Everyone let out a small sigh of relief when they saw the iron gate finally open.
The Ruin Hunter had posed quite a threat to them. Before they continued exploring, Li Qiuzhi went to collect the materials it had dropped.
To Li Qiuzhi's surprise, the Ruin Hunter had dropped a chaos circuit, which was a little more advanced than the chaos device dropped by the Ruin Guard earlier.
They were all useful things, particularly for enhancing weapons and the like.
Just look at the Traveler in the future. Once his Dull Blade was enhanced to its limit, even facing Shouki no Kami wasn't much of a problem.
That was what Li Qiuzhi thought.
Of course, no matter how much the Dull Blade was enhanced, it could never change the fact that it was only a one-star weapon. What made it possible to face Shouki no Kami with it was the Traveler's own strength.
So rather than spend materials enhancing the Dull Blade, a beginner's weapon that would only serve as a stopgap, he would be better off saving money and finding a chance to buy a high-star weapon. That would be better value.
As for why the Traveler kept using the Dull Blade, Li Qiuzhi guessed it was simply because he was comfortable with it and had grown attached to it. Besides, he was so powerful that gathering materials dropped by monsters was relatively easy, so he wouldn't mind spending them on enhancements.
After putting away the dropped materials, Li Qiuzhi and the others began exploring the unknown passage.
Viewed from the entrance, the passage opening was rectangular, with firelight shining from within. Small Bonfire Stands burning with Pyro had been placed at intervals along both sides for illumination.
These campfires were a common sight during adventures.
Perhaps they had