Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

Ais tugged at Lily's sleeve and urged, "Let's go?"

On this day, the beautiful figure running through the city streets aroused questions from all the elves who witnessed it.

"Who are those two bitches? How come they can run with Rivera?"

"What? Even Rivera participated in this strange event? Can I participate too?"

As the number of elves following the trend gradually increased, it attracted many inexplicable adventurers.

"Are there any items on sale somewhere?"

"Even the elven royal family is in such a hurry? There must be something good in there."

"Let's go, let's follow them and see what's going on?"

As more and more people started running, Lily's eyes lit up. She whispered something to Ais, changed her route, and ran towards West Street.

As thousands of adventurers surrounded the newly built three-story shop, Lily pulled out a megaphone provided by Fels and began promoting the "Seven Seven Brand Coconut Milk" that the supermarket would soon be selling.

Although the official opening date is set for a week later and the franchise agreement for the shops has not yet been finalized, Lily has decided to seize this rare opportunity to promote the business of the coconut milk shop.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Rivera led Ais away from the crowd.

She was starting to worry about her influence in the city. As the most beautiful woman in the city and a member of the elven royal family, any slightly outrageous behavior could cause chaos.

After Lily finally managed to get rid of the onlookers, Philweis approached:

"Our family has some excellent wines. I wonder if your shop would be willing to sell them on our behalf?"

"The Dionysian Familia?" Lily reacted in a second and immediately nodded. "I wonder what kind of discounts they can offer? If we're buying in such large quantities and the prices are similar to retail prices, it's pointless."

Philweis understood the profit model of the supermarket: it was based on placing all the goods in one building, so that residents could buy all the goods in the city from one place without having to travel to different parts of the city.

The shops are located in the old town area, which has the most residents.

With a stable customer base, they can also earn the difference through bulk purchase discounts, achieving high sales volume with low profit margins.

"I'll go back and discuss it with Lord Dionysus. Since it's a large purchase at once, he should agree to a discount."

"But it would be best if you spoke to the Lord God in person. We have always wanted to thank you properly for what happened last time."

“Okay.” Lily thought about it and agreed.

He had absolutely no idea what trouble he had caused Ciel.

……

at the same time.

Yawning, Ciel and Alfia, both wearing the [Reversed Spirit Veil], arrived at the familiar Daedalus sewers.

After navigating the complex and filthy underground roads, they arrived at a black metal gate that was quite familiar to the two of them.

"Strange, why is no one guarding it?" Charles looked around.

"I don't know. I haven't heard anything about the hero making any moves." Alfia shook her head.

Ciel took the Eye of Daedalus from Nika's Pocket and aimed it at the red gem in the center of the metal door.

With a sharp crack, the red jade made a crisp sound like an electric shock being cut off, followed by a loud boom as dust settled, but the door remained completely still.

"It's broken?" Charles blinked. "Or... it's never been fixed?"

Alfia grabbed the "key" in Charles's hand and tried it again, but this time even shaking it didn't work.

He tossed the Eye of Daedalus back into the Sharl's hand and said indifferently, "I told you long ago that it's useless to carry around something like that."

She took off the rings one by one.

A thud.

The air vibrated with ripples of a certain frequency, cracks appeared on the surrounding rock walls, and with a loud bang, the hardest metal door crashed down again.

Looking back through the ruins of the gate, the deep passage was filled with rubble and mud, completely sealed off, leaving Finn no entrance.

"I see. So you lost the key, and decided to just abandon the door altogether?" Charles remarked, impressed by Balka's audacity.

"What do we do now? Bomb them in?" Alfia asked, eager to try.

The magic seal that had been maintained for several days was suddenly lifted, giving her the illusion of sudden invincibility.

"Forget it, I don't know how many meters of silt they filled in, let's change the road."

With a helpless look, Ciel put his hands on his hips, glanced at the pitch-black, hardest metal door lying on the ground, and whistled.

Pochi emerged from the empty space, slammed his palm against the dark door, and with a whoosh, the door disappeared and was stored in Pochi's inventory.

The two took a detour and temporarily stored the hardest metal door at the church.

We started afresh, arriving at the very edge of the first level of the underground labyrinth.

Charles felt around on the wall in front of him, found the approximate location, and said calmly, "This is it."

boom--

Alfia gently raised her hand and shattered the rock wall with a punch, revealing the inner wall, which was an ultra-hard metal wall encased in obsidian.

when--

Another stroke of good news: the obsidian and the super-hard metal both cracked and disintegrated.

The two crawled into the damaged cave, and after a short while, the underground city was gradually repaired, and the entrance disappeared.

Chapter 291 Lambton Bus

The two, dressed in black cloaks custom-made by Charles and wearing bone masks, swaggered through the artificial maze.

To develop Alphia's magic and use her abilities on a large scale, it's necessary to avoid the sight of most adventurers, and the depths of dungeons are a suitable location.

However, traveling to the deeper levels takes too long; a round trip would take a week. Therefore, Charles needs to borrow the power of the Dark Faction.

Using the "Eye Crystal" to contact Tina to come pick him up, Charles also took the opportunity to survey the environment of the man-made maze.

There weren't many members of the Dark Clan traveling along the way, and in peacetime, not all the Familias were hidden inside the man-made labyrinth.

They each have their own secret hideouts in the city, mostly hidden in the complex Daedalus Street, black-hearted hotels, or chaotic warehouse districts.

The main operators of the artificial labyrinths are still the sorcerer Balka, led by the Ikeros Familia, and Dix, who captures monsters. Now, they may also add the Rudra Familia.

The wait for Tina was not long.

A dozen minutes later, at the end of the maze, a giant snake, over five meters tall and ten meters long, roamed out.

"Lemton..."

Charles did not attack first; he saw the collar binding the snake's neck.

As Lambton approached, Tina leaped down from the giant snake's head and threw herself into Charles's arms:

"Lord Ciel~~"

rub rub...

After months of training in the Dark Faction, Tina's mind has gradually matured. Although she is still a bit naive, she has learned to take the initiative to act cute.

"How's the man-made maze doing? Tell me about the changes." Charles ruffled Tina's white hair and pinched her cheeks.

"Come……"

Tina, along with Alfia and Shazier, climbed onto Lambton's back. The giant snake slowly writhed, gradually accelerating.

Tina, who was riding on the back of a monster, slowly began to recount the changes in the man-made maze.

"The door is broken. The key doesn't work, we're not going out."

Charles quickly understood Tina's meaning:

First, the outer metal door's power circuits have been completely severed, so even with the "key," it cannot be opened. It can only be used again by actively reconnecting magic through the internal hub.

Currently, only the route to the port city is still usable. To reach the surface, one needs to rely on a secret passage located underground, originally belonging to the Ishtar Familia.

The hardest metal in the maze is not just the outermost gate; there are still numerous obstacles along the way.

Tina tapped on the bricks of the rock wall, took out a gem that emitted red light from the mechanism, and set it in another recessed position. The magic circuit was connected, and Tina took out the "Eye of Daedalus". The previously sealed metal door slowly lifted up.

"They even changed the keys inside?"

Tina put the gem back in its original place, and then tapped the rock wall according to a certain pattern, retrieving it from the groove.

Charles also planned to give it a try, but Tina reminded him:

"Tap the wrong key, there's a trap, self-destruction, be careful."

"Looks like Balka-chan has been working on this for a long time... she probably hasn't slept at all."

Lambton continued on his journey.

Tina gently shook her head: "No, Balka, I'm free. I'm very free."

She explained slowly, "Tina, following Lord Charles's idea, proposed that the excavation be carried out by Lambton, and the Earthlings assist in the construction. The progress is rapid, and Balka is very happy."

The group rode on Lambton to the edge of the other side of the maze.

Behind the entrance to the lower level, in a pitch-black tunnel, came the sound of clanging and hammering.

By the faint glow of the magic stone lights along the way, Sharl saw members of Ikeros wielding red whips, manipulating Lambton to frantically dig through the earth.

Monsters like the Earth-born, which don't need to eat, are repairing the dilapidated passage dug by Lymton.

Obsidian soldiers were also present, carrying rocks and piling them up on the mud walls.

Tina said awkwardly, "Right now, Balka-chan's problem is Fali. There's not enough super-hard metal. The deeper layers are dangerous because nobody goes there. The upper layers are too weak."

Superhard metals are different from the hardest metals; the former are produced in dungeons, while the latter are forged artificially.

The hardness of super-hard metals depends on the floor from which they are produced; the higher the floor, the lower the hardness. Super-hard metals from the middle and upper floors can be easily shattered by Ryu's magic.

Instead of taking the pre-designated downward passage, the group entered the construction area.

A tunnel dug by Lambton leading directly to the lower level appeared before Shire's eyes.

The group got off the car and took the temporary 'magic stone elevator,' arriving at the 18th floor in no time.

"Balka is still willing to do this? Didn't he build it according to the notes left by Daedalus?" Charles was very curious. If the elevator could be preserved, the Dark Faction's efficiency in entering and exiting the deep layers would be much faster.

Tina nodded: "It was Tina's suggestion. It's just a temporary building anyway, which will make it easier to transport supplies."