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Watching the receding figure of Hephaestus, the God of Forge, Welf fell into a long silence...

[Don’t put your companions and your dignity on the opposite ends of the scale]…

These words kept circling and echoing in Welf's mind.

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Chapter 29: Just a funny story about the useless goblin

The Mansion of Dusk is the base of one of the strongest Families in Orario, the Loki Families.

The bright moonlight filtered through the stained glass, casting mottled shadows on the stone walls. In the meeting hall of the Loki clan's headquarters, bronze magic stone wall lamps stretched four figures across the cashmere carpet.

A cat-like girl wrapped in a dark-patterned shawl, her ear fur trembling in the draft, reported the situation to the blond dwarf boy. "The shadow on the fifty-third floor is deeper than expected. When the crimson-eyed silverback ape intensified its attack, Miss Lefiya's magic chanting time indeed stopped."

Elf Royal Livilia, her emerald green hair gleaming with brilliance, spoke with a hint of resignation, "The child's post-traumatic stress reaction is more persistent than Amid anticipated. That's why she was sent to the upper levels for psychological rehabilitation. I didn't expect... to encounter another [unusual situation]?"

"Fortunately, everything was fine in the end."

The blond leader of the dwarf tribe put down the battle report, his azure eyes reflecting the strategic sand table. "Tell me about the child of Hephaestus's family? Are you sure the situation was as you described? Did he block the silverback ape's attack and save Lefiya?"

[Cat Lady] Anna Kitty Autumn's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she placed her right hand on her plump chest and nodded solemnly:

"It's absolutely true. We've even met before. Last week, when we returned from the expedition, the young waiter serving dishes at the Mistress of Plenty tavern caught the attention of Lady Sword and Lord Bert."

"Hmm? I heard Chun mention that kid. Didn't he just register as a rookie adventurer? A rookie adventurer would have a hard time dealing with even an ordinary silverback, let alone a silverback with a potential level 2. How did he manage to save him? Anqi, you're not seeing things, are you?"

The dwarf adventurer Grace was skeptical.

"Absolutely."

An Qi responded decisively:

"I can confirm that he's only Level 1, but the speed at which he swung his sword was beyond imagination. Before I could even react, he had already blocked the attack of the enhanced Silverback Ape."

Of course, there is also the distance factor.

Otherwise, no matter how sensitive the radar of the Electric Pill is, at the same distance, Angel, as a LV4 strongman, would not be able to be slower.

"That's interesting." Finn put his thumb on his chin, his sky-blue eyes flashing.

Angel, a cat-like girl with shiny black hair, is one of the core members of the second unit of the Loki clan. Both her physical strength and mental toughness are top-notch among the level 4 adventurers.

Since even she has given her approval, the speed of the new kid from the Hephaestus family should not be underestimated.

Finn narrowed his eyes slightly and then asked:

"Any more specific details?"

"Yes, his weapon is a Far Eastern samurai sword. For some reason, that sword gives me a strange feeling of breathing. Although it looks like a sword, I feel that it is more like a toy knife of a street kid..."

Because they were at a distance, there was a hint of uncertainty in Anqi's tone.

The dwarf Grace, who was polishing his battle axe, suddenly looked up, his beard trembling with laughter. "Toy knife? Using a child's toy knife to fight a reinforced silverback ape for five minutes? Anqi, did you drink fake wine?"

"Perhaps it's a new magic sword from the Hephaestus clan," Livilia mused, caressing the elf's long ear. "Hephaestus, the goddess of forging, has always loved to hide deadly edges beneath ordinary appearances."

"That's right." Angie suddenly tightened her grip on the short blade at her waist, her snow-white skin flushed with excitement. "But what astounds me even more is his flowing swordsmanship. If we ignore his level and stats, and just consider his technique... even in Orario's Sword Saint Arena, he would definitely be crowned the champion."

Finn's rapidly writing quill snapped, and a look of surprise crossed his face. "The Sword Saint's Crown? Isn't that a bit..."

You know, Loki's family has a LV5 adventurer who is known as the "strongest female swordsman in the city". Angel witnessed Ai Si's swordsmanship with her own eyes but still said that the boy could defeat the [Sword Princess] Ai Si with just skills?

An Qi nodded slightly.

At that time, she was watching from a distance and was also deeply attracted by the figure of Hoshimi wielding a samurai sword.

His moves were swift and extremely accurate, and he could each time cleverly block the silverback ape's attacks from tricky and unique angles. His sword skills were simply impeccable.

But An Qi had a little doubt in her heart, why did he just defend himself instead of taking the initiative to attack?

As soon as she thought of this, Angel's pupils suddenly contracted.

In an instant, I suddenly understood!!!

Could it be that he deliberately refrained from attacking in order to guide the timid elf girl, Lady Lefiya, to regain her courage?

Wow, what a tender heart!

He is so asshole!!

"He's brave, confident, a master swordsman, and possesses extraordinary potential. He's truly a rare talent. It's a pity he's already joined the Hephaestus family. Otherwise, he would have been like Lefiya, a future heir to our legacy."

Livilia sighed with regret.

The swordsmanship expert will charge forward as the vanguard or center back, while the magic expert Lefiya can output freely in the rear without any worries.

With such a perfect configuration, once it develops in the future, the Loki clan will be able to boldly explore deeper areas of the dungeon.

"It's a shame indeed. By the way, how is Lefiya's mental rehabilitation going this time?"

"Thanks to that young man, upon returning to the surface, Lefiya told her companions, 'Looking at his back, I feel a strange sense of security. I will definitely not let you down in the future.'"

"I see. It would be best if Lefiya could recover. I'll review the situation, Livilia, help me. And regarding this child, we owe him a favor. If we have the chance in the future, we must repay him."

Said the brave Finn.

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The lights were just coming on, and dusk was covering the streets and alleys of Orario. However, the "Hostes of Abundance" tavern on the corner was brightly lit and bustling with activity.

The warm yellow light shines through the vaporous window glass, creating a hazy and warm atmosphere, which is in sharp contrast to the cold night outside.

Inside the pub, wooden tables and chairs are arranged in an orderly manner. Guests are drinking from their glasses or chatting with each other. Laughter and joyful chatter are intertwined, filling the air with a sense of homeliness.

In this situation, when Xingjian returned from the Hephaestus clan and walked step by step towards the familiar tavern, the noisy conversation and laughter could be heard faintly.

He took a deep breath, reached out and pushed open the wooden door. Warm yellow light instantly poured out like a tide, stretching his figure out, like a triumphant warrior stepping into a warm harbor.

Liu Liang had been sitting in the corner, absentmindedly playing with his wine glass. When the cold wind, carrying a familiar scent, brushed past his hair, the blonde elf straightened his back instantly, and his originally dull sky-blue eyes suddenly became as bright as stars.

She stood up so suddenly that the wine glass in her hand almost slipped, and the wine splashed onto a small area of ​​the table edge.

She usually looks a bit cold, but at this moment her face is full of joy and eagerness. She hurriedly reached out to smooth her slightly messy hair and hurriedly ran towards the door.

The wooden floor made a slight creaking sound, and the high stool that the blonde elf had knocked over was still spinning in the same place.

[Gas], who has been walking between life and death for many years, was tripped by his own elf boots that were too long.

The moment the sky-blue pupils saw the visitor's full appearance, iris patterns appeared.

"Mr. Hoshimi."

"Ms. Liu?"

At this moment, the aroma of wine, the aroma of barbecue and the noise of people in the tavern seemed to become the background of this scene.

"—The song of the distant forest at this moment, the song of life in the past. Please grant healing mercy to those who ask you for it."

The crystal green light emitted by the single-target healing magic [Noah's Healing] lingered on Ryu's arm.

"Please, please let me check the wound!"

Miss Liu hurriedly lifted the black-haired boy's cloak, but was stunned when she saw the intact skin. The green light hung awkwardly between the two of them, illuminating the fire emblem of the Hephaestus family on Hoshimi's collar.

"You're not hurt?"

"I'm sorry to have worried Miss Sulfur, but I'm not hurt."

Liu's breath hitched in her nose, and she suddenly realized that she was holding Xingjian's wrist, and her warm pulse was beating slightly...

"Oh, Mr. Hoshimi, our Miss Liu has been staring at the magic stone hourglass since sunrise. Mother Mia, do you want to change today's special brew to 'Waiting for Husband Wine'?"

Xier's icy laughter bloomed under the dome of the tavern.

Hearing such a teasing, Liu's cheeks instantly flushed with a faint blush. She quickly coughed lightly, trying to hide her inner embarrassment. Her eyes dodged in panic, but she still said stubbornly:

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm just concerned about Mr. Hoshimi's safety in the dungeon!"

Ms. Liu is still showing off!!

But her slightly trembling fingertips and her unwillingness to look directly at Xier and Xingjian clearly revealed her truest emotions.

"Meow~ What is this? Anya doesn't know~~"

Suddenly, the cat girl slipped and threw a piece of parchment on the bar into the air.

A gentle breeze blew, and the parchment rustled in the air, revealing the words "Hope Mr. Hoshimi returns safely" repeatedly traced by a blond elf...

"This, this is?"

Xingjian took the parchment that floated over and said with a smile.

“Aa ...

"Xier, Anya, what are you doing!!!"

The night outside was growing darker, and occasionally a cold wind blew, blowing the sign in front of the tavern, making a slight creaking sound.

Just a funny story about a useless goblin.

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Chapter 30 [High Efficiency Pill]

Deep in the gloomy dungeon, damp mist condensed into beads on the rock wall and slowly slid down the mossy stone surface.

The phosphorescent blue light moved through the corridor, sometimes stretching and sometimes crushing Lolia's slender figure.

The elf girl Loliel moved lightly through this maze of intertwined shadows. Her golden hair, as dazzling as the sun, was now wrapped in a dark headscarf to prevent her whereabouts from being exposed. Only a few strands of hair slipped out from the gaps and fluttered gently in the dim light.

The pointed ears turned vigilantly from time to time, catching any suspicious sound.

According to the prior agreement, after leaving with Hoshimi and the others, Lolia hurried to the meeting place with her companions.

When she arrived, she saw that her fellow clan members all had serious expressions on their faces and were sitting in a circle, whispering about something.

Lolita approached quietly, her eyes sweeping towards the center of the crowd. Spread out on the ground were a mess of potions, magic stones emitting strange light, fragments of silver iron cages, and some strangely shaped weapons that were obviously not something ordinary adventurers could possess.

These are obviously stolen goods from the Dark Clan who smuggled monsters from the dungeon. The Hermes Clan's mission this time is to follow the clues and capture the Dark Clan smuggling gang that is causing trouble in the dungeon.

"Lolita, you're here, take a look at this."

The leader of the Hermes clan, Yasfi al-Andromeda, greeted her softly and handed her a palm-sized piece of debris that resembled a collar, with a faint dark light flowing on it.

As Lolita accepted the collar fragment from her companion, her fingertips brushed against the dark purple lines, sending a bone-chilling chill through her veins and straight into her heart. In that instant, she seemed to see countless wailing souls surging within the pitch-black collar...

Until a scene with the fragrance of pine suddenly broke into my mind.

Memories disperse like morning mist penetrated by moonlight.

Five hours ago, when the killer ant's claws were about to tear her throat apart, a black-haired boy fell from the sky.

Metal props clanged in the air waves, and the arcs of light drawn by the swords were brighter than meteors.

The most terrible thing was the smile after the battle. When the boy scratched his cheek with his white fingertips and said, "Sorry for being late, Miss Lolita", the shadow cast by his eyelashes under his eyes was even more frightening than the night sky on the ninth floor of the dungeon.

"Lolita, what's wrong with you?"

When the orc companion's rough palm touched her wrist, the collar fragment was trembling in the air half an inch above the ground. The elf girl hurriedly used her toes to pick up the evidence that was about to fall to the ground. This smooth and efficient remedial action made the captain nod in approval, but no one noticed that the blush on the tip of her ears was spreading under her headscarf.

"Ah, no, nothing, I was just distracted for a moment."

The orc companion looked at her suspiciously, but ultimately did not ask any more questions and turned back to continue the tense discussion.

Loliai breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart was still pounding, and the figure of Xingjian became clearer and clearer in her mind.

After going through hardships and completing the investigation mission and returning to the surface, Lorie dragged her exhausted body back to the Hermes family's residence.

She sat alone at the table in her room, on which lay a report that had just been completed. It detailed Hoshimi's heroic performance in the dungeon, and how he, like the leader, Miss Yasfi, possessed magical gadgets.

Lolita's slender fingers gently stroked the paper, her fingertips trembling slightly.

This is a critical report that deserves the high attention of Lord Hermes.

Can……

She understood that once this report was submitted to the Lord Hermes, the main god who was in charge of negotiations and contracts, had a laid-back and uninhibited nature, and pursued an entertainment-oriented temperament of "entertainment to death", he would definitely be extremely curious about the content.

The Lord God must have made a meticulous observation of the black-haired boy, and even used his identity as a god to openly intrude into the boy's life.

"He's just a child..."

The undried ink on the parchment reflected Lolita's bitten lip. Gradually, a scene emerged in her mind of the innocent black-haired boy being dragged into Pleasure Street by the "showy" god Hermes.

Those delicate fingers painted with nail polish will unbutton the black-haired boy's clothes, and the sexy Amazon warrior will touch the scars left by his sword practice with her honey-colored skin...