Lair

Chapter 037 - Future Plans

By Skalsar

>Wait.. Did you dye this pergament?>Sure.>For what reason? This looks really wasteful.>I like it better this way.

And there was something drawn on it already.>Wait, you destroyed a pergament that we gave you and drew upon that?>That's right.

It is more useful that way.

We already read the information that was on it, so it had no use anymore.>That is absurd!

Destroying information because you have no more use for it?!

That is wasteful!>It is?>YES!>I see.

We won't do it in the future.

Odas had to shake his head heavily to that.

The inhabitants of the dungeon had no need for the common sense of humans.

But at least they listened to him if he explained things.

Not like a certain girl.

>So, tell me Danar, what is it I'm seeing on this pergament?

Currently the [Dungeon Lord] Danar and himself were talking in a room in the village.

Danar at least had his body hidden by a cloak.

So that the villagers and adventurers that saw him, didn't panic that much.

But seeing a person of three meter height walk through the village still drew attention.

>In the middle is the tower.

We set it as a base above the entrance.

I decided to mark our territory that way.

Around that are the inner wall, outer wall, inner ring and outer ring.

Claiming a territory just like that, with a tower.

Humans had done this in the past, but not with towers, but castles.

It made sense.

They read the books that were given to them and came up with this.

Would they think about building a castle in the future?

No, the walls around the tower.. they are already planing it.

The dungeon itself is already something like a castle.

Now they start to carry it over into this realm.

'This is more of an invasion.', he thought to himself.

>So, when do you plan to build that.. tower?

If such a tower was erected, others would wonder what was going on in this territory.

Even the [Local King] might start investigating.

>Hm?

As I said.

We already set it as a base above the entrance.

As if asking if the lord didn't listen.

>WHAT?!

'A tower like that?

They already build it?

What is he talking about, is he talking about something like a small outpost and not a tower?'

>You can see it from outside just fine.

Odas went pale.

That couldn't be.

He ran outside to confirm..

And just like that, a giant tower clad with black obsidian was soaring to the sky.

Throwing its shadow over the village.

>Impossible.>How can you call it impossible, if you see it with your own eyes?

The [Village Chief] had arrived just this moment.

>I didn't believe it myself to tell the truth.

Just an hour ago the tower appeared from thin air.

In a blinding black light.

Returning to the room Odas looked towards Danar.

>You can't do that!

No, I don't know how you could build something like that, this fast.

But it has to go!

>No.>This will draw exactly that attention towards you, that you wanted to avoid.

But Danar shook his head again.

>This is something that needs to be done.

We are about to interact with this realm.

If we don't adapt to the human ways, we will perish.

We have but this chance.

With the tower, we will be able to scout out enemy troops much faster.

And if need arises, make sure to flee.

This wasn't about invasion.

Neither was it about claiming territory.

They thought it through and decided it was a needed risk to ensure their survival.

>We won't develop the territory around the tower for now.

Also, there are stories about a sorcerer who was capable of building structures with magic.

I was hopeful that you might use that as an excuse if need arises.

>That?!

>Sorry, but that might not work.

It is a story we tell kids, about a sorcerer that lived about 500 years ago.

No one knows if it is true.

>According to the books, it was three times.

The first was about 750 years ago.

Second was 500 years ago.

Third 250 years ago.

While it might be a myth, enough of you humans saw the tower appear just like that.

The rumor will develop on its own.

You just have to play ignorant.

'Hm, if it happened every 250 years in the books, there was a chance that it was three people.

Each living 250 years apart and recieving the blessing of a strong deity.'

>What do you think, Rego?

>This doesn't really feel like negotiations..

More like a dictate.

There wasn't much they could do right now.

>Guess we have no choice but to accept this..

Thank you for at least sharing the information of the structures plans with us.

We will try to come up with something to cover the progress you are planing.

With that, Danar and Odas shook hands once more, before the [Dungeon Lord] left.

And it wasn't exactly a bad thing.

If he could really establish peace with this dungeon, it might benefit them.

Even if the dungeon was attacked for this, it wouldn't be their fault.

And if that happened, there would be a tower they could claim.

The part around it might be used in order to build houses and ...

'Wait..'

Are they planning something like that on their own?

>It can't be, right?>What is it, mylord?

Taking a look on the pergament.

>I'm afraid.

They.. I believe, they plan to live on the surface in the future.

Around the tower.

>Monsters living around the dungeon entrance..

That would be troublesome to explain.<