The Labyrinth Kingdom
Chaptre 47. Imp
The inside of the labyrinth.
Aaron and Alice were currently in the [Monster Spawner Room], the room was roughly three times larger than the normal large room Alice used to create.
In front of them stood a very large gate and on the surface were carved snakes wrapped around each other.
The carving was meticulous and looked very real.
Alice walked forward and shouted the password to open the gate.
[When you work hard and fail, those regrets will pass quickly. It was different from regret when I dared not try]
After Alice finished saying her password, the snake carving on the surface of the gate slowly moved and began to separate.
The snakes were divided into two groups, some were moving to the right and some were moving to the left. After the snakes occupied their respective positions, the huge gate slowly opened.
Aaron and Alice walked into the room.
The inside is no less beautiful compared to the size of the gate. There are many tall pillars supporting the ceiling of the room.
The pillars were green with red veins surrounding them, it seemed like they were made of jade. Moreover, each pillar was decorated with Divine Beast carvings that looked very real.
In each pillar, there are small holes that serve as storage for drugs.
There are many types there, such as: Sacred Lotus Ointment, Star Mushroom Powder, Regeneration Potion, Elixir of Life, Liquid Philosopher's stone, Youthful Water, Pteridophyta leaves, Mandrake Root, etc, World Tree Sap and many more
those drugs are very valuable and rare items, you can't buy them with money.
Even some countries might go to war for the drugs if they appear on the surface.
But inside that room, the most valuable items were not medicines. Instead, long white chairs and tables made of mystical wood called the Origin Tree.
Legend has it that the Origin Tree was the first living creature in the world.
He who began all life in this world, poured his life energy into the earth and began to create a new life form.
After the new living things appeared one by one and began to fill the world, the origin tree slowly withered and died.
this happened because he had completed his task in this world.
The Elves often referred to the Origin Tree as the ancestor of the World Tree. Because the first World Tree, grew from the Origin Tree trunk that still had a very strong life energy, was, even after the death of Baratus-hundred thousand years ago.
In the past the magic kingdom had coincidentally found a piece of twig from the Origin Tree in one of the mines they were working on.
This discovery was very secret, because if it was discovered, the world war for this treasure would definitely break out.
So the first step the royal family took at that time was to execute all the miners who found the twig.
Of course the royal family did not directly kill its citizens, they discussed this with the people concerned first.
Notifying them of bad things that would happen if information about this discovery was leaked to the Public.
After they had obtained the consent of the people concerned and had granted the men a final request, the execution was carried out.
These sacrifices are needed to keep the world at peace.
Government officials also suffered the same fate, some of them executed.
It tells the royal family and trusted officials who keep the secret deep.
The royal party originally wanted to make artifacts from the twigs they found but, it would probably attract the attention of the people. So they changed their minds and decided to make a simple table and chair out of that Origin Tree branch.
There were seven tables and 42 chairs in the room.
On the table there are items that are no less valuable. You can't buy any of those things even if you swim with money in your bathtub.
It was countless scrolls and books.
What was written in it were the procedures and materials needed to create the Magic Beast.
All this knowledge has been etched into the brains of Aaron and Alice. But, in the future, they would entrust this work to their subordinates, so all these documents were still needed.
those old scrolls and books were the legacy of the Magic kingdom that had collapsed. The kingdom of Aria had already burned most of these books because they considered them to be the source of evil and heresy.
So what was in the room was just the remains that the two had managed to save.
In the middle of the room was a large tube filled with culture liquid. There was nothing in it now, but Aaron used that tube to make the Corpse golem before.
Finally, at the end of the room, there was a large vault attached to the wall.
Such as: Gold, silver, copper, tin, iron, crystal and jewels, everything is there.
The storage cabinet was so big, that to the extent that it filled the entire wall of the room, you would at least need [Flight] magic in order to be able to retrieve the materials stored in a high place.
"Actually, I want to create a special space to make golems .." Alice suggested.
"that's a good idea, but, whichever is needed to make the room too big, you shouldn't waste your mana on it right now." Aaron refused it.
"Muu ~ sister stingy..! Huhh... I want to make something fancy faster ~" Alice sighed.
Ignoring his sister who was grumbling, Aaron activated [Flight] magic and opened the vault that was near the ceiling. There are many crystals inside.
He took the crystal and took out several other crystals of various sizes and colors.
Aaron floated up and opened another safe to pick up the extra material he needed.
Shortly after, he returned to the ground with hands full of materials.
"What kind of creature do you want to make?" ask Alice, who looks curious.
"...., goblin hell" Aaron said after thinking for a while.
"goblin hell!? whatisit?
"just look at it later" Aaron replied faintly
Aaron walked towards one of the white tables with the materials in his hand.
On top of the table was a pitch-black box with ancient gold writing on its surface
The box was one of the relic Artifacts from the magic kingdom.
Aaron put all the materials he brought into the box and started to activate it.
“[Activate Artifacts, Pandora]”
The Demir Crystal that was inside the box started to emit an extremely bright light.
"[Spawner Monster: Imp]"
The other materials he had previously put in began to be attracted into that light. When all the ingredients had been absorbed, the light turned a fiery red color and the creature he created slowly formed.
Starting from the flesh that suddenly appeared enveloping the Demir crystal, then slowly the shape of the body of the creature began to be created.
Small bat wings began to grow on its back, followed by a long, slender tail with an arrow-shaped tip.
His sharp teeth protruded out from the corners of his mouth and a small horn sticking out from his forehead. It was Imp.
Even though her appearance looks cute and cute like a doll. They are one of the creatures that inhabit the underworld.
Do not be fooled by their appearance, Imp is a cruel creature and is skilled in using fire magic and illusions.
Although they were only ranked the lowest in the underworld, they were cunning creatures and were able to adapt quickly to any type of environment.
When their number had reached 156, 'Pandora' began to stop working. Aaron, who had been waiting since, started issuing his orders.
"I order you to protect the Underground Labyrinth. As soon as you find the intruder, kill them all" Aaron said.
Although their strength was not strong, and they were unable to speak, they were extremely smart. Not to mention, they could create the illusion of tricking his enemy and carrying out sneak attacks.
They can also cooperate with each other to attack the weakest opponents first.
From an adventurous point of view, they were much harder to overcome than insects that could only attack with numbers.
In response to Aaron's orders, Imp started flapping their small wings and flew away leaving the [Monster Spawner Room] while carrying a trident made of fire.
"Well .. I hope they can stop the adventurers a little .." Aaron muttered.
“hopefully... We have already spent a lot of money to make them. At least, I hope their performance is better than that of the insect army " Alice said as she looked at Imp who was flying far away.
"Yes, at least they should be better than insects"
"But they look funny. Big brother, I want one of them" Alice said as she looked at her older brother.
"no, they are the labyrinth guards."
"Sister, please." said Alice, looking at her older brother, but this time with a clear eye.
"........"
unable to bear being stared at like that, by his sister, he finally gave up.
"Huft... alright! you can take one, should I make you a Pixie" Aaron said.
"really, Hooray!!!" alice said as she hugged her brother happily.
Aaron who saw his sister look happy, smiled faintly.
After all the Imps left, Aaron and Alice closed the gates of the room and returned to the [Throne Room].
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After obtaining orders from their master, Imp split into small groups and began to spread everywhere.
They carried out the orders their master had given them faithfully, and thus, the adventurers who had previously managed to escape from the insects began to be killed one by one.
A few days later …
Things were different from what was expected of both.
