Slime Puzzle Complete

After the fighting was done, Violet was amazed as she watched the bite heal over and, when she checked her menus, she had full mana. It would seem that even having [Monsters] that didn't belong to her dungeon inside her dungeon would also give her mana. Even ten minutes would have been enough time to fill up Violet's mana with three zombies in her dungeon, so her mana was certainly full now.

Violet ran to her new room and quickly announced

"I would like to build a slime-themed wooden jigsaw puzzle!"

[[Would you like to complete research and build [Wooden Slime Jigsaw Puzzle] for 50MP and 200DP?

Yes or No?]

Violet was relieved when she didn't pass out and immediately selected the [Yes] option. There was no way of knowing when more adventurers or [Monsters] would show up, so there was no time to waste. Violet was happy as she watched the puzzle form before her eyes. A large wooden platform full of wooden blocks that formed a slime monster picture appeared in the middle of the room. Unfortunately, it was a completed puzzle and Violet groaned as she asked.

"How much to set this as a puzzle-themed room?"

[Would you like to set the theme for this room? This will cost 150DP. You will no longer be able to change the room's theme and all [Items] added to it in the future must match the set theme, but upgrades will be unlocked for the room.

Yes or No?]

Violet did some quick math in her head before deciding. She had gained a cotton shirt, cotton pants, leather boots, and human remains as [Items] as well as cotton, leather, undyed cloth, thread, and bone as [Base Resources] from the zombies. This had pushed Violet's previous 231DP up to 419DP, but then she had just spent 200DP for the puzzle. So, she should only have 219DP left, which was enough to purchase the upgrade but it would definitely leave her low of DP.

Violet sighed as she selected the [Yes] option. She would need to spend the points if she wanted her puzzle to actually be useful. Whether she had enough DP or not right now was entirely beside the point since she'd need to take care of this before anything else anyway.

[Is the current theme correct?

Theme: Slime Jigsaw Puzzle

Yes or No?]

Violet shrugged as she selected the [Yes] option. She didn't exactly have any plans to do much else with the room beyond improving the puzzle experience anyway and she certainly didn't have any better room name ideas.

"Is there any way to get the jigsaw puzzle to have the pieces randomly scattered around the room in piles so adventurers have to collect the pieces and put them together without knowing what the puzzle looks like first?"

[Room Feature Options:

-Randomize Puzzle (50DP)

-Lock Doors Until Puzzle Is Solved (200DP)

Please conduct further research to unlock any other preset options for room features.]

Violet hadn't expected to even be able to afford both options, but she was happy to know what her next goal would be. She easily selected the [Randomize Puzzle] option and comforted herself that her 19DP would be able to be refilled soon enough. Even if adventurers didn't show up for a few days, there was always her hard-working kodama who always seemed to bring a few new things back each day.

Honestly, Violet was a little surprised that she hadn't seen anyone quite yet. Well, there had been the zombies, which made Violet worry that the local town was under attack or something, but that was all. It wasn't like Violet could have the time of day wrong either. Her wildflower meadow now reflected the time of day accurately and she always got her first guests shortly after her mana refreshed for the day.

Trying to kill some time, Violet pulled up her [Missions] to see if she had successfully completed the mission to complete a challenge yet.

[Missions:

Origin: System

Status: Incomplete

Info: Place first trap

Reward: Unlock a new [Critter] option

Origin: System

Status: Incomplete

Info: Set up first challenge

Reward: Unlock a new [Critter] option

Origin: System

Status: Incomplete

Info: Complete a boss room

Reward: Unlock a new [Critter] option

Origin: System

Status: Incomplete

Info: Earn the favor of a patron god or goddess

Reward: Unlock new schematic]

Violet frowned as she asked

"What do I have to do to set something as a challenge? I already have a puzzle set up and the room theme has been set..."

[Would you like to set 'Complete Slime Jigsaw Puzzle' as an official challenge?

Yes or No?]

Violet shook her head in bewilderment as she selected the [Yes] option.

[Please set a reward for completing the challenge. Requires [Item]'s equivalent mana cost in DP due to reward needing to be refreshed for every new challenger.]

Violet furrowed her eyebrows as she thought things over. Then, she looked at her [Base Resources] and [Items] list to see what she had available. Finally, making a decision, Violet asked

"How much would it cost to use the flour, wild yeast, salt, sugar, oil, water, and carrots to make a load of iced carrot bread?"

Violet considered just making a nice loaf of bread, which would be an improvement over the bread roll she currently had as an item, but had decided something sweet would make a better prize.

[Would you like to create [Item] iced carrot bread for 12DP?

Yes or No?]

Violet selected the [Yes] option, but was slightly disappointed the cost was so high. The DP cost for research on a new item was usually double its mana cost, so it would cost an entire 24DP to both research and set the item as a prize. Her measly 19DP was not nearly enough for both, but it would only take another 5DP before she would be able to. So, Violet could only make due for now.

Having nothing better to do, Violet decided to return to her wildflower meadow where it was still raining. Deciding better of going in and getting drenched, Violet just sat in the doorway, watching the opposite side of the room for any potential threats that might show up. A lot of Violet's time in this new world was like this, just sitting around and waiting or taking a nap until something interesting showed up. However, Violet had no choice and could only accept her fate.