Born in apocalypse
Chapter 345: More About Dungeon Keeper
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Dungeon Keeper: Aurora
Dungeon Tier: I
Dungeon Type: Snowy field
Dungeon Main Monster: Crystallce
<Monsters Store>
<Building Store>
<Location Store>
<Item Store>
<Ore Store>
Dungeon Essence: 6
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’There hasn’t been change in its initial... the only thing changes are the type in monster species and its biome. Because we are already out of the dungeon its tier has reset to that of I,’ Dhruv thought, looking at the description of the ability.
’From the looks of it, she had spent her DE to create the first floor of the dungeon as well,’ he concluded, noticing how her DE was at 6. Those six she must have gotten from absorbing the core as well.
Nodding his head, Dhruv went on and clicked on the Monster store. Soon, a list of monsters available for the dungeon to summon appeared in front of him.
[Crystallce]
[Snow Wolves]
[Chill Eagles]
[...]
Not going further down he clicked on crystallce... a panel appeared with the type of monster he could summon. A curiosity appeared on his face as he found some change here...
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[Lesser Crystallce: 1 DE]
[Adult Crystallce: 5 DE]
[Crystallce Magi: 5 DE]
[Crystallce Warrior: 5 DE]
[...]
[Crystallce Mage: 25 DE] <Locked>
[Crystallce Knight: 125 DE] <Locked>
[Crystallce Magical Tank: 625 DE] <Locked>
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’Why are there monsters locked as well... is it because the dungeon has already been reset to tier I?’ Wondering about it, Dhruv looked at Aurora and asked the question.
"Yes, master," Aurora nodded, giving a positive reply.
"Have you thought of a way to increase the tier of the dungeon?" Dhruv asked, looking at her with some hope.
"No, master... Like every other exclusive ability, this one will only increase with my evolution as well..."
"So if you were to reach tier V, then it will reach tier II..."
"That’s how it will be master" Without any thought, Aurora agreed.
Nodding in disappointment, Dhruv continued, "So with a tier I dungeon, you will only be able to summon monsters of tier II, is that right?"
She nodded.
"So even if you reached the maximum tier of X, you will only be able to summon monsters of tier VIII, right?" Dhruv asked.
"Y-yes, Master... I mean if only I reach tier 10 and even then calling a tier VIII monster only doesn’t seem quite right to me... they are monsters capable of destroying multiple planets on their own after all..."
"... I think you are downplaying them a bit," Aurora chuckled, playing along with Dhruv’s scenario.
"Forgive me I don’t know about these things yet... forget about them back to the point... it seems you have created the first floor of the dungeon... right?"
"Yes, master... I wanted to check something, so created the floor. Talking about creation I’ve even summoned some monsters as well," Aurora replied with a bit of disappointment. All in all, she wasn’t pleased by how the summoned monsters had turned out to be.
"Is that so... how are they?"
"They aren’t sentient at all, Master... they are the ancient versions of Crystallce. I think those are the ones you have fought the quests," Aurora replied.
Understanding she had come out from the dungeon, Aurora had a bit of hope that the Crystallce of the town would be summoned, but unfortunately, that wasn’t the case.
"That’s a bit of a bummer, but not to worry; you can at least learn about the past of your species," looking at the bright side, Dhruv tried to cheer her up.
"Of course, master."
"You can summon one Tier I Crystallce with a single Tier I core consumption, right?"
Aurora nodded.
"Is there any limit to how many you can summon, and can the monsters summoned walk outside of the dungeon?"
"No, master, there isn’t any practical limit to how many I can summon, and they can wander outside of the dungeon as well."
"Phew! That’s a good thing... they can help defend the island this way. Talking about helping, how powerful is your control over the monsters?"
"It’s almost at the level of ’Soul Bound’, master... and like soul bound, they have an exclusive ability as well called ’Dungeon Creation’. They can do whatever they want but they would never think of harming anyone I’m close off..."
"At the level of Soul Bound... well, that’s a relief then. They can have their own thoughts without posing any threat to us."
Thinking for a while, Dhruv opened the description of the ability once again and asked, "Have you checked the store for other things?"
"Yes, master... I’ve checked it, and it certainly is interesting."
"Huhhh! Interesting, you say..." Muttering these words, Dhruv clicked on the Building store.
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[<Building>
- Ice Tower: 10 DE
- Frozen Barracks: 10 DE
- Glacial Forge: 20 DE
- Ice Wall: 20 DE
- Snowy Outpost: 20 DE
- Frost Temple: 30 DE
- Ice Workshop: 30 DE
- Snowbound Hall: 30 DE
- Glacial Warehouse: 50 DE
- Frost Quarry: 50 DE
<More To Be Unlocked>]
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Curious about how they would be, Dhruv randomly clicked on two of the options...
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[Frost Temple: A sacred building dedicated to ice and frost magic, the Frost Temple serves as a place of worship and magical training. It is adorned with intricate ice carvings and houses powerful relics and altars for rituals.
- Construction Time: 2 days
- Dimensions: Length:18 meters, Width: 12 meters, Height: 9 meters
- Area Occupied: Approximately 223 square meters]
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[Glacial Warehouse: A large storage facility made of ice, the Glacial Warehouse is used to store supplies, weapons, and treasures. Its cold environment preserves perishable items and prevents degradation.
- Construction Time: 4 days
- Dimensions: Length: 24 meters, Width: 15 meters, Height: 7.5 meters
- Area Occupied: Approximately 372 square meters]
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Looking at the description of the items, Dhruv couldn’t help but be impressed by how detailed everything was—from its uses to the time it took to make each thing, and even the dimensions of the buildings were mentioned.
There was even a little graphic beside the panel showing how they would look in reality.
After reading how much area they would occupy, Dhruv turned towards Aurora and asked, "So, Aurora, with how much space you have on the first floor, you can’t build many things..."
"Well, that’s the interesting part, master... the buildings will come with their own space. They won’t occupy the space I have paid DE to create," Aurora replied with a smile.
"What!? Now that’s a huge advantage, in my opinion," Dhruv couldn’t help but whisper as he played around with the stores some more.
[<Location>]
- Ice Fortress: 50 DE
- Frozen Cave: 40 DE
- Snowy Clearing: 30 DE
- Glacial Pass: 40 DE
- ...
- ...
- ...
- Frozen River: 50 DE
- Glacier Field: 70 DE
<More To Be Unlocked>]
[<Ores>]
- Frost Ore: 20 DE per unit
- Glacial Crystal: 30 DE per unit
- Ice Shard: 10 DE per unit
- Snowstone: 20 DE per unit
- ...
- ...
- ...
- Glacial Sapphire: 40 DE per unit
- Winter’s Essence: 50 DE per unit
<More To Be Unlocked>]
[<Items>]
- Ice Dagger: 5 DE
- Frost Potion: 5 DE
- Snowflake Amulet: 7 DE
- Chill Boots: 7 DE
- Icy Arrow: 3 DE each
- ...
- ...
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- Snowflake Ring: 6 DE
- Glacial Sword: 15 DE
- Frost Armor: 20 DE
- Ice Bomb: 12 DE each
- Frozen Shield: 18 DE
- Snowstorm Staff: 25 DE
<More To Be Unlocked>]
After playing with the store for about ten or so minutes Dhruv was finally satisfied. While he was learning about the store he confined with Archana that her Dungeon Keeper was the same as well.
’Sigh! It’s time to go underwater... then...’ Making up his mind Dhruv called his guardian for the final meeting.