Chapter 13: Tidying Up
The situation before him shocked Leon. He didn't expect the dungeon to be this difficult. Looking at the four people in front of him, Leon felt a little embarrassed.
The hunter, who was dealing with his pet, saw Leon's expression and understood what he was thinking. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, this is a dungeon, a place where you fight for your life. This boss is actually simple; it only has petrifying gaze and a large number of minions. Other than that, there's not much to worry about. As long as we can kill its minions quickly, it's actually very easy."
"The bosses that come later won't have such large-scale battles, but the danger level will increase significantly."
The thief who had just been resurrected came over and patted Leon on the shoulder, saying, "Hurry up and deal with these corpses. Once you've tidied up the place, we can set up camp and rest. There's a big battle waiting for us tomorrow."
Leon turned his head and saw that the mercenaries were already busy with their own tasks, seemingly unconcerned with the recent battle.
Leon nodded inwardly at this moment. He realized that although he was somewhat of a genius at school, he was still far behind these mercenaries, at least in terms of mentality. The things he learned and thought about in school were too idealistic. Even when acting as bait, he was still vastly inferior to them.
After adjusting his mindset, Leon quickly began to deal with the pile of corpses.
He first carefully counted the number of wolves that died in the final battle. Excluding the largest boss, there were 137 corpses of varying sizes.
Among them, three wolf corpses were clearly different from the others. It was obvious that they were on the verge of becoming bosses themselves.
The rest of the over 100 corpses were too strong for Leon to handle at his current level. Normally, even facing one of them, he would only act as bait, luring them to a spot where stronger people could deal with them.
But now, these over 100 corpses were lying in front of him, left for him to handle as he saw fit. Whatever he could find among the bodies was his. The stark contrast in the situation made Leon feel a bit overwhelmed.
Fortunately, Leon's mentality was decent, and with his recent insights, he only glanced at the corpses before getting to work.
The wolf corpses were no different from the other corpses he had dealt with before. For Leon, the most important parts were the skulls with fangs, the bloodied eyes, and the hearts that symbolized the source of strength.
After collecting these parts, Leon turned to skinning the wolves and handling their meat, bones, and organs.
During the process, he occasionally found small items, mostly Lv1 gray and white gear, ranging from weapons to armor. These might not mean much to a Lv1 player, but for a rookie like Leon, any piece was better than what he currently had.
Leon didn't put these items away but placed them to the side. At this moment, he had in front of him a short sword only as long as his arm and a shield made from wolf skin and bones.
These two items were both dropped by the boss wolf. The short sword seemed to be made from the boss wolf's tailbone, and the shield was made from the entire wolf's face.
[Lizard Wolf King's Severed Tail (Chain Sword)]
[Quality: Lv1 (Blue)]
[Attack: 5-10]
[Attributes: +1 Agility, +1 Constitution]
[Class Requirement: Thief, Assassin, Warrior, Swordsman...]
[Level Requirement: Lv1]
[Lizard Wolf King's Torn Face (Shield)]
[Quality: Lv1 (Blue)]
[Defense: 9]
[Attributes: +1 Strength, +1 Constitution]
[Class Requirement: Warrior, Knight...]
[Level Requirement: Lv1]
In addition to these, there were ten Lv1 green items, but like the blue ones, they were all for melee classes. None of them were for magic classes, let alone anything a necromancer could use.
This frustrated Leon. Such a great opportunity, a dungeon just for himself, yet he couldn't boost his own power. How frustrating!
As Leon pondered how to deal with this situation, the hunter noticed and walked over to take a look at the mostly processed corpses. He casually asked, "What's the matter? The gear you just got isn't useful? But that's how it goes. While any class can get gear from a boss, most of it is based on the boss's class. This boss is a combat type, so magic gear is unlikely."
Leon smiled and stopped dwelling on it. Instead, he asked, "Hunter, if you were in my position, what would you do?"
The hunter sat down in front of Leon and said, "If I couldn't use it, I'd exchange it for something I really want. For players like us at the bottom, every opportunity to improve is crucial. Converting gear into your own strength is the key."
Hearing the hunter's words, Leon seemed to understand something. He stood up, gathered all the gear that had been turned into cards, and walked to the pile of wolf bones and skins.
Leon's actions surprised everyone who was setting up camp. They didn't know what he was planning to do.
At that moment, Leon set up a magic array at the pile of wolf bones and skins, placing all the weapons on the wolf skins and all the armor on the wolf bones.
After completing this, Leon took out a liquid that looked like mercury and poured it over the two piles of materials. Under the effect of the liquid, the wolf bones and skins began to melt and transform.
The wolf bones turned into fangs as thick as arms, towering white bone pillars, and massive bricks made of skulls. The wolf skins transformed into a huge tarp made of many faces, and ropes made of hands holding each other.
These items quickly combined and turned into boxes about half a person's height. There were more than sixty boxes in total, mostly white, with four or five green ones and two blue ones. Each box had the word "Supplies" written on it.
After converting these boxes into cards that were easier to store, Leon finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He then turned his attention to the wolf meat and organs.
Leon's decisive actions left everyone in a daze. They didn't expect Leon to use everything so swiftly, especially the two blue items, which were quite valuable to him. Though he couldn't use them, that didn't mean he couldn't exchange them for something useful.
But this time, Leon clearly made his choice: he exchanged the gear for a future.
Such decisiveness made the hunter and the others no longer underestimate this rookie. They spoke to him more politely from then on.
As for the shaman, who had been protecting Leon all along, he smiled and pulled Leon aside, starting to teach him the skills of setting up camp in dungeons.
Compared to setting up camp on a large map in the wild, dungeons had higher requirements. Once monsters in a dungeon detected an enemy, they would relentlessly pursue them.
Therefore, choosing a campsite required selecting a clear space where there were no monsters, ensuring the safety of multiple entrances or critical points.
The most important part of setting up camp was the tent, a skill every player had to learn. In addition, finding food and cooking was also crucial, and everyone had their own methods.
This team was usually led by the hunter, and since they had a druid and a thief in the group, their survival skills were strong. They often sourced their food from the wild.
This time was no different. Although they couldn't eat the large number of wolf corpses, they still found food near the battlefield.
They found a grass similar to reeds, plenty of potato-like tubers, and two rabbits that somehow survived the battle.
When it came to preparing food, the hunter and the others were very skilled. According to the shaman, they had worked together many times before. To ensure the quality and effect of the food, they usually didn't cook meals with special effects in dungeons but instead made simple meals with common ingredients.
Just like this time, the reed-like grass served as a vegetable, the potato-like tubers provided starch, and the rabbits provided meat. Together, these ingredients could be used to make a supply meal of salted meat rice, rather than special dishes like roasted rabbit head.
These three ingredients, when boiled together, created something like salted meat rice. The portions weren't large, but it was filling, and after eating, the body felt warm and full of energy.
[Supply Meal: Salted Meat Rice: Restores 100 health and 100 mana over 3 minutes. If eaten thoroughly over 5 minutes, all combat skill cooldowns are refreshed, and sleep effectiveness increases by 15%.]