EP.4 Uninvited Guest
It had been a day since I was banished from the El Dorad.
I went through so trouble filling the one-year gap that was missing on Earth.
“So, You’ve been to El Dorad or sothing, right?”
I sent a greeting to the landlady after a long ti, and I received a reply.
It was not unusual for a ssage like that to co to soone like , an outlander.
However, I couldn’t readily admit to it.
Certainly, being summoned to El Dorad was an honorable thing.
Who wouldn’t want to go when you could gain power beforehand? The reality, though, was a horrendous probability drawn at random.
To break through such a terrible probability and make it to El Dorad was undoubtedly luck and a source of pride.
‘But I couldn’t just say that I had gone.’
The reason was obvious. I hadn’t gained anything during the one year I was away, even staying at the White Order.
‘I wish I had at least brought back a Holy Sword or sothing.’
Here, the Holy Sword referred to a standard-issue Holy Sword.
The standard-issue Holy Swords used by the White Order’s holy knight were not considered important within the Order. However, in Earth’s terms, they were essentially high-level artifacts.
The problem was that, from the Order’s perspective, it was just an insignificant sword, but they wouldn’t readily give it to an outsider.
Of course, there were exceptions.
A few years ago, one of my Academy peers had received a standard-issue Holy Sword from the Order and returned.
They had gained so recognition within the Order, but there was no reason for it other than receiving the sword.
The guy who received the sword was now a top-ranked A-class Hunter, a well-known fact.
As for , since I was considered a useless force within the Order, returning empty-handed was an obvious outco.
Moreover, the reason I was hiding the fact that I had been to El Dorad was directly related to my safety.
Hunters who returned to Earth were being scouted all over the place.
Just take a look at the standard-issue Holy Sword. In Earth’s perspective, it was a famous sword, even if it was just a standard-issue Holy Sword for the Order.
In the El Dorad continent, even a trivial item could potentially be an artifact in our perspective.
And that was not all. The abilities and skills learned there were sothing we couldn’t see on Earth.
So, would they just leave us alone after returning from El Dorad? Not at all. The governnt had already begun magical power inspections on the Hunters whose whereabouts were unknown.
[When Hunter Lee Kang Hyun receives this ssage, please go to the nearest Awakened Center for magical power inspection. The inspection is mandatory, and non-compliance will result in severe legal penalties…]
It was sothing like that.
Once you received that ssage, you couldn’t officially enter a dungeon until you had undergone the magical power inspection.
Of course, even if you said you had gone and underwent the inspection, people would react like, ‘Ah, this guy. He just wasted his ti going to El Dorad.’ It was a miserable situation, to say the least.
However, was that the only reaction?
Maybe there would be different reactions.
‘Hey, did that guy bring back sothing good but is hiding it?’
Sothing like that. And if you caught the attention of soone crazy enough to want to confirm that rumor, it probably wouldn’t just end with a simple interrogation.
That’s why I initially kept my trip to El Dorad a secret. It was safer that way.
There was no need to rush either way.
‘Let’s rest a few more days.’
I would find a porter job again and get back to work.
Of course, it wouldn’t be easy. I was powerless, without any skills.
Not all porter jobs were the sa.
At the very least, if I had a status window, I could learn skills, and even with a small inventory skill, life as a porter would be different.
“I want a status window too…”
I murmured weakly and started up the ga I had downloaded yesterday.
It was my way of escaping reality, even if only for a mont.
Before going to El Dorad, I had played several gas.
After checking yesterday, I found that the one-year gap had been quite significant.
Many contents had been added and updated, making it challenging for returning users.
To catch up, you needed a lot of ti and effort.
I deleted the ga without hesitation. I didn’t have much ti to spare.
The ga I downloaded yesterday, [El Dorad], was sowhat refreshing.
So elents were a bit frustrating, but as far as I knew, it was the first ga set in another world.
They even allowed you to manage dungeons and appoint monsters as Servant.
“By the way, what’s the goal of this ga?”
Unlike gas with long tutorials these days, it was very unfriendly. I had no idea what my goal should be.
It was like I was just supposed to level up and beat monsters. If I had known this, I shouldn’t have skipped the story when it first appeared.
I focused on the screen, ignoring past events.
– Servant ‘Celia Ishahar’ is managing the dungeon. –
When I looked at the screen, the guy I had appointed as a Servant was busy moving around.
Hmm, you’re working hard.
Yeah, I invested quite a bit of money in you, so you better work hard.
Suddenly, if the dungeon gets breached, I won’t be pleased.
I looked at the gold I earned from yesterday’s in-ga purchases.
Exactly 100,000 gold was displayed.
“What can I do with this?”
Did my mumbling catch soone’s attention? Suddenly, a new window appeared on the screen.
– Would you like to expand the dungeon? Expanding requires gold. –
Dungeon expansion? It’s true that the current dungeon was too small.
The dungeon was nad the ‘Nest of the Evil God’, but it looked pitifully small.
‘Let’s expand it for now.’
When it cos to dungeons, you have to think about the monsters guarding it and traps. But what’s the use if it’s small, no matter how many troops you have? If enemies launch splash attacks in a confined space where troops are clustered, there’s nothing more deadly.
Moreover, for now, Servant Celia should be able to handle it alone.
– Dungeon expanded. 10,000 gold deducted. –
– Dungeon expanded. 10,000 gold deducted. –
……
….
..
I used all 100,000 gold for expansion.
Seeing the expanded dungeon made feel proud.
The small cave had transford into an underground cavern that stretched deep and wide.
If an intruder were to co, it would take them a long ti to reach the end of the dungeon.
In the future, I could slowly set up monsters and traps at various points along the way.
Of course, for now, I would hold off since there were no intruders thanks to the dungeon’s concealnt effect.
Expanding the dungeon had additional effects.
– [Altar] system is activated due to dungeon expansion. –
– The Servant can offer sacrifices to the Master of the dungeon. –
– The Master can partially absorb the abilities of the sacrifices. –
“Oh, it seems I can get stronger like this.”
I roughly understood what this Altar system was about.
Of course, to use this Altar system, there needed to be intruders in the dungeon.
“Or maybe I can send her out?”
With this doubt in mind, I tried to send my Slave Celia, whom I had set up as my Servant, outside of the dungeon.
– This function has not been unlocked yet. –
It turned out that I couldn’t use this function yet.
Too bad, but at least I had so idea of how to play the ga from now on.
But that aside, shall we move on?
“Alright, it’s ti to check the inbox.”
I upgraded the 3-star monster I had set up as a Servant to a 6-star.
And what do you know, I received a gift in my mailbox!
– First 6-star achievent reward! –
– Raise Servant’s affinity by giving them clothes! –
– Costu Selection Ticket (S) x1 –
Affinity ca after loyalty, right? It was clear that there were more than one or two things to pay attention to. Fortunately, the rewards were quite substantial.
It was an S-rank costu. With this, wouldn’t the affinity rise quickly?
After imdiately receiving the Costu Selection Ticket from the mailbox, I touched it.
– Used the Costu Selection Ticket. –
At the sa ti, several outfits filled the screen.
From bear-shaped costus to pajamas, everyday clothes, and even revealing outfits, there was a variety of choices.
‘Why is this considered S-rank?’
The situation only showed appearances without displaying any stats.
The appearances were not particularly unique.
In this case, there was no need to think too much.
I imdiately selected the maid outfit.
It was the perfect fit for the Servant image managing the dungeon.
It wasn’t because I liked it, it just matched the image.
Simple but excellent choice.
Maid Outfit (S) – Reduces damage taken from holy attacks by 90%.
“Oh.”
When I clicked on the received maid outfit, I found that its stats were impressive. It was indeed an S-grade outfit.
Imdiately, I touched Servant Celia and clicked on “Gift.”
– Gifted the Maid Outfit (S) to ‘Celia Ishahar.’ –
– ‘Celia Ishahar’ has reached 100 affections. –
– ‘Celia Ishahar’ has declared that any act of disrespect towards the Master is an act of aggression toward herself and she and the Master are one. –
The response was quick.
As expected, affection reached maximum imdiately.
“From now on, you’ll wear this outfit and manage the dungeon.”
Celia looked really good in the maid outfit.
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Celia, in order to fulfill her master, Lee Kang Hyun’s orders, cleaned and managed every corner of the dungeon.
Fortunately, she had mories of managing a dungeon when she was the disciple of the Succubus Queen.
Based on those mories, Celia tried her best not to beco a burden to her master.
Her master was a noble being and essentially a god who easily saved her from the strict White Order, even though it was underground.
If soone like him wasn’t extraordinary, who could be?
While she was thinking like that, the dungeon suddenly vibrated.
“What is this…?”
Her surprise was montary.
The size of the dungeon was rapidly increasing.
Her eyes widened. Being able to increase the size of the dungeon so effortlessly was unheard of.
If it were so easy to expand the dungeon, there would have been no disputes among dungeon owners over ownership issues.
How much labor and ti were required to expand a dungeon? It also required a considerable amount of funds.
However, her master had effortlessly increased the size of the dungeon with his abilities alone.
“Indeed, he must be a Supre One.”
Celia’s astonishnt didn’t end there.
Suddenly, an outfit appeared in front of her.
It was a maid outfit.
‘…….’
Not just any maid outfit, though.
She felt a trendous power from it.
‘Where did he get an outfit like this?’
Once again, Celia reaffird that her master was an extraordinary person and vowed to do her best for him, even if it cost her life.
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“Father, isn’t it dangerous? Shouldn’t you go back? Yesterday, one of the sealing stones disappeared, and the White Order has been in an uproar, right?”
In a mountain range in the Kingdom of Sael, two n were climbing up the mountain path.
One was wearing a priest’s robe, and the other was dressed casually, with a standard-issue Holy Sword hanging from his waist.
A priest and a Holy Knight.
In reality, they were both apprentice priests and Holy Knights.
Although the Holy Knight was higher in rank, he spoke respectfully and lowered his head to the apprentice priest.
The reason was that the apprentice priest was no ordinary person.
His na was Yuel, and his ability was the ‘Eye of Penetration’.
It was an ability that saw through everything and was the reason why Yuel had attracted the attention of the Order.
So even said, “The one who will lead the Order in the future is Yuel.”
With the ability to see through everything, it was easy for Yuel to eliminate heretics chosen by the Order.
The existence of Yuel was practically a lifeline for the Order.
Therefore, his official appointnt as a priest was imminent.
“Don’t worry. It’s just that a Succubus was released from the sealing stone, right? And it was only a 3-star.”
The aning of his words was simple.
There was no need for excessive flattery for just a 3-star. 3-star monsters were virtually nothing.
Why was such a monster sealed in the underground of the Order in the first place? Unless it was a 5-star. 5-star monsters were disasters.
If such a being were to move, even the city would be on high alert and watchful.
Even if the chance of encountering a 5-star monster was extrely slim, Yuel had an ace up his sleeve.
Because Yuel was an essential asset, the Order had provided him with high-grade artifacts.
They were the holy relics of the Order itself. The Holy Knight nodded in agreent, knowing this fact.
There was currently no threat to them.
As long as they showed their Order identification, even nobles would bow their heads respectfully.
“Indeed, I understand.”
However, such monsters were genuinely rare, almost like a once-in-a-lifeti sight.
They were creatures that might be seen once in a lifeti, if at all.
Of course, there were records of 7-star monsters appearing hundreds of years ago.
They were said to have nearly swallowed the entire continent, but now it was nothing more than a tale of the past.
In fact, they didn’t even consider such stories as legends at the mont.
How far had they climbed the mountain? Yuel’s footsteps ca to a halt.
“Why is that, Priest?”
“There’s a cave over there.”
A cave? The Holy Knight raised an eyebrow.
All Yuel was pointing to was vines.
However, Yuel’s ability, the ‘Eye of Penetration’, indicated the presence of a hidden cave beyond the vines.
[Nest of the Evil God]
“Nest of the Evil God, huh…”
Fortunately, there was no sense of the dungeon’s aura.
“Sir Knight, it seems there are heretics around here.”
Yuel’s expression turned cold.
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