In the southern part of the Western Continent, after the vampire prince Eltis assassinated the members of the Neos royal family, endless wars, big and small, were taking place. Now that the royal family to control the situation has been shaken and has become virtually anarchic, the powerful local lords did not hesitate to engage in territorial warfare, and the royal family and great nobles were fighting to occupy the next presidency.
In the midst of such a war, the person I noticed was a serf boy who had been conscripted into Yeongjijeon. After participating in a siege once, the boy saw the catapult and started thinking about something.
Then, he began drawing and devising things on a wooden board or on the ground, but that caught the clone’s vision. The boy was drawing an improved version of the catapult.
Some might say, what use is a catapult in a yard full of knights and wizards, but in battles between local nobles, a catapult is still a useful weapon against a castle wall.
Of course, I didn’t covet the improved version of the catapult, but I wanted to bring it after seeing its talent. Left as it is, serf conscripts will die meaninglessly in the middle of a battlefield.
The dwarves were building airships, and I didn’t know how long it would take, but I also thought that if I brought them there, I would learn the skills of the dwarves even over their shoulders.
However, after the battle was over and I confirmed that the boy was returning to his original position, an accident occurred in the short time between when I started moving and arrived.
When I arrived, the boy was dead with his head blown off. The culprit was the same serf conscript who lived in the same barracks. His head exploded and he died instantly, so he could not use his hands.
“That’s awful”
When I suddenly appeared and clicked my tongue as I looked down at the boy’s corpse, the soldiers in the barracks, including the conscript who killed the boy, shook their heads and bowed their heads. It was because he was dressed as a nobleman and looked like a wizard. You must be thinking that I will punish you.
The reason why the boy died was really trivial. It was just a conscript returning from a rough battle standing tall. As the boy approached, he reflexively swung the spear and it hit him in the head.
In the world, there are many people who die while wasting their lives on other things without being able to display their talents. This boy is one of them. And the speed of luck coming was just slow, about 5 seconds.
I took a weak step. On the way back, I stopped at Krapia Lake and caught a bunch of fish. I think I’ll get compliments from Bastet.
Time is one of those things that cannot be captured by anything. In common sense, of course. From the point of view of having personally seen the time of the continent only turned back, time is very relative.
Some people’s time may seem to have stopped, and some people’s time goes by very quickly. My time has stopped a bit these days. That means no development.
I work hard every day without a break, but the recording speed is too slow compared to the amount of incoming information. I’m looking for a way to supplement this part, but the answer couldn’t be easily found.
Other than that, I was at a standstill in every part. I was feeling bored. I wanted a leisurely and peaceful life, but since it lasted for a few months, I felt like this. It is certain that the cunning of the world is the human mind, and I have not yet escaped the human frame. Behold, the cat sitting by the window dozing off doesn’t seem to feel bored even if it’s left for hundreds of years without anything happening. indeed it is god
At that time, an incident occurred that would soothe my boredom. In the middle of the East Continent, to be precise, on a mountain on the border between the Eugene Empire and the Baikal Kingdom, soil flowed down and something like the entrance of a dungeon appeared.
The discovery of a dungeon itself is not surprising. Although not common, dungeons are always newly created and discovered.
However, the dungeon that appeared this time was unusual. With the news that the dungeon was discovered, I dispatched an alter ego nearby to look around the dungeon.
But a problem arose. I couldn’t enter the dungeon as if my alter ego was blocked by something. I tried to penetrate not only the entrance, but also the mountain where the entrance was found, but it was blocked if I entered more than a certain part.
People couldn’t easily enter the dungeon. Since the dungeon is located on the border of the two countries, they both claimed ownership. Dungeons are dangerous, but many treasures can be found.
After such lengthy negotiations, a deal was concluded in which Eugene Empire took 70% of the profits found in the dungeon and Baikal Kingdom took 30%. And a joint investigation team was created and entered the dungeon.
The force of the joint investigation team was composed considerably. The 100-member joint investigation team was full of power to solve ordinary dungeons, even if they did not include master-class warriors or archmages.
However, those who confidently entered the dungeon did not return. The two countries, thinking that the investigation team that had entered when a month had passed would have been annihilated or were in danger, dispatched a second investigation team of a similar size to the first, and they also did not return even after a month.
Then, the two countries decided to release the restricted position of the dungeon. It was a common method when the difficulty of the dungeon was too high. It is to use adventurers or mercenaries who are aiming for a quick fortune.
Adventurers and mercenaries who claim to have a good reputation began to gather. Human beings are like moths that jump into a fire even though they know that their lives are in danger.
I thought as soon as the alter ego’s position was restricted.
‘Isn’t it too openly a trap?’
I thought it was a dungeon made for me. In the first place, there were no dungeons there. Not at least 3 years ago. I had a memory of passing through that mountain. Such a dungeon suddenly appeared in 3 years, and luckily the soil flowed down and the entrance was revealed? Even if the target isn’t me, this is a trap.
I’m not stupid enough to fall for such an obvious trap. I don’t know what will happen if I leave it alone, but if it’s serious, won’t Junon take care of it?
But there is a feeling. Just as an effect always has a cause, almost everything that happens in this world has a connection. If it’s a trap aimed at me, it will end only when I enter it.
So, in case I might enter that dungeon someday, I picked up the sword I had put aside for a while.
When I resumed my swordsmanship training, my favorite was Howard. It seems that he thought it was an opportunity to harass me legally, but Howard’s expectations were ruthlessly crushed and I returned to the sword and rose to the master level within a few days. He went to the New Continent to practice with only Jake.
It was a pleasure to reach the master class, but rather it was a bit late. Once I raised the level of swordsmanship, I focused on raising my combat power. I am much stronger and more efficient in combat using magic, spirit skills, and powers than swordsmanship. In fact, the power of disease is strong enough to be close to foul play.
So I started learning how to fight without using authority. already familiar with the theory. It just takes time to imprint on your body. Rather than sparring with Jake, he practiced against the beasts by going back and forth between the Great Forest and the Dragon Mountains. Thanks to this, due to the game they brought back every time they returned, the Akasha estate unexpectedly became crowded with merchants seeking rare beasts.
While spending time like that, surprisingly, the adventurers and mercenaries who entered the dungeon started to return. And the 1st and 2nd investigation teams returned at the same time. Of course, the number of people at the time of entering was significantly reduced.
According to the reports of those who returned, mercenaries and adventurers returned from exploring the entrance of the dungeon, and there were monsters they had never seen before, but they said they weren’t that threatening.
The investigation team had a large number of people and relatively talented people, so they went deep, and the deeper they went, the stronger monsters and traps appeared. And what they had in common was that the inside of the dungeon was incredibly wide.
According to the story of the first investigation team who stayed there for close to three months, it continued to move without stopping for over a month. But even if you go underground, does such a space actually exist?
I began to think that this dungeon might be a place connected to another dimension. Of course, it wasn’t that there wasn’t a dungeon that increased the space more than it actually was, but it was very difficult to make it on such a large scale.
Adventurers and mercenaries also brought out monsters caught in the dungeon, but they were all things I had never seen before. In other words, they were monsters that did not exist in this world, but this was evidence that further strengthened the hypothesis that this dungeon was part of another dimension.
However, the biggest problem was the items brought out by the investigation team that had gone deep. The treasures they brought were very valuable and fueled people’s greed.
An unexpected 3rd investigation team was organized. And even among mercenaries and adventurers, people with skills started to form parties and go deeper.
The items brought in and out by the investigation team were shared by the state, but merchants flocked to buy what the mercenaries and adventurers brought. More and more people gathered, and at some point, the dungeon began to be called the Great Labyrinth.
It seemed that a small village was formed around the entrance of the Great Labyrinth, and the scale began to grow. This began to revitalize the eastern continent, which had been lagging compared to the western continent. However, the number of people who died in the Great Labyrinth began to increase.
I don’t know if there is a situation where I can’t help but go in. I, who had no intention of entering the Great Labyrinth, locked myself in the mansion again when my combat skills reached a certain level.
[An unwelcome guest will come.]
Bastet said a word to me, who was recording as usual, and lay down again.
An unwelcome guest… If you think about it, there are too many people like that. It’s hard to pinpoint who it is. Still, as I was thinking of several beings, something suddenly popped out of the air next to me. I thought that this is how I feel when I suddenly appear in front of other people.
“hello. Countess Akasha”
How is it that you also suffered there? Count Ctolari stood there with a questioning face.
“It’s been a while, Count Ctolari.”
After the fight between Ctulari and Nyala, although Cthula obtained the red jewel, he paid a lot of unknown costs, so there were times when I thought that it might affect Count Ctulari, but Count Ctulari lived a normal life. there was.
Earl Ctolari looked a little displeased when I was greeted so calmly, but I greeted him with a smile instead.
The moment Count Ctolary looked around my office and his eyes met Bastet, Count Ctolary collapsed on the floor trembling.
“Meet the Great.”
Did Count Ctolari feel it? There were times when I had doubts because no one but me recognized Bastet. Howard even pet Bastet like a normal cat, even though I told her what she was.
Bastet flicked her tail as if it was okay, as if she was too lazy to talk.
“wake up. Count Ctolari”
“Ah yes”
Count Ctolari stood up slowly, looking at Bastet. In fact, Bastet wasn’t even looking this way.
“So what did you come for?”
“This time Count Ctolari, no, now we have to abandon the last name Ctolari. I moved anyway. Ctula-sama told me to come visit me once.”
“Could that new house be the Great Labyrinth?”
“You know right away. That’s right.”
Come to think of it, it was a great labyrinth that brought out people’s greed. I should have expected it to be Cthullah. But is there any reason to invite me? i don’t believe in god
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