40.9 per cent for option I, 9.1 per cent for option two, 31.8 per cent for option three and 18.2 per cent for option four.

……

[Option 1]

[Staff]: Has a Lv.2 spell slot

……

"I'll keep this."

Zheng Zhuo's choice was a long staff. The shaft was made of ebony and was more than twice as long as his original short staff, making it inconspicuous among the metallic iron objects.

"Okay!"

Zhuang Yusheng simply agreed, and he looked a little happy. Zheng Zhuo guessed that it might be because the price of wooden canes, even if they were sold on the market, was far less expensive than iron and silver.

However, Zheng Zhuo did not choose weapons based on price.

[Identification].

This skill tells him that the value of the Staff is far greater than its appearance.

With a Lv.2 spell slot, Zheng Zhuo can finally use more advanced spells. This will make his spell attacks more powerful, his controls more varied, and his tactics more varied.

But until then.

The first thing he needed was healing.

"Do you have any healing items?"

"A little hemostatic powder...... It's useless for your internal wounds. ”

“…… Do you need to go back to the entrance on the way back? ”

"No, you don't."

Zhuang Yusheng replied simply.

"The entrance to the second floor is right in front. Hold on a little longer, and we won't have to go through the first floor next time. Can you still cast spells? ”

"Yes, yes."

"Do yourself a favor with the Mage's Hand." Zhuang Yusheng tapped the bag of weapons on the ground behind him with his thumb, "Let's go." ”

……

The strength of the Mage's Hand is weak, which makes it a pull at best. In the end, Zhuang Yusheng still gave up bringing people and loot at the same time.

He leaned Zheng Zhuo back onto the rock wall and set off with the bag of loot in tow. The weapons in the bag slammed against the rough rocks, making a clattering sound.

Every time he left, Zhuang Yusheng was able to take a lot of loot with him. Zheng Zhuo watched all this from behind, and he thought that this might be the commonality of the [thief] profession.

Zhuang Yusheng's figure disappeared in the darkness ahead, and the sound of the weapon hitting the ground was also far away. After a while, the sound of the clash of weapons stopped far away, replaced by the sound of chisels.

Zheng Zhuo waited in place for another quarter of an hour. The pain in the abdomen turned into a numbness.

"Maybe you'll need a [Heal] skill...... No, a stronger [Attack] skill or a more powerful [Control] skill can avoid this......"

Zheng Zhuo needs more advanced skills.

But what should be chosen? He kept thinking until Zhuang Yusheng came back here.

"Ready. Let's go. ”

He lifted Zheng Zhuo on his right shoulder and walked forward slowly. Walking through the bumpy, rugged caverns that had been blasted by explosives in the past, Zheng Zhuo finally arrived at a high platform.

The bag of weapons that Zhuang Yusheng had taken away earlier was placed on the high platform. On the stone wall next to the weapon was his newly carved [Space Target] symbol.

With this, it is possible to return to the town. However, Zheng Zhuo was not happy.

The closer he got to the platform, the more painful his breathing became. He saw a faint green glow from below the high platform, and a sense of foreboding grew in his heart.

Finally, Zhuang Yusheng drove him to the high platform.

Zheng Zhuo looked at it.

It is not for nothing that dungeons are divided into areas by the number of layers. He looked down from the high platform, where the ground below was at least 30 meters away.

And it's this 30-metre drop that makes the ecosystem so different.

Unlike the labyrinth of stalagmites, stalactites, and stone walls on the first level, the second level is unobstructed. At a glance, Zheng Zhuo could see the stone wall starting to rise from a long distance.

And filling this vast second layer is a poisonous swamp that glows dark green. The big swamps are like small lakes, and the small swamps are just like continuous puddles. They are scattered across moist soil, slowly spreading dangerous bubbles.

Some humanoids with mushroom-shaped heads sit or stand, wandering between the swamps. If you look closely, you can see the eyes of a toad peeking out of the swamp - it's just that the toad is much bigger than the "toad" that Zheng Zhuo knew.

"I used to walk against the wall." Zhuang Yusheng pointed to the side of the stone platform. Sure enough, Zheng Zhuo saw that the stone wall connected to the side of the stone platform was uneven, and it could barely be used as a foothold.

However, the stone wall was destroyed halfway through, leaving many large pits and traces of corrosion.

"However, I was found last time I came. The poisonous toad attacked me and destroyed the stone wall a lot. Zhuang Yusheng looked at it with his head held high, "Now it seems that there should be no way to go again." ”

……

After the vertigo, Zheng Zhuo and Zhuang Yusheng returned to their stronghold in the town.

It only took them two days to pass through the first layer, which was even shorter than the time it took Zhuang Yusheng to enter the first layer for the first time. Zhuang Yusheng's confidence in this expedition increased more and more, and when he went to realize the weapon, he couldn't help but smile on his face.

In conclusion, the pack sold for a decent price: 184 copper for 7 silver coins. However, Zheng Zhuo was injured.

Treating injuries is also a big expense. For 3 silver coins, Zheng Zhuo received treatment at the local church. He seriously suspected that there was a premium element to this, because the priest simply recited a mantra with his hands folded, and his wounds were fully healed.

"No way, there are very few adventurers who can heal." Zhuang Yusheng said, "Moreover, they generally don't accept this kind of small order, it's too wasteful of physical strength." ”

"What about the price of the healing scroll that the mage can learn?"

"It's okay, it's about the same price as the other scrolls." Zhuang Yusheng thought for a while and said, "The main reason is that there are not too many mages who learn healing. They usually bring a pastor who specializes in healing. ”

"I can take the people in the church down to the dungeon."

"As long as you have money, you can even take the prince down to the dungeon with you."

……

After the 7 silver and 184 copper obtained from the sale of weapons were divided equally, Zheng Zhuo and Zhuang Yusheng each received 3 silver and 592 copper.

Zheng Zhuo's treatment costs were not evenly shared, and all of them came out of his own share. So in reality, he only got 592 copper. Zheng Zhuo expressed a slight objection to this, but after Zhuang Yusheng said that "accommodation and food are all counted on my head", he could not say anything more.

As for these 592 bronze ......

It's not enough to buy equipment or better weapons. Zheng Zhuo could only pin all his hopes on the scroll of Lv.2.

500 Bronze will give you a Lv.2 scroll. The next day, Zheng Zhuo went to the market.

With money is different. This time, his options became diverse. However, the general direction must be decided first.

[Until the end of the world: 62 days]

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【Question】

[You can now purchase Lv.2 scrolls!] What direction do I want to buy spell scrolls? 】

[Option 1]

[Offensive Department: Energy]

Examples: Arcane missiles, energy chains, etc

[Option 2]

[Offensive Department: Elemental]

Examples: water flow, lightning, freezing, etc

[Option 3]

【Ailment System】

Examples: acids, toxins, paralysis, blindness, etc

[Option 4]

【Control System】

Examples: fainting, sleeping, restraint, tripping, etc

[Option 5]

【Summoning】

Examples: Summons rats, bats, energy clumps, plants, etc

[Option 6]

【Therapeutic Department】

Example: Healing wounds and restoring physical strength