Moving Up in the World

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Description

Taken from my world, then hunted by the locals.

I must survive– uncover the secrets of this dreaded 'Empire of Merit' from within.

If that takes power and influence, I'll climb my way through the ranks.

Oliver's journey to seek forgiveness had been cut short, transported to another world just as he was finding the courage.

Now, he must weaponise his problematic ego as he faces the bureaucracy of a fantasy empire, sword at the ready.

Facing moral quandaries and hopeless decisions– Oliver must carve a path to the top if he wants to find out how he got here.

He is not the only one here from another world; discovery would mean more than his own death.

What to expect:- Undercover Isekai / Portal Fantasy.- Magic and progression.- Slow-burn social climb.- Political intrigue and conspiracy.Releases whenever possible but usually Sunday

Planning to stub c1-45 by end February

New cover art by; (cara.app) @fishheadinfantry

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2024
Author: reidax

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.4/ 5.0
Followers: 392
Views: 59,576

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Community Reviews(3)

I'm PandaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I've found this story rather enjoyable so far, a fairly dark setting with political intrigues, corruption and a few people way over their heads.
If there are any grammar issues I didn't notice them, the story to this point feels unique despite familiar tropes and the actions of our unfortunate protagonists feel real and well thought out.
We haven't delved too deep into the magical system, sprinkles of the background to our new world are added in digestible chunks and the cast of characters are interesting enough, over all I'm excited to see where the author takes us.
NovaroRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
One thing I found interesting about the start of this story is the fact that the character doesn’t immediately consider himself part of a new world. He naturally doesn’t think he’s in a new world and discovers this as he comes across things that are uncommon for his home. This gradual transition managed to get a few good laughs out of me.
Story: the story follows Oliver on his arrival in a new world, as described above, and the start of his adaptation. He knows nothing about the place and learns little by little, meeting someone who helps him with a mana test and takes him to a city. In this city, he realizes a little of the reality of the place where he has mysteriously arrived and how dangerous it is and how much he needs to be careful.
Grammar: There are minor errors here and there, spelling, punctuation, but nothing that compromises the reading. On the whole, I could follow the scene very well.
Style: His writing style is superb! The narrator serves mainly to describe what is happening. They apply the basic rule of writing well, ‘show and don’t tell’. Very good, there’s not much to say other than that. Congratulations!
I will not try to analyze the character, as there are only 12,000 words per hour. It would be unfair to make any judgment whether he is well-developed. We’ll have to wait at least another dozen chapters to get a better idea, but for now, I feel the author won’t fail. The character has already shown some interesting personality traits, intelligence beyond what we normally see in novels, and seems like the kind of interesting guy to follow on a journey.
ragged1Royal Road
★★★★ 4.0
Isekai'd into a new world.
He understands the language but that's about it.
Manages to find a job while hiding his status.
Nice writing, pretty realistic situation and responses.
Does the dialogue pretty well and nice slow burn. We are in it with the main character as he tries to figure out just what is happening.
Looking forward to how it develops.