Death Mage with an SS-Rank Talent-Chapter 272

Aaron is now in a pickle.

He can either claim the dungeon or ignore it.

The dungeon is a good place to earn EXP. Unlike his family before, Aaron intends to create a big and powerful family once he reaches higher ranks, and every family needs resources.

Where to get those resources?

Dungeons.

One may think Where is the resource here? This is an EXP dungeon, but they are wrong. EXP is the most in-demand resource, except that it has a limitation: it cannot be traded like other resources.

Unless one finds themselves in a position where they can’t level up anymore, gaining EXP was the most common and in-demand resource.

So, for a big family, having a few dungeons under their control is mandatory.

Though this dungeon is something not even newbie Rank-5 professionals can tackle, which means only a few elites find use with it, still, it would be useful, especially if some genius takes birth in his family.

Not claiming it means giving away your wealth to someone, without getting something in return.

One has to remember that there is nothing free in this world, and nothing should be. There is always a price that someone has to pay in one way or another.

If one gives away his wealth, others may benefit from that, but what about the one’s descendants? If they turn out to be average, would they survive in a world like this?

There is also no guarantee that the one show benefited from the one’s actions would help the one’s descendants when in need.

Except for getting blamed for wasting what should have been theirs from their descendants, they might not get anything.

Also, what could happen if those resources fell into the hands of their enemies? Would they let their family live because they were generous, and that’s the only reason why they were even able to do what they could do now?

It was a reason why Aaron couldn’t make a quick decision regarding the dungeon.

Aaron was sure that there would be a lot of enemies who would either target him or his family in the future. In fact, he knew there were a few envious ones in the academy itself who were already planning to harm in one way or another.

If not for the fact that his perception was so high, he might have been caught in some of their plans.

Aaron was thinking about Viren Ironheart.

There are cults, too, who once tried to kill him, even attempted to take his parents’ lives. If not for the protection he provided his parents, he could have lost them.

If the dungeon falls in one such enemy that he has now or one he could have in the future, then that would be troublesome.

So, he decided to claim the core, but there lies another problem.

How to relocate the dungeon?

There is a method to do so, and it was quite public, but to achieve such a thing was not easy and cost a lot of credits or resources.

It was the main reason why many hunters or adventurers who found dungeons would sell the rights and their location to someone who could afford those costs, mostly directly to the alliance or the Hunters Guild, as many see them reputable enough to not shortchange them.

Now, Aaron is facing the same issue as them. Though he was sure that he had enough credits or materials to buy the materials required for the dungeon transfer, but first, he had to find them, and second, he would be broke if he did that.

As he started to ponder how to handle it, he remembered his merchant friend whom he met some time ago, Jay. If anyone can produce such resources required for the teleportation of the dungeon, it would be him, but one can’t use the communication devices while they are inside the dungeon.

"I can only communicate with him after I leave this dungeon, but once I leave the dungeon, the chance to claim the core goes away. I have to clear the entire dungeon once again to do so".

"Though, unlike last time, this time, it would be easy, but it’s tedious work. I can make it easy simply by increasing my skill rank or attributes, but how could I increase my combat experience if everything comes so easily? If one day, there appears an enemy that is higher than me, how can I decide which resource to use to bring down such a powerful enemy?"

After he met that Skeleton King, he was sure that he was missing something about himself and whatever that was, he was sure that it could attract danger, and to face that danger, he had to be well prepared.1

Having high attributes or a large army is just a part.

What he needed was to know how to make the best use of what he had, even if that was the bare minimum. In fact, that would be the best way for him to learn how to use resources in an optimal way.

"Since that is the case. Yes, I want to claim the Dungeon Core", he spoke out loudly, for which he got a response in the form of a bright light that covered him.

After a while, a new notification appeared.

[Dungeon Core Claimed.]

[Do you want to name the Dungeon?]

[Yes/No]

Aaron decided not to name it. There was no reason to do so.

[Do you want to conceal/ and close the entrance?]

[Yes/No]

Aaron immediately selected Yes to both. He didn’t want someone to find the dungeon and destroy his chance at getting the dungeon. It would be a huge loss.

With that, he now possesses his first dungeon under his control. The only thing to do was to move the dungeon from its original position to some other place.

He then exited the dungeon to reach out to Jay but, there was no signal here. He was far away from human lands. Unless it was an emergency signal, other signals doesn’t work this deep into the wild.

"Ah, I can seek him out later, it’s not like I would lose the chance to move it if I don’t do it at this second", Aaron thought as he looked at the sky.

It was dark.

"Hmm, I should return to the fort, or else they might mark me as missing", Aaron thought as he started moving in the direction of the fort.

After sorting the Dungeon business, he saw that there were a few more notifications, but they were not urgent enough like the Dungeon Core notifications. Also, it was dark, and he was away from the fort for two days.

So, returning to the Last Bastion for the priority for now.