Chapter – 158 (Rivira)
(*A/N: Here goes 2/4 chapter of this week. Please Enjoy.)
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*A/N: For every 100 power stones extra chapters will be released on the last day of each month. Extra chapters that will release on 31st October = 7.
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Primis then turned to Ryuu and others again.
Primis: No need to worry about someone entering when we are not here. I have already put a magic formation around "Raven sight". It will trigger if any Assassin or Thief try to sneak in.
They nodded their head hearing this. Primis then turned and left with Lili and Haruhime. While Ryuu and others went inside to do one last preparation for the dinner, they will cook after returning tonight before hurriedly leaving too.
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Primis took Lili and Haruhime to the Babel Tower. He bought a simple Dagger and Folding Fan from Twilight shop before giving it to them. Only Lili and Haruhime were visible while no one could see Primis as usual. When they were about to enter dungeon, they were stopped by a Guild employee. But when he heard Haruhime and Lili belonged to Hestia Familia, he let them pass. He had already received the order from Guild to not stop any member of Hestia Familia from entering.
They continued walking and reached the entrance of the dungeon. And they both became shocked. This is the first time, Haruhime saw a dungeon. Hence, she was shocked by what she saw. In the very center of the room there was a ten-meter-long hole that leads straight into the labyrinth. Within the circular room were multiple columns at equal intervals and above was a beautiful azure painting of the sky that resembles the real sky. Along the circle are gentle stairs that spiral down into the dungeon. Haruhime got fascinated witnessing this.
While Lili was shocked by the sheer amount of the Adventurers. in her whole life during dungeon expenditure or exploration, she never saw so many Adventurers sticking together. To the point, they were walking merely one or two steps away from each other. If even one Adventurer stopped then all the line behind him will collide.
'Lili: Just what is going on?'
As they were standing on the spot because of the shock, Primis suddenly grabbed both. Then before they could understand what he planned on doing, Primis directly jumped in long hole.
Lili: ...…
Haruhime: ....
Once he reached down and his feet touched the ground, Primis let them go and continued walking. Lili and Haruhime were surprised somewhat but then they continued following him. The "Upper floors" i.e., from 1st to 12th floors are for Level 1 Adventurers. Since Lili and Haruhime just became Adventurer again, this place is suitable for them. Too bad, Primis has no such intention. He planned to take them deeper.
Since many Adventurers had entered before them, they didn't even see a single monster on the way. The structure of the floors changed after they passed 4th Floor, 7th Floor, and 9th Floor. 10th - 12th floors have the same structure as the 8th-9th Floors, however the light from above becomes reminiscent of morning mist.
Even though "Upper Floors(1st to 12th Floors)" are good for Level 1 Adventurers but the limit of Level 1 Adventurer is 10th Floor. From 11th Floor, large category monsters such as Orcs, Infant Dragons, Silverbacks and Hard Armoreds start to appear. Infant Dragons are categorized as Level 2 and considered as floor boss of the area. Though they rarely appeared. In other words, one need to be Level 2 from 11th Floor onwards. Some exceptions can be Bell Cranel and Freya Familia since they all level up only when their main stat reach S-999 or above.
Soon they reached 12th Floor the last "Upper Floor". The mist on the 12th Floor becomes much thicker than on the 10th and 11th Floors though it's not a problem for them. And just like before, they didn't see a single monster.
[These idiots. If they kept on killing all the monsters like this in each floor, then the security mechanism of the dungeon will activate. Till "Middle floor", it would only summon monster party but in Lower Floors it will be----]
'Primis: Juggernaut.'
[Yes.]
'Primis: Let it be. It may appear easy to say but dungeon won't summon Juggernaut unless the large amount of damage will be done on dungeon walls, environment, and monsters. After all, it's a security mechanism dungeon use to protect itself.'
[That's true. But let's just hope some idiot Adventurers don't throw their trauma on the dungeon walls just because they couldn't find any monsters to kill.]
'Primis: Yeah. I also hope so.'
Soon, they reached the entrance of the 13th Floor. It is called the First Line. From 13th Floor – 24th Floor are called "Middle Floors". A level 2 party is needed at 13th Floor.
First five floors of "Middle Floors" i.e., 13th-17th Floors are known as the Cave Labyrinth. Starting from the 13th Floor, the walls, ground, and ceiling become made of bedrock. While the "Upper floors" are just flat, circular maze, the middle floors have more complex layout which include intertwining upper and lower tunnels.
The light became darker, and the air seemed to be moist. Vertical holes leading to the deeper floors appeared randomly. The layout became more complex and monsters spawn at faster rate in the middle floors than in the upper floors, so it is very difficult for Level 2 adventurers to solo these floors.
And behold, still no monsters in this floor. They continued walking and passed by other four floors and reached 17th Floor. On the 17th Floor, there's huge wall that appears in the big room time to time. It's called the Big Wall of Grief. It spawns the Monster Rex Goliath. And currently, many Adventurers are standing in front of it.
Lili: They are waiting for the Monster Rex Goliath to spawn.
Haruhime: Monster Rex Goliath. Huh.
Lili: Yes. The Big Wall of Grief spawn it often. Once you kill it, a new one will spawn in the next five days.
Haruhime: This means only one Monster Rex Goliath spawn per five days. Is there anything special about it?
Lili: It's the strongest monster in "Middle Floors" that's what I have heard. And its magic stone is very pure. It always fetches for high price.
Haruhime: Oh.
Primis: Let's go. Even though Adventurers won't start fighting among themselves for the kill since they have joined forces, they still need to divide the magic stone equally among themselves. With their sheer number, they will barely get a piece in the end.
They nodded their head before continued walking towards next floor. The 18th Floor was a safety point where no monsters were born. Though sometimes monsters from Lower Floor came here. This floor was called the Under Resort. The floor was filled with crystals and nature. Large forests and lakes covered the floor. Within the forest were blue crystals of different sizes that reflect the light from above, causing the forest to be filled with a pale blue glow.
The exceptionally high ceiling was filled with brilliant shining crystals of two colors, white crystals in the center that resemble the sun, and blue crystals surrounding it that resemble the sky. The amount of light from the crystals depends on the time and cycles through the day.
Lili and Haruhime got fascinated seeing this. Even though, Lili had heard of and have information about this floor, she never went such deep in dungeon even as a supporter. Ais also like this place and Sheng Ming also became happy when she sensed how happy the nature and life here is.
On the eastern side facing the lake stood a city called Rivira. The city was located 200 meters above the lake on a cliff. Rivira was named after the female adventurer Rivira Santilini who founded the city. It's a town made by and operated by Adventurers on this floor.
Item trades were common, and there was also an inn and bar located here. The inn and bar were overpriced but adventurers still used them. And Guild isn't affiliated with Rivira. Hence the items banned on the surface were common here. It had been said that Rivira was rebuilt 334 times after monster attacks.
They took some time and walked to Rivira. Wooden fence stood all around the Rivira as walls. In the front, were two long poles on which there was a wooden board. Rivira was written on that board. Primis didn't move. He just remained standing on the spot while kept on looking at the board.
Haruhime: What happens, Husband?
Primis didn't answer Haruhime for a few seconds. His mind was preoccupied with other things. But he still answered to prevent her from getting worried.
Primis: It's pretty bad.
Haruhime: Oh.
Lili: It is. But it's still better than nothing. After all, it's not easy to build a stronghold in a dungeon.
Primis didn't reply. The city was full of Adventurers. Their shouting could be heard as they were bargaining about the price of staying in the inn, the price of the items they wanted to buy, and so on. Primis could even see some fighting in the bar for the seat or so on. Even though, he was just standing at the entrance, he could see everything going on inside without exception. He even saw some Strong Adventurers bullying and beating weak Adventurers for their equipments and money.
Even though Adventurers were more united now, but the Adventurers living and running Rivira stayed here almost all the time. Hence, they didn't know what happened on the surface. Even if they told such things to these Adventurers, they would just shrug it off by saying they were lying or spreading false rumors. Well again, no one will believe that a single person can held his own against almost all the Adventurers of Orario.
'Primis: What a disappointment. This is what happens when an Adventurer were told to run a town or a city. He is just here to earn the tax from the residence of the city while enjoying his life. Not caring about anything else.'
[I agree. They have no knowledge what running a city means in the first place. By the way, why is it called 'city'. It's more like a town or a village.]
'Primis: Indeed. Hmm? Hoh….'
The Adventurers who were being "bullied "or "bullied by" were approached by a new Adventurer party. That party then started helping the "bullied" Adventurers and started shouting at the bullies. This dumbfounded the bullies. Ever since they were living the Rivira, they bullied many Adventurers and took their stuff. Other Adventurers often saw this, but they always ignored them like they didn't even know what's going on.
No one tried to go against them because if they did then they won't be able to live freely in Rivira. Like the price of staying in inn, bar, or items will increase drastically for them. So, this really surprised them. In the end, these bullies left leaving a word that they will make these Adventurers pay for their folly.
'Primis: Well, Well, Well. Impressive. Now this is what we called unity.'
[Not bad. Even though all of them are just meat shield against Behemoth, if they do survive in the end then they will definitely become veteran and be a force to be recon with. It will bring a great profit to Orario.]
'Primis: Yes. But that will be 'if' they do survive.'
[I know.]
Primis then ordered Lili and Haruhime.
Primis: Lili, Haruhime walked to the side and stand in a distance.
Lili and Haruhime got confused by Primis order but still followed.
'Primis: Now then, onto the next step. And there he is coming.'
Primis saw a person who came out of the inn. Even though he was trying hard, Primis can still see through the lecherous side of his that he was hiding.