CH.442 Learning to Teleport

CH.442 Learning to Teleport

“Space, Take me to the place I’ve marked, Teleport to Seal.” I chanted inside the Factory.

I had been doing more tests on teleportation magic, and out of all of them, I could now use two reliably inside the Factory.

Those two were Short Teleport, which is a line of sight based teleportation spell. As well as Teleport to Seal, which naturally needs seals that you make beforehand and mark the areas with.

Teleport to Seal is great, because it is simple. ... kind of. Simple as far as teleportation goes. Since it relies on a marked target location, there is no calculating the coordinates or anything like that. All you have to do is connect to the seal and then move yourself there.

... And hope that nothing goes wrong, because when things go wrong with teleportation ... Well, it doesn’t usually end well. Missing limbs is just the start, as I can just as easily accidentally leave behind a critical organ. Which is why I’ve been holding back in trying it outside of the Factory, but I think I’m ready.

And it isn’t like I’ll be teleporting across the world. It will literally just be a short five meter hop at first. Then going up from there.

Naturally I had Lua, with Monster Reborn and Gift Card in hand, overseeing my first try. And yes, that level of preparation is necessary. Do I need to remind you that I could literally leave my heart behind as I teleport?

... admittedly I can survive for about half a minute without my heart. I learned that in the Factory when I accidentally just teleported my head and nothing else. And I know missing most of my body is more than missing just my heart, but that is the closest one I’ve had to losing my heart.

If I just lose an arm, I can easily ... somewhat easily, grow a new one as long as I get sufficient overheals.

After making sure the seal was perfect, I backed up, chanted the spell and teleported.

“... okay. Not perfect, but not bad.” I said, as I took stock of myself.

“... I don’t see ... oh? Your hand is bleeding.” Lua noticed.

“Yeah. I think I lost a nail.” I said, as I looked at my left hand. “... nope. Not the entire nail. Just a little over half of it.”

“... I don’t like the fact that you called losing something ‘not bad’. I’m really not sure you should use teleportation magic until you can do it without harming yourself.” Lua said.

“What? Don’t you like it when I bleed?” I teased her a bit, as Lua healed my broken nail.

“But you know how this goes. There is only so far I can take my control in the Factory. Mana Control there is very similar to here, but it isn’t the same. I have to just bite the bullet and risk some injuries.”

“Still don’t like it.”

I did a few more teleports, managing to do them with injuries even less than what I had on that first try, like losing a tiny patch of skin or leaving behind a few hairs. On the seventh try, I finally did it without leaving behind anything.

“... okay. I think that will do for today.” I said. “I got the data I wanted, so I’ll let Laura look over it. That way, we’ll see if there are improvements to be made.”

“A shame you couldn’t use the data from the dungeon teleportation for that.”

“Yeah. It just operates on a different system. The dungeon teleportation uses a mix of miasma and mana. I can’t do that, so I can’t teleport using the same magic the dungeon uses.”

“Doesn’t Lady Janina know how to control miasma? Can’t we learn it from her?”

“... She has never admitted it, but I think so. When she uses magic, both mana and miasma whirl around her. ... that might be why she is so strong, as well as basically immortal.” I theorized. “... but I’m not sure humans can even control miasma. I know I theorized about it when Cailie got Spiritual Mana Control, but with the System protecting us from the miasma, it might also prevent us from controlling it.”

“Okay. I can see that.” Lua agreed.

“... but what I don’t like about that is that I think it might be a limiter of sorts.” I said.

“Limiter in what way? Miasma is dangerous.”

“Yes, but it is also powerful. Again this is a theory, but if the thing that makes Lady Janina immortal is her ability to control miasma, the System might intentionally limit the power of people to control miasma, just so no one can become immortal. At least no one with the System can.”

“... but why? Why would the System prevent that?”

“Your guess is as good as mine, but I can offer up a few options. I think the biggest one is the demon lord. I think he may have been able to control miasma. Of course I have no clues if he really can or not, but it would make sense.

“And even if it wasn’t the demon lord, there may have been some other humanoid who once gained control over miasma and became immortal and rules this world with an iron grip. Then the Goddess improved, or limited, the System so that anyone holding it cannot control miasma.”

“... maybe. An immortal ruler may not be the best thing.”

“Yeah. Immortality isn’t so great, if you can’t make others immortal. You’ll just end up losing everyone you love.”

The following night, we, now the five of us, Cailie and Wilma included, found ourselves in the System parlor.

I went through a similar introduction of the place to Cailie as I did with Wilma. in

Waiting for us there was Aulis, but he asked us to wait, as the Goddess would be joining us herself.

The lady herself soon appeared in the room, in all of her rainbow glory, and sat down at the circular table.

“Thank you for coming. Especially you, new System Support holders.” The Goddess greeted us.

“... t-thank you.” Cailie was just able to mutter out, likely being in awe of the Goddess, while Wilma just stayed silent.

“I shall start with you, Holder Cailie. You not only prevented the Nixie clans dungeon’s death, but you also managed to subdue your power hungry sister. Had she been allowed to stay in charge for much longer, who knows what would have happened. So I thank you.” The Goddess said and added a slight bow at the end.

“N-N-No! You! You don’t have to thank me!” Cailie spluttered out.

“Have you not learned from Brian?” The Goddess said, as she tilted her head a bit. “It is the job of the superior to thank their underlings.”

She didn’t wait for a response, but instead quickly turned to Wilma.

“And you, Holder Wilhelmina. You managed to complete the Sword of Reality. It really is more wonderful than we could ever have hoped for.”

“T-Thank you. But I couldn’t have done it without help.”

“No one can do everything without help. Even I need my System Agents.” The Goddess said.

“But I wasn’t here just to thank you. Holder Brian, you know the drill by now.”

“Another fissure?”

“Yes. Aulis will send you the details.” The Goddess said, as she looked at me. “He will also add an assisting mission to all of you.” She added, as her eyes ran over everyone.

“Alright. It will be taken care of.” I promised.

I then watched as everyone began to disappear from the room, leaving only the Goddess and I in the parlor.

“... so there is something more?” I asked.

“... sadly, yes. About what you talked about earlier today.” The Goddess said.

“Miasma control, right?”

“Yes. I felt like I should explain a bit. ... it isn’t our will to limit people like you. People who rely on the System to keep you safe.” The Goddess said. “... but miasma is dangerous in so many ways. So we limited the access to miasma control to those with Advanced System Support, or higher. So if you put in the effort, you are capable of learning how to control miasma.”

“... was there someone at one point? Who used miasma to make themselves immortal and rule the world?” I asked.

“Yes.” The Goddess confirmed. “It wasn’t the demon lord, in case you were wondering. Most of his power came from misusing a Chaos God Dungeon. The one who learned miasma control existed long before the demon lord and no records of his existence are written down.” She told me.

“But a part of his legacy still lives in the world. Sleeping, but living. You’ve learned of one of them recently. The monster the supreme dragon told you about.”Fôll0w current novÊls on n/o/(v)/3l/b((in).(co/m)

“The Cthulhu looking thing.”

“Yes. We know there are more like it, but sadly, we cannot locate them. We do not believe they will awaken, but it isn’t impossible. ... and if they were to awaken...”

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And Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry is fine. Nothing god tier, but also not bad at all.

Next pack.

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LODT 4

Volcanic Queen, Raging Cloudian, Space Gift, Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon, The Lady in Wight, Realm of Light, Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon, Dark Valkyria, Super-Ancient Dinobeast

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Raging Cloudian isn’t all that good.

Space Gift is a Pack token generator, so I’ll leave it for Laura.

Realm of Light is an okay field spell, and I’ll be making a Realm of Light room in the Factory.

Gragonith is actually quite nice, when you don’t have to worry about how you’ll summon it. It gets big fast, especially if Realm of Light is active.

Dark Valkyria looks great, but her effect is pretty bad.

And Super-Ancient Dinobeast is okay.

Next pack.

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LODT 5

Arcana Force VI - The Lovers, Portable Battery Pack, Arcana Call, Miracle Flipper, Raging Cloudian, Reversal of Fate, Short Circuit, Batteryman Charger, Substitoad

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Six, The Lovers isn’t that great. I don’t need tributes, so something that counts as two isn’t that helpful.

Arcana Call is trash.

Reversal of Fate is okay, I suppose. It isn’t good, but I can put it to work.

Short Circuit is actually pretty nice. A full field wipe for my opponent.

And Substitoad is ... I was going to say great, but I have unlimited summons and searches, so it is only good.

Next pack.

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LODT 6

Arcana Force I - The Magician, Arcana Force VII - The Chariot, Realm of Light, Interplanetary Invader "A", Cup of Ace, Quick Charger, Cross Porter, Light Spiral, Jinzo - Returner

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The Chariot is trash.

Cup of Ace is either gain or lose Pack tokens. So a bit too risky, because on average, I won’t gain anything out of it.

Quick Charger is perfectly fine, recycling Batterymen from the GY.

Light Spiral doesn’t do anything for me.

And Jinzo - Returner isn’t all that good.

Next pack.

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LODT 7

Mystical Cards of Light, Demise of the Land, Summon Limit, Goblin Recon Squad, Interplanetary Invader "A", Golden Bamboo Sword, Arcana Force 0 - The Fool, Quick Charger, Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry

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Demise of the Land is the only new card, but it isn’t necessary.

So next pack.

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LODT 8

Cross Porter, Reversal of Fate, Cup of Ace, Volcanic Queen, Arcana Force VI - The Lovers, Golden Bamboo Sword, Hero Mask, Deck Lockdown, Aurkus, Lightsworn Druid

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Hero Mask isn’t useful to me. Even in the TCG, it is bad. ... at least as far as I remember. Just renaming a card temporarily can’t be all that good. Sure it acts as a Foolish Burial, but I don’t think that is worth it.

Deck Lockdown is fine ... if I go against someone with the Card Summoner skill. For anything else, it is useless.

And Aurkus is fine. Targeting protection is good.

Next pack.

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LODT 9

Tour of Doom, D - Formation, Goblin Recon Squad, Level Tuning, Cloudian - Storm Dragon, Interplanetary Invader "A", Raging Cloudian, Spell Gear, Nimble Musasabi

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Tour of Doom is interesting, but ultimately kind of useless.

D - Formation is too slow and useless.

Level Tuning is ... maybe there is a use for it. Maybe for Synchro summons? It does have Tuning in the name.

Cloudian - Storm Dragon is nice. Nothing more to it. It does what Cloudians want to do.

Spell Gear isn’t worth it and I can just search and normal summon.

And Nimble Musasabi is your average Nimble monster. Kind of cool, but a bit too weak for my use.

Last pack. And honestly, even if I don’t get anything amazing, this has been a pretty nice opening.

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LODT 10

Reversal of Fate, Level Tuning, Gladiator Lash, Lucky Chance, Arcana Force III - The Empress, Arcana Force 0 - The Fool, Cross Porter, Unifrog, Ribbon of Rebirth

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Gladiator Lash is bad.

Lucky Chance can make Pack tokens, so I’ll leave it to Laura to decide if she wants to use it.

The Empress is fine, but nothing special.

And Unifrog is just a frog.

But yeah. All in all, a good pack opening. From ten packs, I got two super rares and one ultra rare. Best card was probably Simorgh or Ribbon of Rebirth.