After a couple of minutes Loki came back with a dwarf I believe. I mean he was in fact short, had a beard, and looked strong. So that led me to believe that he was a dwarf.
'Hey Cain, this guy here is Gareth Landrock. He will show you around the house a little more. I also wanted to ask you what kind of weapons you like to use. So, I can plan where to put you in a team if we ever plan another excursion in the dungeon.', Loki said.
'Euhmm, I´ve never really used one. However, I think I would like something similar to an axe or a sword. Both seem pretty cool.', I answered.
Great, I'll remember it. Unfortunately, I still have some stuff to do, so I´ll leave you in Gareth´s hands. But I´ll come back later to check up on you.', Loki said.
'Okay thank you Loki, I´ll see you later.´, I said with a smile.
Then Gareth started talking: ' Hey nice to properly meet you, I am Gareth. as you can see I am a dwarf.´
I answered: ´Pleasure to meet you, my name is Cain. I am new to Orario. So I´ll probably have to depend on you guys a little.´
´Well, you´re always welcome to ask me for help! Do you like Orario so far?', Gareth said with a loud voice and a smile.
'Yeah, this place is extremely beautiful with many interesting structures. The dungeon still is my favorite though hehe. Moreover, everyone that I have encountered so far was extremely polite. Well except for Bete haha.´, I said.
´Yeah he is like that to everyone, I heard he had a pretty bad trauma though so maybe he will improve his behavior one day.´, Gareth responded.
Okay follow me, I´ll show you around. The first room we encountered was a training room. There were many people there already swinging swords or chanting spells. lt might be interesting to learn some new spells there in the future,' I thought.
Next, we went to a cafeteria. It looked like a basic school cafeteria at first sight, but when you took a look at the food you saw many weird dishes.
So I asked Gareth what they were.
He answered enthusiastically ´Ohh, let´s see... The first one here is a dish with frog legs from the monster the frog shooter. It lives on the 6th floor, so you will probably encounter one in the future. ... Let´s see the second dish is made with wyvern meat. So it is definitely high quality...´. He talked about the dishes for another 30 minutes, which made me regret asking him. It also showed me that Gareth was a food enthusiast.
It did give me an idea though. My skill Hell Ambrosio transfers the stats of the beings that I eat. So shouldn´t these dishes also be implied in that...?
I asked Hope immediately while hoping that I gained another method of strengthening myself.
"Ding!"
"Hihi, you are correct, host. You can gain some stats by consuming dishes like these. However, the amount will lessen. As the freshness of the dish influences the quality of the meat by a big amount. But you can still make up for that by increasing the quantity of the food consumed"
'Ouhhh... But still, that is definitely overpowered. Okay, my plans for today are decided. I am going to eat till I am sick.', I thought.
I asked Gareth if he felt like doing an eating competition between us two. So that I had some company while eating.
And as a food enthusiast, he naturally agrees immediately.
Then we just started eating... and eating... and eating. After a while, Gareth brought some alcohol as well. And the meal started to turn into a feast.
I met many people in the meantime I saw Paul again, the guy that showed directions on the first day here. I also met 2 Amazonians and a small Pallum. I believe their names were Tiona, Tione, and Phill. Wait, was it Phill?
Damn, I can handle the food but the drinks are something else. I mean as expected from a dwarf I guess but still. Then I kept eating again to get a bit soberer. The Amazonians and Finn left though. They still had some stuff to do... ´Ahh wait so that was his name.', I thought.
Then I kept eating and partying with Gareth till the next day while smiling because of the continuous dingdingdingding... that I heard in the background hehe.
The next day. I woke up in the cafeteria, next to a snoring dwarf that reeks of alcohol. I mean, I didn´t mind it, as I smelled the same way, so...
Then, I wanted to go to my room to freshen up. But I remembered that Gareth forgot to show the room to me. So now I am lost, wandering the hallways with a small hangover looking for my room.
After a while, I saw Paul again. And thankfully he showed me the way. I walked into the room it was a simple room with dark green walls, a bed, and a sink. I splashed some water on my face to at least try to freshen up. After that, I lay on the bed and said the magic word...
´Status´, I said with a big smile.
"Ding!"
STATUS
Name: Cain
Age: ???
Race: Human?
Level: 1
STR: I 39 -> B 869 (+830 from wyvern, dragon, frog.... meat)
END: SSS 1453 -> EX 1699 (+246 from wyvern, dragon, frog... meat)
DEX: H 120 -> A 903 (+783 from wyvern, dragon, frog... meat)
AGI: SSS 1269 -> EX 1699 (+430 from wyvern, dragon, frog... meat)
MAG: B 871-> EX 1699(+828 from wyvern, dragon, frog... meat)
Abilities:
Appraisal, ???, Hell Flame Affinity, Hell Flame Manipulation, Spell ~ Infernal King, Pain Immunity, Dimensional Gate Manipulation, Hell Ambrosia, Nimble hands, Poison Immunity (New!)
´Wow, amazing...´, I muttered. I mean the stats were explainable as I was doing an eating competition with a dwarf, that I won btw hehe. I just didn´t know you could go higher than SSS in the Danmachi world.
"Ding!"
"In rare cases, there are people with abilities that allow them to exceed SSS and go the maximum 1699. However, these skills are extremely rare and you are an exception due to your race."
´Again something about my race... I mean it´s definitely good so I don´t mind it. And why do I suddenly have Poison Immunity?'
"Ding!"
"Due to the consumption of an exorbitant amount of alcohol and coupled with the side effect of Hell Ambrosia. You have acquired Poison Immunity."
´Euh cool..., that could definitely come in handy. I can´t wait to test my new stats in the dungeon', I thought with a satisfied look on my face.
´Oh yeah that reminds me shouldn´t there also be a chance to obtain a skill with my ability?', I asked Hope.
"Ding!"
"Correct host, however due to the decreased quality/freshness. The small chance for an ability decreased even more. The first ability you got should already be contributed to your luck. So with the lower chance due to the quality, you didn´t get any."
´Well doesn´t matter. I am still satisfied hehe.', I thought as I heard a knock on the door.
It was Loki, she immediately started complaining about the feast I had with Gareth and that she should be there too the next time.
She was also a little mad about the expenses, as the dishes that we ate were definitely expensive. And we kept eating for almost an entire day. So, although I would like to keep eating in the cafeteria to gain stats, I knew I shouldn´t. So I will just go to the dungeon again tomorrow.
Next, Loki suddenly surprised me by telling me to close my eyes. Of course, I followed her instruction.
´Open your eyes.', she said.
I saw her standing in front of me with a battle axe. It was a beautiful black battle axe with some small amber patterns that seemed similar to the language of the gods on my falna.
I quickly used appraisal on it...:
"Ding!"
*Name: Hell´s Edge
*Type: Battle Axe
*Grade: S+
*Abilities:
Sharpness (A), Mana conductor (S)
*Notes:
This battle axe was created by the goddess Hephaestus. On request of Loki, she named it Hell's Edge. It's made with Damascus steel to improve the sharpness of the weapon and Mythril to improve the conductivity of mana.
Loki saw me staring at it, so she explained: 'This is a gift I got for you, so you can stay safe in the dungeon. I asked Hephaestus to make one for you. As she still owed me a favor.´
When I heard what it was, I was shocked. So I decided to give her a hug as this was the first time in a long while that someone has given me a gift.