22 A Dogs Plan! (1/2)

The twenty gamers who had gone out on the expedition arrived at the Dungeon entrance. They brought back eight dead Underground Spiders which were dragged using ropes.

Sherlock had not expected them to bring back eight Spiders within a few hours.

Besides the Spiders, there were four gamers' corpses and some injured gamers. They had gone through tough fights.

The gamers working in the Dungeon saw the victorious expedition group come back with loot and surrounded the victors as they asked excitedly about their experience.

NotWearingPants narrated their combat scenes enthusiastically. They didn't have casualties in their first two skirmishes. But in the third encounter, there were too many Spiders. After four gamers were killed and many were injured, they managed to repel the Spiders. With the casualties, they did not stay at the Spiders' Lair entrance. Once the Spiders retreated, they immediately returned with their loot and their comrades' corpses. The dead gamers would be revived since creating new characters would void their previous Reputation Points. They were not willing to give up their hard-earned Reputation.

While the gamers were celebrating, Sherlock treated the wounded and healed the corpses. He saw the gamers dissect the Spiders and concentrate on the stomach. But, they were not going for the meat. Previously, they had witnessed Arthur obtaining a strange metal ball from the Spider's stomach and appraising it. The gamers wanted to obtain special items from the monsters and unlock hidden plots.

Perhaps other Spiders had similar items in their bodies?

Even if there were no hidden items, the Spider's parts could be exchanged for Reputation points and rewards! Sherlock had decided on the prices for the Spider's parts. For example, ten kilograms of Spider Meat could be exchanged for ten Reputation Points and ten bronze coins. The Spider Leg could be used for food and making weapons. It could be exchanged for ten Reputation Points and ten bronze coins. Spider Silk was an important raw material for many items and could be used to improve weapons. A ball of Spider Silk could be exchanged for a hundred Reputation Points and a hundred bronze coins. The production of Spider Silk was limited and the quantity depended on luck.

After collecting the loot from the gamers, Sherlock could produce additional food. He could also give Simba the Spider Leg and silk to produce high quality weapons and equipment. Then, he could sell them back to the gamers. In order to obtain better equipment, the gamers would have to complete more missions or hunt for more Spiders to gain more money and Reputation Points. Their actions supported the positive developmental cycle of the Dungeon.

The gamers dissected the eight Spiders quickly. The Spider Legs and the meat were arranged neatly by the side, but the Spider Silk was in low quantity.

Sherlock could smell the stench of the Spiders from a distance. The gamers were not affected by the smell as they squirmed excitedly into the Spider's stomach to see if they could find any treasure.

They searched for half a day but did not find any treasure. At most, they found remnants of the Spiders' meals. It was not like they could find treasure every time.

Sherlock observed the gamers taking stock of their loot. He thought they were going to approach him to exchange the loot for rewards, but the gamers instead held an internal auction for their own expedition members.

”Spider Leg, starting price is twenty bronze coins per piece!”

NotWearingPants was the auctioneer. The members of the third expedition started bidding and pushed the price to twice the starting price. Arthur bought five pieces with his bid of forty bronze coins per piece. Other rich gamers like BurningChestHair, Sakuranomiya Cat Demon and Sylvanas bought the rest of the Spider Legs at high prices.

The Spiders Meat was sold at lower prices. The last item was the Spider Silk. As the quantity was not sufficient to make a ball, the starting price was eighty bronze coins, and the bid price was quickly pushed to three hundred bronze coins. In the end, Arthur bought the Spider Silk.

The other gamers witnessed the Dungeon's first loot auction and lamented, ”My God, the price of a bronze coin is now at least ten to twenty Renminbi. They were that generous, but it's still hard for us to cope. I have to work harder and join the Golden Group1!”

”It's not easy to get into the Golden Group. Are you able to fight the Underground Spiders for two hours without injury? I'm unable to do that.”

”I must train more!”

”Hurry up, carry more bricks and earn more money. I earned my kid's school fees just by carrying bricks.”