Assembly of Gods

In the workshop, under Tsubaki's interested gaze, Riezel barely had to think before stating the request he had already considered.

"I need a sword that is as sturdy as possible, not easily damaged, and preferably has the Indestructible Attribute."

Indestructible Attribute.

As the name implied, it was an attribute that allowed something to remain intact forever, never to be damaged.

Weapons forged by high-ranking smiths with the Smithing ability would all carry some degree of magical attributes and effects. The Indestructible Attribute was one of them, a relatively rare and advanced special weapon attribute.

The sword Ais used—Despair Sword—was a First-Class Armament with the Indestructible Attribute.

Ais possessed Wind Spirit Sprint, a magic that placed an enormous burden on weapons and could destroy them at any time. To extend her fighting time as much as possible and avoid losing both her weapon and combat ability in battle, she had specially commissioned such a weapon.

With that precedent before him, Riezel, whose weapons were likewise easily damaged because of Wind Spirit Sprint, naturally regarded a weapon with the Indestructible Attribute as his first choice.

But—

"You actually want a special weapon with the Indestructible Attribute?" Tsubaki said happily. "Looks like this is another big order."

That was right. Even within the Hephaestus Familia, commissioning a special weapon with the Indestructible Attribute counted as a major order.

In short, it was expensive.

Special weapons with the Indestructible Attribute were at minimum Second-Class Armaments, and could even be First-Class Armaments. Their cost was absolutely exorbitant.

To put it bluntly, even a Second-Class indestructible weapon could sell for tens of millions of Valis. A First-Class indestructible weapon selling for over a hundred million Valis would not be surprising at all.

And that was precisely what gave Riezel the biggest headache.

"My budget isn't very large. If it's really too expensive, then forget about the Indestructible Attribute."

That was why he had said "preferably" rather than "definitely."

A price of at least tens of millions of Valis was still quite a burden for Riezel, who had only become an adventurer a little over a month ago.

Although after teaming up with Lefiya, Riezel no longer ignored Magic Stones and Dropped Items, and returned loaded down with Lefiya every day, it was naturally impossible for him to earn much money in just over a month.

Since reaching Lv.2, Riezel had explored the Middle Floors beyond the 13th Floor with Lefiya. They could earn roughly over a hundred thousand Valis a day, meaning each of them received nearly a hundred thousand Valis after splitting it.

At that rate, Riezel had only earned several million Valis in over a month, including the eight hundred thousand Valis he needed to repay Lefiya for covering the cost of his weapon.

Fortunately, when he fought the 17th Floor's Floor Master, Goliath, in a One-on-One Battle, Riezel had obtained not only an enormous Magic Stone but also a Dropped Item—Goliath's Hard Skin.

The value of a Dropped Item from a Floor Master was easy to imagine.

Then there was the Monster Feast he encountered while exploring the 16th Floor a month ago. He had slaughtered monsters left and right during that Monster Feast and earned quite a bit. After selling all the Magic Stones and Dropped Items, Riezel's savings had barely reached around ten million Valis.

That amount was not insufficient for buying a Second-Class Armament.

But Second-Class Armaments varied in quality. The good ones were barely inferior to First-Class Armaments, while the bad ones were only slightly better than Third-Class Armaments. As a result, their prices fluctuated enormously. Some were worth several million Valis, while others were worth tens of millions, and some Second-Class Armaments had even been inflated to astronomical prices exceeding a hundred million Valis.

Unfortunately, the Indestructible Attribute was an advanced attribute. Special weapons possessing it were basically all high-end products, and none cost less than ten million Valis.

Riezel certainly wanted a weapon with the Indestructible Attribute, but his budget was limited. If there was truly no other way, he could only settle for a durable Second-Class Armament forged by Tsubaki.

Honestly, that was a bit of a waste.

Orario's greatest smith stood right before him. Her work would surely be the finest in the world, and any commission requiring her personal hand should at least be for a First-Class Armament.

Yet Riezel was asking her to forge a Second-Class Armament. It really was somewhat wasteful.

But there was no helping it. No money meant no money. Riezel was perfectly straightforward about it. If Tsubaki was unwilling to forge a Second-Class Armament, he would simply find another smith.

If Finn had not told him to make the request, Riezel truly had not intended to commission Orario's greatest smith to forge a weapon for him.

He had originally planned to ask another smith from the Hephaestus Familia to accept his commission when Finn settled the matter of the order.

Now that Finn had told him to ask, Riezel had asked.

Presumably, for the sake of Finn and the Loki Familia's reputation, even if Tsubaki had no interest in this order, she would arrange for another smith in her Familia to accept it, right?

However, just as Riezel was thinking this, Finn suddenly spoke.

"Make him the finest weapon possible with the Indestructible Attribute, Tsubaki."

The sudden words left Riezel stunned.

"Captain?"

Riezel looked at Finn in surprise.

"I know your budget is limited, so the Familia will cover it for you this time." Finn smiled at the astonished Riezel. "With your rate of growth, Second-Class Armaments will probably be unable to keep up with your strength before long. Then you'll have to discard the weapon you worked so hard to obtain. That would be a real waste of money."

As someone who had watched Ais grow all the way, Finn knew very well how troublesome weapons could be for someone with the extraordinary magic Wind Spirit Sprint.

A special weapon of the Second-Class level could serve as the main weapon of even a Lv.5 First Class Adventurer. In theory, such a weapon should have been more than enough for Riezel, who was still Lv.4.

But Wind Spirit Sprint was simply that unreasonable. It not only put the caster's body through hell, but also tormented their weapons and equipment. Ais had often been troubled by this problem in the past, until she finally resolved to spend a huge sum commissioning a weapon with the Indestructible Attribute.

Now that Riezel had gained the same power, it was best to avoid this problem whenever possible.

It could be said that a weapon with the Indestructible Attribute was the most suitable weapon for a user of Wind Spirit Sprint.

Although its performance was slightly lower than other weapons of the same class, its inability to break was undoubtedly invaluable to Riezel and Ais, whose weapons could be damaged at any moment.

Finn truly believed that, at Riezel's rate of growth, he would likely become a First Class Adventurer before long.

When that time came, weapons that barely met the requirements would once again fail to keep up with Riezel's combat intensity and have to be abandoned.

Rather than that, it was better to prepare the best from the start.

"The expedition is about to begin as well. Even if you aren't one of the main forces by then, you'll still be a formidable vanguard. Only a good weapon will let you bring out one hundred percent of your strength. That's a good thing for you, for us, and for the Familia."

Finn patted Riezel's thigh and smiled.

"Then it's settled."

Hearing that, Riezel remained silent for a long while before finally nodding.

"You've settled it, right?" Tsubaki spoke up at just the right moment and asked Riezel, "Then I'll take this order. Any other requests?"

"No." Riezel shook his head, then added after thinking for a moment, "If possible, I hope the weapon can be as light as possible."

Naturally, he made that request in order to trigger the effect of Light Armor.

The lighter the weapon, the better the effect of Light Armor would be. Then, the boost it provided to Dexterity and Agility would also become greater.

Therefore, Riezel's requirements for his weapon were simple: hard and light.

As long as it met those two requirements, he did not care even if it had to give up advantages in other areas.

After all, with Wind Spirit Sprint supporting him, even if the weapon's performance was lacking and its power was weak, Riezel could make up for it with magic.

Just as he no longer needed armor, with the Wind Power protection of Wind Armor, there were already few attacks capable of piercing through it and harming Riezel.

"Fine!"

Tsubaki gave Riezel a heavy slap on the back. Her uncovered eye fixed on his face as she spoke with a smile.

"I'll forge you the greatest sword!"

"Let me see just how high you can climb with my sword!"

"The future hero who will leave even the Gods in awe!"

At the same time, on the 30th Floor of the Tower of Babel, an Assembly of Gods was being held.

"Enough nonsense!"

Loki, seated in the place of honor, abruptly stood up, planted one foot on the table, and shouted with a ferocious expression.

"The thousand-and-something Assembly of Gods! Begins!"

Along with Loki's declaration came astonishing cheers.

Looking closely, countless Gods had gathered in this hall, where an entire floor had been transformed into a Temple.

Other than rows of solemn, massive Stone Pillars, the spacious Temple hall contained only a huge Round Table at its center.

The walls in the distance were all enormous panes of glass, surrounded by a sky thirty stories high.

The ceiling was extraordinarily high, making the entire space seem vast and boundless.

The Gods of Orario's major Familias sat around the Round Table and let out thunderous cheers at Loki's declaration.

"It's here!"

"We've finally waited for this day!"

"I've been dying of anticipation!"

"I'm so curious!"

"Lady Loki! Please satisfy our curiosity!"

"Wooooo!"

Whether male or female, the Gods all joined in the rowdy commotion.

And the target of their attention was naturally the star of this occasion—Loki.

"Quit running your damn mouths!"

Loki did not hold back either, immediately swearing at them.

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