[The Following Day – After the Encounter with the Monkeys]Sylvie’s eyes squinted as she pointed at the item that Merlin’s holding on to.“What the hell is that?” She said in a questioning tone. As if she already knows the answer but refuses to believe that it is the right one. “Oh this?” Merlin looked at the staff on his hand. “I got it from my fight yesterday.”Merlin decided not to show it off when he returned back to the dungeon. He thought that it’d be best to show it to the dark elf the following day because, he also wants to see the kind of reaction she’d be making by seeing it on his hand. And judging by the furrowed brows that have seem to stuck on Sylvie’s face, it’s worth it.“What fight?” The dark elf asked. “You didn’t mention any kind of fighting to me yesterday.”“Do I have to?” Merlin replied.“You know, it doesn’t help that you’re answering my question with another question.” Sylvie said in reply.“Anyway, the staff is a gift because I made them surrender.” Merlin of
After three long days, Sylvie finally finished marking the entirety of the forest. There are carvings on trees placed on every location. With him and Merlin having to use up teleportation scrolls everyday just to get back at these locations and also go home to the dungeon. They can’t leave the place unattended after all since there’s still a chance for them to get attacked, a huge chance at that.Nevertheless, things did go smoothly within these days that passed. Merlin defeated as many monsters as he wanted. Along with this comes the demon’s better understanding of the speech pattern of the monkeys. He can’t use it but, he can at least decipher it based on the sounds they’re making and the actions that are aligned with these. This won’t be a problem if these monsters are in his dungeon. Since they’re allies, Merlin will be able to see a speech screen on top of them every time they talk. Making it easier for him to converse with the creatures. But he’s not planning on placing these m
The forest is located on the northern side. The official name of this place is [Wisp Forest] due to the high number of wisps that thrive in this place. Monsters that aren’t harmful and, at the same time, do not even contribute much experience points. That’s why they are simply left to their own devices. And these creatures come in the form of small, pebble like, orbs that glow in the color of whatever mana it is that’s inherent in them.Although placed on the northern side, the forest is pretty far from both the kingdom of Avarreh and the kingdom of Luminium. That’s why Merlin doesn’t have to worry about getting into conflict with either kingdom. An important thing to note because, the domain sits just at the outskirts of the forest.Fortunately, he and Sylvie didn’t have to walk far. Because of the teleportation locations that they’ve set up, the two are easily able to reach the middle of the forest. And from that point, they continued walking. Until they reached their destination. A
As soon as the meeting with the elder of the forest ended, Merlin and Sylvie went back to the dungeon. There’s a couple of seconds of silence that’s shared between the two of them before Sylvie finally bursted into laughter. Entertained by the recent events that have just transpired.“Man...it really worked the way you said it would.” She said, removing a tear from her left eye.“Was there ever any doubt?” Merlin said in reply.It’s easy to see why the elf would find this whole thing comical. It’s because she hates ents the same way she hates regular elves. Of course the elves are at the top of that hierarchy but she also hates ents all the same. That’s why she’s overjoyed to see that Merlin has tricked the creature; though it isn’t really that hard to do as long as someone knows a certain trait of the ents.These are fair creatures. The ents do not normally hold a
The Scorpion Troupe. This mercenary group is known all over the human continent of Adamus because of one thing, their skills. As a group they have taken down five high level dungeons, having only minimal help from other factions. All by themselves they’ve also killed a lesser dragon, a feat that cannot compare to killing a real dragon but, a feat worth noting nonetheless. They are also faithful to their employers. As long as they get paid properly based on the contract, then they will make sure that whatever they’ve been hired to do gets done. That’s how good they are. In fact, it’s known that all the jobs they accepted have been accomplished. Not a single one has been left unfulfilled which has helped in spreading a positive reputation for them.As the years passed, the group has also created smaller factions connected to them. The main group of the scorpion troupe has been sent on an expedition to the continent of the elves. And while they’re there, the human continent is left wit
Merlin and Sylvie stayed on top of the tree for a while longer. There is a silence shared between the two of them. And this isn’t Merlin’s doing. It is the dark elf that’s creating this. The demon can feel it, as well as the question that might be forming on her head. But since she doesn’t seem to have any intention of making it come out, Merlin took the liberty of asking it from her.“If you have something to say, I’m all ears.” Merlin said.“You know that I usually don’t question your decisions Merlin.” The dark elf said. “But do you really think he’d be okay all on his own?”“Oh yeah, you haven’t seen it have you?”Merlin is talking about the training of course. Teach has undergone long hours of training in order to get stronger. Strong enough to not be a burden to anyone. He has sharpened his skills with the basics. Thrusting his spear day in and day out just to make sure that he’d be able to ingrain everything into his body. That is the kind of dedication that the hybrid knight
The leader of the mercenaries came out casually from the shadows. No tricks, no cheap blows, just the man and nobody else. This felt weird to Teach who wanted to ask about it. Though there’s no reason for the leader of the mercenaries to answer his inquiries. That’s why he decided to simply keep his mouth shut. “You killed three of my men. I’m taking that as an indication that you’re prepared for the consequences.” The man said. He has buzz cut black hair and sharp black eyes. His chin is chiseled and his whole body has been formed for battle it seems. The muscles aren’t too swollen and are ripped to just the right amount. He has scars showing on the parts of his skin that are exposed as well. The most noticeable of which is a long one that stretches across the entirety of his arm. Something which seem to have been caused by a wild beast.Apart from this, Teach can see the weapon of his enemy. A short sword and a pistol. A combination that Teach hasn’t encountered yet with any of hi
[A Day After The Dungeon’s Upgrade][Inside the New Facility – Smithery]“My lord. You called for me?”Teach entered the new facility that was constructed quicker than any other. Merlin didn’t say this to Sylvie but the hot spring actually came secondary to this one - the smithery. This is because Merlin prioritizes the creation of gear and weaponry. Things that are of utmost importance for the maintenance of a strong dungeon.For this purpose, Merlin also created five goblins. All of which are units that are assigned to the smithery. Though they aren’t as good as dwarves, there is no choice in the matter because the latter mentioned units aren’t available for production. Although Merlin is the owner of a dungeon, there are limitations to what he can summon based on what type it is.Fortunately, Merlin has already found a way around this. The demon is together with the five goblins that he summoned. Wearing the same attire as them. With an apron on top of their clothing and goggles pr