arc3 · 141-ch141
Chapter 141: Let's Look at the Auction Site
I tried leveling up in the Yatsugatake Dungeon, but my MP ran dry in barely two hours. Without MP there's nothing I can do, so I sent Asahi back to the Dungeon Agency.
(Now then, what spoils did I get this time...)
There weren't many monsters defeated, but thanks to taking down high-level monsters, I got a decent haul. A Spiral Bird's beak. This one has quite a bit of hardness, and apparently it can be used as a weapon material. Earth Bear claws. This too seems like it could sell for a pretty high price as weapon or armor material.
And then, the main prize this time: a Wyvern's dragon core. A drop item that rarely appears when you defeat a dragon species. Apparently, mixing this into weapons, armor, and all sorts of items makes them one rank higher. Also, it seems to be raw material for appraisal crystals.
None of these are necessary for me, so I'll ask Arihara-san to sell them. I was thinking that when I remembered — the Blue Sapphire I entrusted to Arihara-san the other day is up for auction.
And I received an ID and password to get into that auction site. Since I'm here, might as well take a peek.
I operated my high-performance PC and accessed the auction site.
(Hohou, they've got all sorts of stuff listed.)
As befits an official auction site. The drop items were tabbed by type, so it was really easy to browse. Before checking my own listing, let me explore the site a little first.
(Ohh! So many cool weapons and armor!)
I'd heard the drop rate in dungeons wasn't all that great, but as befits it being sold nationwide, a considerable number of items were listed. Though, since they're rare items, even not-so-impressive ones were getting bids at pretty high prices.
(Uh, the one I asked for would be an Enchantment Stone, right?)
What I asked Arihara-san for was the Blue Sapphire. A fine item that can bestow a powerful water attribute. I selected the Enchantment Stone tab and scrolled through in order from the bottom, but it was taking a while to get to my Blue Sapphire.
(I found it, but this is...)
In the end, my Blue Sapphire was right at the top. The bidding period still has a few days left, but the current bid is 1.2 billion yen. Wait, that's way too high...
I'd heard auction prices jump up on the final day. I have no idea what this Blue Sapphire is going to end up at.
Anyway, since it looks like it'll fetch a higher-than-expected price, I'll look forward to it. Ah, Mana Potions are up for sale. Since I'm here, I might as well buy some Mid-grade Mana Potions. I entered the so-called instant buy price and was able to buy several Mid-grade Mana Potions for 3 million yen each.
Having enjoyed the auction site more than I expected, in order to recover the MP I'd spent, I ate a proper dinner and got a good night's sleep.
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Three days have passed since then. In those days, I patrolled twice, and with three drones — Asahi, Hayate, and Shiden — I could naturally get around faster than usual. With the extra time, I could patrol carefully, and with the attack units I'd gained, I could take down monsters here and there and earn experience points.
Thanks to that, over these three days, the experience points I earned during patrols and university lectures got me up a level.
And now, my and the drones' status is...
Name Soramine Sota
Job Drone Pilot
Level 23
HP 79
MP 5060
Skills
Additional Unit Unlocked
Attack Unit Unlocked
Small Drone Unlocked
Medium Drone Unlocked
Drone Summon Count +2
Drone Connection
Parallel Thinking
Call
Storage
Auto-Mapping
Drone Info
Hayate
Shiden
Hmm hmm, my MP is still increasing at an incredible pace. Before, I used to wonder why only my MP was so high, but now that I think about it, it makes sense. I'm burning through a crazy amount of MP.
But if we've passed 5000, that means I can fire about five hundred Thunder Bullet Machine Cannon rounds. With the Magic Machine Cannons, I can fire five thousand rounds, so if my MP keeps increasing like this, I'd be grateful.
Next, let's look at Hayate's status.
Name Hayate Lv19
Durability 250/250
Max Speed 250
Acceleration 50
Hardness 250
Standard Equipment Telephoto Camera
Communication Microphone
Data Transfer Function
Additional Units (Unlocked)
Flashlight
Attack Units (Unlocked)
Magic Machine Cannon
Skill Points 50
The status hasn't changed, but the Attack Units are unlocked and the Magic Machine Cannon has been added. The power is low, but I'm grateful that it can deal a fixed amount of damage regardless of attribute. Plus, it uses little MP.
I have 50 Skill Points, so I wonder if I should use them on something. Additional Units are tempting too, but raising stats isn't a bad idea either. Let's raise Max Speed by 30 and Acceleration by 20.
I used up all my Skill Points, but with this, Hayate will surpass Asahi's flight performance. Even with Skill Points, it doesn't look like I can raise it any further, so next time Skill Points build up, I'll add an Additional Unit.
Now, last is checking Shiden's status.
Name Shiden Lv19
Durability 330/330
Max Speed 180
Acceleration 40
Hardness 330
Standard Equipment Telephoto Camera
Communication Microphone
Data Transfer Function
Additional Units (Unlocked)
None
Attack Units (Unlocked)
Thunder Bullet Machine Cannon
Skill Points 30
Hmm hmm, this one's stats have gone up a little with its level. Skill Points have been building up little by little too, so once they pile up I'd like to unlock another Attack Unit.
If I can, I want an attack method that's effective against earth attribute, which thunder attribute doesn't work well on. If that's the case, it'd be good to save up to 150 points and get a Wind Bullet Machine Cannon or Wind Bullet Shotgun. But if I save up to 200 points, the Magic Guided Missile and Magic Sniper Cannon I could get are attractive too.
For now, I get 10 Skill Points per level, so at this pace, it's going to be pretty hard to save them up. By the way, I looked at Attribute Enchantment (300) too — apparently you can add dark attribute, light attribute, and holy attribute. Given how high the points are, they might be upper-tier attributes.
Well, that's enough on the current situation — it's about time to go leveling. Though today, Umi has her parent observation day from the afternoon. I need to get ready to head out after lunch.
I started up Asahi and sent it toward the Tokyo Skyscraper Dungeon, which I chose as today's leveling spot.