The Butcher of Gadobhra
S+90/100Web serial by The Walrus King
Published off-site726,955 words · 315 chapters · 2021
In a dystopian future, life at the bottom is brutal. Jobs don't exist in the real world, and millions survive only by working in VR worlds as servants to the wealthy. The last surviving AI has been ordered to build a new game world — a playground for the rich and a global marketplace for corporations. Ozzy and his friends just want a paycheck. Four friends sign five-year contracts as virtual serfs in a small village, barred from adventuring entirely. Handed mops instead of swords, they face a simple choice: work as a blacksmith, barmaid, and shepherd for five years — or cheat, find the loopholes, and carve out a piece of the world for themselves.
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