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Chapter 416: Dungeon Points
Two days had passed in the real world since William's encounter with Leviathan. He had anticipated that the dungeon floors of Atlantis would be quite vast, but he had no idea how vast they actually were. A day in the real world was equivalent to three days inside the Dungeon.
In those six days inside the dungeon, William's Herd and Legion had only managed to fully explore the first two floors. Just like he anticipated, the first Floor was only composed of slime type monsters.
However, the true surprise was that there were some low-grade herbs that grew on the second floor of the dungeon. These herbs were quite common in the market, but Wililam didn't expect that such herbs would also grow inside a dungeon.
These herbs, when combined, could create minor healing potions. These healing potions were equivalent to one of William's red lollipops. Although its effect was minimal, having large quantities of these potions would be beneficial to him.
Additionally, these potions could be combined with the sap from the Dragon Blood Tree that was planted in his Domain, to create Greater Healing Potions with stronger healing effects.
This was an unexpected boon to William so he assigned the Goblins to regularly collect these herbs and bring them to the Warehouse near his Villa inside the Thousand Beast Domain.
Another thing that made William Happy was the system notification alerting him that his Goblin Crypt was now ready to receive an upgrade.
After obtaining the Goblin Crypt, William became the Dungeon Master, which gave him full control over the dungeon.
The system had also introduced a new feature to him called Dungeon Points. Each day the Goblin Crypt generated 100 Dungeon Points. These points allowed William to restructure the dungeon in any way that he wanted. He could add floors, traps, and even control the settings of the spawn rate of the Goblins inside the dungeon.
He also had the power to add new monsters that were suitable for the Goblin Crypt. The System also told William that the more floors a dungeon had, the more Dungeon Points it would generate on a daily basis.
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10 Floors = 50 DP
20 Floors = 75 DP
30 Floors = 100 DP
40 Floors = 500 DP
50 Floors = 2000 DP
60 Floors = 10,000 DP
70 Floors = 30,000 DP
80 Floors = 50,000 DP
90 Floors = 100.000 DP
100 Floors = 500,000 DP
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Dungeon Points: 2,458
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William tilted his head when he saw the current amount of Dungeon Points. According to his calculations, he should only have 200 Dungeon Points because the Daily Point reward only counted the days outside the dungeon.
'System, why do I have a surplus of Dungeon Points?' William asked. He was quite happy that he had more than he expected. The reason he asked the System was to know where the points were coming from.
[ Host. It seems that we get 1 Dungeon Point for every monster we kill inside the Atlantis Dungeon. My theory is that whenever a Goblin kills something inside the Dungeon, it is automatically converted to Dungeon Points. ]
'Doesn't this mean we can farm Dungeon Points if we unleash the entire Goblin Army on a mad killing spree?'
[ Yes. Not only that, but the ranks of the Goblins will increase as they gain Experience Points. It is killing two birds with one stone! ]
A devilish grin appeared on William's face as he explored the settings of the Goblin Crypt. He checked the monsters that could be added inside it. After a brief discussion with the System, they decided to tweak the spawn locations of the monsters inside the Goblin Crypt.
Each floor had a spawn limit. Meaning, there was a set number of Monsters that could spawn on a particular Dungeon floor. Once this limit was reached, no other monsters would spawn again, unless some of these monsters were killed.
After William and the System finished their brainstorming, they decided to add another floor to the Dungeon. The newly made 31st Floor would be the home of the Goblin Dogs.
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[ Danderous Goblin Dogs ]
— Dungeon Creature
— Threat Level: Class D (Mid)
— Danderous Goblin Dogs are disease-ridden dogs that nobody wants to get in contact with. Their horrible smell and rabid bites make them one of the most annoying creatures that Adventurers don't want to engage unless it is as a last resort.
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The reason why William chose the Danderous Goblin Dogs as the latest addition to the Goblin Army was because he wanted these dogs to serve as mounts for his Goblin Army.
(A/N: Yes, it is Danderous and not Dangerous. It's a word play for the word Dander. Ask Google senpai for answers.)
Although they were only a meter tall right now, these dogs were capable of evolving into stronger beasts that were known as Scavenger Goblin Dogs that were a meter-and-a-half tall. This was a Class B Beast that was known for its quick movements over almost any terrain.
Lastly, it also had one final evolution called the Vicious Nether Hound, that made them Class A Beasts. These hounds were true bonafide predators that roamed within the plains of Hell. Standing over two-meters tall, they served as the war mounts of high-tiered Demons.
William currently didn't have the right Dungeon to evolve them to their final form. The Vicious Nether Hounds could only be born in the rich miasma that came from Hell. Then and only then would these powerful Demonic Dogs show their full potential.
With the Atlantis Dungeon right at their doorstep, William was sure that the Danderous Goblin Dogs would at least evolve to their second form, which was the Scavenger Goblin Dogs. This was the best that William could do in preparation for the war that he was about to participate in.
The cost of adding one Dungeon floor was worth 500 Dungeon Points. It cost an additional 1,500 Dungeon Points to make the Dungeon spawn twenty Goblin Dogs a day. William planned to increase the spawn rate of the 31st Floor after gathering more Dungeon Points from Atlantis.
He had seen the other Goblin Monsters that he could add inside his dungeon and he was quite interested in trying them out. One of them was the Goblin Paladin, which cost 1,000,000 Dungeon Points.
The price was truly outrageous, but it allowed William to have a Powerful Goblin Sovereign that would be in the middle stages of the Millennial Rank.
'One step at a time,' William thought as he watched his Dungeon Points increase from time to time. Although 1,000,000 Dungeon Points was still far from his reach, he had no doubt that one day, his Powerful Goblin Army would make anyone tremble in their wake.
Chapter 417: William's Third Knight
William invested 500 God Points to buy five more Dragon Blood Trees to be planted in the Eastern side of the Thousand Beast Domain in order to mass-produce healing potions for the upcoming war.
Although he would continue to make lollipops, it would not be enough to cover every member of his army. This was why he prioritized the stockpiling of healing ingredients.
Aside from that, William bought two additional warehouses to store the other miscellaneous items that they would need for the war. These Warehouses cost one hundred God Points each. Although it was a bit costly for William's limited funds, he knew that they were needed so he bought them without batting an eye.
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[ Dragon Blood Tree - 100 God Points each. ]
— A breed of tree that produces a red sap that could be used for making healing potions.
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God Points: 700
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"We have arrows, and ingredients for healing potions," William muttered as he checked the inventory of the two warehouses that he had bought. "System, do you have any other recommendations?"
[ We need weapons for the Goblin Army. Their weapons are very basic and are far inferior to the weapons of a regular army. ]
William crossed his arms over his chest and nodded. The beast type monsters didn't need weapons because their bodies were their weapons. Unfortunately, the Goblin Army didn't have that leeway and needed to equip themselves with weapons in order to maximize their potential.
'Any suggestions?'
[ We don't have enough God Points right now, but we can always raid the barracks of the Hellan Kingdom. They would definitely have weapons in them. ]
William nodded. Although he was currently using the blacksmith skill to craft weapons for his army, they were just lower grade weapons that couldn't be compared to military grade weapons.
However, William was still maximizing his Blacksmith Job Class because he wanted a day to come when the members of his Legion would be equipped with weapons that were of the same quality, if not higher than Barbatos' forged weapons.
The red headed boy sighed once again when he remembered the warm and kind hearted blacksmith of Lont. all of his early years had been crafted by Barbatos and they were of very high quality.
'Okay, we now have a way to get weapons, is there anything else that we should focus on?'
[ Food, water, and medicine. I don't know if the Atlantis Dungeon has beasts that could serve as food, since we have only explored the first three floors. Unfortunately, the local monsters are just blue slimes whose only purpose is to serve as a means to farm Dungeon Points. ]
William nodded. Thanks to the great numbers of slimes that spawned in the Dungeon on a regular basis, he managed to add four more floors to the Goblin Crypt which brought its total dungeon floor count to thirty-five.
Each floor had a limit of five hundred Monsters. William had made all the five new dungeon floors spawn Danderous Goblin Dogs.
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[ Dungeon Settings ]
— Monster Spawn: Danderous Goblin Dogs
— Spawn Rate: 20 Danderous Goblin Dogs per day.
Floor 31 - 40 Danderous Goblin Dogs
Floor 32 - 20 Danderous Goblin Dogs
Floor 33 - 20 Danderous Goblin Dogs
Floor 34 - 20 Danderous Goblin Dogs
Floor 35 - 20 Danderous Goblin Dogs
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Dungeon Points: 1845
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Currently, William had a hundred-ten Danderous Goblin Dogs which he had assigned to the Goblin Warriors to be used as Mounts. They were too small for the Hobgoblins to use as Mounts, so William had no choice but to assign the Goblin Warriors to mount them.
These Goblin Cavaliers were led by a Goblin Warrior, named Sharx, whom William had personally Knighted. The reason he chose this Goblin Warrior to lead them was due to a unique scar on its right cheek, which made it stand out from the other Goblin Warriors.
After receiving the King Chess Piece's blessing, this Goblin Warrior had evolved into a Goblin Marauder and received the Prestige Class Scarred Doom Marauder.
Not only that, its Danderous Goblin Dog Mount transformed into a Vicious Nether Hound, which almost made William drop Rhongomyniad in shock.
William checked the information of the Third Official Knight of his King's Legion and nodded his head in appreciation.
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Name: Sharx
Race: Goblin
Prestige Job Class: Scarred Doom Marauder
Health Points: 22,000 / 22,000
Mana: 3,000 / 3,000
[ Strength: 150 (+10) ]
[ Agility: 70 (+10) ]
[ Vitality: 100 (+10) ]
[ Intelligence: 40 (+10)]
[ Dexterity: 60 (+10) ]
Skills:
Duel Ex
Union of Man and Beast
Tactician
Hundred Beast Charge
Marauder's Guillotine
Hellfire Blast
Title: Marauder of Terror
[ Marauder of Terror ]
— When leading a company or Riders increase all stats by 100%
— Terrain Mobility increase by 200%
— Can use Empowered Battle Cry thrice a day
[ Empowered Battle Cry ]
— Increase resistance against Mind-Affecting Spells
— Increase the stats of all riders under the lead of the Marauder of Terror by 50%
— Duration: 1 Hour
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Sharx the Goblin Marauder was a Class B (Mid) Monster, while its Mount, whom William named Sparky, was a Class A (Low) Monster.
The sudden change in their leader's features made all the Goblin Warriors look at William with starry eyes. Unfortunately, the King Chess Piece was not Omnipotent. After giving its blessing to Sharx, it went back to being dormant.
Even so, with the power of Rhongomyniad, he had turned the Goblin Warriors into Goblin Cavaliers, raising their ability for mounted combat. The Goblin Cavaliers were Class D (High) Monsters.
William believed that after gaining experience points inside the Dungeon of Atlantis, these green-skinned cavaliers would soon step into the rank of Class C (Low) Monsters which would further boost William's army.
Aside from the Goblin Dogs, William also decided to use the Trollhounds, with the exception of Fenrir, as mounts for the Hobgoblin Leaders. He deemed that this strategy would increase their mobility in the battlefield and make them a more effective fighting force in battle.
As always, William blessed these Hobgoblin Leaders with Rhongomyniad, which allowed them to effectively use the Trollhounds as mounts as if they were part of their bodies, due to the power of the Union of Man and Beast.
These Goblin and Trollhound Cavaliers officially became William's light Cavalry units which were led by Sparky and Fenrir respectively.
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Meanwhile somewhere in the Hellan Kingdom…
After spending two days of fruitless searching, Conner decided to return to their Headquarters to see if there were any updates from the other search parties that were now scouring the Hellan Kingdom for any signs of the Hidden Valley where the monument was enshrined.
"Sir, we still haven't found the Monument," Calum reported as he bowed his head.
He had been staying in their headquarters to serve as the person in charge of receiving the reports from the members of Deus.
Conner sighed internally and nodded his head in acknowledgement. He knew that it was not going to be an easy task to find the Undying Lands in just a few days of searching.
The Leader of Deus in the Southern Continent hadn't placed all of The Organization's manpower into searching for the Hidden Valley. He also appointed several teams to spy on the movements of the Elves in the Zelan Dynasty.
He was afraid that Alessio would become impatient and urge the Elves to attack the Hellan Kingdom while Conner was occupied with his mission.
After sorting through the reports, Conner came upon an interesting development. A few days ago, the members of The Organization noticed over a hundred teenagers entering the borders of the Hellan Kingdom.
According to the scout of The Organization, whot used a familiar to observe the teeangers from afar, they were all bruised and battered and seemed to have encountered a battle with the Elves.
The agent also added in his report that the children took some of the horses in the fortress and headed West. Since his duty was to observe the movements of the Elves, he didn't leave his post and just filed a report to their Headquarters so the higher-ups could decide what to do with the refugees that had entered their borders.
He had already expected such an outcome after the Elven invasion, so he wasn't too surprised by the report. However, what concerned Conner was that the refugees didn't head straight towards the capital, but instead, headed West.
Conner pondered for a bit before leaving some instructions to Calum to send some men to look for these refugees from the Zelan Dynasty.
"I will rest for a day before returning to the Hellan Capital," Conner said. "If there is any news about the Undying Lands, notify me right away."
"Yes, My Lord," Calum replied before bowing his head respectfully.
Conner nodded and went to his chambers to rest.
A few minutes later, a small black snake slithered out of the room, undetected, before turning into a black mist.
Ezio reappeared a safe distance away from the Headquarters of Deus. He had been monitoring their movements and had been on the lookout for the latest news within their chain of command.
After weighing the pros and cons, Ezio resolutely headed back to the capital of Gladiolus. Est was a close friend of William's and he didn't want the boy to come to harm. William had already told his Fourth Master that if The Organization returned to reclaim the capital, he should tell Dave and Conrad to take Est and Isaac to the Kyrintor Mountains.
Brendan had already become his Disciple and he was quite satisfied with the boy's aptitude. Having him become the puppet steward of the capital would help Ezio keep an eye on Conner, while he shifted his attention to other important matters.
Matters that would help ease the burden of the red-headed boy who was doing his best to make ends meet.