"Rune Technology" is a special kind of rune craftsmanship, a completely different enchanting method from the current human use of magic technology.
Among the dwarves living in the Angelicia Mountains, very few have mastered this technology, and it is on the verge of being lost.
The reason why Minori cares is because this technology is completely different from the enchanting technology of magic props in the "YGGDRASIL" game.
This kind of craftsmanship does not exist in the game at all.
To be precise, the "YGGDRASIL" game also has Rune characters, but they are used as decorations, purely for the sake of beauty, and carved as patterns.
However, the Rune characters in this other world are special characters with real power.
Minori naturally values this power.
If he wants to fight against Ainz Ooal Gown and his group, in addition to mastering more powerful power, he also needs to use some technologies that this world possesses but do not exist in the game.
"Rune Technology" is one of the methods that Minori is interested in.
For example.
In the "YGGDRASIL" game, there are some skills and methods that can destroy magic props, and even abilities that can specifically offset the effects of magic props.
If magic equipment made using "Rune Technology" can resist these skills that are specifically designed to destroy magic props created by enchanting technology?
Of course!
This is just a possibility.
However, the law of victory is composed of many possibilities.
Minori withdrew his gaze from the armor and met Yaraal's bright silver eyes.
Yaraal quickly lowered her head, twisting her fingers.
"I don't need these two magic props, you can use them yourselves." Minori said, briefly explaining the abilities of the two magic props.
"Great Hero, cough, Mr. Minori, are you a traveler?" Patriarch Yarman asked softly.
Patriarch Yarman was also a little curious about humans from outside the Valley of Despair, but he was more concerned about another matter.
He doesn't have any talent, and his greatest wish is to allow his people to live peacefully in the valley.
If it were his father, he would definitely be very curious about the outside world.
"That's right, I also came to your area suddenly for unknown reasons." Minori nodded.
As expected.
Patriarch Yarman was not surprised. Apart from them, there are no other humans in this Valley of Despair.
And a hero with such powerful strength must be from the outside world.
Naturally, he will leave.
"Valley of Despair" is ultimately too small for someone who has stepped into the hero realm.
"That———"
Patriarch Yarman's scarred cheeks flushed slightly, and a man in his fifties suddenly became coy.
"What's wrong with you? Father?" Yaraal's bright silver pupils looked strangely at Patriarch Yarman.
His daughter's sudden interruption stopped Patriarch Yarman from speaking, and his tone contained a hint of imperceptible panic: "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about the gray dwarf's affairs."
Is that so?
Yaraal glanced at her father suspiciously. How come she didn't realize that her father's personality could also be coy.
"Among your people, how many are still able to fight?"
Minori glanced at Patriarch Yarman. He could see that Patriarch Yarman should have some unspeakable secrets, but since the other party didn't say anything, he naturally didn't intend to ask.
"There are 300 people who can immediately join the battle. The healing potion given by the hero is very effective. It will only take another day or two."
Hearing Minori's question, Yaraal immediately turned her head and said to Minori excitedly:
"After the companions' injuries recover, there are still 500 people who can join the battle. If you need more manpower, we can gather 1,500 combat members."
Patriarch Yarman nodded almost imperceptibly when he heard what his daughter said. He didn't know why Minori asked this, but he also opened his mouth and said.
"With the weapons seized from the gray dwarves, the situation where we couldn't fight due to lack of weapons has greatly improved, and we can send out another 500 people, so we can gather 2,000 people." Patriarch Yarman said.
2,000 people?
Minori's eyelids twitched.
The entire human tribe currently has only more than 3,000 people, and Patriarch Yarman and Yaraal offered him 2,000 people.
Basically, all the people who can fight.
Minori could clearly feel the complete trust that Patriarch Yarman and his daughter had in him.
In the game.
I am afraid that the reputation of the human tribe has to be raised to the highest level before this can happen.
"Then wait another day or two."
Minori looked serious and looked at the two of them and said: "Then set off to the gray dwarf clan's oasis and completely solve them."
"I don't like leaving a hidden danger."
"Ah?"
Patriarch Yarman's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at Minori in shock.
Yaraal also showed an incredible expression, her red and tender lips opened, but she didn't make any sound.
Annihilating the entire gray dwarf tribe was something they had never thought of, and they didn't even dare to think about it. Their human population was too small.
Nor does it have that strength.
The destruction of a race.
[TL: Damn]
It seems to have been determined by a word.
Neither Patriarch Yarman nor Yaraal felt that Minori was exaggerating.
Minori didn't think there was anything to be surprised about.
He gathered 2,000 soldiers from the human side, not to fight the gray dwarves head-on, but to prevent the gray dwarves from fleeing outwards.
After all, the gray dwarf clan still has about 15,000 people.
Late night.
Located inside the human oasis, in a wooden house closest to the water source.
The wooden house where Minori is currently located is said to be the place where the human hero once lived.
After observing it curiously, Minori lost interest.
According to the information he learned, Yaraal's grandfather was able to enter the hero realm not by relying on any props or mysterious treasures, but entirely on his own talent.
Or there is the blessing of innate abilities.
In the wooden house.
"Woof." Kuro finally changed from the eagle state back to its original form and was comfortably stretching its body.
Minori was sitting cross-legged on the side, with his eyes slightly closed, and his mind fell on the attribute panel, looking at the experience points on it.
Comprehensive Level: 37Lv
Mad Mage: 1Lv
[Experience Bar: 782262/120000]
"It's time to increase my level." This thought flashed through Minori's mind. The experience gained this time was huge enough for him to level up several times in a row.
"Upgrade!"
Comprehensive Level: 38Lv
Mad Mage: 2Lv
[Experience Bar: 662262/140000]
Minori's body shook slightly, and he immediately felt the increase in magic power and the entire life aura in his body. Even the magic elements in the air became clearer at this moment.
"Upgrade!"
Comprehensive Level: 39Lv
Mad Mage: 3LV
[Experience Bar: 522262/160000]
"Upgrade!"
Comprehensive Level: 40Lv
Mad Mage: 4Lv
[Experience Bar: 362262/210000]
The black tight-fitting suit on Minori's body bulged slightly with the aura fluctuations generated by the level increase.
As the level got higher and higher, Minori was increasingly able to feel the changes in his life level every time he leveled up.
He glanced at the information on the attribute panel.
Minori was suddenly stunned.
If he read it correctly, the experience consumed in the experience bar for each level increase before should have increased by 20,000 on the original basis.
Now that he has been upgraded to level 40, the consumption of experience points has actually increased by 50,000 on the original basis!
"Why did it increase so much?" Minori narrowed his eyes, his expression a little strange.
Recalling the level of experience increase from the beginning of the level increase, Minori suddenly realized that every ten levels, the value of the experience increase would undergo a major change.
"Upgrade!"
Thinking of this, Minori silently chanted again in his heart.
Comprehensive Level: 41Lv
Mad Mage: 5Lv
[Experience Bar: 152262/260000]
In the blink of an eye, he was upgraded to level 41.
The aura emanating from Minori's body expanded again, forming an invisible air wave that vibrated in the room.
Kuro shrank its head and pushed it into the corner. Naturally, this was not the first time it had seen this situation, but it had become stronger than before.
Vaguely.
The aura emanating from higher-level creatures made Kuro unable to raise a trace of resistance in its heart.
"Finally reached level 41, two more levels to break through the realm of "Aberrant"."
Minori felt the surging magic power in his body, as well as the vigorous physical strength and spirit, and whispered to himself.
"The higher the level, the stronger the aura on my body will be. It didn't matter when I was weak before, but now I'm afraid I need to find a way to cover it up."
Minori clenched his fists, thoughtfully.
Since stepping into the hero realm, Minori has been able to faintly feel the intensity of other people's auras. Presumably, people of the same level can also feel this, especially the ancient red dragon he encountered before.
I even faintly noticed that he used the passive of [Mad Mage] to store the power of the seventh-tier magic.
If I come into contact with the people of the Slane Theocracy in the future, I am afraid I will have to pay more attention to this.
The highest upper limit of human beings is the level of "Aberrant". If it exceeds the power of "Aberrant", I am afraid that without doing much, I will be suspected by others.
Minori does remember that Ainz Ooal Gown has magic methods such as "False Information・Life" and "False Information・Magic" that can hide his strength.
I am afraid he also has to prepare some methods to hide his strength and level.