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“Oh what a pity! I hope you don’t accept the advances of other nobles though…” Ruby sighed.
“So you were just trying to secure me all for yourself, huh?” I sighed. “Anyways, we were thinking on going to conquer the Sealed Dungeon tomorrow, or past tomorrow. For now I kind of want to go explore low ranked dungeons with my party, I’ve got a little friend I want to power level.”
Root was already wandering around. He was quite the noticeable one, as he was a tiny walking tree. Every single servant in the house was looking at him with wide eyes. A maidservant even dropped the things she was carrying out of the surprise Root caused to her as she saw him at the other side of the corridor.
“Gyugyuh…”
But now he has relaxed and was drinking honey. It seems he like sweet things, especially if they’re not processed and natural. Honey, tree sap, and fruits are his favorite meals. It could be said he’s a cannibal…
“Power level that tree? Why? It is just one of the many monsters you have, right? Why that one in specific?” Wondered Aquamarine.
“It is a very special monster, that’s all.” I smiled. “I’ll just go after we have an early lunch. How about we begin preparations?”
“Heh, alright. I was also thinking that you should buy yourself a noble title, with the money you’ll be earning, you might end up being as rich as the other princes.” Aquamarine laughed. “With your money and your prestige, your guild might become comparable to our own very soon, if not surpass it eventually… the profits we are making won’t even compare once you begin mass producing more and more crops and mine resources inside an endlessly producing cave of that dungeon. Owning a dungeon like that really feels unfair!”
The old dwarf grandma began to complain a bit over the unfairness of life. But well, that’s just how things are. Some win and others lose, bwahahaha! …Although she has so much already that she doesn’t even have the rights to complain at this point.
“Anyways! For now let’s enjoy the rest of the day.” Ruby smiled. “Servants! Please begin preparing lunch for today, a feast to celebrate our future prospects!”
“Hey lass don’t go ordering MY servants!” Aquamarine said angrily. “…And yeah, do that.”
Maidservants and butlers quickly ran off to prepare everything, as Ruby began talking about a topic I was more interested into, regarding the Frost Queen.
“I’ve got news about the Frost Queen.”
“That was… quick.”
“Indeed. First of all, I’ve already reported what you fought and saw with the other nobles and even father and mother, the King and Queen. Showing them the ring really did the trick to believe what you said, and they had already begun preparations. They’ll reinforce the defenses of all our country and the cities across the mountain. We’ll be also sending expeditions group made of seasoned explorers with advanced high-quality golems to the surrounding lands, to find any clues about the Frost Queen.” She said.
“Well I am glad everything went well…” I sighed.
I had expected some news regarding her though.
Veredorr, the Dhampir that used to be friends with the Ice Giants and got killed doesn’t remember where the dungeon is, so I cannot really get any info from him. He’s most of the time sleeping though, so he’s not that cooperate unless I call him to fight. I’ve already read his mind but I haven’t gotten anything new.
“Aaaand, they found clues right away.” She said with a smile. Ruby quickly brought out a magic artifact which quickly projected a 3D Map with several red dots everywhere, showcasing everything in fine detail.
“Oooh, this is amazing…” Partner was surprised.
“I have never seen something so detailed before, only Maria’s Map Skill.” Said Emeraldine.
“It is even more detailed than that Map Skill though!” Lucifer added.
“Amusing, dwarves technology is truly incredible.” Said Brunhild.
“Wow! Can we watch TV in there? I want to watch Mazinger Z! And Astroboy!” Wondered Takeshi.
“TV?” Ruby asked while raising an eyebrow. “What’s that?”
“Ah… Err, nothing.” Laura quickly made it so Takeshi just made up that word.
“Anyways, the team that we sent just a day ago already got some clues. Their special scouting golems already found a large area emanating a large quantity of Mana in the northeast of the mountains, a place surrounded by enormous trees and filled to the brim with monster nests of Ice Wolves, Frost Bears, White Wild Boars, Ice Gorillas, and many other ferocious monsters, some up to B+ Rank, or more… They were only able to see a large quantity of Mana and even… Miasma overflowing from that place. The same amount of Miasma Dungeons often emanate.” Said Ruby.
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“A Dungeon though?” Wondered Partner.
“I remember you told me that the Ice Giants live inside a Dungeon, right? And inside that dungeon there’s a Frost Tower where the Crown of Skadi was found by this certain Ice Giant girl that went insane…” Said Ruby. I had explained what Veredorr knew to her and everyone else. Partner simply didn’t remember most likely. “As we have speculated, that woman might be growing into becoming a Calamity-level entity and she’s already slowly planning to overtake this entire area of the continent where we are making our homes. To make things worse, Vampires are cooperating with them. That Bandit Hideout was just the beginning, like they were merely testing the waters…”
“Yeah, I am sure that woman has the intentions of annihilating us. She’s a total warmonger filled with the desire to conquest. Perhaps part of the brainwashing the crown is giving to her head.” I sighed. “Veredorr told me she didn’t used to be like this.”
“Indeed… it might be the power of the crown. Divine Artifacts possess incredible powers. But most of them were left behind for a reason, they’re defective. I’ve heard in myths about a similar item in our Dwarven history, an ancient Dwarf King named Fafnir was incredibly greedy, and wore a legendary Golden Crown of Odin. However the crown cursed him and turned him into a fearful dragon instead. Divine Artifacts are not items made for our mortal hands to reach… They will only bring disasters or transform us into monsters, making us forget our families and everyone we love.”
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