The Fool: "If I rember correctly, there is a large Swamp in the northern part of the Abandoned Forest. I suppose that is how it ford?"
The Tower: "@The Emperor, you should be careful on your end too. Your restaurant is right at the foot of the mountain, and there's a Stream and Swamp nearby."
Justice: "At the foot of the mountain? That definitely warrants so caution."
Wheel of Fortune: "The Shelter has a Magic Shield. There is absolutely no need to worry about such things, right?"
The High Priestess: "That is true."
The topic of the warming weather did not last long. For them, temperature changes were hardly an insurmountable issue.
Or rather, it simply did not matter at all.
After chatting briefly, everyone went back to whatever they were supposed to be doing.
After all, even a massive flood would never reach them.
Lan Qingyou continued her daily routine of crafting Potions and Humanoid Magic Puppets.
Then, just one day before the Mana Turbulence was set to begin, soone shared a piece of fantastic news in the group.
This person was none other than Nemo, the oldest fishing enthusiast in Tarot Manor.
The Pope: "I found a dungeon over here. Anyone want to join? @Everyone."
The High Priestess: "What kind of dungeon?"
Death: "Any intel?"
Others might not be overly thrilled to hear about a dungeon.
But that certainly did not include Li Huai, an absolute maniac for monster grinding.
Judgnt: "Give us the details."
Naturally, this mber was also quick to chi in.
The Pope: "The dungeon entrance is a light blue vortex. I found it while looking for a good fishing spot."
Judgnt: "Have you gone in to take a look?"
The Pope: "I did. It is a massive ship graveyard located in a cliffside bay, completely filled with abandoned vessels."
Death: "What about the rest? Did you see any monsters? That intel is crucial."
The Pope: "So far, I have only spotted skeletons and ghosts. Based on their clothing and weapons, they look like deceased crew mbers and soldiers."
The Tower: "Count in."
At that mont, Lan Qingyou interjected with remarkable speed and precision.
While the foolish were still asking endless questions, the smart ones had already queued up for matchmaking.
Of course, there was a reason behind Lan Qingyou's sudden enthusiasm.
Humanoid monsters, or rather, monsters transford from intelligent primates—weren't they the absolute perfect CPUs for her Humanoid Magic Puppets?
Exactly. What Lan Qingyou wanted were the Soul Crystals from those skeletons and ghosts.
After all, even though Dark Demons were humanoid monsters as well, their Soul Crystals always lacked a little sothing.
Or perhaps it was more a case of mismatched compatibility?
Forcibly installing the soul of an assassin-like monster into a cavalryman or infantry unit would feel awkward no matter how one looked at it, right?
Let alone actually using them in combat.
The Pope: "The Tower wants to co? Are you sure?"
The Tower: "I possess a mind-type spell and a soul-type spell. Moreover, my Spirit stat is high, making perfectly suited to deal with these monsters."
The Emperor: " too! I want to go as well!"
Death: "Hmm? Gu Xiaobei, do you also have mind-type or soul-type magic?"
The Emperor: "No."
Death: "Then why are you coming? Fighting monsters is not a joke. One careless mistake and you could actually die."
The Empress: "Exactly. You should just stay put and be good. Do not go joining the chaos."
The Fool: "Fighting monsters here really isn't like playing a ga. Honestly, I have traveled to so many places, but if you asked to fight monsters, I could not do it either. Besides, you have never grinded monsters to level up before, have you?"
The Emperor: "But I want to level up."
The Emperor: "I saw an item earlier that I originally planned to choose during the next Monthly Grading. Since the Monthly Grading is gone now, leveling up is my only option. Even if it is just for a month, let reach the top ten."
"..."
"..."
"..."
The mont Gu Xiaobei said this, everyone fell silent.
Leveling up, items... While they were thinking about combat, achievents, intel, observation, and Soul Crystals, Gu Xiaobei's desires were so incredibly simple and pure.
Wasn't the whole point of fighting monsters to level up?
The Star: "Hearing you say that makes want to go level up too."
The Sun: "Indeed. Right now, the only way to obtain extra spells and items is by reaching the top ten on the level leaderboard."
The Star: "Unfortunately, my research is at a critical juncture. Otherwise, I would definitely have to make a trip there."
The Sun: "Sa here."
The Empress: "I just farm. Leveling up holds no interest for ."
Justice: "I feel the sa."
The Magician: "Then let us finalize the roster. A portion of my magic is also suitable for dealing with death-type monsters, so I will be going this ti."
The Sun: "Count in then. It is a perfect opportunity to study the death elent."
The Fool: "I will pass. I have too much on my plate to handle."
The Chariot: "I am not going either. I do not have any effective attack thods against death-type creatures like these."
As a physical combatant, The Chariot felt his scalp tingle at the re ntion of ghosts, instantly declaring he would sit this one out.
After repeated confirmations, the final team roster was locked in.
The Tower Lan Qingyou, Death Li Huai, The Emperor Gu Xiaobei, Wheel of Fortune Esralda, The High Priestess Vivian, The Sun Ingrid, plus the discoverer, The Pope Nemo. Tarot Manor's expedition team consisted of seven people in total.
After all, the dungeons in Karim were not like video ga dungeons with strict player limits.
Moreover, the more people, the better.
This much was obvious from the earlier reminder telling everyone to form large groups when searching for the Ancient Blood.
The Tower: "It seems we still have a very crucial issue left unresolved."
After the numbers were finalized, Lan Qingyou suddenly realized a major problem.
Nemo: "What is it?"
The Tower: "We are scattered all over the world. How exactly are we supposed to get there?"
The Magician: "That is easily handled. How about a homade Teleportation Array?"
The Tower: "A Teleportation Array?"
The entire group in the Manor was dumbfounded.
They had never even heard of such a thing.
No... wait. The Tower seed to have ntioned it before.
The Magician: "It is a new creation I recently developed by referencing your thesis on magic arrays."
The Tower: "To actually research and create sothing like that, you really are amazing."
The Magician: "Whether it is the Cards or material trading on the Magic Desk, do they not all utilize teleportation? As long as you understand the underlying principles, combining them with a magic array to build one is not too difficult."
The Magician: "Oh, right, and there is also that Teleportation Array in the Abandoned City over in your District 666."
The Tower: "Huh? I do not recall going there to record it."
Thinking of the Teleportation Array hidden beneath the castle in the Abandoned City, Lan Qingyou frowned for no apparent reason.
The Moon: "I was the one who had my subordinates go and record it."
Shang Chuan, who had been completely silent up until now, suddenly chid in with this remark.
...
Right, she had almost forgotten that there were four Tarot Manor mbers in her district.
Her ntioning it inside Tarot Manor was practically the sa as them all knowing about it.
The Magician likely knew she was busy and thus refrained from asking her directly.
'Does that an I still need to say thank you?'
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