adventurers in the sewers

Chapter 129: Whoever obtains the secret manual first becomes the bravest?

Louis's eyes lit up when he heard Nora's suggestion.

Indeed, the fusion of additional Heroic Codexes is independent of one's own level; as long as one possesses them, fusion is possible.

However, Louis still hesitated and asked, "Would fusing the Hero's Codex be difficult? Would I need guidance?"

Nora shrugged and said, "This is the domain that belongs only to you heroes. Even my teacher has never integrated the Hero's Codex. No one can provide you with experience or guidance."

"Anyway, why don't you try using Molly the Hero's Secret Codex first? Maybe you'll figure out how to fuse the codex."

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Louis thought about it and agreed.

So he sent Nora forward to retrieve the Hero's Tome from the armor inside Molly's body.

During his escape carrying the body, he had been in contact with it long enough that Louis could hear the sound of the extracted tome clattering against the armor, but he hadn't dared to take it out yet.

Nora crouched down beside the hero's body and fiddled with it for a while, quickly placing three oval red gems in front of Louis.

Gazing at the three gems, Louis suddenly had a thought and looked up at his teammates, asking, "Do you think—can you merge with the secret code of Hero Molly and become new heroes?"

Upon hearing this, both Nora and Dina were taken aback.

After a moment's hesitation, Nora slowly said, "Among the heroes of all time, there were indeed those who first became professionals and then, by chance, gained the recognition of the Hero's Codex."

"After fusing with the Hero's Codex, the hero's original class will be merged, making them a hero specializing in that class."

"However, although there have been precedents, the hope of gaining the approval of the secret manual is too slim! I don't think any of us have the qualifications."

"Moreover—there are now four heroes living together. No matter how great the threat to humanity, four heroes are enough to handle it. In other words, the number of heroes is already saturated."

"From this perspective, even if we truly possess the talent to become heroes, we still cannot activate the Hero's Codex."

"unless----"

"Unless what?"

Hearing what Nora said, Louis had already given up hope on his sudden idea, but the girl's final suspense piqued his curiosity.

Nora paused before saying, "Unless the crisis facing humanity in the future is truly so great that even four heroes cannot contain it."

"Perhaps only in this way will the requirements for inheritors of the ancient heroes' secret manuals be lowered."

After hearing this analysis, Louis's lips twitched involuntarily.

Does a massive human crisis need to increase the probability of becoming a hero?

Is the appearance of a new hero a good thing or a bad thing?

Regardless, Louis decided to let his teammates give it a try.

It's nothing more than touching the Hero's Codex to see if it reacts; it's not a big deal.

Nora had already touched Molly's secret manual, but there was no reaction at all, so there was no need to try again.

Louis looked at Dina and gestured for her to come and try.

Dina herself clearly didn't think she could become a hero, so she casually walked up to the three secret books and touched them one by one.

I touched the first secret manual, but nothing happened.

I touched the second secret manual, but nothing happened.

But when they touched the third secret manual, something unexpected happened.

Suddenly, the oval red gemstone emitted a dazzling light. To Daina's astonishment, the gemstone transformed into a beam of red light and swiftly entered Daina's body.

This scene silenced everyone present.

A long silence fell over the field.

After a full half-minute of silence, Dina finally said blankly, "Wasn't it said that the number of heroes was already saturated? — What am I doing? —"

Louis also realized what was happening and smiled, saying, "Regardless of humanity's future, it seems our team has produced a second hero. Daina, did you obtain any information from the secret manual?"

After pondering for a moment, Daina replied, "It seems that—only by completing the great task of saving a thousand people can the secret manual be officially activated."

"Furthermore, my Hero's Codex is different from yours. The Hero's Codex plays more of a supporting role for me. After being merged with the original Magic Swordsman's Codex, it tends to enhance the original abilities of the Magic Swordsman class."

"In the future, I won't be able to change jobs like you did with the Hero's Codex."

"From level one to level four, I can only fuse the secret manual once each at level one and level three. I cannot fuse it at level two and level four."

"If you want to improve your level, you still have to honestly fuse with the advanced secrets of the magic swordsman."

This news made Louis think.

Dina's situation is neither that of a true hero nor that of a level four professional who can only break the Hero's Tome and absorb its power; rather, it is somewhere in between.

Is this considered... half a hero?

Louis looked at Nora, the know-it-all, wanting to ask her if she knew what was going on.

Nora shook her head with a strange look in her eyes: "This is the first time I've heard of such a situation—could it be that humanity's future crisis is neither so dire as to require more heroes, nor so easily resolved by just four heroes?"

"But no matter what, it's all thanks to Daina's luck."

At this point, Nora's tone became sour.

She also touched Molly's Hero's Codex, so why didn't she gain recognition?

Could it be that even the Hero's Codex discriminates against people of different classes, looking down on her as a dignified necromancer?

"Perhaps it's because Dina and the Heroine Molly have good compatibility?"

Louis guessed.

Molly the Hero's fighting style seems to follow the path of a magic swordsman, and she shares a lot in common with Dina.

Perhaps it was because their fighting styles were more compatible that Molly's Codex chose Dinah and abandoned Nora.

Judging from Nora's lack of recognition, Molly's Hero's Codex always has underlying selection criteria; not just anyone who obtains it can become a new hero.

However, it is undeniable that due to the potential major crisis that humanity may face in the future, the Hero's Codex has lowered the selection criteria for its successors.

"In short, according to the information provided by the tome, you probably don't need a level two tome, Daina. I'll try absorbing it first."

As Louis spoke, he handed the red gem representing the third-level secret manual to Dina, and held the second-level secret manual in his own hand.

A few seconds after he grasped the second-level secret manual, a piece of information naturally flooded into Louis's mind.

Louis learned from the information that after fusing with the second-level secret manual, a certain random basic attribute would be increased by 5.

Even if you fuse a level 2 secret manual first, and then fuse a level 1 secret manual later, the latter's increase in the attribute cap will not decrease; it will still be +10.

The four levels of Hero's Manuals each have their own specific functions and do not interfere with each other.

After reading this information, Louis felt relieved and followed the instructions to integrate the Level 2 Hero's Manual.

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