Legend
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"Sweet. That's sweet."
Ray, who said he was going to the dungeon in conversation with the worker, finishes the day's work - hauling all kinds of materials, etc., starting with the task of carrying the trees that were felled in the Trento woods - and when he talks about the dungeon while eating dinner at the marina's mansion again, as usual, he is instantly wasted from the marina.
"Even if they say so. It's a dungeon on a cliff, so I'm pretty sure we're good for Seto, but it doesn't mean there's nobody else. That's what a high-ranking adventurer is likely to be able to do, even if it's somewhat impossible."
"Right. But it doesn't change what's best for us, does it?
Marina shakes her neck sideways as she carries freshly baked oak meat into her mouth in a pizza kiln.
"In the end, Ray hooked up with the worker."
"Even so. It's a dungeon, right? That's probably what I just did."
I can't say enough here to be sure, because there was actually a possibility that the dungeon had grown in that cliff and, as a result, an entrance or exit had been made to the cliff.
Not unlikely, of course, but still none.
Even in such a dungeon, Ray didn't intend to stop trying.
Death-sized, terrain manipulation skills have that effect.
At current level III, the ground can be raised or lowered by about 50m radius.
That alone has a very significant effect, but Ray knows that if he gets to level five from his previous experience, his skills will evolve to vicious.
Above and beyond that, there is no way to miss the perfect opportunity to increase the level of terrain manipulation.
Besides, I can't talk about it here any more than there is a Beaune who doesn't know anything about warcraft.
However, even if Ray doesn't say anything about the area, if you try to be the ones who know about Warcraft, you can understand what Ray is trying to say.
And I can understand it, so I know that there's no point in opposing Ray's suggestion here.
"If you're going to the dungeon anyway, I hope it's winter or something"
"Really? I think you should go as soon as you can anyway."
In the winter, the work of the additional works will not be busy for the time being, so those who are on this occasion, including themselves, will be free.
In response to Marina saying so, Vihella hopes to go to the dungeon as soon as possible, hoping that if it is a dungeon, maybe she can fight a powerful monster.
"So, what do you do?
Elaine asks Ray how she felt nothing in particular.
What's there is that when I followed Ray with me, I told him so silently... Ray, too, that the power of Elaine... no, the very existence is very appreciated, so I have no complaints about it.
Earla, who is supposed to leave a message at Gilm all this time here, had a slightly enviable, and then resentful gaze at Ray, but Ray pretends not to notice it and answers Elaine's question.
"To be honest, I want to join the Gamelion hunt, so I want to agree with Marina that winter if I can.... but it looks like this dungeon has suddenly started to spread lately. I don't feel good about the Goltz residents being anxious..."
That said, I take a bite of seafood pizza with fish I've caught at sea - but the ingredients are a large number of fish themselves, not shrimps or crabs - and then open my mouth again.
"Besides, this request is not a separate request for nomination. I mean, it doesn't matter if you're an adventurer other than us, you can try a dungeon.... Well, there's a question of whether we can safely get into the dungeon, and how much gear we can take with us when we get into it."
That's what Ray tells me, feeling that the sour and sweet sauce resembling tomatoes enhances the taste of white fish to a higher stage.
In fact, as the worker had said, there is no such thing as this request can never be made without Ray.
Of course to the adventurers around there... that, too, Ray doesn't know a city called Goltz, but the worker said the adventurers in the country wouldn't even be able to get into the dungeon.
But it's possible to get into that dungeon if you're an adventurer with some kind of special skill - like getting off a cliff.
Not to mention that many high-ranking adventurers and adventurers with aliases have the kind of ability to stop being half human.
Beyond that, it would be possible to enter the dungeons on the cliff walls if they were such people.
Whatever it is, there is a very good chance of a dungeon this time.
If that's really the dungeon, the various resources in the dungeon naturally get ownership by those who dive into the dungeon.
If this story spread, there was no doubt that a large crowd would gather in the Goltz for great wealth possibilities.
"For that reason, I'd like to head to the Goltz dungeon as soon as I can... anyone know where Goltz is in the city?
"I know you do."
"I know too"
Marina and Elaine answer Ray's words, respectively.
Behind those two, Vihera from the Bestian Empire or Büne, who is not comfortable communicating with people, shakes her neck beside Ray's words.
"How far is it from here?
"Hmmm...... right. I'm pretty sure it's quite a distance away. It's just, you know, I've got a lot of information on that, right?
To the marina she tells with a grin, Ray smiles a different kind of grin than she did a few seconds ago when she urged ahead with her gaze… and opens her mouth to include something.
"The noblemen who make their territory around the place where the Goltz is, are part of the Neutralists. So I don't think it's that hard to tell Dusker this story."
"Don't honestly help me with that."
Ray is aware that he is… and that he has become quite a force in the construction of the Guild.
In that situation, not to mention a while ago when I was on vacation to the sea, because I expected that Dusker would have trouble if I told him I wanted to travel elsewhere for a long time.
Of course, the Rays are in the form of requests for additional construction each day, and they don't need to be tied to the guilds.
But even with that in mind, Ray's ability is a substitute for the Gilm, who's doing the additions.
But if the Goltz the Rays are headed to be the territory of a neutral aristocrat...... that is, the Dusker's companion's territory, the story will be different.
It is a neutral faction called the Three Factions, but its forces are nevertheless smaller than those of the other two factions: the Kings, the Nobles.
It is only recently that Ray's activism has expanded that force and his relations with the nobility have become friendly… but it remains the same that he is still a weak faction.
Most importantly, that's only one of the three factions, so if you try to be nobles who aren't even in the three factions, neutralism has a strong enough force.
All in all, only the weakest of the three factions are neutral... no, that's why the ties of the nobility that belong to the neutrals are stiff.
The character of Dusker, who leads the neutrals around here, probably has a lot to do with it, too.
For that reason, as a Dusker, a dungeon was found in a noble territory belonging to a neutral, and there are those concerned about it, so when I said I was going to attack that dungeon, I didn't think Ray would disagree.
"Well, I'll talk to Dusker as soon as I can. So, we leave the day after tomorrow.... So, what do you say?
There is no one in the marina's words who speaks out of dissent.
It will be possible to leave even tomorrow if we cannot, but when it comes to attacking a dungeon, we do not know exactly how much time we will need.
Beyond that, it was absolutely necessary to talk to Dusker and take over the work that the Rays were doing to others.
In the case of rays in particular, it was necessary to make provision for their substitution more than having to carry logged trees without mystering.
(I think it would be pretty cumulative if I went back)
Dozens at a time...... even if that's more than a hundred trees, Ray can carry them in mystering.
By comparison, carrying the trees harvested in the carriage would require a commensurate effort.
Now, there's not that much tree you can carry at once.
Given the circumstances around it, there is no doubt that trees that cannot be transported will be stored in the Trento Forest.
Thus, when the Rays decided to leave for the dungeon two days later, they continued to have a pleasant dinner.
The next day, Ray was carrying Trent forest trees, as usual...
"Oh, oh, please, Mr. Ray. Just stay a little longer, just a little longer in the guild! At least not until I'm done in charge of Trent Forest!
One of the adventurers asks that for Ray.
This adventurer, who works in the Trento Forest with some lengthy contract, naturally needs to carry felled trees if Ray is gone.
If you're just going to provide an escort, you'll still need a lot of physical strength to load the harvested trees into the carriage.
Not to mention the job of unloading the trees from the carriage after transporting them to the gilm and loading them in a well designated location.
With that in mind, it's definitely a job that uses a lot of physical strength.
Work that greatly changes fatigue and difficulty when Ray is around and when he is not around. That was Trent's work in the woods.
But against such a plea, Ray shook his neck sideways.
"I'm sorry, but I have some business to attend to. Besides, this isn't something I can decide on my own, it's what I do at the party."
"Uh... right. Um, well, contract days aren't that long, so do your best."
When an adventurer who was talking to Ray, unfortunately, said so, the adventurer of a woman who was on perimeter alert in a remote place smiles and opens her mouth.
"You're lucky I'm done working on Trent's Forest today.... Hey, Mr. Ray. I heard that it's time for a monster like Gamelion to come out, is that true?
This woman adventurer also spoke in a polite tone to Ray at first, but if she worked at the same workplace for days and had a conversation, that attitude would be a relief.
This would be a subtle part of whether Ray is thought to be approachable or also insulted...
If Ray likes an attitude that is respected, he doesn't like it.
If we're just going to face each other a little bit, we're still going to face each other like we do every day in Trent's Forest.
It is out of place and, above all, troublesome for such opponents to have a respectful attitude towards each other.
That's why Ray also casually returns the word against the female adventurer.
"True, but Gamelion is a pretty fierce monster. Combat power is also commensurately high at Rank C. If you think you can do something with ease, you're gonna see pretty painful eyes.... I'm pretty sure you'll make good money for that."
"Hmm... Ray, you say you're strong. Then you'll get lost."
Women adventurers also never have the strength to work in guilds if they are normal.
That's why I was able to take Ray's words seriously.
I guess I was able to give proper priority to safety because I could see my strengths objectively.
If this puts more emphasis on making money than on your own safety, you should have ignored Ray's words and headed for the Gamelion hunt.
Of course, I'm saying this now, but it's up to the woman to actually understand and act properly around it.
(There are ways to act with someone stronger than you... but that's subtly dangerous.)
Join hands with strangers and defeat monsters that become gold.
Naturally, it wouldn't be strange to rub it with something like a share.
And obviously, if you're a woman adventurer with inferior arms, you'll get paid less, naturally.
No, to that extent, it's still better, and in the worst case, it could even be killing each other.
That way, the woman in front of Ray can't possibly do anything about it... almost, definitely will die.
Given the circumstances around it, it is Ray's opinion that gamelion hunting should still be stopped.
Originally, Gilm's construction work now leaves him with too much work and not enough people.
There was no doubt that working greedily was more likely to be a lifesaver than having no job and no trouble.