It's Normal That We're Being Watched

Li Yu took the reforged Tang Dao from Hephaestus. The blade was heavier than before, and the patterns on it had been completely changed.

Looking at the weapon, Li Yu was extremely satisfied. However, he was somewhat surprised that the True Magic markings on the weapon had been erased, making it practically a new weapon.

Li Yu examined the weapon, then used True Magic to re-mark it with a True Magic seal before putting it away.

Hephaestus was also amazed by Li Yu's actions, and she couldn't help but ask, "Does your world have this kind of True Magic? It looks very convenient! Can it be summoned at any time?"

"That's right, it can be summoned instantly." With that, Li Yu demonstrated, a Magic Array appearing in his hand, and then instantly summoning the weapon.

This sight immediately made Hephaestus's eyes light up, and she couldn't help but ask, "Can this be used to teach others?"

If the members of the Familia could master this True Magic, it would be incredibly convenient. They could simply store the weapons they forged directly into it, eliminating the need for any special maintenance afterward.

When needed, you can just summon it and use it directly. How much storage space can that save? So if it's suitable, she should take it.

Hephaestus immediately thought of many ways to use this True Magic, which is why she was so interested in it. As far as she knew, True Magic in that world could be learned.

Li Yu was taken aback by Hephaestus's words. After a moment's thought, he couldn't help but ask, "Miss Hephaestus, are you interested? It's not impossible if you want it, but the price..."

Now it was Li Yu's turn to set conditions. He said he wanted to learn, no problem, but he had to pay more, after all, this was precious True Magic, at the very least, very precious in this world.

Although this world will eventually merge with Li Yu's world, that's a matter for the future. Therefore, for now...

It's quite expensive to learn.

Asuna heard Li Yu say this, her expression became somewhat strange. Goodness, it seems Li Yu is planning to sell for a good price. She didn't interrupt, but just listened quietly.

"Alright lad, tell me, how much do you want? This True Magic is very useful to our Familia; it can be used to store the weapons we forge." Hephaestus said somewhat helplessly, but she didn't seem to care about what Li Yu was saying.

As Orario's biggest arms dealer, she has no shortage of money. If this True Magic is useful, she naturally wants to acquire it. She can even resell it to others after acquiring it, so she can't lose money no matter how you look at it.

"If it's for storing weapons, then no, this True Magic has a limit to the number of weapons it can store; it can only store a maximum of two." Hearing Hephaestus's words, Li Yu was speechless. It seemed that the deal was over before it even began.

Is this intended to be used as a warehouse? If so, you should probably abandon that idea as soon as possible, because this thing is simply not suitable.

This answer startled Hephaestus. She frowned and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Not for storing weapons?"

"It's for storing weapons, but it can only store two weapons at a time; it can't store more than that." Li Yu said, demonstrating the staff he had taken out.

"Inferior product!" Hephaestus commented immediately upon seeing the staff Li Yu had taken out. Then she was disappointed; if the True Magic couldn't be used to store a large number of weapons, it was of no use to her.

Her interest in the True Magic waned considerably. Thinking of this, Hephaestus said somewhat listlessly, "Forget it, I'm not interested in storing large quantities of weapons."

"What's not interesting anymore?" Just then, Hestia walked in from outside, looking at her friend with some curiosity. What were they talking about?

"I took a liking to one of this guy's True Magic, but the True Magic wasn't what I expected," Hephaestus explained to Hestia with some regret.

"Aww~!" Hestia blinked, but she didn't ask any more questions. Yukino Yukinoshita had just told her a lot of things, and she understood that it was best not to talk about certain things with others.

Therefore, Hestia made up her mind to ask and say less about things in the future, otherwise, it would cause trouble if some things got out.

Li Yu was also somewhat disappointed. They weren't interested? That was a real shame. He had planned to take this opportunity to recoup some losses, but now it seemed he'd have to wait until later.

He did possess True Magic for storing weapons, but Li Yu didn't intend to reveal True Magic. Although it was somewhat regrettable, he could only leave it at that for now.

After the weapon was reforged, Li Yu paid the remaining balance to Hephaestus. This scene pained Hestia terribly. Although the money wasn't hers, spending so much so soon after returning home was heartbreaking for anyone.

When Li Yu paid the bill, Hestia looked pained, a scene that Hephaestus witnessed, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

Seeing her friend's distress made her feel better. She accepted the Valis that Li Yu had given her, Hephaestus couldn't help but say to Li Yu, "Wait here for me!"

After Hephaestus finished speaking, she turned and left. After she left, Yukino Yukinoshita looked over, her eyes conveying a clear meaning: she was asking Li Yu if he had learned it.

Noticing the other person's gaze, Li Yu nodded without explaining anything, but Yukino Yukinoshita understood, which made the corners of her mouth turn up slightly.

In that case, Li Yu could forge herself from now on. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but say, "Since we're already here, why don't we buy a set of forging tools to practice on our own?"

What she meant was that she wanted to buy a set of tools to take home and forge some weapons herself; the tools here were all there, so she could just get a set.

"Alright, let's get a set of tools then." Li Yu nodded and didn't refuse; it was indeed a good idea to get a set of forging tools.

"Then I'll go find that girl named Tsubaki." Seeing this, Yukino Yukinoshita also left immediately to find the girl named Tsubaki. There was no need to find Hephaestus to buy forging tools; she could just go directly to Tsubaki.

Yukino left, while Li Yu and the others waited where they were. Soon after, Hephaestus returned, handing Li Yu a notebook and saying, "Take a look, write down as much as you can!"

Hearing this, Hestia couldn't hold back any longer. She blurted out, "Hey, hey, hey, aren't you making things difficult for him? Just remember as much as you can! Li Yu can't even understand the language of this other world right now!!"

In Hestia's eyes, this was making things difficult for Li Yu. He had only just arrived in this world; how could he possibly understand the language of this other world? Wasn't this just bullying an honest person?

"That seems to be true? In that case, here you go, you can read it to her." Hephaestus thought it made sense, so she simply handed the notebook to Hestia.

She asked Hestia to read it to Li Yu, and she trusted her friend, believing that her friend would never pass on her notes.

Hearing Hephaestus's words, Hestia readily accepted the gift and then said matter-of-factly, "I'll return it to you after Li Yu has learned it."

Li Yu really wanted to chime in and say that he understood it, but then he thought better of it. In Li Yu's eyes, he was still a newbie, and even if he said he had learned everything, probably no one would believe him.

Since he was going to pretend, he might as well pretend convincingly. Having made up his mind, Li Yu had a plan: he wanted the notebook, and he also wanted Hestia to read it to him.

This wasn't just for Hephaestus's benefit, but also for everyone else. Maintaining one's public image is crucial when traveling. With this in mind, Li Yu expressed his gratitude.

"Don't mention it. Feel free to ask me anything you don't understand. I'm quite the teacher!" Hephaestus smiled at Li Yu.

He never thought Li Yu could learn anything from this; he was just doing Li Yu a favor so he could consider her when he changed jobs in the future.

Hestia carefully put the notebook away, and the group's visit to the Hephaestus Familia was considered a successful conclusion.

Li Yu went to find the other people and also took the forging tools that Yukino Yukinoshita had bought. These tools were relatively cheap and didn't cost much.

"Well then, we'll be going now. We still have a lot to take care of. See you at the banquet tomorrow night!" Hestia waved to Hephaestus, leading Li Yu and the others.

"See you later!" Hephaestus nodded. The main reason she went to see Hestia today was to bring her this news: the banquet of the Gods would be held tomorrow night.

The main character is Hestia, which is a tradition in Orario. Every time a new god descends, a banquet is held, and Hestia is no exception.

Not to mention, Hestia brought back so many people as soon as she descended to the mortal realm, how could this not arouse the curiosity of the other gods? Therefore, a banquet had to be held.

After parting ways with Hephaestus, Li Yu and the others headed to the talent market to find suitable people to take back to their Familia, such as cleaning maids and cooks.

These were all things that Li Yu and the others needed to do today, so everyone was busy. Upon arriving at the market, Li Yu instructed everyone to split up and take action.

I started taking care of these things, and also sent some people to buy some ingredients and other necessities, since we can't eat everything we brought ourselves, can we?

That would probably finish eating very quickly, so Li Yu got the students in the class to work together. The 40-plus people were divided into four groups, and Li Yu led his team members and Xia Yu's team members to the job market to recruit people.

In Orario, there are people who specialize in doing this, and this talent market is a product of the guild, so there's no need to worry about disloyalty.

After Li Yu explained his needs, he quickly recruited people, all of them women, and even some beast-eared girls and dwarves.

As long as they could work, Li Yu didn't care what race they were. Once he determined the manpower he needed, Li Yu signed Contract with them on the spot and took care of everything. Then, Li Yu sent them to report to the Hestia Familia.

"Let's go buy some books!" Hestia suddenly suggested as they passed a bookstore, urging Li Yu to buy some books to take home.

This way, she could read books to pass the time when she had nothing to do, since she couldn't really help Li Yu and the others with going down into the Dungeon.

Hearing Hestia's words, Li Yu did not refuse, because he also had a need, and there might be some useful things in the books of this world.

"Okay, let's find an old bookstore and just pack them up and take them away." Li Yu wanted to buy more than just one or two books; he remembered that Hestia had worked in an old bookstore in the anime.

In that case, why not just go to the bookstore and buy all the books there? It won't cost much anyway.

Hestia was taken aback when she heard Li Yu say he wanted to buy up an entire bookstore. She hesitated and said, "Isn't that a bad idea? Wouldn't it be too wasteful?"

"It's not a waste, it'll be useful anyway, don't worry." Xia Yu chuckled and grabbed Hestia. They knew Li Yu's abilities all too well.

Perhaps it won't be long before Li Yu finishes reading all those books, so buying as many as he wants won't be a waste, and everyone will support him.

"Alright!" Since that's the case, Hestia had nothing more to say. She immediately ran off excitedly to ask around and see where the bookstore was.

After all, it was her first time in Orario, and she wasn't very familiar with where the bookstores were, so she had to ask someone.

Li Yu and Asuna followed silently behind, and Li Yu's perception ability was always on, which made him even more certain of his guesses.

"Asuna, let's go buy some materials later. I need to set up a Magic Array at the base." Li Yu said this directly.

Upon hearing this, Asuna frowned and looked at Li Yu with some doubt, saying, "Set up Magic Array? The entire base? That would require a lot of materials, wouldn't it? Can you afford it?"

The implication is that she wants to build a large Magic Array. If it were just an ordinary Magic Array, Li Yu wouldn't need to tell her; he could just buy some materials.

"There shouldn't be any problem. The main thing is that we just Orario, and yesterday we spent so much money buying guild territory and stuff. Now we're being watched." Li Yu casually mentioned this to Asuna as they walked.

Upon hearing this, Asuna, Yukino Yukinoshita, and the others immediately turned to look at him. Asuna lowered her voice and asked Li Yu, "Really?"

Is this a joke? Are you sure we've been targeted so quickly? Aren't the locals being incredibly unfriendly?

"Hmm... it really is. There are a few rats following us in the alley behind us. They're not very strong, probably people who do this kind of thing for a living." Orario is a place where all sorts of strange and unpredictable things happen; being targeted is perfectly normal.

When everyone heard these words, their expressions turned serious. If Li Yu hadn't spoken, they wouldn't have known. None of them turned around; instead, they continued to follow Hestia.

"I'll go take a look," Kato Megumi said quietly at this moment, and then left the group. Her leaving the group did not attract the attention of the people behind her, or rather, they had not noticed Kato Megumi in the first place.

"Are you alright?" Asuna, a little worried as she watched Kato Megumi leave. She even wanted to go with Kato Megumi.

"No problem, those guys aren't strong, not even at level 2, they can't possibly notice Kato." Li Yu wasn't worried at all, they were all within his perception range.

If anything were to happen, Li Yu could simply teleport there instantly, and Kato Megumi could simply return the way she came without even noticing. What problem could there be?

"Oh, I see. Then it's alright." Asuna was completely relieved. She trusted Li Yu completely, so if Li Yu said so, he must be right.

"Li Yu, do you have the ability to sense things?" A classmate from Xia Yu's team suddenly asked this question, which really piqued her curiosity.

Li Yu clearly didn't do anything, so how did she know there were people over there? She didn't even see Li Yu cast True Magic.