After roaming around the dungeon for a few hours John killed a few ants and spiders.
Ants are lower-tier monsters in this dungeon, spiders are the main monster of floor 2, that's why they are rare monsters to find.
John wasn't totally alone, he met a few people. He doesn't know anyone, but they do know him, they didn't approach him intentionally.
John didn't mind that and went up to floor 2.
Ten minutes later he came back to floor 1 again. He was breathing hard. As soon as he appear there he saw a strange pace on that floor. It increases several times. Especially mice and spiders on that floor are fast. It is hard for him to deal with them alone so he back off.
After resting a bit, he went out of the dungeon. As soon as he went outside a girl come in front of him and bowed.
"Sir Jonathan, greetings. I am Moly."
John nodded toward her.
"I am from the guild, an executive officer of buying department. If you want to sell anything, you can do that here. We will buy those from you in exchange for money."
Hearing that he understood why she approach her. He then gave her all of the crystal from his hunt. A man come running and took all of them. He was part of her team too.
"You can sell every day to us on that vendor, we sit there, sir. Please come and have a coffee, sir. The girl invited him to the vendor."
"No thanks, miss. I am tired today. Another day."
John rejected it politely.
"Okay, here's your payment according to your core collection. Thank you, sir."
She bowed toward him and went to her vendor. John looked at the tiny bag of coins. All of those are bronze coins. He knows the value of each core. The ant core is sold for 5 bronze coins, and the spider's core is sold for 7 bronze coins.
He got 81 bronze coins in total. He narrowed his eyes because it is too low for a noble-born like him, even the lowest servant in his house get 10 silver coins a day. One silver coin equals 100 bronze coins, and 100 silver coins equals 1 Gold coin. He spends 1 Gold coin every day on average for various reasons.
So, in front of him, 1 Gold coin should be a very little amount. However, he is oddly feeling satisfied, because it was the money that he income from his own work, so he is not belittling it.
The reason he was not feeling right is for the adventure who dive into the dungeon. Sitting in the safest place he is getting as much as money he needed, however, risking their life adventure get just this much?
John sighed and shake his head and felt not so satisfied with the imbalance of class and financial structure of people in this nation, or this worldwide. But there is nothing he can do for now.
On the next day, he wanted to go to the dungeon straight, however, after getting out of his house he change his mind and went to the guild. He wants to join a party.
He went to meet one of the senior executives to take advice on how to get picked by a party. He replied that people post recruitment notices on the bulletin board every day.
He went in front of the bulletin board. He read one notice-
[Need a magician at our party. He/she must be at least level 12...]
When he read that notice until the level requirement line, he give up on that and went to read another one. However, the lowest level for joining a party was only the first one which is level 12, nobody wants to recruit level 10.
He felt demotivated and tell himself to level up to pick up by a party. Then he was about to leave he was called by Loyd again.
John felt annoyed and thought, 'I am seeing this annoying guy more frequently these days.'
That guy came in front of him and said,
"Wow, we are seeing each other again, isn't it, Los, Brother John?"
Loyd told him. Jonathan didn't miss the half-word where he almost called him a loser.
"Yes, strange."
John does not want to talk to him more than he needed, he nodded and want to go out of the guild and again raid floor 1.
"There is something I want to offer you."
Loyd told him when he saw John was about to leave the guild.
"What is it?"
John raised his eyebrows, he was thinking about what can he will offer him, who is weak unless it was an ugly plot against him.
"You can join our party."
Loyd forwards his hand toward him. John didn't grab it and asked,
"What is your real intention? What is your gain?"
Hearing him Loyd smiles slightly falter however he replied,
"I will get the main family member on our team. What support do I need more than this?"
Loyd said that as if real fact. John has yet to believe him. Because he knows what kind of bad record this boy has. He was kicked out of the school because of discipline issues. Though John is weak, he is not wicked. However, this Loyd boy is the real wicked guy.
"I do not want to join your team. However, for now, I need to be strong, that is why I am joining your team."
John didn't shake Loyd's hand. Upon understanding that Loyd down his hand and said,
"We will start our raid two our later. Meet us there on time."
Loyd said. John nodded.
Loyd went out first. John was still looking at the exit. He remembers that this guy always behaves roughly against him, and calls him a loser, however, he is not doing that now.
'Something smells fishy. I need to watch my back. Or I may take damage from his plot.'