12 Chapter 12 - What is a Rock? A Miserable Little Pile of Secrets! But Enough talk! Have at you! (1/2)

Heading into the hole, Thomas kept the light that Susan had donated to him in front of him at all times.The path seemed crude compared to the chamber he had just left but yet he was still surrounded by a bunch of rock.At least it was in different shapes so it didn't seem as boring as the previous room.Thomas started looking at the different patterns on the walls and saw a patch of darker rock that looked like a platypus.

♫Platy, platy, platy, platypus.

Platy, platy, platy, platypus.

Your weird-y-ness gets an A+.

Platy, platy, platy, platypus.♫

The path seemed to go on for a long time so Thomas decided to sing a new song he just created with a bit of inspiration from his good friend the dark rock platypus.After repeating it for a while, Thomas decided to stop singing the song.Instead he turned to his system AI for something to distract his boredom.Thinking about it, he never really asked about how to get points before.{Hey, AI, is killing things the only way to get points?}

<Negative>

<Killing magical beings is only one way to gain points>

<Other ways include having others kill magical beings with weapons from the Advanced Arsenal and absorbing magic stones>

<Master does not yet have the point generator and the ambient magic engine unlocked so automatic point generation is not possible>

Some new terms had appeared and Thomas had not yet finished walking down this path so it seemed like a good time to ask about them.{What is a point generator?What is an ambient magic engine?}

<A point generator is a small box that Master can attach to an ambient magic engine to absorb the magic and turn it into points>

<An ambient magic engine is a magic engine that uses the ambient magic in its surroundings to produce a regular supply of magic>

<Attaching the point generator to a magic stone-powered engine is possible but is less efficient than absorbing the magic stones directly>

It seemed pretty easy to get points.Even if Thomas struggled to kill enemies he could always hire soldiers to kill monsters for him.Without a way out his plans were useless but thinking about the future helped to pass the time.

Shortly after finishing the brief discussion with the AI, the sight in front of Thomas changed.A second chamber had appeared in front of him.This one had no raised platform nor treasure in it and it was both thinner and had a shorter ceiling than the treasure chamber.On the opposite side of the chamber it seemed like there were some stairs leading up-light was pouring into the room from the staircase.

To make sure no monsters were hiding to ambush him, Thomas looked around the room.Left?Clear.Right?Also clear.Besides the pillars and some stone statues that were shaped like soldiers there was nothing else in the room.Thomas exhaled and started breathing normally again.The coast was clear and if those stairs led outdoors then Thomas would be free to live his life without being controlled by the bandits.

Thomas made it halfway to the staircase before a noise was heard beneath his feet and he ended up losing balance.The brick he had stepped on sank into the ground.Quickly looking left and right to see if there was sand pouring into the room or a hidden door hiding a room filled with monsters being opened.

Nothing happened.To be accurate, nothing had happened up until now.A whirling noise slowly got louder as if some large device started spinning faster and faster.Realizing that something bad was about to happen, Thomas rushed for the stairs.