#64
64. Value and worthlessness (2)
After waking up early in the morning and having a meal prepared by Chloe, I went to the training center.
There was no need to repeat the same schedule as usual, return late in the evening, or go to the dungeon. Even in the daily dungeon, which was a daily routine, the members of the first party were excluded.
After clearing the 15th floor, Amkena seemed to be paying attention to the other side than us. The main thing I did was foster sub-party and collect resources.
After morning training, on the way to the restaurant for lunch.
I found a group of heroes coming out of the rift of time and space. It was a party that had just completed the dungeon for the day. It is mixed with Enoch, the carpenter. Enoch’s expression was frowned upon. I grabbed Enoch, who was about to go into the storeroom away from the crowd.
“What’s going on?”
“I’m not working.”
said Enoch in an emotionless voice.
“I threw a few twigs and played around in the forest. Thanks to that, I suffered a lot by myself.”
Enoch flirted and glared at the people entering the inn, then sighed.
It was not uncommon for Enoch, who had few emotional changes, to express himself like this.
“Things have changed a lot. At that time, people like that had no choice but to die. Hasn’t the world improved?”
“is it.”
“Good job.”
Enoch went into the storeroom. It seemed to be transporting wood from the warehouse to the equipment workshop. A capable carpenter, he was busy without leaks.
I saw the sky
Amkena was online. She must have known that the daily dungeon or training performance was not the same as before. Operational efficiency was deteriorating rapidly.
‘Hmm.’
There were two ways.
The first is through mass synthesis. In that case, almost all second-generation heroes would be sacrificed. However, work or training efficiency increases. I can’t help it if I don’t want to die.
This method has a number of disadvantages.
If you overuse synthesis, the stress level in the waiting room will be extremely high. Therefore, most of the masters were on the side of adjusting the stress level while synthesizing at an appropriate level.
The second is to give the hero a motive other than fear.
‘You’ll know when you see it.’
Amkena will not stand by like this.
Either the first or the second, the decision was to be made.
I went into the inn’s dining room.
The lunch menu was chicken soup.
and that evening.
While I was shaping my sword at the training center, the door to the magic hall opened and Iolka came out.
Iolka took a break from training, but her research didn’t stop. He seemed to have successfully completed today’s study.
After raising the hero response, I continued to study without skipping, so I accumulated a lot of points.
Amkena immediately popped up the research status window.
[research!]
[The current development map is as above.]
[One. Hero Reactivity Research (Lv.1)]
[2. Facility Expandability Research (Lv.0)]
[3. Dungeon Advanced Research (Lv.0)]
The cursor moved and I chose number 2.
[You have selected ‘Facility Scalability Study’.]
[Are you sure you want to upgrade? 150 research points are consumed.]
[Yes / No]
[Teeling!]
[Research, ‘Facility Expandability’ has become Lv.1.]
[The number of facilities that can be built increases.]
[You can change the details of the facility.]
[The facility customization function will be opened.]
[Tips/Facility customization is a function that changes the structure of a facility according to the master’s taste. Decorate and change it into a master’s own waiting room!]
Unlike hero reactivity, there were no noticeable effects.
A message announcing the opening of the function was only displayed modestly.
Facility customization.
It is a system that can reorganize the structure of a facility. Dozens of construction tools are provided, and complex facilities can be implemented according to the master’s operation.
I drank the water bottle.
A study of the facility was completed. It seemed like they were about to start reorganizing the waiting room.
It’s been a long time since we expanded the waiting room, and the number of heroes has increased. It was a reasonable choice.
When I got up from my seat, Aaron, who had finished sparring with Edith, approached me.
After returning from the 15th floor, Aaron was training from morning to night. Her whole body was drenched in sweat.
“Brother, please.”
“With that body? You couldn’t last even a minute.”
“I’m fine.”
“Do you think it’s too much to count?”
“but…….”
I put the longsword leaning against the wall on my belt.
In the early evening before midnight, the training center is empty except for the members of the 1st and 2nd parties. The 3rd party was out in battle.
“It’s still early. Where are you going?”
Jenna came out of the shooting range and started talking.
“I’m not going. I was called.”
“Yes? What…”
[Everyone gathers in the square!]
Issel’s booming voice echoed throughout the entire waiting room.
I shrugged.
“Like this.”
“How did you predict this?”
“Anyway, it’s a set. Training stops. Organize what you’ve been doing.”
After returning the tools to the display case, we went out into the plaza.
Dozens of people were buzzing in the square. It was a number that made the square feel narrow. Amkena used to draw at least once a day. It was all free draw.
Jenna looked up and murmured.
“This is the first time Master has called everyone.”
“Isn’t that what you’re trying to synthesize?”
Edith’s expression changed to worry.
I said with a smile.
“All but 10 will be synthesized.”
“Isn’t there a bit too many?”
“I can pull it out again, but what’s the problem?”
“Sacrificing everything…”
“I guess so.”
I looked around at the heroes gathered in the square.
Auxiliary personnel including Chloe and Enoch. A combination of me, Jenna, and Edith, combat personnel. And useless things that are neither this nor that. The third servants averted their gaze as soon as they made eye contact with me.
[Did everyone gather? Is there anyone else missing except for the kids who went to the dungeon? I know I’ll get scolded if I don’t come to sleep!]
“I’m here.”
Chloe said.
Issel nodded in satisfaction and said.
[I’m going to do a major construction from now on. So, you guys are stuck in the warehouse and don’t come out. Because if you get caught up in it, it might disappear. Understand?]
“If it’s construction… that’s what you did last time!”
Jenna’s eyes lit up.
“Well, the number of people has increased. It’s time for construction. How will it change?”
“Construction?”
“I don’t know why my sister came late. There are times when the master makes facilities in the waiting room. This time, it would be nice if there was a bathhouse with hot water.”
Answering Edith’s question, Jenna smiled.
[Everyone here, enter the warehouse. practice!]
The door to the warehouse was thrown open.
People lined up in the warehouse. When I finally entered, the door was closed. It was cold and dark inside the warehouse. People whispered with anxious faces. Aaron asked me.
“What do you think will happen, brother?”
“Well, it’s clear that things aren’t going as expected.”
“As expected?”
“I know when I see it.”
There were several timings to raise the level of the facility.
But Amkena waited until the scalability study was finished before starting the upgrade.
The intention was clear.
There were also enough gems to build the facility.
Amkena hadn’t played a paid lottery since the last billing.
A message guiding architecture came to mind.
[Build the facility. Please touch the type of facility you want.]
[You have selected ‘Accommodation Lv.3’. Would you like to extend the building?]
[Yes / No]
[The lodging has reached level 3. The hero holding limit is increased.]
Starting with the accommodation, construction completion windows continued one after another.
[You have selected ‘Bathhouse’, an annex of ‘Accommodation’. Would you like to build?]
[Yes / No]
[The ‘rest room’ in the annex building of the ‘accommodation’… … .]
[The ‘restaurant’ of the building annexed to the ‘accommodation’… … .]
[‘Training Center Lv.3’… … .]
Kurur.
An unexpected vibration shook the waiting room.
People looked around with anxious eyes.
[Bathroom completed! Heroes’ satisfaction with facilities is improved.]
[The rest room is complete! The fatigue of the heroes will be much lighter.]
[The restaurant has reached level 2! A quality meal will be served to the hero.]
[The training center has reached level 3! Hero training efficiency increases!]
[Great!]
[Square evolves to Lv.3 due to the proliferation of facilities!]
[Excellent!]
[The waiting room evolves to level 2! The number of floors increases. You will be able to install more facilities.]
Amkena did not stop manipulating.
Following the facility window, the customization window opened.
[Change the structure of the facility.]
[External map data can be loaded.]
Jenna was in the middle of explaining the current phenomenon to people.
“You know the Master? He’s building a new building for us. We also lived in a shabby place at first.”
“You mean the facilities are getting better?”
“You can think of it that way.”
“Good! The bed was uncomfortable.”
“Can I try a new dish?”
All of a sudden, people are chatting with each other.
There was a dark anticipation on his face.
[Construction over! You can come out of the warehouse.]
The door to the plaza opened.
People poured out as if they had been waiting.
“Ohhh, really! The building has changed!”
Someone admired with a face full of colors.
I slowly walked out from the back of the group.
‘There’s a second floor.’
The structure of the plaza is not much different from the previous one, but there is a high staircase going upwards in the corner. Beyond the stairs was a transparent ceiling. It was the ceiling of the first floor, and the sky could be seen through through the floor of the second floor.
“Bathroom! Bathhouse!”
“that’s interesting.”
Jenna ran towards the dorm. Edith muttered, and she followed suit.
There was a small procession leading from the warehouse to the inn.
As the dorm became level 3, it should have been changed to the 2nd floor. The same goes for training camp.
In other words, the entire waiting room was changed from the first floor to the second floor structure.
1st floor accommodation.
People’s faces show bewilderment instead of joy.
Edith murmured.
“Don’t you think it’s getting worse somehow?”
“Right.”
The fireplace is gone. The sofa is also gone. All ornaments such as carpets and picture frames are gone. There were only a few chairs in the lobby that looked like they would break if you sat on them.
“How is this!”
“You weren’t like this last time?”
Jenna muttered with a puzzled face.
A young woman walked out of the hallway and said.
“The beds are gone. They don’t even grow on the floor!”
“No, it can’t be…”
“It can’t be.”
I stepped forward.
Everyone’s eyes were focused. I said, tapping the stairs built in the corner of the lobby with my foot.
“Can’t you see the stairs? You can go up.”
“if!”
Jenna’s eyes twinkled as she ran up the stairs.
As if people finally understood, they followed Jenna.
The second floor perfectly met people’s expectations.
Soft carpet and fireplace. soft sofa. The room had a bed with quality sheets and a bathtub filled with warm, clean water. People began to discuss room assignments, each with a gleeful face.
Of course, no one said to stay on the first floor.
[Why are you talking nonsense?]
“It’s useless…”
[It’s not over yet. Everyone gather in the plaza on the second floor! The room you guys will stay in will be assigned directly by the Master.]
This time, everyone gathered in the plaza on the second floor.
The basic structure was similar, but from the second floor you could look down on the plaza on the first floor.
[Set the details of the facility.]
[You have selected an accommodation. The annexed buildings are as follows.]
[Restaurant Lv.2, Bath Lv.1, Rest Room Lv.1]
[Restaurant Lv.2]
[Managers in charge: ‘Chloe (★)’, ‘Amarin (★)’]
[Possible types of dishes: meat, potatoes, fruit… … .]
In one corner of my field of vision, Amkena’s control panel moves in a dizzying manner.
People muttered as if they thought something was strange.
Edith furrowed her eyebrows.
“I don’t know the master’s intentions.”
I chuckled.
What Amkena is doing is simple.
It was creating a hierarchy in the waiting room.
