Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

"No, no, no, we hit it off immediately. Consider these few exercise methods a small gift as a token of our friendship. How could I possibly accept money from you!"

Fang Rui quickly waved his hand, indicating that they were friends and there was no need to worry about trivial matters or be so polite.

"Yes, yes, how can we not accept payment! Even brothers should keep clear accounts!"

The two tugged at each other for a while, leaving the onlookers speechless. What can one say?

Although the two were holding hands tightly and speaking in a very friendly tone, like friends, the onlookers felt it was fake, as if they were acting.

"Alright! Since you put it that way, I'll take some money. Give me two bottles of your divine blood, one thousand milliliters each..."

"Wait a minute!!!" Loki shook off Fang Rui's hand. Although he didn't know much about "milliliters," he knew a lot about one thousand.

"Too much, too much! Look at my size! A thousand milliliters is a bit too much!"

"Not much. The wine you drank, one pot is about 500 milliliters, which is roughly equivalent to two pots of wine."

Fang Rui put his arm around Loki's shoulder, leaned close to her ear, and whispered.

The atmosphere between the two suddenly reversed completely, leaving the audience speechless. The once friendly duo had become... well, it's hard to describe!

Speaking of which...

'Too close!!!'

A group of people were internally complaining, wanting to tear the two who were stuck together apart, but before they could do anything, Fang Rui and Loki had already reached an agreement.

"As you said, I will give you 1,000 milliliters of divine blood to cooperate with your research. In return, you will do your best to help my children improve their strength."

"Not just all-out effort, but all-out effort!"

Fang Rui corrected Loki's statement, and Loki curled his lip upon hearing this.

"Tell me! What's this method you're talking about?"

"Breathing techniques, medicinal baths, and corresponding exercise methods."

Fang Rui offered an explanation and added, "If you're worried about it not working, you can try it out first before paying."

"Do as you say. Tell me what you need!"

Loki ignored these things and urged Fang Rui to take action.

"We need to purchase some medicinal herbs and metal materials..."

As he spoke, Fang Rui turned his gaze to Loki and the others: "Who... will come with me to buy these things?"

The group looked at each other for a moment, then Finn, Ais, and Bert stepped out from the crowd, and Loki said she wanted to come along.

The five then set off, while the rest returned to their clan's residence.

At this time of day, members of various clans are leaving their clan residences one after another to venture into the underground labyrinth, making the streets very lively.

The weapon shop of the Hephaestus Familia is also in a busy period, with adventurers who brought their weapons in for maintenance yesterday coming to pick them up one after another.

"Wow, it's so lively!"

Across from the weapon shop, Fang Rui and the others looked at the weapon shop with its considerable customer traffic, and Loki sighed in admiration.

In the labyrinthine city of Orario, weapons are indispensable, and the weapons forged by the Hephaestus Familia are top-notch, making their booming business inevitable.

"Why don't we grab something to eat first, and then come here?"

Fang Rui suggested that they didn't want to be crowded here.

"Agreed!" Loki, who also wanted a drink, immediately raised both hands in agreement.

“I’ll go talk to Chun,” Finn said.

The Hephaestus Familia and the Loki Familia have a cooperative relationship. The Loki Familia is always accompanied by a senior blacksmith from the Hephaestus Familia on every expedition, so the members of both families are quite familiar with each other.

“I’ll keep an eye on them. Go and come back quickly,” Bert said, stopping Fang Rui and Loki who were about to leave.

Ais stood by without saying anything, just quietly watching Fang Rui and Loki, indicating that she would also help.

Finn entered the weapon shop, and a few minutes later, he came out with Chun. They waved to Fang Rui and the others, and the group went back into the shop and arrived at the area behind the shop.

Behind the shop, there are three areas: a forging area, a living area, and a storage area.

The group headed to the residential area.

Tea or wine?

In the Japanese-style room, Chun asked Fang Rui and the others for their opinions.

"Sake." Loki sat on the tatami mat, raised his hand and called out, not treating himself as an outsider at all.

"Tea!" Finn, Loki, and Bert all chose tea; after all, they were there to discuss serious matters, and getting drunk wouldn't do...

"Give me a mineral compendium, or even better, a compendium of monster drops!"

Fang Rui sat next to Ais. Since Loki had chosen to drink, he naturally didn't want to sit next to a drunkard.

"The mineral atlas is simple enough." Chun rummaged through the bookshelf for a while, then took out a book and tossed it to Fang Rui.

"As for the monster drop catalog..."

Chun took another book and sat down next to Fang Rui: "Yes, there are some, but... they're not complete!"

Between different clans, some are hostile and some are cooperative, making it impossible to share all knowledge.

"It's alright." Fang Rui took the book and carefully flipped through it for a while.

There are common metal ores, as well as some ores with unusual properties. After all, in higher-level worlds, all sorts of wondrous minerals are available, such as the legendary ore, Orichalcos...

After all, this is a world with multiple pantheons, and you can find legendary minerals from various mythologies here, but the problem is...

"Can you find these minerals?"

Holding up the book, he pointed to a page containing drawings and information about minerals and asked Loki a question.

"Orichalcos?"

Loki downed the bottle of sake in one gulp, smacked his lips a few times, thought seriously for a moment, and replied, "If you really want some, I can get you some, but it will take months, or even years."

"Hephaestus may have some in stock, but she probably won't bring it out."

"Let's arrange a time to meet, I'll give it a try."

Fang Rui's explanation was simple, but Loki still understood it and nodded slightly to indicate that there was no problem.

“Regular metals are unnecessary; bring five pounds of each of these special metals, and she will pay for them.”

As he spoke, Fang Rui pointed at Loki.

Loki did not refuse, though he felt like he was being taken advantage of.

“Okay.” Chun nodded gently. The amount Fang Rui bought wasn’t too much.

Do you have any of the materials dropped by these monsters in stock?

“Yes, but not for sale!” Chun replied.

Fang Rui: "…………" Speaking of which, I killed so many monsters in the underground maze, but I didn't pick up many dropped materials. It seems that the drop rate is really low!

But it's okay if we don't have them, we don't need those materials for the time being.

After the materials were ordered, they talked for a while longer, and Fang Rui inquired about the weapons he had ordered.

"So it was you..." Chun's expression was quite resentful. It was because of Fang Rui's order that they had discussed it for a long time last night. Although staying up all night was a common occurrence for blacksmiths.

"What's wrong with me?" Fang Rui asked, puzzled.

"It's okay. Next time you buy something, please make your requirements clearer. It's too vague." Chun pouted.

Fang Rui: "Is it vague? Aren't 'not bad' and 'change' clearly defined requirements?"

Tsubaki: "What do you mean by this 'change'?"

Fang Rui: "It's ever-changing!"

Chun: "Can't you explain this clearly?"

Fang Rui: "…………" Fine! You win~

"Why are you buying weapons?" Loki's face was full of subtle expressions. A god whose power is sealed is only slightly stronger than an ordinary person in terms of combat strength. It would be a waste for him to have the best weapons.

Furthermore, each deity possesses their own unique divine artifact, which they are currently unable to use...

"Of course it's useful! I know a lot of things, and even in my current sealed state, beating up a Lv.5 wouldn't be a problem."

"real?!"

Compared to Fang Rui's confidence, Loki looked suspicious.

"If you don't believe me, we can try it; it won't waste any time."

Fang Rui didn't think anything of it; his physique was still incredibly strong.

"Okay, I'll try it in a bit."

With that, Loki urged everyone to get moving and quickly buy everything they wanted. The group strolled around the city for a while, bought everything, and then returned to Loki's Familia.

Because of the need for door-to-door delivery, Tsubaki was also inside the Loki Familia, sitting on a wooden crate, watching some members of the Loki Familia train. Fang Rui and others, along with some members of the Mih Familia, including the Familia's deity, arrived at the Loki Familia's residence together.

Inside the training ground, members of the three clans stood at opposite ends, while Fang Rui and Ais stood in the center.

"Why is my opponent you?" Fang Rui asked expressionlessly.

“I applied specifically for this.” Ais said with a serious expression; she wanted to witness the fighting skills of a god.

"Fine! It doesn't matter who the opponent is anyway..."

As he spoke, Fang Rui gripped his Nichirin Blade tightly, lowered his body, and his breathing became deep yet powerful.

Everyone present was a seasoned veteran, and they naturally noticed Fang Rui's change.

"Breathing techniques?"

While everyone was thinking this, Fang Rui had already begun to act, stomping his foot on the ground and dashing out like lightning.

"Boom——"

Thunder roared across the training ground, but no lightning was seen.

Fang Rui arrived in front of Ais, his longsword, as vibrant as flames, slashing towards Ais's neck.

Ais, wielding her rapier, blocked the longsword's advance, stopping it in its tracks.