The phrasing of words is essential when communicating; everyone knows that. Jake was quite known for sometimes not thinking through what he was saying, but sometimes, he knew exactly what he said. Sometimes, it was just really fun to fuck with people a bit, especially when what you said was entirely truthful.
Miranda had simply given him too good of a setup for Jake to miss the opportunity. It was just perfect. The reaction of Miranda was great as her eyes narrowed in confusion and disbelief… with the one from Holstred and the two who had arrived with him just pure gold as their eyes opened wide as if they had just heard something they really shouldn’t have.
“Jake… what exactly do you mean when you say that the Chosen of the Boundless Hydra died?” Miranda asked after a bit, having clearly sussed out that Jake was messing with her somehow.
“Well, what happened is that we went to the moon,” Jake began.
“Right.”
“And then Sandy wanted to explore the core and met the B-grade ghost haunting the moon deep inside the thing,” he continued.
Miranda nodded.
“This ghost then killed Sandy,” Jake finished.
“To fully clarify, is the Chosen dead as of this moment?” Miranda sighed.
“No? Not right now, as far as I know.”
“Then how exactly was the Chosen of the Lord Protector considered dead?”
“By being killed,” Jake shrugged as if she was asking the most obvious question in the world.
“But they are not dead anymore, correct?” Miranda said with a high level of exasperation.
“Sandy got better.”
“Right… right,” Miranda nodded slowly. “So, to conclude, the Chosen is not actually dead. So where are they right now?”
“Went back to the Order to recuperate. Turns out dying isn’t healthy for you. Who would’ve known?” Jake said with a grin.
“Okay, this was a very enlightening conversation,” Miranda said, as he saw a glint in her eye that made Jake aware she wanted to make him do work stuff. “Now, what’s this about us having to discuss setting up a Minaga’s Labyrinth?”
As she asked, she also threw a look at Holstred and the two others, making them bow and leave. This left only Jake, Lillian, and Miranda remaining in the meeting room. Jake had feared he wouldn’t escape having to set it up now after using Miranda’s return as an excuse for not having done it yet.
“See, while it may have been an excuse I made up in the moment, I do actually think it’s something worth discussing with you,” Jake said in a pretty serious tone. “In fact, I’m pretty sure I told Minaga back when I got it that I would likely just hand it to you.”
“We both know it’s more likely you would have forgotten all about the item. Anyway, I have heard a bit about these Labyrinths while at Nevermore. If I remember correctly, they are temporary dungeons that contain an image of Minaga within, with some of the better ones even having a real clone. However, I’m not sure they can be truly viewed as strategic resources. As far as I remember, they have limited usage and a relatively short duration they can exist,” Miranda said.
“Yeah, about that,” Jake scratched the back of his head. “The one I got is a bit better than the average.”
two thumbs up as he shared its details with Lillian
suitable location. The nature and design of the dungeon may be modified upon placement with advice from the Minaga
Requirements: Soulbound.
commented: ”I do think that reached the level of being considered a
different to others I have seen. Especially the part about not having an expiration date and the ability to have parts of it cross grades.
decide what to do with it. Where should we place
Carmen, Maria, Caleb, the Fallen King, and a lot of others
they had it,” Jake shrugged, having very reasonably concluded
highly doubt that,” Miranda sighed. ”Contacting them and having
Jake smiled. ”See, it was smart of me to
reach out to those with Labyrinths? Also, Jake, do you know
Sylphie does,” Jake answered, remembering she also got a 25% amplifier. ”Maybe Arnold? Not sure, though. Both
will reach out to them,” Lillian agreed. ”But, if I may, could I suggest perhaps not placing Lord Thayne’s Labyrinth in Haven? The city is already highly congested, and placing a dungeon that will undoubtedly attract even more
Miranda agreed, Jake also nodding along as she probably, no, definitely, had a point there. ”Then also consider looking into a good site to place the Labyrinth. Perhaps several Labyrinths if we wish to have them in
knew it probably wouldn’t end up being a
decided nothing more would be
you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it's taken without the author's
she would contact him once there was any update on the Labyrinth situation or if she needed him for something. She did seem a bit surprised Jake was actually spending time in Haven and not at the Order, which was definitely proof Jake had spent too much time away from Earth even before
acids once more. He had a feeling that he wouldn’t have as many relaxing days as before Miranda returned, but what
contacted and asked to be somewhere a week later. This week also quickly went by before Jake set off to somewhere he hadn’t been before. Apparently, there had been a lot of talks about where to place this Labyrinth City – a name that had somehow become official – and
five hundred people already had a teleportation circle placed there. The town was placed in an area right next to a large mountain range with powerful beasts on the other side, making it a
group. All the expected people from the post-Leaderboards reveal get-together were there, including even Sylphie, who happily flew over to Jake when she saw him. Even Arnold was there in person, having been dragged out of his workshop. There were also some unfamiliar faces who had also done
as Caleb was a bit late, but at least he had the excuse
to those who hadn’t also been at the board meeting. ”It’s good to see some familiar faces
wanted to do this entire Minaga’s Labyrinth thing. With several labyrinths available of many different tiers, it was only natural to specialize some of them and not have too
what exactly the Labyrinths were capable of was quite
allow a certain someone to participate. Jake honestly shouldn’t have been surprised when he saw the familiar four-eyed Unique Lifeform
mortals,” the voice of Minaga echoed through the room as he turned toward Jake. ”Oh, and hi Jake, short time no see!
off?” Jake asked
time in their busy
up your valuable time,” Jake wholeheartedly
now because I’ve already cleared out my schedule, so you’re stuck
your way,” Jake
entire city centered around my Labyrinths – very flattering, by the way – and for that, you requested some
Legion, and it is precisely so,”
Jake saw
Minaga said after inspecting all the statues
it off?” Jake turned to
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