298 Layout of the Storehouse (1/2)

Tralon smiled proudly. ”So, Jack, you've learned God's Eye. What else have you learned from me?”

”Just Pocket Dimension and Revivification so far. I'm not sure what I want to learn next.”

”You learned his spells?” Argyle asked.

”Remember that pact I mentioned? It lets you have access to part of my passive abilities, like my sword skill or my mana skills, and in exchange, I gain the chance to learn your skills or spells.”

”That's… really strong. Perfect for parties. What else?”

”You'll be connected to myself and everyone who created a pact with me, like a mental network of sorts,” answered Jack. ”It lets you talk mentally and roughly sense where the others might be.”

”Is distance a factor when you're talking to someone?”

”No.”

Argyle nodded. ”Then let's do it.”

”Alright, but we'll have to be quick.” After cutting his index finger, Jack quickly yet carefully drew his inheritor pact on Argyle's forehead, who then activated it with his own blood.

'Testing, testing, one, two, three.'

'I can hear you loud and clear!' Excited for it to work, Argyle's previous enthusiasm for entering the dungeon was revived. 'How do I contact others?'

Tralon replied, 'Just imagine their face in your head and call out to them.'

With a nod, Argyle started beaming wider and wider. Jack wasn't sure why, not until he got a message of his own.

'Jack! How is my dad calling me like this?! Did you just make a pact with him? Aren't you supposed to be in Churstin?' Eliza's questions kept coming and coming.

'Eliza, trust me. I did go to Churstin and I already spoke with Choron, Sterfen, and Daruun,' explained Jack. 'I needed your father's help to do something and Tralon is with us too. Once we're done, then I'll finish up a few things and come meet you guys in Sunset Valley.'

'Don't worry, Eliza,' Argyle chimed in. 'I'll only call you when I have a reason. I was just excited to test it out.'

Eliza sighed as she left the conversation, a bit irritated that Jack was with her dad but not her. And the fact that Jack was off somewhere doing who knows what was a bit concerning, but Eliza felt better about that when she took into account that Tralon and her father were there.

'Argyle, swing your sword now and tell us if there's a difference.'

Hearing Tralon's statement, Argyle did just that. He took out his sword and swung it with intent to kill an imaginary target. To his surprise, the attack felt sharper than usual.

'That's my passive sword skill taking effect. I haven't leveled it up that much yet, but you should have plenty of mana now, not to mention your mana regeneration,” laughed Jack.

'Hmmm… What the…' Sensing his newly increased mana capacity, Argyle chuckled giddily. 'Oh, I could get used to this.'

'Oh yeah… I can't wait to test this! Where's something to kill?' Argyle scanned his surroundings, eager to put his new abilities to the test.

'Now that we can talk mentally, let's do so for the remainder of our time in the storehouse. We wouldn't want to leak information to our followers, would we?' Tralon took the lead. 'Now we can tell you a bit more about the storehouse and its unique design. Jack?'

'Argyle, there are eleven floors to the dungeon, but we're currently on what you could call floor zero. Up ahead, there's a teleportation platform that will let you officially enter the dungeon,' Jack explained. 'Every day, the teleportation pads are randomized to an extent. Of course, the ring your wearing can go against that and let you teleport to any floor of your choice, including the eleventh floor.'