Dungeon Hunter Chapter 145:
Chapter 145: Roy, Rose (1)
The thing I needed most was information . I needed a clear understanding of what I missed in the world . The dynamics of power . . . it wasn’t possible to move without knowing the movements of the demons, angels and humans .
And the lich Gaparam was the best person to ask about this .
Gaparam!
I remembered .
He was a lich researching life . Wasn’t his goal to create a complete homunculus?
"I am fulfilling the promise, despite being late . ”
"It's okay . It isn’t involving the homunculus but I’ve made my own progress . ”
Building a workshop . I promised to provide support so that he could continue his study into the homunculus . However, I had unintentionally spent one year and eight months in the Underground World . Points weren’t available so he couldn’t do his research .
Even so, Gaparam wasn’t upset . He understood and didn’t seem to care .
I turned my gaze to the two children next to Gaparam .
"These children?"
"I have been teaching the children these days . They are bright and their learning speed is amazing . Now, shouldn’t you introduce yourselves?”
Dark skin and pointy ears . The two children were dark elves approximately four or five years old .
It was unusual that they were twins but they looked familiar .
Among them, the girl walked out first and bowed .
"Hello, Dungeon Master . My name is Rose . I heard that Dungeon Master gave me the name Rose . It is an honour . ”
“I-I am Roy . ”
Unlike Rose, Roy had a timid nature .
‘They are already so big . ’
Now I could remember the two children .
Not long after the children were born, I had named them . I had roughly named them but now it felt different .
Rose looked up at me with wide eyes .
"Queen-nim asked us to look after Dungeon Master if there are any problems . Rose is still young but I want to learn quickly to be helpful to Dungeon Master . ”
"M-me too . . . ”
I gave a small laugh . The little girl was saying funny things . In particular, I liked Rose’s unyielding eyes . I expected that she would be a confident heroine once she was older .
"It is brilliant . ”
"Correct . These children only have each other and are learning faster than others . The children will be a lot of help in my research . Roy’s character is a little bit timid but can’t that be gradually fixed?”
In the 3rd Demon World Auction, I had purchased a skill book called Twin's Mental Rapport . I was convinced after checking the two children with Mind’s Eye .
It was obvious that the skill had been successfully learnt, causing a rise in their abilities .
“Gaparam . I heard that you could help me . How can you help?”
It was the reason I came to talk to him .
When I asked seriously, Gaparam handed me a thick book .
"First, please take this . It is a book where I noted down my past work and my thoughts . You should be able to fill some of the gaps with it . ”
I opened the book and saw things like daily changes, things that happened in the dungeon and external exploration . Even details about the weather were written down .
Gaparam said with a warm smile .
"I am a researcher . I like to keep a record of everything . It isn’t just limited to the dungeon as this place called Earth is also very interesting . There isn’t a fixed topic but it should be enough to fill in the gaps for you . ”
"It will help . ”
This much information . It seemed like it would take a few days to finish reading .
I was scanning through the book when Gaparam quietly muttered .
“And . . . do you remember M3?”
"The artificial golem I purchased at the Demon World Auction?”
I turned and answered .
He was the completed version of M1 and M2 . The name was a golem but he looked more like an artificial knight . Of course I remembered him .
However, I didn’t know why that name would be mentioned right now . He didn’t suffer a severe wound like the other high class creatures . Gaparam sensed my confusion and continued .
"I have been repairing and improving him every time he is broken . ”
Tak!
He clapped and a silver knight with red eyes emerged .
However, he was covered with soot . There was a crack that seemed to be forcibly created and one finger couldn’t be seen .
Ha! I clicked my tongue .
It was surprising that he hadn’t been broken by now .
"There are many scars . ”
“Many enemies have tried to break it but I managed to get it out alive . As a result, it has become much stronger . It is because I have transformed it according to the many battles . ”
"Transformed?”
"I fixed the core of M3 . That . . . I used a little bit of the knowledge of humans . Connecting multiple nuclei would allow for more power . ”
I touched my jaw .
Gaparam’s story was very interesting .
There were certainly some great parts about the technology of humans . However, I never thought about taking advantage of it . There was no need to bother, but now Gaparam had tampered with that technology .
"I won’t tell you a complicated story . I created four nuclear fusion cores and connected them to make him move more efficiently . Roy and Rose were very helpful here . I connected their ‘telepathy’ skill to M3’s core so M3 itself started to grow . ”
“Ho . . . ”
M3 had been completed . There was no room for further growth . It was mentioned in his description . It meant the framework had been cracked .
I turned my head and looked at M3 . I quickly opened Mind’s Eye .
| Name: M3 | |||
| Stats | |||
| Strength | 92 (+5) | Intelligence | 0 (+41) |
| Agility | 91 (+5) | Stamina | 84 (+5) |
| Magic Power | 85 (+5) | ||
| Potential: (352+61/340)
Uniqueness: Completed from the beginning . There is no more need for growth and there is no sense of self since its intelligence is 0 . But the golem gives its best performance under a powerful master . There are more improvements since M1 and M2 . Skill: Gale (Ex U), Joint Attack (Ex U), Roy and Rose (Ex U) |
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There was a hidden option and the pure stat points had changed a little bit . Furthermore, another skill called ‘Roy and Rose (Ex U)’ was created .
A change . I never thought this would be possible . Even I was forced to be surprised .
'It is more combination than strengthening . He is transformed with pure technology . ’
In the uniqueness, it had even written that M3 was complete .
'Something useful might emerge if Oswen, Gaparam and the dwarf king work together . ’
It was natural to feel such curiosity . I couldn’t imagine what would be created if those three joined forces .
“Roy and Rose can move M3 . It will be a lot of help in battle . ”
I remembered seeing him before . While I was fighting the titan and four demons, I had seen a silver armour moving .
Roy and Rose had controlled him . I looked at them with surprise . Rose had a sassy stance while Roy’s head was bowed with shame .
"Was this also part of the research?”
"It is similar . If I have the right equipment and workshop then I can make it more neatly . ”
“Okay . Then I will invest three million points . ”
" . . . . . . !"
Gaparam flinched .
He knew the weight of three million points .
He had no help for one year and eight months so this excited him .
“Really? Three million points . . . ”
Of course, it wasn’t just an investment .
"Instead, you should work with Oswen and the dwarf king . Help each other out . ”
Gaparam snorted .
"If it is the dwarf king then of course I will welcome the help . His dexterity will definitely be useful . But this is the first time I’ve heard of the name Oswen . ”
“The Twilight Blacksmith Oswen . You’ve never heard of him?”
"I don’t know . I’ve never heard his name while researching in the mountains . If so, he can’t be that great . ”
It was natural not to know, despite how famous Oswen was .
Oswen was originally a human . They moved in completely different areas .
"It will surely be helpful if you work together . ”
"Hmm . . . I am to complete the research together with Dungeon Master’s subordinate . ”
He agreed in a patronizing manner . I would see whether he maintained this attitude .
"I will leave the permission for the points to Yihi . Speak to Yihi if you need anything . ”
"I understand . You won’t regret it . ”
Gaparam briefly bowed his head .
As I turned away, Gaparam hurriedly said .
"Oh, I will leave my assistants . I won’t be able to teach them while building the warehouse . The children are really excited about seeing Dungeon Master . Maybe you can take them along on a small errand . They can also help you by manipulating M3 . ”
Gaparam . . . I hadn’t spent that long with him so he didn’t know me well .
In particular, Rose was looking at me with shining eyes .
'Knowing how to control M3 would be helpful . ’
They were young but I didn’t think they would be useless .
'Dark elf lords . They have the makings of a floor master . ’
I recalled that the potential of the two children was very good . As expected, I checked with Mind’s Eye and they had grown well . If I helped them a little bit then they would grow into powerful creatures in the future .
"Leave them behind . ”
I spoke curtly .
"I will immediately begin building the workshop . Then . . . ”
Gaparam politely said before leaving .
However, the two children didn’t easily move .
“Follow me . ”
"Yes!"
Rose responded with a laugh .
Roy . . . he answered in a small voice and followed behind me .
There was a huge amount of content in the book Gaparam handed over . It was neatly arranged by date so the information entered my head well . The short summary was something like this .
[April 5th . Pandemonium noticed the dungeon and his faction started the offensive . He had left a watcher around Okullos’ dungeon . We will likely have to retreat . ]
[April 9th . The second battle . It was safely blocked . The demons have entirely surrounded South Korea . Their movements have been blocked many times . ]
[May 18th . The human counterattack has begun . The attacks of the demons have slowed . The humans called Awakened who joined together in ‘guilds’ have declared war against the demons . ]
[August 23rd . South Korea’s capital ‘Seoul’ was taken . The supply station has been formed and the demons are carrying out the full scale dungeon invasion . ]
[December 31st . Tens of thousands of angels have descended all over the world . Archangels are confirmed to be present . The demons, including Ariel Diablo, left their dungeons and announced their existence to the world . South Korea is still being devastated by four demons and the 7th floor of the dungeon has been breached . ]
. . . . . .
[July 3rd . A small number of human Awakened are being treated as ‘points livestock’ by the demons . They would force the humans to grow, earning more points that would allow them to summon powerful creatures . The angels have attacked the dungeons . On this day, the 12th floor of this dungeon was breached . ]
. . . . . .
This was the information contained in the book . It was written with blood onto flesh . Based on this, I was able to get some idea of the circumstances .
I didn’t move for more than half a day .
Once I set down the book, I noticed Rose sitting on her knees . Roy was rubbing his feet with a red face .
"What are you looking at?”
"I was watching Dungeon Master . ”
The answer naturally came from Rose .
It wasn’t the end to Rose’s words .
"I want to know about Dungeon Master . ”
Her expression was so intense that it was burdensome . It seemed like she had heard a lot of stories about me . She wanted to know about me .
She truly was very smart . On the other hand, Roy’s expression seemed to be the opposite of her words . If they heard about me, they would know how resolute I was . He was worried about Rose making a mistake with her words and being punished .
I didn’t care as long as they wouldn’t rebel against me .
And . . . I was going to raise them both as floor masters anyway .
I stood up and said .
"I will leave the dungeon . Make preparations and follow me . ”