Chapter 13 of 26 · Book 2, Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Chapter 13 — Mordecai's room

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Opening

» Time to level Collapse: 5 days, 10 hours.

Summary

Mordecai's room in the skyfowl settlement, teleported in mid-drink: he has brewed himself a dilution so he can hold his liquor, and lets slip that Odette taught him the sixth floor's vegetation — she was there with him. Achievements: One Quadrillion! and a Gold Fan Box, Yellow-Bellied Chickenshit!, Johnny Quest!, and Hadji!, which upgrades the quest box to Platinum. Donut gets Fang Caps for Mongo and Acute Ears; Carl gets hobgoblin dynamite, a scroll of Upgrade that turns the BigBoi Boxers into his best item and, via the Freeballing benefit, allows only one layer over them, so no trousers — and a 100,000-gold casino chip for the Desperado Club. Mordecai relays the patch notes: a broken Golem spell, and collective bidding for sponsorships.

Characters

• Mordecai — 'Odette made me spend a lot of time learning about that stuff.'
• Carl — Freeballing; the casino chip.
• Princess Donut — Fang caps; 'Can you imagine how sexy Carl would be in chaps?'
• Mongo — Asleep; the Fang Caps are saved for him.

Locations

• Tutorial guilds — The second-floor-style debrief, third-floor prizes.
• The medium skyfowl settlement — Mordecai's new room is here.

Motifs

• Loot boxes — The Upgrade scroll and its catch.
• Carl's bare feet — Freeballing: one layer over the crotch, so no trousers.
• Achievements — Hadji and its upgrade.