Chapter 173: Unique Dungeon (1) (1/2)
Chapter 173: Unique Dungeon (1)
A sudden message. Only the last sentence caught my eyes.
Some of the lost soul was restored. A few days had passed since the depleted soul incident occurred. It continued to be lost and there was no sign of recovery.
What was the change?
I didn’t do anything. The 500 creatures had wracked their brains but hadn’t come up with a solution. It meant that it occurred due to an external factor...
‘I can’t tell.’
Something was occurring inside or outside the dungeon that I wasn’t aware of.
It was only 0.1%. There was no change to Yihi’s condition.
But...it was the first time it rose.
I needed to find out the reason behind this phenomenon.
“Julliom. Oswen.”
Chrisley was currently outside. She was helping Roy and Rose.
Among those remaining in the dungeon, these two were the most intelligent and faithful.
-The orc is hurt.
-Support the wounded!
-We need to manage the garden! By the way, how do we manage the garden?
-Acha! Acha!
The fire spirits were busy. Almost 100,000 spirits moved here and there without a break. They were vigorously completing tasks in the dungeon.
While the creatures were busy gaining strength, the dungeon was being neglected. Cleaning was Yihi’s task, but the spirits took the initiative while she was down.
The spirits managed Yihi’s garden and played with the Tree of Origin. The born spirits moved for only one person.
Father!
They wanted him to be happy.
He was mourning for the fairy, so they decided to fill her absent spot. There was no reason other than that.
Rei and Sera were intermediate spirits and supervised the work. Each one was weak but the combined strength of 100,000 spirits was sufficient for the work.
Then after one day.
-Ah!
-Father is a little happier!
The contract had been completed so the spirits were sensitive to changes in emotions.
It wasn’t a large change but the spirits were satisfied with this.
-Let’s work harder.
-We need to fill the empty spot left by Fairy-nim.
-Acha! Acha!
The spirits became more energetic.
I was surprised after receiving the report from Julliom and Oswen.
‘This seems to be due to the spirits?’
Fairies and spirits were similar but different. It was almost impossible for them to affect each other. But Julliom and Oswen mentioned the spirits.
”Your Majesty. There are no other changes in the dungeon. If a change occurred then it is due to the spirits.”
”I also think the same.”
Julliom supported Oswen’s opinion in a polite manner.
”What did the spirits do to restore the soul?”
I couldn’t help asking. The spirits didn’t come near Yihi. No, they hadn’t come near me lately.
”Heart...it might be.”
”Heart?”
What did that mean? I didn’t understand what they meant by heart. That alone didn’t explain the current situation.
Oswen noticed my feelings and answered more carefully.
“Your Majesty. I'm a blacksmith. Putting my soul into the sword...I made all types of weapons to express it. What is a sword or a weapon? In fact, it is nothing more than a lump of iron. However...if you work hard then the sword will return the favour. The harder it is hit with the hammer, the more different it will look. The spirits are similar to that right now.”
”The spirits are working hard for the fairy and that is restoring the soul?”
”It is similar, but the matter isn’t that simple.”
It became more cryptic.
”The spirits were born by Your Majesty. I don’t know why but they blindly follow Your Majesty. Originally spirits aren’t as obsessive. They don’t even use the word ‘Father’ for the spirit kings.”
I folded my arms.
It was a sign for him to continue.
Oswen continued talking.
”Maybe...the spirits noticed subtle emotional changes in Your Majesty since the problem occurred to Fairy-nim. Due to the absence of Fairy-nim, they are working to fill the vacancy.”
“It is unbelievable.”