Vorpal Rabbit and Fortress Uncle

Episode 202: To the Underground Tunnel

"Oh, I can't believe the Reggies took care of it."

"This is it. You could have told me directly."

Anyway, we all had plenty of time.

Anyway, after successfully rendezvous with our client, Neva, at home, we both go down to the entrance on the first floor of Amatumara.

"After all, I don't want to use it if a new element is added. That's why I tried to place an order using the request system."

"I see. I don't know."

We were asked to do so because of the novelty of the request system.

But there's only one thing that gets caught.

"Isn't it better to request a delivery rather than an escort request?

Escort requests can be time-constrained due to the need to act together with the subject of the escort compared to delivery requests.

From the ordering side, I thought the reward I was looking for would be somewhat higher because I couldn't collect freely at my own pace.

"It's okay to request delivery. I wanted to collect the materials myself, and I wanted to see Amatumara's underground tunnels."

"Sure, I don't have much opportunity to walk through the fightable fields in a production role."

"That's right. I'd go out in hiding alone if I was nearby."

Instead of Neva acquiring many productive skills, Letty's fighters are far less effective than mine.

It is difficult for her to go out to the field and collect items herself, even though she has no choice in relation to her skill limit.

That's why the correlation between combat and production has arisen.

"It's that gondola, right? I'm a little excited that Letty and the others have never been down the tunnel before."

There was a little crowd ahead of what Letty pointed out.

It is a huge hole in the center of the entrance and a large gondola that fits neatly therein.

There is a line of people surrounding it, and as the gondolas emerge, dozens of people embark and quickly descend into the dark underground.

"It's the neck that keeps you waiting there subtly."

"Have you ever been to Lacto?

With the toca and the mica. I was free without them, so I went down to see how things were going. "

"I only went up to two floors at that time."

They seem to be working freely without me and Letty, and they face to face.

The three people who are going through the Amatumara tunnel here are Lacto, Toka, and Mikage, and the other four, me, Letty, Amy, and Neva, are not.

"This time it's an eight-storey escort, but do you have any items for me?

At the end of the line waiting for Gondola, Amy asks Neva.

"It seems that rainbow crystals and black iron ore can be harvested from eight layers. Rainbow crystals are an excellent trigger for art, and refining black iron ore can be a good metal for weapons and armor."

"I see. This time we should collect it."

That's what Neva nods about.

She has various production skills, but she seems to be a blacksmith, and she seems to be sensitive to such information.

"This time, Letty can use a machine cow, and Letty is a collector, so I'm glad you could help me."

The skill requirements for the Collector must be Level 60 for each Mine Harvest Demolition skill.

I am also using source stones to expand the upper limit, so my Demolition skill is now at its maximum level 80.

Mr. Reggie, you're obviously doing a gathering skill cast.

Wherever the time went, Letty turned to suspicion.

Unlike the combat system, the Acquisition Skill is not busy, and unlike the production system, there is no need to collect materials. I think it is easy to improve the skill because I just need to travel around collecting objects around the field with tools.

"Neva also has mining skills, right?

"Of course. I don't have harvest and dismantling, so I can't get a collector's role, but I do have logging."

The main skill is to collect ingredient-based items such as wild vegetables everywhere, and the skill requires a certain amount of combat power.

For her, who is basically a blacksmith, her mining skills are the main skill, and she must have raised the minimum required to collect the wood used in the intermediate materials.

Ah, I think I can ride this gondola.

Gondola rose from the bottom of the hole while we were talking about it.

Drop a player looking tired and board into an empty cage.

"Finally!

Letty clutched her fist and inflated her chest to expectations.

The gate of Gondola, with the player just seated, closes and shakes heavily.

The bundled thick wire stretches with the rotation of the winch, and we slowly move into the hole.

"Isn't it surprisingly bright?

"The walls are usually paved. There are lights at equal intervals."

Gondola not only surrounded the four sides with a wire net, but also had no roof, so she understood the hole well.

As for the tunnel, I imagined a dark and narrow scene, like a lantern hung on a wall where more dirt came out, but that was not really the case.

The walls are covered with silver metal with no scratches, and bright white light is placed at equal intervals, making them bright to every corner.

It looks like an elevator in a spaceship.

"Amatumara has a permanent delivery mission, and it seems that progress will improve the tunnel's facilities."

"It looks like it was peeling out around here when it was done."

Lacto and Amy seemed to be familiar with it and explained it to me.

They say that the first and second floors are as well maintained as these holes, but it seems that they are still not well equipped in the back.

"Oops."

"Are you okay?

Gakun, once the gondola shakes a lot, Neva stands beside her and loses her balance.

Looking around her shoulders, it appears that Gondola has arrived at her destination.

Thank you. This is the first floor of the Amatumara tunnel.

Following the flow of people descending the Gondola, we move from a vertical hole to a horizontal hole.

The height is not more than 10 meters.

It's about the same width, and it's a pretty spacious pumpkin-shaped hole.

"The road is well paved."

Letty dropped her gaze under her feet and said.

The ground of the horizontal hole is covered with black pavement similar to Susano Street and is stable.

This will allow us to deal calmly with protozoan attacks.

On the other hand, the walls were stripped of hard rock and the ceilings were stretched with thick beams to prevent collapse.

"The walls are coming out to mine the ore. There are only low-grade minerals in the area, so nobody will be able to mine them, but they will appear again over time."

"I see. It's a friendly design."

They don't have to dig any holes.

I didn't even have a scoop.

Relax your chest.

"I don't need any minerals in this hierarchy, either. Shall we go deeper?"

"That's right. The carbs are coming too!

Neva walked out and Letty took three mechanical cows and followed them.

"Don't let the escort come forward."

"That said, this is not a very strong protozoan yet."

She rushed after her back and stood next to her.

Afterwards, various arrangements were discussed, with Amy at the head, me, Toka and Neva in the middle, Letty and Lacto behind, and Mikage moving away from the main unit to advance as a scourge.

"A faction that seems to be very reliable."

Somehow, all the members of the White Deer Monastery except me are fierce.

It seems that Amy, who has begun to specialize in attacks, has become a leading fighter shield, Lacto, who is famous in the art neighborhood, and Toka, who goes without saying that Mikage is also famous in the Ninjitsu neighborhood.

Everyone but me is tight.

"... sometimes you even remember pity when you're unconscious."

"What did you say?

"It's nothing. Safeguard, nice to meet you."

Neva breathes deeply for some reason.

I'm not in charge of the escort, but I'm the only one...

"Well, please feel like you're on a big boat!"

It was Letty who held Neva's back and slapped her chest like that.