Pick Me Up! Chapter 67

#67

67. Exploration Dungeon (1)

the next day,

After washing my face, I came out to the lobby.

The lobby, which went through a one-time extension, was luxurious enough to remind you of a luxury hotel.

I went to the dining room through the hallway next door.

The second-level restaurant is also neat. A long table with a white tablecloth occupied the center. There, Jenna was having breakfast.

“Brother, are you awake?”

Jenna looked at me and waved.

While waving his hands, he licks his lips. Bread, bacon, and meat stew were placed in front of him.

“Oddly enough, this morning is so delicious. Thanks to you, I’m eating it to my heart’s content.”

Jenna popped a piece of bacon into her mouth.

I feel good, my eyes are open.

“Of course. Because the mouth to eat has decreased.”

I pulled out a chair next to Jenna and sat down.

Until yesterday, the stew had only one piece of meat, and the bacon was extremely tough. The bread was hard and chewy. Leaving the ingredients, there was not enough time to cook. Two people had to prepare a meal for 35 people.

Now that the number of people has been reduced by more than half, the amount of material used per person has increased significantly, and the preparation time has become more relaxed. Chefs will no longer suffer without a break all day.

The heroes on the first floor might be peeling potatoes.

Jenna continued her meal while humming.

The reason why Jenna’s skin looked exceptionally smooth was because she had been in the bathroom all night. I also got my share of dishes and started eating.

After eating, I went out to the plaza with Jenna.

The plaza on the second floor was empty. It was natural. Those who are lazy enough to hang out early in the morning cannot come up to the second floor. He must have stayed up all night, or he has already gone to a facility or training center.

The training camp opened.

I saw Aaron spearing the wooden doll.

This guy was at the training center until the latest yesterday, and he came to the training center the earliest today. Besides Aaron, we were next fastest. The 2nd party was a bit later than us.

“Are you here?”

Aaron greeted me with the window folded.

I said with a sigh.

“Did you sleep for 4 hours?”

“It will be about three hours.”

“You’re such an amazing guy, too.”

With a smooth movement, the spear blade pierced the wooden doll.

After one move, Aaron came over to us. And, as always, basic physical training began.

The biggest change in the training center, which became level 3, is that it has a private training room and a sparring ground.

The personal training room was divided by walls and had a structure that could lock the door from the inside. I was able to do the berserk training, which I had only done at dawn, without paying attention.

The training ground refers to the high square platform in the center of the training center on the second floor.

It was accessible via stairs and was blocked off on all sides by iron fences. The difference from other spaces is that high-speed recovery does not work. The trick using the healing properties of the waiting room didn’t work here. In other words, it meant that it could be practiced under the same conditions as in real combat. Of course, if he was seriously injured, he had to be pulled out quickly.

About half an hour later, Iolka appeared, yawning.

Iolka stared nonchalantly at us as we raced down the track before entering the magic hall. Iolka’s training leave is until today. It’s not fun playing. When Iolka was away from physical training, he studied magic in the hall’s library.

After a while, even the 2nd party joined, and the number of people was roughly prepared.

As always, a busy day has begun. I came down to the square on the first floor to observe during training breaks. Unlike a few days ago, few people were spread out. Most of them were at training centers or were learning skills from assistants at facilities.

‘Two people are powerful.’

I looked inside through the open door of the training center on the first floor.

In the middle of the training center on the first floor, Belquist was engaged in a many-on-one sparring with other heroes. Although it is Dalian, they are holding a real sword. It was probably Belquist’s request. Belquist was the only one in Dalian who used a real sword besides the 1st party.

‘Personality is domineering. no fear Talent is top notch.’

For example, the wild skill that Belkist awakened yesterday was a rare skill with less than 1% acquisition rate. It is different from composure or brilliance. Wildness is a passive that turns status ailments such as fear or anger into combat power, and when combined with skills that cause forced status ailments, you can get tremendous synergies.

I looked the other way.

A cold-looking woman with black short hair was digging into a wooden doll with a thin sharp sword. Nerissa Eeyore. He was a dual sword user who alternately used a sharp sword and a dagger.

Although her combat power itself is inferior to that of Belquist, her personality is basically calm and composed. In addition, he had an extraordinary sense for special actions such as stealth, stealth, and grasping information. If raised properly, it will grow into a decent thief type.

‘I don’t see the rest.’

Every time Belquist’s sword was swung, one of them was knocked out without fail.

It was a situation where the three of them were working together, but they were not opponents. Nerissa would be the only opponent. They were also a third party summoned at the same time as the two, but the difference was serious.

Belquist, who laid the three of them on the floor, looked this way and pursed his lips.

I couldn’t hear the sound, but I could understand the meaning.

‘Are you going to try it, too?’

“You cheeky bastard.”

I laughed and drew my sword.

Then I entered the training center on the first floor.

Obviously, Belquist was not my opponent.

If you stir it up to some extent, it will be quiet for a while. It was commendable that she endured the pain even when her whole body was being ovulated.

After the workday until evening was over, Amkena connected.

Amkena sent the lesser heroes she picked yesterday to the mission again, and then started touring the dungeons of the week. Starting from Facility Level 4, materials such as ore, wood, and leather are required in addition to gems. From now on, there would be a separate position called the gathering job in charge of farming.

and again,

[Party 1, Gather!]

It has been three days since Isel called us.

After finishing the training schedule, I was analyzing the status of the waiting room in my room on the second floor and got up from my seat. After organizing the materials, I came out to the plaza. In the plaza, the members of Party 1 except for me were gathered.

[Ah, going up and down is so hard I’m dying. Are you old?]

Isel patted his shoulder and complained.

Iolka cut Isel off as if she wasn’t interested.

“What’s the matter? Climbing a dungeon?”

“It’s not going to be a climb. There’s no one.”

I said.

The last members of the 1st and 2nd parties have not yet been filled.

Things were different from the 15th floor.

“Then why did you call me? I don’t think you’re a member worthy of going to dungeons.”

[The Master ordered an expedition.]

“adventure?”

Jenna tilted her head.

‘Exploration.’

Main dungeon, day dungeon, and finally exploration dungeon.

It was three types of content that are always open in the gap of time and space. The exploration dungeon was opened after breaking the 10th floor, but it seemed like they were going to send it only after the 15th floor had passed.

[Go down to the first floor. Because it opened the gap of time and space. I am busy without a break.]

Issel puffed up her cheeks and disappeared while spraying star dust.

Then, he appeared on the first floor and called another party member. The voice that shouts has an edge. There seemed to be complaints about the excessive workload.

I headed for the stairs downstairs.

Jenna pointed to the dimensional rift.

“I think there’s a similar door on the second floor, but can’t I go there?”

“I can’t use that.”

The condition for opening the dimensional rift is to clear the 20th floor.

It is still far away.

We went down to the first floor.

The space-time gap was open. As I was about to enter, Aaron opened his mouth.

“Is that exploration a necessary mission?”

“It’s not necessary.”

I answered.

Exploration dungeons are essential to enjoy advanced content, but they are not very important now. Compared to the main dungeon or daily dungeon, the need for it is still low. That’s why Amkena wasn’t sent until the 15th floor was broken.

“Still, it will take up quite a bit of time. At least a day or two. It will take more in the waiting room.”

“What are you doing that takes so long?”

“Okay. You’ll find out when you go, won’t you?”

“There’s something you don’t even know.”

It’s not a word to bully.

The exploration dungeon was one of the contents that the master could not see collectively. If you send a hero to an exploration dungeon, rare materials, advent stones, and very occasionally a hero will be brought, but I didn’t know how that happened.

[Master, give the hero a dowry! The exploration of heroes will become easier.]

[Will you give the hero gold?]

[Recommended – 3,000G per person]

[Yes / No]

When Amkena clicked ‘Yes’, the leather pouch fell out of the air.

The leather pouch contained gold coins that glittered in gold. I picked up the pouch.

“I thought they were going to give me travel expenses.”

I looked inside my pocket.

A total of 12 gold coins the size of a 500 won coin. When I looked at the system, it was 3,000 gold per person, so it seemed like 1,000 gold per piece. I gave three gold coins to the party members.

“It must be expensive to bring it back.”

Iolka murmured.

It was a glittering gold coin, but it meant nothing in the waiting room. Jenna showed curiosity, but Iolka and Aaron looked at each other like a cow and a chicken.

‘Gold.’

I can’t be sure about the exploration dungeon, but I can predict it to some extent.

I put the gold coin into my bosom and entered the rift of time and space. The door closed as the five entered, and light leaked from the mirror on the right.

[Collect various rare materials!]

[Exploration Dungeon: Explorable (Heim Peninsula)]

Heim Peninsula.

As far as I remember, it was one of the place names in Taoni. It was also the area that was the stage for the 5th and 10th floors.

In the exploration dungeon, the area that can be sent increases every 10 floors, and the name of the area was different for each account.

“Don’t relax. We can fight.”

The party members nodded.

In some cases, the hero sent to the exploration dungeon dies and returns. That there is a possibility that a battle will take place. However, the death rate was extremely low compared to the main dungeon.

The light emitted from the mirror on the right intensified.

The light embraced the entire space-time gap.

And when the light went out, we were in a familiar place.

[‘Party 1’ starts exploring!]

[Exploration Location – Heim Peninsula]

[Time remaining until return – 48:00:00]

[Tips/Completing the dungeon intensive research will increase the hero’s stay time. You can also order the type of item to collect from the hero.]

Iolka sighed.

“It’s here again.”

I looked around.

A river flows in the distance. To the right was a dense forest. A high wall was built ahead. I’ve seen it several times. It was an unforgettable place.

‘It’s Nelsa.’

It was as expected.

We were back in the city after two boss stages.

The only difference from that time was that he was not in a combat state. There was no sign of a fight anywhere. Jenna looked around, placing her hand over her eyebrow.

“It’s strange. It was a mess when we went back. The forest was all burnt down, and the walls were all destroyed. A lot of people died. Now…”

“That means you’re fine.”

Iolka unfolded her fan.

As Jenna said, Nelsa was fine. The burnt forest, the corpses that filled the plains, and the half-collapsed walls had returned to their original state.

“There are so many absurd things that I’m not surprised at this much.”

“Brother, what do we have to do? Can we find the enemy and deal with it?”

I looked to the side.

The driver who was pulling the carriage was looking at us curiously. With a whip, he moved away toward the entrance to the city.

In addition, there were passers-by on the road to and from the city.

They either looked at us with interest or ignored us. It was certain that they could see us. But there was no sign of hostility.

“I don’t see a need to fight.”

I muttered.

I don’t know the exact circumstances, but I thought I should take a look around.