Chapter 2

Chapter 2: The Rules of Hell

    It's been 3 days since he awakened from his 'slumber'. The confusions and surprises keep piling up. Thankfully, this version of Holy Grail decided to at least lessen his confusion by explaining its own circumstances.

One from the possibilities where the events are too dangerous for the mankind. Alaya have used her counter guardians and the counter force to destroy that possibility. Despite being broken, the grail survive and somehow gained a sentience. But it wasn't allowed to be welcomed on those another timelines. It decided to leave to find a suitable and perfect new world for itself. The holy grail then encounter him. Granted his wish and arrived at the world of solo leveling.

The Holy Grail didn't explain clearly how they encountered the third presence but they are currently trapped within one of the dimensions. They were trapped in this dimension, since the gates have started appearing. Within those 5 years, the holy grail decided to claim the blank and dull dimension for itself and turn it as a temporary habitat for itself.

A blank and dull dimension has now turned into something that can be appreciated. The Garden of Avalon was one of the things that it spend it's energy upon the 5 years. But it wasn't just that the garden of Avalon that the Holy Grail have made within those 5 years, The holy grail have made the whole island of Avalon. After the garden of Avalon, there was a grassland, a forest and some mountains in the distance. There were also streams and rivers within those forest. And he notice that there was also the presence of insects during his travels on the Imitation of Avalon.

It was truly fascinating. But the grail said that it has spent half of the energy that it have recovered while watching the war that happened in this world. When the grail mentioned a war, it didn't dare to question what war since he have already an idea what war is the grail talking about. He was somehow impress that the grail has arrived at this world on that time. It must be certainly feel old with all of the travels and drifting that it has done.

Through, there was one thing that he wasn't impressed when it comes to the grail's decision.

Red eyes, white hair and a bit similar attire to a character – or a person who exist on another world. He was also wearing a strange hat crown on his head as he stared within one of the streams. Unimpressed red eyes were gazing back at him.

" Grail, why do I look like a gender bend version of Justeaze? "

He nonchalantly picked up at one of his now long and white colored locks of his hair.

{ Are you not satisfied that I have made your new body look like the great benefactor? }

Even it was asking with its usual monotone voice, his instinct was telling him that if he answered wrong, he would suffer the consequences. The sentient grail has somehow a great respect for Justeaze.

It was treating her, like she was its mother. Sighing, he decided to leave that matter for now. And probably think of his more important circumstances.

Since he have seen his status, he have been contemplating his situation.

{ Why it is that you are having an existential crisis? You, humans are really too complicated. But you aren't a human anymore.. Right? }

He found out that he doesn't need to eat or sleep anymore. There was no more physical inconveniences for him. Truly, it was a convenient thing. But, he wasn't used to this situation. it was bothering him.

Other than that....

[ "Main Quest 1": Create a Dungeon

- The Dungeon Building System are glad that you have awaken from your deep slumber Dungeon Master! It's been 5 years since this Earth has been occupied by gates and dungeons from the chaos world. It's been 5 years and people wondered what is that rainbow light from the sky but soon they have forgotten. Now that you are awake from your slumber, please build your very first dungeon! Your faithful system are looking forward for amusement.

Requirements:

* The Dungeon must be at least qualified as an E rank dungeon.

* The Dungeon should be at least minimum of 10 floors.

* There should be a minimum of 30 monsters in this dungeon.

* There should at least 10 traps in this dungeon

* There should be at least 1 monster boss in this dungeon

* There should be at least 1 shadow servant in this dungeon.

Rewards:

* You would know it once you receive it.

Failure of the Quest:

* A slow and painful death at a burning stake by Jeanne D'arc Alter

Duration of the Quest: 2 weeks          ]

Right, he should do it as soon as possible. He doesn't want to die and get burned to death by the Dragon Witch.

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He said that he would do it as soon as possible. Currently, he was quite focused on looking at the functions of the "system".

[  * Dungeon Building System  Quest

   * Personal Inventory

   * Dungeon Treasury

   * Dungeon Building Shop

   * Dungeon Master Authority   ]

He have found out there are 5 options when he decided to open the "system". The first option was the window where he could see his quest. The second one was the personal inventory and it currently contained nothing. The third one was a much larger storage box. And it also contained nothing. The 4th one was the dungeon construction shop and the 5th was called Dungeon Master Authority. On the 5th function, it says that he need to build a dungeon first before he can use some of it's functions.

Regarding the fourth one, the currency used on that shop was called Dungeon Points.

When he first saw it, his mind immediately told him that the system was ripping off from a certain franchise. The grail immediately told him that it was his fault in the first place since like the grail, the "system" can also look at his memories. It got its idea from there. He was just a victim of circumstances and he thought that the grail was exaggerating. He was completely innocent on that matter.

The "system"– The grail was helpless when it forced itself to fused to them. The grail said that it was stronger than it. They were bound to the world of Solo Leveling because of it. And even then, he can only leave in this dimension that was called by the grail as the far side of the world when they have manage to create a S rank dungeon. And the grail doesn't know what he needs to do for them to be allowed to leave on this world of Solo Leveling.

That's right. It was "he". That means, the grail's future and his life was dependent on himself. The system has implied that he was the one who need to the tasks for the sake of his life and the grail's freedom. And if the grail wanted, it could be also an assistant to him in the future.

What exact time is that future, the system didn't specifically discuss the subject.

[ Dungeon Points: 1, 000,000  ]

The system are quite generous when it has granted him a huge amount of dungeon points. But when he browse through the shop, he soon understand why.

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Shop:

Dungeon Lot - Level 1 (100,000 DP)

Create Room- Level 1 ( 3,000 DP )

Create Floor - Level 1 (15,000 DP)

Create Trap - Level 1 (100 DP)

Summon Monster Level 1 - ( 1,000 DP )

Summon Monster Boss Level 1 ( 2,000 DP)

Summon Shadow Servant

[ Bronze ] - ( 7, 000 DP)

[ Silver ] - ( 10, 000 DP )

[ Gold ] - ( 15, 000 DP )

Note:

° Only 1 to 4 star servants are allowed to be summoned as shadow servant

° Extra class servants aren't allowed to be summoned as shadow servants

° shadow servants can't use their noble phantasms

Buy Saint Quartz:

* 30, 000 Dungeon Points = × 1 Saint Quartz

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The cost of those products in the shop was too costly. He was surprised when he learned that the system was selling a saint Quartz. He then instantly got to know that summoning servants aren't a freebie. The grail was telling the truth. Its abilities got hacked by this "system". While the grail was the one who has the ability to summon the servants, its not within the grail if it could summon the servants. But it was based on this strange rules that was made by this "system".

While he was thinking of what was supposed to be his first dungeon was made of, he decided to look at the last option that could be found within the dungeon shop.

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Summon Servant:

* 3 Saint Quartz per 1× summon

* 30 Saint Quartz per 10 × summon

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It was just like the game in the fate grand order. That was what he thought. But then, his eyes drifted off to the inconspicuous button on that window.

Inside his mind, he commanded to expand the description.

And because of it, he knows that he would need an extreme budgeting for his dungeon points.

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Note: Summon probability–

«Experience Cards»

1 star Ember of Wisdom:

* 7 classes: 100 %

* Extra Class: 98 %

2 star Ember of Wisdom:

* 7 classes: 95 %

* Extra Class: 93 %

3 star Ember of Wisdom:

* 7 classes: 90 %

* Extra class: 87 %

4 star Ember of Wisdom:

* 7 classes: 83 %

* Extra Class: 77 %

5 star Ember of Wisdom:

* 7 classes: 71 %

* Extra Class: 67 %

«Craft Essences»

1 star: 62 %

2 star: 56 %

3 star: 53 %

4 star: 49 %

5 star: 44 %

«Monsters/Boss Monsters»

1 star: 40 %

2 star: 32 %

3 star: 25 %

4 star: 18 %

5 star: 15 %

«Servants»

1 star: 13 %

2 star:   7 %

3 star:   3 %

4 star:  (1- less than 0. 100)

5 star:.  (0.100 — 0.030 % )

Servants qualifying as Grand Servants/ Formerly a Grand Servants: ( 0.010 – 0.000 % )

* Note:

° Salieri's summoning chance was reduce by 0. 5 % as an extra class servant

° You can't summon a servant with the same class that you have already summoned.

° Swimsuit Servants can only be summoned on Summer

° Santa Servants was only available to be summoned at December

° Kyou Kara Servants can't be summoned

° Savior Class servants can't be summoned

° Watcher Class Servant can't be summoned

° Shielder Class, Mash Kyrielight can't be summoned

° THERE IS NO RATE UP– this is the PERMANENT summoning probability.

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He can feel a 'smile' forming on his face as he read the description provided by the system.

" As one of the human sayings have quoted, this is quite an obvious daylight robbery isn't? "

The holy grail commented as it also look at the information. He didn't replied at the grail as he was still staring at the description.

How strange... Summoning 3 star servants is 3 % ? He look at the probability rate 4 and 5 star servants. He can feel his hands unconsciously clenching. There was also the added gimmick of monsters and the ember that was commonly summoned in the friend points summon within the game of Fate Grand Order.

And finally he decided to look at the summoning rate of the Grand Servants/ Former Grand Servants/ Grand Servant Candidates... He lowered his head a bit. The expression on his face was indecipherable. But if there was a person present, they would saw the crazed and desperate look on his eyes.

" hahahaHAHA... Heh... are you fucking kidding me?! "

He thought that he was already finished with the Gacha Hell experience from his previous world. But it seems, he wasn't.

His true hell has just began...

" Fucking damn it.... The rate up is a lie. "

He muttered as his mind conjured the unlimited salt works that would happen to him in the future.