The loot was quickly sorted, with all the crafting materials going into Cara's loot pile for later use, and the rest going to the Elders to be calculated for the Clan.
They would make Elder Douglas do the appraisals on all this stuff once they got back.
That man was eventually going to hate them all, they were absolutely certain of it. But there was no helping it. His role in the Clan was to manage the warehouse, and the warehouse was in desperate need of new stuff to help them recover from the attack.
The Clan mbers had gained so new items from the corpses of the attackers, but honestly, most of it wasn't better than what they were using.
For most people, getting one Epic Grade item was the result of many years of hard work, or a lucky break while out on a resource gathering mission. They didn't normally co to you by the dozen, or as part of a mountain of other drops.
Doing things with Karl and Dana was never quite what you expected, Elder Alix decided.
If this was a one-off event, triggering the Iron Man repetitive clears, it would be one thing. But this was not the first ti that sothing odd had happened, and the last ti that they went out, Karl and Dana managed to completely break the dungeon.
"Well, should we head back outside, give the other Clans a watered-down version of events, and then head back? It's not been too long, but we've done more than expected for the day." Karl noted, shaking the winged Immortal from his reverie.
"Yes, let's do that. We can also go shopping at the nearby Clan and see if they've got anything good.
Sotis they have food or trinkets that we don't have at ho, and New Ho is a rchant Clan at heart. We can't just do the dungeons and ignore the potential trade goods."
"Good point, we've got to keep true to form. Besides, we're always up to find new snacks. Not just sweet ones, savoury ones, unexpected ones, fruity ones." Karl agreed.
So, once all the items were put away, they cleared out of the now empty dungeon, and went to greet the Elders of the local Sect.
They were on duty near the dungeon entrance, waiting for the crowd to clear out and finish their morning runs. All that they had to do was collect the entry fee that the Tel Sect charged for entry to the dungeon that they claid, and keep fights from breaking out.
The second half was usually harder than the first.
There were an unusual number of people staring at them as they exited, but the Elders didn't think much of it until they began to hear the whispers.
"They have to be the ones that triggered the Ironman Quest. How many boss kills do you think that they got? Do you think they got a second full clear, or just a couple of bosses? You have to do it pretty fast to trigger an Ironman bonus."
Elder Alix chuckled to himself. Not only had they gotten a second full clear, but a third.
He stopped the group at the Elders from the local Sect, and handed over a pair of Rare grade armour pieces as their fee for the run. More than was required, but everyone had apparently gotten the news that they got a bonus run, so he added a second piece.
"We appreciate your generosity. I take it that you did well today?"
Elder Alix nodded. "Indeed. We got a few helpful things to rebuild the Clan's funding. The repair of the buildings is going to take a lot out of our budget, but the New Ho will be back on our feet soon enough.
You don't mind if we do a bit of shopping before we go, do you? I see that you've got the market fully occupied today."
The locals smiled. "Of course, stay as long as you'd like. The New Ho Elders are always welco at the market."
The level of ass kissing was incredibly obvious, but Karl wasn't surprised.
With the victory that they had just managed, and the arrival of so many Supres from the Darklight Host to assist them, the other local Sects and Clans would not be in any hurry to offend the Elders for so ti.
It was only natural that the Clan would be on edge after an attack, and especially one where none of their local allies ca to assist them, only their foreign support.
That was going to taint relationships for so ti, and the local Elders did not miss how the items they got were those with barely Rare grade stats, made for basic warriors.
The most common of items, useful but hardly valuable within their own
category.
So, while the New Ho was generous enough to give them the second item, the ssage was clear. They were not parting with the good stuff for people who didn't have their backs.
That wasn't entirely the Tel Sect's fault, though.
They didn't have a large information network like so others did, and by the ti that they had received the news, it also contained the news that the
Alixei Sect was blocking everyone else from intervening.
So, they simply hadn't mobilized at all, and had stayed out of it.
Elder Alix led the way into the market, where Cara and Remi ca out of their spaces to join the shopping excursion. Rae considered doing the sa, but
decided that she would wait.
She didn't see anything good yet, and she was working on new seasonal designs for the team in Drodh to mass produce.
Once those were finished, she would co back here and examine anything that seed to be worth exploring. Really, she didn't have much hope for them. They were all wearing the sa outfit, so it was probably a uniform for the local Sect mbers, and they would have no real desire or appreciation for
true fashion.
Besides, Cara and Remi had only co out to check on the snack stalls and
herb shops.
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