NOVEL NEXT Chapter 37: Harvesting the Tower’s Wealth – First Five Floors Cleared!
[Date: March 12, 2025 | Time: 3:00 PM | Location: S+ Rank Tower Dungeon – 5th Floor]
Ankush stood at the center of the fifth-floor battleground, surrounded by the shattered remains of what were once powerful, towering monsters. The obsidian-crusted ground beneath him was littered with glittering fragments of defeated foes, faint traces of residual mana still lingering in the air. Despite having cleared five consecutive floors of an S+ Rank dungeon, his breathing remained steady, and not a single drop of sweat graced his forehead.
The battles had been effortless. With his overwhelming stats, none of the monsters could even scratch him, let alone pose a true challenge. If anything, he felt as though he was merely strolling through a field, casually collecting treasures along the way.
After finishing the final wave of the fifth floor, a bright notification appeared before him:
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[Tower Dungeon Floor Cleared – S+ Rank | Floor 5]
Monsters Defeated: 100 × Obsidian Golems (Level 5, S+ Rank)
Total EXP Earned:
- Floor 1: 10,000,000 EXP
- Floor 2: 20,000,000 EXP
- Floor 3: 30,000,000 EXP
- Floor 4: 40,000,000 EXP
- Floor 5: 50,000,000 EXP
- Total EXP from Floors 1-5: 150,000,000 EXP
Mana Stones Acquired:
(Each monster guarantees an S+ Rank Mana Stone Drop.)
- Floor 1: 100 × S+ Rank (Level 1) Mana Stones
- Floor 2: 100 × S+ Rank (Level 2) Mana Stones
- Floor 3: 100 × S+ Rank (Level 3) Mana Stones
- Floor 4: 100 × S+ Rank (Level 4) Mana Stones
- Floor 5: 100 × S+ Rank (Level 5) Mana Stones
- Total Mana Stones Acquired: 500 × S+ Rank Mana Stones
Blueprints & Special Drops:
- Blueprint: Obsidian Armor Set (S+ Tier, Level 1) – Second Copy (Set Bonus: Enhanced Defense, Minor Mana Reflection.)
- Blueprint: Obsidian Blade (S+ Tier, Level 2) (Weapon forged from condensed obsidian and imbued with mana conductivity.)
- Blueprint: Obsidian Shield (S+ Tier, Level 3) (Offers massive physical resistance and 10% mana absorption.)
- Blueprint: Golem Core Refinement Process (S+ Tier, Level 4) (Allows engineering of golem-like constructs with harvested cores.)
- Blueprint: Advanced Mana Compression Chamber (S+ Tier, Level 5) (A highly advanced engineering blueprint used to create powerful mana batteries.)
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Ankush reviewed his rewards with an appreciative nod. The mana stones alone were a fortune—normally, acquiring just one of these required an intense battle against an S+ ranked monster in the wilderness. Yet here, he had effortlessly farmed five hundred of them in just under an hour.
The blueprints were another unexpected bonus. Each one held immense value, offering opportunities for advanced engineering projects that could push his technological development far beyond anything currently seen in this world. The Mana Compression Chamber Blueprint, in particular, caught his attention—this could enable large-scale energy storage, paving the way for an entire infrastructure of magic-powered technology.
Ankush sighed in satisfaction, feeling that this short expedition had been beyond productive. However, despite the efficiency of clearing floors, he wasn't in a hurry to ascend higher just yet. The rewards were already incredibly generous, and his primary goal remained the sustainable farming of high-tier resources rather than reckless risk-taking.
More importantly, his next priority lay outside the tower—his guild's growth. The mana stones needed to upgrade Ashvattha were already in his hands, and now it was time to put them to use.
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[Time: 3:15 PM | Location: S+ Rank Tower Dungeon – Exit Lobby]
Descending back toward the entrance, Ankush's footsteps echoed through the empty corridors of the dungeon. The lobby remained unchanged, the vast room of one hundred different tower gates standing silently, waiting for challengers. He glanced back at the S+ Rank Gate, now familiar yet still exuding an intimidating presence.
He had tested its depths, reaped its rewards, and now knew its potential—this would be his primary hunting ground for the foreseeable future. However, his true mission was only just beginning.
With a final glance at the towering structure behind him, Ankush activated the exit portal, and in the next breath, he found himself standing once more beneath the open sky, bathed in golden sunlight within the grand courtyard of Ashvattha Guild City.
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[Time: 3:30 PM | Location: Ashvattha Guild Hall]
The moment Ankush set foot in the Guild Hall, the quiet stillness of the grand structure greeted him. The air was charged with latent mana, the remnants of the powerful energy used to construct this monumental facility.
With purposeful steps, he ascended the grand staircase, making his way back to his Guild Master's Chamber on the eighth floor. The massive crystal screen along the southern wall flickered to life the moment he entered, the guild information panel illuminating before him.
Seating himself behind the imposing mana-etched desk, Ankush took a deep breath before opening his inventory. The S+ Rank Mana Stones he had collected shimmered neatly in the virtual interface—his key to upgrading the guild.
His lips curved into a small smile as he leaned back into his chair, fingers tapping lightly against the desk's surface.
"Now," he murmured to himself, eyes gleaming with determination, "let's begin building Ashvattha into something the world has never seen before."
And with that thought, Ankush closed the tower's chapter for today. The real work was only about to begin.