"Oh?! I never thought this could be a thing!" I said with surprise.
"Amazing, it sounded like you hit something metallic, is that an invisible magic barrier?" Asked Aquarina.
"That's so dope…" Zack reacted as expected.
"Yeah! These equipment are made for people that lack enough muscle to carry heavier things, or for people that just don't like helmets in general. Of course, it absorbs a bit of Mana when it is being worn, each hit it takes will absorb some Mana to compensate for it. But it has a limit of how much it can take, its not indestructible. If you are stupid and just take hits all the time, you'll still break it." Said the dwarf boldly, as if trying to warn me.
"I get it! Don't worry sir." I said with a smile.
"Hmph, that's a good response." He said while nodding.
"This equipment seems effect, we'll buy most of it." Said my father. "You three, take whatever you want and equip it, test what works for now."
And like that, we began equipping ourselves. At the end, I was able to equip myself with the diadem, a shoulder plate that was rather heavy, but suddenly began lighter when I equipped it and infused mana into it, shoulder mads, arm bands, and leg armor. I was wearing a long red skirt with white stockings today, so I didn't particularly looked completely armored, but this still did for now.
Zack decided to equip some more stiff and bigger equipment, wearing a large piece of armor over his torso which was silver colored and with various lines of green and blue. He was also wearing leg protection and some new boots he got. He took a small helmet as well, and out of the two, he was the one that looked the most like an actual little knight.
Lastly, Aquarina decided to go for more lighter clothes, picking up a special cape enchanted with defensive runes that can fend off strong attacks and enhance evasion, and some light armor around her important parts, such as the chest, legs, arms, and shoulders. Alongside a diadem for herself too. She also picked up a new dagger that was black in color and had a serrated blade. Zack said that his Axe was all he needed, but we ended buying him a new dwarf Axe as the old one he has been using was getting very damaged and cracked.
The dwarf said he was going to use it to make him a new Axe using dragon scales, so Zack was expecting the "evolution" of his weapon. He had considered grabbing a shield too, but he felt it would get in the way of his powerful blows, so he scratched the idea. I had also considered picking another sword to dual wield them, but it is more convenient to always have one free hand, and I am already quite used to wield my sword with both hands as well.
"And you're done! Well, bring me the materials soon enough because I'll go get ready my furnace." Said the dwarf. "Good luck in the dungeon, you three kids look mighty strong, the first floors shouldn't be so difficult with that equipment."
"Thanks for everything!" Aquarina said.
"Yeah, this rocks!" Said Zack.
"Bye!" I waved my hand, as we walked outside the shop.
After a few strolls around, we finally arrived at the Adventurer Guild, and we swiftly moved towards the Request Wall. In there, there were many papers showing special requests, some asked for the extermination of certain monsters. These are usually done by the Guild itself to incentivize the extermination of monsters, this way the dungeon doesn't have a monster wave one day.
"Okay, let's take this one, this one, and this one. One for each of you should be fine, right?" My father asked. The three requests asked for the extermination of five monsters in total from three different types, Rogue Goblins, Mega Rats, and Large Centipedes.
"Sure, this sounds good enough for us." I said while nodding.
"Mega Rats and Large Centipedes… Aren't those all high tier?" Asked Aquarina.
"Yeah, the Rogue Goblins are an evolved form of goblins that are very proficient at sneaking and stealing things. They're often regarded as Tier 2 Monsters, which are like Rank F. And as for the other two, they're usually Tier 2.5 or 3. Probably D Rank in threat, most of the time." My mother said while nodding and checking around.
"Alright! Let's do this! I am so pumped up!" Zack couldn't help but show he was excited about hunting.
"Yeah! I'll use my materials to commission a gift for Sylphy as well!" Aquarina said.
"Alright, we are going then! You'll see that Dungeons are more different than a mere underground passage, they got a whole different layout and an internal ecosystem." My father said, guiding us to the Dungeon's entrance. In there, dozens of Adventurers seemed stationed. A few parties were coming out of it, and another few were getting inside. Surrounding the dungeon's entrance there were many stalls that sold materials of monsters that were being resold, and even rare items and healing potions.
"Wooow! Now his place is beautiful!" I said with a smile.
"It is filled with so many adventurers…" Said Zack.
"Yeaaah! Let's go! Let's go!" Aquarina couldn't contain her excitement, jumping around like an adorable rabbit.
"Okay then, we are leaving you four for now. Allan make sure to bring them for dinner." Said my mother.
"Yes, I get it Faylen, don't worry." Said my father reassuring my mother.
My mother then hugged me and kissed me; the rest of the adults did the rest for my friends.
"Take care dear, okay? Stay at the side of your father and don't go anywhere on your own!" She said.
"Okay mama. I get it." I said.
"Hm, you're a smart girl so I will trust you." She said, kissing my nose.
I saw Aquarina and Zack being snuggled by Shade and Nepheline and Ninhursag as well, and then we moved forward.