Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons-Chapter 669 - 591: Beyond the Mist

"If you don't mind, you can actually call me Kane."

Kane said somewhat helplessly.

The succubus in front of him kept calling him "little brother," making Kane feel quite small.

Even though the succubus in front of him was undoubtedly of a colorful level, and her age must be several hundred years, demons are considered long-lived creatures. Calling him "little brother" was definitely to her advantage.

However, it would be best to avoid such nicknames if possible.

Hearing Kane's words, Lilith covered her mouth and giggled, "Okay, Kane, if you don't like it, I'll change it. I'll call you Kane, and you can just call me Lilith."

Kane thought that Lilith, being a succubus, would intentionally continue using the previous nickname, but he didn't expect her to change so easily.

"To have mastered a dungeon at the Silver tier? That's truly impressive, so you're just at the initial Gold level, right, Kane?"

Hearing Lilith's question, Kane nodded.

"Little brother can go to the World Ring and wage battles; how nice," Lilith said with envy in her voice.

Kane noticed that both the young boy and Lilith, as well as Bagri before them, were quite envious of his ability to go to the World Ring.

This indicates they have not been there, meaning they were born in this era and became colorful level strong individuals.

It seems that those who can master private dungeons are rare talents indeed.

After all, Gordon became Gold level a thousand years ago, but until now, he is still stuck at three colors.

"May I boldly ask, Kane, where are you positioned?"

Lilith suddenly asked.

What position? What does she mean? Kane didn't understand the meaning of Lilith's question at that moment.

At this point, Archie said, "Kane is the opener of this World Ring."

Hearing Archie's words, Kane remembered that Archie only remembers important things, and the fact that Kane is the World Ring opener has always been remembered by him, indicating that it must be an important matter.

It seems that Kane should take this seemingly useless title more seriously; it seems to be more important than he thought.

"I didn't know Kane was so amazing," Lilith said with some surprise.

Kane nodded, as there was nothing to hide in this matter; anyone who asked could easily find out.

"So, are you in the west, Kane? That's good, as it means we have no conflict, though it's a pity there's no chance for cooperation either."

Hearing Lilith's words, Kane asked a bit confused, "What does that mean?"

At this point, Bagri from the other side said, "Because they need territories, they are colorful from this era who missed the good timing to own territories. Although they can't enter the World Ring, their subordinates can, so they need to seize a piece of territory."

So the mist's rules are so strictly enforced?

Even colorful individuals like Lilith and others cannot seize these people's territories and have to wait for the World Ring to open.

Thinking this way, no wonder so many Explorers are eager for the World Ring.

As long as you occupy and successfully defend when the World Ring dissipates, even colorful ones cannot snatch it away.

It can indeed be considered a heritage endeavor, allowing one's descendants to benefit.

At this point, Lilith finally began to talk about serious matters.

"Since you're at the Silver tier and already have a dungeon, Kane, you need to know there are certain differences between us and those chefs and others who have dungeons at the Gold tier."

"The advantage is that our growth during the Gold phase is better, faster, and stronger than theirs. Why is this so?

It's because the possession of a dungeon when advancing from Silver to Gold becomes a bonus, allowing us to better understand rules, rooted in a state like the existence of world consciousness."

"Even in our own dungeons, we can continue to understand some rules through the authority akin to a Creator God, although the effect is meager, better than nothing."

Then Lilith continued, "However, there are downsides too, as the dungeons we possess at the Silver level are certainly at the Silver stage. The development starting point is slower than the Gold level, and the resources of the dungeon might not be better than those either, so we need to spend more time to develop our dungeons upwards, which is unavoidable."

Hearing Lilith's words, Kane nodded, but whether advantage or disadvantage, they didn't mean much to him.

Because the reason he mastered a dungeon like the Silver Country is for those 5 kinds of world-level authorities.

The development of the dungeon and the benefits after development can only be considered as icing on the cake for Kane.

Taking advantage of the group in front of him being strong individuals at the colorful stage, Kane asked the thing he was most curious about.

"Do colorful stage people still need to explore dungeons?" Kane asked.

Since he has already achieved Gold, it's time to have some understanding of the colorful stage.

Regarding Kane's question, Lilith wasn't surprised and didn't hide anything, directly saying.

"Even at the colorful stage, exploration is necessary. However, perhaps it might not be the same as dungeons; we handle exploration work outside the Mist."

"Outside the Mist?"

Kane was puzzled, what place is outside the Mist? Logically, outside the Mist should be the World Ring, right?

"Yes, outside the Mist is very dangerous, it's a place with fragmented rules without any order, so only colorful level powerhouses can step in," Lilith said.

At this point, Bagri noticed Kane's confusion and said, "You're wondering where exactly outside the Mist is, right?"

Kane nodded.

"Beyond the mist doesn't refer to the world ring outside the Wall of Mist, but the area outside the world ring."

Bagri waved his hand, and a phantom appeared in the center of the round table.

First was a circular pattern.

"You can consider this as the current Mist World."

Then, a circular ring appeared outside the circle: "You can think of this ring as the world ring that is about to open."

Outside the ring, a vast expanse of white mist emerged.

"This is what's beyond the mist, a region far larger than the entire Mist World combined with the world ring."

Seeing this, Kane couldn't help but ask, "For such a vast area, just relying on those at the colored level for exploration wouldn't be enough, right? And what is the purpose of exploring here?"

"As Lily said, this area is a chaotic, ruleless zone. So exploring and living here make it easier to experience the differences in rules and then better understand them.

Here, every moment feels akin to being in the comprehension space used by those at the gold level."

"As for why to explore the space beyond the mist... well, there's not enough time, it seems this gathering will have to end."

Bagri suddenly said.

Orochi nodded in agreement, "Let's end this gathering now; we can continue discussing the next time we meet. If we chat too much at once, there won't be any reason for another gathering, haha."

As Orochi finished speaking, the rest of them stood up and waved goodbye to each other.

Kane also stood up and thanked them, considering today's harvest to be quite extensive.

"Then we'll gather again next time, everyone."

Orochi said with a smile, waving his hand.

Suddenly, Kane felt darkness before his eyes, and in an instant, the light returned.

And at this moment, Kane found himself back in his room.

Peering out the window.

The sky outside was already dimly lit, indicating that Kane had stayed in the gathering area for quite some time.

And then, Kane leaned directly against the brand new bed nearby, looked up at the ceiling, pondering the information he had gained from this opportunity.

The first point being that the initiator of the mist is indeed a very important responsibility.

Kane now truly believed if he wasn't there during the opening phase and was in the dungeon, the mist would definitely kick him out.

Whether to engage in a brief gold-level dungeon exploration before the world ring opens can only be decided by waiting for the specific opening time of the world ring.

Next are some colored level intel, at least answering Kane's question about why there aren't colored-level dungeons.

Kane had never heard of dungeons above gold, so he had always speculated that the colored phase must have another source of power.

Now Bagri's words confirmed this point.

However, through chatting with them, he also learned that the gold level is a phase that consumes a lot of time.

What needs to be done at the gold level is to use limited time and mental capacity to comprehend a set of interlocking rules.

This is a time-consuming process; even those with authority, able to comprehend rules at any time, wouldn't be able to complete it within a few years.

Due to Burton's limited strength, Kane learned through talks with Bagri and the others that the comprehension of rules is tiered.

The difficulty and the strength of the rules follow this tiering as well.

So, as always, find a line and start comprehending from easy to difficult levels.

Once these rules on that line are fully understood, one can advance to the colored stage.

At least this provided Kane with a very concrete direction for progress, instead of floundering around aimlessly.

And Kane felt very fortunate to have chosen this dungeon.

With five authorities, he will progress faster, more steadily, and more solidly than everyone else.

Now, Kane is already looking forward to the next gathering with Bagri and the others.

Wait.

Kane suddenly thought of a very serious issue.

That would be that Bagri and the others have lived for hundreds or even thousands of years, so their concept of time might differ slightly from Kane's current concept of time.

The so-called gathering soon might be vastly different from what Kane understands as soon.

So, is this considered the pain of long-lived beings, Kane suddenly wondered.

However, Kane believes there will definitely be another gathering before the world ring opens, as the world ring is indeed a significant event.

Even for those who have achieved the colored stage, like Lily, they still need to dispatch gold-level subordinates to claim territory in the world ring.

If not for the restrictions of the mist, they would surely personally enter the world ring as well.

Such an important matter, they definitely trust themselves more.