I was invincible in the dungeon with a funny character skill

“Ha? You little shrimp, are you trying to lecture me or— Ouch!”

Loki was halfway through her sentence when Riveria, standing behind her, whacked her with her staff again, cutting her off mid-rant.

“Seriously, you two, do you have to bicker every time you meet? Doesn't it get tiring?”

Hephaestus, ever the peacemaker, stepped between the two goddesses, hands on her hips, and sighed exasperatedly at them.

“Oh, Hephaestus, long time no see.”

A second ago, Loki was ready to throw down with Hestia, but in the blink of an eye, she was cheerfully greeting Hephaestus.

After the greeting, Loki glanced at Wang Xiaoming, who was gently setting Hestia down. This handsome young man, whom she had never met before, piqued her interest.

“Oh~ A very sunny and handsome guy, is he your new familia member, Hephaestus?”

“Nope.”

Hephaestus shook her head.

“Although I wish Little Ming was one of mine, sadly, he's Hestia's familia member.”

“That's right, Ming-kun is my familia member!”

Hestia, now on her feet, puffed out her chest proudly, showing off to Loki, which shocked Loki so much that she even opened her usually squinted eyes.

“You're kidding, right? You, of all people, actually found a familia member!”

5. The Face-Slapping Plot That Never Was

From a goddess's point of view, Hestia was a good friend, but when it came to familia development, Hestia's reputation was terrible. She had even tried to trick newcomers into joining her familia. Hestia descended to the Lower World too late, which meant she didn't have much capital to recruit new members, and her reputation among adventurers wasn't great either.

As her arch-rival, Loki knew Hestia's capabilities better than anyone. This useless goddess actually found a familia member? No way!

Loki zoomed in front of Wang Xiaoming with a whoosh, scrutinizing him from head to toe. While being observed, Wang Xiaoming was also observing Loki.

Having been in Orario for so long, this was the first time Wang Xiaoming had seen the goddess Loki in person. He thought she looked flat in the anime, but seeing her in real life, Wang Xiaoming could only think that she was even flatter than in the anime!

“Boy, why do I sense a hint of malice from you?”

Loki narrowed her eyes and blurted out, making Wang Xiaoming's lips twitch. 'I just thought about it in my head, and you can already sense it? Is this what it means to be a god?'

“Well, not anymore.”

Loki pinched her chin, tilted her head, and stared at Wang Xiaoming. It had to be said that Wang Xiaoming's choice of Old Sword's face was really the right one. His sunny and handsome image made Loki feel good.

“Looks like a really nice handsome guy. Why did he choose this shrimp? Could it be that he's a talentless guy?”

“Hey! Ming-kun's talent is very high!”

Hestia was unhappy with Loki's assessment and stepped directly between Wang Xiaoming and Loki, glaring up at Loki.

“Hephaestus knows this very well.”

“Hephaestus?”

Loki tilted her head to look at Hephaestus, who nodded in confirmation.

“That's right, I said it just now, didn't I? I also wish Little Ming was one of mine, but unfortunately, he's not.”

“Talent in forging?”

Loki looked at Wang Xiaoming in surprise, followed by even more confusion.

“Then why would he choose you?”

“Hmph!”

Hestia proudly puffed out her chest.

“Of course, it's because my charm attracted Ming-kun. Let me tell you, Ming-kun took the initiative to find me and wanted to join my familia!”

“What!”

Loki was even more shocked. She stared at Hestia's chest. She figured that Hestia's so-called charm must lie there. Otherwise, what charm did Hestia have?

“If that's all it takes, then there are plenty of people in Orario who are more charming than you, okay!”

Loki was unconvinced. So what if she had big breasts? Hestia's chest wasn't even the biggest in Orario. Why would he choose her? Didn't she have any self-awareness of her reputation among adventurers?

Speechless, Loki felt that Hestia was lying to her, so she turned her gaze to Wang Xiaoming.

“Little brother, would you like to come to my place? I have a lot of charming… Ouch!”

Again, Riveria accurately knocked Loki on the head with her staff. Loki, clutching her head, couldn't help but turn around to complain.

“Mom, don't always hit me on the head.”

“I'm not your mom.”

Riveria said expressionlessly, slowly retracting her staff.

“Moreover, I don't allow you to use everyone in the familia as bait. You don't even believe that yourself, okay.”

Those who were familiar with Loki knew that she liked beautiful young girls, so the idea of using the beautiful young girls in her familia to recruit people was just something she said.

“How about it, little brother? Would you like to come to my place? My familia is the strongest in Orario.”

Although she was joking before, Loki still tentatively extended an invitation to Wang Xiaoming. Someone Hephaestus wanted must be very talented in forging, and if her familia had a blacksmith, it would definitely improve.

“Hey, Loki!”

Hestia glared warily at Loki, but Loki ignored her and kept her squinted eyes fixed on Wang Xiaoming. Seeing that Loki was completely ignoring her, Hestia didn't care. Instead, she crossed her arms and stood in front of Wang Xiaoming, confidently looking at Loki.

“Sorry, Goddess Loki, I won't leave Hestia. After all, I came for Hestia herself.”

Wang Xiaoming put his hand on Hestia's shoulder and smiled as he rejected Loki's recruitment.

“You really came for her? I thought the little shrimp was lying to me.”

Tsk tsk tsk, Goddess Loki, you don't understand. This is my wife, a twintail, busty loli. The three attributes stacked together are simply perfect, okay! I will always love Hestia.jpg

“Well, although it was just a try, I could have guessed that your answer would be that.”

Loki didn't care. She had a bunch of talented people in her familia. She just thought Wang Xiaoming was a good guy, so she tentatively tried to recruit him. It didn't matter if she was rejected.

“Hmph, Loki, my Ming-kun loves me the most, he won't be lured away by you!”

Hearing Wang Xiaoming personally reject Loki, Hestia happily raised her chin.

“Alright, alright, I'll go first. I don't have time to waste with you. I still have to go celebrate with my children.”

Without any more nonsense with Hestia, Loki pulled Riveria and turned to leave. Not far away was their Loki Familia's table. Their Loki Familia also happened to be back today, returning from an expedition in the Dungeon.

They were also here to celebrate.

The classic face-slapping plot didn't happen. Well, I'm talking about the werewolf Bete's plot. After all, he hadn't seen Wang Xiaoming before, so the same plot as in the original didn't happen.

This time, Wang Xiaoming and Loki got to know each other. Other than that, nothing else happened.

“Tch, what a disappointing guy.”

Watching Loki leave, Hestia couldn't help but say something, and then happily pulled Wang Xiaoming and Hephaestus back to her seat. The Loki Familia needed to celebrate, and so did they.

However, when Loki and Riveria left, their attention remained on Wang Xiaoming.

“Hey, Mom, did you see that?”

“Yes, I saw it. That person's speed is very fast. He was originally sitting in his seat, but when he pulled you and Goddess Hestia apart, he instantly appeared behind Goddess Hestia. That kind of speed is as fast as Ais.”

Ais Wallenstein is currently the main adventurer at LV5 within the Loki Familia. As an LV5, she possesses a wind-based skill, making her extremely fast in action. She is also one of the heroines of the original story.

However, for Ais to unleash that speed, she must use the magic 'Wind Spirit Rush.' Just now, Riveria had been paying attention to Wang Xiaoming, and she didn't sense any magical power activating. Therefore, Wang Xiaoming didn't use any skills just now. If he could achieve that speed solely through physical ability and control it so freely...

"That kid is an exceptionally talented fellow."

Loki's lips curled up slightly.

"Hestia really struck gold this time."

6. My friend, times have changed.

Without Loki's interruption, the trio's celebration became much more cheerful. Hestia even started competing with Hephaestus in drinking. Wang Xiaoming, however, didn't drink. He didn't like drinking even before the transmigration, and he's even more unwilling to drink now because drinking leads to mistakes!

Only by staying sober can he do things to his wife Hestia after she's drunk.

That's right, it's carrying his drunk wife Hestia home on his back!

"Well then, Goddess Hephaestus, I'll be heading back first."

With Hestia already asleep on his back, Wang Xiaoming bid farewell to Hephaestus.

"Okay, I'm leaving Hestia in your care, Ming."

"That's a given. She's my wife, after all."

Hephaestus, as Hestia's friend, naturally knew about Wang Xiaoming's pursuit of Hestia.

"Hehe, Hestia is truly lucky to have met someone like you, Ming."

Looking at Hestia clinging to Wang Xiaoming's back, her arms around his neck, Hephaestus's face showed envy.

"Alright, I'm going back too. See you around."

"Goodbye."

Seeing Hephaestus turn and leave, Wang Xiaoming spoke softly.

"My dear wife, let's go home too."

"Mmm."

Hestia, who should have been asleep, responded.

Being drunk was just an act. Hestia had been bragging about Wang Xiaoming to Hephaestus all evening, which made Hephaestus annoyed and wanting to compete in drinking all night. Hestia didn't want to drink with Hephaestus all night, so she pretended to be drunk and lose. Hephaestus could also see through it, but as a friend, she didn't expose her and let Wang Xiaoming take her back.

He adjusted Hestia on his back, letting her petite body come up a bit higher. Hestia also cooperated, climbing up a bit and wrapping her arms around Wang Xiaoming's neck, resting them on his chest, her small head rubbing against Wang Xiaoming's cheek.

Enjoying the soft caress of Hestia's tender face, Wang Xiaoming supported Hestia's smooth thighs with both hands, and in the night, walked towards the Familia's residence.

Although carrying his wife around town was nice, it was best not to wander around Orario at night, so Wang Xiaoming quickly returned to the Familia's residence, took a quick shower, and then took his wife to bed.

Wang Xiaoming's attitude towards Hestia was clear: to dote on her. It was rare to come to the two-dimensional world and have a wife he loved, so of course, he had to pamper her. Not just pamper, but even spoil her. Although Hestia was always clinging to Wang Xiaoming, Wang Xiaoming didn't do anything out of line. He wasn't in such a hurry.

At most, they slept in the same bed every night, and when falling asleep, Wang Xiaoming would lie on his side, holding the petite Hestia, embracing her entirely. But as soon as morning came, it would turn into Wang Xiaoming being pressed flat, with Hestia sprawled on top of Wang Xiaoming like an octopus, even drooling, leaving a patch of wetness on Wang Xiaoming's chest.

In terms of sleeping posture, Hestia was really not good.

Like the previous twenty-odd days, after a night passed, when Wang Xiaoming woke up, he saw the familiar ceiling and felt the familiar pressure on his body.

Yeah, same as always.

Raising his hand to check his watch, confirming that it was time to get up, Wang Xiaoming gently peeled Hestia off his body and covered her with the blanket.

Sleeping, Hestia no longer wore her pigtails, but let her long hair fall loose, looking like a black-haired straight-haired girl. Well, a black-haired straight-haired loli with big breasts, a new attribute.

Reaching out to touch Hestia's cute face, Wang Xiaoming began his new day.

First, he went to the Familia's super simple kitchen to make some food.

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaoming had to admire Gray Wolf for being truly awesome. Housekeeping MAX was no joke. Because he couldn't eat sheep for a long time, Gray Wolf's cooking skills were exceptionally strong. To satisfy Red Wolf's picky appetite, Gray Wolf could be said to be the best chef in the Green Green Grassland.

Wang Xiaoming, who inherited Gray Wolf's wisdom, also inherited his housekeeping skills, so his cooking skills were amazing.

After quickly making a table of convenient bento boxes, Wang Xiaoming went into his laboratory.

The basement of the church wasn't big, with only four rooms in total: one was Wang Xiaoming and Hestia's bedroom, one was their bathroom, one was the kitchen and dining room, and the last one was Wang Xiaoming's laboratory.

This was where Wang Xiaoming crafted equipment. All the hot weapons were created here. Before entering the dungeon, Wang Xiaoming would prepare here, creating the equipment he needed.

In the beginning, simple guns and ammunition were enough. Later, it became RPGs and high-explosive grenades. But Wang Xiaoming knew that as the dungeon went deeper and deeper, the monsters would become stronger and stronger. Although guns and ammunition could still be used, the amount of ammunition needed to be carried would increase.

Not only did they need to fight when going down into the dungeon, but they also needed to fight monsters on the way back. Wang Xiaoming was alone. As you can imagine, the deeper he went, the more ammunition he would need to carry. The Hestia Familia only had him, and as an LV1, he could just grind in the first 10 floors to level up, but after LV2, he would have to go down. At that time, he would have to carry a lot of equipment. He didn't have a so-called space bag, so he would become more and more overwhelmed. Therefore, he needed to update his equipment.

I really hope there is a space-type skill, preferably a backpack.

Wang Xiaoming was the first to use hot weapons in this world of swords and magic, telling the adventurers of this world, my friend, times have changed.

And now, what Wang Xiaoming wants to do is make this era change even faster!

Sitting down, Wang Xiaoming directly took out a bag from the drawer. The bag was filled with magic stones, which he had picked out from his dungeon harvest, all of similar size.

Since they are called magic stones, they should contain magic power. Since they contain magic power, then the magic power inside must be usable, otherwise why would the Adventurers Guild spend money to collect magic stones?

So, can I find a way to utilize the magic power inside these magic stones?