Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons-Chapter 657 - 579 - : Privileges of the World Ring

Early the next morning, Kane arrived alone at the Explorer's House in Lion City.

The front desk at the Explorer's House was now manned by a young girl who was once Adoma's little sister; after Adoma resigned, she was promoted to receptionist.

Kane had seen her several times already.

When she saw Kane arrive, she immediately smiled and said, "Captain Kane, today you can complete the procedures to establish a Battle Group; the personnel adjustments from the Mist Council have arrived, and we have enough people now."

"Is that so? That's good."

Kane came early in the morning to handle the Battle Group procedures that he couldn't complete yesterday.

"Let me handle it for you." At this moment, a somewhat elderly and serious voice sounded from the side.

Hearing the voice, the two of them turned to look sideways.

The receptionist instantly became a little flustered and immediately bowed, exclaiming, "President Gordon!"

Gordon nodded, "You go ahead and get busy. I'll take care of him."

"Yes!"

Then Gordon said to Kane, "Come on, young man, follow me."

With that, he led Kane up to the second floor and into a rather luxurious office.

It seemed like this was Gordon's temporary office.

Gordon sat down behind the desk and then pointed to a chair beside him, "Please sit."

Once Kane sat down, Gordon took out a form and handed it to Kane.

Kane took a look and it was the information used to process the Battle Group procedures.

"Just fill out this information, and that will be enough."

Kane nodded and then picked up a pen to start filling it out.

Kane noticed that the information on this form was extraordinarily brief, barely touching on any privacy details of the Battle Group.

It perfectly protected the privacy of the various forces.

All he needed to provide was the name of the force and who their leader was.

If he wished, he could also mention the base of operations of the Battle Group, though it didn't have to be a core or actual location; it just needed to be a place where one could contact him.

There were no requirements to fill out information on personnel or various members, making it exceptionally concise.

It was really just a matter of processing and registering, although there probably was a verification process to confirm if the strength reached the gold level.

But since President Gordon himself was handling it, this process could naturally be skipped. After all, how could anyone pretend to have gold-level strength in front of President Gordon?

Once the form was filled out, the entire sheet of paper transformed into points of light and disappeared.

This signified that Kane's Battle Group was successfully created.

As Kane watched the paper in his hand turn into light, he wondered, was it really that simple?

But of course, Kane was not naive enough to think that Gordon called him here just to personally handle the creation of his Battle Group. There must be other matters to discuss.

After all, this was the deputy president of the Mist Council, with an undeniable rainbow-level strength.

"Congratulations, Captain Kane. Now I have some other matters to discuss with you," Gordon said, maintaining a serious demeanor while looking at Kane.

Kane nodded, "Go ahead, President Gordon."

Gordon nodded and waved his hand, and a cup of hot tea appeared in front of Kane.

"To be honest, reaching gold in such a short time is something I never imagined when I first met you."

"You're a genius; I knew it from the first moment I saw you. However, becoming gold in just over two years was far beyond my expectations."

After saying this, Gordon took out a thick stack of file folders from his Space Equipment and handed them to Kane. "Take a look. This is all the documentation about the World Ring. As a gold-level explorer, you won't just let this opportunity pass, will you?"

Being gold-level meant he was naturally able to access all the information about the World Ring. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Kane didn't say much and directly took the documents.

He then started browsing through them.

Gordon didn't rush him but waited nearby, waiting for Kane to give the documents a preliminary look-through.

As Kane skimmed through them, he realized that while he knew a large portion of the information, there were still many new details and info that he hadn't known or that were more detailed than what he knew.

For instance, the World Ring only allowed gold-level explorers entry, as well as explorers below gold level.

Initially, Kane thought only gold-level explorers were allowed in; later, he learned that those below gold level could also enter. The reason Burton emphasized gold-level participation was that gold-level explorers could bring their forces inside.

And most explorers of silver or bronze level typically entered alongside an established gold-level force.

Rarely would one or two small teams join forces to enter, as doing so would yield fewer rewards compared to conquering a couple of Dungeons.

The theme of the World Ring was conquest and occupation.

Those lands were real regions transformed from various Dungeons, and the local races wouldn't live in peace with you.

Simply put, Kane and the other explorers were being used by the Mist as enforcers to subdue the new races and forces within the World Ring.

However, the pay and rewards for these enforcers were rather exorbitantly high.

Present-day countries and regional powers were already determined back in the days of the World Ring.

All gold-level explorers who wished to become a major power and have a basic territory of their own found now to be the best opportunity.

For instance, the Lion City under Kane's feet belonged to a gold-level powerhouse.

This powerhouse, a millennium ago during the last iteration of the World Ring, defeated this area and built this city.

Once the World Ring dissipates and fully integrates into the world, this area would become his territory.

It is recognized by the Mist Council and various other forces, unless he does something extremely heinous like indiscriminate killing that harms civilians here.

As long as it develops normally and steadily, this place will always belong to him and can be inherited by his descendants.

If certain original forces within the dungeon possess gold-level combat power, they can also maintain their race and a territory of their own.

If they do not have gold-level combat power, then they await conquest and occupation by outside explorers or other dungeon forces.

So it is advised that silver or bronze-level explorers act collectively with a force.

At least this way, they can gain some loot or property, and those who perform excellently can also win a piece of land and live out their lives peacefully as a small noble.

Without continuing to be an explorer, risking their lives, for most people prefer a stable and affluent life.

Acting alone is less advantageous than going through a dungeon to obtain energy and equipment that enhance their strength.

The reason why color-level powerhouses above gold level are not allowed entry is because the ecological destruction they can cause is overly exaggerated.

Moreover, if color-level individuals enter, what can these gold-level ones do?

To maintain the upward vitality of the entire world's society, the Mist restricts color-level powerhouses from entering.

And those color-level powerhouses within the World Ring have long been paid hush money by the Mist to refrain from intervening.

Once the World Ring officially launches, inside it becomes a gigantic battlefield encompassing the entire world.

Over a thousand years, the enormous Mist World has seen the emergence of countless gold-level powerhouses and countless small and large new forces.

There are also established forces already owning territories.

They will all enter the World Ring, fighting boldly for their ambitions, territories, and resource forces.

And within the World Ring itself, its internal forces even outnumber the outside ones.

It is a region formed by stacking together dungeons cleared over a millennium, making the number completely incalculable.

They too have similar needs, whether in defense of themselves or in expansion of their powers.

The only thing worth rejoicing over is that these wars are confined within the World Ring, not affecting the stable, peaceful environment outside.

"How about it, did you finish reading it?"

Hearing President Gordon's voice, Kane nodded: "It's inevitable, a great war that occurs once every millennium."

"Nicely summarized."

At this moment, Kane curiously asked: "President Gordon, have you experienced the previous World Ring?"

Regarding Kane's question, Gordon did not find it difficult to answer.

"Of course I experienced it. At that time, I too had just stepped into the gold level, just like you, but I hadn't yet created a force."

When mentioning this, Gordon's face also showed a reminiscing expression, although to me, his expression didn't seem like a pleasant recollection.

"Inside, it's definitely known as a meat grinder, especially some areas with special resources. And the force I belonged to was also wiped out by the dungeon's native forces."

"The last World Ring war lasted for a total of 20 years before settling down. Later, I learned that during the last World Ring, only 30% of explorers who entered survived."

"However, the missing 70% were rapidly replenished in the following decades, even becoming stronger than before."

At this point, Gordon sighed.

"But the main matter I called you for is, you should know you're going to be the primary initiator of the World Ring, right?"

Upon hearing Gordon's words, Kane nodded, this much he was aware of.

Many who knew him, as long as their power and status reached a certain level, had spoken about it to him.

Whether it be the Master from the Mechanical Association or Burton.

As the first opener and clearer of the dungeon in the border area, Kane is highly significant both in actual and symbolic terms.

If Kane hadn't achieved gold, he would be a mascot sought after by various forces.

Many large-sized forces have already set their sights on him, but Kane's development trajectory has somewhat exceeded their expectations.

Until Kane achieved gold, all those eyes moved away, carefully considering whether they had the ability to accommodate such a formidable figure.

If Kane joins these forces, the privileges he obtains would also become the privileges of these forces.

This is why Burton hopes for him to build his own force.

"Aside from some important occasions and the opening ceremony where you are needed, you have this particular privilege, you know it too, right?"

Kane nodded: "I know some aspects, but the specific privileges I do not know."

"That's the reason I came to find you. Now I will tell you about the privilege you possess, because you have already created a force, this is the privilege belonging to your current force. Moreover, your force will gain the earliest entry status, and you must be the first to enter the World Ring." Gordon said, then he pulled out a world map from the space equipment.

He gestured for Kane to come over and look at it with him.

Only upon walking over did he find that this world map differed greatly from the public's.

Because this world map is changing, it is dynamic.

Furthermore, the entire world had been expanded extensively, a large circle of new regions surrounds the world map, yet this large circle of regions is shrouded in white mist.

"This map is personally bestowed by the Mist," Gordon pointed at the world map before them and said.

Then he handed a small treasure bead to Kane: "This is the Mist's Wish Treasure Bead."

"The privileges you possess are this dynamic map, as well as this Wish Treasure Bead."

After Kane had stored these two items well.

"I believe you are now very eager to return and review, so I won't disturb you further. I'll notify you about the World Ring's opening ceremony. Be sure to keep checking the 'World Ring' journal."

Then, Kane directly left the office.