Chapter 91 - Dungeon (1)

As if he had received orders for that, Pierre was waiting for them three days after they left the town and on the other side of the bridge and he had a carriage waiting for them. While Billy wanted a horse, he didn't know how to ride one yet…

"Although I wanted one, I probably can outrun them with my speed and the effects of the earring," Billy thought.

"Thank you for coming," Pierre said. "I will take you to the city where the dungeon is."

"There is a city near the dungeon? Isn't that dangerous?" Natalie asked.

Natalie more or less faced a dungeon monster with Billy before, so that idea seemed crazy to her. Usually, Billy would think the same, but since he had the knowledge of his previous life, he knew the reason.

"Well, dungeons are a good place to gather resources, so people tend to open their business near such spots in hopes to obtain profit," Pierre said. "To save time, adventurers sell and buy things nearby dungeons since their lives are constantly at stake."

"Do you know how many times the dungeon has been cleared? The types of monsters? Where can I get a map?" Billy asked.

"Here we go…" Lily said.

"... sorry, I have never been to a dungeon, so I don't know more than the basics," Pierre replied. "Still, I don't think you should worry about your skills, besides, it has been years since someone died in that dungeon."

"Knowing that people die there is enough for me…" Billy said.

While Billy was trying to gather as much Intel as possible, Kate was looking through the windows of the carriage with a smile on her face even when she was just looking at trees. All of Billy's mana inside her had vanished and there were no signs of the virus, so she was completely fine. In fact, she was more than fine since Billy made her level up quite a bit. In terms of status and levels alone, she was supposed to be at the level of Camilla when she gave birth to Billy and that was rather impressive.

In case, the group had to travel for two more days to reach the dungeon town. Naturally, it wasn't as big as Vergena, but even so, it had been built to support Adventurers, it was twice the size of their own. It also had two times more people. It wasn't a walled town, so the place didn't have a uniform shape, still, buildings had been built with some organization in mind. The roads were paved with bricks and there were no signs of monsters anywhere. No wonder it was considered the easiest dungeon… in any case, aside from the dungeon, it seemed like a plain town.

"I suppose that is to be expected… people are to work and help those who are working with things related to the dungeon," Billy thought.

"The carriage and the driver will take me back to my post tomorrow, so they will be back in five days," Pierre said. "I know that you want to explore the dungeon as soon as possible… at least most of you, but let me introduce you to the guild master of this town. He will help while you stay here."

Although they looked a bit disappointed, the group quickly recovered, they didn't want to be looked down upon. So, they needed to behave like adults. Billy knew exactly what they were thinking and that was the type of thinking that kids would have…

Regardless, the guild was exactly like Billy had imagined, a pretty big building built to stand out among the others, but it didn't look like a fancy place considering that it was the center of the business of the town. The first floor looked like a tavern where some people were having their much and drinking. Their levels were surprisingly low considering that they have been fighting monsters for a living. Around the fifties… the highest was at sixty-two. In any case, aside from the numerous chairs and tables where people were talking or eating, Billy saw a board with several papers in there and a balcony where a pretty woman in her twenties was talking with Adventurers. While Billy usually didn't stare much… he couldn't help but notice that she had some massive bazongas. Because he was surprised, Billy stopped walking and in the next moment, the back of his right leg was kicked.

"What was that for?" Billy asked.

"Sorry, I tripped," Kate said.

"How do you end up kicking someone by tripping?" Billy frowned.

"It is your fault for suddenly stopping walking,"

"... The guild master is on the third floor, follow me," Pierre furrowed his eyebrows since they were already making a scene in the guild.

Usually, newcomers can't go to the second and third floor, but the adventurers and the receptionist recognized that Pierre was a Captain because of his red spear. Usually, the spears defined the rank of the soldiers in Hiloh state and they also had special effects. Only a fool would try to look like one while carrying a fake.

In any case, when they arrived on the third floor, Pierre knocked on the door and then said his name. Until now he acted like he owned the place, but now he decided to show some manners… probably because the guild master had as much influence, or perhaps even more influence than him. After receiving permission coming from a rough voice, Pierre opened the door.

"It has been a while, Pierre," the guild master said.

Billy opened his eyes due to the surprise… The guild master looked like a boss of a fighting game he played before. He was one hell of a buffy old man who had a white beard and hair. Although he was bald, he had a pointy beard and hair above his ears.. When Billy used Appraisal, he got even more surprised… the old man was at level 141.