Chapter 422

Chapter 422

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Dungeon of Scorching Heat (3)

The next day, we enthusiastically stepped onto the second floor.

Its a bit chilly here~

The second floor was completely different from the first floor, resembling a mine tunnel. Moreover, it felt considerably colder.New novel chapters are published at novelhall.com

Allen, Elena, are you guys okay?

Okay?

Allen and Elena tilted their heads while saying theyre okay. This doesnt seem okay.

Here, put these on.

Yes~

I couldnt let them stay just in short sleeves, so I took out cloaks from the Infinite Storage and helped Allen and Elena put them on. I also put on a jacket myself.

(I thought the second floor would be similar to the first floor, but its completely different.)

Yeah, I thought the same. Dungeons are really mysterious, arent they~

(Yeah~)

In the Dungeon of Colors, the base was a forest, but only the colors have changed. In the Entwined Dungeon, there was heavy rain and thick fog. In this dungeon, the very environment has changed completely. The variety is truly absurd.

If its a mine tunnel, could we find something through mining?

Ohh!

If we dig?

Will something come out?

Its not like youll find something no matter where you dig, though~ If you want to mine, you have to choose the right spot. Well, if its you twins, I think you should just dig where you feel like saying, Its here!!

With Allen and Elenas intuition, if they dug in a place they felt something might be, Im sure theyd definitely find something.

Will look for a digging spot~!

Yeah, lets search while moving forward.

And so, as we advanced through the mining tunnel, we began to carefully consider where to mine.

Ah! Here!

Just as I thought that, Allen and Elena immediately discovered a spot that caught their attention.

We will dig here~

Swiftly pulling pickaxes from their magic bags, they started digging into the wall.

(Here? Does it seem like theres something?)

(Im gonna dig too~)

(Krrr~)

Joule and Vector also joined in, using their front paws to dig into the wall, and Radian followed suit, pecking at the wall with his beak.

Ah!

Oh, did something come out?

(Oh, here too!)

(Ive found something too~)

(Krr~)

It seemed like everyone had uncovered something.

Pink stones~?

(Mines also a pink stone!)

Found something~

Did you find something good? Or is it salt again?

Well um

N?

Dont know what this is?

Hahaha~

It seemed like they had dug something up, but they werent sure what it was.

Alright, let me see.

Here~

Mm~ this looks like iron, doesnt it?

Iron, huh~

The children were clearly disappointed upon realizing it was iron.

Well, there are uses for iron, you know~

But we cant eat it~

Nono, its difficult to find food through mining

Also, its not a pretty gem~

First, its about finding food, and second, its about finding beautiful stones. The priorities havent changed. Its really consistent, isnt it~

Well, its unfortunate, but this is still the second floor. Maybe well find something better if we go deeper?

Oh, right!

Seems like the children had momentarily forgotten that this was still the second floor, and their spirits lifted.

Oniichan! Lets go quickly!

Well, we dont need to hurry, okay!? For now, Id like to find a place where we can rest. And lets also do a taste test of the salt.

Right, right. Salt tasting.

Allen and Elena quickly found a suitable resting spot, so I started preparing lunch.

Now, what should I make~?

While thinking about the menu, I crushed and ground the salt to make it usable right away. By the way, from the little taste, it feels like a regular, good-tasting salt, right?

Maybe I should make salt onigiri after all? And then salt-fried food and salt-marinated vegetables?

This should be sufficient. That being the case, I swiftly prepared the meal and started eating.

Oniichan, its yummy~

(Yeah, yummy~)

(But the deliciousness comes from Niisamas cooking skills. The saltiness itself is normal, I guess?)

(N~ I dont sense any impurities, so its probably decent salt, right?)

(Its yummy, so whatever goes!)

(Its not okay to say whatever goes! But its delicious!)

Krrr~)

In conclusion well, I think its safe to make souvenirs out of it, I guess?

Now, lets take it easy for the rest of the afternoon~

Oh~!!

Continuing to mine while taking it slow, we progressed through the second floor.