Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons-Chapter 751 - 660 March 25

Kane appeared in the guild hall, rubbing his temples to ease his slightly exhausted body.

After stretching lazily, he walked to the front desk and saw little Gemu placing a large pile of magazines on it.

"Brother Kane!"

Hearing little Gemu’s shout, Kane smiled and nodded, "Thank you for bringing these magazines in."

"No problem, little Crocodile also brought some over, but there’s something going on at his home."

Little Gemu said with a smile.

Little Crocodile is the son of Koro Crocodile. Both he and little Gemu are outside the World Ring, so when you need something, you can ask them to have their families buy it for you.

Kane sat at the front desk, picked up a copy from the pile of magazines, and many guild members around came over to grab magazines and take a look.

After all, it’s the new issue of the World Ring, and everyone is very interested.

Adoma then organized the remaining magazines and placed them in the basket beside them.

The reason why this issue of the World Ring magazine is attracting so many people is that it is the first issue published after the World Ring opened.

The previous issues were published before the World Ring opened, discussing some information about the World Ring and items to note.

Starting from this issue, the information recorded will reflect the internal situation of the World Ring after its opening.

As well as the movements of each force entering the World Ring, even the annihilation of a force.

Reporting the gains of the explorers amidst the dangers of the World Ring.

The date on the magazine also changed.

It became the New Epoch, March 23rd.

The day the World Ring opened is known as the start of the New Epoch, and its dates will be counted from then on.

The dates of the previous epoch will change from the New Epoch to the Brilliant Epoch.

When the New Epoch becomes the past, the epoch will be named based on major events of that millennium.

The major event of the last millennium was the coronation of the Brilliant Monarch, hence it is called the Brilliant Epoch.

I hadn’t realized it had already been over three months since arriving at the World Ring; we’re nearing the four-month mark.

Then Kane thought no more and began flipping through the magazine in his hands.

The first page he opened was a map of the World Ring, but many areas were blacked out, indicating they hadn’t been explored. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

All the lit areas were those that had been explored, and the forces willing to share map information.

Of course, most of it was explored by the Mist Council’s own people.

Kane took a look and saw that almost the entire innermost circle of the World Ring was lit up because it was the area explorers first came into contact with.

As expected, the outermost entrance was connected to the outside environment.

Next, they would enter a wide wilderness, which was the real boundary. Crossing it led into the true scope of the World Ring.

Various interesting environments were juxtaposed, with exotic races and creatures living alongside diverse plants.

The factions and races that survive here had lived in the World Ring the longest.

Kane noticed some areas had been renamed to certain factions, indicating that explorers of those factions had successfully claimed those territories.

The names of these factions were well-known, they’re either top-level ones or world-class ones.

Indeed, factions with deep foundations were different.

Some regions were circled with golden borders, containing a golden diamond insignia inside.

This area indicates there are strong individuals of colorful levels present, and explorers must adhere to local rules as they would outside when entering.

Otherwise, if they get taken out by a colorful-level strong individual, they’d have only themselves to blame.

Those who signed agreements with the Mist wouldn’t act proactively, but if explorers don’t follow the rules on their turf and get taken out, they can’t blame others.

Kane discovered quite a few of these regions, all concentrated around the edges, indicating there were more farther in.

In this direction alone, there were three colorful-level stronghold forces explored.

"It seems we’ve indeed traveled quite far," Kreya’s voice suddenly emerged beside him.

Unbeknownst to him, Kreya had also arrived beside Kane, holding a magazine as well.

Kreya referred to the fact that the explored areas shown on the map were just a small circle, yet they had reached the outermost perimeter of the World Ring.

Longbei, reading the magazine next to them, said, "Look at these few areas marked by red swords."

Following Longbei’s words, Kane glanced at his magazine.

The differences marked by red sword symbols had small ranges and required careful observation to notice.

But there were many; just in their area, there were four such regions.

The implication of this marked area was that the Mist tasked explorers to complete tasks there to receive rewards.

And the tasks mostly involved eliminating certain races or creatures.

These were things that severely disrupted the World Ring’s ecology, and despite the Mist trying to communicate, they persisted obstinately.

"So, in fact, our area should also be marked in red," Kane joked.

Though unsure about what sorts of entities needed elimination, it was surprising how many races and individuals like Cannibal Ghosts there were.

There are still many areas that the explorers haven’t had the chance to explore, and there are certainly far more races and individuals that need to be exterminated than Kane and the others imagined.

Many explorers who are not affiliated with any force, or those who are not interested in territorial claims, set out specifically for these tasks.

The rewards for these tasks are far more generous than those for exploring dungeons.

After reading these, Kane continued flipping the pages, which revealed events that happened in certain places, akin to news written on the pages.

For example, over the past few months’ statistics, it is known that 26 battle groups have already been completely wiped out.

This means at least 26 golden-level strongmen have died, and the actual number is likely higher, doubling wouldn’t be surprising.

As for the death toll of explorers, incomplete statistics indicate it exceeds 10,000.

However, this is still the early stage of exploring the World Ring, as time goes on the death toll will gradually decrease, as it’s normal for many to die during pioneer exploration.

"Is it really this dangerous?" Longbei said looking at the data.

Since entering the World Ring, they had been continuously on the move, not paying much attention to the surrounding situations.

Hearing Longbei’s words, Kane said, "Even for us who have been on the move all the time, we have encountered a lot of dangers along the way, let alone those explorers who deliberately explore in specific areas."

Listening to Kane’s words, Longbei thought about the situations they encountered along the way.

Sea beast attacks, various strange beasts, and poisonous plants.

If it weren’t for the fact that they had been moving quickly relying on vehicles and various modes of transport, and having 11 golden-level members, they would certainly have incurred losses along the way.

Thinking about it this way, it’s indeed true that even with rapid travel, they faced quite a bit of danger.

Kreya suddenly pointed to a piece of information at the back and said to everyone, "Look here."

Everyone turned over to take a look.

It was actually an advertisement placed by the Radiant Commerce Association.

Its general message was that they have signed trade agreements with many local major forces within the World Ring.

Explorers lacking necessary supplies and various potions and tools in the dungeons can purchase them at designated locations.

"Is this the operational power of a world-class force? It’s really fast, huh."

Kane couldn’t help but say.

Judging from the map given by the Radiant Commerce Association, these large local forces were all empires with vast territories.

Being able to sign trade agreements with the Radiant Commerce Association shows that these empires certainly have no shortage of golden-level combat power, and with such a large territory, they’re also not short on silver-level soldiers.

These kinds of forces generally are not something explorers can meddle with, even world-class forces wouldn’t intervene with these large local forces, especially those operating as nations.

These levels of forces can survive world-ending catastrophes and transform into dungeons. They are exceptionally strong and united.

Even if dozens of golden-level forces were deployed to eliminate the upper echelons, it would still be hard to grasp hold.

Who knows how many would sacrifice themselves for their country.

Spending such a huge cost just to acquire the territory of these empires isn’t worthwhile.

World-class forces are after resources, various scarce resources, unique forms of power, and distinct output tools.

Moreover, for them, it’s not necessary to possess these things, as long as they have the priority right to acquire them.

No one dares to break these contracts.

Even breaking it in the World Ring would result in suppression by the world-class forces once the two worlds converge, something these empires cannot accept.

Since the World Ring has only been open for a few months, the explorers are mostly still in the stage of exploring and gathering information, so there’s not much interesting news.

After reading, Kane placed the magazine back into the magazine rack.

A new object had appeared beside the front desk.

A lot of guild members were gathered around it.

It was a Starry Cauldron placed on the table, continually twisting and emitting light.

At each dimming of the light, a guild member would draw a weapon from it, quickly pulling out a magnifying glass for identification.

Some showed joy after identification, while others looked dejected.

This was Kane’s previously constructed Eternal Cauldron.

After some understanding, Kane was able to construct it permanently, but needed to establish a base that provides it with magic power.

Silver magic stones were used to supply energy.

Moreover, Kane had set it up to only add the star attribute to the equipment thrown into it.

To use it, one just needs to pay a magic stone of equivalent level to the piece of equipment to add the attribute.

This has led many guild members to gamble on attributes here.

Once an appropriate attribute is added to the equipment, its value will soar.

Whether for personal use or for sale, both are profitable.

Even if suitable attributes are not added, they still provide some value, though it might not cover the cost of the magic stone.

Kane is quite satisfied with this new item in the guild.

The guild members are also satisfied.