Thayer explained, "Zones are formed from a buildup of energy, right? There's always a place where that energy is most concentrated, that's the strongest point. We call that the center. It's where monsters are drawn in from other places."
From his spatial ring, he brought out an artifact. It was a round, smooth ball the color of the sun.
"This is a Gold-rank artifact," he said proudly.
We all looked at it. I tried to sense it, but the small ball remained still and silent with no waves of power coming from it.
I felt nothing special from it. "What does it do?"
"It's a dungeon regulator. Place it at the center of the zone, and it will regulate the flow of mana there, controlling how many monsters can come through." Thayer cradled the golden ball. I could tell this thing was important....important enough that remembering its cost made him wince.
