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For those of you unfamiliar with HJC. It is a Chinese Wuxia web-novel.
You can read it here, it is completed: https://www.wuxiaworld.com/novel/heavenly-jewel-change

The Wiki (May lack information with certain characters but has all the mechanical information we need): https://heavenly-jewel-change.fandom.com/wiki/Heavenly_Jewel_Change_Wiki

Lots of things like place names and people will be OC. so I can run with interesting character ideas.

First Thread: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3638342
Last thread : http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3664139
MC Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/eUJQC3YB

You play as Zou-Do-Shai. A Hunter belonging in the great Dershwa City. You have attained your first Elemental Jewel and have attained your 4th Level of Heavenly Energy and are proving yourself to be a strong Cultivator. Last time you awakened your Jewel, a 6 Elemental Jewel with some impressive potential, you then took a trip to the Palace to heal Jiang Dershwa with aid from Shimuko to make her meridians able and viable tools to cultivate, which you succeeded in. In the meantime you met some of her sisters, Fei Dershwa and Jessica Dershwa, you got along well with Fei, even if she seems a bit air headed, but managed to attract the attention of Jessica Dershwa’s surgical knife as she tried to understand how you can generate Heavenly Energy, she seems a bit mad, but has a brilliant mind, even kidnapping you to find out what she wanted to know, causing a one sided fight between Fei and Jessica which Fei won with no contest, with the rewards ceremony done you went home and gave an old cultivation tool to your now brother from another mother Song Chad-Pah, and the other to the orphanage, not knowing where it would go, you now stand after one month of growth, ready to make the next step on your path to God-hood.

>Go see the Guard for Heavenly Energy Control Training

You give him the last Cultivation Tool you have spare, telling him to make good use of it.

"Oh I will, and with this Jewel my Heavenly Energy Control has had some massive breakthroughs! Let me show you after this."

>Roll 1d100+100 for Heavenly Energy Control training best of three
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Rolled 91 (1d100)

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Rolled 84 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3686357
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Rolled 22 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3686357
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>>3686361
>191

With the Guard's breakthroughs he is able to make a much more profound explanation and you do very well, comparable to the training from Fei Dershwa, except without the risk of unconsciousness,

>Heavenly Energy Control has increased by 9!
>Useful Heavenly Energy Control 44/100
>All cultivation rolls increased by 420!

"Zou, watch this."

You see his Physical Jewel actually start to move and warp a tiny bit, changing shape to his will.

The Guard gasps and the moving stops.

"I am slowly getting the hang of it, but using the same idea that a Stored Skill is an imprint of a beasts power, then Consolidated Equipment should be the imprint of the design. So I think I don't need to worry about getting any Consolidated Equipment, I can just make my own on the fly! Isn't that great?!"

You congratulate him. This is a major breakthrough! If Fei Dershwa wasn't so air headed, she might have thought to do this with her Dragonstone Jade Heavenly King Jewels! When you next see her you'll try and guide her then.

The Guard says he has work to do for the rest of the day, no more training.

Player Choice for the afternoon
>Cultivate
>Train Sword Technique
>Try a Skill
>Try the Life Element
>Call someone (Who?)
>Go into the City for something? (What)
>Go on a patrol
>Go on a hunt
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Spar
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3686423
>Reading Practice
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>Accept the offer from the Dershwa clan
Backing from a Heavenly God, direct contact and positive relations with the heir and the most doted princess, possible positive relations with the head researcher, help with storing techniques, directed tutoring from prominent experts. I fail to see a downside to accepting the offer
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>>3686432
Seconding, for free training, food and bed.
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>>3686432
Less freedom, the King knows more than he lets on, that Head Researcher is insane, the training has a chance to hurt you, your job allows few trips outside the Palace unless Jiang goes outside. You are technically part of the military so might have to kill people you like, but the Dershwas don't...it has its downsides. Like mandatory expeditions to the wasteland...for one example. Jiang's mother could try and make you and her marry at a very young age. Things to consider.
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>>3686450
Never mind, changing my vote to reading practice.
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>>3686450
on the other hand as a free agent we currently are quite vulnerable, our training resources are limited to the guard we like a lot and our own trips, and we would need to pay for skill storing out of pockets, which can be really expensive. Also the researcher might be nuts, but she is researching a medicine to turn regular jewel masters into heavenly jewel masters, id say worth
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>>3686456
If you ever get to Miller, I think you might like it there.
>>3686458
You have 22032 Gold, buying resources and better armour will not be a problem for a long while. The Palaces prices are marked up due to the clientele being royalty or people with the same money as them.
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>>3686475
in that case am switching to reading practice till we get more time to discuss/consider the offer, am still for taking it but i guess it makes sense if people want mroe time to think about it
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>Locking for Reading Practice, remember the larger the difference reading and writing have, the longer it will take to get a general Literacy skill.

>Roll 1d100+20 best of three, +20 for the quality of books you have available to you now.
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Rolled 15 (1d100)

yeah should prob practice writing next
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Rolled 70 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3686489
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Rolled 42 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3686489
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>>3686502
>90
>Reading has increased by 4!
>Basic Reading 12/20

You are slowly getting there, you have a much better time understanding grammar, and the medical books finally look like a human language to you, even if you don't understand it.

Player Choice for the evening
>Cultivate
>Train Sword Technique
>Try a Skill
>Try the Life Element
>Call someone (Who?)
>Go into the City for a Pub
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Spar
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3686531
>writing
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>>3686531
>>Writing Practice
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>Writing Practice

With the signing moment a few days ago, you need to know how to write, so you spend 1 Gold on writing equipment, namely a pen and paper, and start to copy the characters and letters you know how to read finally.

>Roll 1d100 best of three for writing
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Rolled 36 (1d100)

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Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>3686582
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Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>3686582
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>>3686613
>82

It's hard, as it's your first time writing more than your name, but you make excellent progress, your handwriting is really clear due to the superhuman coordination you have.

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 31st day

You are woken up by a Camp-wide message.

"A Captain from the state military is arriving this morning for a personal check-up on the Hunter's Jewel Master situation, anyone like that should go see him for something."

"What would be want with us personally?"

"I don't know, ah it's not a recruiting drive or anything like that."

Player Choice for the morning
>Cultivate
>Go see the State Military Captain
>Train Heavenly Energy Control with the Guard
>Train Sword Technique
>Try a Skill
>Try the Life Element
>Call someone (Who?)
>Go into the City for something? (What)
>Go on a patrol
>Go on a hunt
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Spar
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3686659
>Go see the Captain

What are we at for writing now?
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>>3686659
>>Go see the State Military Captain
might as well see what he wants but honestly the dershwa clan offer is better than joining the military, we would be part of the military anyways but have better resources
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>>3686664
sorry, Writing 4/20
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>No 6666
>:(
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>>3686677
Bob From HR stole you evil quads
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>>3686709
I don't think he'll read this, but damn you Bob from HR, your clerical skills even allow for get plundering! I am very jealous!
>Go see the State Military Captain

You and the other Jewel Masters in the Camp are lead to the stern gaze of the Captain.

"Good Morning everyone. Firstly, how many of you have only one Jewel.

16 people put their hands up, including you and the Guard.

"How many of you have 2?"

4 people put their hand up, you recognise the Water |Element teacher and the other Life Element user, but there are 2 Physical Jewel Masters you haven't spoken to you yet.

"Which one of you has three?"

Shimuko puts her hand up.

"Right, well I have come to you with an opportunity! One where those who accept will join us, the Great Dershwa City Army on an expedition into the Wasteland itself! We see this as a way to not only gather combat experience, but you will be greatly rewarded!"

Shimuko interrupts him.

"Hey! How far will we even go into that dreaded place anyway?"

"The expedition will be a 12 hour flight in, a week long stay, then a 12 hour trip back by plane."

"You want single Jewel'ed people to go to the middle zone! What, are you preparing for war?"

He goes silent for a second. Then begins again, ignoring Shimuko.

"All those who wish to join come see me by the end of today, this expedition will be lead by the 4th Princess Jessica Dershwa herself! She has a brilliant mind and will lead us to victory!"

Player Choice
>Accept
>Refuse

Consider the voting time to be until 10 O'clock BST tomorrow, I need some sleep. Thank you for playing everyone! Goodnight!
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>>3686742
>Refuse
ok so i rather refuse and go accept the dershwa clan offer, ersonally i just like the princesses characters a lot, if we do go we need to be careful since jessica will be there with no fei to save us
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>>3686742
>Refuse

Anybody but Jessica would make a good commander. Even Jiang.
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>>3686742
Refuse.
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>>3686742
>this expedition will be lead by the 4th Princess Jessica Dershwa herself!

RUN YOU FOOLS!
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>>3686742
>Accept
More time with Jessica sounds fun
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>>3686742
>Refuse
Bodyguard position, here we come!
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Some bad news guys. Because of a lightning and thunder storm in my area, I woke up at 1am. So by the time the quest is due to start. I will have been awake 9 hours. It is now like 10 to 5 in the morning and I haven't fallen back to sleep, nor do I think I will in the near future. I don't get a lot of sleep in the first place. I need some today. So the quest will actually probably begin at around 3pm BST or so help my sanity.
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>>3688186
Harsh. Hope you rest well
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Hi, I am awake, I have not slept, I feel fine anyway, 14 hours awake is nothing. Quest will continue as normal until 9 pm BST

>Refuse

You refuse, any chance of getting close to Jessica Dershwa is one you are not willing to risk.

The Captain stops you as you are about to leave.

"I'm afraid you have 2 letters from the Palace, Zou-Do-Shai. I suggest greatly that you read them. Now."

The other Jewel'ed Masters have left at this point, no-one accepted. You see him put his right hand into his coat pocket.

You can read a bit, the addresses on the back are legible, you.don't recognise the first address of "Mobile Laser Cannon Four" but you do know the address of the Palace, so you open that one first.

>Roll 2d100 to read the letter from the Palace and the one from the fortress best of three.
>DC 60 and 80 respectively, first roll for the Palace letter, the second for the Mobile Laser Cannon Four letter.
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Rolled 80, 51 = 131 (2d100)

>>3688935
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Rolled 37, 90 = 127 (2d100)

>>3688935
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If no-one else rolls in the next 5 minutes, do feel free to roll again.
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Rolled 81, 11 = 92 (2d100)

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>81

"Dear Zou-Do-Shai, Hunter of the Cursed Forest.

My name is Shian Dershwa, I am writing to you personally for an invitation to store a Spacial Element Skill with my and my highly experienced team of Darkness users. My sister the Fourth Princess Jessica Dershwa did say she provided you with a letter with the same terms, but in the case this is not true, I have decided to act forthrightly. Please meet me at the Palaces main gates at 9 O'clock Dershwa time in three days of receiving this letter, where we can discuss the matter more thoroughly. I hope my sister's actions does not besmirch our opportunity of future good relations. Salutations.

From the esteemed Third Princess of the Dershwa Clan, Shian Dershwa, Heavenly Empress and Head of the Darkness Department of Beast Sealing."

>90
TOP SECRET
"Dear Zou-Do-Shai, Hunter of the Cursed Forest.

This is the Fourth Princess Jessica Dershwa writing to tell you that in the event you refuse my generous opportunity to take part in an expedition to the west, into the Wasteland, lead my me personally, aided by the latest and greatest technology of the Elemental Research Department. I will personally come see you at the Hunter's Camp, nearby the Cursed Forest, when the expedition is complete, to discuss further cooperative efforts in the ongoing research into your Heavenly Energy Generators. Please take my words into consideration.

From the esteemed Fourth Princess of the Dershwa Clan, Jessica Dershwa, Heavenly King and Head of the Elemental Research Department.

--This letter was given scrutiny by First Princess of the Dershwa Clan, Fei Dershwa, Heavenly King and Heir to the Dershwa Throne, for its potential inappropriateness to the receiver under her now completed mission of supervision of the Fourth Princess, Jessica Dershwa.--"


Great. Jessica hasn't given up yet.

Oh well, at least you won't be seeing her for a week.

After reading the letters, the Captain says his job here is done, and he leaves the Hunter's Camp. The afternoon is now yours.

Player Choice
>Cultivate
>Train Sword Technique
>Try a Skill
>Try the Life Element
>Call someone (Who?)
>Go into the City for something? (What)
>Go on a patrol
>Go on a hunt
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Spar
>Other? (Write-in)
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i completely forgot we had a letter to store a spatial skill.
>Go to the palace to accept the position as the princesses bodyguard
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>>3688985
Oh, why do you have a trip now?
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>>3688989
got a crit over at OP photography quest, needed the trip for the stored crit list Bob From HR is keeping
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>>3688985
This, say our goodbyes because I assume that we will be unavailable for some time and join guards
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>>3688981
>Cultivate
ALWAYS CULTIVATE
When do you suppose that tree will recover?
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>>3688994
Right right, gotcha. Congrats on the crit! If only you got those kind of rolls here.
>>3688995
Pardon? "some time and join guards"?
>>3688996
It a few days, it won't be important until the next beast war anyway.
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>>3688981
>Reading Practice

I kind of want to get Literacy as soon as possible, because being illiterate for too long might be a bad idea.
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>>3688995
you mean say goodbye to the guards and all that stuff am guessing
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>>3689000
Upping writing to readings level makes it easier to up both of them and eventually mix them into a literacy skill
also what trips are 000?
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>>3689004
Trips of Nothing. Time to be lazy?
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>>3689007
Or get something for nothing? Or give something for nothing, both are kinda Saint like
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>>3688981
>Cultivate
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Rolled 2 (1d4)

>>3689004
Trips of nothing. Null vote in this case. Sorry.
>>3688985
>>3688995
>>3688996
>>3689013
Rolling 1d4 for choice
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>>3689018
>Go to the palace to accept the position as the princesses bodyguard

>Oh boy here we go.

You need backing, with four of the Princesses now at least interested in you it would be wise to pick a side early, and stick in the Dershwa's good books. You have no idea how travelling to Miller will work when you get to 3 Jewels, but you'll get to that in time.

>This is a full day trip

You arrive at the Palace Gates in the middle of the night. Showing your letter of recommendation for the bodyguard position to the person on the night watch.

"HAHAHAHA, I've seen some forgeries in my time, but that takes the cake, you better scam now kid or I'll arrest you. Fucking hell, 14 years old and a bodyguard to the Princess, at least come up with something believable."

He aims his crystal Spear at you.

Player Choice
>Call Long Dershwa in the middle of the night
>Get arrested
>Walk away now
>Call someone else (Who?)
>Other? (Write-in)
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An example of the lightning storm last night, It may have kept me awake, but my god was it beautiful. Taken from the BBC
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>>3689022
>Get arrested

A prison event seems fun!
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>>3689022
>Call Shimuko
she should still be in the palace and as the surgeon that healed the Princess should have the pull to fix this without having to annoy a member of the royal family in the middle of the night
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>>3689032
>>3686742

""Which one of you has three?"

Shimuko puts her hand up.

"Right, well I have come to you with an opportunity! One where those who accept will join us, the Great Dershwa City Army on an expedition into the Wasteland itself! We see this as a way to not only gather combat experience, but you will be greatly rewarded!"

Shimuko interrupts him."
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>>3689022
FUUUUUUUCK missed vote and now we have to be a bodyguard. Yippee.
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>>3689022
>Get arrested
The first step to learning the patience of the Buddha.
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>>3689036
Out of interest, what timezone are you in? I left the vote open 30 minutes, so the likelihood you would miss it is low.
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>>3689033
damn, forgot, guess we getting arrested, poor guard is about to have his career ruined
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>>3689040
I only just got online, but I’m in UK.
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>>3689022
>Get arrested
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>>3689022
>Get arrested

It helps if I actually remember to vote.
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>>3689042
Ah, well do not worry, if you show loyalty and dedication, the chance to join a different department could be open to you. You are only 14 and a Low Level Shi Stage Master, they will not throw you into your duties immediately, and will give you some mandatory training to find out what you are good at before this.
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>>3689048
also we'de probably be first in line for the Heavenly Jewel Medicine if Jessica ever figures it out
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>>3689022
>Get arrested
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>>3689051
Maybe. But using the medicine could destroy those precious generators of yours, she'll never know, but she may not want to risk it.
>Get arrested.

Well you have to get inside the Palace anyhow.

You provoke the man some more. In response he knocks you out with one blow.

You wake up inside a cell similar to the one in the Elemental Department. All your stuff is gone apart from the clothes on your back. A note is written in clear symbols. The bastard thinks you're not only a liar, but illiterate as well!

"You will be fed three times a day. We will see you to ask you stuff in the evening. Try to escape and you will be killed on sight. You will be allowed one phone call during the questions. Rot in hell, criminal scum."

You notice that the bars are made of normal steel, you could probably bend those with your pure strength.

Player Choice
>Try to bend the prison bars (Roll)
>Escape using an Element (What, how?)
>Wait for interrogation
>Train a stat in the time before the interrogation.
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3689062
>>Wait for interrogation
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>>3689062
>Wait for interrogation
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>>3689062
>Train Flexibility
Our lowest stat, and not exhausting to train while we wait.
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>>3689062
>Train a stat in the time before the interrogation
>Train Coordination
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>>3689073
I refuse to believe a trained Palace guard wouldn't A. Know what a real letter of recommendation looks like and B. Wouldn't check with someone for legitimacy before tossing us in a cell
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Don't know why that replyed to you sorry
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>>3689062
>Wait for interrogation
>>3689078
Implying that something weird is happening. That guard was given orders to arrest us.
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>>3689078
xianxia universe, sees someone weaker than themselves, perceives them as abusable, idea of someone weaker than themselves and that young having an offer to such a prestigious position is ridiculous so might as well have some fun with the lying urchin
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>>3689089
Just seems lazy to me, I mean the trips of nothing was already kinda lazy but this is something that on the event the letter is real since it was signed by the King could get this guy fired, deaed, or even locked in a cell. I get the mind set but for no self preservation is never this blatant
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>>3689062
>>Train Flexibility
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>>3689095
yeah but it kinda fits the genre, Xianxia universe is full of people stupid enough to do exactly what this guard did, and for some reason in a Xianxia universe gate guard seems to be a proffession occupied by people with the IQ and survival instincts of a depressed lemming. Might seem lazy but from a genre perspective is 100% accurate, that or this is a ploy by the princess that wants to kill us and Shimuko
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>>3689078
It is the middle of the night. You are 14 years old. He finds the possibility that this is true to be nil. He will spend this time checking your stuff for more evidence of who you are. The cell time is a precaution. Did you not read earlier that the state military might be preparing for war? When and how he finds out about your legitimacy this matter is excusable even in the eyes of the King. He had every reason to doubt you.

>Wait for interrogation

You decide to wait calmly.

"Hey you! I'm opening the cell now! Follow me!"

You follow him to a small room with one light, a table and two chairs, with all your stuff laid out on it.

"Now, I've looked through this stufff, Zou-Do-Shai, and it looks mighty impressive, 2 letters from the 3rd and 4th Princesses. Wow, must have been a real trip to get those forged. Tell you what, I'll be kind to you. You get that call now. Call your lawyer, if you have one. That massive pile of money too, I hope you realise how suspicious you seem right now. Make that call count."

He looks smugly at you, he obviously hasn't heard your name as the boy who healed Jiang Dershwa. Was it not common knowledge by now?

Player Choice
>Who to call (Write-in)
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>>3689103
Call Fei Dershwa
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>>3689103
Shian Dershwa, since we were supposed to meet her tonight.
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>>3689103
> Call Fei
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>>3689108
3 days. She is not expecting you now.
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>>3689103
Call the first princess, maintain eye contact and a smug look with the guard the whole time
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also the pile should include the medal we got from Long Dershwa and our cultivation tool, but this guy prob thinks theey are random trinkets
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>>3689111
Huh trips of curiosity. scratch that.
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>>3689103
>every reason to doubt you
Not really since all of our possessions are things you have to get from the King like the two tokens and such, also for someone named a forever friend to the king to be assaulted with no ramifications for the guard is just dumb. Whatever, I've said my piece
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>>3689103
>Call Fei
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>>3689119
dude is prob gonna get in some trouoble, but if they are expecting a potential war it makes sense to keep an eye out. Really the main thing he can be reprimanded for is not asking his superiors about this, and at that oint it's kinda a failure on the king as well for not thinking to inform his guards about the potential recruit that might show up in the coming week, we only left the palace like 3 or 4 days ago
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>>3689122
Honestly, maybe I'm being petty, but I want this guy to actually get punishment. Not so much for specificly messing with us but for just being an overall douche that needs to be made an example of less for him and more for the guard to see "hey, doing a great job, but this is the kinda shit we don't need to happen to our allies guys."
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>>3689115
all according to keikaku
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>>3689122
Just leave it alone. I'll take his criticism into consideration if I write another scene like this. It helps me improve and create better immersion.
>Call Fei

You call Fei Dershwa.

"Hmm? Hello? Who is this?"

"Zou-Do-Shai. I need some help."

"Oh of course! What can I do for you?"

"I'm being held in one of the Palace's prisons, apparently the man who arrested me thinks my letter of recommendation is a forgery."

"Ah, I see. Well no hard feelings. This can happen. Give the phone to him please, I'll talk to him myself. Thank you for agreeing to join the Palace by the way! I'll see you tomorrow."

You pass the phone to him. Very quickly his face turns pale. Sweat dripping from his brow. He ends the call.

He bows to you at a 90 degree angle.

"I apologise profusely for my inexcusable treatment of you, Sir Zou-Do-Shai! I was merely being cautious! The King had warned us to be on the lookout for spies trying to get into the Palace. Please forgive me! Consider yourself a free man, Sir!"

Player Choice
>Forgive him
>Verbally berate him
>Tell him a suitable punishment will be organised
>Forgive him, but ask him to believe in the Dershwa quality of goods, after all, you had a total of 4 letters, (2 letters of recommendation, 2 from the princesses) and 2 Dershwa Medallions.
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3689147
>Just give me my things.
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>>3689147
>Other? (Write-in)

Kowtow. And call me Grandfather.
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>>3689147
>>Forgive him
>>Next time maybe consult with your superior officers? This could have been really bad for you if I was a prick
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>>3689147
>Forgive him, but ask him to believe in the Dershwa quality of goods, after all, you had a total of 4 letters, (2 letters of recommendation, 2 from the princesses) and 2 Dershwa Medallions.
Let's just be the bigger man.
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>Forgive, give advice, both on checking with superiors and dershwa seal of quality.

Writing.
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lucky he didnt fuck with the death scythe that could have been really bad
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>>3689162
I read that as ‘fuck the death scythe’ and honestly, I’d have a newfound respect for him.
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>>3689162
Shit that's a good idea, maybe I'll use it next time you get arrested.


You tell him you forgive him, but some more trust in the Dershwa Clan Symbol and quality would be nice. You ask him that next time checking with his superiors would be safer.

He thanks you, practically kowtowing. Then packs your stuff for you and leaves to go back to his post in a hurry, bowing to you along the way.

You enter the Palace, and are greeted by the assistants, which you now know are all robots, well at least it's better than nothing.

You are lead to your room. Prepared specially on the orders of Fei Dershwa.

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 32nd day

You wake up as usual. You are greeted by an assistant at your door almost immediately who tells you that Fei Dershwa would like to see you as soon as possible for the meeting about your job introduction. Jiang Dershwa and Jiang Dershwa's mother will both be present.

The assistants dress you in formal clothing and send you on your way.

You arrive on time. You see a small table for 4 and a pile of documents on it. Fei Dershwa invites you in. Jiang Dershwa and he mother are not here yet.

"Hello! Sorry about last night. I hope everything else is to your comfort?"

"Yes, everything is fine. Where are Jiang and her mother?"

"They will be arriving soon. I just wanted to get the boring stuff out the way first without them here. Firstly, the elephant in the room. You are too inexperienced to actually become a bodyguard without some...political issues. So you will be sent on a day course with each of the 5 Princesses who are in the Palace right now and the King, one day per person, to make sure you are made of the right stuff, I can personally clear you, but Shian, Sun-Di and Shan-Bai have not met you. Jessica Dershwa is on the expedition, so she cannot afford to be here at this time. Such a shame, she was really looking forward to seeing you again too. I want you to choose your first referee now. We can discuss other things when our other two guests arrive. Everyone has agreed in the case you see them last to not care, don't worry about offending anyone."

Player Choice (You will have to spend a day with all of them in the end.)
>Jiang Dershwa
>Fei Dershwa
>Shian Dershwa
>Sun-Di Dershwa
>Shan-Bai Dershwa
>The King, Long Dershwa
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>>3689191
>>Fei Dershwa
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>>3689191
>Fei
Alphabetical.
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>>3689191
>Fei Dershwa
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Voting will be open until 18:30 pm BST. I have to eat some tea. Thank you all for playing! I personally had fun writing the arrest. It seems my enjoyment was not shared with some of you, the players, I will endeavour to improve.
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>>3689207
oh i liked it, mkaes sense on the context and its funny that we went to accept a job offer and ended up in prison. Go be british with your tea
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>>3689191
>Fei Dershwa
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I finished early, fishcakes are nice.
>>3689210
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

(Btw the use of the word tea for the evening meal is not country wide, some call it dinner, some call it supper. Rural areas will have colloquialisms. It's actually very interesting from a linguistics/history standpoint. What do folks in Panama call it?)

>Fei Dershwa

Writing.
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>Fei Dershwa

"Oh really? Want to start out on someone easier? OK I guess we'll do some intensive training! I want to buff you up ready for Sun-Di, she can really sting sometimes."

At this point both Jiang Dershwa and her mother walk in.

Jiang looks at you for a second, then sits down opposite you on the table. Jiang's mother sits right next to you. Fei Dershwa begins.

"Right! Well with everyone here, firstly our new test subject-"

"Please don't call him that, not after Jessica."

"...recruit has decided to spend his first day with me. So no worries there. I wanted one of you to give the basics on what his job will be if he passes."

Jiang's mother puts her hand up.

"Let me. Firstly, you will not be tending to her biological needs like cooking or dressing, we have other people for that, also, with her reaching the Second Level of Heavenly Energy already, the bodyguard's job from now on will be to aid Jiang in her cultivation, keeping her safe from harmful things, and aiding her in pursuing a career in the Palace. I have a few ideas, but as a doting mother my perception may be..biased. I have seen her excel in the use of explosives and endurance missions, she seems to have a lot of stamina, taking after me I suppose. Unlike me she will have no problem baring chil-"

"Mom!"

"Sorry, slip of the tongue. Anyway. I personally trust the existing bodyguards, perhaps including you to help her in her journey. She will not become Queen unless all of her siblings die, so no need to worry about that. Sorry Fei dear."

"No offence taken, no murderer can catch me, not with these wings!"

"Good. Anyway, you will not be body-guarding her all the time. You are a useful military asset, and because of that Saint Element, a useful medical asset. So we hope to send you on missions where your strengths can apply. Lastly, you are a Hunter. You can be the bridge between us. They are dedicated to the safety of their families and friends, so we see them as nothing but allies. They see us as a symbol of the countrywide control over all the City. So don't trust us all that much"

"Yep!" Fei Dershwa says.

"That's it for now I'm afraid, it's all in the paperwork so do read through it if you get the time. Including the salary and work benefits, which I'm sure you are interested in. With that, Jiang and I must take our leave, she must continue her cultivation to the fourth Level and awaken her Heavenly Jewels of Power. Good bye."

"Goodbye Zou! See you someday soon!" Jiang says as she leaves.

Fei Dershwa turns to you.

"I want to begin immediately, with some Flexibility training. You need to be limber...for reasons. Shan-Bai shaped reasons."

>Roll 1d100+100 for FLX training best of three.
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Rolled 90 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689321
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Rolled 79 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689321
Shan Bai shaped reasons are worrisome reasons
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Rolled 16 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689321
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>>3689340
>190
>FLX has increased by 9!
>FLX is now 59!

You suffer, but make massive progress, for your first time training like this, doing stretches, you even do the splits! Maybe you have more talent for this than you thought.

"OK, well done! Now for some Heavenly Energy Control training!"

>Roll 1d100+100 best of three
also
Player Choice
>Tell her about the Guard's technique with the control of the Physical Jewels themselves to make any Consolidated Equipment you wanted/ the idea behind it.
>Don't
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Rolled 10 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689368
Don’t tell.
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Rolled 3 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689368
>Don't
I think we should ask him first at least.
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Rolled 6 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689368
>Don't
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>>3689374
>10
>6
>3
>Don't
HAHAHA

You do terribly, but make some progress with Fei Dershwa's help. It just...doesn't click. Your mind begins to slip...

"Is everything Okay?"

"I swear this has never happened to me before."

"Okay..just tell me if there's a problem..I don't want any performance issues."

You think about how much she must have trained to get to the level she is at now. Then you think of the Guard's technique. You should really call him and ask him about it one day, he might not like it if you just tell her about it without your permission.

>Heavenly Energy Control has increased by 5!
>Useful Heavenly Energy Control 49/100
>All cultivation rolls increase by 455

"Lastly, some Endurance Training"

>Roll 1d100+100 best of three for END training
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*his permission sorry
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Rolled 23 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689405
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>>3689368
>>Tell her about the Guard's technique with the control of the Physical Jewels themselves to make any Consolidated Equipment you wanted/ the idea behind it.

>>3689374
>>3689376
>>3689379
Why not?
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Rolled 31 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689405
Nat1
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Rolled 81 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689405
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>>3689409
Kinda rude to spread his special technique without his permission.
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Rolled 92 (1d100)

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>>3689418
>Kinda rude to spread his special technique without his permission.

Kinda rude to spread info what kind jewels other people have... Oh wait
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>>3689429
At least you have learnt your lesson from last time and hey you got so much out of it, like a respectable position in the Palace and the trust of its leaders and most powerful people.
>>3689415
>181

You do much better. Fei Dershwa summons her Rapier, saying she will only strike lightly.

God it hurts, striking you lightning fast with a tiny needle feels awful, but you do gain much thicker skin because of it.

>END has increased by 9!
>END is now 62!

It's only the morning, but you feel your body give up, slowly dropping, you need to stay awake...

>Roll 1d59 STA check best of three
>DC 30
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Rolled 23 (1d59)

>>3689441
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Rolled 46 (1d59)

can we boost teh STA roll with heavenly energy or with our life element?
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Rolled 28 (1d59)

>>3689441
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>>3689451
Next time, sure why not.

>46 wew

You live! Fei Dershwa doens't notice you almost passing out and says you will continue into the afternoon.

"Now for some Agility training! I can't have you being a slowpoke when you're a prised student. So run!"

>Roll 1d100+100 for AGI best of three for training
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Rolled 6 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689466
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>>3689469
What're the odds of rolling 6 two times in a row with a 1d100?
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Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>3689466
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>>3689472
1 in 10000
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Rolled 96 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689466
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>>3689473
>198

>AGI increases by 8!
>AGI is now 70! (Max)

"More Heavenly Energy Control, it is the basis of all Elemental Jewel Masters after all."

>Roll 1d100+100 best of three.
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Rolled 7 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689502
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Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>3689502
i like Fei, she forces us to train with pretty good bonuses
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>>3689509
She doesn't have the capacity to worry about things like your personal health, so yeah.

By the way with consecutive intensive training the DC for not falling unconscious will rise, a lot, so think about that.
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>>3689515
would using our life element or our saint element to heal ourselves reset the DC?
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>>3689523
Only with Saint, which would use up 120 HE, leaving you with only 20 for boosting. I use STA in place of HP, Life restores HP, not make exhaustion disappear.
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Rolled 27 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689502
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>>3689509
>170

>Heavenly Energy Control has increased by 8!
>Useful Heavenly Energy Control 57/100
>All Cultivation rolls will be increased by 485

You know you are halfway there to making better use of you Heavenly Energy, including those special attacks. Your mind is gone, but apparently your body can still stand.

"Time for some Strength training to impress Sun-Di, hit me as hard as you can!"

Okay.

>Roll 1d100+100 best of three
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Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>3689545
FEEL THE PAIN, FEEL THE GAIN!
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Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>3689545
Oh dear fucking god she into it
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Rolled 7 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689545
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>>3689558
She's just a bit mentally challenged. After all, what could compare to the defences of a Heavenly King?
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>>3689558
>194
>Strength increased by 9!
>Strength increased to 61!

You don't even scratch her. She takes every hit. What the hell.

You start to feel your heart hurt, maybe you did hit too hard.

>Roll 1d59+(Boosting of your choice) best of three to not have heart failure and fall unconscious until tomorrow morning.
>DC 70
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would the saint stamina recovery be using Greater Restoration?
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Rolled 9 + 50 (1d59 + 50)

>>3689581
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>>3689592
No, as this is not a major wound. The heart will heal slowly overtime.
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>>3689596
so it woyuld jsut be "use Saint Element"? cause if so thats my vote
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>>3689596
oh wait when boosting with heavenly energy its "Roll+amount of energy used"? i though it was "Roll (stat+energy used)"
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Rolled 34 + 50 (1d59 + 50)

>>3689581
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>>3689599
Really, its still 120 HE.
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Rolled 23 + 50 (1d59 + 50)

>>3689581
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>>3689605
Nah, I'm not that mean.
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Rolled 31 + 50 (1d59 + 50)

>>3689607
i misunderstood how boosting worked, am just gonna go for the +50 people are going with
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Well, in most cases, like combat. it would be

Roll strength!
I need a boost of 20!

So roll, (61+20=81)= 1d81

In this case, since it's just training
Roll 1d59+(HE)

It's Okay, the distinction isn't that obvious.
>HE is now 90!
>23+50=73
>Success

You start gasping, this training is really pushing you.

You continue into the afternoon

"For Shan-Bai, she really cares about your skill with a weapon, as she uses a whip, a very delicate weapon. So she cares a lot about it. Time to bring that sword out."

>Roll 1d100+100 for Sword Technique training best of three.
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Rolled 90 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689633
Good to know
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Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>3689633
we have had almost a weeks worth of training actions in one day, she might kill us but if we survive it will be so worth it
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Rolled 10 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689633
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>>3689639
If you actually do become a bodyguard. Fei, with all the insight she has, will use every moment to try and train you as she wants you to be a capable husband to Jiang.

Also after this week she'll be sent of on a diplomatic mission to Miller. if you guys want spoilers about it then do give a shout.

>>3689638
>190

You have made a significant breakthrough! You feel like the sword is less like a tool, now becoming part of your very body, Parries and sweeps and thrusts all come to you in a moment of clarity.

>Sword Technique increased by 9!
>Basic Sword Technique 22/20
>Skill UP Useful Sword Technique 2/100
>All attacks with a sword will add a 1d52 to the attack roll.

"Now for more Heavenly Energy Control, Shian will love it! Almost as much as she hates her job!"

What? She sounded so professional in her letter.

>Roll 1d100+100 best of three to train
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Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>3689651
joining the Dershwas is worth even if just for training maniac Fei wanting the best brother in law possible to look after her little sis
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Rolled 3 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3689651
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Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>3689651
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not another 6 please not another 6
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>>3689668
oh thank god we avoided the trips
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>>3689668
WOOO more than a 6!
>165
>>3689675
FUCK I HAD SOMETHING COOL AS WELL!

You do much better
>Heavenly Energy Control +8
>Useful Heavenly Energy Control 65/100
>All Cultivation Rolls increase by 525

"Lastly, some Strength training, I know you are close to reaching your maximum."

She summons her Consolidated Equipment. The wind literally pouring from her entire body as she starts to float a bit. Green light wings shining in all their glory.

"Hit my Goddess Wings of Freedom with all your might!

God you feel terrible, a nap sounds great round about now.

>Roll 1d100+120 best of three for STR gains.
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Rolled 77 + 120 (1d100 + 120)

comeon crit, this is the perfect moment for it
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Rolled 21 + 120 (1d100 + 120)

>>3689695
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Rolled 96 + 120 (1d100 + 120)

>>3689695
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>>3689708
>Sorry for being a bit late, went to get a cold cider, it is boiling even with the fan at full blast
>216

>STR raised to 70! Max

You want to die. You feel everything start to collapse. As a man, you need to impress her, and hold on!

>You have 90 HE!

>Roll 1d59+(Boosting of your choice) best of three
>DC 120
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Rolled 14 + 90 (1d59 + 90)

>>3689739
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Rolled 59 + 90 (1d59 + 90)

ALL IN
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Rolled 20 + 70 (1d59 + 70)

>>3689739
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Rolled 48 + 90 (1d59 + 90)

>>3689739
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>>3689747
crit ftw
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>>3689747
NAT 59!
STA INCREASES BY 6 to 65!

>Survive

Your body fills with strength. You live.

"Well done Zou! If you can handle things like this then it makes me wonder how far I can take you!"

You head back to your room, you need a rest after that.

>You have passed Fei Dershwa's test!

Player Choice for the next day
>Jiang Dershwa
>Shian Dershwa
>Sun-Di Dershwa
>Shan-Bai Dershwa
>The King, Long Dershwa

I need some sleep, thank you all for playing! Weather permitting with thunder and lightning storms possible the quest will start at 8am BST tomorrow. Goodnight!
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>>3689767
>The King, Long Dershwa
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>>3689767
>Jiang
Still going alphabetical.

Thanks for running!
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>>3689767
>>Jiang Dershwa
need a break after the Fei madness
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>>3689767
>Jiang Dershwa
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>>3689767
>Jiang Dershwa
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>mfw when woke up a 1am again this morning. Why is it this hot in London? Screw global warming.
>I'm surprised you didn't want to see her last
>Jiang Dershwa

You tell Fei Dershwa before you head to your room that you think seeing Jiang next would be nice. You don't tell her it's because you can't stand another day like this straight after.

You are told to make it to a different place in the Palace tomorrow, a ballroom? Why would you need to go to that? Fei Dershwa insists it's nothing like a date, but you can't help wond

You wake up next morning. The assistants ask if they can dress you in something different on request of Jiang Dershwa. A suit made for dancing. Flashes of the time you last danced with Jiang running through your head.

You make it there just in time. You only see Jiang in a girl's dancing dress. No bodyguards are visible but if you focus your hearing you can hear minute shuffling in the walls. aware of it or not, both you and Jiang are being watched.

"Kuhum. Good morning! I know you must be confused as to why I asked you to be here instead of say...a training hall or the grounds, there is a good reason."

"You, as a bodyguard will be living in the Palace, around members of royalty and the higher echelons of society, and for that, you need excellent manners and certain skills to be respected. As you come from an orphanage, you won't have these. Including the art of d-d-dancing, which you need to learn! So, I want to help you! For the morning we will begin with the basics, namely the names and relations of the Dershwa Clan, how to introduce yourself, and how to speak with proper diction and how not to embarrass yourself. Power is not everything. Respect comes from your conduct. There will be no breaks!"

>Roll 1d100 best of three to gain Basic Manners skill for the morning.
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Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>3691512
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>>3691524
If no-one rolls in the next 10 minutes. Do feel free to roll a 2d100.
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Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>3691512
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Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>3691541
Here's another roll.
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Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>3691524
>>3691547
>>3691565
How rude.
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>>3691547
>43 nah mate you're a disgrace

You don't have a problem with the family names, relations and introductions. You don't get everything else. Posture, diction, the proper way to hold cutlery. It does not come naturally to you. In your own time you need practice. Your history as a peasant has not helped you in this regard.

Jiang does not look impressed.

"No! You hold the fork like this! Spoon away from you when eating soup! Stand up straight! I won't be able to take you anywhere if you act like this!"

You've never had a proper mother, the woman at the orphanage fed you and taught you the basics of survival, but table manners? You were more focused on staying alive. You imagine this is what it would have been like if your mother had been alive to raise you. You tell Jiang that you'll get some practice and get to a proper standard in your own time.

"I hope so! You are now a member of the upper class with that Jewel of yours, so act like it!"

>Rudimentary Manners gained 2/5

Next was some writing practice, your handwriting is clear, but you have yet to use proper cursive or sentence structure. You write a small sentence on some paper, using some of your own ink, then show it to Jiang.

"Hmm, I thought you were partially illiterate? I guess we'll have an easier time than I thought. much better. Writing letters to me if you're away is an absolutely necessary measure, so good writing is, well, a good start! I'll get some better ink and paper, wait here."

She comes back with high quality materials, they almost look specially prepared...she really put some planning into this. You feel motivated to improve!"

>Roll 1d100+40 best of three for writing practice.
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Rolled 38 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>3691598
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Rolled 79 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>3691598
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If no-one else rolls in the next 5 minutes, please roll again. Mornings are always difficult to run in so expect this pattern for a while
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Rolled 5 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>3691598
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>>3691639
i have brought dishonour upon us
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>>3691639
A reminder that only 1 and 100 are critical roles (hah).

>>3691615

>119
You do really well! You are starting to get the basics of sentence structure, and the pen starts to flow between each letter and character. It takes the entire afternoon, but compared to a month ago it is like the difference between the earth and sky.

>Writing increased by 5
>Basic Writing is now 9/20

"I'm really happy for you Zou! You remember the letters of recommendation we gave you? The one about the bodyguard position was written by another one of my bodyguards so you need to be good at it. Your...performance this morning could use some work, but this was great!"

She stops for a bit, composing herself, hands clenched.

"After some lunch, just some sandwiches, nothing special I'm going to teach you an essential skill you will definitely need. How to dance at formal events. A private tutor would need to be the same height as you, but we don't have anything like that-"

"I thought the Dershwa Clan had all the best people in the City to work for them?"

Her face turns red.

"We do! Just...stop complaining! I'll teach you myself, are you refusing a request from the Princess you wish to serve?"

You shut up at that. You swear you hear more shuffling in the walls...are they getting a better view? Preparing an attack? You need some way to defend yourself. Things may get dicey.

Jiang goes to a machine in the corner of the ballroom. A slow, brass piece starts to play, like the tides of the sea.

"Come closer, I want to see you in action up close. Just like last time."

You put your arm in hers, and start to learn how to lead in a dance, last time you were lead after all. According to Jiang 'A man is meant to lead a dance, just motion when you are about to move and I'll follow!', alright, lets not try and get killed by assassins in the walls.

>Roll 1d100 for Dancing skill best of three
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Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>3691667
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Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>3691667
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Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>3691667
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>>3691681
>68, you've danced before so I'll give it to you

Things start off a bit bad, but you do well, stepping in time and moving each other around the floor, it won't win any awards, but it does make Jiang happy, the evening weather making you both at ease.

>Basic Dancing 0/20 earned!
Jiang giggles a bit.

"I knew you'd be good at this, ah just keep close to me OK? You keep leaning away whenever I try to get close."

You're distinctly aware of the watchful eyes of the bodyguards in the walls, they don't interrupt you, but you don't want to take any chances.

The evening ends with peace. The two of you discussing how the day went.

"I see no problems with your handwriting and dancing ability, but your public manners need some work. You have passed today, but I want to see you holf your spoon the right way next time."

"Got it, do you know who I should see tomorrow?"

"Shian said she asked you to see her tomorrow, so I suggest her. Don't know what she has planned, but whatever you do, do not go for a Stored Skill, even if she has 11 Heavenly Darkness Jewels."

"What? Why?"

"She works in the Darkness department, so is a specialist in sealing beasts...but she thinks they have minds, just as human as any of us. You met Shara right? Well dad hasn't killed her yet because Shian was the one who insisted on keeping her there. I know she is different and dad is probably paranoid, but Shian suffers under her job because monsters have to be kept in prison to be stored successfully from, she both is the only one with the power to seal them and hates harming them. She has been known to let teammates of the Darkness department die if it means a beast will live...I don't want to you die, I can't go through that fear again like with Jessica."

Player Choice
>Tell her about your plans to seal a Spacial Skill with Shian Deshwa's help (with other darkness users)
>Don't
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3691703
>Tell her about your plans to seal a Spacial Skill with Shian Deshwa's help (with other darkness users)
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>tell her

"What! No! Don't do it! I can't loose you!"

She jumps at you, starting to cry.

"You die if you do that! Promise me you will try and say no when you meet her OK?!"

You promise that you'll try. If this is as dangerous as it sounds, it would be best to leave tomorrow as you'll have some extra help, not just Shian Dershwa.

You say goodbye to Jiang, then walk back to your room.

You make a call to Fei Dershwa about this on the communicator.

"Oh it'll be fine, Jiang's just worried. Shian may dislike some of her duties, but I trust her to keep you safe. Who will you be seeing tomorrow?"

Player Choice
>Shian Dershwa
>Sun-Di Dershwa
>Shan-Bai Dershwa
>The King, Long Dershwa
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>>3691708
>Shian Dershwa
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>>3691708
>Shan-Bai Dershwa
ALPHABETICAL
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>>3691715
You want to see Shan-Bai straight after you spent a day with the girl she hates? Your funeral I guess.
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>>3691716
Also, L comes before S
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Unless we have a joke vote. We have a 2 way tie. If a decision is not made in the next 5 minutes I am going to roll a 1d2 for it.
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>>3691708
>Shian Dershwa
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>>3691708
>The King, Long Dershwa
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>Shian Dershwa

You need to settle this sooner rather than later.

"Okay! I'll tell her you'll be coming tomorrow to the Stored Skill Palace."

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 34th day

You dress yourself, eat, and walk to the Stored Skill Palace. You find a group of Darkness users all being debriefed by a tall, beautiful woman, around 20 years old looking, with Jet Black hair of the Dershwa Clan, and solid black eyes, with pale skin.

"Alright everyone, today's mission is simple. Get our package to the Spacial Element beast of their choosing- There he is! Welcome Zou-Do-Shai, my name is Shian Dershwa, Heavenly Empress and head of the Darkness department. your test today will be to survive. I need you to help us survive as well by using the Spacial Element to reset the space around us to normal."

"Aren't the beasts sealed up?"

"I..I mean..yes, but it has an influence on the space around them, we will not walk into a cave, we will instead walk through a maze filled with distorted space."

She summons her 11 pairs of Jewels, 11 Red Jade and 11 Onyx.

"I can enforce my own domain over its own...but this could harm it and make it angry, backfiring on us. I need you to make the space safe for us all."

Now that doesn't sound too bad, it's not like you have only used the Spacial Element once in your life or anything.

Player Choice
>We are going to spend a long time on choosing our spacial skill, I would also like ideas from anons. The voting for this will be open until 17:00 pm BST. As that is when most of my players are here.
>Here are some ideas already.
>Spacial Element Skills do not have a roll associated with them, only an effect.


>Blink 10 Stars, 70 HE teleports the user forward within a few metres of the user in the direction they are looking at instantly, ignoring the space between, can be used for making surprise attacks.

>Dimensional Swap 10 Stars, 50 HE, swaps the position of either you and another object, or swaps the position between two objects, including people.

>Long-Range Teleport, 11 Stars, 50 HE per mile, Has a minimum range of 1 mile. No maximum range.

>Heavenly Silver Emperor's Spacial Rend 12 Stars, 100 HE, releases a metre long stretch of distorted space that deletes anything in its path, removing it from space. Only travels for a maximum of a few metres forward in the direction launched.

>Black Hole 11 Stars, 70 HE Creates a miniature spherical black hole from the palm of the hand that sucks nearby things into it, removing them, is completely still, and lasts until it is dispelled.

>Telekinesis 9 Stars, 40 HE, allows the movement of something from a distance without touching it. When used in battle, lasts 2 rounds.

>Other? (Write-in)

>Remember that the limitations and costs of all of your Stored Skills can be improved by your cheat. No natural 13 Star Skills please.
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>>3691746
>Heavenly Silver Emperor's Spacial Rend 12 Stars, 100 HE, releases a metre long stretch of distorted space that deletes anything in its path, removing it from space. Only travels for a maximum of a few metres forward in the direction launched.
This sounds amazing. Our finest killing technique, accept no substitutes.
But I really want Telekinesis or Blink.
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>>3691751
>But I really want Telekinesis or Blink.
Oh, just to be clear I'm not voting for those. These are skills that need to be spammed for maximum effectiveness, and we don't have enough Heavenly Energy for that.
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>>3691746
>Dimensional Swap 10 Stars, 50 HE, swaps the position of either you and another object, or swaps the position between two objects, including people.

It just sounds so funny. Imagine continuously swapping stuff around in the middle of a battlefield, or using it as a Substitution Technique-sque way to escape harm. Or just to annoy people during boring conversations.
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>>3691746
>Dimensional Swap
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>>3691751
Yeah this is one I have taken from the web novel.
However like most things in that book. The author has no imagination on how or where to use it. It can also be thought of like a ranged version of ZA HANDO too. I love HJC power system and basic ideas on Consolidated Equipment, but the author had no creativity. I want to use my own and improve the "diversity" and variability of things someone can do in this universe. For example all the technology made by Jessica Dershwa and her team. That is all OC. All of the Dershwa Consolidated Equipment is built not only on their personalities but their Elements too, which is something the author only did about once. The technique the Guard is devloping is OC. So yeah, expect some cool ideas with skills for the future.

However this skill is too OP to be the 10 ranked skill it was in the web novel. So it is 12 Stars now.

The maximum rank of Stored Skills and number of Jewels a Heavenly Jewel Master can have is 13 by the way, with 52 Levels of Heavanly Energy. Currently no-one has attained this level of power.
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>>3691746
>Heavenly Silver Emperor's Spacial Rend
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>>3691746
>Dimensional Swap 10 Stars, 50 HE, swaps the position of either you and another object, or swaps the position between two objects, including people.
Ultimate "Mr. President Look Out!"
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>>3691790
>not using ZA HANDO on the bullet
>not even swapping the assassin with the president
do you even bodyguard bro
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No original ideas? Come on guys you have a maximum of 9 Jewels, give me potential Skills for them!
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New ones
>Alchemy, 40 HE, 8 Star Skill, fuses two things together to make a new thing

>Spacial Domain 12 Stars, 120 HE, the space around you is now under your command, but lasts for only 1 round.

>Spacial Blade, 7 Stars, 30 HE, releases a blade of space that can sever anything in its path.

>Reset, 9 Stars, 60 HE, resets any unnatural space to normal, will ensure the user is not killed by this action.
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>>3691822
> Stasis Bullet, Rank 9 Spatial Skill, fires one invisible bullet: the target hit will be immobilized and its spatial coordinates locked for two rounds.

> Space Sword, Rank 10 Spatial Skill, creates a 1.2 meters long, invisible blade to be handled by the user: it can cut anything, lasts based on HE consumption

> Layered Space Fist, Rank 8 Spatial Skill, multiplies the physical impact of a blunt attack, scales with HE consumption.
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>>3691806
In my defence, I'm stupid.
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>>3691822
> Spatial Cage, Rank 10 Spatial Skill, creates a cube of restricting space around a target or on designated coordinates, highly resistant, costs 90 HE

> Escher's Daedalus, Rank 12 Spatial Skill, creates an area where spatial coordinates do not follow causal succession (example: a floor has stairs that go up, the following also does, but the third and first floor are on the same horizontal plane) that is navigable only by the user. Costs 200 HE every round it is employed.

> Area Devoid Of Friction, Rank 11 Spatial Skill, removes all friction between molecules in predetermined coordinates, costs 120 HE.

Gimme time to think and maybe I have more.
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>>3691806
Original Ideas?
Alright, here are some endgame skills.
>Gate of Wuji, 10 Star Skill, costs 100 HE per Gate per minute. Opens a gateway to a realm of nothingness devoid of life -- there is no reliable way to return from the other side, except by using this skill from there.
Not sure about the "per minute" bit.
>The Taijitu Dissolves, 13 Star Skill, costs ??? HE. It is known that space and time are one, and humans merely perceive two. In recognition of that truth, this skill uses an enormous amount of Heavenly Energy to dissolve the Taijitu of space-time and unify the Time and Spatial elements, allowing skills of both elements to be used without any cost of Heavenly Energy or without possessing the Time element. This skill will last for 30 seconds or until 10 skills of the Time or Spatial element are used.
I know, no 13 Star skills. Sorry.
I wasn't sure how expensive this should be: I wanted to slap 1000000 on it and be done, but I don't know how high the numbers could go.
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>>3691856
> Shrinking Sphere Of Capture, Rank 11 Spatial Skill, creates a fist-sized spherical prison that must be thrown, shrinks a target weaker than the user and confines them into itself, costs 150 HE.

> Second Potential, Rank 10 Spatial Skill, warps space to make the user appear in multiple places at the same time, performing the same action (example: Zou attacks Enemy A with Sword, at the same time, Warp-Zou attacks Enemy B with Sword) costs 100 HE.

And that's about all I have.
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>>3691867
>Second Potential, Rank 10 Spatial Skill, warps space to make the user appear in multiple places at the same time, performing the same action (example: Zou attacks Enemy A with Sword, at the same time, Warp-Zou attacks Enemy B with Sword) costs 100 HE.
Sounds neat. Voting for this.
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>>3691867
>> Second Potential, Rank 10 Spatial Skill, warps space to make the user appear in multiple places at the same time, performing the same action (example: Zou attacks Enemy A with Sword, at the same time, Warp-Zou attacks Enemy B with Sword) costs 100 HE.

Voting for this.
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>HEAVENLY SILVER EMPEROR SPATIAL REND
god this techniue is one of my favorite things in all of fiction, the MC in the novel eventually learns to use it in some really insane ways, and i f we get the paired wind skill that goes with it we can obtain one of hte msot devastating attacks in this universe
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Ok, am back from buying some batteries for my smoke alarm. Now for some feedback.

Btw I will decide on HE costs for anon created skills if and when people vote for them.

So far
Spacial Rend
>>3691751
>>3691782
>>3691933
Dimension Swap
>>3691753
>>3691755
>>3691790
Second Potential (Changed slightly, see below, may count as null votes.)
>>3691877
>>3691909


>Stasis bullet sounds pretty good. Ding!

>Space Sword, would have to be visible, as warping space means warping light, can cut anything is fine, would have to 12 Stars for that kind of authority. Partial Ding.

>Layered space fist sounds good except would add to your attack, not multiply. Ding!

>Spacial Cage sounds good, would disappear when dispelled or with a sufficient Strength or Flexibility roll from the person trapped, I assume this can also be used by you, on you. Ding!

>Escher's Daedalus would be tricky to implement, a more simple version of this is available to you when you hit Extensive Heavenly Energy Control too. No Ding.

>Area Devoid of Friction is a no go, as friction is a force and therefore there would have to be friction to move at all on it, paradoxically. The same effect would be possible with a Water/Ice Skill though. No Ding.

>Gate of Wuji can be changed to simply having your own personal small dimension, if it is a dimension of nothing, how can something go inside it, think like instead you can open a portal/teleport to the dimension and out again, would be a 12 Star Skill, useful for a quick escapes or capturing people or keeping people safe as you are the key. Partial Ding!

>Shrinking Sphere of Capture would be good; I cannot tell if this would kill or just trap the victim. Ding!

>Second Potential changed to a skill that makes you strike more than once in the same space. Yours sounds like shadow clones, a skill which is more the base 4 elements and darkness's area. Think a man made of earth or ice. The Spacial Element allows you to change existing space, not make more. What's more, if you use a skill that means creating the HE for it for the clones as well, the mechanics are difficult and would be clunky. Think the 100 HE for use of skill, 40*x for piercing wind, then the cost per each future skill, would they die in one hit or many? I don't know and I don't want to think about it everytime. No Ding, see changes.

Ok. Thanks for the skill ideas, I will be logging the legal ones for the future thank you.
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>>3691933
Pray tell, which one? I am checking the Wiki and there is no link describing which or how it works.
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The Taijitu Dissolves is also right out. Anything that allows for the control of time will be rejected as you do not and will never have the time element. When I reveal someone with both Time and Spacial though...This is a good idea, I will change a few things though.
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the Silver Emperors Wing Slash, i remember Zouh Weiqings Silver Emperor using both skills simultaneously for a piercing dash that would obliterate every defense and deliver the wing-slash directly to the enemy internal organs
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>>3691970
Link the post number next time maybe?

You could do a similar thing with piercing wind already. You can use Spacial Rend to delete the armour of an opponent, then stab with the Rapier. If you want it to become more powerful/able to cut anything it will require some evolution. I'd say for the cut everything thing you would need three rounds of special evolution.
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>>3691986
would we be able to overlay the spatial sword with piercing winds to create a multi element blade? cause now am thinking of getting sword skills for all our elements aside from life and melding them together into a super sword
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A by the way you will get to see Shian Dershwa's Consolidated Equipment Set today in game. Coordination/Darkness sounds like a bizarre combination but I thought of something pretty good for her.
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>>3691988
>The whole multi sword thing would not need a skill, just summoning each sword, then using Master Heavenly Energy Control to mix them together without clashes or anything. As a Water/Ice, Wind, Lightning, Saint at higher levels and Spacial would all be fine, but a Life Element Sword would just heal the victim, so you would need Master Heavenly Energy Control to avoid that.
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>>3691995
awesome, when we get our next jewel am gonna be pushing for the highest ranked sword skills we can store outside of wind
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I feel like, in general, Space lends itself very strongly to a Trickmaster build. Maybe that's why most of the skills I proposed are weird..?
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>>3691943
dimension swap
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Alright, with the two null votes. At the moment we have a 2 way tie. A decision must be made by 17:00 BST or I'm rolling for it.

>>3692039
They aren't really weird, just are easier with other Elements. Wind can do that Fist thing, I mentioned the friction stuff. The problem stems from what the limitations of the skill effect could be.

Safe to say if you reach Divine Heavenly Energy control you will gain the ability to make skills on the fly, just like Fei Dershwa can.

>>3692060
I think one more vote for dimension swap, but the 1 post id thing confuses me, could you give an example of another post you have made so I can confirm this isn't a duplicate?
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Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>3692064
Why not roll for it now?
>Even: Heavenly Silver Emperor Spacial Rend
>Odd: Dimension Swap
Using a d100 because tiny dice get weird.
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>>3692074
We still have 30 minutes for changes.
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>>3692081
Eh, take it if you want.
I'm certain the dice gods have spoken do it qm that nobody will switch at this point.
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>>3692081
dimension swap is basically tricksters power right? do the objects need to have similar mass to b able to swap them?
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>>3692089
Who's trickster?
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>>3692092
Worm villain, dude had the power to swap any 2 objects within line of sight as long as they had similar enough weight
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>>3692092
https://worm.fandom.com/wiki/Trickster
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>>3692064
I have not made another post, this is the first one I've voted on
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>>3692097
I'll give the condition that you have to see both objects clearly to swap them, swapping a person with an atom or swapping the sun with anything sounds off to me.

Alright 4 limitations. 1 Swap per use of Skill, must be in line of sight, must be a similar size to you. Even slightly bigger so you can swap between you and the adults in the world. Must be seen clearly.

>>3692102
Thanks, that makes it 4 votes to Dimensional Swap now.

>Dimensional Swap 10 Stars, 50 HE, swaps the position of either you and another object, or swaps the position between two objects, including people. Is in the lead! Wasn't expecting it considering Blink is a really common one and Spacial Rend is OP.
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>>3692112
Is there a distance limit?
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>>3692114
must see clearly seems to be the limit, honestly i think blink would have been better and Rend is just downright awesome
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>>3692112
Damn it all. I can only hope we'll have another opportunity to get Spacial Rend.
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>>3692114
See clearly means it isn't blurry, think like 10 metres away from you. Although I tend to hand wave a lot of the distance stuff. Just think "nearby, and I can see it well."
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>>3692120
Time to make a telescope
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>>3692119
If you play your cards right and get buddy buddy with Shian sure. Otherwise you will need to pay someone both strong enough and stupid enough to aid in the sealing of a Spacial beast and pay them to help. Good luck with that.
>>3692127
Nice thinking! You won't be able to make one as you have no scientific training, so ask Jessica Dershwa for a really good one, she's good with lenses with her Element being Light and all. There's the possibility of it being stolen or broken and you now have no hands free to draw a second weapon during combat, like the Reaper's Scythe, but for outside combat that's a really good idea.
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>>3692132
if we improve our control over spatial energy enough would we be able to restrain the spatial anomalies to the point that darkness users would be ok with helping us?
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>>3692135
Heavenly Energy Control and more Jewels would help yes.
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Btw I am going to have fun with the fight for this skill, oh boy.
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>>3692135
Our next spacial skill could maybe make a certain area of space impossible to affect under a certain amount of power. Problem is that this would only be useful against the spacial element
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>>3692140
Can we also swap something in our hands (ex. A stone) with our enemies' weapons?
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>>3692149
>Our next spacial skill
will be spacial rend reeeeeee
But yes, that skill wouldn't be useful against anything but the Spacial element.
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>>3692150
Let's bring dirt with us so we can disarm our opponents without giving them something useful. Hopefully they wont throw the dirt at us.
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>>3692156
we dont have t be holding the objecct we swap just need to be able to see it, swap a guys weapon wwith that rock over there, throw a boulder off a cliff and swap someone with it
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Shit, I like Fei more than Jiang
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>>3692158
Good point, so if there's something above them (such as a bunch of branches) we can crush them with a heavy object, this ability sounds fun
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>>3692164
well its 50 HE its not spammable till we upgrade it
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>>3692167
I expect we'd reach 1000+ HE towards the middle of our cultivation, so it's an investment for the future.
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>>3692167
>>3692174
Even if it isn't spammable it's still extremely useful, especially in 1v1s
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>>3692159
Don't worry, Jiang's personality will grow when she has an identity with her Jewels to latch on, she is only 14 after all. Fei is 340 Don't marry a dumbo, she just has a lot of life experience.
>>3692156
Or just swap a stone/twig/stuff off the ground?
>>3692158
This guy gets it
>>3692149
This happens as you go into the Zong stage a tiny bit anyway, you'll see as you go into the Joker's maze.
>>3692150
Only if it isn't consolidated equipment, because soul stuff is messy, and you can see the stone and sword clearly...in the middle of combat, nah. Big things during tense times only. Ambushes however are free game.


>Dimensional Swap 10 Stars, 50 HE, swaps the position of either you and another object, or swaps the position between two objects, including people. LOCKED

"Wait you want to go after Joker? Oh damn it. Just my luck!" Shian Dershwa curses at you, you thought she cared about monsters?

"What?"

"Well he can use that Skill too, but on an absurd Level, I am a Jewel higher than him, so I can negate his power until the moment we go within 5 metres from him, so we need to knock him out without him noticing so you can touch him."

"Shit."

"At that point, I need you to use the Spacial Element to bend the space in our favour OK? Like bend the space in front of his eyes so he can't see us clearly."

"Got it"

You enter the cave. Shian Dershwa summons her Consolidated Equipment, her Red Jade Jewels cover her in a tight bodysuit, like Jessica's, but multiple arms start sprouting from her body, the Onyx Jewels merging in. She then disappears from sight.

A sphere of pure darkness fans out from your groups position, is this her domain?

You reach the centre, and spot a sleeping clown on a stone bed, covered in chains made of excrement and..something else. What the fuck?

Shian Dershwa speaks to you.

"Please don't try and cut his head off or anything like that, he's a nice guy...just has a weird sense of humour. Blind him, quickly."

What the fuck is wrong with her, sense of humour? This guy swapped the steel chains for shit! What the fuck!

You need to get this over with, you try and blind him by distorting the space in front of his eyes.

>You have 120 HE

>Roll 1d100 to successfully blind him before he wakes up best of three
>DC 70
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>>3692182
>Don't marry a dumbo
But retarded girls are cute
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Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>3692182
It's time.

To fail.
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Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>3692182
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Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>3692182
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Rolled 5 (1d100)

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Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>3692182
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Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>3692182
Rolling.
Jiang is sweet but she's kind of boring.
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>>3692184
Cute, like a pet, not a partner. Fei will end up selling you out by mistake one day. Remember that the Derhswa sister's problems are all equally bad. Even Fei's.
>>3692197
Alright, well you could go see Shara? Because of her cultivation she's kinda...limited. I like Jiang personally, I'll try and make more Fei scenes for you.
>>3692186
>92
Success!

You succeed, he stays asleep.

The Darkness users seal him even more. He doesn't wake up.

"Good, now go to him, Zou. Let your energy pierce his mighty form!"

The other darkness users look down for a second, but say nothing.

Lets just ignore her.

>Roll 1d100 best of three to store the skill
>DC 80
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Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>3692207
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Rolled 59 (1d100)

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Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>3692207
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Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>3692207
I really like Jessica.
Who's with me?
Eh?
Anybody..?
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>>3692208
>>3692209
>>3692210
oh no
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Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>3692207
Nothing you say will convince me otherwise. Fei's "problem" is perfect. She's fine as she is, 100/10
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>>3692211
No, I don't want Zou to wake up with a needle in his balls because Jessica decided to make a clone army to learn the secrets of our cultivation from.
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>>3692214
Look what you did. I would've rolled faster if you didn't make me type all that.
Fei a cute! A cuuute!
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I dont particularly like any of them
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>>3692223
This. We should be going after Long
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>>3692237
The married timelord god?
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>>3692240
Yes, him. Think about it, he's clearly the thinking man's husbando
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>>3692214
I'm at least glad someone is enjoying the characters I made. Thank you. Fei is cute. I just like a lot of the characters really.
>>3692211
No, you have a death wish.
>>3692217
No needle necessary, just 4 portals total. And a heated vat. Good idea though.
>>3692223
Who do you like then? Do you have a preference? I want to accommodate as much as I can.

>>3692222
QUADS OF CHALLENGE BABY, GET READY!

>59

You insert your Heavenly Energy, but nothing happens.

"UHHHH WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING! WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD SEX YET"

You make like a rock and freeze.

"AHHH HELLO MY DEAAAAR SHIAN, HOW ARE WE? HOT AND BOTHERED AS USUAL?"

"N-n-n-no? Please give it back. Please."

"I THINK NOT! IF ONE OF YOU HAS THE MANNERS TO PENETRATE ME THEN CONSIDER THIS AN APOLOGY!"

You see him in your peripheral vision. Holding a black bra. Oh god.

You finally turn around, Shian is still invisible. You see a pile of mud on the ground where she could be. Oh.

While he's distracted with her you try again.

>Roll 1d100 best of three
>DC 75 because distraction.
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>>3692240
He wants that millenia old dick
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>>3692250
It's a lot more than that...
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Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>3692249
>QUADS OF CHALLENGE
Feiposting!
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Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>3692249
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Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>3692249
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Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>3692249
I dunno
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>>3692254
I can't believe it works.
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>tfw Jessica is my favorite character
>tfw I'm probably the only one that wants to spend more time with her
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>>3692271
Brother!
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>>3692254
FEIPOSTING WINS, EXTRA CUTE SCENE WITH FEI IS EARNED.

>You have stored a new Skill!
>Dimensional Swap
>You have 120 HE

"UM EXCUUUSE ME, I CAN'T SEE, AAAAAND YOU STEAL FROM ME? DEAR GOD YOU'RE WORSE THAN THAT FUCKING TIME TRAVELLER, YOU KNOW THAT MR "THE WORLD WILL END IN A YEAR IF I DON'T DO SOMETHING" FUCKER. ROT IN HELL WHEN I FIND YOU"

You and the team decide to get the hell out of here bra or no. Silent nods confirming
>You have 120 HE
>Roll1d70+(Boositng of choice) to RUN
>DC 110

Last update for a bit. I need to eat some tea, I have a lovely lamb shank cooking in the slow cooker. Think around 18:30. Thanks for playing!
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Rolled 36 + 100 (1d70 + 100)

>>3692279
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Rolled 14 + 100 (1d70 + 100)

>>3692271
You say that like there's a hundred people playing, of course overlaps gonna be thinned.

>>3692279
Yay!
Thanks for running.
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Rolled 46 + 100 (1d70 + 100)

>>3692279
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Rolled 28 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3692279

>after we get away turn to Shian: wait what was that about the world ending in a year?
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>>3692301
He probably (hopefully) fixed it already
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>>3692341
Nah it's just brought up. Clearly a plot hook.
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>It just started raining, I've heard 6 claps of thunder. Looks like another bad night ahead. Fuck it's hot.
>146 with HE to spare

You run, everyone runs, until you all make it out safe and alive.

"What was that about the world ending?"

"He has a weird sense of humour...my now gone bra is proof of that."

You see that instead of fear, she appeared to blush when she said that.

Fei told you Shian Dershwa liked monsters. not this!

When you meet the King you'll have to ask him about it.

You look at the clock. It is now the evening.

Shian Dershwa asks you if you'd like to join her on something a little safer. She says that she knows you have met Shara and she didn't hate you. Shara didn't like her apparently, so she wants to watch whilst invisible whilst the two of you talk. To learn how to make "friends" with her. She then tells you if you refuse she'll fail you for her trial.

Player Choice
>Accept
>Refuse
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>>3692353
>Accept
I don't see why not
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>>3692353
>Accept
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>>3692353
>Accept
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>>3692353
>Refuse

I DO NOT like being threatened, Bestiality Lady.
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>>3692387
>>3692277
Dont you like Jessica?
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>>3692400
I don't like threats, though I like threatening people. Threats are a verbal tool to diminish another person.
Jessica doesn't blackmail us. She merely wants to know about us.
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>>3692433
She will resort to anything, even blackmail, to get what she wants.

>Accept
You go to find Shara.
You walk down the hallway, Shian Dershwa following behind you. She disappears into the unknown again.
Then you see her, white wings outstreched, body frail and limp, every chain still shaking in exertion to break free. Her head hangs low.

"Who? Who is it?"

"It's me, the boy with the Saint Element."

She looks up in surprise. Then smiles.

"You! I know you! Come closer! Hug me!"

It seems she can only speak in short bytes. You walk closer, and hug her. Letting the rest of your Heavenly Energy into the Saint Element and into her.

"Thank you! Thank you. Have you come to save me?"

"I...I need more time."

She buries her head into your shoulder.

"That's fine. My power, has it helped?"

"Yeah. Thank you, Shara"

"Name! Where did you hear name!?"

"From Jiang."

She frowns at that.

"Person cursed by black, I hate them. You have nicer hair. It will be blond like mine soon."

"Why?"

She looks at your left wrist.

"You have power of Saint, you will become more like Saint as strength grows."

Things to remember.

1/2
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"Is there anything else you can teach me?"

"Not now, need to be free. Brain slow. Body going."

"Can't I help?"

She doesn't talk for a second, then you hear horrible words.

"No, but you can revive me if I die, so no worry, OK?"

"Don't talk like that. Everything's going to be just fine."

"No, but things will be better if you take something from me again."

"Like a Skill?"

"Yeah! Sk-k-k"

"Skill."

"Huhuh!"

"I see, I'll come see you again when I get my second Jewel."

"OK!"

She starts sniffing you a bit, a remnant of her monster days?

"Why you smell like cursed people? All over body...you very good friends with one?"

"Yeah, you know Jiang...Fei...sometimes Jessica."

She pushes you away, stopping the hug.

"I see. Meet me at 2 gem then. Only see you when no black hair smell."

Shit, you didn't expect that. You suddenly become aware that Shian is probably standing right behind you.

"Okay then, goodbye."

She stops shaking a bit, then looks at you one last time.

"Goodbye, Zou."

At the cave entrance Shian starts to cry.

"It's so unfair, she just like you and me! Why does father hate her so much. Squeaks and Joker I understand, but Shara too?!"

You just wait for it to be over.

"Oh right. You pass I guess. Just don't expect me to help you with another Spacial Skill until you help that angel. Promise me."

"Oh and you're paying 50 Gold for that bra."
>You have 21971 Gold
You go see Fei

Player Choice for tomorrow
>Sun-Di Dershwa
>Shan-Bai Dershwa
>The King, Long Dershwa
special scene with Fei in next post
2/2
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>>3692480
>Shan-Bai Dershwa
Save the king for last
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>>3692480
>Shan-Bai Dershwa

Man, this quest is really helping me understand why I like what I like.
Let's keep it up!
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>>3692480
>>Shan-Bai Dershwa
I guess we're failing this one? Or dying?
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>>3692480
>Shan-Bai Dershwa
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>>3692505
What? Why? How? I need to know. I want to get better.

>>3692511
Nah, there is a way to succeed. There is a reason I gave her water an flexibility. Typically female traits.
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>>3692480
>Sun-Di Dershwa
I don't get why everyone's so eager to meet the one that actually wants ro kill us. Not that it isn't attractive. Sun-Di sounded fun though
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>>3692544
I thought we had something to do. Or not? Maybe I'm remembering wrong.
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>>3692530
I was reflecting on why I like Jessica.
You see, it's because she's interested in us. It's actually quite the common trick -- anime harem series are popular because of the self-insert main character.
Zou is enough of a mix between a blank slate and "Us" the players that the attention feels somewhat shared.
It's interesting: it's also why we like Fei a lot, because we interacted with her the most. Same with the Guard: we have a larger emotional bond with than with Song Chad-Pah, even though the latter is our "bro" and the Guard isn't even named.
Shian, conversely, doesn't have as much dialogue or scenes, which makes every line character-defining.
Of course, this is my opinion: other users perhaps don't think so.
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>>3692544
Alphabetical order excluding the king
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>Shan-Bai

"Ooooh, good luck! How was Shian?"

"You told me she liked monsters. Not...that."

"Like what? I know her face turns all red when she sees some. She can get really angry sometimes when doing her job. I don't know why she can't just quit.."

You don't think you'll be able to get through that thick skull of hers, Dammit.

"What's Shan-Bai like? Last I heard she wanted to kill me and she didn't turn up for the ceremony."

"Oh she's just mad because father's really doting on Jiang. She's just jealous. I'll give you a secret...she likes cute things deep down inside. Just look really weak and she won't put a scratch on you. If she touches you in any weird places then I'll beat her up for you like Jessica Okay?""

Look really weak, isn't she already a Heavenly King? This'll be easy. You decide to leave the Reaper's Scythe at your bed. If she finds it you will die for real.

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 35th day

THUMP THUMP.

"GET UP FUCKER SHAN-BAI IS HERE TO TEST YOU!"

Ow...you already don't like where this is going..

You open the door to see a short, Jet Black haried Blue eyed woman in front of you.

She is holding a crystal whip in her right hand. Using it she grabs your communicator that was in your hand.

"Doc, you will come with me now. I will test your doctoring skills. If you fail, I will rip your pathetic body to shreds. I can't kill you yet. I need a reason."

Every word sounds strained, like she is holding back a tidal wave in every breath.

Fuck

Player Choice
>Prove her wrong and strip, showing your now toned and magnificent body
>Shout for help
>Go with her, no fuss
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>>3692600
>>Go with her, no fuss
Tempted to vote for that first option. My fucking god.

>If she touches you in any weird places then I'll beat her up for you
Wew
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>>3692600
>Go with her, no fuss

I'd love to reenact the "Awaken, My Masters" scene right now, but whips and me don't see eye to eye.
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>>3692600
>Go with her, no fuss
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>>3692600
>>Go with her, no fuss
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>>3692600
>Go with her, no fuss
Pout a lot tho
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>>3692600
>Prove her wrong and strip, showing your now toned and magnificent body
I already like her
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>Go with her, no fuss
>Shame, option 1 was actually the best answer

You follow her to a very large room, practically housed sized, with grass, trees, a lake you name it it's here. Filled with animals. Insects, Wolves, Birds, everything.

She pulls you by the collar to a cage with a sleeping bunny in it.

Her voice, which was strained, does a complete 180. Becoming almost...too cute.

"Hi! Hewwo Mr Bunny, are you fweeling good? I know, I know it hurts, but I have somewun who can help you nwow. That's right, just swit right there."

She starts stroking the bunny. You realise very quickly that it has lost it's front legs. They don't look infected but without them...it doesn't look good.

Shan-Bai turns to you. Her voice and demeanour changing again.

"YOU! I know you healed that genetic failure Jiang. So you can help a fucking animal right! Get to it you filthy peasant or I'll chop yours off!"

You kneel down close to the bunny. It opens its eyes, putting all it's trust in you.

Player Choice
>Use Greater Restoration
>Don't
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>>3692679
>>Use Greater Restoration
Uhh
Guess we should go along with it for now?
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>>3692679
>>Use Greater Restoration
Let's get this over with without any fuss
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>>3692679
>Use Greater Restoration
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>>3692679
>Use Greater Restoration

Knowing if it can regrow limbs is useful. Don't wanna become One-armed wonders if we can help it.
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>Use Greater Restoration
>You now have 20 HE

The white wings of light form on your back, enveloping the rabbit.

When the light fades, it begins running and jumping around. Straight into Shan-Bai's arms.

"Oh! Hello there! Uh I mean. GET OUT NOW BASTARD! YOU PASSED!"

*CRACK* She throws the communicator back at you with her whip. You catch it.

Why are the Dershwa sisters like this?

You leave. You don't think you want to be around her again anytime soon.

*Shan-Bai's POV*

You put the bunny back into its cage to rest. Gosh it must have been so tired.

You forgot to thank him...

You hear that familiar scream in your head.

"KILL EVERYTHING, DIE, DIE,DIE,DIE"

You can't remember when it appeared, but it shouts at you, controls you. You don't know how you're going to fix this either...you can't keep letting it beat you every time..he seemed pretty cute too."

You sigh, maybe next time you'll win, actually talk to someone for once, at least the animals don't mind the shouting.

>OOC Secret. Shan-Bai is host to a demon! You can purge it from her with the Saint Element. Zou-Do-Shai does not know this. No-one but Shan-Bai knows about the demon, and she can't tell anyone out of fear of rejection, good luck making him find that out!


*Zou-Do-Shai's POV"

You go see Fei again.

"Hehe, glad to see you alive and well, how was she?"

"Weird, violent, threatened to kill me multiple times."

"Oh she's like that to everyone, you'll get used to it. Who's next?"

Player Choice
>Sun-Di Dershwa
>The King, Long Dershwa
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>>3692764
>Sun-Di Dershwa
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>>3692764
>>Sun-Di Dershwa
How does her dad not know, what a shitty dad
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>>3692764
>>Sun-Di Dershwa
I know you said that no one but Shan-Bai knows about the demon but I'm almost certain the king knows
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>>3692764
>Sun-Di Dershwa

Sun-Di is the one we know the least about. Let's go
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>>3692790
Alright you caught me red handed. However, the King won't ever let it on that he knows, after all. It has been one hundred years at least for Shan-Bai. If she found out that her father knew and did nothing? She would actually go mad. He did try it once, from a young age, all it did was make the demon desperate, killing Shan-Bai immediately. So he rewound time, and kept the cycle going. He has finally found a version of you with Spacial, Life and Saint. He thinks you might be able to do something but is still mentally scarred from that day, so is scared to tell you anything in the event you run to find Shan-Bai and cause another demon related death, another rewind.

>Sun-Di Dershwa

Okay everyone it is getting late, my head is hurting and I need some sleep.

Thank you all for playing! Quest will start again at 8am tomorrow BST. Goodnight!
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>>3692822
Goodnight! Thanks for running!
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>>3692822
night, good run, also i am now certain that if we die we gonna end up at a previous point cause the king turned back time since our element combination could actually heal all the problems all his daughters have
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>Sun-Di Dershwa

"OK! Get ready to fight. That's all she cares about."

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 36th day

THUMP THUMP

"Not this again..."

"Good Morning Recruit Zou-Do-Shai, please open the door so we may battle in glorious combat to the death!"

You get out of bed, take your Palace Sword, put your communicator in your pocket, and answer the door.

You find a massive amazon of a beautiful woman standing before you, Jet Black hair, bright yellow eyes which seem to glow. Still has chalk skin, but the muscles visible through her clothes are...incongruent with her beauty.

"Zou-Do-Shai, I understand the passion of war, but please put down your weapon, you are not even dressed properly!"

You slam the door shut, very quickly getting dressed. Then opening the door again.

"Good work soldier! Follow me! This fine morning will be a test of your brute strength! Then I will watch your use of Skills! Then I will fight you! You will die gloriously for the Dershwa Clan!"

You follow her to a room filled with large stone and crystal weights. Looking at the walls you see weird patterns of Onyx embedded into them, you didn't think this woman was one for art...

"I shall explain your fate. Using my Earth Element, I personally made these weights. I can carry them easily with my 9 Icy Jade Jewels. This is a problem! So I asked my sister of war Jessica to make a room which prevented the use of Heavenly Energy for those inside! Even me! So I could train my strength normally! Now Your first task will be to carry one of these! You have until lunch! Get to work soldier!"

You see her go over to one of the boulders, and pick it up with her left hand all the way above her head. You don't see her Jewels, and you don't sense any Heavenly Energy moving in her body.

"LIIIKE THISSSS!"

She throws the "weight" down. Screaming in some non human language.

She must be a monster...

>You cannot boost whilst in this room
>Roll 1d70 best of three for a strength check.
>DC 60
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Rolled 38 (1d70)

>>3694685
ready to fail
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Rolled 54 (1d70)

>>3694685
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Rolled 46 (1d70)

>>3694685
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>>3694696
>54
Failure!

You put your arms on the closest boulder, lower your hips, bend your knees, and start to lift.

You make it pretty far, but can only manage to chest height.

You drop the boulder, a loud crash signifying it's victory over you.

You look at Sun-Di.

"Good job! You're not as strong as me with that puny body of yours, but you may try again!"

She throws a smaller boulder over to you, dust rising from the ground.

You can feel your arms shake from exhaustion, like when you train with Fei...

>Try again.
>Roll 1d70 best of three
>Failure will result in a STA check like with Fei's training.
>DC 50
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Rolled 26 (1d70)

>>3694710
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Rolled 50 (1d70)

>>3694710
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Rolled 34 (1d70)

>>3694710
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>>3694714
>50
>Success!

This weight is smaller, so you try again.

You wrap your arms and hands around it, bend your knees, and lift.

After some 5 minutes, you manage to raise it above your head.

"Well done! Now throw it at me!"

"ARRRGH!"

You throw it with all your might. It crashes into her hands, stopping mid-air.

"HAHAHA. You deserve some respect at least!"

You collapse to the ground, everything in your upper body aches, you can feel your head spinning...

"Stand up! I told you we would see some skills of yours!"

Fine, if she wants to suffer, so be it.

The two of you leave the room, and enter a training room specialised for the Earth Element. Stones and metal and crystal lie everywhere, everything is in clear sight of you. You see a floating rock just above her head with tourmaline Jewels in it, keeping it in the air.

Sun-Di generates a metal automaton from her 9 Diamonds on her left arm. The inhuman face taunting you

"Hit it or me! We will both survive."

>You have 140 HE

Player's Choice
>Dimensional Swap something above her head in place of the floating rock
>Double Lightning Shot Sun-Di, as the electricity will be earthed my the ground/metal
>Piercing Rapier, launching 3 wind blades at the automaton
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3694746
>Piercing Rapier, launching 3 wind blades at the automaton
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>>3694746
>Piercing Rapier, launching 3 wind blades at the automaton
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>Piercing Rapier
>You now have 100 HE

You summon the Rapier, it's green colour bringing some green to the greys and browns of the arena.

You swing the sword horizontally, summoning three wind blades at the metal man.

>Roll 3d80 best of three for damage
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Rolled 3, 15, 53 = 71 (3d80)

>>3694774
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>>3694777
Oh boy!
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Rolled 9, 24, 24 = 57 (3d80)

>>3694774
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Rolled 37, 29, 76 = 142 (3d80)

>>3694774
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Other sisters shit-tier.

Sun-Di true waifu.
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>>3694785
Seems fair.
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>>3694780
Best of all three

They mostly smack the metal around, but the last one makes a dent.

"Good! It would not have hurt me. Try some lightning, fire away at me!"

Player Choice for Piercing Wind evolution (1)
>Rank 1/40
>Cost down 0/20
>Damage Up 2/20
>Evolve Special 0/20

Player's Choice (2) for evolution of Double Lightning Shot
>Rank 1/10
>Cost down 0/20
>Damage Up 0/20
>Evolve Special 0/20

>Roll 2d50 best of three for Double Lightning Shot.
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Rolled 24, 3 = 27 (2d50)

>>3694785
Jessica and Shan-Bai are great though
>>3694795
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Rolled 13, 41 = 54 (2d50)

>>3694795
>Rank 1/40
Piercing Wind.
>Evolve Special 0/20
Double Lightning Shot.
Sounds interesting.
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Rolled 43, 44 = 87 (2d50)

>>3694795
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Rolled 10, 9 = 19 (2d50)

>>3694795
>Cost down 0/20
>Rank 1/10
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>>3694799
When I say the evolve special, you have to give a suggestion what to aim for, such as making it triple lightning shot.
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>>3694795
Can we put both points into special evolution? If not, Evolve Special and Level Up.
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>>3694804
In that case, aim to make it triple.
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>>3694795
>Rank

>Evolve Special
Tracking
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>>3694811
Seconding this, a homing shot is good.
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Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>3694797
Author's bias says that Jiang is officially best girl, as she isn't mentally ill like all the rest.
>43,44
>>3694806
Both points? It is one per skill.

>Double Lightning Shot 1/20 for evolving special

>Piercing Wind 2/40 rank

>I am considering just making the evolution system random anyway, voting for the points every time we use a skill is time consuming and confusing. Post your thoughts on this idea please.

You fire at her, the two force fields colliding at their edges, shooting out 2 balls of lightning.

>You have 50 HE

Both hit her, she grunts a bit. You see minor electrical wounds on her skin.

"GOOD BOY!"

She calms down a bit, apparently trying to resist the primal urge to fight.

"We will have lunch now, hearty stew made by Jiang. Restore your Heavenly Energy, then we will fight."

>Roll 1d100+1575 to cultivate and restore Heavenly Energy best of three
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Rolled 53 + 1575 (1d100 + 1575)

>>3694814
But their problems and danger make them cute
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Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>3694814
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Rolled 68 + 1575 (1d100 + 1575)

>>3694814
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Rolled 531 (1d3320)

>>3694819
>1643
Progress to next Level
3548/6000

>HE is now 140

You stand in front of Sun-Di. Her Jewels are out.

"There are a few rules. ONE! I am not allowed to use my Consolidated Equipment. TWO! I will punch you once. If you survive, you will have passed. You may use any Skills now."

"I will limit myself to the 4th Jewel Level. Prepare now."

You decide to use Kinetic Barrier. A sphere of clear blue water with specks of ice forms around you, whirling away. You're ready.

>You now have 70 HE

>Kinetic Barrier, 5 Stars, 70 Heavenly Energy, forms a flexible yet durable barrier where the user summons it; it is 3 times the size of the user and its shape can be changed. Will block 5 attacks under 2000 damage.

>Roll 1d62+(Amount of your choice to boost!) END best of three for extra Damage down!

Rolling 1d3320 for Sun-Di's normal punch.

Player Choice for evolution for Kinetic Barrier
>Rank 0/40
>Cost Down 0/20
>Improve Defence (both number of attacks blocked and up the max damage it can block) 0/20
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>>3694830
?
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>>3694828
>improve defence
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Rolled 26 + 70 (1d62 + 70)

>>3694831
i am embarrassed
>>3694828
>Improve Defence (both number of attacks blocked and up the max damage it can block) 0/20
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Rolled 57 + 70 (1d62 + 70)

>>3694828
>Improve Defence
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Rolled 42 + 50 (1d62 + 50)

>>3694828
Improve Defense
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>Improve Defence 1/20
>531-127=404
404<2000

She loads her attack, face straining. Then punches forward, causing a wave of air to be produced.

It hits your barrier, and shaves off about a fifth before stopping in its tracks.

Sun-Di stops for a bit, face scrunching up is dismay. She drops to the floor on her knees.

"Why, I am this strong, why am I stopped by a mere BOY?!"

She sits there for a second. Then looks at you. Face returning to normal.

"You pass. Please go. I need some..time, to train. Sorry."

You leave, and return to Fei. Jiang is with her, celebrating her rise to the 3rd Level of Heavenly Energy.

"How was my favourite murder sis?" Fei asks you.

"Is she...okay?"

"Yeah? Why do you ask?"

"Well I stopped one of her punches, at the 4th Jewel Level. She kinda...collapsed."

Jiang takes over.

"Really? I'm so proud of you! She's always had a thing about loosing to men, after all she is currently the only one to inherit dad's Icy Jade Jewels. Yet the Head General is still stronger than her. She always want to fight him but he's really busy so he can't often."

Right, and you just made her loose to a 14 year old.

Jiang makes a face of realisation.

"Oh if you've seen all my sisters that means you be talking with my father tomorrow. Good luck! He can be quite foreboding when he wants to, it's like he can read your mind or something, he doesn't even have the Divine Element so it's really weird too. Goodnight!

You congratulate Jiang on her breakthrough, then go too sleep.

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 37th day

The King calls you in the morning, telling you to that your task today will be to learn about Dershwa City's history. He asks you to come up with interesting questions for him to make him really think.

Player Choice
>Write-in for questions to ask Long Dershwa during your talk. 40 minutes.
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>>3694859
Does your daughter [insert waifu here] have any suitors?

Also, how open are you to intermarriage between social classes?
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>>3694864
But seriously though,

"Do the forest and wasteland remain because we can't remove them, or because they serve some other purpose?"
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>>3694859
Ask him about the historical enemies of the royal family, and the threat they might represent to us and the princess. If we're going to guard her effectively we need to know who to watch out for and look into.
ask him about the curious glut of people in the history of dershwa who are all suspiciously similar to him and what the clown meant by calling him a time-traveller
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I want a few more questions to come through, so voting time will be extended to 1 hour more.

Currently:
>Ask about why the forest and wasteland are still here.
>Ask about the City's history with enemies to the royal family and Jiang
>Ask about what the clown said about time travel/end of the world
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>>3694859
Are the questions supposed to be about the history of the city itself as that's what we're supposed to be learning?
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>>3694889
First two of these.

Hold off on world-endy things for now.
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>>3694889
Leave the time travel stuff out. Best not to rock the boat too hard.

>Ask where the first settlers came from originally
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>>3694859
Ask what the single greatest threat in the city's history was.
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I need some lucnh, so more voting time.
>>3694892
Basically history questions about the Dershwa Clan/City
>Ask about why the forest and wasteland are still here.
>Ask about the City's history with enemies to the royal family and Jiang
>Ask about what the clown said about time travel/end of the world
>Ask where the first settlers came from originally
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>>3694859
>Ask how many claimants are there to a city. And who they are.
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>>3694859
> Ask about the territory: neighbors, resources, overall strength, relationship and alliances, its standing on the international scene.

> Ask in detail about your future job prospects.

> Asks about why all the monsters in the Stored Skill Palace seem to be disgusted by him and his family.

> Who was the stronger cultivator he ever met? How much stronger than he is now?

> How long has he been King?
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>Sorry guys. I must apologise. The quest will halt temporarily until 8am BST Tomorrow.
>Over the last 3 days I have had 3 hours of sleep per night because of the heat in and around London.
>I am in no state to write, my vision is blurry, I have fallen asleep at my desk twice now.
>I thank everyone who has had the patience to play today. Writing quality probably took a small nosedive this morning as as well.
>Bye for now, heat permitting tonight I will start the quest at the appropriate time. Thank you.
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>>3695000
Shit, man. Get some rest
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>>3695000
Good rest, I understand, it's hard to sleep here too: I went to sleep at 4 am and woke up at 4 pm.
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>>3695000
Sleep and keep hydrated!
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>>3695000
just made it and caught back up, feel better QM good luck with the heat!
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I actually woke up at a reasonable time, however, Saturday is shaping up to be a busy day, things like the weekly shop, driving trips to get more obscure stuff, general maintenance and work in the evening. Posting will be variable until the afternoon and there will be a 3 hour long section in the evening for a shift.

>Ask about why the forest and wasteland are still here.
>Ask about the City's history with enemies to the royal family and Jiang
>Ask about what the clown said about time travel/end of the world
>Ask where the first settlers came from originally
>Ask about alliances/enemies and international power
>Future job prospects
>Why do the powerful monsters hate him
>Strongest person he ever met
>How long has be been king
>Claimants to the City
>Single greatest threat
>First Settlers

That's a lot, next post could be a while, could be at least 3 posts in total.

Writing.
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>Kingly questions

You are prepared for the visit by the attendants who dress you in full formal dress, it's stuffy and uncomfortable, but these things must be done. The attendants tell you that the King came back from Miller yesterday evening, so he has scheduled out the morning for the two of you to talk and make the final assessment.

You are lead to the Dershwa personal Library, however, only the King is present, reading one of the books at his own leisure.

"Ah, good morning Zou-Do-Shai, I imagine the last few days have been tense? Some of my daughters have been known to be quite aggressive, but I am glad to see no injuries on you."

Using the new etiquette Jiang taught you, you fumble over your words slightly, but manage a better greeting.

"Yes, your Majesty, this Zou-Do-Shai thanks his King for the opportunity to learn from him."

"I see Jiang really did a number on you...tell you what, why don't we drop the formalities, I have spent an entire day with another King and I don't want anymore of that kind of talk."

"Yes, of course."

"Now then, as I understand it, you are learning to read and write, but are still illiterate, do not worry, time has shown me that people have every opportunity to grow, so we can just talk for now. Firstly, any questions? Last time you asked me so few, but with a week in the Palace some must have come to mind."

"Yes, lets start with the basics, how did Dershwa City begin?"

"Straight to the point I see, well it all started when I was a young lad, I was not the King of Dershwa City, in fact, Dershwa City didn't exist yet! I was merely a poor boy, living life in one of the many small villages on the edge of the forest. When I awakened, nobody knew what my Jewels were meant to be. Flash forward 40 years, I was an experienced warrior and had control over 6 pairs of Jewels, I had found out by experimentation what my Element was, and I had a dream to unite the villages under one banner, so that a great haven of peace could exist, where friends and family were looked after, and not separated. So I founded Dershwa, using my own name. I went out and sought after those with talent and potential, with the idea that we should never ever stop growing. Fast forward again 500 years and I am a Heavenly God, this City is more powerful and advanced than ever, and the Dershwa Clan is still leading the charge forward, mainly with Jessica Dershwa and Shan-Bai Derhswa, who are making excellent progress with technology and military respectively."

"So you are and have been the sole person in charge for 500 years? Did we have any attempts to change that?"

1/?
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>>3697821
"Hmm, well we live in a hard to get to area, the wasteland and forest act as natural barriers from outside invaders and are an excellent way to generate resources even with the core farms set up to the south. The biggest attempt to change how the country was run was when...about 200 years ago, Miller's Prime Minister at the time came over and asked us to make progress towards democracy. but I refused, I had made this country from the ground up with a steady hand, they were not going to take that from me, I have witnessed time and time again how if I left the City to anyone but those with the Dershwa name, it would lead to a shambles."

"Okay, you mentioned how the forest and wasteland acted as barriers, to who exactly?"

"On one side, the Cursed Forest, there is a massive castle to the east, that used to belong to another nation, however, they perished when they became over run by powerful beasts overnight, unusual strength for the Cursed Forest. Gone in 12 hours. We sent the army in, and they defeated the beasts, with large casualties. The wasteland is the only stretch of land between Miller and us, and the Beast Tribe Nations, we have managed to make contact with them in recent years thanks to Jessica Dershwa's contributions to communications technology, however, they seem to be mixed on us. The Dragon, Lion, Wolf and Tiger tribes have taken interest in forming an alliance, but the Rat, Bird, Horse and Snake tribes think us enemies, after all, we chain up even intelligent beasts for the Stored Skill Palace, and whilst they do this to an extent, they find it difficult to harm those so similar to them. I went to Miller yesterday for alliance talks in the case that the beast tribes start an invasion, it would involve going through the wasteland for them, but their strongest could manage it."

"Who is the strongest person you have ever met?"

>Sorry guys, have to do the shopping now, or I'll be stuck in traffic for the morning, be back for 12 O'clock midday BST today.
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"Well, the current Prime Minister of Miller actually, he has one of the 4 Great Elements and is a Heavenly God Master like me. He's a lot more lax about policy and cares less for his family and the few friends he has, but in a fight I wouldn't win."

"Even if you can stop time?"

"Yes, his Element is the antithesis to...the world, and he has the natural Endurance to withstand even Reverse Time, something about being outside the realm of causality. Anyway, if he ever makes a trip here just let me deal with him, he'll crush someone like you with his aura alone."

"Aura? Does Princess Jiang need to worry about his?"

"Yes actually, that Saint Element of yours should help a tiny bit, but if he focuses it, she will be in grave danger. I trust you understand that."

"Yes Sir, talking of threats to Princess Jiang, what do you consider to be the greatest threat to the City?"

"The evolving rail-gun monster, if he breaks out, he will not stop. Also on the same level is some worrying reports from the Elemental Research Department's space program, which suggest there might be monsters living on the moon, if they fire a large enough attack, we will only be able to defend ourselves until we have a solid space presence, which we don't. If the time comes, I will need you to join the state military and fight.

"Even the monsters down here hate you, I think the moon ones will put up a strong fight.

"Haha, yes, they think that my line is cursed, especially that Saint monster, I trust you have taken my words earlier into consideration, and not seen her again."

Player Choice
>Tell him you had to under orders from Shian Dershwa
>Lie
>Other? (Write-in)

3/?
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>>3698031
>Tell him that we did but as part of our test
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>>3698032
+1. Let's not say too much, though.
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>>3698032
>Tell him that we did but as part of our test

"I did, Princess Shian told me too as part of my test."

"Hmmm, well, it seems I'll be having a small chat with her then. she didn't mention this in her report."

"Did everyone make reports?"

"Yes, Jiang, Fei, Sun-Di were all impressed with you, Shian thought you had room to grow, as she said you managed to wake the Spacial beast up instead of storing its Skill. Shan-Bai said you had good control over your Saint Element, but it seems she did not do much with you. She is rather antisocial. When this is over I will set up a small training plan for you and Shan-Bai to work together for a bit."

"She threatened to kill me, twice."

"Well more the opportunity to become friends then, she has never had many, relying on animals. You have become close to both Fei and Jiang, so I am hoping the same will happen with Shan-Bai. No buts."

He pauses for a moment, and seems to come to a decision rather quickly.

"Right, well with how dedicated you seem to be to the protection of not only Jiang and the City, I'd say you have passed. Congratulations! As a bodyguard to the Princess you will be paid 200 Gold a week. Work will be given to you by either Jiang, me or Fei.
As you only have 1 Jewel, your role is rather limited. So your first task I'm afraid will not be attending to Jiang, but a job, from me. Your first task is during this training session with Shan-Bai, which will last 3 days, starting tomorrow, try and help her open up to her sisters. Fei will be away for those few days, but I hear Jessica will be returning tomorrow after the expedition, and Shian might need a break from work."

"Yes, your Majesty."

"Good lad, enjoy your afternoon!"

You are given the royal bodyguard's robes by the King, and he leaves.

Player Choice for afternoon
>Cultivate
>Train Sword Technique
>See Fei and Jiang Dershwa
>Try a Skill
>Try the Life Element
>Call someone (Who?)
>Go into the City for something? (What)
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Spar
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3698040
>Cultivate
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>>3698040
>Cultivate
We are maxed out in some states do we need to open up some room for growth
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>>3698040
>Train Sword Technique
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>>3698042
You are not maxed out in Heavenly Energy, you will have a chance to do this in the training sessions tomorrow. If you do not, when you get your 2nd Jewel you will miss out on some HE for a bit.

>Cultivate
>Roll1d100+1575 best of three
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Rolled 61 + 1575 (1d100 + 1575)

>>3698050
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Rolled 72 + 1575 (1d100 + 1575)

>>3698050
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Rolled 91 + 1575 (1d100 + 1575)

>>3698050
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>>3698053
>91+1575=1666
Progress to the next Level
5214/6000

>Player Choice for the evening
>Cultivate
>Train Sword Technique
>See Fei and Jiang Dershwa
>Try a Skill
>Call the Guard and ask about whether it is fine to share his Physical Jewel Moulding Technique with Fei Dershwa
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Spar
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3698055
>See Fei and Jiang Dershwa
I don't want to miss out on that Heavenly Energy, so let's delay it till tomorrow.
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>>3698055
>Try a Skill

Try Dimension Swap.
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>>3698055
>Cultivate
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>>3698055
>Train Sword Technique
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Rolled 2 (1d4)

All different, so rolling 1d4 for choice
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>Try Dimensional Swap

You want to try that Spacial Skill.

You go back to your room, and look at two books on the desk, you focus your Heavenly Energy on the black section of the colour wheel, where a smiling drama face now sits.

>You now have 90 HE

You see a small flash of light from the two books, they have swapped their positions instantly! You could do so much with this! Like if you get kidnapped, you could switch the clasps with a random brick, freeing you!


You need some sleep if you're going to be ready for Shan-Bai again.

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 38th day

THUMP THUMP

"WAKE UP SHITHEAD!"

Ah, Shan-Bai is here then.

You get ready and open the door. She looks as pissed as the last time. Her mouth is quivering slightly, you presume in anger. You can't help but wonder if her shortness gave her an inferiority complex.

"T-t-t-t-t-t-"

"What?"

"Thank GOD up above that I can't kill you now! My stupid dad thinks I need training! With someone as pathetic as you! I am a HEAVANLY KING!"

"Yes, Princess Shan-Bai. What did you have planned for today?"

"I am going to whip you so fucking hard that your body will be a fucking stain on the ground!"

Great.

"I'm sorry, Princess, what must I do to not insult you?"

She summons her 10 Waxy Jade Jewels and 10 Sapphires.

"If you want to even survive the next few days I need you to be more flexible, so dodge my whip. Got that faggot?"

"Yes, Princess"

She wraps her crystal whip around your neck, it hurts, but you stay breathing lone enough that you make it to a massive gymnasium. She lets you go long enough to get a few metres away from you.

"HAHAHAH, TAKE THIS, DIE!"

She tries to whip you, blue crystal snaking its way towards you. Eyes shining like knives. Cheeks glowing red.

>Roll 1d100 for Flexibility training best of three.
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Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>3698074
God tier waifu material
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>>3698076
>considering atm the demon is in control...the only bit which is actually Shan-Bai's is the masochist streak
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Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>3698074
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Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>3698074
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>>3698081
>72

Contrary to what you see coming towards you, you realise that the whip isn't that fast, so you bend out of the way again and again. Crouching to avoid a swipe to the head. Jumping, moving your arms out of the way. You do decently. Overtime Shan-Bai's face becomes more and more frustrated.

>FLX increased by 3
>FLX is now 62

"Dammit, I thought you were slippery with just your words, but no!"

*CRACK*

"SIT DOWN BOY!"

You sit down on the ground to let your body relax.

"You have Water right?"

"Yes, Princess Shan-Bai."

"Watch me."

You see her using the Water Element, but instead of the thin layer of water you had, you see a growing storm surrounding her, throwing water and sea-spray everywhere.

You then see shards of Ice and pockets of Steam form at different bits of the storm.

She stops using the Element, the storm dying down.

"If you want to do anything like that, you need more Heavenly Energy. So catch."

She throws a Water Core at you.

"ENERGY ORRRB!"

At her cry, one of those Heavenly Energy Orbs rises from the ground.

"You have the afternoon, then we stop. I can't stand looking at your ugly face for an entire day. My animals are surely missing me."

>Roll 1d100+20 to train HE stat best of three.
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Rolled 78 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3698103
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Rolled 79 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3698103
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Rolled 64 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3698103
Will you ever change the cultivation roll so that what we get actually matters?
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>>3698111
I mean if you get a bonus above 2000 then maybe? The extra points are still helpful in the long run. If you had a normal cultivation technique then the rolls would matter more, but you found a special one, so one of the advantages of that is that you can't really fail, just do infinitely worse.

>Trips of curiosity
>99

You do very well, you think that another 2 tries of this and you should have maximum Heavenly Energy!

>HE increased by 4!
>HE is now 144

Shan-Bai walks up to you during this. She gets closer to you, but recoils as you focus your Heavenly Energy through your Jewel. What is wrong with her?

"I know you're apparently really special 'cuz of your Saint Element, but what can it do apart from heal people better than Life? No-one's told me anything."

She gets closer to you, but recoils as you focus your Heavenly Energy through your Jewel. What is wrong with her?

Player Choice (1)
>Tell her it can purify evil (Makes the demon inside of her start to worry)
>Tell her it can resurrect the dead
>Tell her it can provide buffs
>Tell her it can use Holy Power to kill demons (Makes the demon inside of her become scared for its life)
>All of the above

Player Choice (2) Which version of Shan-Bai do you want tomorrow?
>Possessed
>Nice
>>
Wait I made a copying mistake, ignore the second
"She gets closer to you, but recoils as you focus your Heavenly Energy through your Jewel. What is wrong with her?" please.
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>>3698127
>All of the above
>Nice
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>>3698127
>Tell her it can resurrect the dead
>Possessed
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>>3698127
>All of the above
>Possessed
The faster we can figure out she's possessed IC the better
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>>3698127
>Tell her it can provide buffs
>Possessed
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>>3698127
> All of the above
> Nice
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>>3698127
>>Tell her it can purify evil (Makes the demon inside of her start to worry)
>Possessed

meeting the nice shan bai on the third day should be fun, we are not powerful enough to purify the demon yet right?
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>>3698149
Actually...
>"Why don't I show you"
"Buff" the hell out of her
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>>3698152
Nope, you would need the 4th Jewel at least.
>>3698142
Don't worry you'll be getting some hints now, you do know there is also a library you can look at for information on the Evil Element hint hint.
>>3698156
You want to try now? You'll need to roll for it. your Heavenly Energy Control isn't high enough, and neither is your cultivation to make it a normal thing you can do.

Voting open for 20 minutes longer
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>All of the above
>Possessed

"Well, it can resurrect people at higher levels, I personally resurrected a tree."

"WOW, A FUCKING TREE, What next, I'm already disappointed."

"Well, it can buff people's stats and ability, do you want to try? I'm not that confident I can do it well yet, but I can try."

"Nah, with how weak you are I don't think you'll be able to improve upon perfection."

"You know, with how angry and full of yourself you seem to be, I want you to know that it can purify sin and evil, at higher levels."

You see her face distort a bit.

"Y--yeah? Like the Evil Element?"

"Yep, eventually I'll be a demon killer, I know there could be some in the Cursed Forest I could deal with eventually. I haven't seen any Holy Power, but I should be able to make some in time."

She just stays quiet, you turn around to look at her and her face is distinctly..off, you can't call it pale, as the Dershwa's all look pale, but she looks ill.

"Hey, are you Okay? You look kinda off-"

*CRACK*

"SHUT UP WEAKLING, GET BACK TO TRAINING!"

When you finish with training, Shan-Bai Dershwa leaves without any warning, probably back to her animals. It is now the evening.

Player Choice
>Player Choice for the evening
>Cultivate
>Train Sword Technique
>See Jiang Dershwa
>Go to the Library
>Call the Guard and ask about whether it is fine to share his Physical Jewel Moulding Technique with Fei Dershwa
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3698206
>>Call the Guard and ask about whether it is fine to share his Physical Jewel Moulding Technique with Fei Dershwa
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>>3698206
>See Jiang Dershwa
train heavenly energy
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>>3698206
>Train Sword Technique
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>>3698210
I don't think we should do it until guardbro masters it. Imagine bringing him all the way here only for him to fail right in front of Fei.
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>>3698216
right, forgot other people dont aadvance at the stupidly high speed we do
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>>3698212
You can't with her yet, she literally awakened about a week ago. She does not know how to train Heavenly Energy Control or train the Heavenly Energy Stat.

>>3698216
He will tell you about his progress, he isn't failing.
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>>3698206
>Train with the Greater Restoration technique
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>>3698220
had a brain fart, thought it was fei
If she's allowed to use her Heavenly Energy now, can we teach her?
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>>3698224
Yep. It will also raise a flag in the progress so do keep in mind.
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>>3698222
>trips of challenge

2 votes? Or should I ignore the first one?
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>>3698229
I'll switch to that if you want to do the trips.
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>>3698229
> Try teaching Jiang

Might be cool to revise the basics.
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>>3698210
+1
and
>Cultivate
LEVEL UP!
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>>3698246
No, we have to squeeze out that extra bit of Heavenly Energy. We need to train in the morning and cultivate in the afternoon
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>>3698230
Not really wanting to do the trips, as it just means delaying growth.
>>3698246
Sorry man you missed the 20 minute mark

>See Jiang and teach her.

With your promotion in hand, you think it's a good idea to go see the girl you have to protect, you find her in the middle of meditation.

"Jiang? Hello?"

"Huh! Zou! I'm so happy so see you again! Congratulations on getting the job!"

"Thanks, anything I can do for you, Princess? You seemed to be in deep thought."

"Actually...one of the things Fei wants to do is train my control over my Heavenly Energy, but either she's too...challenged to teach me. or it's like when I was taught how to use my staff, when it's so high level I can't understand it or use any of the information properly."

"Well I can do some things as well, I'm also a bit closer to earth than Fei, would you like my help?"

"Of course! How could I refuse my diligent bodyguard when all he wants to do is help me."

You begin to describe how to control the Heavenly Energy in her meridians to make them denser in one part than another. This is bringing you back all those weeks ago with the Guard, maybe you should try and contact him one day, he won't have a communicator, but he will have a post office.

>Roll 1d100 to teach Basic Heavenly Energy Control to Jiang best of three
>DC 75 for a 5 point increase to Heavenly Energy Control for yourself and to reach MAX HE Stat.
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Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>3698258
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Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>3698258
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Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>3698258
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>>3698267
>92
Success!
>HE is now 150 (MAX)
>Heavenly Energy Control is increased by 5!
>Useful Heavenly Energy Control 70/100
>All cultivation rolls are increased by 550!

You think she does excellently, it must be the Dershwa genes in her.

You need to go now and prepare for Shan-Bai tomorrow, so you say goodbye to Jiang.

"Bye! If I find out that horrible sister of mine has hurt you I'll plead to dad to finally kick her out of here!"

Sounds like a good idea actually...

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 39th day

You decide to wake up and get ready early, just to spite Shan-Bai. What you didn't expect was that she wouldn't knock.

*CRASH*

"OW!"

She kicked the door down right into you! You fall to the floor in a surprising amount of pain.

"WAKE-oh-HAHAHA GET OFF THE FLOOR OR I'LL PULL YOU BY YOUR FUCKING LEGS YOU PUSSY!"

Fucking psycho, just like her closest older sister, this must be genetic.

You avoid her whip and run to the training room.

"Now! Do you want to be a demon hunter!"

"Ye-"

*CRACK*

"WELL I DON'T THINK SO BITCH, I AM GOING TO TURN YOU INTO A TOY!"

What.

"Endurance training, you idiot."

She readies her whip, that same gleam in her eyes.

>Roll 1d100+20 for END training best of three
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Rolled 65 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3698286
>>
Rolled 34 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3698286
>>
Rolled 29 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3698286
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Rolled 48 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3698286
we signed up for this, hell we voted for this to be her personality for today... are we masochists?
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>>3698298
Maybe. Part of me wants to waifu the demon
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>>3698300
so what if we
put the demon in long
and waifued
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>>3698290
>85
>END increased by 4!
>>3698298
A few of you like Jessica, so yes, I assume so.
>>3698307
Only possible with the Evil Element I'm afraid

You don't tank every shot, but you get a good appreciation of where vital points might be. Every time you wince you see her blush. Is she getting off on abusing a child?!

"Hah, hah."

"No more Heavenly Energy training. I use this lovely whip made and designed by the Dershwa royal Consolidated Equipment Master himself, I am really proud of my skill with it..I want to see how good you are with that Palace Sword you got from saving my bitch of a sister."

The King asked you to make her more sociable, you're getting nowhere like this. You draw your sword.

>Roll 1d100+100 for Sword Technique training best of three.
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Rolled 41 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3698309
Can we trick the demon into possessing us to steal its Evil element and become a dual Saint/Evil super cheating monster?
>>
Rolled 45 + 100 (1d100 + 100)

>>3698309
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Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>3698309
>>3698316
well in the novel awaking the demon element requires you to go into a rape rampage that almost always kills the victim, and the evil element is heavily persecuted and its users tend to be hunted down an killed if they are not well connected enough. Not sure what the societal differences are here
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>>3698324
Man, I totally forgot that. It's been like, what, 2 years since I've read the book?
They don't even bring it up much after it happens, too.
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>>3698316
No, Shan-Bai does not have the Evil Element, so neither would you. Anyway, without the Divine Element to act as a harmoniser, you wouldn't be able to accept a bloodline ritual for the Evil Element from a Heavenly God Evil Element User.
>>3698324
In this universe it's considered to be like any of the other Great Elements, however, no-one wants it because of it's one massive drawback, you literally become a demon in the same way you will become a Saintly being, so you loose your humanity and grow distant from people. The current Prime Minister from Miller has the Evil Element.

I'm sorry guys but I have to go to work, it's a time sensitive job so don't expect any updates until 19:45 pm BST tonight. Thanks for playing! The cooler night really helped me think about Shan-Bai's personality a bit more and I got enough sleep.
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>>3698331
the novel has a lot fo really disturbing shit that gets just pushed to the side, then again this is true of nearly all Xianxia. Hell I would say the MC of Coiling Dragon is the closes thing ive found to a good guy Xianxia protag and he still ate something like 10 million souls and caused the genocide of half a country, and just went "Oops, well not my problem anymore cause that one guy was being a douche at me"
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>>3698335
Exactly. The way MC's are so cruel I'm not a fan of, it makes no sense to act that way unless you were mad, like some of the Dershwa sisters. If you want to take Zou-Do-Shai in that direction I won't stop you but I can't say I'll enjoy it.
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>>3698332
Thanks for writing
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>>3698346
I think it would be interesting to see how everyone sees Zou-Dou-Shai: to me he appears as a mostly deadpan, sometimes sarcastic, generally carefree person.
>>
>>3698573
Imagine someone who's every decision was decided by a bunch of nobodies on 4chan
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>>3698573
Well, it's different for different people, Fei/Jiang/Guard all think of you as someone they can depend on. Shian wants nothing to do with you, as she knows you know about her kink. Jessica respects you, but only cares about you and others for their research potential. There hasn't been enough time or character choices for a distinct personality to form yet. He is mostly just a responsible person, who is influenced a lot by the people around him, he is growing a lot of traits similar to Shimuko for example.
>>3698324
>156
You take out your sword and begin to work on how to fight something that isn't teeth or claws, but it doesn't stick all to well, especially when being hit again and again from the hard crystal. You sometimes use the Saint Element to heal the bruises and cuts, the Saint Element generated from your wrist permeating the air.

The whip snakes around you, grabbing your arms and legs, pulling you closer and closer each time. Eventually Shan-Bai pulls you in close, and punches you in the face away from her.

"Meh, you're nothing special, I don't want to do anything with you in the evening, so bye. You have the Life Element anyway so you can just heal yourself anyway. I need a rest."

>Useful Sword Technique +7
>Useful Sword Technique 9/100
>+1d59 to all attacks with a sword.

She makes the whip disappear, and just walks off, no medical attention, no advice, no help. Why does her father even bother?"

You have the evening to yourself, maybe you need some time to relax.

Player Choice (1) Shan-Bai's personality for tomorrow.
>Possessed
>Nice

Player Choice for the evening
>Player Choice for the evening
>Cultivate
>Train Sword Technique
>See Jiang Dershwa for more teaching
>Go to the Library
>Call the Guard and ask about whether it is fine to share his Physical Jewel Moulding Technique with Fei Dershwa
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Other? (Write-in)
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>Player Choice for the evening
is not an actual choice sorry.
>>
>>3698579
>Nice
>Call the Guard and ask about whether it is fine to share his Physical Jewel Moulding Technique with Fei Dershwa
we need to do it eventually
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>>3698579
> Nice
For a change of pace

>Writing Practice

It's high time we put a stop to juvenile illiteracy!> Nice
For a change of pace

>Writing Practice

It's high time we put a stop to juvenile illiteracy!
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>>3698579
>Nice
>>
>>3698579
>Possessed
I found second best girl, and it's a demon.

>Cultivate
>>
>>3698597
Choice for the evening?
>>
>>3698598
Im guessing you dont want to kill the demon
>>
>>3698598
Second? Who was first?
>>
Rolled 3 (1d3)

>Nice
Rolling 1d3 for choice
>>
>Cultivate

You know that you're dantian is almost full, you can do this.

>Roll 1d100 best of three to Cultivate
>>
Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>3698622
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>>3698622
>>
Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>3698622
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>>3698625
Thanks for the (You)!
>>
Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>3698625
Did the roll wrong
>>
Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>3698625
Did the roll wrong
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>>3698625
Again! You can do it Anon!
>>
Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>3698611
Removing it from its host is fine.

>>3698614
Sun-Di, but I was under a different IP address when I mentioned her before.

>>3698622
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>>3698628
>70+1050+550=1670
Progress to next Level
6884/6000

>You have an opportunity to break through to the next Level!
>Roll 1d100 best of three to break through
>DC 50
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>>3698632
No such luck I'm afraid, unless you get an Upper Zong Stage Level Evil Element Master to make a container for it.
>>
Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>3698644
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Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>3698644
>>
Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>3698644
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>>3698632
just kill the demon, this aint naruto where the demons are just misunderstood, sadly almost everything with the evil element is in fact evil, or really borderline neutral
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>>3698651
>83
>You have broken through to the next Level of Heavenly Energy 5/33

>All stats increase by 10!

Strength 80 (90 Max)(Roll 70+50+52=1d172 for an attack with a sword without any buffs)
Agility 80 (90 Max)
Endurance 76 (90 Max)
Flexibility 72 (90 Max)
Coordination 67 (90 Max)
Stamina 75 (90 Max)
Heavenly Energy 160 (160 Max)

You feel another generator form in your chest

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 40th day

*Next post will be from Shan-Bai's POV*
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>>3698678
I know we'll have to kill it, I'm joking. I just like its personality.
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>>3698679
We're now a 2 Jewels Master!
Congratulations, everyone!
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>>3698688
Let's do a vote
>Kill the demon
>Make it take over Shan-Bai completely
I vote to kill it
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>>3698693
welp time to go back to Sharra
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>>3698693
Wrong, if you'd noticed, your HE Level total was 33. not 29. It is 3 Levels per Jewel. It made no sense with the 3,2,2,3,3,3,3,3,3 thing. So I changed it.
>Dammit, missed the 666
*Shan-Bai's POV, yesterday evening*

"Cough, cough! What the hell was coming of that kid! Don't tell me he was healing with the Saint Element!"

*Cough"

"God I feel like shit, maybe I just need a damn minute, I thought cultivators were made of st*COUGH*...Stronger stuff. God I feel dizzy..., must make it to the bed, come on."

*Thump*
*Next morning*

Shan-Bai wakes up, her real personality finally using her body after so long.

"Eh? What? I..It's gone? I can't hear it screaming... *Sniff* Oh my God. I'm free! I..I have to apologise! I hurt that poor boy so much yesterday..wait...I'll just look like a weirdo to everyone if I act nice...I guess I'll try and be mean? But what if he takes it the wrong way? What will everyone say! Oh gosh..what am I going to do.."

*Back to Zou-Do-Shai's POV*

"Knock, knock"

You think it's going to be Shan-Bai. but she would have tried breaking the door again, so it must be someone else. You get ready and open the door.

You see Shan-Bai. blushing profusely, holding a pink and red box out towards you. Looking downwards. Is she fucking with you or something?

"I...I think you derserve this...I hurt you really bad...I kept saying mean things, I'm really sorry, I..I wasn't myself. You...dummy!

You take the box, but don't open it now, obviously this must be Shan-Bai's idea of psychological tourture, you don't want to know what horrors could be inside this..present. You decide to resist her attempts, and focus on the job.

"What training will we be doing today? Princess Shan-Bai?"

"Just call me Shan-Bai, it sounds weird otherwise."

"Yes, Shan-Bai"

"Hum! Well...I don't really know what to do...how about you choose instead? Ah no fighting please.."

She wraps her arms around you. Your heart stops in fear. what the hell is she planning? Her face only reaches your neck.

"I don't want to hurt anyone again, so no fighting please."

Her face becomes wide, like she's remembering something drastic.

"No fighting, you, you i-i-idiot!"

She lets you go, her face is even redder, she almost looks like a normal embarrassed young girl, especially with her height. But this won't fool you.

Player Choice
>Cultivate
>Train a Stat
>Train Heavenly Energy Control
>Train Sword Technique
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3698741
>Train Heavenly Energy Control
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>>3698741
>Call Fei Dershwa because WTF is going on?!
>Train Heavenly Energy Control
>>
>>3698741
>>Writing Practice
the most peaceful thing we can, gotta confuse the ever loving shit out of bystanders
>>
Sorry guys, I need some sleep. Thank you everyone for playing! The quest will resume at 8 am BST tomorrow. Goodnight!
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>>3698761
cya HJ, these characters are really fun, and insane enough for xianxia
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>>3698761
Thanks for running. B-But it's not like I like your quest or anything. Baka!
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>>3698761
Goodnight and thanks for running!
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>>3698765
Insane enough for Xianxia? Oh you've seen nothing yet. Get ready for pain when you hit the third Jewel and are sent on missions to other countries!
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>>3698777
Night QM, looking forward to fleeing the country!
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>>3698777
Trips of luck!
>Zou-Do-Shai gets a lucky break!
>You, as the player, can choose one thing that you know but Zou-Do-Shai doesn't know, and give that information to him.
E.g
>The Dershwa sisters problems are indirectly caused by Long Dershea time travelling
>Shan-Bai is possessed by a demon
>The current PM of Miller is Demon Hammer
>Long Dershwa is a time traveller who has been reversing time again and again every 500 years to prevent...something. This means he knows everything about everyone,as he has had thousands of years to learn.

You have the night to think about this. So take your time.
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>>3698829
>>Long Dershwa is a time traveller who has been reversing time again and again every 500 years to prevent...something. This means he knows everything about everyone,as he has had thousands of years to learn.
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>>3698829
Demon, the other info is nice but this is directly useful and is the main reason the king paired us with her in hopes we figure it out but also clues us in that something is wrong with all the princesses after healing/helping two of them
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>>3698829
1st
>The Dershwa sisters problems are indirectly caused by Long Dershea time travelling
Implies
>Long Dershwa is a time traveller who has been reversing time again and again every 500 years to prevent...something. This means he knows everything about everyone,as he has had thousands of years to learn.
Thus it is more useful
2nd
>Shan-Bai is possessed by a demon
Would be good if that's the qaifu you want but otherwise no
Im having difficulty deciding between
>The current PM of Miller is Demon Hammer
and
>The Dershwa sisters problems are indirectly caused by Long Dershea time travelling
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>>3698829
>The Dershwa sisters problems are indirectly caused by Long Dershea time travelling
>>
I just thought of something important!
Demon Hammer isn't affected by Long Dershwa's time travel! This means Long Dershwa doesn't know about our cultivation method. This gives us a way to beat him if need be.
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>>3699611
only if we manage to ebcome a heavenly jewel master, elemental masters only get to 9 jewels
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>>3699824
Jessica will be how we get to do it. Thinking about it, we should probably help her research
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>>3698741
>Train a Stat
Coordination, the only one we have below 70.
>>3698829
>Long Dershwa is a time traveller who has been reversing time again and again every 500 years to prevent...something. This means he knows everything about everyone, as he has had thousands of years to learn.
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>>3699290
>The Dershwa sisters problems are indirectly caused by Long Dershea time travelling
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>>3698829
>Long Dershwa is a time traveller who has been reversing time again and again every 500 years to prevent...something. This means he knows everything about everyone,as he has had thousands of years to learn.
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>>3698829
>Shan-Bai is possessed by a demon
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Firstly, I have made a huge mistake. The total of energy levels should be 27, not 33, I'm not sure how I made this mistake, but I have fixed it. I apologise for my inadequacy.

Choice 1
>>3698746
>>3698753
>>3698757
>>3700045
Heavenly Energy Control wins!

Choice 2
>>3698852
>>3700045
>>3700256

>>3698981
>>3700374

>>3699480
>>3700074

Long Dershwa time traveller wins!

Writing
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>777

You say that some Heavenly Energy Control practice would be great.

"Okay! I can do that! Follow me you p-pathetic student!"

She turns around, but looks unsteady when she walks away, you see her start to fall flat on her face.

"Woa-" She cries, almost.

You're about to reach out and grab her back collar, if she gets hurt then she will make you feel it 5 times over, but as you do, everything stops.

Around you, things stop moving, then it all starts loosing its colour. Becoming a white picture, outlined in black streaks.

"DONG"

A low bell sounds, it rings again, and again. You then hear a voice.

"ONE WHO WOULD WISH TO REACH THE TRUE HEIGHTS OF MAN, YOU WILL BE BLESSED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF GODS. CONSIDER THIS YOUR LUCKY BREAK, WE WISH YOU WELL."

You can't move, in the white background, you see words and images form, Long Dershwa, in his full Consolidated Equipment, using Reverse Time to make himself, and all the world go back in time, this happens again and again. Some things change, sometimes you stand next to him, sometimes Shan-Bai and Jiang show up as corpses. The information runs through your brain."

"THE MIGHTY KING HAS BEEN USING HIS BLESSING TO PREVENT THE END OF THE WORLD, EVERY 500 YEARS HE DOES THIS, HE KNOWS EVERYTHING, ABOUT YOU, ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER'S PROBLEMS, ABOUT THE WORLD ITSELF! "

"DONG"

You hear the bell ring again, the images and words disappear, colour moving back into the world, things begin to move. In your shock, you stop trying to catch Shan-Bai.

"-h! Ow!"

You see her flat on her face, on the ground. Legs up in the air.

You're still in shock about the information you just heard? 500 years? How old is he?"

"Shan-Bai gets up, you swear you see tears in her eyes,

"S-sorry, must have woken up in a weird position today, n-not like I would dare trip up! You got that!"

She starts to point a shaky finger at you, this is enough to knock you out of your stupor.

"Y-yes! Pr-Yes Shan-Bai!"

"Good! Follow me!".

You make it to the training room, but Shan-Bai is slower getting there than usual, maybe something is off? You'll think about the King later, now is the time to train.

Shan-Bai. sits down next to you, she stutters every so often, but tells you to start bringing your Heavenly Energy to the boundary between your skin and the air, you won't be the best, but she thinks that it could go either way for you.


>Roll 1d100+20 best of three to train Heavenly Energy Control.
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Rolled 22 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3700866
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Rolled 27 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3700866
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Rolled 46 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>3700866
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>>3700878
>66

You don't do as well as you would like, Shan-Bai's words don't make much sense, but her attitude is a lot better, apart from the occasional insult, she slowly guides you in places, you think that most of this information is specialised for the Water Element, but at least it's something.

>Heavenly Energy Control +3
>Useful Heavenly Energy Control 73/100
>All cultivation rolls increase by 565

"Good work! I..I think we should try using the Saint Element again...I wouldn't want you to become rusty or anything..

Yesterday she told you she would prevent you from using your Heavenly Energy, now this? Something is definitely different about her. This is your last day with her, you need to figure out what the hell is going on.

"What should I use the Saint Element for?"

"Try buffing me, I said it would probably do nothing, but I want to try! Do it now!"

>Roll 1d100 for "Buffing" her by filling her body with the Saint Element. Best of three.
>DC 80
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Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>3700895
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Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>3700895
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Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>3700895
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>>3700902
OH BOY NAT100!

Sure, first time, you can do that. Let's see, the bodies strength is built upon Heavenly Energy, then would you not "heal" the Heavenly Energy inside her body?

You make all the Saint Element enter her body, though her meridians and Dantian.

"Oh wow! I feel stronger already!"

However, a few minutes in, and you see black smoke rising from her body, from her eyes, mouth and skin.

"Shan-Bai! Should I stop?!"

You see her face become taught in pain.

"FUCK YOU YOU FUCKING BASTARD I WILL KILL YOU AND ALL THE FUCKING FAMILY YOU WISH YOU HA- No don't stop!

You are hearing two different voices, you get flashes to the Cursed Forest with the Evil Element beast.

It's at this point that you run out of Heavenly Energy.

"Guaah! *Sniff* Why'd you stop?!"b Her face returns to normal, crying.

"I ran out of Heavenly Energy! What the hell was that!"

She goes silent for a moment.

>NAT 100! You have unlocked buffing, for 120 HE, you can double a stat, yours or another persons!

>Roll 1d100 best of three for persuasion for Shan-Bai to tell you a demon is hosting inside her.
>DC 75
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Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>3700942
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Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>3700942
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>>3700942
Dice+1d100
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>>3700965
If no-one else rolls in the next 5 minutes, please feel free to roll again.
>>3700965
In the options field "dice+1d100", no quotation marks.
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Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>3700984
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Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>3700942
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>>3700989
>76 just got it.

"I..I need to tell you something. The girl you met yesterday...wasn't me, she is, now hear me out, a demon."

"I can believe that, she tried to kill me several times. So what happened today?"

"I think it was your Saint Element, it's suppressing her somehow, I haven't has the full use of my body in decades. So I wanted more. I wanted you to use the Saint Element to keep her suppressed."

Right, the Saint Element can kill the Evil Element.

"What now? I'm not powerful enough to purify something like that, even filling your entire body with Heavenly Energy only angered it."

She starts sobbing.

"I-I don't want to loose again! I want to be nice to people! All I did was hurt you in the last few days! Please, if you think it will help, try anything!"

"Okay, can you tell me anything about this demon?"

"Well..in the moments i have my mind to myself, all she does is scream and shout at me. She likes hurting people, and tries to act nice to some people, but can't understand human emotion, so it doesn't look all to authentic."

"Right, well unfortunately, I am only a Low Level Shi Stage Master, I would need to be at least a Low Level Zun Stage Master if I wanted to kill this demon, do you know if she'll be back tomorrow?"

Her face turns dark.

"I think so, she's becoming used to the pain of the Saint Element. So..you need some way to protect yourself, or she'll kill you! I think Fei and Jessica are both coming back tomorrow, so if you are friends with Shian, Fei or Jessica, ask them for protection. Shian has 11 pairs of Jewels, one more than me, so she's your best bet."

Fuck, she told you to piss off the last time you saw her. Fei is a given, but the extra help from Jessica wouldn't hurt.

"Hey, can-can I go see Jiang with you? All throughout her life the demon told her she didn't belong. I want to fix that."

That sounds like it could be an evening thing.

Player Choice for the evening
>Go see Jiang with Shan-Bai
>Make a call to either Jessica, or Fei, they are not here yet, but are both in range.
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3701025
>Other?
>Call Shimuko
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>>3701025
>Go see Jiang with Shan-Bai
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>>3701025
>Go see Jiang with Shan-Bai
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>>3701025
>Go see Jiang with Shan-Bai
>>
>Go see Jiang with Shan-Bai

You help Shan-Bai out of the training, with the extra stats on top of finally using a new body, she's struggling to control it.

"Let's go see Jiang."

You search around a bit, Shan-Bai in tow, and find her sitting, cultivating in Fei Dershwa's training room.

"Jiang? It's me."

"Zou! Nice to see- what the hell is she doing here?"

She eyes Shan-Bai with panic, you see her reach for her staff.

You tell Shan-Bai to make the first move.

She runs up to Jiang, and envelops her in a massive bear hug.

"Jiang! I'm so sorry for all I've done! I wasn't myself I promise!"

You see Jiang standing stock still, she looks confused.

"Zou, you better tell me what's going on."

You tell her everything, about her being possessed, about how she's actually really nice, and that in the future you might be able to free her.

"Huh" She returns Shan-Bai's hug. It looks like things are going well.

"There's one problem. I haven't actually killed the demon, so she'll be back tomorrow, and will be aiming to kill me. I need help."

"It's OK Shan-Bai. I know it's not you now, it's fine, We need to discuss things with Zou now."

*Sniff* "Okay..."

Jiang gives her first orders to you as her bodyguard.

"I will call Jessica, you call Fei, Shan-Bai and the other two are all Heavenly Kings. So one on one will be an even match, but two against one? We may have something.

You spend a few minutes to restore some Heavenly Energy. Then begin the call.

"Fei Dershwa? This is Zou-Do-Shai. I need you to stand guard with Jessica Dershwa tomorrow morning against wherever Shan-Bai will be. Shan-Bai is not well, and might attempt to kill me."

"Huh? Why? What? I'm coming home as soon as I can! I'll make that murder sis pay if she puts a finger on you!"

You end the call. Jiang ends hers.

"Jessica's agreed, but wants to talk with you tomorrow."

Fine.

"Also, I think it's best if you sleep here, the doors are made to withstand a Heavenly King. Shan-Bai won't-um the demon won't be able to get through them."

You agree, Shan-Bai is lead by Jiang to her room.

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 41st day

Player Choice for the early morning
>Watch the fight by opening the first layer of protection, you risk getting damaged if you do
>Stay safe in the training room
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>>3701074
>Stay safe in the training room
>>
>>3701074
>Stay safe in the training room
>>
Rolled 25, 54, 36 = 115 (3d100)

>Stay safe in the training room

Rolling 3d100 for the fight, first is for Fei, second is for Jessica, third is for Shan-Bai. Fei+Jessica's rolls vs Shan-Bai's
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>>3701101
Jessica is really carrying Fei here.
>>
>79 vs 36
Fei and Jessica win!

You hear fighting outside, the screams of Shan-Bai, after a few minutes, a massive explosion sounds, you see cracks appearing in the walls.

Then silence.

You hear Jessica's voice in your head, calling you through the communicator.

"Shan-Bai's out cold, Jiang has told us what she is. I am taking her for research into the phenomenon. I'm opening the door."

You hear Fei shouting outside.

"No you won't she's our sister! I thought you had learnt your lesson!"

The door opens, you see Fei and Jessica arguing. Fei has bruises all over her arm.

"What do you presume we do? Any better ideas? No? I thought so."

Fei Dershwa runs over to Shan-Bai, checking for wounds.

"Hey, Zou, I'll get straight to the point, I still want to do more research, now more than ever with the knowledge that the Saint Element can probably kill that demon. I can give you money and superior training as payment, including literacy education. Do you accept? We got off on the..wrong foot last time."

Player Choice
>Accept, then use Revitalise on Fei
>Refuse, then use Revitalise on Fei
>Ignore her for now, and use Revitalise on Fei Dershwa immediately.
>Other?(Write-in)
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>>3701111
QUADS OF CURIOSITY!!!
>That entity has grown an interest in you personally 5/5. Oh boy!
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>>3701111
>Ignore her for now, and use Revitalise on Fei Dershwa immediately.
Helping Fei takes priority over negotiating a deal with Jessica. I hope this impresses whoever's watching
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>>3701118
Seconding.
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>>3701111
>Accept, then use Revitalise on Fei
>>
>Ignore her for now, and use Revitalise on Fei Dershwa immediately.

You ignore her, and run over to Fei Dershwa

"HEY! GET BACK HERE! YOU PROMISED ME YOU'D TALK!"

You need to heal that bruising.

>Roll1d400 best of three to heal

Player Choice for Revitalise
>Rank up 0/40
>Cost Down 0/20
>Healing up 0/20
>Evolve Special 0/20
>>
Rolled 179 (1d400)

>>3701129
>Healing up 0/20
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>>3701134
Could you roll a 2d400 for me please?
>>
Rolled 253 (1d400)

>>3701129
Healing up
>>
Rolled 136 (1d400)

>>3701129
Disregard this if anyone rolls again.
>>
>253
>Healing up 1/20

You see a mote of green soft light form from your Jewel, and fire straight into her arm.

The bruises disappear up to a point, but you did something. Fei doesn't notice you, still examining Shan-Bai, muttering about 'demonic symbols' she thinks she'll find.


You walk back to Jessica, job done.

"Really?! Fine! I'll ask again, yes or no?" You see that her 10 pairs of Jewels are out, and you can feel a tiny pressure from her aura.

Player Choice
>Accept
>Refuse
>>
>>3701156
>accept
>>
>>3701156
>Accept
>>
>Accept

"Finally! I've been waiting 2 weeks for this! Do you want to start now or later?"

Player Choice for the morning
>Go with Jessica Dershwa
>Cultivate
>Train a Stat (Which?)
>Try a Skill(s)
>Train Sword Technique
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3701167
>Go with Jessica Dershwa
Sure, what could go wrong?
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>>3701167
>>Go with Jessica Dershwa
>>
>Go with Jessica Dershwa

"Good to hear, let me get my equipment."

You follow her back to that chair, you sit in it, something is very different however. Jessica Dershwa takes out the Opal box with the lens on it, and puts it where a projector might sit, she funnels Heavenly Energy into it and like the time Shimuko used the Light Element to reveal Jiang's spiritual anatomy, yours is now revealed, looking in a nearby mirror you see your meridians, dantian, the chamber at the heart and 5 spinning organs which you know and Jessica knows are the Heavenly Energy generators. One at the crown, forehead, throat, 2 at the ears and 2 at the wrists.

"Now that's more like it, I need you to cultivate, get to it. I don't need to cut you open like this, so go right ahead, I promise not to hurt you. Whilst that data processes, any questions?"

>Roll 1d100 to Cultivate best of three

Player Choice
>Write-in for any more questions for Jessica Dershwa, 40 minutes
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Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>3701187
>>
Correction, time for question making will be much longer, as I will need some lunch by that point. I'll be back for 13:45 pm BST
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Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>3701187
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Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>3701187
"You said something about superior training?"

"How did Fei get hurt in a 2-on-1? Were you not paying attention?"

"Is there anywhere we could get information on exorcisms, like a library?"
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>>3701187
>Write-in for any more questions for Jessica Dershwa, 40 minutes
Just squint our eyes at her suspiciously
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>>3701187
"Will Shan-Bai be alright?"
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>>3701196
>"How did Fei get hurt in a 2-on-1? Were you not paying attention?"
Im not being big fun of her, but no bully crazy scientist
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>>3701187
> What exactly is a demon? Where does it come from? How does it possess people?

> Fei was hurt, why aren't you?

> What's the fastest way for me to grow, excluding time travel?
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>Superior training
>"How did Fei get hurt in a 2-on-1? Were you not paying attention?" (The answer to this is obvious if you were paying attention throughout the quest, but sure)
>"Is there anywhere we could get information on exorcisms, like a library?"
>"Will Shan-Bai be alright?"
>What exactly is a demon? Where does it come from? How does it possess people?
>What's the fastest way for me to grow, excluding time travel?

Mostly good questions, however, something came up and at lunchtime, the family "invited" me and others to a game of scrabble. This could last more than an hour. I am incredibly sorry for this, but don't expect me to be back until about 15:30 pm BST. The best part is I don't even like playing scrabble. Thank you all for playing.
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>>3701246
Thank you.
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>>3701246
>>"How did Fei get hurt in a 2-on-1? Were you not paying attention?" (The answer to this is obvious if you were paying attention throughout the quest, but sure)
...Vetoing this question. It's too mean
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>>3701295
+1
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>>3701196
Fei is a frontline combatant, Jessica is an artillery platform, kinda clear who was tanking and who was blasting
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>>3701246
>>"Is there anywhere we could get information on exorcisms, like a library?"
Can we change that to asking her to gather that kind of info?
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>>3701354
Sure

>Good news, I came second, I also used the Q on a triple letter square.

>88+1050+565=1703
Progress to the next Level
4270/8000

"What happened back there? Fei was hurt, but nothing on you?"

She scoffs at you and summons her 10 Yellow Jade Jewels.

"Right..sorry, uh you mentioned superior training?"

"Yep, imagine this, you train like with Fei, but because we actually have the intelligence to think ahead, we can organise a way to restore your stamina, so you can train forever. Handy right?"

"Yeah, about that, what do you consider the fastest way to grow stronger?"

"Sell your soul."

"Apart from that."

"Torture and torment a Saint user so that when they buff you the buff becomes permanent."

"Something normal?"

"Train, with medicines. Bad for your health of course but eh, who cares when you can laser anyone to death?"

"I do! About health? Is Shan-Bai going to be alright?"

"Nah, I mean physically sure, but she's possessed and the demon wants revenge on Fei and I. I told dad that I'll keep her sedated until you purify that demon. So, really, her health is down to you. Good luck with that whenever the King wants to speak to you. Doc."

"What even is a demon?"

"Old word for an Evil Element beast, some can transcend and go to hell if they become powerful enough. Really interesting. Tell you what, another gift on the pile. A book on Evil Element beasts and exorcisms. I want to see what that murder bitch is like without the never ending desire to kill."

"I think she's nice."

"Of course you would, pretty girl trains you for an entire day? You're only 14, that's like insta-like right there."

*Ding!*

"Oh brilliant, let's see here."

She looks at the data for a bit, and narrows her eyes. You can see her shake a bit, but she's trying to hide it.

"Now onto the Saint Element, could you use a Saint Element Skill?"

>You have 40 HE!
>Cost down 2/20

"Good boy! Now that's going to take a little longer to process, so how about we get some learning i-into you."

You can see she's starting to loose patience with her computer.

Player Choice
>Writing Practice
>Reading Practice
>Other? (What?)
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>>3701295
This
>>
>>3701376
>Reading Practice
>>
>>3701376
>>Writing Practice
>>
>>3701376
>Reading Practice
>>
>>3701376
>Writing Practice
>>
Giving 10 more minutes for voting, a reminder that if writing reaches the same level as reading I can make a general Literacy Skill
>>
Rolling 1d4 for choice
>>
Rolled 1 (1d4)

>>3701420
>>
>Reading Practice

>Roll 1d100+50 best of three. +50 for Jessica Dershwa's help.
>>
Rolled 89 (1d100)

lets be literate
>>3701426
>>
Rolled 25 + 50 (1d100 + 50)

>>3701426
>>
Another roll please?
>>
Rolled 84 + 50 (1d100 + 50)

>>3701426
>>
Rolled 33 + 50 (1d100 + 50)

>>3701426
>>
>>3701426
Just to clarify, if we get an equal amount of reading and writing we get a literacy skill, right?
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>>3701484
Yes. You would need writing to be at 14/20. Then the rolls would count towards both reading and writing.

>>3701438
89+50=139

It certainly helps having a smart person around to help you, you learn more vocabulary and an start work on the conditional tense.

>Reading increased by 6
>Basic Reading 14/20

*Ding!*

"Sweet. I don't need you here anymore. Unless you want to help with other projects? Actually...that Life Element could be really helpful, if you want you can help the medical team for checkups and some more practice, or you can go later. Training can begin tomorrow, I have work to do. You also need to brief the King on your last mission. Go do that now."

That sounds important. As you leave she gives you a book on the Evil Element and Exorcisms.

You follow directions to the Library, and find him there. Smiling.

"Ah Zou! Congratulations on your first job well done! Whilst yes you haven't made Shan-Bai more sociable, you have discovered the demon inside that was making her so violent. Which is some progress. It could be years before you become a Low Level Zun Stage Master, but I..I can wait a little longer."

"Thank you."

"Now, You have 3 days off, then I will give you another job. Training Jiang. She told me some time ago that you helped her greatly with some training. So as her bodyguard, and one closest to her level of strength, I hope you do the best you can."

"Thank you your majesty."

You want to leave, but you remember the words when talking to nice Shan-Bai. Do you want to ask him about it or leave it for now?

Player Choice
>Ask him about the time travelling stuff
>Don't and just leave for some training/learning
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>>3701495
>>Don't and just leave for some training/learning
we aint close enough to the level of power where we could actually do anything about it
>>
>>3701484
>>3701495
Basically, I'm saying we should train writing every time we have the opportunity to train either reading or writing until this happens
>Don't and just leave for some training/learning
>>
>>3701495
>Don't and just leave for some training/learning
>>
>>3701495
>Ask him about the time travelling stuff

Were there other Zou-Dou-Shais? Did they all fail?
>>
>>3701512
i think we're the first Zou Dou Shai to have the Saint Element
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>>3701516
Nah, you're the first to have Saint and Spacial. He's been down this path before.

In the other time-lines you never cultivated enough to make it to the four Jewel, so he reversed time every time whilst Shan-Bai was being kept in an induced coma by Jessica.

>Don't and leave

Maybe not, you have no idea how he'd react after all, you have the entire afternoon too.

Player Choice for the afternoon
>Cultivate
>Train Sword Technique
>Ask Fei for training
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Send the Guard a letter asking for his permission on telling Fei about his special technique. (needs a roll)
>Call someone (Who?)
>Train a Stat (Which?)
>Explore the Palace (For what? You haven't seen the Consolidated Equipment Palace yet.)
>Go back to the Elemental Research department and ask if you can help with your Life Element
>Other? (Write-in)
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>>3701536
>Cultivate
>>
Please note that without a much better cultivation tool you will not reach the 12th Jewel at the end of the year if you become a Heavenly Jewel master If you cultivated in the morning, evening and afternoon you could reach the 4th Jewel in about 18 days.
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>>3701536
>Cultivate
>>3701550
Well, I'm convinced. We need to cultivate every second we're awake, and work out a way with Jessica to cultivate while we sleep.
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>>3701550
>Cultivate

Month-long closed door cultivation?
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>>3701550
Aside from getting a better cultivation tool, what are the best ways to increase our speed?
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>>3701561
I'll say this. It would take about 5.6 years of constant cultivation for 12 Jewels. You need a cultivation tool that is 6 times better than the one you have now. Closed door cultivation isn't a thing for you, as you actually have a job, and the King wants to make the best use of you he can before...whatever happens, happens! Working with Jessica can help with making a better one that is tailor made for your cultivation technique. That medicine for the Heavenly Jewel awakening won't be available to you until you reach the 8th Level of Heavenly Energy, because you need both enough STA and the Saint Element to survive the medicinal effects, and she needs more time with the Saint Elemental data to work out how to apply it for medicines.

>>3701574
Improve Heavenly Energy Control, at Extensive you get a 1500 bonus to all cultivation rolls.

>Cultivate
>Roll 1d100+1615 best of three to cultivate
>>
Rolled 56 + 1615 (1d100 + 1615)

>>3701580
>>
>>3701584
If no-one rolls in the next 5 minutes, do feel free to roll again.
>>
Rolled 40 + 1615 (1d100 + 1615)

>>3701580
>>
Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>3701580
it;'s a good thing that fighting also improves out stats, sicne thaats time we can use for cultivating as we get stats while doing our job when sent to fight
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>>3701561
Don't we need to help Jiang?
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>>3701601
Only when beating stronger foes/crit roll.
>>3701607
After 3 days starting tomorrow.

>80

Progress to the next Level
5965/8000

Player Choice for the afternoon
>Cultivate
>Train Sword Technique
>Ask Fei for training
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Send the Guard a letter asking for his permission on telling Fei about his special technique. (needs a roll)
>Call someone (Who?)
>Train a Stat (Which?)
>Explore the Palace (For what? You haven't seen the Consolidated Equipment Palace yet.)
>Go back to the Elemental Research department and ask if you can help with experimentation/ see Jessica
>Other? (Write-in)
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*evening
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>>3701613
>>Ask Fei for training
she likes doing this and we get buff, i see no issue
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>>3701613
>Train sword
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>>3701613
>Cultivate
I want to progress the story and that requires cultivating
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Gotta have some tea, so be back for 18:30

>>3701630
Like I haven't been winging it since thread 1
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>>3701632
>Ask Fei for training

Need training to become stronk.
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>>3701632
Well you won't let us leave until we at least fix Shan-Bai's problem
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>>3701613
>Send the Guard a letter asking for his permission on telling Fei about his special technique.
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>>3701613
>Send the Guard a letter asking for his permission on telling Fei about his special technique. (needs a roll)
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>>3701613
>Train Sword Technique
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Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>3701645
You do have 3 days from tomorrow free, so if you want a trip somewhere close, why not?


Votes
Train with Fei
>>3701618
>>3701644
Sword Technique
>>3701625
>>3701667
Send letter
>>3701651
>>3701660
Cultivate
>>3701630


Rolling 1d3 for Choice
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>Sword Technique
>Roll 1d100 best of three
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Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>3701694
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>>3701691
By leave I meant go to one of the other two countries we know of
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Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>3701694
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Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>3701694
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>>3701699
Well, it'll be a long while for the beast countries, you have to make a trip through the wasteland after all. Miller you have to go to when you hit three Jewels anyway because of Demon Hammer. There's another territory you know about, but have no idea where it is or how to get to it. It'll be a long time before exploration can happen.

>>3701700
>99

You do excellenly! You are reminded of when demon Shan-Bai kept hitting you, but without the pain to distract you, things go much better.

>Sword Technique increased by 5!
>Useful Sword Technique 14/100
>+1d64 to all attacks with a sword

>You have run out of time!
>Sleep
>Start of the 42nd day

You have some free time over the next few days, what will you do?

Player Choice
>Cultivate
>Train Sword Technique
>Ask Fei for training
>Reading Practice
>Writing Practice
>Send the Guard a letter asking for his permission on telling Fei about his special technique. (needs a roll)
>Call someone (Who?)
>Train a Stat (Which?)
>Explore the Palace (For what?)
>Go back to the Elemental Research department and ask if you can help with experimentation/ see Jessica