On how PhDs become human evil

Therefore, the first level of the dungeon can be considered the safest place.

That's not just because the monsters here are all of the lowest level and weakest, but also because so many adventurers go down this level that any monsters will be dealt with, and there won't be a situation where a large number of monsters attack at once.

Following the main group, Bai Jie arrived at the second floor without any problems.

Compared to the first floor, the second floor had more people, but not to the point of being shoulder to shoulder.

Bai Jie did not intend to enter the third floor, so he began to explore his surroundings as soon as he arrived at the second floor.

"Clap!"

The moment they turned into a side road, the wall next to Bai Jie suddenly cracked open, and in Bai Jie's sight, a hideous green monster emerged from the wall with a howl, like a bird hatching from an egg.

Drawing his short sword from his waist, Bai Jie recalled the information about the monster before him: "Goblins are the lowest-level monsters in the dungeon. Even ordinary people can easily defeat them as long as they have a weapon and some experience."

"Chirp!"

The goblin let out a strange shriek, like a flea, and after landing on all fours, it suddenly sprang up and pounced towards Bai Jie.

Although he's a novice adventurer, who is Bai Jie? He's a doctor who has gone through life and death with a group of Rhodes Island operators, and has faced Reunion Movement and natural disasters. What kind of big scene hasn't he seen?

"Compared to Lappland, this speed is far too slow!"

With a sidestep, Bai Jie dodged the goblin's pounce. He didn't even bother to use his short sword; instead, he grabbed the goblin by the neck with his left hand and slammed it to the ground!

"boom--!"

With a muffled thud, the skinny goblin was slammed into the ground, its head lolling to the side, the light in its eyes dimming.

"Boom—!"

Immediately afterwards, the goblin's entire body rapidly lost its color, and with a muffled explosion, it turned into dust and disappeared without a trace.

Then, a piece of blue crystal-like gravel and a sharp fingernail fell to the ground.

Picking up the piece of rubble, Bai Jie examined it for a moment and murmured, "So this is the source stone of this world—the magic stone—it does indeed have some magical fluctuations. This world's industry must have developed based on this."

In the world of Terra, Originium can be said to be the foundation of industry. It can be found in almost all industrial sectors. If Originium were lost, it is conservatively estimated that the industrial level of the entire Terra world would regress by hundreds of years.

In this world, magic stones are equivalent to Originium.

"Through the battle just now, I roughly understand that these goblins are not even as strong as Originium Bugs. If the third floor is like this, then I estimate that I can go directly to the fifth floor."

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Section 6. Amiya... no, it's Amiya the Donkey!

To be honest, Bai Jie was a little nervous before entering the dungeon. People always hesitate when facing the unknown. Just like when he first met SilverAsh, Bai Jie was so nervous that he stuttered when he spoke. In the end, it was Amiya and Dr. Kal'tsit who completed that meeting.

However, after exchanging ideas a few more times, Bai Jie and SilverAsh became familiar with each other and even addressed each other as brothers. Bai Jie also sent SilverAsh many videos of First Snow and Cliffheart's daily life.

Similarly, after actually entering the dungeon and killing the first goblin, Bai Jie's tension about the dungeon dissipated considerably, replaced by the curiosity of a researcher.

Why can dungeons spawn monsters?

What is the structure of the underground city?

Are there any rare minerals here?

What else can the magic stones dropped by monsters after they die be used for besides as energy?

Suppressing his curiosity, Bai Jie smiled and muttered to himself, "No, no, I need to calm down and not let my emotions get the better of me. There are more important things to do right now!"

Yes, there was a reason why Bai Jie entered the dungeon alone. Otherwise, who would leave a super-powerful bodyguard behind and risk his life? He's a complete weakling. He can bully Originium Bugs, but two random soldiers from the Reunion Movement could easily beat him up.

Bai Jie entered the underground city alone mainly to conduct an experiment.

"When Ais pulled me off the clock tower, I subconsciously called out the names of the operators, and after that, Exusiai, Texas, and Cliffheart appeared. Could it be that I can summon other operators as well?"

Based on this conjecture, Bai Jie decided to go to the underground city to test it out.

After finding a secluded spot and confirming that no one was there, Bai Jie called out a few names to the empty space: "Lappland, come out."

"Huh? Why are you calling me all of a sudden, Doctor?"

The moment Bai Jie finished speaking, a portal of light appeared in front of him, and then Lappland walked out of the portal, yawning.

"Lappland, are you sleeping?"

"Of course! I just finished a long day of training, I'm exhausted, and Texas isn't here either, I'm so bored!"

As everyone knows, Lapland cannot survive without Texas.

(If Lappland can be summoned, then can't anyone else be summoned as well?)

To verify his hypothesis, Bai Jie began calling out the names of the other people: "Ching, Li Dong, Kal'tsit, Amiya, come out."

"Yes, I'm listening, Doctor!" Chūmaru, carrying a naginata, appeared from the portal.

"What a disgrace, what are you doing?" Winter said, looking annoyed.

"Why are you calling me out in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?" As a doctor, Kal'tsit was extremely annoyed that her sleep had been disturbed.

Looking at the three people standing in front of him, Bai Jie scratched his head and asked, "Were you all sleeping?"

"Otherwise what? It's nighttime where we are."

"Over there?" Bai Jie frowned. "How's Rhodes Island doing? Are there any problems?"

Kal'tsit patted her face to clear her mind and said, "Rhodes Island is currently in a place called Gensokyo. After Amiya and I negotiated with the people in charge of that place, we have a place to settle down. By the way, although you disappeared from Rhodes Island, for some reason, Rhodes Island's control center can monitor your situation in real time."

Is Rhodes Island functioning properly?

“There are no problems at all. In fact, with the help of those creatures called Kappa, Rhodes Island’s equipment has undergone a major upgrade.”

After listening to Kal'tsit's report, Bai Jie finally felt relieved. He had been at Rhodes Island for a year and had developed a deep affection for the place. He really didn't know what he would do if something happened to Rhodes Island.

"By the way, have you figured out why we came to this other world? Have you solved the mystery of those clues?"

When the topic of traveling between worlds came up, Kal'tsit organized her thoughts slightly and then said, "We have a general idea so far. According to a person named Yakumo Yukari in Gensokyo, Rhodes Island was probably affected by the so-called dimensional shockwave, so it received clues from another dimension and used those clues to complete the world travel."

"We also have a general idea of ​​how to travel back in time. As long as we get a clue to our original world, we can return to our original world once again."

Upon hearing that he could return to his original world, Bai Jie's face immediately lit up with joy.

Although traveling to another world sounds appealing, the original world still brings a sense of security.

After finishing her story, Kal'tsit asked Bai Jie, "What about your side? What's the situation like now?"

"Currently, I'm in an organization with Exusiai, Texas, and Cliffheart. This world is a bit like a fantasy world from an adventure novel, and the place we're in now is a place called the dungeon."

"Can safety be guaranteed?"

"With Exusiai, Texas, and Cliffheart around, I don't think I need to worry about my safety."

After thinking for a moment, Kal'tsit looked at Lappland, who was dozing off beside her, and said, "...Just in case, Lappland should stay. After all, we can't be sure how dangerous this other world is."

"Alright."

"Then we'll head back now. Disturbing a young girl's sleep is a very ungentlemanly thing to do, Doctor."

After Kal'tsit finished speaking, she left with Ch'en and Lissou, presumably returning to Rhodes Island, which is located in Gensokyo.

Looking at the spot where the two had left, Bai Jie said with a wry smile, "Girl, you still call yourself a girl, Doctor. —Hey, Lappland, wake up."

"What? Don't disturb my sleep!" Lappland said irritably.

"I went to see Texas. Don't you want to see Texas?"

Upon hearing the name Texas, Lappland instantly snapped out of her half-asleep state, as if she had been injected with adrenaline.

"Texas! Where is Texas?"

"Just come with me, but before that, please stay with me for a while. I want to continue exploring this dungeon. Please be my guard."

Drawing two specially crafted longswords with an oriental style from her waist, Lappland laughed, "Haha! Good, I like your trust in me, Doctor. Can Texas do that? They're just a bunch of small fry. Watch me kill them all!"

Seeing Lappland eager to go and wreak havoc, Bai Jie couldn't help but smile wryly.

(Speaking of which, didn't I call out Ami Donkey's name? Where is she? Why didn't she come out?)

Bai Jie was completely unaware that he had called Amiya by the wrong name. It could only be said that Amiya's ears were too deceptive, looking like a rabbit, a donkey, and a mule all at once.

Section 7.7 When Exusiai, Texas, and Lappland get together

As dawn approached, although the sun had not yet fully risen, light was gradually appearing in Orario.

As the most important place in Orario, the Adventurers' Guild is always the first place to open. At this moment, the guild's door had just opened, and several staff members were cleaning at the entrance.

After wiping the last window, Eina wiped the sweat from her brow and was about to enter the guild when two figures appeared in her field of vision.

One of them was wearing a black coat with two strangely shaped, oriental-style swords hanging from her waist. Her silver hair looked completely unkempt and messy, with a pair of furry ears sticking out from it, and a tail behind her.

The other one was wearing a full-body light armor suit, with gauntlets on his hands, a short sword hanging at his waist, and a huge backpack on his back. Through the gaps in the backpack, you could see many severed arms, which were probably materials and magic stones dropped by monsters.

The newcomers were Bai Jie and Lappland, who had just emerged from the dungeon. The backpack on Bai Jie's back contained the fruits of their labor from a night of hard work in the dungeon.

Walking up to Eina, Bai Jie asked, "Excuse me, is the guild open for business yet?"

"Of course, you're an adventurer who just came out of the dungeon and wants to sell magic stones and materials, right? Please come with me."

As a seasoned receptionist, Eina skillfully led Bai Jie and Lappland into the guild. After they sat down at the bar, Eina asked, "So, what do you need to exchange for?"

"In short, let's replace all the magic stones with Valis first. As for the materials... I don't know if these materials are considered high-level. Anyway, if you think they are low-level materials, just replace them all with Valis."

As Bai Jie spoke, he took off the backpack behind him, opening it to reveal it was full of magic stones and monster materials.

"Ah! So many?" Seeing the ridiculously large number of magic stones and materials, Eina couldn't help but cover her mouth. In all her years as a receptionist, this was the first time she had ever seen an adventurer bring back so many magic stones and materials at once.

Without delay, Eina immediately summoned several receptionists to begin dealing with the items in front of her, as the sheer quantity was beyond the capacity of one person to handle.

Bai Jie didn't criticize Eina's speed, because he was also exhausted. Although Lappland was helping him, Bai Jie had also fought all night, tearing apart countless monsters with his bare hands. He was completely drained and just wanted to get some sleep.

Several tens of minutes later, Eina came over and woke up Bai Jie, who was sleeping on the bench.

Rubbing his eyes, Bai Jie asked, "Is it all done?"