If everyone becomes an adventurer, who will put in the effort themselves?

"No need for that much trouble, there's space reserved for the Lion of Notary Public on the 5th floor."

"Huh?" Lynn was taken aback by the words and turned back from his steps toward the magic stone stairs.

At this moment, Mira glanced at Lynn, then smiled slightly and said:

"I sincerely suggest you read through the Adventurer's Handbook more often; at least that way, you won't look so much like a naive newbie!"

“But that only works when I have the time!” Lynn complained.

"Time can be made."

"Has anyone ever told you that sometimes you speak in a tone that sounds like a strict, old-fashioned teacher?"

"Unfortunately, no."

"Now we have it."

Mira glared at Lynn upon hearing this, but didn't care about the little quarrel. Instead, she led him directly to the room where the Lion of Notary was located.

Upon entering the compartment opposite the magic stone staircase and seeing the Lion of Justice, now integrated into the stone wall, again, Lynn scratched his head:

"I thought there was another magic stone staircase across from the magic stone staircase. Turns out it's the Lion of Justice's room?"

At this moment, Mira calmly walked to the wall, leaned against it, and said:

"Besides the first three floors, the Adventurers' Guild headquarters has six notary offices on each floor, each staffed by a Lion of Notarization."

"If you want to level up on your own in the future, you can come here directly. The key to the door is your Stigmata. If you encounter a situation where the door cannot be opened, it means there is someone inside. Take precautions to avoid them."

Lynn nodded thoughtfully, then asked Mira:

"So what did you mean by sacrificing the future for an upgrade?"

Mira paused for a moment, then slowly turned her head to look at Lynn:

"In principle, I don't really recommend this approach, but considering your current situation, I'll explain it anyway."

Mira finished speaking, sighed, crossed her arms, and leaned against the wall, saying:

"Strictly speaking, there is only one standard for a normal adventurer to level up."

"Accumulate enough potential, and that potential is enough to support the improvement of your attributes."

"Attribute enhancement?"

Upon hearing this, Lynn immediately thought of the increased stamina and agility he had gained from his stealth upgrade.

"Yes, attribute enhancement."

Mira nodded, then looked at Lynn's face and said earnestly:

"To be precise, as long as one attribute reaches the required level, it is sufficient to upgrade."

Lynn was taken aback for a moment: "Does that mean I can level up right now?"

“That’s true in principle,” Mira shook her head and said, “but that’s the worst possible upgrade option. Only mediocre people or those who lack talent would choose that.”

Upon hearing this, Lynn immediately realized: "If accumulating one attribute to the point of being able to improve allows you to level up, then accumulating all five attributes to the point of being able to improve also means leveling up to level 2?"

Mira glanced at Lynn in surprise: "You reacted pretty quickly!"

"That's right, just like you said, there are geniuses who accumulate enough potential to improve all five attributes before finally leveling up."

"Or rather, for the Adventurers' Guild, we strongly recommend that adventurers below level 30 maximize all their attributes before continuing to level up."

Mira raised her hand, pinched the space between her eyebrows, and looked helpless.

The so-called strong recommendation means that many adventurers did not do this, but instead, after improving a certain attribute, they directly chose to upgrade for various reasons.

On this point, adventurer advisors, who only have the right to make suggestions, obviously cannot stop it, and the rules do not even allow them to do so.

In this situation, some promising talents inevitably sacrifice their potential.

Originally, Mira was very averse to this kind of behavior of sacrificing talent, but seeing Lynn's situation, she suddenly understood why many people would choose to do so.

Given the circumstances, sacrificing a little future compared to life is only human nature.

At this moment, Lynn realized what Mira meant by sacrificing the future:

"So, sacrificing the future means... if you miss out on the upgrade of all attributes at each level, will it be impossible to make up for it in the future?"

Mira nodded upon hearing this, and said earnestly:

"Theoretically speaking, highly talented adventurers can increase their attributes by one level every time they level up."

"In this situation, even if we include the 1 attribute point that can be freely allocated after each level up, there will be an overall difference of 1 to 4 attribute points between geniuses and ordinary people at each level."

"And this gap will widen as the level increases!"

"Lynn Knightworth!"

Mira suddenly called out Lynn's 'full name' and said with a serious expression:

"You have an extraordinary talent for stealth, so you must also be extremely talented in agility and endurance, and be able to accumulate the possibility of upgrading through adventure."

"Besides that, in swordsmanship, although your talent is weaker than stealth, it shouldn't be too difficult for you to improve your physique and strength."

"As for the final spiritual aspect, whether it is forensic skills or a learned mind, with sufficient training and improvement, one can accumulate the potential for spiritual enhancement."

"So in my opinion, at least in the lower levels below level 10, Lynn, you have the potential to achieve an 'all-rounder' level of improvement."

"What else is there to say?" Lynn shrugged, turned, and headed straight for the door. "Why bother upgrading? We'll come back next time!"

Mira paused for a moment upon hearing this, then frowned:

"But aren't you still being hunted by your enemies...?"

"I'll talk to them when they catch up with me."

Lynn stopped and scratched her hair:

"Besides, it's a search mission, not an assassination mission. Do you think those adventurers who are tracking me can kill me?"

Mira was speechless upon hearing this.

She could certainly guess that the situation was more serious than Lynn had described, but Lynn's act of pretending it wasn't a big deal left her helpless.

At this moment, Lynn had already reached the front door, his right hand on the magic mirror, unlocking the door, and turned to Mira to ask:

"What's wrong? Aren't you planning to leave? We haven't eaten yet, have we?"

Mira paused for a moment, then said:

"You seem to have forgotten what I just said."

"What did you say?" Lynn was stunned.

At this moment, Mira said with a strange expression, "I seem to recall saying that your attribute points should be able to be upgraded."

As she spoke, Mira raised her hand and pointed with her thumb to the Lion of Notaries beside her:

"Why don't you come over and upgrade your attributes?"

"Anyway, the person is already here, isn't that right?"

Upon hearing the mysterious incantation "Since we're already here," Lynn paused for a moment, released his hand from the magic mirror, and silently turned back.

Now that things have come to this, let's just get a small half-level promotion for now.

Chapter 13 It's common knowledge that fox-eared girls will reappear in taverns!

A burning pain emanated from the stigmata on his right hand.

The pain was somewhat like being hit on the toe with a hammer. Although it was very uncomfortable, Lin was surprised to find that he could actually endure it.

Is it the effect of increased endurance?

Fortunately, the pain subsided quickly; in less than a minute, the pain eased instantly, and Lynn heard a notification sound in real time.

Then, the automatically updating Stigmata system popped up.

[Adventurer: Lynn]

[Level: Lv1]

[Constitution: 1]

【Spirit: 1】

【Strength: 1】

[Endurance: 3]

[Agility: 3]

【技能系統：潛行Lv5（8/10），劍術基礎Lv1（9/10），博學之腦Lv1（3/10），鑑定術Lv1（1/10）】

[Free skill points (0/3), free attribute points (9/10).]

Seeing the attribute pop up, Mira, who was standing by the wall, nodded very slightly:

"It seems you received a notification from the Holy Mark System?"

"How does the increase in strength feel? Judging from your situation, this should be the most noticeable improvement in your attribute."

Upon hearing this, Lynn turned and looked at Mira with a puzzled expression:

"I'm improving my endurance and agility, aren't I?"

"Ok?"

Mira was taken aback by his words, then awkwardly ruffled the silver hair that had fallen from her temples with her fingers.

"I originally thought you would improve your physique and strength, which are related to sword training, the most."

"After all, in your case, the feeling of almost doubling your power should be more noticeable."

Mira knew that Lynn's stamina and agility met the upgrade requirements, but according to her calculations, the effect of doubling strength should be more obvious.

Could it be that Lynn's strength this time didn't reach the minimum experience required for leveling up?

Upon hearing this, Lynn's heart skipped a beat.

He remembered.

Previously, in order to upgrade his stealth, he lowered his swordsmanship basics level.

According to Mira, the fundamentals of swordsmanship are related to strength and physique.

In other words, training one's swordsmanship to around level 4, combined with dungeon adventures, is, in Mira's view, a combination that could very well meet the requirements for attribute upgrades.

It seems he needs to quickly improve his swordsmanship fundamentals, otherwise, his poor swordsmanship could expose some of his weaknesses in front of Miran.

After all, even with a terrible memory, it's impossible to forget what you just learned half a day ago. Moreover, he has the "Brain of Knowledge" skill, which enhances memory, so he's even less likely to forget it.

'It's a flaw that needs to be fixed.'

Lynn explained to Mira as he thought to himself:

"Maybe it's because I've improved too much through stealth?"

Lynn quickly changed the subject to avoid Mira bringing up swordsmanship:

"But then again, is upgrading attributes really that easy?"

"So, can I raise a level 1 attribute to 10 or higher in the dungeon?"

"You think too much!"

Mira shattered Lynn's fantasy without hesitation, giving him a teasing smile as she looked at the little fool:

"If upgrading attributes were that easy, adventurers wouldn't pursue higher levels and stronger skills; they would simply focus on training their attributes."

"How so?" Lynn asked, her face filled with curiosity.

At this moment, Mira raised her index finger and calmly explained:

"As is customary, the maximum attribute increase for adventurers is a fixed 1 point per level."

"In other words, without considering skill bonuses, a level 1 adventurer's highest attribute points will only be 2."

"If it goes any higher, the level needs to be increased to completely fix the possibilities of the attributes, so that new upgrade space can be made."

"Therefore, without considering the 1 free attribute point gained with each level up and without considering skill attribute bonuses, a level 1 adventurer can only have a maximum of 2 attribute points. Similarly, a level 10 adventurer can have a maximum of 11 attribute points."