Chapter 68

# 68

68. Exploration Dungeon (2)

Exploration dungeon.

Unlike the main dungeon, where mission clearing is the goal, or daily dungeons for gathering materials, it had the characteristic of not being able to predict the purpose. There were many cases where they brought nothing, but sometimes they brought high-quality ingredients that would open their eyes. There were also quite a few items that could only be obtained from exploration dungeons.

“I will have no choice but to go.”

“I guess so.”

At my words, Iolka nodded.

Go inside the city and look around. It’s not too late to decide what to do later.

We followed the road in the eastern plains to the east gate of Nelsa.

Merchants, mercenaries, and passers-by in different outfits came and went. Two soldiers were checking people entering and leaving the gate. Ahead of us was the coachman.

“Good job.”

The coachman brandished his whip and the loaded wagon began to move.

It seemed that the inspection was over. Our turn has come. The soldier looked me up and down and narrowed his brows suspiciously.

“Please submit your pass.”

“A pass?”

“You don’t even know that? You can’t get in without a pass.”

Two soldiers crossed the window and blocked the passage.

I took out a gold coin from my bosom.

“Can this be enough?”

“Uh, hehe! It’s not a pass.”

“If you don’t like it, you’ll have no choice but to go to the North Gate. I think it will work there.”

“Give me here!”

The soldier snatched the gold coin from my hand, looked around and whispered softly.

“I’ll let you pass, but please don’t be too violent.”

“Don’t worry.”

The soldier gulped and put the gold coin into his bosom.

Then, suddenly, he put on a solemn expression.

“Are the people in the back group?”

“however.”

“Then...”

“Give me the gold. Go north.”

“Sat, go through. Keuheum.”

The soldier cleared his throat and raised his spear.

We entered the aisle. Halfway through, Iolka clicked her tongue.

“These are pitiful people.”

“Isn’t money the best thing for those guys?”

we went out on the street

Various buildings are lined up on the left and right. The main street was full of hawkers and citizens buying and selling goods. I couldn’t find even a fragment of the tense atmosphere I felt at the time of the mission.

“...”

I put my hand on my chin.

Right before clearing the 10th floor, Nelsa had even penetrated her resistance and was about to be captured. It is safe to assume that most of the city was invaded. Casualties will exceed at least a thousand units. However, there were no traces of the massacre in the present city.

‘I must find information.’

I looked up at the system message at the top of my field of view.

[Exploring ‘Party 1′ – Heim Peninsula]

[Time remaining until return – 47 : 48 : 22]

’48 hours.’

In two days you will be returned to the waiting room.

In it, collect as much information as possible about the exploration dungeon.

It’s not necessary right now, but exploring dungeons will become an essential course later. It was essential to create an efficient farming route.

“Can I look around?”

“What information can I look for?”

Even though I didn’t give any instructions, Jenna and Aaron came over and asked.

I smiled and replied.

“anything.”

“Anything?”

“Okay, find something in moderation.”

The three of them looked at me with questioning faces.

I turned to the three of them and continued.

“Didn’t you hear? Each person should figure out the information, but play in moderation in the place you want. Master gave you money, so it should be enough. Eat delicious food and do some sightseeing.”

“That means...”

“Don’t pretend to take a break, really take a break. I’ll take care of the rest.”

Information gathering alone is sufficient.

There would be no way if the situation was dangerous, but as a result of looking around, it seemed that I could do it alone.

I tried to steal the gold coin.

The boy shook his head and hugged the gold coin tightly.

“Where shall we talk, brother?”

“Inside the inn.”

“yeah!”

The boy stumbled into the inn.

I followed along too. The waitress came over and I ordered a place for just two people. We took a seat at a corner table on the second floor of the inn.

“What would you like to hear?”

The boy smiled and touched the gold coin.

I bit it with my teeth and rubbed it gently with my palms.

Looking at the soldiers and boys, they don’t seem worth much, but they’re 1,000 gold anyway. This is the amount of money that can be obtained by going around the lower floors.

“Tell me about the witch.”

I said as I drank the strangely flavored drink.

The boy began to explain one by one.

“My name is Priasis Al Ragna. Now that I’ve lost my castle, I’m just Priasis. In the past, I was the heir to the imperial throne...” The basic

information was the same as I knew.

However, there were discrepancies in a few areas.

“Did you say you were wanted a year ago?”

“Yes, just one year ago. At that time, a wanted order came down from the church. Do you see the wanted person here?”

The boy took out a wanted letter from Priasis from his bag.

At the bottom of the wanted letter was a seal that looked like a cross with wings attached.

‘A year ago.’

Not even a week had passed since I broke up with Priasis on the 15th floor.

I had also seen the seal of the wanted letter. It was a pattern engraved on the armor of the guys I killed.

Other than that, he asked a few questions about the princess, but the boy answered that he didn’t know anything other than what he said. I didn’t expect any more information from a kid either.

Putting the information together,

a wanted order was issued shortly after Priasis escaped from the city. And she said that she had wandered all over the place for the past year. It seems that he is still alive somewhere. If he was caught and killed, there would be no wanted letters circulating until now.

“to the next.”

I spoke.

Of course, I had no intention of ending it here.

“Yeah, next time.”

“Have monsters invaded this city?”

“Invasion... intrusion. Ah!”

The boy clapped his hands.

“I don’t know because I was somewhere else before that, but I heard a glimpse. Goblins invaded the city in droves. Maybe two years ago?”

“so?”

“They managed to repulse it somehow. They said that a lot of people died, but I think it was sorted out thanks to the church taking off their feet.”

indeed.

Has it been two years?

After making sure that no one was around, the boy whispered to me.

“This is another rumor, but there is a story that the instigator of the invasion is a witch. Originally, monsters don’t do activities on such a large scale.”

I smiled lightly.

I put everything that was bad.

I must have suffered.

“Any other unusual incidents that happen?”

“Hmm... That’s quite vague.

” . Say something.

” Monsters run amok. The weather seems to be getting colder too. The most unusual thing among them is, of course, the dungeon.”

The boy opened his mouth.

“It must have been a few years ago. Ruins have sprung up all over the continent. Call it a dungeon. But this place is really strange. If ordinary people go, they can’t enter because of the transparent wall.”

The transparent wall.

He seemed to know what it meant.

“It seems that there is a division between those who can enter and those who cannot.”

“That’s it. This is also a rumor, but there is a strange stone at the end of the dungeon, and if you get that stone, you can have special powers.” “...

Power.”

There is only one stone that can obtain special powers.

Advent Stone.

Stats and Skills It was the source of the hero’s third ability imprint, following

“There must be one here.”

“Yes? How is that...”

“You can tell by looking at it.”

The mercenaries were swarming.

I drank all the way down and got up from my seat

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