landbeastnovel Chapter 290 The Relentless Strong Woman
Chapter 290 The Relentless Strong Woman
Chapter 290 The Relentless Strong Woman
Now that we've decided to let Anya join the team exploring the dungeon, the task of crafting the soundproofing magic item "Silent Harp" needs to be elevated to a higher priority.
Roy put down his work, left the Star Garden, and went to the Hermes Familia's residence.
Given Roy's reputation and the prestige of the Astrea Familia, he was naturally not stopped, and the orc Lulune personally led him to the captain's office.
Pushing open the door, Roy saw the figure of Asphi al Andromeda, the leader of the Hermes Spring Clan.
The woman was tall with a high nose and beautifully shaped, soft lips. Her blue eyes, full of intellectual brilliance, were complemented by silver-rimmed glasses, which further accentuated her intellectual image. A strand of her light blue hair was dyed white, and the elegant contrast between the two colors added a touch of mystery to her.
But at this moment, her beautiful face looked very haggard due to the heavy workload of the past few days.
This adventurer, known as the "omnipotent one," had deep dark circles under his eyes, his face was deathly pale, and the muscles under his skin were twitching.
Those eyes were filled with ferocious bloodshot veins.
Even so, she didn't slow down her document processing speed, just like a human machine.
Roy thought he had seen a zombie, but Lulu whispered something in his ear and he suddenly realized what was going on.
The Hermes Familia's business chain is comparable to Samsung Group in its previous life, encompassing commercial investment, mail and express delivery, intelligence gathering, dungeon exploration, and more.
Add to that an irresponsible chief god, Hermes, who often brings in a bunch of inexplicable tasks and then dumps them on his retinue, leaving them to kill without any regard for their fate.
In front of Roy was a strong woman who had been working at an extremely high intensity for five consecutive days without sleep.
Roy was amazed; it was a wonder she hadn't died suddenly.
Asphi has a special skill called "Sleep Repeller," which grants her extremely high sleep resistance, enhances her ability to endure insomnia, and strengthens her mental power.
Simply put, they become super-powerful workhorses, ruthless work machines, cleaning up all sorts of messes for the God of God; they are the most useful tools.
"The sprouts of justice, the Silent Harp matter? I'm sorry, I've been too busy lately," Asifi said weakly as she saw Roy.
Roy didn't procrastinate. On the day Anya joined the Astrea Familia, the commission to make the "Silent Harp" was sent to the Hermes Familia, but Asphie obviously hadn't had time to deal with it yet.
Seeing Asphie's miserable plight, Roy naturally felt no dissatisfaction.
"Ugh!"
Asifi sighed softly, put down her work. Since Roy had come to her, it meant that the "Silent Harp" was urgently needed and could not be delayed.
The Astrea Familia, including the goddess, consists of ten people. The wealthy Roy, a hero in disguise, wants to buy twenty Silent Harps at once, with spares in case they are lost or broken.
Hermes' Familia doesn't have that many in stock, and even if they did, they couldn't possibly give them all to Roy, as they would need them when exploring the dungeon themselves.
Asifi could only exploit her own labor, taking out tools and preparing to make it on-site.
Roy watched Asphie work quietly.
Asphie casually said, "Sprout of Justice, I'll give you 500,000 Fali. Help me bring that bastard god back, and then break his legs!"
Although he had secretly killed a god, Roy said with apprehension, "It's not a good idea, after all, it was a god."
"What, you're scared?"
Asphie elegantly adjusted her silver-rimmed glasses and glanced at Roy casually. It was hard to understand why the other party was of a higher level than her.
Roy shook his head. "That's not what I meant. I meant—Hermes is my dearest friend, my brother, he deserves extra money!"
"Giggle giggle giggle!"
Asif smiled, realizing that "not good" meant not having enough money, not that they didn't dare to do it. Roy stared at Asif, who was completely focused. Back when he was repairing the Wind Chaser Boots, he was completely clueless, but things were different now.
Having received direct instruction from the god Gubernius, he is, after all, one of Orario's top blacksmiths. Magical items, weapons, and armor are all considered equipment, and they have similar functions. The Wind Chaser Boots and the Justice Boots he made for Ryu have similar effects, both of which can increase one's agility.
The difference between the two is that magical items have more magical effects, but they are also a bit "delicate".
Like Roy's Wind Chaser Boots, which, aside from boosting agility, automatically close up, keeping you warm in winter and cool in summer, and preventing athlete's foot no matter how long you wear them. Weapons and armor have higher durability, and their special effects come from monster materials or gems containing special magic.
Roy watched with great interest.
Asphie, holding two extremely fine silver needles, meticulously crafted the magic stone on her workbench. Noticing Roy beside her, she smiled and said, "The seeds of justice are sown. Why don't you choose to develop your 'mystical' abilities? I'll teach you how to make magical items; the tuition is only fifty million falies."
Roy's quick-learning blacksmithing with Gubernius proved his unparalleled talent for learning. If he wanted to make magical items, no one doubted he would fail and would definitely become a new legend.
"Forget it."
Roy smiled. He only wanted to learn Asphie's delicate techniques and apply them to forging staffs. As for making magical items, he was somewhat interested, but not much.
Because it takes too much time, don't be fooled by how easily Asphie makes magical items; anyone who thinks it's simple is making a big mistake.
Asphi is a top-tier magical item maker who is on par with "Sage" Fels.
Her skill "Great Creation" has three effects, the third of which is even more overpowered!
Firstly, when using magical items, the effects of the magical items are amplified.
Secondly, it endows magical items with multiple effects.
Thirdly, when crafting magical items, you automatically gain the development abilities "Mysticism", "Alchemy", "Harmony", and "Oathcraft", with the effects adjusted according to your own level.
As for LV.4 Asphie, the levels of these four development abilities have been upgraded accordingly, all of them reaching F level!
This incredible skill earned her the title of "All-Powerful One," allowing her to single-handedly defeat the entire magical superpower during the era when "Sage" Fels lived in seclusion.
The magical superpower has sent assassins to kill her countless times, not allowing such a powerful person to exist in the world, otherwise their businesses would be completely robbed.
Her achievements were far beyond what could be attained through any "mysterious" developmental ability, Roy knew perfectly well. Learning to make magical items would be a dead end!
Name: Silent Harp Level: High Special Effect (Silent): Normal sounds can be heard, but all magical sound waves are blocked.
Two hours later, Asphie had finished making a "Silent Harp". Roy held it in his hand, and the system analyzed it, revealing its specific effects. The magical items were generally not high-level, but they were very practical.
Asifi continued to work diligently.
Time passed quietly, and as dusk approached, the cheerful voice of Hermes rang out.
"Asphie, I'm back."
Hermes appeared before her as if he had timed it perfectly, dressed in light traveler's attire, wearing the wide-brimmed feather hat that was practically synonymous with him, and with his usual frivolous smile on his lips.
"Tonight is another beautiful sunset!"
Seeing the main god casually raise his hand to greet her, Asphie squinted her eyes behind her glasses in annoyance.
"What a coincidence—it's almost as if you were waiting for me to finish all that tedious and hateful work before you came back—I'm so grateful to have been able to help you—"
If Roy hadn't suddenly visited, Asphie would have just finished a whole bunch of tedious work by now; Hermes had calculated it perfectly.
"Hey, don't make it sound so terrible. Pretty faces have all turned ugly." Hermes laughed indifferently at Asphie's sour sarcasm.
Hermes noticed Roy beside him, his eyes lighting up. "Brother Roy, what a distinguished guest!"
"Hermes, it's been a long time."
Roy greeted her with a smile, as if he hadn't discussed breaking Asphie's legs with her.
"Where have you been playing lately?" Hermes revealed a mischievous smile that any man would understand.
"Hermes, please don't say that!" Roy said seriously; he was a man of principle.
"Ha ha!"
Hermes looked very excited and pulled Roy along, "Roy, there's something really fun going to do lately, you have to come with me!"
A hint of curiosity flashed in Roy's eyes.
Hermes exclaimed, "The school district, the school district!"
Upon hearing this, Roy immediately understood what Hermes meant: the triennial school district reunification.
The "school district" is an academy-type faction alliance jointly operated by multiple clans. To put it simply, it is a school that receives full sponsorship from the guild. It travels around the world on a large ship, recruiting ambitious children aged six to eighteen from all over the world during the voyage to cultivate outstanding talents.
Eina is a talented girl from a good school district.
The school district returns every three years. When Roy arrived in Orario, the school district had already been gone for a year, and now, almost two years have passed.
"Not really interested, Hermes. Go play by yourself." Roy shrugged.
The students trained by the school district are exceptionally talented, especially in theoretical knowledge. During this period, various clans will compete fiercely to recruit them.
The Astrea Familia had already recruited Tione and Tiona, so it would be a bit unreasonable for them to then steal students from the school district as well. Roy didn't intend to get involved.
Hermes, utterly devoid of divine dignity, nearly knelt down and clung to Roy's leg, pleading, "Roy, just come along and have some fun, okay? We have investments in the entertainment district, so we're good friends, aren't we?"
Roy's eyes were strange. This blond guy wouldn't be thinking of him playing dumb like the red-eyed rabbit in the school district, would he? That's an old trick from years ago.
Besides, who would leave all those pretty girls at home to go out and fool around with some blond guy?
"Not interested!"
With his LV.5 ability level, Roy easily broke free from Hermes and leaped away to escape.
Hermes was left with a wry smile on his face.