Chapter 2

Zion Pov:

"Hmm that's a classification I haven't seen before, congrats!" Abby said after we chose our classification. "Well next up is summoning your first monster. First open the core menu, from there, focus on a tab called monsters or something of that sort. Probably Automata considering your classification. Then choose your first monster!"

Following Abby's instructions we opened our core menu:

[Core Menu]

{Core Classification: Automata}

{Core Information}

(Mp 7/10)

(Raw Material (RM) 0/100

{Automata}

-Wood Automata 5 Mp

-Stone Automata 5 Mp

In the Core Menu I could 'feel' Neil's focus and when in the Automata menu I felt him focus on the Wood Automata so I did as well, but we quickly got a warning.

'Warning;

Not enough space, to summon this mob please increase the size of your room that the mob will be created in.'

"Huh, dang it then we're going to have to do the boring stuff first. Extend your will into the walls to absorb them, from there you can keep it as raw material for later or convert it directly into mana but be careful if you get too full on mana it could force a core size upgrade, and during so both of you are unable to do anything so when you upgrade make sure that you're well defended!" Abby took a quick breath and continued "I have to go for a bit though, I have to do a bita research on your situation along with a couple other things, good luck!" With that just as Abby appeared they disappeared.

"So I guess we're expanding our dungeon?" I say into the now silent room.

"Let's get to it, let's start with the ceiling before we break the first rule of life and dig straight down." Neil proposed.

So there we began, digging into the ceiling and walls of our little cave. We did this separately for a long while when Neil's voice came again "Hey.. since we're going to do this awhile, want to chat?"

"Sure"

"Hmm what's your favorite animal, mine's a butterfly specifically a tarla. Yours?"

"Wolf, their beautifully efficient"

And like that we chatted on, exchanging stories until we reached the edge of our influence, above the floor at least, around five feet from the middle of our two cores in each direction. "Do you want to try summoning again?" I asked Neil, though I could feel his building excitement through the bond, "Yes!" he quickly replied.

Going into the Automata menu we once again focused on the wooden Automata. While we were focusing I could feel the mana flowing out of the mana pool and concentrate on the floor directly in front of our two gems when a Warning pops up again,

'Warning Create Unique Creature?

Creating a Unique Creature will cost 40% more mana but it will retain all experience and elemental adaptations. It will also allow for unique evolutions but removes the boost given by naming.

[Yes] [No]'

Before I could even ask Neil chimed in with a resounding "Let's go for it! This way we can always have our very first mob and they can become pretty powerful too!"

I wasn't determined either way so-

[Yes]

A few seconds later a wooden doll, about the size of a human toddler appeared before us. It had the general structure of a human face but had no eyes or mouth. "What should we name it?" Neil asked "How about Sen?" I answered him and the wooden doll faced my gem with what I could feel was excitement.

"Ha Sen it is then" Neil laughed