Danmachi: The Magic Grandmaster

After quickly completing Shana's creation.

Sion rested for a short while, and soon enough all the remaining puppets were made.

Esdeath.

Mavis.

Satella and the Aqua.

Although Aqua acted silly in her world, she was still a goddess.

When creating their souls in the future, he just needed to make sure their personalities remain the same as their anime version.

Not long after the creation of the puppets was completed, bad news suddenly arrived.

Two and a half months after the Zeus familia and the Hera familia successfully defeated the behemoth and the leviathan, news of the black dragon's activities came from the outside world.

That dragon which had been asleep for a thousand years, opened its eyes once more and began to move.

This meant that the Zeus familia and Hera familia had to set off to fulfill their duty.

Even Sion couldn't have imagined that the real reason he couldn't stop the two familias from waging war against the black dragon wasn't their arrogance as the strongest in the world but rather the undeniable fact that the monster had awakened from its long slumber.

"Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. After all, the other two great quests have been completed, and the appointed time has arrived."

"The black dragon was probably awakened by the dungeon," Sion muttered.

Sion shook his head.

Although he was somewhat worried, he was no longer the same powerless person he was when he first arrived in this world.

Now, he was capable of fighting against that dragon.

It wasn't his real body, of course but a puppet.

Even so, considering that the level 7, level 8 and level 9 adventurers in the lightnovels were utterly humiliated to resist, it seemed that ordinary puppets were no match for the dragon either.

Because of that, he needed other methods.

Sion already had a solid plan for this, which was to create a massive giant.

The hard limit for a normal puppet was level 7, but what if it was a massive puppet built with a monster rex template?

Even among those of the exact same level, the combat power of humans and a monster rex were different.

Humans might be able to overcome the gap with special developmental abilities and magic but the basic parameters of a monster rex were undoubtedly much higher.

For Sion, the only difference between the two was the total amount of energy and the massive difference in body size.

The biggest problem was figuring out where to get so many high quality magic stones.

He focused his attention on the deepest parts of the dungeon far below floor 50.

Sion's newly created elemental puppets were actively fighting monsters down there, and a total of eight separate perspectives were perfectly imprinted in his mind.

"The puppets are quite efficient at acquiring magic stones and since they can be stored directly as solid mind energy."

"Hunting monsters all day long can quickly accumulate the necessary resources."

Even without farming any monster rex variants, it only took three days for each puppet to reach level 7.

Once they reached that level, they could easily team up and venture into the deepest areas to farm even more magic stones.

But Sion still felt it wasn't enough.

The magic stone inside a regular puppet was at most the size of two fingers.

However, if he wanted to create a massive puppet designed to fight that dragon, the core magic stone had to be at least three to five cubic meters in size.

"I need to find a way to pull off a massive score."

Sion set his sights entirely on the guild.

The millennia old rulers of Orario were Zeus, Hera and Ouranos.

Ouranos was a close friend of Zeus, and the staff members of the guild were essentially his own familia. Every year, the guild exported a massive amount of magic stones.

Most of the magic stones that came out of the dungeon ended up directly in the pockets of the guild, who then sold them to the outside world for an immense profit.

It could be said that the guild had accumulated a terrifying amount of wealth, and more importantly, they directly controlled the global trade of magic stones.

By this time, Sion had fully gained the trust of the Hera familia. If he could find a good enough reason, he might be able to swindle some major funding out of them.

"Let's make a small prototype first."

Sion pondered for a moment, then took out a small piece of mithril.

The mithril was carefully refined, then its mind properties were enhanced with master tier gold engraving, and soon a beautiful ring appeared in his hands.

This was the heart protecting ring. Once the enchantment was activated with mind, it would form a protective shield capable of blocking a level 7 attack.

Although the Zeus familia and Hera familia had begun to learn the mind techniques taught by Sion, it was still far too early for them to master it.

First of all, the flight magic was difficult to understand. More than a month had passed, and there were still many members who hadn't learned it at all.

In addition to the immense difficulty of learning it, it was difficult to practically use in a real battle.

Fighting while actively using flight magic and maintaining a protective shield was something not everyone could do, not even high tier adventurers.

In this way, protective magic items such as rings that could be easily carried around would greatly increase the overall survival rate of both familias.

"Alfia."

With a single thought, Sion contacted Alfia through a magic item and said, "Come back."

The magic item used for communication was a simple necklace, which Sion used to connect with his mind network, utilizing the exact same frequency that allowed him to remotely control puppets like Raiden.

Imbuing them with mind properties and connecting them as paired magic items through gold engraving was a task that Sion put a lot of active effort into.

Similar magic items existed in the lightnovel but they were rare and only a mystery user of Fels caliber could successfully create them.

The magic item known as an oculus could act as a monitor and transmit sound over long distances but because it was difficult to make and the required materials were scarce, even Fels didn't have many in stock.

Alfia returned shortly afterward, and Sion could easily tell that her mood was heavy.

"Are you busy?" Sion asked.

"Yes, the news about the black dragon came far too suddenly."

Alfia's expression turned slightly somber, then she changed the subject and asked.

"Speaking of which, do you have something important to discuss with me?"

"Mhm."

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