Walking into the ‘Big Golden Tooth’ tavern, it was surprisingly quiet, without the noise of ordinary taverns.

The explorers here are sitting in their seats, either talking to the companions next to them, or eating quietly or sitting around doing their own things. Even the sound of chatting is done so as not to disturb others.

Suddenly entering a civilized and quiet tavern, Kane felt a little uncomfortable for a while.

As soon as I came to sit down at the bar, a dwarf wearing overalls, a bare chest, no hair on his head, and an orange beard walked over.

His beard looks like it has been carefully groomed, which is characteristic of a dwarf.

Jumping on a stool, biting the pipe at the corner of his mouth, the dwarf said to Kane in a low voice: "Young man, I believe you have seen it. Noisy people are not welcome in this place. If you want to be lively, it is best to go to the tavern in front of you.

flute".

"Of course, I like the quietness here very much. Too much noise will make me feel upset." Kane comforted.

"Haha, that's good." His stern face showed a smile, and he opened his mouth to reveal a gold tooth on the left side.

He extended his hand to Kane and said, "Meet Burton, Burton Flamebeard, the owner of the Big Golden Tooth Tavern."

Kane stretched out his hand, shook it, and said, "Kane, Kane Lafreyn, an ordinary explorer."

"So, young man, do you need anything?"

"Do you have any recommendations for a meal?" Kane has just arrived. This place is still far away from the City of Lions, and is almost close to the limit of teleportation. "Of course, if there is a room, come and get one."

"Hey, how can you open a tavern at the entrance of the dungeon without a room?" After saying that, he took out an exquisite key and handed it to Kane, and then said.

"If you want to eat, I recommend today's special dish, dwarf-style roast beef shank, which has just been roasted. You are really lucky, aren't you?"

After saying that, he even winked at Kane.

Seeing Kane nodding, he jumped off the bench and went to the kitchen to serve the guests.

After a while

He's back

Kane started chewing on the beef leg.

Burton next to him got a glass of wine for himself, looked at Kane and suddenly said: "You just became an explorer not long ago, right?"

"Why do you say that?" Kane turned his head and said strangely.

"First of all, it's your age." He shook his pipe. "Second, it's that you don't seem to have any teammates around you."

Age Kane knows why, because the minimum age to become an explorer in this world is 16 years old. Anyone under 16 cannot enter the dungeon. Kane just turned 16 years ago and is about to turn 17.

Looks very young too

But what’s so strange about not having teammates? Is there no lone ranger in this world?

"Why do you say you are like a newbie without teammates? Aren't you afraid of being a lone traveler?" I asked if I didn't understand.

The dwarf laughed and said: "It is difficult for explorers without a team. The dungeon environment allows for a variety of monsters, and you may not be able to finish them all in a lifetime.

Various dungeons require various specialties. Even if you are fully developed, you will still encounter tough opponents against you.

If there is no team, it will be difficult to move forward. For example, in the [Crystal Arena] here, there are monsters on the 15th floor. One person can kill them for as long as possible. It is inefficient, meaningless, and of no benefit at all."

"So, it's true." Kane agreed after listening to what he said.

The dwarf lowered his head and filled the pipe with tobacco, and said without raising his head: "Every warrior is a valuable asset to the world, if he becomes a lone ranger for some inexplicable reason.

That will only waste your hard-won talent and put yourself in unnecessary danger."

After saying these words, Dwarf Burton jumped off the bench and returned to the kitchen.

Does warrior mean explorer, or does he mean himself?

But it is certain that this dwarf seems to be a hidden boss.

After finishing the remaining leg of beef in a few times, Kane went upstairs to find his room.

Teammate, let’s do it step by step.

It's better to rest peacefully now.

next day

Dungeon entrance

"Do you really want to go in alone? I suggest you form a team." The notekeeper at the stone gate saw that Kane wanted to go in alone and couldn't help but dissuade him.

"Thank you for your kindness. I'm just trying it out on the first floor first, and it's hard to find reliable teammates." Kane was a little helpless. It was really difficult to move forward without teammates.

When the reporter heard what he said, he couldn't help but suggested: "How about you leave your basic information, and we will post it on the bulletin board looking for teammates.

Maybe when you come out, someone will come looking for you. Of course, we will screen out explorers with bad deeds."

Kane thought for a while, that was fine, and said, "No problem, what information do I need to fill in?"

The note-taker took out a form from under the table and handed it to him.

at a glance

Name, gender, what are your specialties, what position you are qualified for, and your contact address.

After thinking about it, I wrote

Kane is a male. If he is special, he should write that his skills are versatile and can be used for remote output, reconnaissance, and non-buffing assistance.

"Then I hope you return safely, and may the mist bless you." After saying this, he filed the form away.

Entering the stone house at the entrance

This stone house doesn't look big from the outside, but it turns out that the whole stone house is just an entrance to the underground.

Go down the stairs, and after walking up the stairs, the space in front of you suddenly becomes spacious and bright.

Except for the entrance stone plate in the middle, the spacious hall only has lights for lighting.

There are some explorers sitting on the floor on both sides of the hall, seemingly preparing to continue the strategy after taking a rest.

Next to the teleportation stone, there was another team with their heads lowered, and one of the female team members was sobbing softly.

The people around him just looked at him with pity, and then everyone did their own thing.

If you die in the dungeon, you won't even be able to bring your body out, and you will just sleep in the dungeon forever.

This was the first time that Kane had seen such a thing. He could not help but feel some empathy and feel a little vigilant in his heart.

Dungeons are really dangerous, but that won't be my future.

Slowly climbed up the stone platform and disappeared into the air.

Still familiar darkness and dizziness.

I adjusted my condition on the floating platform in the starry sky and passed through the fog door.

Dim lights swayed in the long and narrow corridor, with rusty iron railings at the end.

The projection of the flames passed through the railings and spread its teeth and claws on the ground.

"Made of armor, knight armor"

The first thing you do when entering a dungeon is stack up your armor.

Slowly walking towards the end, as Kane got closer and closer to the railing, the iron railing slowly rose upwards with a vibration.

The moment he walked out of the corridor, there were fierce cheers from around him.

Kane instantly became alert and looked around at his surroundings.

This is indeed an arena similar to ancient Rome, but it is ridiculously big.

The field in front of you is almost as big as two football fields, surrounded by a circle of stands from bottom to top.

The stands were surrounded by fog and couldn't see clearly. All I could see were figures jumping up and down, and waves of sounds coming out.

The huge wave of sound lasted for nearly a minute, and even if it stopped, the echo was still surrounding it.

When the surroundings became completely quiet, the ground shook.

A large hole immediately opened in the middle of the arena, and a dazzling light erupted from the hole.

A huge hourglass rose, and as it rose, Kane was able to get a full view of it.

The whole body is covered with polished crystals, reflecting the surrounding light. The sand in the container underneath exudes a faint shimmer. There is a large golden bell at each end, and the leak in the middle is surrounded by a white halo.

The hourglass just stopped in mid-air.

Then suddenly reversed

The inversion drives the golden bells on both sides.

"Boom"
Chapter completed!