To ensure the mission was completed flawlessly, the team proceeded as if walking on thin ice, calculating ten steps ahead for every step they took, seeking nothing but success.
After arriving at Number Two Station, Dark split off from the "Special Operations Squad."
At a simple inn, he found an intelligence agent disguised as an adventurer and obtained firsthand intelligence centered around Number Two Station.
He then booked a room at the inn. Once inside, he summoned [MagnaAngemon] and ordered it to open the [Gate of Destiny].
After that, he returned to [Magic Guidance City] through the [Holy Domain]. Since the [Gate of Destiny] could not remain open for long, Dark acted swiftly, quickly informing Ash of his encounter with the Demon Race from the Demon Realm that day and ordering her to relay the news to the Duke's Mansion.
Afterward, he returned to the inn through the [Holy Domain], completing this "thousand-mile round trip."
It had to be said, having the [Holy Domain] really was convenient.
Dark took out the intelligence report in the inn and carefully read through it. The location of Number Two Station was actually already quite deep within the Black Soil. In the past, few adventurers had ventured this far. But now, because the monsters on the Black Soil had gathered in clusters due to Zeus's secret treasure, several relatively safe routes had instead emerged among them.
Some adventurers specifically explored these safe routes, then drew them into maps to sell.
Maps of that sort often fetched very high prices.
However, because they involved matters of "safety," adventurers generally only bought them from reputable and trustworthy adventurers, creating a small monopoly.
The intelligence Dark had obtained contained such a map, though it only covered the area around Number Two Station.
The report recorded many