Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

This might be his source of funding in this world.

If all goes well, it will only take Shirou Emiya a few hours from heading to the dungeon to collecting all the crystals.

The biggest expense was finding an exit.

Guilds will provide adventurers with maps of dungeons that have already been explored.

Otherwise, countless adventurers would get lost in the dungeons.

However, Shirou Emiya is not an adventurer and therefore does not have the map provided by the guild.

However, Shirou Emiya still managed to find the entrance to the next level while continuing to walk.

Since it was his first time here, Shirou Emiya was very cautious, which is why it took him so long. Once he gets more familiar with the place, he will be able to go to deeper levels in less time.

That's about it.

Emiya Shirou looked at the small bag of crystals and scratched his cheek somewhat embarrassedly.

If it weren't for the [Fantasy Collapse], I might have been able to obtain many more crystals, perhaps even several times more.

But let's leave it at that.

Emiya Shirou didn't regret it. He would be leaving soon, and there was no point in holding so much money.

As long as I have enough to eat and wear, that's fine.

Thinking this through, Shirou Emiya put away the linen bag filled with crystals and headed upstairs.

only----

"Where did I just come from?"

Without a map, Shirou Emiya eventually got lost.

Chapter 428 Worries

The dungeon is divided into upper, middle, lower and deep levels according to the difficulty.

The upper layers are numbered 1-12.

The middle layer has 13-24 layers.

The lower level has 25-36 floors.

The deeper floors are those starting from the 37th floor and below.

Currently, the underground city's development area extends up to the 58th floor.

No adventurer or even any member of the clan has ever reached the area below the 58th floor.

The difficulty of dungeons, which are divided into upper, middle, lower, and deep levels, increases dramatically every certain stage.

The upper levels are so difficult that many level 1 adventurers can explore them solo.

Apart from certain special monsters that appear from dungeons.

Even adventurers at level 1 with combat abilities can handle a considerable number of situations.

However, the upper levels only allow for individual exploration; it does not mean that individual exploration is without danger.

The danger remains very high.

It only means that it is possible to conduct solo expeditions.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be advisable for novice adventurers to only explore the first three levels and not to venture into the fourth level on their own.

Although the monsters in the upper levels are almost all of the same level as Lv1 adventurers.

However, there are still many opponents that are difficult to deal with even at Lv2 level.

Take, for example, the orcs that Shirou Emiya had to deal with.

Its immense power is difficult for even a level 2 adventurer to deal with head-on.

The reason it is still classified as a Level 1 monster is its slow speed.

Given a certain speed, this monster poses no threat.

Such monsters are almost impossible for LV1 adventurers to defeat quickly.

Despite such power, he did not earn the title of "newcomer killer".

Because novice adventurers will know at first glance that this is a type they cannot handle, and will choose to back down.

Unlike goblins, most adventurers are not wary of the weakest goblins and are often killed.

As you progress through the levels, not only do the monsters' strengths change, but their numbers also increase dramatically.

You might only encounter a goblin or a few ratmen or other monsters on the first level.

But when you get to the fifth or sixth floor, you might encounter a small team of monsters consisting of dozens of them.

If you continue down, you might encounter hundreds of legions.

It's fair to say that their sheer numbers are enough to make solo adventurers despair.

Those who can break through to the middle level are already among the best in Orario.

After all, Level 1 adventurers make up more than half of all adventurers in Orario.

Reaching LV2 level is what truly makes one the backbone of conquering dungeons.

The monsters that Shirou Emiya faced were not above the limits of the upper levels; they were simply the most difficult monsters to deal with.

However, the appearance of such a large orc legion is indeed a rare occurrence among the upper echelons.

Due to their size, there are generally only about thirty squads of them on the upper levels.

Even thirty of them would be enough to give those LV1 adventure teams a run for their money.

However, this is the case with hundreds of orc legions that keep emerging.

It's likely that even a team composed of LV2 members would struggle to withstand such a surge.

Over such a long period of time, Shirou Emiya killed far more than just a few hundred orcs.

With the final blow, in the nearly half hour that followed, Shirou Emiya had killed almost several thousand orcs who emerged from the walls.

Although Shirou Emiya was still able to continue fighting.

Through persistent training, Shirou Emiya was able to fight all day long without the gravity restriction on him.

But that doesn't mean Shirou Emiya is truly willing to face this relentless, endless slaughter by the legion for even a single day.

So Shirou Emiya chose to eliminate them all at once.

Although in the end they only obtained the amount of magic crystals needed to kill dozens of orcs.

The sun slowly set.

The sky also darkened.

Everything on the street was dyed crimson, and countless adventurers poured out of the dungeon.

Some were overjoyed and boasted about their achievements to those around them.

Some carried their injured teammates on their backs, walking out of the crowd with expressions of relief.

Some even emerged from the ordeal with not a single part of their body intact, carrying immense sorrow and a gloomy, heavy heart.

The team that originally went in with five people only had three people come out.

Death is an inevitable thing.

As dusk fell, the adventurers gradually returned from the dungeon.

Of course, some choose to stay in the safe zone of the dungeon and prepare to come out the next day.

After all, they could only go down one layer at a time, and the frontline teams would need almost a whole day just to go back and forth.

Often, the choice is to return to the safe zone, either to continue exploring or to return to Orario the next day.

This is also the busiest time for the guild, with adventurers crowding around the various windows to handle their business.

Because the guild buys the magic crystals obtained by adventurers.

Of course, they can also trade with other merchants who need magic crystals.

It's just that the guild also buys magic crystals.

"Shall we go to [the lavish mistress's] place for a drink later?"

"Okay! But you're paying this time!"

"Oh, it's no big deal. I'll take you there as soon as I finish exchanging the magic crystals!"

A lively exchange erupted within the guild.

The busy window service staff just smiled knowingly; although it was very troublesome, this was the norm for adventurers.

Do you know what I saw this afternoon?

"What? You saw Fiora?"

"No, Fiora isn't someone you can just run into so easily!"

"What is that? It's boring."

"There was a red-haired newbie who went into the dungeon without any equipment, just wearing a red trench coat!"

Laughter couldn't help but escape from the adventurer's lips.

"Seriously? Are there really adventurers this bad?"

The adventurer beside him was clearly not convinced, his face showing surprise.

Even if the gods don't tell the adventurers about precautions for adventures, the guild members will explain them to them.

Bringing no equipment is basically suicide.

"Is he dead?"

Slightly surprised, the adventurer asked a question.