Chapter 62
Chapter 62: Dungeon of the Rocky Mountain - Part 2
Our strategy began with Chloe, who had sharp eyes, observing the golem from a distance to locate its weak point.
After learning the core's location from Chloe, I unleashed a high-powered spell to strike it.
Though it sounds simple, identifying the core of a Gold Ingot Golem is more difficult than a regular golem, and the core is often situated in a challenging position for close-range attacks.
"Chloe, have you found the core's location?"
"It was on the back of its neck, but it was quite small. Is that alright?"
"Behind its neck, Roger. Leave it to me."
Having obtained the core's location from Chloe, I circled around to the back of the Gold Ingot Golem and confirmed the indicated spot.
Sure enough, the core was there, and just as Chloe had described, it was incredibly small.
But no worries! With my magical sense, I can blast through even such a tiny spot!
"Oraa, crumble away!"
I aimed my elemental magic at the core.
The Gold Ingot Golem quickly sensed my magic, but it was too late. In that moment, the spell struck the golem directly.
Alright! I took it down in one shot!
"Whoa! I've never seen such a golden nugget..."
"Amazing! It's sparkling!"
As the golem's core was attacked, its body shattered, revealing a large gold ingot within.
"With this size, we won't have to worry about money for a while."
"Is it really that valuable? I get how iron can be used for equipment, but what's gold used for?"
"Gold has various uses, especially in our daily items like magical tools. And the gold from a Gold Ingot Golem is pure, making it more valuable than gold mined from regular mines."
"I see. It's lucky that we encountered such a creature!"
Chloe expressed her delight by bouncing around, and I held back the urge to do the same as I replied, "Indeed."
No, seriously, I'm ecstatic... Among the gold ingots dropped by the Gold Ingot Golem, we managed to obtain a gold ingot of the heaviest class.
Is it because of my and Chloe's luck value? In games, luck attributes affect aspects related to luck, such as critical hits, gathering bonuses, encountering rare creatures, and drop rates.
Could it be the same in this world? If so, with our high luck, we can expect more good things to come.
"Now then, Chloe. Although I'd love to bask in the afterglow of defeating the Gold Ingot Golem, we still have a fair way to go to reach today's target level. Shall we continue?"
"Understood, Jin-kun!"
Chloe responded to my words.
Subsequently, we resumed our dungeon exploration, focusing on reaching the designated level.
Within the Dungeon of the Rocky Mountain, there were areas where monsters couldn't enter, known as "safe zones."
This 30-layer dungeon had safe zones on the 10th and 20th levels, as well as a little before the boss room.
And now, after about three hours of exploration, we had arrived at today's target level, the 10th level.
"Looks like there's no one here. As Feene-san said, it seems adventurers haven't been coming here lately."
Confirming no presence of people in the safe zone, I retrieved a "small room" from my "Interdimensional Box."
Throwing the retrieved "small room" into the safe zone, magical tools activated, creating a small cabin on the spot.
"Even though I've seen it before, this magical tool is really amazing..."
"Yeah, it's a convenient magical tool for adventurers, being able to instantly set up a cabin anywhere. Truly."
Afterward, in the safe zone devoid of any presence, Chloe and I entered the small cabin together.
We set up the kitchen we had purchased as a set and decided to prepare and have dinner for now.
"Wow, it looks delicious! Jin-kun, you can cook too!"
"Well, when I was a noble, I lived with my mother, so I was mainly the one cooking."
This follows the original story; while Jin didn't acquire the "Cooking" skill, he did cook. Moreover, in my past life, I had some cooking skills, so I can at least manage to make something decent.
After finishing our meal, we discussed who would take the first watch. We decided I would keep watch first.