79 A New Mission, Upgrade in Mission?
Chapter 79: A New Mission, Upgrade in Mission?
After tidying everything up, Ethan was ready to head to the dungeon.
Today's [Daily Mission] had yet to be completed, which was his foundation for survival.
One should never forget their roots; the daily Missions were vital to Ethan's strength growth.
[Daily Mission: Create 3 magic items!]
[Progress: 0/3]
[Reward: 20 Diamonds]
Upon seeing this new Mission, Ethan was momentarily stunned.
Creating three magic items was a type of mission Ethan had never encountered before, and the reward had increased from 10 diamonds to a whole 20 diamonds.
What is going on? He's upgraded to Level 2, and the system has upgraded as well, so now he can accept Level 2 missions?
However, no one could provide him with definite answers; the system had no 'user manual' or 'customer service'.
Everything had to be figured out on his own.
"But since it's this kind of mission, let's continue—"
Ethan looked at his workbench, which Haruhime had just tidied up, sorting materials and miscellaneous items separately, discarding trash, and cleaning the table.
Approaching the table, he picked up a ruby and began to channel magic power into it.
Through 'Gem Magic', Ethan had mastered the method of using gemstones to store magic power.
The finished gemstones were somewhat similar to the magic gems of Orario, yet somewhat different.
Ethan considered using magic gems for crafting but eventually gave up the idea.
After all, they were too expensive; even the slightly inferior ones cost millions of valis.
He decided to experiment with magic gems only after he had completely mastered how to create space rings.
By infusing magic power into the gemstone, it somewhat transformed into a magic gemstone.
Then, using the 'Item Creation' skill, along with the enhancement of the 'Mystery' development ability, Ethan began to attempt creating an ultra-small Imaginary Space using this gemstone as the foundation.
Having had a successful experience before, Ethan found the mission slightly easier this time.
However, due to a lack of control, the magic exploded, and the entire gemstone shattered, wasting the magic power he had stored.
"Failed again, let's try once more—"
Picking up another gemstone, Ethan continued...
And so on, as time ticked by, his supply of gemstones steadily decreased, while the pile of failed shards grew larger.
Finally, "Success!"
After an indeterminate amount of time, Ethan finally achieved his second success.
It was a beautifully crafted sapphire.
Although it had not yet been set into a ring, this was merely a final touch; the crucial part was complete.
Creating an Imaginary Space, stabilizing it, and finally securing it represented the entire process.
It sounded easy, but only when one actually began to work could they understand how challenging it was.
However, throughout this process, Ethan became more adept at using Imaginary Number Magic.
This time, he made a slight improvement; the space reached 15cm x 15cm x 15cm.
It was a significant improvement, considering that one must take a small bite at a time.
With Ethan's current capabilities, trying to create a larger space was beyond his control and could easily collapse the Imaginary Space.
[Daily Mission: Create 3 magic items!]
[Progress: 3/3]
[Reward: 20 Diamonds]
With an additional 20 diamonds in his balance, Ethan was nearly exhausted; after all, this was a meticulous and labor-intensive process.
The three space rings he created, two measuring 15cm x 15cm x 15cm and one 20cm x 20cm x 20cm, were his highest achievements so far.
"I wonder how much I could sell these rings for!"
Ethan shook the three rings in his hand; he was running out of money now.
Moreover, he still owed 20 million valis to Freya, and creating new space rings required more gemstones, which meant more money.
Casually tossing the three rings into his pocket, Ethan prepared to head out.
Selling equipment was not his expertise, but there are professionals for that, right?
Isn't that what connections are for?
Meanwhile, Haruhime, on the other side, was looking at the ring on her finger, smiling foolishly.
Seeing this, Freya, who was reading on the side, became curious as to why the golden-haired Renard had been smiling all morning.
"Haruhime~"
"Ah? Freya-sama?"
Hearing the goddess call her, Haruhime snapped back to reality.
"What are you smiling about?"
"Did I smile?"
"You've been smiling all morning. Didn't you notice?"
"Ah, well, I wasn't paying attention."
"Tell me, what made you so happy?"
"Nothing~ Nothing at all~"
Instinctively, Haruhime hid her left hand behind her back, trying to conceal the evidence.
However, she didn't realize that she was not good at lying; her actions were as good as a confession.
"What's on your hand?"
"Nothing."
"Really?"
"Really. Really!"
"It hasn't been long since you've joined my Familia, and Haruhime, you've already started to deceive me? Don't you know that children of the lower world cannot lie in front of a 'god'?"
With those words, Haruhime was cornered.
Even if Freya were not a goddess, she could easily tell that Haruhime was lying.
But her words left the golden-haired Renard with no way out.
Eventually, Haruhime slowly revealed her left hand, showing Freya the prototype space ring.
An orange gemstone set in a silver-white ring; though not exceptionally lavish, a dazzling light flashed across the surface of the gemstone, indicating it was not an ordinary gemstone ring but a magic artifact.
"Haruhime, where did you get this ring?"
"Ethan-sama gave it to me."
"Ethan?"
"Yes~"
"It seems that this little fellow has really come up with something interesting."
Freya knew that Ethan had been busy with something but didn't know what it was.
Now, seeing the ring on Haruhime's finger, she suspected it was the outcome of his efforts.
She became curious about the special effects of this gemstone ring.
Due to the rarity of the 'Mystery' development ability, the magic items circulating in Orario were few and expensive.
The most famous was the 'Perseus' from Hermes Familia, who is among the rare individuals who possess the 'Mystery' development ability.
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