Max had a vague idea at the back of his mind since he read the map of the simulation world, and this metal might just prove useful.
"how much?"
"hmm sir, how about you take it all for 50k?"
Max just threw the useless gun he had just got at him.
"E-rank, excellent firepower, no skill. "
The guy started nodding hurriedly in agreement, afraid that Max will change his mind.
Although the metal was worth more than the gun but it had no buyer, while no one would say no for a useful gun.
Max stored all the metal parts and kept strolling.
.....
However, after almost 2 hours of fruitless window shopping, he gave up and left for a certain restaurant.
There he ordered some well-cooked wyvern eggs and some other famous dishes than left to the mountain with the food package.
Since he technically was the reason for the black trees incident, he wanted to stay out of the city and hide within Lucy's range, just out of cautiousness.
Little Lu should be happy hearing the news anyway.
....
Soon enough, Max landed on the mountain, as he could hear Lucy's welcoming mental messages.
"Lu, make a proper room for me. I'd be staying here from now on."
'yay'
Lucy was pumped and immediately went to work, while Max stood aside, giving her instructions.
The location of the new house wasn't too hidden, nor left in plain sight.
Max didn't want to seem too suspicious if someone found out about the house, so he had it built like this.
Moreover, it looked basic on the outside, like a slightly modified cave.
However, on the inside, it boasted a well-furnished interior, complete with tables, chairs, sofas, and a significant number of mirrors.
While shopping earlier, he took the chance to stock on furniture, since he had enough storage space inside the set of space rings he is holding.
After Lucy was done, Max walked to the table and took out the packed food.
"Little Lu, come here. "
Lucy appeared in front of Max and looked at the table of exotic food while drooling.
Max also took out the crows out of the pet space.
"every one, Lucy has done an excellent job inside the dream world even with all the harsh circumstances inside.
Thus, I spent a small fortune on this table, as a reward for her and a motivation for you all. "
In all honesty, Lucy didn't remember doing anything, but nevertheless she showed a proud expression in front of the crows.
Craw! Craw! Craw!.
Next, Max proceeded to distribute the food. And without wasting any time, he took the initiative to begin eating, disregarding Lucy's obvious desire to start the meal.
He wasn't joking when he said he spent a fortune on this meal. He had invested nearly 100k, an amount sufficient to purchase several E-rank equipment.
The dishes were meticulously prepared using the meat of rare, powerful creatures and mixed with spiritual vegetables.
As soon as Max took his first bite, he immediately realized that every penny he had spent was justified. The flavor was truly extraordinary, surpassing anything he had ever tasted before.
....
With Max and his pets devouring the food like a pack of hungry wolves, the table got emptied soon enough.
Max stood up full.
"Now that was a feast. Lucy go back to work. Everyone else is free to go just stay within 50m of this place.
If anything happens, I'd be in my room doing research. "
Without further ado, Max went to his room. He needs to study the materials he currently has and their properties, also to work on perfecting a viable forging method and complete his blueprints.
It's a lot of work, but thankfully Lucy's ability to go atomic will provide much needed assistance.
...
And just like that, 4 days passed as Max went to his previous shut-in lifestyle.
However, today was bound to be different because just as he was about to enjoy his morning coffee, Lucy interrupted him.
'Green dungeon.'
Max stood up immediately, forgetting about the coffee.
"finally one spawned next to us. Lead the way quickly. "
'okay'.
Max didn't waste time, and he called back all his pets, including Lucy, immediately putting them inside his pet space.
After that, he took off towards the dungeon gate, according to Lucy's directions.
With Max's speed, it took him less than a minute to land in front of a cave with a glowing green portal that seemed to be rotating.
Max didn't go in immediately, but first he placed his hand on it, inspecting the gate.
Dungeon gates will give simple information about the dungeon. Most of the time, it's just the grade.
But for other dungeons with unique strict rules or strange environmental factors, they would be forced by the void Battlefield to give a clear explanation.
Either before entering by interacting with the gate, or being informed by the dungeon's inhabitants.
For the second method of informing, Max read that they can play word games to hide certain facts, putting the dungeon clearing party at a huge disadvantage.
Still, that was for special types of dungeons or ones with higher ranks. The one in front of Max was neither.
After sensing a bit, he confirmed the rank of this dungeon, which was D-rank, so Max didn't hesitate any longer as he walked in.
.....
Inside, After Max shook away the dizzying sensation, a wide smile spread on his face uncontrollably as he examined the surroundings.
"Lucky me!."
He was excited because this place was definitely a high-tech dungeon.
He was standing inside a dark blue metallic corridor, right in front of a door made out of what seemed to be solid orange light.