45. Altmar Signet

Jake ignores the projection’s rambling about his new cloak to open the epic box, finding Legguards of the Undergrowth. He notes their potent stats, healing Life Burst, and growth aura, planning to test them later. The hologram hints the final reward is an Altmar signet that also serves as a tracker and locator for Empire circles.

Questioned about the dungeon’s origins, the hologram reveals it’s part of an Altmar Empire experiment to seed and shape dungeons that scout distant talents. It is a recorded soul-projection from ages past. Jake confirms confidentiality with the Malefic Viper, lets him listen in, and mischievously boasts about the 93rd Universe’s recent integration.

Opening the last box, Jake obtains the Altmar N-Signet. Identify shows 1000 distributable stat points—explained as a system adjustment for a closed, new universe. Jake is stunned; Tiarsus assumes such caps are normal among elites, and the Viper confirms Jake’s gear has lagged since D-grade. The N denotes Non-determinable, beyond the dungeon’s scale.

Jake resists allocating stats immediately and asks about extracting a friendly cave troll; Tiarsus says dungeon residents can’t be reasonably taken out or progressed. Tiarsus requests the Census Golem remains back; Jake refuses, claiming them as hard-won spoils.

With nothing further to share, Tiarsus urges Jake to visit the Altmar Empire. At the exit, Jake reveals that a Norlynn named Tiarsus eventually became a god, leaving the projection stunned as he departs the dungeon.