Episode 259 Spirit Spring (Shadow)

When I checked with Amane, who was also a Bestowal Wizard, about the shadow attribute, it seemed that there were only a few Bestowal Wizards who could impart the shadow attribute. Unfortunately, there weren't any in Japan.

[ If the spirit spring in the Skeleton Dungeon can impart the holy attribute, isn't there a spirit spring that can impart the shadow attribute? ]

Metis started saying something interesting.

"Maybe it's worth investigating whether there's a spirit spring that can give the shadow attribute."

[ It would be nice if I could use Life Magic. ]

"There are no limits when it comes to luxury. Instead, let's keep exploring."

We went deep into the jungle, defeated a BlueOgre, and arrived at a small rocky mountain. A tunnel had been dug into the rocky mountain, and I could see the entrance to it.

It turned out to be an artificially dug tunnel about two meters high. I thought it was artificial because the holes were the same size and the surface was clean.

"A tunnel in a dungeon ... who dug it?"

[ I think this kind of thing was created by the dungeon itself. ]

"Then it means something. Let's look into it."

We began to investigate the inside of the tunnel. It was dark inside the tunnel, so I used the Night Vision Goggles. Elmoa's eyes were Sorcery Eyes with night vision, so there was no problem. Tamegorou was no good, so I asked it to return to the shadows.

We proceeded through the tunnel while investigating, and after about 15 minutes we came out on the other side of the rocky mountain.

"That's strange. Nothing happened."

[ Let's examine it again carefully. ]

We started heading back while checking things out. When we arrived at the halfway point of the tunnel, I felt something strange about the movement of the D-Particles. It looked like there was something above my head.

When I looked up, I saw a vertical hole large enough for a person to fit through.

[ Let me check it out. ]

When Metis said that, she made Elmoa jump directly above me.

[ There's a room up above. Do you have a rope? ]

When I said yes, Elmoa came back, took the rope, and jumped straight up again. After waiting for a while, the end of the rope came down, so I made a loop around the end of the rope and put one foot on it.

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"Pull me up."

[ Roger that. ]

I was pulled up along with the rope. The room was about 20 tatami mats in size and looked like a place to hide treasure. I said treasure because there were three treasure chests in front of me.

"Do you think a trap has been set?"

[ I don't know. I'll open them. ]

When Elmoa opened the leftmost treasure chest, a short arrow shot out from inside and hit Elmoa in the chest. The arrowhead pierced its armor, but Elmoa pulled it out as if it were nothing.

"You have to open them carefully. What would you do if the arrowhead was coated with poison?"

[ This arrow was coated with poison. But, there's no problem. ]

Poison had no effect on Shadow Puppets. However, in order to heal the stab wound, it was necessary to heal in the shadows.

The contents of the first treasure chest was probably over a thousand Orc Gold Coins. I transferred the Orc Gold Coins to a bag and stored them in my Storage Armlet.

I used 'D-Clean' to remove the poison and then examined Elmoa's wound. There was a scratch about a centimeter in length, but it didn't seem to be a problem.

We tried opening the next treasure chest, being careful of traps. There were no traps, and the treasure chest contained Orc Silver Coins. And, what was in the final treasure chest was nine Magic Potions.

"Let's do an appraisal."

I took out my Appraisal Monocle and appraised the bottles containing Magic Potions one by one. The appraisal results were three Intermediate Healing Magic Potions, four Beginner Healing Magic Potions, and two Intermediate Detoxification Magic Potions.

"It's a great financial gain, but I wanted a Magic Tool or a Magic Scroll."

I was aware that I was saying something extravagant, but I was being honest.

[ Do you want to continue exploring? ]

"No, let's go back, it's almost evening."

We returned to the surface and went to the Adventurer's Guild. This was to report the results of this exploration.

When I reported to Maria at the reception,

"Isn't that amazing. That's the best discovery on the 8th floor."

Exploration of the 8th floor had only just begun, so it seemed like there weren't any major discoveries. I only liquidated the Orc Silver Coins. That alone amounted to several million Yen.

I asked to meet with the Branch Chief, and Maria informed the Branch Chief, who gave my permission. I went to the Branch Chief's office and told him that I had a question.

"So, your question, what is it?"

"There is a spirit spring in the Skeleton Dungeon, but are there various spirit springs that give attributes like that?"

"Aahh, they exist. I heard that the spirit springs of the fire and ice attributes are used by Magic Craftsmen."

"Are there any of them that give the shadow attribute?"

"Shadow attribute ... I've heard of a dark attribute spirit spring. Wait a moment."

The Branch Chief took out a document from the document shelf. He examined the materials and told me about a spirit spring that was aid to impart the dark attribute. It was said that the shadow attribute was a type of dark attribute, so there may be shadow attributes among the spirit springs that were said to impart the dark attribute.

"Thank you very much. I'll look into it."

The Branch Chief taught me about four spirit springs, one advanced dungeon, one intermediate, and two beginner dungeons.

I asked him to have the SteelLizard skin tanned and make armor for Elmoa.

I would start by checking the spirit springs in the beginner dungeons. One was a labyrinth-type beginner dungeon in Kantou, and in its Boss room there was a spirit spring that gave the dark attribute.

I dived into the beginner's dungeon in Ibaraki, defeated Goblins and Orcs, and reached the Boss room. The Boss there was defeated by someone and was absent, so I put the blue silver knife into the fountain.

After a while, I took it out and examined it with my Appraisal Monocle. It turned out to be a 'Blue Silver Knife with the Dark Attribute'.

"Was here not a match."

[ How disappointing. ]

Then, I went to the desert dungeon, another beginner's dungeon. The dungeon was located in the northeast and had only one floor.

"It's hot in here."

There was a monster called MetalScorpion in this dungeon. It was a monster that contained metals such as copper and silver, and had a high probability of dropping copper and silver, so it seemed to be popular among G-class adventurers.

When I looked around, I saw young adventurers chasing a MetalScorpion. The MetalScorpion was a large scorpion with a total length of about 50 centimeters, and it was said that it was a monster even a G-class could easily defeat as long as you were careful about the poison in its tail.

I asked a team of two G-class adventurers where the boss room was.

"Are you going to the Boss room. But, I don't think the boss, KillerScorpion, has revived."

"No, I just want to check the spirit spring, so that's fine."

The two men tilted their heads but pointed me in the direction of the Boss room.

"But, the Boss room is at the bottom of the valley, so it's difficult to get down."

"It's okay, I'm a Life Wizard."

Even though I said that, it didn't seem to resonate with the two of them. I activated 'Wing' and showed the D-Particle Wing. When I told them that I was going to fly away on this thing, they seemed to finally remember.

"I remember now. There was an article in the Weekly Adventurer about the magic of flying in the sky being found in Life Magic."

The existence of Life Magic was widespread in Shibugami City, but it seemed like it had a long way to go in the Tohoku region. It was probably because there weren't many adventurers around them who used Life Magic.

I rode the D-Particle Wing and headed to the Boss room.

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