4 Chapter 3: Dungeons

"Why did you go to the back, Ars? Aren't we going to the dungeon?" Shakky asked with a confused expression.

"Of course" Ars stopped his footsteps and turned to look at the two, "The dungeon is in this place, you two see the big door behind this building" Ars said while pointing at the two doors.

"Do the two doors have a function to enter and exit the dungeon?" Rayleigh asked, frowning.

Ars nodded, "The door marked "Enter" is the door that serves to enter the dungeon. While the door marked "Exit" is a door that serves as a place for adventurers to get out of the dungeon. You currently only see the door as a normal door at this time because the door is not opened. As long as the door is opened, you will see something interesting. Come with me"

Shakky and Rayleigh had some doubts about this. However, the two of them continued to follow Ars to the entrance at the back of the building on the right.

Arriving at the entrance, Ars immediately opened the door and as soon as the door opened, a bright blue portal appeared in front of the three of them.

"This…"

"What is this ?... "

Shakky and Rayleigh were taken aback by the appearance of the portal. Both of them also saw that inside or behind the portal there was a very beautiful view of the city complete with various things there.

"This is the entrance to access the dungeon or often referred to as a portal" Ars said, "The image you two see behind this portal is a picture of the city called Atlantis City which is right inside the first floor dungeon, more than his friend is located in the middle city in the city park itself. Let's go in"

Ars immediately stepped into the portal.

Shakky and Rayleigh looked at each other.

"I guess… We did find something really amazing, didn't we?" Rayleigh asked who was now smiling excitedly, "I didn't expect to be old enough to be able to see something this fun."

"Do not talk too much. Let's go in and see. I am intrigued by the scenery in there"

The two of them immediately followed Ars into the portal.

Dungeon, First Floor, City of Atlantis.

The city of Atlantis was a city that was right on the first floor of the dungeon. This city has a fairly large size, which is about 50 square kilometers. This city is inhabited by various kinds of creatures including Humans, Elves, Drawfs, and there are also several other races that live in this city .

City Park.

The city park area has a very wide size with a shape like a circle. Right in the middle of the city park there are three places that have a portal in the middle of the place. The portal on the right has a function as the entrance for adventurers when they first come to the dungeon. The portal on the left has a function as an exit for adventurers when they first come to the dungeon. While the portal in the middle serves as a door to access the next floors in the dungeon or it can be said as a place of transportation between floors.

Right around the portal, there was a bulletin board that circled the area. The bulletin board was placed there to function as a place for citizens to put the missions they wanted to give to adventurers. It can be seen at this time that the bulletin board has quite a number of missions as there is currently no space on the bulletin board.

"... Well, at the moment an adventurer wants to take on a mission on this bulletin board. They will take a sheet of paper that says the mission and then bring it directly to me in the dungeon to be recorded by me. Then, after being recorded by me, the adventurer must come to the place of the person who gave the mission by following the specified address— Usually when an adventurer has been recorded by me, later when the adventurer returns to this dungeon. They will be guided by an arrow they can see which will help them to go to the address of the person who gave the mission."

"Then, after that adventurer completed the mission that was accepted by him. The adventurer immediately went to the address of the person who submitted the mission to him to confirm related to the mission and also submitted the request from that person. After that part is over, adventurers can come back to me to submit mission reports and then claim the rewards they will get from completing missions such as experience, money, or goods."

"Hmmm~ That's a pretty neat mechanism" Shakky commented and her gaze fell on the bulletin board where one of the missions was there, "Wanted. Adventurers who can help to find Grisal green plants with a total of 100 units. There is no deadline for completion. Mission reward 2 silver coins and 250 Exp points"

"Grisal Green Plant?" Shakky muttered under her breath.

"Grisal Green Plant is a plant that is usually used to make a potion called Elixir. Elixir itself has many types such as Physical Healing Elixir , Stamina Healing Elixir, Beauty Enhancing Elixir, and also various other types. Missions such as doing this quest are usually given by an Elixir making place called Alchemist. That place is usually occupied by people who are good at concocting potions— To the outside world let's just say they are almost like a doctor"

Shakky and Rayleigh nodded.

"...I see that every mission sheet on the bulletin board has a different time setting" Rayleigh said calmly, "What if on a mission, the adventurer doesn't reach the allotted time mark?"

"That means the mission failed" Ars said calmly, "By the time the time of the mission was over and that person couldn't finish within the allotted time. They will automatically fail. The mission will be forfeited immediately."

"By the way, Ares. How would the adventurers know about the wanted plants? Will the party giving the mission give knowledge to adventurers before carrying out the mission?" Shakky asked.

"Sure" Ars nodded, "By the time the adventurers arrived at the place that gave him the mission. They will later be given a little knowledge about the mission they will do. As well as the form sought, its location, about the dangers of the place, and others. However, there are also some cases where the information provided is not very clear or only in abstract form. That usually happens to missions that are classified as difficult…" Ars turned his attention to the bulletin board and immediately pointed at a mission.

"One of these missions"

Rayleigh's and Shakky's gazes immediately went to the bulletin board.

"Wanted. We're looking for strong adventurers who can help clear an old labyrinth that's 25 kilometers west of this place. Time limit for 7 days. The prize given is 50 silver coins and 10,000 Exp" Shakky exclaimed.

"This mission itself is a mission that is exclusively for groups of adventurers or individuals provided the person has a high level of strength and skill. This mission is usually in the form of exterminating the monsters that live in the labyrinth or doing a search for something that is in there . This type of mission itself does not provide much information and is usually only in the form of abstract information" Ars said, "Although this mission itself is quite difficult. However, the prizes given are also quite large. If the adventurer was lucky, it was likely that he would find an empty labyrinth that had no inhabitants at all. He just came there and immediately gave a report on his findings and then got a reward related to his mission."

"Well, that adventurer really does have a high level of luck" Rayleigh smiled, "I'm quite curious. Ars, what if an adventurer dies on a mission?"

"That's a very good question, Rayleigh" Ars nodded and said, "If an adventurer dies on a mission. Killed by monsters or killed by his friends. Later the adventurer will not die completely. However, later the adventurer will be immediately returned to the starting city where he was previously with his power level will drop by 1 level and also his belongings will be completely stripped of his possessions."

"Not dead? This is truly amazing…" Rayleigh said in amazement.

"Ars, is there any difference between an adventurer being killed by a monster and being killed by one's own friend?" Shakky asked with great interest.

"Of course" Ars said dryly, "If it's a monster that kills adventurers, it's a matter of course. Because that is his nature. Meanwhile, if a friend kills his own friend. The person who killed his friend later on the top of his head will immediately turn orange. When a person is registered as an adventurer, later that person will have a green crystal mark above his head. The moment someone killed an adventurer, the mark would change to a person. The more people he kills, the more the mark changes color and the color is finally black, which is where that person has killed more than 100 adventurers."

"Are there any consequences if someone does that?" Rayleigh asked.

"There aren't many consequences for them to get" Ars said, "They can still accept missions and stuff. Only, for people who had killed adventurers and in extreme cases killed more than 100 people. As long as that person is killed just once. That person will immediately drop 10 levels"

"10 levels?!"

Rayleigh and Shakky were shocked by the information.

The level reduction itself was quite a lot especially for very high level people like Rayleigh's. At Rayleigh's level it was already very difficult to increase his strength. If there was a case like Ars said the person would be very sorry.

"That is the consequence that the killer has to bear. There is nothing good for someone who kills someone who is of a fellow race especially the killing is done out of desire or lust" Ars said calmly, "Well, let's continue"

Rayleigh and Shakky nodded and immediately followed Ars towards the edge of the city park where the edge of the city park was a black wall encircling it like a wall where the black wall encircled the city park area.

"Black walls…" Shakky muttered under her breath.

"Hall Of Fame ?… " Rayleigh muttered as he saw a city inscribed on the black stone wall.

"Hall Of Fame or what we often say as Fame" Ars said calmly, "This black wall is a place where people's names will later be written. For example there is a group of people who managed to beat the boss in a floor. The names of the people in the group would later be inscribed on this stone wall and the names themselves would be engraved here forever. Will never disappear. Unlike the monsters in this dungeon where every time the monster is killed, they will turn into particles and only leave a few items that fall. However, in the case of the floor boss. They can only be killed once. An award for a person or group who managed to kill the boss monster . Their names will be recorded here as a token of their appreciation and will always be remembered by many people even if they no longer come to the dungeon."

"Fame…" Rayleigh muttered quietly.

"Besides the fame for killing floor bosses. There are also other fames such as leaderboards" Ars said, "The leaderboards referred to here are battle leaderboards. In this dungeon there is also a PvP battle where there are several types of battles, namely one-on-one battles, two-on-two battles, and battles between groups or can be said as guilds. Then, in that battle there are also several options where there is a choice of fighting using original strength where the original power meant here is the power that the adventurer gets during his adventure in the dungeon then there is an equal battle option where the battle will be carried out by two people with the same level. different but with the same level of damage and others"

Ars paused for a moment and continued, "Each choice will have its own rating. Only 10 people with the highest rank in each section will have their names listed here. However it was different from the names of the adventurers whose names were listed here which was the reason for defeating the floor boss. The names of the adventurers that were recorded here because of the battle rankings would not be recorded forever. As long as their position is shifted by someone else. Their names will soon disappear from this black stone wall too."

"That means… The position for subjugation of floor bosses is something very luxurious, isn't it?" Rayleigh asked with a grin, "Especially for someone who can defeat a floor boss alone. His fame will surely soar because his name will only be recorded alone."

"Better forget the thought of defeating the floor boss alone" Ars said calmly.

"Why is that?" Shakky asked with great interest.

"The stats of floor bosses are different from the stats of adventurers and monsters alike" Ars said, "Normally the stats of adventurers and monsters aren't that much different. For example when an adventurer has level 1. Their point stat is 15. That's the total. It's the same with monsters where if the monster has level 1. Their point stat is 15 While in the case of floor bosses. The strength of the floor boss is 10X stronger compared to those of his level."

"10 times stronger? That means the floor boss who has that level his point stats is around 150 points?" Rayleigh asked in surprise.

"Sure" Ars nodded, "Besides they have high point stats. They also have a variety of powerful skills. Like you Rayleigh, you have the ability to control Haki. For example you become an adventurer, you can also use this ability. Floor bosses will also later have their own abilities. Be it sword mastery, use of elemental powers similar to devil fruit abilities and so on."

"...." Rayleigh and Shakky fell silent for a moment hearing this.

"That's why, it's better to forget about the stupid thought of wanting to beat a floor boss on your own. Because, after all it is very difficult to do it unless you really have the ability to do it or the perfect strategy to defeat the floor boss. You can give it a try" Ars said, "Well, let's continue by visiting some places"

Shakky and Rayleigh nodded and immediately started following Ars from behind while looking with interest at the very beautiful and bright view of Atlantis City while both of them could see that there were quite a lot of different races there.