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Chapter 444: First Spark  - Markets and Multiverses

“Are you sure?” asked the [Priest].

I nodded.

“I’m sure,” I said. “I want to be an [Ice Mage].”

“All right,” said the priest. He turned to my father. “Would you like to assist? She’s your daughter, after all. I always think that it lends a Spark a certain bit of something extra if a parent helps. It may not actually change the spark itself - but it gives it a touch more ceremony and personal connection.�...

Chapter 443: Sparks (2) - Markets and Multiverses

When we got back to the house, my father was very careful when handling the book. It was as if the book was more precious than gold.

I realized that the [Priest] had extended quite a bit of trust to me when he had given me this book - or perhaps more accurately, he had extended a lot of trust to my father. As someone who wasn’t even three yet, I wasn’t qualified to receive this kind of trust from authority figures in the village, but...

Chapter 442: Sparks  - Markets and Multiverses

The priest was a lot shorter than most of the other people I had seen in this world. He was only 150 centimeters tall - a very notable decrease compared to the bear-like physique of many other people in the crowd, who stood at between 170 and 190 centimeters tall. The old priest had a warm, affable smile plastered on his face that made it easy to feel relaxed around him. I could also feel a faint trace of heat emanating from his body - but not...

Chapter 236 - A Budding Scientist in a Fantasy World

“What’s the problem?” asked Ethan. “Is there some kind of manpower need that can’t be addressed?” Ethan seemed genuinely worried about the question, and Alice felt a tremor of anxiety in her own heart as well.

This group of people was all they had. They had no way to call for reinforcements if the group suddenly realized they needed an [Explorer] or a [Leatherworker], or the abilities of some kind of other miscellaneous Class...

Chapter 441: Everfrost (3)  - Markets and Multiverses

My father didn’t pay any attention to the frozen jungle, or to the massive herd of creatures we were travelling with. I spent a few more moments observing our surroundings, before I realized that the creature we were riding kept perfect pace with the glowing orb in front of us. 

I thought about it for a few moments before I decided to ask a few more questions. One of the advantages of being a kid was that I could ask weird questio...

Chapter 440: Everfrost (2) - Markets and Multiverses

After taking a few moments to process the ominous System message, hovering in my vision, I rubbed my forehead in frustration, before I shivered. The cold here was really bad. Just how ridiculous was the cold in this dimension? It felt like someone was cutting into every inch of my flesh. I took a closer look at myself, and realized my father had bundled me up as if we were in the middle of a blizzard - and we were indoors. Ev...

Chapter 439: Everfrost - Markets and Multiverses

When my eyes snapped open again, I had already been reborn. The first thing I noticed was that it was cold.

It was ever present, biting, gnawing, and ripping at the edges of my body like the teeth of a saw. It was even more real than the flesh on my body. Even more bizarre was that I felt like both halves of my body were cold - both the physical, fleshy component of my body, and the other part of my body, the conceptual...

Chapter 235 - A Budding Scientist in a Fantasy World

After Alice chose her class, the mana inside of her body exploded, almost like a star turning into a supernova. A tidal wave of mana crashed through her body, before it started to condense into something different.

Before, Alice’s class seed for [Explorer of Magic] had resembled the seed of a plant. It grew denser and more laden with mana as she grew stronger, but its shape had never fundamentally changed. Now, the class seed in her bo...

Chapter 438: Rush - Markets and Multiverses

<Is there any way we can shake them off, and enjoy a bit more time in the Market?> asked Sallia, as we continued to run. She didn’t sound very hopeful about the answer - it sounded more like she was grasping at straws.

I raised my head to look at the monsters dashing at us from behind with my one and only working eye. Then, I sighed.

<I don’t think so. The monster horde is way too dense, and half of us are badly injure...

Chapter 437: Splinter - Markets and Multiverses

The four of us dashed towards the dying worm. I didn’t have any essence left, and since most of my attacks were based on spellcasting, this should have left me in a hopeless position. At the very least, that would have been true if I were alone - but I wasn’t.

Sallia was the first one to reach the worm’s flesh. She immediately yanked out her sword and plunged it towards the worm’s stomach.

The worm tried to wriggle away, bu...

Chapter 436: The Great Worm (2) - Markets and Multiverses

As the massive worm prepared for another attack, the heroic-grade shooter took a very different approach. I had expected him to wait for the worm to surface, before instantly launching an attack that the worm would be hard pressed to avoid. Instead, he started shooting lasers into our surroundings, seemingly at random. Each beam of light maintained its usual speed… for exactly one bounce, before they slowed down as if they were crawling thro...

Chapter 234 - A Budding Scientist in a Fantasy World

When Alice looked at the options for [Explorer of Magic]’s evolution, she saw a massive array of options. In total, there were five options for Class evolution that she could choose from. For most of her earlier Class evolutions, when Alice had evolved a Class from a student-type class to a normal Class, Alice didn’t remember seeing so many options.

Alice smiled to herself. Surely, among these options, at least one would assist her g...

Chapter 435: The Great Worm - Markets and Multiverses

As the great worm slammed into the ground, I felt an earth-shaking thump rattle through the city. Even the monsters swarming towards the splinter of wood paused, before some of them backed off.

Whatever made monsters chase after valuable items in the Market, it seemed that it wasn’t strong enough to compel the more intelligent monsters forward. They seemed to have realized that the tree bark was now claimed by something else.<...

Chapter 434: From the Sky - Markets and Multiverses

The four of us spent a few more seconds feeling dumbfounded, before I confirmed that the scavengers were truly running away. Worse, they had a head start. We had moved far enough away from the ball room that they were barely visible at the edge of my soul sight. It would take us at least fifteen minutes to get back to the ball room, and by that time, they might have already slipped out of the academy and fled into the depths of the Market.

Chapter 433: Running Away - Markets and Multiverses

<How do we deal with this?> I asked, as we retreated from our hiding place and moved towards one of the labs Anise and Sallia had scou

<How do we deal with this?> I asked, as we retreated from our hiding place and moved towards one of the labs Anise and Sallia had scouted out during their material gathering expedition. <This feels completely ridiculous. It’s like he’s bending the laws of reality to fit the needs of his...

Chapter 233 - A Budding Scientist in a Fantasy World

As usual, the first thing Alice did to start her levelling process was filter all of the mana she could into the appropriate Class seeds. Th

As usual, the first thing Alice did to start her levelling process was filter all of the mana she could into the appropriate Class seeds. The [Explorer] mana that had been building up for a while remained unused, and there were a few tidbits of other miscellaneous mana types that Alice had no means ...

Chapter 432: Heroic Grade - Markets and Multiverses

The first trap that went off was a simple pit trap. Felix had used a mixture of spatial techniques and metal manipulation to chip away the s

The first trap that went off was a simple pit trap. Felix had used a mixture of spatial techniques and metal manipulation to chip away the stronger and sturdier upper layer of the school flooring. Considering how long it had been since anyone had maintained the structures of the Market, the floor wa...

Chapter 431: Main Force (2) - Markets and Multiverses

<Have they responded to our presence, or are they just talking?> asked Anise. <It looks like they’re talking right now. I imagine t

<Have they responded to our presence, or are they just talking?> asked Anise.

<It looks like they’re talking right now. I imagine they’re reporting what happened,> I said.

<Do they have another Mark, or something else that shields them from the laws of reality here?&...

Chapter 430: Main Force - Markets and Multiverses

We spent the next several minutes in silence. We lurked right next to the corridor that branched into three separate corridors, awaiting any

We spent the next several minutes in silence. We lurked right next to the corridor that branched into three separate corridors, awaiting any potential escapees from the scavenger band. This was close enough that we could watch over the exit to the subsection of the school dedicated to the Universal ...

Chapter 232 - A Budding Scientist in a Fantasy World

After Alice finished identifying what the room’s purpose was, she fell into thought. Alice had never thought that closely about the System’s

After Alice finished identifying what the room’s purpose was, she fell into thought.

Alice had never thought that closely about the System’s internal structure before, mostly because Alice had previously thought of the System as a unified whole. In fact, Alice hadn’t even been sure w...

Chapter 429: The Nature of the Eldritch - Markets and Multiverses

The group of Scavengers spent several minutes outside of the dorm rooms chatting. I wasn’t sure why - I had expected them to get back to rai

The group of Scavengers spent several minutes outside of the dorm rooms chatting. I wasn’t sure why - I had expected them to get back to raiding long-forgotten dorm rooms after a short break. However, they showed no signs of moving from the spot - instead, they kept conversing about the state of...

Chapter 428: Raiders of the Lost Bark (4) - Markets and Multiverses

“- Haven’t returned yet,” said one of the scavengers, as he stepped out of the dorm room. His six compassion followed him as he continued sp

“- Haven’t returned yet,” said one of the scavengers, as he stepped out of the dorm room. His six compassion followed him as he continued speaking. “I’m starting to think something might have happened to them. Otherwise, they should have returned by now. They can’t last that 2025-08-14 05:28:59 +0000 UTC View Post