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Chapter 1240 - A Negligent Pioneer
🕑 Added 2025-10-29 12:14:56 +0000 UTCJake stared confused at the Viper for a moment before he answered:
“Yes? Pretty sure I already told you, and if I didn’t, it was the capstone skill I got at level 320,” Jake said, unsure why Villy was asking in such a serious tone. Sure, the skill was awesome, but that didn’t warrant a Primordial asking about it like this.
“So it was, huh,” the snake god said, standing there cross-armed and tapping his finger on his arm a few times. “Odd. Very odd indeed.”
“Are you going to tell me why you’re asking, or do you plan on keeping it a secret?” Jake asked, curious himself now.
“Alright, fine,” the Viper sighed. “Eversmile and I – oh, spoiler, if you didn’t know, I was enjoying the show with my fellow Primordial – we’re both watching you use it, and while the observation skill I use isn’t able to capture everything perfectly, it didn’t at all allow us to see what actually happened when you used that Event Horizon skill.”
Jake frowned at that, not because he found the Viper’s revelation weird, but because he found it weird that Villy found it weird. “So? I’m pretty sure you’re not meant to be able to see what happens, as per the skill’s description. Only I’m able to glimpse the Event Horizon, and maybe also the target who’s targeted by the skill.”
“That’s all well and good, but it doesn’t explain why we two Primordials weren’t able to see it either,” the Viper sighed. “System skills are bound by system rules, and one rather universal rule is that power rules everything. The best stealth skill can be seen through by someone with enough Perception, and the most hidden skill use can be seen if one’s senses are powerful enough. And I would venture a guess that I should be able to detect everything a C-grade does, no matter how strong that C-grade is or how rare their skill is. Yet in this instance, I couldn’t. That’s why I’m asking, because the only other class skill of yours I can’t see through at all is that life-saving Moment one. And we both know the origin of that one isn’t exactly regular.”
The snake god’s explanation was long, and it did make Jake frown as he also began to realize it was kind of odd that the Viper couldn’t see through how Event Horizon worked, even if the skill description acted as if he shouldn’t be able to.
“You've got a point. That is odd,” Jake muttered as he looked at Villy. “But I have a sneaking suspicion you have a theory why?”
“I do indeed; I just needed to confirm if it was indeed a system-offered class skill before proposing it,” the Viper nodded sagely before speaking with a voice of authority. “Your Event Horizon skill is complete and utter dogshit.”
Jake stood with a half-open mouth for a second as the words of the Viper sank in, but luckily the Viper kindly elaborated before Jake had time to start throwing hands.
“Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the watered-down version you got is dogshit compared to the real thing,” Villy said with a mischievous smile. “I have seen situations like this before, where a skill is offered as a significantly weakened version of the real thing. However, it is a bit concerning that your barebones Event Horizon is still considered mythical rarity.”
“Why would that be concerning and not just awesome?” Jake asked, not seeing anything bad about it. Assuming the Viper was right, which Jake more or less knew he was based on his own observations of Event Horizon, wasn’t it only good that the skill had so much room for growth?
“I never clarified who it’s a concern for,” Villy answered with a deadpan expression. “I’m speaking from the perspective of every other poor sap trying to catch up to you. Granted, it could be bad if it had happened to anyone else. As the skill is already mythical rarity, if it doesn’t downgrade when you evolve to B-grade, upgrading it again would be borderline impossible. More likely than not, an upgrade would require a jump in rarity, and seeing as it’s a skill that appears to have a very defined upgrade path, and for the system to allow a rarity upgrade in these instances takes far more effort.”
“But not for me because I already have a sacred rarity skill,” Jake understood what the Viper was getting at.
Obtaining the first skill of a new rarity was always the hardest and took far more effort and Records. However, once it was done, the person would carry Records indicating they already had a skill of that rarity, Records that could bleed over and make any subsequent upgrade far easier. In the simplest of terms, having one skill of a particular rarity lowered the system’s requirements for any new upgrades, making it step in faster and help give that final push where everything would come together.
“Bingo,” the Viper smiled with a nod. “Though it will still be very hard to get more skills to sacred rarity, as it does require adding a flair of the divine.”
“I guess,” Jake nodded as a thought struck him. “Wait, what happens if you improve a mythical skill enough to get an upgrade without adding any divine elements?”
“What a brilliant question,” the Viper nodded. “Anyway, my point is, your Event Horizon is a skill that surprised both Eversmile and me, and it definitely has top-tier potential. If I had to guess, its true version would fall well within the realm of divinity.”
“You didn’t answer me,” Jake pointed out.
“Very astute observation,” the Viper just nodded again. “I would definitely test the skill more and try to fully understand it. The Gate of Enlightenment should help there as long as you learn what to look for. Just watch out and don’t get too caught up in meditating and contemplating concepts quite yet. You’re still a mortal, and it would be kind of sad if you ended up accidentally killing yourself by getting too much into meditation, wasting your lifespan away.”
Having realized he wasn’t getting any answer to his rarity question, Jake stopped trying and just nodded. “You should know I’m not that patient. I would definitely get restless if I spent too long meditating without fighting anything.”
“Fair,” Villy nodded before getting quiet for a bit. “I take it we should leave? Unless you want to stay and visit the nearby resort? I’m sure they’ll be up and running again as long as the panic dies down. Though I’m not sure they’ll allow you back into the casino.”
“I’m not in need of Credits,” Jake shrugged, having not even checked how many he had for decades, and still saw no reason to now. “So, yeah, let’s head back already. I still need to recover.”
The Viper nodded as he enveloped Jake in energy before preparing for their journey through the void. On that note, the reason the Primordial had come in person to escort Jake to and from this planet was purely for safety, due to the risk of ambush in the void. Jake wasn’t complaining, as having Villy do the teleportation was faster and more effortless than going with another god.
Unexpectedly, this journey through the void was smooth once more without any sudden visits by Void Gods or random ambushes by unknown factions that had been lurking in the depths of the multiverse for several eras.
Back at the Order, Villy deposited Jake on the couch before giving him a nod.
“There ya go, now focus on recovering,” the Viper said. “I take it you want to go hunting and get your class caught up with your profession sooner rather than later, correct?”
“That’s the plan,” Jake nodded. “I don’t have many more things I need to get done before evolving to B-grade.”
“You do have a few, though,” Villy said, “And I’m going to help you with one of them. Something I’m sure you haven’t even thought about doing.”
“Now I’m curious,” Jake said, tilting his head to the side. He was fully expecting some joke to come next, but instead, he got a very serious answer.
“In order to maximize your Records for B-grade, fully upgrading all your titles as much as you can would be best, and if I’m right, your Dungeon Pioneer title is heavily neglected,” the Viper said, indeed reminding Jake of something he hadn’t thought about for many years.
Villy’s words prompted him to reflect as he quickly checked his status and focused on the title, and… yeah, it had been very neglected.
[Dungeon Pioneer VI] – Be the first to clear a dungeon suitable for your level. +24 all stats.
Looking back, Jake’s last upgrade to the title was when he cleared the Undergrowth back when he had barely evolved to D-grade. That was a long-ass time ago, and while it should be surprising he hadn’t managed to be the first clearer of any dungeons since, it really wasn’t.
Earth didn’t have any dungeons that appealed to Jake, and he tended to find prey in the wild. The few dungeons he had done were either ones owned by the Order and had thus been cleared many times before, or they were part of Nevermore.
Jake also understood why Villy brought it up, as there was a lot to be gained. The title gave +3 to all stats for the first five levels and +9 for level six. Assuming it is upgraded in the same way as the Dungeoneer title, it would then give +27 stats per level for levels ten to fifteen of the title. Quick math told Jake that there were a lot of missing stats to be gained. +171 to all stats in total.
Of course, that was only for regular people. As a Peerless Conqueror of Nevermore, Jake’s dungeon titles were even better, courtesy of that one proving an extra boost, as per the title description:
“As a Peerless Conqueror of Nevermore, you are a master of dungeons, increasing stats gained from Dungeoneer and Dungeon Pioneer titles by 50%.”
With this title, Jake had a grand total of +256 to all stats to claim from upgrading his Dungeon Pioneer title fully. That was before Jake’s percentage increases, which would more than double them.
In conclusion, Jake had a lot of potential stats to reap… assuming he could find nine level-appropriate dungeons that hadn’t been cleared before. But that was where Villy, his dear Patron, came in.
“You’re absolutely right, I haven’t upgraded it since I was an early D-grade and only have it at level six,” Jake said shamelessly as he looked at the snake god with high expectations.
“So you need nine dungeons?” the Viper raised an eyebrow. “That doesn’t sound… oh, right, I somehow forgot to count my own initial Challenge Dungeon. That’s embarrassing. Anyway, I prepared ten dungeons for you, all of which have never been cleared before, all suited for peak C-grades.”
Jake looked at the Viper and couldn’t help but smile. “That’s one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me.”
“I know I’m awesome,” Villy grinned in return. “On that note, I even went as far as to have them all be natural dungeons. While the research is spotty at best, I believe it’s best to gain Dungeon Pioneer title upgrades from natural dungeons rather than crafted ones.”
Nodding along, Jake was all smiles… but one thing did concern him a little. “There is one problem, though… I feel like I’ve been away from Earth for a bit too long, and I feel like I’m overdue for a family visit.”
“Yeah, about that,” Villy said, letting out a loud sigh. “They’re gone.”
Jake stared at the snake god with wide eyes before the asshole elaborated.
“As in, they’re not on Earth anymore. Just checked. Apparently, they went to see a bit of the multiverse for a while. Something about the many visitors from other universes sparked curiosity and led them to want to learn more about the world. That nephew of yours is also at an age where exploring and broadening his horizons is healthy.”
“Did you seriously have to try to give me a heart attack like that?” Jake asked, glaring at the snake god.
“Sorry to disappoint, but heart attacks aren’t really a thing anymore,” the Viper pointed out. “Heart attacks, also known as myocardial infarctions, was the term for when the blood flow to parts of the heart was interrupted, likely due to a blockage of the coronary artery. Primary causes of heart attacks were diseases related to the artery, with risk factors including high blood pressure, obesity, smoking, diabetes, and a variety of other things, many of which your science didn’t quite manage to clock before the integration. Fortunately for you, none of these things is a problem anymore, and all cardiac diseases are null and void.”
“You’re in a particularly teasing mood today, huh?” Jake muttered.
“Not particularly, no,” Villy smiled. “I just enjoy teasing you, especially after you just had a major victory. Gotta try to keep you down at least a little, honored Dragonslayer. On that note, shit, I lost another bet.”
“Dare I ask what kind of bet?” Jake asked, feeling like he would regret the answer.
“Nothing much, just one if you’d become a Dragonslayer or a Dragonlayer first. My money was on the second one, not because I doubted you would hunt down a True Dragon, but because I had faith that at least one of the Dragonflights would throw a young whelp at you too aggressive in her method of pursuit for you to resist,” the snake god sighed.
“That’s a pretty disrespectful bet,” Jake said, giving the god another glare.
“In my defense, it was made during a time when the Emberflight were actively trying to make things happen and get a taste of that sweet Bloodline. Plus, you’d shown an openness to that kind of thing, so I thought by odds were good,” Villy tried to defend himself.
“At least Duskleaf has some faith in me,” Jake sighed.
“You know what? You’re right. I’m going to save your sanity and not tell you the reasoning behind his decision,” the Viper said.
“I’m done asking,” Jake said, totally fine with moving on entirely from that subject as he returned to the topic at hand. “Anyway, if my family is not on Earth anyway right now, I guess it’s dungeon farming time. Any insight into how large these dungeons are? How difficult will they be?”
“I had Dungeon Engineers and Architects get as many readings as they could without entering any of the dungeons, and these ten were chosen out of over four hundred candidates,” Villy said, making it clear he had been preparing this surprise for a while. “These were chosen precisely because they showed high difficulty with small sizes. That communicates that either all the enemies inside are on the stronger side, or the final boss is particularly difficult.”
“Any chance for B-grade bosses?” Jake asked with some hope. He remembered one of the valuable and great things about the mega-dungeon Minaga was building back on Earth was that it had sections that could cross grades. Such dungeons were considered extremely valuable and rare in the multiverse. For that reason, Jake was fully aware that the chances were low that-
“Duh, of course, if not, you wouldn’t be able to get any levels,” the Viper said, almost finding the notion he would have picked anything else insulting. “While upgrading the titles is the main goal, getting some class levels in the meantime is just efficient. Wouldn’t want you getting bored either. While I can guarantee you won’t find anything as powerful as a True Dragon, hopefully, some of the dungeon bosses can offer good fights.”
Jake nodded, definitely on board with the Viper’s idea. It wasn’t something he’d thought about, but Villy definitely had a point. Getting those titles would be a good idea, and he needed the levels and experience anyway, so why not kill two birds with one stone?
Of course, for now, it was recovery time, but afterward, it was time to farm some dungeons and title upgrades.
Comments
TheCommensuratePup
Is there any other titles & skills he can upgrade before B?
Parker Bond
Maybe his dungeon is forbidden knowledge! Also just because you can't forget something doesn't mean you think about it all the time
Parker Bond
Is that the one where time slows down for Jake when he's in mortal peril? I hope we get a complete list of all skills when he reaches B grade, I can't remember them all
Parker Bond
Life saving moment skill?
Yuvraj Baheti
The question I have is how did the viper forget about his own challenge dungeon despite his bloodline?
Chase Burleson
Tftc!
Paul Fernandez
Jake stood with a half-open mouth for a second as the words of the Viper sank in, but luckily the Viper kindly elaborated before Jake had time to start throwing hands.
Rachel Clements
TYFTC!
Christopher Jones
I agree, and whatever the other branch is, it's likely also forbidden knowledge
Chloe
Tyftc
Michael Click
❤️❤️❤️
FringeZtar
I feel like the Event Horizon skill was offered because of how he set Transcendent Authority against Valdemar in the Colosseum of Mortals. It would make sense that the Primordials can't see anything as that is what happened to the Wyrmgod too. I wonder if he'll be able to turn matter/mana into Origin energy using this skill in the future too. I'm excited to see where this skill goes.
Deborah
Or a trap of villas to catch the people.
Conor McCarthy
Does anyone think there are almost two different branches to the rarities? Mythical upgrades to Sacred with a touch of divinity, but the viper hinted mythical might upgrade without a touch of divinity
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Roy
Thanks for the chapter Zogarth 🙏
Seen Death
Idk what the chances are we have timeskips on the dungeons, but its kind of odd to desire them to be skipped i think? Zog is good about skipping irrelivant stuff, so if its written, it generally has a purpose Definitely hard to balance keeping up with all of the characters though, if we went into detail on every one... jakes story would progress extremely slow aswell lol Not that im in any rush, but maybe jakes just doing the most interesting stuff currently
Seen Death
While i would find enjoyment in that, i dont think the final book would be out anytime near holloween, so my personal preference is it could be spooky but not directly mention holloween or something. Could still have a few super strong references like a large undead jack o lantern or something On one hand, perpetual holloween land would be awesome in that universe haha. On the other id really not want christmas biome to potentially exist either lol
Jason Saizan
I’d like to see Jake’s parents visit the order to see Jake. And also maybe introducing Artemis to them to really fluster Jake. Plus not much on that front has happened.
Matthew Monroe
Well...fighting words are fighting words
Andyr98
Why isn't anyone talking about how Jake was going to fight a primordial just because he called his skill shit
Andyr98
Varidia is gonna seek the viper pouring tea for his best friends parents try to make a good impression and she gonna lose her mind
Thenais
Yeah, definitely not ominous
Daniel
I am so pleased with this dragon fight. Dungeon time sounds fun, I miss the past couple of dungeon arcs. Great way to build lore and have fun at the same time.
Alex
The Viper said a few chapters ago that higher rarities are Forbidden Knowledge - it's likely that's he's not elaborating because he literally can't. If something is Sacred rarity because it has Divine attributes but it isn't properly Divine quality, then it makes absolute sense that there's a side-grade rarity for skills that are better than Mythic without Divine attributes. Maybe The System made the rarities beyond Mythic Forbidden Knowledge because it doesn't want people to know that there are multiple upgrade Paths. Maybe Zog made skill rarities Forbidden Knowledge because he realized it'd be a huge pain in the ass to fully define the rarity scale. Who can say?
CT
I am 50/50 on Viper hinting Sacred is not the only possible upgrade from mythic or just fucking with him to win a bet or something
Biggy smalls
Yeah, just enough to hit C grade. So they’ll be around when Jake has kids.
Asher Mack
The vibe I got was that there's a lot more than meets the eye with the concepts going on with it. If the viper is saying he couldn't perceive the skill fully and the only other thing that's happened with is Moment, than it's like the system is recognizing something that transcends or equals something divine about Jake's path and bloodline even within the confines of his class
Dani
So all in all, a lot was said about Event Horizon without saying anything at all.
MrBooniecap
Yes!!! Dungeon hopping montage!!! Let me guess, these are left over dungeon ideas from Nevermore? I’m ready, let’s goooooo!!!!
Kevin Watson
A montage perchance
Asher Mack
Yeah introducing a non-linear rarity system would be sick
ABTelford
Hey, I just occurred to me that some dungeons require a party, so maybe we’ll get to see Jake dungeon dive with some random people or the old crew again. It’d be fun to see Jake and his brother Caleb run a dungeon together. “Jake, leave me something to kill!” 😄 Or maybe he could go with Draskil and Scarlett! That would be so cool!
Josh Strange
It took him at least like 1-2 years for Jasper's upgrade ritual. Idk or remember if it was ever said how long he was on the B-grade planet hunting, but I'm gonna say it's been at least 5-10yrs total he's been gone.
ABTelford
Nah, that would risk offending the Chosen, thus Villy. They might make a rule that when he’s spotted for the head of the casino to beg Jake to not take too much money. 😉
Nathan Holliday
I could see this happening and then talking about it later and everyone is like wtf. You had dinner with a primordial and godqueen. How the fuck are you alive?
Xerecs
Perhaps a surprise Thayne family reunion at the order where his family finally meets the big evil snake God friend and his Godqueen girlfriend.
Nairne
Or there isn't one or it's unwise to answer that... or just funny for Villy
Jack
It would be really cool if the parents exploring the multiverse allows them to come in contact with a path that suits them and allows them to grow
Eden
Ya makes sense that theres a seperate rarity from mythical for non divine influenced skills. And ofc thatsbforbidden knowledge
Matthew Monroe
When will his parents visit the order and meet villy. Would be funny.
Niklas Österljung
How could it be more clear? What else could -layer indicate in that context?
Trumangolorian
Tyftc zogi Honestly wonder how old the kid is now. How long had he been away since the last time he saw them, or we saw them. It was before he went to the pantheon of life. He had been gone a few years from that alone right?
GeneticSloth
tftc!
Andrew Massey
I will take that bet. Got to be the last one, right?
Andrew Massey
Dungeon montage to quickly get to B-Grade? Yes please. Zogarth if your reading this PLEASE make one an Undead dungeon and sprinkle in plenty of horror elements. Thanks bud!
BP
Any bets one dungeon is Earth Minaga’s?
JW Saxby
Excellent 😎 can’t wait 😁👍🏼 Tyftc 🍻
Tommy
TFTC
Mat
After what Jake did in Renato’s casino, I expect the Golden Road Emporium to have special rules about the cheat chosen when it comes to bets against the house
brjenness
any chance jake's parents meet artemis without realizing she is a god? would she tell them if they just started chatting naturally with her?
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter!
brjenness
play dates with other younglings
Clark Price
Oof 10 dungeons. I hope some of them get skipped in the narrative and there's just a few we read about. I feel like we aren't going to get much interaction with some of the others, Sword Saint, Sylphie, etc. for another 30+ chapters otherwise:( I really want to see see what they've been up to beyond a half chapter scene. There's so many interesting characters so it's a bummer sometimes
Mike
I'm wondering if the system gave him a skill to control some aspect of his bloodline. Like merging skill and bloodline.
Blank
He didn't recognize it or count it, think of it like someone calling your name and you hear them but don't recognize it as them calling for you.
Mike
Family in the multiverse. This means they can potentially meet Artemis then right? Otherwise, they would likely die on Earth before she can go to his universe. Also, I wonder if the upgrade to a mythical skill is forbidden knowledge. Maybe another layer before divinity? Maybe a fork in the road. Other than divinity.. Ethereal or Legacy? I assume at some point skills end up part of your legacy like how the viper's skills are used by Jake. Though it feels like Jake's Event Horizon uses his bloodline and that's why they can't figure it out and why the viper was concerned about the skill not being able to upgrade until he is a god or uses divinity to upgrade to sacred cause it can't be part of his legacy.
BumAssBumAss
Wait, doesn't Villy's bloodline ensures he doesn't forget? It may seem minor, but isn't it weird that he forgot to include his own initial dungeon? Maybe I'm overthinking this.
smore
Dragonlayer 🤣🤣
Carl Never
Think he answered jakes question?
bioticisbasic
Tyftc!
DARK LORD DAISHI
TYFTC Woohoo Dungeon time!
tigerfishie
TYFTC!! I adore conversations like this, hilarious. Cannot wait for the dungeons to be super easy lmfao.
Rewdan
Thanks Zogarth. I absolutely love the way Villy and Jake get on. The banter is top draw.
Michael Cain
Or underwater.... I can totally see either of these two factors being heavily considered in Villys process 🤣
brjenness
If they give Jake some object to take with him, I will be very suspicious. Easiest way to find and understand mystery faction is to let them kidnap Jake when he has an airtag thingy on him.
Paulo Furlaneto
Villy sharing forbbiden knowledge and Jake doesent catching hahhahaa
Michael Cain
I know Jake is pretty headset against having a padiwan again... but... I think him giving some lessons to his nephew that helps him think outside the box... or realize he doesn't need to waste skills on things he can accomplish by furthering his understanding of using mana ... kind of passing on what Villy had told him "focus on the mana" or whatever from the first book. Maybe spend a month or so "gently" pushing the kid in some training (Jake's definition of gentle training and what a normy might have are probably not the same). But, he won't be taking him on as a student, just a little one on one uncle bonding time.
brjenness
Mostly serious: vìlly and smiley are fishing with Jake bait in the dungeons. Where did some of the gods disappear? Dungeons. Not very serious: villy visited mushroom world. Then mystery faction appears with a god that disappeared in mushroom dungeon. Mystery faction remnants of villy experiments to bring back family. Lots of ways we can go from there.
Azayrian105
So now we see there is horizontal rarities where going the divine route may make a power rarity skill but there are other methods to make just as powerful a skill without divinity. Funny enough I had my suspicions about this but it is cool as hell to hear it be confirmed.
MrCynical
Less eye of the tiger and more Monty Python theme I think. Eye of the tiger is for serious training, and after the chimera and true dragon nothing in the dungeons is going to require that amount of serious dedication from Jake. Instead it should be also comical how smoothly he crushes them.
ABTelford
Very fun conversation! And I think it would be fun and hilarious if Jake met him family out in the universe and had some people treat Jake with all the “Chosen One” reverence and his parents and bro be all casual and the strangers be so shocked. But if not that’s fine too. Thanks Zogarth for making my mornings fun!
Matt
He was saying it was trash compared to its potential. But Jake already knew as much.
Jose Mora
Tyftc
Matt
inb4 all 10 dungeons are mushroom themed
Treshon Hayes
Summary and 1 quick dungeon fight. Then off to the mushroom world wonder where there’s some b grades worth killin
Lemonsqueezy
It is like Pokemon, you gotta catch em all. Titles that is, but races of women could also be considered, it would be hilarious if there was a title you get for having sex with every one of the multi-verse's races.
Lemonsqueezy
Queue "Eye of the Tiger" it is time for a dungeon montage!
Biggy smalls
What a great idea! That be so fun!
Biggy smalls
I think he’s like 17ish?
Emmanuel Achaab
Uh isn’t his nephew like 30 now?
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
joel southard
Thank you for the chapter
Ander Barbot
From those descriptions, I think he needs to find something beneath the soul, and either break or redefine the curve.
Ander Barbot
I think the new rarity could be named any of these: Ascendant, Exalted, Paragon, and primeval I feel ascendant is the most likely, because it has the flavor of something that was created using something powerful and outside the system (such as Jake's bloodline). From chapter 1225 (Sacred)] – Surrender parts of your being and glean that which lies beyond the boundary as your soul takes half a step into the realm of divinity. [Sacred Prodigy] – A genius that has stepped beyond the curve, not even allowing that which is considered sacred to elude him. Your Path has truly begun to be defined, and by your own definition, you are a being that stands at the apex. Creating a sacred skill while below B-grade is a near-unprecedented accomplishment and the sign of a true sacred prodigy. May your Path continue to prove supreme as you are one step closer to divinity. +500 all stats +30% all stats
Jeremiah Lambert
Bro. Context. Context says villy was joking around and being sarcastic with jake..
Sammot
Now that villy said it, when is jake gonna choose another skill that conflicts with hos bloodline to boost it!
Posiden 300
System shenanigans
brjenness
I almost hope no, be cause that means zog has something interesting cooked up. Villy fishing with Jake bait.
Tilen Praprotnik
Thanks for the chapter
brjenness
Would bowbow think Jake crazy or would he like the new target?
Rui
very likely on the world wonder "mushroom" that Villy visited recently. it's even possible he was also there to scout the place for Jake
Ander Barbot
Bruh, you were created there
Timothy Spradlin
I wasnt but i am now
Jake Burkett
"For a moment, Jake saw and felt everything. Even his Sphere of Perception expanded, encompassing this entire world. Yrelstromoz was already over a thousand kilometers away, yet he saw her clear as day." The skill envelops his bloodline, so it would make sense why primorials can't see it.
brjenness
I would be okay with highlights. Maybe a 6 chapter boss fight for each to annoy certain people who would rather read skill text.
John A Lambeth
Dungeon Dives!
brjenness
Is he getting a team to share title farming?
brjenness
Villy was acting strange the whole time. I think villy lost a bet with eversmile and had to let him listen in to the conversation. The strange conversation was a result of a combination of things forbidden from villy and a lot of things villy suspected eversmile was forbidden so he didn't want to give any clues.
Malkken
It's time for a timeskip until maxed up the lvl
Fyrtue
To me this definitely confirms that claiming some kind of domain is one of the requirements of godhood. Probably forbidden knowledge at this point but the flavor text on Event Horizon ends like this which is why I think I'm right..."For now, a mere glimpse of the Event Horizon is all you are capable of, knowing it carries the promise of an endless domain to one day make your own."
NoctisMi
I'm so hyped for B-grade
Tomer Yud
probably a lot of mushrooms in them. im surprised Jake didnt ask Villy about it lol
Alos
Why become a Dragonlayer when he's already a Godlayer?
Matthew
I really hope his family comes to visit him at the order when he’s done. Imagine them meeting Artemis, or Villy 😂.
Tomer Yud
good point!
A Flashy BR
Tyftc!!
Fall’s Kiss🍂
He should ask where those dungeons are.😏 I have a feeling Jake may end up seeing a lot of mushrooms soon. Exposure therapy is definitely a thing Villy would do.
John Durrett
Tyftc. For once I disagree with Villy. The fact that Villy and Smiley Couldn’t see what Event Horizon does makes it incredibly not trash. Anything that’s better then Primordials perception stats is amazing
brjenness
Anybody suspect that family is waiting for Jake at his manor?
Alexandre8901
Hurray for forbidden knowledge!!
Almer Reyhan
Gotta tease us with the family visits huuuuh
Temlat
Oh man, more dungeons… hope Zog time skips them. I’ve already had 50 years of nevermore plus the other 5 dungeons. I miss the multiverse when Jake is locked away solo.
Meir Banon
Tftc
Samuel Nelson
The guy that scouted that one is named Carl 😏
Patrick Vieira
Max for C grades, when he reach B grade will be 20
Lynderyn
And how many water levels?
Lynderyn
Mostly mushroom themed dungeons?
Samuel Nelson
His way of telling without telling.
Timothy Spradlin
VIilly aluded to the skill being well known if not very well known. Unless your arguing the concepts are his bloodline ones?
Brian Mcglinchey
Dungeon Crawler Jake!
Staudi
How is it common knowledge the Dungeon Pioneer title has a max level of 15? Did i miss something? Also thank you for that amazing chapter zog!
Hornbach
No i think i would prefer a one or two sentence solution in this case. When have been edging B-grade Long enought.
Noah Mclelland
I honestly thought it was forbidden knowledge and villy said it twice
Hornbach
Should'nt the Wedding of the Asure Demon Lord( i forgot his Name) be on the agenda soon-ish? The one he helped out with his evolution after nevermore.
Jared Bell
Tftc I wonder if these dungeons will mostly be time skipped/hand waved in nature. Maybe discuss the most interesting boss of the bunch in more detail?
Kyle Stitt
I love how villy fucks with Jake lol its fantastic
Yeslek Nnamhctits
Dungeon roulette? Im in.
Rick Delallata
I'm looking forward to some more funny dungeons
Shadowind
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Shiralee
TYFTC🐍
Nathan Holliday
I don’t think they can see it because the concepts behind the skill are even beyond their understanding. Or perhaps they have just never come across such concepts before so they are utterly blind to them.
Ra
Or, because of his bloodline, his true perception is so high that is on a divine level. Therefore the skill is more powerful than the primordials. I'm pretty sure someone like Oras can see through this rarity of Event Horizon.
djthomp
So, presumably there's a skill rarity past Mythical (possibly equivalent to Sacred on a general power level, given how the Prodigy title upgraded) that doesn't contain divine elements, but for System reasons it's also Forbidden Knowledge so Villy can't tell Jake about it directly. Ten dungeons sounds like timeskip time, since I doubt we're going to get the trips through all 10 of them described in detail. Probably a few of them, though.
Loststar7
Time for some sweet dungeon crawling. Thanks for the chapter and happy hump day.
Humane
I hope they time skip over the dungeons. I wanna see B grade!
Powers
I don’t think it was “cut” more like, he got edited version, where he couldn’t see what the skill was doing. I think he still saw Jake shooting the arrow, though.
Nathan Holliday
Anyone else want to talk about there being another upgrade path for skills without any divine concepts mixed in? The Viper sure did dodge the question when Jake asked!
Ra
Probably not for dungeon farming. He needs those dungeon pioneer titles so he'll have to solo them.
Matthias
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Shadowessence
Ugh..... now I want to see the short stories of the adventures of the Thane family adventures.
Daniel Everest
Small Typo left off the t in Event Horizon “Anyway, my point is, your Even Horizon is a skill that surprised both Eversmile and me, and it definitely has top-tier potential.
Mohammed Sheekh
Jake not picking up on the fact villy didn't deny sacred skills can be made without divine influence
Fdrugc
Tftc is he still planning on going hunting with his nevermore party?
Alexander Dalton
Tyftc!
David
YES!!! If they don't, Villy would have missed a massive trolling opportunity, and that would be in direct conflict with his dao!
Leviathan
Theory on why the primordials couldn't see Jake's skill. They can't see the event horizon because they've stopped looking for it. Jake is a hunter who always wants the next challenge, the un-obtainable goal that is always in the far distance. He wants to go above and beyond what the multiverse views as the Apex. So if 2 primordials already view themselves as the apex and only consolidated their gains rather than pushing forward, it's only reasonable the system didn't let them see it work because they forgot what the horizon was
Chewbacchus
Likely small typo: 'openness to that kind of thing, so I thought by odds were good' by->my
Angela Edmundson
I was kinda hoping villy was gonna ask Jake to use event horizon on him so he could see it and we’d get a bit more insight into the skill
IntenseSushi
Tftc, think we’ll hit b-grade before the new year?
Kristopher Hanson
We're so close to b grade I can taste it
jacob beaudway
Note to zog: not sure if it’s just me but my brain struggled for like 2 minutes trying to understand the Dragonslayer dragonlayer innuendo, so maybe some additional italics or similar typographic emphasis could make the joke a bit clearer/more effective. Admittedly the next sentence does clear things up but if others like me stop reading and go back when a sentence doesn’t make sense to them it could disrupt the jokes flow. Anywho TYFTC can’t wait for dungeon diving bonanza and the push to B-grade! :D
D.M Wortham
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BumAssBumAss
I bet all the dungeons have something to do with mushrooms.
Georgia Guy-Williams
Dungeon crawl !! Dungeon crawl!!
jackson singley
Man, he is NEVER gonna end up talking to Minaga at this rate LMAO, Tftc!
ShadeDweller9578
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Grant Griffin
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TyranT-Rex
Ohh seems like my guess was right. Villy's live stream got cut with Event Horizon. I think we all knew this already, but Jake is going to be an absolute menace as a god.
Alexander C Hyde
“Eversmile and I – oh, spoiler, if you didn’t know, I was enjoying the show with my fellow Primordial – (were)we’re both watching you use it, and while the observation skill I use isn’t able to capture everything perfectly, it didn’t at all allow us to see what actually happened when you used that Event Horizon skill.”
Sylphie
Ree!
Misa
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Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Beemoss
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BumAssBumAss
Thanks for the chapter
Wolfgirl-Sylphie
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Wade Cox
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Powers
tyftc!
Detrox
Nice!
