After opening the Treasure Chest, the exploration in the direction of the Withered Forest was basically concluded.
However, following Rogel's habit, he still took time the next day to carefully sweep the entire Withered Forest again to ensure nothing had been overlooked.
Of course, he did reap some rewards, as a few overlooked small monsters contributed a number of Residual Spirits and Extraordinary Materials; in addition, Rogel found a special object.
[You have discovered a black stone platform, do you want to activate it?]
Activate?
Could it be some kind of mechanism?
After pondering for a moment, Rogel decided to open it.
[You have activated the black stone platform.]
[The mysterious seal seems to have loosened somewhat.]
Rogel waited for a moment but saw no further details.
"Loosened somewhat? Maybe there are more than one of these platforms?"
He was thoughtful.
Based on the description of this platform, his guess was likely correct.
