My bloodline yearns for progress.

Chapter 15 The Gaze of the Azure Moon

Otto was somewhat surprised to see this message.

Why didn't Javier mention this?

But Otto soon understood the reason.

"It's not that Havel forgot to mention it, but rather that he himself hadn't experienced anything similar!"

Otto believed that ordinary people could at most condense three strands of moonlight to unleash corresponding combat skills in a short period of time.

But with the help of his "animal friends", Otto broke through the upper limit of moon essence absorption for ordinary people on the first day of his training, and obtained a full ten strands of moon essence!

Such an unusual phenomenon naturally attracts attention.

Based on this, it seems that the primal remnants of the breathing techniques and combat skills that Havel discovered were probably intended for Azure Moon.

"We must keep this a secret as much as possible."

Thinking of this, Otto immediately put on his shirt to prevent the moonlight pattern from being seen by others.

Otto planned to publicly declare that he had only condensed three strands of moonlight, and let them think that he had a good aptitude for breathing techniques.

However, apart from that, some good things did happen.

[You and your animal friends practiced the Azure Moon Breathing Technique and combat skills late into the night, which helped you gain experience.]

Your specialty has been upgraded to a higher level.

Specialty: Sword (LV2)

"As expected, it still comes down to one's own efforts."

[Hearing your lament, the monkey gave you a disdainful look, "You were the first one to go to bed yesterday!"]

While Otto was washing up and playing around with his "animal friends," Micah came over to call for help.

Are you awake?

"Perfect timing. Come with me to the warehouse. Let me pick out some armor and weapons for you before we head out hunting."

Micah thought to himself that since Otto hadn't brought his bearskin coat with him, he would definitely need new protective gear.

And the Dragon Slayer Squad has no shortage of equipment.

"I can lend you some of the equipment my former teammates left here."

As Micah spoke, he led Otto to the warehouse.

The warehouse is located at the back of the courtyard and is not hard to find.

However, the warehouse door seemed to be sealed with some strange large lock.

Only after Micah produced a key engraved with strange patterns did he open it.

"This is called runes, which is a kind of skill of the craftsmen."

I drew lock cylinder runes on the lock; only the corresponding key can open the lock.

It's considered one of the more commonly used runes.

With Micah's explanation, Otto realized that runes were the lifeblood of the artisans.

Even a craftsman who is only skilled in a single rune is enough to support a small forging workshop.

After all, rune equipment is in high demand and short supply.

While Micah was explaining, the warehouse had already been opened.

Accompanied by a slightly awkward musty smell, the equipment in the warehouse was displayed before Otto's eyes.

Various types of armor were propped up on shelves and neatly arranged on one wall.

On the other side, greatswords, battle axes, shields, and all sorts of other weapons were laid out, quietly awaiting Otto's selection.

"I'm sorry, I only know the Core Rune, so these items don't have any rune bonuses."

However, when you have money later, you can buy some alchemical equipment, or spell scrolls and potions.

Micah says whatever comes to mind.

Since we're teammates, there's no need to hide these trivial matters.

However, Micah still had to remind Otto.

"To be fair, we should still charge some rental fees for the equipment."

Micah learned from past experiences that blindly investing in new adventurers would only lead them to develop incorrect ideas.

Just like with the big guy in the past, Micah and his team took good care of him, not only by providing him with accommodation but also by renting out equipment to him without charging him any money.

But the result was not satisfactory.

Therefore, Micah intends to make his position clear as much as possible this time, to help Otto adapt to the life of an adventurer as quickly as possible.

"Your strength is good, and your agility is also excellent. I recommend you use leather armor."

Micah explained the benefits of leather armor to Otto.

"While ordinary leather armor is slightly less defensive than iron armor, it is flexible enough to allow you to make more moves."

The important thing is to facilitate the execution of swordsmanship.

Furthermore, if you rent leather armor, I can charge you half the price of iron armor.

Otto didn't immediately respond to Micah's suggestion; his mind was still on the "Animal Friends."

The brown bear wants you to wear your thickest leather armor.

The brown bear felt that the armor made him feel like he was coming home.

As a leader and partner, it is happy to share the weight of your armor as a token of gratitude for fulfilling your wishes.

Can brown bears alleviate the pressure from the national team?

Otto was somewhat surprised.

He knew that these "animal friends" could bring some convenient "help".

For example, the analytical abilities of monkeys and the keen eyesight of eagles.

But the brown bear did show for the first time the 'help' it could offer.

This made Otto curious: just how much "help" could the other party provide for him?

Thinking of this, Otto immediately pointed to a set of leather armor in the corner.

"Micah, I want it."

The leather armor Otto pointed to had an ominous, jet-black hue, and its surface still bore traces of some kind of white bone material.

When Otto carefully touched it, he even felt a warmth, which was not like normal armor at all!

Seeing this, Micah simply spoke up to stop them.

"This armor is made from the hide of a giant bear, and its weight is something that ordinary people cannot withstand."

The Armored Giant Bear is a relatively rare monster. They are very strong and can develop a sturdy bony structure on their bodies.

Even within the Adventurers' Guild, this is considered a medium-sized commission.

At the time, Micah and his crew made thorough preparations for hunting this armored bear, even spending a lot of money to buy a lot of alchemical equipment.

Of course, the rewards afterward were also quite good.

Thanks to the armored giant bear, Micah and his adventurer team successfully leveled up and even brought back materials from the armored giant bear as loot.

But the only one in the team who could fit in was Micah, whose strength far exceeded that of ordinary people.

However, if Micah were to wear it, it would be necessary to cut it.

This was undoubtedly a waste of a lot of materials, so Micah had no choice but to leave them gathering dust in the warehouse, waiting for the day they could be put to good use.

However, the weight is only one of the side effects of this leather armor.

Micah warned Otto.

"This leather armor will unconsciously absorb the wearer's magic power, and then gradually form a bone structure, at which point its weight will continue to increase."

It's important to know that even people who aren't skilled in magic naturally possess some magical power within them, and having a large amount of it extracted can easily cause side effects such as dizziness.

Javier tried it on, but couldn't even last an hour before taking it off.

Ordinary people simply cannot apply this armor to actual combat.