Chapter 212: Time to Worry About What to Get from the Treasure Boxes Again!
The low evaluation for the main mission was expected.
However, the level-up/upgrade mission's evaluation was somewhat disappointing.
The upgrade mission also had bonus points, but unlike the main mission, this type of mission Luke received had gradually increasing bonuses.
The mission requirement was the 40th floor, so from the 41st floor onward there would be small bonuses, increasing with each floor.
Logically, reaching the 58th floor should have earned at least a 'Perfect' evaluation.
However, just as there were bonus points, there were also deductions, and Luke's deduction for this upgrade mission came from joining Loki Familia.
Joining Loki Familia significantly impacted the upgrade mission; according to his guess, it probably cost him over two levels of rewards.
Otherwise, reaching the frontier of the 58th floor would definitely have earned more than just an 'Excellent' evaluation.
While Luke was thinking, the settlement panel had already begun the subsequent settlement steps.
[Beginning analysis of the experienced world…]
[Detecting keywords…]
[Keyword detection complete, beginning next phase of detection.]
[Character detection…]
[Detecting core characters: Bell Cranel, Ais Wallenstein]
[Detecting important characters…]
[Detecting secondary important characters…]
[Character detection complete.]
[Analyzing agent's impact on mission world…]
[Analysis complete, beginning settlement.]
[Mission World: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?]
[Final Analysis Level: 63%]
[Settlement Rewards: 11,410 Exchange Points, 2 C-Rank Treasure Boxes]
[Detecting agent completed level-up mission, agent level cap released.]
[Additional Rewards: 5,000 Exchange/Redemption Points, 1 C-Rank Treasure Box]
[Welcome back to the Main God Space, Authority Holder Luke Ashburn.]
After the settlement was completed, with the mechanical voice's announcement, Luke appeared in his room.
Casually pulling out a chair to sit down, Luke first looked at his personal status panel.
[Authority Holder: Luke Ashburn]
[Agent Level: B-Rank]
[Agent Evaluation: B-Rank]
[Epic Title: Sword Master (the wearer obtains swordsmanship qualifications and a substantial increase in power. If there is an identity implant during the mission process, the relevant identity will be automatically obtained based on the agent's level)]
[Talent: Sword Prodigy (Major bonus to sword aptitude)]
[Skills: Prana, Swordmanship·Dual Life Sword, ..., Divine Falna, Goddess's Kiss]
[Equipment: Portable Pocket (D-Rank), ..., Blank Skill Book (C-Rank), Soul Armament Seed (B-Rank), Orga Lux·Ser-Veresta (B+ Rank), Sword Sheath of Tranquility (B+ Rank)]
Looking at just the personal status panel, there wasn't much change apparent.
Besides 'Divine Falna' and 'Goddess's Kiss', there weren't many skill additions.
The only obvious change was his agent level and evaluation.
Completing the level-up/upgrade mission opened Luke's authority level to B-Rank; the next upgrade mission would be for the A-Rank threshold.
However, although the panel changes weren't major, Luke's actual combat ability had increased significantly.
Having compensated for his weaknesses, he had now officially entered B-Rank in terms of strength, and as a very well-rounded type at that.
Luke looked at his personal status panel while thinking about the mission settlement.
Although neither the main mission nor upgrade mission received a 'Perfect' evaluation, the final analysis level was surprisingly high.
Judging from information previously heard from his 'senior', the analysis level for a first-time mission world should be around 40%.
"63%, huh... Is it because I changed Ais and Bell?"
"Or is it because Orario is the world's center, or because I went deep into the dungeon?"
Whatever the reason, a high analysis level was ultimately a good thing.
The exchange point rewards from the 63% analysis level somewhat made up for his losses in mission evaluation.
This mission earned Luke over 16,000 redemption points total, considerably more than last time.
The only disappointment was not getting a B-Rank treasure box due to missing the 'Perfect' evaluation.
Luke silently shook his head, throwing these useless thoughts from his mind.
After all, he was now a B-Rank agent, and his future missions would be B-Rank as well.
There'd be no shortage of high-rank treasure boxes.
Luke returned to the Main God Space after the Loki Familia party, which was late that night.
The Main God Space kindly set his return time to nighttime as well, avoiding time difference adjustment issues.
Looking at the clock on the wall, Luke decisively chose to sleep, leaving other matters for tomorrow.
...
The next day, early morning.
As usual, Luke woke up very early.
After getting up and completing his morning routine, he left his room and headed straight for the training ground.
Back in the Main God Space, Luke had lost the dungeon as his leveling holy ground, but in exchange, the Main God Space's training ground was much more convenient than Twilight Manor's courtyard.
Successfully raising his authority to B-Rank, Luke could now freely use the environment simulation function.
Though the upper limit issue remained unsolved, it was still better than nothing.
First basic training, then one-on-one combat, followed by group combat, and then swordsmanship practice.
Without the dungeon, Luke's life once again returned to training, training, and more training.
It took an entire week for Luke to barely adjust his mental and physical state from 'adventurer' back to 'warrior'.
Only after adapting to daily life without killing did he end this state of secluded training.
...
"Sigh, nothing here either."
Walking through the trading district, Luke continuously looked at the shops and stalls along the road.
After finishing his mental state adjustment, the first thing he did was go 'shopping'.
However, he wasn't really just browsing, but searching for a suitable second weapon.
Dual Life Sword's requirements for the second weapon had stumped Luke for a long time.
But weapons comparable to Ser-Veresta weren't easy to find.
Even A-Rank powerhouses didn't necessarily have A-Rank weapons; the vast majority used B-Rank weapons as their main armament.
Ser-Veresta, being B+ Rank and still having room for improvement, was already considered quite precious equipment.
Of course, it wasn't impossible to find equivalent equipment in the Main God Space.
But while other types were manageable, high-rank weapons like swords and blades were hot commodities.
Moreover, equipment of this rank rarely appeared in the trading district to begin with.
Whether for personal use, team consumption, or trading with friends and acquaintances, all were better than selling to strangers at a discount.
In any world, precious items were always priceless.
Even Luke himself, if he obtained something good he couldn't use, would definitely first ask if some 'senior's' team wanted it.
This was human nature.
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