Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

The maze tunnels twisted and turned. With heavy footsteps and the sound of wheels grinding, the group climbed the stairs and reached other floors, where a fork in the road lay before them.

Standing at the fork in the road, Ciel glanced at the convoy transporting the monsters, then at Witt who was leaving through another passage, and finally quietly followed in Witt's footsteps.

More important than collecting fire stones as spoils of war is hearing about the movements of the dark faction from Witt.

Especially the position of Erebus...

Charles walked slowly, keeping a considerable distance between them, and he tried his best to keep his steps low with each step.

He was very experienced in stalking. However, he had only been responsible for stalking Sherry back then, and now that he was a man, he couldn't appreciate the girl's embarrassed and angry expression after being exposed, which made him a little uncomfortable.

After walking for another 15 minutes, Witt stopped in a small cave room.

Fire basins hung in the four corners of the cave, emitting dim light, and in the center was a temple whose outline could only be clearly seen.

A soft, effeminate male voice came from the temple: "Victor-chan, how's the progress?"

“We’re still a long way from my lord’s goal. Hmph, if you’re too free, why don’t you lend a hand? God Thanatos, you must have quite a few people at home.” Witt complained, narrowing his eyes.

“Oh dear, I’m very busy. Every day I’m busy guiding those lost sheep…” Thanatos shrugged. “But your master… have you convinced the two most important protagonists?”

Witt lowered his head and pondered: "It should be soon. Judging by the time, it's about time to go and welcome my lord's triumphant return... Let others take care of the rest."

"You can't be lazy, little brother Victor!"

"Tch, who's really slacking off? Compared to those two elf sisters who're obsessed with men, I've been diligent enough!"

"They have their own tasks, after all... restraining the hero's energy is not an easy task."

Witt pouted in dissatisfaction: "Speaking of which... why is the Nine Demon Princess in the dungeon? Is there a traitor among us? Humph, I almost got killed..."

Huh? A traitor? Who? Where?

Charles reflexively stretched his neck and looked around. Catching mice? I'm a professional!

"Oh?" Thanatos was slightly surprised: "Shouldn't that elf be investigating the Great Sage's tree branch?"

"Who knows?!" Witt's gaze suddenly shifted to the entrance...

"what happened?"

"Strange, I have a feeling someone's watching me? Is it that guy Balka?"

"That guy isn't in the mood to spy on you."

"makes sense."

No longer in the mood to chat with the gods, Witte mentally estimated the time, turned around, and disappeared into another passage.

The two trump cards the master mentioned are probably about to be played.

As expected of the primordial god of darkness, he can even do something like this!

Charles followed silently, pondering in his heart:

"The decision to follow was right. I didn't expect those two to be arriving so soon? They're even earlier than anticipated. We need to hurry..."

After following for another 60 minutes, Witt reopened a large door and stepped into the mysterious cave. Soon after, a ray of light appeared before Charles's eyes.

The sound of surging waves reached his ears. He looked around and a sea breeze rushed towards him, his vision filled with a vast expanse of blue.

"This is... Port City Mellen? I've already created Orario? So fast?"

What would normally be a day's journey back to the surface could be completed in just two hours through the man-made maze. This gave Ciel the idea of ​​stealing a "key".

at the moment……

Vitter had already gone far enough that it was too late to return to the labyrinth. With the time saved, Charles planned to rest briefly and convert the spoils into supplies and equipment.

Secondly, since Orario has been released, let's take this opportunity to complete another mission.

Nestled in the mountains not far from Orario lies an inconspicuous hidden village.

Within its village are displayed the most easily obtainable treasures in the world of DanDan!

Chapter 41 The entire town is ours.

Port city of Mellen.

This is a harbor town located in the southwest of Orario, adjacent to the huge soda lake, only 3km away from Orario, and it is the customs town of Orario.

Every day, foreign merchant ships sail into this soda lake that connects to the sea and unload countless goods.

These goods are gathered in Melen and then transported to the trading district in Orario. Orario's export trade is no exception; many magic stone goods are concentrated here and shipped to various parts of the world.

"Hmm, so this is the Crystal Fruit! A treasure guarded by a terrifying tree dragon!"

Beside a cargo ship that was unloading its cargo, Ciel held up a mutated crystal fruit with a hardness comparable to refined steel and argued his case.

The dog-like merchant stroked his beard, his face full of worry: "It does look like a crystal fruit, but with this kind of hardness, no one could swallow it. Are you sure you're not just trying to fool me by coating it with adamantite?"

The merchant did not want to lose the strange fruit in Charles's possession, but the unknown instilled fear in him.

Charles frowned and said, "Don't be ridiculous. What's the price of fine gold? If it's really fine gold, you'll make a fortune at 10 falies per coin."

The businessman was also quite straightforward: "That's right. If I treat it as metal processing and then can't use it afterward, wouldn't I gain nothing?"

I may be a bit inhuman, but you're a real dog!

“Your mindset of only wanting to make money without being willing to suffer losses will never lead to great wealth,” Charles said helplessly. He snapped his fingers, and a fireball appeared in his palm.

"Watch!"

"Wow, you're a mage?!" The merchant's disdainful gaze suddenly turned into reverence.

Charles carefully placed the fruit against the flame. With a pop, the fruit began to swell, emitting a peppery aroma. As the heat became more even, the fruit's surface slowly cracked, splitting open from the center to reveal the soft, white flesh.

Charles picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. A refreshing fragrance rushed to his taste buds, and his mental energy seemed to be slowly recovering.

He raised his eyebrows, indicating that you should give it a try.

The merchant cautiously called over a follower, who tasted a piece first. After about 10 minutes, seeing that the follower was unharmed, the dog-like merchant then put a piece in his own mouth.

In that instant, his pupils contracted and his face flushed: "Good, good stuff!"

This seems to restore his spirits! And... his once listless and dejected brother, disliked by his wife, actually feels a renewed sense of vigor!

His sensitive nose detected a terrifying business opportunity.

Charles grinned, removed all the fruit pulp, and took out the hard, iron-like pit.

"Take a look at this..."

"This..." The dog-clan merchant hesitated before accepting it. Although he did not understand magic, the material of the fruit pit was similar to the legendary "Great Sacred Tree Wood"!

"Could this be the fruit of the Great Sacred Tree?"

No, it's a treasure formed from celestial essence! Even though it's fallen...

Xia Er knew very well that the so-called Great Sacred Trees of the Elven race were inhabited by fairies year-round. Rather than saying that the trees possessed magical conductivity, it was more accurate to say that the fairies' migration magic made them Great Sacred Trees.

The gem tree that was possessed by the immortal spirit's clone, and the gem fruits that fell from it, had assimilated with the immortal spirit's body and become extremely precious.

The merchant also noticed this, and his eyes became urgent:

"How many of these fruits do you have? I'll take them all!"

Ciel grinned...

“Brother, let me tell you, being too cautious won’t make you big money.” He held up five fingers: “This is the price now.”

"50?!" The merchant glanced at Xia Er's backpack, which contained at least 100 coins.

Greed flashed in his eyes. Didn't that mean this kid was carrying 5000 million worth of goods around? The greed crossed his mind in an instant, and the merchant quickly recalled Xia Er's unremarkable skills.

His pupils contracted slightly... This kid didn't chant any spells!

His face instantly broke into a fawning smile as he handed over his business card: "Young man, 500,000 it is! I'll take it all, just to make friends!"

Charles took the business card and put it in his pocket: "You can call me Joker. Since you're so straightforward, I'll contact you if I get anything good in the future."

"Thank you, thank you!" The merchant fawned, handing over a gold card from the goblin vault: "This is my anonymous gold card from the Orario vault, containing 5000 million Fali. I will pay the rest with Holy Gold Coins."

Charles glanced at the gold card; he had never seen anything this high-end before. But it did indeed have an aura reminiscent of the old goblin's miraculous magic, and it didn't seem fake.

Charles took the money bag again, quickly counted it, and poured out all his crystal fruits: "No problem, a total of 5550 million Fali. Money and goods settled. Until we meet again."

……

After Charles left, two mysterious figures emerged from the boathouse, one tall and one short, one slender and one thin, their faces concealed by black and gray cloaks.

The dog-man boss obsequiously presented the two with the [Gem Fruit] in his hand.

"My lord, this seems to be a high-magic crop even purer than the branches of the Great Sage's tree. Would you like to try some?"

The burly man in black robes stepped forward, grabbed a fruit, and popped it into his mouth. A startling crunching sound came from his mouth. After a pause, he spat some wood chips onto the ground.

"No, it's a bit hard, I can't chew it, and I can't swallow it. But... no problem, it tastes like a gem fruit, and it looks like it's dropped by a plant monster that's close to level 5."

"Hmph, a brat actually managed to produce an item of this caliber. Hmph, it seems we really need to assess Orario's current capabilities."

It actually crushed the extremely fine metal fruit pit with just its teeth.

The businessman was stunned.

The other gray-robed figure elegantly grasped the fruit, and with a flick of magic in his hand, the peel broke off, revealing pure white flesh.

She took a small bite and chewed slowly.

She paused, feeling the unsettling magic within her slowly subsiding, and her body indeed relaxed considerably. Her full lips, visible beneath her grey robe, parted slightly:

"not bad."

The burly man in black robes smiled contemptuously: "I'm already looking forward to seeing what kind of opponents I'll encounter in Orario today. I hope I won't be disappointed."

"It's probably just some annoying noise," the gray-robed man said, returning to the boathouse.

"You're not going?"

"No. I have personal matters to attend to." The gray-robed man recalled the image of an old friend.

Should we go... to see that child?

……