Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons

Chapter 458 - 425 Dark Ancient Castle_2

Upon hearing Kane’s words, Kreya and the others nodded in agreement.

Perhaps the triangular iron plate given to them only showed that they could input Magic Power, and then follow the guidance of this tool to locate the wild camp. However, it didn’t specify exactly where it was or how far. Although Kreya was the fastest, in the wild, Kane had the upper hand.

After all, knowledge is power.

Kane directly walked out of the front gate of the fortress, with the wanderer always by his side.

Once outside the fortress, he immediately constructed an off-road motorcycle on the spot.

When operating solo, the motorcycle’s speed was much faster.

Even on the motorcycle, there was a specially designed seat for the wanderer to control.

Riding on the motorcycle, Kane took out the triangular iron plate that Horn had given him from his Space Equipment the day before.

He looked at the triangular iron plate in his hand, infused a little Magic Power into it, and as the Magic Power flowed in, a faintly glowing Rune flashed across the plate, which then floated into the air.

It floated in one direction, and Kane could feel he could control the floating speed.

"Wanderer, just follow the plate."

And so, the plate started quickly flying in one direction, while Kane sat on the motorcycle, the Magic Power Machinery-driven motorcycle speeding through the wilderness under the energy circuit’s transmission.

The wanderer also thoughtfully projected a small map panel, showing Kane’s route.

At extreme speed, it wasn’t long before Kane and the others crossed the safety line formed by five camps.

However, guided by the plate, they didn’t proceed directly forward but angled towards a corner on the edge of the map.

It wasn’t far from the safety line formed by the five camps, and there were no enemy camps around.

Until the motorcycle reached the edge of a dense forest.

Seeing the terrain, Kane dispersed the motorcycle, preparing to walk in.

According to the map projected by the wanderer, they should now be at the edge of the map.

They could already see the wall formed by the Mist from afar.

Following the guidance of the triangular plate, Kane crossed through the dense forest, where there was no trace of human footsteps—only some Beast tracks.

To be in such a remote place? If it was a normal exploration, Kane definitely wouldn’t have randomly ventured into such places, because who would have thought a wild camp could be hidden here?

Finally, they could see the edge of the forest.

Emerging from the edge into a clearing, a black stone castle came into view.

The whole castle abruptly appeared at the entrance of the forest, with no roads extending to it.

There were some strange statues on the castle; its style gave off a slight aura of darkness.

According to the data, wild camps had various appearances, usually related to the types of warriors they could recruit.

Although the castle did not match the surrounding forest, making it seem abrupt, it matched the sky’s color scheme perfectly, creating a harmonious feeling.

The grim and dark castle suggests that the recruitable types of warriors wouldn’t likely have any positive Attributes.

Collecting his thoughts, Kane walked towards the castle’s gate.

Observing the door in front of him, it was carved with various patterns, mostly depicting Knights, Evil Dragons, and Beasts. The meanings were unclear.

How to get in?

Well, let’s knock and see.

However, just as Kane lifted his hand to knock, the door slowly began opening from the inside with a creak.

Kane instinctively became alert and stepped back a few paces.

As the door opened, an elder with a pale face dressed like a butler in a black suit elegantly approached Kane.

His posture was upright, and his movements were graceful and smooth as he came to Kane’s front, executing a gesture of etiquette Kane hadn’t seen before, so he nodded in response.

Nonetheless, he seemed to understand Kane’s intentions perfectly, speaking directly: "Sir, are you here to recruit subordinates?"

Upon hearing his words, Kane immediately nodded and said, "Yes."

The elder waved his hand, and Black Mist began to coalesce in the air, forming two characters.

Dark Servant, Ghost Maid.

"These are the two types of warriors available for recruitment."

Looking at the characters displayed above, Kane only saw the names of the two types of warriors—no other symbols or mentions of the cost for recruitment.

Judging by the names, one could tell that these were inclined towards darkness.

Before Kane could ask, the butler continued.

"There are only 20 Dark Servants within the castle, costing 100 battle merits and 500 Gold Coins."

"There are only 10 Ghost Maids within the castle, costing 150 battle merits and 1000 Gold Coins."

So expensive! The requirement for battle merits is exorbitant enough, but it also demands Gold Coins. In a Dungeon, when Gold Coins are required, it usually means Mist currency, not conventional Gold Coins.

In a Dungeon, one unit of Mist currency equals 1000 Gold Coins.

This is why, externally, there is often a premium when exchanging Mist currency for Gold Coins.

Mist currency is akin to universal currency in all Dungeons, and the same externally.

If not for the data showing that recruiting these wild camp warriors was a solid choice, Kane might have hesitated.

However, since he currently possesses a substantial sum, he can afford the cost.

Additionally, Kane deliberately saved the battle merits acquired from the recent guard battle to ensure he had enough when visiting the wild camp.

The battle merits he possesses amount to nearly 4000; even after spending, there will be some left.

"Sir, how many do you wish to recruit?"

The butler looked at Kane, who hadn’t spoken for a while, and asked.

"I’ll take them all!"

After hearing Kane’s words, a trace of joy appeared on the butler’s face, but he still tried his best to maintain his etiquette, nodding and saying: "The battle merits will be deducted automatically, but closing the deal will require you to personally hand it to me."

Kane nodded, counted out 20 units of Mist currency from his Space Equipment, and handed them to him.

"Then, please wait a moment."

After speaking, the elder took the Mist currency and entered through the castle’s door.

However, the door didn’t close, leaving an opening just wide enough for a person.

Peering through the gap into the interior, it was dark inside, nothing visible. Even using Eagle Eye, there was no Magic Power response.