Chapter 994: Not Open to Outside Consultation

Tyftc

Chloe

I hope Dominion somehow knows that he should be really proud of Jason at that moment. not why, but just that he should be. Also, Thick is a great nickname lol

Opossums Coat

I feel we got awhile before long skip happens, they have lots of big aspirations so I'm sure we'll get jumps between months and maybe years but a real time skip at this point would be wild unless Shirtaloon is trying to end the story as soon as possible

Vincent Ciavone

Indeed it is lol. Shame OG Gary isn't around to see this, Gary on earth with nexus Jason would've been gold

Gregory Sinnett

Fun boat? Sounds like a good description of a cloud ship.

Kristy Riedel

"I eat dead people" lol

Kristy Riedel

It is genetic, but this should have been daughter, not sister. I've changed it up.

Shirtaloon

Astral King Jason has the inside knowledge. Prime Avatar Jason is gonna handle Earth's advancement. Although, it would be awesome to see Astral King Jason at odds with Prime Avatar Jason. That would be hilarious. With Jason form Colin commentating the whole time. It would be perfect.

David Cline

Damn Shirt, you never fail to entertain! Thanks again.

Libby Wasserman

TYFTC!

Rachel Clements

Tyftc. Exciting read thru and thru!

John Durrett

Government’s only respect power. You either show them you have it or you don’t get any respect. The world has been built on fun boat policy and trade wars. Frankly 10 years is a small price to pay to simply behave and attend school

John Durrett

I don’t see him careening. No plan remains unchanged once an enemy is engaged. Frankly I think he should have spanked them publicly for going after the reality cores.

John Durrett

I’m still game for Jason to claim the entire world for 10 to 100 years or God Emperor of Dune scale. Unlike Sadam and Gamora, Jason with shades help can literally snipe the rot out and Colin can be best boy cleaning up the trash

John Durrett

@SmokeJam Dictator? Tyrant? LOL Nope... not at all. We all know Jason has no desire to lead or take over Earth, don't forget that part. But he could get a few threats to him, his family, and friends out of the way/ off planet, and work with whoever is left. And he could replace world leaders w/ people like Anna. People who have a genuine interest in progressing the world forward, but were never in a position to do so. Over time, Im sure a dictator or two will pop up amongst the new batch of world leaders, but that will be someone else's problem by then. SMH. And yes, we could've skipped the last 20 or so chapters if he did that. Why make a big show of your arrival and setup a fight, (A fight, that to my eyes he lost, got his butt kicked and his team had to save him!) to show how strong you are, when you could just, smile and wave, and 'make list', then quietly cross people off that list? Look, ultimately a confrontation was coming, right? He knew it, they knew it. So instead of fighting it out loud aka having a war, that sends your forces against their forces, whom they will be hiding behind, forcing Jason and friends to kill mostly innocent ppl following orders trying to preserve their world from 'invaders' , why not just take the quiet and silent route instead? Just capture or Kill them in the dark? Working from the shadows, should kinda be his thing! LOL

RonGAR

so you want him to be the dictator and tyrant he actually tries not to be... We could've skipped the past 20 chapters then, simply referring back to his first return to Earth instead, just that he has the power advantage this time around. He could only act so ignorant if he was alone and wouldn't actually care about his homeworld as it would mark a sharp regression in character development. This whole thing is about exploiting the politics of the Big Players, not turn into one of them. He wants to stay above that melting pot.

SmokeJam

If Jason really wants to 'act' like the Big 3 Global powers, then he should've used shade and started to quietly 'dissappear' ppl. 1. First, all the ppl that were deliberately trying to kill or sabotage him last time he was here. Gone! 2. Then the ppl actively trying to betray, setup, and kill him and his team now. Gone! 3. Then, the current ppl who are in gov't only to 'enrich' themselves, or hoard power. Those who have no care whether or not their ppl are doing well or not, just as long as they obey. Gone! 4. And people who are too greedy or stupid, who keep trying to steal/mine Reality Stones! You know, the ppl that will destroy the planet and galaxy in order to get a mite stronger in personal power? Those A-hole?! .... Yeah, GONE!!! He could either kill them OR trap them like he did Elizabeth and send them to a prison world, where they could all play with each other. Either way, they are not out there constantly plotting against him and his family.

RonGAR

His "Only gets serious when its the end of the world," Motiff is holding strong. lol

RonGAR

Tiptoeing wouldn't work. Read it aloud and you'll see it sounds off.

Michael Hawkins

Sometimes, it really do just be like that.

Corvid

The people who are known to rise before the sun does.

Anarchistofyams

I imagine him as the rock sized person

Michael Romo

Thank u for the story

C0bra$

I imagine Neil looking like an elf version of Henry Cavil

Ariel

Oh boy it's so satisfying to see Jason finally with the ability to tell earth "don't like it? Too bad". I can't wait to see who does something stupid with the new info, and how Jason is going to respond! It's about time earth got put in it's place

Gregory Sinnett

“A carpet of leeches.” Please continue to ‘in medias res’ your readers for a few chapters. Shock and awe is great. Getting slapped across the face with brutal combat when I wasn’t expecting it? Keep going! This chapter is so Thick!

Daniel Wills

There are no diamond rankers on earth, the world Phoenix is still using her power to prevent that until the bridge stabilizes the situation.

Kristy Riedel

See, Jason knows how people will react to things he says. He knows these governments will want to reject his proposal and probably will. He’s done this before. That’s why I think his performance from last chapter was a calculated move. If it wasn’t, then it’s just him being his normally too trusting self. Good chapter though! I see Dominion might have his wet dreams fulfilled lol I’m all for it too. I’m very much arrogant enough to think I know better for the whole world 😂😂😂 and then some!

DirePants

Me too, but I wish we got to know Lindy's too. She did ask Jason how to get to know them, I think they could be a fun coun terpoint.

Kristy Riedel

The Network families were pretty insular for a few hundred years. Maybe she is his sister and his daughter...

Alex Schellenberg

Well jason was talking about leaving earth to its fate just a few chapters ago if they didnt want to work with him. Preventing colonisation of earth was more than enough reason to conquer the earth imo.

Malekith

@Ligeia Yes I agree. Jason is storing up as much Reality Stone power as possible off those vampires. The 'golds' especially. From this assault alone, he must've reduced his avatar resurrection time from 10yrs to 9yr 10 months.

RonGAR

Thanks for the chapter.

Joshua Little

Wow, I am LIKING this new plot direction! So exciting! 😀. And I love Niels new nickname! 😂

ABTelford

True, but after 12 books f bushy moustaches, I found any change at all quite exciting!

Ligeia

I think what ever Raythe told him is significantly bigger than Pallimustus. I mean, it clearly involves Pallimustus and most likely the Pallimustus God of Knowledge at that. But as you said, the invasion from Pallimustus is something was known/anticipated and they have been working towards getting Earth prepared. It has to be something more than just that or Jason wouldn't have altered his approach. At least, that's my 2 biscuits.

Moonray

Presumably it’s because his own territories don’t have the expertise and manpower to advance as quickly as if he just did the whole world altogether. I think speed is important, though we’re not really sure why

Sloth

I try to remember that we are reading essentially a slightly polished first draft of the chapters when an inconsistency like this comes up. Definitely call them out, as that will help Shirt a lot more than "this word was spelled incorrectly".

Moonray

TYFTC!!!

Oddrey

Hope he drops a 'Thicker than a bowl of oatmeal' or something

Bethany Bluebird

In a few years "thicc" will be as painfully outdated as "groovy" or "totally tubular"! Thick is always good.

Ligeia

But by absorbing vampiric energy, Jason stockpiles it for the next time his prime avatar is destroyed and needs to be recreated. Plus it was a feast for Colin! People to eat!

Ligeia

For farmers

Michael Romo

That’s what you took away from his pirate fight? 1 against like 20, and held them to a stalemate for a while is getting his ass handed to him? That’s a wild take. But yes, this series has shown that the governments are slow to learn, so there will be some examples made before everyone gets real careful about how they act for the next 10 years

WaxDinosaur

Well pre time skip he was a early teenage. Hump said he'd developed fast for a dragon but rufus said hed develop at the regular speed of a human. So it's been 15yrs so he's close to mid 20 to 30s level of maturity. Males sense.

Michael Romo

I was thinking thicc

Michael Romo

Can't wait for Jason to say it .....

Michael Romo

Diamond tank community warned him he could only do that once. I doubt detention will stop them

Michael Romo

I am not sure but I feel like I I read last book that one of the city's in pali put any earth city to shame.

Michael Romo

I just reread that. I think it's better as "published in the public square." Your mileage may vary. :-D

ShowBizGAL 1996

Must be genetic 😬😬 that’s some rough luck

WaxDinosaur

Same. Lol

Michael Romo

He should've spelled it thicc would've been funnier. Lol

Michael Romo

Biscuits!

Arieh Sochaczevski

Thickums*

Sabroso JFD!

There was always a threat and never a choice. Jason knew he needed to uplift earth before the Bridge stabilized or it would get colonized by Pallimustus 🤷🏻‍♂️.

Malekith

I thought that Remys daughter was the one with an incurable blood disease? Now it’s his sister? What’s next? His mother?

mhaj58

No choice. Raythe seriously moved up his plans.

S

Honestly, does he even need the whole world? Let's be honest here; all he needs are the ppl in Asano Paris + Solvakia village's. Why doesn't he just advance them first. As a test case if anything. Put them ahead? OR Take them and leave the rest of the world to develop themselves. Let them meet whatever fate is there for them to meet. At the pace they were going before he got there, they were well on their way to blowing themselves up! So just say, 'thanks for the good times' and 'Peace out' on them. (After he ensures Pallimustis won't be destroyed when the earth blows itself up, of course) Plus, hasn't he learned the lesson of what teaching ppl who are constantly looking to stab you in the back, gets you??? Isn't he looking for this Simon guy because of the information/teachings he gave them? Aren't the golds that are troubling him using the HURRIN METHOD? You cant just go around telling ppl everything without knowing how they are going to use it. Especially not when they are looking to backstab you from the outset. -------- As for Neil's new nickname, "Thick," Go for it!!! LOL He'll come to like it after Darcy gets her due and spreads the word to the rest of the ladies. LOLOLOL

RonGAR

LOLOL

RonGAR

Neil had that in the bag without Jason's assist.

Eric M

Bad takes all around. You could just say you have trouble with comprehension without the long spiel

Blake N.

Typo should be "Thicc elf"

GentlemanG33k

I'm pretty sure 'tiptoes' works in this instance

Vincent Ciavone

Adventures stand between the innocent people and the monsters coming for them. While there are likely thousands to millions of people on Earth Jason wouldn't see as innocent, there are billions who are. The worst they've done being voting for the people exploiting them. If this 10 year vaguely is a threat to them, that's all the reason Jason needs to try and stop it.

MrCynical

Back to deciding to rule the planet by fiat. Jason is just emotionally careening wildly all over the place. Hopefully he sticks by this for a atleast a few chapters.

Malekith

@Daniel... Yeah you are right. I re-read it (Twice) and now think the same.

RonGAR

TY, bit I'm sure Shirt has had something along the lines or better already planned. Hell, Jason sort of already used the system in this fashion back on Pallimustus with slavery. If Jason were to use system admin to broadcast the "contract" giving it to the people to vote on it would take it out of the hands of the governments which could turn them against him as well.

Timothy

Tftc

gator mate

What he said was very straightforward to me, honestly your statement and his give the exact same intent he was just a bit more eloquent with it. There wasn’t really anything here that I would consider clown shoes, he basically told them he would open the proverbial door to his knowledge but on his terms and his terms alone for the 10 years until earth is introduced to Pallimustus, and if any try to go against his terms even by technicality he will engage them with extreme prejudice and if they otherwise can’t accept they can freely bugger off and be left irrelevant.

Daniel is ŁØNE

@ Zack Im pretty sure the system could do more. Jason just doesn't look into it much because its part of his higher power. His 'God' Side. And he's not interested in taking up that mantle just yet. He just wants to be a 'Gold Ranker' right now. With the least amount of responsibilities as possible.

RonGAR

I go back and forth on whether I hate it or tolerate it 🤷🏼‍♀️

Betsy R

Are we placing bets on how many outfits the team has stashed away so they can keep leaving them in his room??? 😂

Mariana Toledo

@Timothy THAT IS BRILLANT. That would've been much more effective! And it's something he could've had the WHOLE WORLD vote on! Leaving the so-called 'LEaders' no choice or to subvert their 'so-called' powers altogether! Damn, wish I thought of it! Probably, so does Shirt! LOL

RonGAR

It’s his own fault if he’s on a whole other planet and still wearing the clothes his aunt sent lol!

Betsy R

@keith FACTS! LOL

RonGAR

Not well. He is going to be tested and he will have to respond. Hope it goes better than his fight with the pirates. He got his ass handed to him for all the world to see, and his team had to save him.

RonGAR

@ThoMiCroN Yea, but they are always on the verge of 'blowing' themselves up in order to get more power without having to 'directly' engage in battle. Sooo what good is a larger population of core users or corpses? LOL

RonGAR

The shade most likely in his shadow is silently promising not to tell Jason to avoid the aforementioned witty quip.

triscuit73

Neil don't git no breaks. 😆

Youkai-sama

They are already dead, surely thats ok

SmokeJam

"Thick Elf" 🤣🤣🤣

Mariana Toledo

That and “gunboat diplomacy or British Empire” got me cracking up

Dalth

RonGAR

Awesome chapter.

Omy Sadat

I think that's plan B. He's giving them a chance to make the choice themselves, even if under pressure. The system, as you said, leaves no wiggle room and it would be a total imposition on his part.

Omy Sadat

Typo "operating with tiptoes and whispers" Change "tiptoes" to "tiptoeing"

Kendal Bozant

Typo "published within in the public" Delete second "in"

Kendal Bozant

There is probably some contract magic. The System can’t be its arbiter but it can display how the contract would work.

ThoMiCroN

Occurs twice

Kendal Bozant

It’s really not for many locations. It serves a legitimate purpose.

Justin Crisler

Nah Earth has a lot more people. I mean Australia on palimustus is a crazy diamond rank wasteland. Think about areas with gold rank magic levels. You aren’t having millions and millions of people concentrated in that area unless they are all gold and silver rank or constantly defended by armies of diamond rankers.

Aaron Van Wormer

Hump, not a dragon, uses dragon fire to kill an enemy. Stash, actually a dragon, does not use dragon fire, instead helps put out the dragon fire Hump used before it burns the building down. I'm not a writer, but I feel like there should be a witty quip in there somewhere.

Alan McLaughlin Jr.

THIS…. this is what this book needs

Aaron Van Wormer

"I'm not eating people"

Justin Butler

10 years.. I feel another time jump coming up

Monty Crisco

TYFTC!! Absolutely loving stash's character growth over these last 2 books. I wonder if the rest of the team is also shadowing other teams from earth in different groups. Them being so strong comparitively to earth's forces would almost necessitate them splitting up.

Oathkeep Oblivion

Typo "The looked around while" Change "The" to "They"

Kendal Bozant

Great chapter

Malcolm Gray

Much like on Palli, the system isn't much more than a glorified message system as far as this is concerned. It has no way to enforce what he demands, only to remove a convenience. To earth, making a demand like that would likely be brushed off as more magic jibbery or as the herald of the apocalypse round 2. It may be able to be very public, but it's not more than words and only one way.

Zack

I have to wonder how Jason's new bedside manner will turn out diplomatically. I do love: "Not for outside consultation".

Stephanie Washburn

Probably not since the whole Vampire war, magic creating rifts everywhere and monsters magically appearing. Whole cities and towns just empty and destruction rampant everywhere.

Timothy

Neil is only safe until Jason gets wind of it. Then all bets are off.

Timothy

But, if it is the System making the demand and not "Jason" can they really argue? Most do not know it is Jason.

Timothy

It should be corrected to “Thick said through gritted teeth”

Kyle

I do so love all of Jason’s familiars.

Buck

Negotiating gives Jason their cooperation, which makes it easier to work with the civilian populations than Jason going full Dominion and just taking what he needs. Taking what he needs without cooperation would also mean he has to fight for every step of the process, much like his first visit to earth, which would be counterproductive to his agenda, if an acceptable alternative.

Zack

10/10 chapter Shirt! Thanks again.

Mason

Earth should be a lot more populated than Pallimustus. I am sure this must have surprised the visitors to see such large sprawling cities.

ThoMiCroN

Theck when he insisted thick is insulting and must be removed

Alexander Dupree

Thanks for the chapter.

Andreas Fagernes Edelsteen Holm

Great start! Amazing chapter.

Diego Ferrer

Damn, Jason is embracing what Dominion taught him. Becoming the tyrant he always feared he'd become. Sure, he's being smart about it, kinda, but he is also dictating terms to global superpowers and seems to be getting away with it. Wonder how that will go.

Unwillingmainer

Like other's said.... that beginning was explosive. So it's 50/50 that nations listen to jason

Jacob Goodrich

“You might recognize the approach from everything your nations have done ever” That line killed me hahaha

Keith Ross

Yes I 100% believe this needs to be a thing!!!

jacob butler

To a point I understand Jason "trying" to negotiate with the governments, but why not negotiate using the System instead? It would come across more poignant and with no wiggle room for back-room politicking.

Timothy

Thets why they call him ThickE

Tyler S.

The terms of your proposal are clear enough, Mr Asano,” Holly said, gesturing with a computer tablet. Your promises are certainly grand. Missing a quotation mark after "gesturing with a computer tablet".

Timothy

I see Earth is treating Neil well. 🤣

Darren Williams

Sorry Thickboi but that is, in fact your new nickname.

Bethany Bluebird

Thanks for the chapter!

Jarrett Glass

Neil's group chat should now be Thick or Thick Elf

jacob butler

The core principals->principles*

ThoMiCroN

So Stash has switched from bushy moustaches to neat ones! This is a big change!

Ligeia

And it gets worse in winter when the US goes off daylight time while Australia goes on it. Seriously, daylight time is ridiculous and pointless!

Ligeia

TFTC!

Jeffery Woods

That is not my new nickname,” Neil said through gritted teeth. — it is now!

Samuel Strode

The WORST. The level of disappointment I experienced when chapter time rolled around, only to find no chapter…

Bingus McCready

Man, Shirt is not messing around these days. This was amazing. TFTC!!!

Bingus McCready

Awesome chapter, I always enjoy progress between battles and politics. The whole point of compromise is that you both give something to get something.

mhaj58

What a way to start this chapter WOAH

Jeff

Bro the beginning paragraph

Kares Selyrian

Freaking daylight savings time

Aaron Schwartz

Biscuits tyftc

Darkdragon