Raine loses his bow and inherits a terrible reputation. His first stroke of good fortune in Mottled Town is a kitchen that has nearly run out of flour.
Opening story chapters 1–8 · catalogue entries 1–8
The sponsorship improves his meals and changes how a gang collector addresses him. It has yet to make the family dinner safe from the next invented fee.
A farewell gift begins an apprenticeship built around remembered gestures. The continuation gives that craft a startling new use while asking what remains when a teacher’s voice disappears.
Lin Yunyou's living shelter can furnish a room, bring home meat, and guard her supplies. Its helpfulness becomes considerably more unsettling once they reach town.
The mage's endless skill income reaches the market, where a wind crystal becomes money and money becomes another upgrade before the next appointment starts without him.
A promising apprenticeship gives Ron wages and a laboratory, while a gift, missing money, and a disastrous breakthrough complicate his confidence in the people around him.
A hidden pond promises better meals and an income, while a fiercely protective family gives its new daughter both a reason to succeed and a problem of explanation.
Opening story chapters 1–8 · catalogue entries 1–8
Li Heng waits for death notifications, negotiates a partnership, and upgrades his gear, then discovers that good preparation can make the next risk more tempting.
Kaiser’s family cannot afford a better beast egg, so he prepares for an ordinary livelihood before awakening gives him a much harder secret to explain.