Dungeon, 18th floor.

As the first safe level of the dungeon, and considered by many to be the most beautiful place in the dungeon, Rige has never had the opportunity to seriously appreciate the scenery, although he has never been here.

When he first came here, Li Ge passed by with the expedition of the Dependents, and did not stay here for long, but continued to go deep into the dungeon with his companions, and soon left here.

The second time he came here, Rig was looking for someone to go deep into the dungeon and prepare to single out Ace of Udeios, the owner of the 37th floor, so he also passed by in a hurry, and soon went to the 19th floor.

It was only this time that Riege stepped into this floor known as "Labyrinth Paradise" for the third time, and finally had the time to enjoy the scenery here.

"It's hard to imagine this is a dungeon."

Coming out of the sloping cavern and entering the 18th floor, Rieger confided in him frankly.

At this moment, the young man and girl walking together were standing in a grassland-like terrain, facing away from the cave passage leading to the 17th floor, welcoming the warm light shining overhead.

In front of it is a sparsely wooded forest.

Above is the ceiling of this level, which is like a dense forest of countless crystals.

The sun-like crystals glow softly, creating a sky, and the brightness of the crystals changes over time to create periods such as morning, day, and night.

It's daylight on the 18th floor, and these beautiful crystals that glow are also the characteristics of this floor, not only the ceiling, but also the entire floor, and even the forest, so that the gaps between the trees and the sides of the forest road are jagged crystal pillars, which look quite dreamy.

"Floor Master...... Didn't show up. ”

Ace whispered about it.

The floor master of the 17th floor, and the first floor master in the dungeon, is a super-large monster with classification level Lv.4 ——— Goliath.

The monster was located in the cave where Rig and Ace had just set foot.

In the cavern where the main Goliath is located, the passage to the 18th floor is at the end.

In other words, if you want to enter the 18th floor, you must pass through the room where Goliath, the owner of the floor, is located.

Rig and Ace were ready to fight the owner of this level, but when they arrived at Goliath's room, Goliath did not appear, and instead was replaced by many monsters that haunted the 17th floor.

It was the same as when Rig had just returned to this world and entered the room of Lord Udaios on the 37th floor.

Of course, the highest classification level of the general monsters that haunt the 17th floor is only Lv.2, and the monsters of this level are not much stronger than the grasshoppers that pop up casually on the street in front of Rig and Ace.

So, the two of them rushed into the cave at the same time, and it took ten seconds to quickly eliminate all the monsters, and then swaggered into the cavern vacated in the deep wall, and through the passage there, they came to the 18th floor.

Ace seemed to be a little concerned about the absence of the floor lord Goliath, and let Rig, who was looking up at the crystal jungle on the ceiling, withdraw his gaze.

"I guess I've been knocked down, right?" Li Ge said: "After all, the floor master's room is the only way to the 18th floor, and if there is a high-level adventurer with good strength who is ready to enter here, then it is normal for the other party to easily deal with that giant monster." ”

Unlike ordinary monsters, the birth of the floor master usually takes a long time.

Like Goliath, if it is defeated, it usually takes about two weeks for it to be reborn.

Because of this, when Rig returned to this world and appeared in the room of the 37th floor lord Udaios, the vicious bone monster with a classification level of Lv.6 did not appear.

From Rige's departure to Rige's return, this world has only passed about four or five days, and this time is naturally not enough to give birth to another Udaios.

"Let's go, go to Rivera."

Having seen enough of the scenery, Rig said a word to Ace and walked into the forest.

“…………”

Ace followed silently, quite a feeling that Rieg was the leader, and followed him step by step.

The two crossed an entire stretch of forest and savannah to the lakeside on the western side of the 18th floor, and ascended to the rocky island in the center of the lake via an apparently human-built bridge.

At the highest point of the island, on top of the cliff, there is a beautiful village dotted with white and blue crystals that grow on the ground.

"This is Rivera?"

Rig looked at the arched entrance, made of wooden pillars and flags, and muttered with a little curiosity.

——— "Rivera".

This is the name of the great female adventurer who originally built this town located in the safe level of the dungeon.

The great female adventurer is named Rivera Santilini.

In her honor, the only town built in a dungeon was named after her.

However, although this town is famous among adventurers, it is also known as "black market", "gangster town", "gathering place for lawless" and other very unpleasant nicknames.

"I ...... too It's been a long time. ”

Ace said as she spoke beside Rige, as if she had spotted Rige's curiosity.

"It's my first time here."

Rig smiled at such Ace and walked through the arch into town.

All the buildings here are temporary constructions made of wood or draperies.

There are cave-like shops and inns that are made of natural horizontal caves or hollows in the rock.

There are stalls everywhere, and those who just find a random place to sit down and set up a stall look extremely simple.

Since the town is built on a cliff, there are steep slopes and stairs made of logs everywhere.

In this town, where the terrain is patchy, there are also lush vegetation and crystal pillars growing in various places.

As for the humble buildings, they are almost all shops.

Weapon shops, prop shops, cramped inns and a few taverns are all aimed at adventurers, creating a landscape similar to Oralie's Adventurer Street.

The only people walking on the street are adventurers and a few supporters, and they are so heavily armed that they are high-level adventurers at a glance.

After all, this is the middle level, and the adventurers who can haunt here are basically Lv.2 and above, unless someone brings them over, otherwise, here, the low-level adventurers who can be seen everywhere on the surface are only a few.

The arrival of Rig and Ace seemed to make these high-level adventurers cast their eyes one after another.

"It's the [Sword Queen] and the [Swordsman]......"

"The first level adventurer of the Loki clan ......"

"Oralie's Strongest Magical Swordsman and Strongest Female Swordsman......"

“…… How did these two get here? ”

While whispering, the adventurers quickly lowered their heads, reining in the arrogance of the senior adventurers, and the eyes cast by Rig and Ace were also full of awe.

The first-level adventurer, the adventurer of this level is placed in Rivera Town, where high-level adventurers can be seen everywhere, and it is also a strong person at the apex, and it is usually difficult to even want to meet him.

Now that they suddenly saw the two influential figures who had been making a fuss in various senses recently, these high-level adventurers naturally couldn't afford to put up a stand, and some even sped up their steps to leave, looking worried that they would accidentally cause some trouble.

Ace seemed to be used to the appearance of these people, and Rieg didn't pay attention to it, but looked at the shops around her.

"Sure enough, as mentioned in the rumors, things here are sold very expensive."

Rieger shook his head with a smirk.

"Things here are always expensive......"

Even Ace said so.

Because it is not easy to secure supplies in the dungeon, no matter how much the people here drive up prices, their things can be sold.

Whether it's drinking water, food, or even weapons and elixirs, all kinds of materials needed for dungeon exploration activities can be found here, but they are all sold at a super high price.

This is not a matter of one or two times more expensive, but several times more expensive than the same items sold on the ground, or even one or two more zeros.

The people who run businesses in Rivera are determined to have adventurers unable to carry too many supplies into the dungeon, and at critical times, they will be unable to continue exploring these pain points due to the depletion of supplies, and they will recklessly raise prices to a point that feels unbelievable.

However, if adventurers want to explore the dungeon for a long time, it is not possible to buy supplies here, because it takes too much effort and time to return to the surface, and the exploration efficiency is quite low.

What's more, if adventurers harvest a large amount of loot in the 18th floor and below, resulting in a heavy load on their bodies, which will affect their exploration, then they must take the loot to this level and dispose of it.

In response to this, the goods here are sold at a very high price, but the purchase price of the goods can be bought at a very low price, so as to make a huge profit.

Adventurers often have to take advantage of this base when they have been raiding the floors below the 18th floor for a long time, repeating the process of lodging, exploring, selling loot, lodging, and exploring again until the exploration is over and ready to return to the surface.

In order to explore, for the sake of strategy, these adventurers can only accept the reality of being oppressed by the merchants in the town of Rivera, making it a famous black market and gangster town.

As far as what Rige saw now, he could clearly see the shops around him, and the clerks sitting in them not only did not enthusiastically solicit customers, but instead sat still with sneers on their faces.

They are also adventurers, but they look like robbers, no wonder this is considered a rogue town.

Of course, they also saw Rig and Ace, and the sneer on their faces froze the moment they saw it, and although they did not show fear like the adventurers on the street, they had a feeling of cringe, as if they were worried about something, in exchange for a burst of squirming commotion.

“…… Is it because there were Lv.4 adventurers who were killed here before, so these guys overreacted when they saw the first-level adventurers appear? ”

Rieger thought thoughtfully.

Suddenly, Ace on the side spoke.

"Here we are."

Hearing this, Rig came back to his senses and saw a cavern emerging from the rough rock face.

"This is the tavern that the magician designated, right?"

Rieger glanced at the entrance to the cave, where a signage was placed with the name "Golden Cellar Pavilion" written in lingua franca, and a red arrow pointing diagonally downward, setting up a wooden staircase leading to the interior of the cave.

“…… I didn't even know there was a tavern here. ”

Ace also seemed to look at this place with some surprise, and became a little curious about the tavern designated by the mysterious magician.

"It's a very secret location."

Rig found himself stray from the main street and into a dimly lit alleyway.

"That'...... Want to go in? ”

Ace asked.

"Of course."

Rig spoke calmly, and took the lead on the stairs and walked down.

It didn't take long for the two of them to come to the bottom, into the tavern hall where there was no door.

There are crystal pillars with yellow light here, the space is not big or small, all surrounded by black rocks, only a few tables and chairs are placed in the center, and the buildings outside are very simple.

“…… There are a lot of people. ”

Ace looked into the interior of the tavern and said.

As she had said, there were quite a few guests in this remote tavern, and the adventurers filled five full tables, some drinking and some playing cards, except for the empty bar in the corner of the tavern, which contained a wine cabinet full of bottles.

Before the arrival of Rieg and Ace, the place was filled with all kinds of laughter and excitement.

But after the arrival of Rig and Ace, the sound here suddenly decreased by more than ninety percent.

Whether it's a human drinking or an orc playing cards, they all lose their voices in this moment.

They looked at Rig and Ace as they walked down the wooden staircase, their faces changing in unison.

“————”

Quiet.

Oppressive silence.

The first-level adventurer of the Loki clan is still the strongest magic swordsman and the strongest female swordsman of the famous Olali, and the appearance of this pair seems to scare everyone here.

"I ......"

Ace stepped forward and was about to say something, but was stopped by Rige.

Rig set his sights on one of the spots in the tavern, allowing Ace to look at it as well.

There, an adventurer dressed in a white robe and wearing a hood, whose appearance was not clear but could be vaguely discerned as a woman, sat quietly.

Ace took a serious look, only to find that the other party's sense of presence was not bad, and there was a faint sense of mystery and elegance, and even peeked a few strands of aqua blue hair color from the other party's deliberately lowered head.

"Aqua blue hair ......"

Ace's heart moved.

Could it be that this man is .........

When Ace recognized the man's identity, Rieg also walked into the tavern and came to the other party.

"Let's get acquainted."

Li Ge smiled faintly, and the words he said made the atmosphere in the tavern drop to freezing point all of a sudden.

(End of chapter)