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.'

of objects he could place in a slot, Rey

Spatial Ring. I'll put as many Spatial Rings in a sac… and they'll only occupy one [Subspace]

to invest at least hundreds of Platinum Coins

all the heaps of Cores that greeted his sight every day, it was

now, I'll just

would take a few days to completely clear all the Monster

the event

wasn't on the

concerned about them, the primary reason for coming to the

get a lot stronger. I

they would give him very little EXP, thus defeating

was another

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

and used [Flight] to swiftly

was firmly placed at an elevated position, and right under it was the

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

little stuck in

go in now,

quick glance at the Hobgoblins, and while they were on and about in

settles it.

do for the Hobs. He just had to plunder their reserve of Monster Cores while waiting for his

for his attention now

he was

'Let's go!'

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what would accurately describe the natural habitat of the Hobgoblins,

"G-guh!"

to his knees as he took in the

to the dark that he needed time

it felt

had to be a lot worse since the Hobs had practically lived

It hurt still.

didn't take him very long before the pain and temporary blindness faded