True.

Which is why I could survive these challenges...I already have pain tolerance and can force myself to stay conscious even when I lack enough oxygen supplied to my brain.

I also have a weird degree of stealth that works against modern sensors on occasion, and move lighter & faster than people would expect from a person my size.

I'm not saying it won't be a challenge, but I could survive it. When your threshold of success is survival, success is easier to achieve than some might think.

I'm used to fighting the inner demons of Depression and Anxiety, I even have Executive Dysfunction, so I wouldn't be shocked if just entering started granting me skills related to those efforts.

I'd probably get something like parallel processing, trajectory perception & foresight right off too...probably even get minor mind reading or some sort of analysis skill that grants me hidden insights to what people are thinking, based on existing skills I have.

Basically, my existence already is somewhat unusual, and such a situation would only exacerbate those things.

This feels like a culling game.
Made specifically to rapidly reduce a population to a .ore manageble size.
These entities are handing out "Rewards" to appease the survivors, before the following forces arrive to finish harvesting the survivors ...and potentially the survivors from these games also get to become guides, on the next world to conquer .

That's an incredibly wasteful system if your goal is to be powerful , you need to have talented people in all fields...if you focus solely on creating human weapons, your organization will become a glass cannon, and will probably break with only a small push once the entity protecting that sort of organization, fails to assign/groom a competent successor, such an organization will be abandoned.

*Tits got mentioned in the main page comments*
Me: "This has been disqualified for being Middle School Spank Bank Material"

I'm gay, I don't need such materials.💁🏼‍♂️😂

Would a real no goy call circumcision mutilation and barbaric?

Just because I was mutilated as an infant by having my foreskin ripped off for a barbaric reason, doesn't make me a Non goy.

Also, there's a clear lack of information to determine what kind of person she is too.

My contention was the definition of usury. We lack the context to determine if she's practicing Usury, or is simply accused of the practice.

We do however know that the one example we have, is an out of control addict who literally gambled away his assets, and punished others for their efforts to reign in his addiction so he could pay for the debts he willingly took on.
She's not threatening bodily harm to her debtor, she is exercising the legal authority he granted her during the process of obtaining the loan.

He chose to spend the money meant for repayment, on gambling.
Usury is when the term of repayment exceeds the value of the initial loan value, and by the sound of it, he failed to make the more reasonable payments, for a considerable period of time prior to this incident. Potentially, she's also owed for far more than what was covered so far.

It's not usury if the one loaning the money, has granted a loan of equal or greater value than is required in immediate repayment. Basically, he spent beyond his means, he was warned against doing so by multiple people, and finally she has the legal authority to cut him off.

There was perhaps some aspects of predatory actions by letting him accrue a debt large enough to allow her to seize so much of his assets and so on...🤔However, isn't that how capitalism always works?

Some of the most egregious capitalists, were Christians, not Jews.

Much of the rhetoric surrounding Jews (prior to the 1930s) was based on people just being bad at making good decisions and not wanting to take responsibility for their bad choices. Jews happened to have a background that made them better at handling money than the average commoner...and if anything, is proof that education is extremely important for the average person to have.

The current situation is a result of the average citizen failing to take public education seriously, largely due to the influence of media, and social pressure that paints being highly educated, as "Bad"

It's only bad, if you chose not to take responsibility and make yourself educated enough to comprehend the dynamics...or choose to support people who actively undermine your ability to access the resources required to aid you in such efforts.💁🏼‍♂️

True, and usury occurs when a person is forced into a contract that is devastating. The by the sounds of it, she's simply cleaning house, by holding to the contracted terms and conditions that were agreed upon. The the current example shown, was a man who was refusing to repay what he owed, and as such set up to have the agreed upon collateral seized in response to his own bad decisions. He spent the money that should have been used to pay for his loan.

Usury is setting impossible terms for repayment.

The existing example doesn't show Usury. The individual clearly doesn't wish to repay according to the agreed upon terms and conditions of their contract.

He chose to fire, and throw away all the people who tried to get him to fulfill his duties and obligations. It's not unreasonable to seize his title, and assets, if he was the one to put them on the table to begin with.

Never promise something you cannot deliver upon, is the first rule all adults should abide by.

Never promise something you have no intention on fulfilling.

Never make decisions without considering the consequences.

Finally. Always make choices you can endure...

That lord ignored all the rules, and she has been quite lenient in giving him a month to make choices to fulfill his obligations. He can still try to cushion his fall, and make an effort to fall gracefully. However, if he's that addicted gambling the problem is already beyond recovery.

She hasn't taken away his ability to make money though, and she hasn't said she wouldn't be willing to create a reasonable payment plan that is affordable, and wouldn't require any major sacrifices other than for him to cease gambling, and spending money frivolously.

He has plenty of options, but he apparently chose the highest risk option. People like him, are why gambling was so frequently seen as bad...it's rather Ironic that a form of gambling, has become central the economy though. It started out well enough, an effort to reduce the volatility of agricultural output, and ensure consistency from year to year...but the current system evolved far beyond what it was meant to, and is now gambling. After all, what is gambling but the effort to try and persuade others to make specific choices in your favor.💁🏼‍♂️

After that story about the former emperor, I was half expecting 50 years to pass🤣

I'll leave off at the end of season 4 though because binging this series is fun.💁🏼‍♂️🤔 ,

Welcome to a story .

Please leave your sense.of logic in the seat under yours, as it will only be necessary on occasion,and can be safely put to bed for certain aspects.

Pretty good story, occupies plenty of time.

Feels llike a blend.of several other tower stories.

Have you ever played the original Legend of Zelda without any guide or internet?

There's no real tutorial, very little explaining is done...very much like what I described.Yet, despite that, it became a massive franchise.

Tutorials as you know them, are recent inventions.

The lower level challenge rating tiers in this world, are more like remakes, and sequels, where quality of life improvements have occurred...but as a consequence, they're also not as good at preparing you for the reality of the following scenarios. Tutorials arose from people finding games too challenging to dive into right away, and modern Pokémon is a good example of how much hand holding can be done.

Also, alcohol was an accident to begin with.💁🏼‍♂️

It's older than Ichigo. Bleach is just the easiest contemporary and one of the more memorable instances of the plot device. Dr. Jackel and Mr. Hyde is a significantly older version of the trope for instance.

Why should I make the effort to explain something, if you haven't made the effort to read what I wrote, and have at least made the attempt of comprehending what is there, to begin with?

If you had made that effort, then you'd have asked an entirely different question, instead you're going for the troll question. For that, I won't bother making the effort answer the presented question, since you haven't made an effort to begin with.

God can die based on the parameters set out in the Torah, which is what the Old Testament of the Bible, is based upon.

The death of a god, is caused by the conquering of their people, and the loss of faith their people have in them.

The Bible is not an Immutable testament of Christianity. It is a collection of morality tales, passed on, and codified by a myriad of editors seeking to mold the religion to their own beliefs.

This extends to the rules by which "God" operates.

It's similar to how the One Piece Manga, has been adapted towards both Anime, and Live action. They are each their own thing.

Another example would be "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" the author explicitly embraces the contradictions of the different versions. They're equally as true, as they're false.

The lessons of the Bible, aren't in the authenticity and consistency of the rules, but in the morality they're trying to convey. Consistently teaching those reading it, of why certain behaviors are problematic is the goal, not blind faith in the merits of interpretations created by others. The Blindness of faith is explicitly listed as immoral. The effort to push for your own agenda is also consistently listed as immoral. Yet the same Bible also contains contradiction to those same statements. Cherry picking specific passages is precisely what the devil can do when it serves their purposes after all.💁🏼‍♂️

I for one, would appreciate the novelty of that...but I think he does get a publisher preferred heterosexual romance plot.😑

The skill lies in the choice of what ommisions, or embellishments you choose.Since the wrong one, causes it to unravel.

Wow...they really foreshadowed that, this far back.🤔😅

Now my choice since I've unlocked my own memories of the next 100+ chapters, do I reread, or skip?

Reread -
Pros: don't miss as many details
Cons: time consuming

Skip -
Pros: less time

Cons: forgotten details