Chapter 129 - 129: Access to the Dimensional Vault
"Are you... alright?"
Malcolm asked Lucien after he woke up and changed his bloodied clothes into a decent one.
After he successfully managed to gain the Draconic Essence, Lucien's power of recovery was off the charts.
His body was already healed more or less by the Phoenix Fire he used. But with the Draconic Essence in his body now, his own regenerative capacity was extremely high.
"I am fine. Don't worry."
Lucien put aside his overflowing aura of the dragon that he could fully control now and smiled at Malcolm.
He then looked at Velmara whose eyes were literally shining looking at him, and bowed slightly,
"Thank you, Velmara. If not for you, I might not have managed to get the Draconic Essence."
Although he lost his sanity before, when Velmara roared and used resonance on him, he was already sane enough to know what had happened.
And like he said, this time, he really owed Velmara his life.
The thing he thought of hiding from everyone due to trust issues managed to save his life today.
To be honest, Lucien was still learning about life even though he had lived two.
"Haha... it is good you know, brat. You now owe me two times. Be careful owing me more as I might directly ask for that Draconic Essence of yours."
Velmara suddenly laughed loudly seeing him thanking him and joked a little.
Earlier, he was feeling bad for getting Lucien in danger due to his recklessness.
Now he felt that he redeemed himself.
"Okay, don't just gawk at his Draconic Essence. Even if you get it, it won't do much to you."
Malcolm stopped Velmara who was too smug for his own good and then warned Lucien.
"Don't release your aura like this outside, even if you think you are all alone. Be lowkey and become strong enough to defend yourself first."
Malcolm already knew that Lucien was very different from him and he defied common sense in ways.
Out of all, he was already capable of holding Weaver Rank power at an apprentice realm.
This was a super genius that would put shame on all the talents in this kingdom without a doubt.
But that didn't mean he should be proud or show off.
The Kingdom of Edoria was too small after all.
In the situation right now where their entire world Soren was getting devoured by another, Lucien losing his cool due to extreme power gain was the last thing he wanted to see.
"Don't worry, Grandpa. I know."
Lucien, of course, understood his thoughts and nodded solemnly.
If before, he might have drifted a little, now he was totally sober.
After all, he almost died for fuck's sake and that too due to the skill that he already awakened.
'This system is so unreliable.'
He thought bitterly while shaking his head. Although he was also a little careless, shouldn't the system warn him about such beforehand?
'Maybe, I have become too attached to it.'
He belatedly realized.
"It is good that you know. To be honest, I was also a little careless and didn't think much before."
Malcolm sighed in relief after seeing Lucien's genuine promise and blamed himself a little.
After all, in this whole incident, he felt that he was somewhat responsible.
At that time, he was eager to see Lucien's ability to absorb the dragon blood and didn't take enough precautions beforehand.
Just diluting the blood was never enough it seemed.
"Anyway, since you are fine, let's drop this topic. Instead, tell me, what should I do about this? Do you feel anything?"
Malcolm suddenly asked while pointing at the massive corpse of a dragon sprawled majestically before them.
Even after the withdrawal of the Draconic Essence, it still stood up proudly as if refusing to bow down.
"No, it is just an empty husk now. The only thing that is precious is its body."
Lucien understood what his grandpa wanted to know, sensed the entire body of the dragon with his new acute draconic perception, and answered lightly.
"Oh? That's a bummer. Using its body to make something useful in this barren kingdom is too hard."
Malcolm visibly got upset after hearing what Lucien said.
He thought if he could find something like essence within it still, maybe he could use it to level up his class in the World of Origin.
But it was clearly a pipe dream.
"Okay, let's just leave it here and explore other parts of the vault for now. See if you can access all the warehouse now. I think the restrictions have been lifted already."
He suddenly said to Lucien with hopeful eyes.
Actually, when they felt this dragon reacting to the dragon blood before, they also already felt the restrictions around the vault loosening simultaneously.
That's why both he and Velmara were a little excited before as they thought they could now access the treasures they couldn't before with the help of dragon blood.
"Hmm? It seems so."
Sure enough, when Lucien sensed the entire vault with his ability, he found that the inaccessible places were now completely within his reach.
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[Treasures in Dimensional Vault:
→ Weapon Warehouses × 3 (armors, weapons, elemental relics)
→ Herb Gardens × 2 (rare magical herbs, some unknown and ancients)
→ Monster Storage Chambers × 1 (fossilized, frozen magical beasts)
→ Elemental Ore Deposits × 2 (elemental-infused raw materials)
→ Precious Materials Chamber × 2 (gems, rare crafting materials)
→ Stored Grains & Luxury Goods × 2 (can supply an entire small city)
→ Treasure Chambers × 2 (gold, silver, countless valuables)
→ Arcane Forge × 1 (ancient forging tools, powerful Smithing artifacts)
→ Spellbook Library × 1 (countless ancient spell tomes, some forbidden)
→ Artifact Treasury × 1 (collection of known and unknown artifacts)
→ Juvenile Red Dragon × 1 (Fully intact corpse, untouched and complete)
→ Some Miscellaneous Goods
]
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There were treasures inside this vault according to his system, out of which he was only able to access the Stored Grains & Luxury Goods, Herb Gardens, and a few parts of the different floating warehouses.
All the other things required specific strength due to the strong restriction.
However, now that he absorbed the Draconic Essence and with the restrictions failing due to the dragon getting out of its nest, he could now access everything.
To be honest, he was a little shocked and wondered why they didn't use stronger measures.
"Good, good, haha... finally, something I wanted happened too."
Malcolm suddenly laughed hearing Lucien's words. After all, he had no access to this vault and couldn't sense much.
After hearing him confirm, not only him, even Velmara was excited.
"Kid, first go to the core and give partial access to both of us. Don't run this time."
Malcolm suddenly said to Lucien, who was looking at him weirdly.
He didn't want Lucien to run like before.
"Okay, small things. And when did I run in the first place?"
Lucien rolled his eyes at his grandpa and then made a beeline to the core along with them.
As for the dragon, he left it alone for now, as like his gramps said, they could really do nothing with it.
Although Lucien did melt those scales with Phoenix fire piercing its chest thereafter, that was the extent they could do now with their meager strength.
They had to search for a good Blacksmith, Alchemist, or at least a buyer to get something out of it, which they were unable to do now.
...
"Finally back. Yeah... all the warehouses are now accessible. So, the key was dragon blood all along?"
After entering the core and getting access from Lucien, Malcolm said while sensing the vault.
Lucien could clearly see something else in his eyes too, yet he couldn't comprehend what it was.
"Okay, let's first go to the Spellbook Library. I wanna see if there is something I want."
Malcolm suddenly said, signaling Lucien to ride on the back of Velmara before going towards the massive warehouse that resembled a tower.
Even before arriving, Lucien could already read the 'Ancient Spellbook' written in an Arcane language on its door.
However, although the tower looked impressive, inside it was similar to any library he saw before.
It was just floor after floor teeming with countless books arranged in order. Supposedly, the higher the floor, the more powerful the script, as Malcolm directly went up, leaving him below.
"Hey, why don't you help me find something useful for a spiritual beast too? Is there any Ancient Spell here that a beast could learn?"
After Malcolm left, Velmara suddenly asked Lucien. His size had now shrunk back to the smallest form as he perched on Lucien's shoulder.
Although he looked bored to see those books lying around in dust, he felt a little excited at the prospect of finding a spell even he could learn here.
"Why don't you search it yourself? In fact, shouldn't you go to the top with grandpa? What are you doing here?"
Lucien asked speechlessly.
He had no intention of going through such a massive pile of books to find something that might not even be there.