As we leave the Inn on our way to the adventurers guild a sudden flash of light came from my book and flow in front of me before transforming into a familiar silver haired wolf girl who was falling with her arms stretched out towards me.

“Papa~~!! I’m~ BORED!!!” She shouted and hooked her arms around my neck and wrapped her legs around my chest as she hugged and didn’t let go. “Play with Valery!”

Her eyes were filled with determination to get what she wanted.

“I’m busy right now Valery? Weren’t you playing around in the farms or with your wolf friends until now?” I asked as i looked at the dirt coated girl who was in need of a bath.

“Buu~! Papa, they are boring, they can’t keep up!” She complained.

I sigh and look at the others in hopes of getting some kind of help but they all look away and were ‘admiring’ something in some shop nearby.

I sigh, “Let papa do what he needs to now, soon we'll be able to play, okay?” I said.

“Okay.” she said and vanished into the book. “Alright, let’s get to the adventurers guild quickly and find a mission for you both.” I said ignoring the teasing glances at me.

We head to the adventurers guild and looked at the mission board.

“So an E rank mission…” I mutter.

“No a D rank if i go with them.” Misaki said.

“You would take most of the credit.” I replied.

“Don’t worry mistress, I’m quite strong.” Luna said.

Misaki rolled her eye and we kept looking a bit before we pulled out three connected quests.

Orc Rampage

Orc’s have set up a village within the Dark vine Forest and have been terrorizing the trade route. Several merchants have been attacked and females kidnapped by the tribe. Immediate resolution is required and rescue of the females alive if possible.

Objectives: Destruction of the village 100 g, rescue of female 20g each rescued woman.

Bonus: Destroy all Orc, 300g for total extinction.

War Shaman’s Head

An overly active Orc village in the Dark Vine Forest was sighted with a very troubling creature. A War Shaman was sighted as one of the leaders of the village and is leading the creatures to grow stronger. Kill it and bring back its head.

Objectives: The death of the War Shaman and bringing back the head for confirmation, 300g

War Chief’s Fangs

An overly active Orc village in the Dark Vine Forest was sighted with a very troubling creature. A War Chief was sighted as the prime leaders of the village and is leading the creatures to grow stronger. Kill it and bring back its Fangs.

Objectives: The death of the War Chief and bringing back the head for confirmation, 300g

“So three missions in one, why didn’t they put them together?” Luna asked.

“Because each leader can be killed when out hunting while the entire orc extinction is harder to achieve. The two leader missions are upper D rank and the orc tribe one is lower D rank so their level range is 20-40 i think.” I said.

“That is about right.” Charlotte said. “The best method to succeed is to slowly whittle down their number while they hunt until the chief and Shaman come out and kill them at that moment. Then you can search for us at that time and we can help you with the extermination mission.” she said.

“No need, I’m quite proficient in magic to be both a Long and close range fighter.” Luna said happily. She took the missions and pulled Hermes to the register to book the missions and then headed back to the group. “Alright we have notified the guild that we are on the mission so they will be on the alert as well.” she said.

“I should prepare more materials and potions.” Hermes said.

“I’ll open the portal so you can head there to get ready.” I said and we head back to the inn and let him in.

Veria didn’t let me off now and i was made to go play with her so Misaki and Charlotte went to spar and train.

After six hours, Luna and Hermes left the group and Veria was tired and went to sleep. I finally had time to train my runes and began to do that in an empty room in my dungeon where the mana quantity was much higher and easier to regenerate it.

BANG!

I slowly open my eyes and cough before rubbing the soot off my face, “Urg… never expected i would blow up my own fire rune so far in.” i said and conjured some water to wash my face off and used Heal Light to heal some of the damage.

As i look at the rune page and looked at the glowing fire rune that was glowing. “What am i missing for it to be comprehended?” i muttered.

Both the ‘Vibrate’ and ‘Fire’ runes were glowing because i got a large amount of what it really is but it’s not as advanced as the Moon rune.

“Let’s try something else… Light…” I muttered and drew the Light rune. It simply glowed and vanished after a few seconds. “Light, a group of wavelength. The ones visible to the human spectrum are in several category of wavelength, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, when combined it makes white. Along with color there is ultraviolet and infrared light, X-rays, Microwaves, Radio waves and Gamma Ray.” I mutter and redraw it.

The light was more intense and i kept making it and it was drastically growing stronger with each attempt showing i had as the range of the light waves expanded beyond the basic colors and were incorporating the infra and ultra rays than microwaves and x ray.

At the end, i was making talismen and throwing them away to test them and after more than fifty tries, the rune finally lifted from the book and entered the comprehended section.

A light shined from the book into my head and i felt i had complete control of the rune and used my hand to cast the light ball and the rune formed glowing powerfully and merged with the ball. It became a ball so strong that it was like looking at the sun. If any undead were there, they would burn to ash under the bright light and any dark creatures would be blinded as if looking at a flash bang grenade.

After my eyes cleared up i knew that it wasn’t a lack of comprehension but a lack of proper drawing the rune. I went back to the fire rune and kept drawing it many times. I did try to feel and chance small things each time and ones that grew stronger i kept and weaker i discarded until it also flew to the comprehended page.

With a grin on my face i looked at all the elements. Air and Earth was just as easy and water even more so. Soon the four basic elements of the magic system was glowing their own color in the comprehended section. Of course, this was after almost a day of intense work. The room was filled with dirt, dust, water and burn scars all over.

“Heroes are such cheats.” i muttered and shook my head and looked at the other runes and simply thought that it was going to take a long time. I look at the directional runes. “Directions shouldn’t be hard either. North is the negative pole and South is the positive pole similar to how electricity runs. When compass are used, North is indicated as the positive pointer aims at north.” I said and drew the north.

I kept drawing it and after the tenth one, it was perfectly comprehended. South as well. Each direction didn’t even have description and was easy to comprehend.

“That took about half an hour, no wonder they were used to stabilize magic circles, they are easy to comprehend but have important purposes.” I muttered.

As i used the Magic Circle Pen Mode, pulling the first circle automatically conjures the eight runes after a certain size surpassing 30 cm.

“As expected, comprehended runes each have their purpose and comprehending it makes them automatic.” I muttered.

Happy about the increase in power i start to check out the spells and make FireBall and using only 10 mp to form both runes and 5 runes to activate, a ball of flame as big as a basketball was formed and held quite an imposing air.

“Damn.” I muttered.

The ball was nearly three times stronger than when i first started. This meant any spell using them would be more stable and stronger.

“I wonder how much i can sell this to the human nation for.” i muttered but knew that so few wouldn’t give much besides an improvement in basic magic. That nation truthfully required complete reformation of the base as well as the magic system.

Leaving the dungeon and closing it since no one was inside, i was about to look at my puppets when…

Your Wood Wooden Puppet has evolved into a Mana Wood Wooden Puppet.

Your Wood Wooden Puppet has evolved into a Mana Wood Wooden Puppet.

Your Wood Wooden Puppet has evolved into a Mana Wood Wooden Puppet.

….

36 screens appeared telling me all the common wood puppets had completely converted into mana wood puppets after that came another message. All but the 5 common ones became Low Grade Mana Wood puppet of their class and gained some level of basic sentience.

Seeing that made me grin as i was so happy. “I can get the last two Medium grade ones.” I said happily as i run out and to the barracks.

After asking for Luna’s Aunt, i was able to meet her after half an hour where i presented the five Mana Wood Puppets. “Like i promised, Five common Mana Wood Puppets.” I said.

“This is great, as agreed.” she said and soon the two jade coffin came out. I remove the Soul gem and using two of them i put them in the chest of the two Living Puppets and bind them.

They both opened their eyes and stood up soon.

You have gained Medium Grade Living Dolls.

Your two Living dolls lacking 90% of their necessary runes, they will now be recalled.

As i saw the message the two shined and entered the book. Looking at them they each had the same rank and a time under it.

Rune insertion 0% complete

11:59:51

“This is great!” I laughed, “Thank you for the business.” I said and call out three more common puppets and put the three remaining cores in them and sent them to help grow the mana tree with the rest and leave the barracks with my new living puppet that would surely bring me excellent help in the future.

With nothing left to do i open my status to see how i had grown.

Status:

Name:

Ace Cross

Class:

Dungeon maker

Level:

18

Exp:

205/4200

Health:

1255

Mana

1565

Strength:

158 (4)

Intelligence:

170 (5)

Agility:

102 (2)

Wisdom:

183 (4)

Endurance:

150 (5)

Vitality:

155 (5)

Skills

Dungeon Archive:

Level 13: Exp 2528/8100

This skill allows the caster to seal constructed parts of the dungeon within the Book of the Dungeon maker and make copies.

The archive is a separate dimensional space within the Book of the Dungeon Maker. For the Dungeon maker to seal the construction layout, you must place the Dungeon Maker Rune Pen I the structure and say 'Archive Corridor/Room/Trap/Material/Vegetation/Minion'

Can currently make layout for 16 dungeons

You can store only 14 different corridor layouts

You can store only 20 room types

You can store only 7 boss rooms

You can store only 22 different traps

You can store 18 types of minion.

You can store 40 common non medical plants and 30 common fruit bearing plants and crops, and 18 medical herbs

Repairs to dungeon reduced cost by 13%

Repairs/Recovery rate of Minions is 13% faster

Cost to cast runes decreased by 20%

Dungeon attracts monsters and demons from 5 km away

Dungeon can gather naturally from the air up to 13000 mana to run the dungeon and to attract monsters.

Dungeons can now support plant life if they are made of dirt or other organic materials.

Dungeon Layouts can now be connected inside the Book of the Dungeon Maker forming one dungeon out of many but can be disconnected in the similar fashion.

You can now Archive killed dungeons and analyze their structure to make them your own dungeons and make rooms and layouts of the same type.

Your dungeon can produce Spirit Gems naturally 1 gem per month

Runic Pen Option:

You can now access ‘Magic Circle Pen Mode’ and can return to ‘Runic Pen Mode’ by speaking either name.

Magic Hole Formation

Level 3: Exp 0/1500

This skill allows the caster to open a magic hole into a separate dimension where the constructed dungeon exists, it allows monsters in and out openly. The magic hole draws in mana from the air making the dungeon more comfortable and eventually can make natural drops like magic plants spawn if seeds are planted or brought in by the dungeon targets.

Can currently make 3 small magic hole.

Can open 3 dungeons or 1 dungeon with an entrance and exit.

Crafter

Level 9: Exp 5183/5400

This skill allows you to learn all craft skills for the purpose of making a dungeon.

This skill level will grow with the overall skill of all crafts learned.

Current crafts learned:

Blacksmith Level 9: Exp 4365/5400

Carpenter Level 6: Exp 2478/3600

Sculptor Level 1: Exp 50/1000

Engraver Level 1: Exp 0/1000

Alchemist Level 1: Exp 0/1000

Scribe Level 1: Exp 0/1000

Tailor Level 1: Exp 0/1000

Tanner Level 1: Exp 0/1000

Chef Level 1: Exp 0/1000

Farmer Level 1: Exp 0/1000

Painter Level 1: Exp 0/1000

Enchanter Level 1: Exp 0/1000

Jeweler Level 1: Exp 0/1000

Bone Carver Level 1: Exp 0/1000

Short Sword Mastery

Level 6: Exp 597/3600

Your master with the short sword.

Increases damage with this weapon by 6%

Short Sword Arts

Level 5: Exp 15/3000

Arts that only masters of the short sword can learn.

Level 1: Double Slash

Level 2: Heavy Blade

Level 3: Flower Dance

Level 4: Scattered Flower Blade

Level 5: Vacuum Blade

Runic Writing/Language

Level 10: Exp 5,820/6000

This Skill corresponds to the level of comprehension towards the Runic Language and how many runes you have learned and can use properly.

Current runes you know: 146

Can be found in Runic Dictionary within the Book of the Dungeon Maker

Decrease mana consumption when using Runes by 6%

Increase magic control when using Runes by 6%

Mana Manipulation

Level 10: Exp 5646/6000

A skill that shows your ability in controlling Mana and using magic.

Decreases mana consumption by 10%

Increases control of magic by 10%

Meditation

Level 5: 160/3000

Meditation is the art of calming one's mind and controlling the flow of energy in one's body. When used properly it allows you to gather mana from the air at a faster pace and counter the effects of mana exhaustion.

Increases rate of mana recovery by 5%

Minion Summon

Level 8 1750/4800

A Dungeon maker is a person who use dungeons to combat monsters. As such these people also possess their own minions. When minions aren't within the dungeon performing a job for their masters they await within the Book of the Dungeon Maker at this time it is when a dungeon maker can summon forth his minion to battle or do his bidding.

Can summon 29 Minion Monster

Looking at the hero class broken stats, because yes, i have checked the general stats for a level 18, which is between 70-100, this obviously doesn’t include actual training done for extra points but it frankly doesn’t even matter. Heroes have a higher growth rate, from what i know so no matter what, just general growth by level would result in higher points not to mention when someone puts their effort into training.

Still looking at my skills, the most lackluster is Crafter skill. The skill encases all these craft classes so the exp from the exp gem is split between them all.

“I should probably level up Crafter skill.” I thought and take one of the exp gems and assign it to the skill. The result…

Crafter

Level 10: Exp 76/6000

This skill allows you to learn all craft skills for the purpose of making a dungeon.

This skill level will grow with the overall skill of all crafts learned.

Current crafts learned:

Blacksmith Level 10: Exp 400/6000

Carpenter Level 7: Exp 400/4200

Sculptor Level 2: Exp 400/1500

Engraver Level 2: Exp 400/1500

Alchemist Level 2: Exp 400/1500

Scribe Level 2: Exp 400/1500

Tailor Level 2: Exp 400/1500

Tanner Level 2: Exp 400/1500

Chef Level 2: Exp 400/1500

Farmer Level 2: Exp 400/1500

Painter Level 2: Exp 400/1500

Enchanter Level 2: Exp 400/1500

Jeweler Level 2: Exp 400/1500

Bone Carver Level 2: Exp 400/1500

As soon as the window appeared, a head piercing pain began as information started to flow into my mind. I sat down and began to meditate and organize the information by class for over an hour. The amount of information wasn’t much more than what i get at level 1 but it was still a lot and was sure to only increase with time as i add it.

I was happy though. Levels 1-5 tend to be basics and at level two the knowledge provided by the system was enough for me to perfectly work with, the skill i really wanted in truth is Engraver. Having long since seen what the puppets could do, i wanted to start engraving in armor as well and was honestly surprised by how engraving is actually a subcategory of magic and craft. Besides needing to know both blacksmithing and Tailoring, i needed to know enchanting and painting for several kinds as well as Jeweler because in some cases, gemstones were required as mediums for the mana to flow through the equipment properly.

It was honestly an eye opener and i was happy about the crafter skill giving me all the craft jobs. It’s only sad that i am a human and I’m not like the old elf hero that was a human turned elf. They have much longer life spans after all.

Besides that, i should probably spend more time in my Farm Dungeon actively farming as well to raise the farming skill but for now i need tools of the trade and so i get up and go look for tools required for Engravers, both blacksmith and tailor.