meet Ash, a young wanna-be adventurer of the classic style, trying to earn the resources he needs to not only gain a class and join the adventurers properly, but also seeks to become the strongest and highest level in the world.
he needs a gem called a mind gem that can only be found within the bodies of monsters, but not every monster has one. no the average is about 5%. he needs 1 per level he has already gain +1 to gain a new level, and he needs to reach level 10. talk about a grind, just to be able to get a proper class.
his world has rifts, portals connecting it to the dungeons where he has a chance to get the gems he needs. but he can’t actually go and kill them himself. he joins a scavenger crew, picking up the leftover from proper adventurers to hopefully get the gems he needs.
welcome to Ash’s climb to improve himself and his family’s life by grinding to become strong enough to fight monsters.
He will make friends along the way, and even a very special friend not unlike a certain black cosmic goo that likes to eat brains.
He will uncover secrets of the greater world: some told to him, and some discovers for him alone.
Can he gain the power he seeks?
Can he keep his secrets from those who would steal them?
Can he pet the lightning kitty on the cover?
read on to find the answers. or better yet, let Jeff Hayes and the crew of Sound Booth theater do it for you.
plenty of sprinkled easter eggs for fans of the genre to find, but no Clive’s Wife (maybe in Volume 2?)