Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 659 Sword and Fist Armor: Only after abandoning all original power does the adventure begin!
"If the conditions for upgrading the second ability panel level (the way to obtain great achievements) are calculated based on the child's strength after being sealed, and if the level of the second ability panel can be obtained through the initial ability panel..."

At this point, Hephaestus paused, then asserted, "Without a doubt, this is a high-reward, but also high-risk skill."

"How to say?"

"The high returns come from Broly having two ability value panels. When others level up, the improvement in the five basic abilities is at most the level of all s999, but Broly's improvement in the five basic abilities can be the fusion of the two ability value panels, that is, the superposition of two s999."

The high risk lies in the fact that, compared to his original power, which was like that of an ancient hero, this child should have possessed the strength to defeat the two-headed dragon, the floor master of the lower level, before receiving the blessing of the gods. However, according to the description of the [Super Load Training] skill on the ability panel, this power will be completely sealed away.

Perhaps, the dwarf race, which remains the same size, would only receive stats on their character sheet when blessed by the gods—enough to defeat even the weakest monsters.

Of course, this goddess didn't know Broly's true strength. Otherwise, her evaluation of the [Super Weight Training] skill would probably have changed from high risk, high reward to extremely high risk, but the reward would be somewhat less compared to Broly's sealed strength.

"Ah, wouldn't Broly be in great danger if he used this skill?"

Hestia became somewhat worried and even hesitated to upgrade this ability.

"There will be some dangers, but as long as you don't go directly to the depths of the dungeon, but instead proceed step by step like a normal adventurer, exploring the dungeon from the upper levels, there probably won't be any too dangerous situations."

If his "Natural Stat Monster" skill also affects the secondary stat panel provided by the "Super Load Training" skill, he could live peacefully in Orario for five days, waiting for his stats to be full before venturing into dungeons to challenge powerful monsters, accomplish his so-called great deeds, and ultimately level up.

From Hephaestus's perspective, the boy's stats were practically unremarkable. Compared to normal children of the Familia who received divine favor and whose stats required years of training to improve and who couldn't manifest magic or skills for a long time, the boy's divine favor was practically a luxurious, pay-to-win stat sheet with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Of course, she could understand Hestia's excessive concern for her first familia child. If her first familia child had been like that, she would probably have been overly concerned as well.

To be honest, Broly is probably equivalent to an extremely rare, or even the only UR card in this world, for these gods.

"Lady Hestia, what does my stat panel look like?"

Broly still couldn't see his own back, but after listening to the discussion between the two goddesses behind him, he couldn't help but ask.

"Wow, Broly, your stats are great..."

Hestia answered, feeling a little conflicted, but still chose to update the [Super Load Training] skill that had appeared.

The paper recording the ability values ​​was pasted on Broly's back, and the boy's ability value panel information was copied and translated into language that the lower realm children could understand before Hestia handed the paper to Broly.

After taking it, Broly looked at it and had some guesses about the appearance of the [Super Weight Training] skill.

This is probably a unique skill that manifested after his extremely low-key behavior was recorded by divine grace.

"Broly, whether or not to use this skill is up to you."

Hestia left the decision of whether to use this risky skill to Broly.

Just like she said this morning, the boy's life is up to him to decide.

As the deity of the boy's clan, I will not become an obstacle to his choice of path.

Of course, worry is another matter.

"If you have skills, of course you should use them."

Broly didn't hesitate and immediately chose to use it.

The moment the [Super Load Training] skill is used, a feeling similar to suppressing one's breath appears.

However, unlike when he suppresses his own breath, the breath-suppressing effect brought about by the skill seems to require no control from him.

It wouldn't distract him, but at the same time, he didn't seem to be able to actively remove the sealing effect brought about by the skill.

Broly stood still, trying to mobilize his internal energy to make himself float, but after trying for a while, he found that his internal energy was too weak to do so.

"Whoo~"

Broly clenched his fist and suddenly threw a punch at the window.

However, his full-force punch did not cause any terrifying destruction; it merely caused the air in the room to move slightly and produce some subtle sounds.

While Broly was marveling at this novel physical condition where he rarely used his full strength without causing massive damage, and experiencing the feeling of being in a purely natural and incredibly weak state, Hephaestus watched the boy bouncing around the room like a mischievous monkey, his lips twitching slightly.

Is this the physical ability that someone with sealed power can still display? All those back-and-forth running and jumping are practically blurry!
Even a punch thrown out of thin air could produce a faint sound; surely the lowest-level monster in the dungeon couldn't withstand such a punch?!

The [Super Load Training] skill seals all of Broly's power, but the second ability panel still gives Broly a minimum value of [able to deal with the lowest level monsters].

The difference between him and ordinary people who have just received divine grace lies in his extremely high utilization of his body.

If there were a power ranking among those who have just received divine favor, Broly would undoubtedly be the most powerful recipient.

“Hestia, I think you don’t need to worry anymore. Given this child’s condition, even if all his power is sealed, he can probably kill the low-level monsters in the dungeon with a single punch.”

Hestia nodded with a smile, agreeing with Hephaestus, and then called to the boy, "Broly, stop it, you're making my eyes blurry."

"Uh……"

Broly stopped in front of the Lolita goddess, and the very natural feeling of her weakness gave him a sense of novelty.

If it were him before, he wouldn't have dared to throw punches, kicks, or jump around here so freely.

Even in a compressed state, he still needs to control it himself.

How could he be so natural now, as if he had been this weak since birth?

"Now that we have money, your equipment needs to be upgraded."

By sealing away all the power he originally possessed to embark on adventures, Hestia naturally wanted to improve her son's external strength, and equipment was undoubtedly the most important aspect of that.

"Oh, then what about the equipment you bought for me before?"

“Let’s sell it at a discount. Perfect timing, Hephaestus’s kin are all blacksmiths.”

"Yes, we also buy second-hand equipment."

"Broly only used that equipment for two days. It was in perfect condition in the morning. There was almost no difference between second-hand and first-hand equipment."

Hestia and Hephaestus were talking, unaware of the subtle expression on the boy's face beside them.

The equipment I bought just two hours ago is practically the same as new.

"Broly, quickly take out the equipment so Hephaestus can appraise its value."

Hestia then instructed the boy.

"it is good."

Broly nodded; the small amount of money he lost was nothing to him.

The more than 900,000 falies that Bell refused to return after selling him were enough to buy nine apartments.

However, just as he was about to retrieve the new equipment he had just bought from the Crystal Palace, he discovered that the Crystal Palace space could not be opened.

"What's wrong, Broly? Is the equipment damaged?"

Hestia, seeing that her son hadn't made a move, assumed that was the situation and asked directly.

The equipment Hestia bought for herself is indeed broken and still under repair, but the problem isn't the equipment.

"It seems that my space has also been restricted and sealed by the [Super Burden Training] skill."

After several attempts, Broly confirmed that only the Crystal Palace panel could be opened, but the Crystal Palace space itself could not be opened.

Hestia: "..."

Hephaestus: "It's normal that it's restricted and sealed. If we're talking about all powers, then your spatial ability is quite convenient. Although it's not an actual combat ability, its auxiliary effect in carrying things is very powerful."

With his strength and spatial abilities sealed by the [Super-Heavy Training], Broly now seems no different from any other adventurer in this world.

"Fortunately, our money is kept with Hephaestus."

"I'll deduct the cost of crafting the equipment directly from this amount, but I don't know what level of equipment you want?"

"Of course, after deducting the money spent on building the outpost, we'll give Broly the best equipment."

Hestia said matter-of-factly.

"Your base renovation cost 40 million Fali. I'll leave you 10 million Fali, and you can use the remaining 250 million Fali to forge equipment, how about that?"

Hephaestus asked.

"Row."

Hestia nodded without hesitation. Broly had earned the money, and she was willing to invest it all in him. "Broly, you excel in both boxing and swordsmanship. How about I make you into a combination of offensive and defensive gauntlets, and a short sword that's perfect for your grip?"

Hephaestus consulted Broly.

"Hey, Hephaestus, are you planning to personally help forge the equipment?"

Hestia looked over with some surprise.

"What, you don't believe in the craftsmanship of this god of forging?"

Hephaestus looked over and asked.

"No, it's just that the equipment you crafted yourself... can we really afford the money we've entrusted to you?"

Hestia asked this question because she knew that the equipment her close friend had forged was among the most expensive in Orario.

"Well, I won't charge you for the forging technique. I'll just charge you for the cost of your materials. Consider it an investment in your family's child. And if he finds any good rare materials in the dungeon in the future, he should sell them to me first."

"no problem."

Hestia readily agreed, and that was the end of it.

In the afternoon, Hestia went back to work.

Broly was left behind by Hephaestus and had his equipment custom-made in the forge to perfectly suit his needs. Hephaestus was extremely efficient at forging, and he also had the assistance of another skilled blacksmith, Tsubaki.

When Hestia returned from work that evening, she had dinner with Broly, and the equipment was then crafted.

They were a black short sword and an unremarkable matte gray gauntlet, both very ordinary in design and without any special features.

"Why does it look like some unsold stock that some weapon shops can't sell?"

Hestia had been looking forward to it, but when she saw the actual product, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Ha, I made it like this on purpose. It's not like you guys are trying to be low-key, but I made two things that look like top-of-the-line equipment for you."

Hephaestus was very unhappy with his best friend's disappointed expression; the appearance of the equipment had taken her a lot of effort to make.

"Hey, that makes sense."

Hestia nodded, agreeing with what she said.

"Don't be fooled by their unassuming appearance; every piece of equipment is incredibly powerful. Take this short sword, for example. Its main material is the red mist crystal from Amphispina, which has a very high magic-repelling effect."

Although it's impossible to imbue it with magic, Broly's unique ki can be channeled through it, effectively severing or cutting through magic.

Of course, there's no need to worry about sharpness, and as for durability, with the Unbreakable attribute, it goes without saying that it's even better.

This gauntlet also uses the Azure Flame Stone of Amphispina as the main material, along with the steel shell of the metallic blue crab and the precious metal mithril as auxiliary materials. The steel shell increases the hardness and strength of the gauntlet, while the mithril increases the magic conductivity of the gauntlet.

It looks like a pair of gauntlets, but it can actually be used as a staff shaped like a gauntlet. It will undoubtedly have a great amplifying effect on Broly's bunch of instant-cast spells that can be cast without chanting.

Additionally, there's a spell attached to equipment, similar to the effect of a magic sword; however, using it too frequently in a short period might damage the equipment.

Hephaestus explained the equipment details, and Hestia, after listening, thought that the 250 million fali might really just be the cost of materials.

Broly actually used all the materials that the floor master of the Hephaestus Familia sold to him. Although not all of them, there were other precious materials among them.

"But can my Broly really be equipped with such gear right now?"

Hestia's worries were not unfounded. Powerful equipment usually has equipment requirements. For example, heavy weapons require the user to have sufficient strength, while equipment that increases speed requires the user to have sufficient agility.

Otherwise, if you can't lift the weapon and the high speed boost ends up killing yourself, wouldn't that be a ridiculous situation?

"Hmph, this involves the sacred script forging technology that I developed myself, but these two pieces of equipment still need you, Hestia, to activate them."

"Eh, shall I activate it?"

"Yes, use your divine blood to bestow blessings upon these two pieces of equipment as if bestowing blessings upon others, and then use the link of blessings to lower the conditions for using these two pieces of equipment. But to be more precise, they are living equipment that will change as the user grows."

Hestia didn't understand what living equipment was, but she still obediently dripped her blood onto the two pieces of equipment. Divine characters appeared on the two pieces of equipment, revealing their original forms: a crimson short sword as red as blood, and a gauntlet that looked like it was burning with blue flames.

Although this special effect quickly disappeared as the sacred text faded, it proved the extraordinary nature of these two pieces of equipment.

"Come on, Broly, give your equipment a nice name."

Hephaestus pushed the short sword and gauntlets in front of Broly and said.

"Hey, let me name it?"

"Of course, after all, this is your equipment."

"So, the Blade of Fire and the Frostmourne Gauntlets?"

Broly unconsciously uttered the two names that surfaced in his mind.

Hephaestus: "..."

Hestia: "..."

They don't know Warcraft and wouldn't get the joke at all.

I don't understand why the fire is happy, nor why the frost is sad.

However, they respected Broly's right to name his equipment.

"This set of crystal soft scale armor was made from the scraps of crystal scales. Consider it a bonus item included with the two pieces of equipment."

Hephaestus produced a set of shimmering soft armor, but didn't mention asking Broly to name it.

"Wow, this thing looks much more luxurious."

"Because it's soft armor, it can be worn underneath, and you can't see it when you put on a layer of clothing on the outside, so there's no need to make it look inconspicuous."

Once fully equipped, Broly looked like an unremarkable novice adventurer.

"However, without spatial abilities, carrying things like medicine is a bit of a hassle."

"I'll also give you a pouch that you can tie to your front. It'll make it easy to take out medicine and store magic stones and dropped items."

. . . .

The next morning, Tianqing Pharmacy welcomed Hestia again, this time with a boy.

"Lord Hestia, Lord Mich is not currently in the presence of anyone. Is there anything we can do for you?"

The dog-woman girl named Naza was very wary, worried that the goddess Hestia was here to take advantage of her again.

After all, newly established families often face financial constraints.

"I'm here to buy medicine, like potions for healing injuries and restoring stamina and magic, and also some antidotes."

"Even if you only need basic potions, all of these together wouldn't be cheap, Lady Hestia..."

Before Nazha could finish saying "[It's not easy for my own family either]", Hestia interrupted her.

"Who says we want basic goods? We want high-end goods, and we'll give you plenty of money."

Hestia, being wealthy and powerful, placed a bag of fali on the table.

Naza looked surprised, but quickly replaced it with a warm smile.

I thought they were here to freeload, but it turns out they were here to support my business.

"Alright, Lady Hestia, I guarantee I'll bring you the best quality goods from our shop!"

The dog-girl's tail swayed behind her, as if her previous aloof attitude was just an illusion.

After successfully purchasing the potion for 300,000 Fali, Hestia sent Broly to the entrance of the dungeon. However, before they even got close, they saw a large crowd of people standing in the central square.

Broly and Hestia arrived late and were too short to squeeze in, so they could only learn about the situation through the discussions of other adventurers.

Loki's Familia accepted a guild mission to enter the dungeon and investigate the cause of yesterday's tremors. Before the conclusion is reached, the guild, for the safety of adventurers, issued a notice temporarily prohibiting adventurers from going too deep into the dungeon, such as the lower levels below the 24th floor.

Well, in short, this has little to do with Broly, a novice adventurer at Lv.1 who has activated a special skill to seal all his power and is preparing to embark on the dungeon adventure that a normal adventurer in this world should have.

(End of this chapter)