"We still need to collect the magic stones."
"…How much is a hound dog's magic stone worth?"
"Let's see… with this size and purity, it's about 500 yen, I'd say."
"Eh?"
That's cheap. Are top-floor monsters usually this low? Does that mean you need to kill 20 of them to make 10,000 yen?
: Sounds about right.
: A bit more than goblins, I guess?
: That's pocket money for a kid.
: For a side job, it's still a life-threatening one.
: Not so much on the top floors, though.
: Even though hound dogs are a hassle, they're only worth slightly more than goblins?
"…Could it be that the reason we don't see more explorers is because of these prices?"
"That's probably it. The guild's been asking for higher buyback prices, but not much has changed."
"It's a tough world… No wonder there aren't more mid-floor explorers."
"Exactly."
