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On the floor that served as the territory of Level 2 adventurers, the powerfully built Orc Ota was exploring alone.

This time, he had come to the Dungeon to complete his task...

To select a qualified monster to serve as Ling Xuan's whetstone.

Looking at the scene before him and the Dungeon, Ota could not help but sigh.

"It's been a long time since I lingered on this floor..."

Though his heart was filled with endless sentiment, Ota had no intention of stopping here and continued onward.

"Moooh...!"

Amid an ear-splitting roar, a Minotaur appeared before Ota.

A large monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull, its muscles knotted and bulging.

Ota's purpose was to capture this savage monster.

On the other side, the Minotaur let out an excited roar upon seeing the adventurer.

"Moooooooo...!"

Studying the Minotaur carefully, Ota narrowed his eyes slightly.

There was no doubt that this monster was in an excited state.

It was also far stronger than the Minotaurs he had inspected before.

It had even used the Armory of the Labyrinth to obtain a natural weapon—a stone axe.

The one-handed axe was stained with what looked like splashed red liquid.

Perhaps it had fought adventurers before, or perhaps it had split open an opponent's skull.

There were no obvious injuries anywhere on its body.

A monster like this could not be more suitable as a stepping stone.

He had struck the jackpot. Ota narrowed his earthy red eyes.

As a Level 7 adventurer, subduing a Level 2 monster required hardly any effort at all.

Thus, the Minotaur did not even last one second against him.

After calming the monster down, Ota reached behind his back and tossed one of the two swords crossed at his waist to the Minotaur.

"You should be able to use it based on your movements earlier. Use it flexibly and show me."

The Minotaur did as told. Watching the monster before him, Ota nodded in satisfaction.

But it was not enough. Far from enough.

This monster... had to be thoroughly trained before it would be qualified to serve as Ling Xuan's stepping stone.

Only then would that Goddess be satisfied.

The flying sparks never ceased, while the cries of metal overlapped and echoed throughout the vast cavern.

Hours passed. Then dozens of hours.

The pitiful Minotaur was forced into hellish training. All because of a Goddess's whim, this Minotaur had become a stepping stone.

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This Guy Doesn't Need Armor at All

Meanwhile, Ling Xuan naturally had no idea what inhumane treatment the Minotaur was suffering because of him.

Of course, even if he knew, Ling Xuan probably would not feel much about it.

At most, he would thank Freya and Ota.

After all, he was currently troubled over the matter of a Great Deed.

Just as he had been dozing off, someone had sent him a pillow.

Wasn't that a great benefactor?

A day later.

In the northern part of Orario, Ling Xuan stood alone in a semicircular plaza facing the main road.

He had arranged to meet Eina here.

Before long—

"Hey—Ling—Xuan—!"

Eina appeared, dressed in a stylish white blouse paired with a short skirt.

How should he put it? She looked fashionable yet casual.

Seeing Eina like this, Ling Xuan felt somewhat sentimental.

In Orario, eight major roads known as the "Great Streets" extended outward from the center of the city, each occupying a direction.

Namely north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, and northwest.

From a bird's-eye view, four thick lines could be seen cutting through the center of the city and stretching outward.

The Dungeon was located at the heart of the city, where those Great Streets intersected.

The central plaza where the Great Streets converged, Central Park, lay right before them.

At the center of his vision stood a skyscraper-like structure with an overwhelming sense of presence.

This was one of Orario's most famous buildings—the Babel Tower.

A building renowned even in distant history.

It represented chaos.

It was said that this tower had been built by humanity to reach Heaven.

But God learned of this plan and made people speak different languages so they could no longer communicate with one another, ultimately causing the construction of the Babel Tower to fail.

In this world, however, it was a landmark structure built after the Gods who descended from the Heavenly Realm gathered in Orario and developed it over a long period of time.

Without question, it was also the most conspicuous building in Orario.

It was said that the building could be seen clearly from anywhere within the Dungeon.

Because of this, the Babel Tower had become Orario's most important district.

Not only that, it also housed the most prosperous shops.

It was also the base of Freya, one of Orario's strongest Familias.

But today, the two of them planned to visit a shop belonging to the Hephaestus Familia.

Soon, they arrived at Central Park.

It was a circular district surrounding the white-walled giant tower, the Babel Tower.

Green trees were planted throughout, and fountains had been set up here and there, making it look somewhat like a park.

All sorts of citizens crowded the roads regardless of status, but nearly everyone visible within this central plaza was an adventurer carrying weapons such as swords and spears.

The most frightening thing was that, despite there being enough people to make one dizzy, the place still was not packed to capacity.

Led by Eina, the two entered the Babel Tower.

The first floor of the Babel Tower was like an entrance hall, while the main public facilities were located above the second floor.

Stepping onto one of several circular platforms, Eina operated the device installed on it.

Then... the platform left the ground and floated upward.

Ling Xuan was not particularly surprised by the sight.

This goblet-shaped device was an elevator used for traveling between floors... a magic stone item.

A large number of "magic stones" were installed beneath the platform, converting the magic power produced by the stones into buoyancy.

It was basically a magical elevator!

Soon, the two arrived at the floor occupied by shops belonging to the Hephaestus Familia.

Although he had expected it, Ling Xuan still could not help but sigh when he saw the scene before him.

"Is this what you'd expect from the Babel Tower?"

Every shop on this floor belonged to the Hephaestus Familia.

Swords, spears, axes, hammers, blades, bows, shields, armor, and other protective gear... there was a dazzling assortment of weapon shops. Aside from that, there were many people, and almost all of them were adventurers.

Thinking about it, though, that made sense. This place could practically be said to gather the finest equipment in Orario.

If one could not find satisfactory equipment here, they would not find anything useful elsewhere either.

For Ling Xuan, this was quite a good place.

It was not bad for picking out spare weapons...

Of course, it was not without flaws...

After all, the things here were truly expensive. A lavishly designed longsword that looked incredibly powerful cost one million just by itself.

However, Ling Xuan could fully understand the price.

After all, this was a shop of Hephaestus, the God of Forging. Being able to join it and sell one's weapons here meant that one had already reached the pinnacle of craftsmanship.

If he did not have Heavenly Fire Judgement, he would truly have been tempted.

At the same time, he was somewhat glad that he had not asked Hestia to have the God of Forging craft a weapon for him.

Otherwise, the debt he would owe would be astronomical.

"Ling Xuan, take a good look around. The things here should be irresistibly appealing to adventurers like you."

Ling Xuan smiled and nodded at those words.

"Indeed, adventurers need equipment."

A good piece of equipment could greatly improve an adventurer's chances of survival.

But that only applied to ordinary adventurers.

That rule was not particularly applicable to Ling Xuan.

As long as Ling Xuan did not overestimate himself and venture into the deeper levels of the Dungeon, he would not encounter any danger.

Not to mention Ryu Lion was by his side...

The upper limit of their party was truly high!

Even so, Ling Xuan still planned to buy some spare weapons here.

After all, using Skyfire against those small monsters always felt like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Soon, Ling Xuan spotted a rather handsome one-handed sword. It looked fairly powerful, and it was more than sufficient as a spare weapon.

It only cost 1.5 million...

Ling Xuan bought it without batting an eye.

"What about armor? I don't think I've seen you wearing any armor."

Eina asked curiously.

Hearing that, Ling Xuan shook his head.

"For now, I don't need any armor. In the future, there will be better ones."

Eina fell silent.