Vol 8 Chapter 123 (1/2)
Precious Stone
A dark Labyrinth corridor
From that space that rese water somewhere
When Clara turned on the light from her staff to illu
The ground was highly uneven, and the width of the passages couldn’t be more than five meters
Because of those stalactites on the ceiling, it felt lower than it was
Having entered the Labyrinth alongside us, Aria let out a whitened breath
“It’s really cold in here”
She wasn’t lightly dressed, but even so, she had chosen garlected her protection against the cold
I was also feeling it, and it was harsher than I had anticipated
Clara
“There is water dripping down the stalactites Based on the location, puddles fore has curved a few times, but… Porter truly won’t fit throuth”
At present, after being dispatched by the Guild, andering around the first floor of the Labyrinth they had discovered
Its cave-like entrance suddenly began with a stairway
I, Aria, Miranda, and Clara had entered just to examine the place
Miranda
“All that co? Please give me a break”
I’m not sure who that was directed at
But both Aria and Miranda didn’t raise a cry in battle, as they disinterestedly fought off the monsters No, perhaps it’s best to say triumphed over
Ithe Skills 【Map】 and 【Search】 to look over the map of the first floor as I observed the movements of the other adventurers
“… Next take the right”
We avoided the passage that would turn into a dead end a long ways down, and turned right
Straight ahead was a party beside ours that had already gone and turned around
It was just the first day
Albano-san’s party was at the very front, and following them, all the other parties poured into the Labyrinth
When I strained my ears, I could hear the sounds of battle around
(It’s a narrow ood and well, but will the bosses revive?)
When we entered the Labyrinth, there was no reaction from the floors boss
The space leading down to the second lower level was a wide roo from within it
It seeroup had already descended down, and ere just walking around to find all we could about the first floor
(While it’s true the lead gets to hog all the treasure chests… there are plenty they’ve missed)
They prioritizedthe way If that wasn’t possible, they put clear er
Walking ahead, Aria stopped, and pulled a dagger she kept at her hip
She deter wouldn’t even require her short spear, and she took a stance with her shi+elded left arm up front
I also pulled a sabre I could hear the beating of wings
Miranda stuck her hand in her robe, and pulled it out with long needles held in the gaps between her fingers, she ai, and threw them
In a dis dropping…
“Tsk, two of theot away Lyle, Aria, they’re all yours”
While she sounded annoyed, she had ed to take out three of them
Aria took a large swing of her dagger, cutting down one of the giant Bat that came at us
I used my sabre to impale the other one
I pierced its torso, and the bat let off a high pitch cry before it ceased to draw breath
Looking warily around the surroundings, Clara- as leading Mini-Porter along- put down her staff, and began extracting ic stones from the Bats
Since she had taken her hand off her staff, the light went out
I pointed ht of my own Clara…
“Thank you”
Said that as she got to work
Aria kept watch of the front, and Miranda of the rear
I looked over the monsters
“Those wings are over aindividuals, but… these guys have quite eerie faces, do they not?”
I wasn’t searching for cuteness in a monster, but the Jewel at my neck was different
Once more, the Fifth…
『It’s just a et the feeling it would make quite a cute…』
In regards to him, the Fourth
『Just what part are you looking at?』
Let out an irritable voice
And while I was lost in thought, Clara called over to me
“Lyle-san”
“Yes?”
I turned to her, and she lifted up the s, they were enough to hide her small build
“This is the biggest one today”
Hearing that, I examined it
“It’s one Miranda took out? Let’s reclaie here”
Clara proceeded to disreement
“Yes The sic Stones remains relatively constant, and the price of materials by size isn’t all that…”
It would be troublesome to have a price named on each and every one of them, but we should be able to place some expectations on the final profit
I looked at the Mini-Porter Clara had inserted her staff into
Its bottom was a deep box, and the only attachs to descend stairs, but its head was the salass balls embedded for eyes
Monica persisted that such an attachment was necessary if we ever wanted to name it as a Porter
And I agreed wholeheartedly
“Coin with He’s grown quite splendidly”
Clara looked a little reluctant
“Anythe limit to what I can operate”
And saying that, she tucked away the collected materials and stones into Mini-Porter
She stowed theanized by type, and once that was done, she picked up her staff to ain
I extinguished ht, and confirmed the next place ould be headed on the Map
A majority of the monsters had already been hunted out by other adventurers, so there really was no place for us but to proceed onwards
(Should we go off and clairoup let slide?)
Even if you called them treasure chests, they didn’t take on the shape of wooden boxes
They were containers embedded into the walls, and were quite often in places quite difficult to find
However, with the Skills 【Map】 and 【Search】, I could easily determine the location of those hidden items
As I started walking, I addressed everyone
“We’ll be taking a break in the next large room we find”
Aria was delighted
“That’s a life saver And wait, its ht firewood anyways, so we’ll be lighting one up, right?”
We had a tin of ht
There were other tools we could use, but I also wanted to test how these would work out
Of all else, while you could instantly achieve waric tool, this method was much more cost-efficient
We could collect fallen boughs along the way to restock, and you wouldn’t need to supply Magic Stones as you would for a Magic Tool
“We’ll also have a h after we find the entrance to the second floor, we’ll be returning for the day”