Chapter 8: Important Information

"To him?" Shakky asked, raising his forehead, "What do you mean, Shanks?"

"Who else can I ask for help?" Rayleigh asked calmly, "I am unlikely to involve my previous colleagues moreover, I have no contact with them. I'm sure also every one of them at the moment is already enjoying their leisurely life. I don't want to disturb their current time"

"I think so too" Shakky nodded and said, "Also, I think it's not a bad idea to ask Shanks for help. The child will accept your request. In addition, I believe there must be an item that can help to heal Shanks' arm in this place."

"Heal?" Rayleigh murmured then grinned, "It seems to be. Items to resurrect the dead are in this place, especially items that can restore a person's arm. That item is definitely in this place and it's also pretty easy to find compared to the resurrection item."

"If you ask Shanks for help, surely his movements will be monitored by the Navy and others," Shakky said calmly, "Don't forget, the identity of Shanks at this time is not what it used to be. He is currently an Emperor of the Seas. Every move made by him will definitely get the attention of all parties"

"I know" Rayleigh nodded.

"Don't forget too. Upon Shanks' arrival here, this place may be known soon by the Navy and various other parties. If that happens, more and more people will come here and your chances of getting resurrection items will be even more difficult."

"Don't worry about it" Rayleigh grinned, "Didn't Ars say to get the item is very difficult? In addition, it is difficult to be able to beat the floor boss even for people of the current class of the Emperor of the Sea. Although they come with troops, their strength will also directly enter the level of normal people." Rayleigh paused and drove over, "At least, after giving Shanks an explanation regarding this place. I will not be idle and will quickly improve my strength level to be above others before this place becomes famous enough"

"It was a good move" Shakky nodded.

"Are you going to come with me, Shakky?"

"Adventure in the dungeon, huh?" Shakky murmured, "This is a very interesting thing to be able to do. However, I think I'm already comfortable with my current life. Maybe, I'll sign up to be an adventurer. However, not being an adventurer but just wanting to open a shop in the dungeon"

"Can it be done?" Rayleigh asked with interest.

"It can be done" Ars answered immediately.

Rayleigh and Shakky were not surprised by Ars listening to their conversation especially since their distance was also very close. It was natural for him to listen to the talk.

"If you want to open a bar as we have right now. You can buy a building and then turn it into a bar using the services of the construction workers in this dungeon" Ars said calmly, "Of course, you need some money to be able to do it"

"That's easy," Shakky said with a small smile, "I can leave such a thing to Ray-san. He's going to buy me a building that I'm going to use there"

"Why me?" Rayleigh asked puzzledly.

"Have you forgotten? You have a large amount of debt owed to me and you haven't repaid it. Don't expect me to forget this. I want you to be able to buy me a building so that I can make a place to open a business" Shakky said flatly.

"Well, if you want to open a business. You can open it on the 22nd floor" Ars said calmly, "The 22nd floor is a floor where adventurers rest. The environment on the 22nd floor is an environment with beautiful scenery such as lakes, forests, and also very beautiful forest scenery. However, you also have to spend a large amount of money to buy buildings there. Because the scenery is beautiful and also the 22nd floor is special, the prices for the buildings there are quite expensive. The cheapest has a price of 50 white gold coins while the most expensive with super beautiful scenery can be up to 500 white gold coins"

"Hee, what a beautiful view, right?" Shakky smiled with interest.

"You're not going to ask me to buy a building there, are you?" Rayleigh asked with a gloomy face.

"Well, I'll take a look first," Shakky said, "As long as this place is convenient to use. I will consider buying a building there"

"Let's just hope you don't like it" Rayleigh sighed.

"By the way, Ars. You must have listened to your previous talk, right? Are there any items here that can help regenerate the already lost hands?" Shakky instantly changed the subject.

"Such an item exists" Ars nodded, "The name of the item is the Holy Elixir"

"Holy Elixir?" Rayleigh and Shakky asked with interest.

"The Holy Elixir is a kind of elixir that is quite difficult for an adventurer to get. This is because this type of elixir is usually not found in Alchemist stores and to get it, an adventurer must find the ingredients to make this elixir and also find a skilled Alchemist to help concoct these materials to be used as a Sacred Elixir" Ars paused and continued, "For its use, this elixir can help a person who drinks it to restore a limb that has been lost or can it is said to regenerate his limbs as well as help remove permanent scars that are impossible to remove"

"It has such a terrible function" Rayleigh muttered in amazement, "What are the ingredients for making this elixir, Ars?"

"There are four materials for making this elixir" Ars paused, "The first ingredient is the blood of the demons. You can get this demon blood on a floor that has a nighttime theme. Then the second material is the blood of the Titans. Titan itself is a kind of monster similar to a giant. They can be found on the top floor of the dungeon. As long as you can hurt these two monsters, you can draw their blood to serve as the material for making the Holy Elixir. "

Ars paused and continued, "The first two ingredients are relatively easy. As for the second two ingredients, these two materials are relatively difficult to obtain."

"Difficult?" Rayleigh asked, raising his forehead.

Ars nodded, "The third ingredient is holy water. Holy water is a material guarded by the Elves. Getting this material itself is very difficult because, in addition to the location of this material which is very difficult to reach, adventurers also have to go through battles or wars with the Elves to get it."

"Go to war?" Rayleigh frowned.

"Holy water is the water that those Elves guard very much. They won't give that water to anybody." Ars said, "The Elves themselves are monsters loved by nature where they have the power of a logia devil fruit user where they can control the elements. In addition, they are also very skilled in the field of long-range attacks such as the use of bows and so on"

Ars paused and continued, "At least the combat power of his averages is at the same level as Shakky. However, if you meet the fighting Elves or high-level Elves. Their fighting power will surpass Shakky and their numbers are also quite large. At the very least, you have to prepare yourself well with the entire army you have as well as being fully prepared and strong. Because you will fight with a large number of Elves as well, the location of this battle takes place in their territory where later the Elves will be endowed with various benefits"

Rayleigh and Shakky were silent when they heard this.

Ars said calmly, "The fourth and last ingredient for making Elixir is a healing crystal nucleus where to get this item, you have to enter a valley called the valley of the dragons" Ars paused and continued, "As the name suggests, this valley is a dwelling place for dragons. The dragons living here are dragons who master the wind element and the healing element. You must be able to break into the interior of this valley to be able to get an item called the healing crystal nucleus. This item itself is a very important item for the dragons and of course as an important item of his, the dragons guard this item very strictly. The more you enter this valley, the more dragons you will find. Although the strength of each dragon is weaker than you, Rayleigh. However, it only happens in the outside world and not inside the dungeon."

Ars paused and continued, "My advice is that if you want to get this material, increase your strength beyond your current strength, and by the time you feel strong enough. Build a party where with the party you feel like you will win and can get the materials you want" Ars said calmly, "I'm not sure you can break through the defenses of these dragons with your current level of strength because they have a lot of them and they can also use element-based abilities, especially wind elements and healing elements."

"..."

Shakky and Rayleigh were silent at this.

"However, there is a way that you can get these items without going through the war"

"There is a way?" Rayleigh asked excitedly.

"Is there a way to do this?" Shakky asked with interest.

"yes" Ars nodded, "The trick is that you have to find a skill book that will help one of you learn the ability to hide"

"Skill book?" Rayleigh and Shakky asked.

"In this dungeon, there is such a thing as a skill book. The skill book can be obtained through items dropped by monsters, get them through treasures found in the maze, or in places where there are treasures, or get them through quest rewards" Ars said, "Every adventurer who gets this skill book will be able to learn the skills in the skill book directly or in other words, the adventurer can master the skill directly."

Rayleigh and Shakky were shocked by this information.

"Well, if you guys want to get the last two materials without going through the battle. You can look for skill books that can make you learn a skill called concealment or you can also look for someone in the outside world who can hide. Of course, I hope that the person dares to do so. Because if he doesn't, he is discovered by the Elves or Dragons. They will instantly kill him and it will only make your actions futile"

Ars paused, "However, this method also cannot be said to be 100% will work"

"Not necessarily?" Rayleigh asked.

Ars nodded, "Elves themselves have a kind of excellent sense of tracking a person's whereabouts and it is easy to find someone even if they have hiding skills. In addition, for the dragon himself. They have noses that can smell very tangy scents and can easily find someone just through the scent of their body" Ars paused for a moment, "Well, I don't think this method can be said to work well either. But there is a chance to be able to succeed if the person is lucky. Meanwhile, if they don't, that person will only get bad luck because they will be directly killed by the Elves and the dragons."

"It means that it can only go through one way by going through a battle, well" Rayleigh sighed, "Thank you for the information, Ars. It helped me a lot."

"No problem" Ars shrugged his shoulders, "This information itself is only general information. If you go to the Alchemist Shop to ask for this information, they will also tell you the same information as me although you will not get any information about the characteristics of your enemy later" Ars paused and continued, "Well, let's continue our journey"

Ars continued on his way followed by Rayleigh and Shakky behind him.