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As long as the world has the development level of the 21st century, we can find a group of adventurers to collect data, and after summarizing them through statistical analysis, we can deduce the specific attribute evaluation criteria of God's grace.
But it is obvious that in the underground world, even Loki's family does not have that ability.
Favor values and skills are data that concern the adventurer's life and must be hidden.
Finn just discovered the abnormality from the fact that Aisi was stuck at level 5 for two years, and from the number of monsters she killed and the time she spent training in the dungeon.
Whether the attributes of God's Grace are improved depends on the opponent or the amount of training. Judging from the comparison between Aisi and him at level 5, the attributes should be improved faster.
The adventurer was unable to complete an accurate statistics, so he could only suppress this doubt in his heart and convince himself that it was just an illusion.
After all, data will not lie, and any exaggerated conclusions drawn from the data will be the truth, but human perception can lie.
But what really puzzled Finn was one point that he couldn't explain.
Zeus's family and Hera's family...why are they so strong?
Before the Loki Familia became the top Familia in Orario, Finn didn't think much about it. No matter what the reason was, they were just stronger than you.
The weak and the strong see things from different perspectives. At that time, Loki's family was only second-rate, and they didn't know the specific information about Zeus and Hera's families, so there was no need to delve into it.
How could he know what the deep underground city was like? How could he know whether the city's largest clan would receive more resources from the union? How could he know what would happen if all the talents from all over the world came to join him?
Now, the Loki clan is one of the largest clans in the city.
Finn looked at the current situation of Loki's family...
Rather than allocating resources to the union, Loki's family is given more tasks in order to maintain order in the city.
People from all over the world would come to seek refuge...but that's all.
The Loki clan has indeed grown a lot in recent years, but along with it, Finn had a question.
- If we ignore the so-called deadline for defeating the Black Dragon, and the Age of Adventurers continues for a thousand years, can the current Loki and Freya families rule Orario for a thousand years?
Can't do it.
The newcomers of Loki's family, like Bert and the Amazon sisters, are indeed talented people who can serve as the pillars of the family, but they are by no means geniuses who can lead the times.
Even if we exclude Alfia, a bug that only appears once in a thousand years in the lower world, there should at least be someone of Ota or Ais's level - Finn himself doesn't think he can lead an era.
In a thousand years, who can guarantee that the genius who can lead the times will appear in his own family?
If such a genius appeared in other clans, and the Loki clan did not have a genius of the same level at the time, even if the Loki clan was larger in scale and had strong overall strength, it would definitely not be able to maintain the current position of the two strongest people in Orario.
According to the current situation, Finn felt that it would not be difficult for the clan to prosper for ten or even dozens of years.
But to extend the time to a thousand years - that depends on luck.
A strong person who has confidence in himself may seek to join the strongest clan, but for large clans, the largest proportion will always be the clan members and their descendants.
Haven’t other clans ever produced geniuses capable of leading an era?
Finn thought that was impossible.
As the most powerful clan in the city, can they guarantee that their own geniuses will not be lost?
Finn also thought that was impossible. Among Loki's family, the only one who was qualified to lead an era was Ais - whom Loki brought back from somewhere.
At least, now that the Loki Familia has reached the top of Orario for nearly ten years, they have failed to recruit talents of the same level.
How did the Zeus family and the Hera family rule Orario for nearly a thousand years? It couldn't be luck, right?
Finn certainly wanted to restore the former glory of Zeus's family and Hera's family, but the more he thought about it, the more he realized the difficulty of it.
It is still possible to keep the clan at the first- or second-rate level. All we need to do is to develop a more conservative strategy once we have sufficient strength.
But to make the clan the strongest, one needs to take risks. Risking will inevitably lead to casualties, and if one is not careful, one will fall!
Finn had wondered whether Zeus and Hera's followers were secretly attacking the followers that posed a threat to them, but the answer to this question was obvious.
No.
It's not like he hasn't seen the behavior of these two clans. Freya and Hera have a lot of conflicts, but when Ota challenged the members of Hera's clan and was killed in seconds, the members of Hera's clan always showed mercy.
To take a step back, over a thousand years, if these two clans really attacked a genius who could threaten them...it would be okay once, but if it happened more than twice, the gods would definitely not be able to hide it.
If the truth cannot be hidden from the gods, it means that the whole world knows about it. If the gods find out about this, they will spread the news, fearing that the world will not be in chaos.
The more he wanted the Loki clan to continue to prosper, the more Finn realized what a miracle it was to dominate Orario for a thousand years.
He himself believes that he can't do it, so how can other clansmen do it?
Finn's eyes flickered slightly, and now he thought he had found the answer.
God's favor will weaken the potential of adventurers.
This is of course the same for all adventurers - but what if Zeus and Hera mastered the correct way to use the grace of God?
For example, Aisi hates monsters, but under the guidance of God's Grace, she gains a skill that improves her attributes when facing monsters.
This will slow down Aisi's upgrade speed.
But what if the gods of the clan are fully aware of the pros and cons of God's grace and can properly guide the children?
If Rojido had a heart-to-heart talk with little Aisi back then, and guided her not to hate monsters, but only to hate the black dragon that killed Aisi's father - at the same time, he should have kept instilling in Aisi the idea that 'you should not only not hate the countless monsters in the dungeon, but you should feel joy instead. Relying on those monsters as growth experience, you will have the possibility to grow step by step, touch the black dragon, and avenge your father'.
Then, when Ai Si awakens, will her skill no longer be that of a vengeful princess whose attributes will be enhanced when facing all monsters, but will it be that her attributes will only be enhanced when targeting the black dragon, and killing other monsters will actually accelerate Ai Si's growth?
Although Finn finds it difficult to persuade little Ace, in theory it is possible, right?
It may be true that the skills awakened by God's Grace will weaken the potential of adventurers, but even if it is the same way of weakening potential, there must be different ways, and each way must affect different potentials.
Finn felt that the potential for reducing direct combat abilities might be the greatest, and guiding adventurers to acquire auxiliary growth abilities might be the correct way to unlock God's grace.
In any case, it is impossible for humans to realize their full potential.
Theoretically, an adventurer's growth can be maximized if he enters a dungeon and fights every time he has the energy, but this is impossible for humans to do.
Adventurers gain an ability to assist growth, making use of the potential wasted in daily life, and overall, it may even be profitable.
Finn sighed internally.
It makes sense if you think about it this way. The reason why Zeus and Hera's family have dominated Orario for thousands of years is not because they are lucky, but because they have mastered the correct way to utilize God's grace.
The Lord God knows how to guide potential followers to acquire skills... and perhaps there are other things he has not thought of.
In short, other people are making reasonable use of God's grace, but these relatives of theirs have no idea of the essence of God's grace.
Even if you are a genius, once you come to their clan, some of your potential will be wasted and it will become increasingly difficult to upgrade.
As long as one has good talent, one can develop his potential as reasonably as possible in the family of Zeus and Hera.
Zeus and Hera's families do not need to ensure that there will be a constant stream of geniuses within their families. As long as the potential of the families is not weak, they can be cultivated to a level that is no worse than the true geniuses of other families.
Shaking his head slightly, Finn's doubts were resolved when he thought of this.
A few years ago, during the civil strife caused by Erebus, Chardo from Zeus's family and Alfia from Hera's family played the role of heroes who wanted to destroy Orario, but were eventually conquered by the new generation of families.
Those two are both level 7.
According to those two, Zeus and Hera's family had completed two of the three major commissions, but they were helpless when facing the one-eyed black dragon.
Finn knew nothing about the specific process of the crusade, but he knew the result.
Alfia used her most powerful magic to kill Leviathan, the overlord of the sea. Finn could understand that the magic defender did have strong explosive power, and the strong ones in the clan did not take heads, probably to give Alfia experience.
Chardo used his skills to devour the flesh and blood of Behemoth, the king of land, and defeated Behemoth with an explosion - but Finn couldn't understand it.
The reason why these two level 7s are willing to become the upgrade experience for the new generation of adventurers is because they won’t live long.
Alfia was born with a serious illness.
However, Chardo was infected with Behemoth's poison because he devoured Behemoth's flesh and blood.
Finn was full of questions at the time...Where are the other members of your clan?
Don't you Zeus's family have several level 8s? Why is it your turn as a level 7 like Chardo to risk your life with such a fatal skill?
Could it be that all the level 8 trump cards in your clan are ineffective against Behemoth, but only your trump card of Chardo is useful against Behemoth?
Now Finn thought... maybe the level 8 in Zeus' family didn't have any trump cards at all? The skills possessed by level 8 were all abilities that helped their own growth?
The overall strength of these lv8s may be stronger than that of lv7 Chardo, but when facing monsters, they are not as useful as Chardo's skills of fighting desperately?
Zeus' followers might have been in a stalemate with Behemoth at the beginning, and several level 8s restricted Behemoth, but it was difficult to cause decisive damage to Behemoth.
If the battle dragged on, the monster's durability would be higher than that of the adventurers. In desperation, Chardo, who had the ability to 'devour', risked being poisoned to death and devoured Behemoth's flesh and blood. Under the cover of other members of the clan, he launched a decisive attack.
After all... the three major commissions, the three major commissions, they are already the top monsters in the world. The black dragon is certainly much stronger than the other two, but the other two are also top monsters, far surpassing other monsters.
Alfia was level 7 before she conquered Leviathan, and she was still level 7 after the conquest. Finn didn't know why she didn't upgrade. Perhaps it was because she was cursed by her talent, and the stronger she became, the stronger the curse became.
Maybe her great feat of upgrading is satisfying, but upgrading will lead to death.
Chardo took the final blow from Behemoth, why didn't he upgrade?
Chardo's skill is Devour. The reason why he is dying is that he can't withstand Behemoth's poison. It's impossible that after he upgrades, the poison he devours will become stronger, right?
Although defeating Behemoth was the clan’s effort, but after taking the final blow of one of the three major commissions, how could Chardo not be upgraded to level 8?
Then... how do the other members of the clan upgrade to level 8? From the perspective of great deeds, is it greater to kill the floor master of a dungeon alone than to take the final blow of one of the three major commissions?
Now that I think about it, doesn't it mean that the other level 8 and level 9 skills in the clan can assist in growth, or weaken the requirements for the feat needed for upgrading?
It is enough to level up by soloing the floor master in the dungeon.
Maybe Zeus didn't persuade Chardo clearly, so he awakened pure combat skills, which would make it more difficult to upgrade.
Taking Behemoth's tail blade is not enough to upgrade.
——Thinking along the line that God's grace would affect the potential of adventurers, Finn suddenly found that all his previous doubts were solved.
But at the same time, he had new doubts.
Turning to look at Livilia, Finn gave a wry smile and Livilia nodded slightly at him.
...No wonder. He and Livilia had just been in the office trying to tell Loki the truth about the incident at the Tower of Babel, and they had also experienced together the incident caused by Erebus. It would be strange if he couldn't guess it.
Finn clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.
"...Everyone, please leave for a moment. Loki, I, and this guest have something important to discuss."
"Captain?"
The two Amazons looked at Finn in confusion.
What are you doing, Captain? This dangerous person almost killed Bert in one second?