Hestia, I Think It's Better If I Show My True Strength!
Chapter 51 - Hestia, I Think It's Better If I Show My True Strength!
"Bell, Maybe you could pose as a supporter."
Supporters in Orario hold a very low status.
Since supporters generally have low strength, they are often bullied in the dungeon, earn a low share from the expeditions they undertake with any familia, and are treated like dogs that can be discarded at will.
If someone is an adventurer, they would never pretend to be a supporter.
Hestia thought that posing as a supporter was the perfect disguise for Bell to conceal his abilities.
But Bell immediately denied it.
"Hestia, I can't pretend to be a supporter," he said.
"Why not?" Hestia asked, curious.
"Because it would be almost impossible to maintain any level of respect with that identity," Bell explained, giving up on the idea entirely.
"In the future, I don't want our familia to be looked down by others," Bell continued.
"I see," Hestia said with a smile.
Bell sighed helplessly.
"Besides, if the Loki Familia were to go on an expedition alongside the Hephaestus Familia, and given our cooperation, I would be invited too," Bell added.
"Do you really think I can hide from Loki while pretending to be a supporter?"
'Impossible.'
At that moment, Hestia also realized it would be extremely unreliable for Bell to act as a supporter.
As for the idea of the Hephaestus Familia joining forces with others, Hestia knew that the likelihood was low.
The Hephaestus Familia doesn't have dungeon expeditions as its primary goal.
Since most of their members are smith, they aren't skilled fighters.
Instead, they often support larger familias by maintaining and repairing weapons, ensuring the best equipment is used for dungeon expeditions.
Hestia also knew that the Hephaestus had good relations with several large familias.
Occasionally, when their member needed to increase their basic abilities, they would send them out to accompany major expeditions.
However, that opportunity only applied to Hephaestus' own family members. Other familias wouldn't have these chances.
In fact, larger familias typically wouldn't bother with smaller ones.
Therefore, it made no sense for Bell to act as a supporter affiliated with the Hephaestus Familia.
"Hestia, I think it's better if I show my true strength," Bell decided.
"It could even help the Hephaestus Familia in the future. We might gain a lot from Hephaestus herself."
"Also, I need to find a way to make a living."
The money was running out quickly. Relying solely on dungeon income wasn't a sustainable solution—it would just create more stress in the long run.
So Bell thought of finding another source of income.
If they had a steady source of income, their Hestia Familia would be more secure and established.
"But Bell, we aren't a forging familia. How do you expect us to make a living?" Hestia asked, a bit unsure.
Hestia also hoped her familia could find a reasonable income stream. That way, she could pay off her debts to Hephaestus sooner.
However, she knew she wasn't a goddess who excelled at wealth.
Nothing she was good at could turn a profit in Orario; otherwise, she wouldn't have been relying on Hephaestus for food and shelter.
"Don't worry about it, Hestia," Bell reassured her.
"I've already found a suitable method."
Bell wrote something in the air, and runes appeared in front of him.
"As I mentioned earlier, arranging these words in creates different effects. These characters can also be engraved on objects, allowing them to retain corresponding powers."
Hestia's eyes lit up with realization.
"Bell, are you saying we could sell items engraved with these magic words?"
"Yes, that's what I have in mind as a way to generate income," Bell confirmed.
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"Want to talk business with me?"
This morning, Hephaestus welcomed two familiar people.
It's just that these two were talking about business today, which made Hephaestus a little unclear about what kind of game they were playing.
"Tell me first," Hephaestus said.
Although from Hephaestus's point of view, these two had nothing to do with her business, who knows if they might come up with something unexpected.
Such a thing might not be possible for others, but when it came to Bell, anything was possible.
"Hephaestus, this has something to do with the texts I learned," Bell said.
Hephaestus was not surprised at all.
There was sympathy in her eyes as she looked at Bell; if it weren't for such goddess, Bell's situation would definitely be better than it is now.
Establishing and growing a familia requires sufficient time and background.
As for the words that Bell mastered yesterday... Hephaestus was also used to Bell.
It had been less than half a month since he came to Orario, but he had surprised her again and again.
"Texts? Have you learned new magic again?" Hephaestus asked.
"No, not new magic, just some knowledge."
"That's interesting."
It was not magic, but some knowledge. Hephaestus suddenly felt more interested in this knowledge.
"That is to say, you have mastered special texts that can be used for business?"
"Yes."
"That's it. No wonder you ran over with Hestia early in the morning."
"What about the effects?" Hephaestus was intrigued by the potential of these words.
"There are all kinds of effects," Bell explained.
"Body strengthening, weapon sharpening and strength increase. There are also effects such as weakness, slowness, dullness, weapon corrosion, and healing inhibition. This can be used upon monsters."
"Of course, in addition to these effects. There are also some effects that can make weapons directly cause high damage and the like."
Bell's brief introduction made Hephaestus's eyes light up.
She had really underestimated Bell again.
However, if this is not magic then how did Bell learn it?
"Bell, where did you get this knowledge?"
Bell paused slightly, then took out the used Grimoire from spatial pocket.
Hephaestus paused slightly when she saw the Grimoire, then looked at Hestia.
"Hestia, I didn't know you had the ability to get a Grimoire."
Apparently, Hephaestus thought Hestia had given grimoire to Bell.
Which made Hestia a little embarrassed.
To be honest, she also wished that this Grimoire was given to Bell by her, but unfortunately, she wasn't the one who gave him th grimoire.
Bell coughed lightly and stood in front of Hestia.
"Hephaestus, let's put aside the Grimoire for the time being. The key is that I got the knowledge from this Grimoire."
Hephaestus looked at Hestia and even she felt a bit envious.
Aren't their relationships too good?
After the envy, Hephaestus also had the idea of talking about business.
"What about the manufacturing process? You still need to go to the dungeon every day, and you still have time to make those things?"
"To put it bluntly, it's actually a kind of training for me," Bell admitted.
"As long as I think, I can make use of these words anytime and anywhere."
"In that case, did you bring a finished product?"
"Yes."
Hephaestus couldn't wait to see what Bell made.
Bell nodded slightly, then took out a very ordinary stone from spatial pocket.
Hephaestus could naturally see that this was a ordinary stone, but she could also see its unusualness.
A special symbol hidden in the stone could be seen through her eyes, which should be the text Bell mentioned.
The power revealed by this text was completely unknown.
Hephaestus took the stone and examined it carefully, confirming that the text was hidden inside the stone and was imbued with very low mana.
"How do you use it?" she asked.
"Just bringing the stone close to the weapon and then crush it."
Hephaestus nodded slightly, and then took down a gorgeous-looking weapon hanging on the wall in the room.
This was a second-tier weapon used by high class adventurers, and the price was also around ten million valis.
She took out a sword from shelf in the room.
Hephaestus crushed the runestone close to the sword and almost visibly saw a white light entering the blade, but in the blink of an eye, the vision disappeared.
Then she swung the sword at the second-tier weapon.
The sword cut through the second-tier weapon like a butter.
This effect shocked Hephaestus completely.
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