Episode 44.14 (2/2)
”Hou.”
”We can't accept such valuable items.”
”I made them myself.”
”What.”
”Giving you guys five pills of Mana Restorative today and tomorrow cost me little. Yet, having our expedition progress better would be a huge boon to me. So do take these.”
The five received the pills in the end. And Tolda alone drank it.
At the exit of floor 13, Tolda reported excitedly.
”This Mana Restorative is real amazing stuff alright. It's even better than Panta's in terms of immediate effect and restored amount.”
Panta is the apothecary that runs the medicine store in Palcimo who claims to be a direct pupil of Herb Saint.
”It feels like my mana just keep surging up. No really, this is incredible. Guys, you should take them after lunch too.”
They decided to have lunch on the exit of floor 18.
Lecan lit up firewood, grilled meat and Eda made a soup.
”Lecan. We brought packed lunch with us, you didn't have to grill our share too. But that sure is a nice smell. What meat is that?”
”Well, just give it a bite.”
After eating the meat, <Kwantor> members were all taken aback with the taste.
”Lecan. You can't be telling me, this meat's.”
”Petitfire Dragon's.”
”Petitfire Dragon! Dungeon-borne?”
”Yeah. Dungeon Rotor.”
”Petitfire Dragon in Dungeon Rotor? Ain't that the boss!”
”It is.”
”And it's been bugging me since yesterday, those armor of yours and Julius, could it be.”
”Made from the dragon's mats.”
”I knew it! You're just full of surprises. To think we could have a taste of floor 80's Fire Dragon's meat. This alone would be more than enough reward.”
”Worth it if that gets you guys motivated.”
”Taking this quest was a huge win, really.”
After lunch, the other four took the Mana Restorative pills as well.
After which their expedition progressed extremely well, they reached floor 28 on the second day.
Tolda offered to treat them dinner in the town that day.
He spoke of many interesting things.
Tolda runs a store that deals in <Magic Arrow Pipes>, his store also sells physical bows, and Tolda himself is capable of using one.
All other members of <Kwantor> are either shopkeepers or employees of stores in the town as well, they usually go into the dungeon to gather materials required for their job.
One thing became clear to Lecan that night. He was wondering how would <Kwantor>'s team composition even conquer a new floor, turned out they don't. They would get additional members whenever they want to break through a new floor.
Tolda himself could get to floor 61. Meaning he could get to any floor up to 61. As their main goal is usually not breaking a new floor, they don't have to go into all five shafts. The five members will go in one or two shafts together until they reach the exit, then they go back to the surface before challenging the same floor again. They gather materials by repeating this pattern.
Thinking again, most parties Lecan caught sight above ground had five or six members with all of them being mages. Yet he would occasionally see a party with 20 or more members. That explains those.