The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

At this point, Wiener tried to comfort himself.

......

"call out!"

Felix crouched with his back slightly bent, his feet touching the ground almost simultaneously without wobbling.

Then he straightened up and stretched his arms backward.

"Safe landing!"

Felix declared.

At this point, some applause and a score would be perfect.

"By the way, we need to hurry and tell Vena that the bottom of the cave is directly connected to the teleportation array."

Felix realized he had important business to attend to and prepared to send a message to Wiener.

"puff!"

Before he could even edit the good news, Vena and Lisette landed on Felix in a sandwich-like position.

Felix could only silently stuff his student card back into his pocket and turn to greet the two of them.

"You guys came down pretty quickly."

Chapter 72 Anna: I Smell the Money-Making Moment

The poses of Venus and Lisette at this moment were hardly elegant.

Although falling into the teleportation array saved them from being smashed into mincemeat, they may very well face death in another sense.

Perhaps the scene of falling from a great height was too thrilling, because Lisette didn't dare to open her eyes until she landed.

Terrified, her legs went limp and involuntarily wrapped around Viner's waist, her entire body pressing almost completely against his abdomen.

His head was pressed against Vena's chin, making it impossible for Vena to breathe or turn her head.

The silver hair, emitting a faint fragrance, stirred Venus's nose.

"You...you're holding me back." Viner managed to squeeze out the words with all her might.

This sentence reminded Lisette that she could still breathe.

Feeling the strange sensation on her chest, Lisette jumped off Vina, covering her chest with her hands and looking at Vina warily.

"...You're a pervert!"

The screams reached a point where they cracked.

"Even if you're not grateful to your savior, that's one thing, but what's the point of calling him a pervert?"

The heavy weight finally lifted off her body, and Viner breathed a sigh of relief. She took off her backpack and tried several times to straighten herself up.

Seeing Lisette's girlish appearance, Vina couldn't help but find it amusing.

This size is comparable to Felix's; who is it really protecting?

"Did you take advantage of the situation to touch me just now?" Lisette questioned.

“I can’t touch something that doesn’t exist,” Venere retorted immediately. “You’re the one who almost killed me.”

As he spoke, he rubbed his chest to express his dissatisfaction.

"How dare you insult a lady like this? I'll fight you to the death!"

As if she had suffered a great humiliation, Lisette bent her arms, ready to defend her dignity with her fists.

Viner was one step ahead of her, reaching out to press down on Listy's forehead and straightening her arm.

Thanks to the height difference, this push caused Lisette's furious, venting punches to miss completely.

"Huh?" Vena, who was rubbing her chest, suddenly touched something strange and opened her palm in front of her.

"There's an opening!" Lisette seized the opportunity, jumping up and slapping Vina hard on the shoulder—

She originally intended to pat her head.

His near-death experience allowed him to let loose for a short period of time, and this attack was simply a venting of his anger, with little force.

If it were Felix, he probably would have given Wiener a concussion with just one slap.

"Okay, okay, stop making trouble."

Regardless of the outcome, considering that Lisette desperately reached out to stop him when he was knocked into the pit, Venus generously let it go.

“Is this what you’re looking for?” Vena showed the object in her hand to Lisette.

Lisette didn't notice at first glance, but seeing that Venus's expression wasn't joking, she curiously reached out her hand and touched Venus's palm with her fingertips.

It's soft, sticky, and has a familiar feel to it.

“Slime gel?” Lisette finally understood where the strange sensation she had felt earlier came from.

Even with a layer of slime gel on top, it still feels uncomfortable and unsettling. It's truly a cause for celebration!

Slimes are a rare type of monster that produces almost no materials.

Despite the fact that Vena and the others beat up the slime and dropped ores, those ores should strictly be classified as the slime's future and digestive waste.

When a regular slime is defeated, it quickly turns into a liquid and evaporates.

Only a very small number of high-ranking slimes are likely to leave behind remnants after being defeated, making them excellent magical materials.

Normally, you can only obtain it from Ultimate Slimes or Dragon Slimes in dungeons below level four.

Not to mention that this colorless slime gel is an extremely rare find.

"This is a rare find," Lisette said, somewhat envious of Vena's good fortune.

"I'll give you half."

Wiener took out two slightly thicker test tube-shaped containers from his backpack, carefully divided the clump of slime gel into equal portions, sealed them, and put them into the containers.

He kept one tube for himself and handed the other to Lisette.

To master a spell, in addition to having knowledge, strength, and the ability to sense elements, one also needs to prepare the corresponding magical materials. Only by meeting these conditions can one learn a spell.

While slime gel is not a necessary magical material for learning spells, it serves as an excellent substitute.

For spellcasters, the more the better.

“This is too valuable.” Lisette shook her head, not intending to accept it.

She's usually very approachable, but she's a genuine aristocratic young lady and a hidden little rich woman.

In addition, her status as the chief of the Magic Academy and Professor Hannemann's favoritism meant that she almost never had to worry about materials.

Professor Hannemann would find a way to obtain any magical materials that were specifically needed during the training process.

Lisette would prefer that Vina stay on her own.

"What do you mean by valuable or not? This is our team's spoils of war, so of course you should get a share."

“If you don’t accept it, then find someone to team up with next time,” Viner said with a stern face.

He detests the practice of stealing loot from dungeons the most.

Even if the friends and family who formed the team didn't say anything out of consideration for their past relationship, they certainly wouldn't feel comfortable inside.

Fairness is only a basic requirement to ensure the team functions properly.

"...And what about Felix?"

The slime gel was divided into two portions, not three.

“He doesn’t need it.” Wiener removed him from the allocation list on the grounds that there was no need for him.

"Heh, if you put it that way, Felix will have something to say about it."

Lisette smiled and accepted the test tube containing slime gel.

"Yeah, what about my share?" Felix suddenly appeared between the two, indignantly.

Wiener pressed him down and said.

"A large portion of this loot is ore, which you don't need, so I won't share it with you."

"Afterwards, I will convert what I've gained into credits, deduct the cost of replenishing consumables, and split the remainder equally. I can't say for sure, but three hundred credits should be no problem."

"So you don't need to worry about Felix. He won't leave empty-handed."

While seemingly answering Lisette's question, it actually answered Felix's question as well.

"Where did you get so many credits? I only need this portion of slime gel. You and Felix can share the credits."

Vena collected materials all the way under the watchful eyes of the two, so it might be a little difficult for Lisette to give an exact value, but it shouldn't be a problem to give a rough estimate.

Excluding the most valuable slime gel, each person would receive a maximum of two hundred credits, far less than the number reported by Wiener.

“If we only consider these as raw materials, there certainly wouldn’t be this many. But I’m a blacksmith,” Viner said confidently.

A voice suddenly rang out from beside the three of them.

"Hehe... Looks like Venus is going to patronize my shop again?"

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Chapter 73 The Origin Land

The idea that you must unlock all the waypoints to reach the next level of the dungeon is a typical misconception.

It's possible that some lucky freshmen might just randomly choose a teleportation point and accidentally end up on the second level of the dungeon. That's why there are academy personnel guarding the entrances to the teleportation arrays on the second level of the dungeon.

The teleportation array at the bottom of the cave does not lead to the main teleportation array located at the academy headquarters, but to the entrance of the number one teleportation array on the second floor of the dungeon.

So strictly speaking, Viner and the others have not yet left the dungeon.

“...Anna? Where did you come from?” Venus was genuinely startled.

He hadn't noticed Anna's presence at all until she spoke.

Why would this unscrupulous merchant not stay in his shop in Market Street but suddenly come to the dungeon?

“It’s Manager Anna,” Anna corrected. “I’ve been here for a while and just greeted Felix.”

This tone and attitude are undoubtedly Anna herself.

"It was clearly Viner flirting with me without regard for others, yet he asked me where my daughter came from. It's so heartbreaking."

Anna covered her face with her hands, pretending to be about to cry.

"...Once this batch of items is finished, it will continue to be consigned to you for sale."

Wiener certainly understood the purpose behind the other party's gesture.

"Haha, it would have been better if you had said that earlier, Vena."

Anna's expression changed instantly upon receiving the reply, her face beaming with enthusiasm.

"Although I knew you were well-prepared, Vena, I still underestimated you. You are the first freshmen to arrive at the second level of the dungeon."

Everything Wiener got its stuff from her, so she knew perfectly well how thorough Wiener's considerations were.

Thorough preparation can only reduce the number of mishaps during exploration; the most important thing to conquer a dungeon is still raw strength.

"Second floor?"

“That’s right, this is the entrance to the second level of the dungeon. You can also call it by another name, the Origin Land,” Anna replied.

"Is this why the teleportation array is underground...? No, we're the first group of freshmen to arrive at the second floor. What about you?" Viner suddenly realized the problem.

"Well, I came down through other means, so we can't generalize." Anna smiled, turned around and waved to everyone, "It seems that no one else will be able to reach the second floor for a while, so I'll take this opportunity to introduce you to the second floor of this dungeon."

The Origin Land, a topic not even mentioned in "Dungeon Guide," completely touched upon Wiener's blind spot.

He could never have imagined that Jessica, because she started from the fourth level when she first entered the dungeon, had missed the existence of the Origin Land when she was taking notes.

The group first left their mark on the teleportation array—so that they could start exploring the dungeon directly from the second floor in the future.

As the initial teleportation point on the second floor, it's much more lively than the first floor.

Everywhere you look, there are frequent and lively interactions between senior students and merchants from St. Freya Academy.