Chapter 132
Labyrinth Day 69.
Centauress…
No, Artpega the Unibicon has temporarily left the hideout.
Saying she would go show off her evolved form to the brothers.
She didn’t go alone.
Neo Japan and Merino Ula wanted to go on a picnic, so I sent them together.
Of course, for safety, I had three escorts accompany them.
Black Magma Slime, Azelas, and Blood Jellyfish Princess.
Plus Iris too.
It wasn’t overprotective.
This was just the right protection for fragile Merino.
Pururu — Neo Japan is S-Class, so I’m not too worried, but is our Yan-Yang okay? Sounds dangerous.
Mysticism — I’m worried! What business does an F-Class have wandering around!?
Luna-chan — o_O
“Don’t worry. The Princess cast Protection Magic, and since she’s surrounded by Black Magma Slime for double safety, they’ll be fine.”
Mirstin — I guess being covered in Black Magma Slime would indeed feel very safe! Even ordinary humans like us could be invincible!
Yumi — If it’s Black Magma Slime, I feel reassured.
Rize Nova — The Black Magma Slime is invincible.
Boglebogle — No matter how fragile Merino is, if she’s surrounded by Black Magma Slime, she’s just like S-Class.
Pururu — That makes sense.
“But it’s surprising. I didn’t expect you, Dan-bi, to be worried about Merino.”
Pururu — I wasn’t really worried.
Mysticism — That’s a lie! You were super worried!
Mirstin — Haha, that’s so dere-dere!
Boglebogle — I just want to punch Pururu’s face once.
Pururu — ?
While communicating with my assistants, I was busy creating doors at each passage entrance.
This was also for the safety of Merino Ula.
Unlike other monsters, Merino has a body that is too fragile.
So far, there haven’t been any monster attacks while we were asleep, but I couldn’t let my guard down assuming this peace would last forever.
[Father. Installation complete.]
“Good work.”
There are a total of eight passages.
First, I installed doors made of Arachne’s silk on each of the passages.
Only targets recognized by Kinogine Arachne could pass through these doors.
Then beyond the silk doors, I individually set up the advanced technology provided by Omega last night.
Pururu — The door fits just right.
Mirstin — Omega measured all the passage sizes yesterday. It’s custom-made, after all.
Mysticism —
The doors made by Omega are equipped with a biometric recognition system.
They’re set to automatically recognize registered users and open.
With this, our hideout has become even safer.
“Even though I plan to move eventually, it’s best to have some safety measures in place.”
Yumi — Huh? You were thinking of moving?
Luna-chan — Where to? o_O
“I haven’t decided on a specific place yet. It just feels like this place is getting too cramped, so if I find a wider and safer spot, I’ll consider moving the main headquarters.”
Even if I move.
I had no thoughts of abandoning this stronghold.
I intended to conduct Labyrinth Exploration from here always.
I’ll leave the Warp Device as is.
It could be used as a waiting area before I proceed with the explorations.
Anyway.
Now that all the door installations are complete, I decided it was time to head to the Desert Town.
In the morning, Omega stopped by briefly and mentioned that the construction should finish by today.
[Son. Mommy activated the Warp Device. Come quickly.]
Niarah Nepensys cleverly activated the Warp Device.
Thus, we crossed the portal and moved to the Desert Town.
*
The construction finished ahead of schedule.
It took less than 10 days for the Desert Town to be completed.
[Take a look at the town’s scenery from a high place. Bbyong bbyong.]
We rose into the sky with Omega.
There was no need to use levitation magic.
The Solorb floating above skillfully made our bodies light as feathers.
Naturally, we expressed our thanks.
“Solorb, thank you.”
[Fu fu…]
Pururu — Fu fu… Haha.
Yumi — Fu fu…
After floating in the sky, we took in the completed Desert Town and savored it slowly.
From high above, the Desert Town resembled a gigantic mandala pattern.
Centered around an oasis,
Three concentric circles radiated outward.
Each circle bore unique characteristics.
The innermost circle where my severed arm lay arranged shone brightly with newly remodeled crystal houses.
Next to that, the towering Tower of Life continuously flowed with clear water, spreading across the town through underground channels.
In the middle circle,
There were residential buildings made of trees that housed Poison Apples.
The narrow, winding streets created shade and a cool atmosphere, while the fountains and resting areas installed everywhere expanded the oasis’s refreshing ambiance throughout the town.
On the outer circle, commercial districts and small industrial facilities, such as Omega’s factory, were located.
‘That thing on the roofs of the buildings must be the device Omega mentioned.’
All buildings have sparkling devices attached.
These devices converted the desert sand into energy.
It seemed the wall system installation was also complete.
I could feel a transparent protective shield wrapping the entire town.
“…It’s more than I expected.”
[Content. Bbyong bbyong.]
Seeing the completed town in reality made me exclaim in admiration.
It was like a gigantic flower blooming in the middle of the desert.
The town, in perfect harmony of advanced technology and nature, stood tall as a new oasis in the labyrinth’s desert.
Mirstin — Wow! This is amazing!!
Yumi — This is totally a utopia.
Rize Nova — I want to live there too. It’s that perfect of a town.
Mysticism — Omega’s technology is the best in the dimension!
Boglebogle — It’s incredibly well-built. If Omega is sent to Elemenzia, he’d build a country in no time. Is there any ticket for long-term dispatch?
Luna-chan — Elemenzia······.
Mirstin — But didn’t they build it too quickly? I’m worried about the poor construction.
Mysticism — Don’t underestimate Omega’s technology!
Pururu — Omega is different from the company of your uncle.
Mirstin — Ah!
Mysticism — Does your sister’s uncle do poor construction?
Mirstin — Yep. My uncle is garbage. I often badmouth him when I meet Dan-bi. Haha.
Yumi — Wow…
Pururu — Anyway, Kye, wouldn’t it be better for you to move there?
“I don’t really like deserts.”
Mirstin — Still, wouldn’t living there temporarily be better? It seems safer than our original place.
Rize Nova — It’s definitely safer. Solorb is protecting the town.
“Where we live now is safe enough. We installed double safety measures this time.”
Unless an SSS-Class invades,
our current residence is also among the safer places.
In the first place, if an SSS-Class with ill intent invades,
whether Solorb is nearby or not, we would be dead in an instant.
So, both the Desert Town and the hideout are similar in terms of safety.
“Anyway, let’s go down now.”
[Bbyong bbyong.]
We descended back to the ground.
And gathered the town’s residents in the plaza.
The town was complete, but there was still a lot to be done.
Residents still had to decide on their homes.
They also needed to do the interior design of the buildings.
Oh, and we also needed to increase the number of town residents.
The current number of residents was too low for the size of the town.
Listing the current residents would go like this.
Town manager: Pharaoh Devil.
Town deputy manager: Anubis Dragon.
Town deputy manager: Giant Caterpillar.
Snake Head.
Mummy Skeleton.
Lionheart.
Cat Crab 220 units.
Puppets, Dune Strider.
Sand Raven.
Recently, six more Ravens were tamed, making it a total of six now.
By the way, among the six Sand Ravens,
the one that couldn’t fly properly was the first tamed one.
It seemed like a bit of a dimwit.
I stood next to the silly Sand Raven while calling out to the other Ravens.
“Those Ravens who joined us late, come forward.”
[Caw.]
[Thwack!]
“This Raven beside me is a bit dim, okay? But that doesn’t mean you should ignore or ostracize it! Be friends, alright?”
[Caw.]
[Understood!]
Mysticism — One of them has a weird way of speaking.
Mirstin — I think the species itself is just dim.
Anyway.
The way to increase the town’s residents was simple.
Just bring some of the cats living inside Solorb’s inner world.
I had already finished discussing with Solorb.
Solorb did set one condition, but it was very simple.
Place a large number of Iris around the town.
That was the condition set by Solorb.
The reason for such a condition was simple.
The cats that came out into the outside world could no longer see my figure through Bastet, so to prevent them from getting bored, the Iris would transmit my image to them. So they could keep watching me.
So last night, I tamed fifteen more Iris.
Our Iris used Kin Tracking to find those living in groups.
Though they were wary and filled with animosity unlike other Irises, thanks to the Mind Control of the Necro Puppetmaster, taming them wasn’t too difficult.
Anyway, now it was time to receive the new residents.
“Solorb. Have you selected the cats to migrate?”
[Of course. Should I send them now?]
“Yes. Please send them right away.”
[Understood.]
Moments after Solorb’s voice fell,
[Nyaaah!]
[It’s an outing, meow!]
[It’s not an outing, it’s a move, meow!]
[Waaahhh!]
Pururu — Massive childbirth. Ddaaa.
Mysticism —
From high up in the sky, numerous cats began to pour down.