Chat group: People are in the sandbox, the system just ran away

Hestia, who had been listening for a long time, couldn't help but speak up. For her, she came to the mortal world to find her family and form a clan. Now that she could hear the shortcomings of the God's Grace system, she could also help the clan avoid these detours in the future.

Hearing Hestia's words, Li Xuan smiled.

"It certainly sounds wonderful to be able to have the power you want, but at what cost, my friend?"

"cost!??"

Hestia was a little confused. She had only been in the mortal world for a short time and was not very familiar with grace, so she couldn't figure out the reason for a while.

Hephaestus and Loki on the side seemed to have thought of something, and the three giants of Loki's family also had some guesses.

"Yes, it's important to understand where the adventurer's skills come from. Is it the gods' power that helps the adventurer acquire these skills? Or is it...?"

"So all skills are paid for by the adventurer with his own potential."

Loki's face was very grim. The gods had sealed their powers in the mortal world, so how could they have the divine power to help adventurers acquire powerful skills?

"Did the guys who developed the Favor System do it on purpose? Leaving such a huge loophole is a bit too much."

If Loki had been told about the shortcomings of the grace system, he could still have tolerated it. After all, they designed the grace from the perspective of the gods' interests. Before establishing his clan, Loki would have designed the grace system in the same way, or even gone further, only considering his own pleasure and not caring about the lives of ordinary people in the lower world.

However, the shortcoming that Li Xuan mentioned had a bit of deliberate deception in it. To be honest, she disdained such behavior. As a god, he actually set traps for people in the lower world in the grace system. This was too embarrassing. Didn't he have any bottom line at all?

"Not everyone thinks this way. Some of them are foolish. Because they possess divine power themselves, they haven't considered that the people of the netherworld might not be able to afford the price of acquiring skills. Instead, they think this design is brilliant and can guide the unknown nature of the people of the netherworld."

Hearing this, Loki felt a little ashamed, because she thought the same way.

"But some people are just evil. They know the flaws in this design, but they refuse to fix them. Instead, they quietly hide and wait to see the other gods make fun of them. As for what will happen to the people in the lower realms and how much they will suffer, that's not within their scope of consideration."

"There are also a few people who saw that everyone thought it was good and thought there might be other ways to make up for the potential."

"Oh! There are ways to make up for potential!"

Hearing what Li Xuan said, not only Loki, Hephaestus and Hestia's ears pricked up, but all the people in Loki's and Hephaestus' families also turned their attention.

"Of course, Loki. Aren't you curious about why the Hera and Zeus families have been able to rule the labyrinth city of Orario for thousands of years? They've produced talented individuals generation after generation, and they've never weakened. If it weren't for challenging the one-eyed black dragon, their rule would even continue."

"You know this secret? Does it mean they have a way to compensate for their potential? No wonder there are always strong people in every generation. I used to wonder why they always discover geniuses. I just thought they had a unique vision, but it turns out there's some trick to it."

"Their secret is to find young prodigies and cultivate their values from a young age, making them yearn for growth and becoming stronger, rather than just craving power. That way, the skills that appear are likely to assist with growth. If they don't increase strength themselves, then the difficulty of upgrading won't increase, and the skills will actually reduce the difficulty of upgrading. Otherwise, how do you think their clan's 1v8 and 1v9 abilities came about?"

This is also the way Zeus trained Bell Crane. He shaped Bell's values into what he wanted since he was a child, so that when he came to Orario and found the person he liked, that yearning could evolve into a skill to help his growth, thus giving Bell unparalleled growth potential.

After all, as the main god, it was impossible for Zeus to spend all his energy on one member of his family. It can be said that Bell is the most perfect work of Zeus in the lower world. Before he entered the labyrinth city of Orario, Bell had already been completed as the hero with the most suitable grace system cultivated by Zeus. Zeus believed that as long as Bell did not die, he would be the hero who would defeat the one-eyed black dragon in the end, because Bell was the crystallization and incarnation of the wisdom of Zeus and Hera's family who ruled the labyrinth city of Orario for thousands of years.

"So this is ah."

Finn, the leader of the Loki Familia, felt somewhat lost. He had thought he could make up for his lost potential, but he quickly regained his composure. While this method wouldn't work for those who had already grown up, and the potential of the Loki Familia's current and next generation, like Aisi and the werewolves, could not be replenished, from now on, he could cultivate the next generation's pillars. This was clearly very useful for the Loki Familia's legacy.

"But if that's the case, then logically speaking, the combat power of the Hera and Zeus families shouldn't be strong, right? If they don't have burst skills? Why are Chardo of the Zeus family and Alfia of the Hera family so strong?"

The lily elf Lefiya thinks that without any skills, the people of Hera's family and Zeus' family should not be very strong, so why is Alfia so powerful?

"No, that's the only way to explain why Alfia is so powerful."

Before Li Xuan could answer, Livilia came out to refute Lefiya. She already understood why Alfia and other people from Zeus and Hera's family were so powerful.

Seeing that Lefiya still looked confused, Livilia could only explain.

"Lefiya, you should know that every time you level up, an adventurer's strength will be greatly improved, and this improvement is based on your basic stats. Perhaps at the beginning, our potential was not much different from that of the Hera family members, but after the emergence of skills, our potential was transformed into combat power, making it increasingly difficult to level up. Our basic quality is also very low due to the lack of potential. The potential of the Hera and Zeus families has been transformed into 5.4 skills that tap into their own potential, so their basic quality is much higher than ours, perhaps even able to break through S999. So with each level up, the gap between us and the Hera and Zeus family members will widen."

Having said that, Livilia couldn't help but smile bitterly. She recalled the crushing defeat at the hands of Alfia. The difference was that this time she felt relieved because she already knew how she was defeated.

"If I'm not mistaken, Hera and Zeus's families have members with great potential. If we calculate their physical fitness based on the foundation of our Loki family, they should normally have basic qualities one level higher than their own level. In other words, Alfia, who is 1v7, has the basic qualities of my 1v8, while I normally only have the strength of 1v6. Even if I burst out my skills, I only have the strength of 1v7. How can I not be defeated?"

Chapter 231: The Autistic Loki Family

"In other words, if we use the methods of Hera and Zeus's followers to cultivate strong people of the same level, they will all have the basic qualities that we can only achieve after paying a price."

Seeing that Lefiya was still a little confused, the team leader, Finn, made his point more bluntly. He had previously thought these burst skills were powerful, capable of boosting a player's basic qualities by one level, but now, after looking at the training methods used by Zeus and Hera's followers, he suddenly felt less so. The difference between the two different training methods was obvious. At the same level, you could only fight with all your might to hold out for a while, not to mention that others might have other combat skills.

"Your guess is not wrong. In fact, the core members cultivated in this way will basically have one or more breakthroughs to SS1000-1499, and there may be even stronger ones."

"So what are Alfia's basic qualities?"

Livilia still couldn't forget the existence of Alfia, who could be said to be the enemy that impressed her the most.

"Do you really want to know? You know, even among the geniuses of Hera's Familia, she's considered the embodiment of talent. If it weren't for the envy of heaven and the innate curse on her, she wouldn't be able to continue at 1v7. The outcome of the battle between Zeus' Familia, Hera's Familia, and the Black Dragon is uncertain. If Alfia can become 1v9, she'll be the one most likely to defeat the Black Dragon with the support of Hera and Zeus's architecture."

Li Xuan glanced at Livilia with a playful look. You know, as both of them are wizards, they are indeed the most likely to be compared. Does Livilia really have the confidence to understand Alfia's true qualifications?

"Tell me, I'm not someone who can't handle setbacks. I'm aware of the gap between Alfia and me."

Livilia was silent for a while, but she still wanted to know the strength of the strongest person she had ever seen.

"The main attribute has reached SSS 1723, and the other attributes are all averaging over SSS 1200. One attribute is even close to SSS at 1450. The SSS range is between 1500-2000. This is also the theoretical maximum value in the design of the Favor System by the gods."

"Really? Haha. Over 1700, almost twice as much as mine. None of his other qualities are lower than 1200. Haha, I remember Ota's qualities were around 900 on average, not higher than S999. No wonder he was killed instantly by Alfia's knife. His physical fitness as a warrior is not as good as Alfia's magic guard. I wonder what he would think if he knew."

Although Livilia looked like she was about to collapse, and although she had thought that Alfia was much stronger than her, this was too much stronger. Although the main attribute was not more than twice hers, the overall quality was definitely more than twice hers. It seemed that she had calculated that Alfia's basic quality was two levels higher than hers, which was not enough. It was close to level three.

"So how does Alfia compare to the strongest heroes of the previous era?"

Captain Finn wants to know who is stronger, the strongest ones trained by Zeus's family and Hera's family, or the strongest ones in the Heroic Age.

"Then the strongest hero from a thousand years ago definitely had higher basic qualities. This is because the theoretical peak night when the Favor system was first designed was based on him. His strongest attribute was 1853. Because potential can't be fully tapped without loss, it was rounded up to 2000. The second attribute was over 1600 for SSS. The others averaged around 1400, close to the SS limit."

"If he had the same environment and conditions as today, with the support of Zeus's and Hera's Families, killing the one-eyed black dragon would definitely not be that difficult. After all, after navigating numerous seas of monsters and completing two other commissions, it's a good thing that his combat power can be maintained at 60% to 70%. Even so, he was still able to damage the black dragon's eye, which shows that he is actually very close to successfully defeating the black dragon."

Faced with the series of data given by Li Xuan, all the members of Loki's family became withdrawn. If they formed a team to fight the black dragon based on the conditions given by Li Xuan, there would not be a single person in the entire maze city of Orario who could be an ordinary team member. How could they even talk about fighting the black dragon? Forget it.

"So, Loki, you should be very clear about what Li Xuan said. So, how do you usually view our efforts and struggles, and how do you view us, your clan? This is the second and final question I want to know."

After listening for most of the day, Aisi was proud of her father's strength. But this made her even more curious about what Loki thought of his followers striving for an impossible goal. How powerful was the black dragon? Could Loki's followers possibly defeat it? Loki couldn't have been unaware of this, so why didn't he tell them? Was he afraid of upsetting them, or did he want to see their faces crumble?

"How should I put it? I did learn about the strengths and weaknesses of these values from other gods, but I didn't tell you. It was definitely not a deliberate concealment. First of all, the secrets of this 080-level deep grace system are generally not allowed to be revealed. Of course, I don't care much about these things, but seeing how hard you work every day, it's hard for me to say these words. I think the other main gods probably feel the same way. The three major commissions are the ultimate goal of everyone and the gods in the labyrinth city of Orario. If the power of the Black Dragon and the strong men of the Heroic Age were revealed, it would be tantamount to saying don't work hard. No matter how hard you try, you will never see the Black Dragon."

Loki also smiled bitterly when he said this.

"After all, if it's kept secret, the one-eyed black dragon can still be the ultimate romance and goal for adventurers. But if it's revealed, the harsh reality will make most people rationally give up this dream. And without that dream, is the labyrinth city of Orario still Orario? How different is it from any other ordinary city? This is my true opinion."

Li Xuan's actions had indeed stripped the gods and all the adventurers of the labyrinth city of Orario of their veneer, slamming the harsh reality directly into their faces, leaving them with no escape. The Age of Adventurers was simply inferior to the Age of Heroes, far inferior. At best, the Age of the Gods was much better than the Age of Dungeons; the living environment in the netherworld had indeed improved.

Chapter 232: Aisi Wants to Slay the Dragon

After hearing Loki's sincere answer, Ai Si was also moved, but she still looked at Li Xuan, wanting him to confirm it thoroughly and completely clear up the doubts in her heart.

"That's about right. There's nothing wrong with what Loki said. At least that's what your group of followers think."

Loki is a deity in the heavens, far more terrifying and evil than many of the main gods of the dark factions in the underworld. How could he have truly treated his followers when he first descended? He simply treated them as toys. Over the millennia, Loki was gradually transformed by the underworld, becoming the unconventional person Finn and Ess are so familiar with. In fact, if it were the Loki of a thousand years ago, Ess and the others would never have thought he was the same Loki as he is now, as his temperament and appearance are completely different.

"Really? In that case, I'll forgive you for hiding it, Loki."

Ais understood the implication of Li Xuan's words, which was that Loki did not have the same idea before their group of followers came. However, she did not care, as the previous group of followers had little to do with her.

"Really? That's great. Let's go home then, Ais."

Loki was very happy to hear that Ais had finally forgiven her. Although there were a lot of secrets about the grace system that were exposed today, except for the gods, those present were either from Loki's family or from Hephaestus' family. He believed that no one would dare to tell anyone.

"No, Loki, Li Xuan and I still have things to deal with. You go back and wait for me."

Faced with Loki's invitation, Aisi shook her head and rejected her. Now is not the time for Aisi to return to Loki's family.

"Why? Aisi, if you have something to do with him, I can help you. Does it have to be him?"

Seeing Aisi and Li Xuan being so close, Loki finally couldn't help his jealousy. Aisi was his beloved clansman, why was she so close to other gods? What if she was really taken away by this pretty boy?

"I have already promised to take Li Xuan around the small garden, and later I will go to defeat the black dragon, and I must have Li Xuan's help."

"Subjugating the Black Dragon!?"

"Subjugating the black dragon? Are you kidding me, Aisi?"

"Ms. Aisi, you need to think carefully!"

………………

When Ais said this, even the members of Loki's family, who were devastated by the power of the black dragon and the strongest hero, were awakened and started to dissuade them.

"Aisi, you are going to defeat the black dragon, and you are taking him, a god, with you."

Loki frowned upon hearing this. What did Aisi mean? Aisi should have known that it was impossible to defeat the black dragon with her own strength. She needed the help of a god like Li Xuan. But gods have sealed their powers in the underworld. Could it be that...

"Aisi, could it be that Li Xuan hasn't sealed his divine power? After much thought, this is the only possibility. But you have to know that this is impossible and unacceptable."

Loki became anxious when he thought of this.

"If it's truly possible, then it's not like gods haven't returned to heaven in the past thousand years. Why don't they do it themselves? A one-eyed black dragon is nothing to them. The key issue is that while the black dragon is powerful and important, the more crucial thing is the dungeon. The gods had an agreement with it back then, prohibiting it from directly participating in the subjugation of monsters, and can only do so indirectly through cultivating its followers."

"Even if Li Xuan unleashes his divine power and kills the black dragon, the dungeon, which has been greatly stimulated, will only create more black dragons. The dungeon, which has already entered a peaceful phase, will riot again. Even with Uranus's suppression, the monsters in the dungeon may break through the blockade and come to wreak havoc on the earth again."

"And who the hell are you anyway? Not only do you know so much information, but you're also offering this kind of advice. Are you an evil god with ulterior motives, trying to return the lower realm to the Age of Chaos?"

Hearing this, Loki's family and Hephaestus' family couldn't help but become deeply wary of Li Xuan. Loki was right. They all knew that Ais had a relatively natural personality. She had changed so much recently, maybe she was bewitched by Li Xuan.

After all, divine power would stimulate the dungeon and cause it to riot. This was a fact known to everyone in the labyrinth city of Orario. Li Xuan actually wanted to use divine power to kill the one-eyed black dragon. They could hardly imagine how furious and crazy the dungeon would become. It was not certain that it would return to the chaotic era a thousand years ago, as Loki said.

"Don't worry, Loki. Li Xuan is very strong. No matter how angry the dungeon is, it will be useless against Li Xuan."

Ai Si also knew what Loki and the others were worried about, so she spoke up to explain.

"But, Aisi, do you know why the gods left the dungeon behind after descending to the lower realm? While some gods didn't care, or simply wanted to use it as a stage for heroes to display their power, there were also gods who wanted to attack it. Over thirty gods attacked it together and successfully destroyed it, but its immortality in the lower realm was much stronger than that of the gods, and it would often return in a few days. The gods and it were trapped in a situation where neither could defeat the other. The gods were much stronger, but they couldn't completely defeat it. Although the dungeon would definitely not lose, it couldn't win either. Later, the gods and the dungeon were forced to sign a contract. As the disadvantaged party, the dungeon gave up many conditions, including reducing the spawning of monsters and the creation of safe floors, and the gods were absolutely not allowed to personally intervene."

"And now, Aisi, if you let Li Xuan kill the black dragon, it would be tantamount to tearing up the contract signed between the gods and the dungeon. It would be strange if the dungeon is not furious. Even if Li Xuan is very strong and can defeat the dungeon alone, Aisi, have you considered that his battle with the dungeon will affect the entire land of the lower world? At that time, fighting the dungeon did not require many gods. It was mostly to protect the land from the damage caused by the first-level battle of the gods. Even so, many places in the lower world were damaged at that time, not to mention him alone. I dare not imagine how much damage would have been done by Li Xuan's battle with the dungeon at that time."

Loki recounted everything that had transpired between the gods and the dungeon a thousand years prior, hoping to persuade Aisi to change her mind. After all, if Li Xuan and Aisi were to truly kill the black dragon, the consequences would be unimaginable to Loki.

Chapter 233: Revealing His Identity from Another World

"It's okay, Loki. Listen to me, Li Xuan is really strong. There's no way he can cause any trouble in the dungeon."

Ais knew that Loki was doing this for her own good, but she also knew that Li Xuan really didn't care how powerful the dungeon would be, because no one was stronger than him anyway.

"Then can he completely suppress the dungeon and destroy its immortality?"

"I can."

Seeing that Loki and Ai Si had some signs of quarreling, Li Xuan knew it was time to step out. If Ai Si were to speak, with her ability to express herself, it would probably be difficult for her to make it clear in a short time.

"Loki, I know you don't mean any harm, but I want to say please believe me, the dungeon is nothing to me."

"For such a big thing, what guarantees can you give? What if something goes wrong? Your origins are unknown, so how can I trust you?"

Loki couldn't believe Li Xuan's assurance. She had never heard of this guy Li Xuan when she was in heaven and didn't know anything about him. Even in the many years she had been in the lower world, the gods she had met had never mentioned Li Xuan. How could she put the safety of the lower world in the hands of such a mysterious guy?

887 "You want to know my origins? That's easy. My name is Li Xuan, an ordinary person from another world. I came to the labyrinth city of Orario to help my friend Ais."

"Whatever you say, I'll...!!??? Hey, another world? What do you mean? From heaven?"

Loki, who was about to retort, suddenly grasped the key point in Li Xuan's words. Another world? Which other world? The heaven?

"No, I'm a visitor from a completely different world that has nothing to do with this world or the heavens."

"impossible!"

"real or fake!"

"A person from another world!??"

"Is this what people from another world look like?"

"By the way, how did Ais know about the existence of the other world?"

………………

Li Xuan's words caused an uproar inside the store. The Loki family and others who had been quiet started discussing it. Even the only member of the Hephaestus family in the store, their leader Chun, joined the discussion. It can be seen that this news was shocking.

Not only these clan members, but even the three gods in the store were stunned by Li Xuan's explosive remarks.

"Indeed, when he replied just now, it seemed like he had just arrived in this world, not just in the lower realm. I thought it was a grammatical difference, but in fact, he had just arrived in the lower realm not long ago, just like me. So they were referring to the same thing, right?"

Hestia recalled Li Xuan's answer just now. It was true that Li Xuan had never said that he was a god from heaven, but most people would only think so. Who would have thought that Li Xuan was a visitor from another world?

"Aisi, is what he said true?"

Loki was silent for a moment before turning to Ai Si to verify whether what Li Xuan said was true or false.

"Yes, Li Xuan is indeed the helper I invited from another world."

Ai Si directly affirmed Li Xuan's answer, saying that there was nothing wrong with what Li Xuan said.

"Hey, your name is Li Xuan, right? Are other worlds interesting?"