novelkee Chapter 651: Visiting the Water City Again
Chapter 651: Visiting the Water City Again
Chapter 651: Visiting the Water City Again
Seeing how happy they were, Xiaolin couldn't bear to interrupt them, but staying any longer would only be a waste of time.
He asked, "Then I'll leave all the repairs to you, right?"
"Ah, okay, okay! Leave the rest to me! I will notify you separately about the candidate locations for the next material recycling. Please go back today! I'll take my leave now!"
Raph said hastily, then turned and ran off to the dungeon.
Although researchers all have a sense of madness, he seems to be a little bit more crazy...
This kind of excitement is like Darkness.
Well, it’s better not to get too involved with him.
Kobayashi made a quick judgment in his mind, then turned and left Lundberg's mansion.
Come to the Adventurer's Guild.
Everyone is waiting for him.
"so……"
Under the expectant gazes of the others, Xiaolin said, "The first step in repairing the relics, congratulations on conquering the sewer! Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
Everyone cheered.
Aqua even picked up her cup of bubble wine and drank it in big gulps.
“Gudong, gudong, gudong…Puhaha!”
Then he threw the quilt on the table.
She shouted to the older sister passing by: "Sure enough, a glass of wine after work is the most refreshing! Bubble wine, another glass!"
"Yes, I understand."
The eldest sister smiled back.
I should have taught her a lesson at this time, but considering that she had suffered a lot today when she was eaten by the giant toad, I should just be patient with her for a while.
Darkness also sighed slightly, “When I was consumed by the level, I was still wondering what would happen. It’s better to come back safely. After passing the underground waterway, my level has also increased. Next time, I can go to a higher level maze.”
This guy seems to be unsatisfied.
Besides her, Megumin also nodded and said, “Yeah, just like Darkness said, I think it’s going well. Of course, for me, even if my level is increased, I can’t do anything.”
At this point, the little girl felt a little depressed.
Good friend Youyou quickly consoled her, “Come on, Huihui, look, as long as you keep leveling up, you can learn Explosion Magic, right?”
"Let's hold off on the explosion magic for now." Kobayashi stopped him immediately.
“Mmmmm…” Huihui’s whole body was shaking. She cried out to the older sister who was passing by with a sad face: “Big sister, please give me a glass of bubble wine!”
“Hey, come on, Huihui! Don’t drink so much!”
"That is to say, even if it takes a lot of time, I will definitely be able to use it again!"
Darkness and Yunyun tried to persuade her.
but……
Megumin yelled at the two, "But! Until then, I'm just a burden! What's the value of a great mage who can't use explosion magic?!"
Xiaolin thought about it.
There seems to be no difference.
It was the same feeling throughout the entire time in the maze. Yes, Megumin was a burden from the beginning to the end.
"What a difficult future ahead..."
Darkness sighed again, but she quickly calmed down and said, “But no matter what, it’s great that we successfully completed the search in the underground waterway. Aren’t we going to find the next material soon? Let’s rest early today and continue working hard tomorrow.”
"...Well, as long as we work hard to increase our levels, we will always find a way to improve our skills and ability values."
Xiao Lin also comforted the little Loli.
However, when I think about the misfortunes that will come in the days ahead, I can't help but fall into melancholy.
"I have to start conquering dungeons and collecting materials tomorrow... ah, the road is still long..."
In short, everyone was not in high spirits.
After drinking, the group returned to the mansion.
the next day.
Kobayashi and others came to the mansion again. They were going to ask researcher Raf about the progress of the repair of the relics, but they met another person here.
"…Um, Uncle Lundberg?"
"Don't call me uncle! When you do, use the honorific title!"
Darkness corrected his title anxiously.
Lundberg didn't care. He greeted them when he saw them.
"Ah, it's Lord Kobayashi and Lord Dustinis. It seems that you successfully recovered the repair materials yesterday. Congratulations."
"Thanks to this, we have suffered a lot. I have never heard of toads reproducing so quickly before." Xiao Lin couldn't help but complain a little. This was indeed beyond his expectations.
Uncle Lundberg chuckled and said, "As expected, even for a man who defeated a general of the Demon King's Army, the influence of rank is huge. It will be hard work later, but please keep working hard."
For a moment I couldn't figure out whether he was encouraging or being sarcastic.
But Lundberg has always behaved like a gentleman, so I guess it should be the former.
"Good morning, Mr. Kobayashi."
At this time, researcher Laf rushed over.
He looked very bad. Although his complexion had always been bad, it was even worse today. Could it be that he had been repairing it all night?
"Actually, I came to ask about the progress of your repairs..."
"Yes, yes! Just now, I was explaining to the master..."
"Thanks to the materials recovered by Lord Kobayashi, progress is going smoothly. But it's still a long way from being fully restored."
Lundberg sighed.
He also looked helpless.
If you think about it carefully, did Lundberg also suffer an unexpected disaster? He was eating hot pot and singing at home, and suddenly he was blown up by explosion magic. Anyone would be very angry if this happened to them.
Darkness nodded as well.
"Well, even though I knew it a long time ago, it doesn't seem like it's going to end that easily..."
"If I don't do it, I'll be thrown into jail, and maybe even sentenced to death. I can just collect them when I level up."
Xiaolin spread his hands.
Lundberg also said, "That's right. It may take some time, but I'm looking forward to it, Mr. Kobayashi. ... Then, Raph, please continue."
"Okay, okay! Please leave it to me, Master!"
After being asked to do the job, Rafe's emotions were quite high.
Well, it's no surprise that he's so excited, considering that he has an employer who supports him and gives him a lot of research funding.
"So, the most critical repair went well, right?"
Xiaolin asked.
"Yeah, there's no problem over there!" Raph nodded quickly, muttering, "As expected, the compatibility of the materials at that time was still very good. They can be replaced with the original parts without any problems. If we replace all the damaged parts like this, it should be able to return to its previous state...!"
"I-I see..."
"So where should we go next? We need to look for materials again, right?"
Darkness seemed frightened by his enthusiasm, and then it was left to Kobayashi to communicate with him.
Hearing this, Raph immediately came back to his senses.
"I have an estimate of this as well." He added cautiously, "Next... I would like to ask you to go to Alcanretia and use the magic detector here."
"What the hell is this?"
"This is a device I made that can sense strong water magic. I think it can sense the reaction of the water magic stone. When the magic is too strong, even if it is not a magic stone, it will react..."
Water magic stone?
It sounds like what they are looking for next is the Water Magic Stone hidden in the Water City of Alcanretia.
"Not bad! Here, let me get it!"
Huihui suddenly jumped out.
There's nothing we can do about her being so active. After all, she can't use explosion magic, so she's just a burden now.
Forget it, let her be.
Huihui happily took the magic detector from researcher Raph.
Darkness asked curiously, "We've been to Alcanretia before, is there a maze nearby?"
"Hmm, hmm... After confirming the design, I found that the relic is embedded with a magic stone that controls water. After careful analysis of the way it was obtained, it can be determined that it is in a place with strong water magic... That is, near Alcanretia."
He was right.
Almost everything related to water is produced there.
but……
"Alcanretia... it's quite troublesome to go there..."
"Aqua purified the hot springs there. Hopefully, things have calmed down now."
Darkness was also slightly worried.
Researcher Rafe then added, "I've asked Miss Chris to investigate first. You can meet up with me in the city later."
No choice, let’s go.
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"...What?! Are we going to Alcanretia?"
When the stupid goddess heard that they were going there, her expression was a little strange.
After all, she was previously regarded as a fraudulent goddess and was driven out by her own believers.
but……
"It is said that the next material is there, we have to go there." Xiaolin also muttered: "This is the first time I go there after defeating the Demon King's cadre Hans."
"But, but, is it okay for me to go? I won't get stoned because of the hot springs, right?"
"Even people from that city wouldn't do that... probably."
"I say! Xiaolin just said 'probably', didn't he say the word 'probably'?"
Aqua kept pushing Kobayashi's shoulders.
If it were a normal person, it would be fine, but the Axis believers are all abnormal people. In addition, considering the mistakes Aqua made, it is understandable that they were thrown stones.
No, that's very likely to happen.
...You deserve it!
It's her fault for always instilling useless things into her followers.
"It's okay, Aqua!"
Darkness comforted the stupid goddess and said, "Even if I get pelted with stones, I will block them for you. My duty is to protect my companions!"
Hey, that's not much of a comfort.
You just want to be stoned.
“Well, it’s been a long time since then, I think everyone must have forgotten about the hot springs, right?” Huihui thought optimistically.
“Is that so? It would be nice if that were the case…”
She believed it.
This idiot she believed.
Xiao Lin was waiting for her to be stoned by her believers again, and then run back to confess to him in tears.
Speaking of...
"Didn't Chris say he would be waiting for us there first? Since we have no money, we can only walk there this time, so let's go quickly."
"What? You're talking about walking to Alcanretia. Are you serious?"
Aqua started yelling again.
There is nothing we can do about it.
If they had money, they could use the teleportation array. Even if they didn't have money, they could use teleportation magic if they were high enough. But now, they had neither money nor high enough level, so they could only walk there.
"A good cook cannot cook without rice! All right, let's go!"
“I don’t want to hike!”
Xiaolin pulled her forward.
How can I say this along the way...
It can no longer be described as a chaotic situation.
Lizard runners, hawk-billed beasts, zombie liches, and all kinds of messy monsters jumped out.
It raised their level by several levels.
finally--
"Alcanretia... we're here."
"I can't move even a step..."
"I am indeed tired from walking..."
Everyone slumped on the ground, complaining about the hardships of the journey.
But this is just the beginning, the hardest part is yet to come.
Xiao Lin looked at the bustling Water City and sighed, "This is my second time here. If possible, I don't want to come again."
"Really? I really like this city. Hehe..."
The perverted female knight had already taken out the Eris necklace from her neck and began to imagine what kind of treatment she would receive.
“That’s because you’re a believer in Eris. You must be happy to be scolded by the Axis believers, right? Also, take your necklace back to me quickly. If it’s exposed outside, it will cause trouble for us!”
“No, no!”
Ignoring Darkness's wailing, Kobayashi roughly helped her stuff the necklace back into her breasts.
"OK OK."
Huihui separated the two and asked, "Do you want to go to the item shop first? Let's sort out our equipment first and then go find Chris."
"Yeah. There's a shop here that sells items that Axel doesn't sell, so let's stop by when we meet up."
Xiaolin didn't refuse either.
There might be something they need here.
So, I just found a store.
I originally wanted to buy some things, but after looking at the prices of the items and the spare money in my pocket... I thought about it and finally gave up.
The shop assistant looked at their departing backs with great resentment.
I'm really sorry that I can't afford it.
After that, they went to the designated location where they had agreed to meet Chris.
"Hey, Xiaolin. Over here!"
Before he even got there, he saw Chris constantly greeting him.
Xiaolin and others walked over quickly.
"Hey, Chris. I thought it would take more time to meet up with you, but I didn't expect you to be here so soon."
"As part of my investigation, I've already got a handle on the flow of people. I've checked all the places where adventurers might pass by."
"As expected of you, Chris. It seems that the level drop has no effect on you."
Xiaolin couldn't help but praise.
I had accidentally caused her level to drop, and I felt really guilty about it.
Now it seems like she is unaffected?
Chris waved his hand modestly: "I'm not going to investigate the dungeon. Visiting and investigating in the city is not about skills, but experience."
"I see."
Although her true identity is a goddess, the abilities of an adventurer are no joke.
(End of this chapter)