This time, I won't be the devil.

Second, the item must have been stolen.

After experiments, it was found that whether it is robbing in person or stealing secretly, it is all considered stealing.

Frey also found a group of tomb robbers who were selling stolen goods. After secretly using his skills, he successfully made a small piece of jewelry among the stolen goods disappear. It should have returned to the original owner's tomb.

In contrast, items that are given away voluntarily by the original owner and items that are accidentally lost in the lost and found office do not fall into this category.

If the item is rented, legally inherited, or obtained through a transaction, it is not considered theft as long as the original owner is willing to transfer the item.

Frey tried to borrow a book from the library, but it was overdue and he used a skill on the book, but the book did not return.

Although stealing books is not considered stealing, the reason why the skill was not activated is probably because Frey himself had no intention of stealing and he also paid a deposit.

In other words, in the process of changing the holder, theft must occur in order to be judged as this skill.

The last point is that the item, or the container holding the item, must be within the field of vision. After testing, the field of vision brought by Frey's shadow perception is also effective.

Frey also considered the extended application of this skill.

For example, steal a bomb from the enemy, wait for it to explode, and then use skills to return it to him.

Another example is deliberately exposing a flaw to allow the enemy to steal your weapons or props, and then using your skills to take them back when you think you have won.

If you continue to think divergently, you can also go to the slums to catch a beggar, transplant his organs to a rich man, and then use skills on the rich man when necessary.

However, these operations require advance planning and preparation, and cannot provide much help in actual combat, especially when exploring mazes.

In addition to this special skill, Frey also took the time to learn Farewell Song and [Poet's Grip] from Didoris.

With the skill of Poet's Grip, Frey's own combat effectiveness has been further improved.

When he picked up the baseball bat, he automatically gained [Stick Skills Lv1]. When he swung the bat, everything from body movements to muscle power became very smooth, as if he had learned it naturally.

Although he is not as good as those top masters who have practiced hard and improved their stick skills to Lv2 or even Lv3, Frey's stick skills are far ahead of ordinary people.

Similarly, when using a dagger or other weapons, Frey can master them right away, and can be considered a low-profile weapon master.

In this way, time quickly came to mid-November, Frey's level rose to 11, while Noelle was level 15.

Soul Strength has increased by 0.1, which further increases the attribute values ​​Frey gains when leveling up.

Adding to that the additional agility value of 10.6, even though Frey still has 12 unused attribute points, his attribute values ​​have already exceeded those of ordinary gold-level adventurers.

At present, he can fight against any human below level 30 who has not been blessed by the gods.

When his strength was almost improved, Frey decided to go with Noelle to find Petrarch's tomb.

According to the map, the cemetery is located on the 19th floor. At this depth, even without exploration, it would take several hours just to go back and forth along the main road.

In addition, they also have to search on the 19th floor, which is obviously not something they can do on the same day, so they need to spend the night in the maze.

For adventurers above the Bronze rank, spending the night in the maze is not uncommon. Especially after reaching the third level, it is almost impossible to go back and forth every day.

Adventurers call this act of going deep into the maze and spending several days in a row remote exploration.

Unlike normal adventures that only require killing monsters, there are many things to consider in remote exploration.

It goes without saying that basic matters such as caring for equipment, preparing props, and investigating intelligence are very important. In long-distance exploration, ensuring the supply of food is also very important.

In the continent of Aiden, there is no magic that can directly create food. This is because magic power cannot be directly converted into the basic nutrients needed by the human body.

In addition, there is no wood attribute in the six elements magic. Although there are a few magics that can manipulate plants, they cannot directly grow edible crops on the spot.

Therefore, this world still has large-scale traditional agriculture, and magic can only be used to regulate the weather and soil and provide auxiliary functions, and magicians are extremely rare.

In the Terra Federation, which values ​​magical technology, there is large-scale mechanized agriculture, but in the Hikari Theocracy, food productivity is only slightly better than that of Earth in the Middle Ages.

Once the government imposes heavy taxes or encounters war, civilians will face food shortages, which is also the reason why famine occurred in the Church before.

In short, for most people in this world, filling their stomachs is still the top priority, and the same is true for adventurers who embark on long-distance exploration.

As cautious as Frey was, he naturally brought sufficient supplies on this long-distance exploration.

"Frei, why did you bring so many compressed dry rations?" Noel asked after they reunited.

"This is the food with the highest energy ratio, so it's always a good idea to bring more."

In Frey's opinion, compressed dry food is portable and does not take up space, making it the most cost-effective option.

The only drawback is that it tastes extremely bad.

"Are we going to eat only dry food for the next few days?" Noelle looked troubled as he looked at the dry food.

But Frey on the side showed a confident smile.

"Don't be afraid, I have a plan."

With that, Frey led Noelle into the maze, and the MyGO team began their first long-distance exploration.

Chapter 36: Maze Rice

After walking along the main road for more than an hour, Frey and Noelle arrived at the 19th floor.

According to Frey's calculations, it would take two days to reach the area where the cemetery was located. Their goal today was to reach a large landmark between the cemetery and the main road, and then rest there.

Along the way, Frey used his shadow perception to avoid battles as much as possible, but sometimes monsters would block the road and there was no way to avoid them.

For example, there are four Nether Wolves in front of Frey now.

After seeing Frey and the other two, the four wolves followed their old tradition and started a stalemate with them.

Seeing this, Noelle was about to activate the Thunderfire Sword, but Frey stopped her.

"In long-range exploration, conserving your physical and magical power is extremely important. You don't even need to use your hands to deal with these kinds of enemies."

"I have a skill that can make the enemy retreat without a fight."

After saying that, Frey stretched out his limbs, raised his hands high, waved his claws, and had a ferocious expression. Then he let out a strange cry:

"Hiss~ha~~"

This is the sound of a snow leopard breathing.

In the maze, beast monsters like the Nether Wolf behave in a similar way to wild beasts in the outside world. They are instinctively afraid of creatures that are stronger than themselves.

Frey's current level is already above them, and with the breathing technique he learned from Xue Na these days, his roar instantly frightened the four Nether Wolves in front of him.

"Ha~!" After taking a deep breath, Frey let out a very intimidating roar.

Faced with such a terrifying breath, the backs of several Nether Wolves trembled instantly and their hair stood up. After looking at each other for a few times, they turned around and prepared to retreat.

But perhaps unwilling to run away in disgrace with its tail between its legs, the leading Nether Wolf urinated on Frey's feet at lightning speed just before leaving.

This purple dog really deserves love.

In this way, relying on Frey's breath, the MyGO team was able to continue to go deeper into the maze with almost zero consumption.

After moving forward for a few hours along the direction on the map, the surrounding environment began to change.

The light gradually grew dimmer, and the road became narrower and narrower, turning into a pitch-black tunnel. The end of the tunnel was blocked by a huge rock as big as a hill.

If an ordinary adventurer encountered this situation, he would definitely turn back the same way, but relying on shadow perception, Frey soon discovered that there was a narrow cave in the corner of the rocky mountain in front of him, with a faint light coming out from inside.

Frey was the first to enter the cave. It was very narrow at first, but then it became passable. After walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly became clear.

On the back of the rock is a wide space, and in the center of the space is a lake.

With Frey's arrival, a faint blue light lit up in the center of the lake, as if someone had lit a lamp underwater. Then came the second and third lights. In a blink of an eye, the entire lake was lit up with tiny dots of light.

This is Frey and his team's destination today, and also the first landmark on the map - the Shining Lake.

In the Jabberwock Underground Labyrinth, in addition to the man-made roads, there are also some special landforms and wonders. These natural landmarks are usually used as reference points when exploring remote areas and drawing maps.

The most well-known landmark on the 19th floor is the sparkling lake behind the giant rock. After the dim environment just now, the light in the lake is particularly prominent.

Not only does this place have a unique scenery, it is also one of the rare safe spots in the maze.

The reason why it is called a safe spot is not because monsters will not be born in this space, but because only the same kind of monsters will be refreshed in the lake.

Frey walked towards the lake, and as his footsteps got closer, the light in the lake became brighter and brighter, gradually outlining the outlines of individual mollusks.

When Frey reached the lake, one of the monsters poked its head out.

[Blue Squid, Rank 2]

The body of this squid is one meter long, and its head is teardrop-shaped with a purple eye on each side.

Unlike ordinary squids that spit ink, the blue squid has a fluorescent substance stored in the ink sac under its head.

Relying on this fist-sized sac-shaped light organ, they release light blue light when they swim.

Unlike other ferocious monsters in the maze, the blue squid is relatively docile and is the type of person who will not attack others unless they attack him.

They usually like to dive at the bottom of the lake and will only emerge when they sense someone approaching.

As long as they don't actively attack these monsters, the area around this shining lake is a safe zone for adventurers. Frey and his friends also plan to camp here today.

But before taking a break, in the spirit of being here anyway, in order not to waste the magic power recovered during the break, Frey decided to kill the squids in the lake first to gain experience.

He cast a spell to create a rock cannonball, killing the squid that had just appeared.

After seeing their fellow squids being killed, the other blue squids immediately took action. They sprayed out the blue fluorescent substance in their ink sacs, which soon covered the entire lake surface.

The lake surface was shrouded in light, obstructing vision and making it impossible to observe the movements of the squids beneath the water.

After completing this deception, one blue squid after another emerged, used their skill [Water Bomb] to attack Frey, and then immediately retreated underwater, not giving him a chance to fight back.

The water bullets hit his body, just like being hit by a high-pressure water gun. Although Efre's defense was not fatal, hundreds of squids shot water bullets at the same time. Facing this intensive attack like a rain screen, his physical strength would be continuously consumed until he could no longer hold on.

Looking at Frey who could only passively take the beating, the blue light squids seemed very proud, and they gradually increased the frequency of firing water bombs.

When all the squids' attention was focused on Frey alone, he knew the time was ripe.

Frey breathed on the squids, and as he breathed, a huge sword emitting lightning and fire appeared from behind him.

The reason why he went into the cave alone first was to create an opportunity for Noel, who had relatively weak defense, to attack.

While all the squids were busy attacking Frey, Noelle had already rushed to the edge of the lake and plunged the activated Thunderfire Sword into the water.

As Noelle continued to inject magic power, the terrifying electric current from the Thunderfire Sword spread across the water.

Just like the principle of electric fishing, soon all the blue squids were electrocuted to death, and their corpses floated all over the lake, while Frey and Noel on the side gained experience points from their souls.

Nearly a hundred monsters were killed in one go, which was a huge gain. It was a pity that the Shining Lake was too far from the main road, otherwise it would be an excellent spot to level up.

After opening the panel, Frey confirmed the changes in his experience: