Goddess Kaleidoscope

When Hamilton uttered the phrase "a dragon raised by the gods," Rudd's brow furrowed slightly. The old magician noticed this subtle change in his expression and knew that he had guessed correctly.

Lude pondered for a moment, then looked up at him and asked.

"How much do you know about that dragon named Aomia?"

"That's all we know for now, but I've already sent my disciples to sift through the library. We should find something, more or less. It's a pity that the three of us are mainly focused on elemental magic. It would be best to ask the beast enthusiasts on Ark Island, or find the high elves of the Tranquil Forest. They have the largest and oldest library in the world. However, those pointy-eared sissies usually won't allow humans into their libraries."

When it came to the elves, a race of demi-humans known for producing handsome men and beautiful women and erotic doujinshi, Hamilton seemed to harbor a deep grudge against them, muttering curses under his breath for a long time, his mouth as sweet as honey.

“Old friend, instead of asking me here, why don’t you ask the goddess you worship? You are the chosen one of your sect, you must have a way to communicate directly with the goddess, right? Besides, you are using the power of the gods to raise dragons, I don’t think the goddess would not notice.”

Hamilton, based on his knowledge of other traditional sects, offered Ludd what seemed to be the most feasible suggestion, but Ludd's face showed a very subtle expression after hearing it.

Asking about my goddess? You're kidding me!

Lude, the goddess's live-in partner, knew all too well the level of the three goddesses he worshipped.

There's not much to say about Aina and Shanis; their combined age is only three years. Hume, on the other hand, is quite knowledgeable, but he's far from omniscient.

Lude had asked her about it before, and Hume said that it was the first time he had seen a dragon like Kanna who could absorb divine power. He probably hadn't heard of the name "Eomia" either, otherwise he would have made all the connections.

However, judging from Hamilton's description, the size of this Iomia is truly beyond imagination. The largest known creature in this world is the blue dragon, which dwells in the depths of the ocean. It is said that the largest one is over three hundred meters long, while the flying black dragon's limit is fifty meters.

Lude subconsciously imagined what it would be like to see Kanna, who was over a thousand meters long, flying in the sky... Why does she look so silly?

In any case, Hamilton did provide Ludd with a clue.

Currently, all the divine power that Kanna consumes comes from Aina's divine power. She can also be fed Shanis's and Hume's, but after each feeding, the little one will feel uncomfortable for a while, as if she has indigestion. So after trying to eat it a few times, Kanna was forced to learn to be a "picky eater".

Based on this, Ludwig speculated that when Kanna was still in her egg, he infused her with divine power to sustain her life. This seemed to have created a special connection between Kanna and Aina, a relationship similar to that of Hume and Fallen Leaf.

Following this line of thought, Kanna would naturally be the God of Medicine's messenger. As a subordinate, she would be suppressed by her superior. As long as Aina's growth does not break through in rank, Kanna would continue to maintain her current state as a baby dragon.

Later that day, a grey raven wearing a vest flew into the temple, carrying a letter from Hume to Rud. She was currently in the capital, contacting her former subordinates there, and would then have to travel to the Empire. It was estimated that she wouldn't be able to return for another two months.

Hume's trip had two purposes: first, to help Ludd conduct market research and try to recruit some business talent; and second, to find his former subordinates in preparation for the upcoming integration.

As Rudd's most capable assistant at this stage, Hume has worked tirelessly for Rudd for the past six months, willingly serving as a tool god who would go through fire and water for him. Seeing how wholeheartedly Rudd helped him, he felt embarrassed to continue taking advantage of him for free, so he officially put the great cause of reviving the god of thieves' faith on the agenda, determined to make Hume great again!

The first step of the plan was to integrate the underground organizations that Hume had previously established.

Prior to this, Hume had formed several thief gangs that were half church and half society, and these organizations were generally located in the slums of relatively densely populated large cities. Although Hume's divine power was sealed, by mortal standards, she was still a top expert, so with her leading the formation of the gang, she was able to quickly gather hundreds of followers who came to her name.

However, neither Hume nor Fallen were management talents, so as soon as these gangs grew a little bigger, internal problems would follow one after another. At this time, Hume would expose another of her flaws: a lack of perseverance and patience. If she found something too troublesome, she would simply abandon it and go to another city to start a new one.

This approach is very similar to some online novel authors who enjoy the process of digging a hole, but abandon it once the enthusiasm wears off!

Given Hume's series of actions as a woman who started relationships only to abandon them, Lude didn't expect her to be able to bring back all her old subordinates this time. She simply sent her to sound out their opinions. If they still had feelings for each other and wanted to continue working together, they would bring them in; if not, they would just leave them be.

Ludd plans to integrate the personnel and restructure the operations of these thief organizations operating in the slums of major cities. Cleansing their criminal activities is definitely impossible, but at least they can be brought from the black to the gray.

After all, the core concept of the God of Thieves lies in the word "stealing," and it doesn't necessarily have to be about stealing money.

After reading Hume's message, Ludd casually burned the note, fed the crow some food as a reward, and then went downstairs to the basement cubicle.

Elijah wasn't in the cubicle, so she must have gone back to sleep in the pendant. Rudd opened the safe, took out the Book of Ashes, and turned to the page with the illustrations marked on it.

"How are you feeling? Are you feeling better?"

At this moment, Lu De looks like a true hardcore otaku obsessed with anime and manga, greeting his two-dimensional wife.

But the difference is that he actually received a response.

On the illustrations on the book pages, the original chaos had disappeared, replaced by a nearly naked purple-haired beauty.

The woman possessed an extremely beautiful face and a stunningly sexy figure. Her deep purple hair reached her waist and twisted and writhed like a living snake.

It's worth mentioning that although the woman was completely naked, there were a few scales covering the peaks and valleys of her body, making it seem as if they were blurred out at first glance.

The "anime girl" on the page first looked up at Lud and then quickly knelt down, like the most devout believer, bowing down to Lud who was looking down at her from above.

At the bottom of the page, a line of text slowly emerges.

"I would give you everything, great Lord Hedtaka Miyazaki!"

End of this chapter

The giant serpent's current human form is the result of Lud's all-night struggle. Whether the giant serpent itself likes it or not is unclear, but it knows that "its friend" certainly does!

To Lud's somewhat surprise, the snake girl, who had been given a completely new look, showed an unexpected level of obedience to Lud after regaining consciousness. All the dignity and self-respect she once had as a monster lord vanished, and she began to respectfully refer to Lud outside the book as a demon god.

Lude guessed that this guy's brain must have been damaged by the sulfur powder, so he mistook him for "Hidetaka Miyazaki".

Are you kidding me?! How could I possibly be a devil?!

In fact, Lud didn't know that the Snake Girl's awe of him wasn't solely due to being exposed to sulfur powder for half a month. The entire process of creating her current human body last night, which for Lud, outside the book, was merely an all-nighter, was nothing short of a slow, agonizing ordeal for the Snake Girl inside the book!

With every stroke of Lude's pen and every revision, Snake Girl felt as if an incredibly sharp knife was meticulously cutting into her flesh, and she was completely unable to move until he finished drawing.

Lude's large face (his true form) looked down at the snake girl from beginning to end, occasionally revealing a slight smile, which made the snake girl, who had no way to resist, feel a fear from the bottom of her heart, and was eventually deeply imprinted into the depths of her soul.

After a night of agonizing torment, she suddenly came to understand the feelings of the prey she had once devoured.

So, after acquiring a completely new appearance, the snake girl, who had suffered so much, looked at Rudd again, and he had become a symbol of "fear"! She firmly believed that Rudd was the malevolent demon king recorded in the Book of Ashes—"Hedtaka Miyazaki"!

Lud, who had no idea that the snake girl had suffered so much, was very puzzled. How did he end up becoming Miyazaki the scoundrel without even realizing it?

Regardless, the giant serpent has now transformed into a snake girl, expressing her complete submission to Rud in a very sincere "spiral body dogeza" (a type of prostration).

Looking at the snake girl on the page, Lu De pondered for a moment and said.

"I feel... my breasts are a little too big, should I get them altered?"

"No!!!"

Just as Lude finished speaking, who was talking to himself, a series of stuttering pleas for mercy suddenly flashed at the bottom of the page, while the snake girl on the screen tightly protected her full breasts with both hands, shrinking into a ball with a look of terror on her face... Some of the habits of snakes obviously did not disappear due to the change in their physical appearance.

"Um... do you like your current body shape?"

"I love it! I absolutely love these two big meatballs! Please don't change them!"

The snake girl in the book was pale and begging for mercy, even crying pitifully. Lude scratched his head; from her reaction, he vaguely guessed that the drawing process was probably not entirely painless.

"Fine! If you don't want to change it, then don't. I'll try to get you some clothes."

As Lude spoke, he picked up his paintbrush again and began to paint in the blank space next to the snake girl. In no time, he had painted a very common sailor uniform.

"Come on! Try it on."

Under Lud's command, the snake girl dared not hesitate and tremblingly reached out to grab the strange outfit that had appeared out of nowhere beside her.

Lude watched with great interest the two-dimensional snake girl on the page that came to life. It felt like watching an anime, except that the snake girl's movements were a bit choppy, like a stop-motion animation and not very smooth.

Lude's sailor uniform was relatively simple in design. Although the snake girl had never worn human clothes when she was still a giant snake, she had at least seen lizardmen's grass skirts and adventurers' attire. So, under Lude's guidance, she quickly put on the light and airy clothes.

Lude had the snake girl, who was dressed, spin around in place and then strike a few simple poses. He watched her for a long time and thought to himself that she was indeed very beautiful, but because the snake girl's figure was too voluptuous, the sailor uniform top was stretched into a crop top on her, so it gave people a very erotic feeling.

So Lude made the snake girl take off her clothes, and then casually touched the clothes, which caused the snake girl to scream in great terror, fearing that Lude had accidentally killed her as well.

After removing the sailor uniform, Lude picked up his pen again and began creating. This time, he drew a maid outfit, a classic style with a push-up bob, paired with white stockings and high heels.

At this moment, Lud had completely entered a state of amusement. He originally only wanted to conduct a small test to study what kind of being the snake girl sealed in the book was and whether she could be used by him, but he had unknowingly forgotten his original goal!

In short, that son of a bitch had a blast!

Soon, the new clothes were drawn, and this time the style and details were much more complex, so the snake girl had some trouble putting them on. The more anxious she became, the more flustered she got. Not only was the zipper on the back not zipped up, but the buttons on the front were also misaligned. She looked quite disheveled, yet there was a subtle eroticism about her.

Looking at the snake girl frantically gesturing in the book, a thought suddenly popped into Lu De's mind.

Should we try summoning her?

Although her appearance has changed, the Snake Girl is still essentially a summon controlled by the Book of Ashes. As the holder of the book, Rudd is naturally the Snake Girl's master, and she cannot disobey any of his orders.

When Lud initially wrote the book, he never imagined this thing would one day become a real product. So, to trick the lizardmen, he set the consumable required for summoning as souls. In the battle of the dungeon, the lizardmen sacrificed hundreds of lives in less than an hour to summon the giant serpent to help them. Using the lives of their people as firewood was an incredibly tragic price to pay!

Thinking of this, Lud didn't rush to perform the summoning. Instead, he flipped back to the section on summoning and sacrifice, only to find a blank space at the end of the paragraph, which was just the right place to add some content.

So Lud added some additional settings on the spot. He didn't dare to make too many changes, so he simply added at the end of this section, "or divine power of equal amount", to make the conditions for summoning more favorable to himself.

After the program's "hotfix" was completed, Lud rubbed his hands together like a devout fly, turned to the page about the snake girl again, and tried to infuse the book with divine power.

Under the influence of this powerful force, a deep purple, writhing light emerged from the pages of the book, quickly transforming into a human form. The previously flat, two-dimensional snake girl suddenly became "three-dimensional"!

End of this chapter

The snake girl, successfully summoned, knelt down before Lud with a thud the moment her feet touched the ground. She remembered how those sycophantic lizardmen had worshipped her back then, so she now imitated them and worshipped Lud.

The intense fear instilled by the "torture" was so profound that she instinctively cowered in front of Ludwig, her head bowed low, not daring to even breathe.

While Lude appeared calm and collected, looking down at the lowly snake girl groveling before him, his heart was far from as serene as it seemed.

"This guy's body... is way too good!"

The stunningly beautiful girl before him was drawn from head to toe by Lu De, stroke by stroke, on the pages of the book. She possessed an unparalleled beauty and alluring curves, a product entirely reflecting the artist's own fantasies. Therefore, even without the white-haired attribute, she still possessed a powerful "special attack effect" on Lu De.

The terrible "dogeza" posture caused the snake girl, who was banging her head on the ground, to subconsciously raise her buttocks high. The two cushioning airbags in front of her chest were also squeezed and spread out to the maximum extent on the wooden floor. The part that "overflowed" from the sides of her body was quite visually striking!

The thought of the other person wearing a maid outfit and obeying him so obediently made Lu De, despite his strong will, still feel a wicked thought that a gentleman should not have.

Stay calm! You absolutely must keep your cool!

Taking two deep breaths and silently reciting his declaration of joining the Party, Lu De knew that the seemingly pitiful snake girl in front of him was not an innocent girl. When she was still in her giant snake form, she had eaten countless living people, but that could not be an excuse for him to do whatever he wanted to her.

Lude understood the importance of adhering to moral principles; it was like Pandora's box, and once crossed, it was the beginning of utter ruin.

"Alright, stop kneeling, stand up and talk."

No, I wouldn't dare.

"I told you to get up."

"I...I really don't dare."

"I command you to rise."

"Oh……"

It wasn't until Lude's tone hardened and he used the word "command" that the snake girl timidly got up from the ground, standing there helplessly, giving off a very pitiful feeling.