Between the two of us, the crystal mole elites weren’t able to do much harm, so long as we didn’t allow them to get close to us. If they did, I had no doubts that they would be able to pierce straight through my defenses. After all, my defenses were based on the red crystals in this mine… which these …

Because Diane and I were working together, the experience was being shared equally between us, even though I undoubtedly killed far more targets with my area attacks. This caused Diane’s level to quickly increase, her eyes briefly going wide. By the time we had cleared out all of the moles on the first floor of the dungeon, her level had …

I was grateful that Diane didn’t try to get me to talk any further while I was healing, closing my eyes and simply focusing on enduring the pain. I couldn’t even be bothered to check the specifics of the new enchantment. When I heard the ding of a system message, I ignored it. From what I could understand, it would …

I didn’t know how long I spent in that passage, having long since closed my eyes to avoid the constant flashes of light in the dark corridor. Every now and then, I would check my progress on my skill, dreading when it would be time to actually leave. The reason that I was dreading it was that I did not …

I had some understanding of my power now, after the first test. The Fire Bolt skill wasn’t incredibly powerful at its current level, and unlike a normal skill, you can’t channel a ritual to make it stronger. My enchantment would remain at this level until such a time as I put it on a new piece of equipment. However, there …

I had done it, I had actually created a way that I could use magic. Granted… I still needed to test it to be sure, but the armor’s enchantment did not include a ‘Cannot Cast’ tag, so there didn’t seem to be any reason why it shouldn’t work. As for putting the armor on right now… I decided to wait. …

I’ll admit it. I might have been petty with regards to the Nine Suns group, leaving them with at least one death each and possibly losing important items. I might even feel a bit bad for the Chosen that have to experience that pain on their behalf. Would I do it again, though? Absolutely. If players threaten me, I have …

As I ran, I made sure to maintain the five skills; Sprint, Endurance, Brawn, Scholar, and Sneak. This gave me a comprehensive bonus to my stats, while also letting me pass unnoticed through a crowd. Although I wasn’t at the point yet where I could compare to a player like Diane, I had found a path that would get me …

For food, I didn’t consider calling Ennolf, or going to some fancy restaurant. I couldn’t afford the latter, and had no reason to intrude on the former’s life with his wife. I hadn’t even checked to see if he was logged in. Instead, I simply purchased a cheap loaf of bread from a street vendor for ten copper pieces. I …

Without much else to do, I simply sat at the side of the road, waiting for Diane to arrive. To my surprise, it didn’t take long, and she appeared within five minutes of sending me the message saying that she was on her way. Was she already outside of the city? As before, Diane appeared to see directly through my …