Miraste looked at Kane and talked about his situation within the World Ring.

"My territory in the World Ring is in District 22 and near the ocean. I hope to establish trade relations with the Platinum Country."

For such a request, Kane did not refuse, but nodded in agreement.

"Of course, no problem. Let me know the coordinates when it’s over, and I’ll have my subordinates handle it then."

Then, the group chatted casually about Kane’s Platinum Country for a while.

After venting her emotions, Lilith sat up straight again, tilted her head, and looked at Kane, suddenly saying,

"Kane, your fiancée’s power is capable of hurting me, which means she’s also at the three-color level, right?"

This wasn’t something worth hiding, so Kane nodded.

"Well... is she pregnant then?"

"Ah?!"

Upon hearing Lilith’s question, Kane was completely dumbfounded.

How could she just ask about such a private matter right off the bat?

Moreover, when Kane turned his head, he saw that not only Lilith but others were also looking at him curiously.

He immediately shook his head.

"How could that be, that’s too soon."

At this time, Orochi said leisurely, "Then you better hurry up and work harder."

Hearing this, Kane turned his head, curiously asking, "Why do you say that?"

"Sigh," Orochi sighed.

"The stronger the power, the lower the chances of having offspring. Now that both you and your fiancée are at the three-color level, the chances are even slimmer, so you’d better work on it. Don’t you want offspring?"

"Once you reach the five-color stage, there won’t really be any chances left, sigh."

Having said that, Orochi sighed again, his entire demeanor becoming increasingly melancholic.

"Don’t mind him," Bagri said with a smile.

"But you should listen to him because he’s speaking from blood-learned experience. He and his partner haven’t had a single offspring for hundreds of years.

Oh, and his partner is also at the three-color level."

Hearing their words, Kane started to ponder deeply.

That being said, he indeed needs to exert some effort.

"So keep at it! Many strong people at the five-color level regret not having offspring when it’s too late, so seize these last moments and work hard."

The group chatted more about who wants offspring but doesn’t have the chance.

It’s said there’s even a seven-color level king who’s in the same situation.

Once the conversation shifted away from this topic,

It was then that Kane asked,

"Now that I’ve also advanced to the three-color level, I want to ask if any of you have any suggestions about the Mist beyond, as I’m still inside the World Ring, and I don’t have the time to visit the Mist Council for information."

"Also, you are all seniors who definitely have more experience than me or any written information."

Hearing this, everyone gave a small laugh.

Orochi thought for a while, then said,

"If you’re newly advanced to the three-color level, you need to first walk to the Wall of Mist and enter the Mist beyond through it.

Once you’ve done it the first time, it establishes a link between you and the Mist beyond, so afterwards, you won’t need to go through the Wall of Mist but can be directly teleported there through a short ritual."

Hearing Orochi’s words, Kane nodded, realizing he knew very little even about this basic information.

Fortunately, the Platinum Country is right next to the Wall of Mist, so it wouldn’t be too strenuous.

Then Lilith spoke up on the side, "It’s best not to go in alone for the first time since it’s not that safe outside the Mist either.

Sigh, what a pity. If it weren’t for the World Ring being in the way, we could have helped you."

Hearing Lilith’s words, Kane was puzzled.

Before Kane could ask, Bedalin explained from the side, "The space outside the Mist is very chaotic and constantly moving.

If you don’t enter through the Wall of Mist together, it’s very tough to meet unless you’re very lucky."

Hearing this, Kane became even more curious and pointed at Archie.

Orochi explained, "The reason they can still act together is that despite the chaos outside the Mist, there are a few places with fixed nodes, similar to the Outer Ring City I mentioned before.

When you reach such areas, you can leave your coordinates there, and this position won’t change, so you can rendezvous there."

After hearing this explanation, Kane finally understood.

The area outside the Mist is so vast, and there are far too few Explorers at the three-color level compared to such a huge territory.

It’s like a few drops of water in a vast ocean.

It’s simply not on the same scale and there’s no real comparison.

If you’re not at the Outer Ring City or such fixed node gatherings, it’s very difficult to meet outside the Mist.

And if it happens, it’s pretty much a miracle.

Unless everyone enters through the Wall of Mist together, but the problem is, there’s now a World Ring between the Wall of Mist and them.

Those at the three-color level outside can’t enter the World Ring, and thus naturally can’t go in with Kane, so it relies solely on Kane, who’s inside the World Ring.

At this moment, Kane suddenly thought of a tricky question.

"What if someone happens to advance to the three-color level outside at this time?"

Hearing Kane’s question, everyone seemed puzzled.

Who would be foolish enough to advance to the three-color level outside at this time?

At this time, wouldn’t it make sense to rely on one’s near-three-color strength, enter the World Ring, claim a territory, and then advance to three-color to defend it perfectly?

But to advance to three-color outside of it?

Isn’t that foolish?

In fact, many near-three-color individuals, upon knowing the World Ring is about to open, will deliberately suppress their own strength to achieve the goal of entering the World Ring.

Kane realized he had asked a foolish question and silently closed his mouth.

"Ahem, let’s talk business," he said.

Lily smiled and said, "Although entering the Mist alone is somewhat dangerous, it’s not life-threatening.

So there’s no need to worry too much, and besides, you have a fiancée, who should also be three-color, so there’s really no big problem."

"Outside the Mist, space is disorderly and chaotic, so do not act according to the outside standards; keep your Synesthesia sharp at all times."

Orochi said this, then suddenly asked, "You know about Synesthesia, right? It’s like that new organ we gain when advancing to three-color, akin to an organ for perceiving rules we didn’t have before."

"So that’s what that additional sensation is called, Synesthesia."

Kane then nodded in understanding.

He had always thought this additional feeling enhanced their perception.

Since they had never found this new organ, it seemed only to make their senses sharper and more accurate.

"Synesthesia is something specifically developed for the existence outside the Mist, allowing us to maintain orientation within disorderly space and avoid endlessly circling around."

If Synesthesia feels fatigued, it means time in the Mist is up, and you must return."

Archie, feeling a chill, added, "You must return, don’t force exploration when Synesthesia is tired, or you’ll surely lose direction and have to wait for rescue.

Rescue operations to the Mist are typically conducted once a year. If unlucky, you might be lost for a year, or if you evade searches, even longer."

It was rare for Archie to remember such a long series of events.

Bagri silently noted, "He once got lost outside the Mist for 6 years..."

"......" Kane was silent.

Indeed, it’s a lesson written in blood, no wonder it’s deeply ingrained in the mind. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"So, what exactly is explored beyond the Mist?" Kane asked curiously.

There has to be some purpose, right? It can’t just be aimless wandering.

"World Fragments, we explore World Fragments beyond the Mist," Bedalin replied.

Orochi explained, "Outside the Mist can be seen as the first line of defense for World Fragments entering the Mist World, with numerous useful and useless World Fragments piling up there."

Understood, beyond the Mist is a dump.

Useful, recyclable "trash" becomes part of the Mist World.

"Just like those dungeon-like World Fragments outside, they actually constitute a minority among all World Fragments. Most are useless fragments.

And some World Fragments still harbor very difficult-to-handle dangerous events.

These dangerous events pose a significant threat to life, and our task is to identify these dangerous events. Remove them if possible, if not, eject them along with the fragment."

So, upon reaching three-color level, do Explorers transform from decomposers to landfill sorters?

"But don’t worry," Lily said from the side.

"The specifics of Dangerous Events dictate that they cause significant harm to weak life forms and ordinary people.

But for beings like us, they’re often things we can resolve easily. Most of the Dangerous Events encountered are of this sort."

Hearing this, Kane nodded in understanding.

Like encountering some strange creature that poses significant harm to ordinary people and can breed rapidly.

But for Kane and these three-color-level powerhouses, such threats are less than a swarm of ants.

They don’t even need Ash Power to eliminate such dangers.

After all, they exist on a different dimension compared to ordinary people.

Even though they originated from ordinary people.

But these vast numbers of ordinary people are the foundation of the Mist World, and no accidents can occur.

This is when Archie spoke, "However, some Dangerous Events may not be perilous but are extremely tedious and troublesome.

After all, they can also run away and outwit you, sometimes requiring a long time to remove them."

Since it’s something Archie mentioned, it surely brought a profound lesson for him.

Clearly, Archie had encountered such a Dangerous Event.

This matter is worth noting down.

Then everyone went on to give Kane a general introduction about various situations for beginners entering beyond the Mist.

Finally, Orochi concluded, "That’s roughly the situation beyond the Mist; to truly understand, you must explore it yourself."

"Let’s end today’s meeting here; see you all."

Orochi stood up, waved to everyone, and then left the hall through the Teleportation Gate.

Seeing this, everyone else also said their goodbyes.

After Kane obtained coordinates from Miraste, he also returned to the Platinum Palace via the Teleportation Gate.

Just in time to see Kreya and Lilly enjoying desserts in the hall.

"Kane, you’re back. Want some?"

Kreya waved a pastry at Kane.

Recalling the events of the meeting, Kane walked over, staring seriously at Kreya.

"Kreya, let’s have a child!"

"Eh!!!"