However, the improvement of an adventurer's stats naturally becomes more difficult over time. For nearly three days, Levi was practically inseparable from his 'wine.' But as his resistance to the elements within the drink increased, from initially needing just one or two sips to gain 1 point in attributes, it gradually required four or five sips for the same effect. Now, he needs to down an entire bottle to achieve a very slight enhancement.
Levi realized that his method of enhancing his strength through the 4-star Ice and Fire Wine had nearly reached its limit. Of course, there are solutions. The Ice and Fire Wine, made with wheat beer as a base, can only incorporate so many concepts, reaching a maximum of 4 stars. But if he were to replace the wheat beer with higher-quality alcohol, such as the premium wine from the Demeter Familia costing over 20,000 valis per bottle, or the fire wine produced by the Dionysus Familia, or even the 'Divine Wine' personally brewed by Soma, the main god of the Soma Familia...
Levi squinted his eyes and then shook his head. He wouldn't wade into the muddy waters of the Soma Familia until he was sure of the limits of his 'Pure Water Blessing Bartending Technique.' However, if the latter's existence could aid in his strengthening, then...
At this moment, as Levi swiftly moved through the branches, his forward momentum suddenly halted. Turning his head, he looked southward. Through the gaps in the leaves, Levi saw a clearing that had been artificially created. In the center of the clearing, a mound of earth slightly rose, with a flag, so tattered that its pattern was unrecognizable, planted atop it. Surrounding it were ten rusted weapons, seemingly ready to crumble at any moment.
"Found it," Levi murmured, landing on the ground with a slight exertion of his legs. In his previous life, he had watched all five seasons of the Danmachi anime, plus the Sword Oratoria side story. Now, being in the real Orario, it was easy to find out the exact number of deceased members of the Astraea Familia through Hestia's divine connections. Of course, adventurers enter the dungeon every day, and some die. Someone might have collected their comrades' weapons and brought them to the 18th floor, just like 'Gale Wind.'
However, Levi's spirit base allowed him to limit the summoning target's level to between lv3 and lv4, further narrowing down the identity range of the summoned. Of course, if luck wasn't on his side and the summoned wasn't a deceased member of the Astraea Familia, it wouldn't matter much. The combat power of a spirit in possession state, at lv6 nearing lv7, was Levi's greatest confidence! If they don't obey? Just eliminate and resummon! It's merely a waste of a spirit base.
With these thoughts flashing through his mind, he opened the lv3 Type-Moon gacha pool and set the specified up item to 'Mid-tier Spirit Base Exchange Ticket.' In the first round of draws, Levi's luck was decent, hitting the target at the small guarantee after spending 7 million valis. Then, he changed the up item to 'Mid-tier Magic Crest Exchange Ticket.' Spending a total of 15 million, he first drew a concept craft at the small guarantee, then hit the target on the 15th ten-pull.
The two exchange tickets were straightforward, immediately exchanged for Enzworth's Magic Crest and the Saber-class spirit base, which had the broadest adaptability in the Danmachi world. As for the 5-star craft...
[Moonstone: Craft: 5-star]
[Indestructible]
[Soul Equipment]
[Greatly Enhances Charm Resistance]
"Should I call this a pleasant surprise?" Levi's lips curled slightly. The Type-Moon gacha pool had many, and varied, crafts. Strength-enhancing 'Limit/Zero Over,' dexterity-enhancing 'Imaginary Around,' magic-enhancing 'Elemental Conversion,' all-attribute enhancing except agility 'Before Awakening,' magic recovery 'Prisma Cosmos,' granting perseverance 'Unyielding Rose,' and increasing magic stone sale price 'Mona Lisa'...
Because of this, even Levi, upon opening the Type-Moon gacha pool, focused more on the 6-star crafts, naturally overlooking the 5-star and 4-star crafts. Thus, he hadn't realized that besides the Magic Crest and Mid-tier Spirit Base, there was a soul equipment he currently needed in the lv3 pool.
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"Too bad I can only equip one craft besides the five relics; otherwise, I wouldn't mind filling myself with [Moonstone]." With this thought, Levi was already prepared to switch to 'Moonstone' as soon as he returned to the surface. Facing the goddess of beauty, one can never be too cautious.
Placing the 'Moonstone: Craft' into his inventory, specifically in the first row, first column for easy access later, Levi then took out the 'Mid-tier Magic Crest: Enzworth' and placed it against his left arm. With a slight mental command, a burning sensation, as if touched by a red-hot iron rod, spread from the skin in contact with the crest, gradually extending throughout his body.
If it were a native mage from the Type-Moon world, even with bloodline connections, inheriting a magic crest from the previous generation would entail immense pain. But Levi, not to mention the crest provided by the gacha system had minimized implantation side effects, his current physique, comparable to a mid-upper lv5 adventurer, could easily suppress any discomfort.
About ten seconds later... The burning sensation gradually faded. On Levi's character panel, alongside 'Constellation Resonance,' a new skill bypassing the Danmachi blessing system's magic slots appeared.
[Magic Crest: Enzworth: 5-star]
[Contains Magic/Details:]
[4-star: Displacement, Enhancement, Healing, Mana Bullet]
[5-star: Spirit Descent: Heroic Spirit Summoning]
Since it's inscribed within the magic crest, the relationship between magic and crest is akin to a smartphone and its apps from his previous life. Levi only needs to activate it with his consciousness to use the magic within the crest directly, unlike the 'Magic Release' he had to practice extensively before.
Now, standing before the Astraea Familia members' cenotaph, he showed no hesitation, raising his left hand toward the ten weapons, and began to chant:
"Declaration—"
In the next moment, as the magic crest transformed, bright white mana surged from Levi's body, forming a complex pattern beneath him, a circular array inscribed with numerous Type-Moon world letters and symbols. Focusing his mind, Levi continued the incantation for 'Heroic Spirit Summoning':
"Thy body shall be under my command; my fate shall be with thy sword."
"Respond to the spirit base summoning, those who follow my will and reason, respond immediately!"