It was highly ranked, but he wasnât impressed by its effects or abilities.
âIt wouldâve been nicer to get the scimitar instead.â
Kang Oh wanted Amil to drop his blazing scimitar.
But it wouldnât drop it just because he wanted it to.
At that moment, Grano approached him.
âDid it drop something good?â Grano asked.
âThis and this.â
Kang Oh extended both hands; one holding the bronze key and the other holding the turban.
Grano seemed interested in the turban.
âOh, this isâŠâ
Grano rubbed the turban with his hand.
âWhat is it? Is it expensive?â Kang Oh asked in anticipation.
âI heard that the Beskamen Kingdom used a special technique to create silk that was incredibly resistant to heat. The technique has been lost, though it seems like this turban was created using that technique,â Grano said.
âSo is it expensive?â Kang Oh asked once more.
âIt depends, I suppose. What I do know is that itâd be extremely helpful to the desert folk.â
Grano smiled.
âHmm. Then what do I need to do to sell this at a high price?â
Do the desert folk have an auction house of their own?
âIâm not sure. Would you mind if I took this turban?â Grano asked.
âYou want it?â
âYes. Iâd like to use this to try making a heat resistant silk.â
âHmm.â
Kang Oh briefly thought it over.
Grano could ask for 30% of the loot.
However, the turban wasnât exactly worth 30%.
The turban possessed a special resurrection ability and was also an AA-rank hat.
âI let you have Gurekoâs ring, didnât I?â Grano said.
Nothing in the world was free. Unfortunately, that seemed to apply to heaven as well.
It was always give and take.
Grano had let him have the ring before, so now it was his turn to let him have this one.
âI understand.â
Kang Oh passed the turban to Grano.
âThank you.â
Grano stored the turban into his subspace.
âI can still hit the jackpot.â
Kang Oh fiddled with the bronze key.
Treasure was waiting for him.
âLetâs start looking for a place to use this.â
Kang Oh moved; Grano and Eder followed suit, and began to search the mummyâs room.
âHere!â Eder yelled.
Kang Oh and Grano approached Eder.
There were coffins leaning on the walls; of them, Amilâs coffin had a keyhole at the bottom.
âIâm opening it.â
Kang Oh placed the key inside; it was a perfect fit.
Creak.
Kang Oh turned the key and he heard the mechanism activate.
After that, the mummyâs room, as well as the pyramid itself, began to shake.
âWhatâs going on?â Eder yelled in shock.
Amilâs coffin sank into the ground, revealing a stone gate that it had obscured from view.
However, the shaking never stopped. A piece of the ceiling crumbled as well.
âUahk!â Eder cried.
âWhy is this happening?â Kang Oh asked Grano.
âIâm not sure⊠Ah, wait a minute. Thereâs something written here.â
Grano pointed at the inscriptions written on the stone gate.
âCan you read it?â
âHe whoever disrupts the kingâs rest shall be punished without fail,â Grano said.
âWe must have triggered a trap,â Grano added.
He furrowed his brow; it was quite the severe expression.
âA trap?â
âYes. The key mustâve activated a mechanism which is bringing this entire place down,â Grano said.
The ceiling continued to crumble.
Kang Oh attempted to push the stone gate as hard as he could. However, it didnât budge an inch.
âDamn it.â
âWhat do we do now!?â Eder yelled as he covered his head with both hands.
âWe obviously have to run!â
They didnât have the time to make another decision.
Kang Oh, Eder, and Grano dashed towards the exit.
Huge rocks fell from the ceiling.
âUaahk!â Eder screamed as boulders continued to fall behind them like an avalanche.
âShut up and run.â
Kang Oh gritted his teeth.
To think theyâd be put into a situation like this!
âHeok, heok.â
Granoâs breathing was haggard as well.
Kang Ohâs party was barely able to make it out before the passageway completely crumbled.
Fortunately, they didnât see any Celtuses. Did they run too once they noticed that the dungeon was caving in?
Whatever the case, there was nothing stopping them from running.
Kang Oh, Eder and Grano ran as fast as they could.
How hectically had they run?
âI see the exit,â Eder yelled.
âDonât look back and just run!â
Kang Oh ran mustering all the strength he had left.
âHeok, heok!â
Grano did the same.
Kang Ohâs party quickly ascended the stairs and exited the dungeon.
Not long after theyâd exited, Beskamen Iâs tomb had completely caved in.
Once it did, the shaking stopped.
Kang Oh sprawled out onto the floor.
âDamn it. This was planned.â
Beskamen Iâs tomb had caved in, yet the rest of the dungeon was fine.
That didnât make any sense.
Unless it was set up that way from the very beginning.
âHaa, ha. This must be the method that Beskamen II devised so that no one would be able to pillage his fatherâs tomb,â Grano said as he caught his breath.
Hiding a tomb within a tomb was just a preliminary measure.
The real trap was caving in the tomb!
Now, no one would be able to lay their hands on Beskamen Iâs remains or his coffin.
It was like burning down a small house to get rid of bedbugs, or so it seemed, but nevertheless, Beskamen IIâs goal had been realized.
Since Kang Oh hadnât been able to loot the tomb and had come out empty-handed.
âMy money!â
Kang Oh slammed his fist onto the floor in fury.
Theyâd found a hidden dungeon (the kingâs tomb), yet theyâd managed to come back empty-handed!
Moreover, it was a dungeon that continuously spawned the gold bugs, Celtuses.
If they just explored the dungeon and killed every Celtus they saw, then itâd be such easy money!
Kang Oh felt like heâd go crazy.
âHoo, at least we managed to get out unscathed.â
Eder rolled over and patted his body.
Who cares about the money!?
His body was everything to him.
âHaa. Beskamen II, what a spiteful person. He should be reassessed by history. Hmm. Was that assassination case alsoâŠâ Grano muttered.
Kang Oh kept squirming around whilst punching the floor. On the other hand, Eder kept patting his body while Grano seemed to be engrossed in thought and muttered.
If someone saw them, then theyâd think of this movie title.
âThree Idiotsâ!
* * *
Kang Ohâs party returned to their base in the Hapdala Oasis.
âHaa, good job, body of mine.â
Once they entered the yurt, Eder removed his equipment and laid on the floor.
âTch.â
Kang Ohâs expression was still bitter and regretful.
âThereâs one hidden dungeon left. Plus, we still have the hidden oasis as well,â Grano patted his shoulder and comforted him.
âYouâre right.â
Kang Oh nodded his head.
âItâs already water under the bridge. Letâs just let it go.â
But they say that a fish that you lose seems bigger than it actually was. Unbeknownst to him, Kang Ohâs face was still crinkled.
At that momentâŠ
âMr. Grano, are you in here?â
They heard a voice coming from outside the yurt.
âPlease come in,â Grano said.
It was the way of the natives of the Bariton Desert to allow others into their home.
So long as they werenât their enemies, it was considered incredibly rude to turn guests away without welcoming them into oneâs home.
A man came into the yurt.
It was an incredibly fat man. His skin was brown and they couldnât see his pupils as his eyes were so small.
He wore a turban and white clothes that were loose at the sleeves for better ventilation.
It was the clothing from a desert area north of the Bariton Desert.
This was the first time Kang Oh, Eder, and Grano, who was native to this area, had seen him.
âPlease take a seat.â
Grano pointed at a sitting cushion; the man bowed his head and expressed his thanks.
âWhy are you here?â Grano asked.
âHello. My name is Modune.â
The fat manâs name was Modune.
âWhich one of you is Mr. Grano?â he asked, looking over Kang Oh, Eder, and Grano.
âThatâs me. But what business do you have with me?â
âI heard you were the top expert on the Bariton Desert.â
Modune briefly caught his breath and continued, âIâd like for you to help us find the hidden oasis.â
Kang Oh, Eder, and Grano widened their eyes.
A competitor seeking the hidden oasis had appeared!