Chapter 7 - Gaia's Love

She finally ... also has a family she can rely on . More importantly, her first family member is perfect, which is evident, and the direct experience is doubled.

"Then, without further ado, let's immediately carry out the 'favor' granting ceremony." 

"In my room?" 

Hephaestus raised her eyebrows. Does this idiot really know nothing? It's best to conduct the "favor" ceremony in your own base.

After all, the personal information of your family members must be kept confidential ; otherwise, if it is seen by other gods, there may be unnecessary trouble.

You could even be attacked and killed based on your personal abilities.

"Please, Hephaestus! As you know, I... don't have a base of my own yet."

Hestia had no choice . After arriving in the lower realm, she had been eating and drinking with Hephaestus for so long. How could she build a base without a penny?

Just buying a house would cost hundreds to ten million Valis each.

Therefore, there was no way. Instead of holding the ceremony outside, it was better to hold it here with Hephaestus. At least, Hephaestus was a friendly god she could rely on. 

"Okay, but just this once! If you want another time, I'll kick you out!"

"Hehe, thank you , Hephaestus ! I promise, it's just for this time."

"In return, let me see the data of the child's first 'favor'." 

" No problem!"

Originally, such an approach was definitely not allowed, but most of the falna for ordinary dependents were blank slates. Even if they were read, Hephaestus would not be much affected either, even if they were handed over to Hestia- a reminder and a step.

Falna, this is the power that God or Goddess brings to the residents of the lower world. 

It is a kind of digitization of skills. You only need to accumulate enough experience to improve your strength. In the process of continuous evolution, you can also obtain unusual skills and discover new possibilities.

It is the same as a game.

This ritual is very important for any adventurer ; it amounts to a kind of digitization of one's abilities.

It converts innate talents into data to obtain amazing skills and talents .

Adventurers with exceptional skills are naturally better than ordinary ones, and such adventurers can also receive better treatment from the shop assistants.

Link and Hestia, led by Hephaestus, arrived at the second floor of the shop. This is the place where Hephaestus usually rests. Now they hand it over to Hestia and Link. 

"Link, take off your clothes and turn your back to me."

"OK." 

Link quickly removed the hunter costume he was wearing, revealing his six-pack abs, and then turned around, facing away from Hestia.

Hestia looked at his perfect body and six-pack abs, and her large eyes became a little brighter.

Without giving Hestia any time to appreciate the beautiful sight , Hephaestus snorted and handed her the needle in her hand.

Hestia had no choice but to look away ; she took the needle in her hand, carefully pricked her finger, and let the blood flow from the wound.

Then, she smeared the blood from her fingers on Link's back. As long as Link's body absorbs the blood, the ritual of falna can be successfully completed.

The smeared divine blood quickly seeped into Link's back, slowly forming a special tattoo.

From now on, Link is Hestia's exclusive dependent .

Hestia is known as the goddess of homes and fires, and the tattoo on his back depicts homes and flames.

Below the tattoo, sacred text formed rows of detailed data, recording Link's personal abilities.

[Name: Link]

[Race: Human]

[Level: Lv1]

[Power: I0]

[Durability: I0]

[Agility: I0]

[Dexterity: I0]

[Magic: I0]

Development Skills: None

Magic: None

Skill:

[Gaia's Love]

*Increased luck

*Charm increase

*Unlimited skill slots

[Swordsman]

*When using sword weapons, the experience gained increases. 

*You can create your own sword skills. 

[Hunter]

*When hunting is successful, loot part of their skills. 

[God Hand]

*Increase body strength

*Immune to low-intensity magic and force damage. 

*Can withstand twelve fatal attacks.

[Inventory]

*Storage Items

"What!!!"

After seeing the data that appeared on Link's back, Hestia couldn't hold back and cried out in surprise.

"It's… amazing…"

Even Hephaestus sighed.

Has this guy saved the world before?

It would certainly be a pleasure to have one or two skills from the start, because in that case you would at least have some degree of safety when entering the dungeon.

It could make the path ahead easier.

But as for Link...

This is not a surprise, but a shock!

Being favored by the world, increasing luck, charm, and even having unlimited skills, as well as being a 'swordsman' and a 'hunter' in combat can make future battles more efficient. 

The most important thing is these God Hand! 

Oh my God, he can withstand twelve fatal attacks. Is this a lifesaving skill that many adventurers desire?

At that moment, even as Hestia's closest goddess friend, Hephaestus couldn't help but feel jealous of Hestia.

The future of such a child is definitely infinitely bright. 

"If those jealous gods and goddesses knew about it, they would definitely want to snatch this child away..." Hephaestus whispered.

If recruiting children from the Familia is like Gacha in a game, Hestia certainly drew the SSR with the most potential in a rookie's first draw. 

Once the child is given enough time, it won't be long before he grows rapidly and becomes the pillar of the Familia .

Hephaestus seemed to have seen that a new chapter of heroes was beginning to be written here. Children with this kind of magical abilities would definitely not remain unknown in Orario in the future, and they would certainly contribute to this city.

"Hestia, you must be more careful in the future. If other gods find out , you know the consequences ; those guys will definitely want to snatch this child away from you."

"Fine..."

Hestia, who had been so excited just now because she had found a good match, suddenly felt depressed. 

She knew that what Hephaestus said was true. If other gods were really targeting Link, she wouldn't be able to protect him with her current abilities. 

"But now, we can only take one step at a time, right? With Link's ability, sooner or later he'll be exposed to everyone due to his excessive growth speed, right?" 

Yeah, they can't hide it for long. 

If he upgrades too quickly, sooner or later he will be attacked by another Familia. This can't be hidden.

"That's it, Hestia, let's 'lock' this child's personal data first. You should be able to do this, right?" 

"Oh? Of course! Leave it to me!"

Hestia reached out and patted Link on the back, and the personal data panel quickly turned into a ball, hiding all the data.