Chapter 74.5

Cale approached Mueller, who was hiding at the entrance without coming in. Mueller looked back and forth between the dragon that made the documents and the large egg disappear into another dimension, and Cale, who was approaching him. He could not help but shake. “Let’s go to the liege’s room now.” “Y, yes sir!” “Raon.” “What is it, human?” “Set an alarm device here and a few magic traps.” The fourth floor of the basement would be revealed once the Magic Tower was destroyed. Toonka and the non-mage faction would become even stronger if they found the items that were down here. Of course, Cale did not really want them to get stronger. ‘Although they will perish faster this way.’ But that was not Cale’s problem. Cale just blankly watched as Raon happily created some magic traps. “Other humans cannot take all of the interesting things in here. I need to make it so they die the moment they step in here!” Cale watched the excited four-year-old with satisfaction, but Mueller’s face continued to turn paler. Cale didn’t care about Mueller’s current mental state, instead, he waited until Mueller resealed the room that was now filled with Raon’s magic traps before he grabbed the back of Mueller’s neck. “The liege’s room.” That sentence made Mueller respond while still remaining curled up. “We need to first go to the 20th floor.” On and Hong jumped into Cale’s arms. Mueller, On, and Hong all shared the space in Cale’s arms. Mueller could feel Hong’s front paw on his back and felt like he was going to die. That made him develop the courage to say the following. “I, I can walk- aah!” But before he could finish speaking, he needed to close his mouth because they were moving very quickly. Cale had used the Sound of the Wind to quickly rush up to the 20th floor. Mueller staggered before trying to stand once they got back up to the 20th floor. He needed some support as he seemed to be dizzy, leading On to give him some support. “T, thank you very much.” Meeeow. On gave him a smile, but Mueller started to shake as he avoided eye contact with On. He then started to speak after seeing Cale’s gaze that seemed to be telling him to explain how to get to the secret room. “There is actually another floor in the Magic Tower.” “Is the 21st floor the real liege’s room?” “No, we do not call it the 21st floor.” “Then what do you call it?” The Magic Tower’s liege’s room. That was a room that the non-mage faction did not ever manage to find. Cale only knew about it because of something that was written in the novel. Cale heard Mueller’s voice in his ear. “The 0th floor. We call it the 0th floor.” “Get it ready.” “Yes sir.” Cale watched the now quick and no longer crying Mueller with satisfaction. The moment a smile ended up on his face, Mueller’s movements became even faster. Although he looked like he was shaking a bit, he was fast after receiving the unique traits of both dwarves and Rats. “Oh.” Cale let out a small gasp of admiration. Ooooong- “I didn’t expect it to be here.” Mueller moved some things on the floor of the liege’s room. All sorts of devices popped up and Cale could hear the sounds of gears turning. Finally, once Mueller used a magic stone, a pretty loud noise echoed in the liege’s room. Boom. However, the loud noise of the celebration allowed Cale to not have to worries. Nonetheless, he was soon full of confusion. “...Mueller, explain.” “Yes sir.” There was no change at all. Mueller started to point, not at the room that still looked the same, but somewhere else. “It is over there.” “...Over there?” Cale looked toward where Mueller was pointing. It was the window. It was the large window that Cale had looked out of earlier in the day. “You just have to jump out.” “Out the window?” “Yes sir. Then you will be at the 0th floor.” Mueller raised his head to look at the owner of the shadow that covered him. He could see into Cale’s eyes. “...You know what happens if you’ve lied, right?” The steel rod shined in the light. Cale looked toward the shaking Mueller, who nodded his head and started to smile. He then picked Mueller up. “Aigo, what are you doing sir? You told me you would let, let me live!” Cale ignored Mueller’s cries, instead, he looked toward Raon and the kittens before looking out the window. Cale sighed while looking at the three pairs of eyes that were staring at him. “You first.” “What!” Mueller was thrown out of the window. However, they did not see Mueller fall to the ground. Cale quickly followed behind Mueller. Cale did not need to experience falling down twenty stories. Tap. There was a platform right underneath his feet. “I guess it is magic.” The real liege’s room appeared as Cale made his observation. At the same time, he could hear the children’s voices from behind him. “Noona, I can’t tell what I am looking at right now.” “Hong, my eyes are fine, but this is weird.” “Oh.” Raon just had a single word of admiration. Cale started to smile. Gold. Jewels. Magic Devices. Money filled the very wide 0th floor. The entire room was shining and filled with things that would be worth a lot of money. “It really makes you think about a Dragon’s Lair.” Cale headed toward a pile of magic devices. None of the items in this room were cheap. All of the magic devices were decorated with jewels, making it obvious that they were made for nobles or royalty. The entire room was filled with items like this. The liege of the tower did not use these devices, even as they faced death. That was because using it like that would not be for himself, but for everyone in the Magic Tower. Cale covered his face with both of his hands. He could see the slacker’s life through his fingers. “Hahahaha!” Cale did not hold back his laughter. He let it all out. Mueller watched Cale for a bit before looking around the liege’s room that he had known about for a while, but was seeing for the first time. He then stealthily reached out and grabbed the golden brooch that was closest to him. Meeeow. But he heard a chilling sound as soon as he grabbed it. On and Hong were wagging their tails while watching him. The Black Dragon also took a step toward him. Mueller quickly let go of the golden brooch in his hand. The thirty-year-old Rat could not do anything. On the other hand, Cale had a wide smile on his face as he looked toward the children. “We are rich.” Listening to Cale’s calm voice that was very different than Cale’s current expression, On, Hong, and Raon all started to smile. A jovial feeling, similar to the one down below in the celebration, filled the room. The Rat watched all this with fear in his eyes.