The Way Ahead

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Get The Way Ahead on Amazon! Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 What do you do when you don't fit in? Edwin never really felt many connections to other people, but as a physics student, that was fine. He didn't really need it, anyway. He was content to peel back the mysteries of the universe... not that there were many left to find. Modern-day research was just too well-established, too well-trodden for any single enthusiast to make any significant headway. But that doesn't apply to other worlds. Not ones where magic and Skills run rampant, where well-defined roles and Classes dominate much of society with little room for novel experimentation from its residents. That kind of world would be perfect for an overeager, newly-minted Alchemist to make his mark. Things are never that easy, though. The Way Ahead is a very slice-of-life story following the story of someone trying to find his place in a world that doesn't know what to do with him. Expect lots of science, lots of alchemy, a few sarcastic quips by the System, and lots of exploration involving the world, self-discovery, and above all, science. After all, further research is always required. Updates Wednesdays. Congratulations! For writing a story during the month of November, you have unlocked the Royal Road Writathon Participant path!

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The Way Ahead 3 The Way Ahead Volume 3 Now On Sale! RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 2 75 Chapter 75b: Two Paths Diverged In The Verdant RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 2 Volume 2 Cover Reveal! RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 2 Side Story: Of Skill and Ink + Volume 2 on sale! RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 1 Volume 1 Cover Reveal! RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 1 The Way Ahead Volume 1 is Now on Amazon! RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 129 Chapter 129: The Way Ahead RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 128 Chapter 128: Fertile Grounds RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 127 Chapter 127: Black the Heart RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 126 Chapter 126: Red the Earth RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 125 Chapter 125: Bad Blood RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 124 Chapter 124: A Sense of Wounder RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 123 Chapter 123: The Right Ingredient RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 122 Chapter 122: Blood is Thicker RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 121 Chapter 121: Something is Ahand RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 120 Chapter 120: Growing from Rocks RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 119 Chapter 119: Splitting Edge RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 118 Chapter 118: Pizza Cutter Personality RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 117 Chapter 117: Cutting it Short RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 116 Chapter 116: A Rapid Giveaway RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 115 Chapter 115: Conversensational RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 114 Chapter 114: A Mana on a Mission RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 113 Chapter 113: Alloying Insight RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 112 Chapter 112: Rillah' Interestin' RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 111 Chapter 111: A Day Off the Town RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 110 Chapter 110: Out of the Way RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 109 Chapter 109: Heating Up RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 108 Chapter 108b: Snowledge is Power RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 108 Chapter 108a: Snowledge is Power RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 107 Chapter 107b: Unafrayed RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 107 Chapter 107a: Unafrayed RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 106 Chapter 106a: Derailed RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 106 Chapter 106b: Derailed RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 105 Chapter 105b: Evolving Awareness RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 105 Chapter 105a: Evolving Awareness RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 104 Chapter 104a: Fire, Water, Sky RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 104 Chapter 104b: Fire, Water, Sky RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 103 Chapter 103a: Mindblowing Revelations RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 103 Chapter 103b: Mindblowing Revelations RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 102 Chapter 102a: Booming Business RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 102 Chapter 102b: Booming Business RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 101 Chapter 101b: Sights to See RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 101 Chapter 101a: Sights to See RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 100 Chapter 100a: Fight or Flight RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 100 Chapter 100b: Fight or Flight RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 99 Chapter 99b: Looking Up RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 99 Chapter 99a: Looking Up RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 98 Chapter 98b: Tablet Monitor RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 98 Chapter 98a: Tablet Monitor RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 97 Chapter 97b: Injecting Levity RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 97 Chapter 97a: Injecting Levity RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 96 Chapter 96b: Where There's Smoke RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 96 Chapter 96a: Where There's Smoke RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 95 Chapter 95b: Moonlie RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 95 Chapter 95a: Moonlie RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 94 Chapter 94b: Proper Attribution RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 94 Chapter 94a: Proper Attribution RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 93 Chapter 93a: On Tracks RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 93 Chapter 93b: On Tracks RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 92 Chapter 92b: Petty Concerns RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 92 Chapter 92a: Petty Concerns RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 91 Chapter 91a: Eightfold Strategy RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 91 Chapter 91b: Eightfold Strategy RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 90 Chapter 90b: Local Cultures RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 90 Chapter 90a: Local Cultures RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 89 Chapter 89b: Closed-Dish Cultivation RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 89 Chapter 89a: Closed-Dish Cultivation RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 88 Chapter 88b: Cell Attributes RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 88 Chapter 88a: Cell Attributes RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 87 Chapter 87b: Clearly Magical RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 87 Chapter 87a: Clearly Magical RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 86 Chapter 86a: Burning Questions RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 86 Chapter 86b: Burning Questions RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 85 Chapter 85a: The Even One Out RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 85 Chapter 85b: The Even One Out RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 84 Chapter 84b: Recipe for Success RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 84 Chapter 84a: Recipe for Success RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 83 Chapter 83b: Focus is Key RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 83 Chapter 83a: Focus is Key RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 82 Chapter 82a: Daily Dallying RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 82 Chapter 82b: Daily Dallying RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 81 Chapter 81a: Speaking With the Manager RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 81 Chapter 81b: Meeting the Manager RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 80 Chapter 80b: Meet and Great RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 80 Chapter 80a: Meet and Greet RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 79 Chapter 79b: Study Skills RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 79 Chapter 79a: Study Skills RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 78 Chapter 78a: Settling Off RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 78 Chapter 78b: Settling Off RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 77 Chapter 77b: Taking Things to the Next Level RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 77 Chapter 77a: Taking Things to the Next Level RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 76 Chapter 76c: A Classy Ascension RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 76 Chapter 76a: A Classy Ascension RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 76 Chapter 76b: A Classy Ascension RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 75 Chapter 75a: Two Paths Diverged In The Verdant RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 75 Chapter 75c: Two Paths Diverged In The Verdant RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 74 Chapter 74a: The Wheel Turns Ever Onward RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 74 Chapter 74b: The Wheel Turns Ever Onward RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 73 Chapter 73a: A Blast From the Past RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 73 Chapter 73b: A Blast From the Past RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 72 Chapter 72a: Training Wills RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 72 Chapter 72b: Training Wills RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 71 Chapter 71b: Back to the Grind RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 71 Chapter 71a: Back to the Grind RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 70 Chapter 70: Social Niceties RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 69 Chapter 69: City Troubles RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 68 Chapter 68: Nice and Slow RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 67 Chapter 67: Book = e^X RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 66 Chapter 66: All in the Execution RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 65 Chapter 65: Running Into Trouble RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 64 Chapter 64: High-pH Training RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 63 Chapter 63: Assume a Spherical Path in a Vacuum RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 62 Chapter 62: Skillful Applications RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 61 Chapter 61: Putting Down Roots RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 60 Chapter 60: Last-Minute Tuning RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 59 Chapter 59: Fire Rocks! RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 58 Chapter 58: Starting From Scraps RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 57 Chapter 57: Reconvene and Reassess RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 56 Chapter 56: The Scientific Method RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 55 Chapter 55: Contractual Obligations RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 54 Chapter 54: No Place I'd Lather Be RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 53 Chapter 53: Unusually Helpful RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 52 Chapter 52: Faeted Introductions RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 51 Chapter 51: Starting Hand RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 50 Chapter 50: Feyday RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 49 Chapter 49: Branching Paths RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 48 Chapter 48: An Axe to Grind (With) RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 47 Chapter 47: Into the Unknown RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 46 Chapter 46: By the Buy RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 45 Chapter 45: With a Nice Little Bow RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 44 Chapter 44: The Aftermath: Now Addition-Free! RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 43 Chapter 43: Sticking Around RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 42 Chapter 42: Hitting the Bars RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 41 Chapter 41: Not Quite the Answer to Life RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 40 Chapter 40: Pointed Questions RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 39 Chapter 39: The Career of a Lifetime RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 38 Chapter 38: An Unexpected Chat RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 37 Chapter 37: A Towering Ego RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 36 Chapter 36: Clubbing All Night RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 35 Chapter 35: Starstruck RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 34 Chapter 34: What Lies Ahead RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 33 Chapter 33: Packing Up RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 32 Chapter 32: Protagonist Syndrome RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 31 Chapter 31: Seeing is Disbelieving RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 30 Chapter 30: Managerial Clockwork RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 29 Chapter 29: A Discussion with a "Friend"(?) RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 28 Chapter 28: A Long Day's Knight RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 27 Chapter 27: All That Glitters is Silver RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 26 Chapter 26: Chitter Chatter RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 25 Chapter 25: Settling Into the Roost RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 24 Chapter 24: Birds of a Feather RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 23 Chapter 23: Foreign Exchange RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 22 Chapter 22: Just Follow the Black Stone Road RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 21 Chapter 21: Assume the Physicist Ignores Air Resistance RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 20 Chapter 20: Out With a Bang RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 19 Chapter 19: Stupid Cheating Skills RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 18 Chapter 18: The Left of Bare Arms RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 17 Chapter 17: The Time of our Limes RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 16 Chapter 16: Shedding some Limelight RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 15 Chapter 15: End of the Lime RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 14 Chapter 14: There Are Worse Internships RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 13 Chapter 13: Pretentious Neighbors RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 12 Chapter 12: A "Talk" With "Friends" RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 11 Chapter 11: Roadside Assessment RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 11 Chapter 11: Roadside Assesment RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 10 Chapter 10: Let it Burn, Let it Burn, Let it Burn RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 9 Chapter 9: A Chilly Reception RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 8 Chapter 8: A Stormy Disposition RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 7 Chapter 7: Firmly Outside Normal RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 6 Chapter 6: Sparks Flying RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 5 Chapter 5: Identifying Identify RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 4 Chapter 4: An Unstoppable Force Meets a Movable Object RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 3 Chapter 3: Revelations of Varying Fortune RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 2 Chapter 2: Decidedly Sarcastic Skills RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead 1 Chapter 1: Today's Forecast Includes a Miniscule Chance of Planeswalkers RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead Interlude: And Awoke a Star of Stone and Flame RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead Bonus Chapter: The System Explained RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead Side Story: The Silver Legion RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead Schedule Update RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead Chapter Delay RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead Edwin's Final Status RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead Afterward RoyalRoadL
The Way Ahead Epilogue RoyalRoadL