piratefiction Chapter 408 The Game of Seeking Gods
Chapter 408 The Game of Seeking Gods
Chapter 408 The Game of Seeking Gods
Whether it was to defeat the corrupt fairy spirit or to settle past grievances, Roy felt it was necessary to wage a war game with Freya's Familia, otherwise he would always feel uneasy.
He almost lost his life in the dungeon because of Freya's scheming against Ryu.
Although Roy caused the opponent a lot of trouble later on, and even made Freya lose the extremely important identity of "Silph Frova", he did not completely defeat the opponent or eliminate them completely.
War games present a very good opportunity.
After winning, kicking Freya back to the Celestial Realm or using her to indirectly control Ota, Allen, and others would be a piece of cake.
I agree!
Upon hearing Roy accept Freya's war game, the vast battlefield fell into a deathly silence, and everyone was deeply shocked.
On this day, Orario's two strongest Familias—the Freya Familia and the Astrea Familia—decided to go to war!
The news spread throughout the city as quickly as snowflakes.
The resulting tremors were no less than a major earthquake. This was no small matter like before. Even the Ishtar Familia was far inferior to the Astrea and Freya Familias.
The Astrea Familia has a large number of Level 1 adventurers, and four Level 7 adventurers, making it the Familia with the most high-end combat power, bar none!
Freya's Familia has two LV.7 adventurers, one of whom, Ota, is one of the veteran duo. The others are also formidable, having honed their skills through daily battles.
The two great clans stand atop Orario, supporting the sky like pillars supporting the heavens.
Now, they are about to engage in a war game, a life-or-death struggle, where one clan will inevitably be eliminated!
Everyone who heard about this was utterly shocked, feeling as if the sky was about to fall.
"No!!"
Guild leader Royman burst into a wail, sounding extremely anxious.
With the defeat of the corrupt fairy's true form imminent, an internal conflict has erupted in the city, involving the strongest Astrea and Freya Familias.
Royman wanted to point his finger at Roy, Otto, and the others and yell at them, "Can't you have a little more of a sense of the bigger picture?!"
The Hall of Twilight.
Apart from Ais and Riveria, who stayed in the dungeon to continue their training, everyone else gathered together.
"Hmph, what's so interesting about that?" Bert scoffed. "Those stupid pigs and stinky cats are doomed!"
The Astrea Familia not only possesses visible combat power, but also Haruhime, the fox spirit. If she uses her level-up, the Familia will have four LV.8 members!
What can Freya's Familia use to fight this kind of lineup?
"Don't worry, they won't let that cheating fox play!" Loki smiled mysteriously. This is a war game, and the rules are set by the gods. How could Freya's sycophants possibly watch the goddess of beauty be defeated?
They'll definitely tamper with the rules of the game!
Loki flashed his two adorable fangs and roared with laughter, "Fight! Fight! The better if we both get badly hurt, then we'll dominate Orario! Hahaha!"
The Loki Familia members thought about it and realized it was true!
When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman profits!
If the Astrea Familia and Freya Familia are severely damaged, the Loki Ridge Clan, which has three LV.7 adventurers, will be left with a gap in their ranks.
"Loki, don't say things like that." Finn shook his head. Putting aside their relationship with the Astrea Familia, Orario was going to fight the Filthy Fairy together, and they couldn't afford any more losses.
Guild leader Royman was busy running around, trying to persuade both sides to stop this pointless dispute, but with almost no effect.
Both sides are determined to fight!
It is clear that the long-standing feud between the Astrea Familia and the Freya Familia has reached its peak.
We must solve this using war games!
Many people were very curious as to why the two clans were fighting. It was said that Freya had seduced Bell and imprisoned Hestia.
But is it worth it for the Astrea Familia to fight a life-or-death war with the Freya Familia for the sake of the Hestia Familia?
The relationship between the two is not that deep, and even adding the two billion Farley debt would not be enough.
There must be a deeper reason!
For a time, the reason why the two clans went to war became one of the hot topics of discussion, including among the gods, especially Freya's sycophants.
"That hateful stallion, Roy, wouldn't he be planning something on Lady Freya, would he?"
"Masaka, no way!"
"I am strongly opposed to this marriage!"
"He already has Astraea and Artemis, yet he still tries to harm Lady Freya. Brothers, can we tolerate this?"
"No! No!!"
Freya's devoted male admirers have formed a powerful "Anti-Luo Alliance," united like never before.
We arrived at the thirtieth floor of the Tower of Babel.
The rules of the war game between the two strongest clans were still decided by the gods, and the debate raged on, making the entire hall sound like a bustling marketplace.
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An unprecedentedly bustling scene!
Freya did not come to the scene; after initiating the war game, she never showed up again.
She has absolute confidence in Otta and the others!
There's only one requirement: Victory!
To date, no matter how capricious Freya's requests may be, Otto, Allen, and the others have never disappointed her, including banishing Zeus and Hera's Familia and crushing the Dark Faction.
Freya believed that this time would be the same!
In contrast, Astraea was more responsible, unusually sitting in the front row, and she would not accept the unreasonable rules of the game proposed by the gods.
"What's there to fight? Long live Lady Freya!" a male god shouted, declaring his loyalty from afar.
"Go to hell, take this kick!" Another lively goddess took a running start and launched a flying kick that landed squarely on the other person's face.
"Why reward him?!"
The war game hadn't even started, but the atmosphere was already thick with tension. The gods' verbal disputes escalated into a full-blown fight, though they didn't use their divine power. It looked more like a village brawl.
The goddesses formed a powerful "anti-Fu front".
The more the male gods admire Freya, the more the female gods hate that seductive and slutty woman!
Hermes, seeing the gods arguing incessantly, knew that if they continued like this for three days and three nights, there would be no resolution. He had no choice but to step forward and say, "Gentlemen, how about we draw a lottery instead?"
"A lottery? If we don't draw a prize that benefits Lady Freya, how can we face her?"
"Are you stupid? With so many of us, one vote each, we could fill the raffle box to the brim!"
"Hermes, that's a brilliant idea!"
Hermes smiled wryly. He too had been under considerable pressure. He had been entrusted by Chairman Royman to minimize the impact of this matter as much as possible.
Since war games are inevitable, at least we should prevent them from suffering casualties, otherwise it will be difficult to defeat the true form of the tainted fairy later.
Hermes found this commission difficult to handle.
"Astraea, what do you think?" Hermes looked at one of the participants in the war game.
"Let's do it your way, Hermes." Astraea nodded slightly. With more than half of the male gods supporting Freya, it would be difficult to pass rules that were favorable to her. So it would be better to decide the rules of the game by random selection.
Once the method was determined, no one had any objections.
The gods racked their brains and came up with all sorts of strange rules, which they wrote on slips of paper and put in a box.
As a neutral Hermes, he was in charge of drawing lots, but this was clearly a hot potato. He managed to get involved from both sides and saw a lot of game content.
"One-on-One Game": The Astrea Familia randomly selects one member to fight against the entire Freya Familia!
The "Fox Hunting Game" is won by hunting a certain number of foxes and fox-people, including members of the fox clan!
"Siege Warfare" - one side defends the city while the other attacks. No fox spirits are allowed to participate in the war game!
The male gods favored Freya, and later they stopped acting altogether and directly banned the Super Cheat Fox. The female gods also overwhelmingly supported Astrea, but relatively speaking, they weren't as ruthless.
Hermes smiled bitterly. If those messy rules of the game were removed, these people would skin him alive. They wanted to ban foxes on one hand and use them on the other. In any case, half of them would definitely be dissatisfied.
"Hermes, go!"
"We believe in you! You're the best!"
Amidst a cacophony of impatient voices, Hermes took a deep breath, his face bearing a tragic and resolute expression, and walked to the small box that would determine his fate.
"call!"
The entire hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, with only heavy breathing and the muffled thumping of hearts pounding.
Hermes gritted his teeth and slowly reached his hand into the deep opening of the box.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment.
Everyone held their breath, their eyes wide, staring intently at Hermes' hand. The blond man rummaged in the box for a moment, then slowly pulled it out, a small piece of paper between his fingers.
In the hall, countless burning, anxious gazes were fixed on his hands like spotlights.
"Hermes, what is it?" A hurried, distorted voice broke the silence.
"Hurry up and tell me, stop keeping me in suspense!"
More voices joined in, filled with barely suppressed anxiety and anticipation, converging into a tense wave of sound that nearly drowned out Hermes.
The combination of support for and aversion to Freya, along with curiosity and excitement about the unknown, has kept many gods in high spirits for over a thousand years, a level of emotion they have never experienced before.
Faced with the overwhelming pressure, Hermes gave a helpless bitter smile, glanced down at the contents of the note, and his lips twitched slightly.
He turned the slip of paper, which had been the focus of countless gazes, over, and there, on the pristine white paper, were written in bold ink the words: "The Game of Seeking the Gods!"
After a brief silence.
The hall was like a powder keg, with the numerous male celebrities erupting in deafening cheers that seemed to shake the entire dome.
This game was undoubtedly written by a male god.
The Game of Seeking Gods!
Choose a specific location, use flowers to represent gods, and you can win by taking the enemy god's flowers or defeating all members of the enemy's clan.
There's another rule: you can find "external help"!
Both sides independently seek out gods willing to join them, increasing the number of gods on their side! Victory is achieved by taking the flowers from all the gods in the enemy camp.
All deities can have a sense of participation.
In addition, choosing to join a franchising program is not without its costs; one must offer a prize, such as cash or equipment.
The real trap lies in the rule that any asset placed on the gambling table, where the winner takes all.
The war has begun!
The total assets of both sides will be converted into a percentage to reduce the enemy's combat personnel.
For example, if a god who joins the Freya Familia has more assets than the Astrea Familia Alliance, he can proportionally prohibit certain members from participating in the War Game. This rule was specifically designed for Haruhime.
If the assets exceed 10%, then 10% of the members will be disabled!
This rule seems fair and just, since it doesn't prohibit Astraea's Familia from recruiting people. Astraea can win over more gods and more assets, and in turn, she can prohibit some of the enemy's people.
The rules of the game must be fair on the surface.
One side cannot feel that they have no chance of winning, otherwise Astraea will not accept it, and the game cannot continue. The same applies to the games written by other gods.
However, it would be extremely difficult for Astrea's side to surpass the other side's assets! The male gods generally support Freya, willing to go to any lengths to save her.
The goddesses wouldn't risk their entire fortune just to vent their anger; it wouldn't make a difference if they didn't have enough money to surpass their opponents, so the cheating fox couldn't participate.
The fact that he could even sow discord between Astraea and other goddesses reveals the male god's sinister intentions in designing these game rules.
"I'll stake my entire clan's assets to prove my loyalty to Lady Freya!!"
"Lady Freya's number one simp!"
"Woof woof woof woof woof woof!"
The male gods erupted in deafening laughter, filled with undisguised smugness and predatory excitement, almost lifting the dome of the hall!
In an instant, more than eighty male gods rushed to join the "Freya Alliance," raising their arms and shouting. The scene was chaotic and frenzied.
Freya Alliance's accumulated assets are rising rapidly!
"Damn it, those shameless bastards!"
The goddesses trembled with rage at the sight, gritting their teeth, their slender fingers clenched into fists until their knuckles turned white, their cheeks flushed, and their eyes blazing with fury.
Astraea wasn't as angry as expected. A strange look appeared on her beautiful and gentle face. She was indeed having some cash shortages, but when she thought of the mountains of materials piled up in Roy's warehouse, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was richer than a country.
Are you serious about competing with my family in terms of assets?
"Asteria, this is a fair and impartial draw result, so don't try to deny it!"
"Losing to Lady Freya is nothing to be ashamed of!"
"Now even Roy's brother is helpless!"
The male gods were smug and confident of victory. Fearing that Astraea might disagree, they repeatedly said that the matter should be put to rest.
Upon hearing this, Astraea felt a strong sense of absurdity and almost burst out laughing.
Can't laugh!
Astraea pressed her soft, cherry-blossom-like lips tightly together, locking all her smile deep in her throat, trying her best to maintain the dignified elegance befitting a "goddess of justice." However, the effort she was putting in still caused her delicate body to tremble slightly, and her long eyelashes fluttered rapidly like the wings of a startled butterfly.
"Yes, I am also very sorry," Astraea said softly.
"Hahahaha!"
However, Astraea's appearance was completely misunderstood by the fervent male gods, who thought she was just putting on a brave face. The male gods became even more smug and laughed loudly without restraint.
It's as if we've already won this war game!
When the Divine Assembly ended, the rules of the War Game spread throughout Orario, causing a stir throughout the city. People in every corner were discussing the matter enthusiastically.
Astraea returned to the resort and told Roy, Ryu, Alexandra, and the others the results.
The expressions on everyone's faces were as strange as those of their own goddess.
In the spacious conference hall, Hestia, Bell Jr., Welf, Leon, and others were also present.
"Mr. Roy, I'm so sorry!"
After Hestia escaped, she immediately helped Belle break free of the spell, but the memory of "betrayal" remained. Belle felt extremely guilty and wanted to commit suicide to atone for her sins. Hestia had been missing for ten days without her knowledge, and Mr. Roy and the Astrea Familia were also going to have a war game with the Freya Familia because of her.
"Since it's already happened, let's not dwell on it." Roy patted Bell on the shoulder.
Hestia and Bell were merely the triggers.
Since things have come to this point, the two major clans still need to settle their old scores once and for all. They must beat that crazy woman to death to vent their anger!
At least that's what Roy thinks.
As for Freya, Roy was a little confused. If the goal was to take Bell away, they should have launched a war game against the Hestia Familia.
The other side's attack was directed at the Astrea Familia, and Bell was not mentioned at all in the terms.
Despite Roy's words of comfort, Bell still found it hard to accept. He had to do everything in his power to help the Astrea Familia overcome this crisis!
But with his skill level, it's impossible for him to participate in high-level matches.
Little Bell thought about the rules of the game: if the assets of the Astrea Familia could not exceed those of the Freya Alliance, the number of people they could send to fight would be reduced.
"Mr. Roy!"
Little Bell quickly pulled out his VIP gold card. "This contains two billion falies; I hope it can help you."
Aside from helping Welf redeem himself, Little Bell hardly ever touched the money in this card; all his daily expenses were earned by hunting monsters himself.
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Cultivate self-reliance and independence from a young age.
"Please accept the magic sword I forged, and the money I earned from selling it during this time!" Welf approached Roy and bowed deeply.
To pay off his debts, Welf had been forging the magic sword outside the city. After all, the workshop was provided by the Kingdom of Lachia and was fully equipped, so he figured he might as well use it. As a result, he was completely unaware of the trouble that had occurred inside the city.
Looking at the two people desperately giving him money, Roy was speechless. "Aren't you underestimating me?"
Amidst the bewildered looks of Bell and Welf, Roy's lips curled into a confident smile.
The rules of the war game were set.
All assets contributed by the gods participating in the game are reviewed by guild staff.
Hundreds of devoted male admirers, along with their entourages, joined in, selling everything they owned to support Freya, and the alliance's assets quickly exceeded 50 billion.
This exaggerated figure also includes the assets of the Freya Familia, so it's not surprising.
When the assets of the Astrea Familia were being investigated, not only guild staff but also numerous deities flocked to the scene.
The male celebrities are responsible for overseeing the asset verification process.
For example, the developed resort belongs to multiple clans, and the Astrea clan can only contribute its own shares, including the elevator project.
With various thoughts in mind, the wise men gathered together.
But the next moment, everyone was dumbfounded.
When the Astrea Familia's warehouse was opened and revealed to everyone, countless eyes were fixed on that "sea of materials".
The looted supplies of the Dark Faction, some assets of the Ishtar Familia, branches of the Great Sacred Tree, and precious materials accumulated over the years from exploring dungeons and running instances—all sorts of rare and expensive materials are piled up haphazardly, forming a continuous, undulating, and dazzlingly bright metal hill!
The sheer quantity of the items created a visual impact that struck everyone like a heavy hammer blow.
That's incredibly impressive!
Without exception, all the gods, adventurers, and guild staff present were shocked and speechless, their mouths involuntarily agape, unable to close for a long time, their eyes bulging as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.
"impossible!"
"How could there possibly be so much material!"
"My God, these are all top-quality materials! Even my trypophobia has been cured!"
After a series of hissing gasps, came countless voices of doubt from the male idols, their disbelief and hysterical roars of resentment.
But as long as the Astrea Familia can produce it, whether it was stolen, robbed, or borrowed, then it is an indisputable fact.
Regardless of their origin, once the war game is lost, all of these things belong to Freya's Familia.
Of course it can be counted as an asset!
Conversely, no matter how much stuff male celebrities can acquire, it can still be used as an asset.
The hearts of the male gods trembled, and they couldn't help but wonder if their assets could surpass those of the other party.
Roy smiled and said, "Can you calculate it accurately?"
The guild staff's hands were trembling; for the first time, they were calculating top-tier materials as if they were as common as cabbages.
Roy's lips curled up. Was that enough? If not, he could go to the man-made maze, dismantle a few of the copper gates, and each gate could be used to forge about a hundred Level 1 weapons with the "indestructible" attribute. In terms of material value alone, it would be no less than seven or eight billion fali.
Of course, this is only theoretical.
Orario doesn't have that many adventurers using Tier 1 weaponry. If this level of equipment floods the market, it will definitely drive down prices.
In other words, as long as it hasn't entered the market, it must be calculated according to the original market price!
Including Roy and all that other material!
"Lord Roy, the cash, materials, divine wine, plus the shares of the Astrea Familia, the total assets of the Astrea Familia are approximately 32.18 billion Fali."
Several hours later, the busy guild staff finally produced the results, with former guild elite Eina supervising the process, and the numbers were accurate.
This terrifying number stunned everyone.
Outrageous!
Alexie, Kaguya, and the others were dumbfounded. Although they knew that Roy and Ryu had made a lot of money over the years, they never expected it to be this exaggerated!
Roy nodded secretly, getting a free opportunity to use the guild's labor force to help calculate his own assets.
It doesn't seem to have exceeded the 50 billion of the "Freya Alliance," but people haven't forgotten that this is only the assets of the Astrea Familia, not including the other Spring Clan members who chose to side with Roy.
"Hey kid, I heard you've caused quite a stir again." Gubernius walked over slowly.
Roy spread his hands innocently and said, "I swear to God, I really didn't cause any trouble this time."
Gubernius, "So you were the one who started all this trouble before?"
Roy nearly choked. How could this old man talk like that? Was he the kind of person who thrived on chaos? He was always the one on the defensive!
Gubernault laughed, "This time, I'll play along to the end!"
"Hestia, Astrea, Roy, rest assured, I stand with you." A fiery red figure approached—the goddess Hephaestus.
Although Hephaestus was exasperated with her lazy and good-for-nothing best friend Hestia and kicked her out of the house, she couldn't help but take care of her.
The job of frying potato balls in the abandoned church in Hestia was arranged by Hephaestus.
The two had a very deep friendship.
Hephaestus and Astrea had an excellent relationship; they were among the few truly respectable gods. Freya's imprisonment of Hestia and her actions against Astrea had also angered Hephaestus.
Following closely behind were the Nyod Family, the Mih Family, the Takemikazuchi Family, the Demit Family, the Kali Family, the Soma Family, and so on.
Neutral school districts make it inconvenient to take sides.
Baldr announced a three-day temporary departure from the school district, leading his Baldr clan to support Astrid.
Freya seduced Little Bell, and the school district could not tolerate its students being controlled. If they dared to control students' graduation applications today, what would they dare to do tomorrow? It was unthinkable. Did they steal so many of the school district's core technologies?
Therefore, the school district principal and the god Baldr himself have to take action and defeat Freya!
The number of gods supporting the Astrea Familia is far less than that of the opposing side, but in terms of quality...
There's absolutely no comparison!
The Hephaestus Familia is the world's largest blacksmithing family, with branches all over the world and countless blacksmiths. All their assets combined are comparable to the Astrea Familia's 30 billion.
The Gubney Familia's territory is limited to Orario, but it is a class of its own in terms of custom equipment, with the Loki Familia and Freya Familia being frequent visitors.
The families of Demeter, Bader, and Njord were also quite prestigious.
And this doesn't even include the Ganesha Familia's traditional ally—the Ganesha Familia.
The Ganesha's retinue was sent to maintain order.
"It's awesome!"
Upon seeing the impressive lineup supporting the Astrea Familia, many male celebrities froze, exclaiming that they were doomed and had shot themselves in the foot.
After review by guild staff, the assets of Hephaestus, Gubernius, and other members of the Familia skyrocketed at an alarming rate: 40 billion — 50 billion — 60 billion —
"Waaaaaahhhhhh!"
"Lady Freya, I'm so sorry!"
"Who wrote this game? If I can't beat the Astrea Familia, I can certainly beat you!"
Before the final results were even out, many male celebrities were already weeping and wailing on their knees.
Roy, Astraea, Ryu, and the others showed no pity for these guys; they only got what they deserved!
These brainless sycophants don't even think about it.
Roy recently threw the divine spear and saved the world, gaining immense prestige. Almost every god in the Order of Good faction stands by his side.
Even without the support of other clans, Roy remained calm, readily pulling out the artificial maze agreement he had finalized with the guild. For 40% of the artificial maze's shares, selling for tens of billions of Fali would be a sure thing, with people scrambling to buy them.