6 Chapter 6 - Status update
"Sorry, Aston."
"You worked so hard today to earn those valis, and now you've lost so much all at once." On the way back, Hestia squirmed, feeling very embarrassed.
Just now, after she bombed the aunt's stall, Aston happened to arrive and compensated for her, losing 10,000 valis in the process.
This made her feel a bit guilty.
"It's okay. If the money is gone, just keep making money."
"It's just that the portion I wanted to entrust to you is gone."
"I need to buy some potions with the remaining 5,000 valis for tomorrow's adventure." Aston waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
"Yeah, of course." Hestia nodded repeatedly.
"Sigh… let's go back quickly."
"You earned so much valis today, the adventure must have been exciting."
"I can't wait to hear about it and see how much your status has improved."
"Well, I don't know about that."
Although he upgraded two levels and became stronger, Aston was not sure whether his improvement would be captured by Status.
After all, as a Golden Finger, the Game Upgrade System should be quite powerful. And, as something of this world, Hestia's blessing may not necessarily interfere with the Game Upgrade System.
"It must have improved a lot." Hestia looked forward to it.
Soon the two returned to the Abandoned Church with the packed dinner from the restaurant.
Once back in the Abandoned Church, Hestia began to update Aston's Status, skipping dinner.
Hestia forcefully pressed Aston onto the sofa, removed his top, and had him lie face down.
She sat on Aston's thighs, with one hand extending a finger and the other holding a thin needle.
The thin needle gently poked her finger, and blood flowed out, dripping onto Aston's white back.
In an instant, the emblem belonging to the Hestia Familia appeared on Aston's back.
It was a burning flame, with sacred text densely covering the area below the flame, revealing Aston's Status
Name: Aston Glycias
LV.1
Strength: I0
Endurance: I0
Dexterity: I0
Agility: I0
Magic: I0
[Magic]:
[Skill]:
Aston's Status page was very simple, typical for a new adventurer.
The attributes of new adventurers are almost all like this, except for a few special adventurers who will gain skills and magic the moment they become adventurers.
Just like Riveria, the Elf Noble of the Loki Familia, she awakened three levels and nine advanced magics as soon as she received a blessing.
Obviously, Aston was not special, quite ordinary, so his attributes are the same as those of a normal new adventurer.
Hestia didn't say anything. She pressed her finger on the Status, circled it gently, and started to update his Status.
During the Status's update, azure light imprinted in Hestia's eyes, covering the entire Abandoned Church.
Then, the divine text behind Aston turned into garbled words.
In a few seconds, these divine words gradually calmed down and returned to Aston's back again, forming a new attribute page.
After seeing Aston's new attributes, Hestia's pupils suddenly shrank.
"This is!!!"
"Aston, what on earth did you go through today!!!" Hestia couldn't help but shout out.
"What happened?"
"It was a normal adventure destroying the monsters on the upper level. Is there any problem?" Although Aston guessed something, he still answered calmly.
This is not a lie; he was indeed killing small goblins on the Upper Level today.
So, Hestia didn't hear anything wrong.
"It's a big problem."
"In just one morning's adventure, you gained more than two thousand and nearly three thousand attribute points!!!"
"Moreover, you gained three skills and two magics!!!"
"I'm sure this has never happened before!!!" Hestia said loudly.
"Hey, take the rubbing and let me take a look." After hearing Hestia's words, Aston immediately understood that her blessing had indeed captured his changes after upgrading, and quickly turned around to ask Hestia.
"Oh, oh, that's right, I'll print it out now so you can see for yourself." Hestia was slightly startled when she heard this, nodded quickly, and started to convert Aston's attributes into normal text.
She made rubbings on a piece of straw paper that had been prepared a long time ago, then handed it to Aston.
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Aston Glycias
LV.1
Strength: I0→E430
Durability: I0→E450
Dexterity: I0→E490
Agility: I0→E430
Magic: I0→D500
[(Magic)]
[Void Furnace]
Increase the host's magic power limit and instantly restore magic power. Perpetual motion.
[Fire Ring]
Consume magic power. Releases a ring of flame centered on the user. Clear enemies around. you in all directions.
[(Skills)]
[Upgrade]
Fight monsters and upgrade. Kill monsters to get stronger. Improve strength.
[Instant Kill]
Move at will. Release a sure-hit slash at enemies within a radius of ten meters.
[Sharingan]
Insight.
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"The attribute values aside, the system's leveling ability and all four rewards were actually captured by Status."
"It seems that I still underestimated Hestia's blessing."
"In that case, the rapid increase in my strength and the rewards I've received can be explained."
"However, if my previous guess is correct, I should receive a reward every time I upgrade the system."
"If all the rewards are skills and magic, then won't my status be full in the future?" Aston thought with some wickedness as he looked at the attribute paper in his hand.
Even a pile of papyrus would not be enough to imprint the Status by then.
That kind of picture is very beautiful when you think about it.
Suddenly, Hestia's voice came from beside him.
"Aston, there's something wrong with your weapon."
"Ah, you say this, indeed, there is a problem."
"I'll just polish it with a whetstone later." Aston looked over and saw that Hestia had unsheathed his sword at some point and was observing it, so he couldn't help but reply.
"The weapons distributed by the guild are too easily damaged."
"Leave it to me regarding the weapons."
"I'll go to Hephaestus to ask for a powerful weapon."
"???"
"You can?"
"What's with that look!!? Are you looking down on me?"
"When I was kicked out by Hephaestus, Hephaestus told me that as long as I established a dependent family, I could go to her to ask for a reward." Seeing Aston's suspicious eyes, Hestia dropped his sword, put her hands on her hips, and looked at Aston angrily.
"A reward?"
"What? does it sound weird?"
"It's like a child who did something he thought was impressive and then ran to an adult to ask for a reward."
"Besides, there is no mention of such a thing in the original work." Seeing Hestia's angry look, Aston did not answer, but muttered silently in his heart.
"Hmph, we'll see, I'm going to find Hephaestus now!!!"
"Don't run around late at night, go out tomorrow!!!"
"Ah, I know."
"Okay, now let's talk about my status."
"I'm not surprised by the other skills, but your Upgrade Skill is completely beyond my comprehension."
"Aston, what on earth did you go through today to acquire such a skill?" Hestia's expression was solemn.
Upon hearing Hestia's question, Aston opened his mouth, unsure of how to explain.
In this world, humans cannot lie to the gods. The gods can tell immediately whether the races in the lower world are lying.
However, it was impossible for Aston to tell anyone about his system.
However, just when Aston was in trouble, the system's voice suddenly sounded.
"Please rest assured, with this system's presence, gods cannot discern the truth or falsehood of your words. Host, feel free to lie."
Aston: "..."
Although your words have solved my urgent need, why do I feel so irritated by it?
Aston complained inwardly but breathed a sigh of relief.
"I don't know where this skill came from."
"Not just this one, but I suddenly learned all the other skills and magic too."
"Suddenly learned them? It seems Aston, your situation is somewhat special." Hestia said thoughtfully.
"Forget it, we'll talk about this later. Let me fix the attributes for you first."
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Aston Glycias
LV.1
Strength: E430
Endurance: E450
Dexterity: E490
Agility: E430
Magic: D500
[(Magic)]
[Void Furnace]
Increase the host's magic power limit and instantly restore magic power. Perpetual motion.
[Fire Ring]
Consume magic power. Releases a ring of flame centered on the user. Clear enemies around. you in all directions.
[(Skills)]
[Upgrade]
Fight monsters and upgrade. Kill monsters to get stronger. Improve strength.
[Instant Kill]
Move at will. Release a sure-hit slash at enemies within a radius of ten meters.
[Sharingan]
Insight.
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