Wood's Ability Values Were Four Times Beyond the Human Limit!

Meanwhile, after returning to the Hestia Familia, Wood clearly had no idea that he had become a certain goddess's must-have target. He turned to Hestia, who was sprawled on the sofa like a lazy fish, and asked, "Hestia, there's something I find strange.

"Isn't it said that after adventurers receive a god's Falna, they can enter the Dungeon and hunt monsters to improve their ability values and grow stronger?

"But why is it that even though I killed quite a few monsters during this trip into the Dungeon, I don't feel any stronger?"

Wood had wanted to ask about this ever since he returned earlier, but it had only just occurred to him.

At first, he'd assumed that he was already so strong that any increase in strength would be too small for him to notice.

But after carefully checking his Mana just now, he'd found that it hadn't increased in the slightest over the course of the entire day.

"Wood's clearly very strong, but when it comes to adventurer stuff, he really is a complete beginner.

"Bell's here too, so I'll explain it to both of you."

"It's true that adventurers can use a god's Falna to improve their ability values and grow stronger by killing monsters in the Dungeon.

"But to improve your abilities, a god has to update the ability values on your back.

"And leveling up isn't that simple, either. You have to accumulate enough 'great feats' to qualify.

"By 'great feats,' I mean challenging or defeating monsters or opponents who are above your current level."

Wood more or less understood Hestia's explanation. The so-called "basic abilities"—those ability values—were a bit like a character's experience points. They had to be raised to their maximum.

The so-called "great feats," meanwhile, seemed like a bottleneck or an achievement.