Secret Lake.
With the white mist receding, the monsters around the lake had become noticeably more active.
Of course, "active" was only relative—because before this, no adventurer had ever set foot in this region.
Even though the area was packed with danger, and might even conceal secrets or curses, adventurers still kept coming in waves, one after another.
They farmed monsters here, or dove beneath the surface to explore.
Not because they truly weren't afraid of death—
But because beneath the water, aside from the "secret," there were also massive amounts of precious materials.
For example: dragon glass, a high-end crafting material used for forging equipment.
A fist-sized piece could sell for several thousand gold coins—yet even then it was hard to find on the market.
But beneath Secret Lake, dragon glass lay everywhere like ordinary stones, densely carpeting the lakebed in thick layers.
This world never lacked greedy people willing to pay for wealth with their lives.
