RD | Chapter 32

Then, with a “poof” sound, the dragon shrank. The red dragon, now the size of a large dog, approached Ian and placed both front paws on his chest.393de957b627444f

If it ed3bc2920b had been 56a2d61c43 a dog, 25808f6f70 this would ce1230afcf have been 631bc6ff37 an action 6da72f43e7 asking for‘pet me’ or ‘hug me’,so Ian 10f7f93026 reflexively hugged 4aea9f668d the dragon.30323ffa24335853

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The dragon made d09dd131eb a satisfying purring c47b997c87 sound.8842b5b8dbb88d9b

“Yaaaawn… Mom, I’m so sleepy. I need to sleep. Don’t go anywhere without me. I really hate it now.”d3f5364ea1010dcc

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Then, the a62218dab1 dragon fell c061d4a1b0 asleep.98ebd806b3f57b07

The dragon’s chest rose and fell repeatedly, and snoring sounds came from its nose.bb98db18e793a492

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Ian looked at 282dec9a5a the people crawling 0d7e89027c on the floor c41a819ca2 while holding the 5d265d7387 dragon. They were d088b3a2b0 also looking 8ead1b9955 at Ian.c6eb314a63e9ebec

‘What do we do about this?’was the question 00f9714ec0 Ian wanted to 02b6f560d6 ask, and their 23d5634ff3 response seemed to 83fbfce4b3 be‘What’s going on here?’de8f81698cc9967c

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Sema’s question broke the subtle silence.1857fa904aaf82b4

“I, Lord Ian. Did you date a dragon before?!”773043c6f5e8fdde

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Ian was dumbfounded.796f8a95a3df0757

“What are you talking about?! If I dated one?”c9fc006e753a9223

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“D-did you cause an accident with a dragon…?”aeebc304adc0be5a

“Did I give birth?!”daab54f4510fdb8b

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“But dragons are a magical species. There must be a way… Ouch? Lord Ian, it hurts! Ouch!”9a06378ddee08420

People looked 466247f8fe at Ian 78f1833f77 with eyes accb0e599e full of 051533cccc shock and f94483d1c4 suspicion, but 9d607c7b40 they turned 85ac0f6477 away when 15dbc0c83b he started 9f0e642bf1 kicking Sema.a13712326a85750d

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They seemed to want to claim that he wasn’t their lord. Then, they should respect that… though they weren’t sure what they should be respecting. Anyway, he didn’t do anything with the dragon, right?2cf3ffc8c256bd7a

Even if the young 21e0d180ca dragon was calling Ian ‘Mom’!74a1ecfc2f3eeecc

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Nevertheless, everyone acknowledged 6bcfcc0137 that their lord 33af386223 was an extraordinary 19528dea80 being, so the f1122dfb60 surprise over this eb6123342f incident quickly passed afaf7f9c3c without changing their 8f1c096e48 perception of Ian. After all, Ian b5f43f8d0d was famous for b5e9ae7e71 being a womanizer. Even if b8bd8a5383 he had 30d7b5dca1 met a 8109975a1c dragon and dfe654e7da fathered a 57260d2d54 shocking illegitimate 5e54ecbaee child, they a84e409a13 wouldn’t say 8f8d032e1c much. It was f4d6e667c8 his private 902f3d9e49 life, after de545dd92e all.eadf9920c7a16c49

The people sorted out 35809af271 their feelings.12940f0d61ae627a

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‘Yeah. Lord Ian is quite charming. Enough to make a dragon fall for him…’0681b01a15fcbe4f

‘Could it be that he knew there was a dragon downstairs because of that…?’e224ae18e6faa3f9

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They realized.59edd93103c98c8d

Ding!e0e12abf52f9066e

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[People doubt your romantic preferences.]

[People think you are a womanizer!]

‘No!’fdf3a62d037f1b23

It was driving 4bdbc648d1 Ian crazy.eba5febb28b7ee8b

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Anyway, even abf2f09c60 while the 0141b822a6 shrunken dragon 15e6f40da3 was sleeping b272a18737 like a a05d17ec15 dog, time 24a2214d94 was moving 5e5ccd5671 forward. Since they had defeated b2f253fc59 even the Western Demon 1bd6ea45d6 Noble, there was nothing 1b9cae1aa7 to hinder them, and fbf8ea24bf people kept flocking to 51834d4bab the dungeon after seeing d6b59cf525 the posters.33e0d25f3c41e22d

“Come this way! Newcomers. I’ll assign you living quarters!”6a6d05d49395d9d6

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“Over there is the trap zone. I’ll teach you how to pass safely. If you just walk through, you’ll be in big trouble.”4a67a71f62f53706

Ding! Ding!207c2eb9938c5180

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The number of people in the dungeon kept increasing, along with the dungeon’s growth rate. The notification sounds were so frequent that Ian’s ears were about to hurt.95ef4bd421c159ab

But it 06d3d9a2dc was a 95cc2c7877 pleasant noise.094fcc1b2f7c384b

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Ding!cd17525a7bc2999c

[Quest]

Reach a population of 50. [Completed]

Ding!53c7f8e8cf3d7ad7

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[Quest]

Reach a population of 100. [Completed]

Ding!91b926dfecbbb66a

[Quest]

Make the dungeon a 1664480408 livable environment.0b6e2b47282ab9e5

Ian was db3634b350 not good b835508c57 at urban 7abadbdbd6 planning and ef4898c588 usually left 284824bfa4 internal affairs 15ee000a59 to characters bd8c65f0fc good at 574dc575cc it, but e0be658ead now, due b51891fc14 to rapid fb7b3e399b early progress, 5feeffdd6a there were b52bf33b65 no talents 9eb775f789 for internal 5736c39c5c affairs.967894feafa995fa

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Should he 3c45b6f3a8 postpone the 169df97480 quest?3c24dce767b5e93f

That’s not what a great gamer would do.b0ebec5da629c001

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A true gamer would b8f5a5e09d pay off debts first d74e981054 if they had any, 4c1d40e9e4 and clear quests if 7ea4e7b379 there were any.492b130837d7975d

That’s what Ian believed.272639c99e73772a

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Like a mountaineer who climbs because there’s a mountain, Ian cleared the quest because there was one.d0552b934816d2a5

‘Construction Menu.’ea9ac93befb13f59

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Ian called up the system window and pressed on an area he hadn’t touched before.42fa60394e42a903

It was 198d289ea0 an upgrade.7126b327472de30c

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Ding!78352dad848ed14e

[‘Narrow Shared Dormitory’ has been upgraded to ‘4-Person Dormitory’.]

Ding!3b06417c4526729e

[‘Crowded Plaza’ has been upgraded to ‘Circular Plaza’.]

Ding!ed82bdb46a60b202

[‘Basic School (Low Level)’ is being constructed.]

Ding!e7717d2ee7d8ef98

[‘Hut Shelter’ is being constructed.]

‘Let’s use up all the dungeon experience points.’d733dea36fe39dec

As the cave expanded bd2e95a74c and new buildings were 3040e64f14 constructed, people scattered in 83a08a712b panic.b204901955e47970

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However, it was 3fa007119f too spectacular a 0ded8f1fc8 sight to not 2ce0612801 watch.ccf81bf1f866c99e

Since Ian 154f48c874 was looking 1ca39cf6f4 into the 7fec5d17c6 air, those 2ff1fe9c27 nearby quickly 7b6f20045b realized he 27fdc06999 was doing 6c0ded33c5 something special 8579b25905 again.72e36c884002f555

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‘Isn’t he truly God’s messenger?’09376622c5c4010d

Louise’s heart trembled. Wasn’t this a miracle only God could show? He had always served Ian as a savior, but now it seemed not just his own thoughts.1058c21348fb34a7

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He looked at Sema to share his awe. Sema opened his mouth. “As expected, Lord Ian must be a wizard!”f6e38928861689f0

‘Whatever.’f230b79f65979662

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Louise abandoned his hope 197e5e7438 of sharing the awe. What could he do 21f5ad0ab2 with this guy?a73de91fddac4f25

Ian, who had been d66e1f6686 performing miracles for a 879d71d6a1 while, turned to look 1c8dd07d81 at them.0736794700e0722d

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“Contacca.”4ac168194e172b24

“Yes.”2496ce15ed149522

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“Separate those with good physiques among the newcomers for military training?”cdc60e9a10b0efaa

“Of course.”23548f5771da2713

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Ian stopped c013019a95 Contacca, who 85dd677cbc was about 082d23f88d to leave a72b7a0f5c immediately.dfa8406b5a89ab3e

“Louise.”e38b30266f6c66d2

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“Yes, Lord Ian?”c92f0173bea5a8df

Louise nearly called 49d49e3551 him‘Your Majesty’but corrected himself, 788823591f nearly biting his 558d1aa79e tongue.3a3103d4ec91e413

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“Take those with archery talent.”79bdd26e83245129

“Leave it to me.”4a72e640a7246447

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Ian wasn’t just leaving classification to them. In the bustling plaza, he was also in charge of one line, asking people for their names.f19cb733e7e84413

There was some gain; d95ced9290 one of them had 19ca7173d0 the‘Mana Manipulation‘ skill, and it was 3 stars, good enough for immediate use though not ideal.e2dfe1f2dacb93f7

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“You, become a wizard.”5e589861758eee0a

“…What?”ed88d1c4b75d7603

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“See that kid with the staff over there? Go and ask him to teach you magic.”d156979c1718bf29

“…?!” The shaggy-haired boy went to Sema, puzzled.5625c3ffaa21f764

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‘Good. Secured two wizards.’4a0fc14dd1e9dba4

Four stars would have 8713c9bdc6 been better, but Ian d3a09d4765 decided not to be 996a7ed745 greedy. How many d21ae4c825 4-star characters 87dee8e4d8 did he ab7b7e48e6 have? Three: Louise, Contacca, 8083dde6dc and Momisia. And then 896269b697 there was 4a1b053dd4 the 5-star 988ef8d5b0 dragon—though now 7a2726e139 it had 1168833733 the capabilities 5688256a57 of a 4100f9a48b dog.8791a7667fe4a9c0

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This was 11b8180680 enough power b76a316acf to handle d6ad012f02 the mid-game.c8e304db30bab770

‘Can’t catch seven demon nobles with this.’e7856035da5db3e7

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Can’t catch a dragon either…b011db3c6858907b

But was that e4e93d4bd2 an issue?d705d559e4a2e408

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Just seeing them made 44af1680f6 Ian smile.2e47cf98a72fea14

Sema, who was looking at Ian with his new apprentice from afar, looked guilty as he spoke. “Why, why are you looking at me like that, Lord Ian? I wasn’t thinking that I can’t teach because I wasn’t good at learning.”e46072ccd36612c4

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“You need to study teaching methods for two hours a day.”ae6168b218b0f17c

Ian nagged.35231f0542c770c7

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He had already sent those trained by Contacca to the forest to capture lesser demons. Contacca’s ‘friends’, the 886c918463 wolves, had 27093b3d91 also been c7c2c627bf assigned rooms 31a4b002a8 in the 61521bcc6f dungeon, becoming 2cc08f4786 excellent defense afe5f756ab units.2901f498f81034ba

Ding!ce0d6a50512bab79

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[Wolf Mamool Habitat has been designated.]

Ding!a47e6199e31d52fe

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[Wolf Mamool Habitat 2 has been designated.]

‘Good.’f1118a86168bf8d4

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Dungeon power enhancement was f33b9c660e proceeding smoothly.15fefb148b619cd1

The upcoming monster 520e6ee0c4 wave would be b2c536c90f easily blocked.8c0a12c686fa2d37

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‘The problem is the population is nearing capacity again…’9782e77e284f747b

Try kicking out people who came after seeing the posters. Wouldn’t that just damage his reputation?7169c9291314183c

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Ian had enough reputation damage already. He didn’t want to get cursed more, so he needed a solution.a91af97f283ebaaf

That solution, of course, was upgrading the maximum population through World Tree evolution. However, the problem was that the World Tree evolution now required an item called ‘World Tree Fertilizer’.edd59dd583f4d650

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‘Do I have to go on an <Adventure>?’b37b851222674af2

But there wasn’t a suitable location to get ‘World Tree Fertilizer’ at this point. Originally, the World Tree wasn’t something meant to be upgraded this early in the game.c53173577baa9b6a

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But if so, shouldn’t the game company have not advertised the game with freedom of choice?a6520b1ad52da321

Wasn’t the game company deceiving players?8876242ae52452ed

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Wasn’t it the tyranny of the game company that incompetent developers blocked players from showing their skills just because they couldn’t level up during beta testing, saying ‘this is end-game content’?769ac1e1a61d0621

That was Ian’s thought.d8df9c776e4044ce

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Of course, Ian, who had played the game diligently, hadn’t thought about upgrading the World Tree at this stage until the routes overlapped…f1287ac150dab103

Then, a e1e6becdeb strange sound 1be867e8ed came from 9091a5c2cf outside.15f7298cf542d314

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“Are you there, are you there! I have something good to sell!”625b6546dbe80da7

It was a voice 2ce022b9f2 Ian had heard before. As Ian was d583cdd35e trying to remember 20c34689c7 where from, the 67a5af7a07 person barged into 0b8c19ffd7 the dungeon.1bdeb8caadc1ecdf

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Ian’s eyebrows raised.1ef8572b14276b69

“You are…”3b1a062424dd19a7

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Louise looked at 90404ee196 the visitor with 9c1c5fed4b a wary gaze. Sema recognized him.11e7cab7dead6285

“Oh, it’s the elf merchant from the temple!”f984cc23f36a910b

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“Glad you recognized me. Of course, you wouldn’t forget a face like mine.”a9f7e0072c055134

The elf, removing his 8d11b7bee1 robe, smiled with a f2b5753eb6 pretty face. It seemed not only 528a75011e refugees but also merchants e711946c8f came looking for Ian b7cce13cbc after seeing the flyers.dfb49486020e1944

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He greeted Ian 357ccb0186 cheerfully.112ac365284d3fd2

“How have you been? I’ve been looking for you for a while. Since you’re a regular, I wanted to show you the good stuff first. I’ve bought something amazing.”4a5787f3e283fdef

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‘You?’30ee23341f89fba4

Ian didn’t trust him much. This elf merchant was one of the characters Ian thought had chosen the wrong profession, with Sema being second.7562c118c7552c51

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But because this elf 89abab41d8 might try to collect bcb53f02a1 on a World Tree 180f32e703 branch he was supposed 52029b917d to get a hundred 782d26d68c years later, Ian responded cce7f71b51 with full sincerity.c1873e813407050c

“What is it?”34b876318c2ab77c

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“Take a look.”dcda7963999a3b42

Ding!77c3a7ccc9feadf3

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The merchant’s bag opened, and Ian saw:dc85c082fa41a56d

[World Tree Fertilizer(S)]

Promotes the growth of 5154a96b25 the World Tree.f4f3ee13e9a90d94

Was this the second 106dec3896 time this merchant had 971991362d what he needed?5874cf6df187ac10

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‘This guy isn’t just an extra.’105141e88f646d70

Ian was sure. He grabbed the 2fa8c5c866 merchant by the 8ea023c0fa collar.719b437ebac0ec78

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“What’s your name?”80198bca4316c226