About the Series
Erik and Rugrat, two military veterans, are pulled into the Ten Realms — a multi-level world where advancement means ascending from one realm to the next. The progression is triple-tracked: personal combat (stats and cultivation), crafting (alchemy, formations, smithing), and settlement building (constructing and defending bases at each realm level). The dual-protagonist structure means both crafting and combat get full attention.
The series combines three progression tracks that other series typically handle individually. The military background gives the protagonists a practical, organized approach to base building and combat tactics. The realm-ascension structure (move up to a higher realm with stronger enemies and better resources) provides clear milestone goals.
This works for readers who want maximum progression variety — combat, crafting, AND base building — in a completed series. Twelve books means hundreds of hours. The dual-MC structure prevents the “lonely protagonist” problem. The tradeoff: the writing is rough. Character work is minimal beyond the two leads. The series was produced at high speed and it shows in the prose quality. Some readers find the military-bro characterization grating. If you need literary quality, look elsewhere. If you want a complete, long, multi-track progression fantasy that covers every type of Number Go Up simultaneously, this provides the volume.
Reading Order
- The Two Week Curse (2018)
- The Trapped Mind Project (2019)
- Books 3-12 (2019-2022)
If You Like This Series
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- A Thousand Li by Tao Wong — Cultivation progression in a realm-based world; completed
- The Land by Aleron Kong — Settlement building with crafting; hiatus