Chapter 348 – Dreams, Don’t Wake Up (3)

There are dungeons in Dungeon Command.
A magic stone production site that has supported the kingdom and dungeon spirits for a long time.

Thousands to tens of thousands of adventurers make a living by catching monsters. Tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of ordinary people continue their lives by doing business with adventurers.

The dungeon itself was the number one contributor to feeding hundreds of thousands of people.

‘I wonder if I can get rid of that kind of thing-.’

Thinking so, Do-jin looked at the adventurers entering and exiting the dungeon. He watched the merchants selling to the adventurers, and the citizens of the dungeon territory providing meals and accommodations to the merchants.

It was a face that no one thought that the dungeon would suddenly disappear or that the magic stone would dry up.

Don’t think about the future To be precise, I do not imagine an unstable future.

‘Hey, it’s better not to think about it.’

It’s not that no one thinks like that. There were people who argued that dungeons could suddenly disappear, and that the recent changes to dungeons were proof that the dungeon’s magic stones were drying up.

But all of them were beaten and disappeared. No matter what they said, people did not suspect that the dungeon would disappear no matter what signal it sent.

Maybe it’s because it’s a world where gods exist, and he seems to think that such belief itself has a huge impact on the dungeon.

‘I’m not saying it’s wrong…….’

If this dungeon was a blessing from God or a mutation in the world, the citizens would be right.

The unconscious mind of many people has enormous power. It is for this very reason that the gods build temples on earth and spread their names widely.

Religion, in other words, is unconsciousness, and even if each one is small, when a large number gathers, it becomes a level that cannot be ignored.

“Aderange.”
ㅡWhy but? Host.
“What do you think?”
—-What do you mean?
“Is it okay if I get rid of the dungeon?”

At those words, the sound of laughter came from the shadows. It was a laugh that bordered on ridicule.

Ade Lange, who had been laughing for a while, answered while wiping away her tears.

—-Do you think the concubine will care about humans or something?

“…… Hey, you were that kind of guy.”

ㅡYes. Don’t forget that the concubine is the master’s slave, not the human slave.

These guys are no help. Thinking so, Do-jin scratched his head and approached a vendor selling miscellaneous goods near the entrance.

Do-jin, who bought a hood to hide from the merchant, put it on and headed into the dungeon.

‘If you think it’s okay to fail—- attack the dungeon.’

I will see and judge for myself.
About whether or not it is okay to deprive adventurers of their lives.

* * *

Originally, a place called a dungeon was dark, damp, unpleasant, and a terrible place with enemies everywhere.

Dojin changed that. It removed the blackout that separated people, and made it possible to know in advance the attack of monsters that would not have been noticed unless they approached within several meters.

The guild completely developed the dungeon through steady raids, completing the dungeon in the form seen in the empire.

“There! It’s the monster we caught!”
“What to do with the one that came running to us?”

People no longer fight fear. It is the same adventurers who end up fighting. Now that there are too many people compared to monsters, monsters are not enemies to fight against, but have become prey that are mercilessly slaughtered by those who find them first.

The goblins, who used to hide in the dark and cunningly seek their lives, are now exposed to the world as soon as they appear thanks to the magic stone lanterns embedded in the dungeon walls.

Now that the blackout curtain that had swallowed up sound and light had disappeared, it was only natural that arrows and magic would be fired from all directions, aiming at a single goblin.

‘I’m doing well.’

Dojin silently nodded while watching that. The adventurers were doing better than Do-jin wanted.

What Do-jin wanted-to gnaw away the demon king’s magical power and delay his resurrection as much as possible. It’s been slowing down lately due to the interference of the gods who misunderstood something…….

Do-jin, who thought that if he was hunting like this on the first floor, it wouldn’t be much different on the upper floors, slowly walked towards the stairs.

“Kieek-!”

As he was walking towards the stairs, a goblin appeared in front of him by chance. The goblin, who found a human, immediately rushed at Do-jin, and Do-jin swung his hand without even having to draw his sword.

“Keek-!?”

Then, to my surprise, the goblin’s body was split left and right, and its contents spilled onto the floor. A dead goblin immediately turned into a magic stone.

It was a magic stone with 8 fairy tales. From Do-jin’s point of view, where gold coins come in even if you just breathe, it would be embarrassing to bend down to pick them up.

As I passed by, ignoring the magic stone, I could feel that other adventurers were watching to pick up the magic stone.

‘Whether I pick it up or not.’

Dojin ignored them and went up to the second floor. Do-jin, who was wondering what kind of monster was on the second floor, climbed the stairs and found a stinger flying at the same time, and only then realized what the monster on the second floor was.

The King Turtle hides inside a hard carapace. Indeed, since it was a difficult monster to catch, there weren’t that many adventurers compared to the first floor.

Teeing-! The thorn that hit Dojin’s face bounced off and fell to the floor. King Turtle, whose only means of attack had disappeared, was staring at Dojin without any movement.

This time as well, he did not pull out his sword. Level 4, among them, Do-jin, who is in his own right, pulled out a sword on such a low floor was an act of hurting his pride his.

‘I followed you.’

And Do-jin felt the presence of an adventurer who immediately picked up the magic stone he had dropped. He may have decided that it was better to follow an eccentric who didn’t pick up magic stones by catching monsters, rather than arguing and hunting goblins on the overcrowded first floor.

Do-jin, who thought it was going well, slowed down and adjusted his speed so that the adventurer following him could catch up with him.

He didn’t forget to deal with all the monsters he encountered along the way and deliberately drop magic stones.

It was like being Hansel and Gretel. Isn’t it the adventurer who follows Do-jin while picking up the magic stone crumbs she spilled?

‘How long are you going to follow me?’

Dojin continued to climb the stairs. The 3rd, 5th, and gears climbed to the 10th floor. Nevertheless, the adventurer who was chasing after did not miss Do-jin.

It was something that Do-jin adjusted to be like that, but it also happened because the adventurer who followed him did not give up and pursued Do-jin.

If he had come this far, he would have picked up enough magic stones—thinking that, Do-jin secretly disappeared behind the alleyway, wanting to see his face.

The adventurer, who had followed carefully so as not to be caught by Do-jin, ran to avoid missing Do-jin, and Do-jin appeared in front of the adventurer at the right timing.

“Aww!!”
“…… Child?”

The adventurer who was chasing Do-jin was a small child enough to think of Ruby or Bree.

Only then did he know why he was chasing after Do-jin, rather than fighting on the first floor.

Unless you were born with a cheat, you won’t be able to fight and overcome monsters with that young body.

Do-jin bent down and made eye contact with the little boy and opened his mouth lightly.

“Did you go around picking up the magic stones I spilled?”
“Hee-!”

When Do-jin pointed out that she had picked up the magic stone she had spilled, the little girl let out her scream and sneaked back behind her.

Trembling legs, tears forming around his eyes – he’s an ordinary kid no matter where you look. I’m not old enough to enter the dungeon.

“Sorry, sorry…… Also, I’ll give it back. I’ll give it back…….”
“Let me ask you something.”
“Yes Yes! Anything!”
“How old are you?”
“Hey, I’m seventeen…….”

Dojin, who heard that, looked down at the little boy. There were cases like Raise, so I couldn’t necessarily conclude that it was a lie, but it was so small that even a 10-year-old, let alone 17, would believe it.

When Do-jin did not stop his suspicious gaze of his, the little boy took out an adventurer’s card, saying that there was evidence.

“I really am! Adventurers here too!”
“It’s fake.”
“Yes Yes?”
“I will ask again. How old are you?”

As I shot at him with eyes that seemed like he had n’t seen it twice, the shivering little boy carefully revealed his age.

“Oh, fourteen…….”

“At that age, the guild wouldn’t allow me to enter…… How did you get in?”

“Well, there is a byway…… “

“Byway?”

“If you come in with an adult with adventurer qualifications, they won’t test you….”

This is what the little boy said. For a few pennies, she enters the dungeon as an adventurer’s porter. After entering the dungeon, she splits up and continues hunting.

The adventurers who brought him will end up blaming the boy for running away while hunting.

It was a gap created because now that the dungeons were completely open and developed, it was an era in which people could not kill people avoiding their gaze.

‘Such a thing…….’

Do-jin looked down at the little boy, thinking that he had something to tell Pion later. It was a shabby outfit, but one bag to contain the magic stones was new.

Perhaps he brought it to try to catch a goblin, but there was also a rusted and chipped dagger hanging from his waist.

“Okay. That’s it. Scram.”
“Oh no!”
“What?”
“No! I have to earn money. If I just leave, it won’t work…….”

The little boy said that and started to cry. Do-jin, who had planned to just throw it into the elevator without a word, listened to the boy in silence.

“My brother is very sick. Even though her mom works late every night, her medicines are just underpaid…….”

“Can’t you ask the priest?”

“They said they couldn’t fix it with divine power. They say that only a saintess can cure it, but how do common people like us see the saintess…….”

Shin-gwan’s treatment is not omnipotent. There are cases where modern medicine cannot cure even mildly curable diseases.

Doctors and hospitals exist in preparation for such times, but there is no way that the price of medicine for a disease that cannot be cured with divine power is cheap.

“So, did you sneak into the dungeon to make money?”
“…… Yes.”
“What followed me?”
“Because I was able to pick up the magic stone.”
“Have you ever thought of catching monsters yourself?”

Hearing that, the boy raised the corner of his mouth as if asking what he was talking about and let out a snort.

“You’ve seen it, don’t you know? I can’t catch monsters faster than other adventurers. Even if you have a hard time catching the monster…… It gets stolen by other adventurers, and the guild neglects it .”

“…… Yes, do you mean that?”

Dojin opened the dungeon. It made it easier for everyone to hunt monsters and earn more income.

But that wasn’t a good thing for all adventurers.

Easy work made fixation, and bad habits arose among the fixed adventurers.

The old water rejected the new water.

‘…… Although the justification is weak.’

Dojin’s heart began to tilt.