In the end, Hephaestus residered and decided not to leave with me. However, before I left, she gave me plenty of advice, as if I were a child who might get lost iy. She even tried to ge my mind.
Of course, I didn't ge my mind.
I left the pce we were living in, and it was utterly surprising when I stepped outside the house.
We had been living in a mansion, obviously. But it wasn't the best building around. There were many e buildings like the mansion we lived in.
All the buildings beloo the Hephaestus Familia.
They were all workshops or warehouses.
Walking through the streets, I was amazed.
Many adventurers roamed the streets, expl the workshops. 'I remember a few details. I recall that the Hephaestus Familia has stores iower, right?'
As I walked through the streets, I received many curious gnces—even a few looks of desire from some women.
My appearance is far above average. I uand.
I ignored all the women who tried to approach me and focused solely oy's architecture.
'It's so beautiful. It's nothing like what I'm used to,' I thought.
After a few minutes of walking, I could see it in the distance—Babel.
When I saw the tower, I held my breath.
It was taller than I had expected. The sight was so grand that I fot how to breathe.
"It's so beautiful," I said. My eyes were probably sparkling at that moment. People aroureated me like a fool when they saw me staring at the tower like a child.
'I want to go there.'
I quied my pace to reach Babel Tower as fast as possible.
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The clot to the tower, the more ented I became by the massive structure before my eyes. I stopped walking and looked up. 'Hoeople dream of being in my pce?'
ing to this world and seeing this tower in person.
People who are huge fans of this work would kill to be in my shoes.
Since I'm not a big fan of the work, true fans would probably be furious if they knew I was here. 'Thankfully, I don't know much about the story. This way, I explore this world.'
Having so much to explore without knowing what I'll find is such a wonderful feeling.
'Should I go to the tower aer? I don't know what to expeside the dungeon. I have no information about the tower's floors. I remember there are goblins, kobolds, ogres, minotaurs…'
If I enter a minotaur, I'll surely be killed in an instant.
'But it's better not to ehe dungeon; I didn't bring a on.'
I left the two refined-rank swords and the rare-rank sword in my room. I should have brought one of them.
'I think I'll at least take a look ihe tower… I want to check out the Hephaestus Familia's stores.'
I quied my steps and reached the tower in no time.
When I was close to it, he entrance, I felt a shiver run down my spihen, a system message appeared—an intriguing message I didn't expect.
[Wele to Babel]
[Begin your exploration on the first floor of the duo receive a bonus.]
When I read the message, I became very curious.
'A bonus? What is this? Is it like the starter equipment every New World pyer gets when they begin the game?'
What could I receive? A sword? A recipe to craft a specific on?
Or maybe I'll get some points.
'It's tempting.'
I kept staring at the dungeon for a few seds, debating whether to enter.
'No one will stop me. I think it's fi's just the first floor… I only wish I had a sword.'
Huff~~
I let out a long sigh and headed for the tower's entrance.
I thought for several minutes before deg to ehe dungeon.
My initial pn was to check out the tower and visit the Hephaestus Familia's shops, but the system message made me too curious.
I'm sure everything will be fine.
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As I desded into the underground level beh the tower, where the dungeorance was, I looked up and saw the grand painting on the ceiling. It made me hold my breath for a few seds. For a moment, I felt like I was in the heavens.
Then, I looked ahead, where there was a staircase.
There was a massive hole in the ter, and a spiral staircase led down into the darkness of the first floor.
Or so I thought it would be dark.
The deeper I went, the brighter it became.
When I stepped onto the first floor of the dungeon, a system message appeared.
[You have received the skill "Resource Identification"]
[You have received the skill "Adaptation"]
When I received two new skills, a wave of satisfa washed over me, I gave a faint smile and opehe system to check the descriptions of the two skills.
But before I could do that—
KiIIKK~~
KiIkiikk~~
I hadn't gone far from the dungeorance, but a monster appeared.
A goblin.
When I saw the goblin sloroag to attack me, I felt nothing. I thought I'd be terrified upon entering my first monster, but that didn't happen.
The only thing I knew was that I o kill it.
I stared at the greeure and thought about how to defeat it.
'I 't be that weak.'
The goblin, who was also unarmed, seemed cautious. I observed it while thinking of an easy way to take it down. 'Should I just kick it like I did with Balnan?'
I have some bat experience from taking martial arts csses during my teenage years.
That should be enough.
I ran toward the goblin and spun my body, delivering a kick with all my strength to its head. I felt a slight pain in my foot as the goblioward the dungeon wall.
Its head exploded into pieces, and its body vanished, leaving behind a magic stone.
I looked at my dirty foot and the magic stone. "Well, it's not that hard."
Now, it's time to check out the skills I received.
The bonus the system mentioned must be these skills.
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