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Core Controller Chapter 45

Chapter 45

Fenard swallowed the stomach medicine, which was mostly liquid chalk, and waited for it to take effect.  Ever since Tom had revealed that he was on a system quest, Fenard’s stress level had increased several fold over and beyond what it had been before.

At least the system didn’t seem to be sending Tom on a suicide mission, he reflected.  Too many Controll...

Core Controller Chapter 44

Chapter 44

Aisha threw her arms back and laughed as she soared through the air on the back of the pegasi.  She had not exactly intended to unlock the Valkyrie subclass when she had healed the mount’s wing.  She had, in fact, been a little annoyed with the request.

She’d been forced to play veterinarian before.  She had no training in the matter, but in rural Nan...

Poll reminder: chapter 35

If you're following Core Controller, this is your reminder that chapter 35 on Royal Road has a poll which will affect the story.  Vote from the options to choose the primary monster type of the next dungeon that Tom and his party will challenge!

Core Controller Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Tom had been hoping more than a little bit that the destruction of Alpha Dungeon would gain him experience.  Dozens of gnolls died as the tunnels collapsed on them, and many more burrowers, rock spiders, and of course the denizens of floor four.  Brutus had eagerly returned to Tom’s service when the party had ventured onto floor five, and gone so far as to wrestle...

Core Controller chapter 42

Chapter 42

In the end, Fenard could only blame himself for the presence of Grant during these negotiations.    It had been his kingly idea to summon more people from Earth.  While he had been hoping for a man like Emil, or a woman like Aisha, he should have anticipated that he might end up with a Grant.  And that such a man might be willing to put his negotiatio...

Core Controller Chapter 41

Chapter 41

Fenard had been making regular trips between his palace and the Weaver Estate ever since Tom’s arrival, but this was the first time he had changed his schedule for one.  Tom had mentioned in the message he’d penned that the matter was ‘sort of important,’ and it was the first time the boy had used that phrase.

While Fenard wished that there had been more in...

Core Controller Chapter 40

Chapter 40

“There’s someone in Gamma dungeon,” Tom reported.

The others were gathering up for their daily delve into Alpha Dungeon.  Sevin, Jessica, Emil and Grant were planning to grind through whatever wild monsters the labyrinth had spawned.  Tom had been taking the census for them, so that they would know what to expect as they conquered the first three floo...

Core Controller Chapter 39

Chapter 39

“So, what do you think?  You going to marry her?” Sevin asked.

“I don’t know,” Tom answered.  He drew two cards, then examined his hand.  He had five sevens and three nines, so he put them on the table, then selected a five for his discard.

Emil picked up the discard pile and the others groaned.

“Do you even like her?” Jessica...

Core Controller Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Fenard’s frustration grew as the reasons to delay Tom’s initiation into the Royal Knighthood grew longer and more reasonable.  He wanted his parents present for the ceremony; he was too young to be certain of a lifelong commitment; he was taking the oaths so seriously that he could not move forward until he had meditated on the problem properly.  Fenard himself ...

Core Controller Chapter 37 (34)

Note that on Royal Road, this chapter is listed as chapter 34.  Sorry for any confusion.

Chapter 34

System Report: Core Network Status

Request supervisor instructions >> Request timed out

System Status: Critical failure imminent. Request supervisor intervention.

Core Network Status:

1. Netw...
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Core Controller Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Tom’s day with his tutors ended, and he took a walk outside to check on Alpha Core as he always did when the lessons concluded.  He noted that the others had slain some of the burrowers and the gnolls, so he Spawned some more.  He was gaining a slow but steady trickle of experience from the others delving the dungeon, and was now level thirteen.

One more and...

Core Controller Chapter 35

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Tom had been kind enough to spawn dozens of monsters for them to slaughter for the Experience, and the others had entered the dungeon for that purpose, leaving Emil alone with the servants.  It was strange to think that this new world actually had rules like a video game, but Emil had come to accept that his new reality was very different from his own.

Core Controller Chapter 34

Chapter 34

The seasons changed.  The Core Stone which was now called Alpha was content.  Snow drifted from the sky and touched its surface, promptly melting from the low heat that the Core Stone generated.

Perhaps, even, it was happy, if happiness were a thing that it could feel.  It had been nervous when it had been claimed by the new Controller.  It had be...

Core Controller Chapter 33

Chapter 33

King Fenard was very good at convincing others to do his bidding, but in this instance the boy barely put up any resistance.  Simply volunteering the necessary funds to get the newly summoned person on his or her feet was sufficient to convince him to use his Summon ability once more.  Fenard had been expecting some resistance from someone, perhaps Antoine or even J...

Core Controller Chapter 32

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Lo rested in his new den, content.  It was the third of the five floors that his master had added to the dungeon, and it was specifically designed for the comforts of korgoath.  It lacked only prey, although Tom had begun spawning burrowers on floor one, so Lo and his pack needed only travel up a few floors when it was time to hunt.  In time, the...

Core Controller Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Jessica luxuriated in the bath.  It felt soooo goodafter spending so long in the saddle behind a sweaty teenage boy.  Not that Tom’s body odor was particularly strong, especially not compared to Sevin’s, but the fact that she had ranked the body odor of her companions was sufficient proof to her that she was no longer operating by Earth’s standards. 2024-03-04 18:14:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Core Controller Chapter 30

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The new clothes were unfamiliar and slightly uncomfortable, although his valet had assured him that the style would fit much better once the tailor had been by to make the necessary adjustments.  It was, he was told, all the style in the capital.  A style which had been heavily influenced by several great men of influence, such as the architect who ha...

Core Controller Chapter 29

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Core Name

Alpha (Linked)

Controller Options:

Link

Level

16

Level

HP

17/21

Expand

Mana

1250/1250

Reduce

Territory

7851 M^2

Evolve

Floors

1

Summon

Inhabitants

4 Humans, 5 Korgoath, 1 minotaur, 3 horses

Spawn

Customize

Experienc...

Core Controller Chapter 28

Chapter 28

“While it is well known and established that Sundering a Core will reduce that Core’s HP to a single point, less known are the alternatives for restoring Cores to Health.  While it is generally assumed that the only option is the Inheritor’s Mend skill, there exist two other options for repairing damaged Cores.

“The f...

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