First, let me explain what makes this dungeon special. Everyone should cherish your grandpa's walkthrough, because any guide in the Ancient Land series could be the last.
All right, enough small talk. Let's start with the situation in this dungeon. The dungeon is called Iron Fir Forest, and it's one of the advanced Ancient Land plots. According to my mentor, among the Level One plots, Iron Fir Forest ranks near the top, with a status approaching that of the top-tier plots. Here's a bit of general knowledge: Ancient Land plots are currently divided into five levels. Most academies ranked below fiftieth place are assigned Level Five or Level Four plots. Being able to retain a high-level Level One plot is what gives a top-hundred academy the confidence to attract students.
But the number of Level One plots is extremely limited. Many students might never get the chance to take even a glance inside from enrollment to graduation. This is especially true for a Newborn like me, who originally shouldn't have had much of a chance. But who can blame them when your grandpa is so outstanding?
Iron Fir Forest was the birthplace of a sect in the civilization of the Ancient Land's developers. It was the sect worshiped by that idiot developer at the base who shouted "glorious evolution" every day. It was an incredibly ancient Evil Cult—yes, an Evil Cult. That sect advocated that all life should evolve into mechanical life, leaving behind the various diseases caused by biological structures and avoiding the waste of cosmic resources. It was a completely insane sect.
According to that sect, whether they were carbon-based life, silicon-based life, or active lifeforms composed of other elements, all had various disadvantages. They often consumed vast amounts of cosmic resources while making little contribution, and they