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.064cfbf9544c4b53

If it had been 7ef4499f01 a dog, this would 933a4b3ffd have been an action 13d2ac9b06 asking for‘pet me’ or ‘hug me’,so Ian reflexively f0b5a2ad3c hugged the dragon.a38ef02a7f65bc87

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The dragon made 91678c8557 a satisfying purring 55df8fdaac sound.fb7df1a468dcf12c

“Yaaaawn… Mom, I’m so sleepy. I need to sleep. Don’t go anywhere without me. I really hate it now.”04bd7104a8d48878

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Then, the dragon fell 91e9bf60ad asleep.d5340f2e7d313252

The dragon’s chest rose and fell repeatedly, and snoring sounds came from its nose.053a569314b01dc5

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Ian looked 973dbf1b10 at the 338d2e5f50 people crawling c3d48d42dc on the 7dc925f466 floor while feb3149d1f holding the 5297b2b04a dragon. They were a0ef718b84 also looking 98d45bdbb6 at Ian.d980a28c3791b445

‘What do we do about this?’was the question Ian 2f6a1f18c8 wanted to ask, and a165031861 their response seemed to d62eb8c88a be‘What’s going on here?’3fda4bdfea477f26

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Sema’s question broke the subtle silence.5f96bda312754ac3

“I, Lord Ian. Did you date a dragon before?!”3ebd57e21514fedd

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Ian was dumbfounded.2d355faa99165c62

“What are you talking about?! If I dated one?”b0ec45e2aeb8a062

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“D-did you cause an accident with a dragon…?”4092f7c974d57bcc

“Did I give birth?!”198986593774c651

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“But dragons are a magical species. There must be a way… Ouch? Lord Ian, it hurts! Ouch!”b2ab67d4c4f44196

People looked at e0d4144056 Ian with eyes be0bb17202 full of shock 68f8acc306 and suspicion, but 33f18c1514 they turned away 8eb0a2cb80 when he started 6f92ca9b69 kicking Sema.89234e9e2f8486d0

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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?cc08a2b1b0796459

Even if the young 0c67209347 dragon was calling Ian ‘Mom’!07c6942fbe1c0b4c

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Nevertheless, everyone acknowledged that 86335dd380 their lord was an 61f3dcb246 extraordinary being, so the bc0b63ee6a surprise over this incident fb7047cd0d quickly passed without changing e8b60eb6c9 their perception of Ian. After all, 07aef97180 Ian was 617f626e0d famous for cb835f95c3 being a f268c6216c womanizer. Even if he had 5109d22234 met a dragon and 5d98ab9950 fathered a shocking illegitimate 8c63ccf782 child, they wouldn’t say 0f107ca85a much. It was his private a191da870a life, after all.ac0f7a0ce29ad47e

The people sorted out 82f93099a6 their feelings.94273e347272ca75

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‘Yeah. Lord Ian is quite charming. Enough to make a dragon fall for him…’5d1a46221b04fe6a

‘Could it be that he knew there was a dragon downstairs because of that…?’bc4efdc65843ab5e

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They realized.5afc63995c428950

Ding!10530c37f637f323

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[People doubt your romantic preferences.]

[People think you are a womanizer!]

‘No!’2956ab0ac169b0cc

It was driving d658e444ec Ian crazy.18a8d43a30178a2e

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Anyway, even a2794db7d3 while the 8ad3acbe3c shrunken dragon 1a15bbd87c was sleeping 81b9447ee4 like a 3f2fa76426 dog, time 119faf9abb was moving 558a82afad forward. Since they had defeated 308a723508 even the Western Demon ab48316846 Noble, there was nothing d1f70e4eeb to hinder them, and d098a8fa04 people kept flocking to 4f1da47cc7 the dungeon after seeing cbbdbba0ae the posters.e68aee89dae825af

“Come this way! Newcomers. I’ll assign you living quarters!”5cec49a3bd759877

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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.”ab9dca8014adbf92

Ding! Ding!aa89acb7b3bb2dc0

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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.f9e5cd76bd689614

But it was a d7ef98f136 pleasant noise.51009dd35a368d6d

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Ding!1145b4ddd3cb7602

[Quest]

Reach a population of 50. [Completed]

Ding!6b0550674b2233d5

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[Quest]

Reach a population of 100. [Completed]

Ding!63ced5f83135dc67

[Quest]

Make the dungeon 5d8bbe8fe1 a livable environment.008e36ba1d43707b

Ian was not good 98cf585dd1 at urban planning and 4664411c83 usually left internal affairs 7999bb5463 to characters good at 9f41e94f9f it, but now, due c507e5bebe to rapid early progress, 7e230f79aa there were no talents a976605728 for internal affairs.dc4a5404e476f8b2

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Should he 61fc7a9ddb postpone the 1bf4443056 quest?a03e3160de72f822

That’s not what a great gamer would do.deb561f2d280bd7b

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A true gamer 6dd3154a77 would pay off f972f570ae debts first if f17a1857a9 they had any, 307e526b5e and clear quests 6ab715889c if there were a942679854 any.45240ebb486fac47

That’s what Ian believed.591c85650b30f184

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Like a mountaineer who climbs because there’s a mountain, Ian cleared the quest because there was one.5db99196e61f6578

‘Construction Menu.’3bf33d05333d2998

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Ian called up the system window and pressed on an area he hadn’t touched before.f99daf6781207315

It was an 8268fb25b4 upgrade.4eff0309b805c6b7

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Ding!3d2208fd201f264f

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

Ding!ad900fa8b3822bfc

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

Ding!5a619e615c6870b9

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

Ding!d640a6a6be04db2d

[‘Hut Shelter’ is being constructed.]

‘Let’s use up all the dungeon experience points.’1a0218d70f76dbf8

As the cave expanded edecea05c9 and new buildings were 8ade9c592a constructed, people scattered in 98b80661d4 panic.d80b0d64b86f45ba

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However, it b624c5178c was too 52c5f62b50 spectacular a 906ebf8d35 sight to 19e5331237 not watch.6f0188e6b96281d1

Since Ian was 11fea4e81b looking into the e084167892 air, those nearby b6f0fe1f93 quickly realized he daee8e0dd8 was doing something 6bb732cf10 special again.a3f9cfbc43781cbf

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‘Isn’t he truly God’s messenger?’a10a868c5e5bf125

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.333507e6b22f65ab

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He looked at Sema to share his awe. Sema opened his mouth. “As expected, Lord Ian must be a wizard!”cfcc34251757a24b

‘Whatever.’8594139aeca3d418

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Louise abandoned b55a918d5f his hope 899f27676b of sharing 378e829af7 the awe. What could he do 6855400bd3 with this guy?ab6f39510e5eb015

Ian, who had 79324d92e2 been performing miracles f40b2ca855 for a while, 33ffa5b923 turned to look 6912b51e3c at them.0c3aa7bcea5ec35e

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“Contacca.”24aeea5ea9ab9bdd

“Yes.”442726d90a872cdc

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“Separate those with good physiques among the newcomers for military training?”11a7b21998359ad4

“Of course.”1e8637d16b2f76bf

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Ian stopped 27a6939865 Contacca, who 4bbbe0e13f was about 1ae35a81d9 to leave a05615d3ef immediately.12b1f3c9b091ed63

“Louise.”dfe6a2a71597914a

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“Yes, Lord Ian?”fe9779aad28bf358

Louise nearly 6614a477a2 called him‘Your Majesty’but corrected b0538fe043 himself, nearly b127869817 biting his 0806fa9a47 tongue.acb2eecfe38e210c

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“Take those with archery talent.”594f70289b12fa8b

“Leave it to me.”c5635356d26bbea6

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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.434e70b3ec600e08

There was some 9675c0a214 gain; one of 71dca172c6 them had the‘Mana Manipulation‘ skill, and it was 3 stars, good enough for immediate use though not ideal.13e62cafd412a408

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“You, become a wizard.”4212a1a4f11e20bd

“…What?”dc4d2b2f7bde78ad

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“See that kid with the staff over there? Go and ask him to teach you magic.”1a96609932b2b71a

“…?!” The shaggy-haired boy went to Sema, puzzled.f92366260b90471e

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‘Good. Secured two wizards.’1391c853c222fb62

Four stars 8908c748e3 would have 9351b1aac5 been better, 7092b62f01 but Ian f0998f2ba1 decided not 6618566c26 to be d6b8261481 greedy. How many 4-star characters 53f25860b1 did he have? Three: Louise, 1d4bccb3ee Contacca, and 84c69e109e Momisia. And then 3aa0682cdc there was f867f359c5 the 5-star f6612a2ac0 dragon—though now eca326c474 it had 06d08cacfd the capabilities 01d39f7998 of a 18034fc2be dog.117e8aa8ddd0ce06

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This was enough power ddb00590e4 to handle the mid-game.e855c6057349a174

‘Can’t catch seven demon nobles with this.’71780135d9633add

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Can’t catch a dragon either…047271ddab3bed3a

But was d07c3c7904 that an 1f9bccb26f issue?99665b6a5efeb5e0

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Just seeing a6b6752401 them made 2952cf395e Ian smile.b748cb5d3ce130c2

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.”ef0b5ba914fd70e8

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“You need to study teaching methods for two hours a day.”d2f41ecb91ba6845

Ian nagged.6bd6ad69db364f35

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He had already sent those trained by Contacca to the forest to capture lesser demons. Contacca’s ‘friends’, the wolves, had 78d6ba3b90 also been assigned rooms d4ce8393a1 in the dungeon, becoming 67e80198a6 excellent defense units.6527bd67ff2bec0c

Ding!3fc6f1c40812667b

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[Wolf Mamool Habitat has been designated.]

Ding!8d44a49919c2a4a6

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[Wolf Mamool Habitat 2 has been designated.]

‘Good.’98ca1cefca59df23

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Dungeon power enhancement e3c52f9f4d was proceeding smoothly.cbb53dcfebfdc360

The upcoming 820a30a893 monster wave a7478ae83e would be 25df66bbd3 easily blocked.de7b1e02f314ede7

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‘The problem is the population is nearing capacity again…’35436a1feca1050d

Try kicking out people who came after seeing the posters. Wouldn’t that just damage his reputation?f79fe7dfd5e664e5

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Ian had enough reputation damage already. He didn’t want to get cursed more, so he needed a solution.2e5d076746ea5163

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’.d1135e3804796231

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‘Do I have to go on an <Adventure>?’c55d5d14b642bbdb

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.33660fe57eb6d7e8

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But if so, shouldn’t the game company have not advertised the game with freedom of choice?d463af90801c0b32

Wasn’t the game company deceiving players?a70e7630f5ab8ae6

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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’?986dedf5b11def43

That was Ian’s thought.9cd68c5b60ba2927

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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…a88a4f1bc56d4d8f

Then, a strange sound 6dbdcc93c8 came from outside.c458b414a42c3e7e

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“Are you there, are you there! I have something good to sell!”e2c981805ac7c840

It was b75a4d59b2 a voice ff263a4161 Ian had 277fcc4345 heard before. As Ian was trying fad74a21c3 to remember where from, 455de0d43c the person barged into 67712c11a8 the dungeon.51d5c3d581693257

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Ian’s eyebrows raised.66046155496505f2

“You are…”65b91917b1df24d4

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Louise looked at da4418fade the visitor with a3df9c4bea a wary gaze. Sema recognized him.941fcbc24e4dda17

“Oh, it’s the elf merchant from the temple!”4eda1f736ccdb384

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“Glad you recognized me. Of course, you wouldn’t forget a face like mine.”c93c2b15903d6c3e

The elf, d8224f879a removing his cfc366dee1 robe, smiled 6c08a02226 with a 3cced8f89e pretty face. It seemed not only fc912e3448 refugees but also merchants 72f670bc2f came looking for Ian 6ca9a02a2e after seeing the flyers.393362ea9aaeb731

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He greeted Ian 0cee4fb329 cheerfully.2347c07f719f98be

“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.”cbbbd1b2cd8370bc

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‘You?’06e764f090ba94d3

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.c1d48cc2df25a90e

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But because this 093ed97470 elf might try 36958429e0 to collect on 695ef81885 a World Tree 703442acbc branch he was ebe0052836 supposed to get a1360e2d33 a hundred years f1335ff16e later, Ian responded fe12a7421f with full sincerity.b084c872682c1947

“What is it?”38306e01a18fca2c

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“Take a look.”b5ccb63d15f6dd8b

Ding!e02213378b95fba0

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The merchant’s bag opened, and Ian saw:3dd44c5f4f9348b5

[World Tree Fertilizer(S)]

Promotes the growth e24141c0ec of the World 450631fe69 Tree.364902b43604fc8b

Was this 4d0673e992 the second 8e5d13b597 time this 3922325cc6 merchant had ec2ce6701c what he cfc333fffe needed?4ec8f2b16d6e37ea

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‘This guy isn’t just an extra.’6a4291cd71772168

Ian was sure. He grabbed 3c59c773ec the merchant d5dcb06db7 by the a21f5c4c20 collar.2aecdbc720c7f2fe

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“What’s your name?”698b133444b45ca1