Elizabeth Smith
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“CALM DOWN!” Snapped Illa. A wave of… “She does not seem anything like one of the Society of Starry Eyes, or we would have already had a much bigger problem. Furthermore, she trips nowhere near the number of perks a Member of the Society would have. Besides, if she is recently baptized, as the mana density in her body indicates, there is no way she could have been involved in something on the level of dimensional manipulation. And Lady Vallis -” Illa turned towards her, and Alice could actually…-
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Alice stared at the walls of the cell they had put her in – her memory of being dragged through the town was hazy and disjointed, save that the cell she was put into was much smaller than what she might have expected back on earth. Furthermore, the cell door had some kind of mechanism that allowed for a prisoner’s arms to be forced outside of the cell, where two guards were continuously touching her wrist, keeping her body and physical stats weak. She waited in the uneasy silence brought by fear,…
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As night started to fall, Alice was startled out of her stupor by the loud clang of a bell that shook her out of her thoughts, ringing seven times before falling silent. She realized that she was sitting around and moping at a terrible time – she needed to find a place to sleep, as well as somewhere which hopefully had a hot meal. She hadn’t had anything to eat for several hours, and her stomach was informing her in no uncertain terms that it was She got up and went back to looking through the dock…
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Alice stared at the sign, trying to comprehend what she was looking at. Alice thought about what the System had done so far. It had ‘blessed’ her with attribute points when she worked for them, granted her knowledge and abilities beyond what she had access to whenever she ‘achieved’ a level, granted her ‘blessings’ every fifth level that allowed her to dramatically improve her strength, showed her the ‘right way’ to do things whenever she got enough skill levels for it… Yeah, okay,…
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After that, Alice briefly debated her options, trying to figure out if it was better to head towards a tailor first or find somewhere to take a bath. Eventually, she settled on heading towards a tailor first – she hadn’t been able to take a proper ‘bath’ during the entire winter due to fear of freezing to death, but she had at least been able to take a wet rag with some boiled water and wipe herself down. By contrast, the weird toga was both filthy and stood out like a sore thumb. It needed to go…
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When Alice stepped through the gates and into the city, her first impression was architectural chaos. At least in the outer region of the city, the buildings were strewn about like a giant had casually tossed markers in random directions and people had then built exactly where those markers landed, regardless of how much sense it made. Much of the town was still under construction, with people transporting building materials and workers … everywhere. There were huge plots of vacant land right next to…
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Realizing that it was time to leave, Alice grabbed the supplies she felt she needed, such as food, and stored them in her basket. She also grabbed her spear, stone hatchet, and stone knife, because having some weapons on hand in case she ran into something else terrifying might be critical. She spared a glance at her cave, which she had slowly worked to transform into a somewhat cozy home, before she turned back towards the entrance. She didn’t feel regret over leaving it behind. It had been her home for…
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Day 37 While Alice was logging, she finally got to observe the ‘monster sense’ component of {Sixth Sense} Perk in action. It quickly changed her opinion on the Perk, making her feel that it was very specialized, but incredibly useful. The moment a spidercrab walked within about 200 meters of her, she instantly noticed its mana. To her, it felt like a bright light had suddenly been turned on in the middle of the night. She could tell Either way, being able to tell the instant a spidercrab was nearby…
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With her first monster successfully slain, Alice felt a lot more confident in her survival in this world. Even though she had suffered a wound during the fight, it was a minor one, and as time passed she would get more Levels, Skills, and Achievements to work with. Since she had survived her first fight with a monster at her current level of strength, she could definitely survive future battles as her strength grew. For the first time, Alice felt prepared for the world around her, something that she…
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Alice looked at the ominous blue circle in front of her, wondering what the hell was going on. Suddenly, the blue circle faded away, and Alice was deposited into the middle of a giant room. “Hero! You have come!” A guy with black hair and green eyes looked at Alice, his eyes shining with excitement as he looked at her. Alice felt… disturbed. This guy’s gaze was a little…. No, WAY too intense. And- “Wait, “I know things must seem strange to you, hero, but we have paid a great price in…
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