
Chapter 27's
✓ Knowledge of Dungeons
After passing through several monsters, we climbed the stairs towards the 1st Floor.
The 1st floor was structured like a city, so there were many rooms that no one could visit.
“Should be fine here. I'd like to ask you a few questions as to the price of the potion. Is that okay?" (Mari)
“... I don't mind.. Onii-san, are you a Spirit User? I've never seen an ability like this before.”
"Are Dark Spirit Abilities rare?" (Mari)
In exchange of points, fire, earth, water, light, and darkness had the same price.
I don't think darkness is so rare or anything.
“I don't see it often. I've seen a number of Light Users all the time. Can't say for sure..”.
fumu's. In that case, would it be better not to show me that much ability?
As someone who wants to avoid standing out, this is information that I am happy to find.
I asked the question I wanted to know from the cat beastkin while maintaining the darkness, and the cat beastkin seemed to be unexpectedly knowledgeable, he told me about various things.
Unite everything…
First, Dungeon.
A Dungeon is an arch in space born in the middle of a location where more than 3 Great Spirits are gathered and positioned in a certain way, and the city has a sizable dungeon created by gathering 4 types of Great Spirits .
Moreover, since the Dungeon city had a Great Spirit, the chances of an invasion were lower and safe.
That's why people will gather from the surrounding settlements, and it will continue to grow in size.
"Then, that means there's a Great Spirit in this town?" (Mari)
“There is a Great Spirit of Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth. My goal is to save money and make a contract with his Great Spirit of Wind.”
"Hm ..." (Mari)
I know there is a method for one to be able to use Spirit Abilities in this world, and it seems that method is to make a contract with a Great Spirit.
Well, it's none of my business, and I don't have a good memory of the Great Spirit, so don't approach it.
"What is that about the Dungeon Hungry Beasts that you talked about earlier?" (Mari)
“Floor Name 2-nyan. I don't know who gave that name, but that's what it's called.”
“Then, how about Floor 1?” (Mari)
“Dusk Hades Street.”
They might take a trait for granted and turn it into a name.
Is it easier to understand than calling them Floor 1 and Floor 2? I can't say it.
"So, why are you barefoot?" (Mari)
I had that question on the tip of my tongue and finally asked.
Does he have money to buy shoes?
“A scout should remove the sound of their footsteps or no use. But Floor 2 is dark, so there are times when someone can get hurt by objects on the ground.”.
“Aah, so it's to remove the sound of your footsteps, yes..” (Hikaru)
Of course, it should also be in part because he is a cat beastkin.
But whatever the case may be, the fact that your leg was injured is not worth the result.
...Well, she must be barefoot while still understanding this, so there was no need for me to say it myself out loud.
“You must correctly choose the people who join you from now on. You are just lucky I was around that time. ” (Hikaru)
“We are hired scouts, so we are not in a position where we can choose our customers.”
"What a hard world ..." (Mari)
To the extent that you were suddenly fired in the middle of a dungeon, so I knew he had a low position, but even if that was the case, it was cruel.
This time he was saved by me who coincidentally passed by. Such sacrificed cat beastkin could actually be an everyday thing.
After that, I heard information about the dungeon's exploration from him.
It seemed to be the basic knowledge you should have before entering the dungeon, so he was surprised I didn't know anything.
It might be lucky for me that I managed to get this information without revealing myself.
I managed to avoid standing as a strangely stupid person.
Info such as people just left the Spirit Stone and their bodies disappeared when they died in the Dungeon, how Spirit Energy tended to spiral and go underground in the Dungeon, and how the monsters got stronger downstairs.
The fact that 'monsters' appeared in the Dungeon.
Monsters are different from animals because they are creatures that take form from Spirit Energy.
About the fact that the monsters did not leave the body and only left the Spirit Stone.
However, the monsters that came out of the dungeon got meat and could become Monstrosities.
Explorers sell Spirit Stones to earn money.
The explorers were largely responsible for the excavation of the Spirit Stone.
Most of the information I can assume is the problem, but being able to check the answers here is important.
“...But do not know something like this..Are you not an explorer, Onii-san?”
"Secret." (Mari)
"so. Then, you might as well not know this, so I'll tell you this too. Even if someone finds a treasure, you definitely should not take it from them
He said with a rather strong tone.
Take the treasure. Is it taboo? Is it an ethical issue?
“Treasure is something given to certain explorers. It is said that Lilimuph will not forgive the person who has stolen her - her.”
"Who's Lilimuf?" (Mari)
"Holy House."
In other words, the treasure one obtained in the dungeon was something that the Holy Beast gave to the explorer himself. It seemed fine to give it to someone else after coming out of the dungeon, but doing so within the dungeon was dangerous…
This taboo had spread out quite a lot, and it seemed that hardly anyone had ever seen a Holy Beast appear.
"understand. Well, I haven't seen the treasure, but I'll be careful.” (Mari)
“Harta is around the dungeon, and when you come out, it turns into its original form.You will be able to know it as soon as you see it. ”
"Is that so." (Mari)
There was a chance I found a treasure while scavenging for a corpse, but if he said it was shaped like a ball, then I should avoid it.
I heard quite important information, so I escorted him to the Dungeon entrance.
"See you. Don't get hurt again, okay? ” (Hikaru)
“U-Uhm...!”
"There problem? Is there anything else?” (Mari)
“aku Grapeful. Lynx Grapefull's. Can you tell me your name ?! ” (Grapefull)
“...No, we might not meet again. Uh! Don't tell anyone that you met me, okay? ” (Hikaru)
I didn't know what might happen, so I would at least prevent him from saying anything.
I haven't been out of the dark once since meeting Grapefull, so he hasn't seen my appearance. He won't find me with just my voice.
My income today is still zero.
I turned around and headed to the 2nd Floor.no, to DungeonHungry Beasts.
(Now I take a closer look .. there must be a lot of garbage here.) (Mari)
Staying in place while inside the darkness was fine, but now that I think about it, the audience could not see into the darkness. In that case, it means they won't know what I'm doing in it.
Recalling the****** pathetic Grapefull whose leg was injured, somehow I finally started cleaning up the stuff that was on the ground.
Items such as broken pieces of equipment, pointed stones, and splinters lay here and there.
There were also Spirit Stones scattered about occasionally, but those were things that explorers forgot to take after defeating monsters, or left behind because they could not find them in the darkness. For a person like me who has Night Vision and Dark Vision, this is an important income.
Although the air was filled with death, there were no bones lying around it.
In a place where people and monsters turn to stone when they die, it may be difficult for bones to exist.
On the 1st Floor - Dusk Hades Street - the skeletons turn to stone when they die, so unlike the bones left behind.
(Shadow hands are useful at times like these.) (Mari)
No need to collect it with my hands.
If I open the Shadow Bag under the trash, it will be stored by itself.
I have found the Spirit Stone at a decent pace, so it might not be as bad as a part-time job.
As I walked for a while, I found a shadow that was once an explorer.
(Well, karma.) (Mari)
The explorers who left Grapefull and went ahead had all turned into Spirit Stones.
They were most likely avoiding dangerous monsters when they had scouts. As they moved forward without a single lookout, this was what happened.
There should be enough mastery to be able to get to this floor with just 3 people. The biggest group I have seen up until now is a group of 20 monsters.
I secretly kept their things and their Spirit Stones.
I also offer my condolences for his death, but the value of 3 people is very large.
Also, if I think of them as a group that abandoned their comrades, I can avoid guilt.
On that day, I found no other explorer who died besides them.
I spent almost my entire time walking around clearing the Dungeon, and I thought it was already clean enough.
It's strange for me to find this pleasure.
I left the Dungeon before sunrise.
I headed to the morning market, and after filling my stomach a little, I returned to the inn and slept.