Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons
Chapter 824 - 715: Sharp Judge of Character
You have a keen eye for people.
It's not that Kane doesn't know how to refuse, it's just that what Facundo offered was truly too much.
One must know that the wealth before them had reached an unimaginable level.
If all of Kane's team's gains from the beginning of their exploration were piled up together, they wouldn't even reach one-tenth of the wealth in this treasure trove in front of them.
Or even less.
To Kane and his team, this fortune was beyond comprehension.
Putting aside those mountains of gold coins and jewels.
Even the swords and armor laid on top of the gold coins, as well as the various pieces of magic jewelry.
Kane could see with his own eyes that most of them had a silver shine, and it was a bright glimmer.
This indicated that these silver pieces of equipment were the top grade of top grades.
It makes sense, Facundo as a tri-color level powerhouse, even if there were silver pieces of equipment in the vault, they would be the rare silver top-grade pieces.
Not to mention there were many pieces of equipment shimmering with golden luster; quite a few, in fact. Not to mention Kane even saw some buried beneath the gold coins and jewels.
These golden pieces of equipment were casually tossed on the pile of gold coins, mixed in with the silver pieces of equipment.
Moreover, on display platforms far away, those valuable items were gleaming with multicolored lights.
Their magic equipment was carefully placed there, indicating that they were precious to Facundo as well.
Besides wealth, the treasure trove before them also contained magic equipment ranging from the lowest silver top-grade to the highest multicolored grade.
Securing this treasure trove would instantly fully equip Kane and his team's gear.
Even though Kane and his team currently had quite a few silver top-grade pieces of equipment, not all had been replaced with golden-grade.
After all, they had only cleared one golden grade dungeon, so the equipment obtained was limited.
Moreover, the activation of the World Ring left them with no extra time to clear other golden dungeons.
Luckily, their enemies were some. World Ring, local golden-grade enemies.
Having one or two pieces of golden-grade gear was already quite impressive.
Thus, whether it was strength skills or equipment, Kane and his team maintained a crushing posture.
However, after seeing Facundo's wealth, it seemed they could no longer underestimate those other enemies in the future.
"This vault contains most of the wealth I've collected since becoming a god, originally intended for building the Divine Kingdom and equipping my undead forces."
"But now it seems there's no need for it, so all the wealth in this vault will be yours if you help me retrieve my body."
Facundo spread his arms wide, letting his pitch-black misty body fully immerse, and boldly addressed Kane and his team.
He wasn't lying.
For him at this stage, the wealth in this vault truly had little use.
At most, it served as a thought or a memory.
As the once will of a dungeon, his former dungeon had turned into his Divine Kingdom once he entered the World Ring.
His control over the dungeon exceeded even what the Divine Kingdom could accomplish.
Moreover, the Mist World provided even higher heights and various means of enhancing strength.
Although he hadn't experienced it yet, it was indeed visible and tangible.
It wasn't an illusionary thing.
This was why he was willing to accept mist's jurisdiction and voluntarily abide by the mist rules.
The reason he wanted his body back so quickly was because he wanted to reintegrate into wholeness.
This required time.
Only then he could fully meld with the World Ring and Mist World to become a true explorer.
To continue ascending at a speed he once dared not imagine.
Perhaps becoming a god was once his goal.
But now, it was just a beginning.
Of course, he knew the reward was certainly more than enough.
But he didn't care because if he succeeded, he would gain more than just his body.
He would also gain Kane and his team's friendship.
The Kane before him and his team were worth investing in.
Just two or three years ago, Kane and his team were only copper-level explorers.
Now they were golden, and he could even feel that Kane's strength could enter the multicolored stage anytime he wanted.
The reason he stayed at gold level was surely due to bigger ambitions.
And a few years back, he had felt the mist's attention towards Kane and his team.
Now, that attention would only be greater.
Even for a tri-color like himself, he was dispensable in the mist's eyes.
If he broke the rules, the mist would mercilessly eliminate him.
It showed how important Kane and his team were.
Speaking from a comprehensive standpoint, Kane and his team were absolutely worth connecting with.
Just some extraneous belongings he couldn't use.
But for Kane and his team at this stage, it was an invaluable fortune.
If it could be used to build a friendship with Kane and his team, then it was surely a deal with no loss.
The long years had brought him not just strength, but also insight.
And indeed, Kane and his team were tempted.
They also understood that these rewards far exceeded the labor they would put in.
According to the task Facundo gave them, if converted to a dungeon-required clearance, the approximate difficulty would be at the top gold level or a red-marked gold-level dungeon.
Unless this golden-level dungeon had some unique trait, it would be hard to generate so much wealth post-clearance.
Is this a signal to make friends?
Should it be accepted?
The question echoed in Kane's mind.
Accept, why not?
Kane turned his head to look at his teammates.
Kreya and the others looked at Kane and nodded slightly.
"Since Lord Fakundo is so generous, we won't beat around the bush, or else we'd seem petty."
"We will officially accept this task."
"For now, please rest in our territory for a while, and wait for our good news."
Hearing Kane's words.
Fakundo nodded his hood and, with his scarlet eyes in the black misty form, looked at Kane and said,
"Then, I will wait here for the good news."
He said, throwing a blue droplet-shaped gemstone from his magic robe's sleeve.
"My divination tells me, this might be useful to you. It's just a small gem from the treasury, I'll advance it to you." ๐ป๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ธโฏ๐ท๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฃโฏ๐.๐ค๐๐ฎ
Saying this, Fakundo tapped his skeletal magic staff.
Then Kane and the others, following Fakundo, disappeared from the treasury.
Kane and the others returned to the previous living room, and Fakundo disappeared from sight.
After returning, Kane and the others sat on the seats.
The coffee table in the middle still had the five books they had checked earlier.
Hmm? Five books?
"Eh, what's this book? How come we didn't see it earlier?" Lulu pointed at the additional book on the table and asked.
The book that Kane and the others hadn't seen before must have been left by Fakundo before he left.
Looking at the extra book, Kane picked it up and flipped through it.
There was a folded piece of paper inside, which fell out as Kane opened the book.
Upon unfolding the paper, they discovered it was a map, a detailed map.
It detailed all the buildings and terrain sections of the once proposed Divine Kingdom of Fakundo.
In the center of the map was a small X mark, which was Kane and the others' ultimate goal.
With this map, Kane and the others' future tasks became very convenient.
This map clearly marked every aspect of where Kane and the others needed to complete their mission.
Including where there were traps, where the energy sources were, and other core information, all were present.
It was a very core internal blueprint.
After looking over the map, Kane handed it to Kreya and the others, then continued examining the new book in front of him.
It described some conditions of Fakundo's proposed Divine Kingdom, as well as some matters to pay attention to.
This was likely the action manual for Kane and the others' subsequent actions.
Then, Yoyo and Kreya's intelligent assistants started to document these five books, for easy reference and reminder during subsequent operations.
It was then that Kane and the others began to communicate with each other.
"This time's goal is extraordinarily difficult, with so many gold-level undead creatures and countless silver and copper undead, it will be hard for us to move an inch." Kane said.
After hearing Kane's words, Kreya frowned and said, "Judging by the exaggerated numbers, our opponent could directly be termed a large force."
"Perhaps we need to prepare for the long term."
"We can't just bring an army to fight, this distance seems impractical." Longbei said, looking at the location Fakundo had indicated on the map earlier.
According to the division of Zone 25, the place referenced by Fakundo was in the third district clockwise, with Kane and the others as the reference point.
In other words, if they needed to reach the target location, they had to advance from the first zone to the third zone.
They even had to cross a large district in the middle.
Taking a large troop into battle was obviously not feasible.
This point was directly ignored by Kane and the others, as they didn't even consider it.
"The only way now is guerrilla tactics, using our combined strength to defeat them one by one and slowly nibble away at them." Kane thought and said.
He then pushed the five books in front of him forward and said, "With this detailed data, we definitely have the upper hand in intelligence."
"The enemy is in the open, we are in the dark, this is our opportunity."
"Who are you planning to take with you? It surely can't be just our squad, that would be too inefficient." Kreya said beside him.
Such a massive undertaking was destined to be impossible for just Kane's squad to complete. This matter must be delegated, recruiting more teammates from the guild.
Kane nodded, "Then, this matter surely requires the overall effort of the guild, relying solely on us is definitely not enough."
Kane then furrowed his brows and began to think.
"The reward will start with each participant receiving a piece of equipment of the same level as them as the base price."
The golden-level equipment seen in the treasury was more than enough.
As for the silver-level, even without using the treasury Fakundo provided to Kane and the others, the remaining items in the guild's warehouse were enough.
"Rewards will be given based on everyone's performance and contributions during this operation."
This was Kane's reward for the guild members participating.
No matter what, the treasury must belong to Kane and the others.
After all, this task was given to Kane and the others by Fakundo.
And then Kane and the others used these rewards to recruit more partners.
No matter how you calculate it, Kane and the others would get the lion's share.
Middlemen earning the price difference is normal.
After hearing Kane's words,
Kreya and the others thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement, agreeing with Kane's idea.