The system window that showed him his current Coins didn't help at all. The amount of 20,300 Coins, after he bought the paper and pen, just wasn't enough for his plan. The lowest cost of the dungeon he had in mind should be more than 50,000 Coins.
"I am just a newbie, after all. I should take it slow and learn from my mistakes. Let's just make this dungeon a maze with the castle as the center. The monster should be getting stronger the deeper the intruder is in the dungeon."
Cain sighed and began to work.
First of all, he designed the map, buying every necessities. Because there was no need for any special environment that required modification, Cain decided to not change the weather. He would only use the standard dungeon with 1 floor but a wide area, spanning over 5 KM from the edge to the center of the maze.
The maze would be made of tall, white, concrete-like wall that looks smooth from afar. He added some vines and cobwebs to add some aesthetic sense. It was the same kind of maze like the one from old RPG games like The Legend of Zelda, but more modern.
At the same time, Cain designed the floor as well. The entire floor was covered in cobblestone. He used a randomized option, adding cracked stones here and there.
The entrance, meanwhile, was in the shape of a huge gate with a blue glowing light on it, and there would be no door to close the gate.
Overall, he used around 2,500 Coins for this. Expanding the map alone took 1,000 Coins, so his design was cost-friendly. It was a simple maze with no traps, just monsters and treasures.
"Let's make it dark so the challengers would need to bring either a torch, flashlight, or something similar. Or if they are brave and confident in their ability to fight, they would enter without light."
With that in mind, Cain put the light to 25%, making it as dark as night. He also created a few hidden rooms with treasure chests. For now, they were empty, but he planned to use his [Item Creation] authority to create something later.
"Now that's done, let's create the monsters. When you think of a castle, then there are only a few bosses that come to mind, no?"
Opening the monster menu section, Cain used the filter function to search for the monsters he wanted.
First, the monster that came to mind was the one that made the castle their home, the one who sucked the blood of humans and was said to have lived forever. The one who ruled the night, a creature that had super strength and could control bats.
"A vampire!" He said excitedly, choosing one in the monster menu and bought it.
A chuckle came from his mouth as he chose one and placed the creature at the end of the maze, where the castle was. Afterward, he added more creatures.
While fiddling with the filters, Cain found something interesting in one of the menus. It was something called 'Monster Spawner', which could spawn monsters at a certain interval.
Unlike buying normal monsters, the monster that came from the spawner didn't follow the usual respawn time, which was around 1 to 3 days depending on the monster. However, Cain couldn't control the spawn either, as it came in a set interval.
"Skeleton Spawner, summoning 1 skeleton every 1 hour with a maximum number of 25. The cost... What? 1,000 Coins?!"
Race: Skeleton
STR: F
VIT: F
AGI: F
MP: G
HP: 65/65
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For comparison, Yeti that obliterated the tired Fallen Angels and Issei's group only cost 750 Coins, but a Skeleton Spawner that didn't have any effect on the area and could summon a maximum of 25 skeletons cost more than 1000.
Of course there was an effect where it could summon a skeleton every 1 hour, which was way faster than Yeti, which took 3 days, but...
"This is too expensive!" Cain shouted.
However, Cain didn't have any other choice than this. With this spawner, he could ensure that the dungeon wouldn't need a cooldown time and could be explored anytime, even right after another party finished the dungeon. It was a necessary cost if he wanted to ensure a steady flow of income.
And so, Cain gritted his teeth and bought it.
He then bought the Skeleton Knight, the upgraded version of skeleton, and placed it near the hidden spawner to command the skeleton army. The skeleton knight cost 200 coins, and it came with a full set of iron armor and sword.
Race: Skeleton Knight
STR: E+
VIT: D
AGI: E+
MP: F
HP: 150/150
Special Skills:
─ Heavy Swing
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Following that, he added a few monster spawners and elite monsters throughout the dungeons, ensuring there would always be monsters in the area.
And for the final touch, a trap. A simple but effective trap.
"Arrow traps on the wall."
With that, his new dungeon was done.
It only cost him 18,900 Coins. Not too shabby. The rest of the Coins he had left would be used to create the item reward for Fun Fun Dungeon! and Elemental Tower.
"It's not exactly complete, so I can't really say I am satisfied. Too bad that I can't add anything else. Let's create a reward now."
In fact, he already knew what kind of reward he wanted to create. A magical item necessary to explore a dungeon. He had this idea since Issei's party didn't use the potion to recover their health in the second dungeon.
'Maybe they don't know or don't trust the potion effect. In that case, let's make them able to know the item effect without having them do any experiment with it. It would be a waste if they throw it away because they think it's poison or trash.'
A simple and convenient solution for both Cain and the challengers. The reward he hid in the special treasure chest would benefit both sides greatly. He opened the [Item Creation] menu and began to work, creating a simple item in the form of a monocle.
"The item creation only cost 150 Coins. And then adding the item effect... Oh, 250 Coins? It's cheaper than I thought. In this case, let's buy 2 HP and 2 Recovery Potions. I would be left with only 400 Coins, but that's fine. After all, I will get more soon."
The screen that he set up to show the dungeon entrance showed two different groups in two different entrances. A group of shinobis from Naruto World stood in front of a cave entrance while Devils dressed in school uniform looked at the ominous red gate cautiously.
"Perfect." He grinned, finishing the distribution of his items into the hidden treasure chests at a perfect time, "I would like to have a good show, everyone."
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