Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons-Chapter 583 - 518 Planning

The plains risen by blocks of dirt, covered with fallen red maple leaves.

Amidst them, the conspicuous and strange Crimson Palace crumbled with Kane's control.

"Boom!"

The floating, squirming blocks fell to the ground, these blocks descended from the building above, crashed into the ground, and then piled into a small mountain of blocks.

With the collapse of the Crimson Palace.

The more than 1000 soldiers in front of Kane started cheering.

"The Crimson King... the Crimson King is really dead!"

"Haha, brothers, he's dead, he's dead."

"War, death, will it finally cease to come?"

"Are you stupid? It's the Crimson King who's dead, not the entire Royal Capital. If we don't fight well, wouldn't they charge in just like the Crimson King?"

"So why are we celebrating?"

"We are celebrating because hope has arrived, the suffering of hundreds of years is about to end. Isn't that worth celebrating?"

"Ah ah woo woo woo!"

The general who led the Blood Red Legion in support, seeing his subordinates happy and cheering, did not stop them; now indeed is a moment worth being excited about.

He smiled, patting Kanske's shoulder forcefully, murmuring, "Too good, too good, finally there's hope."

Kanske smiled, patting his shoulder, said: "Zawa, come over, let me take you to meet the new king more often."

Saying this, he returned to the cockpit of the Falcon Mecha, and with Zawa, he walked towards where Kane was located.

Kane could understand why they were so joyous, but he couldn't empathize with them, for he had not experienced it.

He did not know what hundreds of years of brutal war meant to these people.

After the two arrived before Kane, Kanske introduced, "This is Zawa, after the Marshal of the Blood Red Legion died, he took the lead."

Kane looked at Zawa.

This was a young-looking man, possibly not yet 30 years old, though of course, his actual age must be more than that.

The first common sense Kane learned in the other world was not to gauge people's real age based on their appearance. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

His armor was not much different from that of ordinary soldiers.

The magic power reaction within him reached the pinnacle of the silver level.

He stepped forward a few paces to Kane, knelt on one knee, lowered his head, and said loudly.

"Zawa pays respect to Your Majesty!"

Kane helplessly scratched his cheek and said, "Stand up."

To be honest, this sudden change of identity made him very uncomfortable.

Before, it was still officers, generals, masters, and now it directly upgraded to Your Majesty.

However, he now knew it wasn't the time to avoid this title. At this moment, he must firmly stand by this title, establish his position, the living forces of the Crimson King's territory need to be at his disposal.

No matter what, as long as Kane hasn't left this dungeon, the current title and position are definitely useful.

Kane at this time looked at Zawa and said, "Take the soldiers back to where they belong, remember to let them keep their mouths shut, do not leak the news, now is not the time to publicize."

"Kanske, the same goes for you, now Twin Star City will be taken over by you two, just maintain the status quo and wait patiently for a while, I still need to deal with the other kings.

Take strict precautions to block information, don't let any news leak, I do not wish other kings to hear of the news, as it would slow my actions, causing obstacles." Kane turned his head to say the same to Kanske.

Both immediately nodded, saluted, and said, "Yes! Obey Your Majesty's command."

Kane nodded, then took out two Contract Scrolls from the space equipment and handed them to them.

"These are two scrolls, you two need to sign your names on them respectively."

Hearing the new king's words, Kanske and Zawa immediately took one each, without hesitation, wrote their names on it.

The speed was such that they didn't even pay attention to what was written on the scroll.

They did not ask what the scroll was for, and Kane similarly did not explain.

It must be known that the trust between them now was very fragile and urgently needed something to strengthen their connection.

And at this moment, it was just the time for them to show their loyalty to Kane, so there was no hesitation. After all, even if Kane wanted them dead, they had no chance to resist, right?

As the two signed their names on the Contract Scrolls, the two pieces of parchment shattered, turning into blue light dots, flowing into Kane's body.

Then, Kane took out the guild seal device from the space equipment.

Said to the two in front of him, "This thing will stamp you with this kind of mark on my neck, it can bestow upon you power and many practical functions.

Where would you prefer it stamped, and in what color?"

Hearing Kane's words, the two glanced at each other.

Then Kanske first said, "Please have Your Majesty stamp me with a light blue emblem on the back of my hand."

After speaking, Kanske solemnly extended the back of his right hand.

Kane followed Kanske's request and stamped a light blue Lamp Mark on the back of his hand.

Then turned his head to stare at Zawa and asked, "What about you?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, does the name of the Blood Red Legion still need to be continued in the future?"

Upon hearing Zawa's words, Kane thought for a moment and said, "We won't be using it. This name probably doesn't bring back too fond memories for you, does it?"

Zawa nodded, then extended the back of his left hand and said, "Then please place a badge the color of black iron on me, just on the back of the hand."

Upon hearing Zawa's words, Kane nodded as well and imprinted a lamp mark, the color of black iron, on the back of his hand.

As soon as the mark was placed, both of them immediately felt the sudden addition of attribute bonuses on their bodies.

To them, who hadn't used any Mist equipment, the bonus was so apparent that they couldn't help but widen their eyes in astonishment.

"Your Majesty... this—"

Kane quietly replied, "I mentioned it before, didn't I? This mark will provide you strength. Calm down, this is just a small perk; there's much more afterward."

"But before that, let me first tell you a secret phrase."

Saying this, Kane shared the secret phrase with them and told them they needed to place their hand on the badge and then recite the secret phrase for it to take effect.

"You can deal with this after you're done. Before that, I need you to return with your forces to your respective bases. Remember what I said, keep it secret!"

Upon hearing Kane's orders, the two immediately stood at attention: "Yes!"

"Alright, off you go then."

"Your Majesty, we'll take our leave now."

After saying this, the two quickly returned the way they came with their units.

During the return, one could hear them continuously instructing their subordinates about the secrecy requirement, ensuring they remember it well and never violate it.

The reason Kane now brought the two into the Guild was primarily for convenient communication, and secondly, to serve a purpose of supervision to some extent.

After all, members can be expelled, so bringing them in poses no risk, and Kane can impose certain restrictions on their status.

Moreover, the Guild's various functions also help to win their loyalty. To them, native beings who have never ventured into a Dungeon, the functions of the Guild are akin to miracles.

Of course, doing something that accomplishes several objectives at once is worthwhile.

Watching the two depart with their units, slowly disappearing from his line of sight, Kane turned around to face the nun behind him.

"Now, introduce yourself."

Upon hearing Kane's words, the nun nodded: "My name is Sofina, a nun trained by the Golden Bridge Church."

"So Sofina, what is the Golden Bridge Church? Would you mind explaining?"

"Certainly, Your Majesty." Sofina courteously bowed slightly.

"The Golden Bridge Church has thousands of years of history, existing since the beginning of the Platinum era."

"We once collaborated with the first King of Platinum, helping him ascend to the throne of the King of Platinum, and established this realm."

"With the King of Platinum's death, the world's division and Golden Bridge's sealing drove many monks mad or to suicide, while the remaining church members continued their stay in the Capital's church."

"We received the last message from Golden Bridge, to select a new King of Platinum so the Platinum Scepter and its fragments can reunite. Thus began our path to selecting a king."

After hearing Sofina's explanation, Kane narrowed his eyes slightly; so that's how it is.

If what Sofina says is true, then the so-called Golden Bridge Church and Kane's group are virtually opponents.

The true opponent of Kane's group is the Golden Bridge constantly hanging in the sky.

Then Kane asked, "So to unlock the seal on the Golden Bridge, we must gather all five fragments together to restore the Platinum Scepter, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Is direct entry into the Golden Bridge's location not possible now?"

Upon hearing Kane's words, Sofina shook her head: "The Golden Bridge was sealed, both its interior and exterior. Without the Platinum Scepter to unlock the seal, no one can touch the core of the Golden Bridge."

Ah, so that's how it is. After listening to all of Sofina's explanations, Kane finally understood why those Explorers who came before them focused so much on eliminating the Kings—it was because it's a prerequisite to accessing the Dungeon.

In other words, they need to eliminate all five kings, collect the fragments of the Platinum Scepter from them, then gather the fragments together and use the restored Platinum Scepter to unlock the seal.

Only then can they enter the core of the Golden Bridge, and take this chance to destroy it.

As for how to destroy the Golden Bridge, that's still unknown, but since it's just the beginning, there's plenty of time and opportunities, no need to rush.

Not to mention no one knows the Overthrower's purpose right now; everyone thinks the Overthrower only wants to eliminate the Kings.

None of them could imagine these Overthrowers are daring enough to want to destroy the Golden Bridge.

And this is Kane's chance to negotiate with the Golden Bridge Church nun in front of him.

Right now, the enemy is clear while we're hidden, which is perfect for Kane to seize this advantage and gather more intelligence in preparation for the upcoming operations.

"I have more questions to ask, but let's talk on the way. Let's head to other places now."

After saying that, Kane's hand surged with Magic Power, conjuring an off-road vehicle that gently drove itself into the indent of the driver's seat.

Kane approached, opened the car door, and gestured to Sofina: "Now, please enter. We'll use this to travel quickly."

Looking at the sudden appearance of the object in front of her, an unusual curious expression appeared on Sofina's normally indifferent face.

She hadn't seen this object before, or rather, she wasn't very familiar with the Platinum Country at all, having been trained by the church from a young age.

With a curious expression, Sofina entered the back seat, glancing and touching everything around.

Kane also got into the driver's seat.

"Yoyo, let's drive, target: Heideline Town."

"Yoyo driver reminder, please fasten your seatbelt when riding in the vehicle."

After saying this, the vehicle started, heading towards the direction where the town was located, and in the sky, Cotton Candy started to drift along with the vehicle.