fynovel Chapter 157 Dialogue with the Gods
Chapter 157 Dialogue with the Gods
Chapter 157 Dialogue with the Gods
The group walked through the long streets and arrived at the venue for the Monster Festival in the southeastern district of Orario.
Upon arriving in this area, it became noticeably more lively, teeming with people, the streets practically deserted, and lined with all sorts of vendors offering food, drinks, and entertainment.
It has everything.
Its prosperity is comparable to the international metropolis of Roy's previous life. After all, it is known as the "center of the world". Orario's prosperity is second to none in this world.
The Monster Festival is hosted by the Ganesha Familia.
Bring the monsters out of the dungeon and into the arena, which holds tens of thousands of people, and have the beast tamers tame them. Of course, it's impossible for the monsters to be completely obedient; they can only be made to feel fear.
This process can boost people's confidence.
For three thousand years, the people of this land have been suffering from the disasters brought by monsters.
The Monster Festival tells people that monsters are not invincible, indirectly encouraging them to become adventurers and explore dungeons.
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This is the official explanation.
Roy did know some inside information: the Monster Festival was also subtly reducing people's fear and dread of monsters. Uranus and Ganesha wanted people to accept the intelligent heretics.
His gaze swept across the crowded streets.
Every year they go to such great lengths, making such a grand spectacle; it's hard to say that the great god Uranus simply sympathized with those heretics...
Does the other party really want to create a world where humans, gods, and monsters can coexist peacefully?
Roy shook his head inwardly; even he could not fully fathom the thoughts of the gods.
The only clue is to explore the deeper parts of the underground city, which may have some connection to those heretics.
Daphne rarely saw such a lively event. She looked around curiously. If she didn't know there was a special operation going on, she would definitely have gone all out.
The lively atmosphere dispelled the gloom in Cassandra's heart, and her complexion improved slightly.
Roy, being understanding, said, "It's okay, go have fun, just don't go too far away."
Upon hearing this, Daphne excitedly pulled Cassandra along, and they went to browse through each stall.
It must be said that the Monster Festival is a mixed bag, making it one of the best opportunities to plot against people.
The Ganesha Familia was busy preparing for the festival and couldn't spare any manpower to maintain order. In the original timeline, Freya also took this opportunity to train her red-eyed rabbit rigorously.
But Roy dared to let them go out to play because he had a plan; he had arranged everything in this area perfectly.
The members of the Soma Kinka disguised themselves as merchants, tourists, and pedestrians, moving around this area. Due to the previous large-scale layoffs, nobody knew them at all.
The more famous members of the Loki Familia hid in nearby houses; Roy had booked seven or eight buildings and was throwing money at them.
Under Roy's personal direction, there was no such magical operation of whispering among themselves.
Everyone's expression was natural, no different from that of ordinary people.
Roy even provided them with a set of code words to use when they detected anything unusual.
Roy approached Ryu and asked in a low voice, "Have you noticed anything unusual?"
Liu gently shook her head.
Even with his LV.5 sharp eyesight, Roy couldn't detect anything unusual. He frowned, finding it all very strange.
If he weren't certain that Cassandra's "prophetic dream" would come true 100%, he would have doubted that it was a fake. Now, he could only take it one step at a time.
Do your best, listen to destiny.
After wandering around outside for two hours, Roy and his group bought admission tickets.
Enter the arena and take a stroll around.
They were not unfamiliar with this place; it was the arena where the Astrea Familia and the Apollo Familia held their war games, where they would duel one-on-one.
At this moment, an animal training exercise is taking place inside the arena.
An adventurer of the Ganesha Familia Level 3, wielding a long whip, lashes the ground around him, occasionally striking the silverback ape to cause it pain.
But it won't make the other party feel fatally dangerous.
As the monster showed fear in the face of its tamer, the crowd cheered enthusiastically, immersed in the joy of humanity's victory over the monster.
It wasn't very appealing to Roy and his group; it was a performance mainly for the general public.
Fighting monsters to the death in the dungeon is much more exciting than this.
The tamed silverback ape is only LV.1, which is far too weak. Cassandra in the team can easily defeat it alone. A tamed LV.3 ape would be much better.
Roy and his companions might even be somewhat interested in level 4 monsters.
At that moment, sensing the divine power permeating the air, Roy, Ryu, and Astrea suddenly turned their heads and saw a male god in the crowd.
This male god has an effeminate appearance, dead fish eyes, and an amused and indifferent smile on his face.
"Ikelos—"
Roy and Astraea recognized him.
finally come!
Roy, Liu, Astrea, and Daphne were invigorated; if the other party didn't show up soon, their day would end in idle strolling and playing.
Cassandra was pale and her lips trembled.
Icelos swaggered up to them. "Asteria, it's been a long time."
Knowing that the other party had come with malicious intent, Astraea nodded slightly in response out of politeness.
Ikeros wore a pained expression. "Asteria, your family's retinue, Roy's brother, is in the dungeon, causing us heavy losses!" "What do you mean?"
Astraea frowned.
Ikeros counted on his fingers and said, "There were probably nearly twenty people who died, and we also lost a monster worth over a hundred million without any sign of lying."
This is what Astraea sensed: "And then? What exactly are you trying to say?"
Ikelos laughed, "Of course it's compensation. You used the Soma Familia's divine wine to make 300 million fali. Give us that money, and have Roy apologize at those children's graves and cut off his own arm. That'll settle the matter. Isn't that reasonable?"
Upon hearing this, Ryu, Daphne, and Cassandra all turned cold as they looked at Ikeros.
"impossible!"
The goddess Astraea was even more resolute, her blue eyes coldly fixed on Ikeros.
For children in the lower realm, external factors such as talent, resources, and connections are not necessary. What is needed is an unwavering belief, and the rest can be left to grace.
Losing money is a minor matter; an apology and losing an arm are out of the question, otherwise Roy's entire life would be ruined.
Ikeros wasn't surprised by Astraea's rejection. Instead, he looked at Roy and asked, "The Seeds of Justice, so what do you choose?"
Roy's response was even simpler: "Do you own the dungeon?"
"Hahaha!"
Ikeros was taken aback, then couldn't help but laugh out loud.
That hits the nail on the head! Don't let his high-sounding words fool you; the Ikelos Familia have their share of robbing others of their prey and materials in the dungeons.
Roy's meaning was clear: you can't just stand up for justice when you're the one getting your kill stolen.