Expedition Begins.......

I spend the next day making my new armor and rifle as my final preparation. I can't use my existing common rank steel armor in this deep floor expedition can I?

I made my new armor using the same super alloy but also add all the remaining 300 gram star dust with few high quality mineral containing meteorite rocks which I bought at market and few anti magic obsidian plates which I made by melting Red anti magic crystal with some normal silica and oxide rich rocks. I also added mithril wires running across whole armor for better energy transition and one water stone for temperature regulation as well as water proofing. For the final touches I also added my trusty shadow cloak and blast boots into the armor in form of a hooded cape and upgraded pulse rocket boots. I also put one neutral elemental stones in boots and armor to upgrade it's energy transmission even further as I don't see anything else that use base form of elemental less mana.

I also add the recall mirror in the armor after turning it in something similar to recall cell phone and connecting it to a mithril wire.

The end product was a Futuristic looking suit of armor that matches Shade's berserker armor aesthetics (black armor with red glowing joints), just more sci-fi looking and has a black hooded cape instead of black mist. But I had spent 1200 points on system crafting support to make it, as it has many mechanical parts, enchantment and higher level of runes which suck mana from the environment to run all the time with mithril wire network ensuring solid power channeling system and water stone ensuring it don't over heat.

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Then I upgraded my mana powered pistol into a energy rifle using the leftover star dust alloy but it wasn't enough so I used mithril and my last piece of meteorite rock to complete it. This cause me to use bare minimum mana when firing it as it also take mana from its surrounding with my mana.

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But just in case I also make ten energy battery which store a lot of mana which can be used in case of emergency for my armor and rifle.

In the end I also upgraded my treasured sword Space Splitter by adding sharpness, unbreaking and Mending to it. It doesn't have auto repair so I have take care of it time to time but with mending it will only need some of my EXP to keep it in shape forever.

And after that I start working on extra potions and a couple of magic weapons to sell after I leave home for the deep dungeon diving so they won't be out of stock any time soon, after all they are the main attraction of our shop.

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Next day.....

Today is the day expedition will start and currently both I and Shades were making our way to the tower where we were suppose to meet with the group...

CHAT CHAT.....

Even from a distance noises of many adventurers gathering and talking to each other can be heard.

Soon we also reach there and come out of shadow beside some boxes, after all both me and Shades were traveling through shadow. Early morning have a lot of shadow to freely move from one place to other without having to come out.

On the sight of our sudden appearance out of nowhere some adventurers draw out their weapons but some calm down when I drop my hood and remove my helmet, who recognized me as their fellow dungeon diving group member and start telling other to lower their weapon too.

"So you are the new blacksmith who will be joining us on this expedition." A fairly tall and well build woman with long black hair, one red eye and other one with a black eyepatch said after approaching me. But I am taller than her... counting my ears as well. I am growing fast, I am telling you. 170.4 cm tall without counting my ears now.

(┬┬﹏┬┬) I am not crying.

'WHY I AM SO SHORT' (Internal scream intensified.)

"Yes, I am the new addition. I am Rain, you." I formally greeted while crying inside my mind.

According to my system appraisal, its telling me she is a high level member of the Familia I am thinking of joining. The Hephaestus Familia. So it would be nice have a good relation with her.

"I am Tsubaki Collbrande. I heard about your work a lot now a days, a magic swords that take mana from its users and don't break after repeated use, its a truly revolutionary achievement. Did both your and his armor and weapon are made by you?" she introduced herself and complimented me for my work and asked about my and Shades gears. From the looks of it she already know Shades is a monster.

"Yes all these stuff are made or upgraded by me. By the way do you know about Shades?" I gave her a surface answer and asked if my suspicion is correct while pointing at Shades and her answer prove it to be correct.

"Yes I know about him. I got the news of the expedition members being update two days ago." she answered in a straight forward way.

"LISTEN UP ALL OF YOU." before we could talk further leader of this expedition group shouted loudly for us to pay attention to his speech.

"We'll be splitting into two groups to avoid causing chaos on the upper floors. I'll be leading group 1, and Gareth group 2. The smiths will be joining our group. We'll regroup on floor 18, and then head straight to floor 50. Our destination is none other than the uncharted ground of floor 59. Expedition force, let's march!" After a lengthy speech he took the lead, leading group 1 with all the smiths including me and Shades into the dungeon.