This time, the Traveler twins both reached Lv. 4. Although aside from the previously unchosen development abilities, Magic, Swordsman, Hunter, Luck, and Escape, two new options appeared: Preemptive Strike and Combo Attack.
After filtering out the common options, Renjiro pondered carefully and ultimately decided not to choose Luck.
Firstly, Luck offered no benefit to the Genshin-system gacha draws.
That alone was enough to kill Renjiro's interest.
Secondly…
"Huh? I almost misread this… your new ability is Destruction, not the more common Shatter."
This murmured comment came from Freya herself.
Thanks to her pointing it out, Renjiro didn't miss a critical piece of information.
After all…
"Eternity and Destruction, hmm~"
For the natives of this world, even gods who had lived for billions of years would hardly understand the specific connection between these two terms.
Yet Renjiro knew perfectly…
"Aren't these the symbolic concepts behind Honkai's 'Second God Key' and 'Seventh God Key'?"
Before crossing worlds, on Earth, Renjiro had listened to many imaginative players familiar with multiple MiHoYo games. They speculated that the Traveler twins, as playable protagonists of Genshin, were likely connected in complex ways to the Pre-Civilization Era of Honkai 3rd.
Previously, upon reaching Lv. 3, the Traveler twins had awakened the Fusion development option.
This association…
Second God Key · Key of Eternity – Thousand Realms One Path: Main material was the Core of the Herrscher of the Void from the Pre-Civilization Era.
Seventh God Key · Key of Destruction – Celestial Fire Judgment: Main material was the Core of the Herrscher of Flame.
Considering these keys and the Starfire's Flowing Light symbolism of the Traveler twins…
There isn't much theoretical data for analysis this time… but I trust my instincts.
From the start, Renjiro had zero interest in common development abilities.
To him, only Mystery and Spirit Recovery were even worth considering; the rest could be passed.
If nothing else was left, he might choose Spirit Healing or Magic.
Thus, Renjiro made his decision.
Then…
"Bzz~"
Once the Traveler twins had selected their development abilities, it was naturally time for Renjiro (the main body) to update his Status.
Chanting the unbinding incantation together in low voices, the Starfire's Flowing Light split-form magic immediately dissipated. The main body appeared before its personal little bench, sat down, lifted his shirt, and revealed his back…
Divine blood dripped, and the orb recording his Status appeared.
This time, aside from Base Abilities, no other info changed.
Roughly…
Strength: h-139 → h-178
Endurance: i-86 → i-99
Dexterity: h-151 → g-203
Agility: h-167 → g-224
Mana: g-292 → f-399
"Only 268 points in a week?"
Behind him, Freya commented with a hint of luxury brag.
For context, this rate of improvement was already far beyond what 99% of adventurers in Orario could hope to achieve.
But perhaps because she had high expectations, the goddess unconsciously complained.
Renjiro, however, was not surprised.
He knew that Blessing accumulation worked differently from the Genshin system.
The latter only required killing monsters to gain experience.
The former increased stats through various training actions.
During this dungeon trip, almost all battles were handled by Finn, Bete, and the others. The few "intense grind" moments were Xiao training on the 49th floor.
As the vessel of Renjiro's main consciousness, Traveler · Renjiro had hardly been involved at all.
Under these circumstances… aside from mana growth being impressive, slower increases in other stats were perfectly normal.
Moreover…
Thanks to cooperating with Finn's team, I've successfully set up a teleportation anchor on the giant rock platform near the end of the 50th floor.
Receiving a copied parchment from Freya, Renjiro thought to himself:
With this anchor, it can serve as a 'mana recharge battery' triggering part of the Starry Abyss buffs in emergencies. More importantly… the 49th floor's Great Wilds is a real experience goldmine.
He hadn't forgotten how the Traveler twins reached Lv. 40 together.
Side note: Xiao-sama was insanely effective.
In short…
This dungeon trip was definitely worth it.
At that moment…
"By the way."
Freya, legs crossed on her luxurious throne, suddenly spoke:
"Don't worry about the falsified levels. I'll take care of it.
"If you have time and aren't too busy, go handle the dispatched request over at the Large Tree Labyrinth."
Renjiro tilted his head in mild confusion.
Normally, Freya managed him in a near "hands-off" manner. She only intervened in daily routines if something truly important came up.
Because of this, the Starry Twins had never followed the familia's mandatory training quotas, never had to grind weaklings in the battlefield plains, or be bullied by Lv. 1 adventurers.
If anyone else had done this, internal protests would have erupted long ago.
But in Freya's familia…
Everyone idolized the goddess, so they wouldn't resist her decisions, well, unless she whimsically sulked, then half the familia reluctantly obeyed.
The Starry Twins' achievements were always jaw-droppingly impressive. Even without mandatory training, they leveled 2 in a week, 3 in less than a month, and defeated the Twin-headed Dragon.
Being rigid and petty? Why bother.
Also, the twins were Freya's adopted younger siblings, not candidates for her consort Od. The familia knew this clearly.
No competitors. Naturally, no complaints from team members arose.
Everyone else was just curious about the "familia darlings."
Without Freya's strict "do not disturb" order, the core officers and lower members would have swarmed them long ago.
Now…
"Is there something going on?"
Renjiro knew Freya's attitude toward matters involving him.
Hearing that he should handle the Large Tree Labyrinth request, he asked.
Freya explained:
According to reports from Alfrigg and Hedin, the monster outbreak in the Large Tree Labyrinth is extremely severe.
Three days ago, a nation near its edge was completely destroyed.
For once, Freya looked unusually serious in front of Renjiro, frowning slightly.
There's a particularly tough species of poisonous scorpion monsters. They're numerous and continuously evolve over time, gradually becoming immune to adventurers' magic attacks.
I'm very concerned. If necessary, I want real-time updates as quickly as possible.
The only one capable of this…
"…is someone with teleportation powers. That's me, right?"
Renjiro shrugged, replying:
"No problem. I'll check it out."
The Traveler twins have reached Lv. 4, so it's time to deal with the potential 'Scorpions' there.
He didn't elaborate further.
As he began planning his next steps…
If you're not used to traveling with Alfrigg and the others, you can meet my friend.
Freya added:
Her name is Ryuu, 'Gale'. She reached Lv. 4 years ago.
Recently, she accepted an urgent request from the Hermes familia to go to the Large Tree Labyrinth.
If possible…
Ensure your own safety, but protect her as best you can.
A Lv. 4 needing protection?
Clearly…
This monster outbreak is really serious.
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