Updating Abilities, Thoughts on Upgrading

Liber, lying in bed, was unaware that the Familia's executives were discussing the current abnormal situation.

He was merely thinking about the scenes he had witnessed in the Dungeon.

Lefiya's magic, which annihilated with a single strike, and the Amazon sisters' fists and feet, which crushed monsters with ease.

The originally terrifying, dense swarms of monsters were defeated by first-tier adventurers as if playing a game.

Monsters that had filled him with dread were easily eliminated with a single punch or kick, and those he had painstakingly held back were not even worth mentioning.

"Strength, strength."

Liber sighed.

Having come to this fantastical world and experienced destructive power far beyond his imagination, his inner yearning for strength grew even stronger.

He suddenly sat up.

He clenched his fist tightly, feeling his greatly improved physical condition and his magic, which had expanded several times over.

He silently recalled the scene after he had Loki update his status.

Liber. Miller

"Strength": G261 >> E402

"Endurance": G262 >> E401

"Dexterity": G264 >> E402

"Agility": G260 >> E403

"Magic": F300 >> D500

"The mastery of all stats has increased by nearly eight hundred, an exaggerated increase in proficiency just like before."

Loki marveled as she looked at the printed changes in Liber's status.

She had originally thought that the higher the stats, the harder it would be to acquire proficiency.

His growth rate would gradually slow down, but after only a few days, it hadn't slowed down at all.

She couldn't help but complain inwardly.

Liber put on his clothes and took his status sheet from Loki's hand, looking at it seriously.

Loki walked towards her storage box, squatted down, and began rummaging through it for fine wine.

Turning her back to Liber, she asked, "How was your first day teaming up with Lefiya?"

Recalling the day's encounters, he covered his head with one hand and said weakly, "Terrible!"

"Huh?" Loki, who had just found the wine she wanted and was picking up the bottle to stand up, turned around in confusion upon hearing Liber's words.

Seeing Loki's slightly misunderstanding gaze, he quickly waved his hand.

"Lefiya is an excellent and very kind person. What I meant was about the other things we encountered in the Dungeon."

Liber explained earnestly to Loki.

Loki, holding the wine bottle, looked at him even more puzzled.

"We encountered many troublesome things in the Dungeon. It's a long story, how should I put it?"

He looked troubled, considering how to organize his words to tell Loki what had happened.

"If there are too many things, then don't bother. You didn't go further into the Dungeon like last time, did you?"

As she spoke, Loki turned and sat cross-legged on the bed, placing the wine in her lap and forcefully opening the cork.

"No, we didn't. We only stayed on the fifth floor for a while, but—"

"Just the fifth floor? With the two of you, there's nothing to worry about."

Liber was about to tell Loki about his day's experiences when she interrupted him.

She then pulled out the cork with a "bang" and began to drink from the bottle.

"Ah!"

After drinking for a while, Loki placed the wine bottle back in her lap, her face already flushed.

"If there's anything, we can talk about it later. It's already so late today."

Loki put down the wine bottle and waved at Liber, hiccuping.

"Alright then. Actually, there's nothing much. We can talk about it later."

Liber looked at the deepening night sky and then at the slightly tipsy Loki, saying helplessly.

"Oh~ yes! With your current abilities~ you'll be able to consider promoting soon~"

Loki continued to drink, her already indistinct eyes narrowing even further.

Hearing Loki's hint, Liber began to ponder.

For adventurers, obtaining magic and skills is certainly a joyous occasion.

However, if an adventurer had to choose between magic, skills, and leveling up, most would decisively choose leveling up.

Especially for low-level adventurers at LV1, leveling up is what they anticipate the most.

For them, it's not the magical spells that can be intuitively displayed before their eyes, nor the skills with various peculiar effects, nor even the enhancement of their regular stats that takes precedence.

Only the all-encompassing evolution of leveling up is what they most eagerly await.

Because, only by advancing from LV1 can one officially step onto the path of the extraordinary.

This is not just because those at LV2 and above have a voice in Orario.

It is also because the formal name for Falna is "Divine Falna."

It is the most precious gift bestowed by the gods upon the lower realm.

Before advancing, Falna is regarded as an accelerator of growth, meaning that at this stage, its function is to make those who can already grow stronger, grow stronger more quickly and comprehensively.

Therefore, when it acts as an accelerator, it depends on the adventurer's own qualities and potential.

If there is still room for improvement, then Falna can accelerate this process, better excavating potential through accumulated experience.

But if one's potential has been completely exhausted, then unfortunately, Falna will not accelerate growth out of thin air, no matter what.

This is also the reason for the disparity in adventurers' proficiency.

These adventurers, who have exhausted their potential, cannot increase their proficiency by even a little, even if they constantly train and adventure to accumulate vast amounts of experience.

For this reason, even at the LV1 stage, there are differences in strength based on abilities, but they still remain within the realm of mortals.

In the lower realm, every race, every person has a so-called limit.

At the LV1 stage, even without Falna, time will forge those who truly pursue their limits.

Whether it's the strong dwarves, the incredibly resilient beastmen, the magically gifted elves, or the struggling humans and demi-humans, it's the same for all.

To surpass this limit, one must cease to be "mortal" and step into the extraordinary realm.

Even if an individual completely exhausts their potential at LV1 and can no longer improve at all, once they level up, they will undergo a complete metamorphosis.

This metamorphosis is like a water container changing its capacity and material; its capacity becomes larger, and its material becomes harder.

After leveling up, one's being is sublimated to another level; even if previous growth has stagnated, one can still advance again and become stronger.

For the gods, the process of their children leveling up is like a ritual, slowly drawing them closer.

The higher the level, the more transformations; the more comprehensive the evolution, the closer one gets to "parents."

Is this not also a path to godhood?

Moreover, levels are not easily increased.

On one hand, an adventurer's ability stats must reach the D rank.

On the other hand, one must achieve great deeds and obtain higher-quality experience points for level breakthroughs.

To level up, if one's abilities are not up to par, they cannot withstand the evolutionary transformation.

It's like building a house; without a deep and solid foundation, one cannot build a very tall house on top.

As for obtaining high-level experience points through great deeds for breakthroughs, it's like the essential materials for character leveling in a role-playing game.

Not everyone is the same.

So-called great deeds, Can be obtained by defeating an enemy with superior strength through sheer power.

Can be acquired by enduring arduous environments with endurance.

Can even be obtained by overcoming difficult challenges through wisdom and skill.

Once these actions are accomplished, those who receive Falna will gain high-level experience points for breakthroughs.

When enough of this level of experience is accumulated, people can advance to higher realms, moving one step closer to "godhood."

For Liber, adventuring to gain Falna and strive towards leveling up is, in comparison to games, more like the path to godhood of a hero in his mind.

Heracles was the greatest hero in ancient Greek mythology.

He endured countless hardships and completed twelve impossible challenges, was widely praised by the Greeks, and after his death, was recognized by the gods to become "Hercules."

After receiving his Falna, Liber wondered if the gods of this world were perhaps anticipating the birth of a "Heracles."

He did not know.

Looking at Loki, who was already drunk and unconscious, he ended his contemplation.

Liber then quietly left Loki's divine chamber.