Versatile: Alternate World

After relaxing and drinking the virtual coffee I brewed, I went back to the dungeon and it was also the exact time that Dolly and Sigma went out of the dungeon. Welcoming Dolly and Sigma coming out from the dungeon door, the two have cleared out the Hell Difficulty by themselves while only relying on Sigma's minuscule heals as a Holy Knight and potions. Now that they are out, I decided to ask Dolly first how she managed to log in to the game without the cabin she uses while Sigma is currently busy sorting out the loot for the two of them to divide. It's a good feat considering that only the two of them fought tons of monsters inside.

"Just as you said, Bladeheart. The enemies in the dungeon are quite numerous in number but their difficulty isn't that much so it wasn't a big problem. The big advantage of this is that the drop rates of weapons, items, and gold have exponentially increased. We just did one Hell Difficulty run and we already have the amount of loot haul that is comparable to a similar Hell Difficulty run but done five times. Not only that, but the experience gain is quite high too that I think the amount of experience we can earn is triple the amount than usual," Sigma reported.

"Yeah, I agree with that. Look at these accessories I got, all of these are helpful as they increased both my Maximum Mana and my INT stat quite a lot and I obtained them in just this one single run. I was never this lucky before in any of my previous dungeon runs. It is a good time to farm indeed," Dolly then showed me her necklace, bracelet, and earring she got.

"Alright, you guys should talk for a bit as I will have to organize and divide the haul that we got as we didn't divide it while we are inside. Please excuse me for a bit since the amount of items I have in here is a lot and it will take a few minutes before I can organize all of it," Sigma then went to the outdoor table and started taking out the items they got and sorts them out.

"Take your time. Anyways, this is a good time that we are both alone, Dolly. I have a question," I started.

"Huh? Shoot, what is it?" Dolly tilted her head.

"You still haven't upgraded your Reality Verse to the Nexus Version just yet right? I heard that it wasn't available just yet but it will be soon. So why are you able to log in to the game? How are you able to do that especially since the cabin you use is back at your house and you are still staying at my house right now. We don't have a spare Reality Verse cabin we can share. Did you perhaps go home?"

"Janus lent me the Reality Verse cabin he is using since he didn't bind his account to that cabin and it is also a coincidence that I didn't bind mine either, allowing me to log in to a different cabin just fine. He also mentioned I can use it for as long as I want for the time being since he wanted to pass playing for now. He was too exhausted that he wanted to sleep early," Dolly explained.

Well, Janus has worked his hardest during that training we did earlier just because he has difficulty awakening his abilities while everyone has awakened one by one while he still hasn't. I also even noticed some bags under his eyes after he awakened his ability which means he keeps practicing yesterday before we went to training which I can understand. It's not like I haven't experienced that anyway.

"Well, how about the others? Are they going to log in later?"

"Unfortunately, they are too, on the same boat as Janus. They are too tired to play. After dinner, they prefer to go to bed early and sleep. I think I am the only one who wasn't even drained and tired after all of that. Sure, I felt a bit tired after awakening but it didn't last that long. Weird huh?" Dolly scratches her head.

Oh yeah, since Dolly has two compatible elements for her, her physique in handling mana and magic is much different compared to others who only have one element compatible with them. It's not abnormal and weird, just that it's very rare so it doesn't always happen most of time.

As we continue to talk, Sigma seems to have been done with her sorting job and returned to us carrying the stuff that she has divided and seems to be the share of Dolly. She handed them all to her which the latter immediately received.

"Here you go. I prioritize taking the items I can actually equip with my class and immediately differentiate those items that both of us can use and those items that neither of us can use. We can split up those two types. By the way, I also counted the items you are already equipping on the tally," Sigma explained.

"Thanks. Should we split the items we cannot use evenly for both of us? We can't use them so it seems our only way to handle them is just to sell them to the market for the money."

"Honestly, I don't need more money as I am overflowing with them, especially after the last quest we partake in. But it will be a waste if we just throw it away so, I guess let's just do that."

After hearing both of them, I suddenly gained an idea.

"Guys. I have a suggestion on how you guys can use that item without selling them. You guys don't need the gold right? How about I perform an amalgamation and use those items instead?"

"Amalgamation?" Dolly looks confused. Perhaps she hasn't seen this option in the blacksmith yet or she hasn't visited one so she is not familiar with it.

Before I can answer, Sigma answered the confusion that Dolly has. "It's one of the services that a blacksmith provides aside from crafting, repairing, and upgrading weapons. I haven't actually tried that option yet so I am not so familiar with it. Care to explain this term to us?" she then turned to look at me.

"Sure. It's one of the processes to strengthen a weapon, accessory, or armor. It involves fodder and a base before the amalgamation process can proceed. You can choose different bases and different fodder depending on your choice. It is one way of strengthening your weapons instead of just upgrading them and I must say the best compared to upgrading.

"For example, Sigma wanted to keep using the greatsword that she was currently using but since she leveled up a lot, the damage the weapon can dish out is very minuscule the weapon can barely do any good amount of damage. She had some other weapons she can use as an alternative but she didn't like them and wanted to keep on using the older ones. That's where the amalgamation kicks in. Using the old weapon as the base and the new items as the fodder, Sigma can transfer half of the stats of the fodder weapon transplanted to the weapon she is using, making it viable again. She can even transfer weapon skills in the amalgamation process though she can only transfer one skill from fodder to the base weapon once and depending on the rarity of the base weapon they can carry multiple slots for those skills."

"Oh! So this process is similar to how your weapon that eats other weapons works then? You mentioned before that once it devours a weapon, some of the skills and stats get transferred too," Dolly quickly pointed out.

"Yep, Very on point, Dolly. The only downside to this is that like the upgrading process, the process can still fail but you won't lose your base weapon. The only thing you'll lose is the fodder. It's not that bad but it isn't great either since it is also very expensive to perform the amalgamation process in normal blacksmiths. And that's where I come in. I can perform Amalgamation but the difference is that I will not charge you for the amalgamation process."

SNAP!

Sigma snaps her fingers after figuring out what I was about. "Aha, so you are suggesting this due to the current circumstances and not only that but this can also benefit you huh? It's a win-win for both of us if you do this, right?" she guessed.

"Bingo. I want to take advantage of the extra drops in dungeons and gather lots of fodder haul and use it for amalgamation. Not only will you guys benefit from the process as your weapons will be stronger but I will also increase my blacksmith proficiency of mine. Allowing me to craft good weapons in the future."

"Not a bad idea actually. I didn't even know that this is how Amalgamation works." Sigma chuckled.

"So what do you guys think? If you guys agree, we will go inside the dungeon once again and gather materials. Of course, you guys can decline," I offered.

"Hey, why would I decline? If we get stronger with this, that is a good thing! I am 100 percent into this one!" Dolly was enthusiastic.

"So am I," Sigma calmly said but I can see on her face that she is happy at the offer.

"Alright. The next step is up. Let's get back into the dungeon and we should clear this place at least 30 times the minimum to gather up a decent amount of items we can do for our plan. Let's all do this!"