Early the next morning, August, along with Ais and Haruhime, woke up.
However, August didn't sleep with Haruhime last night, not because he didn't want to, but they were about to embark on an expedition the next day, so it wasn't appropriate. Besides, it was all the same to him since she was already within reach.
Unlike the original plot, due to August's intervention, there was no interaction between Ais and Corrupted Spirit. Moreover, because August was always glued to him every day, Fels didn't have the chance to contact Ais, let alone issue new commission tasks.
August, on the other hand, was getting tired of the dungeon. In this month, he hadn't visited the dungeon many times.
He spent his days eating, drinking, and having fun. After all, the current task was achieved, so he had become a bit lazy.
August didn't even participate in the plot of the 24th floor in the dungeon.
Moreover, since the troublesome corupt spirit had been taken care of, the other guy was nothing special, just a beast tamer, not making much of a ripple.
At dawn, just as darkness was dispelled, the Loki Familia's expeditionary force had already gathered at the dungeon entrance.
Unlike before, this time, except for the logistics team, everyone was equipped with some emergency supplies, such as food, tents, spare weapons, etc., all from August.
Therefore, all members were lightly armed for this expedition.
Of course, besides the Loki Familia members, there were also a few blacksmiths from the Hephaestus Familia, with Tsubaki as their leader.
In front of the team, Finn stood on a wooden box and began to speak before marching into the dungeon.
"Everyone, a new round of expedition begins. This time, we will definitely break through the deepest layers and establish the glory of our Loki Familia."
"Yes, Captain!"
"Cheers~!"
"Understood!"
"For sure!"
Everyone responded to Finn. As the captain of the Loki Familia, Finn was absolutely qualified, both in leadership and personal charm.
"This time, due to August's joining, there have been some changes compared to before."
"The first squad will be led by me and Riveria. The members are Ais, Bete, Tiona, Tione, and Lefiya."
"The second squad will be led by Gareth, with August as the core, and others will cooperate."
"In addition, the blacksmiths from the Hephaestus Familia invited to join us will travel with the second squad. After everyone reaches the eighteenth floor, we will proceed together into the deeper layers."
Orders and arrangements were made in an orderly manner. Everyone was extremely excited.
This expedition was not only a chance to include Ais, a level 6 member, but also the addition of the genius August, which would definitely create a new history.
"Everyone, let's go!!!"
With Finn's shout, the entire expedition team began to move towards the dungeon.
Finn and Riveria led Ais and others into the dungeon first. Their task was to clear the monsters on the way and create a safe environment for the second squad.
In the past, the logistics team responsible for the supplies had to drag a cart along. After all, the round trip took about ten days or more, during which eating, drinking, and other necessities had to be addressed.
Not to mention, food and water in the dungeon were absolutely vital, especially in the deeper layers.
"We are setting off too, August."
"Okay."
Hearing Gareth's words, August nodded, and the others beside him also nodded.
Among these people, the leaders were a man and a woman, Aki and Raul, both at level 4. They were considered small leaders.
"August, get me something to drink."
At this moment, Tsubaki walked over casually and said to August.
"What do you want?"
"Uh~, Sprite, cold."
"Okay."
August skillfully took out a can of sprite, then activated his treasury, and the Hyourinmaru extended. In the next second, a cold breath spread, and the whole sprite turned into iced sprite.
Tsubaki naturally took the can of sprite and opened it to drink.
Everyone around watched August and Tsubaki, not for anything else, but because the two seemed too casual, as if they were old friends.
"How about you? Do you want to drink too?"
August looked at the others and asked. After all, their eyes seemed to suggest they wanted a sip too.
"No need~."
"No thanks~."
"Not necessary~."
Everyone chose to refuse at the first time. Although they belonged to the same familia, they weren't familiar with August, and they were different from August. He was the darling with unlimited potential, while they were far behind.
In this way, the expedition team moved into the dungeon mightily.
This attracted a lot of attention along the way. As the largest exploration-oriented familia in Orario, the Loki Familia was the record holder for dungeon exploration. Many first-hand pieces of information were published by the Loki Familia, showing the influence of the Loki Familia.
Walking at the forefront of the team, feeling the various eyes around, curiosity, envy, admiration, jealousy, etc.
All of this now belonged to August, achieved in just three and a half months. He had truly made remarkable progress from an ordinary person to his current state.
Entering the dungeon, there were few monsters along the way, all of which were dealt with by the first squad. Even if there were monsters, they were just newly born, and their numbers were not many.
August didn't need to worry about them, everything was taken care of by the people responsible for this aspect in the familia.
August's only task was to collect all the magic stones and drops along the way. When needed, he would provide some assistance, that's all.
As the core of the team, August was like a bureaucrat among the team members, not needing to do anything.
This also made August a bit emotional. In the past, if he wanted to go deeper, he would have to put in some effort. After all, there were many monsters on the way, and they needed to be dealt with to proceed.
Now it was different, he only needed to move forward step by step, and others would take care of everything. Indeed, it felt great.
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