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Chapter 1077 - A Wonderful Place
🕑 Added 2025-02-18 12:16:56 +0000 UTCJake digested Caleb’s words, agreeing with his statements... both that it sucked and that they should let their parents decide how they wanted to live. Jake was a big believer in freedom, and it would be too hypocritical even for him if he forced his parents to do something they didn’t want to, only to make himself feel better.
Caleb noticed Jake’s look and gave him a comforting smile. “It may change in the future, even if I doubt it. There are a lot of years before their status of only being D-grades is relevant, and they’ll keep making some progress for a good while more. It also isn’t impossible for them to evolve more with just their professions. It happens all the time, even if it’s harder.”
“Yeah,” Jake nodded. “Say... how about Maja?”
Maja and his parents felt very much in the same boat. The three of them were people Jake didn’t feel fit in with the new world after what some referred to as the system apocalypse. Although she was a bit better, he still had a hard time seeing her finding a Path that would allow her to progress alongside Caleb and perhaps even Adam in the future.
“That...” Caleb said, looking hesitant for a bit before resolving himself. “Maja changed her mind even if she still isn’t keen on killing things.”
“How did you manage to convince her?” Jake asked with surprise while also wondering why Caleb had hesitated to answer.
“I didn’t,” Caleb sighed. “I tried and failed in several ways, and I’m not gonna lie, I got kind of desperate. Mind you, this was a good while ago... but I reached out to the Augur. He talked to her, and afterward, she seemed resolved and even began actively learning more about magic in her free time. Summoning magic, even. A notoriously difficult school, but she’s making great progress, and apparently, studying law is useful when learning summoning magic somehow, so I guess having her help with contracts and whatnot in the early days of the Court didn’t just help me, but her future Path. She still has a lot of levels to catch up on before she can actively fight anything close to her level, but any progress is good progress in my book. Plus, I think summoning suits her. In that way, she won’t have to fight directly but can take a more planned approach.”
“Jacob, huh...” Jake muttered as he frowned slightly. He was happy to hear that his sister-in-law had found a Path, but with Jacob having helped her, it begged the question: “Say, did he also-“
“He did,” Caleb confirmed. “Now, don’t get mad. I know you had – likely still have - quite a few issues with him, and I’m not a massive fan of the Church either, but Jacob is still an Augur of Hope. He is all about helping people find their Paths, so I reckoned if anyone could convince them, it would be him. Or, you know, at least give me some tips on how to convince them.”
“And what did he say?” Jake asked, not as annoyed at no one having told him about this meeting as he was curious about what Jacob had found out.
“What you already know,” Caleb answered bluntly. “They have no desire to reach for power anymore. They still want to at least not be burdens to you and me. That’s also why they insisted on working despite not really having to. But at the same time, we all know that they could never reach a level of power where they won’t be considered weak.”
“It’s not really about being weak or strong but that evolving to C-grade means that-“
“They know, Jake,” Caleb sighed and shook his head. “Of course, they know. Mom and Dad aren’t stupid.”
“I never said they were,” Jake protested.
“You kind of are,” Caleb said in a sharp tone. “Do they fully understand everything being the World Leader and Chosen of the Malefic Viper entails? No, but they understand that the two of us – especially you – aren’t regular people by any metric. You, especially, are a multiversal entity at this point and undoubtedly the most influential person in the entire galaxy, if not the universe. Think a little. Do you know why they never bug you about not calling? Why they don’t complain when you don’t visit? Because they don’t want to burden you. They don’t want to impede your Path in any way... and the best way of doing that is to stay out of your life and only have you engage on your own terms. It’s their way of helping, no matter how small or insignificant it seems.”
Jake didn’t immediately answer. He already strongly suspected some of what Caleb said, but hearing it so bluntly stated still meant Jake needed a moment to think. A moment long enough for Caleb to keep talking.
“Jake... D-grade or C-grade, the difference in lifespan is marginal compared to an S-grade, much less a god. They also know that. Mom and Dad aren’t under any illusion that they’ll outlive either of us, and truthfully, I don’t think they’d want to. They are already more than pleased with how long they’ll be able to live now... in fact, I heard Mom talking about it almost feeling like too long. Do you understand what I mean?”
“That we shouldn’t try to forcefully drag them into our world more than they already are,” Jake muttered.
Caleb nodded. “Doing so would only make them miserable. Instead, allow them to at least help in their own way. Let them be a place you can return to when you want some peace and quiet. An escape from our world, if you will.”
Jake was silent once more as he stared out at the buzzing city where night and day barely mattered. Closing his eyes, he let out a big sigh before speaking. “Do you reckon Mom and Dad are back from work yet?”
“I have a strong feeling you could confirm if they were home quicker than it would be to ask me about it... but yes, they are,” Caleb said in a lighter tone than before.
“Then let’s go,” Jake said with a light smile as a turned around. “You still have playing cards around, right? I haven’t beaten you three in Hearts for what feels like at least a century.”
Caleb returned his smile. “As long as you don’t cheat using that Bloodline of yours.”
“Not how that works,” Jake shook his head. “But do keep any reflective surfaces away. I still have very high Perception.”
With those words, the two of them headed off home... Jake feeling an odd sense of calm compared to before. He’d had a lot of thoughts and worries about his parents and what the future would hold, but he realized now that he was only doing them a disservice.
Rather than worry about some long-off future, it was better to focus on the now and enjoy whatever time he had with them. He knew that soon life would be busy once more, and he would have to stop being Jake Thayne, the son, and return to being Jake Thayne, the hunter and Chosen of the Malefic Viper.
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“We will be sure to keep you in thought as we move forward,” Viridia spoke in a dignified voice as she said goodbye to her guest with a polite bow. The other party returned her bow before leaving, with Viridia simply unable to suppress a massive grin the moment they were gone.
A god had just sought her out and spoken to her not like an equal but someone of superior position. To make it better, this wasn’t even the first time it had happened. Over a dozen gods had visited her over the last year or so, all of them on their best behavior in front of her, a mere mortal.
Viridia was fully aware they didn’t respect her as a person but what she represented. She was a Hall Master, the highest rank a mortal could get within the Order of the Malefic Viper – besides being the Chosen, of course. This title meant she didn’t speak with her own authority but the authority of the Order.
She had to admit she’d been nervous in the beginning. After the Malefic One’s glorious victory over Yip of Yore, a lot had changed, with the biggest change being to their reputation. The Malefic Viper had shown everyone that he was still a true pinnacle being, capable of standing with the other Primordials. What’s more, the gods of the multiverse weren’t stupid.
In retrospect, they realized that many other pinnacle factions had helped the Malefic Viper kill Yip of Yore. Valhal had clearly assisted him, same with the Starseizing Titan who had more likely than not faked being injured by Yip. Eversmile had also helped, though many suspected he did so primarily for personal reasons, and even the Holy Church seemed to have provided some assistance behind the scenes.
Even if other Primordial factions hadn’t helped, none of them had gotten in the way either. It was evident there was some unspoken belief that the Malefic One would win. At least none of them seemed to have made any plans whatsoever in the event of his death, and none of them showed any surprise either when Yip was slain.
That being the case, it was clear these factions had set themselves up to, at the very least, have a neutral relationship with the Order of the Malefic Viper. To truly hammer this home, the Academy of the Malefic Viper never had more outside recruits from pinnacle factions than in the last year. At least not since the Malefic One exiled himself to his Divine Realm all those eras ago.
All of this spoke to one thing: the other top multiversal factions recognized that the Order of the Malefic Viper was one of them. That being the case, what kind of status did someone like the Hall Master of this Order have compared to some minor pantheon with a couple of gods in it?
The answer was that they had to be very respectful. It wasn’t as if Viridia could outright be disrespectful back, but no one would bat an eye if she treated them as equals, something Viridia could only have ever dreamed of.
All of these facts made her most recent task way more pleasant and less problematic than she had feared it would be. As the Order of the Malefic Viper regained its status, it also began rapidly expanding like never before. As the sole Hall Master, Viridia was given the job of establishing a new Hall to serve as the headquarters within another universe.
She’d traveled to the 13th Universe with an entourage of primarily A- and S-grades, as well as five gods, only one of whom she’d met. They were there mainly to provide protection as the place her Patrons – the Witches of the Verdant Lagoon – had chosen to set up the Hall was a highly contested Great Planet.
The reason why it was so highly contested wasn’t just because it was a Great Planet but because of what could be found nearby. Only a single long-range teleportation away, one could arrive at the sole World Wonder of this universe. A World Wonder that no faction had the ability to rule, simply due to how much value it held, making it too highly contested for anyone to allow it a single owner.
Now the Order of the Malefic Viper would also begin to exploit the World Wonder for their own gain. With their rise in status, they had the ability to negotiate with the other factions who had a claim. It wouldn’t come for free, and Viridia had to leverage their newfound momentum a lot, but so far, things had been going well. Viridia knew that things not going well wasn’t an option, as out of all the World Wonders in the multiverse, this was likely the most important as it would allow them to gain something even the Malefic One needed:
Alchemical ingredients that were suitable for gods.
This World Wonder was known as the Mycotic Depths and could be found within a vast asteroid field roughly the size of a galaxy, where each and every asteroid was held together by fungal growths, resulting in the environment changing on a regular basis. In the middle of this asteroid field, the main entrance to the Mycotic Abyss could be found by entering a cave in the largest of all the asteroids – and the source of all the fungal growth.
Upon entering, one would find themselves in an entirely new world filled with all forms of plants and fungi. It was a paradise for alchemists but also a hazardous location to explore. The environment was filled with toxic spores capable of killing even gods, along with verified reports of creatures with power far surpassing Godkings.
Despite the dangers, the treasures in there were simply too valuable, and needless to say, a World Wonder filled with poisonous mushrooms was invaluable to the Order of the Malefic Viper. And not just the top-level figures.
While the main entrance to the Mycotic Depths led to an area even gods had to be wary of, it was far from the only entrance. All throughout the asteroid field, more caves serving as portals to the Depths could be found, and based on their size, they would lead to different separate areas of the Mycotic Depths, with the lowest-level one safe even for relatively powerful C-grades.
Viridia had yet to enter this World Wonder herself, but a few of the A-grades with her had gone to explore together with members of the Altmar Empire, Risen, Holy Church, and even Automaton. Their exploration jobs were partly diplomatic in nature and partly to report back how some of their unique skills and variants of Palate of the Malefic Viper reacted to the environment. From the latest reports, it was promising on both those fronts.
She couldn’t help but consider if she should perhaps visit herself, as even if she wasn’t an alchemist, it would be good to have a better understanding of the World Wonder, but just then, she was interrupted.
“Excuse me, Hall Master?” one of Viridia’s assistants spoke as he teleported into the room, shaking the Verdant Witch out of her thoughts.
“What is it?” Viridia asked, turning to the dragonkin as she wondered if more guests had arrived to try and form good relations with the Order of the Malefic Viper.
“I just received a message that the Order will be sending exploratory teams of C and B-grades to enter the Mycotic Depths, and you are to ensure they have spots available,” the assistant spoke curtly.
“How many are we talking about?” she frowned.
“Initial estimates are around two thousand C-grades and a thousand B-grades to arrive within the week,” the dragonkin answered.
“That should be easily manageable,” Viridia nodded, happy to hear they weren’t talking about that many people. It would have been rough if she had to try and pull some strings to make space for everyone, as securing these slots to enter the Mycotic Depths wasn’t easy due to how much competition there was around entering.
To clarify, there was nothing system-enforced to limit the number of people who could enter the World Wonder. All restrictions were imposed by the factions who controlled the Mycotic Depths’ entrances to not damage or overrun the World Wonder. It wasn’t a dungeon, and what was harvested from there wouldn’t simply pop back up whenever someone new entered. While the place was utterly massive, the fungi still needed time and space to grow.
“Also, If I may... I have been told that a number of promising prospects from the new universe will likely soon come to explore the World Wonder, with the Malefic Dragonkin, Draskil, already confirmed.”
“Is the intent of the Chosen known?” Viridia asked, perking up a bit.
“Unknown as of now,” the dragonkin said, much to Viridia’s disappointment. Alas, better safe than sorry.
“In either case, bring me the head architect. I’ll need an update on the current construction progress. No matter what, inform them already now to push forward the resident spaces for C- and B-grades,” she made a quick decision.
If the Chosen of the Malefic Viper was coming, she had to ensure the place was at least presentable... because currently, she was standing in one of the few completed buildings.
“Oh, and ensure to keep enough land open to provide a space worthy of a Chosen,” Viridia said before finally dismissing the dragonkin.
With him gone, Viridia went over to a crystal tablet that helped record the number of slots the Order of the Malefic Viper currently possessed. While they had plenty for A-grades and below, they barely had any for S-grades.
As for gods... they didn’t use this slot system. Which did make her wonder out loud...
“How do the gods decide who can and cannot enter?”
She had spoken merely to herself... not expecting an answer to come from right behind her.
“They don’t, not outside certain periods with too much of a rush,” a voice she recognized entered her ears.
Without even a moment’s hesitation, she spun around and knelt down as she pressed her head against the floor. “I greet the Malefic One.”
The second she’d recognized who had appeared, she also felt the aura flood over her. It was even more awe-inspiring than all the other times she’d felt it, the Malefic Viper no longer bothering to hide his power as much as before.
“At ease,” he spoke, Viridia feeling her head forcefully raised from the floor to look up at the god. “You’ve made decent progress lately; the little trip to Nevermore is doing you good. Even so, I would warn you not to relax. The sisters are considering taking a Chosen of their own soon... and you got pretty tough competition.”
Viridia’s eyes opened wide as she momentarily made eye contact with the Malefic Viper, sending a shiver through her soul. Nevertheless, she focused and answered. “I will heed your words, Malefic One.”
“Up to you,” he smiled, Viridia noticing only now how she’d tensed up her own body. “Oh, and don’t worry about the lack of a proper welcome. I don’t plan on staying for long.”
The Malefic Viper turned to look in the direction of the Mycotic Depths as he smiled. “A World Wonder that’s essentially a cave full of mushrooms. How could I resist paying such a wonderful place a visit? Almost makes me nostalgic thinking about it.”
“May the Malefic One have a successful expedition,” Viridia managed to say despite how nervous she was.
“Oh, I’m sure it’ll be quite... let’s go with scrumptious.”
Comments
Decibel790
Of course he'd call that scrumptious lol
Sonny Herman
He will deliver unto them the fungicide of justice
Greg Alverson
I can see Jake going either way, refusing to go near mushrooms, or being excited to deliver proper punishment to those evil mushroom creatures for the crime of existing
Trumangolorian
Tyftc. More shenanigans with mushrooms and Jake lolol
Phallusar
S-Grades don't have the lifespans to be from further back than the previous Era. I don't think we've seen anything to indicate an Era to be short enough for that to be the case.
Chloe
Tyftc
Roy
you're the goat, I'm always impressed at the amount of work you pump out. thank you 🙏
Psyck0
I have a feeling she's gonna be the second God to get to know more about jake ;)
Seen Death
Idk if id call it slice of life, it might be the same thing but i view it as worldbuilding. Zogarth does a great job of worldbuiding which makes the fights that much more important, and then the fights are great. So for me its Victories all around haha.
Zogarth
Fixed many stuffs
Seen Death
Nah jakes got a firm hold on his area, Villy is top 12 powerhouses in the entire multiverse, and the other 11 wouldnt oppose him. Add the fact that many factions deem jake a unique treasure - aka even if they werent afraid of Villy, theyd also have to watch out for the denzens of Hell, extomorphs, automata... pretty much any faction that weighs creatures returning to "origin" over the dangers it poses if it was turned against them (and especially the ones that already have been helped). The only way to actually officially kill jake without risking literal desolation would be to send a similar grade to fight jake... and i can only really see jake benefiting from that, although he has his own reinforcements to call upon or be supplied with if he actually got overrun. Once the universe opens up hed also be the leader of the galaxy, and ruler of the world wonder so who knows what other benefits hed get from that
Xander
TFTC :) If it wasnt a world wonder, I'd swear Villy made this place just to laugh at seeing Jake have to wade through mountains of fungal warriors to fight a Musroom Dragon. Suggested edits: "Jake and his parents felt very much in the same boat. The three of them were people Jake didn’t feel fit to be after what some referred to as the system apocalypse." nope, no idea what you mean here. "if they were *quicker than it would be* to ask me" should be "in less time than it would take" "The *other party* returned her bow before leaving, with Viridia simply unable to suppress a massive grin the moment the *other party* was gone." repetition. Maybe change second instance to "they were gone" instead. "factions recognized that the Order of the Malefic *One*" may have meant "Viper" here "something *Virida* could only have ever dreamed of." should be Viridia "While the main entrance to the Mycotic Depths led to an area ** even gods had to be wary" missing word "where" "Risen, Holy Church, and even *Automaton* Legion." small one but usually you call them the "Automata Legion" "if she had to try and pull *on* some strings " the saying is "pull some strings" the on makes it sound wrong. "“Oh, and *ensure* to keep enough land open to *ensure* we can provide a space worthy" repetition. Maybe change one to "be sure"? "While they had a ** for A-grades and below, they barely had any for S-grades." there is something missing here. Maybe "space"? "How do the gods decide who ** and cannot enter?” missing word "can" "she spun around and *kneeled* as she pressed" this is absolutely fine but my heart wants "knelt" instead. Sue me.
Seen Death
I think the best way to describe jakes sphere would be like a super accurate, omnidirectional, massive metal detector. He can tell what is around him extremely well, but its a bit too fuzzy to be able to make out super fine details (that either dont have mana, or in the case of playing cards- id imagine contain mana everywhere, either way making the writing impossible to meaningfully notice) But yes, as someone else said his intuition would probably just tell him what the best actions are to take haha. I could be mistaken but in F or G grade he could already guess if a coin flip was going to be heads or tails 100% of the time
AfroMocha
Is Zog okay?
Seen Death
Do we know what era Veridia is from? Tbh monsters like jake get to godhood within 1 era (Yip of Yore for example), so there it wouldnt be out of the ordinary if Jake actually made it to godhood before her
Seen Death
Lol, Villy scoping out the place while deciding which of the endless possibilities to pick from to make the experience as "scrumptuous" as possible for jake
D
C and B grades sounds like the battles will start getting to the next level
Ethan Alexander
Damn you
Beckendwarf
I’m really hopeful that Viridia is given the chance to be the Chosen. She’s close-ish (I believe) to godhood, so maybe this would just give her the push she needs to take the final few steps. Then we can get a Miranda Chosen. Because while I love Miranda, right now she has a ton on her plate, let alone being the Chosen of Godqueens. Either way, I have a feeling that Viridia will be the first character we actually see reach Godhood, even if we don’t see exactly how she does it
Michael Ferguson
Yey Villy!
VenL.C.
Villy is going to Nom all those god resources that’ve been ripening since he went into isolation.
Naotsugu97
Jake will seriously consider going “nope” and gtfo! TFTC!
Corvid
Yeah legit my first thought was "I can't wait for Jake and Draskill to go all fungicide again."
James Evans
So who is going to be the chosen? My money is on miranda because all other known gods in the order have c grades as chosen?
ReadingObsessed
Villy and his mushrooms 🍄
Little Silly
And I was just thinking about duskleaf being a shattered emperor yesterday XD. Did not make that connection, but it could make some sense as to why Villy doesn’t seem too torn up about Sanguine’s destruction? Edit: I forgot how closed off, untrusting, and cold he is for a second. It was Sanguine’s choice, not much to get torn up about unless they were personally close.
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Tom C
Villy is the best danger noodle ever. TFTC
Lucy
Yooo Jake is gonna be having the time of his life there- and likely gonna be hating it because mushrooms and loving it bc alchemy stuff! Jake + Draskil, best mushroom-hating duo! Can’t wait for Villy’s livestream and commentary to be back lmao. Yo is this is gonna be an epic arc, can’t wait! Tyftc!
Gardor
I'm pretty sure my problem was you guys referring to "the System" as if it were the one making the choice to keep people from cheating at poker, rather than "whoever made the cards using skills to make them tough to perceive". Like, it's a system rule that you can't have more than five people in a dungeon, and also that you can't look at an opponents hand, cuz that'd totally spoil the game, dude. I mistook the usage of "the System" to mean it was a thing with agency, not just the method actual living beings used to accomplish their goals, my bad.
Clint
This would be a great chance for us to see what is involved in taking that last step to godhood.
Alex
You're thinking about cards from the real world; these are cards imbued with System fuckery to prevent cheating. Skills that give people perception around themselves aren't that rare, so the System would account for that by making the cards perfect to the point where it would be impossible to tell what was written on them based on bumps and imperfections in the card surface. A real-world deck of cards wouldn't even count as a [Deck of Cards (Inferior)] because of how easy it would be to cheat with them.
Gardor
Counterflow, i don't even want to get STARTED on whatever you're talking about, the system hand holds to make sure people don't cheat at games?
Gardor
But his bloodline sphere is synergistic with his perception, and he has enough perception to see one person, through clouds, from space. It's not enough to see the slight raises ink leaves on a page, or the different opacity, or whatever?
Counterflow
Depending on if the system obscures playing cards normally the same way as it does for official gambling, Jake wouldn't be able to see people's cards anyway, even with his sphere. I'm curious what Caleb is referring to with the bloodline comment. I imagine most elites of earth know what while Jake does have a sphere-of-perception-type skill, most don't know it's from his bloodline and I'm pretty sure only Villy knows that. Everyone else should only know that it's related to presences, unless Caleb has guessed it does more than that.
Alex
Pretty much; there just isn't enough of a difference between the writing on a page and the page itself for his Bloodline to be able to pick it up. Not at C grade anyway. I'm sure as his Bloodline continues to evolve that restriction will go away.
Gardor
Oh, so his weakness is...the written word? He can distinguish enchantments and stuff, i assume because of mana/being physically etched into objects, but if someone wrote something on a billboard he'd be shit out of luck?
Cameron Taylor
It would be a bit abrupt to wipe out Jake's empire so soon. Because effectively that's what opening up the multiverse would achieve. He would keep earth due to Villy's backing but that's it. And all the preparations for the future system event would be thrown out.
Alex
Jake can't read things with his sphere of perception - he mentions that at one point when he's in a library and says he can't use his Bloodline to read the books (I cannot remember where he says that - I want to say it was somewhere in Nevermore?); the feedback he gets from his Bloodline isn't the same as sight, it's more like the feeling of knowing where furniture is in a dark room when you turn the light off. However, the intuition he gets from his Bloodline gives him godlike poker skills because he can tell when he has the winning hand - he can't turn his intuition on and off, which is why he says "not how that works" when Caleb tells him not to cheat.
Gardor
Oooh that makes sense, "fit to be after" is also probably missing a word or two. "Fit to be alive", for a blunt option.
brjenness
cursing then looking at his level and skill gains
Gardor
Caleb says, "don't use your bloodline to look at our cards". Jake says "it doesn't work like that, BUT I will be able to see your cards through reflective surfaces". As in, his bloodline won't let him know what their cards are, but his high perception might. Cards are shapes. He is aware of everything within his sphere. Are you saying that if something doesn't move or isn't a threat, he doesn't see it? I mean, it's been a while since I read the first chapter, but I'm pretty sure that's not how it works.
Little Silly
Maja, it’s a mistype/the wrong name
Little Silly
He can’t switch off his instincts to suddenly not cheat at literally everything he understands something about. It’s like his brother said don’t divine shit to a blind person who can only see their own cards through future sight. The sphere of perception originally only saw shapes, and then added mana. It’s mainly focused on detecting threats, movement, and environment.
Ty Cooper
Lol he will but be cursing the whole time from all the fungus
Nick
I don’t think he’s been here. This is something probably that came after he went into seclusion.
Gardor
"Caleb returned his smile. “As long as you don’t cheat using that Bloodline of yours.” “Not how that works,” Jake shook his head. “But do keep any reflective surfaces away. I still have very high Perception.”" Wait, what? His bloodline, that originally manifested as a sphere of perception around him, doesn't work on playing cards?
Dan
Can't wait to see Villy more active again now that his playmate is dead. Bet Jake's gonna love this place
SuprKDrgn
I hope to god that one of Jake’s B grade class/professions is a fungi hunter.
Gardor
"Jake and his parents felt very much in the same boat. The three of them were people Jake didn’t feel fit to be after what some referred to as the system apocalypse" What's this mean?
brjenness
I'm not interested in the Eron arc, but I want to see some investment in developing talents. sword saint comes to mind as being a good person to set up recruitment and training for his clan, the order, and Valhalla. vespy to expand her area and fk and sylphie organizing monsters and elementals. kinda need a united tribes member to join Jake's hall of justice.
brjenness
yeah, that's kinda where I'm at also. really interesting, but not likely
Admorias
I personally like Jake’s times at the order the most.
Admorias
And now it’s rent free in my head as well
Danny Bagley
Grammar error: “How do the gods decide who and cannot enter?” Correction: “How do the gods decide who can and cannot enter?”
Adam Mumaw
I believe the reference to nostalgia is just due to the fact that he was born in a cave full of mushrooms back in the first era.
Nathan Holliday
I want this to happen so much since I read it. A true B-grade dragon that uses the concept of mushrooms. The mortal enemy of the Primal Hunter and the goal of his hunt.
brjenness
and the order is a neutral force that will allow others access.
Nathan Holliday
I really hope the 93rd universe is about to open up. Don’t get me wrong the prema guardian arc and the Fall of Yip and El Hakan were good but they were drawn out way too much in my opinion. I’m excited for what is next but as I read through everything since Nevermore it feels like I was just reading about a lot of waiting. I’m supper interested in the hearing about how people handle the fallout in the remainder of the multiverse.
Mrburns93
That's a bold theory. Sanguine was an alchemist, but I couldn't see our boy duskleaf being a vampire. But oh boy what a twist that would be.
Bi-Dailey
TFTC
GuyWhoReadsALot
You're right, Jake has never surpassed the expectations of the entire multiverse before so this couldn't possibly happen.
Ivan Majstorović
"Verified reports of creatures with power far surpassing Godkings" Mhm, yup, sure, i definitely agree
Rob Lyon
Jake will both love and hate that place He will absolutely love it because all the new cool alchemy ingredients but he'll hate it because mushrooms. I don't see him destroying it
Rob Lyon
I honestly don't think Eron is going to be allowed to get to his goal. I think he's going to be killed like the new sanguin. Remember he really doesn't care about people He doesn't want to make everybody immortal for the great good of the multiverse He wants to make everybody immortal for his own selfish goals of not seeing their sparks extinguished. His goals not virtuous to help the multiverse but it's full of nepotism to help himself
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Rob Lyon
@ Inkaral would that make Jake a multiversal plumber
Fulminis
On top of what the other person said, that place had been one of those hidden worlds. Like yalsten.
Rob Lyon
She could but I don't really think so I expect her to be more like the verdant witches are to the viper. She is Jake's court witch. She's much More closely tied to Jake than she is to the order. I'm not saying she couldn't become a hall master. But I think for her path it's more important to stay important to Jake then two have any position in the order. Now if the order opens up a hall in the 93rd universe I could see her being it's hallmaster. I think it's more likely she will become a Galaxy or universal leader for Jake.
Wselby64
This would be so prefect if jake went to kill a mushroom dragon hahah
Rob Lyon
Viridian is close to Godhood already I could see them making her their chosen helping her with the push to Godhood then making Miranda their chosen
ABTelford
Great chapter. I can feel it’s the start of a new arc and the final wrap up of the last. Not rushed, the pacing is good. A few things needing editing fixes but otherwise very well written. 🙂
Jose Reyna
TFTC!!!
SinCinnamon
Ooooooohhhhhhhh
SinCinnamon
All Hail Villy!
kingofshibainu
He's the malefic viper, a prideful bastard that just manipulated the entire multiverse to announce "he's back" and get records of momentum and has said multiple times he wants to expand the order to ascendancy. I think it is something he would do and manage like the wyrmgod manages nevermore. If the rest of the multiverse has an issue with it, he'll tell them to fuck off because that's the kind of snake he is.
SinCinnamon
I don’t think so since it is in the 13th Universe and Villy went into hiding during the 7th era I believe.
SinCinnamon
I believe
Phil Ritter
Miranda has potential sure but then again very few gods are willing to take such a huge risk. Also if they treat her as an equal now making her their chosen ist kinda weird
Phil Ritter
I don’t really see Villy doing or needing that. Every world wonder with enough value is impossible to control without allowing public access like Nevermore and the order is way to small to make full use of it anyway so why start conflict with basically the entire multiverse if you don’t need to because I’m sure as hell no one will let him without conflict
Phil Ritter
Found a typo: While they had a for A-grades and below, they barely had any for S-grades. a -> some or something similar Thanks for the chapter as always
Phil Ritter
Typo just upvote for Zogarth to see
Vega
I really enjoy the plot and how Zogarth conceptualises the System and Records and their execution throughout the plot. The fight scenes are good too, but I skip them in my re-reads as well. Other than the Jake vs Valdemar fight scene, I’ve read that so many times. My fav scenes are when Jake gets to flex and the funny ones where Jake’s awkward.
Loststar7
Now I’ve got that damn badger song stuck in my head for some reason. 🦡 🦡 🍄 🍄🟫
brjenness
was sanguine considered an emperor and was his empire shattered?
brjenness
maybe elfy becomes hall master.
Mat
Still too early for Miranda. Maybe after she leads the Virgo Supercluster.
Rewdan
Zogarth you sure know how to set things up. So many routs to take. So many discussions to have, trying to work out what’s coming next. Thanks for the chapter
Pip Armstrong
Is this world wonder the place that Villy gained the escape skill? I look forward to his nostalgic memories.
Chris
Any bets on a mushroom dragon?
Paulo Furlaneto
Tftc
ByLordMatsLuck
I need more Villy in my life
Andromeda Adams
Woo!!! Can’t wait to see what’s next.
Jesse
Yess Villy is back!
kingofshibainu
Alchemy and fights! The perfect place to make a push for B grade. I can't wait to see Jake's reaction when learning he "has" to go to a mushroom world wonder, and Villy will definitely be taking control of this entire thing I think. How could he let anyone else have it?
SuprKDrgn
A mushroom true dragon will appear and then be killed
inkaral
She should also get kidnapped by a awakened turtle beast who can breathe fire.
Zizawah
Destroying a World Wonder is awful. Especially such a helpful one for alchemy! Villy will be most upset with Jake so let's not go there! :D
Zizawah
I totally agree with you! I love the slice of life aspects of these a whole lot more. But Zogarth has the best fight scenes that I've ever read that even though I usually skip fight scenes, I do enjoy the fights here in Primal Hunter. I typically read all slice of life parts in re-reads but skip over the fights.
SinCinnamon
They already call her Sister! They assume she will rise to godhood alongside Jake. And Miranda has had one of the best character progression in the series!
SinCinnamon
Still a great candidate to become the Witches’ Chosen
Zack Dehart
Nooo Miranda is to jake what viridia is to the order. The sense behind the power 😆
female person type thing
Should this sentance state can or cannot? “How do the gods decide who and cannot enter?”
Hunter
I would imagine that is how her story naturally progresses to stay close to Jake. As they move farther from the Milky Way galaxy it’ll be a good way to keep Miranda involved
Hunter
Not a very fair competition. It has become a style among the gods to place chosen’s around Jake. If I had to take a guess Carmen will become Vladimars chosen, sylphie storm milds, Jacob the holly mother, Casper the blight father amoung others. And the witches are just really into the chosen having his own witch.
SinCinnamon
Miranda vs Viridia
Ty Cooper
Woot! This seems like it is going to be a fun arc! Plus I like the open ended gathering is going to make for some awesome fights over epic ingredients.
GuyWhoReadsALot
Somehow I bet the Mushroom Kingdom doesn't survive Jake's trip there.
AfroMocha
Hahaha I was kinda kidding when I said the next big bad should be a mushroom but I am super giddy it is
ryan kislingbury
bet money miranda becomes hall master
JSC
Honestly I’m not the target audience for this genre. While I know most readers enjoy the fighting and battles to “Level Up”. I personally enjoy the “Slice of Life” of Jake “World building” and “backstories” of the side characters. Zogarth gives plenty of story for all of us. I enjoy the crap out of this whole series, but I truly appreciate these vignettes for lack of a better word. Thank you Zogarth
Trevor Mergen
Thanks!
Sushi
With Jake’s luck he will somehow run into an anthropomorphic mushroom princess who snuck out of the secure middle zone of the world wonder, causing a lot of internal conflict with his hate for mushrooms.
Frédéric Cantin
Tyftc
Justus Saucedo
They're going to burn it down 🤣
Kelfu
Image villy leaving danger noodle statues everywhere
Lynderyn
It is a root of evil, cut one down and two more will take its place…
Mat
World wonders have been destroyed before
eatingpitza314
Worse than water levels. What a horrifying thought.
Cody
Perhaps the Viper has plans to become the sole faction in control of the mushroom world wonder? Would be a great way to push his faction to the next level!
Timothy Spradlin
Thanks for the chapter
Michael Dugan
Jake and Draskil are going to just LOVE being in a World Wonder filled with their favorite food item.
John Durrett
Tyftc The competition is on. :)
dash w
It might even become forbidden knowledge
JJB4345_80_815
So, was the talk about Jake and Caleb's parents growing old foreshadowing a desire for Jake to work with Eron in the near (like within the next 10 books or so near :-P ) future on Eron's desire to create immortal mortals? The real reason Villy wants to explore the Mycotic Depths World Wonder: Minaga specifically asked Villy for ideas that he can implement in his Earth-based dungeon and Villy wants to be exact in his recommendations. Jake later thinking: "I would have preferred water levels..." :-)
TiMo
certainly a World Wonder with potential as main antagonist for Jake - what better replacement is there for El Hakan than mushroom that is basically it's own universe? :)
Nate Slusher
Villy!!! I needed that! Let’s go! Great chapter
Shafan Knight
Slots
Shafan Knight
Who can, and cannot enter.
Alexander C Hyde
I know. It just seems like something is missing from the sentence.
Kain
Well completely destroying a one of a kind world wonder is one way for Jake to both one up his nevermore performance and earn the enmity of most factions in the multiverse insuring he never runs out of people to fight. Probably won’t happen but would be very funny if it did.
NiceTryMate
A few*. The previous sentence talks about slots.
Aaditya Ravindran
Death to mushrooms! Those darn things.
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
MrCynical
Nah. Plus Yggdrasil told Artemis to back off until Jake was more powerful and I really don't see Artemis going against the primordial leader of her faction.
Zuuuuuri
He’s not scheming to eat the entire world wonder is he…?
MrCynical
Nah. But hopefully it'll somehow help him fix palate since he needs to do that before he can ascend to B grade I recall.
Xarow
Ha how funny, I am making mushroom soup right now!
Arieh Sochaczevski
Villy’s going to eat the whole thing, isn’t he? Either the World Wonder will be no more, or it will be set back to the point where no one can use it for an era or six.
Clint
Final Boss confirmed. Jake’s great accomplishment that pushes him over to divinity will be: First Destroyer of a World Wonder.
Titaniumtac
who and cannot enter?----> who cannot
scarredrazor
Jake is going to equal parts love, and fucking hate that place xD Thanks for the chapter!
Titaniumtac
they had a for ---> they had slots for
Vega
…Draskil forced into a mushroom-themed World Wonder? Is Jake joining this expedition? Life’s been busy and I was planning on taking a Patreon break and catching up on chapters after a month or so but…goddammit I need to read the adventures of the mushroom-hating Dynamic Duo
Rui
either that or he is going to pick up unique ingredients to taunt Jake to also go there.
Alexander C Hyde
“How do the gods decide who (can) and cannot enter?”
dash w
Thanks for the chappy
dash w
No because the good have to be wary when they are in there
Alexander C Hyde
While they had a for A-grades and below, they barely had any for S-grades. (Had a what for A-Grades?)
Endern
My takeaway is that this World Wonder can be destroyed, and by the Will of the Chosen of the Malefic Viper it shall be.
Indevan Jones
Villy!! Lots of snackies...Jake is gonna hate going with all the mushrooms
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter!
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter!
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Cory Sauls
Should make for some good commentary
fruit dragon
It almost feels like the multiverse was trying to entice the viper to come back by making that world wonder
Beemoss
Tftc
Cory Sauls
I don’t think that visit will happen until he is at least B grade
A. B. Edwards
Next arc Jake faces his greatest foe yet... endless mushrooms. So many mushrooms. Like more than he has ever imagined. The Celestial Child will seem weak by comparison, the Desolate Child of Loss a chump. Yip of Yore himself at full power against a mere C-Grade Jake, a fight Jake would no doubt lose, would be easier to beat than this. May Jake survive and we be blessed by another thousand chapters... should he make it. Rest in peace Jake. Rest in peace.
Cory Sauls
“I can imagine 500 chapters from now” cheeky
Cory Sauls
TFTC! Happy to see Viridia and the Order doing things.
Alexander C Hyde
While the main entrance to the Mycotic Depths led to an area even gods had to be wary (of), it was far from the only entrance.
Tyler S.
This gives me much relief after last weeks 6 am drop
Ritsu
Already we see Villy setting the foundation for his next big scheme, because if it's important enough for him to get it personally, it ought to be both powerful and something he needs to keep secret. I can imagine 500 chapters from now, we'll see Villy use a poison aginst his next prey made from the Super Ultra God mushroom.
Bruno Alencar
I thought that Jake's next adventures in the multiverse would be in the world tree training archery and bending and sexual reproduction with goddesses, if you know what I mean, but alchemy and mushrooms are also a good idea.
Stevean Bozek
Wow a whole world wonder that Jake will get to bitch about to Villy. Evil fungus everywhere! But maybe the fungus slaying heroes will team up again since Draskil is going
Darshar Griffonmane
Wow, so Jake's next step after a difficult battle and victory is to be banished to space hell full of shrooms. Life is difficult for a Chosen.... tyftc!
Tyler S.
Villy is about to enjoy some fine dinning
Matthias
Tftc
Mac
Jake is gonna hate this place. I can’t wait to see how he reacts when Villy tricks him into going there.
GeneralBlack
So this world wonder is just catachan in steroids? Nice.
wyattmon
Good chapter! Very excited for Jake's reaction to the world wonder
Lonez Zhavec
I missed the viridia chapters! Thanks Zog!
Lawrence Dillon
Jake and villy diving together lol
Daniel Hamilton
Not just any enemy, but his arch nemesis.
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
Canis
Oh no. A world wonder filled with Jake's True Enemy.
mitchell kaiser
Jake’s going to hate the place
Gavin
This was a surprisingly meaningful chapter with regards to parents and longevity
Eden
Jakes gonna hate that world wonder
Gavin
Jake is gonna love this 😂
Alexander C Hyde
(Maja)Jake and his parents felt very much in the same boat. The three of them were people Jake didn’t feel fit to be after what some referred to as the system apocalypse.
dragonslaver
Not the MUSHROOMS!
Arrogant Savant
A place filled with toxic mushroom? This is Jake's image of hell!
Jaciel Arnulfo Maldonado
Jake and his parents felt very much in the same boat. -> Maya and Jake's parents
Dylan
4:18 am chapter woooo
the oldest dream
Thanks for the chapter
Avi Kopla
Big Schwing
