No matter how long he looked at it, it was hard to truly accept. Apprentice mage was there, clear as day for him to take if he wanted to, he was just struggling to understand why. He knew that in theory he could learn a non-affinitied magic, and now that his mana wasn’t so horribly low the option felt more and more possible...
2022-11-24 08:35:01 +0000 UTC View PostPre-chapter authors note
This is a long one so why not grab yourself a snack and a drink? You've earned it.
Though Ben spent the night planning to get as much rest as he could while talking to Myriad in his realm, that idea was foiled by a persistent knocking on the door in the early hours of...
2022-11-22 16:50:44 +0000 UTC View PostSecond last day. Ben thought to himself as he started to feel the pressure. He knew he’d be able to basically get everything he needed to done, but as he experimented he was beginning to realize one aspect of his design wouldn’t work.
Maybe if I had awakened versions of my skills I could, but for now I...
2022-11-20 15:07:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day actually managed to be calm for Ben after the hecticness of the prior two. His friends all seemed strangely on edge despite his constant assurance that he was used to just what sort of world they now lived in and would probably be fine if they wanted to do something else, but there was always at least a few hangi...
2022-11-18 13:49:56 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a long conversation with the girls that basically amounted to confirming that whatever cultural issue that kept Yuzu from talking to him wouldn’t extend to him reading her mind, as well as spending an hour all but begging Uliel to allow the young soul mage to help him, they all parted ways for the night, Thera still e...
2022-11-17 13:10:55 +0000 UTC View PostIs making friends supposed to be this exhausting? Thera couldn’t help but think to herself as she went through the untamed lands with the other three girls and the archmage.
It wasn’t the hunting that was getting to her. Considering her own strength, along with the fact that the others had awakened skills, ...
2022-11-16 14:35:50 +0000 UTC View PostWith Greed’s arrival, Ben got to work in earnest, having the crab show him how he performed while carefully examining his body. It was like he thought, he was sure he’d be able to do something for his voice easily enough, but it was the claws that would create some issues.
It wasn’t just a matter of deciding how h...
2022-11-15 13:22:52 +0000 UTC View PostIn the morning things went much the same as they had before, with Ben starting the day making small talk with the other contestants before moving on to working on his ideas, feeling he already had a far better grasp of what he wanted to make as he did. He’d have to go through the day’s testing to be sure, but he had his c...
2022-11-14 14:41:05 +0000 UTC View PostHe looked out into the crowd and saw almost no one, and for a second he thought it must have been in his head, or maybe a call for someone else that was already answered. What he did see though was that it was getting late. A lot of the other tables looked like they were winding down as far fewer people were out inspecting th...
2022-11-13 16:15:13 +0000 UTC View PostWaking up far earlier than he needed to for the contest after his illuminating conversation with his god, Ben got to work preparing breakfast, an outrageously large one at that. He not only had the supplies that the embassy provided for its guests at his disposal, but all of the ingredients he’d bought at the market the pre...
2022-11-12 15:44:59 +0000 UTC View PostOut of nowhere, Ben shivered as a chill ran down his spine as they relaxed in Jake's home, enjoying the food and drink his servants had brought to them. “Feels like someone just walked over my grave,” He muttered, doing his best to ignore the brief sense of dread that brushed through him.
“Given the circumstances ...
2022-11-11 14:33:22 +0000 UTC View PostThera did her best to suppress a headache as she let herself be dragged around the competition grounds by Steph. It was only the first day of it and somebody had already attacked Ben, and an extremely powerful person at that. As much as she liked to tease him about his poor luck, that really was too much.
Still, unc...
2022-11-10 13:16:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe two had been walking arm in arm, enjoying the festive feeling of the contest as they browsed what was available, but whipped around to his as they heard their names, seeing not only Ben, but Steph and Will cheerfully waving to them, happy to have run into members of their own species after so long and getting them to rush...
2022-11-09 13:54:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, this is a bit unexpected,” Ben said as he found himself being hugged by two familiar faces, namely his old friends Steph and Will.
“When we heard this was happening we figured we might be able to find you here,” Will told him as Steph went to give Thera a hug as well, being expertly avoided despite the am...
2022-11-08 12:58:03 +0000 UTC View PostAuthors note
I woke up super sick so there's a chance a few more spelling mistakes slipped through than usual. Just a heads up now on to the chapter
Despite the long night dealing with the issue that was Helori’s competition, Ben woke up feeling refreshed and energized. Not only had he won ...
2022-11-07 13:39:40 +0000 UTC View Post“Um, what?”
Ben didn’t know how to react to what he was seeing. The cold, distant goddess was now pleading with him desperately, tears in her eyes and destroying the dignified image she’d managed, placing herself more along the lines of how he thought of Myriad as his god seemed to sigh at his side, having a far...
2022-11-06 12:52:54 +0000 UTC View Post<PLANT KNOWLEDGE LEVEL INCREASED>
<MAX LEVEL OF THE TREE TAMER JOB ACHIEVED>
God I love knowledge skills, they’re so easy to level with just a bit of work.
<You just think they’re easy because of how ridiculous your reading speed is. Most people wouldn’t be able to get through f...
2022-11-05 09:08:52 +0000 UTC View PostMan, this really wasn’t how I’d planned on spending my free days. Ben thought with a groan. He’d woken up hours before the sun had risen to make his way to Anailia, prepared some more nails to use to earn his god some faith, and then went off to start hammering them into trees deep into the untamed lands as soo...
2022-11-04 07:35:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs she woke up the next day, Thera couldn’t help but be excited for whatever it had in store. The city was filled with all sorts of sights after all, and since Ben had decided to keep a limit on how much time he put towards examining the trial, that meant they’d have plenty of time to explore the city together, seeing sho...
2022-11-03 05:44:48 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a fun day of seeing a variety of places in the city that Thera wanted to visit and explore, Ben closed his eyes for the night, only to open them and find himself in his god’s realm.
There was nothing strange about that in itself. He spent a fair bit of time most nights in Myriad’s realm after all, either discu...
2022-11-02 06:11:19 +0000 UTC View PostWaking up from his talk with his god, the first thing he did was prepare breakfast. The room he was given was small, but it had all of the necessary amenities he needed, including a small kitchen and a loaded cold box. Ben could only assume his teacher was able to get them such nice conditions thanks to his connection to Pele...
2022-11-01 17:17:56 +0000 UTC View PostA week passed in a flash as Ben dug through his bag on the way to the gate. He’d packed plenty for the trip, including a crate of books, a variety of materials to use for the coming contest, his prized chef’s hat and ‘kiss the cook’ apron, a bunch of items he’d made prior to sell while the competition ran, and...
2022-10-30 17:47:41 +0000 UTC View PostAs the scene faded Falk gave Ben a firm, comforting pat on the shoulder. “Well, I can’t say you didn’t put your heart in it boy, that was excellent. Light affinity enchanters are a rare breed because of how hard it is to work healing or illusions into enchantments, but honestly, I don’t think I need to tell you just h...
2022-10-28 13:54:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day the shop was packed. Word had spread fast that they were selling air conditioners, resulting in a constant stream of people coming in and out, with more than a few spending far longer inside the shop than they needed to just to escape the heat.
While they were primarily a weapon shop, it wasn’t like they ...
2022-10-27 16:00:41 +0000 UTC View Post“And that should cover the lesson for this month. Any questions?” Quilith asked as he wrapped things up for the night. As with every month, the alien was coming to teach Ben some principles of material science that he simply couldn’t get from the books he could access, the sort of cutting knowledge that the grey were ex...
2022-10-25 11:46:28 +0000 UTC View Post<ENCHANTING KNOWLEDGE LEVEL INCREASED>
<SPEED READING LEVEL INCREASED>
“Oh sweet, got some levels to speed reading and my knowledge skill,” Ben happily announced as he finished his book to the yeti laying on the ground.
While Ben was having no issue with the heatwave thanks to the enchantment...
2022-10-23 15:59:55 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, it's time for the poll and some other things to say.
First off, we're currently sitting at over 100 patrons! Woo, you're all the best. This means that at the start of next month I'll be putting out an additional week of chapters, and as long as we stay above that I'll be adding a chapter on thursdays too. ...
2022-10-22 18:05:34 +0000 UTC View PostAs Thera slowly opened her eyes, all she could think about was how much she didn’t want to get up. A heat wave had just come to stonewall, with at least another week of it expected, and she was already covered in sweat from it. At least when she was asleep it could be ignored, but the sounds of voices chattering above her t...
2022-10-21 12:33:22 +0000 UTC View Post“Um, Thera? Not that I don’t love the company, but are you sure this is how you want to spend all of your time?” Ben asked as he finished up forging a sword in the shop, his friend having made sure to spend all her free time outside of the clinic watching him work in the week they’d been back.
“Someone needs t...
2022-10-18 15:19:54 +0000 UTC View PostI still can’t believe that when you first recommended that I get Falk as my teacher, it was because you asked a crafting god to tell you about the best smith in the area. Ben couldn’t help but complain to his god again after throwing some ground-up food and medicine around in the early hours of the morning before...
2022-10-16 11:27:18 +0000 UTC View Post
