Still trying to process everything, Hera pinched herself making sure it wasn't a dream.

Anyone above the age of 18 could do their first level up, however, they needed to either become an explorer or pay a hefty sum. Last time she checked it was around 500 thousand gold. A price she would never be able to afford. When someone got out of level one they would start getting experience points by doing pretty much anything.

Of course, hunting inside the MAZE was one of the most efficient ways of increasing your exp. Still, that was only one way to do it. Some civilians reached level 30 without ever stepping inside a MAZE.

Hera was holding her bag close, she knew that there was a chance that even with the level up she wouldn't meet the requirements to join the Explorers guild. She also knew that if that was the case, she could try again on level 3, and level 4, and level 5, and keep going until she meets the requirements. Being an explorer was her dream, her only dream.

All the money she earned went to a savings account, an account that had a single goal, buy her a level up. Hera was aware of the stupidity of it. It would take at least another 30 years to save enough, and the money could be used to pay for a huge house or to buy a business or even buy a few cars. Spending that much time and money in the hopes of becoming an explorer was widely seen as the most stupid thing someone could do.

But now, she could start her leveling process just five years late. That was doable, many explorers started in their late 20s. She was just 23, and if her stats wouldn't allow to get in right now she would train, and raise them as much as she could. In her mind, she could see herself spending another 5 years practicing and raising her level, or even more. This was her dream, she would do whatever she needed to make it real.

The woman came back holding a tablet.

"Ok, sorry for the wait. I just needed to get this to set you up"

Hera quickly wiped the tears that were trying to get out of her eyes and raised her head smiling a little.

"It's okay sweety, you can be emotional after winning a prize like this. Can you tell me your name so I can get your file? I'm Helena by the way"

Hera felt stupid, this woman had just changed her life and she didn't even ask for her name. She lowered her eyes

"Hi, I'm Hera"

"I'm gonna need a last name sweety," Helena said in a soft tone that only made Hera feel more embarra.s.sed.

"Kingsley, Hera Kingsley" she shuffled trough her bag and picked her status card giving it to Helena.

"You even have your card with you? That's rare for a civilian. This is gonna help a lot!" With a smile, Helena picked the card and scanned it on the tablet. A few seconds she hands the card back to Hera.

"All done, just follow me to the leveling room"

Following Helena, she entered the leveling room for the first time. It was a big round room with white walls and a small altar in the center. Hovering above the altar there was a glowing sphere. Hera cautiously walked inside and after a couple of steps, she noticed that the floor was soft, it was almost like walking over a bed.

"Weird right? Everyone thinks that the leveling room is a chamber full of things. No one thinks it's almost empty." Helena was walking with the girl she found crying in the rain. She was happy that the crying and swollen face had been replaced by the face of a child meeting a hero. Even though she was trying not to stare, Hera noticed her and lowered her head feeling embarra.s.sed.

"Don't worry about it, I was just like that the first time I saw this. Now to start the process just place one of your hands in the glowing orb. It's gonna tingle a little bit and you can distribute your stat points for the next level. If you have any..." Before Helena was able to finish the sentence a man appeared in the entrance of the chamber.

"Lena, the boss is calling you, he says is urgent. Something about the last batch of recruits"

Helena huffed and looked back, by the expression in the face of the man her boss was being troublesome like always.

"Hera, I'm sorry but I have to check this. My boss can be a bit too anxious some times."

Hera smiled, she understood how bosses could be.

"It's fine, I can come back another time" She turned around and started walking with Helena.

"What? Nonsense girl, you stay here and level up. I can imagine how excited you must be. I'll leave Michael here to help you if you have any doubts. He's gonna be outside since sometimes an area of effect skill is activated when you level. It's just a safety measure, but don't worry you will never be harmed by your own awakening."

Hera fidgeted a bit, another person would be involved in this, and it was more work she was making them do.

Helena gave Michael a look that he recognized.

"Don't worry about it. We are here for this. And who knows, I might be able to brag that I helped one of the top explorers in the world to level up."

Hera didn't want that, all she wanted was to explore the MAZE, being a famous explorer seemed like a lot of trouble. But she was too anxious about her future to let this moment be delayed.

"If it's not a problem I would like to level up now then." She looked at the two attendants, trying her hardest not to look away.

Helena gave Hera a big hug before leaving. Michael asked her to walk towards the sphere and give him a signal when she was ready, and when she did he gave her the last instructions

"Okay, I'm closing the door, when you touch the sphere your status will be displayed in front of you. Check what you want and distribute your skill points, there is a counter that tells you how many points you can use. Just be completely sure of your decision before pressing confirm. You can't change them after that. Feel free to take your time, if you need a refresher what each stat does just touch the name of the stat and the info will appear. You have 30 minutes to finish the process, and if you have any questions just ask, I can hear you and you can hear me through the speakers in the room."

"Ok Thank you, Michael"

Hera took a deep breath while he closed the door. After a few moments, she heard his voice through the speakers.

"We are all ready, any time you want Hera"

She raised her hand and put it in the glowing sphere, she felt a tingle in her hand, and it spread to her arm, then chest, then everywhere. It wasn't that uncomfortable, the feeling reminded her of when she sat in an electric ma.s.sage chair. Like her whole body was vibrating ever so slightly.

When the feeling pa.s.sed a window popped up in front of her

Hera Kingsley -- Role : Civilian Level: 2

Stats:

Strength : 6 - + Endurance: 13 - +

Agility: 7 - + Charisma: 7 - +

Intelligence: 8 - + Luck: 10 - +

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Attribute Points Available: 3 + 3(bonus)

Total: 6

Skills:

Stats Reallocation (Hidden)

Her eyes widen, she had a skill? And a Hidden one at that.

She knew that having a skill was not that uncommon but hidden skills were very rare and very powerful. She took a deep breath and touched the skill

Stats Relocation:

Allows the user to change the distribution of the stats,

increasing or decreasing any attribute as long as the user has the required attribute points available.

This effect is only valid for the first time the user level up.

Hera read it a few more times to make sure she was right. It seemed like she could change how her stats were distributed. If that was the case, she could reach the required 10 points in each star even sooner!

"Michael?" she asked sheepishly

"I'm here Hera, is everything alright?" the voice echoed a bit, but it was clearer than she expected.

"Yeah, I... I got a skill, It's called Stats Relocation, did you ever heard of it?" she swallowed, worried she might have made a mistake on telling him.

"Wow really? Congratulations! It's a pretty rare skill. Let me confirm one thing" a few seconds went by "Yeah, that skill lets you change all your stats, it doesn't have any restrictions aside from it not being able to go lower than 1 in any stat. You can pretty much make you perfect for the job you want! Tell me if you are not sure about what would be the best stat for a job and I can look it up to you"

Her hands were trembling, if that was the case, maybe she could achieve her dream right now.

"Michael, what is the requirement to join the guild? As an explorer I mean"

There were a few moments of silence before his voice came from the speakers again.

"For level two, it's a 10 average on the stats with one of them going past 14, the higher the average the lower the high stat needs to be, If the average is 12 you can join, but I never have seen a level 2 with a 12 average score. If your skill was different it could be lower, but since it's not a skill that would give you any benefit in the field it can't be counted."

Hera looked at her stats, even with the level up points she wouldn't be able to join right now, but it would be really close. If she could increase one of her stats she might be able to do it on level 3.

She looked at her skill and pressed the minus symbol by Endurance. The stat went down by one, but her attribute points went up by 2. So... maybe the higher the stat the more they are worth? She thought.

"Only one way to find out"