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Chapter 35

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Chapter – 35

EP.35 Dungeon Organization Restructuring

– Ding –

– Ding –

“What’s this? Why does the alarm keep ringing?”

My smartphone relentlessly blared its alarm.

“Maru, bring me my phone.”

In response, the skeleton promptly handed me the phone.

A skeleton soldier who had been in the dungeon but was now living with me here. I decided to give him a name instead of just calling him ‘skeleton’. There wasn’t any particular meaning behind it, I simply named him Maru because he obeyed my commands like a puppy.

Now, seeing Maru doing the dishes, cleaning the bathroom, and even cooking ramen made me proud.

I couldn’t help but think, ‘Well done, my boy’.

“Why are alarms ringing continuously?”

I checked the alarm’s contents immediately.

– ‘Red-Headed Tribe’ dungeon master has pledged allegiance to Owner Lee Kang-hyun. –

– ‘Sticky Puddle’ dungeon master has pledged allegiance to Owner Lee Kang-hyun. –

– ‘Remnants of the Abyss’ dungeon master has pledged allegiance to Owner Lee Kang-hyun. –

The alarms continued, and eventually, the last one sounded.

– ‘Natural Inheritance’ dungeon owner has pledged allegiance to Owner Lee Kang-hyun. –

“What’s this?”

So many dungeons pledged allegiance to me in such a short time...

When I checked the previous alarms’ content:

– Servant Celia attended a banquet of nearby dungeon master. –

Ah, it was clear. After that alarm and I suddenly received multiple dungeons’ surrender intentions.

Celia hadn’t done anything specific.

“Hmm...”

Well, there was nothing to worry about.

It was good that my dungeon’s influence was expanding. Considering that I couldn’t currently make additional purchases of gems, having monsters increase for free was a blessing.

“Rather welcoming.”

– The number of dungeons swearing allegiance under your command has significantly increased. –

– We recommend a restructuring of the dungeon organization. –

“Organization restructuring?”

– A dungeon is similar to a country. –

– Merge and reorganize the dungeon’s structure for efficient operation. –

It made sense. When I had only one dungeon, it didn’t matter, but with my influence growing, running it with brute force wouldn’t work.

“More importantly, there’s the loyalty and favorability system here.”

As there hadn’t been any major issues until now, I had forgotten about this system.

Since the monsters from dungeons conquered by Celia and Death Knight had already merged into my dungeon, I hadn’t worried about it.

And...

– Dungeon master ‘Azmo’ of the ‘Temptation of Illusion’ dungeon is satisfied with your grace. –

– Azmo’s favorability has increased. –

– Azmo’s loyalty has increased. –

Even the Incubus dungeon, existing in another dimension and showing loyalty to me, seemed worry-free in terms of loyalty and favorability.

“What did I do for these guys?”

After a moment’s thought, one thing came to mind.

“Oh, I gave them friends.”

Ah, I see, a bit of male camaraderie.

With these guys, even if they exist in another dimension, there shouldn’t be any major problems.

If there was a problem, it was the 26 dungeons I conquered today, they were quite a headache.

“Merging is tricky because the space to place monsters is ambiguous...”

My dungeon was currently overcrowded.

After the final gacha, every area was filled with monsters.

Expanding the dungeon immediately seemed uncertain.

“I should classify them first.”

Leaving over twenty dungeons unattended would be risky.

Their loyalty and favorability were still unknown, so the outcome was uncertain.

It didn’t make sense to conquer them and then immediately grant them independence.

– Two dungeons can be merged into one. Merged dungeons will increase in size. –

“Oh.”

So, there’s this feature too.

I first examined the species composition in response to the alarm. Then merged dungeons with overlapping species.

“Undead with undead, Orcs with Orcs.”

After that process, the 26 dungeons had suddenly reduced to only 9.

“Let’s merge a bit more.”

This time, I merged slightly similar types.

“Goblins and Orcs can coexist.”

Ultimately, the 26 dungeons reduced to 4.

It was extreme compression.

However, I didn’t reduce them further.

Looking at the current dungeon layout, the four dungeons were arranged as if enveloping my original dungeon.

It was a visually pleasing arrangement.

Distributing them like this rather than merging all dungeons into one would make it easier to gather surrounding information.

“Now, I need to pick creatures to monitor the dungeons.”

Naturally, it would be the monsters belonging to my dungeon.

I needed positions to manage the four dungeons while patrolling around.

He bowed his head respectfully, but a document flew in front of Gurlon.

“Read it.”

The massive figure of Chief Maltis spoke in a low tone.

He had the physique of a huge bear, and his face resembled that of an owl-like monster, an Owlbear.

That was the species name of Chief Maltis.

Of course, there were no high-ranking demons in the bloodline, so there were no ties like that.

He had solely occupied the position of the Chief in the assessment team purely based on his abilities.

Such a figure was already intimidating, and coupled with his expression, Gurlon felt his blood run cold.

“Why haven’t you read it yet?”

Under the Chief’s urging, Gurlon couldn’t resist and picked up the document.

At the top of the document was a concise title.

[Changes in Dungeon Map of the Sael Kingdom Mountains]

The content was straightforward.

It mentioned how the dungeon managed by the merchant Moru had conquered 26 dungeons near the mountains, all on the evening of yesterday’s banquet.

“... “

Gurlon broke out in a cold sweat.

Was what he was looking at real?

The level of the dungeon he had seen yesterday wasn’t high.

He was sure of that.

However, the content of the document stating that all the nearby mountain dungeons had been conquered felt unreal.

And that too, within a day, during the time of the banquet.

“What in the world is this...?”

Gurlon murmured seriously.

“Because of your report, I’ve been greatly criticized alone.”

Maltis’s eyes became sharper.

A subordinate’s mistake ultimately fell on the boss.

“A dungeon that you claimed didn’t need attention has conquered a whopping 26 dungeons, all at once.”

Practically, it was all the nearby dungeons.

“Despite being dungeons that were not to be noticed by the Demon Merchant. Gurlon, are your eyes just for decoration?”

Of course, the size of the mountain range was massive.

Even if 26 dungeons were merged, it was just a fraction overall.

However, due to the mountain’s nature, being adjacent to the demon realm, it was a place frequently visited by human adventurers, thus drawing attention.

The master of the dungeons in the mountain range seemed to prioritize survival over forming noticeable alliances.

So, they generally exchanged information through gatherings like banquets, not aiming to directly expand or form alliances.

That had been apparent until now.

But everything had completely changed after yesterday’s incident.

“Sure, there have been records of merging other dungeons before, but this incident has escalated too much.”

It had escalated.

That statement meant someone needed to take responsibility, and Gurlon, himself, was the one designated for that. He couldn’t be so incompetent as to not know that.

“I’ll go and resolve it.”

It was a whopping 26 dungeons.

In other words, the 26 dungeons managed by the Demon Merchant had all kneeled at one place.

Of course, that place was also managed by the Demon Merchant, but dealing with 27 dungeons individually versus dealing with one dungeon with the size of 26 dungeons made a big difference.

From the Demon Merchant’s perspective, dungeons they dealt with didn’t want to increase their size.

Their influence increased with the dungeons power.

“Gurlon.”

Maltis’s eyes narrowed further.

“I don’t want another Baalzerith to emerge.”

Gurlon also knew that name well.

Baalzerith.

A 5-star vampire, and she was the dominant force in the region with her adjacent dungeons kneeling before her.

From the Demon Merchant’s standpoint, they had to treat Baalzerith due to her overwhelming power, but they didn’t want another dominant force to emerge.

Certainly, there were other dungeons associated with different alliances or significantly expanded dungeons.

However, the more numerous they became, the more it was a loss for the Demon Merchant, so they just wished for the status quo to be maintained.

The somewhat fortunate thing was that the recent movements of the sect were quite unusual.

“The sect is weakening Baalzerith’s influence. Our Demon Merchant sees that as an opportunity.”

Despite not knowing what had happened, the White Sect had been eroding her influence by subduing the dungeons near Baalzerith.

This was a tremendous opportunity for the Demon Merchant.

But if another dominant force emerged?

That was absolutely unacceptable.

“Do you understand what I mean? I’ve already separately contacted the higher-ups. You are no longer under the Demon Merchant from now on.”

Gurlon stiffened at Maltis’s words.

There was no mistaking the meaning behind it.

To resolve the situation not under the name of the Demon Merchant but under Gurlon’s personal name.

Contacting the higher-ups probably meant they would assign monsters with unclear status to him.

He had to lead them and resolve the current issue.

If successful, it was a gain, but if he failed, he had no future. Just by looking at how Jewel was treated yesterday, the Demon Merchant wouldn’t spare him.

“Understood.”

Understanding the implication well, Gurlon nodded resolutely.



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