The fifth floor of the Well of Eternal Imprisonment.
Dalun Li did not immediately create the boss for this floor, the Wellmouth Sentry.
With Dalun Li's current power, it was not yet enough to create a floor guardian that satisfied him.
He intended to use this floor's guardian to stop that Remel.
Even if it couldn't stop him, it had to force Remel to reveal his true strength.
Floor guardians do not die permanently after being killed.
Instead, they spend a certain amount of time respawning within the floor.
However, the drawback was that once created, there was no way to strengthen them further.
He had to be cautious with the creation.
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"The texture is red copper, with very low mana content, but the hardness is quite good."
At the camp outside the dungeon, a man dressed in luxurious clothing was carefully examining the red copper mask before him.
The red copper mask was, naturally, a drop from the gargoyles of the second and third floors of the Well of Eternal Imprisonment.
"Mr. Fete, what is the value of this material?"
A merchant on the side asked hurriedly.
"It is quite good as a casting material or an alchemical material."
"The value is roughly between forty to sixty copper coins, but considering that similar materials have never appeared in a dungeon before, shipping it to the south should allow for a markup of twenty to thirty copper coins."
As an alchemical craftsman, Fete gave his judgment.
This allowed the merchants nearby to breathe a sigh of relief.
Fete did not continue speaking, merely continuing to study the red copper mask.
'To think such material could appear even on the upper layers; the value of this newly appeared dungeon might far exceed expectations.'
Fete already had the idea of settling here permanently to study the firsthand materials from this dungeon.
"I heard that a copper mine was also discovered on the third floor; there will likely be many business opportunities here in the future."
A merchant suddenly spoke up.
The rest of the merchants were also startled, raising their internal estimation of this new dungeon by several more levels.
Fete put down the red copper mask in his hand and asked a follow-up question, appearing as if he didn't care much.
"How many floors of the dungeon have been explored so far?"
Hearing Fete's words, several merchants looked at each other.
"The third floor; the exploration speed of maze-type dungeons has never been ideal."
Fete nodded.
But internally, he was somewhat puzzled.
They had already explored to the third floor, yet he had not heard any news of treasures being discovered.
Only these monster materials were being continuously collected from the dungeon.
Logically speaking, this situation should not occur.
Furthermore, according to existing intelligence, the danger level of this dungeon's upper layers should not be high.
Yet, a portion of adventurers had already been lost inside.
It was truly somewhat unusual.
However, Fete was not disappointed; the more it was like this, the more it proved the dungeon's uniqueness.
This dungeon was even more likely to produce real magic materials later on.
He was waiting here specifically to collect a high-quality magic material to craft a true magic item.
Only by crafting magic items or magic equipment possessing extraordinary power could he pass the Alchemist Association's recognition and become a true alchemist and alchemical craftsman.
An alchemical craftsman capable of manufacturing magic items and magic equipment would be respected wherever they went in this world, holding a status no less than that of a noble.
Currently, Fete was only capable of crafting special equipment containing mana.
Even so, anyone who met him would address him as Mr. Fete.
"Gentlemen, if you receive any high-quality materials, I am willing to buy them back at a high price."
"I will also remember your kindness."
Fete knew that these merchants only had interests and gold coins in their eyes.
Even if he stayed here constantly, if a truly high-quality magic material appeared, they would not go easy on him.
At that time, he would certainly have to pay a heavy price.
Speaking of which, there were more and more people at this camp, and it was getting dirtier and messier.
Perhaps he should also hire some people to build a house...
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The third floor of the Well of Eternal Imprisonment.
Remel, with his golden hair and carrying that bone greatsword, finally entered the third floor.
"Why is it another maze? Too much time is being wasted."
Remel frowned.
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The fifth floor of the Well of Eternal Imprisonment.
Dalun Li did not care about Remel's exploration progress.
At this moment, he was creating a new monster.
In front of him, a spherical water droplet was floating in the air, while greenish-brown branches grew continuously outside the droplet, constraining its shape.
Dalun Li's power was being consumed steadily as he continued to modify the monster before him.
The consumption for this monster was completely incomparable to that of other monsters.
Even for Dalun Li, who was supported by the power of five floors, creating this monster was considerably difficult.
"I can only discard some functions and create a semi-finished product first."
Having hit a wall, Dalun Li finally decided to perform a certain degree of trimming on this monster's functions.
Another half-day passed like this before the new monster was finally created.
The main body of this monster was water, and the core was red copper polished to an incredible smoothness.
The outer layer consisted of branches growing on the ground, supporting the huge spherical body.
Overall, it looked like a giant eyeball growing from the ground, with a copper-colored pupil.
[Name] Dalun Li's one-eyed grass
[Level] lv5
[Skills] Insight lv2, Dynamic Vision lv2, High-speed Capture lv2, Clairvoyance lv1
[Description] A monster servant created by the unknown existence Dalun Li; it possesses powerful vision, capable of seeing through an opponent's power, capturing high-speed movements, and seeing clearly the movements of distant locations; it has no combat capability.
The one-eyed grass swayed, its eyeball turning incessantly as it observed the surroundings.
From its perspective, any movement in the surroundings was slowed down, and it could directly see through power.
"As expected of a monster created with such great effort; its abilities are quite good!"
Dalun Li possessed the abilities of all his creations.
As this monster was created, he also gained the same skills and could feel a significant improvement in his vision.
Having obtained the skills, Dalun Li did not hesitate to cast his gaze upon Remel in the third floor.
He then activated the skill [Insight].
[Name] Remel
[Specialization] Swordsman
[Level] lv19
[Skills] Swordsmanship lv4, Slash lv4, Haste lv4, Delicate Control lv3, Physical Reinforcement lv3, Sword Qi lv2, Holy Light Blessing lv2, Mental Resistance lv2, All-elemental Resistance lv2, Equipment Enhancement lv2, Armor Master lv1, Weak Point Defense lv1, Desperate Reflex lv1
[Description] The peak of a first-rank swordsman, an extraordinary existence; his trained physical strength completely surpasses that of humans; he already possesses extraordinary characteristics, is capable of unleashing Sword Qi, and is a devout believer blessed by the Holy Light of the Church.
It worked!
Dalun Li proceeded to use Insight on several more adventurers, confirming the skill's stability.
"As expected of an extraordinary existence with magic power, he has actually reached the peak of the first rank."
All extraordinary powers in this world originated from dungeons.
Therefore, they all shared the same system.
They were all based on the utilization of mana.
Swordsmen and warriors refined mana to strengthen their bodies, obtaining extraordinary physical strength.
Mages refined and stored mana, then converted it into natural forces through learned incantations to release it.
Thus, since he could see through a swordsman, he could naturally see through any existence that utilized mana.
However, excessively massive mana would likely exceed the limits of Insight.
Dalun Li then looked toward the Whirlwind Badge atop the pile of treasure, trying to see through the Whirlwind Badge.
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