Hestia looked at the remaining three: Sakura, Illya, and Shizuka Marikawa, and sighed helplessly.
It seemed she couldn't go to work today and could only stay home to take care of the children.
But soon, she remembered something.
Lin Che and the others hadn't registered as adventurers at the guild yet!
Without the Underground City information provided by the guild, wouldn't it be very dangerous?
This was bad!
Lin Che quickly arrived at the plaza below the Babel Tower.
Merlin asked in surprise, "The Underground City is under the tower?"
"Yes!" Lin Che nodded and led them in.
Entering the Underground City from the surface required passing through a starting path. This wide road connected the large cave on the surface and was over ten meters high.
A slow spiral staircase extended the inside of the wide cylinder to the first basement level of the Babel Tower.
The first basement level was spacious enough to accommodate thousands of people and was a completely safe zone.
Going further down was the first level of the Underground City!
Lin Che looked around curiously all the way down.
He had never seen the entrance to the Underground City when watching the anime before.
However, there was a detailed description in the novel.
He remembered that there were many differences between the anime and the novel, such as the bodies of monsters.
In the anime, when monsters were killed, they would turn into dust and disappear directly, and materials and Demon Stones would drop automatically.
But the novel was different. The bodies of monsters would not disappear, and materials and Demon Stones needed to be dug out from the bodies themselves.
The first to twelfth levels of the Underground City were filled with countless narrow rock caves intertwined with each other, like an underground maze.
Therefore, they were also called the Cave Maze by adventurers.
The rock cave passages here were like the roots of old trees, intricate and complex.
Without the information map provided by the guild, it was easy to get lost in them.
After Lin Che and the others entered, the light dimmed.
Although there were glowing objects on both sides of the rock cave, the light was very weak and not very bright.
This made the entire rock cave appear somewhat dark.
"The environment here is really bad!" Merlin complained.
"Don't worry, only the upper levels have this kind of environment. When you reach the eighteenth level, you will see a different scenery." Lin Che said, recalling the anime scenes he had seen before.
"Leader, you should be here in Orario for the first time, right? Why are you so familiar with the Underground City?" Merlin immediately noticed something was off.
In fact, she noticed many things were off, such as the Chat Group.
She had already sensed that there was a special connection between Lin Che and Hestia and the others.
It was because of that connection that people from different worlds could cross over to each other.
However, this matter concerned the secret of Lin Che and the others, so Merlin did not ask further.
Lin Che glanced at Merlin and said, "Just treat it as my special ability. Don't your Servants in the Type-Moon World also have similar skills, such as "All-Knowing All-Powerful Star" and "Clairvoyance EX"?"
"So that's how it is, I understand!" Merlin nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
However, while the two were talking, the rock cave wall in front suddenly cracked open, and several green-skinned monsters walked out from it.
They were short, covered in green skin, with pointed noses and ears, and ferocious expressions, looking very disgusting.
These were the monsters on the first level of the Underground City, Goblins!
Artoria wanted to attack, but Lin Che projected several spears and shot them out first, taking care of all the Goblins.
He turned to Artoria and said, "The monsters on the upper levels are very weak. I'll clear them out. You guys conserve your stamina. We'll fight in the middle and lower levels later!"
Artoria nodded and put away her holy sword.
After the Goblins died, their bodies only stayed for a moment before disappearing.
"It seems to be the setting from the anime." Lin Che muttered, and came to the place where the bodies disappeared.
There were several Demon Stones on the ground, which were the monster cores dropped after the Goblins died.
Lin Che picked up the Demon Stones. Looking at the sparkling purple stones in his hand, he couldn't help but use the "North Meditation Divine Art"!
The next moment, the Demon Power in the Demon Stones was absorbed and entered his body.
However, the Demon Stones dropped by the Goblins were too small, and there wasn't much Demon Power in them.
Lin Che had only absorbed for two seconds before the Demon Power was gone.
The Demon Stones that lost their Demon Power turned into transparent crystals. Although they no longer had Demon Power, they were still very ornamental.
Next, the four of them continued downwards.
The monsters encountered along the way were all shot and killed by Lin Che using "Unlimited Blade Works".
Because they didn't have a map, they could only wander around blindly.
It wasn't until they had explored the entire first level that they found the entrance to the second level.
This wasted a lot of time.
Exploring layer by layer like this, it would take several days to reach the middle levels, let alone the lower and deep levels.
The few of them didn't bring food and water either, so this kind of exploration wouldn't work.
Lin Che sighed and said, "It seems we can only wander around the upper few levels today. Next time we come in, we need to bring a map and supplies."
"It doesn't matter, we have plenty of time anyway." Merlin said indifferently.
They were going to stay in Orario for a long time this time, unlike the Holy Grail War which had a seven-day time limit.
"Then you guys can also try your hand. Although the monsters on the upper levels are weak, you can get familiar with the mechanics of the Underground City monsters in advance." Lin Che said to Merlin and the others.
Except for Morgan, Merlin and Artoria both nodded.
Then they attacked the monsters individually.
Lin Che casually shot and killed a Goblin, and this time it actually dropped materials.
Goblin Claw!
It could be taken back and sold to a weapon shop, which was also an income.
Next, Lin Che found that his Luck was very good.
Almost every ten monsters he killed, one would drop materials.
A 10% drop rate was simply unheard of!
"It should be related to the development ability 'Luck'!" Lin Che quickly thought of the reason.
It had to be said, this development ability was really good.
If he increased the level of 'Luck' in the future, would his Luck get better and better?
When it reached the top level, would he become the protagonist and have a protagonist's halo?
Just thinking about it was exciting!
Just like that, Lin Che took Merlin and the others to grind monsters on the upper three levels of the Underground City for a day.
Because too many materials and Demon Stones dropped, they couldn't carry them.
Lin Che used the "Unlimited Blade Works" inherent barrier as a storage space and threw all the materials and Demon Stones into it.
...
Outside the Underground City, the sky was getting dark.
The major streets of Orario became lively, and all the adventurers who went to the Underground City during the day had returned.
They went to the guild to exchange Demon Stones for gold coins and began to enjoy the nightlife.
All the taverns and restaurants were full, and the red-light district of the Ishtar Familia was even more crowded.
For a time, the entire Orario became a sleepless city!
When Lin Che and the others came out of the Underground City, they were also surprised by this prosperous scene.
Artoria sighed, "If only my Camelot could be so prosperous under my rule."
Merlin also praised, "So many races living together peacefully, this is much more interesting than Avalon."
Morgan did not speak, but from her eyes, it could be seen that she also liked the atmosphere of Orario.
Lin Che said at this time, "This is just superficial peace. There are still dirty and unbearable scenes hidden underneath."
The current Orario appears peaceful, but this is only on the surface.
The dark factions hidden in the shadows are still restless.
Although most of the gods in The Dungeon World are peace-loving, there are also some evil gods and wicked gods who enjoy causing destruction.
An absolutely peaceful utopia is impossible to exist in any world.
Merlin heard Lin Che's words and said with a smile, "Clear water has no fish; everything has both positive and negative, yin and yang sides."
Lin Che nodded; he understood this point.
Immediately, they went to the Guild's Exchange Office.
When he took out all the magic stones and materials from "Unlimited Blade Works", the staff at the Exchange Office were startled.
"This is too much!" the middle-aged man in a suit exclaimed.
Although the quality of the magic stones and materials wasn't high, being drops from low-level monsters on the upper floors, the sheer quantity was overwhelming!
He wasn't surprised by Lin Che's storage method; after all, there are countless adventurers in Orario, and many have awakened various strange skills and magic.
He just assumed Lin Che had awakened a storage-type skill or magic.
Afterward, the staff called in a few more people and began counting.
Lin Che and the others stood aside and waited, not in a hurry.
Not long after, the staff finished the count.
2688 magic stones, worth 1,075,000 valis!
163 pieces of low-level monster materials, worth 815,000 valis.
The total was 1.89 million valis!
The price for the materials was a bit low; selling them to a weapon shop would yield a better price.
But Lin Che found it troublesome, and at this hour, most weapon shops were closed anyway, so he might as well sell them to the Guild.
Soon, the staff brought over a small box filled with large-denomination gold coins.
"So much?" Merlin said, slightly surprised.
"It's alright; magic stones are 400 each, and monster materials are only 5000 a piece. We just sold a large quantity," Lin Che shook his head, not particularly concerned about this amount of money.
One must know that on the 20th to 30th floors, a single monster drop can sell for millions!
As for the deeper floors, monster materials are even more valuable.
"Since the magic stones dropped by monsters are so valuable, isn't everyone in Orario very rich?" Artoria couldn't help but ask.