"Oooh! How cool! He's got FIVE Divine Brands! How'd he get so lucky?" the Fairy chattered.

Joriya bowed slightly to the video call. "My name is Joriya Alvinos. For the last decade, I have been in a physical coma, with a digital mind. Might I know to whom I am talking to, other than the 'Hillsborough Horror Hospital'? That was some nice alliteration, by the way. Sorry for crushing your monsters in the Coma Ward so easily."

"My name was... is... Clarence Henry," the voice of the core rolled smoothly through the connection. "I was the head of the IT department here at the Hospital, and I couldn't help but purchase the Dungeon & Guide Limited Package. This little bundle of energy is Evalon, a Reincarnation Fairy. Sorry for suddenly unfolding and claiming this space. It was instinctive after the Tutorial. I truly appreciate every PPP you have spent, as well as all of the donated resources you have given me."

"Greetings, Evalon," Joriya smiled to her before looking back at Clarence. "So, you gain PPP based off of what is bought?"

"Yes. During the Tutorial, I was informed that I would gain ten percent of the default purchase price of purchases. My fairy and I spent twenty years in the Tutorial! It was truly amazing. Anyways, I didn't mean to automatically spawn all those monsters or trap anyone in here."

"Damn, then the System is providing you with more than I'm spending in the Shop, and only what I spent on the Safe Zone and Shop Access," Joriya chuckled. "Do you have a Patron?"

"Nope, not at all!" Evalon cheerfully answered. "Want to invite us to your Patron's Faction?"

"Sure, I'll do so now," Joriya answered before pulling up his Status and focusing on inviting Clarence and Evalon into Gruugus's Faction.

*BUM-BA-BA-BUM*

You have invited a Sapient Dungeon into your Patron's Faction!

You have invited a Reincarnation Fairy into your Patron's Faction!

You have increased in Reputation with your Patron's Faction!

Your Patron is Extremely Pleased with you!

"Huh, I just unlocked Goblins, Hobgoblins, Orcs, Trolls, and Ogres! I have received a status message about being the first Dungeon to join a Patron and the first Patron Blessed Dungeon on Earth. Anyone facing challenges or adventuring in my halls gain a fifty-percent boost to increase their statistics. and I gain an extra twenty percent of all expended resources to my stockpiles," Clarence murmured. "Gah, my Connection Pool is draining rapidly as vast amounts of blueprints and knowledge is being transferred."

"That's very interesting. Here, let me push out more of my Connection Pool to assist," Joriya grunted softly as he focused on it.

"Oh, thank you very much. Wow, you must have a lot of regeneration," Clarence commented.

"Hold on while I upgrade it," Joriya murmured.

Shop, please purchase the Tick Rate upgrade for Connection Pool and Technique Pool to per Second. No need for confirmation.

*DING!*

Your Purchase before Discounts came to Thirty Thousand (30,000) PPP. After Discounts, you have been charged One Thousand, Five Hundred (1,500) PPP. Thank you for your Purchase.

He smiled and pushed out more Connection, flooding the room with the energy, meanwhile Evalon cheered about them receiving another whopping three thousand PPP from a Shop Purchase.

*BA-DA-BING-BA-DA-BOOM!*

You have assisted a Dungeon in a Ritual of Connection!

You have paid eighty percent of the cost of the Ritual!

You have learned the Magic Skill: Ritual Magic!

Your Ritual Magic Skill has been Boosted to Level 40!

You have gained Five Points of Connection!

Your Personal Soul Dimension has gained access to the Blueprint Archive!

You have gained access to the Blueprints of Gruugus the Fierce's Faction!

"So, did anyone die during the ten minutes that the monsters had been out?"

"Thankfully, no. Nobody died to any of our monsters," Evalon stated as she did loop-de-loops in the air.

"So, any design for a Transition Station?"

"Yep! We've got that. I'll print it out at the front desk. As a reward for each Wave, I can grant you one quantity of a resource needed for the Transition Station. The rest you'll need to purchase yourself," Clarence stated calmly.

"Sounds good. Think we'll manage to get the First Transition Point achievement?"

"Well, considering that I'm the first Dungeon to ever join any Faction, I highly doubt the other Factions with members on Earth will have as easy a time with gathering the materials, the blueprints, and the people with skills to build it. I mean, looking at you, you have almost all of the skills needed to craft this yourself," Clarence chuckled.

"Do you need more resources?" he inquired.

"Nah, I'm good for now. Thanks, though. After you clear out the waves, I'm thinking of applying for a System Shift from Dungeon to City," Clarence answered.

"I see. Well, I should probably get around to escorting the people out. I don't suppose that since you're in charge of the IT department, you could eventually pack up people's personal belongings and have them delivered to the Emergency Ward? Preferably using something other than a rotting corpse?"

"Sure, sure. We'll get it done. Enjoy your Challenge, Boss." With that, the connection ended and the device molded back into the wall, making Joriya chuckle.