A few seconds later, the golden light subsided, and Kael could see numerous monsters kneeling on the ground.
'So, they will become my army…' Smiling, he began to inspect them one by one.
At the very front, and being the largest in quantity, were the goblin warriors.
Almost all of them were about two meters tall, and looking at their hide, it was apparent that a sharp weapon was needed to make them bleed.
Behind them was the group of archers, thieves, scouts, and mages. They were imposing compared with the warriors, but Kael knew this wasn't a disadvantage.
He knew that in the world of crime, being seen is almost treated as a sin. The less attention one attracts, the more likely they are to be underestimated, and the better their chances of surviving the battle.
'It's a good thing they spawn with weapons, or else there will be a massive decrease in firepower...' Kael thought, looking at the horde.
Archers have bows and a quiver full of arrows; he can see daggers hanging from the waists of the scouts and thieves, and the mages are carrying staffs in their hands.
It wasn't just weapons, either; most of the monsters were wearing armor. Calling it armor is a bit of a stretch, as most of them had covered themselves in monster hides. Still, it was better than nothing.
'And they must be the warlords and Matriarch...' he thought, looking at the very end where three monsters were towering over the rest of the group.
The warlords were almost twice the size of normal goblins. Their bodies were made of a mass of scarred muscle. Their hide was so thick it looked almost impenetrable.
On top of that, they wore leather armor, and these ones seemed to be made by a craftsman. Both of the warlords were carrying a great battle axe, and from their waists, battle horns were hanging.
And at the very end, looking at the entire horde of goblins, was the Matriarch. She wasn't any bigger than the warlords, but still looked massive because of her bloated figure.
Her skin was pale compared to that of other goblins, and she didn't have any weapons, nor did she wear any armor. On top of that, she didn't possess any fighting capability.
Still, Kael had decided to summon her; there must be a reason, and sure, there was. Out of the two skills she possessed, one of them had caught his attention. It was a passive skill with the name [Progency], and it worked something like this.
[Progency: Every 30 minutes, the Matriarch automatically spawns a new Goblin to defend the nest. The rate of spawn will increase if the mother is well-fed. She has a 90% chance of spawning an Adult Goblin, 10% for a Goblin Warrior, and a 0.05% chance to spawn a warlord.
The summoned Goblin will not evolve like a normal Goblin and will despawn if the Matriarch is killed.]
'It's a shame that the monster isn't permanent, but if she is hidden well and given enough time, she would easily be worth more than the points spent to summon her.'
Having inspected the soldiers, he looked at the most peculiar goblin. Out of all the monsters, only he appeared to have the most consciousness. When all the other monsters were kneeling without moving a single muscle, this goblin was curious enough to take a look here and there.
And from the appearance, Kael was sure the monster was none other than the Goblin Blacksmith he had summoned.
'Let's see if they can understand me or not…' Thinking, he looked at the horde and shouted, "All of you stand up…"
Hearing his words, the monsters moved. A single command had awoken the dungeon as the goblins stood up on their feet. The moment their collective gaze landed upon him, Kael couldn't help but feel a shiver run down his spine.
'Shit!!...'
From his experience with Lucian, he was sure that they wouldn't attack him, but still, the sight was overwhelming enough for him to sweat a few drops.
'Seeing the monsters on screen or paper and looking at them in reality is really two different things…' Thinking, he took a curious glance at Lucian, and sure enough, there wasn't even a hint of fear in his eyes. Instead, he was looking at them with a grin.
"So what are we thinking here, Lucian?" he asked.
"Nothing, Master… It's just now we can start conquering the world and give it to you," he replied with the most genuine smile there was.
'What the fuck is he on…' It was such a ridiculous statement that Kael didn't even try to discourage him or anything… 'Let him have a try at this…'
Smiling, he replied, "Sure, buddy, why not… let's just go with this plan."
Nodding, Lucian looked at the horde and pointed toward a certain someone, "Come here…"
'They can understand words, it seemed…' Nodding his head, Kael distracted his attention from the two and looked at the panel that had been floating in front of him for a while.
[You have performed the first Summoning]
[Skill Basic Mass Teleportation has been awarded.]
"What do you think about the weapons of the goblins?" While Kael was understanding the working of his new skills, Lucian was busy trying to gather information.
"...Okayish..." the goblin replied, moving his head.
"Like them, are you summoned with tools as well?" he asked, pointing towards the weapons the goblins were carrying.
"Yes…" The blacksmith replied, pointing toward the pouch that was hanging from his waist, "Here... carry… tools…"
"In this small bag?"
"Magic... enchanted... small area… big space..." the blacksmith replied with the best of his ability.
"Good…" Thinking about the great potential the pouch held, Lucian asked, "...can you improve their weapons... I mean, make them better?"
"Knows sharpen sword, dagger, axes… no learn staff… try will bow…"
"When can you start the process?" he asked.
"Here… not… a good place..." the blacksmith replied, shaking his head.
Chiming in between their conversation, Kael replied, "Well, I've a solution for this." Saying this, he looked at everyone present in the room and shouted, "Don't move for half a minute…"
The teleportation skill requires 10 seconds to cast, and even then, the targets have to stay without moving for half a minute for it to work perfectly. Ten seconds later, he cast the skill, and half a minute later, all of them had teleported to the main area of the first floor… The Jungle.
As the dungeon only had a single floor, all the rooms were present here, and after the terrain modification, Kael had added a few more traps and diversions between the Entry sigil and The Jungle.
Looking at the horde of goblins, he looked at the countdown that was going on.
[The Entry/Exit sigil will be activated in 45 hours 10 minutes.]
'Took me three hours to do this… Now comes the main part…' Looking at the goblins, he began thinking about ways to train and make them as efficient killers as possible.