The Golden Experience Point [Part 1]

Chapter 175: "Black Businesses"

The dungeon management is on track, and with each of them reaching a temporary stopping point in their respective pursuits, the trio of Rare, Blanc, and Lyra gathered in the conference room of the Aural Kingdom Castle.

"Um, Lyra-san. Is it okay if I leave a zombie in this castle? Dealing with the ones flying in is quite troublesome."

"Oh, right. I was going to ask the same. Anything goes, but if Blanc is turning it into a zombie, count me in too."

"Hey, could it be that you two don't like me? You're the types who don't like anyone else! Besides, Rare-chan, just today, you casually warped in aiming for the archbishop's position!"

《Resistance successful》

"...What are you up to now, Lyra?"

"...Nothing, really."

"...Well, forget it. I'll ask later. More importantly, considering the location and surroundings, wouldn't it be better for this group to gather in the city under my control, Rifure?"

"Rifure... Is that the city in the Hiers region closest to Aural? Did you conquer that?"

"I didn't conquer it. I just peacefully placed the entire city under my control. I conquered the zone next to it, the grasslands."

"So, by peacefully controlling that city, are you planning to economically dominate the human side? Isn't that sneaky? Especially since you're managing a dungeon on the monster side."

"It's a mutual arrangement. Lyra, you're probably thinking of controlling some boss in some region and setting up a dungeon farm, right? You showed interest when we talked about farms before."

"...I can't follow this conversation at all. Oh, these waffles are delicious."

Blanc is being left out of the conversation. Lyra, praised for the tea treats, responded.

"Right? I tried baking them in the Liege style."

"What about the waffle iron? Did you make it?"

"Well, of course, I had to make it. By the way, I got a Mithril one as a reward for an event. It doesn't rust, and it has high thermal conductivity, so it's super convenient. It's probably not made of aluminum, right? It's light. With its high compatibility with magic, if I could add fire attributes or something, I might be able to cook with just that. I haven't tried it though."

While I generally know about the properties of Mithril, the compatibility with magic is news to me. I wonder how Lyra found that out.

"Oh, really. What should I do? I got one too, but I don't cook."

As a special reward, Rare and the other two received Mithril ingots as prizes for ranking high.

Though it should have effects other than just that, if Lyra is using it for cooking utensils, maybe it's not such a remarkable metal. I think it should have performance comparable to Adamant-something.

"Now then, if you've enjoyed the waffles, let's get to the main topic. It's been three weeks since the massive update called the Transference Service. I think it's about time we shared and aligned our information. I've completed the projects I was working on, and I think you, Rare-chan, and the others have settled down by now."

"Huh?"

Blanc looks around anxiously. It seems Lyra did something again. I want to press her for details, but since it might stall the conversation, I endure it. The purpose of this tea party is information sharing. She probably has plans to explain it later.

As for the situation calming down, that's accurate. In Rare's dominion, there are player visitors in the Old Hiers capital, La Colinne, and the Tuer Grasslands, but all regions are steadily increasing their sales.