation of Ban on Royal Road' first. The tag 'Notice' is used.
BlackMarket will still continue. Free chapters will be posted on ScribbleHub as well as here.
Patreon will still endeavour to deliver two chapters a day w...
2023-08-07 14:51:58 +0000 UTC View PostSeries of Events Leading up to Ban on RoyalRoad from My POV
If you're reading this, please read the previous post in Notices first.
I joined RoyalRoad on 11th of July 2022.
I uploaded my first fiction on 30th of December 2022 - Ceres Chaos.
I performed upwards of 42 review swaps for Ceres Chaos: something I thought necessary to get my fiction na...
Explanation of Ban on RoyalRoad.
Hello. You may have seen my explanation on Discord, but I thought it would be best to have a standalone series of posts explaining the entire situation.
My name is M.G. Driver. I write A Black Market LitRPG. I have been (currently) permanently banned from RoyalRoad due to alleged site-wide manipulation of ratings and re...
2023-08-07 13:51:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 199 - ADCON Central
Two weeks later…
“Another mission?” Mari grumbled to herself as she strapped her boots in, gearing up to leave the palace. She used to enjoy her chances to leave the Culdao Peaks, but she was now weary of the repetitive nature.
It was always hovercraft here, drop, kill a few Violet Demons or Veiled ...
2023-08-05 18:14:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 198 - Economic Domination
Just like that, town after town in the Cordian Plains was slowly eroded, black market traders and peddlers spreading the new drugs to every market they could get their hands on. Drug wars and violence erupted everywhere as the nascent industry began to fight over control of the new supply. Gang control shifted day in and day ...
2023-08-04 20:11:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 197 - White Gold
Two weeks later…
The truce between the Duke and Versia was a welcome respite. With the fighting ending, soldiers from the frontlines were pouring back into the region, returning home in the hopes of rest and finding peace.
Yet instead, many soldiers found themselves destitute – with no economic prospe...
2023-08-04 20:02:35 +0000 UTC View Post
