"Not bad, right?" Taro smiled, pointing at his mountain of treasures with confidence, though there was tiredness in his eyes. "Unfortunately we couldn't make two trips like you suggested. The Tunnel can carry tons on a huge rock plate on its back like you taught me. But it's... well, slow." Taro rubbed the back of his neck. "Not as fast and practical as your Wolverine, obviously. But it's still constant..."
The tortoise approach...
"Impressive amount of materials for a single trip," Ren said honestly, genuine appreciation in his voice. "Gold 1?"
"Silver 3 mainly. A bit of Gold 1 when we felt brave."
Levels comparable to Larissa and Liora, Ren estimated. Maybe slightly less... Collection speed mattered as much as carrying capacity.
Time was a resource like any other.
Min appeared behind Taro, his enormous water serpent gleaming with moisture on its scales. He also looked exhausted but satisfied. The kind of tiredness that came with accomplishment.
