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Chapter 572

A/N Brief second mention that book 4 is out today, early reviews and KU page counts help a lot with the algorithm, thanks a lot for all your support guys!

Ajax had barely a moment to process everything he was picking up on now. First and foremost however was the threat the creature represented to him. The answer wasn’t as large as he initially assumed. While clearly a rodent the creature was obviously not speed based. Ajax turned and ran out of the chamber, ye...

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Ajax’s family have now joined him in the capital, helping him as he gets used to his new position as a Baron. He will have to learn how to do more than just avoid the political side of nobility while establ...

Chapter 571

Ajax wasn’t surprised when nothing tried to ambush him on his way out of the high Mana density area, while the higher Mana density meant that there were a lot more monsters than there had been around the dungeon all of them were still around the low to mid eighties with a few knocking on the door to level ninety

Using the ingredients found in the high Mana density area Ajax started crafting a few underwater breathing potions, he was glad the ingredients he found could be used like tha...

Chapter 570

Now that he was in the high Mana density area the first thing Ajax did was focus on his [Sense Mana], he wanted to get a clear picture of just how dense the Mana was. The maps he had mentioned would be around the level sixty equivalent of a dungeon floor but that could always change. 

Feeling the Mana Ajax noticed that the Mana potency had in fact grown compared to what the maps indicated, it was now close to a level eighty dungeon floor, a substantial increase and something he ver...

Chapter 569

Getting away from the dungeon was easy over the next few days. Ajax took the risk and kept pushing straight through the night as covered a large distance without engaging in combat. Slowly but surely the level of the creatures started to drop, not only that but their numbers were also growing. 

On the second night Ajax pulled out the same trick as before where he found a convenient tree for cover and tunneled underneath its root to make a small chamber where he could spend the nigh...

Chapter 568

For the next two hours Ajax maintained a fast pace looking to put as much distance as he could between himself and the dungeon while also not draining his Stamina or Mana, this was not easy since he had to spend Mana on the Life and Light magic he was using to finish healing himself.

Much as he wanted to take a closer look at the gains he made from the fight Ajax forced himself to put that off for a little while longer. While the spider had called in reinforcements and a group of birds ...

Chapter 567

 Ajax could sense the spiders gathering, at first he feared there would be countless of them but that wouldn’t make sense with the amount of prey available and the Mana density, even with the dungeon right here. Thankfully there only seemed to be a little over fifty spiders heading for him, none of them quite as large as the one he just fought. 

Ajax got a good look at one of them as it scrambled along the rocky terrain after him, it was only level ninety eight, not somethin...

Chapter 566

Ajax was interrupted three times before he ran out of ingredients, it wasn’t that there were any monsters left on the floor but the problem was that the Fire Mana had finished drying out the forest and forest fires had broken out. They weren’t a hassle for him to deal with but they did help him get a better picture of just how much a Floor can change due to the Floor Boss, a normal group delving this floor at an appropriate level would still have a chunk of it left to clear by the time th...

Chapter 565

Ajax was impressed by how the entire dungeon floor changed after the appearance of the floor boss. The density of the ambient Mana stayed the same but the concentration of Fire was slowly growing as everything around him was slowly drying out and getting ready to burn.

He could even see a marked effect on his surroundings from [Mana Syphon] as everything around stopped being affected as he syphoned the Fire Mana from the surroundings. More troublesome however was that Ajax hadn’t felt...

Chapter 564

Once inside the marshy jungle of the first floor Ajax felt a lot more relaxed, there was a structure and a rule to dungeons that helped put him at ease on the lower floors where he knew there was nothing that could harm him. 

The first thing Ajax did after taking a moment to relax and take a deep breath was activate [Mana Syphon] to draw in the dungeon floor’s naturally high ambient Mana to boost his body as he began moving to clear the area around the exit arch. There was nothin...

Chapter 563

Looking at the dungeon arch in the distance Ajax was debating making a run for it at high speed or slowly tip-toeing his way there. He knew every single creature in the area was on high alert after his battle with the snake but now that he had cleared off all the poison he wasn’t that worried about a single one of them finding him, he still had more than half his Mana and Stamina.

Ajax had to admit he was starting to understand the reasons why the elves didn’t bother with annexing t...

Chapter 562

Over the next two days Ajax had started getting closer and closer to the dungeon and found that there were a lot of things not lining up with what his experience with dungeons was. The closest he had experienced before was the first dungeon in Deepwood he had delved where the level of the monsters slowly rose as he had gotten closer to the entrance. Even more eyecatching was the presence of a monster that had no connection to the environment. The metallic golem was clearly a survivor from a p...

Chapter 561

It didn’t take long for the boar to also notice Ajax’s presence. For all that the creature seemed focused more on physical stats and raw power it had a decent amount spent in Perception, Ajax was also able to confirm with a quick use of [Inspector’s Eye] that it had a Rare tracking Skill based on smell.

Despite being above level one hundred Ajax wasn’t feeling threatened by the boar. At level one hundred and five it might take him a bit of time to work his way through all the Vi...

Chapter 560

Focusing on his magic with the help of [Meditation] was enough for Ajax to get a much deeper understanding of his Mana. It also helped that standing so perfectly still made it much easier for one to enter the shadows. As he started focusing on that feeling Ajax could feel a pull from the shadows that surrounded him, it was gentle only slightly stronger than gravity but his body wouldn’t enter the shadows, it was like he was being pulled against a wall.

This was where Fluffy’s help e...

Chapter 559

Twenty hours of continuous jogging. Ajax was very much surprised at how long it took for him to finally see something else on the horizon besides the rocky dead landscape that stretched out behind him. He knew that he wasn’t pushing himself to his fullest with [Mana Syphon] but the distance was still a lot larger than he had imagined it would be. Getting that area filled with life once again was going to be a pain once the kingdom expanded, Ajax didn’t envy the Duke that would gain this s...

Chapter 558

As the group got moving again Ajax did his best to help heal up the members of the squad. While none of them were injured as severely as Frank had been, all of them had taken a substantial amount of damage thanks to the mage artillery tactics they had gone up against.

“Too bad you became a Duke.” Frank joked as he watched Ajax provide healing. “You’d be accepted in the squads as you are now, would be the youngest ever.” 

“Squads wouldn’t be a good fit for me.”...

Chapter 557

As the battle began Ajax could see the wisdom in Quinn’s words to not join from the start, however remaining inside the carriage was a very bad idea as far as he was concerned, what good was it to stay hidden against mages if they knew roughly where you were to within a few feet.

Ajax very much suspected that Quinn advised him to remain hidden because she was very much not aware of just how good his stealth really was. [Stealth] had been one of his first Skills and while it had fallen...

Chapter 556

After waking up Ajax spent all of the day with his family. Much as he might not have wanted to, however, Tom and Lexi did rope him into making a visit to the school in Lessis in the morning. The point of the visit was to praise the hard work of the students as well as intimidating the noble students that had arrived and were trying to put some pressure on the teachers and other students.

“You think that did any good?” Ajax asked after they left the class behind, he was very much tem...

Chapter 555

Lexi P.O.V.

Ajax’s location for the new city he wanted to build was a headache all on its own, and I couldn’t wait for him to return from the capital even if it was only for a little while before he left again for the Wild Lands.

SNAP!

“Huh…” The broken quill in my hand just caused me to sigh. It wasn’t the first time this has happened, following the large number of dungeon floors cleared I was still having a hard time controlling my physical stats perfectly when...

Chapter 554

As soon as he was out of the dungeon Ajax began his preparations to return to his duchy. Despite how big a breakthrough the kitsune’s daggers had seemed to him Ajax was sure that while it might provide some new information to the royal enchanters they had already seen other similar weapons and enchantments brought back from the dungeons. 

“Are you sure we should be leaving so soon, Ajax?” Jones asked him as the Collectors were busy packings. “It could be used against you th...

Chapter 553

A/N: Sorry about the delay, I was sure I pressed publish but it apparently didn't go through

“Are you looking to push further?” the prince asked Ajax. 

“No.” Ajax answered. “That took a lot more out of me than I expected. Rather spend my time looking at these.” 

With that Ajax brandished the two daggers before pushing Mana into them and the edge lit up with Spirit Fire. Ajax kept them lit just long enough to savor the look of sur...

Chapter 552

“You will need to keep the fight away from everyone.” The prince said as they headed towards the kitsune. “There are a few of us here that could kill the kitsune in single combat. Me and Patrick could both do it in a fairly quick manner but that doesn’t mean we are immune to the illusions. We won’t risk it getting to them and killing them.” 

Ajax could only nod. It was an extra restriction he had to play by. Unlike with the chimera he would also have to use both of his ...

Chapter 551

After the last fight against a Floor Boss Ajax was feeling excited about facing off against another Floor Boss. Unlike the fights against unusual bosses in the dungeon, the Floor Boss was more than just something that outstated him, that he needed to outplan or outsmart. The fights against a floor boss were a lot more complex, more than that they weren’t so much stronger than him that a single misstep would leave him dead.

“Are you sure you want to keep pushing afterwards?” the ol...

Chapter 550

“You gave a new type of alcohol, one that’s a little Mana infused so that it’s stronger no less, to the dwarven ambassador?” Gryndor’s oldest prince laughed loudly inside the palace. “And you said you didn’t know politics, how much did you give him?” 

“A small barrel.” Ajax admitted before his grin turned a little evil. “Of the low potency stuff. Thought I might get something to bargain with if they liked it.” 

“Why couldn’t you be more like A...

Chapter 549

Ajax was just as if not more interested than the nobles in obtaining the Skill equivalent to what the Collectors had just gained from the chimera boon, with his Divine Witness Trait he was even relatively sure he would be able to gain the Skill reliably. But it would take time, time he just didn’t have now. It was something for him to think about when he returned from the Wild Lands and the Collectors had had time to get used to their boon. 

“I hope you’re ready for court.”...

Chapter 548

“It didn’t even look like it was close.” Quinn whispered as she stared in awe. It was one thing to know how strong someone was, and another to see it. While Quinn was technically more powerful than Ajax right now, he countered her abilities so much, that he would win in single combat against her. 

“At least you could see it.” Nelly had barely gotten a glimpse of the fight, with her Perception, she had barely been able to track where the fight was taking place, [Sense Mana...

Chapter 547

Not much happened for the first few hours giving Ajax time to relax and focus on the upcoming fight and the Collectors time to warm up.

“What Floor Boss do you want?” Quinn asked them as she was getting bored holding the perimeter. Whatever enemies the dungeon floor had for them none of them had yet moved to engage the group as they waited by the entrance arch. 

“Me? Oh well…” Jones was surprised, the leader of the Collectors was usually more articulate, not even de...

Chapter 546

“Why are we here as well?” Quinn complained as they traveled through the dungeon’s third floor.

“We’re here to speed things up.” Patrick answered. “This should all take less than one day on the outside.

“Plenty of noble Houses out there that want to win the favor of a new Duke, why not have them send people to speed things up?” Quinn asked.

“Because you won’t blab about what the new Duke can do.” The prince explained. “And depending on the floor bos...

Chapter 545

After leaving House Manashaper’s manor, Ajax headed straight for the royal palace. He knew the representative that had accompanied him had already left and reported the preliminary agreement his House and him had reached but it was all subject to approval from the King.

“Your Majesty.” Ajax bowed as he entered the smaller and more private throne room

“Ajax, it's great to see you again.” King Gryndor rose from his seat and motioned for Ajax to join him at the discussion t...

Chapter 544

Weeks of practice on the road had made it easier for Ajax to use his Shadow Mana to hide himself, he had even started to make a breakthrough on learning how to use [Mana Skin] to copy the effects of [Camouflage] but any time he tried using both together the Shadow spell would fail to mask the layer of Mana that [Mana Skin] was made out of. 

Ajax’s first stop after returning to the capital was House Manashaper’s manor. He knew he had arrived before Xavier, Aria...