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[X] Be prepared to take Xiulan out for some fun, whether in commiseration or celebration
[X] Mother has had some time to settle, so you should spend some more time with her, and see if she needs anything
[X] Sixiang will be casting off their physical form soon enough, and you have had some fun. See if there is something the spirit would like to do before they go?
[X] Plan Music & Darkness Tutors SLP Weeks
yrsillar said:
"Well of course," he replied, sticking out his tongue childishly. "If I was direct, I'd be one of those hard nosed, pushy sun spirits, you know?"
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Well, the Sun is constant and dominant after all.
yrsillar said:
Ling Qi huffed and didn't respond, so what if she wore somewhat somber colors, that didn't make her gloomy. Besides, there was no point in wearing anything else given the quality of her gown.

...She resolved not to express that to Xiulan, lest the other girl drag her out for emergency shopping. Then again, that too was something that had faded, it was difficult to match the almost fanatically driven Xiulan of today to the one who would spend time frivolously poking around a tailor's shop.
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At this rate Xiulan and Meizhen might stage an intervention after the tournament lol
yrsillar said:
While she did have the key, Ling Qi did not want to alert the spirit, and so instead of the door, she crept around the perimeter until she found an open window, leading into the kitchen. Such things could usually be relied upon, it seemed, even in a cultivator house.
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People want ventilation! Especially in the kitchen!
yrsillar said:
From the moment that she entered the building, the faint sound of sobbing had reached her ears, unending and uninterrupted, save by an occasional snippet of feeling-that-became-words.

Where have you gone…

Ling Qi simply grit her teeth though, doing her best to ignore the grief pressing down on her like the cold pressure of a lake in winter.

Come back, please!

It was hard though, as the visions in the corner of her eye grew more numerous, the indistinct figures of people going through the motions of daily life, happy and sad. It made it difficult to not jump when one of the sightless wraiths would pass right by or through her. A child chasing a ball, a proud woman sweeping down the hall, trailed by the images of handmaidens, men deep in arguments, their words garbled beyond recognition.

Please do not leave me…
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This house needs hugs.
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The mouse let out a strangled squeak and twitched violently then, frost spreading across its fur and skin as it visibly withered and blackened in the little spirits grasp, like a corpse left to freeze on a mountaintop. Hanyi let out a delighted sound, and Ling Qi caught the slight shimmer in the air as she breathed in the stream of heat that arose from the beasts remains. "Hehe, don't tell Momma I was snacking before dinner, okay Big Sister?" Hanyi said, looking up at her as she tossed the remains aside carelessly. The carcass landed in a heap of snow with a soft sound, disappearing from sight.
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Hmm, looks like FSS is how Yukionna feed?
yrsillar said:
"...Sure," Ling Qi said, she supposed it wasn't the weirdest thing she had ever seen. "Have you been getting along with Zhengui?" She asked, in an effort to change the subject.

Hanyi pouted, crossing her arms. "He's being a big jerk-y head," she huffed. "He keeps saying he's too busy to play. 'Cause he has to beat up an eel. I don't get it. I'm way more fun to play with than some doofy eel."

Ah, it looked like Zhengui might have taken to training with Heizui a little too well. "I'll have a chat with him," Ling Qi said. "About not neglecting his friends."
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Zhengui is being far too much like Ling Qi. Heh
yrsillar said:
"He's a big jerk," Hanyi sniffed, eyeing her suspiciously. "I just want my sled back, it's not cause I miss him or something."
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Tsun~
yrsillar said:
She flicked her sleeve in dismissal of the words. "Once I might have scoured the mountain clean to remove the presence of a beast like him, but it no longer bothers me," she replied. "But… I cannot say that seeing my daughter with so joyful in the presence of another does not… vex me in some ways," she added, her voice growing dark.

Ling Qi shifted uncomfortably as the temperature dropped. "...Will it be a problem?"

"I will not let it be," Zeqing replied, her blood red lips curving down in a frown. "I am not as I was. The same instinct which demands that her joy be in me alone are the ones which would cause me to devour her as well. Humanity is a vexing thing, bringing such uncertainty."
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Ooo, yeah that sounds like her nature to be forever alone would have forced her to eat even her own child eventually.
yrsillar said:
"I do not," Zeqing replied. "Yet… I know one day I will need let her go," Ling Qi flinched at the icy wind that cut through her defenses, chilling her to the bone the moment those words left the spirits mouth. "That is the human thing to do, is it not?"

Ling Qi shivered as the snow and ice slashed through the air around her, leaving only the mother and daughter spirits untouched. "...Maybe," she admitted. "Do you think that would help her?"

"She will not ever be more than she is, if she remains," Zeqing replied, her soft voice audible over the shrieking wind. "And that no longer seems as acceptable as it was. Did you know, that before I began teaching you, the thought of teaching my daughter never crossed my mind as more than an idle fancy, to pass the nights?"

The wind was quieting down, thankfully enough, the snowfall growing slower and gentler. "You seem very proud of her progress though," Ling Qi said, looking over at them.

"I am," Zeqing replied. "And such is my conflict. I wish to see my daughter mature, but she cannot do so with me," the spirit sounded as if those words physically pained her, and well… perhaps they did. "Do you understand my meaning, Disciple Ling Qi?"
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And that sounds like the hook has been established and the speculation proven right.

Hanyi will never grow up while she's with her mother. Ever.
She must be cast out, or given to someone else's care.
 
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jacobk said:
Are we completely off of trying to get to Green 2 by tournament time? I thought that was part of the appeal of getting the dragon site.
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Yes, we have given up on it. And yes, the ability to use the Vale for green appraisal was part of it's appeal, but the bonuses to Zhengui and Qi cultivation on SLP weeks played an even bigger role.
 
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[X] Learn of the ancient and venerable art of... fishing. Meizhen will be happy to show you, you're sure, and perhaps you can leanr more about her family.
[X] Mother has had some time to settle, so you should spend some more time with her, and see if she needs anything
[X] Sixiang will be casting off their physical form soon enough, and you have had some fun. See if there is something the spirit would like to do before they go?
Adhoc vote count started by Rhydarson on Apr 18, 2018 at 8:09 PM, finished with 58819 posts and 46 votes.
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[x] Be prepared to take Xiulan out for some fun, whether in commiseration or celebration
[x] Sixiang will be casting off their physical form soon enough, and you have had some fun. See if there is something the spirit would like to do before they go?
[x] Tag along to make sure Zhengui and Hanyi get along the next time they play
[x] Plan Music & Darkness Tutors SLP Weeks

Two fairly time sensitive options I'd like to see done.

If we can't secure Sixiang as a spirit clearly we need to keep working with Hanyi and her mother to secure ice child's eventual adoption into our menagerie! :V
 
[X] Plan Music & Darkness Tutors SLP Weeks

[X] Be prepared to take Xiulan out for some fun, whether in commiseration or celebration
[X] Mother has had some time to settle, so you should spend some more time with her, and see if she needs anything
[X] Sixiang will be casting off their physical form soon enough, and you have had some fun. See if there is something the spirit would like to do before they go?
 
[X] Zhengui and Heizui could use a bit of extra attention to be sure that their interactions don't get unhealthy
[X] Tag along to make sure Zhengui and Hanyi get along the next time they play
[X] Sixiang will be casting off their physical form soon enough, and you have had some fun. See if there is something the spirit would like to do before they go?
 
Here's my superior formatted plan, mostly identical to swb's with the following differences:
- Vent drip in AC (mandatory for 2 weeks if we want a shot at AC5 at all)
- week 1:
-- SCS and AE tutor for Darkness and Constructs
-- Meizhen FSS training instead of icky AE
- week 2:
-- Cai training with SCS instead of AE; she's seen our tank, now she'll see our dodge
-- Su Ling gets subjected to Worms, they should actually be a decent challenge for her
-- Meizhen leg meridian, we need maximum dice on week 2 for meridians and this is how


[X] Plan Music & Darkness Tutors SLP Weeks v2
-[X] EPC Bonuses if any to PLR, Vent Drip to 2xAC, Overflow to qi, White Room with Xiulan
-[X] drugs:
-[X] 1st week:
--[X] use: SLP, GSS, 1x YSS (plus 2x virtual YSS)
--[X] buy, outer market: Sturdy Oak Pill (18), Qi Sea Pill (35), Heavy Rains Pill (15) = 68 rss
--[X] buy, inner market: 5-dice earth (10), 10-dice water (30), 10-dice dark (40), 10-dice music (40), 20-dice qi (60), 5-dice Meridian (25) = 205 rss
-[X] 2st week:
--[X] same as first, only 10-dice meridian pills instead of 5
--[X] total for both weeks: 2x SLP, 2x gss, 581 rss

-[X] training:
-[X] 1st week:
--[X] Train Music arts with Zeqing: FVM
--[X] Train with Meizhen: FSS
--[X] Train at the vent with Su Ling: Arm Meridian
--[X] Cultivate with Cai Renxiang: Lung Meridian
--[X] Cultivate in the White Room: Leg Meridian
--[X] Tutor: SCS & AE, topics: Darkness and Constructs (Domain/Power as fallbacks if there's an issue)
-[X] 2st week:
--[X] Train Music arts with Zeqing: FSS
--[X] Train with Meizhen: Leg Meridian
--[X] Cultivate with Cai Renxiang: SCS
--[X] Train at the vent with Su Ling: AE
--[X] Cultivate in the White Room: Head Meridian
--[X] Tutor: FVM & Lung meridan, topics: Domain & Expression (ask for Ruan Shen if possible?)
 
Yeah that Zeqing conversation reinforces my belief about avoiding vocalizing any sort of claim on Hanyi until SnowHelicopter Mom talks herself into it. We just stopped being a mouse!
 
George said:
ahh she's just a grade 4 spirit how bad could it be
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The QM could suddenly declare that he was secretly holding out on ISSTH-grade powerlevel increases for higher stages, thus revealing that though we had eyes, we truly could not see Mount Tai. Enlightened by her as to the difference between Heaven and Earth, each one of us shall spit blood as we witness Zequing's new Xiantia-protagonist husband slaughters the entirety of our clan and all friends to obtain our Death-Mirror, which happens to give his super-special-unique-edgy cheat skill a massive boost (he also did it to avenge our insult to Zequing's face and whatnot or something, before dumping her because he didn't know she was a single mother already and didn't want to deal with that baggage).

Bai Meizhen dies attempting to achieve vengeance, thus causing an escalating spiral of revenge between him and her clan until the Empire as we know it devolves into civil war and collapses. This ends with him adding Sun to his harem as her family's side comes out on top but do not actually become the ruling dynasty, which goes to the protagonist's actually-super-special-and-relevant clan relatives who were revealed in a shocking twist near the end of the seventh or so book.
 
archangis said:
More accuratelly until Xin talk her into it.

Xin talked to snow mom this update and afterward she told us it was possible.

Let's be honest moon mom is still looking out for us.
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well it's good for Zeqing too
Evilness42 said:
The QM could suddenly declare that he was secretly holding out on ISSTH-grade powerlevel increases for higher stages, thus revealing that though we had eyes, we truly could not see Mount Tai. Enlightened by her as to the difference between Heaven and Earth, each one of us shall spit blood as we witness Zequing's new Xiantia-protagonist husband slaughters the entirety of our clan and all friends to obtain our Death-Mirror, which happens to give his super-special-unique-edgy cheat skill a massive boost (he also did it to avenge our insult to Zequing's face and whatnot or something, before dumping her because he didn't know she was a single mother already and didn't want to deal with that baggage).

Bai Meizhen dies attempting to achieve vengeance, thus causing an escalating spiral of revenge between him and her clan until the Empire as we know it devolves into civil war and collapses. This ends with him adding Sun to his harem as her family's side comes out on top but do not actually become the ruling dynasty, which goes to the protagonist's actually-super-special-and-relevant clan relatives who were revealed in a shocking twist near the end of the seventh or so book.
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I was trolling I think she'd slaughter us if it came to a fight
 
Evilness42 said:
The QM could suddenly declare that he was secretly holding out on ISSTH-grade powerlevel increases for higher stages, thus revealing that though we had eyes, we truly could not see Mount Tai. Enlightened by her as to the difference between Heaven and Earth, each one of us shall spit blood as we witness Zequing's new Xiantia-protagonist husband slaughters the entirety of our clan and all friends to obtain our Death-Mirror, which happens to give his super-special-unique-edgy cheat skill a massive boost (he also did it to avenge our insult to Zequing's face and whatnot or something, before dumping her because he didn't know she was a single mother already and didn't want to deal with that baggage).

Bai Meizhen dies attempting to achieve vengeance, thus causing an escalating spiral of revenge between him and her clan until the Empire as we know it devolves into civil war and collapses. This ends with him adding Sun to his harem as her family's side comes out on top but do not actually become the ruling dynasty, which goes to the protagonist's actually-super-special-and-relevant clan relatives who were revealed in a shocking twist near the end of the seventh or so book.
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Though this all takes a long time to describe, it actually happened in the time it takes to strike a spark off a piece of flint.
 
Ok, I'm someone new to quests. Can someone please explain exactly what is approval voting? Also, Yrs said to vote for three picks, but does that mean that he's is going to write the top three picks or more of them?
 
SynchronizedWritersBlock said:
[X] Plan Music & Darkness Tutors SLP Weeks
-[X] EPC Bonuses if any to PLR, Vent Drip to 2xAC, Overflow to qi
-[X] 1st Week:
--[X] Drugs: SLP, GSS, 1x YSS (10) (plus 2x free YSS), Sturdy Oak Pill (18), Qi Sea Pill (35), Heavy Rains Pill (15), 5-dice Meridian (25), 10-dice water (30), 10-dice dark (40), 10-dice music (40), 5-dice earth (10), 20-dice qi (60) = SLP + GSS + 283 rss
--[X] Training:
---[X] Train at the vent with Su Ling: AE
---[X] Train Music arts with Zeqing: FVM
---[X] Train with Meizhen: Lung Meridian
---[X] Purchase Tutoring: SCS & domain, FSS & domain (expression if domain can't be trained twice)
---[X] Cultivate with Cai Renxiang: Arm Meridian
---[X] Cultivate in the White Room: Leg Meridian with Xiulan
-[X] 2nd Week:
--[X] Drugs: SLP, GSS, 1x YSS (10) (plus 2x free YSS), Sturdy Oak Pill (18), Qi Sea Pill (35), Heavy Rains Pill (15), 10-dice Meridian (60), 10-dice water (30), 10-dice dark (40), 10-dice music (40), 5-dice earth (10), 20-dice qi (60) = SLP + GSS + 318 rss
--[X] Training:
---[X] Train at the vent with Su Ling: AE
---[X] Train Music arts with Zeqing: FSS
---[X] Purchase Tutoring: FVM & domain, Lung Meridian & domain (expression if domain can't be trained twice)
---[X] Train with Meizhen: Head Meridian
---[X] Cultivate with Cai Renxiang: SCS
---[X] Cultivate in the White Room: Leg Meridian with Xiulan
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Adapted some of BN's action juggling for more meridian dice, tutors unchanged though. And the vote format change he wanted.
 
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[X] Su Ling and the Ma Sisters are looking to acquire spirit beasts, maybe you can help a bit?
[X] Mother has had some time to settle, so you should spend some more time with her, and see if she needs anything
[X] Sixiang will be casting off their physical form soon enough, and you have had some fun. See if there is something the spirit would like to do before they go?

[X] Plan Light Dies when Shadows Rise
 
SynchronizedWritersBlock said:
Adapted some of BN's action juggling for more meridian dice, tutors unchanged though. And the vote format change he wanted.
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The green spirit stone is giving us 10 more dice than a yellow spirit stone would, right? I recognize that we're making a lot of rolls this week but do we know how many future actions we save by using a GSS over a YSS?

I'm generally a big fan of splashing out resources on ourselves but spending 1.5k RSS in one vote makes me blanch a little bit.
 
It's 10 dice multiplied by every roll we make. We're making 14 rolls each week. I admittedly don't do the math manually, but my spreadsheet says the total number of successes this week goes up from 1265 to 1370 by using a GSS, so 105 successes. If those were all arts it'd be about two actions, but since most of them are qi it's more like 1 to 1.5 actions? I don't know the exact math, but it's significant, especially since we choose not to get qi any other way.

e: Not to mention the dice save us an entire action on FVM6, possibly others that are on the edge.
 
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SynchronizedWritersBlock said:
It's 10 dice multiplied by every roll we make. We're making 14 rolls each week. I admittedly don't do the math manually, but my spreadsheet says the total number of successes this week goes up from 1265 to 1370 by using a GSS, so 105 successes. If those were all arts it'd be about two actions, but since most of them are qi it's more like 1 to 1.5 actions? I don't know the exact math, but it's significant, especially since we choose not to get qi any other way.
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Is it more significant than a talisman, though? We already don't have enough funds for all the talismans we want.
 
[X] Plan Music & Darkness Tutors SLP Weeks
[x] Mother has had some time to settle, so you should spend some more time with her, and see if she needs anything
[X] Zhengui and Heizui could use a bit of extra attention to be sure that their interactions don't get unhealthy
[X] Su Ling and the Ma Sisters are looking to acquire spirit beasts, maybe you can help a bit?
 
[X] Plan Light Dies when Shadows Rise

[X] Be prepared to take Xiulan out for some fun, whether in commiseration or celebration
[X] Sixiang will be casting off their physical form soon enough, and you have had some fun. See if there is something the spirit would like to do before they go?
[X] Zhengui and Heizui could use a bit of extra attention to be sure that their interactions don't get unhealthy
 
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