37 Chapter 37 – Continuous upgrades
Check out my Patreon for 10 chapter ahead or 2-3 chapter a day! Your support helps a lot.
PATREON.COM/METARLN
****
"Ding!! Experience points are full, host's level has increased, current level is 16."
"Ding!! Congratulations on leveling up, reward host with Blacksmith Master inheritance!"
Not long after arriving on the 29th Floor, Aston leveled up.
This was the result of defeating higher-level monsters.
Just over a dozen monsters gathered enough experience for Aston to level up.
However, the previous inheritance was for the Alchemist, obtained through the secondary profession card. Now, it was a direct reward for the Blacksmith inheritance, with no middleman involved. First an Alchemist, and now a Blacksmith, was the system preparing him to be self-sufficient?
For adventurers, equipment and potions are essential, regardless of the Familia.
If a Familia has both a powerful Alchemist and Blacksmith, the Familia can adventure without relying on external assistance.
"The development direction of the Hestia Familia in the future is to follow the elite route, just like the Astrea Familia."
"The number of members will naturally not be too many, so there won't be much demand for equipment."
"Every day after returning from an adventure, I can craft something, no problem." Feeling the continuous influx of the Blacksmith's inheritance in his mind, Aston remained calm, silently contemplating.
Previously, to save time, the speed was slightly faster, so Aston didn't actively engage with monsters on the way, mostly bypassing them and occasionally killing those blocking the way.
This time, however, Aston and the others went straight to the attack.
Starting from entering the 28th Floor, they proceeded at a normal speed towards the passage leading to the 29th Floor, killing monsters that emerged along the way.
Aston's mind was constantly filled with system prompts.
"Ding!! Your teammate Tione killed..., you gained 290 experience points!!!"
"Ding!!..."
"Ding!!..."
"Ding!! Experience points are full, host's level has increased, current level is 17."
"Ding!! Congratulations on leveling up, reward host with Dragon Chef inheritance!"
"Ding!! Your teammate Ais killed..., you gained 280 experience points!!!"
"Ding!!..."
"Ding!!..."
"Ding!! Experience points are full, host's level has increased, current level is 18."
"Ding!! Congratulations on leveling up, reward host with Enchanter Master inheritance!"
"Ding!! Your teammate Tiona killed..., you gained 270 experience points!!!"
"Ding!!..."
"Ding!!..."
"Ding!! Experience points are full, host's level has increased, current level is 19."
"Ding!! Congratulations on leveling up, reward host with Brewing Master inheritance!"
"Ding!! Your teammate Ryuu killed..., you gained 260 experience points!!!"
"Ding!! Experience points are full, host's level has increased, current level is 20."
"Ding!! Congratulations on leveling up, reward host with Beast Tamer Master inheritance!"
"Ding!! Continuous use of Sharingan, gained 30 Sharingan experience points!!!"
Just completing one Floor, with the help of Ryuu and others, Aston directly gained four levels.
This made Aston understand that his decision was indeed correct.
If he were to slowly grind monsters on the Middle Floors by himself, it would take at least two days with his current capabilities.
However, by inviting Tione and others to form a team and delve deeper into the Lower Floors, it only took a short two hours to consecutively level up four times.
Comparing the two, the difference was clear, and there was no need to say more.
Aston estimated that before resting today, he could at least level up two more times.
The reason for estimating two levels was purely because Aston's level had once again reached a bottleneck.
After reaching level ten before, Aston's level directly increased by 10,000, and this time was no exception, increasing 10,000 again from 10,000 to 20,000.
This significantly increased the difficulty of Aston's leveling up.
Although the monsters in the dungeon gave more experience after entering a new Floor, 20,000 experience points already required several people an hour to obtain.
Moreover, after leveling up once more, it would directly become 30,000.
So, with the remaining time, no matter how confident Aston was, he couldn't level up again.
Unless the dungeon went crazy, constantly erupting with Monster Rexs, providing monsters for several people.
However, this was unrealistic no matter how you thought about it.
Previously, it was just a simple leveling up, but after obtaining the Blacksmith's inheritance, Aston had one more thing to do.
That was to take all the ores seen along the way.
Blue Water Stone, White Iron Ore, Dark Sand, and other ores that appeared in the dungeon were all sent into the System Space by Aston.
There were quite a lot of ores in the dungeon, especially on the Floors after the Lower Floors.
"You're still mining?"
"Are you a blacksmith?" Watching Aston collect ores, everyone was curious. Tiona, in particular, spoke up with interest.
Although the others didn't speak, their expressions showed that they were also curious.
After all, Aston is not only an Alchemist, but also a Blacksmith capable of forging equipment?
"Ah, I am a blacksmith, and these things can be forged into good weapons," Aston didn't hide anything and truthfully admitted.
"Hey, impressive." Tiona was extremely surprised to hear that Aston could actually forge equipment.
The others were also somewhat surprised, but it was just a momentary surprise, and they didn't ask much afterward.
The group continued walking.
The notification sound echoed in Aston's mind once again.
"Ding!! Your teammate Tione killed a barbarian, you gained 350 experience points."
"Ding!!..."
"Ding!! Experience points are full, host's level has increased, current level is 21."
"Ding!! Congratulations on leveling up, reward host with Nature Affinity!"
Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Contrary to Aston's speculation, after more than two hours, Aston's level only increased by one, not two.
Moreover, entering level 21, Aston's gained strength doubled again, going from one to two.
After a brief rest, the group returned to the safe Floor on the 28th Floor to prepare for a break.
"Delicious, delicious, Aston, the food you made is so delicious." They gathered around a campfire in the temporary camp everyone had set up in the safe floor. Tiona held a bowl in her hand, constantly scooping food into her mouth, praising as she ate.
Next to her, Tione had completely abandoned her ladylike image and was eating quickly.
Only Ryuu and Ais were different, holding their bowls and savoring each bite slowly. However, judging from their eating speed, it was evident that their reactions to Aston's cooking were no different from the two sisters. They were just a bit more reserved.
"As long as you like it." Hearing Tiona's words, Aston smiled slightly while cooking.
As for why this situation occurred, it was entirely due to the reward Aston received when leveling up from 16 to 17.
The peak culinary skills of the Dragon Chef.
Relying on its culinary skills, Aston completely grasped the tastes of the others.
***
Check out my Patreon for 10 chapter ahead or 2-3 chapter a day! Your support helps a lot.
PATREON.COM/METARLN
