Gin POV- After that, Ravel became extremely motivated. She saw me off as a small escort returned me to the telportation circle. Wetho came back to Ravel with a large amount of blood on her..... Well that guy from before is probably in Heaven, h.e.l.l, or wherever it is that Drow go to after death. I do wonder.... Is it different depending on which G.o.d they believe or is it a singular belief in that regard?..... I whisper to Inival about this and apparently, drow don"t "usually" care about afterlifes. Instead they are focused on their current lives..... Elves are about the same as well.
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After teleporting back through to the black keep a small figure quickly approaches.
"You guys need to go quickly! Krychek is coming and wants to invite you guys back to a feast. You "really" don"t want to come to that. Trust me." Mede
Mede, the mage that sent us off to the camp earlier gives a helpful warning. I enter stealth along with Set and Inival. We left the majority of the spiderlings behind to help with the n.o.bles so, the ones that are left go along with Kess" spiderlings as they burrow underground. I command Xelu and Nemesis to follow along. Not long after the entrance is filled in....
Luckily the "closed system" perk is shared with them. That perk is what makes it possible for me to have an army. It negates the need for food and water. That"s not all it does though. It also allows for extended breaths do less air is needed. With what little endurance I have, I can hold my breath for half an hour which is already ridiculous.
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Before we had the chance to flee, a giant bald man rockets from the keep and lands in front of Mede who looks rather frustrated.
"The Victors have returned! Ehh? Where"d they go? Mede? What"re you doing here? Thinking of me huh? It"s not like I like you or anything~. Dummy~." Krychek
"I"ve told you already! I am seriously disgusted by you and your antics!" Mede
"I"m disgusted by you too, "dum-dum"~." Krychek
We use this opportunity to get away. Although he may not notice us now since his focus is on Mede, I don"t want to linger around and take a chance.
"Are they stealthed or something? Hoooo-ahhh!!!" Krychek
He stomped heavily sending a shockwave out about 30 meters. Mede goes flying.... Luckily we are far enough away....
"Ahh? Sorry, my little Mede!" Krychek
Before she crashes into a wall he charges over and catches her into a princess carry.
"Lets get out of here, now." Gin
We slowly sneak out. A few guards almost notice Inival as she isn"t as adapt as Set or I when it comes to stealth. After that we all met outside the gates. It"ll be a long journey back. Especially since we dont have a carriage this time.
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A couple days later we arrived at the nest. It had changed. Although, the cliff looked rather odd before, all thoughts on keeping it hidden seems to have disappeared. The cliff face for about a mile in either direction is covered in metallic thread. It seems that small spires not too far from the cliff were also built. They have little web bridge that connect back to the nest. Vulki"s webbing seems to be spread over parts of the spires as well. It gives off an evil feeling for some reason.
As we got closer Tessa could connect back to me with telepathy. She is.... Rather enthusiastic....
"Gin! You"re back already! I put those two to work! Vulki was motivated in a similar fashion to me but, that original of mine is truly a pain. She had most of her spiderlings do this work so, don"t believe what she is going to complain about." Tessa
She calls me Gin just like Kess. Hmmm? She does not seem to like Kess all that much though.....
"Master Gin, welcome back!" Vulki
Vulki rushes out and tries to cling to me but just phases through. Luckily, it seems that her fires are controllable. Otherwise, I"d probably turn into a lifeless husk....
She is rather upset. Her mask shakes a little as her flames start dancing in a peculiar way. Not long after Kess rushes out. She looks a good bit smaller.
"Gin! This AI is horrible! She has me working without food! Meal times! What is that!?!? I get so exhausted from the lack of food that I end up crying!" Kess
"Lies! Everyone here knows that you don"t need food. Jeez. How can my original be so dependent on..... Anyways, even beings that do need to eat to live will usually do so at specific times. Eating constantly while working is no good." Tessa
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After a bit, everyone gets settled back in. Nemesis goes back to the metal cow people that have been fully covered in mushrooms and a weird blue-green moss. Xelu starts making her subordinates do basic movements.... Almost like she is playing with puppets or something. Set just stays with me as does Inival. I guess its about time to look at the different things that are available now.
After reaching level 15, the broodmothers and Set can evolve again. On top of that I can rank them up to unique rank now. I look over the various status screens.....
General:
Name:Gin Cinders
Race: Human(common)-99.4%, GreaterArachneva(unique)-.6%
(Evolution Impossible)
*Territory Core Host*
Cla.s.s: Arachnomancer(*Growth-Epic)
level: 15
Exp:5600
Required Exp:10000(reduced)
Status:
Health(104/104)
Resource-Mana(406/406)[(Wis×20)]
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1 Free Attribute point
1 Free Skill Point
Str: 9
End:10.6
Agl: 11.5
Int : 23(21+2)
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Wis:20.3(18.3+2)
Cha:10
Per:14.4(12.4+2)
Luck:12(10+1+1)
Condition:Normal
-Perks
*Untraceable(rare)
*Greater mind(rare)
*Wisdom"s blessing(rare)
*Closed system(rare)
*Territory Master(unique)
*Steel Mind(unique)
*Spider"s Stealth(rare)
*Arachnid Ruler(epic)
-Skills
*[Poison Control]
*Poison Pool T2 lv9
*Poison Lance T2 lv9
*Stealth T3 lv 2 (up 4)
*Summon the Broodmother T3 lv1 (up 1)
*Summon Ararchnid Guardian T3 lv1 (up 1)
*Negotiation T3 lv0 (up 3)
*Cooking T2 lv2
*CQC T2 lv3
*Taunt T1 lv7
*Crafting T1 lv2
My skills have not changed too much as I haven"t taken much action personally. Although I did want to in the beginning..... Anyways another point of interest is my experience. After reaching level 15 it halved. I asked Inival about it and apparently level 10-15 is considered a "wall". The next one will be at level 25-30. I ignore the skill point and attribute for now and start looking at my subordinates screens.
-Subordinate
Name: Nemesis
Race: Fungal Humanoid Dracanae (rare)
level: 15 (Evolution Possible)(Rank-up available)
Required exp: 12,000
Health (???/???)
Resource- Mixed draconic energy(330/330)
Shared perk- Closed System
Loyalty: Max
Condition: normal
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Name: Vulki
Race: Deepfire Arachne-Jester
level: 15 (Evolution Possible)(Rank-up available)
Required exp: 12,000
Health (170/170)
Resource- Deepfire essence/free energy(800/800)
Shared perk- Closed System
Loyalty: Max
Condition: normal
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Name:Kess
Race: Ancestoral Iron Arachneven(rare)
level: 15 (Evolution Possible)(Rank-up available)
Required exp: 12,000
Health (720/720)
Resource- Ancient/Iron essence(290/290)
Shared perk- Closed System
Loyalty: Max
Condition: normal
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Name:Xelu
Race: b.l.o.o.d.y Arachnoharpy Horror(rare)
level: 15 (Evolution Possible)(Rank-up available)
Required exp: 12,000
Health (380/380)
Resource- Blood/Eldritch essence(190/190)
Shared perk- Closed System
Loyalty: Max
Condition: Unidentifiable
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Name:Set
Race: Ink of Life Widower(rare)
level: 15 (Evolution Possible)(Rank-up available)
Required exp: 12,000
Health (420/420)
Resource-Ink/life essence(370/370)
Shared perk- Closed System
Loyalty: Max
Condition: Normal
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Some of them have had more drastic increases in health and resource than others. Take Vulki for example. Her health barely increased since level 5 but, her resource has gone through the roof. Way higher than what that increase in level would allow for me. It must have something to do with either a perk she may have or something to do with her species.
I look through the old screen about evolution that popped up several months ago. I look through it and find stuff about rank-ups. Most monsters can"t choose their own evolutions. They also can"t choose when to rank-up and, usually, if they can rank-up, it will happen along with an evolution. My cla.s.s and it"s control allows me to do both of these feats though.
I can make it so they can gain an aspect or choose one that is a superior version of their current selves. This time I"ll make sure to get input unlike the previous time. Kess and Set are the only ones who have gone through evolution as the others were taken in after level 5 making it part of the process of... Broodmotherification? Anyways, I could not communicate before their first evolution so, I couldn"t get input but, now I can.
I send a message through telepathy and wait. Wonder what they"ll want?