40 Heavenly constitution
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[You have received: 15,000 Oz.]
[You have received: 1 free roulette scroll.]
[You have received: Winnade (<E> Rank).]
[You have received: 1 intercontinental movement scroll (Large).]
[You have received: 25 pure Mana crystals.]
[You have received: 1 fire of Ifrit.]
As soon as they opened the box and read its contents, both El and Lucy's eyes grew wide with amazement.
"Fuck me, lucky bastard..."
El spanked his back playfully, actually meaning what she was saying, and he smiled bitterly as he stood up and looked at the box.
He knew exactly what she meant by those precise words. He also knew she wanted not to spank his back but his butt, so he was already in an advantageous position.
But that little play aside...
There were a bunch of Mana crystals with very high purity, every one of them rare and valuable; there were two scrolls too, one big one and one small; and lastly, there was a good-looking sword and a small bottle of brightly glowing orange liquid inside this bronze chest.
They received some very good items and different from ordinary gift boxes of the system, the Oz they received was divided among the three members present equally.
But still, getting not one or two but twenty-five of those pure precious Mana crystals alone was a big hit.
And there was this <E> rank artifact and special potion too. So they sure were lucky this time!
"Kekeke, it's a nice one…"
El shook her head joyfully as she took out the sword and examined it with her eyes.
It was a nice artifact, a fine sword with a green blade so sharp it can easily cut a few tatami mats.
She approved this good artifact herself, so she shared its information with the two of them.
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[Winnade]
=Strength (+10), Agility (+20), Mana (+15)
→ A good Mithril blade with <Griffin>'s feather as its core. It's well made and the dwarven craftsmanship is clearly visible.
→ The blade has a good affinity with wind and can attract wind spirits.
→ The blade itself has the innate skill {Wind rush}. A physical boost skill that can increase the movement speed of the user by twice for ten seconds. [Cooldown: 3 minutes]
→ It's a good blade. Would be nice for someone who deals with a wide area.
(★ The core is strong so reconstruction, fusion, and enhancement of the blade with stronger materials are possible.)
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It was a nice blade and the two of them knew who the owner of this fine thing would be.
"Eva."
The two looked to their side where the beautiful woman was looking at them and the sword. She was holding the transparent lump of slime-like membrane with both hands so her already confused self looked even more cute when they looked at her.
"This one's yours now. Use it well~." El cheerfully announced and... threw the sword at her.
And, Eva's eyes widened when El just threw the rare artifact, more importantly, a sharp sword at her and Eva almost threw down the slime membrane to catch the special sword.
But, she caught it without any harm and hurriedly tried to give it back to El.
"I-I can't possibly have t-this! I did nothing and still already got so much! I can't have such a rare thing! That sword looks important so Lu should have it!"
She was as red as a tomato and the two couldn't help but laugh at that reaction. She was cute from their point of view even though she was older than them.
"It's fine Eva. It would be good for us if you get stronger anyway. And my sword is already better than that thing so you should have it for now.
You will be so strong that this sword will be less effective by the time we are ready for the troll village anyway."
Lucy's answer was strangely assuring so, even with all her doubts, she accepted the sword.
"Alright then. Lucy, here. Let's call my little kitten~."
Just like the sword, El threw the precious bottle of elixir at him and stored the scrolls, and the Mana crystals in her storage space.
That small bottle contained a very rare substance and after drinking it, one gained some physical stats according to their affinity with fire and mentality to handle the flames.
This one was weak and still something she couldn't handle so Lucy was the best candidate to have it.
"Thanks~."
It was a rare thing and fell into the category of [Elixir]. Something very that can increase the stats like the stat stones.
Flame of Ifrit... it was a rare potion that only witches could make. And the color of the potion signified its strength.
This one looked perfectly made so it could definitely increase stat points by more than ten so he didn't wait any longer, opened the lid of the vial, and downed the enter bottle without leaving a single drop.
{ "Command: call merchant ID: Raz." }
"How's it, Lucy?"
El finished calling her little kitten and looked at her brother who now had strangely glowing red veins all over his body.
"It doesn't hurt at all? Strangely? I don't know but it's just a warm feeling, far different than our usual VR."
He seemed a little confused by how it was comfortable and warm instead of extremely painful and uncomfortable like it should be.
"Strange… well, it's fine if you are fine~." But for El, it was always better than seeing her darling suffering with pain.
Only she had the right to do that. Not any other existence in this world.
Usually, it would cause a bad burning pain to the individual taking that specific potion, and some similar abnormal reactions while taking any elixir.
Only those with strong mental bodies could possibly handle the strong flames of the potion.
So, perhaps his extra-strong mentality and the unique 'walls' they had was the reason for his unique response to his first elixir intake.
It was an elixir, and they knew that its potency would lessen as the two became stronger. Hence, they needed to consume the lower-grade ones, the ones they can afford, while they were still in their weaker state.
When they achieve transcendence, these small things were going to be useless anyway. But until then, every other one they get would be a free step towards improvement.
-Oooooooong!
<Nya~! You finally called me! What were you guys doing for so long, nya~?>
Raz appeared out of thin air and jumped right into her arms. El also hugged him, sat down, and started caressing him just the way he liked it.
They last saw this little kitten almost two months ago so it was natural that they missed each other.
He missed her warm, gentle hands. Soft, smooth, fine, pretty, and ones that knew how to do all the right stuff... while she had longed for this little cutie's soft, fluffy, furry touch.
The kitten had become their family in true meaning in this past time so he longed for their affection. They were fun people.
<Nya, nya~! Oh? What's this? Did he drink Ifrit's fire or something? ... now that I think about it…>
"Hello to you too Raz. And yes, you're in a dungeon."
Lucy smiled at him and only now the little fella looked around himself… and upwards.
<Nya! Y-you two! What did you do this time?! How can you make so many of them angry at once, nya?!>
Maybe he was shocked by the reactions of the spectators but the way he jumped up in surprise was worthy of recording and uploading on (WL net).
And thankfully, she recorded it this time and she knew people were going to like this one, so she was already overjoyed.
"Hehehe…"
She was giggling while the little kitten was in turmoil as it looked around, flew around the dungeon and checked the area, and tried to understand what was going on here when it suddenly saw the treasure chest laying on one side.
<Nya! Lucky…!>
He was even more surprised now and his reactions were exciting El even more.
"Hehehehe."
She continued her giggles until the red vines from Lucy's body vanished and his glowing blue eyes returned to normal.
[You have taken the potion: Fire of Ifrit and absorbed the spirit flames.]
[As a result of perfect absorption: strength (+12), agility (+9), stamina (+9)]
<Nya? …no? Nya? Nyaaaaaaaaaa?! How?!>
He jumped in surprise once again and El was the same this time. She, too, jumped up in surprise.
"What the fuck?! It was just a basic one!!?"
She was shocked. And Lucy, the one that had suddenly gained a total of thirty stat points in an instant, was the same. The out-of-the-blue changes and increase in strength were shocking for him too.
The sudden rush of power must have felt unbelievable. It would obviously feel like you are the god yourself if you drink a few ten bottles of a certain blue silver canned drink with bulls and wings. But he felt even more energized now.
But thankfully he didn't have a wood rise.
<Heavenly constitution! Nya! Nya, nya! Who are you people?!> their Raz shouted suddenly and his unbelievable words reminded El of a certain feature of this world.
"Oh right. There was something like that too."
El and Lucy had a sudden realization. The heavenly constitution meant a body structure so perfect that it could absorb and distribute the energy from outer factors evenly on its own and perfectly as a high cultivation method should.
"Do I have it too? I should, right?"
And the curious El took out a Mana crystal to experiment with her own physical body and started absorbing it.
If her brother had it, she should have it too according to a certain theory she had come up with. So, she had to test it. It wasn't fair that only he gets a sudden power boost after all.
But absorbing a Mana crystal was a difficult task and required great mastery over Mana. It required great concentration and a strong mind too but... she finished it in mere seconds.
[You have succeeded in perfectly absorbing the pure Mana crystal. As a result, Mana (+30) for one hour and (+3) permanently.]
<Nya! What the hack!>
They tried it for the first time but they actually did have heavenly constitutions.
"Amazing~."
Now, things would be much easier. Their estimated growth rate was going to increase by a lot after that point.
The stat difference that was already far above their level might just reach the highest point possible faster than they had estimated. And it was for the best.
This perfect constitution was definitely quite something. Only a few people in this entire Worldline had it after all.
Well, it was good and all but that was it. Their goal was still the same as before.
And for that goal…
"So? Raz? Finished examining the dungeon?"
She was smiling and though he was having a chaotic time, he realized the meaning behind that smile.
<You own this dungeon too, nya?!>
She just gave him a sweet smile and Lucy nodded at the little kitten. He was the dealer between the two of them so he had to get a good and profitable deal for this good little dungeon.
"So? Let's start the real talk little one."
<Nya… it won't be easy.>
"It sure won't so…"
As a top merchant, he had to look after his profits too even if he didn't want to. So, this business talk they will have might stretch longer. And fish wasn't going to work this time when the item in question was an actual permanent dungeon.
They were going to have a strong battle of words so they started the business talk after which, they were going to go on the long journey for their second treasure.
It would be easier than this but their trip was going to be long…
But before that, an open dungeon discussion.