Chapter 86 - Treasure Inspection ( 1 )

"It's over! Finally!"

Myrtle celebrated as soon as they heard the signal that the time is over.

Cyril has been monitoring the allocated time as well so before it even reached the time limit, they were already returning using a different path to try their luck and increase the number of their treasures.

"Hey, are you sure you'll only take five of them?" Cyril asked seeing Myrtle's small bag.

He actually felt that this girl would be a good subordinate since she really follows his instructions without any hesitation when he started leading their exploration. Her rank may be low but it doesn't matter since he likes that kind of attitude.

During their trip, they found a total of 18 treasures! Perhaps, 22 treasures if the Arcanite Fruits were counted in individual pieces. It was all because of their cooperation the entire time.

Anyway, they do not know whether this number of treasures is many or not but since they weren't thinking of competing with the other groups, they weren't too worried about it.

"Hehe! Of course… I'm already satisfied with these five, you're the one who obtained most of them anyway. Besides, I don't think those things will be useful for me, you know my limits… Ah! Wait! I can now taste the wine, right?!" Myrtle excitedly asked as soon as she recalled the magical canteen.

Cyril prohibited her to drink some during their mission, after all.

'Do you like to drink that much?'

"Right, go ahead..." Cyril replied helplessly as he glanced behind him.

He then saw the familiar figures of the three Awakened behind him with tattered clothes.

It was Eron's team… They are also carrying a small bag filled with treasures but looking at their appearance, they seem to have encountered numerous troubles as well.

'Those twigs…'

Cyril noticed that some weirdly shaped twigs were still holding on to the limbs of Charlton and Nicholas.

'Ahh…'

Now that he thinks about it, they didn't encounter the Spriggans during their trip around the lake at all.

They encountered five groups of Hobgoblins and eight packs of wolves but not a single Spriggan was seen at all.

It means that their territory is probably somewhere in the gorge, the mountain range, or just on the other side of the forest.

Then the others have also started arriving. They are all looking proud of themselves so they're most likely confident that they have the highest amount of treasures found.

As soon as they all arrived on top of the hill… They saw the three experts waiting at them.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

"Congratulations… None of you forfeited. This batch is better than expected." Axel clapped a few times as if to celebrate their return.

"Heh… It was quite easy. I'm sure that you could've even sent us to a Beastmen World or somewhere more challenging." Leon said as he stood proudly in front. He then dropped his collection of treasures on the ground showing how many treasures he got.

Thud!

The bag was quite heavy…

"Ho~ Then I will look forward to your performance… There are many teams right now that need B-Rank or C-Rank Awakened. You will have plenty of chances later on."

Freymann said as he looked at the treasures. He didn't mind Leon's attitude as that is what they needed in order to be successful. They can't be too timid since exploring requires a lot of courage as you will be facing many unknowns.

"Alright… We'll check all your items now. Just place them in the stone platform."

As part of their routine, they have to check if everything they brought were indeed treasure items and not some cursed items that could be dangerous in the outside world.

Since Leon had already taken out his items, Freymann checked the items first.

"Good, a total of seven treasures. Keep them…"

The items he brought were mostly materials meant for crafting Awakened Artifacts. There are bones of magical beasts, feathers of rare flying creatures, a fabric made by an Arachnid, and other expensive materials.

Of course, most of these items were brought from a different Arcane World and were meant to be given to the new recruits of the Awakened Association.

This exploration is not only to test their skills but also to give them an opportunity through these items.

"That fabric… Isn't that Filbedea Silk? How lucky…" Evalia noticed the blue fabric which was neatly placed in a small box.

From all the seven items that Leon has found, this is probably the best item he got. Even Evalia felt envious about it.

Anyway, inspection continued as Eron's team show five items… Unlike Leon who has random materials, Eron and his team mostly found pieces of equipment and weapons.

A vambrace, a circlet, a bracelet, a ring, and a knife…

They are all at common F-Rank and E-Rank items. Nevertheless, they seem to have collected various hearts of the Spriggans that can be sold for a much higher price.

"Hehe… Let's see how many items you got, sister." Eron said as he looked at Evalia.

"Hmph… You only got five items with the three of you? Don't be too smug."

Evalia answered as she revealed her items. There were only five of them but what she said was indeed correct. Evalia was only with Bogart, a D-Rank Awakened, while Eron was with Charlton and Nicholas.

If they will still split the profit for this exploration, it would be considered that Evalia would receive more.

"What? I thought you managed to get more treasures than me. Look at yours, you only got five similar items… Hmph! What are those anyway?" Eron looked at the balls of dirt revealed inside the bag carried by Bogart.

Evalia didn't answer and only looked at the three experts checking the items.

"Oh… So you managed to get five eggs of an Ember Crow? That's impressive."

Axel nodded after realizing the items that were found. Though Evalia didn't find any planted treasures, what her group found was even more precious in terms of value. These low-rank eggs would normally reach the same price as Rank D items in many cases.

Apparently, live creatures can't be taken out of the Arcane World as of the moment.

However, a few days old eggs that didn't manage to form a soul and spirit yet can still be taken out and hatch outside!