CH.445 Seaside Paradise Fissure, part 1
“Hello again, Brian.” The Goddess greeted . I was once again invited from my dreams, which I don’t actually rember having, to the System parlor. But this ti, I was alone.
“Pleasure. So … another fissure?” I guessed.
“Yes, but this one is problematic. Because it is going to appear in a dungeon.”
“... yeah. That’s not good.” I agreed, realizing how bad the excessive amount of mana, miasma and creation energy could be for a dungeon.
At best, it will just give the dungeon a major boost in miasma and mana levels, without causing any adverse effects. Sure monsters will be a bit more powerful and there will be more of them for a while, while the levels co down. But that is the best case scenario.
Much more likely is a mass evolution for the dungeon monsters. Or a mass forming of new monsters. Both of which could lead to overcrowding in the dungeon and possibly a stampede of monsters coming out of the dungeon.
Or one of the monsters might start killing all the others, gathering more power and evolving further.
And all of that isn’t even considering the chance that the fissure will just give birth to a new SS-rank monster.
“Okay. Which dungeon and where?” I asked.
“It is an SS-rank dungeon called the Seaside Paradise, located on the south-east shore of Bella Kingdom. I’ve had one of my agents appear as an angel in the visions of the priests there, so they will know sothing is wrong with the dungeon, but they won’t know what, as that detail is still sothing we wish to keep hidden.”
“So at least we don’t have to act like nothing's wrong.”
“Yes. I wish for you to head there as soon as you can. You can explain things better than agents can in the visions.”
“... Yeah. Doesn’t an that I like it.”
“I do apologize for that. There is simply no one else we can trust to do this.”
“... you need to give more people a System Support.”
“Do you believe they would have the power you do?” The Goddess asked. “And more than that, do you believe they wouldn’t use that authority for sothing bad? As you’ve learned, System Supports beco System Agents after they retire. Be it because of the holder's death or because we must remove the System Support.
At that ti they beca a part of the System, and they get the right to vote on System decisions. And while their rights can be removed, and they can even be destroyed, it isn’t a simple process.
Because of that, we have to be either very careful, or very interested in soone to give them a System Support. In your case, it was because of our interest towards your unique skill. But I do have to say, if asked to vote on it again, we would all vote yes.”
“Good to know I’ve lived up to your expectations.” I told them.
“You really have. Also, after the fissure, if possible, I would like you to go and check on the dungeon’s core. It may get damaged by all that power.”
“Sure. I’ll just have to get the dungeon master to help . Wouldn’t want to intrude.” I said with a smirk.
“Yes. Because you have never intruded into a dungeon to do unkind things to a dungeon core. What did you call it? Hacking the dungeon core?”
“Hey! Those were with … okay, one of them was with permission. I’ll admit that the Hallow Prison was without, but that was a special case.” I complained. “And besides, when did you start being sassy?”
“Perhaps I’ve been holding back.” The Goddess said, in a voice that didn’t sound like she usually did. She sounded quite a bit more sadistic than usually.
“... okay. Now I know you are just acting. You are way too motherly for that voice.”
“Yes. Perhaps I am.” She responded, with a gentle smile forming on her face. “The information shall be sent to Laura. She will have it by the ti you wake up. So just enjoy the rest of your night.” The Goddess said, before my vision went dark.
“Sorry, but I can’t co.” Lua said. “I still have dhampirs to train, and I can’t just leave them to your monsters.”
“Don’t worry. I understand. Alice?”
“Of course I’m coming.” She responded.
“Good. … Cailie, what do you think?”
“... Yes. I want to co.” She said. “As long as you don’t think I’ll be in the way.”
“You won’t be.” I reassured her. “In fact, I think your unique skill will be extrely helpful.”
“T-thank you.”
“... but you may need a bit more power.” I said, as I got a skill orb out of Storage. One of the Card Summoner kind. And yes, I do keep a handful of them on . Only five, plus the first one, but I won’t use the first one.
“A-Are you sure? Aren’t these expensive?” Cailie asked.
“Co on. They aren’t that bad.” I told her. “And besides, I use resources for dumr stuff than giving people skills. Especially when you consider how powerful Card Summoner can really be when you are with .”
“And he already gave one to Paulina. If he can spare one for my aunt, he can give one to you.” Alice pointed out.
“I … I suppose, but…”
“Cailie.” I said, trying to sound as sincere as I could. “I know you have so … issues when it cos to receiving gifts, but you have to let spoil you. The Goddess knows you haven’t been spoiled enough.”
“... I don’t mind … if you spoil more. … but maybe not with gifts. I think …”
“I can show you physical affection as well.” I promised.
“... I don’t an to cut in.” Unika raised her voice. “But isn’t this supposed to be a strategy eting and not a cuddle session?”
“Oh? Soone is jealous.” Alice teased.
“... maybe if he was in his cat-folk form.” Unika said so quietly that I doubt most of us heard. But I did. “No.” She then answered Alice. “I just want to get this eting over with, so I can take Nitrum for a ride.”
“Good.” I said to bring us back on track, while making sure Cailie was holding onto the skill orb. “Because you are coming too.”
“Sure.” Unika accepted.
“Einar, Eline. Do you two want to co?” I asked the two cat-folk. I won’t force them like Unika, but their help would be nice. They are still quite powerful and we have a dungeon we need to clear.
The two cat-folk looked at each other, before Einar answered for them.
“If you want us to co, Master.”
“Your help would be appreciated. While I won’t allow you to fight the SS-ranks or whatever cos out of the miasma blob, you can help with the regular dungeon monsters.”
“Yes, Master.” Eline answered.
“What about us?” Ria asked, referring to herself and Agunan.
“You can co or stay, Ria, but Agunan has to stay here. I don’t know how many days this will take, so I need my dungeon master taking care of HoBase. Sadly there still are things my monsters can’t take care of.”
“Do not worry, Master. I shall make sure your domain is in perfect condition, awaiting your return.” Agunan promised. “... unlike what you did with mine.”
“Hey! I just added a Lava Golem and a prisoner there. If anything, it made your volcano a lot more popular, as the dragons visit it so they can see the prisoner.”
“... I didn’t know my sister turned into a showpiece. I wonder if she hates it or loves the attention?” Cailie pondered.
“She probably strives for it.” Alice comnted. “She just seems like that kind of person, especially as she’d been imprisoned sowhere where only soone who brought her food would visit her.”
“We are getting sidetracked again.” Unika pointed out.
“Yeah. Sorry. But we are pretty much done. Ria, your answer? Are you coming or not?”
“... I’ll stay. Don’t want to leave Lua all alone with all the students. And besides, I did just have my little adventure with Agunan, so I don’t need another one.”
“Alright. So with our squad decided, I’ll let you all of to prepare for the trip. If you need anything specific, contact Wilma or I as soon as possible.” I said, bringing the eting to an end.
I then headed for my office, so that I could get in contact with the guild master of the guild closest to Seaside Paradise.
The guild master had already shared so news about priests in the area getting visions about an up and coming danger in the dungeon, and he had asked for reinforcents. But with minimal information on what was coming, it really wasn’t all that helpful. The Goddess really needs to improve the Holy Vision spell, so that it can actually give so nice information and not just ssy images.
Luckily I was able to fill in the information people were missing, but sadly, it didn’t make things better. Learning that an ‘ancient curse of the demon lord’ would cause a miasma accident inside a dungeon didn’t exactly reassure the people.
Instead they began looking at high ranking adventurers they could bring in. And when they said they are looking for high rankers, it ans they are only looking for S-rankers. I did promise to taxi over anyone from Ruiso Kingdom, as picking them up on the way won’t be too big of a problem. Even picking up people from Bella Kingdom won’t be a detour. The only one that really is would be Narra Kingdom, and still, going to pick them up is by far the fastest way to travel. Supersonic space ships for the win.
And while I waited for the guild masters to contact their S-rank adventurers, I did what I do when I’m slightly stressed and I just want sothing fun to do. I opened so packs.
So Light of Destruction to be specific. It is my newest set and the one I’m missing the most cards from. Sure I could dig Phantom Darkness for a Yubel, but I’ll do that later.
So 10 packs of Light of Destruction coming up.
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LODT 1
Level Tuning, Limit Reverse, Quick Charger, Summon Limit, Light Spiral, Golden Bamboo Sword, Interplanetary Invader "A", Destruction Jamr, Phantom Dragon
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Okay. Limit Reverse is just Call of the Haunted but worse. … but it does actually go well with Yubel, so it is good in that deck. You can just activate Limit Reverse during your opponent's battle phase, they either attack the Yubel or end their turn, then during your turn you put Yubel into defense mode, Limit Reverse destroys Yubel and Yubel’s effect summons Yubel - Terror Incarnate.
… What? I like Yubel, okay? It is a really interesting card, even if it isn’t all that good, so I do know so of the ‘secret’ tech cards for a Yubel deck.
Destruction Jamr is okay. I think I have cards that do the sa with no discard cost, but that doesn’t make Destruction Jamr bad.
And Phantom Dragon is … I guess it isn’t terrible, but I wouldn’t call it good. It does special summon itself, but it doesn’t have high enough stats. Especially considering the ‘2 of your Monster Card Zones cannot be used.’ part of the effect.
Next pack.
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LODT 3
Dice Try!, Cross Porter, Portable Battery Pack, Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon, Goblin Recon Squad, Lucky Chance, Raging Cloudian, Unifrog, Deck Lockdown
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Again, nothing new. Next.
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LODT 5
Arcana Force IV - The Emperor, Lucky Chance, Demise of the Land, Spell Gear, Summon Limit, Space Gift, Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon, Mystical Cards of Light, Dark Valkyria
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All repeats, but I honestly don’t mind another Gragonith.
Next pack.
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LODT 7
Summon Limit, Short Circuit, Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior, Wetlands, Quick Charger, Hero Mask, Batteryman Micro-Cell, Cross Porter, Hero Blast
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Garoth is a new Lightsworn and he is … okay. A bit too much milling for my taste, but he isn’t bad.
Hero Blast is also new, but it only works with Normal Monster E-Heroes, so it isn’t all that good. I guess you could resurrect Neos with it and destroy anything with less than 2500 attack, that is a decent use for it.
Next pack.
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LODT 8
Batteryman Charger, D - Fortune, Wetlands, Arcana Force I - The Magician, Arcana Force III - The Empress, Golden Bamboo Sword, Space Gift, Owner's Seal, Helios Trice gistus
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Wait! Wait! Wait! Owner’s Seal is in this set? How didn’t I realize that!? I need like … seventy copies of that card, and I needed them yesterday. With it, I can finally make equipnt that can only be wielded by a single person, with no worries about it getting stolen. That is so good.
… I guess Helios Trice gistus is also there, but I can’t summon it without Helios Duo gistus, so for now, it is useless for .
Next pack.
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LODT 9
Batteryman Micro-Cell, Arcana Force IV - The Emperor, Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon, Goblin Recon Squad, Interplanetary Invader "A", Cross Porter, Rainbow Gravity, Light Barrier, DUCKER Mobile Cannon
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Another super rare? Nice. Sadly DUCKER isn’t good, but it is a super rare.
Light Barrier though. Now that is the Good stuff. Sure it is basically just training wheels for one of the worst archetypes ever, but it is still a great field spell. No matter how awful the rest of the Arcana Force cards are.
Last pack, let’s go!
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LODT 10
Arcana Force IV - The Emperor, Gladiator Lash, Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior, Arcana Force I - The Magician, The Lady in Wight, Wetlands, Cross Porter, Arcana Force VII - The Chariot, Ribbon of Rebirth
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… And we are going out with a whimper. All repeats. At least you could have given a repeat of Owner’s Seal, not Ribbon. But whatever. I still got 2 ultra rares and 2 super rares from 10 packs. That is great luck.
Now just to visit the Factory so that I can have like 50 copies of Different Dinsion Capsule getting Owner’s Seals.
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