CHAPTER 44: CHAPTER 44: THE 4TH CHAPTER OF ADVENTURE

Midnight Tavern

In the backyard, you can see the classroom window on the first floor, looking inside through one of the windows.

Kane is lying on the bed with his legs crossed.

Floating in the air in front of him is a gigantic book that only he can see.

[Book of Adventure]

He flips through the pages directly to the end.

Page 4 is divided into 2 sections. The larger section is the team section.

There are 4 slots, one of which shows Kreya’s portrait.

The other 3 slots are empty, Longbei and Meizike are not displayed on it.

It seems that you must form a bond together to be considered teammates.

The section below is the friendship section, which shows only one slot and displays Kreya, her portrait’s frame is still copper.

Here you can see those with whom bonds have been formed but who have not become teammates.

Click the friendship bar to view Kreya’s portrait.

[Kreya]

[Female]

[Half-Body Species - Horse]

The information in the friendship bar is very sparse, perhaps it is due to a lack of bond value.

Looking at the centaur portrait in the team bar, he reaches out and taps it.

As expected, the information displayed here is quite different.

[Kreya]

[Knight]

[Level: Copper 51%]

[Martial Skill: Hundred Martial Arts]

[Magic Skill: Frenzy Battle Roar]

[Craft: None]

[Bloodline: None]

[Skill Grid: Empty]

[Origin Skills: Knight’s Arsenal] (Can store armor and weapons in it. Spend magic power to switch armor and weapons, equipment in the arsenal will automatically repair and maintain. Equipment with exclusive names will be enhanced in the arsenal, and you must call its name when switching.)

So this is Kreya’s origin skill, but what is the definition of armor and weapons? Is it what is generally accepted, or what she herself accepts?

But this skill is something the average person indeed cannot master, only a whale can do it.

After my careful observation, Kreya must be a wealthy lady.

The above also shows Kreya’s level and profession, as well as some martial arts and magic skills she has learned.

The panel indeed also shows a skill grid, which is the core gameplay of the original game for teammates.

NPC teammates will have a skill slot, and you can give them a skill stone you possess to make the teammate stronger and better complement you.

When Kane knew there was a team system, he was wondering if this skill grid could possibly appear, and now it indeed appeared.

So when you have excess skill stones, equip your teammates with the right skills.

Hahaha, only 3 years of gold.

Once more he glances at the [Book of Adventure], making sure there’s nothing he missed before dispelling it.

Now it’s time to take out those magic materials and charge them up.

Taking out two medium amounts of previously obtained charging materials from the space, he also takes out the magic stone.

The energy in the magic stone is only filled to 1/20th.

He picks up [Kalu’s Big Baby] and places it on the magic stone, the faint glow on the magic materials starts to get drawn out.

Strands of magic power form ribbons and pour into the magic stone.

Before long, the magic materials become dim, losing their previous vitality.

Bringing the magic stone to his eyes to inspect, a quarter of the copper inside is now filled.

Does a medium amount outnumber a tiny amount by so much?

Previously, he was complaining that [Crystalline Dungeon] didn’t explode much material, but it turns out it wasn’t that it didn’t, but it only exploded large amounts, disdaining to yield anything else.

I wrongly accused you.

He places another piece of magic material on it, and the magic stone absorbs it again.

After the absorption is complete, lifting the magic stone in view, already half of it is filled.

Looking at the magic stone, he begins to ponder the rules of the dungeon.

It was mentioned before that the more people in a team, the more difficult the dungeon is.

The difficulty for 1 person is 1, for 2 people it’s 2, and for 4 people it’s 3.

people won’t increase the difficulty further, but the drop rate will increase slightly, but not much.

That’s why explorers generally team up in groups of 3 or 5.

Fewer people make dungeon exploration harder, and exploration time and costs increase.

More people cut down the rewards, as each added person means less share for everyone.

It’s also hard to coordinate, and groups of 3 and 5 just max out the difficulty and drop rate.

The higher the difficulty, the higher the quantity and quality of items dropped in the dungeon.

Currently, with his own team of 4 people, the difficulty is basically maxed out, but the magic items’ drop rate is still lacking, which is a bit frustrating.

When he was alone, one level might explode into 1-2 items. With Kreya, one level drops 3-4 items.

Difficulty 3 for 4 people, one level might drop 5-6 items.

There will be more materials dropped, and although the equipment might be divided among 4 people, the chances of obtaining needed good gear are also higher.

And Kane’s real first need is the magic stone; magic stones are the hard currency in Kane’s heart.

For an explorer squad, magic materials are just things to be sold for money.

So for Kane to take his share of the squad’s magic materials poses no issue, as his teammates would only find it odd, not view it negatively.

After possibly clearing 2 more levels, Kane could gather a fully charged magic stone, and new skills are waving to him.

Ready to rest, tomorrow will be the start of exploration.

Kane looks at the ceiling

It’s over

I’ve gotten myself all worked up, I’m somewhat unable to sleep.

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Morning

The sun has yet to rise in this world

The morning at Big Gold Teeth is bustling with noise, though this tavern’s specialty is quietness.

But in the absence of an Explorer’s House, morning in a tavern becomes the gathering spot for each explorer squad.

Even though everyone tries to lower their voices, there are just too many people.

So even if the noise is loud, no one will complain about it.

Kane is now eating his breakfast at the bar, while Kreya finished eating a while ago and is breathing fresh air by the door.

Burton, after giving his dumb brother a punch, went running off to busy himself in the kitchen.

Finishing breakfast with Longbei, they gather at the door with Kreya.

As for Meizike, he is walking towards them from the street, with that familiar dragging way of walking.

This time he’s not wearing his tattered gray robe, but draped in a black short robe, and from the open middle you can see he’s wearing a reddish-brown leather armor underneath, with 4 big gemstones on his waist exposed.

His face still presents a sickly haggard look, although the dark circles seem better than yesterday’s.

Longbei looks at this new teammate and asks Kane: "Is this guy really okay? He seems as if he’s about to collapse."

He wanted to ask this question yesterday.

Listening to Longbei’s inquiry, Kane suddenly doesn’t know how to answer.

That question, I want to know too.

Meizike lifts a hand slightly in a gesture of salute as he approaches.

"Well, everyone is here, let’s set off then." Kane says as he starts walking towards the dungeon.

On the way, Kane begins to talk to them about the current dungeon exploration situation.

"Kreya and I have already explored the first phase of [Crystalline Arena], which means the first 5 layers.

Today we will start exploring from the 6th layer directly, according to the information on the dungeon. From the 6th layer on, it differs from the first phase and requires our caution."

After saying this, he glances at Kreya, the last line is a reminder to both himself and Kreya.

Kreya nods her head in understanding.

Arriving at the registry beside the dungeon, it seems to be no coincidence that it’s still the same scribe who had previously advised Kane.

Watching Kane’s team gradually come together, he flashes a bright smile toward Kane.

After registering, he greets the scribe.

And heads toward the stone house.