Chapter 202 – Beyond the 21st Floor
“Juni, here. Por picked a bunch of poisonous plants from what Juni taught him.”
“Good job, Por. After all, we are the only port.”
“Big. Honey, it’s here too. It was quite difficult to pick it because it was on a tree. “It’s not that I’m being harsh, it’s just that.”
“Haha. Okay, okay. “Our blacks are the best too.”
As Dohwa’s madness made it impossible for them to even watch her monsters, Jun, Fortuna, and Rebecca decided to completely leave the hunting to her and focused on collecting them.
“It’s a field of poisonous weeds, field. “If I win them all, I’ll be rich.”
The main collectible from the 20th floor was poisonous plants.
Although each one contained tremendous poison, its popularity and value were as high as the minerals on the 10th floor.
‘It is said that poison can be used as medicine if used well, so perhaps that is why.’
However, compared to its popularity and value, there were very few parties that collected poisonous plants.
Unlike the minerals on the 10th floor, which could be dug anywhere with a pickaxe, the poisonous plants on the 20th floor required some knowledge to collect, and finding poisonous plants in the thick bushes was not easy. Above all, poisonous plants were nothing more than a condensation of extremely poisonous plants. Because there was none, the risk of collecting was very high.
Of course, there are only a very small number of people who collect it.
Unless they were going to stay on the 20th floor for the rest of their lives, most adventurers did little gather and focused solely on hunting monsters.
“This is a weed, this is also a weed.”
“Juni, what is this?”
“That’s a poisonous plant. That’s also quite expensive.”
“How much?”
“Enough to buy 3 boxes of Por’s favorite chocolate cookies.”
“Wow!”
Jun’s party was not the majority, but rather one of the very few who actively foraged.
It was thanks to his ability that seemed to be optimized for gathering.
Before starting this adventure, Jun stopped by the guild’s library and found and memorized all the herbal medicine books.
It may have been difficult for ordinary people, but for him, a thinking psychic, it was as easy as a piece of cake.
He applied the information he had acquired to the radar, and was able to find poisonous plants more quickly and accurately than an expert who devoted his entire life to collecting medicinal herbs.
Push!
“Hmm? They say it spews poison when it feels threatened. It was true.”
“Oh! “Juni, you’ve unleashed the love that Por picked out!”
“He’s the guy I picked. “Is it okay to pick it like this?”
“Yes, I rather like it. The poison had to be removed before selling. “Is there anything wrong with your body?”
“The area where the poison touched was a little itchy, but after using purification, it soon got better.”
“There’s nothing wrong with me either. Because of the training I received from the family, most poisons don’t work on me.”
After seeing that there was no problem with his wives, Jun felt relieved and lightly touched his itchy skin with electricity.
Thanks to the high resistance I gained through body modification, I was almost immune to poison, but after burning off the toxin with electricity, it no longer itched.
Likewise, the dangers of gathering were not a problem for Jun and his wives.
How can we neglect collecting in a situation like this?
For Jun’s party, the 20th floor was like a place with a lot of money.
“I can’t do it. Let’s just pick what we will eat and what will sell for a high price, and leave the rest alone.”
“Agree!”
As I was picking out everything I could find, I felt like it was taking too long, so I had no choice but to change my collection policy.
By collecting only the things purchased expensively from the guild and the ingredients for the elixir for yourself and Rebecca.
Well, only the words are different, but in reality, what needs to be drawn is not that different.
Most of the poisonous plants purchased at high prices from the guild are ingredients for elixirs.
‘It’s a leap. I hope it works.’
Jun worked hard on this floor and planned to make a few elixirs to share with Rebecca.
This is because both he and Rebecca were stuck at the edge of the green level and were not able to move forward.
‘Thanks to the number of cores and the rarity of their abilities, they possess power that transcends the realm, but that’s the same for Elysia and Iris.’
The superficial level of Elysia and Iris was yellow level, but due to the number of cores and the power of the warrior saint, their actual level was orange level.
Therefore, it was obvious that if he, the angel and divine beast under his influence, and Rebecca all joined the warrior party in this state, they would be held back.
‘And people around you will also look at you negatively. The hero was so pathetically fascinated by his appearance that he invited an adventurer with no skills to join the warrior party with the important task of saving the world.’
Wow!
Jun was motivated.
As a man and as his husband, I never wanted to hear such a thing.
“Fordo! As Fordo’s wife, I don’t want to hear that kind of thing!”
“The same goes for notebooks.”
“Hmm. As an older sister, she cannot be a burden to her younger siblings.”
“Good! Then let’s try harder!”
“””Oh!!!”””
Square! Square! Square!
Jun and his wives, who were motivated with one mind and one mind, began to diligently pull out poisonous plants again.
Even though it looked unsightly, this was also a step towards the salvation of the world.
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After breaking through the 21st floor with momentum, the 22nd floor was also quickly broken through.
It only took a week to break through not one, but two floors, each of which was the size of a normal principality.
It took 3 days and only half a day to conquer one floor.
Rather than neglecting monster hunting and gathering, he actively took part in it.
If other adventurers found out about this, they would scold them and tell them not to make boring jokes.
Even they said it was impossible.
“Whoa~”
However, despite creating such a record, Jun’s expression was not that bright.
Instead of brightness, he closed his eyes and frowned as if he didn’t like something.
“Tsk. Should I give up here too? No matter how much I look, I can’t see it.”
I increased the range and precision of the radar by activating the activation and CPU to the limit, but I couldn’t find what I wanted.
That’s right.
The reason Jun frowned was because he couldn’t find what he wanted.
“Juni, I’m so disappointed. It’s only the 23rd floor. There are still eight floors left, so you’ll definitely find it there.”
“Don’t you say that even adventurers who have been adventuring to the 20th floor for over 10 years have found it only once? No wonder it is not easy to find.”
“It’s okay even if you can’t find it. Isn’t growth through leaps and bounds the next best option? And even if you don’t have that poisonous plant, you can make an elixir.”
“That’s true, but without that poisonous plant, the quality of the elixir drops a lot. If I’m going to make something and eat it, I want to eat something good.”
The name of the poisonous plant he so desperately wants to find is Purgatio.
It is a poisonous lotus plant that very rarely blooms in the swamps of the 20th floor. When used as an ingredient for an elixir, its seeds have the effect of increasing the quality of the elixir by at least one level.
Naturally, it was traded at a very high price, and as a result, even adventurers who did not collect poisonous plants were eager to find Furgatio.
“It’s not always good to have adventurers flocking to the labyrinth.”
As it has tremendous effects, Furgatio is very rare to find.
So when Jun started his adventure, he took his time and tried to find it, just like his wives said.
However, I couldn’t relax because every time I discovered a swamp, an adventurer was always found nearby.
“No, really. “What on earth are you doing when there are no monsters to climb up the labyrinth?”
Jun complained out of frustration.
This time, his wives also frowned as if they agreed.
That’s because among the adventurers we encountered on the way to the 23rd floor, only a very small number seriously climbed the labyrinth.
Surprisingly, at a time when it was easier to conquer the labyrinth than ever before, most adventurers just wandered around one floor, putting off conquering the labyrinth.
“Buu~. It’s not the power that my father gave me. “They are such idiots!”
“We are blinded by the benefits that are right in front of us and cannot see the greater benefits. Just like what my sister said, these are really stupid people.”
“Well, as an adventurer who has ventured into the labyrinth for decades before meeting you, it’s not like I can’t understand your feelings.”
While Fortuna and Dohwa were furious, Rebecca secretly smiled bitterly.
She then looked at Jun and continued.
“Normally, even if I adventure 10 times, I may or may not find it once. What is an Easter egg?”
“… Well, that’s right.”
Jun nodded at her opinion even though he had a grumpy expression.
If you’re unlucky, you might get caught in a trap, but at the end, Easter eggs with rewards equivalent to boss levels were hidden all over the labyrinth.
Jun can find it through radar when he’s bored, but an average adventurer would never be able to find it that easily.
Especially in situations where you don’t know when a monster will attack.
Therefore, it could be said that it is only now.
The opportunity for them to leisurely find Easter eggs without worrying about monster attacks.
‘But I can’t look at their actions kindly.’
In order to end future battles with minimal damage, it was necessary for adventurers to climb to even higher heights and build up strength.
And above all,
‘There’s nothing for me to find!’
Because of their behavior, even though they climbed two floors, they were unable to find a single Easter egg.
This was the first time since I started my adventure that I couldn’t find anything like this.
For reference, most of the Easter eggs discovered so far were not suitable for the level of party members, so they were sold to the guild.
The price of each item was quite reasonable, so it was a great help to my household expenses.
“Hmm. This floor won’t work either. Let’s just quickly go to the next floor.”
Jun discovered another party settling in front of the swamp through radar and decided to quickly go up to the 24th floor.
Right then,
Sniff! Sniff!
“Juni, wait a minute.”
“Por, what’s wrong?”
“There is a sweet smell from somewhere.”
Our lucky angel smelled the sweet scent of good fortune.
After all, angel. I believed it!
