Malkah's face was pale and delicate, expressionless, almost like a porcelain doll. His gray eyes were hard like stone, with no trace of youth naivety behind them. I wondered if elven blood ...
2025-04-16 21:50:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Quick update: I won't be posting a new chapter today. I've been suffering from migraines for the past two days, and I don't have too much material ready. I will be taking the da...
2025-04-11 17:36:14 +0000 UTC View PostWren didn’t take my money, but he gladly accepted my recommendation. It took some convincing, but in the end, the Guildmaster agreed to take him. Being a thane came with many perks, one o...
2025-04-10 02:47:44 +0000 UTC View PostLevel Up!
The notification rubbed into my nose, and I quickly batted it away.
Kili’s house was deep in the East Ward. Cadria’s walls leaned...
2025-04-06 02:38:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe smell of ale and pipe smoke slapped my face as the door closed behind me. The dim lights from a lightstone candelabra barely pierced the smoke. The walls were covered with layers upon l...
2025-04-03 19:19:41 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m sick of this place,” Elincia said. “Half of the city knows how to read thanks to Mister Lowell. He brought Blacksmiths, Craftsmen, Herbalists, Scholars, artists, and musicians ...
2025-04-01 16:55:53 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, Elra here!
Thank you very, very much for all the subscriptions this month!
There have been record levels of Patrons this month, which was a surprise considering I'm doing ...
2025-03-31 23:30:04 +0000 UTC View PostFor a week after the repairs of the well and the arrival of the first orc colonists, I had nightmares involving the Sunken Wraith. Sure, the damned thing was only Lv.12 but having an undead...
2025-03-31 18:57:20 +0000 UTC View PostI landed on the Academy’s rooftop, leaving the cadets stunned. White carved spires adorned the rooftop, although nobody seemed to frequent the site. The level of detail was outrageo...
2025-03-28 20:19:20 +0000 UTC View PostWolf and I were sitting on the stone edge of the fireplace, white napkins over our laps and steaming meat pies in our hands. The mana manipulation lesson had gone smoothly. The cadets didn...
2025-03-26 17:44:46 +0000 UTC View PostAfter having breakfast at the dining hall, I ordered the cadets to bring their luggage into Cabbage House. The old house was spotless, but none of them seemed particularly happy with the ch...
2025-03-23 02:07:15 +0000 UTC View Post“How long were you four planning to keep this up?” I said, my voice leaving no room for doubt about my thoughts on the matter. I was disappointed. Discipline wasn’t my strong suit as ...
2025-03-20 04:15:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe cadets left the room with more questions than answers. Although the concept of a training camp piqued their curiosity, it was too soon to tell them the details. I needed more information about ...
2025-03-15 21:55:10 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m a Cat Spirit Beastfolk, Puppeteer Lv.5,” the girl said, pulling her hood back and revealing two cat ears: white and orange. “My name is Rup. Rup the Second, from Neskarath. My grandmot...
2025-03-12 02:50:46 +0000 UTC View Post“You might not realize it yet, but you are fortunate to have Mister Clarke as your teacher,” Zaon’s voice filled the room. “You’d be a fool if you walk out of this class.”
The cad...
2025-03-08 02:45:58 +0000 UTC View PostAll thoughts disappeared from my mind, but a face I saw briefly years ago in the law firm where I used to work.
“Byrne is here?” I asked, grabbing Wolf’s shoulders. “When did yo...
2025-03-06 04:17:16 +0000 UTC View PostIlya jumped into my arms.
It has been two years since I sent four orphans in a cart bound for Cadria. Part of me wanted to say Ilya hadn’t changed a bit, but I would be lying. I barely reco...
2025-02-28 20:05:18 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I apologize for the delay. Yesterday, there was a huge blackout in my area, and even the cellphone network was down, so I couldn't post the chapters. Everything seems to be bac...
2025-02-26 16:36:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe cadets left the classroom in a slow procession, almost as if speeding up even a bit further was too childish for them.
“See you in an hour!” I said. “Remember the assignment, and do...
2025-02-26 16:32:53 +0000 UTC View PostYvain slammed against the wooden floor before the incredulous gaze of the cadets.
“First lesson of the Rosebud Fencing Academy: you don’t need the System to be a good sword fighter,” I ...
2025-02-22 02:55:54 +0000 UTC View Post“This scroll will turn you into a great Imperial Knight,” Talindra happily said, holding the scroll above her head.
The parchment radiated a faint trail of mana, but hexes were deceitful....
2025-02-19 05:46:28 +0000 UTC View Post“This is the man that killed the Weasel,” Holst said.
The chatter had quietened with Holst’s first chimed in, but now it completely died. The woman in the flashy tabard, who was a few c...
2025-02-15 08:56:42 +0000 UTC View PostLord Astur’s fingers tightened around the armrest of his chair. The wood creaked under the strain, but just before it could splinter, his grip eased and a slow breath escaped his lips. Astur pour...
2025-02-12 01:41:04 +0000 UTC View PostI followed the aide into the main building of the Imperial Academy.
My eyes wandered through the place. The corridors were crowded with students dressed in black robes and martial clothing. N...
2025-02-08 01:09:19 +0000 UTC View PostAN: big number, yay!
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“Bucko! Those aren’t mountains!”
The white walls of the Royal City of Cadria appeared behind the hill, elegant and smooth as if carved in a single ...
2025-02-04 23:10:25 +0000 UTC View PostAN: I will write a few chapters about the development of Whiteleaf Manor as bonus content. I felt it would mess with the narrative flow of the main story, but I still found it interesting enough to...
2025-01-31 22:51:49 +0000 UTC View PostBy the fifth day, I left behind the green pastures of the Vedras dukedom and entered the hilly passage that connected the northeast region to the royal territories. As we climbed the hills, the sce...
2025-01-31 20:23:53 +0000 UTC View PostElincia was still sleeping while I prepared my backpack. [Invigoration] halved the amount of sleeping time I needed, so I was well-rested even after our nightly escapade. Dawn had already broken, a...
2025-01-28 21:24:51 +0000 UTC View PostAfter sending the orphans to bed, we gathered in Elincia’s bedroom and rummaged through the stacks of letters the kids had sent over the past two years. The kids sent letters every month or every...
2025-01-24 23:18:21 +0000 UTC View Post