Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 654 I'm sorry, I risked my life, but I still couldn't help Lord Broly level up.
"what?!"

Hephaestus was somewhat taken aback.

"Can't guilds do things like exchanging magic stones and loot for money?"

After asking the question, the master craftsman seemed to remember something and quickly added a sentence.

"Let me make it clear first, my help is limited to my personal matters. If Hestia, you want me to sacrifice the interests of my children and buy the magic stones and loot from your children at a price far exceeding the guild's purchase price, then I have no choice but to refuse you."

Hephaestus's bottom line is the basic interests of his clan's children. He can help his close friend Hestia, but he cannot sacrifice the basic interests of his own children.

"Ha, how could that be? I'm not a god who wants to take advantage of you. In fact, if Hephaestus can guarantee that Broly's information will be kept completely confidential from the outside world, we are willing to make concessions as a fee for keeping it confidential."

"Lord Hestia, Lord Hephaestus, tea."

Just then, a woman with black hair and red eyes, and a black eye patch on her left eye similar to that of her god, knocked on the door and entered. She served tea to her god and Hestia, who was a guest, and even placed a steaming cup of fragrant tea in front of Broly.

"Thanks, Chun."

Hestia politely thanked the other party and then introduced Broly to the people.

"This is Tsubaki Kobrand, the current leader of the Hephaestus Familia, and the person who often took care of me when I stayed here temporarily after descending to the mortal realm."

Broly greeted the other party, and after closing the door to the reception room, Tsubaki stood next to Hephaestus.

"Profit concessions?"
There's still a secret?

Hestia, what exactly is your child trying to do?

Hephaestus, a strange expression on his face, asked the question.

Broly looked at Hestia, and the loli goddess nodded to him: "Hephaestus is a trustworthy god, just take out the things."

Broly walked to the side, and Hephaestus looked at him in confusion. Then, a huge magic stone appeared out of thin air in the boy's hand and he placed it on the ground.

But it wasn't over yet. Broly took out some more crystal-clear scales and two crystals of different colors, one the color of red wine and the other emitting a pale blue hue.

"Hey, Crimson Mist Crystal, Azure Flame Stone, and Crystal Scales, Lady Hestia, did you defeat the two-headed dragon at Azure Falls?"

As a top-notch craftswoman, Chun immediately recognized the material as originating from the lower-level floor lord and asked with a somewhat surprised expression.

“That’s right, and this is my Broly’s achievement today. He went to the 26th floor alone to take down the floor master there.”

Hestia puffed out her full chest and gave a definite answer. At this moment, the loli goddess showed a look of pride and honor at what her own clan's children could do.

"Hestia, may I ask how long this child has been a member of your kin?"

The red-haired goddess asked a question.

"Less than three months."

"What is the specific time?"

"Less than three days."

"Then what about the divine grace upon him?"

“I gave it to him; before that, he had no divine grace.”

Hephaestus raised his hand to rub his temples, finally understanding why Hestia had kept it a secret earlier.

With the blessing of the gods, one can directly enter the lower level of the dungeon and successfully defeat the floor boss in less than three days.

If other gods knew about a child like this, he would likely attract their attention, and some less virtuous gods might even have the idea of ​​snatching him away and possessing him.

"Wow, where did you find such an outstanding child?"

Hephaestus couldn't help but ask.

Although Orario is hailed as the city at the center of the world and is home to a large number of outstanding and talented children, even in this place where elites gather, the fact that it successfully defeated the two-headed dragon floor master in less than 3 days after receiving divine blessings is still quite terrifying.

Judging from the boy's appearance, even if he is a dwarf, he is not very old. He may be at the same level as the Sword Maiden of the Loki Familia, who is only 16 years old and has already reached Lv5, or even a more talented genius.

"You might not believe it, but Broly approached me on the street because he wanted to meet me. I was feeling lost and lonely because I couldn't find any children to become a member of the Familia."

Ah, this child was like a ray of light, shining into my life when I was lost and lonely. And on the very night the contract was made and his grace was bestowed upon him, I was already... sharing a bed with this child!

Hestia spoke each word slowly and deliberately, in a coquettish tone, which made Hephaestus shudder and get goosebumps.

As expected, the unchanging celestial gods, after encountering the ever-changing children of their kin in the mortal realm, are always influenced by these children, thus undergoing some changes.

Even Hestia, one of the three great goddesses of the heavens, can now remain calm and even assert her dominance after meeting her own child, saying that she would give him away for free on the day they met.

"Lord Hestia, you are surprisingly bold!"

Chun, who was standing nearby, looked over in surprise.

Of course, in this era of divine intervention, it's not uncommon for gods and mortals to fall in love and have physical relationships.

However, it's true that this is the first time I've seen a deity whose object of affection is a virgin goddess, and Hestia's self-proclaimed speed of giving herself away is a bit too fast.

Those who don't know might mistake this for Ishtar, the goddess who governs desire.

"Alright, I understand the situation. I can help you take care of these things."

"The price..."

“You are my best friend, how can I let you suffer a loss? Let’s just buy it at the normal market price. The materials of the floor masters in the lower level are in high demand. If we buy them at the normal market price, then we will still make a profit.”

Hephaestus waved his hand.

"Chun, calculate the price."

After a thorough inventory and calculation, the total cost of Broly's magic stones and loot from the middle level, plus the magic stones and loot from the floor master, the two-headed dragon, was over 300 million falies.

Of these, 275 million falies is the selling price of the main materials for the floor, while 28 million falies is the selling price of the remaining monster materials.

It sounds like a lot, but in reality, Broly doesn't have to pay the price that other adventurers might have to pay, such as equipment damage, potion consumption, use of valuable items, plus the possibility of personnel injury at any time.

This is pure profit. For other adventurers, they might have to pay a considerable cost just to hunt down monsters that yield over 28 million Fali materials.

"Hestia, the transaction is complete. However, how to settle the account is a problem."

"Why don't you just give us the money directly?"

"It's not that simple. I can certainly give you the money directly, but if you want to keep the child's information confidential, even if you take the money, it will be difficult to use it freely unless you don't need to spend a large amount of money."

Hestia nodded, agreeing with her friend's point.

but……

"Broly, is there anything you need to spend a lot of money on?"

"I don't have any, does Lady Hestia have any?"

"I do not have either."

The conversation between the human and the god gave Hephaestus a headache, and she had to remind them, "Is it reasonable for you to have money and still live in the basement of an abandoned church? Why don't you build a better base or outpost?"

"Uh……"

These words reminded Hestia, but the Loli Goddess thought for a moment and then replied, "Our place is a bit simple now, we don't even have a bathroom, but as long as we can be with Broly, even the simplest place is our cozy little home, right, Broly?"

"Ah."

Broly nodded.

"However, we still need to make sure our accommodations are in a better place."

He added.

A good accommodation environment is also one of the conditions for a happier life.

"If you need to buy a house, I can ask Tsubaki to help arrange it. The account will be paid through my family's account, and you will spend your own money. On the surface, it will be said that I am lending Hestia a loan with interest."

"Ah, Hephaestus, you'd be willing to cover for us?"

"of course."

"Wow, as expected of my best friend!"

Hestia rushed forward, and the red-haired goddess hurriedly caught the little girl goddess, which was one of the reasons why she unconsciously took care of Hestia.

"Buying a house, Lady Hestia, do you think it's better to buy a new house and move, or to rebuild the place we live in now?"

Broly asked his own little goddess, who was snuggling in the arms of another goddess.

"Ugh, everyone around here knows the church area..."

Broly understood.

"Then let's renovate where we live."

“If it’s about renovating the base, our family can take on the contract, but if we want to improve it, the price will be quite high.”

"Money is not a problem. The important thing is that after the renovation, Lord Hestia can live comfortably."

[Rich kids always speak with confidence!]

Hephaestus thought to himself, and said, "No problem, as long as the money is in place, the renovation will be done. I'll even give you a discount, and we'll tell everyone that you borrowed money from me to renovate the house, okay, Hestia?"

"of course."

Hestia nodded, agreeing that it was best to keep a low profile and improve their lives in a low-key manner.

Hephaestus quickly summoned the skilled craftsmen children from his clan who were adept at house renovations, and had them listen to Hestia and Broly's requests for house modifications.

"I want a study."

This was Hestia's need; she was a goddess who loved books.

"Another thing is that the kitchen at home should have a large stove."

How could the stronghold of the Goddess of the Hearth be without a hearth?

"When the time comes, we'll hire a skilled cook, and then we can have hot meals at home every day."

Hestia said that Broly nodded in agreement, and he also made his own request: "For the bathroom, I would like to have a larger hot spring pool, so that I can bathe with Lady Hestia."

The craftsman who came over to record the story stared wide-eyed at the boy with a look of astonishment. This young man was so openly displaying his desire to bathe with the goddess; he had a bright future ahead of him!

"No problem, we will build you a smaller hot spring pool according to the standards of the Sacred Baths."

The lead craftsman said with great confidence.

"Hestia, go back to sleep tonight. Tomorrow, bring Broly and move over. During the base renovation, you can stay here in my old guest room."

Hephaestus said.

"Ah."

Hestia nodded, bid farewell to Hephaestus, and returned with the boy to the abandoned church.

"Before I go to sleep, I'll update your stats panel."

Broly was then asked to take off his shirt and lie face down on the bed.

For a normal adventurer, there's no need to update the stat panel so frequently. But for Broly, Hestia felt that even missing one update could lead to a waste of the [Natural Stat Monster] skill, because her own familia's stats were increasing too fast.

The divine blood was pressed onto his back, and sure enough, Broly's five stats all reached S999.

The ability to develop, Qigong g, becomes Qigong e.

Below, there is also a new development ability for Magic D.

This is probably related to the fact that the child used magic in battle today, which was recorded in the ability value panel.

The magic section has also added spells such as water blades, water cannons, and heavy pressure fields.

Furthermore, they are all rather outrageous instant-cast spells that don't even require chanting.

In addition to magic, a new skill has been added under the skills list, named [Master of Fist Techniques].

The effect is the same as [Sword Mastery]: when unarmed, you gain the ability [Boxer], which amplifies the power of all unarmed moves, with the degree of amplification depending on your level.

Hestia looked at the boy's magnificent ability panel on his back and felt extremely pleased: Could any of Loki's arrogant children compare to her own Broly?

"Well, next, it's time to update the level."

After admiring her son's perfect stats panel, Hestia prepared to upgrade his Lv.1 level, but when she touched it, she found that the Lv.1 level remained unchanged, showing no sign of changing.

"Wait, why can't I update?!"

Hestia stared wide-eyed, unable to comprehend.

"What is wrong, Lady Hestia?"

Broly lay on the bed, sensing the goddess's anxiety behind him, and couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know why, but I can't update your level."

That's what she said, but Hestia already had a bad feeling.

As expected, when Hestia asked Hephaestus about his temporary residence at the Hephaestus Familia's residence the next day, she received the reply: "Leveling up depends on achievements, but achievements are not the same as experience points. It is not that a low-level person defeating a high-level opponent will be recognized as an achievement."

Instead, it requires a truly desperate, arduous battle—in short, an adventure. The more dangerous and desperate the situation, the more significant the achievement will be when the danger is overcome and the predicament is breached, thus enabling a significant level increase.

Hephaestus's expression was quite subtle when he answered this question.

The Hestia Familia boy, at level 1, successfully defeated the two-headed dragon boss [Amphispina], who was ostensibly level 5 but actually had the strength of level 6 in the water, but still couldn't level up.

This means that the two-headed dragon floor master didn't even give the boy there a hard fight:

I'm sorry, you tried your best, but you still couldn't level up Lord Broly, right?

That's a truly awful joke!
"So, the reason I can't level up is because my opponents are actually too weak compared to me?"

(End of this chapter)