Chapter 121 Volume III - Chapter 42: Dungeon Preparations
My eyes widened when I saw a group of people moving among the people of Efenyl. Because this group consisted entirely of dwarves.
Humans were not the only race on Lunerra. Eighty years ago, after the event that caused the spread of mana and dungeons across the world, different races began to step into Lunerra from dungeons. They came to Lunerra from other planets of their own, and they came here because things were not so good on their home planet.
Having lost their homes, these races built their civilizations on the lost lands of humans, whose influence was shrinking in a world under intense attack by creatures. Of course, once humans began to use mana, these races could not spread as far.
Of the ten countries in Lunerra, four belonged to humans, one to elves, two to dwarves, two to hannyas, and the remaining one to the faes. Humans normally did not get on very well with other races. They were not enemies, but they were not friends either.
However, with the slow development and strengthening of human technology, they slowly began to blend in with the other races. Currently, there is no clear distinction between the races, but rather diplomatic relations between countries, but there are exceptions.
For example, elves, who are very intertwined with mana and have pretty good control and power over it, usually see themselves as superior to other races.
Dwarves are generally looked down upon. They are actually quite affectionate when they get used to someone and get close, but the process until they reach this stage can be a bit troublesome due to prejudices.
In addition, hannyas are feared. They have horns, they can feel the emotions of other beings, and they are a race that resembles the demons in appearance, although they have nothing to do with the demons. The fact that they can feel emotions and feed on them makes other races a little bit afraid of them, but I wouldn't say that they are very malevolent.
Faes... They are the most powerful of all the races in terms of fighting power. They live close to nature and despite their fairy-like appearance, they have no wings. In addition, they are neither friends nor enemies with any race. They keep to themselves and don't engage in any political activities other than trade.
I've seen them many times in the game, I know everything about them, but now to see one of these races, the dwarves, in the flesh like this... I was literally drooling.
"Where are we going?"
Alexander's question brought me back to myself, I remembered where I was and swallowed.
Right... I have no time to get carried away.
I took my eyes off the dwarves with difficulty and turned to Alexander.
"Let's look for armor and weapons first. We need better equipment and we don't have any armor."
Alexander nodded at me, but he seemed skeptical.
"Which store do we go to? Do you know a good one?"
I looked with my eyes for the last time at the dwarves who were getting farther and farther away from us, I couldn't see them properly anymore.
I sighed deeply, a little disappointed.
"Yes, I know, just follow me."
Regretting that I couldn't observe the dwarves more, I dragged Alexander along the street, and a few minutes later I stopped in front of a store with the sign Hall Armor.
"We will buy armor here first."
Without waiting for Alexander to answer, I went inside. The smell of leather and metal was heavy, just as the game described. It was just like a clothing store, but of course, it was a bit different from a normal clothing store.
"Welcome! What are you looking for?"
I smiled when I noticed the woman in her early twenties standing in front of me as I looked around. The employee was the same person as in the game.
"We're looking for two sets of high-quality light armor in white, suitable for cold climates, concealment in the snow, and an E-D grade dungeon."
"Sure! What was your budget?"
I looked at Alexander out of the corner of my eye. He spread out two fingers of his right hand and held them up a little, emphasizing the number 'two'.
An average light armor of E grade, not excessive quality would be around 1,500-1,700 wels.
I smiled and turned away.
"10,000 wels per armor, but it can go a bit higher if the quality increase is worth the money."
"Got it, please follow me!"
The woman turned around and started walking towards the other end of the store and I followed her, but just then I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around to see Alexander looking at me with eyes that were practically glowing with anger, and then he started to whisper angrily at me.
"What the fuck are you doing! Can't you fucking count? The most I'll pay for an armor is 2,000 wels!"
"Who said you would pay?"
Alexander's face showed a look of surprise and he paused. His face was ugly again.
"Are you rich?"
When I saw his face, I could hardly stop myself from laughing.
I mean... considering I have over ten million wels in my bank account, I am rich, very rich.
"Well, sort of. You don't have to worry. I'll pay for it, I just wanted to know what your answer would be."
Alexander was silent for a moment, then a skeptical look returned to his eyes.
"Are you trying to make me owe you money? If so, I don't care, I'm not the 'I always pay my debts' type."
"I don't remember saying I wanted anything in return."
I sighed lightly.
"If you die in the dungeon, it would be a problem for me. And as you just said, I'm rich. All the expenses I'm going to incur today won't burden me too much, and we'll even come out of the dungeon with a surplus."
Alexander opened his mouth, he was about to say something, but the woman we were following stopped and turned to us. There was a screen to the right of where she was standing, and above the screen was a camouflage light armor that had changed from brown to white after a small modification she had made.
The armor consisted of a torso, arms, and legs. The raw material was not the skin of an original creature, but an artificial material. It was of the kind of quality and sophistication that the modern world permitted. Moreover, the armor had a special design to keep the heat in. With a few small runes embedded in it, the heat problem was eliminated. Moreover, the armor was not too heavy, the whole armor weighed about six and a half kilograms.
"Who is the creator of the armor?"
"The armor is our store's own product."
"Oh? And what is the rating it is placed in?"
"It is an armor that can be worn up to D grade without much trouble. For the heat problem, you can use the rune list that you can add many more features to."
"How much is the flat price of the two armors without any runes?"
"About 21,560 wels."
"Can we look at the list of runes we can choose from?"
"Sure."
The woman clicked on a few things on the screen and then a rather long list appeared in front of us. There were many things on the list, but some in particular were highlighted in blue, these were the most popular runes that the store recommended.
When I sorted the list by these colors, I was intrigued by a few of the features that appeared at the top of the list.
"How much do the two armors cost with the runes for the color change, weight reduction, and temperature control?"
The woman tapped a few buttons on the screen and then a number appeared in front of us.
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28.600W
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When I saw the number, a smile appeared on my face. It was a strange feeling to pay only 30,000 wels for two pieces of armor after having spent millions so far. Although 30,000 wels is not a small amount of money.
"We'll buy them."
The smile on her face widened when she heard what I said.
"Sure."
That's how we got our armor after a while, but Alexander looked at me the whole time and it looked like he wasn't going to pay me a penny for it. Well, I didn't have a problem with that.
After buying the armor I went into a weapon store and bought myself a sword that would take me to D grade without any problems, just like the armor we bought. The main problem we faced when buying weapons was Alexander's weapons.
Alexander didn't have one weapon, he had many weapons. Because he used poison as his main weapon, he had a lot of little bits and pieces of equipment. Needles, a little crossbow on his wrist, a dagger, several different poisons... The list went on and on. But I paid for everything out of my own pocket, so we didn't have too many problems.
The last place we stopped to prepare was a potion store. I bought healing, cold resistance, stamina, mana potions, and a few others that I thought would be useful.
After a while, all the preparations were complete.
"You remember what I told you, right?"
"Yes. You won't give me a penny, and you don't owe me one either. That's fine, but I'd at least be happy with a thank you."
A look of disgust appeared on Alexander's face. As soon as the idea of giving someone a serious thank you crossed his mind, his temper flared. If it was the first time we had me, if I didn't already know him like this, he would probably give me a fake thank you, but it wasn't the first time.
"Anyway, it's not a big deal. We're going to the dungeon now, you're ready, right?"
Seeing that I was getting serious, Alexander removed the disgusted expression from his face.
"Yes."
"Have you ever been to a dungeon before?"
"No, I haven't, but I've seen a lot of documentaries."
"Documentaries try to make everything as real as possible, but what you experience in reality may not be the same as what you see in them. We are not going to an Aen, we are going to a Recta. There will be wild creatures there, and even though we try to avoid them, we will have to fight some of them. And we might have to deal with some unpleasant situations. Are you ready for all that?"
Alexander hesitated for a moment, thought for a very short time, and then looked at me resolutely.
"If that's what I have to do to heal my mother, then yes."
I smiled, tapped him on the shoulder with my hand, and started walking toward the magnetic train.
"Then let's go."
With that, Alexander started to follow behind me.
As we kept walking, I put my hand on my chest and listened to my heartbeat.
It was accelerating, I was excited to enter a 'real' dungeon for the first time. Even though the reasons for entering this dungeon were quite serious on my part, as a man who was officially in love with this world, it made me feel like my heart was going to burst with excitement.
If I am like this already, how will I be when I enter the dungeon?
I thought of the question I had just asked Alexander.
I asked him if he was ready, but am I ready?
My heartbeat got even faster. It felt like it was going to burst and a smile appeared on my face.
And I'm asking...
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