[CH399+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 528

"We're immediately greeted on the first floor by Bri, both surprised and impressed.

She takes us up to her workshop, and once I put up a hush barrier she finally speaks.

"I didn't recognize your mana control signatures at all... You're the only other person with these transport crystals, so I knew it was you... but still..."

She stares us up and down.

"These disguises are far more convincing than I even thought was possible..."

We step forward and she takes out a silver box from beneath her desk.

We both sit down in the seating while she opens the casing and we have a short exchange of words about this month's orders that my double brought over two days ago.

Bri is planning on expanding her workshop, making another building here in the black market of Vice City, and my double is going to show her around the Crimson City in sector 2, giving her an office space there for future expansion as well.

We even briefly discuss the events that occurred in the Talton region, and she's happy to do the business meetings there moving forward. In our next meeting, I plan to have Bri introduce me so I can make a more genuine connection with their leader in my Flame Emperor identity.

While I didn't spend much time in that jungle, their strength impressed me, and the dismissal of the association, even though their leader is a regional director, also catches my interest.

Bri makes a final comment on it as she pulls out two transport crystals from the silver containment case.

"I've never been to the Talton Region, so I look forward to checking it out for myself. I've always heard stories of it being an isolated region that doesn't easily accept outsiders, especially Association-affiliated hunters."

She shrugs and hands each of us a crystal.

"The Bedrock region is a lot different. As you probably saw when you visited before, they're hard workers. Mostly a mining district, a lot of raw materials like metals and special ores come out of that region. The influx of workers over the years has brought more dungeons too. They may be smaller than the Vice Region in population and hunter strength now, but they're on the rise. I heard a very high-level Regional Director was appointed there a few years back, and he spends a lot of time with the citizens. Straight-laced, follows association orders, but has good intent for his people."

I nod as we accept the gems.

"Yeah, we met him. Over level 900, he's the strongest Director I've seen- well-"

I think back to the green-eyed Talton Region's Director's mana control, and it was definitely higher than his.

"Highest level I've seen at least."

Bri smiles, then looks at a clock on the wall.

"Anyway, it's about time you head off. Your entry to the B-Class exams awaits. Careful out there. I'll stay in touch with your doubles while you're gone and keep orders moving as usual."

I look to Ember, and then back to Bri as we share a few more words of goodbye, then crush the white gems.

Once the light fades, we're both stood back in the same dark stone dome that we teleported into last time for the trade deal.

The only difference is the rectangular door at the back that leads outside to the mining view and cities all over the mountains is wide open. It's a foggy morning, but I can still sense the environment that I saw last time I was here.

When I look around, the Director isn't present, but two guards at about level 700 are. They look down at clipboards, then up at us, and one speaks up.

"Ray and Emrie. Survivors of the catastrophe. I was there on duty the day it happened, no joke huh?"