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"Aston, why do you want a forge from Hephaestus?"
"Did you gain blacksmith skills?" Sitting on Aston's thighs, Hestia updated his Status while curiously asking.
The scar on Hephaestus's face was successfully treated with the potion made by Aston. After healing the scar, Hephaestus immediately formed an alliance with Hestia's Familia and expressed that Aston could make any request.
Aston then asked Hephaestus for a forge. Having just acquired the master blacksmith inheritance, he needed a forge to use this secondary profession.
Without hesitation, Hephaestus agreed to Aston's request, stating that he could claim any forge in Hephaestus's Familia whenever he wanted. Even her personal forge was available for him.
Hestia did not intervene in Aston's request and left it to him to handle.
Afterward, the four of them chatted for a while, and Hephaestus, along with Miach and others, left.
However, before leaving, Miach made a request to Aston, asking if Naaza could come to learn potion-making skills from him. After thinking for a moment, Aston agreed.
This was to strengthen the relationship between Hestia's Familia and Miach's Familia, and also, Aston needed Miach's help to shift blame when necessary.
Moreover, the alchemist inheritance had some influence on Aston, but it wasn't a negative one. The master alchemist he inherited was known for being eager to teach when approached for advice.
Therefore, he didn't resist Miach's request for Naaza to learn potion-making skills from him.
Of course, it would happen when Aston had time.
After the four left, Hestia began updating Aston's Status.
As for Aston's request for a forge, Hestia had some speculations after the previous few adventures.
It seemed that Aston had gained new abilities in these two days.
"Ah, I suddenly comprehended some incredible forging techniques."
"And I was thinking about preparing a forge, so in the future I can handle the equipment in the Familia." Aston didn't hide anything and nodded.
"You are indeed strange, able to comprehend abilities at any time."
"But you are my Familia, my kin, so the more of these things, the better." Hestia said with a smile.
The next second, with blood-stained fingers, she pressed them on Aston's back, made a gentle curve, and a light blue glow appeared. The blessings behind Aston were revealed.
Without saying more, Hestia started updating his Status.
After a series of moves, the light blue glow appeared again.
However, this time, Hestia widened her eyes and murmured.
"Aston, what have you experienced these past two days!!!"
"Can I level up?" Aston wasn't surprised by Hestia's reaction and asked with a smile.
"Ah, leveling up again. It hasn't even been three days since you last leveled up, and you manage to level up again and reach the EX-level as well." Hestia nodded dazedly.
"My Upgrade skill guarantee that my strength will improve very rapidly."
"You will experience more of this in the future, Hestia. You need to get used to it; it's not good to be surprised every time."
"Alright, quickly print it out and let me see." Aston reminded with a smile.
"Yeah, I'll give it to you right away." After a moment of contemplation, Hestia smiled and nodded, then picked up a piece of paper and began to print out the attribute table on his back.
For Hestia, it was no longer surprising that Aston had new skills. What surprised her was the increase in Aston's attribute values.
Just two days after leveling up, he could level up again, reaching level 3, and his attributes were raised to the EX-level again.
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Aston Glycias
LV. 2
Strength: I0→EX1999
Endurance: I0→EX1999
Dexterity: I0→EX1999
Agility: I0→EX1999
Magic: I0→EX1999
[Upgrade]
Development Abilities Available: Warrior, Mystery, Pharmacy, Leapfrog
Development Abilities: Magic I
[(Magic)]
[Void Furnace]
Increase the host's magic power limit and instantly restore magic power. Perpetual motion.
[Elemental Magic]
Wind: Lightness
Fire: Fire Ring, Big Fireball
Thunder: Divine Speed
Space: Requip
[(Skills)]
[Upgrade]
Monster upgrade. Team Formation. Quest.
[Sub-professions]
Alchemy Master. Blacksmith Master, Brewing Master. Dragon Chef. Beast Tamer Master. Enchantment Master.
[Instant Kill]
Move at will. Release a sure-hit slash at enemies within a radius of ten meters.
[Sharingan]
Insight. Illusion.
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Looking at the printed attribute panel in his hand, Aston directly shifted his gaze to the development abilities.
As for the rest, there was nothing particularly interesting.
Whether it was the increase in attribute values or magic and skills, he could predict everything except for the development abilities.
"Your status has changed a lot, suddenly there are so many magic and skills, but it seems they have all been condensed into one skill and one magic."
"And the development abilities are also quite unique."
"Warrior and Pharmacy are easy to understand, one enhances combat strength, and the other is a rare and ordinary development ability, specific to alchemists."
"I can't figure out what Leapfrog is."
"But I have some ideas why you acquired the Mystery development skill."
"It's because you've created potions that can affect divine beings!"
"This situation is unprecedented, so having Mystery as a development ability doesn't seem out of place." While Aston was looking at the attribute panel, Hestia leaned down, her head resting on his shoulder, and exclaimed excited.
Aston seemed to have no reaction to the soft touch on his back.
He had felt this kind of sensation before when Hestia insisted on sleeping on the couch with him. It was very nice but not enough to make him lose his composure. Hestia's unintentional harassment didn't seem to faze Aston at all.
"Your guess should be correct."
"As for the remaining Leapfrog, this should be because, in the past two days, as a level 2, I killed many level 3 monsters in the Lower Floors, which the Blessing System captured and created this ability."
"I should have this Leapfrog because I killed many level 3 monsters in the Lower Floors as a level 2 in the past two days. The Status noticed it and created this ability for me."
"I suppose that this development ability should mean what it literally says—when facing enemies surpassing my level, I can gain a boost in strength." Aston nodded, then expressed his opinion.
"Mn…, is that so?"
"Then, which one will you choose?" Hestia nodded slowly and asked about his choice.
"Leapfrog, the Mystery ability doesn't have much effect on me." Aston stated his decision.
Mystery, in essence, was a blessing for various secondary professions, allowing the creation of various items. However, this didn't have much impact on Aston, considering he already had the inheritance of a blacksmith and an enchanter, a profession that inherently created powerful items.
On the contrary, the Leapfrog ability was more useful for Aston, who had a leveling system and gained more experience from killing higher-level monsters.
"Hey, that's unexpected. I thought you would choose Mystery."
"Alright, the development ability is settled. I'll update it for you now."
"Great!!"
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Aston Glycias
LV. 3
Strength: I0
Endurance: I0
Dexterity: I0
Agility: I0
Magic: I0
Development Abilities: Magic I, Leapfrog I
(t/n: Any suggestions to rename leapfrog?)
[(Magic)]
[Void Furnace]
Increase the host's magic power limit and instantly restore magic power. Perpetual motion.
[Elemental Magic]
Wind: Lightness
Fire: Fire Ring, Big Fireball
Thunder: Divine Speed
Space: Requip
[(Skills)]
[Upgrade]
Monster upgrade. Team Formation. Quest.
[Sub-professions]
Alchemy Master. Blacksmith Master, Brewing Master. Dragon Chef. Beast Tamer Master. Enchantment Master.
[Instant Kill]
Move at will. Release a sure-hit slash at enemies within a radius of ten meters.
[Sharingan]
Insight. Illusion.
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