Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube

In the still spacious office, all the first-level adventurers of the Loki Familia have gathered, congregating before their main deity and leader, attentively listening to the words of the clan leader.

"First and foremost, congratulations to everyone on leveling up."

Finn, unlike his stern and cold demeanor during the underground city expeditions, seemed to have shed the mask of a leader, smiling warmly and kindly.

"Although Ais has taken the lead, others have also achieved great feats during this expedition, successfully stepping into new realms, which is truly worth celebrating."

"Apart from us, even the grassroots members led by the Second Corps have leveled up, some discovering new magic and skills, and even those who haven't leveled up have seen a substantial increase in their abilities, proving that our Loki Familia has become much stronger than before."

"Even though we haven't caught up with the familia of the gods (Zeus) and goddess (Hera), we are indeed getting closer to them."

"I believe that as long as we continue our relentless efforts, one day in the future, our Loki Familia will also become the undisputable strongest faction in the city, rivaling those two millennia-old familias."

Finn encouraged everyone, affirming their efforts to this point, bringing smiles of joy to the faces of the group.

Even Bert's mouth curled up slightly, Theone was so excited her cheeks turned red, and Raul was so moved his eyes welled with tears, leaving Angel a bit dumbfounded.

"Well then, without further ado, let's get into the main topic." Finn shifted the tone, directing his gaze toward Raul and Angel, saying, "The first matter to discuss today is related to you two."

Raul immediately straightened his back, and even Angel put down her folded arms, becoming serious.

"Lv.5, this is a completely different stage."

Finn's voice slowly resonated.

"As everyone knows, there's a high wall separating the lower-level adventurers of Lv.1 from the upper-level adventurers above Lv.2. Over half of the adventurers in Orario are merely Lv.1 lower-level adventurers, and only the remaining half are upper-level adventurers, so there's a huge dividing line between Lv.1 and Lv.2, completely differentiating lower-level adventurers from upper-level adventurers."

"And from Lv.2 onwards, there's another high wall between third-level adventurers with Lv.3 and Lv.4 forming the second-level adventurers."

"Finally, there's this even higher, thicker, and larger wall between the second-level adventurers and the first-level adventurers."

"In all of Orario, there are less than forty first-level adventurers, illustrating how narrow this gateway is, requiring outstanding talent and aptitude to reach this position."

"Being able to step into this realm proves that both of you possess praiseworthy talent and great achievements. I hope you both can be more confident in yourselves in the future, solidly believing that you are anything but ordinary."

The moment these words were spoken, Angel aside, Raul couldn't hold back any longer and happily shed tears.

For him, Finn's words were undoubtedly the biggest affirmation he could receive.

"Congratulations."

Seeing Raul like this, it went without saying, Reiger, who had been with Raul to Fengyue Street, knowing the struggles buried in Raul's heart, patted his shoulder and smiled.

"Didn't I tell you, you could do it?"

Hearing this, Raul was so moved he couldn't speak.

The once self-abased senior before Reiger had finally stepped into a long-desired field after this expedition.

With this, the inferiority complex in his heart should lessen somewhat, right?

Thinking this, Reiger felt even more that what he did on the 59th floor was correct.

In the original work, after subjugating the fairy's avatar, only Bert, Theona, and Theone leveled up, while the others, including Raul, stayed in place.

But with Reiger's intervention, Finn and two others leveled up, and Raul and Angel also leveled up, greatly enhancing the strength of the Loki Familia, a cause for celebration.

Finn also looked at Raul and Angel with gentle eyes, then spoke to them about this matter.

"Logically, since you've both become first-level adventurers, you should immediately join the ranks of the clan officers, just like Reiger did earlier." Finn said, "However, after discussing with Revilia and Grace, we plan to temporarily keep your officer positions open, allowing you two to continue to lead the Second Corps and grassroots members of the familia."

"In other words, the so-called middle layer." Grace picked up Finn's words, saying, "There's inevitably some distance between us officers and the grassroots members, making it hard to perfectly communicate certain things to those little guys down there."

"But you two are different; you've been leading the grassroots members beyond the officers, in a sense, they might even trust you more," Revilia also spoke, "So, we hope you can seamlessly connect both sides, balancing the opinions above and below; this is our expectation of you."

"This is quite a significant responsibility, you know?" Loki, still sipping wine, chimed in with a giggle, "You'll be guiding many more people than the officers, but only you two can accomplish this, unlike that kid Reiger; even though he, like you, recently became a first-level adventurer, there's no way he could do it."

Teased by Loki, Reiger couldn't help but roll his eyes, but he didn't reply nor showed any disobedience.

He indeed wasn't as close to the grassroots members outside the officer circle.

He couldn't help it; he was noticed by the clan officers and pulled into the circle of first-level adventurers from the start, seldom interacting with lower-level members.

To guide the grassroots members, he indeed wasn't as suitable as Raul and Angel, who were closely connected with the Second Corps and lower-level personnel, held in high regard by those grassroots members.

This level of trust, even Ais, Bert, Theona, and Theone couldn't match Raul and Angel.

Therefore, when Reiger became a first-level adventurer, Finn and the three others unequivocally promoted him to an officer, fully integrating him into the officer circle.

On the other hand, Raul and Angel might find a more suitable place to utilize their abilities.

"Of course, this is merely our one-sided thought. If you are unwilling, you can bring it up here."

Finn spoke as such.

In response, Raul and Angel agreed without hesitation.

"Since the Clan Leaders unanimously approved, I trust this is the best decision."

Angel calmly articulated this opinion.

"I-I also think this is fine! After all... wanting to stand on equal footing with everyone, for someone like me, it's still too early."

Raul, in a timid manner, caused everyone to smile wryly.

"Thank you for your understanding."

"As long as you agree."

Revilia and Grace both spoke up.

"Then it's decided." Finn concluded: "Raul and Angel's positions will be temporarily held, and they will continue to lead the second troop and the grassroots members."

"Yes!"

Raul and Angel raised their voices in response.

"Next is the second matter." Finn continued: "The second matter concerns the expedition."

This latest expedition to the unexplored 59th floor, for now, seems to have been a great success.

However, there are some issues that will arise post-expedition.

"This expedition, purely in terms of economic returns, has resulted in a significant loss for our clan." Finn spoke to everyone: "Before the expedition, to deal with the worm-type monsters below the 50th floor, we not only ordered a large number of magic swords, but we also customized indestructible attribute weapons for several officers."

"This spent a significant portion of the clan's savings; if not for Reiger and Ais bringing back some special rewards to cover part of the deficit, our clan's operations might have already stalled."

"Moreover, we invited the advanced forgers from the Hephaestos Clan to accompany us, and their condition was to hand over all the deep-level drop items to them."

"So, this time our spoils are only the magic stones picked up during the expedition; it seems impossible to recoup the enormous expedition costs this way."

As Finn's words ended, Grace picked up the conversation.

"In the coming period, our clan's financial flow will become quite tight. Until we arrange the missing funds, we probably won't be able to continue our underground city conquest."

After Grace finished, Revilia continued.

"The expedition need not be mentioned; it's unlikely to happen again in the short term. Even day-to-day explorations will have to rely on you all to earn the necessary funds." Revilia said seriously: "If the clan receives any adventurer commissions, we might need you to handle them to help gather operational funds."

"Don't refuse, okay?" The smile on Loki's face finally faded, sullenly saying: "My small savings have already been contributed; I won't be able to buy alcohol for quite a while. You guys had better pick up the slack, replenish the clan's missing funds quickly, or I might die from alcohol withdrawal."

Listening to Loki's words, everyone couldn't help but poke fun.

"You should just quit drinking, Loki."

"This is a good opportunity."

"Just give up alcohol."

"…Hmm."

Theona, Theone, Bert, and even Ais chimed in teasingly.

"I won't!" Loki stubbornly protested: "Quitting drinking is impossible! It's never going to happen in this lifetime!"

Hearing this, Reiger immediately abandoned the idea of funding the clan.

If he helped refill the clan's financial shortfall, this troublesome deity would just use it to buy alcohol at the first opportunity.

"I should mention this to the leader in private later."

Reiger silently thought to himself.

And now, the final matter.

"...Regarding the apparition of the fairy avatar and the multicolored monsters on the 59th floor, I believe everyone has many doubts?"

Finn gathered his expressions, scanning the room.

"Here, I want to disclose all the reasons behind this to you."

A statement that made Ais hold her breath.

Everyone else also tensed up, emitting an atmosphere completely different from earlier.