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When she was grabbed by the collar and lifted into the air, Lily's first thought was not how painful it was to be suffocated by being grabbed by the collar and lifted into the air.
"...Yes, I'm sorry, I won't dare to do that again."
"...Please let Lily go. Lily is very...very useful."
She uttered the words of begging for mercy intermittently, but as expected, the man in front of her had an indifferent face and did not change at all.
"Damn it, do you know how much trouble you've brought me?"
The man grabbed Lily's collar and threw her against the wall.
"Thanks to you, I paid the least amount of money and didn't even get to drink a drop of the divine wine."
The man looked at the villain in front of him coldly: "What are you going to give me as compensation? Huh?"
The noise made at the entrance of the alley unsurprisingly attracted the attention of some people. The man was calm and glanced at them viciously.
"The Soma clan is handling their internal affairs, what are you looking at!"
Lily opened her mouth and looked at the crowd with difficulty, seeking help - but all she saw was indifference.
Not interfering in the internal affairs of other clans is a consensus that has gradually formed among the gods in the mortal world over the past thousand years.
Meeting a leader with a bad temper and a god with a bad temper is fate.
Chapter 62 Weakness
In the darkness, a look of pity appeared on Astraea's face.
The girl who was hiding well was discovered by coincidence. It was naturally Freya who secretly guided her. Even though she did not appear, the charm of the goddess of beauty secretly guided the actions of the Soma clan member.
——Come to think of it, Freya also has the priesthood of guiding souls.
Astraea had lived in Orario before, so she naturally knew what kind of city this was. It was both light and darkness, and the city that embraced everything was Orario.
Because of the existence of Orario, people in the underworld can live a peaceful life, but that doesn't mean Orario is a paradise.
Dreams are something that only very few people are qualified to pursue. Behind the realized ideals and the heroes who are sung, there are countless dead.
After reading too many heroic biographies, people who come to Orario always believe that as long as they don’t give up and are willing to work hard, they will definitely gain something.
Even if you cannot become world-famous like the ancient heroes, it is not difficult to achieve certain achievements.
——But in fact, on the road to becoming a hero, the most important thing has never been strength, wisdom, or will. These are just the basics at best.
The most important thing is luck.
In heroic biographies, heroes can always find a way out when they encounter difficulties, so much so that many people who admire heroes subconsciously think that the world is like this. No matter what situation they face, as long as they persist, there will always be a way out and they will definitely find a chance to survive.
But the fact is often that even if you have enough qualifications, a little bit of coincidence in reality can lead people to a dead end.
Reality is never gentle. Every time you encounter a desperate situation, it tests your wisdom and awareness to turn the situation around.
When facing a crisis, whether or not one can find a way out of it is not the wisdom and courage of the person involved, but the fact that there is at least a theoretical chance of survival in this crisis.
Just the step of choosing to become a god is enough to make it difficult for most newbies who want to join the clan. Choosing an irresponsible main god means that the road to becoming a hero has been cut off, and there is no point in worrying about it later.
There is no point in thinking in a lifeless situation.
There are many similar little people like the one in front of us. Because their parents joined the Soma clan, they have to stay in the Soma clan. The clan does not value warmth, so the children can only be bullied and face all kinds of difficulties in life.
"…I am somewhat concerned. Is that the child you like?"
Shaking her head slightly and suppressing her sympathy, Astraea asked.
"I guess so!" Freya nodded and said, "You know, I still have the ability to see through the brilliance of other people's souls."
Astraea nodded. In fact, this was also the reason why Freya could become one of the strongest families in Orario.
There is a certain correlation between the soul and the body. If the brilliance of the soul is unique, then the person is likely to have outstanding potential.
Freya shook her head slightly and sighed, "That child's soul has extraordinary potential, but it is obscured by the dust and cannot emit the brilliance it should."
People with unique soul radiance are likely to have outstanding potential, but this potential may not be reflected in upgrading and becoming stronger.
Due to the limitations of their racial innate conditions, the dwarfs often have low combat capabilities.
Freya said, "I noticed the child's soul occasionally while walking around the city, and I investigated it afterwards."
"That child has very rare transformation magic, but it has not been properly developed."
Freya didn't want to make excuses for her behavior. In Orario, if she saw a child she was interested in, she would forcefully get the child even if it meant violating the union's rules.
This was entirely out of her own selfish desire.
But regardless of her true intentions, considering the facts alone, her actions did save a lot of people. Not all gods care about the potential of children.
Doesn’t Su Mo know that Lily has this rare transformation magic?
The Lord God could not hide any favors from the clan, and Su Mo knew it much better than her, but Su Mo didn't care.
There are quite a few talents that have been ruined by the gods.
The gods built the system of God's Grace, so they naturally know how God's Grace works.
Generally speaking, rare abilities do not mean powerful, but in God's Favor, the two concepts are somewhat similar.
The rarer the ability, the further it deviates from the existing framework of God's grace, which means that the person has great potential to acquire this ability.
In fact, after learning about Lily's transformation magic, Freya felt it was a pity.
The fact that this little human could obtain that kind of magic proved that the little girl was completely misguided.
Rare transformation magic, Cinderella.
——All that stood between Cinderella and a queen was a prince who admired her.
Perhaps because of what happened in the Soma clan, Lililuka tried desperately to survive, so that when she received the grace of God, her potential was transformed into transformation magic that helped her survive.
Lilyluka has great potential, but is limited by the talents of the dwarfs. Even if she wants to survive and her talents conform to her wishes, what is reflected in her body is not the ability to gain strength, but to disguise herself like a chameleon.
——But what if she was raised as a princess from the beginning?
Without the danger to her life, Lilyluka's talent will most likely be displayed in other forms.
The racial restrictions of the dwarf race prevented her from displaying her talent in combat skills, but as long as the God gave her a little guidance, that talent would not be wasted.
What she can awaken will most likely be a rare magic that can assist others.
The output is constant, but the support comes and goes. This principle also applies to Orario.
It's not that support is really more important than output, the key point is that a first-class combat adventurer with a first-class support can definitely beat two first-class combat adventurers.
As for professions, the more diverse and balanced a team is, the higher the combat effectiveness of the combined team will be.
Then the question is... the skills and magic awakened by the adventurer are to a certain extent in line with the adventurer's own consciousness.
How many people are capable of standing on their own and have the ability to become powerful adventurers, but deep down they long to be a support or medical worker?
If all adventurers in Orario were harmonious and loving, and cared more about others than themselves, then God's Grace would comply with the adventurers' wishes and every high-level adventurer would have an auxiliary ability.
By then, Orario will have a stable output and changing supports - but that can only happen in dreams.
The vast majority of people hope to become stronger.
Therefore, in Orario, there are not many first-class adventurers, but first-class assistants... are almost non-existent.
In Lililuka's case, her life was wasted to the extent that even Freya felt sorry for it. If she didn't live in the Soma clan with great pressure in life, she would not awaken the rare transformation magic, but awaken the auxiliary magic of the same level as that transformation magic.
Any adventurer with high potential will be able to awaken combat skills easily. The desire for power is the instinct of most people. However, in the case of Lilyluka, she is limited by the characteristics of the dwarf race. That potential cannot be easily awakened into combat abilities, and she can only obtain special abilities.
This is a natural auxiliary embryo, but it was wasted.
According to Freya's speculation, even if the transformation ability was developed to the limit - for example, one day, Lilyluka herself regained her confidence and planned to face life positively, and did not intend to rely on transformation to escape danger, that ability might respond to her.
For example, obtaining the same physical strength as the transformed object, or not obtaining the physical data of the person concerned, but copying the enemy's skills or magic.
After it is developed to the extreme, it is even possible that after she uses this "transformation" ability to obtain the opponent's ability, the opponent's skills are temporarily sealed...
Evolved from transformation magic to semi-support magic.
But in short, Freya doesn't think there is any need to go around in circles. Such a good auxiliary seedling should be cultivated into an auxiliary from the beginning.
If Su Mo is trained well and allowed to feel the warmth of her clan, Lily will gain auxiliary abilities from the very beginning.
Freya even felt that Finn, Loki's subordinate, had grown up in a wrong way.
Finn is also a dwarf. The dwarfs' innate physical fitness is not as good as other races. In order to keep up with the growth of other top adventurers, Finn obtained the magic that burns the fighting spirit to strengthen his own attributes, but the price is that he will lose his mind in battle.
This allowed Finn to make up for his physical deficiencies as a dwarf, and he was no less capable than other adventurers in battles of the same level - but in fact, by turning this combat capability into an auxiliary ability, Finn was persuaded that since he had inherent deficiencies as a dwarf, it would be more reasonable for him to simply retreat to the second line.
Finn's talent for awakening combat ability, whether it is awakening to strengthen the auxiliary ability of his companions, or awakening to enhance command or intuitive self-assistance ability, will bring greater benefits to the entire Loki clan.
However, Freya also knew that Loki could not do such a thing.
She can do this in her own family. Freya's family are all children who listen to her. As long as she says something, the children will listen.
But as for Loki... Loki couldn't possibly persuade Finn to take a back seat, and potential is sometimes quite mysterious.
Finn firmly believed that his retreat to the second line was a crucial part of revitalizing the dwarf race. Finn should be able to awaken auxiliary magic of the same level as his enhanced magic.
But if Finn just accepts the reality helplessly and loses his spirit for a short period of time, it is very likely that he will not be able to awaken any new skills.
In Orario, there are really few decent high-level assistants. Especially seeing an assistant talent like Lily being wasted, even Freya, who is a member of the strongest family in the city, feels it is a pity.
——But when she found Lily, she felt that Lily was completely hopeless.
She was immersed in the divine wine and was completely crazy, so Freya at that time didn't even think of snatching her away. She just felt sad that another good seedling was ruined by other gods.
This time, thinking about finding something for Artemis to solve, Freya recalled the dwarf girl she had investigated and the situation of the Soma clan.
Freya was also curious about what Artemis would do.
After all... this Su Mo thing is really weird.
It's strange that no matter you apply the laws of the outside world, the rules of Orario, or ask your own conscience, it is difficult to convict Soma.
As a god, he only manages the materials for brewing wine from his own clan. He does not order his clan to support him, but his clan provides the materials, and he exchanges them for a certain amount of divine wine.
He traded fairly and treated everyone equally. He never oppressed his own family members and never even asked them to do anything.