Chapter 414: Tactical Roland Drop 4
We demolished a massive encampment teeming with thousands of monsters and obtained a dark purple crystal that seemed to be its core.
On the surface, it looked like a chunk of amethyst, nearly black in its deep purple hue, the kind you might find as a decorative piece in a sauna. It was about the size of a palm and resembled premium currency from some mobile game.
One thing was certain, though - this was no ordinary rock. Despite being bombarded by a high-rank mage's lightning, it remained flawless and radiant. It had to be more extraordinary than a regular mana stone. Everyone seemed to share this thought, with soft "ooh"s and "aah"s escaping from between their huddled heads.
"It seems kind of... ominous," Grace mused.
"There's probably not much more we can figure out just standing around like this, right?" Katie added.
"True. We should put it in the inventory quickly, in case it can be absorbed by a safe zone," Irene suggested.
But that was the extent of their observations. After all, a hero party was more of a guerrilla special forces unit meant to wield swords and smack down demon kings, not a team of genius scientists analyzing unfamiliar objects on sight.
So, the dark purple crystal was quietly sealed away in Han Se-ah's inventory, and we moved on. We agreed not to take it out until we left the tower, as Katie pointed out that it might corrupt a real safe zone into a monster encampment, which would be a real headache.
After that, events unfolded as smoothly as a well-set line of dominoes.