Chapter 122: Upgraded Valkyries
As for the dungeon of their choice, it would have to be the same one that they entered beforehand. It was simply the best choice considering their opportunities. When one clears a dungeon that wasn’t explored previously, they can receive drops from slain monsters and also find treasure chests.
However, those dungeons were not open to the public. All dungeons were owned by the United States and its governing body, who would lease the dungeons to contracted guilds.
The only way Kaiden and co could enter a ’virgin’ dungeon was to either create their own guild and pay millions, if not billions of dollars for each dungeon contract, or to swear allegiance to a guild that owned such dungeons.
The former option was simply not feasible for the time being, while the latter was not something Kaiden wanted to do.
Guilds were strict organizations, he wanted to be his own man. Kaiden cherished freedom and independence greatly.
Not joining a guild wasn’t only about his ego, though. Depending on the contract, he could find himself separated from his ladies due to being forced to join different combat teams. Furthermore, their rate of growth would depend on the opportunities the guild decides to give them.
And if this much wasn’t enough of a reason to stay independent, there could be some guild manager who decides to spite him—which was a very real possibility considering he had three gorgeous and loyal girlfriends—the manager could heavily stunt their growth by not sending them on missions or even sending them to their deaths.
Thus, joining a guild was a major no-go for them.
However, Kaiden had already devised a plan that would let them clear fresh dungeons without having to go with either of the aforementioned options, but for that path to become available, they would first need to showcase their strength and competence as combatants, which was the goal of today’s dungeon dive.
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