Frostfire Legacy

Now that his level was equivalent, if not greater than the Frostfire Legacy's level, he wouldn't have to worry about his mind getting taken over anytime soon. As such, it was the perfect chance to fill up his knowledge about dungeons, which are currently full of holes.

Of course, he could also browse the internet and check, but he realized that some monsters weren't posted publicly. Such monsters have their records kept in libraries, like the one Aster was visiting.

Monster Records and Control Division Public Archives.

It was a government-sanctioned facility where information on all monsters was recorded. May it be a rare monster that only appeared once, or even the most common monsters like slime.

They even have a section where they keep stuffed monsters, or replicas for some that don't leave corpses behind, for others to see and familiarize themselves with. Aster's first hunted Dire Wolf, still encased in ice, was also added to it, replacing its previous stuffed sample.

Of course, his purpose for coming there was to familiarize himself with all the monsters that would come out of the fifth to the thirtieth floor.

With the number of irregular events happening around him and even the advent of a monster that was supposedly only present on the 900th floor or above, he was starting to feel that his current knowledge was too little.

"If I learn the specialty and weaknesses of monsters from the first 30 floors, then we should be safe whatever comes at us as we head to the tenth floor!"

The "library" was an entire building with at least hundreds of floors. Of course, it not only extended up towards the sky but also deep underground, for at least 50 floors. Its design was just a simple rectangular skyscraper, but the walls weren't made of transparent glass but instead of solid metal.

Rather than a building, it was more like a single fortification. In fact, it was one of the few buildings set up as evacuation points in an emergency, like when a dungeon overflow happens.

Aster pulled the hood of his windbreaker down, keeping his face mostly hidden, as he entered the said building.

The inside was spacious and mostly empty. After all, not many would visit a library in the current era. Libraries were treated the same as museums by then, so only a few civilians visited them regularly. Only those related to the study of monsters and those working for the government come frequently.

Of course, this library was an archive not only of physical books and papers but also of electronic data. Only about 5% of the information was kept in physical format, while the rest was digitalized and stored safely.

This wasn't because they were skimping on the budget, but rather because physical books are heavy. The building would give out if all the data they had was converted into physical books and stored there!

"Good morning. How may I help you?"

Aster approached the counter, which, for once, wasn't actually an elf. She did possess quite the breathtaking beauty too, which was more or less a requirement for receptionists.

She had green hair and eyes, with what looked like leaves growing around her head like a crown. From a glance, she just looked like a normal woman who was wearing a weird headdress, but looking closer, the skin around her neck looked like tree bark.

Aster wasn't too keen on other races, but he still could guess what race she was: a Dryad!

Realizing he was staring, Aster scratched his cheeks while pulling the scarf down a little, making it easier to talk. "Ah, I'm looking for information about monsters from floors 1 to 30. Do you know where I can find them?"

"Low floor monsters, is it...?" The Dryad tilted her head for a moment before smiling sweetly.

"If it's that, then the physical books for it would be on the second floor. The electronic data would be under the safety of the 50th floor. Finally, the taxidermy version of the monsters would be on the first floor of the underground. Do you need a guide, perhaps?"

"Thanks, but I'll just visit it myself." Aster smiled back, nodding lightly in appreciation.

Since he was a fast reader, he decided to visit the data bank on the 50th floor first. Riding the Mana Elevator, he sped through dozens of floors and stopped right at the 50th floor, a room with tables sporting holographic monitors in the middle.

Aster looked around and saw that there was nobody present. Only cameras could be seen, moving as if to track the "intruder's" movements.

He chose to sit down at the closest table. As soon as he did, a virtual keyboard appeared before him, glowing on top of the table itself. With little hesitation, he started to input his queries, mainly the monsters from the first 30 floors.

"Six thousand hits?!" And he was surprised at the number of results that the database returned. "It would take me hours to finish all these..."

While complaining, he already opened the first article and started reading the data written on it.

The first article was about the basic appearance, description, abilities, and weaknesses of the monsters from the first 100 floors. This not only included their elite version but also the recorded immunities of their elite forms.

Thankfully, the monsters were indexed properly, so he wouldn't get lost so easily.

The No. 00001 monster on the list was the Blue Slime, the weakest monster in the dungeon, followed by No. 00002 Big Blue Slime, its elite version, followed by No. 00003 Goblin, and No. 00004 Hobgoblin.

The list went on and on, listing the monsters in order of which ones appeared first in the dungeon. Aster didn't waste his time and read them all, memorizing as much as he could while taking notes on the important bits, like their weaknesses and things to watch out for.

"The most troubling enemy would be the Big Green Slime, as expected. Since it has acid as its body fluid."

Under the first ten floors, only the Big Green Slime would be tricky to fight. Of course, there's also the Death Viper on the 10th floor, but it's not a threat as long as you carry an antidote for its poison. Other than poisoning its enemy, it had no other ways to fight back, after all.

*Creak!*

"Huh?"

When the chair he was sitting on suddenly released a short creaking sound, he automatically turned to his side, where a presence suddenly appeared.

"...!" Aster gasped, stiffening for a bit in surprise.

What he found beside him was an astonishing, breathtaking beauty sitting casually beside him, showing a seductive smile.