There was no Lucius there when Jill entered the room.

The only person who was there was Deanna, who was frowning and arming herself.

"Jill? What the hell are you saying? without even knocking."

Deanna suddenly welcomed Jill in with a bewildered look.

Jill looks around the room with Kyolo without worrying about Deanna like that.

"Where's the guild leader?

"I'm on a business trip now. What the hell are you talking about? Without even knocking. No matter how many senior members you are, you're being rude."

"Deanna. Why did the guild chief banish Mr. Loran?

"Loran? Oh, that appraiser's"

Deanna said it seemed uninteresting.

"Mr. Loran......, that other person is in charge of the future of this guild. He's the one you should never lose."

"He seems to be more close to the Guardian of the Magic Tree than we are."

"" Guardian of the Magic Tree "? Oh no... why the hell not?

"You know Lillianne and I approached you on a joint quest before, right? That's when I developed her unique skills. Looks like you got colloquially hit by that witch's colorful incense then. Lately, it seems that she asked us to pull our legs."

"Oh no..."

"Not only did he give that witch his skills, but he also sold his loyalty to the Alliance."

"It's a mistake of some sort. Mr. Loran is not such a person. He paved the way for me. Even if you send salt to your rivals, you don't pull your allies' legs."

"Anyway! As far as we're concerned, we can't keep those traitors in our guild forever. You too! Be careful what you say and do. I can't show the rest of the membership that I seem to defend the traitor because I took care of him. Most of all, it's about morale."

Jill turns her heel back and tries to leave the room.

"Wait! Any reply?"

"... to me... you can't speak ill of him"

That's all Jill said, he left the room.

There is a closing sound of doors.

Deanna sighed.

(Jeez. You're having trouble with her discipline, too. I got something for you, and I just wish I'd forgotten about that falling guy)

Fu and Deanna had a ruthless grin.

"Though it will crumble soon enough even if you leave it alone. Shall I strike your hand just in case?"

Loran continued his interview beside supporting Arlier in his work.

(Thanks to Arlier, the 'Earthcraft' business is on track for now, but it's not always going to go well like this. Still, minerals other than 'Earthcraft' are dominated by the Alchemy Alliance for 'Golden Eagles'. You can't just 'refine minerals'. Unless you hire and place a Class A person in other positions)

A boy named Range was coming to interview me right now in front of Loran.

He wears a tank top shirt with a sunburned skin and a medium but muscular body.

I was born a mining worker.

I could hear the height of my struggle from the sharpness of my eyes.

"So can you tell me your desired job title?

"'Mineral mining'. That's all I can do with my alchemy skills."

Range scratched the polypoly and cheek so that it could illuminate.

Loran activated the skill 'Appraisal'.

Mineral mining B A

(I see. 'Mineral Mining B' at the moment. It has the potential to be a in the future. You're a clever boy who knows himself well. but still sweet)

Loran goes on to 'appraise' whether Range has any other notable skills.

Workshop Management D A

Store Management E A

Mine Management C A

(This! as many as three high-potential management skills)

Loran let his eyes shine.

(If you hire him and raise him, he will eventually be at the core of the guild)

"I see. Okay. Hire a job title called 'Ore Mining'. Is that what you're not willing to do?

"Management services?

"Yeah, I'm thinking if you could help me manage the workshop, I could double my salary..."

"Ha... but I've never run a workshop."

"Of course, we will be here to provide guidance and support"

"Well...... why don't you try"

Range said as he scratched his cheeks polypoly again.

Thanks. Scratching his cheek was like his habit.

From that date on, Loran had Range do all the management work in the workshop.

He will guide the management of the stock of ore, the management of books and the management of cauldron rooms.

It was an inexplicable behavior to start with, and it was a lange I was doing, but instantly I get the hang of the business.

The ore, equipment and boxes in the workshop, which were scattered around, were quickly tidied and cleaned up.

The work from when the ore was brought to Arlier to when it was shipped was exceptionally streamlined and wasted.

Loran saw how fast Range swallowed and how autonomous he was, and he thought this was the kind of thing he'd rather leave to himself than say in detail.

So in a good place around the time, I just gave a bunch of orders and decided to delegate my discretion.

"Range. Your mission is to make Arlier make one or more of 'Earthcraft' A's. We need to put in place a management system for this workshop so that Arlier can be more productive!

The effect was surface (tempestuous).

Range saw what Arlier did or didn't do, and soon began to think about how she could make it easier to work.

I gave her the ore just when she wanted it, I gave her the hammer just when she wanted it, I left the room when she wanted to concentrate, I provided water when she was thirsty.

I took every step to make it easier for her to work.

Soon Arlier's productivity increased and he was able to refine 12 'Earthcraft A' stably a day, which was the limit to refining 10 a day.

Arlier was also pleased.

"It helps. Mr. Range, because it was one cup for just the two of us."

(The boulder is Mr. Loran. I can't believe you have such an excellent support staff)

Lange scratched his cheeks with poly.

When Loran was coaching Range on management duties, the main unit of the 'Golden Eagle' was trying to reach the deepest part of the dungeon that had recently emerged.

The soldiers were tired, but still ambitious.

It's been a long time since such a massive dungeon has been found.

Clear it and you will earn a huge amount of money.

We knew the troops were approaching the last gate.

Monsters never come out from earlier.

That meant this dungeon's goal was close.

There must be a last boss just over the hill we're climbing right now.

"Stop!"

Over the hill, Marco, the captain of the unit, ordered a halt.

Underneath the eyes is a plain, with countless coffins.

When Marco counted, there was a hundred.

"Is this... a skeletal swordsman's coffin?

One of my men said in surprise at the amount of extra coffins.

"Oh, apparently this is the final boss of this dungeon"

Marco said with a bitter smile.

If we go any further, a skeletal warrior will come out of that nearly 100 coffin.

(Totally. Scattered to this point, kept armor and swords worn out, and last but not least)

Marco looked back to see the state of the troops.

His troops total thirty, divided into six squads of every five.

Troops were in terrible condition.

Everyone and he are wearing out their gear.

Up to this point in the dungeon, it was just enemies and events that I thought were sniping out equipment wear and tear, such as slime monsters eating oxidized mucus.

If it comes to fighting skeletal warriors who won't stop moving until shattered, a fierce white soldier battle is expected.

It was dangerous to fight with your equipment worn out.

"Classes. Report wear and tear!

"Two squadrons, three men's gear is half-destructed. Minor wear and tear for the remaining two."

"Three squads are half-baked, one minor"

"Four squads, four similarly half-baked, one minor"

All five squads are half-baked.

"Six squads, all half-baked as well."

"Right..."

(Three of my squadrons are half-baked and two are slightly worn out. Twenty-four out of thirty troops were half-baked and six in minor wear and tear. That's it.)

Marco sighed giving up.

Minor wear and tear could be fixed immediately on this spot, but it needed to go back to the city or 'Groundcraft' to heal the semi-destructed gear.

"We're retreating."

"Ha. Is it a retreat?

"Oh, it's too dangerous to bump into a hundred skeletal warriors in this state of wear. Just figuring out what the final boss is all about would be a good achievement. Go home, get ready, and then we'll get back out. Return to Golden Eagle headquarters and request the deployment of Groundcraft and White Soldiers."

"But... is withdrawing without doing anything like this just too passive?

"At least since we had a fight..."

"The strategy of this dungeon depends on how quickly you can prepare your White Soldier gear. You can't waste time pranking for that either. Hurry up and retreat."

(When it comes to 100 skeletal warriors, you need to have about 30 'Groundcraft', no, about 60 just in case. Besides... do I have to use Jill's help again)

Proud of her high defense and stamina, she would be able to maintain, shield and break through the front alone.

It's no problem to be surrounded by skeletal warriors by one person, and the power to crush two or three skeletal warriors with one wave of her great sword.

In this boss battle, where a long white soldier battle is expected, it would be best to rely on her as the strongest in the white soldier battle.

Marco laughed bitterly.

Recently, he left her making debts.

I have to make up for something more.

When I think about it, there is a blur between the troops.

"What? What's the matter with you?

"Captain! There's a rookie in the back!

"What!? You think he's new?

"That one! This is the main unit of the Guardian of the Magic Tree led by Lillianne."

Thirty troops, made up of twenty warriors, five wizards and five archers, are different from Marco's.

They were headed up the hill where Marco had been climbing until earlier.

"It's a mess, Captain. If they cross the line..."

"Don't worry. Their gear is at its limit. Look at that."

Marco points it out and shows it.

Lillianne's White Soldier Battle Unit was much worse worn than Marco's.

Inside were even those whose swords were broken and whose armor was unbroken to see.

I don't think they have the strength to fight through this boss battle.

(A 'Golden Eagle' alchemist's guild should be able to prepare 60 'Earthcraft' in a month. "Guardian of the Magic Tree" can't fight it)

Everyone in the city knew that the Golden Eagle was strongly connected to the Alchemy Guild and that the Guardian of the Magic Tree was strongly connected to the Guild of Pharmacists.

(Nevertheless, it is forbidden to be alarmed. If they did, they wouldn't have procured 'Groundcraft' sooner)

Marco hardened his determination to withdraw.

"We need to hurry up our preparations even more than 'Guardian of the Magic Tree' has made it this far. Look, when you figure it out, we're going!

Marco told the troops so, turning his back on the coffin plain.

But when I started retreating, there was the sound of the coffin opening from behind.

(What? No way?

Marco looked back.

Lillianne is using her skill 'floating' to be in a battlefield position.

Her White Soldier unit was also standing down to the plains.

"Captain, they're going to fight."

"Stupid. Too reckless."

Indeed, Lillianne's firepower had something terrific.

A single blow will defeat ten Skeleton Warriors.

But on the other hand, there are weaknesses.

Once you shoot, you can't shoot the next magic for a while, or keep 'floating' because you'll be overheated.

Once we got off the ground, we had to replenish our magic and rest, which means we absolutely needed ground force backup.

How much where she crushed ten or twenty skeletal warriors, and if ground troops were hit, then came down to the ground in overheated condition, she would be torn to pieces by skeletal warriors.

(What are you going to do?

Marco and the others decided to stop preparing for the retreat and watch their fight.

While doing so, the skeletal warriors wake up from their sleep, and the fields are filled with skeletal warriors equipped with swords and shields in no time.

Lillianne signaled something in the air.

With that in mind, the crew retrieves the items simultaneously.

The soldiers had blue, shining stones in their hands.

"That one!" Earthcraft "!?

"What!? Stupid. We should be holding back the workshop where we can refine 'Groundcraft'. Why do they have so much 'Groundcraft'!?

Besides, the 'Groundcraft' they had was excellent quality.

It all looked like 'Earthcraft A'.

Their gear instantly recovers and becomes brand new.

The White Soldier War began.

The sound of a collision between the sword trident and the shield rings, and gradually the skeletal warrior densely goes towards the adventurers.

Looking back in time, Lillianne unleashes thunder magic.

A thunderbolt blinks and a tremendous stream of energy blows up about fifteen dense skeletal warriors.

Though the Skeleton Warriors' array is temporarily disturbed, novices do not immediately come and rest the adventurers.

Lillianne went down to the ground in an overheated state, but the White Soldiers had created a clear position, which did not allow the enemy to break in.

Lillianne will land safely, replenish.

The battle spanned a long time.

Eventually, the adventurers' gear starts to drain again.

Marco was horrified.

They won't be clearing that up.

But as if to mock Marco's predictions like that, Lillianne's White Soldiers unit was again to take out 'Groundcraft' and restore their gear.

Lillianne flew into the sky again.

She took a look at the battle from the sky.

Her troops don't even freak out before a sturdy skeleton warrior.

(Wonderful succession skills. Thanks to Mr. Loran)

The second thunderstorm goes off.

Now I've torn apart more than twenty skeletal warriors.

More than 70% of skeletal warriors have already vanished.

The White Soldiers, numerically advantaged, were out of position and on offense.

The third thunderstorm never flashed.

Lillianne's White Soldier Squad wiped out the Skeleton Warriors.

Thus The Guardian of the Magic Tree, led by Lillianne, attacked the dungeon.

Due to the defeat of the boss, adventurers other than "Guardian of the Magic Tree" in the dungeon are forcibly repatriated to the city.

For a month before this dungeon disappears, the attacker, the guild Guardian of the Magic Tree, is given the exclusive right to collect and use all resources, including ores, raw plants and monsters, in the dungeon.

Due to the Code of Adventurers, no one is allowed to enter this dungeon except the members of the same guild and those they have granted permission to.

Whoever breaks this code shall be sentenced to a maximum sentence.