Felox, Gwendolyn, and Nixie gazed at Trinity and the others, their eyes filled with slight confusion.
"Big sis, what's this Dragonskull Dungeon?" Nixie asked Trinity.
Trinity took a deep breath and replied, "The Dragonskull Dungeon is the only Gold Rank Dungeon among the twelve cities around Atmos Forest and is also one of the twenty Gold Rank Dungeons in the Kingdom."
"Wow, a Gold Rank Dungeon!" Nixie exclaid, her mouth hanging open.
"Only Tier 6-9 Mana Cultivators are allowed to explore Gold Rank Dungeons because they are extrely dangerous. Even powerful Mana Cultivators can be killed in Gold Rank Dungeons, the mortality rate is too high. But many still risk their lives to raid these dungeons because of the huge amount of resources and treasures they hold," Trinity explained.
She looked around and continued, "The resources and treasures in Gold Rank Dungeons can help these powerful individuals grow exponentially. Raiding Gold Rank Dungeons may an risking your life, but the opportunities are worth it, so many Mana Cultivators take the chance."
Felix and the others fell silent as they listened to Trinity's explanation.
"Unfortunately, not just anyone can raid Gold Rank Dungeons," Zephyr added.
"Why?" Felix raised his eyebrows.
"Well, all Gold Rank Dungeons are controlled by the top forces in the Kingdom. The Royal Family owns six out of the twenty Gold Rank Dungeons, while the rest are held by powerful Noble Families.
However, there is one special Gold Rank Dungeon, the Dragonskull Dungeon, which is jointly monopolized by all the powerful Royal Family, Noble Families, and experts in the Kingdom," Zephyr explained with a chuckle.
Felix and the others looked at Zephyr in surprise.
"Why is it that only the Dragonskull Dungeon is shared by all the Royal Family, powerful clans, and powerful experts?" Gwendolyn asked with a calm face.
Zephyr smiled and responded, "After big bro instructed to investigate what was really going on in Bridgemoor City lately, well I dug a little deeper and found out sothing suspicious and special about the Dragonskull Dungeon."
"What did you find out?" Bring asked. Felix was also looking at Zephyr, and they all waited for him to continue.
"Well, I found out that there is a pattern about Dragonskull Dungeon. After I investigated a little deeper, I found out that every ten years, it seems all the powerful Noble Families and even the Royal Family co together to raid the Dragonskull Dungeon. Not only that, but during that period, there will be a dungeon break or beast tide," Zephyr explained.
"But what does that have to do with anything special? You said the Dragonskull Dungeon is jointly shared by all of them, so it's natural that they occasionally raid it together," Nixie scratched her head and said.
Zephyr shook his head and said, "Think about it. What is in that dungeon that all the powerful factions in the Kingdom have to put aside their conflicts and interests to raid the Dragonskull Dungeon together?"
Following what Zephyr said, Nixie was taken aback for a mont and sank into deep thought. "Yeah, Zephyr is right. Why would all of them put aside their conflicts and co together to raid a dungeon, especially since this only happens every ten years?" Gwendolyn said with a pondering look.
"And yes, guys, we all know that the powerful factions in the Kingdom don't see eye to eye, and even if they do, it ans there is so interest involved. So why would they co together to raid a dungeon? It's not like none of them doesn't have Gold Rank Dungeon under their control, there is sothing fishy about this" Zephyr said with a suspicious face.
They all fell into deep thought, pondering Zephyr's words. "Now that you ntion it, there must be sothing going on. Sothing must be wrong with the powerful factions in the Kingdom, or maybe there's sothing in Dragonskull Dungeon," Trinity said, looking thoughtful.
Felix calmly asked, "What else have you found out?"
Zephyr glanced at Felix and replied, "According to the Intel, it seems that every ten years, they decide to raid Dragonskull Dungeon. The amount of resources and manpower they invest in the raid is astronomical, but they always suffer heavy losses, almost losing eighty percent of their forces."
Zephyr paused before adding, "But every ten years, they double the amount of resources and manpower they invest in the raid. This has been going on for many years now."
"Hmm,this is really interesting " Felix narrowed his eyes with a smirk but he was also finding it all very interesting and confusing.
Why would all the top forces in the Kingdom co together every ten years just to raid a Gold Rank Dungeon? Sothing seed off about the entire Avalonia Kingdom.
Gwendolyn chid in, "What's also suspicious is that they still haven't been able to conquer Dragonskull Dungeon."
Everyone turned to look at Gwendolyn.
She explained, "I an, all of them are the top forces in the entire Kingdom. Their strength and the number of forces under their control should allow them to conquer the dungeon by now."
Felix smiled at Gwendolyn, realizing she shared his thoughts.
"Yeah, this is really suspicious. Gold Rank Dungeons are dangerous, but with all their combined strength, they should be able to conquer it," Trinity added from the side.
"I believe the issue lies not with the Royal Family or the powerful factions in the Kingdom, but with Dragonskull Dungeon. There seems to be sothing in that Dungeon that they can't handle or are searching for, as Zephyr ntioned.
"They are searching for sothing," Felix suddenly interjected.
"What do you an, big bro?" Zephyr asked, looking at Felix.
Felix shook his head, glanced at them, and said, "I believe they are searching for sothing. For years, they have invested resources and manpower in that Dungeon, despite suffering heavy losses. There must be sothing they need there."
Felix continued, "There must be sothing so valuable that they are willing to risk the lives of thousands of soldiers every ten years to get it. Aftet all It's not like they are after the resources or treasures in the Dragonskull Dungeon. As all of them already control one or two Gold Rank Dungeons.
So there must be sothing truly precious that they are after, sothing that will make them more powerful, sothing....."
Suddenly, Felix stopped speaking and looked at Zephyr, leaving everyone confused.
"Zephyr, I want you to start another investigation imdiately," Felix said seriously.
Confusion filled the room as they all exchanged looks.
Zephyr gazed at Felix, puzzled, and asked, "Big bro, what do you want to investigate?"
Felix squinted his eyes and replied, "I want you to delve into the history of the Avalonia Kingdom. I need all the information on the historic facts and events that have taken place since the Kingdom was founded. Especially focus on the founding Emperor of the Avalonia Kingdom."
Zephyr was taken aback for a mont, and Trinity and the others were equally surprised. "Big bro, why do you want to investigate sothing that happened thousands of years ago?" Zephyr was completely confused.
Felix shook his head. "I believe that looking into the past will help us uncover what's truly wrong with the Avalonia Kingdom. Just focus on the information I gave you."
Although Zephyr was still confused, he accepted the task. "I'm sure the neighboring Kingdoms have noticed what's been happening in the Kingdom every ten years," Felix added.
He looked at Zephyr and the others and cautioned, "During this period, you guys must be extrely careful. Bridgemoor City won't be peaceful for a while. Don't go around provoking others, be cautious."
"Yes, big bro," they all nodded solemnly. They knew that this period in Bridgemoor City wouldn't be easy.
In a few months, there would be dungeon breaks, beast tides, and powerful Mana Cultivators coming to Bridgemoor City. Being careful was essential.
Felix turned to Zephyr and said, "Zephyr, you need to hurry with the investigation. I want to know if my hunch is correct."
"Don't worry, big bro. I'll get right on it," Zephyr nodded seriously.
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anwhile, in the Netherfrost Clan Estate at the center of Bridgemoor City, Seraphine Netherfrost and her father, Lucas Nether we're engaged in a conversation.
"Seraphine, so experts will be coming to Brigdemoor City tomorrow," Lucas said.
Seraphine's expression shifted slightly, "Is it ti already?"
Lucas sighed and nodded, "We only have three months left before Dragonskull Dungeon can be opened."
Seraphine fell silent for a mont before asking, "Father, why can't you just leave Dragonskull Dungeon as it is? We've been suffering losses for years. Can't we just call it quits?"
Lucas looked at Seraphine and shook his head, "It's not that simple. We're all competing to get our hands on the Saint Core. If anyone of us can get it, it's goodbye to the other Noble Families."
"Even if it ans sacrificing the lives of thousands of soldiers?" Seraphine asked.
"Yes, even if it ans sacrificing the entire Brigdemoor City. As long as we can get that Saint Core, everything else is bullshit," Lucas said coldly with narrowed eyes.
Seraphine was silent as she looked at her father.
Lucas continued, "By now, the other Kingdoms have noticed what's been going on. This dungeon raid is our last chance. If we can get our hands on that Core, there's nothing to fear. But if we fail, Avalonia Kingdom will have to be prepared for war or worse to be destroyed"
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