Chapter 23

"Due to the large number of dungeon masters, the number of visitors we receive seems to have reached a balance. With the addition of Rebeca's dungeon mob, we had a small increase in the number of professional challengers.

While we were studying the statistics and DC earnings, we discovered that after the evolution, there was a peak in Dungeon Coins earnings, but the number of 'common' challengers experienced a decrease.

This happened because the monsters became stronger. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as with the increase in quality and strength, the quality and quantity of loot also increased.

This sparked a small debate about whether we should keep it this way or plan better how we want to develop our dungeons in the future.

"Personally, I think it's better to try and limit the difficulty of the first floors."

"Why do you think so?"

"I was thinking that while the change isn't bad, the number of people challenging our dungeon has decreased. If we want to develop ourselves faster, we should maximize our gains."

"But if we keep it this way to attract professional teams' attention, wouldn't our profit be higher? While the amount of DC generated from deaths will decrease, the amount of money earned from selling the loot will increase."

"Well, it's not that it's a bad idea; you're not wrong. The only issue is the competition. Suppose we continue this way and casual or newbie challengers can't defeat the monsters. In that case, they'll start getting frustrated and look for other dungeons. If the other dungeons aren't complete idiots, they'll do everything to attract and make people visit the dungeon more often."

"Ah, I see where you're going with this. If we don't cultivate a base with casual and newbie challengers, it will be hard to increase the number of visitors in the future."

"Yes, despite the increased profit from loot sales, the majority of people visiting our restaurant and spa are casual challengers. We won't limit all the floors, just the first few, and make the difficulty progressive. We can also repeat some floors with different difficulties. Moreover, our dojo uses the dungeon to train the students."

"You guys are forgetting about the new function? The invasion function? We can get new challengers if we can establish ourselves in other worlds. And for that, we shouldn't make it too easy; otherwise, we may fail."

After discussing various things and weighing the pros and cons of each option, we ultimately decided to limit the difficulty of the floors but leave some monsters with a higher level on each floor to serve as mini-bosses. This took quite some time to configure, but we decided to do it only on the first two floors.

This was because many had only the first quality increase, while some mobs had a level increase, and others had smaller increases but gained new classes.

"All right, I think it's acceptable. I think we should announce the changes and apologize for not noticing the change earlier."

"Does anyone know if there's any monster classification? The difference in strength within the same species is different from what I imagined."

"If I remember correctly, there was a project for that, but the only people who could differentiate were some strong and famous awakeneds, perhaps because of a skill they developed."

"Now that you mention it, I think there's a skill called 'Identify' in the store. There's a theory that it's related."

When we looked for it in the store, we easily found the skill. Its description is as follows: "Allows you to determine items."

Perhaps because it had a vague description, it was a skill I hadn't paid much attention to or didn't find very useful.

"But someone said in the chat that they bought it, and the only thing it did was show some names like stone, plant, sword, and nothing else."

"Maybe that's not the skill or it needs something else."

"There was a guy who said it might be because of the low level, but then they got into a discussion about who had more money and other random topics."

"Is anyone willing to test it?"

"I can try since I'm training my magic anyway. Why not add another skill? It doesn't seem complicated."

"Now that we've sorted everything out, what do you think about trying the invasion? I saw that you can do it solo or in a group; the only difference is the time you have to defend the dungeon is slightly longer."

"I can't do it alone right now, with only three floors and one hero. I don't think it's a good idea. If you want to go as a group, I'm in."

"Why not? I remember my father telling me that this was the dream of many people."

The idea of visiting another world is quite interesting. Before the invasion of monsters, isekai was a widely talked-about and famous theme. With the arrival of monsters and magic, the story changed a bit. Some people started to think that life was just like in novels and manga, but reality was quite different.

Many were neither mentally nor physically prepared. The monsters were much scarier in person, and the specter of death was very present. Witnessing the massacre and the sensation of killing a creature left trauma in many people.

The theme lost much of its popularity.

However, it left the idea that there was a possibility for humanity to survive and learn to coexist with the presence of monsters.

"Is everyone ready?"

"Yes."

"Yes."

After making sure we were ready, we decided to test this option once and for all, both to satisfy our curiosity and perhaps gain new challengers for the dungeon.

[Group invasion option selected successfully; during the invasion period, another invasion cannot be initiated.]

[Notice]

[During the invasion, the original dungeon will continue to operate normally in its place of origin.]

[During the invasion, the dungeon master and servants cannot participate in defending the dungeon.]

[During the invasion, heroes can choose to participate in defending the dungeon.]

[Evaluating and combining dungeons; floors will be organized by difficulty level.]

[It has been determined that to create a point of access, the dungeon cannot be conquered within 15 days.]

[You can observe the invasion from the control room or through the auxiliary item.]

[Invasion will begin in 30 seconds.]

[Good luck, dungeon masters.]

After receiving a series of messages, nothing seemed different. Since we weren't sent to another world and couldn't visit it at the moment, we decided to go to the dungeon control room to monitor the dungeon and see what was happening.

Arriving there, we discovered that nothing was happening. Apparently, the dungeon had appeared in the middle of a forest, or at least that's what we thought because we couldn't see more than ten meters outside the dungeon.

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"Good afternoon, Felix."

"Good afternoon."

"I wish my son were like you. He became an adult not long ago and decided to go to the town. It's been over a year, and he hasn't given any news."

Well, I also wanted to go to the town. My dream was to be an adventurer like my father was, but he wouldn't let me go until he thinks I'm ready.

Sometimes I think he just wants me to stay here a bit longer to take care of his plantation, but every time he trains me, he shows me and teaches me something new.

While I was lost in thought, tremors and a loud noise occurred. In the middle of the forest, you could see birds fleeing.

At the same time, I heard a door slam, and when I looked, it was my father who had kicked the door and was holding a sword.

"Is everyone okay?"

"Yes."

After checking that everyone in the village was fine, he came in my direction.

"Are you okay? Do you know what happened?"

"Just that some birds flew in that direction."

While I pointed to where the noise seemed to come from and saw the birds.

"Run home, put on your armor, grab your sword. You're going on your first adventure. Meet me at the village entrance when you're ready."

Without wasting time, I decided to run home.

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When I arrived at the village entrance, all the warriors and hunters were gathered.

"Attention, I need one team responsible for protecting the village, while another team comes with me to investigate what happened."

Everyone was alert and nervous; apparently, this is the first time something like this has happened.

"Don't need to be nervous. When I was an adventurer, I heard something similar, and if it's what I'm thinking, it's not bad at all. On the contrary, it might be something very good."

Hearing my father's words, people calmed down a bit, but they remained alert. After all, until they figure out what it is, they can't be sure it's not a danger.

"Let's go."

After dividing the teams, my father, I, and the others set out to investigate what happened.