The Paladin on the Infinite Tour

34. Don’t stay up late talking on the phone!

Early the next morning, at the door of Loki Familia.

Because it was agreed today that he would take Exia to the Hephaestus Familia to build his exclusive equipment, so Finn came over early to wait for someone, along with Tione, Tiona and Ais.

"You can get first-level equipment at level 1... This should be the first time in Orario's history, right?" Tione leaned against the wall, "Exia has really been breaking new ground. Our attempt.”

"After all, Exia-kun has this value."

Exia's hard power is not weaker than lv.4, and she can fight with ease at the lower levels. She is indeed worthy of using first-level weapons.

Ais looked at the weapon at her waist and her expression changed slightly.

Although she is a famous swordswoman in Orario and even the world, Ais has also stepped up from a low-level adventurer step by step. It was only two or three years ago that she obtained the Sword of Despair. In contrast, Exia is only lv.1...

(He is really awesome.)

(Why is he so powerful?)

Even though she had asked Alexia the reason why she became stronger a few days ago, Ais felt that it was not just that. In addition to the reason of "wanting to catch up with her", the reason why Alexia became stronger quickly was There should be another reason - intuition told Ais this.

Do you want to ask him again?

"Oh! Exia-kun is here!"

When Ais was thinking, she kept looking at the door and Tiona also noticed the figure coming out: "Hey! This way, Alexia-kun, you're coming so slowly... Wow! What's wrong with you? Such heavy dark circles? And why are you so haggard?"

"Ah...Miss Tiona, good morning..."

Alexia responded weakly.

Finn frowned: "Are you okay? Alexia, if you feel unwell, we can go another day. Did something happen last night?"

"No, it's just..."

Snapped!

As if to cheer herself up, Exia slapped herself hard. Just listening to the loud sound, Tiona could imagine the force.

"Exia-kun...are you really out of your mind? Speaking of which, you seemed to have screamed a bit last night."

"Oh, I heard that too, it was a super loud "Okay", right?" Tione also thought about it, "What did you do last night? Exia - today you have to fight How dare you not take a good rest when we go out with the leader!?"

Tione, who sounded harmonious in the first half of the sentence, turned into a ferocious expression in the second half of the sentence.

"No, it's not. It's just that I was too excited and excited, and the subsequent regrets caused me to not sleep well all night."

Alexia explained.

Hearing Bianca's voice again after five days, this incident cheered up Alexia a little, and after that, he didn't hang up the phone, but asked Bianca about the world over there. matter.

As a result, the two of them had a phone call for an hour, using up all the available time for this call.

And in this way, if she wanted to communicate with Bianca again, Alexia would have to wait for a week no matter what. This fact made Exia directly regret that she didn't sleep well all night.

If I had known earlier, I would have used less. In this way, I can only say five sentences to Bianca every day for the next week. However, the refresh time is calculated from the moment the call time is used up.

Only after you have lost it once can you realize the preciousness of things in the past - now Ixia can understand the meaning of this sentence.

"So why did you have such a rich emotional change last night?" Tiona was full of curiosity, "Ah, could it be your girlfriend?"

"I told you I'm not my girlfriend, but I'm still my childhood sweetheart..."

Alexia sighed and took out her personal terminal from her trouser pocket: "Last night, uh... In the words here, it should be a [long-distance communication magic item]. It couldn't be used before. It suddenly became available last night, and I spent about an hour reminiscing with my childhood sweetheart."

"A magic tool for long-distance communication?"

Looking at the personal terminal in Alexia's hand, Finn and others showed surprised expressions.

Magic items are rare in Orario because they are very difficult and expensive to make. They are not something that can be taken out casually, and they are not something that can be made casually.

Of the people in Orario who are currently known to be able to make magic items, perhaps all the Familia combined don’t have a single hand, right?

"I remember this was the prop you carried with you when you fell down, right?" Finn raised his eyebrows, "It might be a bit offensive to ask this. Exia, the long-distance communication capability of your magic prop is Can it be used by anyone?"

(If it is feasible, it will undoubtedly be a great help to the family members, and it may even be enough to change the world.)

Alexia shook her head: "No, unfortunately, if you want to communicate over a long distance, the person receiving the communication must also have this magic item."

(You need a pair of magic items...)

Finn sighed regretfully: "Really? Sorry, just pretend I didn't ask - instead of this, do you want to catch up on some sleep? If you're not in good spirits, you can go in the afternoon." .”

"No, several seniors got up early and went with me. They can't be delayed because of my own affairs."

Snapped!

As Alexia spoke, she slapped herself hard again, causing her face to turn red symmetrically.

This move made Finn and others laugh one after another.

Tiona patted Alexia on the shoulder: "I think you should go back and take a nap, Alexia-kun. If you act like this, I always feel that you will fall asleep while walking."

"There is no one in this family who would care about such a trivial matter." Tione also advised, "Well, if you insist on going, then I will also punch you every time I see you sleepy. You woke me up."

"Don't scare him, Tione!"

"I'm just telling the truth."

The pair of Amazon sisters started fighting again as usual. I really don’t know if they have a good relationship or a bad relationship. After all, do they really count themselves as sisters if they quarrel from time to time?

Finn looked at Axia: "If you are really sleepy, just go back and sleep for a while. The most we can do is change our itinerary and prepare the supplies needed for the expedition in the morning. I have told you before that all members of the Familia are Family, there is no need for trouble.”

"Then...I'm sorry."

Alexia nodded, and then she closed her eyes and fell asleep on the spot. Ais, who was nearest, saw this and quickly reached out to catch him.

"I...send him back to his room."

"Go ahead."

35. Debt of 90 million

Alexia returned to her cage and slept until noon.

By the time he got up from the bed after a comfortable sleep, the sun outside had already risen to the middle of the sky.

After rediscovering Finn and others who were busy preparing for the expedition, under his leadership, the two officially went to the Hephaestus Familia - As for Tiona and the others who originally planned to come together, at this time He had already run to the dungeon.

As mentioned before, not all the Familia in Orario are dedicated to exploring the dungeon. According to the responsibilities of their main gods, different Familia operate different areas.

The same is true for the Hephaestus Familia. As the famous god of forging in the heavens, the Familia founded by Hephaestus is also specialized in forging. The profession of each member of the Familia is not so much an adventurer, but an adventurer. It's a blacksmith.

Originally, compared to the Hephaestus Familia, the Loki Familia is actually more inclined to the Gubonyu Familia, which is also a forging family. Although the latter is not as large as the former, the quality of the weapons they forge is comparable to the former. Even the main god of the family will forge it in person.

Things like Ais's Sword of Despair or Tiona's large double blades are first-level weapons forged by the Gubonyu Familia.

The reason why Hephaestus Familia was chosen this time was mainly because of Exia's own reasons.

"Here we are."

After walking around in Orario's alley for a while, Finn stopped in front of a small house, knocked on the door and pushed it open: "Excuse me, are you working? Chun .”

"oh?"

Hearing Finn's voice, the woman who was banging a piece of metal in the house raised her head and looked towards the door - it was a woman with black hair and red eyes. She had an eyepatch on one eye. She must have been blind. She is quite tall for a woman, and her naked upper body is only covered with a few bra wraps. She doesn't seem to care at all about her prominent figure being exposed to the eyes of the opposite sex.

(A little bigger than Bianca, right?)

Alexia's eyes inevitably looked at her twice, and Finn stood between the two of them: "Let me introduce you, Alexia, this is the leader of the Hephaestus Familia, Orario. The strongest blacksmith, Chun. We have already agreed that your first-level equipment will be made by her this time. If you have any requirements, just ask her."

"Okay. I'm sorry to trouble you this time, Miss Chun...eh?"

Before Alexia finished saying hello, Chun's face came directly in front of his eyes, and she walked around him for a few times as if she was looking at some rare animal before nodding: "Oh... no wonder ...Are you the Exia who ruined my work?”

"Eh?"

"Well, that's him."

Finn smiled and said: "Exia, the equipment you wore before was actually a practice work made by Chun, and the sword was also made during practice. Although it is not a work worth mentioning to me, otherwise it would be She wouldn't just leave it in the store, but she was still concerned that her work was damaged in two days."

Chun put his hands on his hips and nodded: "That's right. That simply means that what I built is a defective product! Even if I take Goliath as my opponent, if it gets destroyed in one or two hits, it means that my skills are not good. How can I mess around if this gets spread!"

"So, this time you just watch me! I will give you a weapon that cannot be broken no matter how hard you hit it!"

"In other words, Chun, are you going to forge a piece of equipment with the property of [indestructible] for Exia?"

Finn was a little surprised, while Exia frowned: "It's not bad... Is there really equipment that won't break no matter how you use it?"

Shaking his head slightly, Finn explained: "Well, weapons with the indestructible attribute have extraordinary durability and are extremely resistant to attacks with various attributes. In the past, there has been almost no damage to weapons with the indestructible attribute. The precedent is that at most it shows a certain degree of wear and tear, so it is called [not bad].”

"Almost? That means it happened?"

"Oh! That's the [Sword Lady] from your clan." Chun said with a smile, "The sword in her hand has been damaged many times by her. Basically, whenever she hears crying from the Gu Bonniu clan, The wailing sound from heaven and earth can confirm that the sword is worn out again."

(Miss Ais?)

Alexia thought about Aisi's fighting style. That deft and swift fighting style shouldn't cause huge wear and tear on the weapons, right?

"But, Finn, is this really okay?" Chun asked suddenly, "This kid is still level 1, right? Giving him a first-level weapon so early..."

"Exia's strength cannot be evaluated in normal ways. Just feel free to build it - then, Exia, do you have any requirements?"

When asked by Finn, Alexia thought for a while: "It's a request... If I have to say it, I hope it's a sword type, and if it's a big or small..."

Looking around Chun's workshop, after seeing some of the works she put in the corner, Axia pointed to one of them: "That's probably enough, but it'd be better to be longer."

"Okay, a long sword with indestructible properties, right? I want to know if there are any other things to pay attention to, such as whether to add some conductive properties to magic power or something."

"No, that's fine."

"Then let me think about it. As for remuneration... I'll charge you 40 million Wallis as a friendship price."

The price Chun said in an understatement made Alexia's face freeze!

Forty million!

(That means my debt now totals...more than 90 million!?)

Finn looked as expected: "Basically, it's the lowest price for first-level weapons, right? Just keep it in our family's account as usual, and settle it later——"

"I'm sorry, captain! I'll leave the rest to you, I'm going to the dungeon!"

Under the watchful eyes of Finn and Chun, Exia rushed out of the door and ran towards the dungeon.

Chun frowned: "What's going on with that kid?"

"Well...actually he is carrying a lot of debt. After all, he has only become an adventurer not long ago. The family members spend money for him in all aspects, so he has to go to the dungeon to make money to pay off the debt." Finn laughed. He said, "When can I come and get it?"

"Well, if we plan everything, it will probably take two weeks. Preparing the materials will also take time."

"I understand, then Aixia and I will come back to check on the situation in two weeks, sorry to disturb you."

After saying this, Finn also left Chun's workshop.

(In this way, Exia’s weapon problem has been solved, and now it’s time to prepare for the expedition... Alas, there are really too many things to deal with.)

36. Make money and supporters

This may be a bit sudden.

But in fact, as long as Alexia can remember, he has never been troubled by money.

Alexia didn't know what she was like seven years ago, but since she woke up in the orphanage seven years ago, Alexia had never worried about money.

Of course, there is no need to mention his childhood. All his expenses were taken care of by Bishop Otto as his guardian.

And after graduating from the Valkyrie Training School and starting to work as a civil servant with Bishop Otto, because Bishop Otto's salary was not low, and Exia himself didn't have any particularly big expenses, his wallet was always full. It was very full. Apart from my own food, clothing, housing and transportation, the biggest expense was just preparing gifts for Bianca.

Valentine's Day, Halloween, Christmas, birthdays, Valkyrie upgrade celebrations, congratulations on successfully completing tasks... It's not that Exia herself wants to give Bianca a gift, the reason for this is purely Bishop Otto and Rita's advice.

Of course, he is now used to this kind of gift-giving, and he has enough balance in his account anyway.

Because of this, Aixia has no financial worries there.

but now......

“It’s so tiring to make money~~~~~”

It was the fifteenth day after Alexia came into this world.

In a corner of the restaurant called Hostess of Fertility, Alexia, who looked like she was overworked and a little out of sorts, was sitting at a table, shouting feebly in a low voice.

Making money is so tiring—this is Aixia’s truest thought now.