Chapter 624 – 617 Phase Stone Factory
Even if there are various occupational groups, the basic basis of the 6-tier military camp is the military. And in the military, there are military laws and discipline.
For example, carrying out daily routines with some flexibility within standardized rules.
The same goes for the Sky Knights stationed on the 6th floor.
The military rule of the stationed 2nd Sky Knights is to tour the 6th floor once every two days, at noon, and organize the heterogeneous species.
The deeper the hierarchy, the stronger the heterogeneity. As it gets stronger, the number decreases, and the power consumed by the labyrinth also increases enormously in creating strong heterogeneous species.
The military rule was established because the labyrinth could not accumulate the power to grow even if only the heteromorphic species of the 6th floor were periodically arranged.
‘Then the giant forest labyrinth reached that point…’
The time the clock points to noon.
Yutrang, who came to visit in person wearing female combat plate armor, and Hwanin, who listened to her explanation as they headed to the military camp square, were able to confirm the detailed reason why the heart core was unable to use its strength in the Giant Forest Labyrinth.
Yutrang’s explanation follows.
=If the number of heterogeneous species defeated while circulating is less than the standard value, it will enter the core chamber and disturb the core core. If the number of heterogeneous species exceeds the standard, the daily routine ends by going into the core chamber and checking the remaining energy stored in the core.=
“It seems to be to disrupt the energy that the labyrinth is trying to grow or create the core.”
=Yes.=
Arriving at the military camp square, Hwanin could see 40 people of various occupations from 6th to 4th grade standing in an orderly manner.
20 heavily armed melee workers, 12 ranged workers, 8 priests and priests of the 4 major churches. This is the standard composition of a large-scale labyrinth attack unit.
=Then please wait a moment.=
Gently bowing her head to her phantom, Yurtrang approaches the ranks and starts checking her personnel.
A yurtrang roams the ranks, moving her knee-length, translucent skirt woven from rare metals as fine as thread.
Except for the three pairs of white wings that almost cover her back, she resembles Isilite in many ways.
I would say it’s a minor version of Isilite.
Isilite’s Celestial Shroud is a full body armor crafted from arcane rare metals and meteorite dust that exposes the shoulders, abdomen, and thighs.
Although it is said to be wearing a skirt, the structure of the lower part of the armor that covers the groin area and the groin is intact because of the sparse silver chain work.
There is no padding underneath, only underwear.
Compared to him, Yutrang is a classic female knight wearing a rare fabric gray shirt and skirt that has increased defense power with an enchantment technique inside, and a slim breast plate, plate gauntlets, plate greaves and plate boots on top of it.
Of course, the skirt is also not a regular skirt, but a skirt made of metal weaved like threads.
= Doryeong. Are you going to engage in combat during the tour?=
Hwanin, who had been looking around Yurtrang without thinking about her, turned to her girlfriends and shook her head at Anne’s question.
“Touring the 6th floor is their duty and right. Unless they are in big danger, it would be polite to just watch them from behind.”
=That’s right.=
Her own purpose was the identification of the 6-layer labyrinthine structure and core. I intend to follow quietly so as not to cause trouble.
After completing the personnel check, Yutrang approaches and asks.
=Songjenim, are you ready?=
“Yes. I look forward to.”
=No matter what happens, I will take responsibility for the safety of Seongje. Then let’s go.=
The military camp room had an entrance door to the east and west. And the number of people recruited for the circuit is divided exactly in half and departs from the east gate and the west gate.
Those who departed from the west gate went through the west side of the labyrinth, and those who exited through the east gate went through the entire east side of the labyrinth and gathered in front of the core room in the center, the largest room in the 6th floor royal residence.
The intensity of the tour is higher in the eastern direction than in the western direction.
Since the eastern side has a wider range to traverse than the western side, power distribution is more concentrated on the eastern side.
Of course, Yutrang’s vice-captain, who is in charge of the 6th-tier garrison and the strongest unit, is organized in the eastern part, and Hwanin also voluntarily joined the formation in the eastern direction.
Hwanin, following Vice-captain Yurt Rang and her unit in the back row, moved through the ominously dark and winding corridors. Hwanin glanced at the rectangular metal plate in her hand.
It is a metal sheet that is only A4 paper with one side smoothed like a bronze mirror, but it keeps catching Hwanin’s attention.
There were seven arrows of different sizes pointing in different directions on the metal plate, which seemed to indicate the location of the xenomorphs.
“Vice-captain. Are you able to track down that magic tool, Hehyeongjong?”
=Yes. It is a heterogeneous tracker synchronized with the core of the labyrinth. Tracks up to seven of the strongest energies nearby.=
“It’s a magic tool that’s so convenient that you’ll be coveted.”
= Whoops. It is convenient, but it is difficult to use except for labyrinth management because the conditions for use are difficult.=
“I’m curious to what extent do you say that?”
= First, you need to make it using only materials from the lowest layer of the labyrinth, and secondly, you need to bask in the energy emitted by the core in the core room for about a month or more. Thirdly, the core and energy must be synchronized, and crucially… It can only be used in the labyrinth.=
“Indeed… There must have been an unknown reason.”
=Yes. It is difficult to create individual or general parties, and even if they do, it is difficult to utilize them. It is a magic tool that only the labyrinth garrison can use smoothly.=
While talking, the response of the Heterogeneous Tracking Mage’s biggest arrow changed. The arrow turned into three red dots. If you look in the direction, it’s over the wall on the left.
After checking the map and tracker, Yutrang immediately called an engineer.
= Cort. Forward search.=
The knight acting as a search party preceded without a sound and disappeared around the leading corner, then appeared after a while and informed the number of heterogeneous species.
=Three bleached goblins. I haven’t noticed this yet.=
= Good Troops ready to defend against arrows and mind attacks.=
At the vice-captain’s signal, the awakened knights chanted spells, and the tanks in the front line raised their shields.
=Charge.=
As soon as the 12 knights and magicians turned the corner in perfect order at the signal of Yutrang, the noise of battle broke out.
The sound of blocking arrows with a shield. The sound of the technique unfolding and blocking. Busy and dizzy footsteps.
The noise soon ceased.
After turning the corner twice with Yutrang, who was waiting with him, Hwanin saw three Fleux women with gray skin and gray hair dressed like assassins cut to death.
Yurtrang opened his mouth, pointing to an inverted entity heteromorph whose chest was ripped open by his knights and his heart pulled out.
= Is there anything wrong? Most battles on the circuit are like this. Occasionally, there are monster rooms with more than 20 heterogeneous species.
It was as she said.
In the case of the hallway, the battles that followed were at most four. Usually it was two or three, and in the room the number increased, but even that did not exceed nine.
Heterogeneous species also have very low physical durability, so when close-class knights, protected and protected by priests and sorcerers, rush in, they often fall down without much effort.
At least, Cock the Roper, in the form of a manly creature, was threatening with the numerous tentacle attacks.
=Fire!=
Shut-! Beep!!
When a loafer appears, magicians and shooters pour firepower and just explode it.
=Loafer sprays a powerful aphrodisiac with a mind attack. That’s because it’s not classified as poison or disease, so if you get hit, there’s no treatment other than sex.=
“It must have been a difficult enemy at the time when the strategy was not confirmed.”
= I heard that only knights with lovers were mobilized. I can stand it while fighting, so after killing Roper… Umm.=
Yurtrang, who was talking, looked at Hwanin’s face, then slightly blushed and turned his head away. Because I remembered what happened yesterday and couldn’t look at his face.
= Vice-captain. He acquired 1 Level 5 Aspect Stone, 3 Hearts, and 3 Wombs. =
=Put it in the preservation bag and leave.=
In this way, the labyrinth was explored smoothly and the knights acquired five 5th and 6th grade phase stones when they visited about 2/3 of the labyrinth, and various by-products were enough to fill a 100ℓ bag.
That’s all I got while touring half of the 6 floors. If you tour every two days, you’re talking about taking at least 7 phase stones and about 200kg of by-products…
‘It’s no different from a topological stone factory. Are there six of these in Palatum alone?’
Hwanin understood where the wealth of nobles and barons came from, and why gold coins in Nionebreth were less valuable than silver, copper, and iron coins.
Cheolhwa, the common currency of this world, was about 100 won in Korean won, 10,000 won in copper, and 1 million won in silver. In this way, gold coins should be about 100 million per piece, but in reality it felt like less than 10 million won.
Hwanin muttered to himself at the thought that suddenly came to him while looking into the reality of the labyrinth, which is classified as an advanced level of danger in Nionebres, a grade 6 labyrinth.
“If it’s like this, isn’t the tyrant dragon’s labyrinth quite dangerous?”
=What are you talking about?=
Isilite showed interest in her self-talk, and Hwan-in explained.
“In the Tyrant Dragon’s Labyrinth, mercenaries and workers were gathering resources only near the entrance. If there were no garrison, heteromorphic species would be steadily accumulating in the depths, wouldn’t it be easy for the labyrinth to flow back?”
=Is it the labyrinth of the tyrant dragon?=
Yutrang, who had returned from commanding the knights earlier, ordered the knights to depart, and after hearing the current situation around the tyrant dragon’s labyrinth, replied that it was nothing special.
=If it’s a labyrinth where sub-ryong species appear, it should be a little annoying, but if it’s the power of Helumen protected by the hero’s family, I won’t mind if the labyrinth flows backwards. If it leaks out, mobilize the military to clean it up. Wouldn’t you rather want a reverse flow?=
= Vice-captain. Isn’t that a big problem? A small village was created at the entrance of the labyrinth, but if it flows backward, they all die. The surrounding villages and villages are also dangerous.=
Despite Anne’s point, Yutrang had the attitude of ‘why is that?’
=Huh?=
=In such villages, most of them are refugees and criminals who fled from the village or village. Wouldn’t it be better if all those guys died? But they’re like rats, so if there’s a premonition of backflow, they’ll quickly disperse and take care of my life.=
Also, Yutrang’s guess was that there would be no villages or villages around the labyrinth. Probably the closest is the city.
Anne replies with her blank face.
= Uh… That’s right. It was a one or two day ride from Helumen by Kue.=
= Then you will be right. As soon as the labyrinth flows back, Hellumen will mobilize the Knights and the Army to subdue it as a training exercise.=
=If even one of them escapes and attacks a distant village or village, there will be a lot of casualties… ?=
Baek Ryeo-gang expressed concern, but Yutrang’s reaction was the same.
= There is nothing I can do about it. That’s just the fate of the town.=
=…=
=…=
=However, the possibility of a 6th or 7th grade anomaly attacking a small village or village is extremely slim. This is because the stronger the heteromorphic species, the stronger they are bound to the labyrinth, so they cannot go too far from the labyrinth. A 1st to 3rd grade heterogeneous species could go up to a week’s distance, though.=
= Well. That’s enough for a village to handle.=
Anne nodded, as if the story was understandable and in line with her knowledge and experience. In addition, Isilite, as if thinking of something, opened her mouth to add to her words.
= It’s definitely what you said. The labyrinth flowed backwards in the vicinity of Leheel Village, but at that time, it was the 1st and 2nd grade Greniers.
= Ah… Was Isilite’s sister ever caught up in her regurgitation? =
=Yes. It’s a memory now. She tried to show off her strength in front of the owner against the lanier, but when I caught three, the owner caught 30…=
= Oh, do you talk about the first time you met Oh? Issilite unnie, tell me a little more about that story!=
While chatting occasionally like that, the party proceeded leisurely in a peaceful atmosphere that made it hard to believe that it was the deepest part of the labyrinth.
A few hours later.
Hwanin watched the battles of the knights comfortably from the rear of the ranks and kept everything in his head, including the structure of the 6th tier and the flow of magic power such as phase power.
It was an attitude that could incur resentment because it could look like a tourist or a spectator, but…
Faaaaa—
=Thank you, Seongje!=
=How long has it been since you’ve been so easy and comfortable?=
= How much? Have you ever had this before?=
The knights, hired mercenaries, and priests who participated in the circuit did not harbor any resentments.
On the contrary, whenever he has a chance, he expresses his gratitude to Hwanin and even looks out to share a word with him.
It was all thanks to the waves of tranquility that Hwanin spread out periodically.
“You guys are leading the fight, so shouldn’t we do something like this?”
Every time the knights greeted them, they answered in this way, but these were words of mouth.
Because Hwanin only spread a wave of tranquility whenever Baeknyeogang began to be affected by mental erosion.
It was a misunderstanding, but it was a misunderstanding that had no reason to correct it, so Hwanin often looked at Baeknyeogang’s condition with only modest condescension.
One thing I found out about it.
‘Does it develop resistance even to mental invasion?’
At first, I used the Wave of Tranquility for about 30 to 40 minutes, but now, after about 4 hours, the mental erosion of Baeknyeogang has noticeably slowed down.
It has been more than an hour since the last wave of tranquility unfolded, but Baekryeogang’s soul is as clear as a spotless blue crystal.
It is unclear whether it is a function of the dragon body or whether resistance is being developed due to the waves of tranquility, but it is irrelevant.
Anyway. Hwanin, who periodically fired waves of tranquility at regular intervals, closely watched the inside of the labyrinth and the battle strategies of the heterogeneous species, and observed the red meridians along the walls of the labyrinth, came to understand the maintenance and growth structure of the labyrinth.
It was thanks to the acquisition of the eyes of the soul, and when the knights generate or use the phase power, they witnessed the remaining phase power being absorbed through the acupuncture points and moving along the meridians.
Acupuncture points that are bulging like hyperlipidemia or where multiple meridians gather and spread are not structural features or places where magic traps occur, but phase power collection devices.
It was also by chance that I found out about this.
On the 4th floor and below, I couldn’t recognize it because of the lighting, brightness, and the color of the surrounding landscape, but on the 6th floor, where the top, bottom, left, and right sides were completely black, the flow of energy was clearly visible thanks to the solid black background.
In addition, it was inferred that the absorption and storage efficiency of the phase power increases as it is closer to the core, and it is insignificant as it is farther away.
There were almost no meridians and acupuncture points in the first layer, but in the sixth layer, it is impossible not to know that they are packed like blood vessels in the human body.
‘The more people attacking the deep core, the faster the labyrinth will grow.’
Labyrinths that are out of reach of people rarely grow, and labyrinths in the suburbs of cities and villages grow quickly if left alone.
Of course, this may not be a factor that applies 100% to all labyrinths.
The theory that labyrinths are living creatures is strongly emerging. There are almost no labyrinth exploration teams that go down to the depths, and if characters like workers and laborers only scratch the entrance to the labyrinth, they will concentrate and create labyrinth collecting devices near the first floor.
It was the time when Hwanin was contemplating the labyrinth for a long time.
Iron puck.
=Aigoo.=
= Oh, that… I hope it is… ?=
= Ugh… Vice-captain, what should I do?=
Hung-seong-gung-seong, gossip gossip.
“… ?”
Hwanin suddenly stopped thinking when he heard a buzz around him.
What a fuss Did Yurt and the vice-captain have a problem?
Wasn’t the vice-captain, the strongest among the knights, decided to come out because there were nine heterogeneous species gathered in a rather small room?
Raising his head, he noticed Yutrang’s vice-captain standing tall among the heterogeneous corpses in front of him and another knight who was quietly keeping his distance from such a vice-captain.
‘I don’t think he’s hurt.’
Did he get hit by an aphrodisiac while dealing with Cock the Ripper, nicknamed the tentacle cock?
Hwanin belatedly found something white clumped together between the legs of Yutrang, which was standing like a stone statue.
It looked as if something like a white handkerchief was soaked in milky white liquid and was falling apart.
=Why did the semen-soaked handkerchief fall between Vice-captain’s legs?=
=Last night, I called a guy, and I must have been very upset… When it leaked out, I applied first aid with a handkerchief…=
=… It’s said that he fought fiercely with Hyungjong Lee and fell…=
=Somehow, the vice-captain said his swordsmanship was very sharp today. Did you relieve stress through intercourse?
= Huh. That dripping down Vice-captain’s thighs…=
= Uh. I respected the vice-captain second only to the captain, but it’s shocking that he was such a bitch.
The maid’s vice-captain.
Perverted semen girl.
Semen tank.
“…”
Hearing a few words from around him, Hwanin finally realized why his girlfriends were looking at him with subtle expressions.
Pop!
=…=
Yurtrang, who had literally erased the semen handkerchief by throwing a sword with phase power with a face flushed up to his neck, looked around at the knights with eyes as if stabbing them to death.
The knights averted their eyes while stinging at that terrifying gaze.
However, seeing the sticky liquid flowing down the white thighs exposed under the skirt… Could it be that social decency has already come to an end?
Yurtrang straightened her back and walked to the end of the ranks, and when she came back a while later, her clothes were neatly tidied up.
A small voice of phantom flowed from inside the coat.
“It’s been a while.”
“… ?”
“I rolled up a new handkerchief and stuffed it into her pussy. I also changed my underwear to new ones.”
“…”
How humiliating this situation must be for her, who was her virgin until a few hours ago.
To be honest, Hwanin couldn’t understand such feelings of humiliation, but he easily guessed with common sense that a fatal wound had been inflicted on her honor and face.
“Hmm…”
=Oh, please don’t say anything…=
Her voice was so small that even Hwanin next to her could barely hear it, so Hwanin respected her face and will and shut her mouth.
Even if I didn’t talk to her, her red face would ripen like Hongshi.
=Start!=
In an awkward and delicate silence, the knights started their tour again at Yutrang’s instructions.
Some kind of agitated atmosphere filled the ranks, but the connection between the knights did not break down, and like a pro in combat, he slaughtered the heterogeneous species he encountered without wavering at all.
Yutrang’s instructions are still being carried out in the right place.
Regardless of the atmosphere, the knights who made the rounds without the slightest accident up to the L-shaped section of the labyrinth confirmed that there were no deformed species caught by the tracker, moved to the front of the core room, and joined the knights who had gone west.
=You worked hard, Vice-captain. Did you have any problems?=
=… Nothing… There wasn’t… !!=
=… ?=
Looking at the atmosphere, it doesn’t seem like anything happened.
Well, it doesn’t seem to be a big problem, so the senior knight Luni, who was in charge of the Western Knights, didn’t mind, and reported the items he had acquired from the western tour of the labyrinth, the heterogeneous species he organized, and whether or not there were any unusual events during the tour.
=… , And in the process, 16 tentacles, 29 depigmented goblins, and 7 dung clouds were sorted out. It was a number that converged to the average of previous years. No unusual reports, no casualties, no stragglers.=
= Good job. This clearance is 17 fewer than average. There may be cores created in the core chamber, so enter the large core formation B. =
While listening to the conversation between Yurtrang and Luni, Hwanin silently stared at the dreary and hideous passageway, similar to the entrance to the king’s room.
The entrance, the floor, and the ceiling were covered with meridians like veins so red that the black walls could not be seen.
It looks as if all the meridians of the labyrinth are entering the core chamber.
=Seongjenim stays behind and slowly enters. Luni, stay close to the Holy Emperor.=
=Yes.=
Yutrang, prepared in case of an emergency, in case the Holy Emperor could break the core, entered the core room immediately with the knights.
It takes less than one second for 39 people to enter the deep core chamber in perfect order.
Hwanin, who was silently watching the scene from behind, asked Runi because he could not hear the noise of the battle for two minutes after all the knights had entered.
“Looking at the absence of the noise of battle, it seems that there is no core.”
=Yes. However, the core may have triggered a local silencing ability, so I’ll wait a little longer.=
Anne intervenes.
=Since it is silent, there was something similar hanging in the military camp, right?=
=Yes. This is the effect of the shield that was transformed into a magic weapon after destroying the core 70 years ago. When activated, it is a magical device that prevents noise from flowing out of the room.=
Is it similar to Luxomi’s protective barrier that Count Feldricks gave as a gift?
Hwanin and her girlfriends waited a little longer, and after about 5 minutes, Luni opened her mouth to Hwanin by pointing to the core chamber.
= It seems that this is enough. Please enter.=
Hwanin, who entered the deep core chamber with his companions making quiet footsteps, was the first to see that the room was filled with meridians that looked just like blood vessels to the point where it was unpleasant.
And the meridians all converge at one point on the ceiling and then come down.
Located at the place where the meridians gather is a huge crystal that exists like a heart and a golden core inside the crystal.
In the situation that developed around the core, Rooney opened his mouth as if he had lost his senses.
=… This, what is this?=
= Be careful and release energy with all your might!! Concentrate!! Mistakes are not tolerated!! Personnel who have run out of sanity are to withdraw immediately and take action!!=
The gigantic crystal was emitting gray waves like a beating heart, and the knights, priests, and priests of the magic awakening profession were absorbing such waves while reaching into their core and injecting some kind of energy.
The green, blue, red, yellow, various auras that radiate from their sweaty hands are connected to the heart core.
‘No, is it extracting energy?’
It seems that something has gone wrong. Could it be that the core is trying to grow?
… It can’t be. If there had been such a sign, it would have come out even if it was said two days ago, and his request to observe would not have been accepted.
That means that the situation happened suddenly.
‘Is it because of me?’
As soon as Hwanin entered his room, he placed his hand on his chest which started to feel hot.
At first, it was at a level of tension, but at this moment when the heart core was visible, it felt like a hot towel was being pressed against the chest.
It was a place where the core power of the labyrinth that had been broken through until now was gathered, and there was a pattern that gradually changed into a tree shape.
