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Chapter 18 “Great level up!”

The quest in Twilight Mine.

For each request form for "Magic Light Stone Mining," it's 20 magic light stones— and that's achieved for 10 forms.

The achievements accumulated on the adventurer recognition card are exceptional even for low-level quests, considering the quantity achievable in a single day (though they are relatively simple tasks).

Moreover, the additional rewards for dropped items and magic stones (extra-large and super-large) were duly paid in silver coins.

"See you tomorrow~!"

"Alrighty. Well then, I'll leave the rest to you~"

Since Terrine didn't come out of the guild master's office, Klaus received the cash for the dropped items from other apathetic guild staff. His face lit up with delight.

*Ching...♪*

In total, 43 gold coins, 63 silver coins, and 45 copper coins!

The breakdown is as follows: Skeleton General's materials cost 30 gold coins 

Cave Spider materials cost 45 copper coins 

Blue Magic Stones cost 3 gold coins 

The quest success reward of 200 Magic Light Stones (large) is equivalent to 1000 silver coins, which is 10 gold coins. 

Additionally, there are 63 extra large Magic Light Stones, all totaling above this amount!

"Woah, that's amazing... Seriously?"

Even today, the earnings are incredible...

"With this much, I could buy a good sword or two... Well, but I just bought one the other day, so maybe not~"

Mmm...Klaus pondered, clutching his bulging wallet tightly.

"Well... I guess I'll think about it when I level up more."

For now, he decided to put the idea on hold and headed to the guild's rental corner.

Why the rental corner, you ask?

Well, there was a specific reason he visited this place.

He had come up with the idea while in the midst of a dungeon exploration...

"...Welcome."

Klaus entered, greeted by a guild clerk with a sour expression.

Ignoring the counter, he wandered further inside the shop, his eyes sparkling as he admired the displayed weapons and armor.

—Any boy would understand, right?

Come on, take a look!

Weapons, you know! Weapons!! Wea-pons!!

"Wow, they're so expensive."

A mace made of 'Adamant',

A claymore sword of 'Orichalcum'.

A bracelet of 'Platinum',

Gauntlets made from Behemoth skin.

Klaus picked up these unfamiliar items in his hands.

"Oh... This one's a staff made from spirit stones, huh..."

A magic staff crafted with spirit stones suitable as a medium for elemental magic.

Its decoration is simple,

but the sparkling spirit stones are beautiful──...

Until now, being a perennial novice adventurer, I refrained from touching rental items out of courtesy, but now the circumstances are different.

Ignoring the stern gaze of the elderly guild staff, who seemed to say, 'No loitering here!'...

Klaus pretended not to notice the disapproving look and proceeded to try on various items indiscriminately.

Touching them all over.

"Wow... This is── made of Mithril~"

The last item he picked up was a lightweight and sturdy dagger made of 'Mithril'. 

Under the store's lighting, it gleamed as the light slid along its blade.

"I want something like this~"

But it's expensive...

Really, really expensive.

A security deposit of 500 gold coins for the rental and a daily rental fee of 1 gold coin...

─Yeah, impossible~.

"Well, getting this one will take some time..."

─Alright, is it about time?

The guild staff watched closely as the novice adventurer Klaus sticky-fingered the equipment.

(And, if I steal it...~)

But quietly...

*Status Open*──*mutter*

*Beep...*

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"Please specify the gathering resource."

● Plants and Trees

● Ores ← *Pikon* (sound of picking)

● Creatures

● Liquids

● Others

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"Please specify the gathering resource."

● Ores

⇒ Magicite (Small) (Medium) (Large) (Extra Large) (Ultra Large),

"Buoyant Stone, Magic Iron, Spirit Light Stone, Shriek Stone, Cat Cry Stone,

Orichalcum (NEW!),

Adamantite (NEW!)"

Spirit Stone (NEW!),

Mithril (NEW!),

Coal, Crystal, Amber, Lead, Tin, Nickel, Iron, Steel, Copper, Silver, Gold, Platinum, etc.

⇒ Sandstone, Mudstone, Gravel, Tuff, Basalt, Granite, Schist, Hornfels, Greenstone, Rock Salt, etc.

"⇒ Magic Stone, Human Bones, Animal Bones, Monster Bones (Low Rank) (Intermediate Rank), Dragon Bones, etc.

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Yes!!

It's...

It's here!!

It's here, it's here, it's hereeeee!!

"It's hereeeeeeeee!!"

"...Huh?!"

The guild staff looked at Klaus, who suddenly shouted, with suspicion.

Oops,

*cough, cough* "It's nothing, really."

(Dangerous, dangerous. I didn't actually steal anything...)

Quietly touching expensive materials for resource gathering felt somewhat guilty.

It felt a bit sneaky...

(But it's a bit late for that now... No, no, more importantly─)

Alrighttt! Mithril and Orichalcum can be mined!

Immediately conducting verification──！！

"Automatic Resource Gathering," activate!

*Beep...*

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《Resource Gathering: Mithril》

   ⇒ Time required for gathering: "125:23:12"

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《Resource Gathering: Orichalcum》

   ⇒ Time required for gathering: "182:44:31"

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Yes, it's far~!

"Yeah... yeah, well, I knew that──"

It's not like Orichalcum and Mithril would be so easily obtained.

Well

"At least now I can mine them."

At the very least, now that he could touch them once, he considered it a success since he could gather the resources.

Satisfied with his discovery, Klaus returned the rental equipment to the shelf and chuckled to himself. 

He made his way out of the rental corner, unable to reveal that he had been touching them to install his first materials…

"Next time... I have a request for you~"

"Ah, yes."

The guild employee emphasized "next time" oddly. 

Klaus hurriedly left the guild, avoiding his gaze.

"Now then, maybe I'll eat and rest today. After the intense battle with the Skeleton General, my joints ache a bit..."

Though he didn't feel it at all, it seemed he had been quite reckless with "auto-battle."

Thanks to Tierra giving him a high-quality potion, he was fine, but if he had been unlucky, he might have ended up unable to move due to muscle pain.

"Sigh, if I use a magic stone today, I can sleep early. Lizzie, big brother's back~"

*Click...!*

"Too slow!!"

"Huh?!"

As soon as he returned home, he was greeted by his adorable step-sister, who poked him with a tadpole!

"I told you, didn't I?! Be back before dinner!!"

"Sorry."

"You're sooo rude!! Where's your sincerity?!"

"Geez. Sorry, my cute MY sister."

*Pats head*

"C-Cute, you say... hehe."

*Slightly embarrassed...*

"Fine. I'll reheat the food, so go take your bath first!"

"Okay!"

There was a somewhat angry expression on her face.

After handing a towel to Klaus, Liz hurried back to the kitchen, making fluttering sounds with her footsteps.

Considering the pleasant aroma filling the entire house, it seemed she had waited without eating.

I'm sorry, Liz.

But, big brother is an adventurer!

Sometimes he might not make it in time for dinner—forgive him!!

...And so, while in the bathhhh...

Level up!!

*Splash!* Klaus poured hot water over his head, simultaneously using the magic stones he had bought at the guild and the ones he had obtained from the Skeleton General.

With a cracking sound, the magic stones broke, and the overflowing magic essence seeped into Klaus.

"O-Oh..."

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Klaus Noldor's level has increased. Level up.

Klaus Noldor's level has increased. Level up.

Klaus Noldor's level has increased. Level up.

Klaus Noldor's level has increased. Level up.

Klaus Noldor's level has increased. Level up.

Klaus Noldor's level has increased. Level up.

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"S-Six level ups... from a magic stone (extra-large)... amazing."

Perhaps it was because his level had been rising.

The magic essence obtained from the magic stone (large) was starting to feel insufficient. Even using four of them now only resulted in a 2-3 level increase based on his senses. One stone was no longer enough, it seemed.

However, the magic stone (extra-large) obtained from the Skeleton General led to an increase of more than three levels at once.

"Wow. M-Maybe I can actively hunt high-level monsters from now on."

While contemplating this, he shivered unexpectedly, recalling the battle deep inside the mine where he had absorbed magic essence using the Skeleton General's magic stone (extra-large).

(No, no way...)

"Ko-kakakakakakaka!"

Recalling the grinning skull face, Klaus shuddered.

...He had just been lucky.

If Tierra hadn't been there, it would have been Klaus who was hunted down in the depths of the passage.

"B-but more importantly—"

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Level: 38 (UP!)

Name: Klaus Noldor

Skills: [Automatic Function - Auto Mode] Level 4

Level 1 ⇒ Automatic Return

Level 2 ⇒ Automatic Movement

Level 3 ⇒ Automatic Resource Collection

Level 4 ⇒ Automatic Battle

Level 5 ⇒ ? ? ? ?

● Klaus's Stats

Health: 285 (UP!)

Strength: 180 (UP!)

Defense: 154 (UP!)

Magic Power: 93 (UP!)

Agility: 178 (UP!)

Resistance: 64 (UP!)

Remaining Stat Points: +40 (UP!)

Slot 1: Swordsmanship Level 4

Slot 2: Presence Detection Level 3

Slot 3: Low-Level Magic Level 1

Slot 4: Automatic Return

Slot 5: Automatic Movement

Slot 6: Automatic Resource Collection

Slot 7: Automatic Battle

● Title: None

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"Hmm... 40 skill points, huh?"

Klaus mumbled, clad only in his underwear. 

Water droplets fell from his hair.

"...The next level of [Automatic Function] will probably require around +80 skill points... What should I do until then?"

Should he save up all the points for [Automatic Function]?

Or should he learn some common skills instead...?

If it's a low-level common skill, the learning points required are low, so it might be a good idea to pick something up.

Alternatively, his slots were starting to feel cramped; he could use skill points to expand them.

Hmm...

Or should he invest in his stats?

Unlike strength, his resistance was low, making him vulnerable to magic attacks and status ailments.

That's why he struggled in places like the 'Poisonous Marsh'...

"Ughhh..."

It was becoming increasingly challenging to level up in lower-level hunting grounds. He was almost at a level where he could be considered intermediate.

Fortunately, he could buy magic stones with money, but even that had its limits.

Above all...

...'It's going to explode,' she said.

"Eek!!"

Suddenly, the words of Ms. Sarazar came back to him, and Klaus jumped in shock.

"I'm scared... I don't want it to explode, and maybe I should be more conservative with the magic stones."

However, relying on defeating monsters for level ups and being a solo player, Klaus felt a bit hesitant to try hunting grounds beyond the lower levels.

If he continued to level up slowly like this, ranking up [Automatic Function] seemed like a distant goal...

"Alright, I've decided!!"

*Splash...!*

Emerging from the bath in his underwear, Klaus stood on a bucket in the backyard and shouted at the top of his lungs!!

"Lizzzz! I'm going to stop wasteful spendingggg!!"

With that declaration, he decided to save up skill points.

...Some might call it procrastination. (Putting it on the back burner.)

"Shut uuuuup! You're disturbing the neighborhood!"

*Bam!*

The kitchen window flew open, and a spatula came flying out.

"Guhaaa!!"

An impressive throw...

Liz.

You could be an adventurer...

*Heh... Crashhhhh.*

That day, whether Klaus slept soundly or couldn't sleep at all, it remained a mystery.

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