Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons

Chapter 981 - 851: Tricolor Tools

Right now, inside the palace hall of the Platinum Country.

Kane and the others, already all back, were sitting around here.

The round quartz tabletop was already covered with all kinds of tasty dishes, showcasing all sorts of Magic Cuisine.

The only dish in the center that had reached gold level Delicious Food was personally made by Kreya; the rest were all the work of Kreya’s disciples—the Ghost Maids in the palace.

Don’t underestimate these Ghost Maids; their average Culinary Skill had all reached advanced level.

The two dedicated cooks who were especially fond of Culinary Skill were even about to advance to Master level.

There were also some who were obsessed only with their favorite fields, such as desserts and drinks.

You could say every one of these Ghost Maids was a hidden expert with unique skills.

After all, Kane and the others spent very little time resting in the palace, often disappearing for months at a time.

This meant that during those months, the Ghost Maids would always end up a bit idle.

With nothing to do, they started learning and training all kinds of Skills; they had basically attended every type of training class the Guild offered.

They had even become assistant instructors for many of the Guild’s instructors.

Kane was more than happy to see them gain a new life and lifestyle in the Guild.

Maybe it was a habit Kane had brought in, but every time in situations like this they would all gather together, have a big hearty meal, and then exchange updates from the recent period at the table.

Kane sat in his seat and stuffed a thick piece of tender meat into his mouth.

After chewing and swallowing, he finally spoke.

"How was this first split-party operation for everyone? The gains should be pretty decent, right?"

Hearing Kane’s smiling words, the others all nodded.

Longbei’s expression was especially proud.

Kreya wiped her mouth and said, "Splitting into groups like this really does help a lot with exploration efficiency, and the gains are much higher compared to when we move together."

"And with two people per team, plus the tacit understanding we’ve built along the way, we can basically guarantee safety."

Everyone truly and sincerely felt the same about Kreya’s assessment.

After all, that was indeed the case.

"You could say this first exploration was a complete success." Kreya said with a smile.

After that, Kane’s expression turned a bit serious as he said, "But this time both Longbei’s team and I ran into attackers."

"That means there’s definitely some problem with the outer defenses; we have to be extra careful in future split-party operations."

At this point, Kane looked at Liruru, who was calmly eating dessert at his side, and said, "We really have to thank Liruru’s fairy tale elements here; they greatly improved each of our safety levels."

Suddenly hearing Kane’s praise, Liruru—who had been about to play dead—raised her head with starry, Flashing eyes and smiled.

Seeing her reaction, Kane winked at her.

It lifted her mood a little.

"Right after we got back I received a meeting notice from the Secret Council. I imagine there’ll be some intel about the outer perimeter, and I’ll share it with you when the time comes."

Everyone nodded, then continued eating while chatting with each other.

Including the funny incidents each of them had encountered during this split-party operation.

After eating and drinking their fill, they moved to the sitting room and took their seats.

Longbei placed on the table the reward the Mist had given them when they left it.

The suitcase-like Equipment was to be appraised by Kane.

As for that multicolored material, it was of course handed to Kane for Magic Stone charging.

Kane also put down a Magic Stone material and two multicolored Magic Stones.

A dagger, and a string of bracelets.

As for Kreya and Liruru, the two of them could only prop their chins up with both hands and watch the others move things around.

Kane first took out two blank Magic Stones, then used the Magic Power flowing from his hands to hold the materials in place and set the Magic Stones into the grooves on top.

He waited for the Magic Stones to finish charging.

In the meantime, he picked up the bracelet and handed it to Longbei.

He told him the Lightning Cross Attributes out loud.

Longbei immediately put it on his wrist impatiently after taking it. As he listened to Kane explain the Attributes, his eyes went wide.

"This Attribute is way too perfect for me. With this bracelet, I’m sure my combat power will definitely jump up a tier."

Longbei couldn’t help saying.

He also started feeling out the physical improvements brought by wearing the bracelet.

"As long as you like it."

This bracelet practically didn’t even need to be distributed; once the Attributes were explained, everyone knew this was something exclusively for Longbei.

Next, Kane picked up the dagger and read out its Attributes.

"Anyone want this?"

Everyone shook their heads in unison.

This piece of Equipment clearly didn’t match any of them, so there was no point in taking it.

And its appearance looked pretty strange too.

It would even just waste storage space.

"If no one needs it, then we’ll just put it up in the Guild, okay?"

Seeing that no one objected, Kane continued, "That leg-bone club I got early on—I went to see Steel Armor after we got back. He seems to have a way to remove the side effects."

"We’ll distribute it once he’s done with it."

Then Kane picked up the suitcase-like Equipment Meizike had put on the floor and got ready to appraise it.

Back at the table, Longbei had already told everyone the story behind this Equipment.

It turned out to be custom-made, which was truly envy-inducing.

It also let everyone know what kind of rewards you could get once your contributions reached the threshold, giving them even more motivation.

This time Longbei and the others’ luck was really something else.

Kane looked at the suitcase in his hand. It was made entirely of metal, with matte leather wrapping the edges.

The metal surface felt matte to the touch, and its finish was a muted light gray.

On the surface, fine lines formed an extremely complex symbol which, according to Meizike, represented the path of alchemy.

Kane didn’t really understand it either.

The box couldn’t be opened; opening it was basically the same as using the Equipment.

Time to Appraise it.

[Potion Gold Set]

[Tool]

[Color: Tricolor]

[Attributes:]

[Alchemy Bonus] (Any operation related to alchemy will receive a bonus, increasing success rate and the quality of finished products.)

[Inspiration Burst] (When using this Tool for alchemy-related operations, it’s easier to trigger special inspiration that’s strongly related to your current operation.)

[Potion Enhancement] (When using this Tool for operations related to Potion crafting, as long as the operation is correct, there is a 100% chance of producing a finished product. As your mastery and proficiency with Potions increase, the effectiveness of the results will also rise.)

[Full Automation] (Provide an energy source and the Tool will be able to automatically begin alchemy operations, as long as the resulting product has not reached the top tier.

The automation simulates the operator’s own operation standards.)

[Skills: All-Purpose Alchemy] (Open the box and you can take out any device related to alchemy from inside. These devices are sturdy and durable, and can even change according to your desired specifications.)

[Explanation: A customized alchemy set professionally made by Mist. For anyone deeply rooted in the alchemy field, this is definitely the treasure of their life.

As a god of alchemy, how could you not have a matching Divine Artifact?]

Ah, I want it so badly.

Staring at this Equipment’s Attributes, Kane was honestly drooling with envy.

Of course, what he envied wasn’t this set itself, but this kind of customizable Tool.

He hadn’t expected a customized Tool’s properties to be this perfectly tailored.

If he ever got a chance to customize Equipment for himself next time, Kane was absolutely going to get a set of Tools for Magic Technology research or Magic Technology production.

Who wouldn’t want a Tool that’s a Divine Artifact, especially for people like them whose Classes are akin to a Creator?

He hugged it in both hands and passed it over to Meizike.

While his mouth, full of envy, read out the Appraised Attributes.

Listening to the Attributes Kane Appraised, Meizike clutched the box tightly in his arms. Just from his expression, you could tell how satisfied he was.

This might be the Equipment he was most satisfied with since becoming an Explorer.

After all, for an Alchemist—someone who had originally even joined the party as a Pharmacist—

This kind of Tool was more attractive to him than powerful weapons, high-grade defensive Equipment, or special accessories.

Even Kane was jealous.

He had already decided: if he could get Equipment customization next time, he knew exactly how he’d tell Mist his custom requirements.

Even Kreya couldn’t help saying, "I really want a similar set of kitchenware."

Then she exchanged a look with Kane, and the two nodded at each other in shared envy.

Only Liruru and Longbei, the two who didn’t have Creator-type Classes, didn’t really get it.

This Equipment’s Attributes were indeed pretty good, sure, but was it really that attractive?

After finishing the Appraisal, Kane looked at Kreya and asked, "Kreya, how much longer until your Skills fully Condense? Can you finish during this rest?"

Hearing Kane’s question, Kreya nodded, then replied:

"No problem. The Condensation progress is only missing the final bit."

Only then did Kane turn his head to look at Longbei and Meizike.

"What about you two? How are your Skill Condensation progresses?"

In response to Kane’s question, Meizike answered straightforwardly, "The Condensation isn’t the same as I imagined. I’ll need about half a year more."

At this moment, Longbei scratched the back of his head awkwardly, his eyes drifting up to the ceiling.

He muttered quietly, "I might... need another year."

?

Kane had doubts about how long it was taking them to comprehend their Skills.

It still needed that long?

Actually, no. Under normal circumstances, the progress of their Skills was not a problem at all.

In terms of average comprehension and Condensation time, they were even on the faster side.

At this point, Kane didn’t hesitate to hand the two colorful Magic Stones on the table to each of them.

"Then use the Colorful Magic Stones right now and Condense your Skills."

"Is it that urgent?" Meizike asked.

After all, it was only half a year to a year; that kind of time didn’t even count as a real expenditure for them.

To burn a Colorful Magic Stone for such a short time span—was that worth it?

This thing was a once-in-a-blue-moon find. Sure, their group had netted five of them in one go this time.

But this haul was basically a freak accident; they’d practically run into every possible favorable situation.

You could only call it insanely good luck.

Even if you were the goddess of luck, you couldn’t stay this lucky forever.

If your luck went bad, you might not get a single Colorful Magic Stone in a whole year.

So in that sense, this really could be called a waste.

Longbei was equally puzzled.

Seeing their confused expressions, Kane shook his head, golden light flashing in his eyes.

"I still don’t know why something unexpected happened on the outer perimeter and let intruders in."

"But my intuition tells me it’s definitely nothing good. So you two must Condense your Skills this time. Only then can we be absolutely safe."

"At the Colorful stage, if both of you have Condensed your Skills, working together, even if you’re fighting three Colorful-stage enemies at once, as long as none of them has Condensed two Skills, they won’t be able to take your lives."

Seeing the golden light Flashing in Kane’s eyes, the two of them nodded solemnly.

This meant Kane had probably foreseen something.

The two picked up their Magic Stones and walked outside without any hesitation.