The 14th upper floor of Damavand-Volcano. Unlike the other floors, including the 1st-to-13th and the 15th upper floors and the underground 1B-to-7B floors, there is technically nothing here for the invaders to make use of.
How this is possible is thanks to Flint's simply nasty layout of the Dungeon. The invaders have to start at floor B1, go down to B6...then have to climb up to floor 13. The reason for how Flint managed to make the invaders go through floors B1-to-B6 twice is that he divided the large, 5-kiloter-big floor into several passages that are separated from each other by walls or large pools of magma.
As for the 14th floor, Flint made it so that people can simply pass it to reach the 15th floor, the top of the volcano...where they have to descend a path to reach floor B7, the real final floor of the Dungeon.
Due to that, the 14th floor is pretty much hidden from the invaders. So Flint decided to make this whole floor his workshop. The whole floor. He's made a big forge, a test area, a tool shed, and lots more. All are made of jet-black steel that can sustain the heat even from the magma that flows through specially made canals.
However, I had only one thing to say to this gigantic work of tal and flas:
"Goddamn hot!!" - Garami
"It is the inside of a volcano after all," replied Flint as he handed over so drinks from so cooler-like contraption. I drank it with vigor and got another one right away. GM is KO-ed from the heat already and dismissed. I'm quite envious of Mira who can stand this heat with close to no problems right now...
Taking another look over the hidden smithy, I could see several of the monster smiths wearing close to nothing else except protective equipnt made out of fireproof leather. Soone, bring a cold drink! Another one!
"And as you can see, I would like it if we could prioritize obtaining new monsters that could withstand the heat while also having the ability to forge." - Flint
"Got any candidates in mind?" - Garami
Flint didn't waste any ti and started to point out his recomndations from the spawnable-monster list:
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Territory:
Damavand-Volcano
Notable mbers:
Burrick Damavand (Dungeon Boss)
Race: Volcanic Demonia Dragon (Rank: C)Level: 11/80Main Class: BerserkerGarn Damavand
Race: Volcanic Wyvern (Rank: C)Level: 41/80Main Class: Landscape BurnerQuist Damavand
Race: Volcanic Queen Bee (Rank: S (D))Level: 20/65Main Class: Master Tactician
Spawnable G-rank Monsters:
Magma Gel
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: MucusLesser Lava Mouse
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: Beast
Spawnable F-rank Monsters:
Magma Sli
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: MucusMagu Puppy
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastLava Mouse
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastMagu Bear Cub
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastTephra Bat
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastMagma Imp
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: Demon
Spawnable E-rank Monsters:
Magma Ooze
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: MucusLava Snail
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: MucusVulcan Dog
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastLava Mouseman
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastLavarn Bear
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastVolcanic Mole
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastVolcanic Bat
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastMagmax Imp
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: DemonLesser Vesuccubus
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: Demon
Spawnable D-rank Monsters:
Volcanic Snail
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: MucusMagmax Hunting Dog
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastLava Mouseman Warrior
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastLava Mouseman Mage
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastLava Mouseman Scout
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastLawarning Bear
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastVolcanic Drill Mole
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastVolcanic Vamp
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastMagmaxwell Demon
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: DemonVesuccubus
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: Demon
Spawnable C-rank Monsters:
Magmax Wild Wolf
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastLava Mouseman Assassin
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: BeastMagmatic Vamp
Attribute: MagmaMonster-line: Beast[collapse]
"The Lava Mousen would be excellent for anything in the Volcano that requires opposable thumbs. After that would be the Volcanic Vamp and Vesuccubus, but they may be better for tasks within the service industry." - Flint
"They got anything special to them?" asked Mira who looked better for wear than in this scalding heat.
"Volcanic Vamps are the evolved race of Volcanic Bats, a humanoid-ish one if I may add. Calling them "vampires" would be too much, but they are close to that image. Vesuccubuses are Succubi of the Magma attribute. Never seen sothing like them before, but it would not hurt to have so." - Flint
Ah, that's one of the races I designed while in Limbo. Forgot all about them. Maybe I should take the [mory] skill...
"Okay, I'll prioritize having so lower-ranked versions trained and evolved. What about the other Magma creatures?" - Garami
"Ah, there's no haste with their recruitnt. They're hard workers, even if only as spawns." - Flint
"On a different topic, what's the talk of "service industry" all about?" - Mira
Those words caught my attention as well. Spill it, you old reptile!
"Simple thing. We've cut off so more locations on the first and second floors so that tourists, not invaders, can enter. They are planned to beco safe areas where we can put various facilities to attract custors. This is a volcano-type Dungeon after all. A hot spring here and there won't feel out of the place." - Flint
"Rather, it would be stranger not to be any! You're a genius!" - Mira
Stop letting your desires rule your judging abilities. I agree that it's a good idea though.
"But you haven't prepared those areas yet?" - Garami
"As you say. It's only empty slots of land at the mont. I prioritized the parts of the Dungeon that we shall use for defense, or production of weaponry." - Flint
"Their importance is in the opposite order, weren't they?" - Garami
"What smith wouldn't care for their smithy most of all? If you want a dutiful Territory manager, you should go look at Ciara or Karnel." - Flint
"Hold your horses. I get why Karnel is among there, but Ciara?" - Garami
"Believe it or not. She was complaining to the other day that the coronation Quest prevented her from decorating the first two floors of the Seaside to her tastes." - Flint
"She's dedicating only two floors to her tastes!? The world is ending..." - Mira
"The big bad Overlord is scheduled for a walk pretty soon. Jokes aside, what's Ciara doing over at the sea?" - Garami
"Puzzles. And tons of them. She said sothing about trying to recreate as many puzzles from her "video gas" or whatever they were called...sothing from her old world, apparently." - Flint
Nice idea. If Ciara has played even half the gas my poor mory rembers, then she should have quite the library of puzzles to copy from. Even I managed to sneak in a few troubleso traps for the invaders in Damavand-Core. The Seaside should be fine.
"Then what about Karnel? You spoke like you had so idea of what was going on at his place." - Mira
"Yeah, we hit off while waiting for you girls. Started to report our progress to each other. Karnel said he had recreated his previous Dungeon the with more traps than before. Even managed to fit in so floors dedicated for food production." - Flint
"You don't say." - Mira
That's pretty useful. Can never have too many veggies.
And Karnel's previous Dungeon...the gauntlet of traps. I ran through it, but that was when the Dungeon was level 2, wasn't it? And now he's using Damavand's fantastic Facility: [B] stat traps...
"Enough about the other places. Flint, did you finish it? A sword that can withstand my full strength?" - Mira
"So that's the real reason you're here! Wait, I'll bring it out." - Flint
After that, Flint brought a huge sword lying on a plate carried by two...robots. No, Identification says they are drones, despite looking like boxes with wheels on them.
The sword is a single-edged broadsword. It's around 1.5 ters long, I guess? Its backside has a jagged edge, so it could prolly be used as a saw if enhanced by so skill. The blade is made from a jet-black tal that has a particular luster that makes think it's alive, even if I don't know why.
The handle is made of black wood and golden-colored tal, but there are no accessories or gems on it, giving it a simple appearance while also showing that it's likely a valuable piece of weaponry, but a real appraiser would probably know better than .
Na:Naless ClawWeapon Type: BroadswordRarity: ExQuality: C-Durability: ---Equipnt Placent:Two-handedRequirents:Class: Dark KnightSkill: [Sword Mastery]Karma Value: -200Stats:STR: 660VIT: 220MAG: -100 Effects:teoric Power
Increased damage through this sword: [Normal]Deals additional Space- and Gravity attribute damage.Magic Killer (Weak)
Increased damage to magic and magic-based creatures: [Small]Grants "Anti-Magic" debuff to wounded targets.
"Anti-Magic": Reduces MAG based on the stack number * 5Condensed Weight
Weight of equipnt is increased [Huge]Automatic Repair
This equipnt will repair itself by absorbing mana from the air.This weapon is impossible to destroy.Description:
An unfinished broadsword that takes the shape of a vicious monster's claw. Made by the tal from beyond the sky and the fires from below the ground, this blade may beco a tool for mass slaughter that will last for generations.
"It's still a prototype that I built in haste, so don't complain if you don't find it satisfying." - Flint
"No, this is a goddamn broken sword, for God's sake!" - Garami
An STR-increase of 660!? Granted, it's only if you have a second-tier [Swordsmanship] skill, but this is the highest value of any weapon I've seen since the System Update, and the updated weapons' stats are more than likely not at this level either!
And don't get started on the special effects! Even if that weight-related one does look bad. Is it a negative to allow the other effects to be added?
But that thought was blown away from my mind as I saw Mira starting to spin the sword around like it was so baton. That's right, that girl can alter the weight of her weapons...
"This child is great! If feels like it was born to be held by !" - Mira
"That's a relief. It's the first successful case of a teor Iron weapon after all. Despite its size, you should be able to cut through things as if it was a katana or use it as a bludgeoning weapon as you do with a bastard sword." - Flint
"Is it a sword or so universal key for swords?" - Garami
I couldn't stop myself from speaking out loud. It's stronger than my Carnwennan/Deathcalibur, has tons of effects that are beneficial for Mira, and it is even flexible to use. Co on...
"There's still so possibility of adding new effects to the blade, but I need so decent materials...Garami? What's wrong?" - Flint
"Why're you overwhelming my Unique Items so easily!?" - Garami
After so wailing, Mira started to explain the circumstances regarding my newest items, and...
"Seriously? That's broken." - Flint
"How so!?" I cried to the sarcastic lizard.
"If you want to enhance sothing that's already been made, you have to invest quite the amount of materials, money, and ti into it. Failing an enhancent can lead to the item becoming weaker than it already was due to floundering in the reforging process or if the materials were of bad quality. The item could outright be destroyed, even if was of an Ex-rarity!" - Flint
"Huh!? Flint, you want to risk destroying this child!?" shouted Mira as she hugged her new sword as if to protect it from Flint.
"No, that one's fine. It still has "space" left in it for a new ability or two to be added without destroying it." - Flint
The description of the sword did say it's unfinished. Flint must have wanted to show it to us before doing the finishing touches.
"Your "Nightmare Demon"-series, was it? They can add any new ability based on the materials used, and without any derits. And from what I can see, you only need to alchemize the materials into the items, so it won't take an hour to complete it." - Flint
Not to ntion that I get more slots with the more levels I gain. That is almost convincing that the huge material drain is worth it...almost.
"Then could you hand over so of the Darkness Dragon's materials that remain? They gotta give so nice effects if I give up so Darkness skills." - Garami
"I wouldn't say that. Dragon materials are strong, sure, but to create a decent ability for your equipnt, you would likely have to sacrifice high-tier Dragon-type skills of a similar nature to the material that's being used." - Flint
Ugh, that sounds bad. Those types of skills are damn valuable for my usage, so I don't wanna let go of too many of them.
"My suggestion is that you obtain materials specifically used for enhancent of items. Like the "Loong's Jewel", which increases the effect of Lightning and/or Cloud attribute abilities, depending on what the item in question is capable of." - Flint
"...aning, I should let the skills say what the new effect should do, then gather tailor-made items that can enhance the planned effect?" - Garami
"That is the safest thod I have to offer. Better start treasure hunting." - Flint
"Old man, sotis you have the best ideas I've ever heard!" - Mira
She used to have the Treasure Hunter class before upgrading it to Phantom Thief...
I ignored the two sword-idiots fooling around as they nad materials that sounded like they all would be Legend-rarities to take a look at the workshop again to kill my boredom when I noticed a strange sword being locked inside a solid glass case. And this is?
Na:Exploding Sword - SuzakuWeapon Type: SwordRarity: EpQuality: ADurability: 200/200Equipnt Placent:One-handedStats:STR: 600VIT: -300RES: -300 Effects:All or Nothing
Increasing the damage of an attack by [current Durability]% at the cost of reducing this weapon's Durability to 0.Out with a Bang (Fire)
When this weapon's Durability reaches 0: the weapon explodes and inflicts Fire attribute, Burst-type damage equal to 300% of the last damage done with it. Description:
A sword nad after one of the Four Guardians, well-known entities on the Luxuria Continent that guards Extra Skills nad after themselves.
It is a dangerous sword that will self-destruct upon using its true power, so its usage as a sword is questionable.
"Hey, Flint! Why're you making bombs disguised as swords here?!" - Garami
"Oh, that one? It's another thing I prepared for Mira and her Extra Skill. If she is already making copies of swords, why not make full use of that trait? Got plans for three more similar swords." - Flint
"Really~? Tell more~." - Mira
Aaaand the sword-idiots are in their little world~. Let's rob Flint's material storage as payback...
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Na:Flint SolrahRace:Fire Lizardman | Gender: MaleTraits:2Level:22/65Karma Value:56Main Class:Swordsmith Lv.31 Sub Class:Samurai Lv.22Sub Class:Enchanter Lv.41Sub Class:Engineer Lv.40 Skills:98Titles:25Blessings:0Skill Points:5.6HP: 534/534MP: 427/427SP: 678/678STR: 753VIT: 461MAG: 350RES: 506SPD: 326DEX: 778INT: 101LUC: 93
Skill List:
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Skill List:Ability Skills:[Health Increase Lv.18] UP5[HP Auto-Recovery Lv.48] UP12[Mana Increase Lv.11] UP5[Minimized Mana Consumption Lv.10] UP5[MP Greater-Recovery Lv.7] UP5[Stamina Increase Lv.26] UP4[Minizmied Stamina Consumption Lv.10] UP5[Strength Increase Lv.10] UP3[Vitality Increase Lv.9] UP2[Magic Increase (Small) Lv.35] UP27[Resistance Increase Lv.15] UP5 [Speed Increase Lv.4] UP2[Dexterity Increase Lv.11] UP5 Attack Skills:[Samurai Sword Arts Lv.12] UP2[Iai-Jutsu Lv.46] UP1[Finishing Slash Lv.6] UP1[Burning Ground Lv.Max] [Ember Burst Lv.Max] Magic Skills:[Fire Magic Lv.27] UP4[Slt Magic Lv.46] UP4[chanical Magic Lv.12] UP6
[Magic Ability Lv.35] UP6[Enchantent Magic Lv.32] UP9 [Enfeeblent Magic Lv.3] NEW1From Enchanter Lv.40.Crafting Skills:[tal Manufacture Lv.13] UP4[Leatherwork Lv.5] NEW23 Skill Points.[Woodwork Lv.4] NEW33 Skill Points. [Weapon Maker Lv.21] UP3[Armor Maker Lv.9] UP4[Machine Maker Lv.27] UP8[Drone Creation Lv.11] NEW4From Engineer Lv.30.[Automata Creation Lv.3] NEW5From Engineer Lv.40.[tal nding Lv.Max] UP5[Tin Slting Lv.11] UP4[Slt Seal Lv.2] NEW6From Swordsmith Lv.30.[Reforge Lv.46] UP4[Weapon Alteration Lv.43] UP3[Junk Reconstruction Lv.18] UP5 [Blast Platform (Fire) Lv.7] UP1[Blast Platform (Slt) Lv.8] UP1[Mystic Confernt Lv.30] UP4[Energy Confernt Lv.Max] [Ability Bestowal Lv.Max] [Magic Bestowal Lv.33] UP5 Active Skills:[Heat Wrap Lv.42] UP2[Anger Lv.18] UP3[Instant Step Lv.4] UP2[Mystic Warfare Lv.31] UP2[Energy Warfare Lv.34] UP2[Monstrous Strength Lv.6] UP2[Nimbleness Lv.18] UP7[Workshop Creation Lv.28] UP5[Clear Soul Lv.27] UP3Passive Skills:[Katana Lv.17] UP1[Smithing Hamr Lv.22] UP3[Weapon Trial Lv.42] UP2[Magic Power Operation Lv.Max] [Throwing Lv.27] UP3[Fire Intensification Lv.2] EVOLVED76 Skill Points. From [Fire Reinforcent].[Slt Reinforcent Lv.12] UP8[Cutting Reinforcent Lv.Max] [Destruction Intensification Lv.2] UP1[Drain Reinforcent Lv.1][Weapon Reinforcent Lv.24] UP3[Support Reinforcent Lv.19] UP5[Speedchant Lv.8] NEW8From Enchanter Lv.30. [Digging Lv.32] [Grand Grasp Lv.11] UP4[Crafting Knowledge Lv.46] UP6[Recovery Trait Lv.40] UP5[mory Lv.25] UP4[Concentration Lv.30] UP7[Parallel Thought Lv.15] UP4 Resistance Skills:[Fire Resistance Lv.Max] [Fire Immunity Lv.10] UP3[Magma Resistance Lv.7] NEW93 Skill Points.[Slt Resistance Lv.8] UP6[Poison Resistance Lv.8] UP1[Rage Nullification] [Fear Resistance Lv.30] UP4[Pain Resistance Lv.Max] [Pain Mitigation Lv.9] UP3Perception Skills:[Night Vision Lv.Max] [Magic Power Detection Lv.Max][Intuition Lv.14] UP2[Blacksmith's Eye Lv.Max] Leadership Skills:[Swarm Lv.4] [Party Lv.40] Elents:[Fire Elent Lv.38] UP5[Slt Elent Lv.26] UP5[Lesser chanical Elent Lv.47] UP10
Monster Skills: [Lizard's Strong Muscle Lv.3] NEW103 Skill Points. [Lizard's Spiritual Force Lv.2] NEW113 Skill Points.[Lizard's Swift Fingers Lv.4] NEW123 Skill Points.[Nimble Tail Lv.6] NEW133 Skill Points.[Thermal Scales Lv.20] UP4[Flare Roar Lv.2] EVOLVED146 Skill Points. From [Flare Gust] & [Ember Burst].[Fire Claws Lv.13] UP2 [collapse]
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Kigal-Note/Humanoids/Reptiles: Fire Lizardman
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Na:Fire LizardmanRank:DType:LizardmanLifespan:200 YearsAttribute:FireTraits:Demi-Humanoid, Reptile (Fire)
Description:
Fire Lizardn are the Fire-based evolution of the well-known Lizardman race. They are gifted with a special variant of the Reptile trait that enhances their affinity with the Fire attribute and can beco great warriors that wield fire.
As most Lizardn live in swamps or other aquatic regions, Fire Lizardn often travel to the outside world instead of staying with their tribe to seek new places where they can use their abilities to their full potential.
Appearance:
Lizardn look like humanoid lizards standing on two legs, with scales covering their whole body, and a strong tail. Fire Lizardn in particular have scales in colors connected to the attribute of Fire, such as the colors red, yellow, and orange. Just what color is used depends on the individual.
Abilities:
Average HP:DAverage MP:E Average SP:D Average STR:D Average VIT:D-Average MAG:E Average RES:DAverage SPD:E Average DEX:D-Average INT:CRarity:DDanger Rank:E
.Among the ten D-ranked Lizardn races, while not as durable as the Earth Lizardman or the tal Lizardman, the Fire Lizardman is still considered one of the physically strongest mbers of the Lizardn.
They can easily wield huge weapons with their strong arms, and they create a field of fire to disrupt large crowds of enemies. Due to their affinity for Fire, so Fire Lizardn can also beco powerful magicians that can use spells with high destructive abilities.
Garami's comnt: I know so Haunt-living bees that have to agree with those observations.
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