After breakfast, Ace and the others began to deal with the aftermath of the expedition.
He had to exchange the spoils of war he brought back from the Buried City for money, repair them, buy new weapons, replenish props, and so on. The things he had to do after returning from the expedition piled up like a mountain. Because there were simply too many things to handle, all the members were mobilized.
Everyone was assigned to their respective tasks. Ace and the others, who were ready at the main entrance, set off from the headquarters.
"There's a celebration party tonight! Don't be late!" Under Rocky's gaze, they crossed the road and arrived at the downtown area, Northwest Street.
O'Leary had eight streets. Huge streets radiated from the center of the city, extending in eight directions: north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, and northwest. Also, because the city was circular in shape, if one looked down from above, it would look like a big cake that was cut into eight equal parts.
The northwest street that Ace and the others headed to was also known as the Adventurer's Street. Most of the adventurers gathered in O'Leary. Including the city…or rather, the management organization of the Dungeon, the Guild Headquarters, there were numerous weapon shops, item shops, hotels, and other shops that Adventurers had to use. Turning slightly on the main street into the back alley, it was also crowded with old and strange shops.
It was just past nine in the morning. Because there would be many people preparing to go to the Buried City at this time, the main road was filled with adventurers preparing for the maze exploration. The Beastman carrying the greatsword disappeared from the weapon shop, High Mage Palum was busy going in and out of the prop shop, and there were also many backpacks following the Adventurers.
Among them, Ace and the others, who were part of Loki's minions, especially attracted the attention of the surrounding people. Their strength was second to none among O'Leary, and no one did not recognize them. All sorts of envious and jealous gazes were cast at them, and the most obvious one was fear. No one dared to block their path.
Naturally, a path opened up in front of Ace and the others.
"I feel so bad. Bert might be happy.”
"Bert's not that low, Tiona. He also had the pride and self-awareness of being a first-class.”
"Hey, Grace, why are you speaking up for Bert? It better be…"
"In his opinion, contempt and arrogance are different.”
" I don't understand…" While talking about the young man who was forced to stay in the headquarters to handle miscellaneous matters, Ace and the others came to the entrance of the guild headquarters that was built on the side of the street.
The Pantheon temple built with white pillars could only be described as solemn. It had a wide front yard with a monument. At this time, many adventurers could be seen coming and going.
The guild that was responsible for O'Leary's operations was naturally in charge of the management of the Dungeon and its related matters. Apart from registering as a resident of O'Leary to gain certain status and rights, they also actively disclosed various knowledge and information about the Dungeon to the Adventurers in order to develop the city using the benefits recovered from the maze. They would also assist in the exploration.
Their assistance was indispensable in conquering the maze.
"I'll go with Livelia and Grace to exchange the magic stones for money. Everyone followed their scheduled itinerary and headed to their respective destinations. Don't secretly take a cut of the money you get? Did you hear that, Raul?"
"I, I was just possessed that time! I won't do it again, Leader!”
"Haha, I'm not sure. In that case, everyone is dismissed."
The resources recovered from the Dungeon could be bought by the Guild or the spawns. This was especially true for the magic crystals taken from monsters. The guild had a monopoly on all the magic crystals, including the right to buy and sell them. Hence, they would definitely take them to them to exchange for money.
After processing, magic stones could be made into magic stone lamps and other magic stone products. Not only lamps, but also magic stone products, ignition devices, freezers, and other widely used methods had become indispensable in daily life. Of course, there was also a huge demand all over the world.
From the endless number of monsters that came out of the underground city, the guild could collect an unlimited number of Magic Stones. By monopolizing the rights of Magic Stones, the guild accumulated a huge amount of wealth.
There was no doubt that Eulalia was the world's number one city for the export of magic stone products. It enjoyed the benefits of the Buried City, and the benefits of the magic stone industry were even more prosperous than a country on the mainland.
Because of this, people called it the center of the world.
"Alright, let's go too. Don't be so muddle-headed that you get stolen and drop your props.”
" I don't think anyone will find trouble with Loki's minions…"
"It's better to be careful. Lafia." The dropped items were mainly used as materials for weapons and defensive equipment. Although they could exchange for money in Guilds, they could only exchange for a certain market price, which was the lowest price they could exchange for. Although they did not have to worry about being cheated and were safe and trustworthy, most adventurers still hoped to have a higher price, so many people would go to merchants or commercial spawns to get a valuation.
Of course, there was a risk of losing out. However, if one was confident in their ability to negotiate, negotiating with these people was also a method.
By the way, most novice adventurers would take risks in such places, and most of them would meet a tragic end. It would be safer to give it to the guild at the start.
"Raul and the others will negotiate well and get a lot of money. If it were me, I would definitely be deceived…"
"They have also suffered a lot, so they have learned a lot. It was the Guild Leader who instructed them to do so. You just don't want to learn anything.”
In fact, just bringing out the name of Loki's minions would be useful in negotiations. Because they were one of the few factions that could retrieve precious resources from the depths, the merchants and various families were afraid of offending Esther and the others and were listed as those who refused to come in.
The members knew exactly what their regular customers needed, so they brought their dropped items to various locations on the northwest street.
"…Dione, I'm sorry, can I go and repair the weapon?”
"Ah, you're going to the Coubernian clan? I'm going too! The big double-edged sword is broken!" After trading for the dropped items, Ace asked politely, and Diona immediately said she wanted to go with them.
Other than the backup equipment prepared by the spawns for the expedition, the special weapons that the members usually carried with them were naturally managed by themselves. A weapon entrusted with one's life was like one's own clone. No adventurer would hand it over to others.
"I really have no choice." said Dione. "Then, Lafia and I will take the things to the headquarters. I don't want to get into trouble for no reason. Let's go, Lafia."
"Ah, okay. Miss Ace, Miss Diona, see you later."”The two separated from Theone, who was carefully holding the consumables, and Lafia, who was holding a bag of gold coins.
Diona smiled at Ais and said," Let's go then?”，Ace nodded.
"This place is still as dark as ever. It feels eerie."
"Uh, um…"
"Ahaha, sorry, sorry. Come, let's go in." Ace and Diona visited a stone bungalow.
The houses were arranged haphazardly, and the passages were thin and narrow. The atmosphere was not gorgeous. It sounded nice to say 'only the insiders know'-but it was just as dark and damp as what Tiona had said.
The family of Cubernu. The forging faction that deals with the maintenance and production of weapons, armor, and other equipment.
Even though their fame and power were far inferior to the large enterprise Hephaestus's minions, the performance of the weapons they produced could be said to be comparable. They could be called simple and resolute minions. Most of them would only make weapons after receiving a commission, and having many core adventurers was one of their characteristics.
The badge by the door was engraved with three hammers.
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