![]() The Chief Diviner was resting with his back against the single mast from the main deck up to the wire frame that the blimp portion was held in. I had seen enough to make an estimate.ĭammit! A day late. There were no footprints or markings from the blood and entrails. The first rule of a crime scene was observe everything and just take in the information. Taking a deep breath, I looked around again and made sure not to disturb anything. His balls were shoved into his eye sockets and his entrails pulled out in front of him. The blimp part at the top was a burnt-out husk. It was partially burnt, and the wooden bottom had been smashed open on the ground. ![]() There were some low level monsters that I easily killed and reached the ruined airboat. I approached with Bao Wang pulling the cart. WHY?! Who would do something so horrible and evil? I made sure to check with my Sense stat, but I didn’t see anyone wandering around or hiding. ![]() The airboat was there, but it was smashed apart. I could easily wipe out anyone who got in my way. The strength of the regular soldiers and Lords was nothing compared to me. It would be annoying and frustrating, but we just needed to get to another city so I could cash in the crystals. My Regeneration stat was my second highest stat after Spirit. We could just fly over a level 3 zone and lose most of the people to fighting monsters.Īlso, I was more than happy to engage in a battle of attrition. It would be very tight on the airboat, but even if we flew out of the city very slow or low to the ground it was fine. Now that I knew she was missing for a long time, her evil empire was collapsing, and I would have top level inside information, it was very possible to pull off the greatest heist ever.Įven back on Earth, the greatest heists had only been in the millions of dollars. The risk was too high and the Divine Empress too dangerous. I would have to make split second decisions and control the flow of combat.īefore I had been on the fence about the entire thing, even thinking about calling it off. Once the heist began, there would be no time to consult a strategy guide. The first thing I would need to do was to translate the information and memorize everything I could. They probably had stolen or traded information with the United City States that had been in the East before Purgatory. The information of an entire evil empire was nothing to laugh at. A miracle had fallen into my lap and I was going to squeeze it for everything it was worth. I also wanted enough leeway in case there were complications. And if the instructions were written in Chinese, then it was very easy for Bao Wang to lie about something to take me out. Once the Forbidden City was robbed, I wouldn’t have time to sort it all out myself. More than enough for an extra bribe, or payment, to be shown how to work the airboat. I had managed to get just over 20 million points worth of crystals. ![]() We had left the day previously right after I was done with grinding. Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Shadows of the Dark Crystal is set years before the events of the classic film and follows the journey of a young Gelfling woman who leaves her secluded home to uncover the truth surrounding the disappearance of her brother who has been accused of treason by the sinister Skeksis Lords.I had a skip in my step as we made our way back to the meeting point. Lee (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) that intertwine with the events of the series. Readers who crave otherworld fantasy such as Jaleigh Johnson’s The Mark of the Dragonfly and Paul Durham’s The Luck Uglies will enjoy discovering this new series.” - School Library Journal “While young readers probably won’t have seen the film, the books might lead them to it even if they don’t have that point of reference, Henson’s world is richly imagined here, and it will be well worth the projected four books to explore the landscape, characters, and storylines.” - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books “Characters and situations are compelling, and this first of a planned four-volume series aptly sets the stage and the conflict and tugs strongly on the heartstrings, setting readers up for more great adventures” - Booklist Before you watch the upcoming Netflix series, read the original novels from J. Fans (who will instantly recognize certain elements) and newcomers alike will find themselves immersed in a new narrative, with new protagonists and dangers to face. Praise for Shadows of the Dark Crystal: “With deft nods to the original Dark Crystal movie and a passionate attention to detail, the author has fashioned an impressive prequel.
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