After the battle against the goblin king, I had to take a breather. I laid my back against one of the cavern walls and took a break.
"I must've leveled up quite a bit from that. |Analyze|." [Solace]
Checking my stats, I was quite surprised to see the improvements.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Name: Solace
Race: Forsaken Spirit
Gender: ???
Age: ???
Level: 40
Health: 5600/5600
Mana: 2800/2800
Strength: 924
Agility: 560
Intelligence: 346
Willpower: 960
Status: Stable
Skills: |Mystic Tongue Lv. 5| |Analyze Lv. 1| |Appraisal Resistance Lv. 1| |Liquid Bullet Lv. 3| |Ashen Arrow Lv. 6| |Flame Cannon Lv. 3| |Wind Edge Lv. 4| |Cleanse Lv. 1| |Kindle Lv. 1| |Night Vision Lv. 1| |Earthen Shield Lv. 1| |Reinforce Lv. 1| |Paralyze Lv. 1| |Mimic Lv. 2| |Status Concealment Lv. 1| |Item Box Lv. 1| |Sound Interference Lv. 1| |Enchant Flame Lv. 1| |Fire Resistance Lv. 1| |Blazing Fist Lv. 2| |Liquid Barrage Lv. 1| |Convergence Lv. 1| |Shock Resistance Lv. 1| |Wardrobe Lv.1| |Mana Detection Lv. 1| |Mana Breathing Lv.3| |Terra Javelin Lv. 1| |Imbue Alarm Lv. 1| |Cold Resistance Lv. 2| |Mental Fortitude Lv. 7| |Nausea Resistance Lv. 1| |Gentleman's Favor Lv. 4| |Doppelganger Lv. 1| |Explosion Arts Lv. 1| |Vortex Arts Lv. 1| |Piercing Blow Lv. 1|
Unique Skill: N/A
Titles: |Contracted Spirit Of The Unfortunate Summoner| |Unresting Experience Trainer| |Challenger Of The Strong| |Pitiful Disciple| |Liberator|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"You have gained |Experience|. |Analyze| has gained a level." [Spirit Guide]
It turns out I had gained about ten levels since entering the mines. I was pretty proud of my progress, but I still felt weak compared to someone like Medwin's personal knight.
("That should be enough. Break time's over.") [Solace]
I stood up and did what any gamer would do. Looting the bodies.
("Okay goblin king, show me what you've got.") [Solace]
I searched around its body, inspecting every part that might have held an item of significance.
("Really? Nothing? Spirit Guide, is there anything of value on this guy?") [Solace]
"Response: The skin and reproductive organs are considered to be high class ingredients within human standards." [Spirit Guide]
It took only the second half of the Spirit Guide's response for me to feel disgusted.
("I'll… put it in my |Item Box| for now.") [Solace]
"|Item Box|." [Solace]
I thought lifting into the space of my |Item Box| would be difficult due to its size, but it was much easier than I thought. It felt pretty light, so it must be the ten levels I gained putting itself to work.
"You have gained |Experience|. |Item Box| has gained a level." [Spirit Guide]
Hearing that made me remember something.
("Oh, crap! I should've collected all the goblins' weapons on the way here!") [Solace]
There was much regret. However, I decided not to dwell on it. I could simply grab the weapons on my way back, and there was one more thing I could loot.
("Let's go to the boss room.") [Solace]
I considered this mine as a dungeon, therefore there should be loot within the bossroom.
"Ugh! It stinks!" [Solace]
Stepping into the bossroom had me pinching my nose. There were charred corpses of goblins near the entrance, probably hoping to extinguish the flames I conjured before. Lucky for me, their weapons were in good condition… kind of.
("|Item Box|.") [Solace]
I stored the not-burnt-but-also-kind-of-worn weapons into my |Item Box|. Looking around, I tried finding anything else that caught my eyes.
("...Nothing other than old weapons I guess.") [Solace]
I stepped over bodies while collecting weapons as I saw fit. At some point, I reached the end of the room.
"Oh?" [Solace]
My eyes lit up with excitement. There was a tiny treasure chest hiding in the corner, so I reached out to it.
"Warning: Hostility has been detected." [Spirit Guide]
I pulled my hand back and glanced around cautiously.
("Where?") [Solace]
I scanned the room, but nothing moved.
"...Nothing?" [Solace]
Seeing as there was no movement, I had a sudden realization and turned to the chest.
"|Analyze|." [Solace]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Name: N/A
Race: Mimic
Class: N/A
Gender: N/A
Age: 3 Years
Level: 20
Health: 2000/2000
Mana: 150/150
Strength: 258
Agility: 50
Intelligence: 20
Willpower: 10
Status: Stable
Skills: |Mimic Lv. 8| |Chomp Lv. 3|
Unique Skill: N/A
Titles: N/A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"Bruh." [Solace]
Looking at its stats and skills, I was pretty sure I was going to turn into its dinner if I reached any further.
("I wonder if killing it will give me any value.") [Solace]
"Response: Upon slaying a mimic, there is a high chance of it releasing an object of high value. However, the method of making a mimic deceased may change the end result." [Spirit Guide]
("Oh?") [Solace]
Thinking about it now, it kind of made sense. I thought of it like meat. If you kill it with fire, you'll probably get something charred instead of cooked.
("Can mimics drown?") [Solace]
"Response: False." [Spirit Guide]
("Damn. What is the best method to kill a mimic in order to gain the highest yield?") [Solace]
There was no reply.
("Now it wants to be quiet?") [Solace]
I sighed.
("Maybe I can ask Master about this.") [Solace]
That said, I had no clue how to ask him at the moment.
("Spirit Guide, can I put a living mimic into my |Item Box|?") [Solace]
"Response: There is a method to store a mimic." [Spirit Guide]
That didn't really answer my question.
("Man, screw it.") [Solace]
"|Ashen Arrow|." [Solace]
Firing a black arrow at the mimic, it died the instant the arrow connected. The next instant, it seemed to turn to mud and slowly melted away. I watched it completely vanish, revealing a singular gold coin afterwards.
"Bruh." [Solace]
Regret.