The further one descended into the Dungeon, the weaker the suppression ability of the great god Ouranos, who presided over the Guild Headquarters, became. By the same logic, Magic Items could not observe the Dungeon indefinitely. Otherwise, the gods would have long since thoroughly explored this area known as the Lower World's greatest 'Unknown'. In other words, as long as he continued deeper, Freya's prying eyes would be curbed to a certain extent.
Based on intelligence revealed in the anime from his previous life, this Goddess of Beauty actually spent the vast majority of her time acting under her alt account, 'Syr'. That meant it was impossible for the other party to be monitoring him 24 hours a day. There would always be moments of laxity.
After combining the two conditions mentioned above, it was easy for Levi to come up with a method to shake off the other party's voyeurism. —Namely, first delve deeper into the Lower Floors, stay there for a few days, and then speed back during 'The Hostess of Fertility's' busiest period, which was from evening to late at night.
Of course, even if the attempt failed, it didn't really matter. He was originally intending to team up and build synergy with the summoned Heroic Spirit adventurers anyway. Now, it was just a slight adjustment to the original plan.
Although Alise and Gojouno Kaguya didn't ask Levi the reason for the sudden change of plans, just as the red-haired girl had previously joked about herself, as mercenaries, they didn't really have much right to refuse orders. Hearing this, they nodded in succession.
At the same moment, inside a heavily decorated bedroom within Babel on the surface. Seeing the young man in the divine mirror suddenly change his movement pattern, not continuing upward, but instead leading the two girls from the former Astrea Familia deeper into the Dungeon, Freya couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.
"Oh my, oh my~ Was I discovered?"
She was very smart; or rather, there were very few truly stupid existences among the gods. Knowing in advance that his 'Odr' possessed the 'The Goddesses' Loving Protection' magic, Freya naturally realized that Levi had detected the fact that she was peeping at him through that magic.
However... The gray-haired goddess's face flushed, her peach-blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and her fingers slid over her own body, stirring up ripples of allure.
"I see. So that protection magic can even detect the condition of a goddess to a certain extent?"
"This really is..."
"Making me more and more delighted~"
As the Goddess of Beauty, Freya could easily obtain 'love' whenever she wished. But precisely because of this, what she craved from beginning to end was 'romance'. It was the process and details of chasing love, the ignorance and palpitations when love was unobtainable. It was the greenness of 'you know I like you, and I know you like me, yet neither dares to speak'.
At this moment, although somewhat coincidental, the magic named 'The Goddesses' Loving Protection' just so happened to constitute the premise of this 'romance' the Goddess of Beauty had been chasing.
Thus, in the room occupied only by Freya, it wasn't long before soft groans that would make anyone blush began to ring out.
As adventurers who were once pinned with high hopes by the gods, Alise and Gojouno Kaguya's strength needed no explanation. The former was a 'monster' capable of fighting above her level, while the latter was also quite dominant among Lv.4s.
Levi was an all-rounder in the truest sense; he could serve as front-line DPS, mid-line support, and back-line healer/turret. Even without using Orion's Class Card, his total ability scores could firmly step into the realm of Lv.5.
The shield magic named 'Icy Paws' made it so the monsters of the Lower Floors couldn't even break their defense in a short time. This made Alise, who was enjoying the luxury of fighting without worrying about positioning for the first time, cry out in satisfaction. Her enthusiasm for battle rose several notches, declaring she could stand and fight for three days and three nights.
Then, she suffered the consequences of her big talk. After descending to the 30th Floor, Levi, as the employer of the two girls, actually didn't let them rest for even a minute. The entire time was spent pulling mobs, grouping mobs, and farming mobs.
Monsters within a two or three-kilometer radius were often attracted by the aggro of Gojouno Kaguya and Alise wandering around with shields the moment they spawned from the walls. Chasing behind the two, they finally stepped into the 'Signature Mix' field released by Levi.
The squishier ones among them, such as Mermen and Sparkas, couldn't last even a few seconds under the Cryo elemental attacks boosted by the 'Heaven's Feel - Craft Essence - Mystic Code' effect, turning into black ash in an instant. Dragon-type or beast-type monsters like Blood Sauruses required Levi to follow up with a few extra 'Icy Paws'.
Because the efficiency was so high, by the end of the first day, the number of Magic Stones in Levi's backpack exceeded 900. On the second and third days, as the girls became more proficient at pulling mobs, the numbers increased to 1,100 and 1,200 respectively.
In addition, there were various common and rare drops such as Mermaid Blood, Crystal Cores, Great Serpent Scales, and Blood Saurus Scales. If he dumped it all to 'The Guild' for processing, it could be exchanged for roughly 110 to 140 million Valis. That was equivalent to nearly two pity pulls in the Lv.4 gacha pool.
In a sense, if Levi was willing to focus on grinding the Dungeon, then with the further improvement of his own and his team's strength, it was entirely possible in the future to exchange dungeon drops for the full monthly quota of 20 Crystals of Law from the exchange shop—after reaching Lv.4, the stock of Crystals of Law had changed from 15 to 20.
Of course, 'if' was ultimately just 'if'. The reason the purchase price of high-level monster drops was high was mainly due to scarcity, meaning supply was less than demand. If someone were to provide large amounts over a long period, it might be fine for a short while, but once the time extended to a few months, it would inevitably lead to a significant drop in the purchase price of the corresponding drops. —After all, there were only a few Familias in Orario capable of absorbing these drops and processing them into finished products.
'I really still need to work on side businesses.'
Levi thought to himself, while not forgetting to call out to Alise and Gojouno Kaguya, who had finally found a moment of respite not far ahead and were sitting on the ground panting with no regard for their ladylike image, "We'll farm monsters for one more hour, then return to the surface."
"Eh?!" x2
On the way back, Alise and Gojouno Kaguya looked as if they had burned out completely, almost turning into ash. As Heroic Spirits, with sufficient mana supply, they wouldn't actually feel physical fatigue. But the two girls couldn't help but feel mentally exhausted at this moment. For, well, the '007' work schedule future that was now all but confirmed.
"Levi." Alise opened her mouth.
"What is it?" Levi walked at the front. With 'Mana Burst (Sphere)' active, he would occasionally condense a few 'Icy Paws' to snipe monsters falling from the rock walls, then walk up to pick up the dropped Magic Stones.
"We haven't rested for three days, and you don't have the Heroic Spirit body that Kaguya and I have, so why do you look completely fine?" the girl, whose flaxen-dyed hair was tied in a rather dangerous side-ponytail hairstyle, couldn't help but ask.
Beside her, Gojouno Kaguya, with her white hair styled in a purple-wrapped bun, didn't speak, but a similar expression of curiosity emerged on her face.
____
🔥 Check out the new story releases! 🔥
New Story: COTE: Natsuki Subaru Returns to School, but as the Purge King
✅ Unlock a 40-chapter backlog for ALL my series.
✅ Receive exclusive content and regular updates!
Help us reach these goals:
🎯 100 Powerstones = +1 universal bonus chapter
🚀 140 MEMBERS = +5 extra chapters for ALL STORIES!
👻 P - Walnutchan