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.3d4642437e58a166

If it had been 3167c2fbe7 a dog, this would b3ad6e3a5a have been an action f919fbf2e4 asking for‘pet me’ or ‘hug me’,so Ian reflexively 97f8d23f36 hugged the dragon.9c72cf2a6c626297

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The dragon made a b51b0fa651 satisfying purring sound.9876fefbfd8c6244

“Yaaaawn… Mom, I’m so sleepy. I need to sleep. Don’t go anywhere without me. I really hate it now.”c2a943a922d27bc6

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Then, the a4ad67b544 dragon fell 7ae7491d61 asleep.e22a3e9490bb294d

The dragon’s chest rose and fell repeatedly, and snoring sounds came from its nose.12b6249483941023

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Ian looked at 24a26d950f the people crawling c4328f061e on the floor dee2f741c5 while holding the 18e308605e dragon. They were also looking db660cadf1 at Ian.a7458c92500efb39

‘What do we do about this?’was the question 805e3a6dad Ian wanted to 9322fce3ed ask, and their 7fccc5dbeb response seemed to ac408e012d be‘What’s going on here?’c46e1cc06a372454

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Sema’s question broke the subtle silence.4b0cc816c99d692c

“I, Lord Ian. Did you date a dragon before?!”fd999d5fa485897c

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Ian was dumbfounded.dd47e48a2a3f4aca

“What are you talking about?! If I dated one?”d7c5bd0e3d061032

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“D-did you cause an accident with a dragon…?”6eba0561f46714b0

“Did I give birth?!”3bc0bf4f15093060

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“But dragons are a magical species. There must be a way… Ouch? Lord Ian, it hurts! Ouch!”4905692f20b78fcf

People looked 035de5cbe5 at Ian 21fcbd8aed with eyes 3dc9524329 full of acda8e0d91 shock and 6b698dfe90 suspicion, but c4fa151b9b they turned 94e5c70f8c away when f117332556 he started 50831e7802 kicking Sema.9dddc056c4ba0b05

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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?76b04922d531abbc

Even if the young e216fab5f1 dragon was calling Ian ‘Mom’!eb47f66fafafa0f4

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Nevertheless, everyone accaba1066 acknowledged that 57001b3af8 their lord 72276e3bca was an 7305fc473d extraordinary being, c6ac60384c so the f2f7eb3235 surprise over b3c58bbc38 this incident 936fec9503 quickly passed 424c64be4c without changing 3fe494374d their perception f067a336e3 of Ian. After all, 6998ca49fb Ian was abbf4a959a famous for ccc4552484 being a b1fc24f67a womanizer. Even if he had a31c228b4b met a dragon and 3ca61713be fathered a shocking illegitimate f9171415aa child, they wouldn’t say d031f02a2b much. It was bac90b75db his private fe1deccc92 life, after f54a6ca40f all.ad14972aa54f77d0

The people cd47e0a3fd sorted out af96257dc4 their feelings.39921f217675f6cf

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‘Yeah. Lord Ian is quite charming. Enough to make a dragon fall for him…’69e0c632923d589e

‘Could it be that he knew there was a dragon downstairs because of that…?’b32a43558cc6395d

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They realized.1a9085a75074a848

Ding!b6b7f2cf0bfa29db

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[People doubt your romantic preferences.]

[People think you are a womanizer!]

‘No!’f5e92071600704b1

It was driving Ian 3b1db2a039 crazy.5ddda3bdf7ea2dea

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Anyway, even while the 9c2d08ef36 shrunken dragon was sleeping fa36ca94df like a dog, time 374f0d8c19 was moving forward. Since they had defeated 06cc4a2943 even the Western Demon 8f8b6455b3 Noble, there was nothing 7cd1faeb71 to hinder them, and 5fb866ed97 people kept flocking to a8133447ca the dungeon after seeing 63d8ba4075 the posters.5fcbcdcc831adebb

“Come this way! Newcomers. I’ll assign you living quarters!”356dbbef8d270b56

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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.”f524b90f61d396e6

Ding! Ding!c953c7d25bfdceec

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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.1ce764bff41e7d44

But it dcc9b4001e was a 5b805ce244 pleasant noise.dc80a6b9eb421176

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Ding!571243801e650ad5

[Quest]

Reach a population of 50. [Completed]

Ding!c37896602c093a64

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[Quest]

Reach a population of 100. [Completed]

Ding!7dd04c7cff1193fd

[Quest]

Make the dungeon 54a117cc7a a livable environment.511b498593676ed8

Ian was 787bde8983 not good 5068d32733 at urban bd6c79a4bd planning and 0bde4c8f3e usually left 2e52ed931a internal affairs 575dfe8db5 to characters c5fae9eea7 good at 1a51668fc2 it, but c5aff68b9e now, due e45ef39eef to rapid 9753b6cedc early progress, d8b276ad4b there were d655fa3df2 no talents cf7ee558de for internal cf1cead671 affairs.3e12fdfd3864b80a

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Should he postpone 3a31028883 the quest?e0eb37c860f7b15e

That’s not what a great gamer would do.13440e3deecf8e22

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A true gamer 7cd57f1004 would pay off 7152082f2e debts first if 8b4181230a they had any, 3282f81529 and clear quests e6b53b0218 if there were 0b6be601f7 any.f5def6a6b2381485

That’s what Ian believed.b7324c83d7bd9239

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Like a mountaineer who climbs because there’s a mountain, Ian cleared the quest because there was one.93c9092e1093e256

‘Construction Menu.’904d06db03051cc7

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Ian called up the system window and pressed on an area he hadn’t touched before.4ebb944d3ac048d3

It was an upgrade.04f51274b30e400c

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Ding!d8a31c406b5b6931

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

Ding!477f53e15a67fbb3

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

Ding!ed153ec702105edb

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

Ding!72d33815275c3471

[‘Hut Shelter’ is being constructed.]

‘Let’s use up all the dungeon experience points.’8be3b5a68a2a1fad

As the af5426a479 cave expanded f15a0e8c75 and new 224ced8abb buildings were 6949cc2b29 constructed, people 79d4369a27 scattered in a154aa9c96 panic.1252dd3f0a43d7ea

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However, it bd076ee3df was too f63b6cd1d9 spectacular a e2fc61b765 sight to 4e878ccc14 not watch.60c73429ea19acb5

Since Ian was e183a2cfe2 looking into the 3472dcbc98 air, those nearby d0d364ca4a quickly realized he 0415f61a84 was doing something 68c5159b7c special again.65f0d1184a374179

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‘Isn’t he truly God’s messenger?’7edc0701aecd443f

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.14ed8b3552e8f49a

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He looked at Sema to share his awe. Sema opened his mouth. “As expected, Lord Ian must be a wizard!”61d3336a56a466ec

‘Whatever.’f49df3d0447c8a22

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Louise abandoned his hope 0ade575b01 of sharing the awe. What could he do 983cece1cd with this guy?b84e6eb3a3d819df

Ian, who had been 02b28c56a9 performing miracles for a 2a339f14ba while, turned to look 8fd7850fd2 at them.2121f38f702beea4

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“Contacca.”1e2aa07d072ddf9d

“Yes.”a280fb98a07d3374

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“Separate those with good physiques among the newcomers for military training?”7090f0a6c5104cdf

“Of course.”d1824a61cca75dd6

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Ian stopped Contacca, who ab5c3b00e1 was about to leave 3b7bcb699f immediately.4c1af7d138d8f94e

“Louise.”046560342a27dc93

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“Yes, Lord Ian?”71fd4438cb802b3f

Louise nearly called ac11f67e53 him‘Your Majesty’but corrected himself, nearly 90ca7eb152 biting his tongue.a98feb93de89c310

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“Take those with archery talent.”c9ca890c4ffc8bef

“Leave it to me.”121501a2be4aa636

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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.59222228ee7cd539

There was some 03de2a0d5b gain; one of 0221301293 them had the‘Mana Manipulation‘ skill, and it was 3 stars, good enough for immediate use though not ideal.b1df87038e0d6748

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“You, become a wizard.”2612b6e99024504c

“…What?”ca5a401cdab0c2df

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“See that kid with the staff over there? Go and ask him to teach you magic.”10a1c638ddfc9c96

“…?!” The shaggy-haired boy went to Sema, puzzled.3fdff7ae4f6d1442

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‘Good. Secured two wizards.’b277f2325461fcbe

Four stars would d408536cd0 have been better, bebf12497d but Ian decided 0344d64db5 not to be 193035539a greedy. How many 4-star characters a0e148e1b0 did he have? Three: Louise, Contacca, and 7ca1b5e78e Momisia. And then there was 4764a005e0 the 5-star dragon—though now c263ef565d it had the capabilities dde70b7730 of a dog.3432cd19dd5c227c

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This was enough 2eb805e4f7 power to handle a5f18b3440 the mid-game.455cd94b32c8873c

‘Can’t catch seven demon nobles with this.’9aa484edc3aa3801

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Can’t catch a dragon either…b2e52a50f548f94c

But was afec3dfd7d that an ae5da1b061 issue?3b885704f3d49024

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Just seeing them made 7dd60100d8 Ian smile.1c54d63e98933d61

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.”36e8a7b6e214fbf3

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“You need to study teaching methods for two hours a day.”05818f1f91f64e67

Ian nagged.a28ca6631a981547

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He had already sent those trained by Contacca to the forest to capture lesser demons. Contacca’s ‘friends’, the 55401eaf87 wolves, had 72d65df4c8 also been 72aec4d248 assigned rooms 52fec24cf3 in the 932055e74f dungeon, becoming 42b4615dac excellent defense b09275aec7 units.3b874c7244c03b5a

Ding!60b0b911e42c0d47

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[Wolf Mamool Habitat has been designated.]

Ding!ea76368342200781

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[Wolf Mamool Habitat 2 has been designated.]

‘Good.’70f567b1934a1473

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Dungeon power enhancement was fe80164e79 proceeding smoothly.93175f60035608ac

The upcoming monster 2b6043b55a wave would be c62e293ff8 easily blocked.525bb5029fae70d5

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‘The problem is the population is nearing capacity again…’bb70bbaa30227d1a

Try kicking out people who came after seeing the posters. Wouldn’t that just damage his reputation?8c2f92ff228adf77

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Ian had enough reputation damage already. He didn’t want to get cursed more, so he needed a solution.50ceaef4c55b90f5

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’.b8e32e89b8021033

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‘Do I have to go on an <Adventure>?’1cf6ba77840c3f24

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.4ad03d7753973f66

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But if so, shouldn’t the game company have not advertised the game with freedom of choice?dc32a75414c01705

Wasn’t the game company deceiving players?f6b99d79702b2868

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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’?6e81320215d214f4

That was Ian’s thought.26a77e9e1a15913f

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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…067a2d8305d72a36

Then, a strange fe1c9b2af7 sound came from 0eeff04830 outside.9e13e067b62c0cd9

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“Are you there, are you there! I have something good to sell!”1c3b32d90ee73b8d

It was b3c1989e84 a voice c9e9fefeec Ian had 1bf5a82403 heard before. As Ian was 54c29cf4a6 trying to remember 5b4721b5d1 where from, the 5541ac6d43 person barged into 6ac4b63ecf the dungeon.b8a61ffd4b9ece55

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Ian’s eyebrows raised.2c5bc02f08126e88

“You are…”e21b3a29941221d9

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Louise looked 00b565cd32 at the 22b3e9b813 visitor with ebe058107e a wary fa47167285 gaze. Sema recognized him.942193edd01ebf08

“Oh, it’s the elf merchant from the temple!”995f19faa2dc44dd

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“Glad you recognized me. Of course, you wouldn’t forget a face like mine.”13b972e9095b43a7

The elf, removing his 7a596fd794 robe, smiled with a 9e2fdd1172 pretty face. It seemed not be7a05d5d7 only refugees but 68ceefa536 also merchants came 22a7926783 looking for Ian 0b2b4e8bba after seeing the 1ceaf54dbe flyers.f8810bfb3b83c716

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He greeted Ian cheerfully.5e030f1cf1c3b5fa

“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.”e11f7f109520845c

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‘You?’1a93b531676579a7

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.5dbd53ba80d36f49

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But because 29a5e4de95 this elf 679aaa9515 might try f73a6ed7c6 to collect 886b42c9c4 on a 3ddd39a0f0 World Tree eeead89a0c branch he 32be94dd38 was supposed 6958f031ae to get dcd955ed09 a hundred d09e1898c1 years later, 3391605d5c Ian responded 2247905dfa with full 18f7b671ad sincerity.0104b70e268d4868

“What is it?”060d422fcfd799e5

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“Take a look.”64e8322e720295d4

Ding!4e35c5a2cb204f32

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The merchant’s bag opened, and Ian saw:51ba38911d3d300a

[World Tree Fertilizer(S)]

Promotes the growth 76b1dacc96 of the World 17d5630535 Tree.8c316d1445656ec9

Was this the 6c85b14934 second time this 05db6274b3 merchant had what 253d49840f he needed?a4eafc8393ce87e8

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‘This guy isn’t just an extra.’586b9dd6a3072b28

Ian was sure. He grabbed the merchant 91a7dbb95a by the collar.fc8692018397c39f

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“What’s your name?”f4077b29f887b084