138 – Dungeon of the Constellation (8)
The Nyx turned their heads as the sapphire in Rain Rover’s hand moved.
To be honest, it was cute as it looked like a flock of chicks.
Of course, if you hold on to a passerby and show the sapphire and shake it around, your eyes will shake just like the Knicks, but…
Anyway, it was important to be cute and cute.
Rain Rover also smiled softly as to how cute these Knicks were.
“Come on, take it.”
I don’t know if it’s a little scary or shy to receive a sapphire from the Rain Rover’s hand, but the Knicks hesitated.
It wasn’t like the guys who just picked up a person a while ago and threw them into the bottom of the lake.
Perhaps this shy and timid figure is the true face of the Knicks.
As the Knicks could not easily approach, Rain Rover approached cautiously.
As the Knicks approached the Rain Rover, there was a brief commotion.
But he didn’t step back.
Rain Rover handed a sapphire to a Nyx.
“Jongzong, take it here.”
Chong-Jong-Yi (Nicks), who was even nicknamed, reached out and received a sapphire.
However, he did not have the courage to reach the Rain Rover, so he pulled out the sapphire and held it in his arms.
The sapphire was only 1/4 the size of a Rain Rover’s little fingernail, but it was the size of a head for a sapphire.
The sapphire smiled brightly as if he liked it very much, and the other Knicks looked at the sapphire with envy.
It is not known exactly why the Nyx likes sapphires.
Rumor has it that the pure mana contained in the sapphire is used to purify the mind and mana polluted by the Demon King, but I couldn’t be sure because it was not based on actual research.
Because humans forcibly squeezed out their tears and killed them before they could even do research.
Whatever it is, it doesn’t matter now.
The Knicks liked sapphires, and Rain Rover had a lot of sapphires.
Rain Rover took another sapphire out of the subspace pocket.
“I just gave it to you because you thanked me for being my friend… Oh, it’s not that you’re my friend, but you forgave me? This is so… More sapphires if we want to be friends?”
The Knicks wiggled their mouths like little children and spoke trumpet.
Its appearance was so cute that Linia took out a sapphire from the subspace pocket as if possessed.
When the Nyx saw the sapphire in Linia’s hand, their eyes twinkled.
He didn’t have the ability to fully understand Nyx’s emotions like Rain Rover, but he seemed to know what Nyx was thinking.
“Ho… can I be a friend too?”
Little Nyx Hana nodded and approached Linia’s side, and Irene and Trisha, who were watching him, quickly took out the sapphire from the subspace pocket.
“me too! me too!”
“Wait, wait! We don’t have that many sapphires!”
Trisha stopped him before he threw sapphires on the Nyx as if possessed by a fox.
The reason Team C brought Sapphire is to get the tears of Nyx.
The amount Nadal asked for was exactly 50ml.
It is okay to receive more than that, but I was warned not to receive less than that, so it was absolutely forbidden to randomly sprinkle sapphires.
Rain Rover made eye contact with the Knicks and spoke with a lot of emotion on his face like a kindergarten teacher.
“I need your tears, can I get them? There’s no need to forcefully squeeze it out, I just want to give it a little bit.”
The Knicks nodded their heads.
The tears of Nyx are tears only in name, but in fact, they are not tears that Nyx really sheds.
To be precise, it is a kind of pure mana material that comes out when the Nyx’s emotions are intensified.
So, to provoke the Nyx, vicious poachers did a lot of cruel things, such as torturing the Nyx or killing other Nyx.
Negative emotions are also a kind of emotion.
That’s why it was called ‘tears’ because it was the substance that the Nyx released when they were sad.
On the other hand, the current Knicks have received their favorite sapphire.
In a word, it is a state of joy to the point that you cannot control your emotions.
The Knicks carefully inserted their fingers into the vial the Rain Rover had given them.
Then, a clear, transparent sapphire-like liquid flowed from the tip of her finger.
The amount of Knicks’ body was so small, but the number of Knicks was so large that we were able to quickly fill the target of 50ml.
Rather, it was able to collect a whopping 120ml beyond the target.
“Wow······.”
Nyx’s Tears are not only used to craft Iron-Blood Hearts, but are also used to craft other elixir.
It would be great if you could use these tears of Nyx to make other elixirs.
The Rain Rover closed the bottle cap tightly and tucked it into the subspace pocket.
“thank you. snuggle up Nyongnong. Salang. bang bang bang…”
Rain Rover looked directly into Nyx’s eyes to see if he had given all the nicknames to Nyx before he knew it.
To Trishana and Linia’s eyes, they all looked alike, so I don’t know who was who, but Rain Rover seemed to distinguish them all strangely.
The Knicks seemed to like the Rain Rover so much, they got on their fingers and rubbed their bodies.
Rain Rover got up to say hello to all the Knicks.
“It is time for us to part.”
When the Knicks heard that the Rain Rover was leaving, they circled around the Rain Rover with regret.
I’m sorry, but I couldn’t take the time any longer.
We need to deliver Nyx’s tears quickly to Nadal’s lab where the iron-blooded heart is being made.
That way, the iron-blooded heart can be completed quickly and the dungeon raid can be completed.
Rain Robberne waved at the Knicks who were sending them off and headed for Nadal’s lab.
* * *
Nadal’s private laboratory was located in a small town called Mogo, a three-day walk northeast of Lake Selves.
Team C passed the main gate and handed a silver coin, Manmin’s ID, to the guards and headed straight for the lab.
Linia said, looking alternately at the old wooden building and the map that were being demolished.
“…is this a research lab?”
“Once so?”
I thought that the research institute was a very stylish or neat building, but this institute is old and outdated as if even a ghost would pop out.
“For now, let’s go inside slowly, just in case.”
Trisha was the first to enter the lab with a vibrating crystal ball.
The inside was just as dirty as the outside.
I don’t know how long I haven’t used it, but it was dusty and full of cobwebs.
“No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem like this place…….”
“Still, the crystal ball reacts here, so it must be here.”
The Rain Rover looked around and pointed under the hardwood floor.
“It’s here.”
The other places were dusty, but there were traces of someone coming and going.
Unsurprisingly, a door suddenly appeared from the floor the Rain Rover was pointing at.
The door appeared suddenly, so it must have been some kind of recognition-obstructing magic.
Then the door swung open and Rakan came out like a mole.
“Come in.”
Apparently, there was a laboratory in the basement.
Team C slowly stepped down the stairs following Rakan’s guidance.
“You came just in time. It was a moment when I needed Knicks’ tears.”
“okay? I’m glad. By the way, did Tigris-sama come?”
Rakan nodded and said.
“yes. I was a little surprised that you brought the giant’s heart so sooner than expected. Oh, but it’s okay now.”
“Where have you been for a while?”
“Uh… I don’t know if I should call it a moment…”
“Where have you been?”
“You just said it was a jungle.”
Trisha tilted her head.
“jungle? Why are you there?”
“I don’t know about that either. Didn’t you go to check if there’s a problem with Sir Nemesis and Sir Sora?”
“Hmm… is that so? But there are elves in the jungle right now, so just seeing a human would cause a game…”
“I don’t know that. Instructor Tigris, don’t you think everyone is thinking?”
As we were chatting, we all came down the stairs.
Rakan opened the door at the end of the stairs and entered.
Then a huge laboratory was revealed.
The whole laboratory was dark, as if reflecting Nadal’s dyslexia personality.
In the middle of the lab, there was a 3m wide and 3m barrel, and I didn’t know what was in the barrel, but I heard something boiling.
Nadal was floating with his floating magic, observing the reaction in the barrel in real time, dripping reagents drop by drop.
“Master is working on something important right now. I think it’s a little difficult to say hello right now. Can we get Nix’s tears first?”
“Ah, here.”
Trisha handed an ampoule containing 50ml of Nix’s tears.
Rakan took the ampoule, headed to the shelf, and put the whole ampoule into a strange machine.
A long hose was attached to the end of the machine, and Rakan took out a new ampoule and filled the liquid from the hose.
Rakan glanced at the intricate instrument cluster on the machine and nodded.
“Wow… it’s 99.98% pure.”
“Is that surprising?”
“It’s huge. I searched past data, but there were very few cases where the purity of Nyx’s tears exceeded 90%. Regius also used only 85.57% Nyx’s Tears. If this is enough, there is no need for separate purification.”
Rakan closed the ampoule with a stopper, put a label on it, and placed it in one corner.
Then I kept writing something on the paper, and the image was very different from the usual Rakan, which gave me a strange feeling.
It was so bizarre that I thought that if Amoris saw this, he would have made a fuss because he wanted to take a picture.
Nadal seemed to be finished, so he stopped floating magic and went downstairs.
And he greeted Princess Rain Rover.
“Sorry for the late greeting. Princess Rain Rover.”
“No. What’s the progress other than that?”
“Almost 80% done. Now, it seems that all we need is the powder of the wings of the World Tree Fairy.”
Team D’s Nemesis and Sora were supposed to arrive at the laboratory within 21 days of entering the dungeon.
Now, 10 days have passed, so there are still 11 days left.
“Assuming the World Tree Fairy’s wing powder has arrived, how long will it take?”
“The World Tree Fairy’s Wing Powder is the last material used, so it can be completed as soon as the World Tree Fairy’s Wing Powder arrives.”
“Then you’re saying it can be completed on the 21st day?”
“If it goes according to plan, it will happen.”
The time difference between the real world and the dungeon is about 10 times due to the ability of the star map.
In the dungeon of the constellation, roughly three days pass in a month, so three weeks would be two days in real time.
“Then can we help you now?”
“no. There is not. Now, rest well for the rest of the time.”
Team C’s mission ended by handing over the tears of the Knicks.
Charlotte, Irene, and Linia were filled with remorse and disappointment that it was over.
“But now what?”
Even practicing swordsmanship here doesn’t mean much.
This is because even if you practice Aurora here, it will not affect your physical growth when you return to your original world.
However, helping Nadal and Rakan is too complicated to even touch an ampoule or an eyedropper.
I don’t even know how to use it.
Charlotte blinked as if she had realized something.
“I think I can understand Master’s heart.”
At Charlotte’s words, Irene, Linia, and Rain Rover nodded their heads as if in agreement.
“It’s a waste of time to sit still for 11 days like this.”
“Iknow, right.”
In real time, only a day or two would pass, but it was a pity that I had to sit there blankly.
But swinging a sword doesn’t help in the real world.
The reason why Trisha was able to become a six-star knight at such a young age was because she experienced a lot of battles in the dungeon of the constellation, went outside and quickly grew her body with elixir.
“Hmmmm…”
The four of you wanted to spend the rest of your time to the fullest, but I was worried about what to do.
Trisha overhears your conversation and opens her mouth.
“Then why don’t you do a fun side job?”
“A side job?”
Trisha chuckled.
“The thing I like the most about the dungeon of the constellation is that you can bring everything in it to the real world except for the relics. It is not bad to take the by-products or relics of monsters that exist only in this era.”
Trisha said, making a circle with her hands.
“Of course, it’s also salty.”
Your eyes gleamed with gold.
“yes! like!”
Rain Rover thought for a moment before opening his mouth.
“Ah, then maybe Lord Tigris and Sir Trisha had the same thoughts?”
“Ummm, I will. Lord Tigris is not one to be idle for more than ten days.”
“Then why did you go to the jungle?”
Trisha shrugged.
“I don’t know. Do you want to study even the swordsmanship of the elves? Tigris-sama is a swordsman.”
* * *
An empty vacant lot in the jungle.
Tigris pulled out the salamander’s sword in the middle of the vacant lot and made eye contact with the white elf in front of him.
The elf smiled a subtle smile and drew the elves’ traditional recurve sword Mishta.
“Are you going to have no regrets? Tigris?”
Tigris nodded without a word.
The elf rushed towards Tigris like a lark flying among the branches.
It was an amazing speed that was hard to follow, but not even a single leaf of grass spread like a carpet was hurt.
The elf swung his sword.
An aura filled with the energy of sharp ice crystals flew to Tigris.
Red blood spattered.