Dungeon of Pride, Laplace

"Thank you Miss Irene, My Lord" Fennel thanked them.

Cecilia who heard what Irene said, asked curiously "Big sister, what are you going to do?".

"I will create an array here that will nurture itself from the excess energy of the exuders. That way, the energy won't go to waste and there will be no shockwaves coming out".

Irene stated but when she saw the clueless look of everyone around her, she sighed and explained further.

"Arrays are what you can call a complex set of runes that are constructed in a way to achieve the desired effect. There are different kinds of arrays, Mana Gathering Arrays, Explosion Arrays, Prison Mist Arrays and such".

"Each array has its own uses and requirements to work. For example, the array that I am going to lay down is called a Grand Protection Array. Its purpose is to create an enormous barrier that will protect the things inside it from the outside".

"During that duration of time, nothing can go in and out. If somebody wants to enter it forcefully, they would have to break the barrier first. This one is the most basic of protection arrays that I know of. The durability of the barrier of this array depends on the material used to create it and its power core. Since this array would be run by the Obsidian Energy Exuders, we have no problem with that part. However, we still need a variety of materials to lay out the array".

With this lengthy explanation, all of them finally understood what an array was. Especially Simon who did not inherit a complete memory due to his low birth. Hearing Irene's explanation he finally understood the purpose of the many arrays that are listed on the [Shop].

"In that case, what are the materials you would be needing?" Simon asked. If the issue can be resolved by laying down an array, then by all means he wanted to settle it. Plus, he was also very curious as to how an array is laid and its usage.

"First of all, I would need the blood of at least two disaster class beasts, the sternum of at hundred Super class beasts, powder of the caudal bones of Cerebrea, Stormwolves, Pliatros and Anemodactyl. Extract from the Moonbud, Sun plant, Xelerias and…".

Irene listed various materials that made Simon's head spin. There were more than a hundred types of different materials needed just to make out the ink for the array. They still needed thousands of core stones and various ores amongst which even Mythril was listed to make the structure of the array.

And last but not least tonnes of mana crystals as the base. All of this was just the expenditure to create the array.

"For the blood of the disaster class beast, we can have the Bloodthorn Demonic Warhorse and the lIghtning Draconic Serpent donate some. For the other materials check if this space has what you need".

Simon took out the space rings that he used to store all of the treasures from the orc territory. He remembered that there were many monster materials and plants and herbs amongst the treasures. It was a good thing that they did not throw it and stored it in a different space ring.

Irene extended her hands and quickly skimmed through the contents of the rings with her senses. Finally, she nodded her head and said—

"The monster materials are enough, the ores in this space ring can be used to substitute for some of the materials needed for the structure. The core stones are enough too. However, we still need a few more varieties of plants and mana crystals".

Simon frowned, he was worried about that part. He had already handed all of the treasures that he had emptied from the orc territory to Irene, but it seemed like the materials were still not enough.

Particularly the mana crystals. The ones produced by the trees on his [Main fFoor] was already used by him. Even if they produced a few more, there wouldn't tonnes of them.

As if reading Simon's mind, Irene notified him of something "You don't have to worry about not having enough mana crystals since a few quandaries have been discovered on the [main floor] and in the workshop".

"What?!" Simon couldn't help but utter out.

Irene pointed at the smugly smiling Cecilia and said "Thanks to this girl, many more mineral mountains have surfaced on the main floor, amongst those were even quandaries for mana crystals".

So it was like that… in just a few days of time while he was not here, his dungeon had seen rapid changes once again.

"For the plants that are needed, Miss Irene can leave it to us," Fennel said pitching in at this moment. Many of the herbs and plants that Irene had listed were something that he knew of.

"In that case, can you ask the wisp to smelt these ores and get the blood from the two disaster class beasts?" Irene passed him the space ring that stored the ores.

"No problem… but where is that guy anyway, I did not see him on the [main floor]".

The guy he was talking about, was none other than the Bloodthorn Demonic Warhorse.

"It's on the forty ninth floor".

Fourty-ninth floor? Hearing Irene's reply, Simon frowned his brows. Standardly, the dungeon had fifty floors not including the main floor, workshop and forest spirit village and the three floors that were yet to be completed by him before he left to deal with the issues of the orc.

Anyways, taking the fifty floors as the standard, the forty ninth and the fiftieth floor was not like your other floors in that it was the dungeon's last line of defence and the strongest floors meant to stop the intruders at any cost.

These floors are also coined by another name, 'Boss Floors'.

What made them 'Boss floors' is that residing in them are the two of the strongest monsters currently in his dungeon, the Lightning Draconic serpent and the Deep Sea Alligator King.

The forty ninth floor was precisely the floor he designed for the Deep Sea Alligator King. For the Bloodthorn Demonic Warhorse who usually stayed on the main floor to go up to the fifty first floor, there was definitely something going on.

Simon decided to go and check it out. He turned towards Fay and Maya who were here to give him a report and asked them to wait for a while. Irene needed to be here to lay the array down and help the forest spring spirits to get the materials ready.

Forty ninth floor… previously a vast plain now had many trees and mana trees growing on one part of the floor which was like a marshland. The other part of the floor was an enormous lake and the home of the Deep Sea Alligator King and the hundreds of Elder Lizardmen.

Usually, they would be hiding deep inside the lake surfacing only occasionally. However, at this moment, something incredible was happening on this floor.

All of the lizardmen and the former king, the Deep Sea alligator king were on the side of the marshland lying flat on the ground with numerous wounds on their bodies.

Facing them, standing on its six powerful feet, and bearing down on the Deep Sea Alligator king with its six demonic eyes, was the Bloodthorn Demonic Warhorse.

No matter how many times Simon blinked or rubbed his eyes, the scene in front of him looked as if these guys were worshipping the warhorse.

What was going on? Why are they acting all submissive towards the Bloodthorn Demonic Warhorse all of a sudden? Simon had a guess, but he didn't want to jump to a conclusion thus he approached them and asked the party involved himself.

Feeling his presence on the floor, the Bloodthorn Demonic Warhorse turned towards Simon and immediately walked forward to greet him.

"My lord you are back from the journey," it asked.

"Yeah, we will have some new subordinates joining our ranks" Simon stated caressing the flaming mane of the warhorse. The mane although made of fire, did not hurt anyone that the Bloodthorn Demonic warhorse didn't wish to.

"New subordinates?" the warhorse repeated.

"Yeah, they are from the orc race. Anyways, what is going on here?" Simon changed the topic back to what was going on over here.

"You see, I was teaching the Deep Sea Alligator king and those lizardmen some of the rules of our dungeon that one must follow to live here" The warhorse replied.

'By beating them?' Simon wanted to retort; nevertheless, seeing that there was no one dead, he did not raise any issue.

"Well keep things moderate" he could see the pleading eyes of the Deep Sea Alligator King and the lizardmen...

"I understand" the Bloodthorn Demonic Warhorse nodded in understanding.

"Since my lord came all the way here, does that mean that my lord has some task in mind for me?".

"That's right, Irene is creating an array on the forest spirit floor. In order to do that, she needs the blood of at least two disaster class beasts" Simon explained, the Bloodthorn Demonic Warhorse was quite perceptive.

"My life belongs to my lord, it is not a problem to give you my life, let alone some blood". Hearing that overenthusiastic and devoted reply, Simon's brows twitched slightly.

'It's as I thought, getting used to its voice will still take me some time' Simon thought internally. The character of the Bloodthorn Demonic Warhorse that was in that game, was never meant to talk. Which is why the deep warrior-like voice of the Bloodthorn demonic warhorse came as a surprise to him every time he heard it.

"Y-Yeah… thanks. Also if you are done here, would you inform the same to the lightning draconic serpent too".

Right after he said that, he felt like those pleading eyes that were directed at him by the inhabitants of this floor, brighten up for a moment.