Checking the status panel.
[Name]: Latina Latifa
[Skill]: Fire Magic Lv7
[Innate Skills]: Incarnation of Flame (Bloodline of the “Thief of Fire,” consuming magic grants the power to command flames, doubling the effect of fire magic), Passionate Heart (A fervent love for magic that borders on fanaticism, enhancing all magic effects)
[Status]: Dungeon Boss, Blessing of the Fire Spirit (Recognized by the fire itself, all offensive magic damage is increased)
With the help of the adventurers stranded in the Dungeon and the Labyrinth Tavern, Su Yao’s long-anticipated second floor of the Dungeon was finally expanded.
Fifty thousand DP had bought her a minor earthquake and a brand-new dark cave.
After that, she decisively spent another ten thousand five hundred DP to purchase a standard Boss Room and a Binding Card.
As for who she used the card on, there’s no need to elaborate, but unfortunately, her luck wasn’t great this time, and she only obtained the Fire Magic Lv7 skill.
It would have been better to just use a “Scroll of Fire Magic Lv1” and then grind proficiency—no matter how she thought about it, it felt like a loss.
Especially after seeing the other two innate skills of the pink-haired loli, she felt completely cheated.
“Why the long face? Are you that reluctant to part with Latina?”
Of course not. She was just regretting trying to save on a scroll and ending up losing out badly…
Today was the day Latina set off to the south to find her foster father, Duke Gerald, and everyone gathered in the Dungeon Entrance Hall to bid her farewell.
After enduring hellish training serving as a waitress and communicating with the burly adventurers, she could now converse normally with others—a truly heartening improvement.
“Miss Su Yao, thank you for your help. Once I find my foster father, I’ll find a way to contact you all.”
No one knew how she planned to do that—carrier pigeons? Could pigeons in this world fly that far? Oh well, Latina was a seventh-rank mage; she would surely find a way.
“Here, take this for the journey.”
Su Yao handed her a small bag of Gold Coins. After all, she had worked at the tavern for quite some time and deserved at least this much as wages.
“So much! Is it really okay to give this to me?”
Yes, her timid, unsure way of speaking hadn’t changed yet, but that was one of her adorable traits.
“This is the boss’s payment to his employee. You’ve worked hard all this time.”
“Wow! Thank you so much. I’ll never forget you.”
Hey, why the sudden tears? And she was perfectly fine—did that last sentence really fit the occasion?
Having no choice, Su Yao gave her a warm hug to comfort her. The feeling was like a mother… or an elder sending her own child off on a journey!
After hugging everyone one by one, Latina waved and set off along the dirt road through the Moravia Outskirts, hoping she would arrive safely in the south.
“Let’s head back. The Labyrinth Tavern is closed today; everyone can take a rest.”
After sending off the pink-haired loli, Su Yao told those standing at the Dungeon Entrance.
Without a waitress, the workload was far too heavy to continue operating. Though it felt bad toward the frequent adventurers, closing was better than exhausting their own people.
Now that the Dungeon had a second floor, there was no need to rush. She still kept about ten thousand DP in reserve for emergencies.
The Gold Coins were no longer under her control; after all, with Clorel around, there was no need for her to worry about such matters…
Damn it! Why does this card-collecting submission routine happen in this world too?
The group returned to their rooms, and the Twin Sisters tidied up before heading off to the Maze to “trap” monsters… or rather, to conduct business.
Those two had restless personalities. They could earn money and practice with monsters simultaneously in the Maze.
Their smiling faces made it clear—they much preferred roaming freely in the Maze than serving in the tavern.
Su Yao had intended for Sofia and Clorel to level up together in the Boss Room, but the Brown-haired Maid entered and without a word immediately scooped her up like a large toy.
Though the feeling of her soft head against the maid’s tight thighs was comfortable, Sofia, who was standing nearby with eyes narrowed and a faint smile, seemed… a little upset?
With Mana Perception, Su Yao’s instincts were probably correct.
Well, sorry for stealing your childhood friend. At times like this, it’s best to pretend not to see it.
But sitting around doing nothing was a huge waste of time.
She checked the DP Shop to see if there were any humanoid monsters available. The Dungeon was really short on manpower.
Su Yao had originally planned to go to Moravia in a couple of days and pick up some slaves from the black market.
However, after some thought, she gave up on that idea. It was too risky—if the slaves found out the Dungeon’s secrets and leaked them, it would cause her a major headache.
She couldn’t watch them 24/7 either.
So purchasing monsters was the most worry-free option, especially those that looked very human and had intelligence enough to communicate!
They lived in the Dungeon without complaints and could even help run the tavern’s daily operations. Most importantly, she didn’t have to worry about betrayal!
As expected, she was still a genius today!
Opening the Shop, she scrolled down to the latter part of the list and happily found her target monster.
[Succubus]: Except for pale, unusually white skin and sharp canine teeth, they resemble humans.
They feed on biological blood and its magic, have a strong craving for human blood, fear sunlight and silver weapons, growth-type monsters.
[True Ancestor]: The ultimate evolved form of a [Vampire], no longer fearing sunlight, possessing powerful skill combinations, able to unleash terrifying power after feeding on blood.
[Greater Demon]: Fallen angels with inscrutable personalities, commanding them requires paying a satisfying price. Apart from contracts, they have no loyalty, fearing only strength.
……
The blonde loli’s delicate brow furrowed. Vampires were summonable, but the fact they fed on blood—and loved human blood—was troublesome. She placed them as an optional choice.
True Ancestors and Greater Demons were outrageously expensive. Both cost 500,000 DP—equivalent to summoning a Young Dragon. Such astronomical sums were beyond her means for now.
Besides, those monsters’ levels would likely far exceed hers. If they attacked outright like the minotaurs, this Dungeon would be in danger.
Better to keep looking further down.
Huh? Su Yao’s gaze stopped after passing “Lesser Demon” and landing on the monster below.
Somehow, she felt she had found the answer to her manpower problem, and curiosity drove her to click on it.
“Spend 5,000 DP to summon [Succubus]?”
“Yes!”