The Dungeon Master's
Chapter 9 - A New Style of Play
Arriving at the swamp around the village of Hige, it was clear how many slime monsters were here. Color varies. Some are green, yellow, blue and some are even transparent. But the most important point is their level.
[Monster: Slim lv. 1]
Yes, they are just one of the weakest monsters in this game. They are used by players to increase their level at the beginning of the game. Therefore, I feel like this is the right start.
I used the summoning skill to summon goblins. My mana point was instantly drained drastically. But it is not a big deal because where the point will be full back by itself. Especially if the player rests and does not enter the fight.
I immediately ordered the little goblin to attack the slime around.
The outcome?
It was very clear that the goblin that had level 5 would slaughter all the slimes that existed without getting hurt. Something else surprised me.
[You received 8 Experience Points!][You received 7 Experience Points!][You received 8 Experience Points!]
System notifications continue to emerge along with the deaths of slimes killed by goblins.
"Don't tell me.. That the experience gained will also be given to me?"
I also swallowed my saliva. My whole body was trembling and the expression on my face was terrible.
"Isn't this skill overpowered?"
That's all I have in mind.
Although the EXP I obtained was only 20% while the rest would be received by my summoned creatures, but still this matter was very unreasonable.
In other words...
"Aren't I able to relax and let my summoned monster clear things up? Eh but what if the level of my summoned monster exceeds my level? Ah, it seems impossible. Their EXP requirement reached 20x the needs of players. Even though I only received 1/5 of it, my level will always be higher than the monster level of my calling."
So I decided to relax.
Every 30 minutes, my point is full and I can summon a new goblin. Maybe because I was lying down casually while enjoying a snack in this virtual world? Coulda.
After 10 hours had passed with the slime hunt, my appearance was quite terrible.
My level rose by 2 to level 20, and my calling goblins also rose by 2 levels to level 7. The number of goblins serving me now reached 22 goblins. They toured all over this swampy area and eradicated any slime that appeared.
Moreover, my Summoning Technique has also risen one level to become a level 2 Beginner.
Fortunately, there were no players in this area. I really don't want anyone to see me like this. I just lay back and let the whole monster of my calling work.
"It looks like I have to learn some attack and support magic." That's how I thought. I don't want to rely too much on my monster calls.
As I looked around, the goblins serving me seemed to be smiling with satisfaction. Maybe because they've leveled up?
I also moved to a level 10 hunting ground that was a small goblin area.
The view is quite unique. My goblin army of 23 now lined up neatly while holding daggers and small shields in both hands. I was quite happy because the goblins I called were equipped with weapons even though they were quite minimal.
Meanwhile, the goblins that roamed in this grassland region had a smaller size and did not have any weapons.
I ordered my goblin army to cooperate in killing the small goblins in this area.3 against 1. That's the strategy I'm implementing. Although unarmed, the goblins in this area had levels that ranged from 10 to 15 so I had to remain cautious.
But it seems that my worries were in vain. The 3 armed goblins that gangred these 1 small goblin won very easily. I also did not get a part of the role and just sat back and relaxed while reading various news and information about this game.
All this time I was too neglecting the importance of information, so with my current situation I don't think it would hurt to change and start paying attention to the information.
"Oh, so currently the highest skill is a unique level skill huh, even though there is a legendary level skill but it seems like no one has it yet. Considering this game has been around for 2 years I think its development is too long."
While continuing to read the various news and articles that were through the menu in front of me, I also did not forget to call a new goblin every 30 minutes.
"List of Players who have read ancient books..hmm in total there are 10 more people? I thought the book I found wasn't special."
My preoccupation with reading information suddenly stopped.
[The kingdom of the Renaissance has been destroyed!]
Just then also a system notification appeared before me. This seems to be a global announcement made to all players.
"Destroyed? The kingdom? How could? Is it a monster? Yeah I guess less is possible if it's just a monster.
Dozens of articles and video coverage also appeared on the news site I was accessing. I chose to open one of those videos.
There appeared to be a young man who seemed to be a host. The character is quite simple with neat clothes and a small hat.
"Hello everything! Nico's here! As you can see the viewers! The kingdom of Rena has been completely destroyed! The royal capital of Rena is currently in a very chaotic condition. You can see! Flames were everywhere, buildings were destroyed all over the city! The Salvation Guild led by Chris, the world's 1st ranked player, had successfully conquered an empire!"
I was a little horrified to see that. Even though NPCs are just a collection of data and artificial intelligence I still feel at least treating them well. Destroying the NPC kingdom seemed very excessive.
The video went on and only the horrors were on me. Quiet streets and empty houses. Yes, an NPC when it died would not leave its body, but rather turn into a white light and just disappear.
These deserted streets and houses were the same as piles of corpses in the real world.
"And finally we can meet Chris, the conqueror! Can you give a little message to the world about your achievement as the first royal conqueror?" Ask the host named Nico.
"I will be the first King in this game! Just wait!" Shouted Chris loudly.