Dungeon Prowler : One Man Army

Chapter 45: Taking inventory

During the shopping spree that followed everyone found something of value that was suitable for them and by the time the sun was setting everyone was sitting in the suite that Debauchery lived in in the academy.

Once everyone was rested and cleaned up from the long day and the equally long shopping spree it was time to review the gains of the day since Debauchery was elated from the amount of luck that has descended upon them as each had found something that could be considered a unique treasure.

Starting with the items they bought with a total of 10 thousand golden dragons; an amount that would allow one to live like a king for a year. They bought three especially fitted full body armors including boots and helmets, high quality traveling cloaks, twin short swords and two bastard swords, twin curved daggers and 2 long daggers as well as 3 half sized high powered crossbows with cross hairs for aiming. They also bought among other things, mid sized storage rings that had around a 1000 cubic meters of space inside, fire starters, a few bushels [1] of crossbow bolts, pots and water cans, utensils, and any other convenience items that could be stored permanently inside the storage rings.

As for their other gains, they were more than happy to flaunt them over and over. Balin got himself a legacy chest, something that can only be found in Tartarus, they are usually bigger and equipped with special magic, most adventures know them as treasure chests, they have very small storage space and are commonly found in special rooms in the dungeon. However this legacy chest was different from the rest, it was smaller and had two enchantments, first was self restoration, it can absorb mana from the surroundings or directly from a donor to repair any damages including time erosion, second is preservation cast inside of it, any item inside this box will be in a sealed state and will never degrade or lose potency during a period of a thousand years without needing mana to recharge, if mana is required it would take from the mana gathered by the self restoration enchantment.

Dustan got himself a pair of twin heavy axes named dragon claws, the were cast at the same time from the remnants of a freshly killed dragon, it took the full corpse of the dragon as well as its spirit to forge them, nigh indestructible and sharp enough to shave steel, the axes have their own bloodlust and can enrage the user, they require a strong mind and a stronger will, they can also enrage the monsters close to them prompting them to attack the user. These axes were made for dealing death and only those who can withstand the bloodlust can safely use them without getting consumed by the dragon spirit inside.

Lucian got himself an exquisite pair of shoes that increases speed and enhances stealth as well as muffle the wearer to the point they need to talk loud to be heard when wearing them, the shoe maker that made them had them on display and only the one who could solve a puzzle lock can buy them, the lock was broken and the only way to solve it was to pick it open. For opening the lock successfully Lucian got both the shoes and the lock, it had a very odd function, the more you solve it the harder it gets if it is not solved within a year it would reset on its own.

Bai got himself a golden antique pocket watch that works by filing it with mana. The seller sold it as broken antique. Once it was injected by mana it can be used both as a watch and a detection item, depending on the setting used it can detect any living aura within a sphere of 5 kilometers for as long as 6 hours. It does not need to be held in hand as long as it stays with inside half a meter radius away from the user it can project a three dimensional map of the surrounding into the mind of the user and even note if the those detected are weaker or stronger than the user, the only drawback is the need to resupply it with mana frequently.

Fae got herself a variant pet slime, it looked like a translucent milky white jello, it was up for adoption for free, the one who caught it was a local hunter who cared only about how much he could sell it for and no one wanted to buy it since slimes are somewhat grosse in the eyes of the public, this particular slime fed only on pure water and sunlight, it could heal smaller injuries and use weak light magic, Leader was the one who noticed it and told Fae who almost choked the shop employee to make the adoption go faster. Of course to Fae the slime was nothing but portable skin care that can be raised easily yet can be used endlessly and for free.

Leader got herself a new mana jewel for her staves. It was a palm sized clear cut crystal with a fog swirling inside, the stone was found by Yunan when they passed by a rock gambling stall, were a tomb raider, or any other kind of ruin explorer picks up rocks from the location and sells them at an arbitrary price, some of those rocks have inside them valuables some are just rocks. Yunan asked questions about the process and Leader told him to choose something from the stall and the result was a stone about 5 thousand times worth its selling price. There were even bandits who tried to block Debauchery after they got the stone, they had a taste of Dustan's new axes.

As for the kids, Reina got a bracelet that amplifies the magic cast, with some nice enchantments added in to reduce mana expenditure and hasten the recovery of mana among few others, the bracelet had seven gems and each gem has an enchantment on it, although Balin only named three enchantments, he told her to explore it once she has magic. As for Leol he got himself a necklace that increases one's wisdom and thinking speed, it was silver with a purple gem in it. He won it in a bet against a stranger, the bet was about who would win in game of strength between Dustan and Balin. Of course Balin won because he bribed Dustan with an extra enchantments for his new axes, as someone who had been with Debauchery long enough to know how they operated, besides even Leader bet on Balin, so he naturally must follow the master of the house.

As for what yunan gained, it was a mystery in itself as it took some time to even show it to the others

[1] an expression used in the middle ages for buying big ammounts of arrows as they would be delivered in bushels usually used for grains