Ximena had come to give her daily report on what she had seen at the entrance of the dungeon.
After the terse recount, Ximena turned around and returned to her post, and the two resumed indulging their desires… not that they had ever stopped.
***
With that finished, Vale had now acquired over 40 Satisfaction — enough to summon a new Champion.
After taking a couple of minutes to catch his breath, Vale left Salome and the workers behind and retreated into the core.
The core, which was now looking much less expansive than it had been before. Not that it had shrunk at all, nor did Vale even know if there was an end, but the various items lying around the place made it feel smaller — mainly the gigantic mound of stone.
There was also the other new item Vale had gotten: the R-Rank [Cold Pillow]...
It sounded useless, but right now, it was Vale's greatest treasure.
Vale found an open area free of rubble, then opened the store until his eyes settled on "Champion."
