Andrew Thompson
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Esdras returned empty handed to the attack area and found Celine and David putting out the fire and helping out the wagon driver. His arm was broken and he had some minor burn marks, but he was otherwise fine. Esdras pondered on something and searched through the contents of the remaining merchandise of the wagon and realized a very striking fact. The goblins only targeted the most valuable things, like wheat and silk while abandoning cotton and fur. This could not be a coincidence. They already…-
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Esdras got a good look at the assailants, they were goblins. As far as he could see, there weren't too many of them twenty at most. This was not a very fierce force, but he still wouldn't choose to attack them blindly. From his recent experience, you learned to be cautious and careful. The others were waiting impatiently for him. "How is it?" The prince asked. "Nothing much just some goblins trading a carriage, a merchant most likely." Esdras shrugged. "We should help them." The prince replied while…
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Esdras spent the night peacefully. Unfortunately, they weren't able to depart the next day because the supplies they requested were delayed so they had to wait one more day. They had to get as many supplies as possible, the next decent town on the road was two weeks away. It was called Yellomane, and it was their last stop before making a turn and directly going to the capital. It was fine since they weren't on any deadline or anything of the sort, their only mission was the escort the prince safely not…
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"Your… mother?" Esdras repeated, uncomprehending. How could her mother know something like that? Celine looked embarrassed, "there's not much I can tell you, but when I was born I was not… normal, my mother then begged one of the midwives for help, she was an old woman known to be wise. She took me away deep in the woods and when she came back I was normal and healthy." "But…?" There was always a but in these stories. "But… she told my mother that what was given must be returned and one day I…
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"Sir, about the war, the orcs are still marching to the capital unopposed, there were even some people that began to surrender to the orcs and offered them supplies…" Esdras listened attentively, it was normal. From the perspective of most people, the orcs were now the winning side, and as such many would try to gain their favor. This will inevitably cause people to feel the helplessness about the situation and drive more people to extremism. Theft and murder were now common crimes. Esdras handed the…
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Esdras and company encountered a terrible scene. Carriages flopped over and bodies everywhere, agonizing moaning and savage shouting made the place look like a portrait from hell. The perpetrators were still here finishing their last evil acts, surprisingly there were very few bandits. Several men and a few women were fighting against the bandits by hiding behind one of the fallen carriages. However, it was very clear they were just normal civilians. I did not even know how to handle a weapon. The…
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Esdras talked with David and he jumped at the opportunity. Of course Esdras didn't tell him they were escorting the crown prince. He did as Ron ordered and told him that they were transporting important items to the capital, which was not a lie technically. After all, the prince was taking an important royal relic to the capital. Interestingly enough they were not told anything else about the item, in normal circumstances, it would not have attracted their attention. But the fact that the higher ups…
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In the first place the rewards were too generous! A spell slot was simply a chance to choose a new spell from the tower, given the spell module a mage could learn the spell in some time. However a spell slot costs 20 merit points, he heard that a True mage could earn that much in a year and a half doing regular missions. This was a very generous reward for apprentices like them. Not to mention the addition of a low-level enchanted rob. This was enough to tell them just how irregular it was to assign…
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What is the Octarine tower? It is an organization created after the alliance of the five magic towers that now dominate the Sarifal region. The tower of secrets, the crimson tower, the brown tower, the white tower, and the gold tower. The alliance had happened over a thousand five hundred years ago, and it had integrated into one organization in time. The purposes behind the creation of the alliance were many, one of them being to widen the learning opportunities of mages. Another was to share critical…
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Esdras felt a headache come over him. This settles it. He had to find a way to travel to another world as soon as possible. This just became his greatest priority. Just now he lost 16 Origin points. A far too great a venture for what he got in return. In any case at the very least, he learned some valuable information in return. Seeking the shard in Arandos was pointless at this point. It was out of reach. It's not that he didn't want to try, but it was simply impossible to locate it because of the…
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