46 Chapter 45 (1/2)
The next morning, Ren, accompanied by several soldiers, arrived at the police station only to find Leon meditating. He tried to sleep on the floor, but even that was still too comfortable. Since he also couldn't hear the sound of the sea, he didn't manage to relax.
”You are rather diligent, aren't you?” Ren asked.
”... I don't see how humans can survive in this world without diligence.” Leon got up and massaged his eyebrows. ”What are the plans for today?”
”Like I said, we have two options, the safe and the dangerous option,” Ren said. ”If you want to, we can go to the Imperial Capital in one week to sell the cores. At yesterday's pace, in a month or two, we will have the resources to challenge a dungeon with relative safety.”
”That is too long...” Leon said.
”I imagined you would say that... we can challenge a dungeon if we gather at least two hundred more cores,” Ren explained. ”If you help us, the difficulty level should decrease a lot. However... it won���t be easy.”
”... What kind of dungeon you want to challenge?” Leon asked. ”If you find the purple crystal, the ownership of the dungeon will go to you?”
”That is how usually is...” Ren crossed his arms. ”The dungeon is localized in Hokkaido, very close to Sapporo. We will have to travel for a few days, but I doubt anyone will clear that dungeon anytime soon. The monsters we will find there are a bit troublesome, they are known as the Frost Dire Wolves.”
Against those types of monsters, the fire would be the best weapon. Magma Spear would probably be enough to kill them without letting anyone put themselves at risk. However, Leon didn't know their numbers, and it looked Ren didn't know either, so it was better for Leon to start practicing Fire Bullet as much as possible since it would take more than a few days to learn and master a new fire skill.
”Do we really need so many cores?” Leon asked. ”How many days do you think it will take to clear such dungeon?”
” A few, unlike this dungeon here, that dungeon is more like a maze,” Ren explained. ”Things would be easier if we bring more soldiers, but I can't leave the dungeon alone, and the port unprotected.”