The greatest scientist that ever lived!?

Keeks being let off her leash means a gnoll on the run, a treasure chest sits lovingly in the middle of the area, the 3 others had already grabbed their treasure including their share of the general loot, it all being dished out.

When killing normal monsters the loot was put in a pile to be collected and shared, although Keeks put me as party leader I just left the loot to share, she can grab it and throw whatever at me. It's just a game after all, even if the graphics say otherwise. If it was real life I would be more concerned, and I haven't found a reason not to trust her, especially when she only really wants gold and weapons of anything we get.

I'm the party leader since my Luck stat is so high, Keeks says that as long as I'm leading we will get as much loot as possible, and she would do anything for loot… as she has mentioned multiple times, wiggling her eyebrows each time.

Dungeon/quest bosses seem to work differently. It's automatically set to chosen loot, we put in a bid of 100 points that are separated among all loot and can put however many points onto an item. We have our points revealed to show whats on each item, but in major groups they do hidden so that at the end whoever has highest goes to who puts it in, if you really want something desperately you throw 100 points onto something, if you both have the same number of points you can choose to give up the item and have the other person buy you out, or you have flip a coin for it.

The loot appears on a console screen, Keeks panics a little, her immersion broken, "They could just scream it into my ears nyee!!!" She walks back over huffing and puffing and sits down between my legs, chat seems to be back on and functional, words streaming down, seems they got told that she was finally able to see their nonsense again.

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{ Chat Messages }

< What the fucking fuck! >

< ANASTASIA MORE LIKE FLESHASTASIA >

< TEAM VORE! >

< Cow Support!! >

< That fucking jump keeks aaaaa! >

< show us the loot?!?! >

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I find that Anastasia's bell has changed slightly and when I check it it's been fully revealed as an accessory item.

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< Anastasia's Last Wish - Necklace >

Effects: All Status +3

Children will trust you more as a motherly figure.

'A small girl that only wanted to live in happiness with her family, which she did for a time, until a monster came into her life, you've brought her peace'

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I sigh, tears in my eyes, we should be allowed to have happy lives, why do monsters keep taking it all away from us. I get a private message from Zelia that cheers me up.

< You were fucking amazing! Well… Everything up until the whole flesh burrito thing hehe! So close until we can be together! At level 10 just enjoying the library, will let you know what I found when we get together tonight! Then tomorrow we can all go to silver city! <3 >

I send back a message letting her know I'm thinking about her and that I can't wait for tonight and then I check the console for what loot we have to choose from.

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Story Loot

Remains of a burnt diary

Strange Red Ornament # 6

General Drops

2000g

2000g

Exotic 'Leather' x 2

Exotic 'Leather' x 3

Jagged Teeth x 6

Jagged Teeth x 6

Pulsating Cloth x 1

Pulsating Cloth x 1

Rare Drops

Noble's Appreciation (Necklace)

'Body Growth' Ability Crystal

Crystal Fragment x 4

Crystal Fragment x 3

Extra Rare Drops

Token of the Ustlav Royalty

Maid Bonnet (Cosmetic)

Maid dress (Cosmetic)

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I look through the large list, pausing at each one to use investigate on, especially since they were dubious at best, and slightly horrifying at worst.

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< Exotic 'Leather' >

Rank E Leather

'Recommended to not show this to any normal tailor or blacksmith, you may end up on a list'

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< Jagged Teeth >

Rank E Monster Material

'Large jagged teeth from something that eats meat, can be used to craft tools or throwing weapons.

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< Pulsating Cloth >

Rank E Tailoring Material

'A piece of red cloth that pulsates slightly if you look closely enough… not that you'd want to'

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< Nobles Appreciation - Necklace >

Effects: Charisma +5

Nobles who see this will not immediately turn you away regardless of charisma.

'A necklace not given away freely, given for the honor of a non-noble bettering the noble caste.'

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< Ability Crystal - Body Growth >

Grants Body Growth Active Ability

Restriction 20 base Constitution

Restriction 20 base Wisdom

'Crushing this crystal will grant you the Ability inside, can't be used until restrictions are met'

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< Crystalline Fragment >

Upgrade Material

'Can be used to upgrade equipment relating to their profession, the greater the professionals skill the higher chance of upgrades to equipment '

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< Token of the Ustlav Royalty >

Rare Item

'A Token once given by the Ustlav Royalty for acts of great valor or cause to their country, I'm sure a great boon could be given if you find someone who would still want such a thing.'

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< Maid Bonnet (Cosmetic) - Head >

Rare Cosmetic

'This Maid Bonnet comes from a country to the east, The styles of headwear hasn't changed much, although it is more frilly in nature, this style of Maid clothing started to get very popular with the nobles of Ustlav just before its destruction, It has been quoted by some scholars to be a possibility of its downfall - Vigress Margin, in his famous book 'clothing sensibilities'. Pictures included.'

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< Maid dress (Cosmetic) - Body >

Rare Cosmetic

'This Maid Dress comes from a country to the east, unlike its more modest counterpart the dress stops just below the knees, this style of Maid clothing started to get very popular with the nobles of Ustlav just before its destruction, It has been quoted by some scholars to be a possibility of its downfall - Vigress Margin, in his famous book 'clothing sensibilities'. Pictures included.'

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This… is a lot to sift through, completely ignoring the materials for now, making me want to vomit a little bit, we get some story loot, equipment and some rare items as well as another Ability Crystal.

"Pppbbbbbbbbbb I'll take the gold and we can make some 'mysterious' clothing with the rest nyahaha!" She looks up at me and back at the maid dress cosmetics and winks, shuffling back further between my legs up against my crotch, "I can only imagine being crushed between maid thighs! That's like, the ultimate kink combination! Nye!!"

The chat seems to agree, chants of cow maid filter through… I'm horrified to see that Zelawoo has joined in, possibly as the loudest supporter of cow maids in there.. "I hate that I'm saying it but, I guess I'll take the maid costume… you can have the necklace since I already got one as a special quest, I'll take the Ability Crystal if you don't mind?

They think for a moment and shake their head violently, "No I don't want it! Small is good! I dont wanna become a tick! Nyee!" That last part sends a shiver up my spine, yes I don't want to become a tick either, hopefully that's just an aberration like the bone bear.

"We can share the fragments, I don't think all equipment can be upgraded, I'll let Zel lecture me on how that stuff works later! And I'll hold onto the Ustlav Token, we can have Zel check it out. My walking library of cuteness might help find what we can do with it, also are you okay with waiting for me and Zel to log in tomorrow before we transfer to Silver City? I know she really wants to meet you"

She thinks for a moment before thinking up something… "I will.. If you log in with the maid cosmetics on nye!!" She's clapping her hands and looking back at me like an excited child, I reluctantly agree and pull open one of the last pieces of loot, and the one I'm reluctant to see the most. The diary of the butler.

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Remains of a burnt Diary - Story Item

'A horrible thing detailing the killings and experiments of a monster of a man, not to be read lightly, looks like someone tried to dispose of it'

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I brace myself mentally and physically, pushing Keeks together a little with my thighs prompting a squeak of happiness and a burst of chat activity, begging for a go. I read it out loud, not only for Keeks to keep interest but to also keep my sanity.

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{ Edgar Malsted }

{ Disgraced Scientist }

{ Scientific Diary }

Day 3 as a disgraced scientist.

I am starting this diary upon being expelled from the academy. The small minded fools who dare to call themselves 'scientists' are nothing more than theorists without any actual work being done, being paid to sit on their fat fucking asses!

I have been contacted by an anonymous donor who has heard about my brilliance, who wants me, ME! To start something new! They have even provided me with funds and materials to build my own laboratory! I've been given an assignment along with my funds, to a small town called Utor.

2nd Month as a disgraced scientist.

The Ustlav family have accepted me as their butler with open arms, the position was vacant 'coincidently' by my arrival. I've been working hard each night powered by potion after potion to create the foundations for my laboratory, working a trapdoor into my bedroom, they don't suspect a thing.

4th Month as a disgraced scientist.

Upon coming up from my nearly completed laboratory one night my door shut. I think someone knows that I haven't been in my room, I will have to narrow down the suspects, I can't have anyone jeopardize my mission!

5th Month as a disgraced scientist.

I've started my experiments today. I was able to make an exit into the forest, an escape hatch as well as a way to bring in materials. My first subjects are animals in the Utor area. I've enlisted the help of some of the local hunters to catch some live prey, using the excuse of keeping it fresh for later use for the Duke. Why would they question me? Getting paid is the only thing in their interest.

8th Month as a disgraced scientist.

Margrett has been acting suspicious of me lately, even going as far as stopping me from teaching Anastasia the sciences, although it was one of the reasons I was hired. Not that I wasn't doing enough for the family to keep them in my good graces. The Duke looks on to me happily still, probably thinking his wife's words as nonsense. After many a drink together I'm sure the fat fellow is thinking how our heart to hearts make us the best of friends. Despite his father being a man of utmost misery and punishment he seems to have avoided becoming him, admirable, but it's a shame that they will all have to die. I've grown quite fond of Anastasia, bright, one that could take over my work one day, but as I said, it is a shame.

1 Year as a disgraced scientist.

Margrett has accessed my laboratory, and without turning off the security system she was promptly impaled. There goes plan A, I will have to change to plan B, although it really does make things easier. Margrett was too much to control, too strong willed, instead it will have to be her daughter to play the role, especially since it's too early. Anastasia will be sad, and as her dear uncle I will console her and have to take over the family more. I'm sure the Duke won't mind, death can take up a lot of one's time, I should know. Now I will have to change the wound to look like a hunter killed her. Dreadful thing to have happen to such a happy family.

3 Years as a disgraced scientist.

Should I be calling myself disgraced much longer? I feel I have advanced over all my colleges, reanimation using crystals as a catalyst, imbuing creatures with powers that they shouldn't be able to touch on, such beautiful screams they make as their bodies go out of control, so many sound dampeners have had to be put around the laboratory, more for me I guess.

Part two of the plan has now been put into effect. Poor innocent Anastacia, has gone missing on one of our walks, just went off on her own as children often do.

I had to console the Duke for hours, as his child's body was under him the whole time, dreadful, but also something I found quite amusing, he is now a shell of a man, someone to contort and control.

5 Years as a most brilliant butler.

I've quite taken to being in control of a Duke, slowly expanding their influence in the capital while they were drunk on their own sorrow. Connections is what it's all about, their father was a so-called 'monster' but oh Augustus sure is a different man, they would say in the capital, such business knowledge and ability, all being done from the comfort of Utor, and they say his daughter is a real catch.

Of course it's all using connections with my Employer as well as spies and whatnot, spreading rumors and gossip. If only it was as easy in the academic world, one human goes missing and is found in your laboratory and suddenly you're expelled, bah! What do they know!

6 Years as the shadow of the Duke.

Such cause for celebration! The Duke has found their daughter, Anastasia has come home! Of course the poor thing is sick and won't have any visitors except for the Duke and myself, day in and out having to feed the Duke my own concoction of hallucinogens and depressants. Looking upon poor Anastasia the first time gave the poor man a heart attack, but I thought she looked like a queen! My most perfect project yet, all the other creatures I've worked on were nothing in comparison, and for this, my employer would reward me with godhood!!! AND NO ONE WILL LOOK DOWN ON ME EVER AGAIN!

9 Years as the greatest scientist that ever lived!!.

Everyday is the same, boring, I can only wait and wait for the day of reckoning. I've been given a time period at least. I've decided to have it all come to fruition on the day of Anastasia's birthday, such a sweet time for a growing girl, a time for all the nobles to bring their best and brightest to ask the hand in marriage of what they know as the most beautiful woman of them all. The spies have all done their work, why even the Duke's family might show up, those that tossed them out. Oh how it would be a wonderful present for my dear Anastasia.

Until then I have work to do, but very boring work, finding people off the street, the unwanted travelers, someone has to feed them to Anastasia. The poor thing is skin and bones, unable to grow without proper sustenance, only the heftiest of people will do. I feel like the witch from that old tale, fattening up the children before eating them, not me of course, dreadful thing, I never liked the taste.

Then of course there's the hallucinogen I need to concoct that tastes like sugar. A sweet ending in the mouths of nobility, there is always more testing to be done! And those that need fattening are the perfect subjects! They should thank me for having such a delightful end!

12 Years as a being of such majesty that your eyes would dissolve if glanced at my true form.

It is time, oh It's finally here, my sweet Anastasia will grace the halls and eat and eat to her fill. Becoming a being of such perfection, she will swallow all of Utor and I will ascend with her! We have become one, sharing a core together, so carefully implemented, we will live and die together, you are not the Duke's child, he was never worthy of your existence, my child, oh my child.

My master will ascend us both to godhood. Rejoice naives, existences of that of ants, your reckoning will come, and your lives banished. I Edgar Malsted Am Your New God!

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I stare in shock, my own words continuously tumbling out of my mouth. The chat is silent despite having over 200 viewers, I don't think the world has seen such a quest yet. Do the other starter towns have such secrets to them?..

The things that were done to the family, in the end all tortured in their own ways by Edgar Malsted, someone who they trusted and let into their homes. I understand the betrayal from someone they thought was close, being experimented on. I'm glad it's not listed here about what he really did to her…

Then there's the secret laboratory, is that something that we can visit? Maybe it has more information in it? I can only imagine if it's as horrifying as it is in the diary, most likely worse, can I stay in there knowing that it's just like what happened to me? Being experimented on as a child, a monster looming over your body, confident that they are doing the right thing, as your screams permeate around you, ignored. BING I get a message from Zelia.

< Sooo spooky laboratory time?! > I don't know if she's horrified, scientifically interested or I guess both, a train wreck in motion, except I have to experience it.

Looking over the other group has been listening to me read out the diary, morbid interest on everyone's face, even Keeks, or is that just because she tried to eat more of the food.

"Is anyone interested in more spooky shit moo?" They all look at each other conflicted.

"This was bad enough, I'm going to need a break before we go in there, it's past lunch time.. Not that I can eat, but I've gotta feed the kids" SunRock motions over to her gang. I ask them quickly before they leave if they got any ability crystals from the 'unicorn thing' that they killed to get the invite here, they look at each other and shrug, oh well, be cool to collect them all but not everyone can be as lucky as me.

I brace myself, eliciting another happy squeak from Keeks as some food is spit out from her mouth and push myself upwards to their disappointment. I put on all my gear and check out my new status and put the 5 points from hitting level 10 into Constitution to balance myself out. If we are going to fuck around in a mad scientist's laboratory, we'd better make it quick before I lose my nerve.

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Status Interface

Name: LilMoo

Level: 10

Race: Minotaur

Gender: Female, She/Her

Max Health: 165

Max Mana: 142

Max Stamina: 200

Points remaining: 0

Strength: 16 (20)

Dexterity: 6 (14)

Constitution: 8 (13)

Intelligence: 10 (13)

Wisdom: 10 (15)

Charisma: 1 (4)

Luck: 50 (53)

{ 13375/5000 exp until next level }

Equipment

Head: Mutated Bone Helmet

Neck: Anastasia's Last Wish

Chest: Leather Breastplate

Wrists: Bronze Bracer

Hands: Hide Gloves

Legs: Leather Pants

Feet: Mutated Bone Hoof Protector

Weapon: N/A

Off-Hand: N/A

Ring 1: Gratitude of the Silver Wolves

Ring 2: N/A

Items

3720g

Coin of Nemesis

Map of Utor

Remains of a burnt diary

Strange Red Ornament # 6

Exotic 'Leather' x 5

Jagged Teeth x 12

Pulsating Cloth x 2

'Body Growth' Ability Crystal

Crystal Fragment x 7

Token of the Ustlav Royalty

Maid Bonnet (Cosmetic)

Maid dress (Cosmetic)

Abilities

Passive

Pinnacle of Luck (Unique)

Herald of Nemesis (Unique)

Counter level 1 (Common)

Slugfest level 1 (Common)

Active

Coin Flip (Uncommon)

Bolster Guard Level 1 (Uncommon)

Inspect Level 1 (Common)

Bone Control level 2 (Rare)

Revert Bone Control (Associated)

Running of the Bulls (Racial)

Titles

Mutated Endings (rare)

Effects currently on character

+ 15% Movement Speed.

+ 3 Base Damage when attacking with hooves

+ 20% Charging attack damage.

Beings from the Canidae family have Increased friendly disposition towards you.

Children will trust you more as a motherly figure.

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