Argon purchased a low-grade returner stone, causing his soul coins to immediately plummet back to zero.
People had already started entering the dungeon, and as a result, he obtained a hundred soul coins from those who had perished inside.
He wasn't even surprised; it hadn't even been a day, yet these people were already returning to the dungeon. They had simply changed their camp outside the entrance.
After walking for some time, Argon couldn't find a tavern. If he wanted to gather information, a tavern would be the best place.
Argon wasn't surprised; this place had been built not long ago, so it was understandable that there were no restaurants or taverns.
Unknowingly, Argon found himself back at the booth of the shameless old man seller. The crowd was not as large as during his first encounter, but there were still a considerable number of people gathered around.
Argon approached the crowd and tapped the shoulder of a random person who was eyeing the returner stone with longing.
The person jolted in surprise, sensing a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and saw a handsome young man with a menacing bodyguard behind him. The person's mouth went dry as if he had swallowed a stone.
He couldn't gauge their cultivation, so he was certain that these two were not ordinary cultivators. Either they were mortals or their cultivation was far superior to his own. As for the possibility of them being mortals, he didn't even consider it.
Just by looking at the fierce appearance of the young man's bodyguard, a chill ran down his spine.
He immediately put on a smile, knowing that as a low cultivator, survival in this dog-eat-dog world required flexibility.
"Sir, can I help you with anything?"
Argon's eyebrow twitched as he saw the man in front of him smile so widely that his gums were showing.
"Uh... yeah. Do you want to purchase a returner stone?"
"Eh?... Y-yes, sir."
Argon displayed the returner stone, causing the man's eyes to gleam.
"Then come with me."
The man hesitated but, thinking about the returner stone, he eventually followed Argon.
After a while, Argon stopped when they reached a less crowded area.
"Don't be nervous... You know, I'm not from this region, so I want you to tell me everything you know about the factions around here," Argon said.
"That's it?... Sir, are you sure?!" The man looked at Argon with a puzzled expression.
"Yes," Argon nodded.
"Okay... Sir, the forest we're in is called the Endless Forest, and this place is a territory of Waydale City, which belongs to the Oland Kingdom..."
After some time, Argon handed the returner stone to the man, satisfied with the information he had received. He finally had a grasp of his current location.
"Oland Kingdom... Hmmm."
He didn't know how strong this kingdom was, but one thing was certain—sooner or later, he would conquer this place, leaving nothing but bones behind.
The system had informed him that the area he was currently in was just a small corner of the entire world. That's why he wanted to become stronger quickly, and to achieve that, he needed to claim many lives and collect soul coins.
"Cambion, we're done here. Let's return to the dungeon."
"As you wish, My Lord."
Argon found a secluded spot where there was nobody around and opened a portal to the dungeon.
He was instantly teleported to the throne room, where he removed his mask and took a seat on his throne.
"Status."
A transparent screen appeared in front
of him, displaying his soul coin count, which was steadily increasing.
"System, is there no one who has obtained the cultivation book?"
[None.]
"Really? How unlucky can these people be?"
Although it had only been two days since the dungeon opened, it shouldn't be that difficult to obtain the book, right? After all, it was the lowest-level cultivation book in the system.
Argon closed the system and shifted his gaze to Cambion.
"Cambion, I have a task for you."
"What is it, My Lord?"
"I want you to go to the capital city of the Oland Kingdom and gather information about the neighboring kingdoms," Argon commanded.
He already had a map of the entire Oland Kingdom, which the man had given to him.
"Here's the map." Argon used his True Qi to make the map fly towards Cambion.
"As you wish, My Lord," Cambion replied respectfully.
"Very well." Argon then opened a portal to the outside world.
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Hello, everyone reading. I wanted to ask, would you like the main character to take the path of a villain?