Whew~ that 8 hours took 13 whole hours to be over. Next chapter sometime today.
Year 7444, Month 12, Day 24
After leaving the dungeon we went straight into the magic tool shop. We handed our spoils that is the magic stones still in the sack to the owner and requested him to assess them. The magic stones from the 1st to 6th floors we merged into a total of three magic stones but the ogre magic stones from the 7th floor as still in their original form. Including the merged magic stones we have a total of 98 of them. I'm sure it'll take quite a bit of time to measure the weights. It might be best to prepare ourselves for it taking over an hour.
It's troublesome and I'd like to just leave it to someone else and return to "Boil Manor" but unless there's some kind of special circumstances I prefer that everyone is here when confirming the sales of magic stones. Since it directly relates to the payment of bonuses. The exception is magic stones like the {Larva Purple Worm} the other day or magic items. And then this time the newcomer Basutoral is here as well.
Zenom and I sit down at the chairs next to the counter and the rest of the members are standing but this can't be helped.
"I'm sure this time will be a new record.."
When Zenom whispered to himself and after hearing that everyone else started chatting.
"That's~ only obvious right. After all it was 95 ogres! It was worth staying on the 7th floor for six whole days. Right, Bel."
"I guess so. As expected I'm a bit tired..Rub my shoulders later."
"Ku...Bel-san..Stiff shoulders..Is that sarcasm.."
"Gwine, you really..you pay too much care to things like that. Rather than that I'm hungry, I want to go drinking already."
"Ral..like a human like you could understand my worries but..I'll drink. I'll drink everything.."
..Let's just ignore these guys.
"I wonder how much it will be? If each one is about 800,000 and there's 95 of those. Then there were three of them between 300,000 and 800,000 right?"
Miduchi asked me.
"Won't it be around 80,000,000? I'm sure it's a new record."
The total identify value was 11,628,258. If you roughly multiple that seven times it's around 81,400,000. In just a bit more it would have been 81,500,000 but that can't be helped. If you cut off the fractions then 2% of 81,000,000, 1,620,000 Z (162 silver coins) is the normal bonus and Basutoral's bonus is 810,000 Z. Furthermore, there's almost no need to worry about the value being assessed incorrectly. The identify value of a gnoll's magic stone which is about 2,000 and is a mother stone is roughly 11 grams. Since the weight of a 0 mana mother stone is 10 grams so the comes out to 1 gram = 2,000 value. Since the scale magic tool that the magic tool shop uses for assessments is extremely precise it should be able to weigh down to 0.001 gram. I'm sure there's some margin of error but you could say it's within a permissible range. Really Toris's Unique Ability somehow..doesn't have much chance to shine.
"8...81,000,000..in other words, 810,000 Z..In just..9 days..Without taking 10 days 810,000 Z..This is..So this is an adventurer.."
"Don't misunderstand, Bastuoral. This is only possible because of master. It wouldn't go this way with other adventurers."
"It's just as Zulu-sama says. In the first place you haven't properly worked this time. It's no good if you forget that."
"Ye..Yeah.. of course. Zulu-san, Angela-san. I already know that...Just, that is..I was just a bit surprised."
"If you know that much then there's no problem. Maruso don't bully him so much."
"But, Larry, since he said it like a normal adventurer.."
"No, Giberuti-san. Thank you very much. That's right isn't it. It wouldn't go this way for normal adventurers right..I had intended to understand it from hearing everyone's story but I'm surprised once again."
When the assessment of the magic tool owner finished, and it came to purchasing, as expected he wanted to have some cash on hand for the new year so he proposed only buying half of it. The remaining magic stones he'll buy once again after the start of the new year so we ended up receiving the payment for half of, 50 of them, and then I paid the bonuses to everyone other than the slaves. Since Basutoral gets his as a deduction from his loan I just gave him1 silver coin. Tomorrow I'm paying the wages of 200,000 Z so it's plenty to live on.
I placed the money and magic stones in my locker in the temple and after catching up with everyone, we went to eat dinner like normal before returning to the inn.
I'm sure Ralpha and Gwine were tired as expected so they returned together with us.
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Year 7444, Month 12, Day 25
Even then we still don't wake up at a time that's all that different from usual, together with everyone excluding Zenom and Giberuti we go running. After that, in the morning I started making an alphabet text of Orth's letters for teaching Basutoral letters. It's something like the notes of an elementary schooler. I'll at least treat him the cost of the paper this time. During that time, it seems that Ralpha and Gwine are trying to teach Basutoral magic. Those two, they're surprisingly good at caring over others. Ah, obviously they're trying to use the commonly known method for teaching the {Cantrip} {Magical.Detection}.
If I'm correct, they're using Gwine's magic spear. It's only obvious but if you can properly use the {Cantrip} {Magical.Detection} then you'll be able to detect the fact that an item is a magic item. Since it doesn't consume any magic stones I guess magic weapons and things like that are useful for acquiring a magic skill...Though about the only one making use of such a luxurious method is probably only about you in all of Orth, Basutoral.
We all gathered together in the vacant space at the edge of town and had lunch using the remaining food we had leftover from what Giberuti prepared for the dungeon before starting our training. It's our last job of the year, once this over we have plans for all of Greed Company, the adventurer department to go merrymaking at a restaurant. It turned into training with more fighting spirit behind it than usual. It would be boring to get injured before our last meeting so I got some chills while commanding over the training. Only Basutoral was in the corner practicing defense with a spear. It's just the forms but right now his abilities are too low that he just ends up slowing everyone else down while training with the other members.
"Ya~ Greed-san. You all seem quite lively."
Before I noticed Faruergaz and Hirosukol had come to see our training. They looked out for the timing we were on break and called out to me. I returned the greeting.
"We've decided to challenge the dungeon of Baldukk as well. We came to offer our greetings on that end."
Eh...what did he say? All of the members of the {Slaughterers} couldn't hide their surprise hearing that.
They've started noisily talking away.
"As a matter of fact to check things out we tried entering once the other day."
Yeah I see, and then? What happened? Ah, me? this time is 80..I'll shut up.
"We were able to get a feel that we can somehow manage it on the 1st floor. Of course, I'm sure it's nowhere near you all but the two of us were able to earn 260,000 Z."
Ho~ that's quite amazing. By the way, did you enter with just the two of you? Do you not have any other allies?
"Eh? It was just the two of us. If the opponent is low in numbers then something can be done about it."
Hey now, didn't you just have good luck? If it's on the 1st floor then it's not strange for goblins or gnolls to come in groups of 20 at a time. If it's just the two of you then taking on a group of at most 4-5 orks or hobgoblins is easier I'm sure.
"Ah..is that so? We only caught sight of orks and hobgoblins.."
That's what they call being lucky. Unless you're considerably skilled you should at least gather four people or more.
Depending on the case hiring a guide is good as well, if you go to the entrance plaza in the early morning there's a lot of people recruiting allies.
"Or, rather, if you're entering the dungeon I suggest you gather some information. While the maps are incomplete, for the time being you can buy them for the 1st to 3rd floors, even when it comes to an experienced guide, it costs a bit to hire them but there's a that can be learned from them. Unless you pick a serious failure of one I don't think you'll lose out."
"I see, a guide huh? Rodrick, we were able to hear something good right."
"Yeah, that's right. Fio, shall we get right to hiring one? Around how much do guides usually cost?"
"If it's just the 1st floor then around 100,000 Z for one day. Other than that there's also the entrance tax and including the guide in for a share of the items obtained within the dungeon is pretty common."
""..They cost quite a bit..""
"Well it's a business for them as well. It's not like they always have jobs after all. When it comes to the top class guides it's said they can heard 1,000,000 Z in a month off of just guide fees. The unpopular guides can't take customers at all so if you try negotiating with them you might be able to get them cheaper but it would be best if you don't place your hopes too high. Even among them it seems that they can't do {dumping} in order to prevent the price from collapsing."
"Is that so? We were able to hear various valuable things. Thanks."
Fio lowered his head while thanking me.
"No, you're welcome. Well then we still have training left."
I said that and returned to training.
"Alright, then let's go..First of Zenom, Angela, and Gwine. Let's go with hobgob for everyone else I guess?"
Be careful. Don't die.
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After training, we washed away the sweat and then went to have a party at the usual high class restaurant "Dorureon". Since there's 10 days off starting tomorrow, the expensive food and alcohol are being consumed in mass. Hey, it's already easily exceeded 300,000...Isn't this going to reach 500,000? Though I was prepared for it.
Before the alcohol starts circulating around I paid the reincarnated people 200,000 Z for their wages, Zulu was 80,000 z including his 10,000 Z wages, Angela was 70,000 Z, and finally was Giberuti's 40,000 Z wages. Furthermore, as a Christmas present I gave everyone a towel as usual. No matter how many towels you have they're nothing to be troubled over. The new members from this year Miduchi and Basutoral thought it was a part of the bonus but once they realized the other reincarnated people had prepared shirts, hats, and gloves they started to panic but since everyone wanted to see that they remained quiet it seems.
I did too though.
"Really, wouldn't it have been fine if you had told me.."
Miduchi expanded her cheeks while complaining to me and Bel,
"Ah, I see. "Christmas" huh..I completely forgot about it..But, I, still don't have that kind of money.."
Basutoral is saying that while depressed but his expression seems quite happy so he's probably enjoying himself.
Around the time one hour had passed since the start of the party, our stomachs were getting full, after this we just finish off the remaining food while drinking.
"Bastuoral. How was your first time in the dungeon?"
"Eh? Yeah, since that was my first time..In any case I was just frantic..However, everyone is quite amazing. Though Al-san feels extraordinary but everyone else seems extremely strong as well..Even though there's quite a few women, it's really quite something."
"Well I'm sure that's about the case for the first time. Make sure you properly train on your own during this holiday. I'll test you on it after the holiday is over. If you remain the stay forever then you'll never escape the trial period."
"Of.. Of course! I'll, do it! I've already promised with Gwine-san for her to teach me the spear tomorrow morning after all!"
"I see. It's good that you're enthusiastic. Then I have one more present for you. Study the words with this. I wrote down the "Japanese" next to it as well so you should be able to do it even alone. If you don't know something then just grab someone and ask."
I said that while handing him the awesome me's handmade "Alphabet Practice Book ~ Ragudarios Language Basics Version ~".
"Eh? This..is it all handwritten..I guess that's only obvious. Al-san. Thank you very much. For you to go this far for me, I'm really happy."
It's just that I can't stand for my subordinates to remain illiterate so don't mind it. Though it was troublesome, since I thought there might be cases like this from here on out as well so it's good to have a copybook and then I thought to have this guy do it.
"By the way, what does everyone plan to do during their days off? Around the day after tomorrow someone should be coming from my home town to the company so after that I think I'll be in the capital for the rest of it though."
"N..I'll be rolling around in the inn. Also, if you're going to the capital say something and I'll join you. I want to greet sub-Baron Rogflat and do some shopping as well. Recently I've been hooked on smoked fish.."
When Zenom said that Ralpha opened her mouth as well.
"Then I will as well. I'm sure father's clothes are already done as well... Gwine, let's go shopping for clothes or something."
"Yeah. That's fine. Since it's the occasion I was thinking of going to a liquor store. It would be nice if they have some rye vodka."
That, don't they call it {Rye.Whiskey}?
I think it was last year. I caught a glimpse of it in the capital but it had an insane price of 200,000 Z for one bottle so I hesitated on it.
"We're going to the capital on New Year's day as well."
"What time was it again?"
"It's on the edge of the second road at 10 am."
It seems that Toris and Bel applied for a carriage tour around various spots in the capital. Is it a heart bus? I want to try riding one of those types of things once as well.
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