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A bolt of lightning, thicker than the meaty thighs of Old Man Sunny—a literal god from a different and specifically non-connected universe—jumped
A benefit of the mana baptism that had occurred due to living in Murder World for decades on end was that the constant exposure had perfected his body, all the way down to his genes. Every time a cell died, it was replaced by a better version—one suffused with mana.
Congratulations again, Viscount Von Murderhobo.”
“We finally get a last name, and it’s ‘Murderhobo’? What has he been doing these last two years?”
Most people were lost in thought, only broken by Luke licking the table and muttering that he ‘knew this wood wasn’t local wood’.
‘How to Make Friends and Not Burn Down Society’
While they were weak, books were also the natural predator of even the strongest spells.
Skill increased: I Have Concerns -> You Need to Stop. You Need to Stop (T4. Level X). You already defeated mana and poison. Just stop.
“Luke… is that powdered unicorn horn?” “No. They’re glorified horses controlled by brain-sucking parasites; don’t give them more credit than they deserve. But, fine. Yes. People that are wrong would call it unicorn horn.”
“I think now would be a good time to discuss that unicorn horn you found.” “It’s snail shell. Don’t let their propaganda win.”
A hat made from a unicorn that was desperate to live. After its parents were turned into a robe, it devoted its life to being able to escape unicorn hunters. Every time it got hurt, it redoubled its effort to never get hurt again! It got caught. Now you have a new hat!
“The problem is, you’re made of both loot and Exp.”
“The golden rule ‘turn it off and on again, to function better than it has been’?
“Friends are useful just by being friends. But,” Luke paused and pulled his book out of Zed’s hands, then skimmed through the early sections, “Here. ‘Consumable gifts can go a long way toward repairing a damaged friendship. They can’t rebuild trust, but instead show your friend that you have been thinking about their needs’. Then there’s like… a whole chapter on being careful about not accidentally becoming a ‘sugar daddy’, but they never actually tell me what that is.”
“Aww, he got us all killed because he cares about me!” Zed’s voice echoed in the chamber
“Damaged means fixable.”
“Zed… if ley lines are just Mana Channels, then this Earthen Node is just a damaged Mana Channel. Why not just fix it the same way we would fix the issue in a person?”
a furious detonation of a scream reverberated through the overhead tunnel. The Dragon. “Well, here comes Mr. Grumpy!” Zed laughed
