Reader Mage-Stubbing August 10! Chapter 30: 30-Dungeon Artist

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Merlin sat in the darkness of his room, still feeling exhausted despite having slept all day. Perhaps it was because of Janeth’s just concluded act, or maybe it was because he felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders, making him feel the most at ease he had been in a while. I prepared so much for the assessment exam that I don’t know what to do now… He fell backwards onto his bed and curled into a ball. In a week’s time the results will be out. If I don’t get admitted, then what will be the use of the System to me? It’s not like I’ll be able to venture into Dungeons without a professional Mage license. He shook his head. Always thinking negatively, Merlin Tyrrell. Change your train of thought. What will you do if you get in? That’s what you should be thinking about. But he could think of nothing. He wondered how he would be received as a Deficient Mage in a midst of Mages. He had gotten a glimpse of that at the exam, and he wouldn’t say he had liked it. Then there was the fact that he was now a direct counter to magic itself. He was not sure if the youngins who wanted to become professional Mages would be very accepting of who he was. I wonder how I’m being graded with that in mind? Merlin suddenly jumped up from the bed, shaking his thoughts away. He then summoned the System and decided to busy himself with something else. He had been wondering what his reward from completing the Red Quest was, and this was the perfect time to find that out. The words appeared before his view the same way he had left them. [Quest Reward: Random Loot Box] [Accept?] [Yes?]/[No?] Merlin’s heart beat suddenly hastened, his chest pounding so much that he had to take a deep breath several times to calm himself. This would be the first Perk he would be receiving ever since he’d gotten the System and had gotten Reader Mage. His eagerness was getting the better of him, and he was also slightly scared that it might end up being useless. Which would hurt him, honestly, considering that he’d had to basically clear a Dungeon for it. Well, he’d kind of cheated, but that was besides the point. Reader Mage was Kieran’s Skill in Singularity Mage. So Perks are just basically the equivalent of Skills for me, right? Then that must mean I’m just receiving the same Skills Kieran had gotten in Singularity Mage. Maybe? I’m being wishful again, aren’t I? Well, I should at least hope. I didn’t create a single useless Skill for Kieran, and neither did The Sleeping Jacket. If the System at least followed the same function as it did in the novel, even if I don’t get one of the Skills Kieran had, I should at least have something useful. Merlin nodded, settling his racing heart, and answered ‘yes’ to the System. A golden loot box immediately popped up before him, repeating the exact same motion of rotating around gently like the one which had come bearing his Reader Mage Perk. [You have received a Reward. Click the Loot Box to obtain] Merlin clicked on the box. He then watched as its red ribbons loosened, a pop up appeared along with the visual display of a party popper, and filled his view briefly with gold confettis. [You have been granted a Perk] [You have obtained the Perk: Dungeon Artist] [Perk: Dungeon Artist: Approach a mana concentrated area and create a Dungeon of yours from your artistic mind. Rewards from Dungeons created purely from one’s own artistic skill will be at the discretion of the System, making sure to balance them with the difficulty of the Dungeon. Dungeons created using an existing source as inspiration will bear the same rewards as the original.] [Note: Perks level up concurrently with your Intelligence Attribute. The higher the Intelligence, the stronger your Perks.] Merlin’s mind blanked for a minute or so, his eyes blinking rapidly as he incredulously stared at the words floating before him. A Dungeon creation Perk? Kieran didn’t have such a Skill… Then, this was tailored for me personally? Sweet! Hold on. Doesn’t this mean I can ra