"Could it be that, could it be that, Hephaestus, you kept it just for me?"
With an extremely excited expression, Hestia looked at Hephaestus with surprise written all over her face.
"I'm so touched, Hephaestus, you are indeed my best friend!!!"
As she spoke, Hestia opened her arms and leaped towards Hephaestus.
Seeing Hestia leaping towards her with tears streaming down her face, Hephaestus suddenly stretched out her hand to block Hestia.
Then, as if he was too embarrassed to face the other person, he covered his face with one hand.
"No way, you retarded goddess!"
"Ah! That's right!"
Hestia, whose expression had calmed down, began to use her brain cells to think.
"I see--!"
Before Hephaestus could explain, Hestia clapped her hands suddenly, as if she had thought of something.
"Hephaestus, as the goddess of forging, you actually don't have much interest in adventurers who explore dungeons. Rather than having a strong person become a member of your family, you would rather have a blacksmith join your family, so you didn't let Shirou Emiya become a member of your family—"
Hestia's eyes radiated golden light, and she seemed very sure of her own reasoning.
However, Hephaestus sighed slightly.
"Although what you said does make sense based on the information you have, none of the reasoning is correct."
"Eh!"
"In fact, I am unable to accept God's blood and the gift!"
Seeing this, Emiya Shirou also explained.
"How is it possible that I cannot accept the blood of God!"
Hestia's face was filled with disbelief.
"That's true, but I didn't expect that he actually had the ability to go directly to the dungeon—"
In this world, at this stage, there is almost no exploration of dungeons without receiving the blessing of God.
Of course, this does not mean that there are no people in this world who can fight against monsters in the dungeon without the help of gifts.
Before the gods came, humans had no idea how long they had been fighting this bottomless dungeon, and countless heroes emerged during that time.
It is precisely because of the continuous dedication of those ancient heroes that the endless monsters in the dungeon have not swallowed up the entire world.
"Wait, doesn't that mean—"
At this moment, Hestia seemed to have thought of something and didn't know what expression to use when looking at Emiya Shirou.
"Emiya, apart from me and Hestia, no one should know that you can't accept the blood of God!"
Hephaestus seemed to know what Hestia wanted to say and asked Emiya Shirou.
Emiya Shirou thought about it and nodded.
"Remember, from now on, if a god asks you why you don't join the clan, don't answer that you can't accept the blood of the gods."
"why?"
"Because you'll be taken away as a guinea pig, idiot!"
Hestia put her hands on her hips and answered the question in Shirou Emiya's mind.
"You should know that the blood of gods is almost the greatest authority in the world. It is impossible for someone to be unaffected by the blood of gods. But now it has happened to you. There must be many gods who want to explore your secrets!"
"Hephaestus, why didn't you warn him at the beginning!"
"I thought he would just become a blacksmith and live in Orario, but I never thought he would rush to the dungeon on the first day!"
Hephaestus could only shake her head helplessly. If Shirou Emiya had not become an adventurer and was just an unknown blacksmith, such a thing would naturally not have happened.
Even if the weapons forged by Shirou Emiya are famous in Orario, no god will explore the secrets of Shirou Emiya.
Because when it comes to forging, Hephaestus is the best in all of Orario.
What's more, at that time Hephaestus will also give Shirou Emiya some protection accordingly.
But she never expected that after talking to her, Shirou Emiya would directly rush towards the dungeon.
"I see, thank you—"
Shirou Emiya nodded affirmatively. Perhaps because of Hephaestus's kindness, Shirou Emiya did not have any precautions in this regard.
It’s more like it’s because the world he had experienced before didn’t care about the secrets hidden in him.
Of course, that is also because the people Shirou Emiya met were absolutely confident in their own strength, and the abilities Shirou Emiya displayed were also within the scope of the rules they defined.
Whether it was the Pogun Academy with various superpowers, or the Butei that maintained social stability, Shirou Emiya had not exceeded the limits they had set, and was not enough to attract their absolute attention.
When he was at Pojun Academy, he really attracted the attention of the authorities because he defeated seven academies in a row and defeated Edwards head-on.
In Tokyo Butei High School, even if Shirou Emiya defeated a vampire that had lived for hundreds of years, it only attracted a small amount of attention from the government.
If Shirou Emiya could accept the blood of God and become a member of Hephaestus or Hestia's family, then no god would want to explore Shirou Emiya's secrets.
Because to those gods, this is a matter of course, they would only be surprised at Shirou Emiya and would not have any other thoughts.
After all, even adventurer has become a term exclusive to those who have received the gift.
It is enough to see how surprising it was to the gods that someone like Shirou Emiya could explore the dungeon without even having a gift.
It can be said that it suddenly made those gods who mainly focused on their own entertainment feel indescribable interest.
You have to know that people like this have not appeared in the sight of God for a long, long time.
Almost all the gods couldn't help but become interested in the adventurer named [Emiya Shirou].
It doesn't mean that those gods necessarily want Shirou Emiya to join their clan.
Among the many gods, there are naturally gods like Hephaestus whose main business is forging rather than exploring dungeons.
If Shirou Emiya did not have such outstanding forging skills, Hephaestus would not have invited him even if she knew that Shirou Emiya had such strength.
Of course, if Shirou Emiya applied to join her family, Hephaestus would not refuse.
However, among these gods, there was one who felt a deep dislike for Shirou Emiya.
Chapter 434: The Limits of Exploration
"boom--!"
Blood splattered in front of Shirou Emiya once again. The skull holding the shield and sword was split apart by Shirou Emiya's sword and turned into ashes and disappeared in the air.
Only crystals and some broken bones were left.
In addition to a certain chance of dropping magic crystals that can be exchanged for money, monsters in the dungeon will also drop some materials that are closely related to themselves.
It can be said that it is becoming more and more like a game.
It’s a pity for Shirou Emiya that he couldn’t gain the so-called experience from these monsters like those who received the gift, and the so-called ability to improve his own abilities or achieve great deeds.
Every progress he makes can only be achieved by himself, through countless battles and countless exercises to constantly hone himself.
"It's not far from the 18th security level!"
Shirou Emiya picked up the magic crystals and debris on the ground, threw them into his night hat, and spoke lightly.
After dozens of days of exploration, Shirou Emiya has finally arrived at the seventeenth floor.
Ever since the unimaginable siege on the tenth floor, Shirou Emiya had been like any ordinary adventurer when he went down into the dungeon again. The monsters he encountered were normal in both quantity and quality.
It was as if a serious bug had appeared in the dungeon, causing Shirou Emiya to accidentally encounter such a situation when he entered the dungeon for the first time.
Afterwards, this malicious BUG was fixed.
However, this is not a game, and the dungeon is not even a dead object, but a living being.
Shirou Emiya also asked Hephaestus, and she also said that she didn't know what the situation was, but just asked Shirou Emiya to pay more attention.
The most taboo thing for adventurers is pride and complacency. I don’t know how many adventurers became impetuous after gaining a little fame and eventually died in the dungeon.
"Let's go back first, otherwise we won't be able to get out of the dungeon until late at night."
Shirou Emiya pulled the bowstring in his hand, and countless sword arrows burst out at this moment, hitting the lion-like body with scarlet hair in front of him with incredible precision.
They fell to the ground with their eyes open in death.
Shirou Emiya collected the materials and magic crystals on the ground one by one and put them into Yokasa.
Although Shana's night hat has the function of storing items, it is actually not as convenient as imagined.
Shirou Emiya would also usually project some of his frequently used weapons into Yokasa.
But under normal circumstances, he would only project a few weapons that he would frequently use, and in most battles he would still use a variety of weapons through projection.
As a storage item, the night hat is not like some strange space props.
The weight of all the items placed in the night hat will be added to the windbreaker.
And the interior is like a condensed warehouse, with everything piled together.
You can't just think about taking out something and then you can take it out.
When Shirou Emiya took out the weapons, he had to look for the one he needed to use.
If there are too many weapons, it will inevitably take some time to find the items you need.
As for food, it is even more forbidden to put it in there.
After all, Ye Li's storage space is more like something that contains items, rather than a wide space.
Putting in one more item will create space for weapons.
After putting the food in, by the time Emiya Shirou took it out, it had basically been squeezed into crumbs and distributed inside the Yogasa.
Basically, soft items cannot be placed in the night hat.
From the first floor all the way to the sixteenth floor.
Shirou Emiya didn't know how many monsters he had killed that emerged from the dungeon.
Even with the holy remains, the breathing method continued to reduce his own physical consumption. Facing thousands of different monsters, plus dozens of hours of highly concentrated battles.
Emiya Shirou also gets tired.
There are very few places to rest in the entire dungeon.
Maybe a monster will appear behind you and attack you in the next second.
When going to a dungeon, you not only need to calculate how much energy you need to consume to reach each floor, but you also need to save how much energy you will need to return to the ground.
During this period of time, Shirou Emiya has not formed a team, but has reached the 16th floor alone.
It is precisely because Shirou Emiya did not form a team that all the materials and magic crystals need to be picked up by Shirou Emiya alone.
It can be said that what Shirou Emiya spent the longest time on in the dungeon was collecting these materials and magic crystals.
It was almost more than twice the time it took Shirou Emiya to kill those monsters.
Although he only needed a small amount of money, it was enough to provide him with food and clothing.
However, the materials from Hephaestus are not available to Shirou Emiya for use at will; they all require money to purchase.
As a blacksmith, in addition to the simplest forging skills, what is also needed is the control of materials.
Only by knowing what materials are suitable for making what items can you forge a weapon that meets your needs.
Therefore, the materials that Shirou Emiya used for forging when he went to Hephaestus were basically items that Shirou Emiya purchased from various places and got from dungeons.
This is very expensive.
The basic materials are fine, like the steel in Hephaestus's workshop, which can be said to be the best of the best.
Most of the weapons that Shirou Emiya forged and sold were also handed over to Hephaestus.
After all, although the weapons forged by Shirou Emiya are practical, he himself has no reputation in forging, and only a few weapons were sold in more than ten days.
Shirou Emiya came to the dungeon early in the morning, and by the time he reached the sixteenth floor, it was already afternoon outside.
If we return now, it will basically be night time. If we delay for a while, Shirou Emiya will only be able to have a hot meal late at night.
You know, it was late at night, and the [Mistress of Fertility] was already planning to make a sample, but Shirou Emiya came here.
