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The exploration chain is a numbered run of events around the city that open one after another, 153 steps in all. Each step pays once and never repeats, which makes the chain a one-time payout that reaches every player regardless of spending. That is why everyone clears it, and the run slows down only because the steps grow harder as they go.

What the whole chain pays

The chain adds up to a solid stock of resources, hero experience and items. The table collects the largest of the rewards.

Reward	Total
hero XP	6,907,500
herbs	1,331,700
timber	999,200
grain	978,500
Resource Supply (General)	850
Gearstone	700
Recruit Ticket	145
Celia Shard	85
Claire Shard	70
Tempered Steel	70

Recruit Tickets deserve a mention: 29 steps grant them, 145 in total, the first one at step 4. A ticket costs 398 diamonds in the shop. Only kingdom-war season rewards and paid bundles hand out more.

What the steps are

The steps fall into several kinds, and the table shows which of them dominate.

Event	Times
Banish the Plague	95
Hero Invitation?	20
Mysterious Power	14
Blight King of Calamity	5
Giant Footprints	4
Grim Judgment	3
Hero Invitation	3
Hell's Guide	2

Nearly two thirds of the steps are plague fights, while the rest are hero meetings and finds. The fights are measured by recommended Might, so the chain stalls wherever a squad stops being strong enough and resumes after a round of upgrades.