Praise Generous Zane

It's no surprise that adventurers are shocked when the names of more than forty dungeons are neatly arranged in front of them.

Since each name represents a set of supplies for the journey, I'd guess it's something like props or equipment.

However, this wasn't marked, so what everyone would get was completely unknown. The information that quickly flooded their minds then helped them understand the situation.

"This is an anomaly caused by the combined forces of the dungeons."

The Zane Dungeon didn't explicitly tell them what the anomaly was, but anyone with eyes could see that all the named dungeons must have undergone some kind of change, so it seemed they were all related to the Meteor Shower.

This was an unprecedented situation, and even Gold-Rank Adventurer like Fingel was shocked.

"I've read about similar incidents of multiple dungeons changing at the same time in books, but that happened more than two hundred years ago," Matilda said, her helmet melting into her body, revealing a cool and aloof older sister-like face. "And the largest recorded incident involved thirty-two dungeons!"

The Guzha Squad erupted in exaggerated shouts in unison. It was absolutely the right decision to drag them into the dungeon; these guys are professional at creating atmosphere!

"In other words, we are witnessing history, right?"

Fingel whistled excitedly, glanced at the still-rising Glory Stone Tablet, and without hesitation chose the starting supply from the Zane Dungeon.

They have learned that this supply can be redeemed every seven hours, and the cooldown can be cleared after resurrection so that it can be redeemed immediately. This is a rule that was agreed upon by all the city lords.

Due to the event, these forty-odd dungeons have temporarily changed their opening hours to close at midnight and open at 3 a. m., for a total of 21 hours each day. This means that adventurers can only claim three rewards if they stay in the dungeons for the full amount of time.

This was established by the city lords based on their own experience, because their adventurers would be teleported to the Resurrection Room after they died, and could only enter again the next day.

It seems that a certain outlier was forgotten when the rules were made.

This is a way for dungeons to promote themselves. It's placed at the beginning, the simplest and most direct way. The Spirit Power consumed by the supplies is borne by the Red Fang Dungeon, but Red Fang stipulates the "price" of the supplies. Each supply cannot exceed the limited Spirit Power.

Even so, the Spirit Power required to supply the items is a terrifying figure. Can Red Fang alone, no, a dragon, bear all of it?

Yes, but there would be some bleeding involved, so he spent his time hunting in the wild before he sensed the arrival of the Meteor Shower, robbing assets from nearly ten dungeons located on the Western Continent.

Everyone knows what lives on the Western Continent, so it's not an exaggeration to say that this limited-time event was sponsored by the Demon Clan.

Since it's possible to claim rewards repeatedly, Fingel naturally wants to see first what good things the Zane Dungeon will bring to its loyal adventurers.

A flash of white light, and some things that people who frequented the Zane Dungeon saw regularly appeared in his arms. After a careful count,

Two red and white Poké Ball, one boiled Happiny, and two Lure Skull.

"I see. The Lure Skull is used to attract Small Falling Star, the Poké Ball is used to catch them, and what's the Happiny for? Is it for eating?"

You guessed the first two correctly, but the real purpose of the Happiny is... ice!

These three are the most common items. Poké Ball are slightly more valuable, but Happiny has been appearing in large quantities recently, and its current price is roughly equivalent to twenty eggs. As for Lure Skull, they have fixed spawn locations in Farron Keep and the Catacombs of Carthus.

"Not a particularly surprising surprise, but it feels very useful." Fingel waved towards the sky and said, "Thanks, Sain."

Elsa walked over and also chose the Sain package, or rather, she never even considered choosing another dungeon. In a sense, she was also a die-hard fan of Sain.

"This is the first time we've managed to get something for nothing in the Zane Dungeon." The adventurers of the Guzha Squad were quite excited. Free stuff always tastes better; that's an eternal and unchanging rule.

Now that Fingel had demonstrated what would happen if they chose Sion, everyone wanted to test what other dungeons would give them.

"I never expected there to be a Red Fang Dungeon filled with dragons. I don't dare to challenge it at all." Someone chose Red Fang's supplies, which contained a drop of Red Flying Dragon Blood that could temporarily strengthen the body, a drop of Blue Flying Dragon Blood that could temporarily enhance speed, and a drop of Green Flying Dragon Blood could temporarily improve observation skills.

Some people chose the supplies in the Boulder Dungeon, which contained a bunch of projectiles that could track enemies or weaknesses, also magical artifacts, as well as random valuable ores.

Some people chose the supplies from the Sticky Dungeon, which contain slime blocks that can restrict enemy movement and King Slime Crystals that are as valuable as gems.

Someone chose the Unicorn Dungeon's supplies, which contained a bunch of rainbow-colored trinkets: a rainbow unicorn's horn, stones, fur, and even excrement.

"It's said that unicorn droppings have the effect of attracting monsters of the opposite sex, but I will absolutely never choose that stuff again! Absolutely not!"

"There's even Song Dungeon? I've always wanted to go there to see ancient song and dance and the circus."

"Then you'd better be careful not to get killed by the Clown Killer and the fire ring lion."

The only type of supply in the Song Dungeon is a one-time use Phonograph Stone that emits Bewitching Sound attract monsters. This was considered a pretty good item in the past, and it was also a unique product of the Song Dungeon.

"I've seen the experts' evaluations, and the effect of the Bewitching Sound should be much stronger than that of the Lure Skull."

"But there are two skull fragments, which is more cost-effective than the Bewitching Sound that can only be used once."

Now that you mention it, I suddenly feel like I've been taken advantage of.

"Then just commit suicide. Even if you can get it again after resurrection, resurrecting at the campfire counts as a resurrection, right?"

"My God, you're a genius!"

After that person committed suicide, he tried to choose other rewards and succeeded. Everyone followed suit, and after going around in circles, more than half of the people finally chose Sain.

Some dungeons offer functional items, some give adventurers money directly, some are perfunctory, and some offer a little bit of everything.

The city lord's personality and the dungeon's specialties are immediately apparent. For a dungeon like the Unicorn Dungeon, where the variety of resources is so scarce that it's unique, they can only resort to using unicorn excrement to make up the numbers.

"Something's not right. Why do I feel dizzy and lightheaded after only respawning twice? I used to only feel this way after more than four respawns."

"Who knows why, but we should be happy to get this much."

"That's right, praise for Sain who has suddenly become generous."

The native adventurers of the Sain-type quickly adapted to the combined anomaly of the forty-odd dungeons and happily went on their adventures with supplies. When they arrived at the open Gourmet Area, they saw that there were already quite a few more Small Falling Star there.

The number of Small Falling Star is not as many as yesterday, their size seems to have shrunk, and their speed has increased dramatically, but you can still spot them by looking around. Overall, there are still quite a few of them.

Everyone remembered the rule: bringing the Small Falling Star to the altar would earn them a reward. So they didn't even glance at the other monsters and went straight for the nearest Small Falling Star.

"Watch this!" Someone threw Poké Ball with precision, but a swift black shadow flashed by. It was a Small Falling Star, and the Poké Ball, which hadn't even opened in mid-air, was smashed to pieces.

"Idiot, didn't I teach you that you have to fight until the monster is weakened before you can throw the ball? Look, you wasted it."

On the other side, Elsa lightly jumped up and smashed the outer shell of the Small Falling Star, revealing its blue core. This meant that half of its life force had been destroyed. Just then, Elsa grabbed the Small Falling Star with one hand and shoved the Poké Ball at it with the other. A flash of white light, and she successfully captured one.

Stop! Poké Ball that aren't thrown out of the air have no soul!

Elsa, having secured the "first kill," turned to look at the crowd.

Fingel excitedly chased after the Small Falling Star, but lost control of his strength and knocked it to the brink of death, which attracted the pursuit of the Forging Golem.

Aleya didn't rush to catch it. Instead, she used the skull to attract a Small Falling Star and offered it various plants to see if it would eat them.

Matilda is a bit of a surprise. She's as calm as an AI during battle, but when she clumsily throws Poké Ball, her face shows anticipation and her fists clench involuntarily.

However, after the Poké Ball landed on the ground and struggled for a moment, the Small Falling Star burst out of the ball and even grew several times larger out of thin air, crashing towards Matilda like a giant rock.

Matilda threw a punch in a panic; if it hit, the Small Falling Star would shatter into pieces.

Just a second before she was about to hit it, Elsa kicked the Small Falling Star away. As its outer shell shattered, she flashed behind Matilda, grabbed the ball's right hand, and said:

"Do it with me."

"Huh? Oh, okay."

Despite being taught step by step, Matilda still managed to throw a ball with a very poor form. Small Falling Star tried to run away, but Elsa blocked her retreat with a giant sword she threw.

A flash of white light, and the Small Falling Star was successfully captured!

"Great!" Matilda cheered for a moment, then realized her persona had crumbled. She quickly coughed twice, shook hands with Elsa as if to be serious, and said, "Thank you, I've learned it."

"You're welcome," Elsa said with a smile and a light hum, looking somewhat smug.

Just then, a Small Falling Star streaked past her. She immediately tried to pull her hand away to catch it, but Matilda held her hand tightly and wouldn't let go.

"I didn't mean to, but I can't seem to let go of the armor?"

Matilda was also surprised, because she found that she suddenly could not control the armor and weapon [Hell March] on her body. It was this armor that was gripping Elsa, and she felt a restless sensation coming from it.

This feeling is like Hell March and trying to run onto the other side!

She can only use weapons without cost, and is not a fully qualified user. That's why she makes mistakes like covering everyone around her when controlling them. When Hell March meets a more suitable master, it will think about breaking away from its current master!

Matilda was somewhat at a loss, but Elsa forcefully broke through the Hell March and ran towards the now-vanished, shimmering Small Falling Star.

"Help! This Forging Golem is so hard!" Fingel's cry for help came through the air.

". well."

Matilda sighed and put her helmet back on.

I just had a feeling of wanting to fawn over someone else for something I cherish, only to be rejected. My feelings are quite complicated.

She felt a lot of Tranquilizing Spell green light flashing above her head.

Not long after, everyone had used up all their Poké Ball, but they hadn't actually caught enough Small Falling Star to fill a handful, so the success rate was quite low.

Besides the low success rate, there have been injuries and deaths, such as being killed by Small Falling Star, or making mistakes while chasing Small Falling Star, causing other Pokémon to be near death and attracting the Forging Golem, etc.

But everyone was very excited because this event gave them a different experience of the Zane Dungeon than before.

There was a sense of novelty, like an old married couple suddenly trying out new ways to play, and their Spirit Power was much higher than before.

"Go back quickly, go back quickly! I'm going to kill myself to get another Poké Ball!" someone shouted.

Unable to catch it with Poké Ball, Fingel, holding a struggling Small Falling Star in his arms, suddenly said, "How are those who didn't choose Poké Ball supposed to catch it? Just like I am now, holding it in my arms?"

"Magic, perhaps." Matilda was still immersed in the sorrow of the Hell March.

"But this little thing has a high resistance to magic. I just tried to Mage Hand, and it broke free immediately," the mage adventurer said.

This statement prompted others to think. If they didn't choose Sion's supplies, how would they capture these small creatures that varied in size, speed, and resistance to magic?

Incidentally, these characteristics were added later and are not inherent abilities of the Small Falling Star.

"That's not something I should consider. I'll always choose Saine."

"I've always been Sion's biggest and most loyal fan."

As soon as these words were spoken, a meteor swiftly fell before everyone's eyes, and the random Elite Monsters that was preventing the adventurers from carrying the Small Falling Star back to the altar was knocked down.

"Every time I try to show Saine some respect, it starts messing with me."

As the dust settled from the fall, a tall bronze golem stood in place, its four arms each holding Greatshield and a spear.

"Hey, isn't that the Bronze Gladiator from the Glory Dungeon?"

That's right, the monsters in the skirmishes are random. Each lord has sent a few monsters from their own dungeon to fill their resource pool.

"No matter what, let's fight!" Fingel revealed a fierce look.

Two minutes later, the Bronze Gladiator, now in pieces, collapsed.

"So weak," Fingel remarked.

"It's probably not as strong as we imagined," Aleya said.

"Um, is it possible that the monsters we usually fight in Sien are too overpowered?" Matilda said. "Bronze Gladiator are also standard elite-level monsters."

Upon hearing this, everyone exclaimed "Oh!" in unison, suddenly realizing what was going on.

Moreover, only Sion's monsters have dynamic balance.

"Wait a minute! If that's the case, doesn't it mean..."

One of the Guzha Squad members seemed to realize something, and said with an expression that was half horror and half surprise:

"Can adventurers from other dungeons put up a fight against Sein's monsters?"

At the same time, inside the Boulder Dungeon.

Leon's beloved father, Te Pi Bask, stared at the Falling Star Beast that had crashed before him, his mouth agape wide enough to fit ten eggs.

What is this?

What are the most common stone golems in the Boulder Dungeon?