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Chapter 171 Pleasure Street!
Chapter 171 Pleasure Street!
If it weren't for the Black Dragon quest, reaching level 6 in a year wouldn't be unacceptable. Lin Yu's initial goal was to have fourth-tier combat power in the Danma world.
Lin Yu now possesses roughly the peak combat power of the third tier, and after three more level upgrades, reaching the fourth tier is inevitable.
However, if you want to defeat the Black Dragon, being at the early fourth rank is probably too weak; you need at least the middle fourth rank.
Therefore, Iv6 is not enough. Lin Yu needs to level up faster and needs to find a way to improve his monster-killing efficiency.
"Lin Yu, your growth rate is already very fast!"
Seeing that Lin Yu didn't seem happy, Hestia quickly comforted him.
Anyone else would be overjoyed at this rate of growth, but Hestia had witnessed Lin Yu's previous leveling speed firsthand, and now it was indeed much slower compared to before.
"I understand, but I need to become stronger faster."
Looking at Hestia, Lin Yu decided to tell her about his goals and situation, hoping she might have a solution.
Although Hestia usually behaves like an ordinary little girl, she is indeed a god who has lived for hundreds of millions of years, and her wisdom should not be underestimated.
"Defeat the black dragon...?"
Lin Yu's goal surprised Hestia, but not too much, because the Black Dragon could be said to be the goal of every adventurer. It's just that some people really want to challenge the Black Dragon, while others just regard it as a goal.
"Lin Yu, do you know what monster bait is?"
After a moment's thought, Hestia seemed to have an idea.
"Monster bait? Lady Hestia, I understand what you mean."
Upon hearing Hestia mention monster bait, Lin Yu immediately had an idea.
Monster bait, which appeared in the original work, is something that can be used to attract monsters and increase the efficiency of monster killing.
After arriving in the DanMachi world, Lin Yu learned about this thing. It was only effective against low-level monsters, so Lin Yu didn't pay much attention to it.
If it's possible to create monster bait that attracts low-level monsters, then perhaps it's also possible to create monster bait that attracts high-level monsters. Lin Yu just hadn't thought about it in this direction before, mainly because he wasn't in such a hurry.
Now that Hestia was mentioned, Lin Yu immediately thought of it and felt it was worth a try.
Advanced monster bait, if it can be created, can indeed greatly improve monster-killing efficiency.
Although the monster respawn rate is quite high in the deeper parts of the dungeon, it is not infinite. Lin Yu still wastes a lot of time searching and waiting when he is farming monsters.
"Good that you understand. However, if you actually create a high-level monster decoy, it will definitely be very dangerous. You must use it with caution."
Hestia gave Lin Yu some instructions.
"I understand, Lady Hestia. Please rest assured, I will use it with caution."
Despite saying that, Lin Yu didn't really care too much. At worst, he could just buy the dog talisman and the horse talisman, and then he wouldn't have to worry about getting injured or dying.
Dog and horse charms may have an upper limit, but as items that are at least A-grade, their upper limit is definitely extremely high. Perhaps even the Black Dragon cannot exceed the charm's upper limit, let alone the ordinary monsters in the dungeon.
Speaking of talismans, Lin Yu had another idea: perhaps it would be more appropriate to switch to the Dragon Talisman first.
The Dragon Talisman in the animation is just a powerful Dragon Blast, which doesn't seem particularly strong among the twelve talismans, but for Lin Yu, the Dragon Talisman might be the one he needs most.
Lin Yu has always lacked area-of-effect attacks. The awakened "Explosive Fireball" solved his immediate problem and indeed improved his monster-killing efficiency. However, the power of "Explosive Fireball" is only decent if it is not charged up, and it can only deal with monsters of level Iv4.
If you're dealing with an Iv5 monster, you'll need to charge up for at least a few seconds.
Once the "Exploding Fireball" is charged, its magic power consumption rate increases exponentially. Even though Lin Yu's magic power is already close to twenty times that of a normal third-tier magic power, it cannot withstand the consumption of "Exploding Fireball" after many rounds of charging.
But Dragon Talismans are different. Using Dragon Talismans consumes no resources and requires no charging, making it much easier to kill monsters than using "Explosive Fireball".
The only concern is its power. The power of "Dragon Blast" must be equivalent to that of "Exploding Fireball" which requires more than three seconds of charging to kill an Iv5 monster.
However, Lin Yu believed that it should be achievable. He had previously used the Chicken Talisman and Rabbit Talisman, and the effects far exceeded his expectations. It was impossible for the Dragon Talisman to be so terrible, right?
At night, Lin Yu secretly left the clan's residence.
As for why it had to be done secretly, it was because Lin Yu was going to the red-light district on South Street, which was also known as the pleasure district. Hestia definitely couldn't know about this, otherwise she would definitely make a scene.
Of course, Lin Yu wasn't looking for fun; he wanted to meet the fox spirit Chun Ji.
Lin Yu already had some ideas on how to get Haruhime into the Hestia Familia, but before that, he should meet and talk to Haruhime first.
Not long after, Lin Yu arrived at South Street.
Upon entering South Street, Lin Yu immediately sensed the bustling atmosphere. The buildings along the street were either theaters, casinos, or taverns, and the streets were filled with elegantly dressed merchants, adventurers, and gods.
The noise was even louder than during the daytime in the North Street commercial district.
Lin Yu casually asked a passerby for directions to the Ishtar Familia, ignoring the man's knowing look, and headed deeper into North Street.
As Lin Yu went deeper, the noisy atmosphere disappeared instantly, replaced by a decadent atmosphere.
The buildings and walls here are covered with pink magic stone lamps, casting a dim light. Everywhere you look, there are scantily clad women—Amazons, orcs, humans, and even dwarves—who offer seductive smiles and entice passing men. This scene is everywhere, so how could the atmosphere not be decadent?
Ignoring the women's advances along the way, Lin Yu continued onward, arriving at the heart of the pleasure district, where the Ishtar Familia resided.
Ishtar was a large clan, and her houses occupied the entire street, which was lined with Japanese-style wooden houses on both sides.
It's a bit quieter here than before, but the flow of customers is still very large.
Compared to the previous pleasure district, there are far fewer prostitutes soliciting customers outside. Many prostitutes are inside their houses, but the wooden lattice windows are all open, allowing customers to see their faces.
Many men lingered at the doorways of various houses, talking to the prostitutes through the latticed windows that caught their eye, before quickly going inside.
Lin Yu walked and observed, searching for the figure of the golden-haired fox woman.
Soon, Lin Yu found a girl who resembled Chun Ji in a large house.
With its glossy golden hair, emerald green eyes, animal ears matching its hair color, and a thick, long tail, its appearance is exactly as described in the original work.
There was no light in the fox woman's eyes, as if she had lost all hope and was just living numbly. She was completely different from other prostitutes and was more like Chun Ji.