Tamer 7
BGM: Tojima Want to be a Kamen Rider(Really recommend the anime!)
Chapter 7: A Brand-New Type of Monster
TL : Cnine
ED/PF :
Part 1
Hoisted up like some portable shrine by my goblin squad, I just went ahead and whacked the screaming goblin with my Gobgobslisli club, no mercy whatsoever.
「Take THIS!!」
「Gyap!」
The goblin burst into smoke. At this rate, I could wipe them out forever without breaking a swea— Hold on!!
That goblin… Gave 54 EXP!?
「Wait... Nine times efficiency?」
The weapon and I together make x5. Add in the four monsters acting as my feet, and it conveniently becomes x9.
So was the system treating them carrying me as me running? Or was it some rule where touching my summoned creatures stacks the multipliers?
Maybe if I’m touching my tamed monsters, I automatically get their experience as well?
I should run some experiments. If it works, letting a slime cover my whole body could be a decent option.
「Oh, good day.」
「HIEEEE!?」
Turns out it was another explorer.
Since I’d literally never seen anyone else here, I kinda assumed the Aomori Dungeon was a completely deserted dungeon. But yeah, even in the boonies you’d expect at least one or two people.
Kinda awkward they caught me doing… Whatever that looked like, but no way they’ve got any idea what was actually going on.
I should probably prep an excuse for the next time I bump into another explorer.
Something like, “Yeah, I’m a hardcore goblin fan. Being glued to goblins boosts my power,” or whatever.
To be honest, it wasn't that far off, I'm already using goblins all the time.
Plus, that wild, slightly deranged face they make when I’m taming them? Kinda love it. And messing with them was fun too.
Anyway, I gave the guy a quick greeting and that was plenty. Not like I had time for small talk, he’d already walked past before I could say anything else.
Alright, back to business.
「Oi, magic-stone guy. Yes, you, get over to my left hand.」
「Gyan」
I picked up the goblin who handled the magic stones with my left hand and went on to take down the next target.
But nope, EXP efficiency stays stuck at nine times. So yeah, just touching a monster doesn’t cut it.
Looks like if I wanna crank the multiplier any higher, I’ve gotta actually use the monster in the attack motion itself.
「Okay, you’re back to picking magic stone duty.」
「Gyan」
I lowered the goblin to the ground.
I’ll keep killing goblins while I think. Something might come to me sooner or later.
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Honestly, nothing clever came to me, so I just let myself be paraded around like a damn portable shrine again and kept farming goblins.
That new monster-boosting skill was clutch, the goblins acting as my “legs” got way faster, so levelling turned into an EXP buffet.
It felt so good I totally got cocky. Yesterday I clocked out at 5 p.m., right？ Yeah… This time I pushed it to 7.
End result? Afternoon kill count: 163. Level: 23. Mood: absolutely buzzing.
「Status」
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Status
Name：Sakura Kikyo
Occupation： Monster Tamer
Lv：23 ↑4
HP：64 ↑13
MP：104 ↑18
SP：8
Skill
魔物調教9 魔物回復7 魔物強化1：Ｎｅｗ
Tamed Monster
GoblinLv23 SlimeLｖ23 GoblinLv23 SlimeLｖ232
GoblinLv21 GoblinLv21 GoblinLv21 GoblinLv21
GoblinLv21
EXP to next level: 2298
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「Now then, what am I supposed to do from here…」
I rattled the bag of magic stones the stone-handler had gathered and thought it over carefully.
In your standard dungeon-exploration story, this is the point where turning up with a mountain of magic stones makes the counter clerk shout, “Aren’t you supposed to be a solo rear-guard!?” Or when I report my level, they go, “Is that an undiscovered growth-type skill!?” It was practically a cliché.
No way. I wanted the profits all to myself. Why should I share ideas I came up with?
Even if they waved a fat wad of cash at me? Nope. Hard pass. I didn’t want other monster tamers ripping off my tricks, and I definitely didn’t want some Dungeon Association big-shot or elite explorer sniffing around.
The world’s current highest officially acknowledged explorer was an American, George Kennedy — level 224.
He said, “People kept bugging me to team up just because I had good skills, and some veteran explorers even tried to take me out before I could grow stronger! They're real pain in the a&s! HAHAHA!”
He spent twenty years clawing his way to the top, and his autobiography is basically a never-ending list of awful things he went through.
The mafia hassling him, the army attacking him, the works. It was fun to read because it wasn’t happening to us.
But if you ask me whether I want living that kind of life myself? Nope, that was not fun at all.
And if I tried hiding my levelling method from the Dungeon Association, they’d definitely mistake me for someone with a growth skill. Then I’d get dragged into the same kind of crap George Kennedy went through.
The only reason he survived the mafia and even the army having a go at him was because he was already level 200. What if the current me placed in the same situation as him? I’d be toast.
「Yeah, it’s kinda wasteful, but whatever, I’ll sell a handful of magic stones and toss the rest.」
Yesterday I only popped forty-two goblins. Pretty decent for a solo rear-guard, but nothing crazy.
If I didn’t want attention, I’d just sell roughly the same amount today and quietly get rid of the extras.
And since it was obvious the receptionist wasn’t interested in me, I didn’t bother reporting all those level-ups either. Honestly, that was a good call.
「Yep. At this point there’s nothing that could expose me.」
That old adventurer I bumped into earlier did saw me, but he probably just thought I was some quirky oddball, so it’s fine.
He’s got no idea I’m using monsters to grind EXP like this.
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Funny Dungeon Explorer Thread 34
128：Anonymous Explorer
Man, it’s been pretty dead lately.
129：Anonymous Explorer
Obviously. Who’s still trying to make cash as an explorer nowadays?
130：Anonymous Explorer
For real. Everyone already knows explorers don’t make money.
Yeah, so big-name dungeon streamers with tons of subs don’t count, right?
131：Anonymous Explorer
Yep.
It’s a “kind” little world where only the OP skill-havers get pampered lol.
132：Anonymous Explorer
Kind my arse.
133：Anonymous Explorer
Oi, I found a new monster species today.
134：Anonymous Explorer
Yeah, right, liar.
135：Anonymous Explorer
Liar Found
136：Anonymous Explorer
134 >>135 I’m not lying!!
There was this monster that looked like loads of goblins mashed together!!
137：Anonymous Explorer
Mate, no way something that gross exists.
138：Anonymous Explorer
Alright, fine, let’s go along with it.
So 136, where’d you see this “new monster”?
139：Anonymous Explorer
Bruh, don’t egg him on.
There hasn’t been a new monster species discovered in twenty years.
He’s obviously talking rubbish.
140：Anonymous Explorer
138 Aomori Dungeon.
Swear it was dodgy as hell, the thing literally said “Hello” to me.
141：Anonymous Explorer
Aight, everyone, go home.
142：Anonymous Explorer
Good work out there.
143：Anonymous Explorer
Bruh, there’s no dungeon in Aomori.
144：Anonymous Explorer
Nah, there is.
Drops apples instead of magic stones.
145：Anonymous Explorer
Apples? lmfao.
146：Anonymous Explorer
Yo 133, you mid-rank or high-rank?
147：Anonymous Explorer
I’m a newbie. The company went bust, lost my job.
Figured I’d try being an explorer. Career-changing in your 50s is hell.
148：Anonymous Explorer
Yeah, thought so. Dude was capping.
149：Anonymous Explorer
Yeah man, newbies don’t make money, so they lie just to get clout.
And 133’s like… some unemployed old dude, right? Yeah, he’s totally making it up.
150：Anonymous Explorer
『Jobless old dude claims he found a new monster — goes viral with lies!!』
Old dude: "Whoops, did I do something crazy? lol"
151：Anonymous Explorer
I’m telling the truth, damn it.
Quit that baiting crap, it pisses me off. I’ll kill you.
152：Anonymous Explorer
Getting threatened by a jobless old man doesn’t hurt at a—
Actually, yep, I’m hurt. Opening a disclosure request. Saying "I’ll k*ll you" gave me emotional damage.
153：Anonymous Explorer
≫152 Bruh, disclosing a broke old guy won’t get you any money.
Just drop it.