Celestial Era: The Rise of the Full-Time Enhancer

Vincent did not hire a coachman as he traveled with Tara to the eastern part of the kingdom.

Perhaps, if he's not together with a Celestial Being, he would even consider hiring a group of mercenaries to join him in his way. Not entirely because he's weak but it's because it's more convenient to be with people who know the geography and were well aware of the Savage Beasts or even Magic Beasts that they might encounter.

There is also another problem in which they might get targeted by bandits while on the road.

However, since he's together with Tara, he decided not to get more people involved in his matters as they might also realize Tara's real identity.

They have secrets they wanted to hide so traveling with just the two of them should be a better choice.

"Vincent…"

Tara called out from within the car.

"Tara? Is there a problem?" He asked as he continued looking at the road.

"No… I just want to ask if you're interested in visiting the near dungeon."

"Dungeon? Is it something undiscovered?" Vincent asked curiously. During the days he spent in the city, he learned that these dungeons contain Magic Artifacts.

If Magic Tools were things created by Magic Craftsmen, then Magic Artifacts are those ancient magic weapons or equipment that can no longer be recreated as the method on how to make them has been lost, or perhaps, there is already a much better way to create them… this is the difference of Magic Tools and Magic Artifacts.

Needless to say, the Magic Artifacts can either be extremely valuable or worthless depending on what type.

"The Dungeon was already being explored when I saw it the last time." Tara answered.

"Hmm… Should we take a look?" Vincent asked. Although exploring dungeons is open to everyone, not many would decide to visit them since it's a lawless area inside.

If you died inside, it can just be blamed on the monsters hiding inside the Dungeon.

Aside from that, he's not too sure about the level of danger that he might encounter within the dungeon unless he buys information from the information brokers or the first explorers of the dungeon.

Although he's curious, he must at least know whether he could take the risk.

"We can take a look. Since I'm consuming your enhanced potions, I'm thinking of finding a way to repay you. We might find something inside… Besides, you said that it would take 12 to 15 days to arrive at the Arms City, exploring the dungeon might not even take a day with me."

Vincent's eyes lit up after hearing Tara's suggestion.

'Right! If Tara would actively help me explore. This will be a lot easier. Finally, my kindness and selflessness are paying off…' Vincent couldn't help but smile as he thought of this.

"Alright! Tell me where the dungeon is."

***

Tara guided Vincent to a settlement in the middle of the forest.

"There are many people…" Vincent muttered after seeing several guards patrolling the area.

It seems that it has been a while since the dungeon was discovered as roads made of stone were already established and connected to the city and the nearby towns.

Surprisingly, he wasn't blocked by any people but instead welcomed by someone.

He's a tanned middle-aged man with a lean figure and wearing leather armor. He seemed to be the leader of this settlement as he proudly stood in front of Vincent while behind him was a group of soldiers wearing similar armors.

"Hello there, young man. Are you planning to explore the dungeon?" The man asked with a smile. He didn't bother to introduce himself and asked directly.

Noticing that the man seems very straightforward, Vincent smiled and answered.

​ "Yes."

"Alright… The last group of explorers should be coming out today or tomorrow. You can explore once they come out or just head in if you want. However, before that, I suggest that you buy the map of the dungeon we made after our many sacrifices over the last six years. This way, you can save a lot of time."

The man said as he showed the map to Vincent.

As soon as he take a look, the man quickly wrapped the sheepskin map.

"You can have this for 10 gold coins." The man said without being ashamed of himself.

It was too expensive. It's already questionable that they have made this map for six years. Aside from that, if they are selling this to all explorers who wanted to get lucky, their group can certainly live a good life just by staying here at the entrance of the dungeon.

Vincent sighed as he took out 10 gold coins in his pouch.

He didn't want to argue with them and make this trip more complicated.

To be fair, he's also unsure whether that price is acceptable or not. He only knows that it's too expensive.

Nevertheless, he's also curious about the map they made so he decided to purchase one.

"Haha! You're very easy to talk with, brother. Because of that, I will tell you a secret." The man said as he handed over the map to Vincent.

"A secret?"

"Yes… Aren't you here because you heard that this dungeon has the Serene Pond?"

Obviously, Vincent has no idea about that but he still nodded.

"Good… So listen to me… You'll see the mark of the pond on the map we've made… Once you killed the spirit guardian, the pond will activate. However, it can only provide you with Serene Water enough for three bottles. But if you follow my instructions, you'll get more."

The man then explained the method to get twice the amount of Serene Water. It was actually quite simple, they just have to kill the spirit guardian within 20 seconds.

He also explained that the number of spirit guardians that will appear will depend on the number of people who had entered the Serene Pond's chamber.

After explaining all of this, Vincent and Tara left the carriage to the Schuman Family's Dungeon Explorers.

That's right, the people guarding the dungeon's entrance were actually from Cedric's family.

Anyway, as soon as he entered the cave leading underground, Tara gave him a signal to follow her, instead of using the map he just bought.

"Tara?" He asked, confused.

"The Serene Water won't be of much help to you. Let's first find some treasures."

Tara then gave him the sweetest smile he had ever seen as he shut his mouth and followed the Celestial beauty.