94 Two Months of Growth!
Chapter 94 - Two Months of Growth!
Because the expedition had just concluded, members of the Loki Familia had no plans to explore the underground dungeon in the recent period.
Even Ais, who was most dedicated to "monster grinding," did not propose entering the dungeon.
Currently, Ais focused her main energy on learning how to effectively use her magic from Riveria.
This change genuinely delighted Finn and the others, simultaneously deepening their trust and gratitude towards Luke.
On that evening, Finn received a message from Mama Mia through Luke, and now he was preparing alongside Gareth to deal with the actions of Evilus.
After the expedition, members of the Familia needed to update their status with Loki, and today it was Luke's turn.
Walking on the newly constructed aerial corridor, due to the tower's height, one could see the view of more than half of the city from here.
Although the newly built Twilight Manor gave a chaotic feeling, it also possessed a unique beauty.
Loki's personal room was located at the top of the central tower.
After climbing the spiral staircase set up throughout the tower, Luke arrived at the door and gently knocked.
Knock~ Knock~
"Just come in, the door is open."
Luke pushed the door and entered the room.
Due to the renovation of the Familia's headquarters, almost everyone's rooms had become larger.
According to the tower, rooms for male and female members were also separated.
The rooms for regular members became much larger and more comfortable, although several members still shared a room, the conditions were much better than before.
The rooms for core members remained the same private room as before, but they were also expanded on the original basis.
However, the most significant change was not in the building structure or the size of the rooms.
Loki canceled the original bathing facilities in each room and replaced them with a massive communal hot spring bath for the entire Familia.
Rooms still had water for daily use, but it could only be used for washing.
Needless to say, Loki must have impulsively made this decision, and she hadn't thought about whether it was inconvenient for others at all.
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"Although I've read Finn's report, seeing the growth of your ability values with my own eyes is still a bit surprising," Loki squinted, observing Luke sitting with his back to her.
"Defeating the floor boss solo at Level 1, as expected, the achievement you have gained is enough for you to level up. What do you plan to do?" Loki inquired.
Upon hearing Loki's question, Luke immediately replied without hesitation, "It's not time to level up."
"I knew you would choose this. And I would have stopped you even if you chose to rank up; it's too wasteful to upgrade now," Loki imprinted Luke's ability values on a parchment and handed it over.
Taking a glance at the parchment, after this expedition, Luke's various ability values had basically reached C rank, with agility reaching B rank.
Don't think it's too fast; this expedition, including the time for repairs, took almost a month.
Including the monster grinding before the expedition, it took Luke nearly two months to reach all attributes at C rank.
In the original work, the protagonist reached the maximum value for all attributes in just a month and even surpassed the universally accepted limit of ability values, with agility reaching astonishing SS rank.
Thinking about this, Luke felt a bit emotional.
He had steadily gotten stronger by continuously defeating higher-level monsters based on his existing strength, even solo defeating a floor boss with potential strength of Lv4, raising his ability values to C rank.
However, this rate of improvement already satisfied Luke; he had never intended to compare himself with the protagonist.
At this rate, he could raise all attributes to the maximum S rank within a year, a feat shocking enough for Orario.
The only regret was a slight flaw in these overall attributes.
That was the magic value, which remained at I: 0.
Not everyone has magic aptitude. Only those who can release magic or have magical talents can increase their magic value.
Magic, like skills, was a precious ability at the level of a trump card for many adventurers.
In this world, magic was divided into innate magic and acquired magic.
Innate magic is basically only used by a few fixed magic races that have innate magic power.
These magical races could acquire this magic through learning based on their aptitude, bloodline, and heritage. This type of magic existed even before the arrival of gods.
The known magical races were Elves, Renards, and Spirits.
The magic that adventurers generally obtained was after the god's arrival, granted through the gods' blessing/falna.
At the moment of engraving falna on adventurers, they would gain 0-3 'magic slots' based on their aptitude for magic.
Luke belonged to the category of those without magical talent; as mentioned before, he only excels at swordsmanship.
Having 'magic slots' grants a portion of basic mana, but it doesn't mean you can use magic.
The discovery of magic, like skills, is unpredictable and reflects a person's interests and nature.
Many adventurers with magic slots may still be unable to learn any magic.
The attribute of magic value can only be increased by using magic, and Luke obviously lacks this prerequisite.
Therefore, his 'overall attributes' do not include magic value because, without any surprises, its value will forever remain at I: 0.
"Ais hasn't updated her status since the expedition, but it shouldn't be too bad considering the growth speed of both of you. I really don't know if this kind of growth is a good thing or not," Loki casually remarked, secretly feeling proud.
If not for considering Luke's future, she would love to upgrade Luke to Level 2 right now and make a big splash at the Denatus.
Unfortunately, Luke's current ability values clearly have room for further improvement.
If he upgrades directly then it will waste a lot of possible attribute gains.
Although Luke's thoughts differ from Loki's, he is also contemplating the issue of ability values.
He wonders how high his ability values can be raised.
Excluding the protagonist of the original work, the limit breaker, the universally recognized upper limit of ability values is S: 999.
However, not everyone can raise all attributes to S: 999 before leveling up; there is a 'limit' in the growth of ability values.
Even Level 1 adventurers may encounter situations where no matter how many battles they fight, their ability values no longer increase, indicating they have reached the current level's 'limit.'
To continue improving, the only option is to rank up.
In the original work, even Ais, at Level 1, did not reach S rank in any attribute when encountering her limit; the highest was Agility at A: 818.
However, Luke, as an agent, will not encounter a 'limit in growth' until he reaches a certain threshold.
So, he is not worried about the issue before reaching S rank in all attributes.
He is just contemplating whether he can break the so-called S rank limit. This is not a personal limit but more like a rule of this world.
The protagonist of the original work could break it, given the special treatment of the chosen one, making it unique and irreplicable.
As for whether Luke can do the same, he himself is not sure and can only take it step by step.
It's worth mentioning that Finn, Gareth and Riveria are truly 'monsters'; each of them has S rank attributes at Level 6 in the future.
Higher-level attribute growth is more challenging and prone to encountering limits.
The fact that these three have S rank attributes at Level 6 indicates how much hidden attributes they have accumulated in the early stages.
Their magic and skills are also luxurious, especially Finn's long list of skills that genuinely surprised Luke.
At the beginning of the story, even with Loki Familia's lack of Level 7 adventurer was enough to make Freya, who had Ottar, wary, and it was not without reason.
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