Chapter 732: Death Arena, Exploding Logistics Burden!
A two-meter-tall Metal Blue Crab King was blasted away by a single punch from the Saiyan boy charging at it; its shell, harder than its kin's, kept it from being pulverized outright, but it was helpless to resist — Broly's fists fell like a storm, driving it back step by step until it leaned against the wall, then bit by bit was driven into and embedded in it.
Seeing this scene, the Loki Familia members who had previously not known about the Wings skill, had not witnessed the boy's strength firsthand, and had only treated Broly with basic courtesy because of their Captain's attitude toward him, at this moment no longer questioned the boy accompanying their party.
With that berserk strength of his, if he came over to join their Loki Familia, he would directly be a First-Class Adventurer — a completely different order of existence from them, mere adventurers who only had high Levels but low actual Ability Values.
"Today, we'll camp right here on Floor 28. Go smash up the surrounding walls a bit."
Leaving the Blue Waterfall that spanned three Labyrinth floors, the Loki Familia set up camp in the Forest Area of the Floor 28 Labyrinth.
Exploiting the Dungeon's trait of prioritizing environmental repair when the environment is damaged, after they eliminated the monsters near the camp and then destroyed the surrounding environment, no new monsters would spawn nearby for the time being.
Just as the Support members in charge of logistics were preparing to start a fire and cook, needing to gather some clean clear water, Lefiya walked over to help.
"If you need water, leave it to me."
As the elven girl finished chanting and casting, a magically created Waterball was controlled to float into the large pot.
"Eh, Lefiya, you actually know such a convenient magic?"
"How come I never saw you use it before?"
"This is a magic I only learned recently."
"Does it consume a lot of Magic Power?"
"Not much; a slight rest and I can recover."
"Ah, if you'd known this magic earlier, when we went to the Deep Floors before, we wouldn't have had to worry about water storage."
Hearing the amazed words of the Support companions in charge of logistics, Lefiya's eyes gradually widened; she suddenly realized just what kind of value the ultra-low-Magic-Power-consumption Water Magic Broly had taught her held in the exploration of the Dungeon Labyrinth.
Unlike the magic development of the Six-Faced World, the magic development of the Reverse World is relatively deformed, mainly because a thousand years ago in this world, monsters that had run out of the Great Void (the unsealed predecessor of the Dungeon) were everywhere on the Continent, ravaging every corner of the land.
Therefore, the races capable of casting magic researched magic in directions that were either offense, or defense, or healing — no one would research Create Water, Create Fire, and such magics that consume extremely little Magic Power yet possess neither offense, nor defense, nor healing capability.
By the time the era of the Gods' Descent arrived, whether races that originally could wield magic or races that now could wield magic thanks to the Gods' Grace, all began to rely on the Ability Value Panels brought by the Gods' Grace, and the rise of Magic Stone technology even plunged this world's magic research and development directly into a state of stagnation.
Create Fire is fine — this world has Ignition Stones with an effect similar to lighters — but for Create Water, this world has no Magic Stone product that can create water out of nothing.
Of course, if you speak of Water Attribute Magic Swords, those can produce water, but the cost-effectiveness is super low; it's not even as good as casting offensive or defensive magics that consume more Magic Power.
The meal was quickly ready, and Broly was served a large bowl of rice topped with sauce meat gravy.
Just as he was eating in big mouthfuls, Lefiya walked over carrying a bowl.
"Mr. Broly..."
Lefiya called out to him.
"Hm?"
Broly stopped shoveling rice and looked at the elven girl in puzzlement.
"The Create Water Magic you taught me before — thank you very much."
Lefiya thanked him directly.
"Uh, didn't you already thank me before? Why come thank me again now?"
Broly was a bit confused.
"I did thank you before, but at that time I still didn't know this magic was actually this valuable, so I feel my previous thanks were a bit insufficient."
As she spoke, Lefiya scratched the back of her head a little embarrassedly; the elven girl always felt that such light, airy words of thanks were not enough to repay the matter of him teaching her this Water Magic.
"No need to be so polite, Lefiya. We're good friends, aren't we?"
"Ah, yes..."
The elven girl was surprised at first, then reacted with a nod of acknowledgment.
"Mr. Broly, is there anything you need me to help you with?"
However, she quickly asked again, looking a bit guilty and uneasy.
"Need me to help you with something?" Broly was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Hm, not right now, but in the future, there is one thing I'll need you to promise me."
"What is it?"
Lefiya's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly pressed the question.
Ordinary friends, certainly.
But close friends — the elven girl felt that in her heart before, she had not actually thought of it that way.
So this slight feeling of indebtedness toward the boy made her want to do something for him.
"On the condition that you don't mind, don't reject, and don't dislike it — in the future, promise me you'll agree to one request I make of you."
Broly answered, not directly spelling out the specifics — that he wanted her to become his wife, to become one of the Crystal Palace members.
"Uh, isn't it a specific thing?"
Lefiya asked in some astonishment.
"It is a specific thing, just the timing isn't right yet, so I can't explain it too clearly to you. But rest assured, Miss Lefiya — if at that time you don't want to agree to my request, you can refuse."
Broly said seriously.
"Not mind, not reject, not dislike — if I refused even a request like that, wouldn't I be too terrible?"
By the high moral standards of Elves, repaying kindness is perfectly normal, while failing to repay kindness is completely morally lacking.
Lefiya felt that if it really was the kind of three-no request Broly described, then in the future she absolutely could not refuse him, so the elven girl agreed wholeheartedly.
Not far away, Riveria of the Nine Magic Princesses, also eating, swallowed a mouthful of rice and suddenly said to the Sword Princess girl beside her, "Ais, Broly needs a refill. You go give him seconds."
"Mm, okay."
The Sword Princess girl didn't hesitate at all, just prepared to go give the Saiyan boy a refill.
"Use your own rice bowl, scoop extra, then go share it with him."
Only, the girl hadn't walked out yet when she was called back by the 99-year-old Elf behind her.
"Uh, okay."
Although she didn't know why this scooping rice way was used, the Sword Princess girl still listened to the elven guardian's opinion.
"Riveria, is it really okay for you to intervene in little Ais's behavior like this?"
Gareth drank the brought small bucket beer, and after Ais left this side scooping the piled up rice, he said a sentence.
"This kid Ais is too simple; if I don't push from behind, who knows, one day she might fall behind."
Riveria drank a mouthful of brewed elven tea, watching the girl who went to the not far away Saiyan boy's side, after dividing the extra rice scooped in her own bowl over, then sitting next to the boy eating together, she revealed a satisfied smile.
A family, truly still should eat together.
"Feels like it won't be long before Ais and Lefiya might have to become mothers."
Finn on the other side, laughing, said a sentence.
"Ah, Miss Ais, my rice isn't enough either, could you also share me a bit?"
The elven girl seeing the approaching Sword Princess girl, without a second word just divided her own bowl's rice to the Saiyan boy.
Watching the Sword Princess girl after dividing rice hold the chopsticks in her mouth for a moment, she thought of the indirect kiss matter, for a time Lefiya indicated she also wanted to add rice.
"Uu~"
Ais looking at the already flattened bowl, for a moment revealed a hesitant expression.
"I'll share you a bit of mine."
Fellow foodie Broly, instantly understood Ais's hesitation, then divided his own bowl's rice, giving Lefiya a portion.
And this is not too same as when on the surface, now in the dungeon each person each meal's food portion, actually are all limited.
Otherwise, if gorging causes supplies not enough, then would have to before obtaining enough loot, return early.
"Uh..."
Lefiya looked at the similarly after dividing rice, also held chopsticks in mouth Saiyan boy.
The elf's clean freak...
Seems didn't flare up, she only hesitated a while, then with the two people beside her, together wolfed down the rice.
Others looking over, discovered that side's three people, eating rhythm unexpectedly was somewhat synchronized.
Eat rice, drink soup...
Broly condensed waterball, Sword Princess girl habitually stretched hand into waterball.
First wash hands, then wash mouth.
Before waterball was thrown down, elven girl hurriedly followed, yet also same operation.
Hmm, if not for drinking water used by Miss Ais being bad, would make self seem somewhat too perverted.
Lefiya might still do it.
Rather Broly, looking at turbid waterball, directly threw to side, then condensed another.
"Mr. Broly, your water magic, I hope you can permit our Familia other casters to self-study."
After eating, Finn actively came over, proposed a request.
"Can."
To this, Broly directly nodded agreed.
"If needed, I can also help teach."
He said again.
"Uh, then Broly, trouble you."
After arranging several accompanying casters, follow Saiyan boy learn water magic, Finn walked back.
"You just now wanted to use supporter commission matter, and him negotiate that water magic learning permit right?"
Riveria to returned Pallum regiment leader asked a sentence.
"Yeah, result, they didn't even need me negotiate, directly agreed."
Finn scratched head.
"That kid Broly and Ais are very similar, both are simple blunt personality people, with him talk benefits, not like talk feelings, true heart make friends."
"That makes me the calculating one."
Finn shrugged shoulders.
"Then commission?"
Gareth asked.
"Heh, all friends now, still what commission, just one more person's loot, could it be our logistics team, still can't afford?"
Finn laughing said.
"Ah, Finn, with Ais and Broly here, can we still hit monsters?"
Next day, when Broly and Ais started using monsters practice sword, Loki Familia's gold farming team discovered a serious problem.
"Tempest!"
Activating Wind Spirit Sprint the two, just like two ruthless monster farming machines, labyrinth encountered monsters show heads get insta-killed, while others yet even chance to move hands don't have.
Finn this time organized team down dungeon is to earn money, but result as drop loot monsters, yet half have to be stolen by Saiyan boy, this makes him also a bit can't hold.
"Go 37th floor Death Colosseum."
Following behind two monster farming machines, whole day no battle Finn, made this decision.
"But, that place's monsters strength powerful, eliminated after, still will instant refresh re-conceived by dungeon..."
Dungeon 37th floor labyrinth's Death Colosseum, is a very special place, inside monsters when no people go over, will themselves each other battle, victor devours loser's magic stone, just like raising gu, this leads to inside enhanced species monsters especially many.
And another feature, is there monsters eliminated after, will be by dungeon rapidly conceived out, and won't appear like other places same, need wait a period time, then will re-conceive eliminated monsters.
These two characteristics have caused many adventurer parties capable of exploring the Deep Floors to be unwilling to approach that place.
First, it is too dangerous; second, loot is difficult to effectively retrieve in the face of monsters that continuously refresh in large numbers.
"You're right, but everyone saw the speed at which Ais and Broly eliminate monsters. If not for occasionally being able to pick up a few high-level monsters that slipped through the net, I would have thought I was taking a stroll somewhere above the fifth floor of the Upper Floors……"
Finn was also quite helpless; clearly this was a Gold Farming Team, but the monsters weren't enough to fight, so most of their people could only watch and slack off.
"So, in order to let the others have monsters to fight as well, only the monster refresh speed at that place, the Death Colosseum, can satisfy us."
Regarding this point, the other members of the Loki Familia Gold Mining Team had no way to refute it, and on the third day of the Dungeon Dive, they went directly to the Deep Floors.
Compared to the original plan of mostly farming monsters in the Lower Floors to earn money for most of the time, the plan has already undergone some changes.
But there is an even bigger change……
……
"Captain, our logistics carrying capacity is maxed out."
On the very night they arrived at the Death Colosseum to farm monsters, Finn received an unexpected piece of news.
"How so fast?"
The Pallum Captain was very confused; this time they had made preparations to transport a large amount of loot before coming down.
"It's a drop rate problem……"
However, Finn soon learned the answer; the problem mainly lay with Broly.
Luck, this extremely special Development Ability, caused Broly and Ais and Lefiya, who shared this portion of Luck through Wing Skill Sharing, to have an extremely high drop rate when farming monsters.
Combined with the Death Colosseum's monster spawn speed, in just three days they maxed out the transport capacity of the Loki Familia Gold Mining Team's supporter squad that was originally estimated to take six days to fill.
Upon learning this situation, Finn, after being dazed, made a very clear decision: to hand the money-making task over to the members with the higher drop rate.
"Aside from Ais, all Combat Members will transfer to become Supporters, lead squads between the 37th Floor Death Colosseum and the 18th Floor Rivira, open up a supply line, and transport the loot that Broly, Ais, and Lefiya farmed out to sell."
(Chapter End)
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