Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons

Chapter 1022 - 886: Return and Preparations

"I’ve almost wanted to hit you with lightning."

Longbei chuckled half-jokingly.

"Hahaha." Hearing Longbei’s words, Kane chuckled and then dispersed the energy.

A bubble emerged from his fingertip, growing larger until it enveloped the container wrapped around Kane’s arm, eventually solidifying into something like a glass cover.

Then the bubble solidified and shrank, until it was only palm-sized.

The bubble could maintain for several years, keeping the internal time permanent.

Only then did Kane tuck it into the space equipment.

At this moment, Kreya approached, holding Kane’s hand and said, "Let’s go out for a walk, everyone is very worried about you."

"Hmm."

Kane nodded and walked out with Kreya.

The few people behind glanced at each other, shrugged, and followed suit.

Sure enough, even though the guild members outside were engaged in their respective tasks, their eyes intentionally or unintentionally looked toward the door of the treatment room.

They wanted to learn about Kane’s situation; as the king of the Platinum Country and the president of the Lantern Guild, Kane is an indispensable presence among them.

Seeing Kane walk out, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and turned their heads back to continue working or chatting as needed.

Like a pillar in everyone’s heart.

"What happened to you just now, is there any lingering effect?"

Raphael transformed into a feather, materializing beside Kane, scrutinizing him up and down, and asked upon seeing Kane seemingly all right.

Kane patted his shoulder: "Had a small accident, but it’s all good now."

Hearing Kane’s reply, Raphael then nodded.\p>

"Well, that’s good."

He then leaned over and whispered in Kane’s ear, "So when are you planning to act?"

"We’ll defend for a few days first, see if the enemy takes any action, and meanwhile scout what they’re up to."

"During this time I will also apply for some reinforcements to handle the defense transfers."

Upon hearing Kane’s answer, Raphael indicated he understood.

He then prepared to lead a squad for patrol along with Kafka.

...

Five days later.

Kane was in the fortress, waiting for the handover personnel to arrive.

A misty teleportation gate appeared within the fortress, and a somewhat stocky figure emerged from it.

As he stepped out, several other silhouettes followed.

Seeing the visitor, Kane smiled and went up to hug him.

"Bagri, didn’t expect it’s you this time."

He said while smilingly nodding to those behind Bagri, giving them a greeting.

Besides Bagri, there was also a newly promoted multi-colored one, reportedly promoted ten years ago, meeting Kane for the first time.

And among the tri-colored ones were some old acquaintances, including Lily, and the dragonman Quaget.

Bagri smiled slightly, then looked at Kane’s left arm and patted it: "Seems like you gained quite the considerable results, but at a price."

After waking up, Kane naturally conveyed all the intel he gained while facing the Deep Light, and from the hunt along the way.

"It’s alright, just necessary sacrifices."

Hearing this, Bagri could only nod, then said: "The intel you gathered has been under discussion, and next time you return, you might attend a meeting, so be prepared."

Kane nodded.\p>

"So this fortress will temporarily be left to you all; we’ll be back as soon as possible."

"Haha, don’t worry, leave it to us; if we can’t hold it, I won’t hesitate to call for reinforcements."

For the past five days, Kane and his team had investigated the enemy’s subsequent movements, noting that since the forward camp on the far left was destroyed, the enemy rebuilt it.

There was no intention to pursue them.

But indeed, building a forward camp within the mist, erecting statues, inscribing sufficient power, and channeling the Deep Light power to break through the mist, and transmit it, demands considerable time.

And building a forward camp also requires significant forces for defense.

So during this time, forget countering Kane and his group.

The enemy had already fully withdrawn their forces back and deployed considerable Bentleys at the forward camp for defense.

In the short run, forget attacking; even necessary patrols might be scarce.

During this time, the 20-kilometer area ahead of the fortress is free zone for the Explorers.

They can finally rest well for a duration, unwind and relax.

Seeing such circumstances, Kane was satisfied regardless of whether their presentation was genuine or not.

It was already quite an impressive achievement.

After completing some handover matters, he bid farewell to everyone.

Kane along with Raphael and Kafka vanished from the fortress locale, returning to the Platinum Country within the World Ring.

When their forms emerged within the Platinum Palace.

"Sister, run quickly!"

"Haha, Virginie’s speed has now reached the limit, go, go, go!"

Virginie was carrying her sister, sprinting wildly outside the palace.

And Mico on her back wasn’t idle either, bestowing various enhancement magic upon her sister.

Their bodies were adorned with fine clothes stained with dark brown mud, and even their faces bore several smear marks drawn by sludge.

"Princess, please stop. It’s really not elegant like this."

Several ghost maids and Moon’s Child were chasing behind.

The two even turned back to make faces.

"Ah!"

Virginie turned her head and found herself bumping into someone.

The two of them turned their heads and looked up.

They saw their mother staring at them calmly, her expression neither happy nor sad.

For a moment, the entire air was filled with a heavy atmosphere, as if everything around had frozen.

"Haha, mom."

Virginie immediately giggled foolishly, then lowered her head to hug her mother’s leg.

She even rubbed her face against Kreya’s leg twice to express her feelings.

Mico, on her back, silently slid down from the horse’s back and quietly walked up to Kane, hugging his calf.

Finally, she raised her head, staring at Kane with wide eyes, and said playfully.

"Hehe, dad."

The Moon’s Child and the Ghost Maid followed and came before the group, bowing.

"Your Majesty."

Kane picked up Mico, nodded to them: "You all go and tend to your tasks first."

The Moon’s Child and the Ghost Maid turned to leave.

Looking at Mico, who had turned into a mottled cat in his arms, Kane opened his mouth but couldn’t say anything before a hand reached out and grabbed Mick’s collar, pulling her over.

Mico widened her watery eyes, staring at Kane, her emotions about to overflow.

Just short of opening her mouth to shout for help.

Faced with this situation, Kane could only smile awkwardly, shaking his head to show he’s helpless.

Thus, watching Kreya holding Virginie’s horse belly in her arms with one hand, while lifting Mico into her embrace with the other.

Both poking their heads out from Kreya’s shoulder and underarm, staring at everyone.

Hoping someone would come to rescue them, anyone would do, as long as they could be their hero.

Even Lily covered her eyes with both hands, pretending she saw nothing, sitting on Kane’s shoulder facing Kreya’s departing back.

Watching the shadow getting farther until disappearing into the palace.

Until the four pairs of watery eyes vanished within the palace shadows.

The tense atmosphere finally improved.

Kane then turned to Longbei and Raphael and said.

"You all should go back and rest, prepare for a while, it may take more than 10 days, during which I will start attracting the arrival of the God of All Machines."

Hearing Kane’s words, they all nodded.

Each went about their own business.

Hunting missions take a very short time but consume a lot of power and energy.

Until everyone left.

Kane then disappeared from where he stood, entering a peculiar space.

This is where the God of All Machines was sealed.

Compared to the space Kane studied when researching the arm, the current sealing space is countless times larger.

A massive mechanical body stands in the space, one blue energy chain after another protruding from the space, binding the mechanical body at various points.

As Kane gradually mastered the Book of Adventure, he also through his mastery of the book.

Using the arm’s sealing space as a medium, searched one by one through the sealing spaces of other limbs, then linked them together.

Kane had no intention of breaking the seal, so the spaces perfectly fused together.

However, if Kane intended to break the seal, these spaces would immediately disconnect and shatter into previous portions.

But that won’t happen now.

After promoting to multicolor, Kane had completely mastered this sealed space, after all, this sealed space is only of this grade.

At this moment, Kane stood in the sealed space, looking up at the complete mechanical body, except for the neck lacking a head.

The physique of the God of All Machines has none of the aesthetic of advanced technological futuristic machines.

But carries a very rugged, wild wasteland beauty.

On the torso, except for a remnant of external armor on the left chest, everywhere else is worn and torn.

Inside, the energy pathways and various mechanical structures and bearings are revealed.

Especially the Energy Core at the center of the chest, though not functioning at all, can be clearly seen through the cavity at the chest’s slope.

The looks are similar on the arms and thighs.

It’s hard to believe such an appearance is the physique of a mechanical deity.

Honestly, if an outsider viewed it, they’d think this is an ancient mechanical object that has gone through war and is thoroughly scrapped, showcased in a museum.

Aside from the enormity, there seems to be nothing notable.

But if an insider views it, their eyes would shine, seeing it as the greatest treasure discovered in their lifetime.

On it, the mechanical structure, the magic energy pathways, the connections of magic energy.

Perfectly combining machinery and magic parts.

And various metals capable of enduring magic energy and coordinating with these energies.

Especially the energy pathways exposed from various parts, such pathway pipelines aren’t just one or two, but several kinds belonging to different energy pipelines, crossing and interfering in the abdomen.

If Kane didn’t possess intelligent core manufacturing technology, he alone couldn’t reverse such vast amounts of technology.

Digesting these technologies alone is even more unthinkable, but fortunately, he has the help from the Intelligent Mechanism race.

The Intelligent Mechanism quickly absorbs and combines these technologies with their own existing ones.

But the only downside may be the Intelligent Mechanism is ultimately not very sensitive to magic.

The achievements constructed mostly lean towards the mechanical side.

Bringing his thoughts back.

Kane started controlling the space, reconnecting the broken links.