Geth walked up to the Obelisk that acted as the terminal for this location.

He pressed on the point of the pedestal. A large screen came up that showed a map of where they were standing, along with the two areas of the quarry and what could be found there.

He scrolled through the list of buildings, tools, bonuses, and other things that could be purchased with a mixture of Merit Points and other resources.

He quickly came to be quite aware of how much more complex the quarry was than he initially thought. It was almost as detailed as the information at the City Obelisk!

“Why the long face?” Chad asked.

Geth sighed, “Nothing too much. It’s just going to take a lot longer than we initially thought to build our facilities from the ground up.”

“Well, we’re up for the challenge!” Maverick shouted, earning yells of encouragement from the other men.

This had been their first Dungeon encounter. They were surprised by the rewards and bonuses they’d received from clearing it. As such, they were all still in a good mood.

“I’m glad you feel that way!” Geth chuckled, “Everyone, grab a pickaxe and let’s get digging!”

He cast Restoration on the worn-out party and buffed everyone with both Strength and Agility. A wave of light covered the quarry as the buffs took hold.

Geth grabbed a nearby pickaxe for himself and headed just outside one of the massive tunnels that the Goblins had been digging in. He glanced around at the walls, unsure of where to start.

Though Bruce had taught him a bit about digging out gems, he really wasn’t sure about how to dig out stone.

“Do I just… Cut a properly sized section out of the wall..?” He mumbled.

He knew that miners would spend loads of time planning their excursions. They needed to know where the ceiling should be braced, where to dig without weakening the structure, and how to use the tools properly.

‘I’ll just stay outside of the tunnel for now and cut away a section of the wall… wait…’

Geth sat the pickaxe to the side and looked at the wall before him. He hadn’t thought about using his Skill for something that seemed so trivial back when his Mana pool was low, but now…

He waved his hand, turning a massive section of wall into the liquid state and allowing it to flow into the bottom of the quarry. It looked as if a small dam had been breached.

Once the liquid stone was away from the wall, Geth built a stone box that was twenty-seven cubic feet. He even molded a stone bar to each side so that two men could easily carry it.

It took him no time to create fifty of such stone blocks. His eyes glanced to the others, who had all stopped working and stood watching him, and surprisingly, Zolis.

His wife was using her Earthen Toss Skill to raise massive boulders from the ground. It looked like she had upgraded the Skill just for this purpose.

Chad spoke up loudly, “So… should we even bother?”

“Hah..” Geth scratched the back of his head, “Well, there is still plenty of work to do in carrying them.”

Each of the blocks weighed over four thousand pounds. It would take teamwork to move them all back to the city’s Western Gate.

Zolis was the only one who could lift one of the stones alone. On top of that, with her Carry Weight Talent, she had a 50% weight Reduction for anything she carried while Geth’s buff was active.

The petite woman lifted two of the stones with relative ease. She even used her Earthen Toss to have a third hover in front of her.

The others would have to work together, even with the effects of his Strength buff. He could see from their faces that they had been completely emasculated.

Geth felt a sense of pride that his wife could cause all of these grown men so much misery. He laughed at their pain as he picked up one of the stones on his own to carry back to the Western Gate.

The other men grabbed the handles on either side of five stones. Luckily, they didn’t have to strain too much to walk with the blocks.

With Geth’s buff alone, a grown man would be able to lift close to 1800 pounds. He had picked all of these men because they had most of their Attributes in Strength.

He had Sindri walk toward the middle of the crowd, where she could effectively move in any direction in case of an ambush. Filthy made his way through the trees, scouting the area between them and the Western gate.

Though the journey would take some time, it wasn’t all bad. Since no one had to strain, constant chit-chat kept the convoy lively.

After making it out of the quarry, Maverick started singing a cadence in which the other men and Zolis followed along.

‘Even with our increased Agility, it will take us two hours to reach the gate…’ Geth cringed as he thought about the need for 1500 blocks to build the Rare Guild Hall Blueprint.

‘Larz, can I just make the stones out of the ground in front of the gate?’

He could hear Larz’s chuckle echo in his mind, ‘I’m afraid not, Master. The Stone must be retrieved from the quarry. Fret not. Things shall become easier as the quarry progresses.’

Geth could only take the Elven man’s word for it.

‘Can you tell me what buildings you recommend pursuing after the essential three are built?’

‘Hmm, I would say that it depends on your efficiency in gathering materials. If you are slow, you need to get as many defenses built up before the first Waves as possible.

However, based on how quickly you can craft the Stone, I recommend going for buildings that can increase Merit farming efficiency. Two that are must-haves are the Beacon and the Sub-Class Establishment.’

‘Did you just say Sub-Class?’