CH.445 Seaside Paradise Fissure, part 1

CH.445 Seaside Paradise Fissure, part 1

“Hello again, Brian.” The Goddess greeted me. I was once again invited from my dreams, which I don’t actually remember having, to the System parlor. But this time, I was alone.

“Pleasure. So ... another fissure?” I guessed.

“Yes, but this one is problematic. Because it is going to appear in a dungeon.”

“... yeah. That’s not good.” I agreed, realizing how bad the excessive amount of mana, miasma and creation energy could be for a dungeon.

At best, it will just give the dungeon a major boost in miasma and mana levels, without causing any adverse effects. Sure monsters will be a bit more powerful and there will be more of them for a while, while the levels come down. But that is the best case scenario.

Much more likely is a mass evolution for the dungeon monsters. Or a mass forming of new monsters. Both of which could lead to overcrowding in the dungeon and possibly a stampede of monsters coming out of the dungeon.

Or one of the monsters might start killing all the others, gathering more power and evolving further.

And all of that isn’t even considering the chance that the fissure will just give birth to a new SS-rank monster.

“Okay. Which dungeon and where?” I asked.

“It is an SS-rank dungeon called the Seaside Paradise, located on the south-east shore of Bella Kingdom. I’ve had one of my agents appear as an angel in the visions of the priests there, so they will know something is wrong with the dungeon, but they won’t know what, as that detail is still something we wish to keep hidden.”

“So at least we don’t have to act like nothing's wrong.”

“Yes. I wish for you to head there as soon as you can. You can explain things better than agents can in the visions.”

“... Yeah. Doesn’t mean that I like it.”

“I do apologize for that. There is simply no one else we can trust to do this.”

“... you need to give more people a System Support.”

“Do you believe they would have the power you do?” The Goddess asked. “And more than that, do you believe they wouldn’t use that authority for something bad? As you’ve learned, System Supports become System Agents after they retire. Be it because of the holder's death or because we must remove the System Support.

At that time they became a part of the System, and they get the right to vote on System decisions. And while their rights can be removed, and they can even be destroyed, it isn’t a simple process.

Because of that, we have to be either very careful, or very interested in someone to give them a System Support. In your case, it was because of our interest towards your unique skill. But I do have to say, if asked to vote on it again, we would all vote yes.”

“Good to know I’ve lived up to your expectations.” I told them.

“You really have. Also, after the fissure, if possible, I would like you to go and check on the dungeon’s core. It may get damaged by all that power.”

“Sure. I’ll just have to get the dungeon master to help me. Wouldn’t want to intrude.” I said with a smirk.

“Yes. Because you have never intruded into a dungeon to do unkind things to a dungeon core. What did you call it? Hacking the dungeon core?”

“Hey! Those were with ... okay, one of them was with permission. I’ll admit that the Hallow Prison was without, but that was a special case.” I complained. “And besides, when did you start being sassy?”

“Perhaps I’ve been holding back.” The Goddess said, in a voice that didn’t sound like she usually did. She sounded quite a bit more sadistic than usually.

“... okay. Now I know you are just acting. You are way too motherly for that voice.”

“Yes. Perhaps I am.” She responded, with a gentle smile forming on her face. “The information shall be sent to Laura. She will have it by the time you wake up. So just enjoy the rest of your night.” The Goddess said, before my vision went dark.

“Sorry, but I can’t come.” Lua said. “I still have dhampirs to train, and I can’t just leave them to your monsters.”

“Don’t worry. I understand. Alice?”

“Of course I’m coming.” She responded.

“Good. ... Cailie, what do you think?”

“... Yes. I want to come.” She said. “As long as you don’t think I’ll be in the way.”

“You won’t be.” I reassured her. “In fact, I think your unique skill will be extremely helpful.”

“T-thank you.”

“... but you may need a bit more power.” I said, as I got a skill orb out of Storage. One of the Card Summoner kind. And yes, I do keep a handful of them on me. Only five, plus the first one, but I won’t use the first one.

“A-Are you sure? Aren’t these expensive?” Cailie asked.

“Come on. They aren’t that bad.” I told her. “And besides, I use resources for dummer stuff than giving people skills. Especially when you consider how powerful Card Summoner can really be when you are with me.”

“And he already gave one to Paulina. If he can spare one for my aunt, he can give one to you.” Alice pointed out.

“I ... I suppose, but...”

“Cailie.” I said, trying to sound as sincere as I could. “I know you have some ... issues when it comes to receiving gifts, but you have to let me spoil you. The Goddess knows you haven’t been spoiled enough.”

“... I don’t mind ... if you spoil me more. ... but maybe not with gifts. I think ...”

“I can show you physical affection as well.” I promised.

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Miracle Flipper, Cloudian - Storm Dragon, Spell Gear, Gladiator Lash, Arcana Call, Short Circuit, Batteryman Micro-Cell, Light Spiral, Froggy Forcefield

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Repeats here. Next.

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LODT 4

Dice Try!, Cross Porter, Portable Battery Pack, Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon, Goblin Recon Squad, Lucky Chance, Raging Cloudian, Unifrog, Deck Lockdown

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Again, nothing new. Next.

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LODT 5

Cloudian - Storm Dragon, Lucky Chance, Arcana Force III - The Empress, Arcana Force VI - The Lovers, Arcana Call, Volcanic Queen, Jain, Lightsworn Paladin, Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress, Destruction Jammer

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Oh? Lyla, huh. One of the better Lightsworns for the TCG. Free Spell/Trap destruction is always nice. And I also really like her dress. I wonder if Lua would be willing to have a Saint dress similar to it.

Next pack.

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LODT 6

Arcana Force IV - The Emperor, Lucky Chance, Demise of the Land, Spell Gear, Summon Limit, Space Gift, Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon, Mystical Cards of Light, Dark Valkyria

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All repeats, but I honestly don’t mind another Gragonith.

Next pack.

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LODT 7

Summon Limit, Short Circuit, Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior, Wetlands, Quick Charger, Hero Mask, Batteryman Micro-Cell, Cross Porter, Hero Blast

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Garoth is a new Lightsworn and he is ... okay. A bit too much milling for my taste, but he isn’t bad.

Hero Blast is also new, but it only works with Normal Monster E-Heroes, so it isn’t all that good. I guess you could resurrect Neos with it and destroy anything with less than 2500 attack, that is a decent use for it.

Next pack.

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LODT 8

Batteryman Charger, D - Fortune, Wetlands, Arcana Force I - The Magician, Arcana Force III - The Empress, Golden Bamboo Sword, Space Gift, Owner's Seal, Helios Trice Megistus

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Wait! Wait! Wait! Owner’s Seal is in this set? How didn’t I realize that!? I need like ... seventy copies of that card, and I needed them yesterday. With it, I can finally make equipment that can only be wielded by a single person, with no worries about it getting stolen. That is so good.

... I guess Helios Trice Megistus is also there, but I can’t summon it without Helios Duo Megistus, so for now, it is useless for me.

Next pack.

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LODT 9

Batteryman Micro-Cell, Arcana Force IV - The Emperor, Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon, Goblin Recon Squad, Interplanetary Invader "A", Cross Porter, Rainbow Gravity, Light Barrier, DUCKER Mobile Cannon

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Another super rare? Nice. Sadly DUCKER isn’t good, but it is a super rare.

Light Barrier though. Now that is the Good stuff. Sure it is basically just training wheels for one of the worst archetypes ever, but it is still a great field spell. No matter how awful the rest of the Arcana Force cards are.

Last pack, let’s go!

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LODT 10

Arcana Force IV - The Emperor, Gladiator Lash, Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior, Arcana Force I - The Magician, The Lady in Wight, Wetlands, Cross Porter, Arcana Force VII - The Chariot, Ribbon of Rebirth

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... And we are going out with a whimper. All repeats. At least you could have given me a repeat of Owner’s Seal, not Ribbon. But whatever. I still got 2 ultra rares and 2 super rares from 10 packs. That is great luck.

Now just to visit the Factory so that I can have like 50 copies of Different Dimension Capsule getting me Owner’s Seals.

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