Not Enough Weapons to Go Around

The fighting prowess displayed by the Hestia Familia immediately astonished everyone in Orario; the strength of those two women was simply outrageous.

News of what happened at the Divine Banquet quickly spread throughout Orario. No one expected that the Hestia Familia, who had just arrived in Orario, would possess such great strength.

Inside Freya Familia, Freya couldn't help but ask Ottar, "Ottar, what do you think of those two?"

In response to Freya's question, Ottar said with a grave expression, "Very strong, especially that black-haired woman who looks gentle; she's extremely dangerous!"

The danger Ottar felt from Yor was much stronger than that from Nangong Natsuki. Although there was danger emanating from Nangong Natsuki, it was not as intense as the threat Yor posed to him!

An extremely dangerous guy, whose level is definitely higher than his, possibly even a V8. Thinking of this, Ottar's face became extremely solemn. Orario has suddenly become a formidable force.

Freya's eyes lit up with interest when she heard Ottar say that. People from another world? That's really interesting. And those two souls are quite brilliant too!

It's a pity. At this level of strength, she couldn't possibly let him join her Familia. She just wonders about the others in the Hestia Familia.

"People from another world!" Freya was now filled with interest. Anyone who could be sent here must be quite something, right? She'd better observe them another day!

In fact, besides her, many people were also filled with curiosity and fear about humans from another world. Hestia had said that there were God Slayer there.

It's simply outrageous. How on earth did they kill a god? This is a question worth exploring. What unfortunate god was it that the people over there killed?

Li Yu had no idea what had happened in Orario. Since everyone was in the safe zone, they all got a good night's sleep.

The next day, Li Yu and the others got up one after another. After washing up and eating the food they had brought, they continued their work. Their goal for the day was still the 16th floor.

After tidying up the campsite, the group headed towards the seventeenth level. Many others traveled together to the passage, carrying large packs on their backs.

If nothing unexpected happens, these people are adventurers returning from a lower level, and they are a team planning to return to the surface.

Li Yu glanced at these people but didn't pay them much attention. These people also glanced at Li Yu and his group, since it was quite rare to see such a large group of people suddenly appear.

However, after they realized that Li Yu and the others were not Familia, they didn't pay much attention to them and continued on their way back to the surface.

The group returned to the 17th floor, but no monsters spawned there. Li Yu and the others didn't linger and continued to the 16th floor. Then, just like yesterday, they split up to search for monsters.

For the rest of the day, everyone fought here. Only at noon did they gather together to rest and have lunch. In the evening, everyone returned to the 18th floor to rest.

In this short period of time, everyone has gradually gotten used to life in the Dungeon. Without Dungeon, it's absolutely lonely.

Fortunately, Li Yu and the others were in groups of four, so at least someone could speak; otherwise, they would have all broken down in such an environment.

Sometimes, the Dungeon are just too claustrophobic. If you stayed in such a place for years, you could probably develop a mental illness from it.

Although everyone was exhausted after a long day, they were quite satisfied because they had gained so much. The materials they collected on this trip were enough for Li Yu to upgrade everyone's weapons.

After several days of fighting, everyone's weapons are all worn out, all from battles with monsters. There were so many monsters that their weapons were used up a lot.

When Asuna looked at her weapon with a pained expression. She was so frustrated because the weapon she had bought at a high price was now chipped and damaged.

The sword tip was even more bent, not to mention the weapons in the hands of the others; their weapons were not even as good as Asuna's.

"This is outrageous! How long has it been? And the weapon has become like this!" Asuna was quite frustrated. Her weapon was of high quality, but it seemed a bit inadequate in this Dungeon.

"That's why there are all sorts of enchanted weapons in this world, such as those with self-repair and indestructible properties. Everyone, work hard to make money, so that at least when we go back, we should all have a decent weapon, right?" Li Yu was also looking at his Tang Dao.

His Tang Dao didn't have so many problems, because it was forged by Hephaestus himself, and now it only had two enchantments: auto-repair and sharpness.

The existence of these two attributes makes Li Yu's weapon very strong; it has automatic repair capabilities, meaning that if there is any damage on it, it can slowly recover if left unattended.

Of course, if you infuse it with magic, it will recover even faster. If possible, Li Yu would prefer his weapon to have an indestructible attribute, like Ais's Sword of Despair.

Moreover, as long as you have one "not bad" attribute, it doesn't really matter whether you have other attributes or not, because just having one "not bad" attribute is enough. Thinking of this, Li Yu began to ponder.

How can I upgrade this weapon to have the indestructible attribute? It's almost at the top level, but only if the sword can drink blood, specifically the blood of a god!

When upgrading weapons, it seems that the two characteristics can also be upgraded at the same time. At that time, you will need to add some special materials. The automatic repair is basically the indestructible attribute of a semi-finished product.

Li Yu's words made Asuna and the others nod in agreement, but they would still have to rely on Li Yu for their weapons, since Li Yu could now forge them himself.

If they were to hire someone to forge weapons... no one knows how many materials they would need to farm to earn that much money. The price for that god to forge weapons is extremely high; they simply can't afford it.

"We can only collect the materials and then let you forge them." Asuna looked at Li Yu with a smile. This was all they could do for now; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to bring back any really good weapons.

"That's no problem. If we gather more materials, I'll forge them for you slowly. However, if you want to forge even better weapons, you'll have to delve deeper into the craft." Li Yu shrugged, meaning that from now on, everyone could only become stronger.

Only by venturing deeper into more distant areas can one obtain better materials; otherwise, relying solely on the materials from the previous areas, it is impossible to forge better weapons.

Everyone understood this principle: only by becoming stronger could they acquire stronger weapons. This was also their next goal. After exchanging ideas for a while, they began preparing dinner.

The camp where Ais and the others were is now deserted. When they went out this morning, those guys were still there, but they're gone now.

If nothing unexpected happens, they have probably already returned to the ground. Li Yu didn't pay much attention to it and instead had dinner with everyone.

During the meal, Li Yu explained the plans for tomorrow, "Tomorrow we'll continue to the 16th floor, then return to the surface around noon and leave the Dungeon before dark."

If you don't return to the surface before dark, the entrance will close. This is a rule in Orario to prevent monsters from escaping from the Dungeon at night.

No one had any objections to Li Yu's arrangements, but Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but ask, "When will we come again next time?"

Yukino Yukinoshita has become addicted to fighting in Dungeon because she can clearly feel herself getting stronger, and therefore wants to continue.

"Let's go back in a few days. The main purpose of this trip is to update everyone's status and upgrade everyone's weapons, otherwise everyone will be unable to withstand it," Li Yu said after glancing at Yukino.

Hearing Li Yu say this, Yukino Yukinoshita nodded. That was acceptable, and the others had no objections either, since their weapons really couldn't withstand it.

"Besides that, we'll all be doing our activities together tomorrow. We'll find a monster room and grind for half a day, which will also help us practice our teamwork." The further down the map you go, the more important teamwork becomes, but none of us have actually worked together before.

Where do people cooperate the most? It's undoubtedly in the Dungeon before we came to this world, though most of the time everyone fights independently.

So, taking advantage of the last day, Li Yu planned to have everyone cooperate with each other, at least to some extent, right?

Hearing Li Yu's arrangement, everyone had no objections. This was perfect. As long as everyone followed Li Yu 'Li Yu instructions, they would do whatever he said.

Everyone quickly shoveled food into their hands. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they began to take care of their personal hygiene and found a place to wash up.

After finishing all this, everyone prepared to rest. However, Li Yu did not plan to rest so soon. He intended to go to the small town over there and see if there were any valuable materials he could buy.

Just as Li Yu was about to set off for the town, Asuna returned after washing up. Seeing Li Yu's actions, she asked with some confusion, "Where are you going?"

Li Yu glanced at Asuna, whose hair was still a little damp, and immediately said, "I plan to go to that town and see if there are any materials there, I'll buy some."

Upon hearing Li Yu's words, Asuna's eyes lit up, and she quickly replied, "Then I'll go with you, wait for me."

After saying that, Asuna quickly ran back to her tent, and soon she brought her Space Backpack to Li Yu's side.

Li Yu didn't say anything, but silently started walking towards the small town. The two left the camp like that. Some classmates saw them, but no one said anything.

Those who need rest should rest. Unlike Li Yu, who is full of energy and can fight all day without feeling unharmed, they don't have that kind of stamina yet, so they should rest early.

As for Kato Megumi and Yukino, they were still washing up with the other girls, so they didn't know that Li Yu and Asuna had already left the camp.

When Li Yu and Asuna arrived, the place was bustling with activity. Many adventurers had returned to the safe zone from below, and Kurumi groups had even set up stalls in the market.

They took out what they had plundered from the Dungeon that day and processed it on the spot. Apart from that, there were some people carrying large backpacks wandering around. These were the people who specialized in buying materials to resell on the surface.

Asuna followed Li Yu to this settlement, and she couldn't help but frown at the smells; it was a real hodgepodge of all sorts of strange odors.

Some of the people even smelled so bad that it made her want to vomit. She regretted coming with Li Yu, or rather, she should have worn a mask, because the smell was just too awful.

Just as she was wondering whether she should leave, Li Yu handed her a mask and said, "Put this on."

Seeing the mask Li Yu handed her, Asuna hurriedly took it and put it on. Only now did she feel a little better; otherwise, she really couldn't stand it. As a modern person, coming to a place like this was truly unbearable.

Imagine a group of people spending many days in a Dungeon... and never showering. Just thinking about it gives me the creeps!

The two put on masks and began to stroll around the town. Li Yu's eyes kept scanning the stalls, most of which sold materials and Magic Stone dropped by monsters.

Besides these, there were some ores mined in the Dungeon, which were Li Yu's real targets. After looking around, Li Yu's gaze fell on some silvery-white ores. He led Asuna to this stall and asked, "How much are these Star Silver Ore?"

Hearing the voice, the stall owner looked up at the two people and noticed they were wearing masks. He paused for a moment, but still quoted a price. "50,000 Valis."

Since they can name the ore directly, they must know what they're doing, so there's no way to fool them. We can only deal with it as soon as possible and then go back to our camp to rest.

"Okay, I'll take them all." Li Yu nodded when he heard the price. It was indeed reasonable, even cheaper than outside. Without any hesitation, Li Yu took them directly.

After settling the payment, Li Yu put the ores into Asuna's Space Backpack and continued to wander around. Li Yu didn't hesitate to buy any useful materials.

The materials here are much cheaper than outside. After browsing around, Li Yu bought nearly a million worth of materials, mostly ores and the like.

On the contrary, Li Yu did not buy too many materials dropped by the monsters. After they finished shopping, Li Yu took Asuna away. Asuna did not speak throughout the entire trip, and only spoke after they left the town.

"Honestly, I knew I shouldn't have come. The smell inside is awful." Asuna was a little annoyed. She had been too hasty; she shouldn't have come.

"Yes, I can do it myself from now on. The materials here are much cheaper than outside, so I can come here from time to time to buy some goods." Li Yu was quite satisfied with this harvest.

Especially those ores, if you combine several of them, you can use them for enchanting, although the enchantment is relatively weak, but it's enough.

"It's cheap, but everyone here is so slovenly!" Asuna muttered to herself as she talked about it, and she made up her mind that she would be more prepared if she went down to the underground level in the future.

She absolutely couldn't end up like those people; she needed to bring more water with her from now on, as she had just witnessed the condition of quite a few female adventurers.

All I can say is, I really don't want to become like that.

Li Yu looked at Asuna with amusement. It seemed that coming out with her had made Asuna aware of the difficulties of the Dungeon, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

"Among the materials we just collected, we can combine them to create an enchanting material that can add an enchantment attribute called 'Sturdiness' to your upcoming weapons," Li Yu said as he started walking back.

Not broken, self-healing, and sturdy are actually all part of the same enchantment series. Toughness is the lowest level, but it's enough for most users.