“Congratulations on passing the ordeal!”
As I came out of the event dungeon, Terio, who had been waiting, welcomed me with open arms.
“I knew you could do it. Good job!”
“What? This is just gum.”
Terio nodded to Labo, who shrugged his shoulders slyly.
“You have achieved the promotion conditions. From now on, you will be the commander of the Dark Cult’s forces, the ‘Dark Legion Commander’!”
Immediately afterwards, system messages began to appear before Labo’s eyes.
Completed the 2nd job advancement quest – ‘Demon King Succession III’!
You have successfully promoted your job!
Previous skills are unlocked!
“hmm…….”
After clearing away the system messages that kept popping up, Labo first opened the status window.
User ID: Labo
– Occupation: Commander of the Dark Army
– Character Lv: 50
– Item Lv: 495
Dark Knight 2nd job advancement, Dark Army Commander.
The Dark Knight’s career was a form of advancement within the Dark Church.
Knight, Corps Commander, Grand Marshal… …and so on.
‘I feel like I got promoted, not promoted.’
As I thought about that, I suddenly remembered the first time I was promoted at Napalm.
At that time, Napalm’s CEO appointed Mincheol, a developer with only 5 years of experience, as the team leader of Development Team 2.
And he delegated full authority to develop Wings Online.
As a result, this bold personnel move was a huge success, and Wings Online became the game with the most connected users in the world.
‘… … At that time, I thought I would be loyal to Napalm for the rest of my life.’
However, the CEO of Napalm at the time, who was considered a benefactor, resigned from the position and left after the launch of Wings.
The CEO changed, and things started to go awry for Napalm… … .
“… … .”
Labo, who was recalling old memories, shook his head violently and came to his senses.
There’s nothing more fun than chasing past glories, but now is not the time for that.
Labo closed the status window. Then, as if he had been waiting, Terio continued speaking.
“I now give you command of the Undertown branch of the Dark Cult base! Always work hard for the great Dark Star Crow!”
At the same time, a new system message appeared.
New features – ‘Dark Base Development’ and ‘Dark Legion Training’ are unlocked!
– You can move from the city ‘Undertown’ to the ‘Dark Cult Base’.
– Develop your base and train your troops to contribute to the Dark Cult.
– For more details, please visit the base and complete the tutorial.
“Ah, so this is something that is unlocked during the second job advancement.”
Labo scratched his chin, making a “whoa” sound.
Oasis, who had been leaning over to listen to their conversation, tilted his head back.
“Dark Cult Base Undertown Branch? What is that?”
Labo smiled brightly at such an oasis.
“This is one of the fun parts of the Dark Knight class.”
“Huh… … ?”
“Well, you’ll find out when you go.”
Having said that, Labo suddenly hit his forehead.
“Ah! I thought this was unlocked during the 3rd job advancement, but I miscalculated.”
“Huh? What kind of mistake?”
“After this function is opened, your friendship with the Dark Cult will become important.”
Labo looked back at Terio, his mouth watering.
“I tried to kill Terio again when friendliness wasn’t that important.”
“… … .”
“I was trying to get some more experience and items. Oh, what a mistake… … .”
Oasis narrowed his eyes and glanced at Labo.
This guy really… … until the very end.
Labo kept making my mouth water.
“You’re lucky, Terio. I’ll let you off. Ugh, that’s too bad.”
Of course, Terio had no idea that Labo was saying such things.
“Now, let’s go! Go and spread the name of the Dark Cult throughout the continent!”
He just kept reciting the same set lines over and over again.
Oasis dragged Labo, who was feeling regretful until the end and was contemplating ‘Should I do it? Or not?’, and pushed himself into the dark portal.
* * *
Undertown.
Beggar’s square.
Labo and Oasis have been built in this place where all kinds of beggar NPCs come begging.
The NPC who gave Labo the quest to become a dark knight, Dark Mage Dean, was startled when he saw Labo.
“Oh my, meet the commander!”
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The sight of him quickly lying down and crying didn’t seem like something he had done simply because he had met a higher-up in the religious order.
Oasis was sweating profusely.
Could it be that it’s because it’s burned down…?
Labo turned his head and looked around, then asked Dean.
“Where is the Dark Cult base?”
“You’ve come to the right place. This is it.”
Dean pointed behind where he had been begging. He could see a sewer door leading underground.
“Would you like to activate the base?”
“of course.”
As soon as Labo agreed, Dean made a seal with his hand.
Then the sewer door glowed black, and the magic circle engraved on it began to dimly light up.
“Now that you’ve activated the base, you’ll be able to teleport to it from anywhere in Undertown.”
Dean stepped aside, his back bent.
“Okay, let’s go in.”
Labo and Oasis stood on top of the sewer door, and immediately a magic circle glowed, teleporting the two.
“Whoa?!”
Oasis, who didn’t know she could teleport, let out a short scream.
And when the teleportation was over, his already large eyes opened even wider.
A hollow located even deeper underground than Undertown.
A crude base had been built there.
A crude wooden fence, a crude wooden fence. A few poorly equipped goblin soldiers stood next to a shabby stone gate.
Embroidered on the fluttering black flag is the ominous symbol of a crow.
As we approached, letters began to appear above the stone gate of the base.
Dark Cult Base – Undertown Branch
“This is… … .”
“This is the base of Undertown, the stronghold where the Dark Cult’s legions reside.”
As Labo took the lead, the stone gate that had been tightly closed slowly opened inward.
“It’s a kind of ‘my home’ given to the Dark Knight.”
Unlike My Home, which is a personal instance space, it is different in that it can be accessed regardless of the Pia… … .
It was hidden so well in the first place that it wouldn’t be discovered unless there was a good reason to do so.
Labo walked inside calmly, and Oasis followed behind him, slightly nervous.
A voice came into the ears of the two people entering.
“Welcome, Master of the Legion.”
At the entrance to the base. A girl and a boy NPC with purple hair, who appeared to be twins, were standing there.
The girl was wearing a maid outfit, and the boy was wearing a neat butler outfit.
“I am Alpha.”
“My name is Beta, Your Majesty.”
The girl Alpha and the boy Beta bowed at the same time to show respect.
“We are the ‘caretakers’ in charge of managing this base.”
“Since you are the master of this place, Commander, I would like to explain how to operate the base. Is that alright?”
It was a tutorial on base management.
Labo nodded, and Alpha and Beta continued their explanation smoothly.
“The Dark Cult has bases all over the continent, and this Undertown branch is one of them.”
“But as you can see, the current facilities of the base are very crude, and the knights of the Dark Cult need to develop this place.”
Alpha and Beta took the lead and guided us through the base. Labo and Oasis followed behind.
“The resources needed for the growth of the base are mined here by golems.”
In a desolate stone mine in the corner of the base, a golem was slowly mining stone.
“There is only one Golem at the moment, but we can increase its number as much as you invest, Commander.”
“Golems are used in a variety of ways, including mining wood and iron ore in addition to stone, so the more you invest in them, the more profitable they are.”
Oasis tilted his head after hearing that.
“invest?”
“Yes, you can invest in notoriety and gold to develop the facilities here.”
“Everything from the number of golems, to the production of troops, to the upgrading of facilities, requires notoriety and gold.”
Oasis looked up at Labo with surprised eyes.
Labo nodded, “Hmm.”
“Do you know why I need so much notoriety?”
The group then stood before a dusty, shabby barracks. A few small goblins were sitting on the ground, yawning lazily.
“You can train the Dark Cult’s troops here.”
“Training consumes notoriety and gold. It also takes some time.”
Labo glanced at the list of soldiers he could train. Since his barracks were only level 1, there were only goblins.
“A raised legion can send out an ‘invasion’.”
“The legion can perform missions ranging from large-scale monster battles such as clearing dungeons to large-scale player battles such as pillaging players or invading villages.”
“You earn gold in the Monster Battle, and in the Player Battle, you earn infamy.”
“However, if you give a mission that does not match the level of the legion, it may fail and you will suffer losses in troops. Please give missions with this in mind.”
Only then did Oasis seem to understand a little bit about how this base worked.
Invest gold and notoriety to develop equipment, train troops, and use them to regularly earn gold and notoriety.
It may cost you gold and notoriety in the short term, but it will pay off in the long run.
How much resources will you invest and how long will it take to recover your investment?
That was the core of the operation of this Dark Cult base.
* * *
Alpha and Beta guided us around the other barriers, moats, and other facilities that had not yet been unlocked.
Alpha and Beta returned to the base entrance and bowed deeply.
“That concludes the explanation, Your Excellency the Corps Commander.”
“Please strengthen your base and train your troops in preparation for the battles with the warriors that will come later.”
Alpha and Beta both looked at Labo and shouted at the same time.
“Now, Commander. Please give your order!”
“hmm…….”
Labo looked around the shabby base.
If there are users of other dark knight classes, we can develop this base together.
Currently, Labo is the only Dark Knight user.
And I will probably be alone in the future. I will have to maintain this base alone.
“Well, it’s okay.”
Walking slowly, Labo headed to the barracks for the corps commander located in the middle of the base.
In front of the faded barracks stood a shabby wooden chair with peeling paint.
“Tch!”
Labo sat down on the shabby chair without hesitation. Alpha and Beta quickly sat down on either side of Labo.
Labo, who was grinning, crossed his legs leisurely and swept his chin with the hand wrapped in his gauntlet.
“I like it. I like the fact that it starts from the bottom.”
“… … .”
Oasis stared blankly at its owner for a moment.
Why is that?
In the middle of this shabby and rough base, his master, sitting carelessly on an old and shabby chair… …
For a moment, I felt like an emperor.
“Labou said, curling one corner of his mouth wickedly and slyly smirking at Oasis.
“Okay, so what should we do first?”
