"Don't worry, Hector. Let them in. I told you that a Primary Magic Circle and a stone door won't be able to stop them."
The little Golem named Hector ran down the stairs with a few Magic Circles under its arm. It seemed like it wanted to block the hole in the door before Rob and the rest came in. However, it gave up after hearing Claire's words and ran back upstairs.
The party entered through the small door that was cut out by the Elven sword. The interior of the workshop was huge. When the Dungeon was first discovered, it was filled with materials used to make metal puppets. However, it was not long before the first batch of adventurers moved them out to exchange for money.
Now, it was empty except for some food, potions, and other supplies. There was also an opened treasure chest in the corner. It seemed to be a supply point in the east of the city. The old lady's voice came from a small room on the second floor. "I'm sorry, it's not convenient for me to go down now, so I'll have to trouble you guys to come up. Don't worry, I've asked Hector to remove all the magic traps here."
"You're too kind," Simon said as he secretly cast a Detection Spell. At the same time, he secretly released a Detection Spell, and then made an OK gesture to everyone, indicating that there were no more traps in this place.
After everyone had gone upstairs, Luo Luo reached out and pushed open the door of the small room.
"Hey, it's you, Grandma Claire?" Genji was the first to recognize the old man. The expression on the fatty's face was very interesting.
Simon and Luo Luo were also shocked. "You know each other?"
"Of course. I've been to all the places that sell food within a five-mile radius of the school." Gage once again displayed the basic qualities of a foodie. "Grandma Claire's bakery is located in a secluded area, but the bread she makes has a unique taste. I don't know what you guys think about food, but I've always believed that the existence of food isn't just to satisfy the appetite of humans, but also to convey the emotions that the chef places in the food. Therefore, people who truly understand food are tasting a unique emotion when they eat." At this point, Gage's expression became incomparably solemn.
"Uh, so what did you learn from it?"
"Love, longing, and the regret of not being able to be together even though they love each other," Genji answered after some thought.
This time, even Claire was shocked. It took the old man half a minute to sigh. "It seems that you really know a lot about food."
Simon asked curiously, "Then, did you find any emotions in the food in the public cafeteria?"
"Hmm, if I have to say it, it's probably something along the lines of 'Damn it, it's good enough that there's food to eat, how dare you little bastards be so picky', 'Just wash the vegetables casually, young people won't die from eating too much anyway', and 'The chick who got me food just now has really good legs'."
"I guess so."
Lolo ignored the two guys who were entertaining themselves and asked Claire, "Why are you here? Did you leave that note?"
The old man nodded and did not try to hide anything. "I was the one who left the note, so there's nothing to hide. I was kidnapped and brought here because I have some history with Hector's master, who is also the person you've been looking for. The other party wanted to use this method to blackmail him in exchange for something that doesn't exist. Oh, right, the monster in the freshmen arena is also being used to deal with him."
Claire's honesty was beyond everyone's expectations. Her simple words contained too much information, and everyone had to take some time to digest it.
Simon was the first to speak, "So what you're saying is that all of us in the freshmen arena are just chips used by both sides?"
"No, strictly speaking, including me, we're just chips in the other party's eyes. In fact, we don't have any use as chips." Claire's gaze shifted to the holy sword in the girl's hand. "It seems that you've already started collecting the five holy artifacts. Then, you must have thought of a question — why did this holy sword suddenly appear here?"
"Is it because of that little golem?"
"Yes, Hector snuck in here the night before the competition began. He placed these five holy artifacts in the freshmen arena to give you a glimmer of hope."
Although they were mentally prepared before this, after hearing Claire's admission, the other four, except for Rob, still showed varying degrees of shock on their faces.
"Wait, you mean that this guy's master didn't do anything even though he knew that a monster had sneaked into the freshmen arena. He just threw a broken sword in and left us to fend for ourselves?" Gage pointed at the little golem beside him in disbelief. The latter seemed to have realized something as it secretly moved its body to the other side of the wall, away from where Fatso was pointing.
"Although it's a pity, it seems to be the case. Hmm, if you could see that guy, you'd know that he doesn't care about many things like ordinary people." The old man pondered over his words.
"Forgive me for being blunt, but this isn't about caring anymore, it's totally callous," Genji said angrily.
"Indeed, many people have said that about that guy." The old man didn't refute. "I've heard even more exaggerated descriptions."
"If that's the case, why did you find us? Wouldn't it be fine if you just hid in a corner and watched us fight with that monster? What's wrong? Isn't it fun to watch from afar? "Simon raised an eyebrow.
"I've said it before, I was caught and brought here. Before that, I didn't know what would happen here. Don't misunderstand, that guy is that guy, and I am me. We don't always agree. No, to be more precise, most of the time, we're arguing." Claire leaned against the wall with two bags of flour behind her to make herself more comfortable. The old man seemed to have thought of something as the corner of her mouth curled up slightly. However, she quickly collected her thoughts. "In short, I'm in the same situation as you guys, or to be more precise, I'm in a worse situation than you guys."
"Very well, then let's cut the crap and hand over the last holy artifact." Simon walked towards the little golem and sized it up with an unfriendly expression. "Hmph, what's your name again, Hector? Or Hector? Since you're the one who hid the holy artifact, I'm sure you remember the location of the last holy artifact. "
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