17 First dungeon (2/2)

”Lord Van Bergen, could we please try to fight this boss?”, one of the guys which had followed along silently asked.

”You three want to go?”

The three of them nodded and Van Bergen gave his consent but reminded them, ”Be careful, even through I am here there, since I won't intervene until really necessary.”

One of the guys pulled out his sword from the scabbard on his hip. It was a thin silver blade with a simple grip and pommel. Along the blade there was a faint pattern, which reminded one of a vine wrapping around the blade. It looked quite beautiful in the soft light and emitted a faint aura of sharpness.

”A good sword”, Van Bergen praised it after taking a closer look, ”I didn't expect that guy to give you his old blade.”

The other guy used a spear, which in comparison was much plainer as it was a simple wooden shaft with an iron tip without any patterns.

The staff the girl pulled out stood in stark contrast to the two rather simple weapons. Not only had it a crystal on top which was at least the size of a fist, it even had golden pattern running along the wooden staff. The wood to wasn't simple since it had a inner glow which beautifully accented the red color of the wood itself.

”Wow”, the others couldn't stop themself from uttering a cry of admiration. Only Van Bergen stayed calm since he surely had seen something like this before.

* This girl really has to be rich. *, Ivan thought as he tried to guess how much the staff was worth.

His mentor took the opportunity to teach him a bit more, ”This staff isn't man made, but a drop from a boss monster in one of the lower ranked dungeons. It is quite rare and has a great amplification effect. Generally you should always try for monster drops, since they are always better than man made items of the same rank and level. Sadly they drops so seldom that we often have no choice but to use man made items.”

He then pulled out a simple unadorned staff out and gave it to Ivan.

”Here you go. You try fighting the boss too, it will be a good experience for you but make sure not to obstruct the others.”

Ivan took a look at the staff and was quite surprised that a staff looking so simple could be as good as this.

<< Item: Staff: Staff of Smit (D) , Durability: 5/10 , Effect: +20% damage while using staff attacks >>

His mentor saw his surprise and laughed, ”Remember, even if things look simple they aren't necessary weak or useless. Quite the opposite, some of the gaudiest things are in truth absolutely useless. So always check an item out before discarding it.”

”Ok, now that everyone is ready get going. And remember safety first.”