139 Chapter 139 – The expedition begins

"Hey, have you heard?"

"The Hestia Familia is actually going to embark on an expedition with the Loki Familia."

"I've heard too, but does the Hestia Familia really have the strength to go on an expedition with the Loki Familia?

"You know, the Loki Familia's expeditions are deep in the dungeon, not like other medium to large Familias that only explore the upper or near-surface levels of the deep floors.

"The Loki Familia is retracing the paths of the Zeus and Hera Familias."

"Yeah, but I think it's possible."

"After all, the members who joined the Hestia Familia about half a month ago have already reached Level 3."

"This time, the captain of the Hestia Familia, Aston, leveled up to Level 3 with them, but I suspect that the captain of the Hestia Familia is hiding his true strength and level.

"If these new members are all Level 3, how could the captain of the Hestia Familia not have grown?

"I think even if the captain of the Hestia Familia isn't a first-class adventurer in terms of strength, he's at least Level 4."

"With such a level leading a group of Level 3s, they can enter the deep floors under the care of the Loki Familia."

"I really envy the adventurers of the Hestia Familia, being able to grow so quickly."

"Unlike me, stuck at Level 2 for several years without any progress."

"Me too, sigh!"

The news of the Hestia Familia having Level 3 adventurers spread throughout Orario, causing a huge stir, and five days have passed since then.

***

Today is the day of the expedition.

Yesterday, the Loki Familia announced the inclusion of the Hestia Familia in this expedition.

This was a decision made by Loki and Riveria after consulting with Hestia and Aston.

By making this announcement, they aimed to boost the reputation of the Hestia Familia even further.

Both Hestia and Aston had no objections.

As the Familia begins to develop, even without recruiting new members, prestige needs to be raised.

The Loki Familia's suggestion couldn't have been better for the Hestia Familia.

Moreover, although the Hestia Familia hasn't reached its peak like the Loki and Freya Familias, its prestige can now compare with the large Familias.

After this expedition, the level of the Hestia Familia will once again be upgraded.

Following the War Game, the Hestia Familia's rank was raised to D by the Guild.

This expedition, as long as the Hestia Familia performs well, could definitely be raised to B or even possibly to A rank.

After all, heading into the deeper floors is considered a high-level endeavor in expeditions. Just returning safely would ensure a high rating from the Guild.

Early in the morning, Aston, along with Eina and 10 other members who had just leveled up to Level 3 a few days ago, arrived at the plaza in front of the Tower of Babel, located at the city center.

At this time, members of the Loki Familia had already gathered here.

There were a large number of adventurers observing the situation around them.

However, Aston clearly felt that these people's gazes were mostly on himself, Eina, and their companions, with few looking at the members of the Loki Familia.

Even members of the Loki Familia were observing them.

Aston understood well; these people wanted to see what condition he and Eina, among others, were in to dare to venture into the deeper levels at their current level.

Moreover, these gazes on them, with about eighty percent of the attention fixed on him, were entirely probing his condition and strength.

Whether he really possessed strength beyond Level 4, as others speculated.

Unfortunately, these people could never discern his true level of strength.

Soon, the members of the Loki Familia had all gathered.

Everyone lined up in front of the Tower of Babel, with Finn delivering an inspiring speech before the expedition in front of the members of the Loki Familia.

Aston and Eina, among others, watched from the side.

After all, this was an internal motivational event for the Loki Familia, and since they were not members, they naturally did not join in.

"Looks like you're quite excited," Aston said, communicating with Eina at that moment.

"Of course, this is an expedition, after all."

"I never thought that one day I would also participate in an expedition," Eina said, nodding her head like a hamster, brimming with excitement.

Her words resonated with the other nine people, whose spirits were also high.

They had been adventurers for only half a month.

Growing to the point of being able to embark on an expedition in just half a month, how could they not be thrilled?

They were eager to set off, to venture into the deeper levels.

Seeing the excited state of Eina and the others, Aston chuckled and shook his head.

This indeed was how adventurers should be.

It was rare to be like him.

Soon, Finn's speech for the expedition ended.

Following Finn's command, the large troop marched grandly towards the Tower of Babel.

Aston and the others entered the Tower of Babel with them.

As soon as they entered the dungeon, Aston's mind was filled with continuous system notifications.

"Ding! Finn has joined the team!"

"Ding!"

This sound occurred more than two hundred times.

If Aston hadn't asked the system to turn off the sound shortly after it began, only leaving the notification log, his head would have been muddled by the noise.

Looking at the string of notifications in the system, Aston's lips gradually curved upwards.

So many adventurers, although only three to four percent of them would be able to kill monsters once they reached the deeper levels, it was still a considerably large number.

Just wondering how many levels he could ascend during this expedition excited him!

Soon, Aston and the others met Ryuu, who had been waiting at the entrance to the second floor.

After a brief greeting, Ryuu joined the expedition team and came to Aston's side to move along with him.

The expedition officially began!

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