4 Chapter 4 (2/2)
As Jason's thoughts reached this point, he couldn't help but frown. If he started killing goblins here, it would be inevitable that there would be conflict between him and the guilds. He was much too weak to be a threat to even low-tier guilds at the moment, so in the end he decided to skip this floor and head to the next one.
He received glares as he passed by farming teams. Only after seeing his crappy equipment did they give a disdainful smirk before ignoring him. He knew what they were thinking. When the towers arrived, professions such as blacksmithing exploded in popularity. After all, who best to craft equipment with the materials from the tower than blacksmiths?
As a result, as the years passed, blacksmiths became increasingly desired. They now made just as much money as top ascenders. As the skill level of blacksmiths rose, they were able to craft better equipment than the equipment dropped on the lower floors. For someone like Jason who wore goblin equipment, it meant two things: he was dirt poor and had no guild. Why would these farming teams worry about a newbie like him?
Jason thought he might be yelled at for encroaching on these team's territory, but his equipment led to him being ignored. He only shrugged in response. Better this than getting into pointless arguments.
Just as Jason was about to enter through the portal to the fourth floor, the cavern suddenly shook. Pieces of rock fell from the ceiling and crashed into the ground, with some even killing a few goblins. The shaking died down a moment later, but not before a roar echoed through the cavern.
”Oh?” Jason paused. He recognized the roar. It came from a rare monster called a rock golem. While the goblins were mining, they would occasionally wake up an earth elemental. An elemental was an unintelligent creature of nature, and the rock golem was of the earth attribute. If he recalled correctly, the rock golem that spawned here was a novice grade field boss.
Monsters were categorized by two things: their rank and grade. The ranks went from common, elite, field boss, and raid boss. The grades went from trainee, beginner, novice, apprentice, veteran, expert, master, grandmaster, and hero. The goblins Jason had fought were trainee common monsters while the rock golem that just spawned was a novice field boss. The two couldn't even be compared.
Jason remembered that news of a rock golem spawning spread on the day he passed his trial. The farming teams on the third floor tried fighting the rock golem, but even with all of them combined they were no match for it. In the end, an ascender from a higher floor killed it.
Just as Jason was about to leave this mess behind by entering the portal, he froze. Wait, the rock golem drops an incredibly rare skill for tanks. If I pass this up…
He clenched his hands as he fell into thought. As of this moment he was incredibly weak. Even if he did manage to kill the rock golem, would the farming teams let him leave with the loot? He was alone, while they were many.