"Well, let me introduce you, this is Lily."
Pulling the dwarf girl in front of him, Kevin introduced her to Hestia.
"She is a partner I met after becoming an adventurer, and she is also my supporter."
"Hey... a child from the Soma familia?"
Hestia looked at Lily in front of her, keenly aware of the source of the grace from God that she received, and looked at Kevin in surprise.
Even she had heard of the "bad reputation" of the Soma familia.
When he looked at Kevin, unsurprisingly, he revealed the doubt of "Is it really okay to let the Soma familia work as store clerks?"
"Don't worry, Lily is a good child."
Kevin patted Lily on the head and assured her.
"And she is also very hardworking and can help a lot."
With Lily looking after the store, some basic goods, such as weak potions, torches and arrow doctors, can be restocked directly.
In addition, Kevin gave her some synthesis permissions, and she can also make props such as flaming arrows.
Although in this case, someone else will need to be found to take care of the herb garden in Terraria.
However, Kevin still has enough manpower now, so at worst, Saya Takagi or Miyamoto Rei can take this position.
"Lily... Lily will work hard!"
Although she was somewhat reluctant to return to Orario, Lily still mustered up her courage and accepted Kevin's order.
It's just that her colleague is a real god, which makes her feel a little pressured.
"Relax, Lady Hestia is not that kind of strict god."
Kevin saw that she was a little reserved and comforted her.
"Lady Hestia, please help her get familiar with the working environment in the store."
Although Lily helped on the first day of opening, the number of customers at that time was not as high as it is now.
"No problem!"
Hestia said confidently.
"As a senior in the store, I will teach her well!"
"By the way, do you have any extra work clothes?"
"That... is not the case."
Kevin glanced at the clothes Hestia was wearing.
He bought this for free from a high-end specialty store in the city, so naturally he didn't have a second one.
The main colors of this dress are blue and white, which is very suitable for Hestia.
Moreover, the style is more conservative, and it won't expose too much skin like the original dress, while still ensuring beauty.
After keeping the matter of work clothes in mind, Kevin started to busy himself with the work at hand.
He planned to add a few new items to the store while improving his basic ability values.
Anyway, with the [Terra Craftsman] skill, Kevin only needs to make new equipment to easily improve its attributes.
"The materials dropped after defeating the Desert Scourge last time should be enough to make a set of armor."
Kevin looked through the inventory and placed all the scattered materials on the table.
Every two pearl fragments, corals, starfish, and shells can be made into "ocean debris" in a furnace.
After using up all the basic materials on hand, Kevin harvested 20 "Ocean Debris".
To make a complete set of "Victory Tide Armor", 12 pieces are required.
If you want to make "Victory Tide Armor" for all professions, a total of 24 pieces are needed.
However, as a low-level armor set, the bonuses of Victory Tide armor for different professions are not much different.
Moreover, in terms of defense and suit effects, it is not as good as the jungle armor that Kevin is using.
Kevin only planned to make a set of armor for the "warrior" profession and put it in the store window as a decoration.
After careful consideration, Kevin finally made a pickaxe and a magic book out of the remaining 8 ocean residues.
[Great Bay Pickaxe (Green): Has 55% pickaxe power, can mine magic ore, crimson ore, meteorite, sea prism and prism fragments]
[Coral Mud (Green): Casts the "Coral Spike" spell, causing 8 points of magic damage, and each casting consumes 7 points of magic power]
The big bay pickaxe is the tool that Kevin intends to use for himself.
The pickaxe in Terraria can mine different ore materials depending on the "pickaxe power".
If the pickaxe power is too low, you will not be able to mine even high-level minerals.
For now, the Great Bay Pickaxe with 55% pickaxe power is the best mining pickaxe Kevin can use.
Then you need to defeat a specific boss and use the boss's materials to make a more advanced pickaxe.
"Once we get rid of the 'World Devourer', I can jump directly to Hellstone materials."
"Then go back and make the equipment that was skipped to improve the ability value..."
While thinking about the next course of action in his mind, Kevin put the extra materials into the inventory.
[Coral Mud] The name sounds a bit strange, but it is actually a magic book.
In Orario, magic books are generally rare items that "may allow you to learn the spells in the book after reading it."
But the spellbook of Terraria is similar to the magic sword, both are of the same martial type.
As long as you consume magic power, you can release the magic in the spell book without any qualifications.
If we only look at the combat effect, [Coral Mud] is not as good as Kevin's super thermal ion cannon.
However, this magic book has two attack forms.
One is to shoot coral fragments like shotgun, causing damage.
The other is to accumulate power and shoot out a large piece of coral fragments that can attach to the enemy and cause continuous damage.
After recycling the large coral fragments, you can directly restore 150 points of magic power!
This is its important function!
You know, a bottle of weak magic potion can only replenish 50 points of magic!
In addition, after recycling coral fragments, you will gain a bonus state called "Symbiosis with Coral".
This state can increase the charging speed of the spell book and cause a certain amount of additional damage.
Even adventurers who know nothing about magic can become familiar with the use of this magic book.
He can also play the role of a low-level mage apprentice and use magic in battle.
If converted into "magic" in the world of Danmachi, it is roughly equivalent to a spell with two fields.
"After you upgrade and gain the 'Stigma Alchemy' skill, you can put it out there."
Kevin thought for a moment and decided to temporarily seal the text magic book.
Theoretically, as long as Kevin makes enough magic weapons, he can use as many kinds of magic as he wants.
From the tiny Mars to the "ultimate prism" that can penetrate the world...
This thing is still a bit too advanced for the Orario adventurers who can only master 3 magics at most.
"It should be about the same."
After making a complete set of Victory Tide armor, plus ten ore swords and ten magic books.
Kevin vaguely felt that his attributes could no longer be improved.
It's like a water tank that is already full of water. Even if you pour more water into it, it will overflow.
In order not to waste the subsequent [Terra Craftsman] effect.
The next morning, Kevin found Hephaestus and prepared to upgrade his level.
"I was wondering how long you would wait."
The goddess who was hammering the mold heard the sound of the door being pushed open, raised her head and smiled slightly.
"Is there no need to stay at Level 1 anymore?"
"Well, I feel like I've reached my limit."
Kevin nodded and said in a firm tone.
"Goddess, please update my ability values for me and upgrade my level."
"Develop ability... same as before, choose 'Stigma Alchemy'."
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Hephaestus' eyes seemed to be burned red by flames, showing gentle lines.
"Good."
Without any extra words, Kevin took off his shirt and lay on the table as usual.
The goddess dripped the divine blood on his back while sighing.
"You've also reached Level 2... Normally, I would have said this."
"But your upgrade speed is too fast. My memory is still stuck at the time when you just received God's grace."
"Really? But I have had many... rich adventures."
After saying this, Kevin noticed that the goddess' hand stopped.
"Goddess, are you not worried about what happened before?"
"No."
Hephaestus patted Kevin's back playfully.
"The upgrade has been completed."
"...What?"
"You didn't expect that there would be a burst of light, hoping that even Orario could see it, did you?"
Although I have heard that the body will not change when upgrading.
But just now Kevin really felt like nothing had happened.
At worst... at least there will be a pop-up message saying "Congratulations on your upgrade" in front of you.
"[Upgrading] will not cause any changes to your body structure, so don't expect it."
Hephaestus threw Kevin's clothes over and explained.
"But your [Ability Value] has indeed been sublimated, and your [Instrument] has been upgraded to a higher level."
"When you fight your previous enemies again, you will definitely find some changes."
The goddess said this with a happy smile, and then handed the recording paper filled with common language to Kevin.
Only gods can decipher the Word of God, so it needs to be translated into "common language" and written on paper so that adventurers can see the changes in their ability values.
At this time, Kevin's ability value is very different from before.
[Kevin]
Level: Lv2
Basic abilities: Strength (I), Endurance 0 (I), Dexterity 0 (I), Magic 0 (I)
.....
Development ability: Stigma Alchemy
Skill: Terra Craftsman
After upgrading, the previous ability values will be cleared and reset to zero.
This was something Kevin had known for a long time, so he was not surprised, but turned his attention to the development capabilities he possessed.
[Alchemy of the Holy Mark (I)]
[+Increase the understanding and manipulation of elements and the microscopic world]
[+The effect of this ability is greatly enhanced when absorbing "Holy Milk"]
[+Unlock the "Decomposition" ability]
If you still had doubts before.
When Kevin saw the words "holy milk".
He could finally confirm that this "Stigma Alchemy" was the "Stigma Alchemy" in his memory!
The only problem is -
"By the way, what does 'holy milk' mean?"
Hephaestus naturally also saw the description of Kevin's ability value and was quite curious.
"Who knows?"
Kevin coughed lightly and changed the subject.
"Isn't the goddess going to attend the 'Feast of the Gods' today? It's almost time now."
"Ah... I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me!"
Hearing Kevin's reminder, Hephaestus suddenly reacted and hurriedly packed up her things.
Today is the "Assembly of the Gods", also known as the "Banquet of the Gods", which is held every three months.
On this day, the gods of Orario will gather together and drink and chat happily in a sumptuous banquet.
To sum it up in Hephaestus' words, it was a meeting where a group of gods who had nothing to do and were bored got together to have fun.
As for the source of "fun"... it is to determine the titles of the familia members who "level up" during this period.
Starting from Lv2, familia members will be eligible to be granted titles by the gods.
Ais's title of "Sword Princess" was also given by the gods.
By the way, only gods with Lv2 familia members will be allowed to attend the banquet.
A parasite goddess like Hestia who has no familia can only be turned away.
From another perspective, the gods' followers are like hostages.
While having fun with the familias of other gods, one must also put one's own children in front of the gods.
"Please, goddess."
Kevin made a serious request to Hephaestus.
"Please make sure to get me a decent title, at least not something like Pink Cute Bunny."
"Ahahaha... I'll try my best."
Hephaestus could only respond to Kevin's expectations with a somewhat pale and weak smile.
Judging from the fact that Kevin has risen to Lv2 in just half a month...
Those gods who love to watch the fun will definitely cause trouble at the banquet.
"But goddess, are you planning to wear this to the party?"
Seeing that Hephaestus was about to go out, Kevin looked at the goddess in a thin top and black trousers with a subtle look.
Not to mention it's not even a dress, this outfit looks more like men's clothing.
"What's wrong with this outfit?"
Hephaestus glanced at her clothes and didn't feel anything was wrong.
She has always been so casual, and she wasn't attending any serious meeting anyway.
"I think you need to shock those gods."
"That way they won't fool you with some weird title."
Since his own reputation was at stake, Kevin risked his life and began to give advice on how to equip his goddess.
"I happen to have a dress here. My goddess, you can try it on... it will definitely be very good."
"Is that so?"
Perhaps it was the first time she saw Kevin so serious, Hephaestus was stunned for a moment and reached out to take the clothes he handed over.
This outfit is exactly the wedding dress that Kevin took from the zombie bride.
Let's put aside the question of whether or not the concept of "wedding dress" exists in this world.
The outfit itself is a very gorgeous dress.
"Is this not suitable for me?"
Hephaestus hesitated a little. She could feel that the suit was very well made.
But she was used to being casual and was not used to such formal dresses.
"Goddess, you must have confidence in yourself. After putting it on, you will be the most dazzling star today."
Kevin said with regret.
"The only pity is that I can't see the goddess put on her clothes."
The forging goddess who is accompanied by furnaces and hammers all day long suddenly changed into a gorgeous dress. This is exactly the contrast she wanted.
Seeing Kevin's lost look, Hephaestus looked down at the white wedding dress in her hand and suddenly said.
"We still have some time, how about... I try it on first and let you see the effect?"