The Arcana Tower held many secrets, but the most surprising one... was how fast time passed inside.
It had already been two days since I won the tournament and officially became part of the elite training program. Two full days of intense training, fog meditation, and Titan Stink form experiments that nearly blew up the training room. Luckily, the walls were explosion-proof—even against stench.
Now, I was back at my small home in Govart. A narrow plot of land at the edge of the monster district, where all the egglings waited anxiously.
The moment I opened the wooden door I'd glued shut with sticky slime...
> "Maaasteeer Eeeeggg!!"
The seven eggs rolled toward me at once. Oyen puffed out flames from his shell, Abu bounced off the ceiling, and Lurik split into three tiny illusions from sheer excitement. Even Cimut let out a soft hum—once nauseating to monsters, now sounding like... an audible hug.
> "I'm... home," I whispered, and for the first time, it truly felt like I had one.
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**Tournament Prize and Special Request**
The next day, I was summoned to the city hall to officially receive my reward as the tournament champion. Mayor Govart, a lion-faced monster in ceremonial robes, handed over a signed scroll:
- Lifetime access to the Arcana Tower
- Permanent residence in the tax-free district
- One special request granted by the Mayor himself
I made my request without hesitation:
> "I want the land I live on... to be designated as a mid-level protection zone. No strong monsters allowed to attack without formal permission."
The Mayor stared at me, then slowly nodded.
> "Strange request... but valid. Mysterious Stinky Golem, you now own your own territory. Protect it with... er, the fragrance of responsibility."
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**New Dream: Headquarters and Evolution**
That night, the kids and I started fixing up the place.
Putih created a fog shield around the fence. Belang disguised himself as a stone guardian. Hitam and Abu dug an emergency bunker. Oyen built a fire kitchen (which nearly burned everything down), and Cimut began recording the sound patterns of nearby monsters. Lurik? He was busy duplicating himself into "night patrol officers."
And me... I drew in the dirt with a twig:
> "Main Base: Stinky Egg Squad."
But what I really wrote in my heart was:
> "This place... is the beginning of everything."
Tomorrow, I'll return to the Arcana Tower. Training will be tougher, and the challenges crazier. But I'm not afraid. Because now, I know something important:
> I'm no longer a lonely rotten egg in a dungeon.
I'm the leader of seven incredible eggs.
The wielder of the Stink Titan.
The bearer of a big dream.
And the pungent aroma of justice.
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**End of Volume 2**
> "The first step is complete. Now, it's time to build a stinky army for the future."