Revive Rome: Wait! Why not make the empress fall in love with me first?
Chapter 200 - 104: Promotion and Rest

Chapter 200: Chapter 104: Promotion and Rest

After the battle, since most people’s Magic Potion had almost been digested, another urgent matter was upgrading.

Aske consumed "Projection I" and advanced to Lv.6;

Eleanor consumed "Tenacity I" and advanced to Lv.4;

Miel consumed "Visual I" and advanced to Lv.3;

Thira consumed "Radiance I" and advanced to Lv.4;

And, the Thief girl Mia, having already obtained all of Sequence I from her Bloodline, now had to consume "Shadow II," becoming the first person in the team to possess a level II Extraordinary Ability.

If presented outside, such a scene of a team collectively advancing would surely make any Transcendent drop their glasses, thus stirring strong feelings of envy and jealousy.

However, compared to players from previous lives, this pace was still considered slow.

The reason for this discrepancy was undoubtedly information asymmetry.

Most Transcendent NPCs weren’t even clear about the Bloodline combinations they could choose from; even if they were aware, they didn’t know where to find the corresponding formulas; and even if they found the formulas, they didn’t know how to obtain the Spiritual Material listed.

In this regard, Aske, who had an informational advantage, didn’t know how many times more efficient he was in advancing.

After formally advancing to Lv.6, Aske tried using his Longsword to perform "Rapid Fire" and indeed found that his control over the Star Nine Forms technique had greatly improved.

On Fire Island, the girls were still lining up to advance, waiting for Nora to sing to them (activate Angel’s Song).

As Aske walked around the island, he saw Sigrdrifa by the lakeside in the small forest at the foot of the mountain, holding her hair in her left hand and a Dagger in her right hand.

"What are you doing?" Aske asked.

Turning around and seeing it was the Squad Leader, Sigrdrifa grunted and said,

"My hair’s gotten a bit long, I’m thinking of trimming it."

"Long?" Aske was somewhat surprised. Your hair hasn’t even touched your shoulders, why would you want a buzzcut, my friend?

"You like short hair?" Aske casually asked.

Sigrdrifa fell silent.

Huh, this person has worries too? It was the first time Aske had seen the usually carefree Sigrdrifa showing such a restrained and contemplative expression.

"I personally think long hair suits you better," Aske said honestly.

"A true Viking shouldn’t dress themselves up too prettily," Sigrdrifa finally spoke.

"Even Viking women?" Aske asked.

Sigrdrifa: ???

Wait, are there even women among the Vikings?

"Even Viking men like pretty women, right?" Aske said. "Are Viking women not allowed to dress up?"

Sigrdrifa retorted, "Being a Viking isn’t about Bloodline, it’s about Spirit."

"Is the Viking Spirit about forbidding looking good?" Aske asked.

Sigrdrifa: ......

Of course not. Huh, then why should I keep my hair short?

"With long hair, during a fight, if someone grabs it, isn’t it easy for them to control you?" Sigrdrifa finally remembered why she had originally cut her hair short.

"You’re overthinking it," Aske said. "If the enemy can grab your hair with their hand, at the same distance, they can chop at your neck with a sword."

"In other words, even if you keep short hair, if you’re less skilled, you’ll still die. Instead of thinking how to manage your hair in battle, why not consider how to more efficiently evade attacks?"

Sigrdrifa had no reply.

"I’m just saying," Aske laughed heartily, "do what you want, as long as you like it."

"Tsk," a voice came from behind, "I didn’t expect the Squad Leader to also have a normal aesthetic sense."

"Why can’t I have an aesthetic sense?" Aske said, grinning and turning around.

"You see, the girls in the squad are all so pretty, but you’re indifferent to each one, I thought you naturally had a defect in aesthetics, unable to distinguish beauty from ugliness," Medea laughed, wrapping her arm around his.

Aske unnaturally pulled his arm out of her embrace, frowning as he said,

"Medea."

"Hmm?" Medea hummed sweetly through her nose.

"Do you want to go for a run?" Aske asked.

Medea’s face changed, and she turned her head to say,

"You don’t even know how to enjoy the benefits given to you, what an awful personality."

"Eh?!" Sigrdrifa finally realized something was off, "Medea, is your fear of men cured?"

"It’s not." Medea giggled, "I was just touched by Squad Leader’s love, so I’m no longer afraid of him~"

Damned touched by love, you really are full of slick talk!

Seeing Sigrdrifa’s puzzled look, Aske reluctantly explained,

"It was that time she got caught in an avalanche..."

"Ah, a life-saving favor, indeed one should try to repay it," Sigrdrifa earnestly said. Medea’s eyes lit up, and she grabbed Aske’s arm, shaking it and batting her eyes coquettishly,

"Right. Squad Leader, I want to go to the city to buy some equipment. You’ll come with me, right, please..."

With her full-on pouty charm offensive, even Aske, usually so calculating, couldn’t resist and was dragged away by her.

Sigrdrifa watched their teleporting figures vanish and paused, touching her hair tips in contemplation.

Hmm, would longer hair suit me better?

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"I’ll have that, the cheese vanilla scoop ice cream," Medea said, "and add some extra nuts and sesame."

"Wait a minute! Why would there be ice cream in Sparta City?" Aske was stunned, wasn’t Sparta a city of tough guys?

"I’m from Cyprus," the owner replied, handing an ice cream to Medea.

"How does your shop survive here?" Aske asked in bewilderment. Sparta men eating ice cream?

"They buy a lot," the owner shrugged, adding, "But they use it not for eating but for training."

"Training?"

"It seems they smear it on the boys’ bodies and then have them lie in the grass for hours to let ants crawl all over them to strengthen their willpower."

Aske and Medea looked at each other.

"This..." Medea looked at the sesame on the ice cream and suddenly felt nauseous, "You can have it."

"Hehe," Aske didn’t mind, what hadn’t he seen in his time? So, he took the ice cream and started eating.

After a few bites, Medea suddenly reached out and snatched the ice cream from Aske,

"What are you doing?"

"You licked the sesame clean, now I can eat it," Medea said matter-of-factly, beginning to lick it carefully, her eyes squinting like a sly fox.

"Wow, that woman is so awful!" At the back corner of the room, Peggy gripped the wall edges tightly, her pretty face pale with jealousy.

"So why did I even come out with you..." Beside her, Nora covered her eyes somewhat exasperatedly.

"Aren’t you jealous?" Peggy stared at her.

"I feel a bit uneasy," Nora candidly spoke, "But, it’s nothing much."

"After all, Aske definitely won’t choose her."

"Why not?" Peggy was suspicious.

"Ah, nothing." Nora, realizing her slip, said, "You better ask him yourself."

Peggy’s eyes widened, suddenly feeling a surge of grievances.

Why, why do you also know his secret! Even I don’t!

And I was here first!