Fire, Frost, Water

An adventurer with bandages wrapped around his head and a strong smell of herbs limped toward the carriage.

He was probably in his thirties, in the prime of his life.

But now he's sickly.

He bowed his head and said humbly, "Master, I would like to buy a bottle of healing potion."

"I'll trade this for it."

As he spoke, he took a bead out of his pocket.

Bone beads filled with the aura of death

It is made of bone.

It is a material.

"A type of bone bead formed from excessive amounts of death energy. Skilled magical artifact craftsmen can craft it into magical artifacts. Of course, it can also be used to feed undead creatures."

(Note: Prolonged contact with it will cause the death energy to continuously erode the body, leading to a decline in physical condition.)

Lou Le glanced at it: "A bottle of healing potion."

The adventurer nodded quickly and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes."

Limera placed a bottle of healing potion by the window inside the carriage, and the adventurer immediately drank it after receiving it.

A look of relief immediately appeared on his face.

Most adventurers brought back some items from the dungeon, more or less. Lou Le kept examining them, and this time she tried to negotiate a lower price.

Some exchanged for treatment potions, while others were simply purchased with gold coins.

She can definitely make a profit; she can go back to Graystone City and sell it to the mage.

The leaders of the adventure teams were the last to emerge.

They each wore a round incense burner around their necks, containing bird eggs.

A faint breath emanated from it.

These incense burners are exquisite, yet inexpensive.

One silver coin can buy one.

—Because this belongs to the church.

In the pursuit of divine glory, the churches are engaged in fierce infighting. Essentially, they've used every means at their disposal to compete for believers.

Without the church, these incense burners would have simply become prized possessions of the nobility.

A long-haired adventurer's leader walked over, looking exhausted. He glanced at the notice on the carriage and paused for a moment.

"Master, is the appraisal free today?"

Lou Le said, "Yes."

The long-haired man relaxed a little, and he told the support team members behind him to come over and throw the package on the ground.

They threw a huge pile of things onto the ground in front of the carriage.

"Master, please help us appraise it."

Lou Le said, "Okay."

She examined them one by one; most of them were materials from undead creatures. For example, tendons, thick hides of abominations, and suspicious chunks of flesh.

Lou Le had no interest in these things, nor in acquiring them.

They were simply told that these things could be made into armor by a leatherworker.

Lou Le was only interested in a glass iron horse lamp.

A guiding light for the dead

It is a magical item.

It is made of iron.

"It's a streetlamp belonging to an undead commander, used to enhance the strength of his subordinates."

"When used as decoration, the probability of attracting mysterious creatures will increase."

"Here are three bottles of healing potion."

Lou Le said to the long-haired man, "This thing belongs to the undead. It will constantly drain the physical strength and life force of those around it, so basically no one will want it. Unless it's a necromancer, but there are no necromancers in Graystone City."

The long-haired man was indeed feeling somewhat uncomfortable, finding himself easily fatigued and feeling quite unwell.

Without hesitation, he handed the streetlight to Lou Le.

Lou Le then directed Lime to hang the lantern in the front corner of the carriage. It emitted a faint blue light, which looked very eerie.

Lou Le seemed quite satisfied. She then asked, "Which floor did you reach today? How come you're so badly injured?"

"Master, we've reached the fourth floor."

The long-haired man shook his head and said, "Every time we come out of the dungeon, monsters will reappear on the floors that we had completely cleared."

"Although their numbers are small, they still pose a significant threat to us. When we went in, we were fully armed and full of energy, so we weren't afraid. But when we came back, everyone was wounded, making us easy targets for a surprise attack."

"So every time we go down there, we have to clean it up again."

"The first floor only has ordinary skeletons, but on the second floor there are archer skeletons. We lack ranged weapons, so we can only throw stones."

"The second floor is alright. We might have gotten hurt in the past, but thanks to your strength potion, we can get through it without any injuries now."

"The monster on the third floor is rather terrifying."

The long-haired man still had some fear in his eyes: "The skeleton soldiers inside are all wearing iron armor, and we can only break their necks. But there is a commander inside holding a lantern and wearing a cloak."

Even if we break the skeletons' necks, they will still keep moving and biting.

"The skeletons only stopped after we smashed their heads. Those bottles of Mixed Strength Stone Skin Potion were a lifesaver."

"The monsters on the fourth floor are evil creatures with human heads and eagle bodies. The heads all look like old women. They look terrifying, and they can unleash wind blades and their screams are extremely unpleasant."

"Those bottles of frost potion really came in very handy. While those monsters were gloating, we pelted them with the frost potion, turning them into blocks of ice."

"However, we have far too few frost potions. And they're already consciously avoiding us. If we had a larger quantity of potions, perhaps we could descend to more floors."

The long-haired man shook his head and sighed.

Lou Le thought for a moment: "I also have a fire potion, but it's more expensive than the frost potion because it's more powerful and has a wider range of effects."

"Moreover, fire damage is higher."

In practice, fire damage deals more immediate damage than frost damage. Frost damage excels in its control capabilities, but its spread is slow and its lethality is low.

Water damage is greater than fire damage.

Because water has a physical form, it can be controlled, making it superior to fire.

Even suffocation is more likely due to the crushing damage to the body caused by the twisting motion of water.

A water balloon hitting a person has weight.

If a fireball hits a person, it will only cause burns if it doesn't explode.

Moreover, without the restraint of magic, the flames that hit a person will simply fly around like fireflies.

Moreover, water spreads much faster and more flexibly than frost.

The scope of the impact will be even wider.