I look at the map I bought from the informant and proceed to the first floor of the dungeon.
The map I bought contained information up to nine levels.
The dungeon continues on the stage of the cave all the way to the ninth floor, each floor becoming a maze.
Without a map, the offensive would take a huge amount of time.
And from the eleventh floor beyond the ten floors "Floor Gimmicks", it seems to be a jungle.
Floor gimmicks and maps from Level 11 onwards must be purchased separately.
Information brokers make a living by selling information to sublets, so they rarely sell a lot of information at once.
"The destination this time is eight floors.I'm trying to gather magic iron that I can mine there. "
"If you're on the eighth floor, you should watch it for about four days."
Lindbergh quickly calculated the number of days to travel.
"That's right. I also do two-tier calculations in one day.I hope you guys do your usual routine. "
Copy that.
Everyone nods to my instructions.
Then we went two levels a day, as I had expected.
"Mr. Label, can I talk to you for a second?I have something to worry about. "
While on the move, Leon talked to me.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"Well, it looks like searchers are collecting something on any level?The materials are on eight levels, right? "
We are now in the middle of four levels.
Until we got to this level, we've been watching the search party do something.
Leon must have had doubts about that.
"Sorry, you didn't explain that.In fact, you can collect some kind of material in any hierarchy.It's normal for search parties to decide and dive the materials they collect first, and they tend to be popular with materials that sell as efficiently and highly as possible.So I think there's a certain number of search parties on every level. "
That's right.
"Actually, the magic iron we're targeting is a little less valuable than the materials we can get from other tiers.But the number of rivals is small.That's why they won't take the quarry away from the other parties.I think it's just the right time to study mining. "
"Yeah, I see. You've been thinking that far. Thank you."
Leon seemed convinced.
I feel a little embarrassed to be thanked honestly.
"According to the information, Magic Crystals can be taken on five levels.The amount that can be mined is small, but the value is higher for Magic Crystal than Magic Iron.The vast majority of searchers will be targeting nearby, expensive, and sellable magic crystals on five levels. "
Oh, yeah.
And on day four, we reach the eight levels of purpose.
The eighth floor is a huge labyrinth of rocks.
When I touched the wall, the rock on the wall was hard and bumpy.
Light crystals that emit light and illuminate the surroundings on the ground inhabit them, so you won't have trouble seeing them in the labyrinth.
"Now we're on the eighth floor.I'll start mining now.It is said that mining operations are more efficient on a division of labour basis. "
Division of labor?
"You can think of division of labor simply as being divided between those who collect materials and those who protect their allies from monsters while collecting them.As we dig deeper, we can split the collection side and work by work, but we're small, so we can split up between the two. "
Hee-ok.
Alice, an S-class adventurer, nodded gaveling next to Leon and Dan listening to me.
"Let's start by walking around this hierarchy and finding the iron of interest.Be careful, Magic Iron is a black ore buried in walls and ground.There are three members looking for Magic Iron, and the rest are against monsters.Keep an eye on the surroundings, and if you find the monster, remove it and protect your people. "
Got it. I'll start with Alice and I, and I'll escort you. "
Lindbergh went on his own and bought me an escort.
I accepted Lindbergh's offer and entrusted Alice and Lindbergh with vigilance.
Find the Magic Iron while looking around me, Leon and Dan.
"Even if you say that the surroundings are bright with light crystals, the color of the wall is brown, so if you say it clearly, you can't help but look at it spicy."
"Don't complain. Look.You're not the only one who's whispering. "
Leon complains from behind Dan, who spills his stupidity.
"Uuuu, ahh, I can't do it anymore!!My eyes are starting to hurt. "
"I can't help it while I'm not used to it.You can go slow at first so you don't miss it anyway. "
I'll give you some advice.
"Three monsters appeared.We'll take care of it. "
Suddenly Alice raised her voice and told everyone that a monster had appeared.
When Alice only made a warning, she jumped into the monster's pocket and skewered it for a moment.
In this state, Alice and the others will be fine with the monster.
We decided to give priority to finding Magic Iron.
"There it is. I can see the magic iron behind the light crystal."
I was the first to find Magic Iron.
It was decided to see a big black shadow near the light crystal.
From a glance, it also looks like a shadow made of light, but if you look closely, you will realize that it is a black ore.
"Wow, it's true. This is magic iron, right?"
"I don't know!It's almost the same color. "
"I think it's hard to find it in the first place, but it's okay if you get used to it.Okay, next time, I'll show you how to mine.Watch carefully. "
I took out the pickle hanging from my belt and cut the rock around the iron.
Pickel is a tool for scraping soil and rocks. It incorporates magic stones and has a large effect with a small force.
"First, I'll cut the rocks around the Magic Iron.And then the iron fell off the wall, right? "
There are many materials that can be taken from dungeons that have basically been spoiled by a lot of magic.
The deteriorated materials are naturally refined by magic, so you can get high purity materials just by digging them up.
If you dig around the Magic Iron and tap a part of it with a pickle, the Magic Iron is easily separated from the wall.
When I picked up the magic iron around the grip, I threw it into an empty backpack that I had prepared.
I have four empty backpacks, so I plan to leave this time when all backpacks are full.
"It's like this. I think it would be easier to understand if I tried it once.So you two should try it now. "
Give Leon the picket I had, and Dan the rest of the picket I had on my waist.
We should dig around the magic iron, right?
"Yes, it is."
They shake the picket carefully.
I'm pretty tired of this work.
"It was easy at first, but soon my arms got heavy."
They carefully continued mining Magic Iron.
It takes about three times as long to mine, but at first it's like this for everyone.
"It doesn't matter if it takes time.Let's get used to it over and over again. "
Before I see them, they're mining several magic irons.
And thirty minutes later, I'll speak to both of you.
Time to rotate.
Rotation?
"Leon needs to rest for 30 minutes now, and Lindbergh will come in for the mining operation.I'll work with the monster instead of Lindbergh, so I'll turn around in 30 minutes and make time for everyone to rest. "
"Okay."
For the next 30 minutes, Dan and Lindbergh were mining, and me and Alice were on alert.
"Thirty minutes. Okay. Rotation."
Next, Leon, who was resting, guarded me, and Alice went mining and Dan took a break.
Alice starts mining Magic Iron while Lindbergh teaches her.
It may be quite difficult.
"I'm not good at it either, but let's work together."
Lindbergh is encouraging Alice.
My next best mining job still looks like Lindbergh.
Leon and I will watch over Alice and eliminate the monsters that have appeared.
Thirty minutes have passed and Lindbergh is on break.
And Alice and I are going to do the sampling.
It's quite difficult to collect it.
Alice talked to me.
"Alice has always been the main enemy.You're not used to it. "
"You've been diving, haven't you, Mr. Label? But he's really good."
"In my case, even if I was called by a wild party, I would never say no, because I was taking part as a luggage holder for a search party, and of course I had only been through mining work.The search party's adventurers will be much faster than mine. "
Is that so? Because it's about Mr. Label, I don't think he's losing either... "
"No, if the searchers were listening to what I just said, it would be a fight."
"Maybe I wasn't wrong..."
"Look, let's put the waste in that position and start mining again.Alice, you're the most inefficient worker. "
"I'll do my best....."
After that, we continued to rotate many times and continued our mining work.
And the amount of Magic Iron gathered in one day was two backpacks.
If we mine again tomorrow, all the backpacks we have will be full.