Change note:

Changed Uno → Una

Changed beast-type → animal-type.

Chapter 24: How did it get like this! Explain!

Let's just say I overdid it. A disastrous scene unfolds right before my eyes. I've been ma.s.s-producing Golem Homunculi using my claws and scales for a while now. However, due to an issue regarding clothing, I can't make them in human form. You might have figured it out, but it is because they will be naked every time. It's unethical. It's like decorating your front porch with naked mannequins.

Una, Dos and Tres obediently made their own clothes. It became something like an áo dài dress. However, Dos, you're a man. Is it fine for you to be wearing women's clothes? Why don't you make something fitting for a man? Well, as long as you're happy it's fine.

I did make an animal-type golem. I had more fun than expected. Rather, it was too fun. At first it was only a dog and cat-type, but then I started making various other animals like a snake, bird, boar, bear and so on. What of the precision, you ask? It seems that my dexterity had also gone up as my skills were honed. After that, making golems had never been easier, regardless of size. However, because of that I couldn't control myself.

The biggest animal-type Golem Homunculus I made so far is a gorilla approximately 5 metres tall and very heavy. The smallest one is a mouse. Though small, I modified it a little. Just small, little change.

From what I comprehend, the important difference between the animal-type golems and human-type golems are that the animal-types have lower intelligence than the human-types.  There are also individual differences, but even so it's nothing compared to the human-type. Still, they have enough intelligent to carry out my order and think and act on their own.  Similar to wild animals.

I kept making golems non-stop until I was tired. At that point, I would eat magic stones and sleep. At some point, I didn't even know how many days had pa.s.sed. It was quite troublesome.

'Ouch.' I hit a bird-type golem. The bird, named Lil' Mei, felt apologetic, and lowered its head. 'So cute.' I thought. While I was thinking that, a cat-type came near my foot. I stepped on its tail, accidentally. The cat shrieks then. 'Sorry, Taman….' When I tried to step aside from Taman, I hit Gonzo the gorilla. I thought it was a wall. 'Sorry, Gonzo….'

So, that's the situation right now. There's no s.p.a.ce for me to even walk. …….I've certainly made too many. There are several hundreds of them. Since they are of different sizes, it doesn't look to be more than one hundred though. I wonder how many there would be if I also include previous golems that I made before……

I really went overboard with it. As I started making them, I couldn't stop myself. By the time I realized I was making too much it had already turned out this way. I've used up all of the skin and nails. It doesn't make any sense to keep them in the first place though.

Then, a problem occurred. The dungeon is cramped. Actually, it's large enough for a single person to live here. However, the golems just add to Ann's ma.s.s-produced soldier ants that are increasing at an incredible rate. When I went to the upper floor, their numbers had grown so much that they are no different from a wall. Honestly, it was really gross. They were strictly prohibited by Ann from attacking me. If it's not for that, all of them will come plunging at me immediately. Just thinking about it makes me shudder. It reminds me of that one show about a terror of army ants I watched on television.  Again, I tasted a glimpse of fear of this thing called a designated disaster species.

Anyhow, this is bad. Cramped, it's way too cramped in here. There's not even s.p.a.ce to walk. I mean, not even for me. Hm, am I entirely at fault in this? Haha, like no way right; and that's how it has comes to this.

"We will start the dungeon expansion from here!"

I gathered all the Golem Homunculi and tell them using thought transmission. Incidentally, it has reached Ann on the upper floor as well, Since thought transmission is not limited by range while inside the dungeon.

"Right now the dungeon is too small for us to live! Everyone, expand the dungeon!"

I ordered ants and golems for the dungeon expansion.

"Father, can I ask you something?" Una comes up to me and asked while wearing an áo dài made out my molted skin. 'Hm? How did you color it?' Una's clothes are blue, Dos's are black and Tres's are light purple. 'I should ask her about it later.'

"What's the matter?"

"You want us to dig but how should we do it?"

"Hm? Oh, I see."

I was being told that the order of just expanding the dungeon is too vague. 'Is there anything I can use….Oh, that's right. I have Elibel's knowledge.' Immediately, I searched for information on dungeon. 'This looks good.'

The Eight Great Dungeons of the World

The world's most difficult dungeons which are said to be impregnable for thousands of years. 'Oh, Elibel's dungeon came close to it.'

'This world has something like that too, huh.  That means there's also dungeon masters that have lived for thousands of years.  Wow, what kind of person are they? I don't want to meet them. It's for the best after all.'

The map's contents seem to stop halfway through the floors. 'I guess it's because the dungeon has yet to be captured. That's fine, I can still use this.' Using memory transmission, I transfer the map of Eight Great Dungeon to everyone.

Knowledge is power. Thanks to Elibel.

"Thi- This is!"

It caused a stir. 'Eh? What's the problem? Hm, is it difficult to recreate it? Still, I have to do this. After all, my safe living environment is at risk, isn't it? There's so much thing I don't know about the adventurer but if I build the dungeon the same way as the largest dungeon in this world, it will increase the safety of this place.'

"What I sent you was the map of the Eight Great Dungeons. Though incomplete, I want everyone to reference it when expanding the dungeon!"

Somehow, it worked. 'That's right! I have to make tools for them.' in that way, my dungeon will continue to expand. It took a lot of effort. 'I wonder if I should keep a record of progress after this.'

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