The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 1250

Chapter 1250: A Proper Investment

"Umm... Your Highness, I’m afraid you read it wrong..." an attendant in that all-too-familiar white uniform muttered, a slight tremble carrying in his voice.

"What?" the Divine Heir asked in total confusion.

What else could he have possibly read wrong when there was only one glaring thing?!

However, it seemed Rhydan had either gone blind for a moment or severely underestimated just how surprising the information before him could possibly get.

Because he’d seen Level E sitting there as the lowest available option and naturally assumed that meant it had already been rated.

Except he’d missed one very important detail.

It was uncleared.

Uncleared?!

UNCLEARED?!

The revelation was so unheard of that he practically felt his liver ache!

So much for worrying about the possibility that their newest vendor was simply having difficulty gathering stock or had gotten too busy to connect with them.

Because clearly, what they should’ve been worrying about was whether those on the other end were even still alive!

"How could this be?!" Rhydan asked in utter disbelief.

"I, too, have no idea, Your Highness," the attendant admitted before hesitantly asking, "but is it truly that unheard of?"

"You ask if it’s unheard of?"

The attendant pursed his lips, suddenly unsure of how to respond to that.

He really had been genuinely curious.

But before he could explain himself, the last active heir of their dominion suddenly spoke.

"Picture this. You, back during your days as a bright-eyed neophyte waiting to sign up for the trials, hoping to be picked for warrior training."

The attendant blinked.

"You manage to register and are thrilled because, provided you pass the physicals and ability requirements, you’ll finally be allowed to start your journey as a warrior-in-training."

Rhydan’s expression had started off almost pleasant as he seemingly reminisced about the past.

Then it abruptly turned dead serious.

"But instead of being sent to the examination room, you’re hauled straight outside our barriers without so much as a manual and told to survive. Not in a simulation, but in the actual wild."

"!"

The attendant visibly paled. But his master wasn’t done.

"Terrified for your life and not even knowing why you were sent out there in the first place, you turn around and rush back toward the dominion. But when you finally reach the massive door, you realize something."

The lecturing leader stared directly at him.

"You don’t even know how to open it."

The attendant somehow felt like he’d shrunk several sizes.

"That’s what it’d be like to be asked to manage all of this when one has never even seen Level E!" Rhydan exclaimed. "Do you not remember when you first saw Level E?"

The question almost felt rhetorical, but the attendant still gave it some thought before responding appropriately.

Then his eyes widened.

"B-before becoming an official learner!"

"Yes!"

The Prince gestured toward him as if that proved his entire point.

"And what clearance level did you need before you could even apply to officially train as a warrior?"

"Level C, Your Highness!"

"Then what business would anyone who hasn’t even cleared Level E have with any of this?!"

By that point, the Divine Heir sounded genuinely pained.

The attendant froze.

Then the implications finally hit him.

"Oh."

His already-pale expression somehow managed to turn even more stricken.

"Oh no—!"

Because now that he’d been forced to remember, even civilian children would’ve cleared that much!

Rhydan stared at him.

"So, you get it."

"Then what do we do now, Your Highness?!"

This time, the attendant sounded considerably more alarmed.

"What else can we even do?" Rhydan sighed heavily. "With the gate barely being fully functional, we can only send the lowest level we possibly can. If nothing else, we can only hope there’s something to be learned from our extensive records."

It wasn’t ideal.

In fact, the remaining ruler wasn’t even sure how useful something intended for such a low level could possibly be when their current circumstances were already this unusual.

But they needed to establish contact somehow.

The Divine Heir pinched the bridge of his nose before tiredly calling out, "D-0, issue the bounty."

A familiar voice immediately responded.

"Yes, Your Highness. As for the reward?"

"The maximum allowed."

Rhydan didn’t even know how little that would amount to under their current restrictions, but what else could they possibly do?

At this point, he wasn’t even certain whether there was still someone on the other end capable of receiving the transmission.

Still, they had to try.

"Understood."

The system got busy.

[COMMENCING CONTACT...]

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Meanwhile, on the other end of the bridge, one dungeon owner was staring at the prompt that’d suddenly appeared before him.

[OPTIONAL UPDATE AVAILABLE!]

"D-29, what’s this about?" Luca asked, staring at the screen in confusion.

The little system responded almost frantically, explaining that it seemed like something new called a bounty had suddenly shown up!

"Bounty?"

[NEW E-CLASS SIMULATION SCHEMATICS AVAILABLE]

[FIRST CLEAR REWARDS AVAILABLE: 3/3]

[Individual Access to D-Class Difficulty Level]

[Random Manuals x3]

[Random Crystal Cores x3]

[500,000 CP]

Gasp!

Ka-ching! Ka-ching!

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