John Miller

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  • Chapter 313 — The Runesmith Cover
    by John Miller “How long have I been in here… was I able to get this far during the first attempt?” Roland wasn’t sure of the time frame anymore. Time worked strangely in this place and his mind was becoming weary due to all the sleepless nights he had gone through. Even though there was a lot of the blacksmith NPC could automate he was left inscribing runes on everything. The dream of a rune-powered army went out the door after it became clear that it was impossible to upgrade the smithing building into a…
  • Chapter 312 — The Runesmith Cover
    by John Miller ‘So this is their leader… doesn’t look too tough.’ “Do you dare accept my…” “Yeah, let us get this over with, get into the glowy circle Pinocchio, I don’t have the whole day.” Roland was the one to initiate the challenge this time around in a similar fashion as the wooden commander he faced during his first trial attempt. This time around he was challenging the lord of this fort that he had bashed through the side wall. Even though this place looked a bit closer to a stone…
  • Chapter 311 — The Runesmith Cover
    by John Miller “Shields up, don’t let the enemy archers hit you!” “Protect the battering ram with your life, it has to arrive at the enemy walls.” “Archers, fire!” A plethora of somewhat generic-sounding voices echoed through a large battlefield. The source was a varied group of puppet soldiers that were wearing more intricate armor than the regular foot soldiers. The former were bunched up in various formations performing the acts that these captains and commanders were ordering. ‘Hm… it…
  • Chapter 310 — The Runesmith Cover
    by John Miller ‘They are susceptible to flames at least…’ Roland had decided to face the small army of Lumberlings that had replaced the Kindlings that were in the first trial. The only flames coming from these wooden puppets were the ones that he had fashioned himself. By foregoing the old strategy of placing mines everywhere and spending days crafting explosive arrows he was able to be a boss-level threat out on the field. First of all, he saved a lot of time by not needing to bumble around the settlement…
  • Chapter 309 — The Runesmith Cover
    by John Miller Time continued to tick as Roland gathered all the books about warfare that he could find in the city. He had even made a trip to the black market and the auction house to see if there was something interesting to be gotten there. To no surprise, the only worthwhile material was at Arthur’s mansion and with his help, he was able to acquire all the basics and some more intricate books. There was a lot to go through and not everything was correct, even though something was made into a book it didn’t mean…
  • Chapter 308 — The Runesmith Cover
    by John Miller “Shit, what was it again? I can’t remember… is this ascension-induced amnesia? So that’s how it feels like?” Roland grasped his head while trying to remember some of the knowledge he gained related to his new class. There were holes in his memory whenever he tried to remember some of the specifics that transpired during the ascension trial into the Overlord class. This was something that he expected after failing in his transformation but it was still a strange feeling. First of all, he…
  • Chapter 307 — The Runesmith Cover
    by John Miller “Rewards?” A pop-up message appeared before him out of nowhere. It looked similar to the usual world message but the usual white text over the black bar was changed to a green bar. The moment it appeared a strange occurrence took place. His opponent's body which had been turned into wood chippings, started to flicker before vanishing. The ring of fire that had been around them was also gone and the enemy army which still had around fifty soldiers started to run away. Apparently, without an…
  • Chapter 306 — The Runesmith Cover
    by John Miller ‘They look really similar to the puppet soldiers on my side, It’s like a pallet swap in a game… or a rare skin.’ Roland was looking at the Kindling forces that arrived from the north side where his fort was. Their appearance was close to the Timberling soldiers that were on his side but with a few changes. The wood they were made of was a bit darker and they had some flames coming out of their wooden heads. He was not sure if they were purely cosmetic or a source of some sort of magical attack…
  • Chapter 305 — The Runesmith Cover
    by John Miller “So, is this supposed to be the lord’s throne room or something?” Roland spoke to himself while entering the shoddy-looking fort. It was on a motte which was a mound formed to house it. The elevation wasn’t that high up and the wooden walls consisted of the same sharpened logs tied together by rope. These fortifications wouldn’t really stop anyone, perhaps people below level twenty-five would have to scamper around him but besides that, it would go down quickly. It was not much of a fort as…
  • Chapter 304 — The Runesmith Cover
    by John Miller “My liege, you have finally arrived! Thank the gods, you are our only hope!” Roland was still processing the thing that he was seeing. He had found himself in some kind of wooden fort. He came out on a slightly elevated spot and was surrounded by a wooden wall. From here he could see down towards a bailey. It seemed he was in some kind of old Fort on top of a motte. It was an outdated design even in this world and would usually be used only in some villages that didn’t have enough money to create…
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