Then Takumi scanned the exchange mall for the remaining 30,000 points.
After careful consideration, he exchanged them for a god-level skill.
It is the brewing technique of Soma, the God of Wine, and the price is exactly 30,000 points, which is just enough.
The reason why he chose this is that it is the most cost-effective craft technology for him.
Secondly, he was preparing to make wine to deal with the overabundance of food in Dimension City.
As for whether the brewed wine will have addictive side effects?
There is no need to worry now, because the system provides an optimized full version of the technology.
Not only can the finished product be brewed into a perfect divine wine, it is also more delicious than the divine wine currently produced by the Soma Familia.
As long as Takumi does not intend it, there won't be such negative side effects.
"There are quite a lot of possibilities."
Takumi couldn't help but be very satisfied after receiving this brewing technique.
His skills were not only about the types of wine, but also about various side effects.
As long as he wanted to, he could brew wine with various side effects, or rather a series of magical wines with more suitable properties.
For example, a glass of wine that can act as a sedative, a memory-recovery elixir, or one that induces various emotions such as happiness, sadness, or calmness.
There are even medicinal wines for recovery and the treatment of diseases, and wines that can cure hangovers!
In short, there are so many ways to use it, and anyone can find a wine that suits them.
Then there is the pharmaceutical skill.
It also shocked Takumi and opened his eyes once more.
Inside, there are corresponding treatments for all kinds of diseases, big and small, and some are even unknown to Takumi.
This makes the future treatment conditions of Dimension City vastly superior, and also brought Takumi something he wanted.
"I see, this is the difference between longevity and immortality."
Takumi looked at the prescriptions he valued most and was excited for a moment.
Because some of them were tailored to his own conditions.
For example, the Elixir of Resurrection!
This is not actually a medicine that makes people live forever, but a kind of treatment. This magic medicine for trauma is like a panacea, or rather an enhanced and upgraded version of one.
Its effect is that as long as a person still has a breath, even if the heart has stopped or the body is severely damaged!
But if the soul is still there and has not departed, if you consume it or apply it, it can quickly repair the human body and save the person!
This is just like a limited-time resurrection potion, very powerful!
And the most important thing is that Takumi may have channels to obtain the raw materials!
Because its main medicine is a plant.
Although there is currently no place that can produce it, even in the human world.
But the pharmaceutical knowledge gave Takumi a detailed introduction to this main medicine, including all kinds of data and information about it.
For Takumi, this is enough!
Knowing what kind of plant it is, it is possible for him to use the Omnipotent Instrument to grow it!
Using the Omnipotent Instrument to cultivate land and sow seeds, as long as Takumi knew exactly what kind of plant it was, he could grow it out of thin air. He had only tried crops from Earth, and he had not yet seen whether plants from other worlds could be grown.
But at least there was hope.
There are also some other prescriptions that use plants as the main medicine, and he seems to be able to obtain raw materials in this way.
When he thought of this, Takumi felt very good.
He also took advantage of the opportunity to receive Hephaestus's forging skills.
This one doesn't have too much to talk about, mainly the skills of blacksmithing and enchanting equipment.
The only highlight is the forging of artifacts.
It is not a special piece of equipment with growth potential like the Hestia Knife in the original work.
It is a real artifact!
It is an artifact that can increase the strength of even gods!
However, Takumi is limited by the raw materials for this technology and cannot try it for the time being.
He just doesn't know if the pickaxe of the Omnipotent Instrument can transform these materials.
If that doesn't work, Takumi will have to find another way.
But it's not bad; anyway, he himself has no shortage of weapons.
These artifacts are only for the people around him to use.
They are still far from being able to use weapons of this level, so they are not in a hurry and will take their time in the future.
After exchanging the items and spending all the points, Takumi updated his Falna.
Looking at the values on the panel, they instantly reached their limit, but he did not feel a significant strengthening effect.
Takumi was not surprised by this. After all, he was already so strong, and the improvement of Level 1 was just a drop in the bucket to him.
After performing the level up, the option to develop abilities appeared.
Takumi chose Magic without thinking. This development ability can increase overall magical strength. His magic power and potency were slightly improved.
No new skills or abilities appeared, nor new magic, so Takumi didn't bother to worry about it and ended the Falna check.
Following the team full of loot, it took two days to finally return to the surface.
At the same time, the appearance of Takumi and the others made Orario stir with various topics.
As usual, some speculated he had a falling out with the Loki Familia, and others speculated the Loki Familia failed again in this expedition.
In short, because they came back much faster than before, the gossipers started to pay attention like crazy.
Takumi ignored this and took Kochou Kanae, Kochou Shinobu, Tsuyuri Kanao, and Busujima Saeko back to the Hestia Familia home.
"Takumi, you are finally back."
As soon as he entered the door, Hestia rushed toward him.
"How about it? Did you miss me?"
Takumi caught her and held her tenderly in his arms.
"Hmm, I missed you very much."
Hestia snuggled in his arms, finding a suitable position to lean against.
In fact, the two of them had been seeing each other every day.
When he went back to Dimension City last night to check the progress of his work, Hestia would wait there to meet him early.
Even though Takumi would return to the tent in the dungeon to rest, the two of them had not had much physical contact.
This also made Hestia, who was originally a little tired, take the initiative to want to spend time with Takumi.
Well, she took the initiative because she had enough rest and wanted to enjoy his company again.
When the four girls saw the two acting like this, they wisely did not disturb them. They turned away to wash up and rest.
The conditions in the dungeon were poor. These days, they had used magic to clean themselves.
Although they were not dirty, they still felt a bit uncomfortable after not bathing for several days.
Plus, resting in the dungeon was not stable, and they were exhausted and needed to catch up on sleep.
When Hestia saw this, she gave Takumi a provocative look and pulled him upstairs.
In response, Takumi naturally did not refuse.
A night of silence.
The next day arrived.
After a day's rest, the four girls recovered their energy.
After the updates Hestia gave them, they became much stronger.
Because they have accumulated enough feats, their levels have increased!
Kochou Kanae's level has been upgraded to Level 3, her strength even close to Level 4.
Kochou Shinobu and Tsuyuri Kanao have finally been upgraded to Level 2.
Although their strength is not as exaggerated as Kanae's, where Level 2 was comparable to Level 3, they are still top-notch for their level.
Busujima Saeko also caught up and was promoted to Level 2. Her strength was only a sliver behind them.
Not only that, she even added a new skill.
The effect of Monster Hunter is to slightly improve her attributes when fighting non-human creatures.
This is a skill specifically useful for leveling and fighting monsters. It is completely useless for fighting humans.
Later, Takumi asked them to sign the contract.
Different from the contracts with the new immigrants in Dimension City, their contract is much looser. As long as betrayal is restricted, they are not required to strictly obey orders.
This can be regarded as a benefit to the veterans.
What Takumi didn't expect was that after seeing it, Hestia actually asked to sign a contract with Takumi.
In her words:
"Didn't you say everyone should be treated equally? I, the goddess, can't be an exception, right?"
Although he was a little speechless at her declaration, since she was willing to set an example, Takumi did not refuse. He signed a loose contract with her.
After that, Takumi changed the four girls' Falna to the one he bestowed.
There was no other reason. He simply felt it was a hassle for Hestia to update them every time. She had to prick her finger, and it was painful to watch.
But the Falna he bestowed only required him to focus.
Hestia was just surprised Takumi had such an ability.
When she heard he did it because he cared about her, she didn't refuse. She cooperated with the conversion procedures.
First, she withdrew her Falna, temporarily removing the four from the Hestia Familia, and then let Takumi bestow it again.
It was during this process that Kochou Kanae blushed deeply.
Because she thought Takumi's Falna was applied to the back like Hestia's.
So... someone got a good look. But he explained later.
Kanae, realizing she had misunderstood, was furious but was fortunately stopped by Hestia.
This also led to Kochou Shinobu becoming more resentful toward Takumi.
She didn't know the truth, and seeing Kanae like that, she thought Takumi had bullied her sister.
As a sister-protector, she didn't explode on the spot, which was considered more rational for her.
But even after such a misunderstanding, everyone understood the steps Takumi took.
When he moved to Busujima Saeko, she still boldly followed Hestia's instructions.
This also made Takumi feel challenged.
"You are playing with fire, Saeko."
Saeko smiled and continued to provoke: "Is there a problem with this? Anyway, everything I have is yours."
Actually, she had been observing Takumi these days.
After meeting Takumi and experiencing some turns of events, she finally lived the life she wanted. She had a good impression of him.
After observing, she realized she had fallen in love with Takumi.
But Takumi was busy before, and she didn't have the chance to tell him.
Now that she has signed a contract, she is bound to Takumi for the rest of her life, so she no longer hesitated, took advantage of this opportunity, and boldly approached him.
Seeing this, Takumi would naturally not hold back. He responded to her challenge until she surrendered, reluctantly letting her go.
Then, as soon as he went out, he saw Hestia in the corridor, looking at him with a smile.
"Finished?"
"Um."
"This update took a long time."
"Ahem!"
Takumi, who had never encountered such a situation before, was extremely embarrassed.
Fortunately, Hestia didn't continue teasing him.
She pushed him aside and walked into the room.
Seeing Takumi still stunned, she waved her hand and said:
"Why are you still standing there? I won't do anything to her. I'm just checking to see if you wore her out, and to chat with her. Do you plan to stay and listen?"
"No, no, you two talk."
Takumi turned and left with a guilty conscience.
After all, while she wasn't dead, she was definitely exhausted and unconscious.
The difference in strength was simply too great to control perfectly.
Even with a goddess's physique like Hestia's, she was worn out every time, let alone Level 2 Busujima Saeko.
Otherwise, with Hestia's jealous character, she wouldn't have agreed to find other companions.
She really couldn't handle Takumi's energy by herself.
As for what Hestia wanted to talk to Saeko about?
Takumi didn't want to participate; it would only embarrass him.
If you're curious, you can just ask another day.
Takumi walked around the house and found nothing else to do. He remembered what Tsubaki had said to him.
He went back to Dimension City to get some souvenirs, then went to the Hephaestus Familia weapon store.
When he arrived, he met Tsubaki unexpectedly.
"Have you come back too?"
Takumi remembered that when he returned with the four girls, Tsubaki had stayed behind to handle things.
"Yes, I came back as soon as things were settled. I arrived yesterday evening."
"I see." Takumi nodded and looked at the door behind the counter.
"Is Hephaestus here?"
"Yes. I didn't expect you to really remember and bring a gift so politely."
Tsubaki nodded and looked at the boxes in Takumi's hand.
Takumi shrugged: "It's been a long time, so I can't come empty-handed."
"If you're interested, go in. I'm handling the accounts, so I won't lead the way."
Tsubaki opened the counter door for Takumi and motioned for him to enter.
Takumi greeted Tsubaki and went to the back of the store.
He heard the sound of iron clanging.
He saw Hephaestus sitting by the furnace, forging a long sword.
Since her back was to the door, she did not notice Takumi's arrival.
Takumi did not interrupt and waited for her to finish.
Hephaestus wasn't building an advanced weapon, so she finished quickly.
She turned around and noticed Takumi standing there.
"Oh!"
Hephaestus was startled, and seeing it was Takumi, she complained:
"You don't make a sound when you walk. Are you trying to scare me?"
Takumi joked: "If you were really scared to death, wouldn't the other gods laugh?"
Hephaestus rolled her eyes and stopped arguing.
Takumi handed over several gift boxes.
"This is a little something, just take it as an apology for not being in contact during this time."
"It's fine that you came, why bring gifts?"
Hephaestus was about to refuse. With her relationship with Hestia, she didn't need an apology.
Then she heard Takumi's introduction.
"These are ingredients from Dimension City, which have a strengthening effect on those who eat them."
Hephaestus's expression changed instantly. She calmly accepted the gift box and said with a smile:
"That's so thoughtful. Since you brought them, I'll accept."
The process was so smooth it was almost like a magic trick.
Hephaestus didn't care about Takumi's look.
She had never seen food that could strengthen someone.
Even if the effect was small, it was a treasure in Orario. She'd be foolish to refuse.
Besides, these were produced by Takumi. Accepting them didn't create a huge debt of favor.
After putting the gifts away, Hephaestus asked:
"So, you came here today just for a visit?"
"That's part of it. I heard Tsubaki say before..."
Takumi recounted what Tsubaki had said.
Hephaestus's expression turned a bit sour.