The Dangerously Cute Dungeon [A Dungeon Core LitRPG]

1.29 The Raven & The Druid

Elivyre had come to the town of Millstone at her father's behest. Apparently, he was willing to fund her opening a new alchemy shop so long as she was willing to move to this quaint little farming town.

Bramouth city was a large and well-established city built near a dungeon that was several hundred years old. There was a fair number of plants spread across its twenty-five floors, but there was also a lot of competition to contend with. It simply wasn't practical for new merchants to try to compete with long-standing businesses with merchants who were far more experienced than Elivyre. As such, she was sent off to Millstone to investigate.

From what little Elivyre had heard, a new dungeon had recently formed in the area and it was supposed to be relatively safe for a dungeon. However, the main thing Elivyre cared about was that the dungeon seemed to have an abundance of flowers, herbs, and other plant life to harvest. Such easy access to the plants would mean easy business for Elivyre. It was likely she'd not only be able to produce potions in abundance, but she'd also be able to sell her father the herbs adventurers brought to her for a bargain.

That was the deal for paying the startup costs for Elivyre's shop was that she had to send a free crate of herbs every month and that she sold the rest to her father for a good deal. However, so far, all Elivyre had to go on were rumors. That and the fact that some adventurer named David and his daughter kept selling her the same plants every day. Mostly acorns and wildflowers, but they were still quite useful.

Since the dungeon was supposed to be safe enough, anyway, Elivyre decided to check it out herself. As a D-rank druid, she really wasn't strong enough to enter most dungeons, but she figured it should be safe enough if slimes were the primary [Monster]. Elivyre gave her gear one last look over before stepping into the dungeon.

After a short walk through a hallway, she came to the first room. The artificial sun, slight breeze, and the peaceful scene of a wildflower meadow were rather surprising. It almost seemed too peaceful to be a dungeon. However, Elivyre's half-elf nature made it easy to tell that the scene in front of her was not quite as abundant with life as it really should be. It was hard to become fully immersed in the beauty of dungeons as an elf, or half-elf, since one's affinity for nature gave things away way too easily.

Elivyre was sure that the experience the slime would give wouldn't do much for her levels. Maybe if she killed it repeatedly, she might get a level or two today, but it didn't really seem worth the time and effort. Instead, Elivyre headed for the oak tree where she began to pick up acorns and place them into a basket. So long as the slime left her be, she'd be happy to leave it be as well. It wasn't like it could do that much damage anyways so it would be a waste to spend her mana on summoning earth magic.

Diva, Elivyre's pet raven, flew off of her shoulder and Elivyre just continued to gather acorns. As a druid, she had even more of an affinity for beasts than most elves. Diva had a habit of being dramatic, but was also a very proud bird. Still, Elivyre enjoyed her raven's company and would happily bring it wherever she went. Today wasn't any different and she was grateful to know Diva would watch over her while she harvested the plants available.

The rumors had certainly been true and it was difficult for Elivyre to stop collecting the wildflowers, acorns, and even honey that was available in the dungeon. However, it was possible that there would be more to collect in other rooms and her basket was already full. She'd already have to switch to filling her satchel with the plants.

Elivyre looked at the two directions she could go thoughtfully before finally moving forward. Diva cawed as it circled above her before gently coming to a stop as it landed on her outstretched arm. Together they continued through the doorway and down a short hallway. When they got to the small roundabout, Elivyre remarked