Although Hephaestus didn't know much about the value of the word "Terra".
But after Kevin saw the skill description printed out, he was already smiling brightly in his heart——
You can increase your ability points by simply creating unused weapons and armor. You can become stronger even by lying down!
As for the subsequent skill effects, we don't know what the actual effects are yet, so we won't discuss them for now.
"Forget it. Seeing how happy you are, it should be a good ability."
The goddess glanced at him and handed him something.
"This is the key to a store in Babel Tower. From now on, you have the right to use it for free for one year."
"All rent and maintenance fees are waived for one year, but you will have to pay after that time."
"You should also know the precautions for conducting business activities under the name of the clan, so I will not elaborate on them."
This is the reward for participating in the Molten Festival, and it was also Kevin's original goal.
After saying goodbye to Hephaestus, Kevin returned to the arena and found Ais who was still waiting there.
She was like an isolated island in the bustling crowd, watched by adventurers from a distance.
"Miss Ais, is there anywhere else you'd like to go?"
Ais shook her head slightly and glanced at the grass sword in her hand.
"It's enough to have it."
It seems that this is her most satisfying achievement today.
After all, I accepted Kevin's invitation in order to find backup weapons.
"10 million Valis, I will gather it as soon as possible."
This is the "suggested retail price" that Tsubaki gave to the Grass Sword.
Compared to the Sword of Despair which costs 40 million Valis, the Sword of Grass is much cheaper.
Although it has several special attributes, the strength of the weapon itself, that is, the basic damage, is a bit low.
It is a good little artifact for mid- and low-level adventurers.
But when it comes to dealing with monsters in deeper levels below the 40th floor, it becomes a bit overwhelmed.
Kevin also understood this truth, so he had no objection to the price given by the group leader.
But... he had no intention of taking money from Miss Sword Princess from the beginning.
"It would be rather inhumane to add more debt to you at a time like this."
Smiling, Kevin made a suggestion.
"How about using the 'tuition fee' to offset the sale price of the sword?"
"...tuition fee?"
Ais blinked, a hint of doubt flickering in her beautiful golden eyes.
The fair and flawless face seemed to be saying "Please explain in more detail."
"As you can see, I am a member of Hephaestus's Familia."
Spreading his hands, Kevin expressed his thoughts.
"The clan members are all craftsmen who only care about ironwork and are not good at fighting."
"I don't have a teacher to learn combat techniques, so I can only explore them at the risk of my life."
"so..."
Before Kevin finished his last words, Ais nodded without hesitation.
"Okay, I'll teach you."
She felt the desire to become stronger from Kevin's words.
Unlike himself who was bent on killing monsters, Kevin seemed to be eager to conquer something.
However, since the purpose was to become stronger, she had no reason to refuse the other party's request.
Kevin helped her a lot, so she had to repay him. It was simple logic.
"Is it really possible?"
Kevin was interrupted and was stunned for a moment, then happily reached out to Ais.
"Then... Miss Sword Princess, please feel free to teach me."
The blonde girl looked into his eyes and held out her hand for his.
"...Well, please give me your guidance."
The Molten Festival ends in the evening.
However, the two of them had nothing else to do, so they left the venue at noon and said goodbye to each other.
"There is still a lot to do next."
After sorting out the accumulated to-do items, Kevin couldn't help rubbing his scalp.
However, the thought of having "private training" with Ais made him motivated again.
Although the request just now was intended to improve his favorability, he did need to learn some combat skills.
The real battle is not like in the game where you just need to click the mouse, but a fight with real swords and guns.
It is naturally not difficult to bully monsters with your excellent equipment.
However, when facing Terraria's Boss-level powerful enemies, there is no way to escape and you can only face the opponent head-on.
Even though Kevin is not afraid of death, he cannot accept the consequences of failing too many times.
The death penalty alone would waste a lot of time.
Moreover, the props for summoning Boss also consume a lot of materials.
If it is summoned but never used, it would be a pure waste.
The training time agreed with Ais is in the early morning every day.
Based on Terraria's time ratio, there is still nearly a full day until the first class.
Before that, Kevin still had a lot of things to deal with.
The first priority is to tell a certain goddess who lives off of freeloading...she finally has a job!
"I knew you could do it!"
After hearing the good news brought by Kevin, the loli goddess almost jumped towards Kevin and hung on him like a koala.
"Hehe, now I won't be called a parasite by Hephaestus anymore~"
"that..."
Kevin held the goddess's white and smooth legs with both hands, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
But Hestia seemed to still be in the excitement, just talking to herself and dreaming about a better life.
"By the way, since this is a job, it means I will have pocket money (salary), right?"
"Well, that's natural..."
"Yeah! Now I can finally enjoy snacks and novels freely!"
Feeling the soft touch brought by the hug, Kevin shrugged and gave up the idea of persuading the goddess to get off him.
"By the way, did Kevin name his store?"
After the excitement gradually faded, Hestia suddenly remembered something and asked curiously.
"Store name? I haven't really thought of that."
Kevin touched his chin and thought about it.
"Let's just call it 'Adventurer's Home'."
"...It sounds like the name of a tavern." Hestia couldn't help but complain, "Usually it would be called something like XX Equipment Store."
"My shop doesn't just sell weapons and protective gear."
Kevin shook his head, with a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth.
I finally have my own store, but it would be boring if it only sold equipment.
Things like weak healing potions, weak mana potions, and nuclear-powered torches were all put up.
These are things that are more practical for low-level adventurers.
"Forget it. I don't need to worry about these things anyway."
Seeing that Kevin had his own plans, Hestia did not continue to ask.
After all, this is Kevin's shop, she is just here to slack off... to work.
After explaining some more things, Kevin left the abandoned church and finally returned to his home.
"Starting tomorrow, we're going to move out of here."
Looking at the room he had lived in for several years, Kevin was quite emotional.
The store that Hephaestus gave him was quite large, with two floors.
The first floor is a shop, and the second floor can be used as a studio and bedroom.
It is very convenient from any angle.
When we teleported to Terraria, it was already sunset.
"If you want to challenge the Slime King, it looks like you'll have to wait for a while."
Kevin glanced at an item in the inventory and felt a little regretful.
He had originally planned to challenge the Slime King after the Molten Festival was over.
However, King Slime can only be summoned during the day.
"Okay, let's go and rest first."
Just then, Kevin suddenly heard a hesitant knock on the door.
After getting permission, Lily shyly opened the door and spoke in a low voice.
"Um... Master, the previous reward..."
"Don't worry, I haven't forgotten."
Seeing the other party's shy look, Kevin patted the bed very naturally.
"Come here."