Chapter 25 Introduction

In the twilight, Big Gold Teeth appeared quieter than usual.

At this time, Big Gold Teeth had already closed its main door, but considering the residents returning at night, there was still a back door at the tavern.

Entering through the back door, Kane went to his room.

Yoyo followed behind Kane, wandering around the room, scanning everywhere.

Kane was already very exhausted; a whole day's battle had drained his Physical Strength and Magic Power.

But the wound on his shoulder still hurt, and the pain prevented him from sleeping even though he was tired.

Lying on the bed, his head rested on the soft pillow, a sound of comfort escaped his lips.

Kane watched Yoyo spinning around and suddenly asked, "Yoyo, what exactly are your functions?"

Hearing the owner's call, Yoyo stopped scanning, turned around, and slid to Kane's bedside.

The large mechanical monocle stared at Kane and said, "Master, I am designed to assist with human tasks in various environments."

A small propeller suddenly popped out of its head, pointing upwards with a claw. "Whether in the sky"

Then it flew up, a submarine propeller and rudder popping out from its back. "Or the sea"

"I can assist with work; the metal parts on me are also resistant to high temperatures, low temperatures, and corrosion."

Then, to give a small demonstration, it retracted all the parts, leaving only a propeller flipping in mid-air in the room, occasionally performing complex maneuvers.

Yoyo's actions excited Kane. Wasn't this the very robot he dreamed of as a child? How could he not like it?

"So what kind of work assistance can you provide?" Since it claimed to be a work assistant robot, assisting with work must be its main function.

Kane was also very curious about what other abilities Yoyo might have.

"My soul-connected core can store text and images," it said, as its eye shot out a scanning beam, "allowing information to be stored for easy retrieval."

"I can also scan spaces and generate three-dimensional maps."

Having said that, its eye projected a 3D map, showing the surroundings of the buildings and streets Kane had traveled since leaving the map.

A three-dimensional map, Kane was ecstatic.

In dungeon exploration, the importance of a map is beyond doubt.

The difficulty difference between a game with a map and one without a map is huge.

"I can also identify some animals, plants, and minerals, and if the database contains similar information, I can perform simple comparisons."

As it spoke, it shot out a blue scan beam and scanned Kane up and down.

It then projected Kane's characteristic response.

[Human][Soul Driven][Magic Power Response][Minor Injury]

"I can also perform simple detection of the surrounding environment, to identify harmful substances."

"Those are all Yoyo's functions, master."

After saying that, it gazed up at Kane.

"Yoyo is really amazing, you'll be a big help to me in the future," Kane tapped its head.

Hearing Kane's praise, Yoyo spun around on the ground with its heart-shaped antenna.

Finally, exhaustion overcame the pain.

A faint snore sounded in the room.

Seeing the owner suddenly fall asleep, Yoyo flew to Kane's head, extending a mechanical claw to cover him with the blanket.

Daylight

Sunlight streamed through the window, shining directly on the figure on the bed.

The blazing sun forced the figure to wake from sleep.

Seeing Kane rise, Yoyo immediately rolled over with a gurgling sound.

"Master, someone knocked at the door looking for you this morning," it said, projecting a blue light into the air showing a short, sturdy figure.

The silhouette projected by Yoyo was none other than the tavern owner, Big Gold Teeth Burton.

Getting up, Kane realized he was so tired last night that he fell asleep in his clothes.

After a quick wash, he left the room.

The soreness all over made Kane feel as if he had just crossed over.

Back then, to gather Magic Power, he had to practice archery diligently, train his body, and every morning felt like it does now.

It's been a long time.

He came to the tavern hall.

Kane had not yet seen Burton, but Burton had already noticed him.

"Hey, Kane, come over here," Burton called, standing on a stool at the bar and waving to Kane.

Seeing Burton calling his friend, a tall, thin man nearby got up and left.

As he walked past Kane, he didn't forget to smile and nod in greeting, glancing at Yoyo behind him.

Sitting next to Burton, Burton poured him a glass of juice.

Handing the juice over, Burton said, "If you're injured, you can't drink alcohol. Try this honey fruit juice; it's sweet and delicious."

Taking the juice, Kane asked about the person just now, "Who was that?"

"Just a nuisance, don't mind him."

"By the way, did you call me over for something?"

"I just wanted to check on you," he said, glancing at Yoyo following Kane, "but now there's indeed something to talk about."

"Did you clear the first level of the Dungeon alone?"

Burton spoke while reaching for the pipe in his pocket, but remembering something, he put the pipe back.

Kane pointed to his shoulder and said, "Indeed cleared the first level, but at a bit of a cost."

"Other Explorers might get injured with a whole team; you managed on your own, this little injury hardly counts as a cost."

He knocked the bar with his carrot-thick fingers.

"So, are you thinking about finding teammates?"

"Of course," Kane said, looking at his shoulder. "It's too risky alone; the benefits, though good, aren't worth it."

Hearing his answer, Burton sighed and said, "You might be misunderstanding something; the difficulty of a Dungeon for one person is not the same as for five people.

The difficulty for one person is 1, while for five people it's 3. But correspondingly, the rewards will also increase, allowing more and better Equipment.

This way, there are more personal choices, different professions have different needs, which maximizes the benefits."

He nodded at Kane, "That's why lone wolves seem unnecessary and quite foolish."

"Ah, so there are such rules, it seems I still know too little about being an Explorer."

Kane pondered, indeed making solo challenges pointless like that.

"But that's not why I sought you out," the dwarf pointed at Yoyo behind Kane, "that's the main reason."

Kane looked at Yoyo with confusion.

Seeing Kane's puzzled expression, the dwarf had to say, "It's a high-intelligence Magic Power construct, probably an assistant type."

Kane nodded.

"You should know its functions are extremely important to Explorers. Though it binds on first drop, many teams are willing to let its owner join, even if it's dead weight."

Kane understood, "So it's quite rare, right?"

"Yes, these high-intelligence Magic Power constructs each have their unique use.

But they only drop in Dungeons with constructs, puppets type of monsters, the existing assistant robots were all dropped in red-labeled Silver or Golden Dungeons."

Afterwards, the dwarf couldn't help but look at Kane with envy, "Yet you got it from such a Copper Dungeon, impressive."

"Soon, newspapers will want to know about it; they'll expose that the Crystal Arena can drop intelligent constructs.

The Dungeon will become extremely popular, and my business will benefit too. But many teams will invite you to join, troublesome indeed."

Having listened for a while, Kane almost understood Yoyo's societal standing.

In that case,

He could totally just relax and live off Yoyo.

"So a lot of troubles will show up later, right?"

"Of course, but that's just a happy kind of trouble after all."