94 Training Dungeon 2 (1/2)

”Alright, let's get going.”, Tina exclaimed excited and then activated the teleportation.

<< Congratulations, you have entered Floor 1 of the Training Dungeon.

New Quest: Clear the Catacombs (1)

You have arrived in some old catacombs, which have been left alone for a long time. During this time, a Rat Lord together with its children has made these hallways his home. Now it is time for cleanup!

Tasks:

- Slay 200 rats

- Slay the Rat Lord

Rewards:

- Access to Floor 2

- 20 - 50 copper

- A random Skill Book (req. Nightmare Mode)

Remark: Rats really love shiny things. They bring them to their nests to enjoy them. Maybe you can find something good when plundering such a nest?

>>

After reading the description for this floor, Ivan looked around. They were in a small stone room, with only one exit. A few torches dimly lit the room. Interested in how they were able to sustain themselves, he went over to take a closer look.

These torches were made out of a type of wood he hadn't seen or heard of before.And what burnt wasn't the wood itself, but instead a type of energy emitted at the top of the stick of wood. At the same time, he could feel that the wood was absorbing energy from the surroundings.

*Interesting. Maybe I can use them. I should definitely try to take some with me.*, when he saw these properties of the wood, he decided to take some with him, so as to experiment with it. It seemed like the property of absorbing energy came from the wood itself, so if he could use it in pill refining, maybe he would be able to craft pills that were able to absorb energy, to strengthen their effects. Well, at least he could use it as a fire source. The only question was, why nobody else had tried it before, as he wasn't so vain as to believe, that he was the first one to find out the woods property.

”What are you looking at?”, suddenly a question came from behind him, surprising him.

”These torches. The wood they are made of is quite interesting.”

Susan, who was the one who had asked him the question, too checked out the wood, before asking, ”What is so interesting? Isn't it just normal wood?”

”How is it normal wood? Can't you feel it absorbing energy?”

”It absorbs energy?”, once again Susan took a closer look. ”I don't feel anything. Are you sure about it?”

These words stumped Ivan. *How come she didn't feel anything? Could it be because she wasn't a mage, or was it something else? Whatever, for now, let's just take one torch with me.* Thinking so, he grabbed a torch and put it out, before putting it into his inventory. Instantly the already dim room became even darker.

”Hey? Why did you do that?”, Tina questioned him.

”It looked interesting, so I wanted to take it with me.” He then hurriedly changed the topic, ”Should we start?”

”Sure, everyone, get ready.”