We killed the 9th Minotaur in total at almost the exact time we predicted of 9:00 in the morning. After all it was correct that they revive on an average cycle of 17 hours. To be more correct I think it's just a bit longer than 17 hours. Ever since I returned Basutoral to the surface on the 13th about half of our spare time has been spent doing running around this room while also exploring it but we never encountered anything suspicious or any monsters. Just once shortly after defeating the Minotaur we teleported into the 9th floor and hunted some Red Battle Crabs but after that just in case we've always been keeping an eye on things as much as possible.
Also, up until this day we discovered what could be called a place for the second shower room. In a place about 200 meters away from the pillar there was a rock that was nicely shaped like the character for ko and the center of that was close to flat so we were able to confirm that it could be used as a shower room right away after opening a hole there and bringing a bucket. Though it's the second one, since the ventilation of the teleport room is bad, we'll probably be using this one as our main shower.
The reason we didn't completely relocate was nothing more than a result of our experiments. If we move the pillars for the shower around 100 meters away from the teleport room then within one night the ropes we used to tie it start to loosen and come undone all on their own before collapsing. However, strangely enough for some reason the binding on the buckets doesn't come off. Those will probably come off over a longer period of time. Also, it feels like when it comes to weapons or things with a lot of metal the amount of time until they break feels longer. They probably wouldn't break for at least a few decades up to several hundred years.
Through grasping those sorts of characteristics of the dungeon it could be said that the areas surrounding the pillar of the teleport room on the 8th floor are the ideal place for experimentation. Up until now we've always just relied on our intuition and it's possible we could have assumed things based on the wrong impression. In testing we just tried making a simple rope with a knot it in and leaving outside and in just one night it had loosened quite a bit after all. The Durability of the rope itself through Identify hadn't decreased. I guess that's only obvious huh?
Well, if we just close our eyes to the slight inconvenience of it we can have a shower in a bright and open place so it can't be helped worrying too much about it. It's that sort of thing and I'm sure there's no choice but to accept it. Although, things like that we had established through observations since quite a while back so it was nothing more than reconfirming the results of those observations. However, we can't just keep observing things in the dangerous halls so you could say it's nothing more than being able to more accurately measure the time and change relationship over here.
In any case, it was a big harvest just that we were able to get an almost perfect grasp on the revival cycle of the Minotaur and our base in the teleport room of the 8th floor has turned into something reasonably satisfying. Now then, first we'll return Giberuti ahead of us and then after earning some from hunting ogres on the 7th floor shall we return as well?
We'll get dull from just running and doing the radio exercises that we could only vaguely remember. Training is necessary.
Year 7446, Month 7, Day 18
Now then, we've purchased a large amount of food so for the next week from here on out we'll explore centering around the 9th floor. We didn't earn much of anything last week (though even then we still made around 30,000,000 Z from the ogre magic stones), and we didn't do much work at all so even if we go without days off this time it was welcome with arms in the air. However just Basutoral won't be accompanying us this time and when we returned last night I had Giberuti follow after him towards the factory in the capital.
We arrived at the 8th floor at our usual pace. We rested for one night and had breakfast, then went for a good two hour run with everyone. In regards to showering we used the second show room outside of the teleport room as well. And then for raising morale we beat down the Minotaur that revived at around 9:00 in the morning before grabbing the teleport crystal into the 9th floor.
Now then, we're going to start walking around the same as usual after this aiming to clear through the 9th floor!
Year 7446, Month 7, Day 22
We arrived at our first altar room since we started exploring the 9th floor. Of course, we've found several normal monster rooms without altars. The bosses of the monster rooms were centered around the trolls from the 8th floor with just a slight increase in the number but there were also things like {Cave Troll} and {Troll.Kin} that appeared. Well it's fine if we just burn them all to death. Even if we don't burn them to death if we accumulate damage on them and burn them all together after false-killing them it's fine as well. Ah, I guess in the end it's still burning them to death? It doesn't matter either way.
And in regards to that altar room on the 9th floor but we're all holding our hopes high. That's only obvious. The number of gargoyles was the usual four but their levels had increased by 1-2. Also the monsters that were summoned were a bit unpleasant. One of them was called {Green Poison Lizard} and it's something like a relative of the {Frost Lizard}. That wasn't all. Of all things, a large number of {Kobolds} were summoned together with it.
And, those {Kobolds} but all of them had this sort of feel.
【】
【Condition: Normal】
【Level: 5】
【Strength: 2】
【Dexterity: 1】
【Special Skill: Earth Magic(Lv. 3)】
【Special Skill: Fire Magic(Lv. 3)】
【Special Skill: Void Magic(Lv. 5)】
Right? Doesn't that give an unpleasant feeling?
......................
【】
【Condition: Normal】
【Level: 8】
【Strength: 9】
【Dexterity: 10】
【Special Skill: Floating】
【Special Skill: Water Magic(Lv. 4)】
【Special Skill: Wind Magic(Lv. 4)】
There's a reaction.
There's a lively reaction.
【Titanium Steel】
【Manufacture Date:23/7/7446】
【Durability: 53256】
【Effect: Through generating flames from the blade of the sword it can deal up to a maximum of {Quadruple.Damage} to targets weak to fire. Also, the brightness of the flame is equal to that of the average {Light} spell.】
Hohou. After reading the sub-window and it seems that if the wielder chants the incantation command word carved into the surface of the blade while holding the handle for just 30 seconds the blade of the sword will generate a magical flame and it's added as extra damage to the normal! It's possible for this flame to be generated a number of times but it will always disappear 30 seconds after it's generated or if it's put back into the scabbard. It makes sense that it's made of Titanium Steel which is strong to high temperatures.
While holding the scabbard in my left hand I grabbed the handle with my right as I pulled it out and was surprised. The blade of the sword has gentle waves to it. On the pitch black ricasso of the sword blade the command word "Emeron" was carved into it.
"Amazing."
"It's a {Magical.Weapon}."
"Ho~ A flamberge huh? It's unusual for it to be one-handed."
"It's black just like Miduchi-san's sword."
Also even if it did fit if the flames were to come out I wouldn't be able to use it right?
"It's fine. You can't use fire magic right Toris, then it's just right. Later on test out how much you can use the flames. Then let's gather the magic stones."
I said that before stabbing my bayonet into the chest of the goblins myself. Just as expected from the Kobolds that were able to use magic the values of their magic stones were on the same level as a room boss from the 1st floor. I'm sure even these are something similar. It's a waste to ignore them.
A flaming sword is pretty cool right. Honestly I wanted to try using it, but well it's fine. In the first place with emphasis on close combat my techniques are based around bayonet fighting from the SDF and in regards to a {Magical.Weapon} my abundance of mana makes up for it.
However, it's nothing more than a guess of mine but that 【Flame.Tongue】, wouldn't it be a certain kill weapon against Trolls? Also, it should be considerably strong against the insects and crabs as well.
When I tried asking Miduchi she said, "I think that's probably the case. Also, it should be quite effective against undead and such as well." That's great isn't it, Toris.