Taming Master

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The shape of the dungeon was different from the shape of the first floor.

A lot of small spaces lead through iron doors in an unusual shape.

It was like a dungeon.

The map proceeded in a way that opens the door to the next room after killing all the monsters in the narrow space, which meant fewer variables to consider for battle than the first floor.

Monsters' level was one to two levels higher than the first floor, but Ian was able to hunt more stably.

“Good, good, the first to discover buff is honey! ”

Ian's experience was constantly soaring, and his expression was hard to manage.

Despite doubling the item drop rate, I haven't found any useful items yet, but I wasn't that upset.

Ian battles again and again as he gets deeper into the dungeon.

And until now, I've discovered a huge, different iron gate.

“Lots of it. What do you see here, right? ”

Wh...?

Ian tried to open the door as he had always done, and paused.

For some reason, it seemed like a boss class monster was inside.

‘I need to work on it for a while and get moving. ’

Ian was more of a believer in his intuition.

‘It's time to return to the cooldown of Rye's photobombing skills...' ’

Ian was checking on the status of the monsters, and found that the potential of the monsters had reached 20.

Why is he already 20 years old? ’

And with a brief thought, I soon realized why.

‘That's right, I dug up a root called Mandrago yesterday...' ’

I felt sorry for Mandragora for a moment, but soon I forgot.

And since it's been like this, Ian decided to give a lot of skills to a lot of people before he opened the door.

“Come here, you lot. ”

Wh...?

A lot of them crawled in front of Ian the fence.

Due to Ian's continued compliments and meatballs, he was now quite obedient.

‘If I had any Aggro skills, it would be great. ’

Aggro Skill is a skill that temporarily forces the caster to pay attention to all nearby enemies.

An essential skill for tankers.

‘A lot of strange crying is also a good Aggro skill... ’

The sound of many tears did not forcibly attract my attention, so there were times when many people would run around and not even look at the monsters.

That's why Ian wanted Aggro skills so badly that he cast a skill grant.

“Summoner Skill Granted! ”

Ian casts his skill, and the polite white mass gets sucked into him.

Then came the system message.

[You used the 'Summoning Skill' on ‘Lots’.]

[It consumes a lot of potential of 20.]

[Summoned ‘Lots’ gains‘ Shell Giant ’skill.]

It wasn't expected and given skills, but somehow Ian felt uneasy about the useless skill name.

And I remembered skill information.

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- Enlarging Shells -

Category - Active Skills

Skill Grade - General

Cooldown - None

Giant Shells increase HP and Defense Power by 50% and decrease Agility and Movement Speed by 30%.

* Use the skill one more time to unlock the giant state, returning your body to its original size.

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“ …. ”

Ian, who had read skill information, was devastated.

I desperately wanted Aggro skills, but I thought other common skills weren't so bad.

In fact, there was not a high chance that Aggro related skills would come out of any of those many types of skills.

And he thought a good skill would help him improve his combat strength because he could be drawn and used as a unique effect of the knuckle.

However, this gigantization skill could not be activated under Ian's physical condition, and it was even more problematic when triggered.

It was a debuff skill for Ian who prefers agility focused combat methods that move quickly to target weaknesses while avoiding them, rather than fighting while facing the opponent.

“Hah... ”

A deep sigh came out of Ian's mouth.

‘Is there anything like deleting a skill...? ’

There's no way that could have happened.

If I want to remove a giant skill, I have to regain a lot of potential and give it a skill.

Ian is troubled.

‘What can I do with this shell Gianting Skill? Is there nowhere to eat? ’

Ian stared at many with his poor eyes.

Wh...?

Ian was exhausted by the many expressions as if he didn't know what was going on in English, but he didn't give up.

I wanted to find a way to use a lot of people in battle.

“Lots and lots, let's try a new skill. ”

Ian gives a big nod and casts a skill.

W-

A lot of people are comforted to hear their orders.

“Hmm…. ”

When a lot of people use skills, a lot of people's heads fit into the shell first.

And as the body slowly grew bigger, the body that was small grew to the size of a large shield.

Ian sighed deeply.

"Perfect round shield size. ’

But then, the idea flashed through Ian's head.

‘Wait... Shield...?! ’

Ian's head begins to spin fiercely.

‘If a lot of power is triggered, the crazy damage will not come in... I could use a shield. ’

Finally, Ian thought of a way to use a lot.

‘The problem... is that it's too heavy to lift with one hand... and my weapon is a two-handed knuckle...' ’

The problem was quickly solved.

Ian smiled maliciously and approached many.

“Plenty.”

Wh...?

“Shall we, fishermen...? ”

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“Phew, I finally got it. ”

In front of the corpse of the giant ice ogre, Hers sits motionless and wipes the sweat from his forehead.

“Hers, well done. Now you've reached the minimum requirement to upgrade to 'Village', right? ”

Hers nods at Clovan's question.

“Your brother. Now the territory is worth 1000. ”

Herss has opened the status information on Lotus Node.

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- Lotus Node -

Category: Territories

Rank: Node (Ascendance Requirement Met)

Width: 3582m ^ 2

Population: 175

A Node for the Lotus Guild.

Dangerous from the threat of monsters, and economically isolated.

Territory Value: 1007

Security Score: 12

Economic Score: 7

Skill Score: 4

Culture Score: (Not yet opened.)

Diplomatic Score: (Not yet opened.)

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When you first acquire a Node Site in Kailan, the Territory's grade will be marked as the ‘Node’ of the Guild.

The most basic requirement for the village to be maintained, the area of the territory to be upgraded to 'village’ when certain criteria were reached, and the system to be upgraded to a higher level whenever the higher requirement was met.

Since there is no territory of users who have been promoted beyond the village yet, the highest rank known so far was' territory ’, the next rank of the village.

Because you were able to check up to the next Rank immediately after the Rank of the current territory.

“Shall I promote you now...? ”

The Lotus Guild has been able to mobilize guild members for several days to subdue monsters around the territory and increase their influence, meeting the conditions for advancement to the "village" stage.

“Territory advancement!”

After checking the information, Hers immediately upgraded the territory, and a system message appeared in the eyes of all the guild members at the base.

[The Lotus Node has been upgraded to the Lotus Village.]

When everyone's face became proud, another message was created.

[Hers, the guild master, will be appointed automatically to the village chief of Lotus.]

Clovan laughs when he sees the message.

“Puhaha, what is this, Hers? You're the chief! Hehehe... ”

The man next to him looks at Hers with a funny face.

“You're the chief if you're the boss of the village. By the way, it looks like Hers' chief. ”

Fioran confronted him.

“Gilma looks a little premature. Hehe.”

Herce shakes his head.

I've often heard that it's a bit stale, but it fits with the image of the chief...

“Ah Fioran, the chief is so mean. Even though I look a little skinny, I'm not even a wrinkled, white-haired grandpa... ”

Kawyn and Fioran hurriedly soothe Hers, as the atmosphere seemed a little irritating to make a mockery of it.

“By the way, chief, what's the next condition for advancement to our territory? ”

Clovan's playful words exaggerate Kawin's hand.

“Oh brother, if you keep teasing me, you're going to make me sick! ”

However, I hate my sister-in-law who is always beside me more than the naughty mother-in-law.

Herce takes a glance at Kawyn, sighing and opening his mouth as if determined.

“The promotion to the Territory will be difficult for a while. ”

Fioran asks.

“Why?”

“There must be at least one user who is basically qualified to be a 'lord’, because he has to be at least a 'baron’ to be a lord. ”

At Hers' words, Kawyn mutters in a bewildered voice.

“Phew…. I need an Empire quest to become Baron... Do I need at least 400,000 reputation to get that quest? ”

Hers nods and answers...

“Yes, 400,000 reputation. And you must be at least level 90 to receive Empire quests. There won't be many people left to do Empire Quest now. 20 or 30 people at most...? And the baron I gave you at this point... will be counted on ten fingers. ”

Fioran tilts her head and asks.

“It's not easy to get 400,000 reputations..., but is it that much less? I don't think so. ”

“Of course, with a reputation of 400,000, However, if your Empire quest level is level 95 or higher, it will be more difficult to see with your hands... I don't think there are many users with a reputation higher than 400,000 who are level 95 or higher. ”

Not all high-level rankers have a high reputation.

Rather, the top-level users were relatively unpopular.

There were many ways to gain fame in Kailan, but the most important thing was to do a lot of quests.

However, because hunting is more efficient at leveling up than clearing quests, the top level users were not as famous as they used to be.

However, Clovan, who was listening to them, opened his mouth in a curious manner.

“Hey, but haven't the Knights of Guanghui Sailons and Madosa Lemir of Crimson Flame been doing empire quests for a long time? Levels are top-notch.”

In response, Hers smiles bitterly.

“I'd like to make an exception for those monsters, brother. ”

The users Clovan mentioned were famous users who rank within five fingers of each job.

Like them, some of the top rankers in each job were rankers and some users who were as high-profile as monsters.

Fioran nods and accepts.

“Well... exceptions exist everywhere. ”