Intricacies Unveiled: Ambush Fallout and Hidden Motives

when I was focus on my own thought Saul voice snap me out of my thought.

"you have a bad habit of over thinking, take breath and relax first, it is good to have motivation but if you rush yourself you will become impatient and it would be counter productive."

hearing his advice, I started to relax myself and take a deep breath.

while feeling the surrounding breeze and enjoy the view from the top.

"interesting view isn't it, for us dragon the feeling of roaming the sky is also exhilarating, what are you doing? don't just space out, try to feel the attribute around here."

following his word I started to focus, when I was Meditating in the dungeon the attribute that surround me was dominated by Necrotic and Fire attribute, but in the sky I feel a the attribute of wind, space and a faint new attribute.

"say Saul there a new attribute that I don't know."

"what does it feel like."

"I feel it has a small connection to the space attribute, but it feel bright and heavy."

"then it is the star attribute, focus on the space attribute, because it is your highest one, try to manipulate it and feel the space node, maybe you can use teleportation if you successfully manipulate the nodes."

focusing my attention on the space attribute I tried to manipulate little by little, but it seems I can only manipulate some small part of it, and I can't even feel a connection to a space node.

"relax, it is normal if you can't feel it now, your strength is still a little bit weak."

"then why did you ask me to sense the space node if you know I'm still too weak to sense it?"

"you said you want a teacher, right? so I need to gauge your talent to know where to start, and I see your talent is quite high, normally at the beginning most people are only tier 1 but you alone reach tier 2 in a few weeks."

"what do you mean?"

"advancing to the next tier took time and sometimes there's failure in, so seeing you advance this fast means you're quite talented."

hearing his word it seems he is implying the engraving process of the magic circle.

He urged me to try again, saying that it is homework for me, feeling the space attributes around me gives a very comfortable and familiar feeling.

I was so focused on my meditating I didn't notice we have arrive at the dungeon.

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dismounting from the Bone Dragon I was greeted by Auriel who is already waiting in front of the dungeon entrance with Farian and Valthorian guarding her.

"why are you waiting outside Auriel?, it is dangerous." asking with a concern voice.

"don't worry, because of the sudden attack towards the dungeon the normal adventurer was scared away by them, so right now the dungeon is empty, there only our troops side."

"then why don't you wait inside for me."

"because I was excited to greet you."

"well thank you Auriel, Valthorian the negotiation will be left to you personally I leave the method to you, Farian follow me I want to hear the reports from you."

Valthorian return to his own job after accepting my order, while I walk towards my workroom with Farian and Auriel following me.

entering the room I took a seat on my chair and farian stood in front of me.

"Farian, you can start the report now."

"right away sir, when you are away they sent a total of 10 teams to enter the dungeon."

"they sent elites into the dungeon, their items are very excellent for their level, and focus on those who have the cleric and paladin job classes."

"how many people became a prisoner?"

"there's 20 people sir, most of the prisoner are female cleric , and most of them seems to be under drugs influence that effect the mind, as for the the melee attacker seems to use a dangerous strength increase medicine that can cripple the user after use making the survivor condition very bad, this result was concluded after I took a small sample of the leftover drugs."

"Farian are the drugs you mention very common item?"

"it is not common sir, in fact it is quite precious because drugs that influence the mind is very hard to make, and strength increasing medicine used a couple of high level monster core."

"I speculate we have an unidentified enemy aiming for us, Farian give the sample to the traveling merchant and ask him to investigate don't care about the price as long it is reasonable, and work together with farian to send the prisoner back, of course wipe their memory of the dungeon and reap benefit from them."

"ok sir, then please excuse me."

after Farian left the room, now there's only Auriel and myself.

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Sorry for the late chapter update today, was a little bit busy from work, well tomorrow update will be on the usual schedule.

-Empyream