Seeing Cao Ye's growth, Freya was a little surprised.
Although ability values increase quickly when someone first becomes an adventurer, it had only been a few days, yet his stats had already improved this much.
The current record in Orario for the fastest Lv.1 → Lv.2 advancement took an entire year.
And the one who set that record was none other than Ais Wallenstein of the Loki Familia.
At that time, it shocked the entire world.
But now Cao Ye had improved this much in only ten days.
Surpassing that record didn't seem impossible at all.
Meanwhile, under the catalyzing effect of divine blood, the growth called "experience" was converted into ability values.
Cao Ye clearly felt his strength increasing.
Especially his magic power, which had improved significantly.
It had already exceeded the total amount of magic he gained by absorbing magic stones during the past ten days.
"So this is the power of Falna…"
At this moment, Cao Ye truly understood how powerful the divine blessing was.
As long as you work hard, you gain results.
Although people differ in talent, compared to many other worlds, the way Falna grows is incredibly straightforward.
Ability values increase through training or real combat.
The more frequently you use a certain ability, the more that stat improves.
If you want to increase Strength, fight and attack.
If you want Endurance, endure damage.
If you want Magic, use spells and consume magic power.
Different activities strengthen different attributes.
"To be honest," Freya said,
"Although you've been quite lazy these past few days, your growth still surprises me."
"If you worked a bit harder, you might even create a record never seen before."
She finished updating his Falna and handed him the status sheet.
Looking at his improved stats, Cao Ye nodded.
But when he saw that his Magic had already reached C rank with 666 points, he was surprised.
After thinking about it, it made sense.
He constantly used Projection Magecraft and Imaginary Magecraft.
And every night before sleeping, he exhausted all his magic to expand Imaginary Space.
That process probably accumulated a large amount of experience.
Freya looked at Cao Ye while he stared at his Falna and smiled.
It was the first time she had seen such a pure smile from him.
A smile without calculation.
A genuine smile from the heart.
Combined with his already decent looks, Freya suddenly found him even more pleasing to look at.
"Lady Freya…"
"Since my progress is pretty good, shouldn't there be a little reward?"
The moment he spoke, the familiar shameless tone returned.
Freya's expression instantly darkened.
She must have been hallucinating earlier.
How could this thick-skinned brat have such a pure side?
"Get out."
"Lady Freya, I'm really broke right now—"
THUD!
Once again, Cao Ye was kicked off the bed.
And this time it was even harder than before.
"If you won't give money, fine!"
"But do you have to kick people all the time?"
"Oh? You have complaints?"
"No… none at all."
Although he secretly wanted to say:
You can kick me more if you want.
He held it back.
He still had some dignity.
Besides, with Freya's strength, the kicks didn't really hurt.
They almost felt like a reward instead of punishment.
If possible, he wouldn't mind being kicked the whole day.
Fortunately for Freya, she couldn't read minds.
Otherwise she might collapse.
What she thought was punishment was actually a reward in his mind.
A handsome gentleman on the outside—
But a deeply perverted personality inside.
While Cao Ye and Freya were having their private interaction,
the gears of fate quietly began to move elsewhere.
Twilight Manor – Loki Familia Headquarters
Inside the meeting hall, the upper members of the Loki Familia had gathered.
Even the goddess Loki herself was present.
"So, Finn," Loki said casually while crossing her legs.
"What did you find out about this Cao Ye?"
Although she was curious about Freya's special treatment of him, she wasn't overly concerned.
After all, countless miracles had appeared among mortals throughout history.
One more wasn't unusual.
"There isn't much information," Finn sighed.
"It seems the Freya Familia has already handled the traces."
Grace and Riveria looked toward Finn.
Erasing someone's past meant something significant.
If Cao Ye were just an ordinary member, there would be no reason to hide his history so carefully.
They had dealt with Freya Familia for many years.
Such behavior was extremely unusual.
Which meant this person named Cao Ye was definitely not simple.
"Tell us what you know," Loki said.
Now even she had become serious.
"Cao Ye arrived in Orario one month ago."
"He stayed at a hotel in District Three."
"But the hotel owner has now disappeared."
At this point, Finn lowered his head slightly.
Everyone in the room understood immediately.
After Cao Ye was taken by Freya, the hotel owner disappeared.
If there was no connection, no one would believe it.
"That woman is becoming more and more reckless," Loki muttered.
Murder in Orario was strictly forbidden.
If discovered, the punishment would be severe.
However, proving such crimes was extremely difficult.
The darkness beneath Orario's prosperity was filled with incidents like this.
Most of them were never solved.
Still, being this blatant—
Only a powerful Familia like Freya's could dare act this way.
"There is one more important piece of information," Finn continued.
"Before joining the Freya Familia, Cao Ye explored the Dungeon alone for over half a month."
"And his strength improved rapidly."
Loki raised an eyebrow.
"You mean he fought Dungeon monsters without receiving Falna?"
"If our information is correct… yes."
"There are no other records in the Guild."
Finn's tone turned serious.
This information had cost him a personal favor to obtain.
After all, the Guild was a neutral organization.
Adventurer records were normally not shared externally.