as hard as I''ve tried to write this story as Crunchy LitRPG, I can no longer manage it. it is exhausting to constantly have to pause the writing to check the spreadsheet and make sure things add up.


    so, because I want to keep telling this story, I am dropping all the crunchiness. I''d drop the system if I could, but it is an integral part of the world this is taking place in, as well as the overall story being told (should I ever reach the end)


    Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author.


    Going forward (and really, you probably noticed how i''ve been avoiding putting system stuff on the page for a while now) at most, you should expect the occasional system message and interactions. everything else might be referred to, but I''m no longer putting that on the page in a LitRPG way.


    I apologize to any who was reading this for its crunchiness.