An Extra’s POV

"Oh?"

Rey was currently looking at the new and improved Hobgoblin civilization he had helped kickstart, and a look of pride was radiating through his face.

"It's been like four days since I last came here. You guys are doing well for yourselves."

For the first time, the place didn't smell—at least, not too much—when he entered the clearing.

And even now that he was standing among the kneeling Hobs, he could notice a lot of changes.

'Everywhere is so clean. They've made the pots as per instruction, and they're properly taking care of their waste.'

Everything was in perfect order.

'A few more things—like good clothing and variety of food—would be nice, but it's not a necessity for them to be useful to me.'

As a result, Rey decided to leave that thought at the back burner.

Right now, he had bigger fish to fry.

'Right now, this is the safest place for me and my property…'

He had initially thought it was a good move to take Monster Cores from the Hobs and hide them in his room, but now he could see how foolish that line of reasoning was.

'There's no better place to keep them than this place.'

If he hadn't caught the perpetrator, or if the malefactor had been someone else, he would have been in a lot more hot water.

Rey recognized that very well.

'From now on, I'll be hiding my stuff here…'

Of course, it wouldn't be a temporary measure.

'Once I get enough Spatial Rings—apart from the one I gave Noah for business—I'll store them in there and keep them with me at all times.'

in total—and there was a limited size of objects he could place in a slot, Rey found the

Ring. I'll put as many Spatial Rings in a sac… and they'll only

meant he had to invest at least hundreds of Platinum Coins for the sake of getting all the Monster

the sweet deal of finally being able to harvest all the heaps of Cores that greeted his sight every day, it was

I'll just hide my

a few days to completely clear all the Monster Cores in his room,

to the

wasn't on the

reason for coming to the Dungeon today didn't involve them at

I need to get a lot stronger. I don't feel very comfortable

couldn't kill the Hobs at such an early stage since they would give him very little EXP, thus defeating the point of helping

was

have to descend to the next floor!' Rey's eyes beamed with delight

used

raggedy structure was firmly placed at an elevated position, and right under it was the entrance to the

didn't know how to open it up, but recognized it was of importance,

chin as he became a little stuck in a

I go in now,

Hobgoblins, and while they were

settles it.

for the Hobs. He just had to plunder their reserve of

attention

he was ready to

'Let's go!'

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accurately describe the natural habitat of the

"G-guh!"

and fell to his knees as he took in the unwanted stimulus

had gotten so used to the dark that he needed time to acclimate to this new

felt for them when I used

the Hobs had practically lived in darkness for most of

It hurt still.

very long before the pain and temporary blindness faded