Emily Harris
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6
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2.2 M
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“There are three major factions on the planet right now,” said Ar’Tazul, pacing back and forth before the fountain. Electricity had returned to Valville after they’d repaired the nearby power station, and the fountain’s waters jumped high and glistened in the light of a setting sun. Jack and Edgar watched Ar’Tazul with rapt attention. They’d just bought the “Major Factions of Earth” information package. “The first is called Flame River. It is a faction led by Vivi Eragorn on the native…-
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Their eyes went wide. Waving goodbye to the apes, the three of them—four, as Harambe followed—took off for the northwestern part of the reserve, where the clear pond lay. They met no earth bears on the way. Harambe had cleared them all out. They also picked up Brock, who returned ten minutes later looking all clean and happy. Jack, the professor, and Harambe waited by the trees while Edgar and Brock lounged in the clear pond. They returned ten minutes later, Edgar’s clothes dripping from head to…
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Come morning of the next day, Edgar and Professor Margaret Rust stepped into the forest with suspicion in their eyes. Their hearts with filled with excitement and fear for the unknown, while their feet shuffled warily through the undergrowth. Behind them, Jack trailed with a wide grin. He’d experienced so many things in this forest. It had only been a few days, but he remembered every tree and bush around here. It smelled like home. Edgar looked at the trees around him. Nothing had changed from a few…
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Jack gazed at Gan Salin, who’d just switched to using a different Dao Root than before—and, from the looks of it, this was his best one. But it came with side-effects. His reason was dwindling as madness emanated from the center of his being, filling him up to the brink. Jack recognized the feeling. It wasn’t the first time he saw it. “You’re taking too fucking long!” Gan Salin barked. The more Jack looked, the more he resembled a wild dog. “Fine! If you’re not coming, I am!” Gan…
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Hey, I got great news. TL;DR: You’ll get bonus chapters of Road to Mastery! The first book of my newest series, Synopsis: When Phac finds himself in a world of magic, monsters, and blue screens, he must fight tooth and nail to survive. Unfortunately, falling into an overpowered crab nest doesn’t help. Neither does homemade quicksand under his boots. Worst of all, a snarky blue screen insists on calling him “Phac.” Armed with wit, brawn, dynamite temper, and crab-themed powers, Phac will carve…
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Jack stared at the man before him. His gentle appearance contrasted the threat carried by his name, but only until someone noticed the mad glint in his eyes. “It’s my town, not yours,” Jack said. “So, you’re the famous Gan Salin. The same one who let loose Henry’s Fang in Valville?” Gan Salin smiled. “You know what? I like you,” he said. His teeth showed more than they should, and, surprisingly, he seemed to salivate a little. He quickly scooped that up with his tongue. “Yes,…
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The next morning found Jack refreshed. He had been high-strung for a long time; he desperately needed some time to unwind. With any luck, the next few days would hide no surprises…and then would come the Integration Tournament. Jack’s eyes sharpened in anticipation. Until then, he would try to level up, understand more things about the System’s world, work on his Dao, and train with his new body. The Pugilist Body II upgrade had given him increased control over everything, which would be good in the…
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Jack lay against the cool roof tiles, hands crossed behind his head. Brock rested by his side, his little chest rising and falling as he took gentle breaths. He was copying Jack’s posture. Jack’s gaze was lost above. The sky had been different since the System arrived. The pollution had been cleared, revealing an expanse full of stars. Twinkling dots of all sizes filled the dark dome, a masterpiece of unprecedented beauty. Some stars were condensed in a long, snaking river that reached from one end…
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A blue screen appeared in Jack’s face; it was the skill recommended by Ar’Tazul, the one that wasn’t even in the catalog. “You have got to be kidding me.” “It’s a skill formed from information we found on this planet,” Ar’Tazul replied. “It’s not properly tested yet, so there might be some deficiencies, but it should last you through the F-Grade. The lack of testing makes it cheap; I can let you have it for three thousand.” “But it’s parkour.” “I am not aware of the…
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After making sure everything was fine, the first thing Jack did was take the rifle and sling it on his back for safekeeping, then enter Valville Hotel to find the secret stash of Henry’s Fang. They’d been taking items from the townspeople as “tax,” so they were bound to have some good stuff. By conqueror’s right, everything now belonged to Jack—though he would return anything he didn’t need to the town. The gang had apparently taken over the entire hotel. There were no signs of employees or…
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