Episode 4.7-8 (1/2)
”Come now, we're going in.”
Shira briskly went inside the cave.
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Shira recited the spell and the dim cave immediately got lit up.
It's a curious light.
The light is not like <Lamplight (Parm)> where it illuminates from one spot.
The space of about ten steps around Shira is completely bright. There's not even a shadow.
”
is a higher ranked version of <Lamplight>. I'm sure you'd learn to cast it in no time at all. Its light range is adjustable. We're going deeper in.”
Shira briskly went deeper inside the cave without any hesitation.
The cave is sloping down slightly. There were several forks along the way, however Shira never wavered even once.
”Here's the place.”
Shira took a small pickaxe out of her bag and began to dig out the cave's wall. After doing that for a while, she apparently found what she was looking for.
”Alright, this is it.”
She scooped out a part of the cave with the pickaxe. Then she picked up the piece of fallen rock and showed it to Lecan.
It's a beautiful turquoise-colored ore with golden sparkles mixed in its brilliance.
”This will turn into a very versatile catalyst.”
Afterward, she went deeper inside the cave and dug out another ore, went deeper again and dug out yet another ore. She explained those ores' names and utilities to Lecan.
”I've mined out all the portion I need. You dig out yours as well. Since you've got that <Box (Ruuf)> of yours, just take in everything you can take. Going back here would be too much work after all.”
After Lecan was done mining, the two went on their way out of the cave. These two should have been able to run past the cave, but for some reason, Shira wouldn't attempt to. She must have her reason.
They met a lone man in a spot near the entrance.
Of course Lecan had detected him beforehand already, but the other party neither had mana nor special power.
It's a plump dirty man.
He's wearing nothing but a leather armor on his upper half.
He's also got trousers and boots, but all of them are worn out.
His unkempt hair and beard have grown long.
There's a huge pickaxe in the man's hands.
”Guehehe. Hey you two. I can't have ya get in without permission now. This hole is this great me's property.”
”Oho. To think that a mine without the lord's guards around would have an owner. When did this place became your property I wonder.”
”Been mine for five years 'lready.”
”I've been using this cave for more than 100 years though.”
”What?”