Not Yet Grown to the Limit

In the chaotic Divine Room, an indescribable silence permeated the air and lingered for a very long time.

Leo first checked the power values on the parchment several times to make sure he hadn't misread them, then he and Loki stared at each other, leaving both of them speechless.

The two looked at each other in bewilderment, which was somewhat comical, especially Loki, who looked like he was doubting God's existence, making Leo almost burst out laughing.

He certainly had the right to laugh.

"Total proficiency in all abilities increased by over 3000----"

After a soft murmur, Leo took a deep breath.

"This can't be a prank, can it?"

His expression, as if to say, "Did you accidentally copy it wrong?", made Loki's face contort once more.

"We really can't decipher your crappy skill, but we've been the Chief God of our clan for decades. Even if we're being conservative, our stats have been updated tens of thousands of times. Do you really think we're illiterate, that we can't even read or write the most basic skill proficiency correctly?"

Loki, holding a needle in his hand, looked like he was about to poke Leo in the face, and was so angry he was grinding his teeth.

"Don't always blame your parents when something goes wrong. Sometimes you should think about whether it's your own problem, okay?"

Although Loki initially doubted whether she had misread or miswritten something, she even opened her usually squinty eyes wide. But if she still misread something after opening her eyes so wide, wouldn't she truly be a blind god?

She's not Odin from his hometown, the great god who donated his eyes to a broken spring; how could she possibly go blind?

As for illiteracy, that's even more impossible.

It's just Divine Script. It may be a very profound script for the people of the Lower World, but for the gods, it's just a common Divine Script. They've been reading and studying it for hundreds of millions of years, so how could they possibly misread it?

So, it's not that she's illiterate, it's that she's genuinely never seen anything like it before.

"But this is just too unbelievable."

Leo checked the ability values on the parchment again, feeling a bit thirsty.

He vaguely sensed that his skill [People of the Alien Star] might be even more powerful than the protagonist's [Liaris Freese] in the original work. Since the limitations of magic and the potential of his own race could be removed by the effect of this skill, the limitations on the growth rate and growth limit of basic abilities would definitely also be removed.

Therefore, before this, Leo had not been without hope that his growth rate could catch up with, or even surpass, that of the original protagonist.

However, when he actually witnessed this astonishing growth, he was still stunned.

The total proficiency in all abilities has increased by over 3000!

What does this mean?

It's worth noting that when the protagonist of the original work obtained the precocious skill [Liaris Freese] at level 1, his overall skill proficiency only increased by a total of one or two hundred, and at most five or six hundred.

Of course, when the opponent gains one or two hundred proficiency points, it's only the cumulative growth of one day. Leo is the cumulative growth of ten days. But if you really compare, his improvement speed is still slightly faster than that of the protagonist in the original work.

This left him feeling somewhat incredulous.

However, he didn't expect that, compared to him, Loki was the one who was truly incredulous.

"Otherwise, why would we ask you what you've done? Is this the rate of growth a human being should be experiencing?"

17

Loki scratched his head, looking somewhat crazed.

It's important to understand that for an ordinary citizen from the Lower World, even after a day of hard work, the increase in proficiency in various basic abilities will absolutely not exceed one hundred.

Sometimes it's a dozen points, sometimes a few points, and sometimes it doesn't even improve at all throughout the whole day. Moreover, it becomes increasingly difficult to improve as time goes on. This is the normal growth rate for people in the Lower World realms.

Even for those exceptionally gifted geniuses, the total increase in proficiency across all abilities in a single day is unlikely to exceed one hundred. Over ten days, they might achieve two or three hundred points, but that's pretty much the limit.

For a typical novice adventurer, if they diligently explore Dungeon every day, venturing into floors of suitable difficulty and constantly engaging in combat, then in about half a month, they can only raise one or more basic abilities from I0 to the H stage with a proficiency of over 100. In other words, the maximum increase in the total proficiency of all abilities is only two or three hundred points, and it is difficult to exceed five hundred points.

And what happened to Leo?

He improved by more than 3,000 points in just ten days!

While others might improve their basic abilities by one stage at most in half a month, from | to H, he raised his weakest "Endurance" from I to E in just ten days, a full four stages higher. "Strength" and "Dexterity" each improved by five stages, reaching D, and even "Agility" improved by six stages, reaching C. Finally, "Demonic Power" inexplicably improved by a full seven stages, reaching B!

That's a B!

Back when Ais was at Lv.1, it seems like it took her about half a year to raise her best basic ability to B, right?

This brat achieved in just ten days what Ais did in six months?

This wasn't even the part Loki found most unacceptable.

Seeing the power ratings on Leo's back flashing like light, Loki spoke with incredibly mixed feelings.

"You little rascal, you've leveled up now, you know that?"

Upon hearing this, Leo abruptly raised his head, staring blankly at the parchment.

"What did you say?"

He wondered if he had misheard.

But he didn't.

I said, you can level up now.

Loki stared intently at Leo and spoke, word by word.

"Your achievements are enough. If you wish, you can now advance to Lv.2 and become a superior adventurer."

This is what Loki finds most unbelievable.

Leo fell into complete silence.

Generally speaking, you only need to meet two conditions to level up.

1. At least one of the basic abilities must reach level D.

Second: Achieve great feats and gain a certain amount of advanced experience points.

Leo already meets the requirements. Except for his worst ability, "Durability," which is not yet at D level, all his other abilities have reached D level, and even his highest ability, "Demonic Power," has reached B level. He has already met the basic requirements for upgrading.

Upon closer reflection, Leo realized that he wasn't entirely unsatisfied with the latter.

On his first day adventuring in the Dungeon, he encountered a desperate situation on the fourth floor, besieged by an entire army of Kobold. Even after defeating the entire Kobold army, he was still covered in wounds and blood. Without the help of high-grade elixirs, he might not have even been able to crawl back to the ground and would have been left to wait for passing companions to rescue him, or be killed by the monsters that appeared first.

Later, Leo explored the 5th Floor, sixth, and even seventh levels of the Dungeon, and he did encounter danger along the way.

When Leo first entered the 6th floor, he encountered the War Shadow 0, who, along with the Killer Ant, was known as a rookie killer.

He was extremely wary of his opponent at the time, and he was very cautious in his exchanges with him. He finally found an opportunity to kill his opponent, but he did not expect that there was a second War Shadow hiding behind him. When he relaxed his guard after killing the first War Shadow, it ambushed him and almost pierced his heart with its sharp claws.

Despite being severely injured, Leo narrowly defeated his opponent, then quickly drank the remaining high-grade elixir to heal his wounds; otherwise, he might have died from excessive blood loss.

On the 7th floor, Leo also encountered two crises. Once, he failed to quickly deal with the Killer Ant and was besieged by a swarm of their companions. The other time, he encountered Purple Moth that sprayed poisonous scales and was accidentally poisoned.

If Leo hadn't carried elixirs with him for replenishment during those two crises, he definitely wouldn't have survived.

Even so, during these two crises, Leo used up a lot of precious elixirs. The only magical elixir he had was used in the battle against the Killer Ant army. He also used three stamina recovery elixirs and one Elixir. The two high-quality antidotes were used in the battle against the Purple Moth.

Thanks to this, Leo was able to overcome one difficulty and crisis after another and survive.

These are undoubtedly adventures that can be called great achievements, enough to generate high-level experience points that can elevate the adventurer's "weapon" and prompt the adventurer to level up.

Moreover, Leo's experience of venturing deep into the 7th floor of the Dungeon with all his stats at I0 is equally valuable.

Achieving great deeds doesn't necessarily have to be through battle; it can also involve other things, such as forging a powerful weapon or researching a unique invention. These are all great deeds worthy of praise and can be considered great achievements. Even if an adventurer can break through their own mental barriers, the experience of "breaking through oneself" is also a great achievement and can generate high-level experience points.

Leo's change of mindset when initially facing a desperate situation, his decision to take the risk, and his overall ability of 10...

His continuous self-improvement, culminating in his daring expedition to the 7th level of the Dungeon, can be considered a breakthrough in himself, a "great act."

If all these things, one by one, still fail to lead to Leo's upgrade, then that would be truly strange.

Why did Loki ask him what he had done?

It was precisely because she had already deduced from this result that Leo must have experienced some extraordinary feat unknown to others; otherwise, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to even meet the conditions for upgrading.

Just as Loki said, if he wanted, he could level up to Lv.2 right now and become a high-level adventurer.

High-ranking adventurer!

This is a title that only adventurers who have reached level 2 can possess.

More than half of the adventurers in Orario are only Lv.1 lower-level adventurers, while less than half are upper-level adventurers.

There is a high wall between Lv.1 and Lv.2, which can only be crossed by those with sufficient qualifications. Adventurers who reach Lv.2 are considered the backbone of Orario and can receive a title bestowed by the gods, thus making their mark on the world.

The members of the Loki Familia are mostly high-level adventurers, with seven of them even being Level 1 adventurers of Lv.5 or higher. This is why the Familia is known as one of the two kings of Orario, and is considered the strongest.

If Leo reaches Lv.2, then he will truly live up to the name of the Loki Familia.

However, this was undoubtedly difficult for Loki to accept.

No way.

"It took Ais a year to reach Lv.2, but she still holds the record for the fastest Lv.2 level."

Loki looked at Leo as if he were looking at an alien.

"What about you, kid? You've leveled up in just ten days!"

This isn't just breaking records, it's dreaming.

The difference between ten days and a year is so vast that even a little human child, let alone a god, could see it.

"Seriously, how did you do that?"

Loki could no longer contain his excitement and grabbed Leo's shoulders, shaking him violently.

"Have you found some secret to leveling up quickly? If so, tell me right away!"

Upon hearing this, Leo, who had remained silent, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Do you think it's possible?

Leo said it in an annoyed tone.

"I know it's impossible, but I just can't figure it out!" Loki grumbled, muttering, "Ten days! You actually leveled up in just ten days! Besides cheating, I really can't think of any other way you did it!"

----Really, you wouldn't have guessed that?

I don't think so.

Leo glanced at Loki and saw a strange emotion flickering in her open eyes. He immediately realized that she had guessed something.

[People of the Alien Star] - This special skill, which even the gods cannot decipher, is far more astonishing than Leo had imagined.

Perhaps the reason he was able to quickly achieve the great feats required for upgrading is because this skill removed the restrictions on upgrading conditions and lowered the difficulty of upgrading?

After all, as mentioned before, the "all-around ability" referred to in this skill is the ability within the entire ability value, including basic ability, development ability, magic, skills, and level.

"So what do you say?" Loki suddenly asked, "Do you want an upgrade?"

Leo fell silent again.

Do you want to upgrade?

If it were someone else, they would definitely say yes without hesitation, right?

With just a nod, you can instantly level up to Lv.2, becoming a superior adventurer. Not only will your strength increase significantly, but you will also receive a title bestowed by the gods, greatly enhancing your reputation.

If that's the case, then what reason is there not to nod?

However, under Loki's gaze, Leo shook his head.

"I feel like I haven't reached my limit at Level 1 yet," Leo said calmly. "So, I want to try harder for a while longer."

Are you kidding me? His highest basic ability is only B, how could he have leveled up like that?

If you can reach B in ten days, then with a little more time to train, you can definitely reach A, or even S.

Perhaps, like the protagonist of the original work, he can break through the upper limit of basic abilities and thus reach SS or SSS.

In this way, when it is upgraded in the future, it will definitely become stronger than it is now.