My bloodline is so eager to improve.

It's not hard to find here.

After Una pointed the way, Otto quickly spotted the Dragonbreaker Blade Squad's insignia.

After pushing open the door and entering, Otto was surprised to find that the inside was bigger than the outside!

If the barracks looks like a small hut from the outside, then the interior is the structure of a two-story mansion!

The first floor houses the living room, storage room, and kitchen.

As for the second floor, Otto assumed it would be his living quarters.

"This is... alchemy?"

Tessa looked at the house structure in front of her with some uncertainty, but seemed to have guessed the answer.

Just as Tessa was wondering what was going on, Michael heard the commotion and came out of the warehouse.

"If you guessed correctly, I spent a little money to have Una rebuild the barracks for me."

"But a proper dwelling wouldn't be enough to accommodate all six of us."

Maika wanted the members of the Dragonbreaker squad to live together, rather than each having their own barracks.

That would be far too unfamiliar.

Michael hopes that by spending time together, they can deepen their connections and bonds, which will also help them in future adventures.

"The warehouse is ready. We can store all our hunted animals, raw materials, and equipment there."

"Go change your clothes first."

Michael tapped Otto's armor, a satisfied look on his face.

"You have good taste; this Moon Silver Carved Armor is indeed the most suitable for you."

Michael thought that Otto had now become a superhuman, and the reason he chose the armor was probably because his strength had been enhanced, so it wouldn't affect his swordsmanship.

"However, no matching armor or sword was made for this suit of armor at the time. I will buy more moon silver later to see if I can put together a set."

While Michael was conducting his research, he unexpectedly discovered that Otto seemed to be carrying something on his waist.

"What is this?"

Just as Maika's attention was drawn to the bone, Una had already pulled Phyllis into the barracks.

"Oh, my dear friend, how is it staying in the barracks?"

Isn't this Otto? When did you arrive?

What is this bone?

"It looks like it's of really good quality. Would you like to sell it to me?"

Una's rabbit doll was displayed in a way that Otto had never seen before.

She even brought Phyllis along to support her.

However, Una's acting skills are simply not as good as Maika's.

That single greeting was enough for Maika to sense something was amiss.

"That's enough, half-elf, your acting is terrible."

"You haven't fooled me since back in the dwarf's house."

Maika chuckled, clearly having seen through Una's scheme.

He guessed that this thing should be useful to him.

Combat skills are an important tool for adventurers.

Therefore, adventurers are willing to pay high prices to buy any combat skills that are related to their area of ​​expertise. Even if they find that these skills are not useful afterward, they can still improve their understanding of these skills through study.

The same applies to magic.

Upon learning that it was an axe-type combat technique, Maika immediately waved his hand and produced four Golden Thorns.

As a shared trophy of Tessa and Otto, the bone was divided among them, with each receiving two King Thorns.

Unfortunately, Otto gave one to Una to offset the debt of the King Thorn he owed when he made the space pocket.

As for the remaining gold Thorn, Otto had to give Michael seventy silver Thorns as compensation for the previous set of Dread Bear Leather Armor.

There's also the Moon-Imprinted Armor; Otto has to pay Michael at least ten copper Thorns a day as rent.

The most embarrassing thing was that Otto didn't have much money on him to begin with, and he had to ask Phyllis next to him for change before he could pay.

"After working so hard for so long, is this all the reward you've received?"

Otto sighed helplessly. Adventurers really are an expensive profession!

But then, an unexpected event occurred.

After the Spell Ape consumed the mage's bloodline mark, it retrieved more knowledge related to the shadow element for you.

[The black cat found this knowledge very useful, and its skill level in "Stepping Without a Trace" continuously improved!]

[The skill "Shadowless Steps" has been upgraded to LV6!]

Under Otto's watchful gaze, the Magic Ape and the Black Cat joined forces and actually raised this zero-ring spell three levels!

Chapter Sixty-Three: An Apprentice Who Cannot Use Meteorite Spells?

Upon seeing the improvement in Shadowless Steps, Otto immediately realized the reason.

"Could this knowledge come from the arrow-shaped magic ball that the mage didn't release back then?"

That arrow-shaped ball of magic is probably a spell related to the shadow element.

After the magical ape consumed the mage's bloodline mark, it gained the relevant knowledge, which enabled it to improve alongside the black cat.

But new problems arose.

"Where is my meteorite technique?!"

"You damn monkey, where are you hiding?!"

Otto thought that although the meteorite technique was difficult to apply in actual combat, it would still be good to learn more about it.

But that damned monkey didn't manage to get a single clue out of him!

Just as Otto was pondering, Tessa, who was standing to the side, was about to tell him everything that had just happened and their speculations.

Just as she was about to speak, Tessa glanced at Una, seemingly unintentionally.

Phyllis, as the replacement for the Dragonbreaker team, is someone that Mika has watched grow up, so there shouldn't be any problems. But what about Una?

Tessa hasn't had much contact with Una.

But seemingly noticing Tessa's hesitation, Mike immediately vouched for Una.

"Say whatever you want to say. Everyone here is trustworthy."

Una and I came from the same dwarf family.

In your terms, the Dwarf House is actually an orphanage or a relief center.

We've known each other for a long time.

Although this half-elf has a bad temper, he can still be trusted.

Although Maika and Una often trick each other and bicker, they are essentially old friends who trust each other.

They are not ambiguous on important matters.

Seeing this, Una didn't say anything more, but simply manipulated the rabbit puppet to place more concealment runes around the camp to ensure that everything was foolproof.

Tessa then recounted the attack she had suffered and the speculations she had made about the barbarian god Grak.

This also includes a connection to the previous attack on the priest.

Tessa kept her Inquisition background a secret, but there was no need to hide anything else.

But as Tessa narrated, Una frowned.

The rabbit doll, carrying Una's will, showed a puzzled expression.

"You mean, the guy who attacked you was just an ordinary mage apprentice?"

Then he couldn't possibly unleash the meteorite spell.

These words left the two of them puzzled.

"We were indeed hit by a meteorite."

Tessa was somewhat surprised; Una didn't seem to quite believe what they were saying.

As for Una, seeing that things were getting increasingly complicated, she decided to explain the system of mages to the group.

"At most, all kinds of mage apprentices can only unleash second-circle spells."

Even I, who was once the chief alchemy apprentice, am no exception.

Talent and ability are secondary; you must understand that there are limits to apprenticeship.

Whether it's magical power or the capacity to carry spells, apprentices of all kinds of mages can only cast second-level spells at most.

Not to mention, he was just an ordinary apprentice without any sectarian support.

With Una's explanation, Otto gradually understood the characteristics of the mage system.

Considering that the Magic Ape didn't seem to have extracted any knowledge related to meteorite magic either, Otto believed Una's explanation.

"But if someone else was able to unleash the Third Ring Meteorite Spell, why didn't they continue attacking with their companions?"

This is what puzzled the two of them.

An existence capable of unleashing a third-level meteorite spell must be at a level beyond that of a mage apprentice, right?

Just as Otto was wondering, the rabbit doll chuckled.

"Maybe the other person doesn't not want to, but simply can't?"

Una had already guessed the answer.

"Among all kinds of magicians, there is one type called necromancers."

They possess wondrous powers, enabling them to control the undead. Any monster, fantasy creature, or ordinary ghost related to the undead can be mastered by them.

As Wu Na finished speaking, she slowly looked out the window.

"In addition to being skilled in necromancy, necromancers are also adept at some contract or animal taming techniques."

Some necromancers engage in the buying and selling of souls.

If the attackers rented a soul from a necromancer that could use meteorite magic, then everything makes sense.

According to Una's conjecture, the soul completed the contract after releasing the meteorite spell and naturally left.

This is probably the source of the magical change that Otto sensed at the time.

"Those necromancers are desperate for money; they're basically money-grubbing lunatics."

They don't ask about the other party's background when doing things.

If it really was done by a necromancer, then we just need to ask him.

As far as I know, there is only one second-tier necromancer near Oak Town.

She's right here in this camp. I'll take you to her.

After saying that, Una immediately left the barracks with Otto.

To Otto's surprise, the other party did not take him to find some powerful adventurer team, but instead came to a group of log-level adventurers.

This is an incredibly amazing team.

The team consists of six people, five men and one woman.

These five male adventurers are good-looking and have great physiques.

But that girl was different.

His long brown hair covered his eyes, and he looked rather short.

Perhaps because she was surrounded by men, this female adventurer seemed somewhat timid.