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Chapter 3 by ThumbLord1 ThumbLord1

Being a Draconic Dungeon Master How Did I Plan on Growing My EXP?

By Breeding An Endless Supply Of Monster Children To Farm For EXP. That's How.

The only hitch in this plan was that I required at least one womb to start the process. And although it was an option, I did not relish the thought of starting My Epic Plans off by having Performed **** on a female squirrel or something. Eww...... No Thank You. I could do better than that.

That's Why Once I Spawned into the world My Highest priority was to go in search of a Woman. Preferably Someone who wouldn't be disagreeable to a Life of BabyMaking.

When I awakened I examined my surroundings. The Cavern was spacious with much underground vegitation on the walls and around a small but strong flowing underground river. Some of the Plantlife was Bioluminescent and cast a Blueish Brilliance to parts of the Cavern. It was Either that Miniscule bit of Light or it was My Newly Enhanced Monster Eyes that allowed me to see the Details of My Otherwise nearly Pitch Black Cave. If the Stone Architecture was anything to go by My Dungeon was situated Underground in what appeared to be a Long Abandoned Dwarven Mine . The heart of my Dungeon was located in a Natural Underground Cavern that the Dwarves had dug into and then expanded. The Dwarves had carved a number of Stone Structures into the Walls of the cavern. However, by the look of it the Dwarves had Long Ago been driven out by something, if the Scattered Old Broken Bones were any indication. Perhaps their attackers lived deeper underground down the Tunnels that I could see on the far end of the cavern. Their Angle Suggested that they likely led further into the Depths of the Earth. How deep they went was a Complete Unknown to me. It was a question I could explore later after My New Home was More Secure.

As I examined My Spawn Location and accustomed myself to My New Body I could feel the Cavern Overflow with the Magic My Presence had introduced to this place. Becoming a Dungeon Master had Given Me some Innate Knowledge as to what was happening and what I could do as the Master of a Newly Formed Dungeon. Everything within a 1 Mile Radious of this Location had just become a Part of My Dungeon. As a Dungeon Master I was capable of altering my Dungeon Habitat to Suit My Needs. The Overflowing Magic I was feeling came from the Dungeon Unleashing it's Ambiant Mana into the Environment. Magical Energies that Enriched Everything from the the Very Soil itself to the Creatures and Monsters that would grow within this Dungeon. And as it's Master this Dungeon Empowered Me Most of all as long as I was inside it's Demense. Yet the Dungeon Didn't account for all of the Substantial Magical Power being unleashed. More than half of the Power came from another source. My Pure Land Divine Miracle had taken hold attuning Me to it's new Wellspring of Mana in an almost euphoric manner. I could feel My Dungeon and Divine Land Merging with each other in an Inseparable Union. A Union that Made Me all the Stronger. I instinctively knew that My Divine Miracle would Expand to cover the Entirety of My Dungeon even should My Dungeon Domain Grow in Size. It was a welcome development. I only thought My Pure Land Wellspring would be present in a limited area with no chance of Expansion. I was glad to be wrong because I also instinctively knew that My Dungeon was capable of Growing in Size. The Larger My Dungeon Grew the Further I could Travel and still retain the Huge Bonuses from Being within My Attuned Territory. My Personal Domain. And Hopefully, Eventually, My Kingdom.

I had Much to do ahead of Me in order to achieve that Goal. It was time to get to work. I began by fortifying the cavern with My Dungeon Manipulation abilities. I couldn't just Create things I desired from Nothingness but I could Shape and reconfigure anything and everything that was inorganic within My Dungeon. The denser the Material the longer it took to Move or Craft something from it. To Secure My Home Base I narrowed all the tunnel entranceways. Then I shaped the stone into Heavy Doorways with Massive Stone Crossbars making entry without permission nearly impossible. However, I did leave one passageway to the surface open and began widening the corridor enough that I could fly through it in my Worm/Dragon form.

It was Surprisingly Instinctual to alternate between My Monster Hybrid Humanoid Form and My Full Dragon Self. My Smaller Body was Rapidly replaced by Thousands of Pounds of Flesh, Bone and Scales as I used My Transformation Ability to change into My Much More Bulky Form. I was indeed a Dragon. There was no doubt about that. But I was quite an Odd Dragon to be sure. My Neck and Tail were almost Twice as Long as I would've expected them to be. I looked something between a Pure Dragon from the Tabletop Game Dungeons and Dragons and one of those Chinese Dragons with an elongated body. No.... that wasn't quite right. I More closely resembled the Offspring of a Black Dragon who'd mated with a Powerful Sea Serpent. That Elongation of My Form was no doubt the Influence of My Seedbed Monster Core which gave Me access to My Mobile Worm Body. I also sported some Features from My Therionic Minotaur Bloodline. A pair of Sharp Massive Bulls Horns extended from the top of My Fearsome Head and a Mohawk Mane of Thick Midnight Black Hair ran from between them down the length of My Long Neck puntuated occasionally by Sharp Spikes extending from My Spine. My Scales were Predominantly Black but along My back I had a layer of More Heavily Armored Scales all in a Deep Dark Red Color. The Red was so Dark they were nearly Black. The last oddity of My Dragon Form was the set of Sharper Spikes set on the end of My Tail. They would undoubtedly be deadly in any fight and I eagerly looked forwards to testing their effectiveness. In spite of these Oddities I thought My Worm/Dragon Hybrid Form was still quite intimidating. Granted I wasn't a Giant among Dragons. Although I thankfully hadn't started as a Baby Dragon another flash of intuition told me I wasn't yet a Full Adult. By the Contrast of Most others of My Kind I was still a Very Young Dragon. As impressive as I might think Myself Now I was excited to see what Evolutions Might Be Possible. What will My Dragon's Body Look Like after it grows to it's Full Size? Or was this as Big as I Might get? Or Alternatively was There no End to the Growth Potential of this World? Guess I'll have to Experience it and Find Out the Old Fashioned Way. No Walk-Through Guide or Wikipedia available here. Just Pure Learning Through Adventure. Or Word of Mouth, if I can Find and Communicate with Society at Large.

To finish making the Exit tunnel wide enough I had to do some minor calculations. I wanted to have the option of Flying Out of, or Into My Home should I need a Speedy Retreat from the Surface or Vise Versa. It was likely that I was far from being the Apex Predator of this Strange New World. I extended My Draconic Wings to the Fullest to get the Measured Dimensions I needed to enlarge My tunnel to My Needed Specifications. Thankfully My Cavern was quite spacious and could easily house nearly a Half Dozen Dragons of My Size.

Upon the Formation of My Dungeon I'd gained control of 60 Magically Spawned Kobolds. Unfortunately this was a fixed number of Minions. Only by Killing things within My Dungeon could I gain access to more Dungeon Spawned Creatures. My Innate Knowledge did inform me that I would always have 60 of them. Whenever a Kobold Died a new Kobold would spawn to replace it after a brief Interval of Time. I wasn't thrilled to have such a Paltry **** of Lesser Creatures at My Command but there wasn't anything I could do about that yet. I sent my weak Dungeon Creatures to scout out the nearby tunnels that branched off from the Main Tunnel running up to the Surface. But I didn't send the Kobolds deeper into the lower tunnels as they represented the biggest potential threat. And I didn't want to attract unnecessary attention.

Not that I actually needed for the Kobolds to Scout out My Territory. I could see Everything Within My Domain with My Dungeon Master's Sight. It allowed me to Hear and Visualize anything inside the Range of My Dungeon. My Dungeon senses showed me that the Dwarven Mining tunnels ran upwards from My Cavern with many side passages branching off from the Main Corridor. The wider tunnel I'd just expanded exited onto the surface at the base of a High Sheer Cliff. The Ruins of an Old Dwarven Settlement was carved into the cliffside with walled balconies and sheilded stairwells defensively crisscrossing the cliff face. Many of the structures had been smashed in by what I guessed were boulders thrown by Giants or conventional Seige Weapons. A battle that clearly hadn't gone well for the Dwarves judging from the overall damage. It was surprising to see some of the Buildings were still in perfect condition and even more Surprising that No Creatures or Monsters inhabited those Structures. The Place was just... Empty.

The cleared space in front of the Cliff Face was rocky but quickly gave way to a thick forest that sprawled out in all directions. Above the Cliff My Dungeon Senses encompassed part of a Large Lake surrounded by fields of High Golden Grass. The Lake was Filled with a variety of Fish of Many Sizes along with other various wildlife. Some I recognized, like the Large Turtles that were somewhat akin to Snapping Turtles. Other Creatures were completely Foreign to Me, like a Species of half Eel half Frog Monsters that My God's Eye Identified as an Oculpua. Not really that interested in the Local Fauna I skipped over their Status Sheet information in Favor of Continuing My Examination of My Surrounding Territory. There would be time later for more in depth Analysis. A river ran from the lake falling over the cliff into a deep pool then disappearing into the forest not too far off.

Now that I'd gotten My Bearings of the Outside World and Secured Myself against attacks from Deeper Underground, It was Time to fly. I Flapped My Stout Wings using them to Lift me up into the air. It took me a few minutes to accustom myself to the act of Hovering in Midair. Then, when I was ready, I dove down and then up the Tunnel leading to the Surface. Hours spent Working on Constructing My Dungeon had left me Quite Hungry. Perhaps I could Hunt some Prey While searching for a My First Woman.

Where and How should I Search for a Woman?

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