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"Ah, such a peaceful resource collection. How nice," Derek sighed after harvesting another exposed chunk of metal ores and throwing them to the team's inventory.
"I'm guessing that resource collection is more challenging at higher levels?" Ren asked as he too threw more ore chunks in the inventory.
"Challenging isn't the proper term," Derek thought for a bit before replying. "Competition is more like it."
"Goblins and orcs are a bit smarter than slimes. At the very least, they know how to make crude tools and stuff. They build lairs, homes, and traps."
"When we go to their lairs, we have to check for traps or patrols; those are going to be more frequent because those monsters will harvest resources too," Derek stated.
"And the situation will only get increasingly more complicated on higher stages, so much so that resources won't be this free anymore," Jules chimed in on the side as he shattered another exposed block of ores.
