I like traveling the most

Chapter 651 Return to the Water City

Seeing him so happy, Xiao Lin couldn't bear to interrupt, but staying any longer would only be a waste of time.

He asked: "Then, can I leave all the subsequent repairs to you?"

"Ah, okay, okay! Leave the rest to me! I will notify you separately about the candidate locations for the next material recycling. Please go back today! I'll take my leave now!"

Rafe finished speaking hastily, turned around and ran to the dungeon.

Although the researchers all feel crazy, he seems to be even more crazy...

Such a Darkness-like way of excitement.

Well, it's better not to get too involved with him.

Xiaolin made a quick judgment in his mind, then turned and left Lundberg's mansion.

Come to the Adventurer's Guild.

Everyone is waiting for him.

"so……"

Under the expectant gazes of others, Xiao Lin said: "The first step in repairing the relics, congratulations on conquering the underground sewers! Cheers!"

"Cheers!"xN

The crowd cheered.

Aqua even picked up her own glass of bubble wine and took a long sip.

"Gudong, Gudong, Gudong...Pfft haha!"

Then, he smashed the quilt on the table.

She shouted to the older sister passing by: "Sure enough, a drink after work is the most enjoyable! Bubble wine, let's have another glass!"

"Yes, I understand."

The eldest sister smiled back.

Originally, he should have taught her a lesson at this time, but considering that she suffered a lot from being eaten by a giant toad today, it would be better to tolerate her a little.

Darkness also sighed slightly: "When I was consumed by the level, I was still thinking about what would happen. Being able to come back safely is better than anything else. After passing the underground waterway, the level has also improved, and I can go to a higher level dungeon next time. ah."

This guy seems to be unsatisfied.

In addition to her, Megumin also nodded and said, "Yeah, just like Darkness said, I think it's going very smoothly. Of course, for me, even if the level increases, I can't do much."

Speaking of this, the little Loli was a little frustrated.

My good friend Youyou quickly comforted me: "Cheer up, Huihui. Look, as long as you keep improving your level, won't you be able to learn the explosion magic again?"

"Let's postpone the explosion magic." Xiao Lin immediately stopped him.

"Uh-huh..." Huihui was shaking all over. With a mournful face, she shouted to the passing eldest sister: "Sister, please give me a glass of bubble wine!"

"Hey, stop it, Megumin! Don't give up on yourself and drink!"

"That is to say, even if it takes a lot of time, it can definitely be used again!"

Darkness and Yoyo persuaded her.

but……

Megumin shouted at the two of them: "But! Before that, I was just a burden! What is the value of a great mage who can't use explosion magic?!"

Xiaolin thought for a while.

There seems to be no difference.

It was the same feeling in the maze so far. Yes, Megumin was a burden from the beginning to the end.

"What a difficult future it is..."

Darkness sighed again, but she quickly collected her emotions and said: "But no matter what, it's great to end the search for the underground waterway smoothly. Aren't we going to find the next material soon? Go to bed early today, tomorrow keep it up."

"...Well, as long as you work hard to improve your level, your skills and ability values ​​will always find a way."

Xiao Lin also comforted little Loli.

However, when I think about the ill-fated days that follow, I inevitably fall into melancholy.

"Starting tomorrow, I have to conquer the dungeon again to collect materials...ah, there is still a long way to go..."

All in all, everyone was not in high spirits.

After drinking, the group returned to the mansion.

the next day.

Xiao Lin and others came to the mansion again. They were going to ask researcher Rafe how the repair of the relics was going, but they met another person here.

"...Um, Uncle Lundberg?"

"Don't call me uncle! When you do, use your honorific title!"

Darkness corrected his title anxiously.

Lundberg didn't pay much attention. He said hello after seeing a few people.

"Ah, it's Mr. Xiaolin and Mr. Dustinis. It seems that the repair materials were recovered successfully yesterday. Congratulations."

"Thanks to this, we have suffered a lot. I have never heard that toads can reproduce so much before." Xiao Lin couldn't help but complain slightly. This was indeed beyond his expectation.

Uncle Lundberg chuckled and said: "Sure enough, even for a man who defeated a cadre of the Demon King's Army, his level has a great influence. Although it will be very hard in the future, I still ask you to work hard."

For a moment, I couldn't figure out whether he was encouraging or just being weird.

But Lundberg has always behaved like a gentleman, so I guess it’s the former.

"Good morning, Mr. Xiaolin."

At this time, researcher Raf rushed over.

His face looks very bad. Although he has always looked bad, his face looks even worse today. Could it be that he spent all night repairing it?

"Actually, I'm here to inquire about the progress of your repairs..."

"Yes, yes! Just now, I was explaining to the master..."

"Thanks to the materials recovered by Mr. Xiaolin, the progress is going smoothly. But it is still far from a complete restoration."

Lundberg sighed.

He also looked helpless.

Think about it carefully, did Lundberg also suffer a disaster? He was eating hot pot and singing at home, and was suddenly blown up by the explosion magic. This would be very annoying to anyone.

Darkness also nodded.

"Well, I already knew it, but it doesn't seem to end that easily..."

"Anyway, if you don't do it, you will be thrown into jail, and you may even be asked to die. Just collect it when you upgrade."

Xiao Lin spread his hands.

Lundberg also said: "That's true. Although it may take some time, I'm still looking forward to it, Mr. Kobayashi. ...Then, Raf, please continue."

"Okay, okay! Please leave it to me, Master!"

After being asked, Rafe's mood was quite high.

Well, considering that he has an employer who supports him and gives him a lot of research funding, it's not surprising that he is so excited.

"So, the most critical repair went smoothly, right?"

Xiao Lin asked.

"Hmm, there's no problem there anymore!" Rafe nodded quickly and muttered at the same time: "Sure enough, the compatibility of the materials at that time was still very good. It can be replaced with the original parts without any problem, and all the damaged areas can be replaced. If it falls, it should be able to return to its previous state..."

"I-I see..."

"So where should we go next? We have to find materials again, right?"

Darkness seemed to be frightened by his fanaticism, and it was left to Xiaolin to communicate with him.

Hearing these words, Rafe immediately came to his senses.

"Guan, I also have a prediction about this." He said cautiously: "Next... I want to ask you to go to Alcanredia, and please use the magic detector here."

"What the hell is this?"

"This is a device I made that can sense powerful water magic. I think this way I can sense the reaction of the water magic stone. When the magic power is too strong, even if it is not a magic stone, it will react..."

Water magic stone?

It sounds like the next thing they are looking for is the water magic stone hidden in the water capital of Alcanredia.

"Not bad! I'll get this!"

Megumin suddenly jumped out.

There's nothing she can do about being so active. After all, she can't use explosion magic, so now she's just a burden.

Forget it, let her be.

Megumin happily took over the magic detector from researcher Rafe.

Darkness asked curiously: "We have also been to Alcanredia. Is there a maze nearby?"

"Hmm, um... After confirming the design drawings, we found that there is a magic stone that controls water embedded inside the relic. After careful analysis of the way to get it, we can confirm that it is in a place with strong water magic... that is, near Alcanredia."

What he said makes sense.

Almost everything related to water is produced there.

but……

"Alcanredia...it's quite troublesome to get there..."

"Aqua has purified the hot springs there. I hope things have calmed down."

Darkness was also slightly worried.

Researcher Rafe said at this time: "I, I have asked Miss Chris to investigate first. You can meet up after you arrive in the city."

No choice, let’s go.

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"…What?! Going to Alcanredia?"

When the idiot goddess heard that she was going there, she had a strange expression.

After all, she was regarded as a fraud goddess before and was kicked out by her own followers.

But……

"It is said that the next material is there, so I can't go there." Xiao Lin also muttered: "This is the first time I have gone there after defeating Demon King Leader Hans."

"But, but, doesn't it matter if I go? I won't be stoned because of the hot spring thing, right?"

"Even people from that city wouldn't be able to do that...probably."

"I say! Just now Xiaolin said roughly, he said the word roughly!"

Aqua kept pushing Xiaolin's shoulders.

It would be okay if they were normal people, but the Axis cultists are a group of abnormal people. Coupled with the mistakes Aqua made, it would be excusable even if she was stoned.

No, there is a high probability that this will be the case.

...Deserved it!

Who makes her always instill some useless things into her followers.

"No problem, Aqua!"

Darkness comforted the stupid goddess and said, "Even if you are stoned, I will block it for you. My duty is to protect my companions!"

Hey, that's hardly a consolation.

You just want to be stoned.

"Well, it's been such a long time since then. You should have forgotten about the hot springs, right?" Huihui guessed optimistically.

"Yeah, really? If only that were the case..."

She believed it.

She believed this fool.

Xiao Lin waited for her to be stoned by his followers again, and then ran back to confess to him crying bitterly.

By the way...

"Didn't I say that Chris would wait for us there first? Since we have no money, we can only go there on foot this time, so we'd better leave quickly."

"What? Are you serious about hiking to Alcanretia?"

Aqua yelled again.

There is nothing we can do about it.

If they had money, they could use the teleportation array. Even if they didn't have money, they could use teleportation magic if they were at a high enough level. But now, they had neither money nor level, so they could only walk.

"A good cook cannot cook without rice! Okay, let's go!"

"I don't want to walk!"

Xiaolin dragged her forward.

How can I describe this journey...

It can't be described as a mess.

Lizard runners, eagle-beaked beasts, zombie liches, etc., all kinds of messy monsters, all jumped out.

Let their level rise several levels.

Finally--

"Alcanretia... We're here."

"I can't walk a step..."

"I'm really tired..."

Everyone collapsed on the ground, complaining about the hardship of this journey.

But this is just the beginning, the hardest part is not yet here.

Kobayashi looked at the bustling Water City and sighed, "This is my second time here. If I can, I don't want to come again."

"Really? I like this city very much. Hehe..."

The perverted female knight has taken out the Eris necklace from her neck and began to imagine what kind of treatment she will receive later.

"That's because you are an Eris cultist. You are happy to be scolded by the Axis cultists, right? Also, take your necklace back to me quickly. It will cause trouble for us if it is exposed outside!"

"No, no!"

Ignoring Darkness's wailing, Kobayashi roughly helped her put the necklace back into her breasts.

"Okay, okay."

Meihui separated the two and asked, "Do you want to go to the item store first? Let's sort out the equipment first and then go find Chris."

"Yes. There is also a store here that sells props that Axel doesn't sell. Let's go and have a look when we meet up."

Kobayashi didn't refuse.

Maybe there will be something they need here.

So, they just found a store.

I was thinking of buying something, but after looking at the prices and the spare money in my pocket, I finally gave up.

The clerk looked at them with great resentment as they left.

I'm really sorry that I can't afford it.

After that, they went to the designated place where they agreed to meet with Chris.

"Hey, Xiaolin. Over here!"

Before they got to the place, they saw Chris constantly greeting him.

Xiaolin and others walked over quickly.

"Hey, Chris. I thought it would take more time to meet you, but I didn't expect you to arrive so soon."

"As part of the investigation, I have already grasped the flow of people. I have confirmed the places where adventurers may pass by."

"As expected of Chris, it seems that the level drop has no effect on you."

Xiaolin couldn't help but praise.

I was quite guilty of accidentally causing her level to drop.

Now it seems that she is not affected?

Chris waved his hand modestly: "I'm not going to investigate the dungeon. What's important in visiting and investigating in the city is not skills, but experience."

"I see."

Although her true identity is a goddess, the ability of an adventurer is no joke.