At the end of the day, Shya handed me the dungeon crystal with her own hands. So, there were no threats left to compel me to keep my promise.
I guess after talking so much, it wouldn't be right to leave her like this. Besides, I needed to value my wife.
I had returned to Shya and Nefarion. After integrating the rings into the system, I could teleport ring users to me without them knowing.
I started examining the notifications from the system.
[Congratulations! You've completed a hidden mission.]
[Hidden Mission: Capture a 1st-level dungeon from your own race.]
[Reward: Skill Enhancement Card]
[Congratulations! You've completed a hidden mission.]
[Hidden Mission: Capture a dungeon without fighting.]
[Reward: 40,000 DP]
[Congratulations! You've completed a hidden mission.]
[Hidden Mission: Capture a dungeon without any casualties.]
[Reward: 2× Support Monster Capsule]
// Author's Note: Monsters like Elly will now be referred to as Support Monsters. //
With the Skill Enhancement Card, you can upgrade any of your skills to the maximum level. You can only use this card once, which means you can upgrade only one skill to its maximum level.
Depending on the skill you upgrade, your race can become even stronger.
I was showered with notifications. I had also earned 40,000 DP, which was a substantial amount.
The Skill Enhancement Card caught my attention. If I used it to enhance the "Quest" skill, it would likely increase the rarity of rewards.
"Can I see what each skill will evolve into?"
[Time Manipulator → #TimeManipulator
#TimeManipulator: You can now accelerate time within yourself.]
[Quest → #Quest
#Quest: You can preview all available quests.
Assign ready quests to other individuals, hunters, and dungeon masters. After each quest they complete, you win something random.
The rewards for quests you complete are multiplied by 10 and can work in conjunction with other abilities.]
[Picker → #Picker
#Picker: You gain unlimited access to the top 10 most powerful weapons that have existed in the past and future. The weapons come with their masteries, and the 10 weapons are randomly selected.
Your body strengthens and changes according to the weapon you use.]
[Absolute Passion → #AbsolutePassion
#AbsolutePassion: Your touch, gaze, and interest now purify creatures. Those you take an interest in elevate and empower you.
Elevation requirements are lifted. Now, those who please you become stronger. //Previously, the main character's interest elevated them. Now, those who love, respect, and obey the main character are elevated. //]
I needed to think about this matter carefully. Upgrading #Picker and #TimeManipulator might not be as effective. Among them, #Picker seemed to be the weakest.
// Author's Note: #Picker is undoubtedly one of the most powerful. For example, "Ibbie's Book" is one of the most powerful weapons. So, what makes Hleen's legendary warrior monsters great is Ibbie's Book. Besides, the 10 weapons can be given to other creatures. //
#AbsolutePassion, although rare, was already a powerful skill. Upgrading #Quest to get more rewards seemed like a perfect choice.
"I want to upgrade the Quest skill."
This upgrade would certainly be very useful.
[Congratulations! A skill has been upgraded to its maximum level.]
"Upgrade The Dungeon!"
[Required Monster Count: 50(-)]
[Required Slave Count: 50(+)]
[Required DP: 5,000(+)]
"View Summon Capsules!"
~[Summon Capsules]~
• [1× Support Monster Capsule = 20 DP]
• [1× Rare Summon Capsule = 40]
• [1× Warrior Summon Capsule = 50]
• [1× Rare Warrior Summon Capsule = 100]
• [1× Epic Warrior Summon Capsule = 300]
• [1× Mystic Warrior Summon Capsule = 1,200]
• [1× Legendary Warrior Summon Capsule = 6,000]
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I had already summoned all the required monsters and completed the upgrades. I was currently sitting in the boss room with Shya, Lexia, Onyx, and Raven.
[Dungeon Name: Nefarion]
[Dungeon Master: Orion]
[Dungeon Level: 3 (Upgrade)]
[Current Dungeon Floor: 8]
[Dungeon Boss: Onyx (Change)]
[Number of Monsters: 54]
[Number of Warrior Monsters: 48]
I had summoned two legendary warrior monsters. The rest were epic and mystic creatures.
I had also summoned a few support monsters. Support monsters mainly collected DP. Occasionally, they summoned support-type creatures that enhanced equipment like blacksmiths.
I was currently on the boss floor. The two legendary creatures I summoned were also boss monsters.
[Name: Murdik]
[Gender: Male]
[Strength: 1,270]
[Speed: 970]
[Physical Resistance: 1,640]
[Spiritual Resistance: 30,000]
[Mana: 0]
[Demonic Mana: 0]
[Skills: "Celestial Body," "Immortal," "Boss Monster," "Anti Magic"]
[Name: Zehhier]
[Gender: Male]
[Strength: 2,670]
[Speed: 680]
[Physical Resistance: 2,540]
[Spiritual Resistance: 1,960]
[Mana: 0]
[Demonic Mana: 1,000]
[Skills: "Longsword Mastery," "Immortal," "Boss Monster," "Berserker"]
[Celestial Body: Absorbs all spells cast on it.]
[Anti Magic: Reflects all magical attacks back to the attacker.]
[Berserker: Consumes 1 Demonic Mana per second when active. Randomly multiplies statistics between 2 to 8 times. The amount of increase rises as you get injured.]
The new floor upgrade was as follows:
[1st Floor → Nefarriors]
[2nd Floor → 15 Epic Warrior Monsters]
[3rd Floor → 10 Epic Warrior Monsters + 3 Mystic Warrior Monsters]
[4th Floor → 10 Mystic Warrior Monsters]
[5th Floor → Murdik]
[6th Floor → Zehhier]
[7th Floor → Massahin]
[8th Floor → Onyx, Raven, and Elite Organs]
That was the current status of the dungeon. I preferred building the castle a bit further away because it would be difficult to attract hunters here.
Lexia was telling stories about herself to the others. She had just finished talking about how amazing she was.
Although I preferred not to get involved in their conversations.
"Show me the current dungeon rankings."
[Top 10 Dungeon]
| 1# Azzaiel [Demonoid]
| 2# Oxxyyel [Hummanoid]
| 3# Anegla [Celestroid]
| 4# Dissighh [Monsteroid]
| 5# Ibbies [Demonoid]
| 6# Euorah [Hummanoid]
| 7# Saatge [Animaloid]
| 8# Qerty [Hummanoid]
| 9# Mavvie [Monsteroid]
| 10# Cabrio [Celestroid]
| 24# Nefarion [Hummanoid]
I had managed to climb the rankings. Should I include sub-dungeons in the rankings and take a look?
Or maybe I should just let it go; there was no need to spoil my morale.
I wondered what Hleen was doing. I should pay her a visit. I needed to keep track of the development of my sub-dungeon.
I used the system to teleport to Hleen's location.
"Master, welcome back." Hleen hugged me gently when she saw me.
"Could you upgrade the dungeon?"
"Master, each dungeon has different methods of earning DP. At Soulle, we earn DP by opening graves, but our workforce is insufficient, so we're progressing slowly."
Soulle's logic was simple: the more creatures you have, the more DP you earn. So, progress would become very rapid after a certain point.
"Can you transfer all my remaining DP to Hleen through the system?"
[Transfer the entire remaining 8,300 DP to Soulle?]
"Yes."
[8,300 DP has been successfully transferred to "Soulle."]
"Make the best use of the incoming DP. For now, focus on improving the dungeon. I'll visit you again when the time is right."
I quickly accessed the system and teleported back.
"The square looks great."
I had teleported to the castle. The construction of the castle was complete. Everyone had gathered in the square. All 16 groups were waiting in the square.
"The 8 groups I choose should spread to the surrounding towns and capture new criminals. The rest will be responsible for protecting the castle."
As the groups began to disperse, it was time for me to leave as well.
I wanted to explore nearby cities and towns.