You promised to wreak havoc on the dungeon, but instead you've got Dragon Slime!

At this moment, he was in the magnificent Moonlight Banquet Hall of the Carolina family castle, large enough to accommodate a hundred people dancing together.

At either end of the long banquet table, carved from a single piece of dark, star-patterned stone, sat only two people:

Ron, and the hostess of the party, the vampire girl Carolina.

Since arriving in this bizarre underground world, Ron has never found the food here to be "delicious".

Only now did he realize:

It's not that there's no delicious food in the underworld, but rather that his previous social class simply couldn't afford such delicacies!

A dazzling feast was laid out on the huge long table.

Each dish is like a work of art:

Frosty flowers, sculpted with secret ice techniques, adorn the bright red berries;

The monster ribs, glistening with a star-like sauce, exude an irresistible aroma.

The blood-infused soup, served in a crystal goblet and as clear as a liquid ruby...

The aromas intertwine, the colors are enticing, and the taste strikes right at the depths of your soul.

"what about the taste?"

Carolina gracefully put a small piece of pastry adorned with moonlight moss into her mouth, her scarlet eyes watching with interest the vampire boy opposite her who was enjoying his meal.

"Very...very good!"

Ron was genuinely impressed; the deliciousness of the food in his mouth almost made him forget about etiquette.

"I'll prepare meals like this for you every day from now on."

Carolina immediately smiled broadly, her pointed little tiger teeth gleaming under the moonstone chandelier.

Ron put down his knife and fork, looked up, and gazed through the flickering candlelight onto the face of the mischievous and unpredictable little girl opposite him.

"You have treated me with such great hospitality..."

He carefully considered his words:

"What exactly do you want me to do for you?"

Carolina rested her chin on her hand, tilted her head, and looked completely innocent.

"Oh, you're overthinking it! I'm just trying to help Lilith fatten you up and make you full of energy!"

She blinked, her tone impeccably sincere:

"Although Lilith and I are not blood-related sisters, our bond is stronger than that of blood sisters! Her affairs are my affairs!"

Even so, Carolina was already secretly smugly pleased with herself.

—Hehe, the second step of the plan is also progressing smoothly!

—I remember the "secret tips" my dad shared when he was courting my mom:

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach!

—This "moonlight feast" must have won him over with his stomach, right?

—And there's a whole series of "combined punches" waiting in the wings...

In short, we must completely "capture" this genius designer and make him my exclusive force!

Ron knew perfectly well that those pretty words were nothing but empty rhetoric.

This girl must have something on her mind. The only value I possess that would warrant such a huge investment from her is probably my ability to "design dungeons."

However, considering the food and lodging conditions that rival those of royalty...

If she really asks for help in the future, it wouldn't hurt to help her set up an underground city as a side job.

See through, don’t say through.

Ron pretended to be oblivious and buried himself once again in the intoxicating food before him.

After a hearty meal, Ron returned to the luxurious room Carolina had arranged for him.

He now uses it as a temporary studio.

He focused his mind and tapped his fingertips in the air, and a light screen panel with flowing dark purple runes silently unfolded in front of him.

The data is presented clearly:

Total number of adventurers entering the Black Whisper Caves: 1722

Number of Dead Adventurers: 1665

[Experience Reward: 2127]

[Rank of E-level dungeon: 1969]

"Hmm... the growth rate of the data has slowed down slightly compared to before."

Ron rubbed his chin.

Next, he focused his attention on the [Entry Storage] section on the panel.

As the light screen switched, a dense array of LV1 entries unfolded like a galaxy, dazzling the eye.

A total of 26 LV1 entries are neatly arranged.

As usual, most of the entries seem rather lackluster.

For example, this:

[Sleepyhead LV1]:

It can help users fall asleep instantly and get rid of insomnia.

and this:

[Love Master LV1]:

It can transform the user into a novice Casanova, winning the favor of beautiful women.

Ron looked at the two entries, his lips twitching slightly with a hint of regret.

"Tsk, if only I had these two entries before I transmigrated... I used to suffer from insomnia every night when the company was doing poorly, and my hair was falling out in clumps... Sigh..."

He muttered a complaint under his breath.

Setting aside distractions, Ron's gaze searched the sea of ​​entries, eventually locking onto two that seemed to have considerable potential:

[Frost Physique LV1]:

It can cause the wearer to release frost freeze when attacked, briefly freezing the attacker.

[Counter Spiral LV1]:

It prevents the wearer from attacking, but when attacked, it can absorb the attacker's skill energy and instantly unleash the learned skill with double the power.

"These two skills... are quite interesting."

A hint of amusement flashed in Ron's eyes.

His gaze shifted to the holographic map of the Black Language Cave that had been displayed on the panel, which marked the distribution points of various monsters.

With a light tap of his finger, he selected a common [Fire Elemental] that was swimming near the lava veins.

With a thought, I dragged the [Frost Physique LV1] attribute over and placed it over the fire element mark.

[Entry merging in progress...]

[A new species has emerged: Frost and Fire Elementals!]

A flash of light appeared on the panel, and the elemental creature that was originally composed of crimson flames instantly transformed!

Its core flame turned into a deep, cold, ghostly blue, while the outer layer pulsed with pale, cold flames like sublimated dry ice, creating a bizarre and dangerous appearance.

"I'll equip you with 'Frost Body'..."

Ron's lips curled into a wicked smile:

"Those adventurers would never have imagined that a ball of 'fire' could freeze them into ice sculptures, would they?"

His gaze shifted, and he selected a [Purple-Etched Black Vine] that was slowly wriggling in the shadows of the cave.

This time, he dragged the [Counterattack Spiral LV1] entry.

[Entry merging in progress...]

[A new species has emerged: Neutral Black Ivy!]

The thick, menacing, thorny, purplish-black vine on the panel shrank rapidly, becoming slender and soft.

The color has also lost its aggressiveness, presenting a warm, dark green, like a harmless young vine, quietly entwined in a corner.

"Wow, so fusion modifiers don't necessarily make monsters stronger or bigger; some can actually 'return them to their original state'..."

Ron found it quite novel.

After processing these two useful entries, Ron began to clear out the "inventory".

He selected the remaining LV1 entries that seemed useless in pairs and fused them to upgrade them.

The light flashed in succession, eventually combining to form 6 brand new LV2 entries.

Chapter 20 Dragon Scale Simulation LV3

However, the effect of these new terms...

It's still hard to describe in a few words; most of them are still useless, like "Gardening Master LV2".

Including the 5 LV2 affixes I synthesized earlier, I now have a total of 11 LV2 affixes lying in my inventory.

"Instead of letting these useless things take up space, let's take a gamble and synthesize them directly to LV3!"

Ron's thinking is clear:

"Anyway, there are only a few days left until the monthly settlement. Based on the experience flow rate, most of the core monsters will be able to reach LV3 by then, which will be just enough time to equip LV3 affixes!"

With this in mind, he no longer hesitated, locked his thoughts onto the eight LV2 entries, and initiated the advanced fusion.

The panel shone brightly, and the runes swirled violently!