"How did you know that we were companions?" the adventurer who just bid asked curiously.
"You are not a blacksmith and coming out of nowhere bidding on material only a blacksmith can use. Even a child will notice it," Eero replied calmly, paid 1.2 million Valis stamp, and took the material away, putting them inside a bag. He can't reveal his storage space.
Both adventurers realized, then nodded. Eero then turned around in order to leave.
"Wait, Mr."
He turned around and glanced at the adventurer.
"I want you to fix my sword if you can. I will pay the remuneration," the stall owner said, after picking a sheathed sword from the ground, showing it to him.
"Its blade has a huge cut, almost separated from the middle." Eero walked and took it, revealing the blade. Looking at the red and blue thin veins inside the metal, a little different from white force veins, he thought to himself, "It's a magic sword with damaged magic veins. I haven't seen such complex magic veins before. I can try using force technique to restructure the veins."
The veins inside metals, only a few top blacksmiths can see them through their vision. Others can only feel them through their senses.
He then nodded, "I can fix it, but you will have to leave it to me. After a few days, I will return it to you. As for remuneration, if you can find a few ore metals, like I just bought from you, I will take them as an exchange."
The young adventurer hesitated then nodded, "Okay, I will give you five more metal materials."
Eero nodded then said, "I have a blacksmith shop on Daedalus Street, near Maria Orphanage. You can visit if you don't see me on this floor in a few days." Then left after taking away the sword.
The adventurer nodded, looking at his back, then realized he hadn't asked for the name, nor introduced himself, then shook his head with a wry smile.
Eero visited the whole Rivira City, bought a few metals that were hard to find outside, then left the dungeon.
...
Outside the dungeon, looking at the dark sky, he walked toward the pub direction.
The pub was filled with a lively atmosphere. A lot of familiar people gathered around, drinking and eating.
"Little brother, why are you staring at us? Don't tell me you are interested in one of my companions," a dark-colored beauty appeared and whispered in Eero's ear.
Eero raised his head, glanced at the dark, half-naked beauty, and also at another similar dark-skinned girl standing beside her.
'They are Amazoness Tione and Tiona in Loki Familia, the twins shown in the anime,' Eero thought to himself, then shook his head and replied, "I was just watching the atmosphere around."
"Oh, then can you show me your sword? It looks amazing," Tione was startled, then said, pointing at the sword beside him.
Eero raised his brow, looking at the magic sword he just bought from the young adventurer for repair. 'So this was her purpose,' he shook his head calmly. "I can't show it to you. It's a damaged sword, and it's not mine. Someone gave it to me for repair."
"You are a blacksmith, amazing! Have you joined any familia?" Tione was startled, then asked again curiously.
Eero nodded calmly, "I have already joined one."
"Oh, what a pity?" Disappointment flashed through her eyes, then she smiled and waved her hand, "See you later, bye little brother." She walked away.
Eero was speechless looking at their backs, shook his head. He was not interested in those extremely open girls. He ate dinner calmly then left the pub with the parcel.
Next morning,
An excited laughter spread through the room. Eero opened his eyes, feeling Hestia sitting on his back, laughing like a witch.
"He he he, Eero-kun, you have ranked up! Also, you got so much excelia it was almost overflowing. Also, you have broken through the limit again and reached SSS. I haven't heard about an adventurer breaking through the limit constantly at each level," Hestia started chattering happily and excitedly, hopping on his back.
Eero felt relieved looking at her excited and happy expression. A smile appeared on his face as he sat up, looking at his status page.
"There is another good news; you have awakened another strong skill," Hestia then said mischievously, gesturing with her fingers.
Eero startled, glanced at his status panel,
Eero Level 3 STR 484 E DEX 484 E AGI 484 E END 484 E MAG 484 E Luck SS
Exclusive Talent: [Lord of Elements]
Skill: Balancer Magic Eater Arcane Resonance
Development Skill: Smith
"Arcane Resonance?" Eero was puzzled. He clicked it, looking at its description,
(Arcane Resonance grants the user the power to manipulate the fundamental frequencies of magic within their surroundings. By attuning themselves to the natural flow of magical energy, the wielder can amplify, dampen, or redirect spells cast by themselves or others.)
Eero realized something then became thoughtful. 'It's probably because of my force technique I got this skill related to magic.' Then a smile appeared on his face. This ability is a perfect match for him. Now he can manipulate magic force along with physical force.
"If I had such a skill before battling the Goliath, I would have annihilated him within a few strikes," Eero muttered, then shook his head. Anyway, he would use it on another opponent in the future.
'Also, Hestia's rank-up has another benefit. My status directly reached 484 E. Is it the benefit of Goddess Grace? I still have 378 free attribute points, which I got after eating all magic atone. There were actually 3780 free attribute points,'
Eero thoughtfully glanced at his attributes. After rank-up, they reduce ten times. Also, his attribute gain also decreased. Now he can only get 0.01 attribute per level 1 magic stone. A hundred level 1 magic cores give him 1 free attribute.
Eero then added all 378 attributes to magic, increasing it to 484 E.
[Unbalanced Attribute Detected]
[Balancer Skill Activated]
Eero
Level 3
STR 484 E
DEX 484 E
AGI 484 E
END 484 E
MAG 484 E
Luck SS