Would you like to purchase the third dungeon floor for 3,000 DP?
Yes
No
Violet selected the [Yes] option and noted that her dungeon points were now sitting at 2,511. It really wasn't too bad considering she was soon going to be hibernating for a month or so and wouldn't need to use any of them. Hopefully, after that, she would also have tributes regularly being donated to the dungeon and she would be able to freely research and decorate her new floor as she pleased.
The dungeon began to shake, then a now familiar dungeon prompt appeared
A [Monster] stampede has been initiated to ensure the dungeon is free of non-dungeon entities. The dungeon entrance will be sealed shortly. Please prepare for the dungeon upgrade in the meantime.
Please build or designate an 8-Units by 8-Units room for the staircase to the second floor. Please also ensure there is a clear path from the entrance of the dungeon to the staircase.
While Violet had spent all of the mana she had earned from Avorn and Camellia before heading downstairs, the time she had spent talking with them, as well as the daily 25 MP she regenerated, easily allowed her to afford the necessary costs for the new floor. She did somewhat wonder what would happen if she didn't have enough mana to cover the new room, but she had to assume, given her history with the system, that it would have denied her request to unlock the third floor had that been an issue.
To the bottom right of the castle ruins boss room, Violet built a 5-Units straight hallway for 5 MP and then a new 8-Units by 8-Units square room for another 16 MP. That made it so the new staircase would be just behind the set that led down to the first floor, not that it mattered much since they weren't directly connected. Violet just liked the aesthetics of it being done that way.
Knowing she would be passing out, this time, she quickly lay down on the ground. While she was unconscious the dungeon continued to rumble and shake as the third floor of the tower was built and the dungeon core room, where Violet was, moved up to the third floor. The earthquake-like tremors in the dungeon stopped not long before Violet regained consciousness and then everything was still once more.
Violet's initial reaction hadn't changed much since she unlocked the second floor. Just like she had the last time, the first thing she did was to open up her [Dungeon Status] menu.
Dungeon Status:
Current Mana 79 / 150
Current DP: 2,511
Current Floors: 3
Current Rooms: 38 (18+20+0)
Monsters
Critters
Construction
Research
Missions
It was a bit disappointing how consistently her mana pool always increased by a mere 50 points every time she unlocked a new floor, even if she had been warned of as much, the first day she had reincarnated into this world, by Theodore. Still, Violet could only comfort herself that it didn't really matter that much since she would rarely be limited by her mana pool anyhow. It just meant she was unlikely to be able to afford fancy enchanted [Items] and large builds anytime soon.
Much like it had been last time, her hallways and dungeon core room had been moved to the new floor with any extra length covered free of charge. It was certainly interesting to see even the [Traps] had been moved into place, ensuring none of her previous investments had been wasted. It wasn't like the [Traps] would have fit between the boss room and the new staircase room anyhow, so it wasn't much different from the choice she would have made either.
Unlike the last time, she didn't have as many system prompts to look forward to as she did the last time. There was no need to select a new patron deity as she already had one. Instead, the first prompt she got to see was for the new floor's theme.
Please select a new floor theme:
Snowy Pine Forest
Swamp
Redwood Residences
Last time there hadn't been any [Monster] options listed either, so it wasn't exactly surprising to see the same was true this time as well. The options were certainly a lot more interesting this time around, but only one of the options truly seemed significant to Violet. Snow could be added as a weather option to any forest and she didn't exactly feel like trekking through a swamp in order to travel between floors. However, [Redwood Residences] sounded an awful lot like an indoor option, which sounded amazing right about now. Violet was ready to settle down and make herself a space to live in on a regular basis, which an indoor option sounded perfect for!
Last time a prompt had shown up declaring which new [Monsters] she had access to, which is what she had been expecting this time as well. However, when the prompt didn't appear right away, she decided to manually pull up her [Monsters] menu option.
Summonable Monster Options:
Mana Cost:
Info:
Basic Slime
10 MP
Basic slime [Monster] with no special features. Does very little combat damage, but is capable of evolving.
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Al-Mi'raj
20 MP
Horned rabbit [Monster], which prefers to make fast and stealthy attacks while avoiding danger as much as possible. Does moderate combat damage.
Summonable Monster Options:
Evolution Cost:
Info:
Aqua Slime
25 DP
Requires a slime to evolve. Requires a suitable environment with a significant amount of water for it to live in. Does very little combat damage, but is capable of evolving into larger varieties of slime.
Chameleon Slime
25 DP
Requires a slime to evolve. Blends in with its environment. Does very little combat damage, but is capable of evolving into larger varieties of slime.
Rock Slime
25 DP
Requires a slime to evolve. Has a protective external layer made from stone. Shoots stone projectiles that cause minor damage, but is capable of evolving into larger varieties of slime.
Big Slime
10 MP & 10 DP
Requires a slime to evolve. Can be applied to basic slimes and specialized slimes. Does slightly more damage than their smaller counterparts, but is capable of evolving.
Large Slime
10 MP & 10 DP
Requires a big slime to evolve. Can be applied to basic big slimes and specialized big slimes. Does slightly more damage than their smaller counterparts, but is capable of evolving.
King Slime
10 MP & 10 DP
Requires a large slime to evolve. Can be applied to basic large slimes and specialized large slimes. Does slightly more damage than their smaller counterparts, but are incapable of movement. Capable of evolving.
Emperor Slime
10 MP & 10 DP
Requires a king slime to evolve. Can be applied to basic king slimes and specialized king slimes. Does the most damage of all slime types, but is incapable of movement. Incapable of evolving.
Contractable Monster Options:
Mana Cost:
Info:
Will-O'-Wisp
20 MP
Requires a dark environment to live in before you can form a contract. Does no combat damage, but can add ambiance and lure unsuspecting adventurers into [Traps].
Kodama
30 MP
Requires a suitable environment full of plant life and will not engage in combat. Primarily functions as a worker-type [Monster] and cares for its environment allowing its environment to flourish.
Myconid
30 MP
Requires a suitable dark environment with minimal light and soil. Does moderate combat damage, but is capable of evolving.
Pixie
50 MP
Refuses to live anywhere they aren't surrounded by their own kind. Does minimal combat damage, but is playful and enjoys playing tricks on adventurers. Primarily functions as a worker-type [Monster].
Contractable Monster Options:
Evolution Cost:
Info:
Redcap Myconid
75 DP
Requires a myconid to evolve. Requires a suitable dark environment with minimal light and soil. Does moderate combat damage using a scythe, but is capable of evolving into larger varieties of myconid.
Small Myconid
30 MP & 30 DP
Requires a myconid to evolve. Can be applied to basic myconid and specialized myconid. Does slightly more damage than their smaller counterparts, but is capable of evolving.
Medium Myconid
30 MP & 30 DP
Requires a small myconid to evolve. Can be applied to basic small myconid and specialized small myconid. Does slightly more damage than their smaller counterparts, but is capable of evolving.
Large Myconid
30 MP & 30 DP
Requires a medium myconid to evolve. Can be applied to basic medium myconid and specialized medium myconid. Does slightly more damage than their smaller counterparts, but is capable of evolving.
Giant Myconid
30 MP & 30 DP
Requires a large myconid to evolve. Can be applied to basic large myconid and specialized large myconid. Does the most damage of all myconid types, but is incapable of movement.
The list was quite long now, but it was more than clear that she hadn't actually gotten anything new. Well, that's disappointing. The final system prompt appeared, pulling her out of her bitter thoughts.
Please select a new skill:
Skill Name:
Info:
Recall
Instantly teleport from anywhere in the dungeon to the dungeon core room. Can be used even on floors where non-dungeon entities are present.
Gluttony
Any non-living, non-dungeon [Items] left in a designated tribute room will be absorbed immediately rather than after the dungeon has been cleared of non-dungeon entities.
Achievements Masterlist
Allows the Dungeon Master to set challenges that aren't tied to a specific room with rewards to entice non-dungeon entities with. Will appear as a hidden feature that can only be discovered after completing the relevant tasks.
Violet remembered the first two options from when she had chosen her [Guest List] skill. Honestly, these skills were one of the more exciting parts of unlocking a new floor and the one she had previously unlocked had already proven quite useful. While the options from last time were certainly still tempting, she couldn't help but want the newest addition. It would be perfect for adding a reward to her boss rooms and she was fairly certain that, with a little creativity, she could improve several other things around the dungeon. She quickly selected the [Achievements Masterlist] skill.
Last time, she had gone through and accepted the rewards for completed [Missions] only to find her dungeon being attacked by a crazy necromancer. Luckily, that wasn't an issue this time, but she did wonder if Theodore would make it to her dungeon today. Perhaps he was still too busy with sorting out the mess from the investigation. She certainly wasn't going to wait around for him, though. Thus, she spread out her new bedroll and sleeping bag, climbed into bed, and laid down to sleep in front of the dungeon core. If anyone wanted her, they could come and get her, she wasn't going to sit around waiting for anyone anymore.
---End Of Volume Two—