Chapter 4 - Dungeon Creation

Congratulations!!!!

The user has acquired the Eternael.

Receiving the notification, I turn to check my Status menu.

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Name: Raiya Lee

Age: 23

Class: Dungeon Master

Job: N/A

Tier 1 Class 1

Talents:

1. Spatial Awareness (Passive) - Raiya possesses a natural attunement to spatial dimensions, allowing him to sense and comprehend the world around him with exceptional clarity. He can navigate through complex environments effortlessly, making him a master of spatial awareness.

2. Necrotic Attunement (Passive) - An eerie connection to the necrotic energies of the world empowers Raiya to harness them for draining life force from foes and regenerating his own health. This necrotic attunement grants him an edge in battle, as he can wield the power of death itself.

3. Adaptive Resilience (Passive) - Raiya's extraordinary adaptability allows him to effortlessly acclimate to various environments, granting him temporary resistances and abilities tailored to the challenges he faces. He can quickly adjust and thrive in even the most hostile conditions.

Attributes:

Strength: 22 (+4)

Stamina: 28 (+5)

Dexterity: 15 (+5)

Intelligence: 40 (+10)

Luck: 25

Perk Traits (due to Eternael race):

Spatial Blink - Teleport instantly to a visible location within a short range.

Death's Grasp - Harness necrotic energy to drain life force from foes and regenerate health.

Adaptability - Effortlessly adapt to various environments, gaining temporary resistances and abilities.

Guild: None

Companion:

Auriel (Fairy)

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While reading the menu, I notice the surroundings starting to change into a forest clearing.

"Auriel, where are we?" Hearing my question, she said, "We are at the place before you were teleported."

Hearing that caught me by surprise, making me continue to ask, "But I was teleported from a city full of concrete, how could I suddenly be in a forest now?"

"The world after you are teleported starts to expand. The reason is that your world will go to the next stage, where its inhabitants slowly become stronger. Normal people will become able to use magic," Auriel explained.

"Okay, thanks, Auriel. So how can I create my dungeon now?"

"I can help you. How about we make this place our dungeon area? We have the surrounding trees as camouflage for the initial stage, and we have an abundance of wood and food resources," she suggested.

After agreeing to her idea, I started to plan for our dungeon structure.

"Auriel, can you create a 3D modeling projection so I can show you how the structure is made?" I asked.

"Sure, Raiya," she replied, and immediately a 3D terrain was shown in front of me. With Auriel looking at the screen with me, I started to design the layout.

"So, Raiya, you want our first level design to be an open small town, and below that is a dungeon labyrinth to explore," Auriel confirmed.

"Yes, we can use this to our advantage. We can later say that the human units we have are refugees who came from another world, transported due to being caught in a space crack," I explained my plan.

"Then, Raiya, how can you be sure that they will believe that we are from another world?" Auriel inquired skeptically.

"Don't worry, they have a high chance of believing it, and it's not the most shocking event. You know what they say—a perfect lie is a 7-part truth and 3-parts lie," I said with a confident smile.

"Raiya, are you a scammer or something? You can easily say something like that," Auriel teased.

I chuckled. "No, I was an intern, and in our world before this event, we were used to hearing lies mixed with truth. It's just something I learned along the way."

With the dungeon design complete, I pressed "done," and the surroundings began to change.

In front of us appeared a floating orb, big enough to hold on an adult's palm.

"So, this is a dungeon core. If this thing is destroyed, then I will die," I said, realizing the significance of the core.

"I will die too if it's destroyed, so please take care of it," Auriel said, showing concern for my well-being.

"That's new to me; there's nothing like that in the guide," Auriel explained. "We fairies are connected to the dungeon master. The moment I became your fairy, my life became permanently connected to yours."

"Then doesn't that sound like we're married?" I teased, waiting for her reaction.

Auriel blushed, hiding her face in her hands. The sight brought a smile to my face.

Breaking the silence, I said, "Well, how about we enter the dungeon first and start building the dungeon master room and base?"

Walking toward the outskirts of the place where the village would be built, we slowly approached a cave entrance.

After entering, we started walking towards the stairs that led to the first floor of the dungeon.

Before we reached the stairs, I approached an inconspicuous wall and touched a hidden switch to unlock a different passage.

Walking through the passage led us to a huge space directly under the village.

"Let's start building, Auriel. How many resources are available for us to build?" I asked, ready to begin our endeavor.

"We have a total of 1,500 units of wood, 900 units of rock, 3,000 units of gold, and about 12,000 units of souls, because the undead doesn't need food, they use it as material for summoning or building " Auriel answered.

"Great! We can use this to build a basic structure on the surface floor. We will make a small human town where the humans are located. Now, here we will make the dungeon master room and where the void and undead race buildings are placed," I explained my plan.

Auriel voiced her concerns about unlocking the undead race first, but I assured her that it would make the lie more believable, as the humans would come later in the dungeon exploration story.

"First, the dungeon master room. Even though we call it a room, we can just modify it to look like a haunted mansion for now, so we can blend with the surroundings," I suggested.

As I modified the room, Auriel helped me set up the structure layout for all the buildings, ensuring flexibility for future expansions.

"Raiya, the layout is finished. Where do you want to put the dungeon master room?" Auriel asked, showing me a screen projection.

"How about we put this mansion at the center of the shallow graves where the undead army is resting?" I suggested.

"Sure, with this, our core is safe and sound, thanks to the 24/7 security of the undead," Auriel said with a hint of pride in her voice.

Excitement filled me as we embarked on the construction of our dungeon, and as we worked tirelessly, Auriel and I shared ideas and dreams for the future of our world. The responsibility of being a Dungeon Master weighed heavily on my shoulders, but with Auriel by my side, I knew we could create an extraordinary realm filled with wonder and adventure.