Hoshino Sora was naturally very satisfied with this. A subordinate who knew when to advance and retreat was someone he could use with confidence.
"Yes, Master."
Anya responded softly, then slowly retreated, her aura gradually rising as she moved back, until she stopped, and her aura reached its peak.
"I'm coming, Master, be careful!"
As she spoke, Anya charged forward, her hooves leaping high, preparing to deliver a stomp to Hoshino Sora. Hoshino Sora, wanting to test Anya's strength, had no intention of dodging her attack.
Hoof and fist met, unleashing a powerful shockwave that caused the expressions of the surrounding Interracial Girl (different race girls) to change slightly. Of course, the most shocked was Anya. She knew the power of her kick; it could shatter a rock weighing dozens of pounds, yet it caused no ripple when it landed on Hoshino Sora.
"Not bad, roughly the strength of a Gourmet Cell Level 4."
Feeling the tingling sensation in his fist, Hoshino Sora's expression was slightly surprised, then a look of delight appeared on his face. With this Hero Altar to cultivate strong individuals, the Gourmet Monsters outside were simply nothing to worry about!
"Continue!"
Hoshino Sora said, taking the initiative to attack. As Anya was engaged in close combat, she could no longer use her hooves and instead fought with her fists. However, compared to the full power of a hoof strike, the attack power of her fists was much weaker, probably only around Gourmet Cell Level 3.
After a brief exchange, Hoshino Sora had a relatively accurate understanding of Anya's strength: her close-combat ability was roughly at Gourmet Cell Level 3, and her ranged combat ability was at Gourmet Cell Level 4.
That's right, Anya excelled at ranged attacks, and close combat was a genuine weakness. However, even so, she was much stronger than the Gourmet Beasts outside the Gourmet Manor.
Currently, the strongest Gourmet Beast Hoshino Sora had encountered was only around Gourmet Cell Level 2. Even if there were stronger ones, they generally wouldn't be much higher than that.
After all, energy is conserved.
You can't expect a tiger to appear in a place where a bunch of ants live, can you? If one really did appear, what would it eat to fill its stomach?
Therefore, Anya's strength was completely sufficient. However, to be on the safe side, Hoshino Sora decided to cultivate a few more hero-level slaves after he finished dealing with the current matters.
Looking at Anya, who was respectfully bowing her head before him, Hoshino Sora thought this. However, hero-level slaves were, after all, an unstable factor, so they could only be chosen from among his trusted confidants.
"You may all disperse. Go about your business as usual."
Although there were many powerful fighting races within the Gourmet Manor, it was not good for them to possess too much power. Thinking of this, Hoshino Sora left the Hero Altar and came to the Dimensional Restaurant.
At this moment, the Dimensional Restaurant looked no different from usual, but as Hoshino Sora opened the door, a series of messages appeared in his mind.
"Item Name": Dimensional Restaurant
"Level": Level 4
"Authority": ① Allows simultaneous connection to multiple worlds, increasing the number of connected worlds from 10 to 30.
② Can open a Dimensional Restaurant in a designated area to serve as a branch restaurant of the Dimensional Restaurant. The branch restaurant will maintain its current state when the Dimensional Restaurant is closed, and automatically enter the main Dimensional Restaurant when it is open.
The host can enter the Dimensional Restaurant from any branch restaurant, and can also perform directional cross-world teleportation through the branch restaurants.
"A very practical new ability has been added: building branch restaurant teleportation points. The number of connected worlds has also increased from 10 to 30, and new world guests can provide a considerable amount of points."
Walking into the Dimensional Restaurant, Hoshino Sora muttered to himself. The internal environment of the restaurant hadn't changed much, but since the number of worlds it served had increased from ten to thirty, a restaurant of this size obviously couldn't accommodate guests from thirty worlds at the same time.
After this, Hoshino Sora used the final mission reward to exchange for 500 Barbarian Ox Clan members, 100 Neko Mata Clan members, and a certain number of slaves from other races.
Forest Elves were high-grade slaves, with an average value of around 5,000 Reputation Points, because they possessed various innate abilities that were highly beneficial to the Gourmet Manor, such as Plants (catalyzing plant growth) and No damage to transplant (transplanting plants without damage). In addition, their beautiful appearance and long lifespan made their price very high.
The 91 Forest Elves cost Hoshino Sora 454,800 Reputation Points. Looking at the newly arrived Forest Elves with a trembling heart, Hoshino Sora clearly felt a smile appear on Windsor's face.
Yes, after all, these slaves were her kinsmen, and in the future, they would become her exclusive personal guard, representing the power of their Morin Spirit Clan in the Gourmet Manor.
And Hoshino Sora's Reputation Points, after dealing with various matters, returned to 500,000. He temporarily did not plan to use these 500,000 Reputation Points, saving them as starting capital for his journey to the Gourmet Continent.
After all, no one knew what dangers he would encounter after arriving at the Gourmet Continent. Being prepared for a rainy day was what a strategist should do. Only with a sense of crisis could he go further.
Soon, under Hoshino Sora's efficient arrangements, Windsor also completed her Hero Awakening, gaining combat abilities equivalent to a Level 4 Gourmet Cell, and awakening two new skills.
"Revival of All Things": Can greatly accelerate the maturation of plants and animals, and significantly improve their quality. (This skill can be used in conjunction with other Forest Elves; the more Forest Elves participate, the better the effect.)
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