DMS Chapter 266

Flinx thought that once everyone had examined the castle, there was a chance they might all decide to move there if it was large enough. He believed that living on private land inside a huge castle would entice his friends and their family members to relocate.

The fact was that everyone was still enamored with living inside a busy city in an alien world teeming with magic. The compound where they were staying was also astonishingly beautiful, made possible by various spells, and was being managed by powerful elementals.

Everyone was still in love with the place, especially since they were living in one of the safest parts of Ilioven, where only the wealthy could afford to live. More than likely, if their circumstances were different and they were living somewhere near the slums, everyone would probably clamor to move to Flinx’s castle.

Another factor preventing Flinx and his friends from moving was their proximity to the dungeons.

Since the delvers needed to enter the dungeons every day, living nearby was extremely convenient.

Being inside the city also allowed everyone to immediately make use of the services provided by the locals, such as hiring more servants or finding tutors to teach them the local language.

Soon, Flinx’s friends would also start opening businesses that would provide additional sources of income for their families. Because of the Earthlings’ Transmigration system, their earnings from dungeon delving were high, but their expenses were also considerable. Therefore, it was inevitable that they would eventually use their access to the system shopping site to establish businesses.

The reason they hadn’t done so yet was that everyone had planned to wait until they considered themselves powerful enough to protect whatever businesses they opened.

Everyone believed that would be when they reached around level four or five in their respective classes.

Since their businesses would be managed by their families, it would also help that their relatives would have learned the common language by the time they were ready to start.

Mark told Flinx that, more than likely, by the time they reached around level four or five, most of their family members would be able to speak the common language reasonably well.

The day after they inspected Flinx’s castle, Olivia requested a meeting with him regarding adding more products to her shops.

Since Flinx had already told Olivia that he wasn’t interested in providing her with any more items, she had managed to convince Simon to provide some products for her instead. All Olivia needed now was Flinx’s permission, and since he really didn’t care, he gave it to her.

He did ask what kind of items Simon would be providing, and Olivia told him they would be colognes, perfumes, and some skincare products.

“What about Simon and his family’s plans to open their own business?” Flinx asked Olivia.

“They still plan to do it, but Simon said that the business he wants is something he would actually be interested in, not some skincare products for women. At least I’ll be providing him with some additional income,” Olivia answered.

Flinx wondered what kind of business arrangement the two had agreed upon, but he wasn’t interested enough to ask.

Flinx knew that his friends’ levels were still around level two. Paul and Mark had told him that it would probably take at least four or five more months before they reached level four, which was the level they had all agreed would be safe enough for everyone to start businesses based on the system shopping site.

In the meantime, Flinx was still fulfilling his promise to cast the Wish spell to turn some of his friends’ older family members young again.

This promise would essentially tie up his thirteenth-level spell slot for an entire year, but it really didn’t matter. It was only one spell slot, even if it was his most powerful one. His other spell slots were more than enough for him.

Flinx was simply glad that he could finally begin his plan to explore one of the three Platinum-rank dungeons in Ilioven in search of class scrolls.

He left for the Adventurer Guild to begin his research.

As he walked, Flinx noticed that many pedestrians would stop and stare at him. The guild had already announced to everyone that he had reached Platinum rank.

The only consolation was that most of the people looking at him weren’t even sure whether he was the so-called new Platinum-rank adventurer.

Because there was no social media, fewer people knew what the most powerful adventurers looked like.

Still, Flinx felt a little like a celebrity.

When he arrived at the guild, he approached one of the receptionists, who looked at him in surprise. The pretty female receptionist didn’t hesitate and invited him into the office of one of the guild’s higher-ranking staff members.

Flinx was somewhat pleased by the privileges that came with reaching Platinum rank.

He hadn’t known that he had been entitled to similar privileges when he was a Diamond-rank adventurer. It was just that he rarely visited the guild, so he had never experienced them.

Flinx was surprised when he discovered that Abericht would be handling his inquiries.

He asked the old wizard if he was always at the guild, and Abericht answered that he spent most of his time there.

The old wizard had already retired from adventuring and now spent most of his time working for the guild. The fact that Abericht had reached such a high rank as an adventurer allowed him to handle more delicate matters, such as dealing with newly promoted Platinum-rank wizard adventurers.

Flinx told Abericht that he planned to delve into one of the Platinum-rank dungeons and wanted information on which one would best suit his needs as a solo delver.

“It would be best for you to group up with other powerful adventurers. Platinum-rank dungeons are exceedingly dangerous, and there’s a chance you could lose your life there,” Abericht advised him.

“I want to test the waters first. I’ll be careful,” Flinx insisted.

They both knew that one of the main reasons solo delvers preferred to work alone was to avoid having to deal with disputes over dungeon loot.

Abericht sighed and provided the information Flinx wanted. The old wizard suggested that Flinx try the Labyrinth of Cordumia.

“The Labyrinth of Cordumia consists of two hundred floors. According to our records, the deepest floor anyone has reached is the thirty-fifth floor. Since you wanted to know how the difficulty of its floors compares to the last floor of the Dungeon of Mara, the tenth floor of the labyrinth would be comparable to it,” Abericht explained.

“So, can I delve there immediately?”

“The guild can teleport you there. Currently, the deepest floor we can teleport someone to is the twentieth floor,” Abericht said.

The old wizard informed Flinx that a Diamond-rank adventurer was responsible for teleporting people to whichever floor they wanted to reach inside the Labyrinth of Cordumia.

Unlike the Dungeon of Mara, where adventurers could use the dungeon’s entrance to teleport to their desired floor, the entrance to the labyrinth would only teleport adventurers to the first floor.

Unfortunately for Flinx, since he was a first-time delver, he would have to manually clear the labyrinth’s floors and go as deep as he could before he could use the teleportation services provided by the wizards handling the guild’s teleportation services.

“Abericht, I’m a wizard too, which means that once I reach the floor I want, I can teleport myself there using my spells. The only reason I’ve been using the guild’s kiosk outside the Dungeon of Mara is that I respect the guild’s rules and pay the fees they require. In reality, I could teleport myself directly inside,” Flinx said.

“We know that, and we greatly appreciate it. If you had studied the manuals I gave you, you would know that one of the perks of becoming a Platinum-rank adventurer is that you don’t have to pay the entrance fee.”