The Dungeon Monsters Keep Offering Sacrifices
Chapter 73: Dungeon Infrastructure Development (1)

EP.73 Dungeon Infrastructure Development (1)

Dungeon Monster Enhancement System.

Upon gaining enlightenment, Maru acquired this system.

Knowing how to activate the system, I commanded Celia.

[Grant enlightenment to everyone.]

Even to me, it was a perplexing command.

So, I didn’t have high expectations.

– The skeleton archer has gained enlightenment during training. –

– The [Dungeon Monster Enhancement System] of the skeleton archer has been unlocked. –

– The skeleton mage trainee has gained enlightenment during training. –

– The [Dungeon Monster Enhancement System] of the skeleton mage trainee has been unlocked. –

Soon after, alerts popped up one by one, indicating that monsters were gaining enlightenment.

The alerts didn’t stop after just one occurrence.

– Banshee has gained enlightenment during training. –

– The [Dungeon Monster Enhancement System] of Banshee has been unlocked. –

– The skeleton knight has gained enlightenment. –

– The [Dungeon Monster Enhancement System] of the skeleton knight has been unlocked. –

Even rare 3-star monsters gained enlightenment and unlocked the system.

“Celia is definitely capable.”

The command to attain enlightenment can be solved so easily…

“But what kind of training leads to that?”

I don’t know how Squall gained enlightenment, but Maru gained it through battle.

And now, these guys getting alerts all gained enlightenment through training.

“Is Celia pushing them that hard?”

No, is it even possible to gain enlightenment through training?

So easily?

Perhaps this enhancement system is just some freebie event?

Come to think of it, when I gained my abilities, two systems came to mind.

One was the current enhancement system, and the other was the level system.

“Just do this, and the enhancement system will be solved in no time.”

The alerts kept sounding.

At first, everything seemed smooth, but soon I noticed something odd.

“…Why do only the undead keep getting alerts?”

The alert indicating enlightenment only appeared for the undead.

– Denver has gained enlightenment during training. –

– Denver’s [Dungeon Monster Enhancement System] has been unlocked. –

Even named unique monsters gained enlightenment, and they were also undead.

[Dungeon Monster Enhancement System]

– Dungeon Master ‘Lee Kang-hyun’ (Unlocked) –

– Maru (★★★★) (Unlocked) –

– Squall (★★★) (Unlocked) –

– Denver (★★★) (Unlocked) –

– Banshee (★★★) ×4 (Unlocked) –

– Skeleton Knight (★★★) ×6 (Unlocked) –

– Skeleton Warrior (★★) ×21 (Unlocked) –

– Skeleton Mage (★★) ×7 (Unlocked) –

– Skeleton Archer (★★) ×13 (Unlocked) –

– Skeleton Soldier (★) ×43 (Unlocked) –

– Skeleton Archer Apprentice (★) ×27 (Unlocked) –

– Skeleton Mage Trainee (★) ×18 (Unlocked) –

“Sigh…”

Thanks to this, many monsters gained enlightenment, but I couldn’t just be happy about it.

Except for me and Squall, they were all undead.

There was also an issue with the grades.

Even now, Maru, a 4-star monster, had the highest grade.

The rest mostly consisted of 1-star and 2-star monsters, with some 3-star ones.

However, it felt like a waste to enchant 1-star and 2-star monsters.

The abilities that could be enchanted could only be obtained through sacrifices, and they’re used for just 1-star monsters?

It was not cost-effective.

“It’s a shame. It would have been better if Celia or Death Knight had gained it instead…”

It could be seen as a good deal if only Celia or Death Knight had the enhancement system opened.

“It’s definitely not easy to gain enlightenment.”

Even though the enhancement system was open for undead, they constituted a small percentage compared to the total number.

It was disappointing, but this wasn’t a problem I could solve.

Nor could I force monsters to gain enlightenment by threatening them with a sword.

Instead, I decided to focus on another issue.

“What could be the problem?”

Why were only undead monsters gaining enlightenment?

I immediately touched the screen of Area 1, where the undead were gathered.

“?”

Contrary to my expectations of some tremendous training, Area 1 was peaceful.

Arch Lich stood at the front, and the other monsters were training under Arch Lich’s command.

“It seems Arch Lich controls his subordinates well.”

Everyone followed Arch Lich’s words obediently.

It felt like discovering Arch Lich’s true nature through this incident.

“Is that what a true leader looks like?”

Instead of giving Arch Lich the title of inspector, wouldn’t it have been better to just give him a leadership-like title?

“Let’s check other places.”

After checking Area 1, I immediately touched the screen and headed to the next Area.

That was Area 2.

Area 2 was inhabited by goblins, with most of the area consisting of makeshift huts clustered together.

And in the corner without huts, goblins could be seen training.

It wasn’t half-hearted training either.

They were really putting in their best effort.

In fact, they seemed to be working harder than the undead in Area 1.

“No, are they really working hard?”

Even though they trained so diligently, the goblins hadn’t gained any enlightenment.

I caught onto that detail.

Why were only the undead gaining enlightenment?

Why couldn’t other races do it?

What was the difference between the undead and other races?

I pondered what difference led to this outcome.

Continuing to move between Areas 1 and 2, I toured the dungeon.

Then suddenly, one possibility came to mind.

“Differences in facilities?”

Perhaps it had something to do with the dungeon facilities?

That thought crossed my mind.

“Facilities…”

It made sense.

And if we looked at it from the perspective of facilities, it could explain why only the undead gained enlightenment.

“…Indeed, the undead aren’t a race restricted by location.”

Undead are already beings that have died.

As such, they predominantly appear in gloomy places like graveyards or battlefields. In other words, as long as it’s a dark place, they don’t discriminate based on time or location.

Even if it’s a dirty sewer, undead monsters could survive there.

Location wasn’t particularly important to the undead.

Even now, they filled Area 1 to the brim, but it didn’t matter to them.

They didn’t need rest, nor did they need to consume anything, being a race that didn’t require sustenance.

They just had to stand up all day.

Ultimately, this was the biggest difference between them and other monsters.

So, could it be that only the undead gained enlightenment for this reason?

Meanwhile, the goblins in Area 2 didn’t have a separate location, so they trained next to the makeshift huts.

It was so insufficient that some had to go outside the dungeon to train.

Expecting them to gain enlightenment in such an environment?

That was too much to ask.

“At least there should be training grounds.”

Still, now that I knew, it was fortunate.

“I need to develop the dungeon facilities.”

Above all, the situation was connected to this dungeon and me.

If the dungeon is conquered, my life is also in danger.

The time to upgrade the dungeon had come for the efficiency of the monsters.

I immediately touched the screen and looked around the dungeon.

This time, rather than observing the training, I wanted to see the necessary facilities.

“Hmm.”

The current dungeon was divided into five main areas.

From Area 1 to Area 4, totaling four areas.

And there were five places in total, including the core of the dungeon where the hearts was located.

There wasn’t much significance.

Except for the core, it was just a simple design of grouping similar races together.

I could describe this in just one word.

“A residential dungeon.”

It was simply a living space where monsters could reside.

There wasn’t anything particularly noteworthy about it.

Of course, it was highly likely that dungeons were places with such simple purposes for monsters.

But from my perspective, living in modern society, the current appearance of the dungeon seemed too desolate.

Even if it wasn’t modern, there was still a need to develop the infrastructure of the dungeon.

Ultimately, the development of the dungeon was an unavoidable choice.

“But do higher-grade dungeons have something different?”

So far, all the dungeons I’ve entered were low-grade ones.

Since there was no status window, at best, a D-grade dungeon was the highest.

Even when I lived on the El Dorad continent for two years, the highest grade dungeon I entered as a porter was a silver-grade dungeon.

Therefore, I didn’t know in detail how high-grade dungeons were structured.

“It would be useful to know at least roughly.”

It could be useful for my dungeon development.

Out of curiosity, I immediately searched for related information.

But unfortunately, there wasn’t much information about dungeons.

The available information was all about low-grade dungeons, and there was practically no information about high-grade dungeons.

Even though I searched for dungeon-related information, all that came up were seemingly unreliable pieces of information.

[Another murder case in the dungeon, hunter corpses found…]

“Tsk.”

Among them, there were also unpleasant articles.

“These villains seem to be increasing these days.”

Seeing such articles made me realize once again that power was ultimately important.

“I need to keep getting stronger.”

And what I needed right now was the development of my dungeon, so I returned to my smartphone.

I systematically searched through the dungeons, starting with Area 1.

[1st Floor Area 1]

Mid-Boss: Death Knight (★★★★★)

Area 1 where Death Knight was the mid-boss and predominantly inhabited by the undead.

But there didn’t seem to be a reason to develop this place right away.

“Well, they don’t even sleep here anyway…”

So, it didn’t seem like they needed huts like Goblins.

It seemed fine to check other areas first and think about it later.

Next was Area 2.

[1st Floor Area 2]

Mid-Boss: Goblin Lord (★★★★★)

It was a place where many goblins lived under the control of Goblin Lord.

“Hmm.”

Certainly, this place was too cramped.

Since separate living spaces were needed, building huts made the space look even tighter.

“I’d like to resolve this right away if I could…”

After dealing with the monster wave, there were still penalties remaining.

I couldn’t use most of the content related to monster summoning or dungeon expansion right away.

It was disappointing.

For now, feeling disappointed, I decided to give Celia a command in a hurry.

[Try expanding Area 2 a bit more.]

Just saying this much would prompt Celia to start the work on her own.

Since I couldn’t use the game system right now, I decided to opt for an analog approach.

It was about mobilizing manpower to expand the size of the dungeon.

In a situation where I didn’t know when the penalty would be lifted, doing something like this seemed better.

And once the penalty was lifted, I could use the system to develop it more effectively.

In addition to expansion, I planned to build a training ground in Area 2 so that goblins could train anytime.

“For now, I should at least remember the dungeon expansion and the training ground in Area 2.”

If I had the spare resources, I would upgrade the huts as well.

I immediately touched the screen.

“Aren is doing well.”

Next was Area 3.

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In the center of the wide field were carnivorous plants, and only blood-sucking butterflies flew in the air.

Spiders had taken up residence in the corners, and it looked peaceful.

And wandering among them was a little child, Aren.

Since Aren wasn’t yet affiliated with my dungeon, I couldn’t check the detailed description.

I could only confirm the information about her being a vampire.

But Aren was working harder than anyone else.

Even now, Aren was going back and forth to the lakeside in Area 4 to fetch water.

She was managing Area 3 in her own way by sprinkling water on the plants.

“But who is the one next to him?”

Another being caught my eye besides Aren.

I clicked on it, but like Aren, it wasn’t affiliated with my dungeon.

“Nariel…?”

At least a name came up.

But no further information appeared.

“That’s strange.”

I zoomed in on the screen, but because the person was wearing a deeply pressed hat, their appearance couldn’t be seen clearly.

It was strange that there were already two outsiders who weren’t affiliated with the dungeon.

“Hmm. It should be fine, right?”

I thought Celia must have brought Nariel into the dungeon for a reason.

Still, I realized it wasn’t good to leave everything to her.

I lost in thought, decided to demand reports from Celia soon.

Area 3 didn’t really have any particular areas to worry about.

From the concept itself, it was about nature.

Since the main inhabitants were plant-type monsters and insects, there didn’t seem to be much significance to enlightenment or anything like that.

“If I have to worry about something, it’s that it’s too vulnerable to fire.”

Area 3, where fields and plants existed, had the disadvantage of being too vulnerable to fire.

“I need to organize a separate unit for this.”

If intruders were to start a fire in Area 3, there needed to be beings to suppress it.

“Should I make it from goblins?”

After all, goblins were the ones left over.

So, I decided to form a firefighting unit composed of goblins.

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“Sir Death Knight.”

Death Knight looked up at Celia’s question, he had been cleaning up the lakeside in Area 4 until now.

“Master has given an order.”

Death Knight reacted to Celia’s words.

An order from the master?

Could it be that now they could finally leave the dungeon?

Death Knight waited eagerly for Celia to continue speaking.

“Take this first.”

As soon as Celia finished speaking, a skeleton knight next to her handed Death Knight a pickaxe.

?

What was this pickaxe for?

“From now on, according to the master’s orders, we will expand Area 2.”

“……”

Death Knight’s punishment continued.

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