Even by elf standards, Riveria couldn't help but sigh in admiration; the boy before her was extremely...
Handsome and dignified!
Tall, well-proportioned, and almost flawless. He managed to possess a certain "perfection" with a human body that usually only elves could achieve.
Elves were a race quite picky about appearances.
But it didn't just stop at superficial and surface-level things like figure and looks.
To elves, a person's temperament was much more important!
And they were highly sensitive to it.
Riveria constantly maintained the nobility and elegance of elf royalty. As a role model for the entire elf race, who knows how many of her kin in Orario had followed her to join the Loki Familia.
They even established a mage unit composed purely of elves because of this.
The Al before her...
Even though the boy was currently showing a rather lazy demeanor.
Riveria could still see the incomparable firmness and seriousness in his eyes, as well as the indomitable aura exuding from his entire body.
This person.
He was definitely no ordinary individual.
Nor was he the type of pampered noble or royal descendant who had lived a comfortable life since childhood.
He was probably a leader of the common people, and... had experienced quite a lot of things...
In almost a brief moment.
Riveria, who had life experiences far exceeding ordinary people, could see a certain "extraordinariness" in Al.
Sure enough.
This guy was absolutely not a Level 1 rookie.
It was probably just as Gareth thought; he was an adventurer who had only recently come to Orario. Before this, he had likely experienced a quite extraordinary life.
Riveria slightly lowered her eyes.
She realized that Al was completely different from the stereotypical, elf-disgusted Human Empire merchants.
On the contrary.
He seemed to be exceptionally outstanding...
As elf royalty, Riveria actually quite admired those young leaders of commoner origin. They usually possessed outstanding intellect and unique perspectives on the world.
They were completely different from those old fogeys in her clan who obsessed over bloodlines and inheritance.
Not bad.
The other party was a member of the Demeter Familia and possessed the Mystery development ability. Although his Level seemed a bit low right now—no, that wasn't necessarily true either.
But outside of Orario, there were indeed very few high-level adventurers.
Perhaps it was better this way.
If his strength was weak, Aiz wouldn't be bullied.
Hmm... Indeed, from every angle, there was no problem...
No, wait!
What on earth was she thinking?!
Almost typing out the word "match" in her heart, Riveria blushed slightly and quickly shook her head.
Only then did she realize.
In the short time she was distracted.
The boy had been brought into the living room by the Amazon sisters, standing in front of the two Air Combat Mechanics.
"Why won't it move! Make it fly, hurry!!"
Tiona looked completely impatient.
She wanted to see this big steel guy flying in the sky just like yesterday; that was just too cool!
"Oh? It can fly?"
Gareth was also interested, wondering how such a heavy lump of steel could fly.
It didn't even have wings.
Riveria also noted that this thing did not use magic power.
Right.
The sturdy dwarf quickly noticed the mechanical assistant flying beside Al.
What a miraculous thing.
As expected of a Mystery creation.
"Starting it up isn't a problem..."
Al had indeed shut down the startup programs of the two Air Combat Mechanics, including the gifted Viper Cannon.
Because he thought.
He would find a time to come over and work out the details of their subsequent cooperation in depth—after all, no matter how he looked at it, a certain pair of Amazon sisters seemed rather foolish.
Al really had no intention of scamming fools.
After all, there was no need to.
Right.
As he said, he wasn't a profiteer!
Who would have known that after just one day, he would be dragged over here.
Then again.
Today he had been a bit too eager to go to the Dungeon to verify his hypothesis about raising his Status.
"Anyway, this thing is a weapon, right?"
Riveria, snapping back to reality, spoke coldly, restoring her usual "person in charge" demeanor within the Familia.
"If it can indeed effectively support the Familia's expedition..."
"It shouldn't be a problem."
Al softly interrupted Riveria's words and began to introduce the product very skillfully.
"I heard that for your expedition this time, you plan to reach the 59th floor, which you haven't set foot on before, right?"
Yesterday at the Hephaestus Familia's shop, the Amazon sisters and Tsubaki were quite loud—plus the shop wasn't soundproof, so Al had heard quite a bit.
"Then, the troubling part must lie in..."
"How to maximize the preservation of supplies and stamina to reach the 50th floor, and then set foot into that unreached territory."
"In other words, the logistics problem!"
Exactly.
To the major Familias of Orario, the most distressing part of every Dungeon expedition was, of course, logistics and supplies.
There was no "express lane" right now that could take people directly from the city to the deep floors of the Dungeon.
Therefore, the expedition team had to walk down step by step.
Not only was it extremely time-consuming, but it also created a fatal problem.
The consumption of supplies along the way, and how to ensure sufficient supplies for the return trip, while reserving a portion to deal with risks...
Although there were so-called "Safe Floors," there was only one adventurer stronghold, Rivira, located on the 18th floor.
Further down, it was completely the world of monsters.
Not to mention, the Captain of the Loki Familia, Finn.
He always upheld the perfect ideal of "everyone survives." For every massive Familia expedition, he had to ensure that nothing went wrong anywhere.
This made the already difficult logistics and supply situation even worse.
"There's a saying in my hometown: 'Before the troops move, the rations and forage go first.' For large-scale combat operations, logistical support is actually the key to success."
"Exactly."
Riveria nodded, thinking that the boy in front of her was an expert.
"Have you also gone on expeditions?"
"No."
Al shook his head and spoke truthfully.
"But I can imagine it."
"Imagine it?"
"After all, it's pretty much the same."
Hmm...
It's about the same as thinking up a battle plan.
Looking at the currently thoughtful boy.
Riveria also nodded to herself inwardly.
This boy named Al was indeed no ordinary person... Smart, insightful, and facing two Level 6 powerhouses like her and Gareth, he still remained neither haughty nor humble.
In Orario, there shouldn't be anyone who hasn't heard of them and the Loki Familia, right?
Approved!
Truly highly approved!
"So, can these Air Combat Mechanics solve the logistics problem?"
"Of course, because they are steel soldiers that don't need to eat, drink, or rest."
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