(Heartfelt thanks to 'Wufeng Haotian', 'Haidi Zhongcao', 'World's End Ballad', and 'Long Lian Qingxue' for their tips!)
The reason Hestia had not immediately helped Bell level up was not simply because it would be more beneficial that way. She also needed to discuss with the person involved what Development Ability he should choose.
After reaching Lv.2, Bell would also be able to obtain a Development Ability.
And just like Noah back then, Bell had accumulated enough experience points to have several Development Abilities to choose from.
Under those circumstances, Hestia naturally had to discuss it with Bell first and let him choose the Development Ability he preferred.
That was why Hestia had not immediately helped Bell level up, temporarily putting it off instead.
In the end, after some discussion, Bell's Development Ability was decided.
—Luck.
That was the Development Ability Bell ultimately chose.
To be honest, even Hestia did not know what effect this Development Ability had.
The reason was simple: Hestia had never even heard of such a Development Ability before.
In other words, this was a newly discovered Development Ability.
In terms of rarity, it was probably even rarer than Mystery, which everyone regarded as a treasure.
However, what effects this Development Ability possessed would have to wait until Bell, the first person to obtain it, explored it himself before it could finally be confirmed.
Hestia could only offer a guess.
"Perhaps this Development Ability called Luck works similarly to Noah's Skill."
—World's Protection.
That was the Skill Noah had possessed when he still had his status values.
The effect of this Skill was extremely simple: it infinitely increased Noah's luck.
Bell's Luck might be a Development Ability related to fortune, just like World's Protection.
However, Bell's Luck definitely could not compare to World's Protection at present.
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