Chapter 16

After my speech ended, the specific allocation of farmland and the lending of seeds began.

I'll leave the rest to the Dwarf Smiths and the High Elves.

There's a bit of arguing over who gets which land, but it's within expectations.

I don't intend to blame the villagers; their livelihoods are at stake, so they're bound to be desperate.

I'll leave this to them and head back to the manor.

The power of the monsters is incomparable to that of humans.

If the commotion gets out of hand, I'll suppress it by force.

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Back at the manor, I was discussing the dungeon's defense systems with Siegel.

"Siegel, how many of the weapons in your belly are left?"

"The Avalon Lancers were mostly destroyed in the last battle and left in Lord Lolo's workshop. However, I have a few in relatively good condition. I can connect the intact parts and manage to get about two of them operational."

The Avalon Lancer.

It's a golem made from the legendary metal orichalcum.

Not only the body, but the power source is also a custom-made unit.

It features the ultimate golem core created by the Elder Dwarves, the highest-ranking dwarves. Two of these cores are synchronized in the Twin Drive Golem Core, providing overwhelming power.

Its capabilities exceed the realm of a golem, matching A-rank upper-class monsters in its normal state. When using the trump card, Burst Drive, it can unleash S-rank class power for a limited time.

The basic strategy when Avalon attacks an enemy dungeon is for Siegel to charge through to the enemy's center, spewing out a large number of Avalon Lancers from her belly to devastate the enemy's formation with a blitzkrieg.

This tactic was used even in the battle against the three strongest pillars.

While achieving significant results, over a hundred Avalon Lancers were mostly destroyed.

They were formidable enemies, as expected of the three strongest pillars, the demon lords.

A single misstep could have led to defeat.

"Siegel, hurry with the compatibility work."

"Leave it to me."

"What about the Mithril Golems and Silver Golems?"

The Mithril Golem, as its name suggests, is a golem made of mithril, equivalent to a B-rank monster.

The Silver Golem is a golem made of silver, equivalent to a C-rank monster.

Since the Dwarf Smiths can create golems below the Silver rank, we can replenish them if we have the materials.

However, in a war between demon lords, C-rank equivalents are not enough.

We can only compensate with powerful weapons and the advantage of the terrain.

"I replenished those as soon as the battle ended. Unlike the Avalon Lancers, I have plenty of spares. I have 112 Mithril Golems and 320 Silver Golems stored. For firearms, I have ten of each type of the ED model. Over a hundred of the regular models, and a total of two thousand magic bullets. About twenty thousand regular bullets."

"It's a bit insufficient. I'll add five more Dwarf Smiths. I'll have them focus on replenishing weapons and ammunition, so please guide them."

"Slimes are a bit rough... but I'll do it!"

"Sorry. Siegel, you're the only one who can teach the wisdom of Avalon's monsters to new comrades."

"Being too capable is also a problem."

Siegel, with a smug look, climbed onto my lap, so I petted her.

She has absorbed the knowledge of various monsters and humans, possessing deeper knowledge than anyone else, yet she is oddly childlike.

"Our forces are not sufficient, but we'll do what we can. Siegel, let's go."

"We'll create a vicious dungeon."

The surface is a peaceful and prosperous town.

However, the underground is a death dungeon that annihilates everything that steps into it.

Avalon does this, and we will do the same.

If we don't, no matter how much we build, one day the crystal will be shattered, and it will all be over.

"By the way, my lord, what should we name this town? Since it belongs to you now, it should have a name befitting a demon lord."

"You're right. I'll think about it."

Even if it's a temporary base, it's my town.

I need to come up with a good name.

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I summoned the Demon Lord's Book, added a layer, and expanded the basement to the first floor.

The crystal room moved to the lowest level.

A demon lord's dungeon consists of three floors per layer.

The surface town is set with two spacious plains and one forest area that receives natural blessings.

Adding a layer requires a significant amount of DP, but fortunately, I have enough savings.

A demon lord can add as many layers as they want as long as they have DP, but the more layers added, the more DP is required.

In a sense, the depth of the layers is a measure of a demon lord's power.

"The first floor of the basement will be the familiar one from Avalon. So, I'll choose the Stone Room."

I set up the Stone Room in the newly created layer.

A room surrounded by stone, only about four meters wide and high, but extending two kilometers in depth, appeared.

When creating a floor, there are upper and lower limits, but you can set the size and shape of the room as you like.

The width and ceiling are the minimum for the Stone Room, and the depth is almost the maximum.

Upon closer inspection, there is a slight incline, not a straight path.

"This room is perfect for this!"

Siegel extracted a Mithril Golem from her body.

Due to its massive size, two of them barely fit side by side in the corridor.

In its hand was a fearsome steel weapon.

The Browning M2 heavy machine gun.

It spits out 12.7mm bullets at a rate of about a thousand per minute, at nearly three times the speed of sound.

It's not a weapon for infantry but is typically mounted on combat vehicles or helicopters.

... And that's just the basic specs.

Lolo, the Elder Dwarf, enhanced it with alchemy and magical metals, doubling its performance.

It is directly connected to the Mithril Golems' golem core, which supplies magic power, allowing it to fire bullets using both science and magic.

The EDH-02S Titan.

A monster that can only be used by Mithril Golems, which have upper-class power and massive size among B-rank monsters, and is not designed for human use.

Each bullet fired at over a thousand rounds per minute can penetrate even tank armor.

"Is the ballistics calculation correct?"

"I'm confident! This floor is a kill zone from the entrance to the end!"

The two kilometers of this corridor is the effective range of the EDH-02S Titan.

The moment someone steps into this room, a storm of bullets will assault the intruder. The slight incline is calculated to account for the bullets' drop due to gravity, aligning with their trajectory.

The Mithril Golems themselves are only B-rank monsters, but the gunfire from the EDH-02S Titan is not something even A-rank monsters can withstand, and S-rank monsters can't take many hits either.

Furthermore, with two Mithril Golems lined up and firing, there is almost no space to dodge, and no cover.

The corridor is made as narrow as possible to prevent this.

To get through this corridor, one must run two kilometers while enduring a storm of steel.

Siegel ran through the two-kilometer corridor.

Of course, she wasn't just running. She was setting up various traps as she ran.

"My lord, I've set up the poison gas and landmines!"

"Good job."

Occasionally, monsters with unusual resistance to physical attacks appear.

To counter this, we use poison and fire.

Once a certain point on the floor is breached, the poison gas extracted from the special poison plants cultivated by the Ancient Elves' Aura will fill the floor.

Additionally, the floor is enchanted with the "Burning" enchantment, and napalm-spewing landmines are buried.

Many monsters that are immune to physical attacks are weak to fire, and if not, poison often works.

For spirit-type monsters, none of these will be effective, but they can't destroy the Mithril Golems, so they can be ignored.

The next floor will deal with spirit-type monsters, and this room will prevent ordinary monsters from passing through.

"This room is a lifesaver, providing good results despite its cost."

"Only Lolo can create B-rank golems and EDH-02S-class armaments. It's not so much about cost-effectiveness as it is about Lolo's incredible skills."

"You're right."

Lolo is Avalon's lifeline.

Without her, Avalon would have been crushed by other demon lords long ago.

"Well, this should be enough for the initial setup. Let's finish the remaining two floors."

Against a regular demon lord, this first floor alone would be enough to annihilate them.

However, of course, there will be demon lords who can break through this first floor.

In a sense, the main purpose of this floor is to gauge the enemy's strength.

The remaining two floors are the main event.

... In a war, just defending won't be enough to win.

To win, we must attack.

The primary focus on defense is to concentrate on the attack.

We will design the defense to be handled by the Dwarf Smiths, a few High Elves, and golems.

This way, we can use all our trump cards, which were transported to this world via the "Storage," for the attack.

"My lord, you seem quite anxious. You're rushing things. Is a battle coming soon?"

"There are no signs, but I have a feeling. Strangely, my instincts have never been wrong."

"My lord's instincts are always right... But it's lucky. If we kill a lot in this dungeon, we can quickly accumulate power. The power needed to return will be gathered."

I prefer smiles and happiness, and I'm creating a town where such emotions can be obtained, but in terms of efficiency, the heat of battle and the fear of death are the strongest emotions.

... It's not a hobby, but if a fool attacks us, I won't feel guilty about killing them.

"Well, let's prepare thoroughly for either outcome. Both for the war and for gathering the town's residents."

Preparation is key.

... Already, emotions are starting to flow in from the newly hopeful residents.

This should allow me to test it.

The link between my crystal and the backup crystal, as mentioned by the Demon Lord of Desire.

Yesterday, it was blocked by some thick wall, but I felt that if I put more power into it, it might work.

With my current full state, it should be possible.