Dungeon of Pride, Laplace



"Not these ones per se but the ones I'll be sending later. So yeah, that's right" Simon nodded his head.

According to the survey of the land that the Revenant Crows made on the territory of the harpies, their soil contained large deposits of Mythril. A metal that ranked very high on the list of mystical metals that possessed uncanny sturdiness.

Because it was extremely difficult for such kinds of high ranking metals to form, only a few areas rich in mystical energy can form them. And the territory of the Harpies happens to be one of those areas.

Although Dungeon Laplace was making steady progress towards that area, it was still a little away from producing Mythril.

The mining and acquisition of large quantities of Mythril would no doubt become an immense factor in producing more and higher models of the Andromedas and upgrading the factories of the [Workshop].

Not only that, the possibility of the creation of other versions of warmachines, also depended on the mining of the Mythril. As such, Simon did not want to waste this opportunity and start mining them.

The clan of harpies also knew that their territory was rich in a certain kind of metal. The armours of the Queen of the Harpies and a few other personal guards of hers seemed to be made of Mythril too.

Melinda had no qualms with Simon mining their areas. Rather even if she had, she had no choice but to suppress it down.

Finished discussing everything that he needed to, Simon glanced towards Annette who immediately sent a message to Bea to open a gate at their location.

As Bea had already been notified about it, it didn't take her long to create a gate.

Seeing a spatial gate slowly form in front of them, Melinda and the other harpies couldn't help but get stunned.

Space Magic was after all very rare and not often does one get to see it. Not only that, the fact that the demon could command someone who could use space magic, made them re-evaluate him in their minds.

"Let us leave"

Simon and his subordinates proceeded towards the gate. Just as he was about to step into the portal Simon remembered something and turned around.

"Ah! that's right. Give me that seed the ogre king gave you. As the first benefit for carrying out my orders, I shall make the seed bloom into a brand new Six Nether Flower" He declared with a smile.

Just as Simon had expected, the moment he said that Melinda made a face that was quite a sight to see.

"Y-you can do that?" There was disbelief, expectation, anxiousness and even a little hope in her eyes.

"Of course, even if it is a seed formed from the residual energy, I should be able to grow it into a flower in my dungeon" Simon replied. His words were based on the fact that those species in his dungeon would be able to grow it.

"This…" Melinda seemed to be hesitating, even though she had become the subordinate of the demon, she had yet to fully trust him.

"Well, it's up to you whether you chose to believe me or not. The seed is of no use in your hand whereas, I on the other hand can grow it into a flower. If even that is not enough for you to believe me then I can tell you that I have no use for the flower. One of my subordinates will deliver it to you once you complete your orders".

Simon didn't wait for the other party, he lifted his foot and was about to step into the portal when.

"Hold up, I'll give it to you. It is just as you said, it is useless in my hand. If you can grow it into a flower then I have no qualms giving it to you" Melinda spoke walking closer to Simon.

"Mister Demon Noble can take it from here"…

"From where?"…

"From here" Melinda pointed at her ample cleavage between her armour. The volume of those mounds and the way they were emphasised by her clothing, caused everyone from Simon's side to be taken aback.

Thinking that he heard incorrectly, Simon blinked his eyes a few times before they became weird. What was this woman thinking? She couldn't be trying to scheme something at this point, could she?

While Simon thought that Melinda was trying to play some tricks on him, the Valkyries who saw the action of the Harpy Queen arrived at a different conclusion.

"This Bitch!!" Annette and the others grit their teeth and glared at Melinda causing the latter to flinch. She hurriedly stopped with her teasing and took out a ruby coloured seed from her bosom.

After the demon and his group left, Melinda continued to stare at the fading gate before making a dissatisfied face.

"He is quite the catch. No wonder those females always surround him. Perhaps it might not be too bad to work under him".

  -----

Main Floor, White Palace…

"Welcome back Master" The moment Simon stepped out of the gate, he was greeted by Bea who opened the gate for him and the jubilant voice of two children who immediately hugged him like baby koalas.

"Yeah, I'm back Bea, Maybell, Theodore"

Simon greeted his subordinates. He picked up the two children who appeared to be around ten or eleven years old and headed towards the Main Hall.

While on his way, he played with the two children who filled the place with their laughter and giggle.

The two children who were getting a free ride on his arms, were twins. Maybell Bloodrite was a petite little girl with short black, pale white skin and blood coloured eyes. She had dark eyelashes, a beautiful face and small lips that hid her tiny fangs which appeared whenever she smiled.

She had a cat ear accessory on her head and carried a cute plushie that looked like a humanoid snowman on her at all times. Her dress was reminiscent of the gothic culture. She wore a black dress with red frills and stockings. Her upper body was dressed in a tailored jacket decorated with red laces.

Theodore Bloodrite on the other hand was a boy with a cheerful and mischievous smile. He had short black and blood coloured eyes just like his sister. He was dressed in clothes which made him look like a child aspiring to be a magician.

He wore a black top hat, a white shirt and a crimson black vest that seemed to have been made of some mysterious material over. Below, he had a matching set of black trousers and pair of black shoes. And at last, he wore a reversible red-black cape.

What was common about the twins apart from their looks was their uncanny pale white skin and their frigid cold bodies. Simon felt his arms go cold just by carrying them for a little while.

Apart from that, both the twins looked extremely innocent and adorable. However, one shouldn't be fooled by their appearance after all, the twins weren't just ordinary people, but Two of the Twelve Powerful Heroes that Simon had created while building the game.

Not only that, they were the [S] rank vampires, the Antediluvian Ancestors reigning at the very top of the Vampire hierarchy.

They were summoned by Simon from that mysterious abyss of his [Main Menu] when he used six emblems at once. The moment he summoned them, a huge commotion occurred inside his dungeon.

Monsters and adventurers started fainting and a powerful quake shook the dungeon. It was so devastating that deep gullies started forming in the tower town causing mass panic.

Fortunately, the commotion died down after a short while. Nevertheless, this incident is still spoken about by the adventurers whenever they go for a drink or dive inside the dungeon.

Given the high rank of the twins, they were naturally very powerful. However, because of the bugged option of his menu, they were summoned with a part of their strength sealed just like the Valkyries.

Though that being said their levels were still in the upper 800's and strength wise, they were second only to Irene.

Carrying Maybell and Theodore, Simon arrived at the main hall where all of his subordinates were waiting for him.

"Welcome back… how was your trip?" Irene asked sitting opposite him.

Simon took a sip of the tea that Annette poured for before he started explaining the incredible events he went through in the harpy's territory.

"I can't believe you managed to subdue one of the Seven Kings all on your own. That was an incredible stroke of luck".

It was as Irene had said, if the Harpy Queen wasn't exhausted after using her [Evil Eyes] already, it would have been impossible for Simon alone to subdue her.

"Though you subdued her, it couldn't be said that you won against her. Nevertheless, a win is a win. With this you have subdued one of the seven kings" Irene commented.

"Yeah" With the Queen of the Harpies out of the equation, there were only six more kings to go. Close to three years have already passed since he made the seven years agreement with Aldebaran.

He had already reached the rank of Demon Earl from a Demon Baron since then. According to the agreement, he needs to reach the rank of Demon Duke within the remaining four years and subdue the other Six kings.

Although still a little farfetched, at the rate he was growing, it didn't seem that impossible anymore.

"Ungggh!!… you had your time, now switch places with me!!" Cecilia clamoured.

While Simon and Irene were discussing some serious stuff, the children were being boisterous. It looked like Cecilia came across an argument with the twins once again.