The exploration that followed went smoothly.
Although they occasionally ran into groups of goblins, which would put a fair amount of pressure on a rookie adventurer fighting alone,
Drake handled them all with ease.
Part of it was because he kept a cooler head in battle.
But another key factor was the weapon he used— [Shuriken (White): Damage 10]
The shuriken item he had brought from the Terraria world
was a very cheap and practical thrown weapon.
Not only could it be found in chests, but smashing random jars by the roadside could also yield so.
Drake had nearly a hundred shuriken in his inventory.
And their damage was quite respectable too: a full 10 points.
To put that into perspective, a normal iron shortsword only dealt 9 damage.
Not to ntion, these shuriken also had a piercing effect, allowing them to hit multiple enemies at once.
Aside from the fact that they couldn't be recovered after use, they were practically the perfect early-ga tool.
Still, they were also extrely cheap.
Once he recruited a follower who provided the rchant function, he'd be able to buy as many as he wanted.
"But… recruiting followers, huh…"
After killing the goblin in front of him, Drake stood there in thought.
NPCs in Terraria served extrely important roles— especially shops.
Different NPCs ran different kinds of stores, and without them… it wasn't that exploration beca completely impossible, but it beca much, much harder.
It was precisely because of these NPCs, who could sell goods infinitely, that Terraria's resources could truly be called endless.
But in Drake's Terraria world, he could only unlock shop functions by recruiting followers himself.
"Captain, there's an open area ahead. Do you want to stop and rest for a bit?"
Just then, Lili's voice ca from behind him.
Following the direction she pointed, Drake did indeed see a sunken open space ahead.
There were also traces left behind by other adventurers, such as the ashes of a campfire.
"That works. It's about ti I recovered so stamina." Drake nodded in agreent.
Although he hadn't exhausted himself yet, in a dangerous place like this, it was always better to keep so strength in reserve.
"I can't believe you made it this far on your very first exploration, Captain. You're amazing!"
While counting the magic stone fragnts in her backpack, Lili looked at Drake with admiration in her eyes.
"This is already considered a fairly deep position on the first floor of the Dungeon."
"Most rookie adventurers need several days before they can reach this far."
"Is that so?"
Drake didn't feel much about it.
If he couldn't even handle the enemies on Floor 1, then how was he supposed to survive in Terraria?
The monsters in Terraria were far more dangerous than the enemies in the Dungeon.
The mont he thought about the bosses he'd have to fight later, Drake felt another headache coming on.
Who knew how many tis he'd have to die before clearing Terraria: Calamity Mod?
"Captain, I want to check the surrounding area and see if there are any materials to gather."
Lili suddenly raised her hand and asked.
"Hm? You can gather materials in the Dungeon?"
"Of course."
Lili nodded rapidly and pulled a pickaxe and a sickle out of her backpack.
"So gatherable materials spawn randomly in the Dungeon, like ores and potion ingredients."
"I've heard that on certain floors, there are even springs with special effects."
"The Hephaestus Familia you belong to mainly gets its materials from magical ores that spawn in the Dungeon."
"If we can mine sothing rare like mithril or adamantite, then we'll really strike it rich!"
Mithril, adamantite…
Terraria seed to have both of those ores too, and they were fairly high-tier materials there as well.
Pulling his thoughts back, Drake gave Lili an instruction.
"Go ahead. Be careful."
Hearing that, Lili's expression grew a little complicated, as if she were hesitating about sothing.
But in the end, she still slung on her backpack and disappeared from Drake's sight.
"Hm?"
A quarter of an hour later, Drake, who had been resting, suddenly raised an eyebrow as he felt the ground trembling faintly.
Even as a rookie adventurer, he could sense an ominous sign.
In the next instant, dozens of goblins, as if deliberately lured here, poured out from the opposite side of the Dungeon passage.
The mont they spotted Drake resting in the hollow, they began shrieking wildly and rushed at him with flailing arms!
"That's a few too many…"
Faced with the situation, Drake frowned.
With only lee weapons and shuriken, there was no way he could stop all of them from closing in.
There was only one other option—bombs!
The bombs he had found in treasure chests could deal an astonishing 100 points of explosive area damage!
But in such a cramped space, it was hard to say whether he'd end up blowing himself up too.
Letting out a sigh, Drake lifted his gaze toward a raised platform.
"Lili, why did you do this?"
The palum girl who had claid she was going to gather materials revealed herself from the shadows.
"…"
Faced with Drake's question, Lili answered in a low voice.
"With this many goblins, even you won't be able to get away unscathed, Captain."
"As long as you hand over that spatial item, I'll lower the escape rope…"
"There's no need for that."
Seeing the goblins just about to reach him, Drake snorted coldly and kicked off with both legs, leaping into the air.
That height shouldn't have been enough to get him clear of the goblins' encirclent—but then a burst of white airflow suddenly appeared beneath his feet, letting Drake push off again and perform a second jump in midair!
It was the extra jump granted by the Cloud in a Bottle item!
"What?!"
Seeing Drake jump up toward the raised platform, Lili panicked and turned to flee.
But two flashes of cold light had already shot at her from behind—two shuriken lodged directly into her legs.
Psshk…
Along with the flow of blood and the sharp pain, Lili finally staggered and collapsed, looking wretchedly at Drake as he landed and walked toward her.
"I-I'm sorry…"
"At this point, do you really think apologizing will help?"
Drake let the warmth fade from his face, staring coldly at the petite girl curled up into a ball.
If it had been an ordinary rookie adventurer in his place just now, they probably would have died under that mob of goblins.
"A bad child like you needs to be punished properly."
"You'll repay the sins you've committed with your body."
With that, Drake activated the fourth ability he had never used before on the terrified Lili.
[Contract]
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