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"Stop it!"
The next moment, Lily staggered.
The man holding her collar fell down, and Lily fell to the ground with him.
Standing there was a blue-haired goddess.
Lily looked at her family member lying on the ground.
Lily looked again at the goddess standing in front of her.
Lily: "..."
I seemed to be praying in my heart just now, is there a hero coming to save me?
...Can it be taken back?
Chapter 65: Enlightenment
Artemis stepped forward, not caring about the stench caused by Lily hiding in the dark for a few days, and held Lily in her arms.
"…Don't worry, I'm here, everything is fine now."
Artemis said softly that although she was the Moon Goddess, there were many types of Moon Goddesses. Artemis, who was willing to manage her family, was not only noble and upright, but also a very maternal type.
Doing things without expecting anything in return is one thing, but whether or not to take care of things when encountering them is another. Her independence, which is unique to the Moon Goddess, means that she does not want to be influenced by the secular world and does not want to be contaminated by the filth of the world.
——But at the same time, I hope I can change the world a little bit. Even though the moonlight is weak, it can at least illuminate some darkness.
Looking at the dirt and marks of injury on Lily's body, Artemis sighed deeply.
If this is the case, what is the point of the gods coming to the world?
Before going to the underworld, the lives on earth had to survive at the hands of monsters. After going to the underworld, the lives began to persecute each other among compatriots?
Lily opened her mouth and adjusted her mood.
No matter what, it should be a good thing for someone to save her... maybe?
Lily showed a standardized smile on her face, which she had trained during her long-term adventures in dungeons as a supporter.
Supporters are not good business.
Adventurers whose families are not strong, or whose families are strong but who are used to traveling alone, need someone to help them collect monster drops from behind when they enter the dungeon to adventure by themselves, so as to avoid carrying the drops and affecting the battle.
Supporters follow behind adventurers, which is naturally quite dangerous. Many monsters that are harmless to adventurers are deadly to supporters.
Because of the high risk, the reward is actually quite high, otherwise no one would be willing to risk their lives to be a supporter - but I don't know whether the adventurers will pay.
Supporters think they should be rewarded handsomely for risking their lives, adventurers think, I was the one who killed all the monsters, and the reason you were able to survive in the dungeon was because of my protection, so why do you dare to ask for so much... In short, the relationship between supporters and adventurers cannot be said to be harmonious, at least it is full of contradictions.
What's more, it was in a dungeon.
It's not a big deal if a supporter died in the dungeon. No one can find out how he died. If you have to ask, it was an accident.
Over time, the supporters developed their own way of survival.
First of all, you have to look for those who don't have obvious bad deeds. If someone hires a supporter and the supporter dies suddenly not long after, and this happens two or three times...even if it's really just bad luck, it's best to avoid the supporter.
Secondly, you cannot choose those who look kind and friendly. There are indeed many good people in the world, but don’t expect that all the people you meet are good.
If you intend to harm the other party from the beginning and decide to strike first, then it doesn't matter.
On the premise that the supporters do not have the intention of taking advantage of the situation, it is safer for those who are dissatisfied with the money the supporters have earned and curse at them.
They look down on their supporters and may even curse them out loud, and feel bad that the profits they have gained through risk-taking have been shared with their supporters. The fact that they can curse them out without disguising their feelings proves that they are just really dissatisfied and will not escalate their dissatisfaction to the point of murderous intent.
——Also, it’s best if supporters don’t talk back.
You can curse as much as you want, but adventurers are the ones who pay the money after all, and in order to make money, they have to endure it and not shiver.
As a supporter for a long time, Lily had already learned the most standard smile. Now, although she felt that Artemis saving her might not be a good thing, she still put on a standard smile as soon as possible.
This naturally could not be hidden from Artemis.
But this does not disgust Artemis, but makes her feel more distressed.
The gods naturally have some experience. Although the dwarfs are no different in the eyes of ordinary people, no matter their age, they are just small ones, but the gods can see it.
Lily is not that old among the dwarfs, not even an adult yet...but when faced with emergencies, she can always put on the most standard smile to deal with them.
Her experiences and encounters can naturally be imagined.
Patting Lily's head, Artemis asked softly, "What's your name?"
The dwarf replied: "Lililuka Erd, the gods can just call me Lili."
"Then I will call you this... Lily..."
Artemis kicked the unconscious man at her feet and asked, "This may offend you, but let me ask... Is this person from the same clan as you?"
Lily was silent for a moment, and then half in acting and half in sincerity said, "Yes, it's a pity that I haven't met a god as kind as you."
Lily felt helpless. Even the guild had no ability to interfere in the internal affairs of other clans, let alone a single clan.
There are many clans with good reputations in Orarie, but no one cares about this kind of thing.
The more people value justice and order, the more they may not tolerate evil, but the premise is often that they feel that taking action will make the world a better place, rather than breaking the rules of the guild and making everything worse.
After knowing the truth, probably no god will help him...
Lily had already realized this.
Chapter 66: Moon Goddess
It has to be said that the situation of the Soma clan is quite confusing.
Everything the Soma clan does is completely within the guild's rules.
As long as Su Mo stands out, I will start, no matter what.
If Soma was really determined to use the magic wine to control his clan, perhaps some gods who could not bear to see this would stop him. They might not interfere directly with Soma's clan, but there were indirect methods.
Those Soma clan members who are strong in direct combat capability naturally have ways to indirectly target the Soma clan members.
——Alcohol and weapons are still different.
In terms of market size, weapons may not be as good as alcohol, as alcohol is a consumable after all.
After entering the dungeon, you can't even see the sunlight, and there are monsters everywhere you look. Anyone who comes out of the dungeon will have the urge to vent.
In one or two business deals, alcohol and drinks will naturally not be able to compete with weapons, but when there are more, the situation is often different.
...In daily life, do ordinary people spend more money on equipment needed for work, or on daily food and drink?
When it comes to market size, weapons may not be as good as alcohol, but when it comes to market importance, it’s a completely different story.
Adventurers would feel it a pity to be without the wine of the god of wine.
But without top-level equipment, adventurers’ lives would be in greater danger.
Adventurers can tolerate low-quality wine, but they absolutely cannot tolerate going into a dungeon with low-quality equipment.
——Except for weak adventurers who have low self-control and are addicted to divine wine.
For example, forging families can often build up good connections in the course of their business, such as "Your weapon is of great quality, it saved my life."
But for a company like Su Mo, even if its business is large-scale, it is difficult to build decent connections, and it can basically only rely on signing mutual assistance agreements.
Before the rise of the Soma clan, there must be at least a level 5 adventurer in the clan. If the Soma clan goes too far, other clans will target Soma.
——The premise is that Soma did something too extreme, making other gods feel that Soma had lost their people.
But Su Mo just hid in the clan and never showed up. Even the chaos in the clan had nothing to do with him.
That was just some internal mess within the clan, and Su Mo himself didn't even take sides.
Gods and ordinary people have different concepts of time. Most gods don't even notice that Soma hasn't left his family for several months or even years. Moreover, even if they really knew...
Many gods will let it go.
This kind of chaos that does not involve the gods themselves happened to happen among the gods' followers...
Those who are very interested can't find a reason, those who have a strong sense of justice care about order, and those who are eager for profit find it difficult to take action. The business scope of the Soma clan has not expanded.
Some good gods of order really couldn't stand it, but because what Somo did wasn't too outrageous, they just felt that it would be better to spend time looking for the dark factions instead of getting involved in such things.
Orario is not clean. It is normal for them to jump back and forth on the edge of the rules set by the guild, and it is also common for them to cross the rules.
When Zeus and Hera's followers were still there, the situation was slightly better, and it even hit rock bottom and rebounded. After these two followers failed to defeat the black dragon, the dark faction immediately erupted, and even colluded with the dungeon, summoning monsters to directly destroy Orario.
The current kings of Orario... after all, there is someone like Freya who doesn't care about the order of the guild at all. As long as there is a child she likes, she will get him no matter what.
Orario can maintain stability today because Loki has really resisted most of the hidden dangers that would threaten Orario.
But even so, the current order is not as stable as it was during the time of Zeus and Hera.
Freya's family cannot say that they did nothing. She guarded the Tower of Babel to prevent monsters from rushing out of the dungeon.
But this thing... If they want to charge the dungeon, it is far beyond the ability of Freya's family to defend it on their own. If they don't want to charge the dungeon, it is a waste to guard it here. It is enough to leave basic troops for guarding. The entire Freya's family is far from being needed.
Relatively speaking, Loki operates on multiple cores, and his clans are diverse, each with their own strengths and goals. With the cooperation of each other, they can adapt to a wide range of tasks.
Freya's family is single-core.
The clan is either vying for the favor of the goddess or on its way to vying for the favor of the goddess. Freya's clan is sufficient as a fighting force, but if it comes to handling complex tasks, it is difficult to handle them perfectly.
Given the current situation in Orario, the followers of the God of Goodness have a lot to take care of.
The Soma clan...
Are you conducting evil magical experiments? Are you colluding with the monsters in the dungeon? Are you planning to endanger the survival of Orario?