Orario is known as a vast city built on an underground labyrinth. With the Administrator's Guild at its core, all races, including humans, prosper. The city where the dungeon lies is the gathering place of the gods. Here, all races live together, blessed by the gods, joining different clans, forging companions, and engaging in adventure, trade, entertainment, and battle.
The most important being in Orario is a transcendent being that descended from the heavens a thousand years ago, bestowing the blessings of the gods upon the inhabitants of the netherworld. This being surpasses human intelligence. Because life in the heavens is boring, the gods intervene in the netherworld as a game. In the netherworld, the gods are forbidden from using their divine powers and must live like humans. Furthermore, they are forbidden from entering the dungeons, lest they be punished. Prioritizing their own entertainment, they experience everything in the netherworld: food, hobbies, friendships, art, even illness, savoring every moment and never tiring of it, as if it were a game.
"Hello, Ai Si, I'm Li Xuan, the group leader."
Li Xuan appeared directly next to Ai Si. Although Ai Si was a little naive, she was just naive, not stupid. Naturally, she would not invite Li Xuan to come in front of everyone.
At this moment, they were in a deserted alley.
"Ah, hello, I'm Ais."
Ai Si replied softly, observing Li Xuan's appearance and figure carefully. Is this the powerful person who surpasses the gods? His appearance is indeed in line with the gorgeous figure of the gods, but she can't see anything in his strength. He is just like those gods whose divine power has been sealed.
"Well, Aisi, what's your next move? Go directly to Loki and ask, or something else? It's up to you. As the group leader, I support you."
As Ai Si talked about this topic, her expression became a little tense. Even though Li Xuan had arrived, she found that she still didn't dare to go to Loki, fearing that the truth she would get out of him would make her collapse. After all, although Loki was a bit of a jerk, he was still her closest relative over the years.
If Loki's feelings for her were like the feelings he had for a pet, like a cat or a dog, Sword Princess Ai Si felt that she would not be able to hold back.
"Group leader, this is your first time in Orario, so I'll show you around. This is also the proper way to be a good host."
After thinking for a long time, Ai Si finally backed down and decided to take Li Xuan for a few rounds of strolling around Orario.
Naturally, she had her own little plan in mind. Aisi herself didn't dare to ask Loki in person, but she could ask Loki to come to her.
With her fame in Orario, as long as Ai Si took Li Xuan for a walk in Orario, someone would definitely notify the people of Loki's family, and then she would have to face Loki. This was also a way for Ai Si to force herself.
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say. It just so happens that I haven't been to this kind of fantasy world with dungeons very often."
Li Xuan has been to many Western fantasy worlds, including the world of Goblin Slayer and the world of Bone King, but apart from this world, the only one that has traditional mazes like dungeons is Spider-Girl's world.
Ai Si took Li Xuan to stroll around the streets of Orario.
But although it was just a stroll, with Ai Si's personality, there were only a few places she could take Li Xuan to. In terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, the places she went to most in Orario were places to forge weapons, buy potions, and eat.
How should I put it? After all, in the little garden, there are higher-level, otherworldly equivalents of the Orario gods, and these gods have sealed their divine power and only use their own skills to produce related products.
In this case, even if they are hundreds of millions of years old, the items they produce are unlikely to impress Li Xuan. The panacea of the Mihe clan is good, but its range of use is too low. It is not of much use to the Arcadia Community. Perhaps it can be copied and sold as some low-level gifts.
The same goes for the divine wine of the Soma clan. It is incomparable to the divine wine brewed by Dionysus, the god of wine in Greek gods, using various rare materials. The only thing worth praising is that it uses ordinary materials. It can also be learned from to supplement the low-end gifts of the Arcadia Community.
The weapons of Gu Bo Niu's clan were even worse. All the items on display were made by his clan. There was not a single weapon made by the clan's main god, Gu Bo Niu.
Turning around, Aisi and Li Xuan came to the shop of Hephaestus, another craftsman god in Orario.
There's a farce going on here.
………………
Three months ago, Hestia was severely mocked by her former rival Loki when she went to the lower world. She also vowed to work hard to surpass Loki's family, one of the largest families in Orario. However, everything changed when she was temporarily taken in by her friend Hephaestus.
Inside the Hephaestus Familia's guest room, Hestia was sprawled on the sofa, flipping through a book and laughing heartily. A mountain of fried potato balls formed on a plate beside her. She ate, read, laughed, and then ate again, repeating this cycle. Her small body made no move to leave the room.
"Wait a minute, Hestia? It's about time you started coaxing the children. Let me be clear, hoisting the family flag isn't so easy..."
"Ah, we'll start tomorrow."
Facing Hephaestus who came to visit her guest room, Hestia answered while staring at the book.
During these three months, the young goddess, a newcomer to the Netherworld, had been like this. She'd devour Netherworld cuisine like Fried Potato Balls and read books from the Netherworld, her eyes ablaze with joy.
Faced with the entertainment of the underworld, which had captured many gods, Hestia, completely enslaved, exercised her abilities. In other words, she fell into depravity. In the heavens, Hestia, who had always secluded herself in the temple, lazily spending her days, was strengthened by embracing the entertainment of the underworld, the perfect way to pass the time.
After receiving a potato ball and new books from the members of the Blacksmith God's group, she spent the entire day in her room. She declared to Hephaestus, who had come to check on her countless times to offer advice, "I'll get serious starting tomorrow." For the next day, and the day after that, the young goddess continued her stay-at-home life, forgetting about forming a family or anything like that.
Hestia has become a complete homebody and a useless deity, doing nothing but eating and playing. As a deity, she's not afraid of sudden death or losing her figure. Otherwise, ordinary people wouldn't be able to endure a life like hers.
Chapter 224: The Farce of Hephaestus and Hestia
However, the ideal life of a homegirl like Hestia is coming to an end, because her friends can no longer tolerate Hestia's decadent appearance.
Thus, facing Hestia, who refused to listen and indulged in her own desire for decadence and pleasure, Hephaestus's patience finally reached its limit.
"Get out of here!"
Hestia was dragged all the way to the entrance of the base camp and kicked out, falling to the ground in a disgraceful manner.
"What are you going to do!?"
Just as he raised his head in protest, there stood a red-haired, red-eyed wrathful god, arms folded, standing like a statue of Nio.
"I let you stay here out of kindness, but you just do nothing and dawdle all day long..."
"H-Hephaestus?"
"I shouldn't have allowed you to experience the harshness of the underworld! I will never let you cross the threshold of my house again~!"
Hephaestus wasn't really going to break off her friendship with Hestia, their friend of hundreds of millions of years. Her expenses with Hephaestus's Familia were nothing compared to hers. A room and daily snacks were all she could afford. While she couldn't allow her Familia to support other gods, the funds she earned from crafting a single weapon was enough for Hestia to live like this for hundreds of years.
But Hestia had come to the mortal realm to seek excitement and pleasure, not to eat and drink. If she wasn't a little ruthless, Hestia would never have room to grow. Tomorrow after tomorrow, how many tomorrows there were, especially for an eternal god, those tomorrows truly were endless.
"What's that Hephaestus thing? She's just enjoying life in the netherworld for a little while. It's only been about three months, so what?"
As a goddess, Hestia had not yet adapted to the time scale of the underworld. For her, a few years or even more than ten years were just a blink of an eye, let alone a mere three months.
"Hestia, I don't know how to say hello to you......"
Faced with her stubborn friend, Hephaestus felt a headache and could only let the cruelty of the underworld teach her a lesson. Apart from that, Hephaestus didn't know how to change her friend's temperament.
"Haha, you two are really interesting. Are you performing a play?"
Li Xuan watched the farce between Hephaestus and Hestia with gusto. The relationship between them was like that of a mother who was troubled by her otaku daughter and her stubborn daughter. There was no sense of incongruity in their body shapes, except for Hestia's figure.
"who are you?"
Hephaestus's eyes hardened. She was able to gain a foothold in Orario and become one of the largest craftsman families. She was not so friendly in front of her old friend Hestia.
Although there are not many craftsmen gods, they are not that rare. There are only two craftsmen clans in Orario now, which is naturally because the other craftsmen clans were driven out by her and Guberniu.
Although the farce between her and her good friend Hestia was noisy, it was not something that others could comment on.
Didn't you see those adventurers who came to Hephaestus's family shop to buy things dare not even glance over here? The farce between the goddesses is not something that ordinary people can gossip about. If you are not careful, it will bring about a great disaster.
"Aisi? Are you new to Loki's family?"
After Hephaestus turned her head, she first looked at Li Xuan who spoke, but then she saw Ais, the genius of Loki's family, next to him.
Could it be that Li Xuan was a newcomer to Loki's clan and didn't know the identity of their gods, so he made fun of them? In that case, she could forgive him. After all, ignorance is not a crime. As long as Li Xuan apologized, the matter would be over.
After all, the Loki Familia was one of the two kings of the labyrinth city of Orario, so while she wouldn't be afraid of anything, the Hephaestus Familia and the Loki Familia often cooperated and were essentially allies.
Loki's family made weapons and armor from Hephaestus's family, and many rare materials needed by Hephaestus's family could only be obtained through Loki's family. The two sides benefited from each other, and when a conflict arose between them, the happiest ones were probably the competitors of Hephaestus and Loki's family, the Gubernium family and the Freya family.
Hephaestus naturally could not do such a thing that would make her loved ones hate her and her enemies happy.
"No, Loki and I have nothing to do with each other. I'm just a good friend of Aisi, and she invited me to help her."
Li Xuan flatly denied Hephaestus's speculation and said that he was just Ais's friend.
"Li Xuan is a god from another place. I came to him because I need his help with something."
Although Ais was naive, she also understood that she had to reveal Li Xuan's identity to avoid a conflict between Hephaestus and Li Xuan. The Hephaestus family and the Loki family often cooperated with each other. She had dealt with Hephaestus many times and felt that Hephaestus was a good person. She didn't want to trick her. Compared with Li Xuan, Hephaestus was too weak.
"God!? Li Xuan? Why have I never heard of your name?"
Hephaestus glanced at Li Xuan a few times, but did not doubt her identity as a god. After all, in the underworld, no one dared to pretend to be a god. Moreover, she had not looked closely just now, and Li Xuan's appearance and temperament were indeed not like those of an ordinary person.
"But this is quite normal. I don't know many gods in the East, probably lesser-known ones. But don't the gods in your country pursue the truth all day long? No one descends to the mortal world. Why do you want to go there?"
Hephaestus had already put the conflict just now out of her mind. Since Li Xuan was also a god, it was no big deal to tease him a few times. What she was more curious about now was why Li Xuan came to the mortal world. You know, each of the gods in the East was a otaku who was no less capable than Hestia. They were pursuing their so-called great way every day. No one had ever come to the mortal world. Li Xuan was the first person she had seen.
"I came to this world just to help Aisi, there is no other purpose."
"Uh, are you confessing your feelings? Could it be that you and Ai Si are in love, and Ai Si wants to change her sect? If this is true, I feel that Loki will go crazy."
Li Xuan, a male god, seemed to have such a close relationship with Ais, even claiming he came to the underworld for her. In Hephaestus's eyes, this must be about love. As for friendship, why would a god develop a friendship with another god's family, and such a deep friendship at that? Just thinking about it, it's impossible.
Chapter 225: Furious Loki
Although there is no saying in Orario that pure friendship between men and women is impossible, there are still similar sayings. Hephaestus also does not believe that true friendship exists between men and women. Li Xuan came to Orario this time not because he was crazy about love, but because he wanted Aisi to transfer to his clan.
In this case, Loki, who is obsessed with Ais, will definitely go crazy. The cabbage he has raised for so long was suddenly snatched away by a strange god.
But this is also a matter between Loki, Ai Si and Li Xuan. Now Hephaestus just wants to eat melons. The gods originally came down to the world for fun, and Hephaestus is no exception. She is determined to eat the grudges and entanglements between Loki, Ai Si and Li Xuan.
"What, what are you talking about, Hephaestus? This girl is from Loki's family. Loki will go completely crazy. What's going on? What is sect transfer?"
At this time, Hestia, who was kicked out by Hephaestus, had no time to complain about Hephaestus's ruthlessness. She was very excited when she heard the name of her mortal enemy Loki, especially when she heard that Loki would be defeated. However, Hestia had been busy playing in the underworld for so long that she had not carefully learned about the situation related to the clan, and did not know what changing the clan meant.
"Hestia, I should have told you that transference means a clan moves from one main god to another. However, this must be approved by the clan's current main god."
"So, Li Xuan, you want this Familiar named Aisi to be transferred from Loki's clan to yours, right? You're trying to snatch her from Loki. I support you. Don't be afraid. Love is sacred. I believe Loki will agree to help you two."
Hestia said Loki would agree to Ais's transfer, but her face was filled with a gloating smile. Knowing her mortal enemy, Loki, she knew he would definitely not agree and would be furious. But what could Loki do? Would other men and women tolerate Loki's ugly face and object?
As she spoke, Hestia wanted to pat Li Xuan's shoulder to show encouragement, but she was only 1.4 meters tall, a standard loli figure, and her divine power was sealed, so she couldn't reach Li Xuan's shoulder at all. She could only pat Li Xuan's waist. However, she didn't feel embarrassed. After all, the defeat of her mortal enemy Loki, a tomboy, was the best news for her.
"You idiot, what nonsense are you talking about? No one would agree to Aisi's transfer to another sect. I tell you, it's impossible, absolutely impossible. Unless I return to heaven, there will only be one main god of Aisi, and that is me, Loki."
Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Li Xuan and Ai Si had been hanging out for so long, visiting many popular clans. The news that Sword Lady was shopping with a man had already reached the ears of Loki in the Loki clan's residence.
It was strange that Ais said she wanted to go to Orario alone today. After all, Ais usually trained in the Loki clan's base. She would not go out unless her friends like Livilia or Lefiya called her several times. But today, she wanted to go out alone, which was unusual for her.
That would have been fine, Loki thought that Aisi had grown up and needed some private space. But unexpectedly, news came from outside the base that Aisi was shopping in Orario with a man. This was too much, and Loki exploded on the spot. She thought Aisi had grown up, but not in this way.
Loki immediately ran out in a hurry, and the other members of the clan followed him out. Except for the lily elf Lefiya and the loser werewolf Bert, who had the same idea as Loki to separate Aisi and the man, the others were not so absolute. Aisi was old and it was indeed time for her to fall in love.
They, the elders who have watched Aisi grow up, have to screen her. If the man is not good enough, then there is nothing to say and they will just let Loki break them up. If the conditions are good, they will stop Loki and prevent her from interfering with Aisi's beautiful love.
The Loki family rushed out of the base in full force. Those who didn't know would think that they were going to fight with the other king of the labyrinth city of Orario, the Freya family, to see who was the real king of Orario.
But those who knew knew that Loki's home had been robbed, and Loki's favorite sword princess, Ai Si, had been abducted by a man.
As a result, they followed the traces of Li Xuan and Ai Si according to the news, but Li Xuan and Ai Si had not stayed for long in the Mihe clan, the Gubuniu clan or the Soma clan, so Loki and the others were always one step late and could only continue to follow the traces of Li Xuan and Ai Si.
Finally, when Li Xuan and Aisi arrived at the Hephaestus clan, they stopped, and the Loki clan finally caught up with them and also came to the Hephaestus clan.
But before Loki even entered, the joyful voice of her mortal enemy Hestia gave her the opening lightning strike.
How could Aisi be in love with a deity, and Aisi even want to transfer to another sect? How could this be possible? Loki had imagined the worst-case scenario: Aisi would end up with that man, her heart taken away but her body still within Loki's Familia. She could still see Aisi every day, and even hope for a daughter, who would surely inherit her mother's beauty.
But now Hestia told her she was dreaming? Li Xuan not only wanted to steal her heart, but now he also wanted to take Ess away and separate her from Loki's family.
This is something Loki absolutely cannot allow. Unless she is sent back to heaven, otherwise there will only be Loki, the main god of Ais, in the underworld. Sacred love, eat shit for me. Loki is a great evil god and will not buy into this.
Aisi was her precious treasure. Loki would never let her marry, nor would he give her to anyone else. Anyone who dared to lay a hand on Aisi would be torn to pieces by Loki. Even gods were no exception. She could just secretly send someone to send Li Xuan back to heaven, just an unknown god. I'm sure the werewolf Bert would be happy to do that.
The lives of gods are worthless to Loki. You should know that before coming to the underworld, Loki once instigated the gods in a certain place to kill each other for fun. As a great evil god, he didn't care about the consequences of attacking the gods.
Those nerds from the East, huh? Let me, Lord Loki, personally deliver the cruelty and bloodshed among the clans of the underworld to you.
Chapter 226: The Joker's Loki
Loki pushed open the door of Hephaestus's family shop with force and walked in first. The other members of Loki's family followed behind her. More than a dozen people rushed into Hephaestus's shop together.
The adventurers who were originally buying weapons and armor and eating melons in the store put down the weapons they were selecting and walked out. Although the melon was very attractive, the people of Loki's family were not so easy to talk to. There was no need to cause big trouble just to satisfy their curiosity.
And looking at Loki's posture, even if they were not at the scene, they could guess what would happen next. Loki and the new male god from the underworld were competing for the ownership of Sword Princess Ai Si. The scene must have been very intense. I just don't know whether Loki will be able to take back Sword Princess Ai Si with his powerful strength, or whether the love between the new male god from the underworld and Sword Princess Ai Si will defeat the huge Loki clan.
Compared to the seemingly large and powerful Loki clan, they still have to cheer for the disadvantaged Li Xuan and Ai Si in their hearts, hoping that they can have a good ending. This is also human nature. People always like to put themselves in the position of the disadvantaged party and show sympathy and support for them.
All the adventurers finally left the shop of Hephaestus's family. Now the only ones left in the shop were Loki's family, Hephaestus's family, Li Xuan, Ais herself, and Hestia.
"Little dwarf, stop dreaming. I absolutely will not hand over Aisi. And Hephaestus, I'm sorry to interrupt your business. Our clan just needs to replace some supplies later. And did you kidnap Aisi? I'm telling you, there's no way Aisi will be reincarnated into your clan. Forget it. Gods who have just descended to the mortal world should be more cautious, otherwise one day you may offend someone and be sent back to heaven."
Loki first confronted his old rival Hestia, then apologized to his ally Hephaestus, saying he would buy plenty of spare weapons and armor before leaving. Finally, he fiercely threatened Li Xuan. It was a decisive and swift move, fully displaying the demeanor of a major clan deity.
As for the people of Loki's clan behind her, although they wanted to speak, the situation had changed. The man next to Ai Si had become a male god from the underworld. They had better let Loki come forward. After all, they really didn't dare to do anything to Li Xuan. Although the gods in the underworld had sealed their own power, for the people in the underworld, the status of gods was still high and mighty.
Livilia from Loki's family looked at Li Xuan's appearance and couldn't help but sigh that it was no wonder that Aisi, whom she had raised since childhood, was attracted to him. Li Xuan's appearance and temperament were the most outstanding among all the male gods in Orario, but she didn't know what his personality was like. She had silently put herself into the mindset of a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law.
"Tomboy, you're really hilarious. They're a perfect match, a talented couple, and you have no right to object. I think you should just accept your fate and let Aisi transfer to Li Xuan's clan. Forcing things won't make you happy, or else Aisi will hate you in the future."
Hestia mocked Loki again, even though he seemed to be able to remain calm on the surface. As their old rival, she knew that Loki must be extremely unhappy inside, but he just wanted to maintain his composure in front of her. Who knew what he was cursing at her in his heart.
"What did you say!?"
"Anxious! Anxious! Hephaestus, look, Loki is anxious! Hahahaha, I'm in a good mood today and I won't argue with you."
Hestia couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw Loki finally lost his temper and had a frustrated expression. This was simply the happiest thing that had happened to her since she came to the mortal world, so she was so happy that she didn't bother to argue with Loki, who was definitely a tomboy.
"Hey, just keep quiet, Hestia."
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