Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

Knowing this, after exchanging the property on West Street, Ciel took the opportunity to propose using the shops and houses left behind by the Soma clan to purchase a batch of damaged properties.

Only a portion of the area was retained in exchange for the expansion of Maria Orphanage.

Royman looked slightly surprised.

Charles said:

“I was born there, albeit for a short time, but it did help me through one of the most difficult periods.”

Reuman remained noncommittal, signed the document, and the money and goods were settled.

Charles looked at the five shop deeds and the ten hectares (500x200) of land centered around the church and nodded in satisfaction.

As Royman's massive bleeding subsided, some of his clansmen left the scene.

Following closely behind was a large group of adventurers with various expressions: elves, dwarves, Amazons, humans, Palum, and so on.

The conference hall, which could hold a hundred people, was soon filled with them. Their expressions varied, but they all seemed to be awaiting judgment.

Finn bypassed Royman and took the chairman's seat.

His fingers tapped rhythmically on the table, his expression grave.

"Well, you've all probably heard the reason for coming here. The conclusion is that you are not members of the Loki Familia, and Loki cannot help you repay the favors he has bestowed upon you. I think you should all be prepared for what that means."

wow——

A commotion erupted in the conference hall.

Loki's denial of their clan's words meant that they were about to become special adventurers without a main god, unable to upgrade their abilities, without party companions, and possibly even labeled as members of the dark faction, facing exclusion.

The inability to become stronger is what they find most unacceptable.

"This was clearly a favor bestowed by Lord Loki himself, why won't you acknowledge it now!"

"They're not even allowing us to change our religion? What did we do wrong? Why are they restricting our freedom?!"

Discontented complaints came from the crowd.

Finn coughed heavily, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. His injury hadn't healed; since last night, he hadn't rested but had been dragging his ailing body to try and clean up the wound.

"Quiet."

The noise in the conference room subsided, and Finn said calmly:

"We have carefully considered your concerns. Everyone is fighting to the last moment to protect the city, and we will not put you in a difficult position."

"But before announcing the approach, I want everyone to understand their own situation."

Finn pulled a wanted poster from his pocket and handed it to the adventurers in front of him to read.

"This is Joker, a former high-ranking member of the Erebus Familia. His specialty is mimicking others, including magic; his disguises are so sophisticated that even gods cannot detect them."

"Even the name Joker is unknown. So we gave him the nickname 'Thousand Faces'."

An adventurer who had read the information was stunned and stared at Finn, questioning him:

"You mean, it was this [Thousand Faces] who bestowed blessings upon us back then? But how could adventurers bestow blessings upon us?"

Finn helplessly shrugged:

"This is just an absurd guess."

Even though Hermes witnessed the Joker's act of killing a god, it didn't lead him to any other connection.

Evidence of his disguise as Erebus and his divine nature was obtained, and the existence of the "God Transformation Magic" was confirmed through a special inquiry with Freya.

The bestowal of blessings is not something that can be accomplished simply by having divine blood. One must also be proficient in sacred writing and special divine arts, which are skills that must be specifically learned and mastered before descending to the mortal realm.

Plus……

The idea that children bestow blessings upon themselves is too far-fetched. Even if this wild fantasy were true, it should not be made public to avoid causing panic.

therefore……

"We are more inclined to believe that some deity played a prank on everyone. Whether it is a benevolent or malevolent deity, we do not know at the moment. After all, what He did did not harm Orario's interests, but rather helped them."

Finn came to this conclusion.

Children in the mortal realm are completely unable to fathom the true intentions of the gods. There are quite a few gods like Soma who prefer to stay at home and are unwilling to show their faces in public.

Finn's divine portrait of her is that of a young goddess who is mischievous, timid, but kind-hearted.

As for transforming into Loki's appearance, Finn speculated that he used magical artifacts or a human skin mask. The reason, he reasoned, was that he and Loki were at odds in Asgard.

After a series of screenings.

Ultimately, Loki was presented with a childish goddess who had enormous breasts, petite body, was a shut-in, somewhat socially awkward, and possibly wore pigtails.

“Hestia? She shouldn’t have descended to the mortal realm, should she?” Loki questioned.

Loki immediately roared in fury: "Damn shorty, did you sneak down to Earth?! How dare you play tricks on me like this! Just you wait!"

Far away in the Celestial Realm, inside the Holy Fire Palace, Hestia suddenly sneezed, groggily rolled over, rubbed her bottom, and mumbled, "Who's thinking about me, Fifi?"

She yawned and went back to sleep.

……

far away...

After inquiring about the divine status of Loki and Hestia, Finn ruled out this possibility.

Because only he knew that the one who imitated him that day must have been "Thousand Faces"!

Finn analyzed: "According to our recap, both Alfia and Chardo's goal was to help us level up. From a salvation perspective, their crimes are debatable."

From this perspective, the behavior and purpose of "Thousand Faces" become even more bizarre and elusive.

"What's most troubling is that I can't expose him either, otherwise the facade of the newly formed 'Knights of Fenana' would also be stripped away, so Loki..."

"Either you take the blame and refuse to admit it, or you shift the blame to someone else."

Loki agreed, "Then let's just pass it on to someone else. This little dwarf is pretty good!"

So, right now...

Finn posted the personality profile on the whiteboard:

"The culprit is tentatively identified as this god, and it's possible that the Thousand-Faced Joker is also involved. That's our conclusion."

The adventurers were in an uproar…

Ciel was stunned. Could this really be done?

Hestia, who's still fast asleep in the heavens, will cry!

He instinctively raised his hand: "Then where should we find this 'mischievous' goddess? We can't stay stuck at this level forever, can we?"

“Good question,” Finn said, giving him an approving look.

"We don't know the whereabouts of this goddess yet, so after discussing with the gods and the guild, we decided to join forces with the [Omnipotent One] and the gods to provide everyone with [Renewal Potions] regularly, once every six months."

"Until a solution is found, you will temporarily operate in the city as 'Familiars of the Gods' of the Loki Familia."

Chapter 248 Huh? Am I going to infiltrate the Loki Familia?

The concept of "subordinate gods" is mostly found within a nation or clan, where a main god leads a plural subordinate gods who are responsible for managing the entire nation.

Just like a king and his ministers.

Ordinary gods would certainly not willingly become subordinate gods of others, but don't forget war games.

In wars between kingdoms, the losing side, much like in a war game, will accept all the demands of the victor.

The most representative example is the Kingdom of Lachia, which attacks Orario every year. Its soldiers and knights number a staggering 100,000, and the process of bestowing blessings and updating stats is far beyond what Ares could accomplish alone.

Therefore, this is when the subordinate gods come into play.

They will convert those at the bottom into a kindred spirit, and once they have completed their ascension, they will be guided into the retinue of the Lord God.

Even more so, in order to prevent mutiny, anyone who was intelligent or strong would be immediately required to convert.

at the moment……

“During the subordinate phase, we will organize personnel to arrange your daily adventures and activities. Ah, it does indeed have the meaning of surveillance. I think you are all already aware of the cunning of [Thousand Faces], and this is also to prevent problems before they occur,” Finn said frankly.

The adventurers had no objection to this outcome.

"Of course, you can choose to adventure alone, but we won't provide the necessary 'renewal potions.' After one year, you can go and find other gods to see if anyone is willing to take you on."

The conclusion is self-evident; no one wants their clan to have spies from unknown gods planted within them, not only because they have to take care of them, but also because they have to constantly worry about intelligence leaks.

Aside from factions like Finn's, which are temporarily out of favor and have just been unfairly blamed, generally no one is willing to take on this hot potato.

After Finn concluded the case, Royman was replaced.

"Everyone, although the Loki Familia has temporarily taken over your duties, you still have your own supreme deity, so the guild will register you according to the normal faction system."

"Only after registration can you enjoy the various public facilities provided by the guild, as well as the adventurer advisor, including services such as entering dungeons for exploration."

Royman, wriggling his large belly, passed around the printed documents to the crowd from his side.

"Now, there's a tricky problem. Because the identity of the main god is a 'mystery,' everyone needs to think of a name for the clan for now, and also elect a leader."

After he finished speaking, the adventurers started discussing it again.

This time, Royman and the others did not interrupt, and the adventurers quickly split into two factions that restrained each other.

On one side were the Ishtar Familia, led by Aisha, a group of battle-hardened prostitutes; on the other side were the Soma Familia, led by Shar, a group of drunken lunatics.

The remaining four were remnants of the families of those who had been sent to the rebellion at the time. They wavered and simply abstained.

Seeing that the scene looked like it was about to turn into a fight, Charles simply gave up and said, "Our strength is no match for the fighting prostitutes, so I'll take a step back and become the vice-captain."

“No problem, little brother.” Aisha licked her lips; she liked men who knew when to back down.

However, the next step, naming the family members, presented another challenge.

When it comes to deities, it is easy to be biased to use terms like "clown" or "fool" to define them. What if it makes the already withdrawn goddess even more withdrawn and hide away from them?

So the group discussed it for a while and decided on a name that would never stick to anything.