Make the dragon great again

Chapter 70 Guessing about the Dungeon Master
"It turned out to be so?"

Adrian stretched out his dragon claws and knocked on his two rows of new fangs that were completely grown and no longer itchy, while listening to the news that Edmund sent back through the connection of source blood.

Originally, Adrian had also imagined whether the duchess of the kingdom would be on good terms with Anna on the surface, but actually wanted to surpass her as the first heir and completely control the kingdom in the future.

But I didn't expect that the real reason would be like this.

However, Adrian was not interested in the internal conflicts of human countries, so he flicked his tail and tilted his head to think.

"Ask me what to do? Hmm..."

To be honest, Adrian doesn't care about wars between kingdoms and principalities. The only reason he cares about the Kingdom of Behemoth is because the royal family of this country is a dragon-born family;
Considering the plan to expand the influence of the dragon clan in the future, a country ruled by dragon descendants is in the interests of Adrian himself. Therefore, Adrian's thoughts on this matter are also very simple:
Since the war should be beneficial to the Behemoth family, it has already reached this point anyway, so let it continue!

——As for the two-legged sheep civilians will suffer because of the war, so what?After all, Adrian is a dragon and not a human race, so he doesn't need to care about the two-legged sheep.

What's more, from a longer-term perspective, a stable centralization of power will be more beneficial to the Bechymos Kingdom than the current semi-divided state. The small problems that appear now will not be adjusted until later...

So, Adrian's reply to Edmund was:
"Don't worry about this, everything is business as usual, your main task is to monitor the situation in the Land of the Ancestors."

After putting aside the troubles between distant human countries, Adrian moved his body, which was almost completely advanced, and began to think about the next step.

"No matter what, I need to visit the ancestral land of Bechymos in person to confirm the condition of the unknown phantom species. Edmund and Anna who is trapped in the vortex cannot accomplish this..."

Looking at the large amount of enchanted weapons and equipment and corundum ore piled up in the corner of the [Hall of Dominion], Adrian estimated in his mind how fast they would be consumed as hidden treasures.

"After the advancement is over, I will leave the dungeon for a period of time. During this period, the [Contract Ritual] cannot be performed, which can increase the difficulty of Alvarez and prevent everyone from passing the level. These easier-to-obtain magic ores and enchanted equipment, It can keep the dungeon attractive to adventurers during this period."

If the adventurers are leeks and wool-producing sheep, then these magic ores and enchanted equipment are fertilizers and fodder. During Adrian's departure, sufficient reserves must be prepared.

"Corundum ore is nothing. The amount of enchanted equipment may not be enough... Well, enchanted equipment can be regarded as a rare reward with a low drop rate. Corundum ore can also be divided into several rarity levels according to its purity. If so... near the corundum vein, there should be some precious metal associated veins, and some of these can be dug out."

However, mining requires labor, and dismantling raw ore also requires labor. The more Adrian thinks about it, the more he feels that the current manpower in the dungeon is really not enough.

"Alvarez's undead summoner can be used as a low-level coolie, but he has to guard the first three floors of the maze, and the summoner cannot be too far away from the summoner himself... It seems that I have to start increasing the number of dungeon guards. "

Adrian turned his attention to the eighth floor [Dragon Tomb]. At this time, Fay was adapting to his semi-purified body in various postures, and Glenn and Olin were about to wake up.

"Wyverns and dragon beasts, these inferior dragon species are currently the best candidates for dungeon guards, and compared to dragonborn, the 'wild' ones are easier to train, and they are more obedient and friendly to me. More obedient..."

Adrian's mind began to come alive.

When he just lifted the seal and came outside the dungeon, Adrian knew nothing about the outside world, and he was always worried that he would be caught by a dragon slayer or a perverted magician. Excessively cautious, even cautious to subdue a few inferior dragons;
But now, Adrian has a clearer understanding of the position of his own strength in the current situation, and also knows the blockade status of Sirias Continent, so he gradually becomes more courageous, and he does not care less and less about being blocked by the outside world. Find.

"There are quite a few low-level dragons in various parts of the Great Mullin Forest. Take advantage of this half month, let Fay go out and look for their traces. When the time comes when I complete the advanced stage, I will go pick some dragons that are useful. Potential brought back to cultivate..."

……

Half a month later, in Rannold Town, east of the Great Forest of Mullin, in the branch of the Eastern Adventurer's Guild, the staff of the guild put up the latest ranking list of adventurers, attracting people from the guild The crowd of adventurers chatting and farting in the hall.

"Oh, look, Karen, the lone traveler, has been officially rated as a gold-ranked adventurer, and he's ranked seventh among gold-ranked adventurers!"

"I knew that kid would be promising. I heard that he broke through that dungeon?"

"That's right, it's not just him. In this updated list, almost everyone who has risen in the ranking has at least tried to break through that dungeon, but not everyone has broken through the third-layer maze."

"What's going on? Didn't you say that you can only get power through the third layer [Skeleton Soldier Domain]?"

"Don't you know yet? That dungeon has already started to produce output!"

"There are 'productions' starting? How did I hear that many people went to the dungeon, not only failed to pass the level to get the gift of power, but even lost most of their equipment..."

"You are outdated news. Now in that dungeon, you can not only find gold placer and rare corundum ore, but you can even find enchanted equipment!"

"I heard some people who just came back from the depths of the forest recently say that the mysterious dungeon master who never shows up is most likely an ancient alchemist! The weapons lost by those who failed to break through the level will be enchanted by him and taken away. Throw it everywhere in the dungeon, and it becomes an 'output' that can be obtained by the latecomers!"

There was a lot of discussion in the guild hall, and the topic gradually shifted from ranking on the list to a certain dungeon.

"Output" is the name that adventurers can get from dungeons, monster forests, ancient mines and other dangerous areas. For example, Adrian's dungeon was originally "output" in the hearts of adventurers. There is only one item of "strength bestowed".

But in the past half month, the output of the dungeon has suddenly increased.

Copper ore, placer gold ore, corundum ore, raw red sapphire ore with high purity, and even enchanted equipment with high-quality attributes.

This dungeon, which was gradually fading out of hot topics, has once again become the center of topics because of its sudden increase in "output".

There are also endless speculations about the identity of the dungeon master.

At the beginning, some people said that he was an evil necromancer, because the dungeon is full of all kinds of undead summons, but because the danger of the three-story underground maze is actually not high, and the customs clearance rewards are not evil Things, so this statement does not have much market.

Later, some people believed that there was no dungeon master at all, and that dungeon was an ancient magical facility, the crystallization of magic technology forgotten by a powerful ancient civilization. Work, such as giving rewards to all who pass the test.

Originally, many people agreed with this statement. It was not until an adventurer named Old Sam was lucky enough to break through the three-layer maze, and after gaining the power to return, he claimed that he had a communication with the dungeon master. The speculation is back on the original track.

And now, because the adventurers discovered that the equipment lost in the maze by the previous passers-by was actually enchanted after being found by the latecomers, this led to a new guess about the identity of the dungeon master: a An ancient alchemist who is good at enchanting.

Some magicians and scholars attracted by the rumors even speculated that the process of giving adventurers power after clearing the level is actually an enchantment, but it is an enchantment on the body and even the soul!That dungeon master is very likely to have reached the level above the hero level, that is, the legendary level of the sixth level of legend!

It has to be said that their guess is already very close to the truth.

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To be continued.

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