Chapter 40: big profits

[[AS I HEAR THE USER, I RECOMMEND YOU SAVE. THERE IS AN ARTICLE THAT WORKS FOR THIS SITUATION]]Understanding Gaia's implications regarding the matter, I started thinking about what benefits to gain from saving it instead of sealing it. After some time discussing with Lili in my mind, we discovered that having a crack at our disposal was more useful than it originally seemed.The more we thought about it, the more advantages arose from being able to control it. So we agreed to follow Gaia's advice and purchase the item. But the thought also came to my mind that this item was or is the one they used to cause terror in my previous life and because I killed the wizard kobold now I can't get the information I wanted out of it.But that was not important at this point. I decided to buy the item, filtering through the store functions and seeing that it was 6 stars, I bought it using a chance I had saved when I got the Gaia system.I had 38,920 (SP) from this kobold hunt and extermination, but I don't know when I'll hunt again and it's hard to get in the capital, so I avoided using it unless necessary. Although items in that range hover around 5000 (SP), the price can multiply many times over depending on the rarity of the item. I don't know what exactly it's based on, but I think it's on the difficulty of creating or finding it.For example, there were 4th rank beast cores of a specific item, but the price could triple if it belonged to a beast like a dragon or phoenix of the same rank. And weapons, the more functions they have and the more complex they are, the more expensive they are. That's why all my weapons, though they have a decent range, are the cheapest among them. But as long as they hold up to use, I see no reason not to use them.On the other hand, the price of the crystal was worth almost 20,000 (SP), almost four times the price of its range. I did not hesitate to buy it, as few things in that range can be more expensive and it is worth the use of the unrestricted purchase up to the high rank elemental arcane rank (6 stars). Once purchased, I placed it at the entrance to the rift and the crystal began to resonate with complex runes and in some way I don't understand, began to absorb the rift.When it was finished, I had nothing else to do. I harvested all the useful cores and even found the place where they hoarded their treasures a welcome extra profit, when I killed the wizard kobold I had already been given the Fragment of a Forgotten World reward so I guess I already eliminated all the kobold, so I went back to base.I was tired, so I went straight to my tent to rest. I don't know what the repercussions of taking out the kobolds will be, but it's better to be safe. I had already erased any traces that could track me when I arrived and first thing tomorrow morning I'll tell the kids we're leaving.For starters, I chose this place to find the hidden treasure and I don't want to tangle with such powerful forces this early. So I'll be sure to erase anything that can trace back to me or is linked to me.The next morning, knowing that I couldn't leave without achieving one of my main goals in coming here, even though defeating the kobolds I discovered a small cave that held many minerals and things of value, I couldn't help but want to ensure maximum profit. Doing things by halves is not my thing, so I separated from the children and told them to leave the forest on their own.Just in case, I asked Lili to follow them closely and keep an eye on them. Although not directly involved in combat, Lili is always attached to my rank and is as strong and experienced as I am, so I don't have to worry about anything.I went to where I was before I received the call from Eirlys, as I had noticed something strange before the problem with the kobolds occurred. When I approached that place, I could tell that it was a clearing among the trees and there was nothing strange, but I felt that there was something out of the ordinary. The reason I wasn't sure is that, as opposed to feeling something, I didn't feel anything, as if a part of the place didn't exist.That's something that without a lot of experience you couldn't tell the difference, and now that I'm in the place I'm sure there's something strange. I took my spear and stuck it into the ground. I didn't feel anything different from the ground, but I made an electric current disperse from the tip of the spear. I was on the lookout for any change. Thanks to the conductive feature, the lightning spread through the ground like water.I noticed that some lightning encountered an obstacle before naturally disappearing and I went to the approximate location of this strangeness, and repeated the cycle. When I buried the spear in the spot, a metallic sound rang out instead of earth. Knowing that I had found the spot, I began to dig and noticed that only a layer of dirt was on top of the metal.That made me wonder if it was just luck or if those who found it in my previous life had something to find this place. If it wasn't for my experience, I wouldn't have noticed it at all. Even my Eyes of Truth didn't notice anything until I was on top of it; the barrier of concealment was too strong.When I continued to scrape the metal, I realized it was an entrance. When I opened it, I could see a large dark void, but I was not afraid and jumped inside. I used the dark mana in my feet to absorb my fall.Looking ahead, I saw another door that apparently needed some passcode and other things, but I could tell that besides the anti-detection barrier, everything else didn't seem to work, so without any hesitation I broke down the door. Upon entering, I could tell it was a huge room with many shelves full of books.There were also weapons and armor. In addition, I could see that there were many ornaments and other things that looked expensive. In particular, I could see that there was a smaller shelf, but it had a crystal covering it and was especially showy.Books aside, my Eyes of Truth noticed that besides the weapons, everything else was magical items, from the pen on the table to the painting on the wall that seemed to be the source of barrier magic.Honestly, everything here was of high value, even the weapons. I could tell that the simplest one was mid-level arcane elemental star rank (5 star). Everything here could equal the fortune of a viscount, even an earl, not to mention buying the single item. Only one item here could equal the value of the weapon I want to buy. "I came looking for copper and found gold" I couldn't help but get excited, this is much more than I imagined.