The Crafter's Dominion: A Dungeon Core Novel (Dungeon Crafting Book 5) by Jonathan Brooks (best english books to read TXT) 📗

To hear how desperate the situation currently was in Sandra’s dungeon made what they were doing all that more important.

* As it stands now, I can only provide minimal assistance to your team as they go into the Goblin-Classification dungeon – at least in terms of my constructs and Dungeon Monsters.  Apart from that, however, I have a gift for all of you that I think you’ll appreciate.  Tell me, does anyone know what a Personal Enhancement Enchantment is? *

No one said anything, though Violet, the Gnome Enchanter in the back of the room, hesitatingly raised her hand.  “Are they similar to our Temporary Individual Boost Enchantments?”  Echo had never heard of those, either, but that wasn’t really surprising.  She wasn’t an expert – or even a novice – on enchantments, after all.

* I would assume so, given the name.  I would love to learn what sorts of these TIBEs you know, or perhaps your Master Enchanters know, because my knowledge of them is relatively limited.  Anyway, I’ve been able to adapt some things to create some permanent…TIBEs…for you all. *

Violet and Princess Celeste both sucked in their breath at that, and the Royal Gnome slammed her fist down on the stone table.  “IMPOSSIBLE!  I’m no Master Enchanter, but even I know something like these Boost Enchantments are only for a limited time – it’s even in the name!”

* I assure you, I thought the same, before I discovered the curious creation of an Elemental Generator.  I’ll explain more about it later, but we don’t have time for me to talk shop with either you or Violet.  Suffice it to say, I created a special necklace for each of you, though they are slightly different in composition.  Unfortunately, I could only fit 4 of the Enchantments on each one, though with enough time and experimentation, I’m hoping to do even more in the future. *

Echo was now extremely curious.  As soon as Sandra stopped talking, her Ape started to reach into the box it had brought, pulling out necklaces that appeared to be made of pure Gold, consisting of flat disks of different sizes strung together.  It was a bit gaudy for her own tastes, but she accepted it anyway, putting it around her neck next to the basic leather necklaces that held her Air and Holy Energy Orbs, if only to humor Sandra.

Immediately, her focus honed in on what appeared to be some sort of Energy Orb on the largest of the Gold disks, though it was unlike anything she’d ever seen before.  It was filled with the swirling colors of yellow, brown, green, and grey; they were constantly in motion, almost hypnotizing to look at, and she could’ve sworn that they were figuratively fighting with each other.

The next thing she noticed was not something visual, but something internal.  Whereas she had felt full of energy before, now she felt as if she was missing at least half or more of her maximum.  Did this thing just take some of my energy? she thought worriedly, and started to take it off.

* For all of you, you’ll notice that as soon as you put the necklace on, you’ll probably feel something strange going on with your internal elemental energy.  Do not be alarmed, this is just the fact that your maximum pool of energy has been doubled— *

“WHAT?!”  Echo found that she had just joined in with everyone else in the room asking that question, which was obvious to her even if they were in 4 different languages.  To say that she was shocked was putting it mildly.  But, true to what Sandra had said, she could feel her energy regenerating even now, and it already felt like she could hold a lot more inside than before.

* A word of warning, however.  When your current store of energy is greater than your normal limit, do not take off the necklace!  Even a little bit could be painful as you are suddenly filled with that extra energy with no place for it to go, and it could potentially kill you if you have a larger energy pool than most people. *

That was extremely worrying, but it also made sense.  The enchantment made her feel much more powerful, but that power came with a price.

“Thanks for the late warning, Sandra,” Gerold joked.

* You’re welcome, even through your sarcasm.  Normally, this wouldn’t be something that I would allow people to use, as it can be dangerous in the best of circumstances, but I figure you will all need as much of an advantage as possible based on what you’ll be facing.

* As for your other permanent Enchantments, that depends on the colors you see in the Generator on the necklace.  The grey color is the Energy Expansion I told you about already; yellow is for Lesser Buoyancy, which will make you a little faster and allow you to jump higher and farther; red is for Minor Muscle Strengthening, which makes you stronger; brown is for Stoneskin, which increases the durability of your skin, making you more resistant to injury; blue is for Minor Muscle Elasticity, which improves your reflexes and speeds you up; and finally green is for Binding Grip, which will improve your grip substantially, allowing you to climb virtually any surface. *

A quick experimentation as she hopped in place proved that Sandra was correct, as the little hop she performed made her rise at least twice the height she was expecting.  This will take some getting used to.  She didn’t want to inadvertently crash into the ceiling if she jumped too high, naturally. While she wasn’t interested in climbing any walls at the moment, Echo could feel a tightening in her skin that was slightly uncomfortable, but not painful; she figured this was the Stoneskin the Dungeon Core had mentioned.

* Lastly, I have some special Energy