Mason and the settlement of Nassau have won a great victory. The Nexus is taken - the dragon (and dracolich) defeated without a single player loss. But now he has to figure out how the hell it works. And his problems won't wait around...

His brother, Blake, is still 'making friends' in the orc towers, doing God only knows what. But he's needed, and Mason is tired of waiting. It's time to sort it out before the overly ambitious idiot gets himself killed.

Also, he has his new elven bride, Naya, and a settlement full of her people to integrate. And somehow he has to give them children, despite the fact that the elves haven't had one in a hundred years...

There's nymphs and Gaian magic to satisfy, too - a bargain Mason made to save his girlfriend Becky's life. Pleasing her hasn't exactly been unpleasant so far. But one never knows what a Goddess might demand...

And what Mason and every other player doesn't yet know, is that time in their current phase is running out. The 'System' isn't finished with its interfering. And it's about to change the game again, bringing a whole new aspect to the competition between humans.

The post-apocalyptic, video-game like adventure continues in this eighth installment of The First Great Game. With millions of views on Royal Road and Scribblehub, this series has 12+ books worth of content.