Everyone's become an adventurer, so who's going to put in the effort themselves?

"No need for that. There's space reserved for the Lion of Notary Public on the 5th floor."

"Huh?" Lynn was taken aback by the words and turned back from his steps toward the magic stone stairs.

At this moment, Mira glanced at Lynn, then smiled slightly and said:

"I sincerely suggest you read through the Adventurer's Handbook more often; at least that way, you won't look so much like a foolish newbie!"

“But that only works if I have the time!” Lynn complained.

"Time can be made."

Has anyone ever told you that sometimes your tone of voice sounds like that of a strict, old-fashioned teacher?

"Unfortunately, no."

"Now we have it."

Mira glared at Lynn upon hearing this, but didn't care about the little quarrel. Instead, she led him directly to the room where the Lion of Justice was located.

Upon entering the cubicle located opposite the magic stone staircase and seeing the Lion of Justice, now integrated into the stone wall, again, Lynn scratched his head:

"I thought there was another magic stone staircase opposite the magic stone staircase. Turns out it's the Lion of Justice's room?"

At this moment, Mira calmly walked to the wall, leaned against it, and said:

“Besides the first three floors, the Adventurers’ Guild headquarters has six notary offices on each floor, where the Lions of Notarization reside.”

"If you want to upgrade yourself in the future, you can come here directly. The key to open the door is your Stigmata. If you encounter a situation where the door cannot be opened, it means there is someone inside. Take precautions to avoid them."

Lynn nodded thoughtfully, then asked Mira:

"So what did you mean by sacrificing the future for upgrades?"

Mira paused for a moment, then slowly turned her head to look at Lynn:

"In principle, I don't really recommend this approach, but considering your current situation, let me explain."

Mira finished speaking, sighed, crossed her arms, and leaned against the wall, saying:

"Strictly speaking, there is only one standard for normal adventurers to level up."

"Accumulate enough potential, and this potential is enough to support the improvement of one's attributes."

"Attribute boost?"

Upon hearing this, Lynn immediately thought of the increased stamina and agility he had gained from upgrading his stealth ability.

"Yes, attribute boost."

Mira nodded, then looked at Lynn's face and said earnestly:

"To be precise, as long as one attribute reaches the required level, it is sufficient to upgrade."

Lynn was stunned for a moment: "Does that mean I can level up right now?"

“That’s true in principle,” Mira shook her head and said, “but that’s the worst possible upgrade option, the kind of bad choice only mediocre people or those who lack talent would choose.”

Upon hearing this, Lynn immediately realized: "If accumulating one attribute to the point of being able to improve it allows you to level up, then accumulating all five attributes to the point of being able to improve it also means you'll level up to level 2, right?"

Mira glanced at Lynn in surprise: "You reacted pretty quickly!"

"That's right, just like you said, there are geniuses who accumulate enough potential to improve all five attributes before finally upgrading."

"Or rather, for the Adventurers' Guild, we strongly recommend that adventurers below level 30 maximize all their attributes before continuing to level up."

Mira raised her hand, pinched the bridge of her nose, and looked helpless.

The so-called strong recommendation means that many adventurers did not do this, but instead, after improving a certain attribute, they directly chose to upgrade for various reasons.

In this regard, the adventurer advisor, who only has the right to make suggestions, obviously cannot stop it, and the rules do not even allow for it.

In this situation, some promising talents inevitably have their potential sacrificed.

Originally, Mira was very averse to this kind of behavior of sacrificing talent, but after seeing Lynn's situation, she suddenly understood why many people would choose to do so.

Given the circumstances, sacrificing a little future compared to life is only human nature.

At this moment, Lynn realized what Mira meant by sacrificing the future:

"So, sacrificing the future means... if you miss out on the overall attribute boost at each level, will it be impossible to make up for it in the future?"

Mira nodded upon hearing this, and said earnestly:

"Theoretically speaking, a highly talented adventurer can increase their attributes by one level every time they level up."

"Under these circumstances, even if we include the 1 attribute point that can be freely allocated after each level up, there will still be an overall gap of 1 to 4 attribute points between geniuses and ordinary people at each level."

"And this gap will only widen as the level increases!"

"Lynn Knightworth!"

Mira suddenly called out Lynn's 'full name' and said with a serious expression:

"You have an extraordinary talent for stealth, so you must also have extremely high talent in agility and endurance, and be able to accumulate the possibility of leveling up through adventure."

"Apart from that, in terms of swordsmanship, although your talent is weaker than your stealth, it shouldn't be too difficult for you to upgrade your physique and strength."

"As for the final spiritual aspect, whether it is the art of appraisal or the knowledge of the mind, after sufficient training and improvement, one can accumulate the potential for spiritual enhancement."

"So in my opinion, at least at the lower levels below level 10, Lynn, you have the potential to achieve an 'all-rounder' level of improvement."

"What else is there to say?" Lynn shrugged, turned around, and headed straight for the door. "Why bother upgrading? We'll come back next time!"

Mira paused for a moment upon hearing this, then frowned:

"But aren't you still being hunted down by your enemies...?"

"I'll talk to them when they catch up with me."

Lynn stopped and scratched her hair:

"Besides, this is a search mission, not an assassination mission. Do you think those adventurers who are tracking me can kill me?"

Mira was speechless upon hearing this.

She could certainly guess that the situation was more serious than Lynn had described, but Lynn's act of pretending it wasn't a big deal left her helpless.

At this moment, Lynn had already reached the door, his right hand on the magic mirror, unlocking the door, and he turned to Mira and asked:

"What's wrong? Aren't you planning to leave? We haven't eaten yet."

Mira paused for a moment, then said:

"You seem to have forgotten what I just said."

"What did you say?" Lynn was stunned.

At this moment, Mira said with a strange expression, "I seem to recall saying that your attribute points should be able to be upgraded."

As she spoke, Mira raised her hand and pointed with her thumb to the Lion of Justice beside her:

"Why don't you come and boost your stats?"

"Anyway, the person is already here, isn't they?"

Upon hearing the mysterious incantation "Since we're already here," Lynn paused for a moment, released his hand from the magic mirror, and silently turned back.

Now that things have come to this, let's just give him a small promotion of half a level.

Chapter 13: It's common knowledge that the tavern will refresh with fox-eared girls!

A burning pain emanated from the stigmata on his right hand.

The pain felt a bit like being hit on the toe with a hammer. Although it was very uncomfortable, Lin was surprised to find that he could actually endure it.

Is it an effect of increased endurance?

Fortunately, the pain subsided quickly; in less than a minute, the pain lessened instantly, and Lynn heard a notification sound in real time.

Then, the automatically updated Stigmata system popped up.

Adventurer: Lynn

[Level: Lv1]

[Physical Fitness: 1]

【Spirit: 1】

【Strength: 1】

[Endurance: 3]

[Agility: 3]

【技能系统：潜行Lv5（8/10），剑术基础Lv1（9/10），博学之脑Lv1（3/10），鉴定术Lv1（1/10）】

[Free skill points (0/3), free attribute points (9/10).]

Seeing the pop-up attributes, Mira, who was standing by the wall, nodded slightly.

"It seems you received a notification from the Holy Mark System?"

"How does the increase in strength feel? Judging from your situation, this should be the attribute that has seen the most significant improvement."

Hearing this, Lynn turned his head and looked at Mira with a puzzled expression:

"I'm improving my endurance and agility, aren't I?"

"Ok?"

Mira was taken aback by his words, then awkwardly ran her fingers through the silver hair that had fallen down her temples.

"I originally thought that you would improve the most in terms of physique and strength related to swordsmanship training."

"After all, given your situation, the feeling of almost doubling your strength should be more noticeable."

Mira knew that Lynn's stamina and agility met the upgrade requirements, but according to her calculations, the effect of doubling strength should be more obvious.

Could it be that Lynn's strength this time didn't reach the minimum experience requirement for leveling up?

Upon hearing this, Lynn's heart skipped a beat.

He remembered.

Previously, in order to upgrade his stealth, he had reduced the level of his basic swordsmanship.

According to Mira, the fundamentals of swordsmanship are related to strength and physique.

In other words, having a basic swordsmanship skill of around level 4, combined with dungeon adventures, is, in Mira's view, a combination that could very well achieve the attribute upgrade requirements.

It seems I need to quickly brush up on my swordsmanship fundamentals, otherwise, my poor swordsmanship could expose some of my weaknesses to Mira.

After all, even with a terrible memory, it's impossible to forget what you just learned half a day ago. Moreover, he has the "Erudite Brain" skill, which enhances memory, so he's even less likely to forget.

'It's a flaw that needs to be fixed.'

Lynn explained to Mira while thinking to himself:

"Maybe it's because my stealth skills have improved too much?"

Lynn quickly changed the subject to avoid Mira bringing up swordsmanship:

"But speaking of which, is upgrading attributes really that easy?"

"So, can I raise a level 1 stat to over 10 points in the dungeon?"

"You think too much!"

Mira shattered Lynn's fantasy without hesitation, giving him a teasing smile as she looked at the little fool:

"If upgrading attributes were that easy, adventurers wouldn't pursue higher levels and stronger skills; they would just focus on training their attributes."

"How so?" Lynn asked, her face filled with curiosity.

At this moment, Mira raised her index finger and calmly explained:

"As is customary, the maximum attribute increase for adventurers at each level is a fixed 1 point."

"In other words, without considering skill bonuses, a level 1 adventurer can only have a maximum of 2 attribute points."

"To go any higher, we need to upgrade the level and completely fix the possibilities of the attributes, so that new upgrade space can be created."

"Therefore, without considering the 1 free attribute point gained with each level up and without considering skill bonuses, a level 1 adventurer can only have a maximum of 2 attribute points. Similarly, a level 10 adventurer can have a maximum of 11 attribute points."