Wrong, my props refresh every day

The half-elf's pointed ears trembled slightly with anxiety, completely disregarding the proper demeanor of an advisor.

The black-haired boy leaned back awkwardly, allowing the other party to lift up his clothes and repeatedly check his "whole body".

When she saw Hoshimi taking out a large piece of magic stone and a silver-glowing enhanced species drop from her bag, Aina suddenly pressed her forehead.

"Encountering a silverback ape on the 12th floor on the 9th floor is already an abnormal situation. Furthermore, the enhanced silverback ape you encountered is at least a level 2 threat... This is not a monster you, as a newbie, should encounter!"

The brown-haired half-elf Aina noticed the slight blue tinge on the boy's arm and his slightly frail expression. Her voice suddenly softened, "Overdrawing your mental strength can lead to misjudgments on the battlefield. Next time you encounter an unusual situation, you should prioritize retreating... The dungeon will punish any careless adventurer. Do you understand?"

“I understand!”

The stars are seen nodding and pounding garlic.

"What are the remaining details? The members of Loki's family and... the blonde elf lady who accompanied you!!!"

With Aina's emphasis, Hoshimi recounted all the details.

At the same time, Aegina's quill was also leaving messy ink marks on the parchment.

When she heard that the elf girl Lolia, whom she met in front of the Tower of Babel, said goodbye to the team alone, Aina suddenly marked three warning symbols next to "Beauty", "Elf" and "Blue Swallowtail Butterfly Collection Commission".

And when he mentioned the gratitude of Miss Lefiya, the [Thousand Fairies] of Loki's family, and her intention to visit him, he silently added "visit date to be confirmed" to his memo! ! !

"Miss Aegina, what's wrong with you?"

Looking at Miss Aina constantly asking about "elves" and "visiting dates", Xingjian suddenly whispered.

The brown-haired half-elf finally realized his own loss of composure, a blush spreading from the tips of his ears to his neck, and then he frantically adjusted his silver-framed glasses.

"No, it's nothing. Don't worry about it. All the questions I asked were out of concern for your safety. There's no emotion involved. Mr. Hoshimi, please don't have any doubts! You just need to report the truth!"

“I-I understand!!”

When the young man disappeared through the guild's revolving door with his clan mates, Misha Flot gently placed the black tea next to his friend.

"Hey, Miss 'Famous Flower' of our guild, it seems like she's taking extra care of this new member of the Hephaestus family this time~~"

"No... No! Misha, stop talking nonsense. This is work, work!!"

The pink-haired girl stole a glance at the brown-haired half-elf's memo, blinking her amber eyes slyly. "Oh? Are you sure this is part of your job? You're checking every companion's subsequent movements so carefully, even confirming the date of thanks from Miss Lefiya, the Thousand Fairies of Loki's Familia... Could it be that Zuul-senpai is creating a 'Special Guardianship File for Mr. Hoshimi'?"

Miss Aegina's cheeks flushed slightly.

The crystal chandelier cast a warm yellow glow in the guild lounge, and the silver spoon in the fingertips of the pink-haired girl Misha suddenly hit the wall of the cup.

Amidst the crisp metallic trembling, the "Monster Distribution Map of the Upper Dungeon" in Aina's hand fell to the ground, and between the yellowed pages were the fluorescent notes she had marked last night.

"Four seventeen in the morning. The records of the guild library's magic stone lamp usage don't lie."

The red-haired werewolf Rose's fluffy tail was wrapped around the borrowing register, and her fiery red hair had a golden edge in the light.

The page stopped at the latest record - [Aegina Zul, borrowed at 12:22, returned at 06:15].

The tips of the half-elf consultant's ears instantly took on a sunset glow. She frantically adjusted her silver-rimmed glasses and quickly denied it, "This is regularly updated work information!"

Miss Wolf Rose saw all of this, and with a hint of teasing on her lips, she said slowly:

"Aegina, you are so abnormal."

These gentle words made Aina fall into silence instantly.

She also began to wonder why she was so concerned about this fledgling adventurer.

Was it because of the clear light in his eyes, the sincere enthusiasm he showed when dealing with people, or the special trust he placed in me by appointing me as an advisor before we even met?

Aegina pondered it over and over in her mind, but still could not find a definite answer.

"Hey, how about we play a little game? Let's bet on how long a guy like Aina, who's so caring, can last in the dungeon."

The red-haired werewolf Miss Rose blinked, the smile in her eyes becoming more and more obvious, and she was the first to put forward this bold proposal.

"Oh? A bet?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the female consultants who were originally resting in a corner of the guild became interested, and their ears stood up like little rabbits.

"Sounds interesting. I'll bet on three months. This dungeon is not a place to be taken lightly. If a newbie can survive three months, it's considered good."

A female consultant was the first to respond.

"Three months? You're underestimating this kid. He reached the ninth floor on his first trip into the dungeon. With such talent, it should take at least half a year."

The other lady shook her head, obviously disagreeing with the former's opinion.

"I'll bet it's a year!" Someone else raised their voice, their tone full of confidence, "This kid looks extraordinary. Maybe he can break the rules."

"Anyone who wants to place a bet, hand your Farley to me. When the answer is revealed, the winner can pocket the gold."

Rose, the werewolf red-haired boy, arranged everything in an orderly manner, looking like a banker.

After working in the guild for several years, these female employees have more or less developed a pair of "sharp eyes".

Just by taking a quick glance at a newly registered adventurer, you can roughly judge whether this person has potential, whether he can make a name for himself in the dungeon, or whether he will fail early.

This has almost become an unspoken "special skill" among them.

"You...you can't do this!?"

Aegina's brow furrowed upon hearing this. She quickly walked over to the group, her tone filled with anxiety and dissatisfaction. "He's a new member of the Hephaestus family. As advisors to the guild, how dare we use his life as a bargaining chip? How can we be so unreasonable! "

Aina knew that these colleagues set up gambling games on a daily basis just to use seemingly light-hearted jokes to cover up their deep-seated helplessness and desire to escape the frequent deaths of adventurers.

Back then, when everyone first stepped into the guild, they were all filled with enthusiasm and eager to impart all the dungeon knowledge they knew to the newcomers, just to give them a little more hope.

But as time passed, after a few years, those energetic newcomers I met during the internship almost all disappeared in the dark depths of the dungeon.

The cruel reality was like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing the fire in the hearts of all the female consultants.

Therefore, when they faced new adventurers later, they could only mechanically take responsibility and no longer dared to give their true heart easily. On weekdays, they would just tease each other and make a small bet occasionally, just to add a different color to this depressing job.

In such an atmosphere, consultants like Aina who are fully committed and caring every time are rare.

"Aegina, don't be so stubborn."

Rose, the red-haired werewolf lady, gently patted Aegina's shoulder with a soothing smile on her face. "Alright, indeed, we shouldn't joke about other people's lives. It's not very decent. But Aegina, you're right. This child is from the Hephaestus family. Unlike the newcomers of those smaller families, he has a backer and resources, so he won't throw his life away easily. Besides, even if the dungeon is blocked, he can still learn the blacksmithing craft. After all, he won't starve to death."

Rose's eyes rolled and she had a new idea:

"Then let's try something different. Let's bet on what rank this young man will reach among the adventurers in the future! This is much more interesting than gambling on life and death, what do you think?"

"OK!!"

The guild ladies found it even more interesting.

The crystal chandelier cast tiny spots of light in the guild's lounge area. At a round table surrounded by twelve high-backed chairs, Misha was stirring the unmelted sugar cube in his black tea with a silver spoon.

The werewolf girl Rose's fluffy fiery red tail suddenly stood straight up, and the tip of it rolled up a stack of parchment and slapped it on the table:

"Open! Hephaestus family new member growth prediction chart—"

The gambling table inlaid with amethysts rotated and unfolded in the dusk light, and the seven concentric circles were engraved with gold-plated runes from LV1 to LV7.

"I bet on ring number three!"

The elf girl Sophie threw out five gold coins, which landed precisely in the slots for level 3. "Like the dwarf uncle Engeldo from the same clan, they are best suited to being stable blacksmiths at level 3."

The human girl, Misia, tapped the LV4 area, sparks flying as her ruby ​​nails collided with the crystal plate. "LV4! Able to maintain a defensive rhythm in battle against the enhanced silverback ape. Reflexes are at least..."

She suddenly lowered her voice and imitated Aegina's tone: "[Essential qualities for mid-level adventurers]~"

“LV5!”

The red-haired werewolf girl Rose threw out ten gold coins, which landed accurately in the fifth groove.

Surprisingly, he was so optimistic about the newcomer.

"LV5? Rose, you're the one who opened the game. Don't you want to win? The limits of the human race are engraved in their blood! [Brave] Finn, [Nine Demon Princesses] Livilia, [Heavy Hero] Grace, which one of them is human?"

The orc girl disapproved of Rose's behavior, slapped thirty gold coins on the LV2 area, and said:

"The God of Forge's favorite should just work as a blacksmith!"

LV3, LV4, LV5...Now even LV2 is here?

Aegina Zul, who originally did not agree with the bet, saw that everyone believed that the black-haired boy had no future, her heart warmed up and she stood up suddenly. Her long brown hair swept down three sugar cubes. She took off the emerald pendant inherited from her elf mother Aina Lindor, and amid everyone's gasps, she pressed the glowing gem to the outermost LV7 rune.

"The strongest!!! That child will soon become the strongest in the city!!"

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Chapter 27 Hephaestus: You boy, you have a really wild heart!

In the guild's lounge area, the enamel teacups that had been quietly placed there suddenly vibrated violently, making a slight "cracking" sound.

Misha was quick-witted and quick-handed. In a panic, he reached out and caught the sugar jar that was about to fall, thus avoiding a small "disaster".

The half-elf with brown hair slammed his palm on the round oak table, and the sound even startled passers-by in the guild.

"The strongest!"

Aegina Zul's pointed ears turned red as if they were about to bleed, and the framed glasses that were originally placed upright on her nose were also shaken to one side.

"He will definitely become the strongest in the city, surpassing Mr. Ota!"

Ota, the leader of the pigmen and Freya's clan, is a famous Lv.7 adventurer and the strongest in the city of Orario.

He has an extremely sincere admiration and absolute loyalty to the main goddess Freya, and is a legendary figure admired by everyone.

When Aegina resolutely made a bet of the precious emerald pendant left by her mother, convinced that the newcomer of the Hephaestus clan could surpass Mr. Ota and become the top adventurer in the city, all the consultants in the guild looked at the gradually "crazy" brown-haired half-elf girl with incredible eyes.

For a moment, the air seemed to freeze. For a full ten seconds, the entire space was so silent that only the faint breathing of the crowd could be heard.

“Puff—hahahahahaha!!”

The first to break the silence was the red-haired werewolf girl Rose.

She spat out the tea she had just drunk, and the splashing tea created a brilliant rainbow in the golden afternoon sunlight. Rose laughed, waving her pale red tail, quickly wiping the water stains from the corners of her mouth, and teasingly said,

"Isn't it time to adjust the prescription of our Miss Minghua's glasses? This daydream is a bit outrageous!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the female consultants sitting around the round table burst into laughter. The gold-rimmed teacups and exquisite silver spoons in their hands collided with each other, making a series of crisp and pleasant sounds that echoed in the originally quiet guild lounge area.

"Aina, we're just joking, don't take it too seriously."

As a good friend, Misha was extremely anxious and hurried to Aina, trying to persuade her in a soft voice.

This jade pendant was passed down to Aegina by her mother. It carries endless longing and memories and is extremely precious.

If she gave it away so easily as a bet, Aegina would definitely regret it in the future.

"I won't take back what I said!!"

Aina raised her chin slightly. At this moment, she seemed to be able to clearly hear her heart beating violently like a drum.

Those emerald green eyes burned with a determined flame. He swept his gaze over all the shocked consultants and spoke in a resounding voice:

"The day he steps into the Heroes' Banquet, you'll all exchange your bet money for celebratory flowers! None of you will be able to escape!!"

Unconsciously, dusk quietly descended, slowly coating the reliefs of the gods carved on the guild's dome with a layer of gold, making the originally solemn and dignified statues appear even more mysterious and majestic.

On the other side, Xingjian was humming the light tune he learned from the forge, happily preparing to go to the Hephaestus clan, not knowing that at this moment, a glass jar was accumulating star-like brilliance for him.

The half-elf Aegina Zul stood quietly in the light cast by the stained windows, letting the prophetic sunset dye her long brown hair into a dazzling golden color bit by bit.

The light flickered beside her, as if foreshadowing the boy's future cloak...

The glory that will eventually bloom!!

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Star Viewing

Level: Lv.1

Race: Human

Affiliation: "Hephaestus Familia"

Age: 17

·【Ability Value】

Strength: I078 → H145

·Durability: G233→G252

Dexterity: H104 → H157

Agility: H106 → H169