As for the spoils on the field, the adventurers, who had always been keen on such matters, completed the distribution in just three days after the coastal battle had fully ended.
The weapons and armor taken from the Shahua Mermen, along with the casting tools of a few Murloc Priests, were actually quite easy to distribute. They simply went according to each adventurer's contribution in battle.
Simply put, in a one-on-one fight, whoever killed a Murloc got the spoils from that Murloc.
If it had been a joint kill, or if someone had made a special contribution outside of combat—such as Alton's musical support or the Oath of Vengeance Blades' delaying tactics against the Bloodskin Shark Beast—the spoils would be reasonably weighted according to the circumstances after discussion among the leaders present.
They were all seasoned veterans. The adventurers knew perfectly well who had done what on the battlefield, and they kept one another in check. There would be no deception or false claims.
Overall, the distribution process went very smoothly.
Beyond that, however, there was something that had to be mentioned. According to the unwritten rules among adventurers,
the equipment and weapons carried by adventurers who had died on the spot while fighting the Murlocs were, in a sense—also part of the "spoils."
Of course, under normal circumstances, if members of their party were still alive, then by basic decency, those items should be handed over to them as the deceased's belongings.
But—
They were adventurers, after all, with desires of their own—people whose very bodies were driven by desire.
How could they possibly face such wealth with the heart of saints and remain unmoved?
For adventurer parties that still had many surviving members and retained most of their strength, fairness might still be possible.
But if the party