In the Loki Familia conference room.
There were only four people in this meeting, Loki and the three giants of the Familia.
Although I'm sorry, Sword Girl Ais, Werewolf Bert, Amazon sisters and others are not qualified to participate in this level of meeting. It's not because of weakness, but because of lack of experience.
After everyone sat down and congratulated their princess, the meeting officially began.
"Having said that, there is one question before the meeting."
Loki sat on the desk, shaking his legs carelessly, and asked: "Riveria, you said that when Ais was promoted to LV6, the first person to find her was Xiao Lin, right?"
There was doubt in her expression.
Even Riveria, who was traveling with Sword Princess Ais, was not sure or aware that the first person to discover it was an outsider, which had to make people curious about him.
Riveria nodded: "That's right. I remember when I came back from the lower level and met that man on the safe floor, he helped Ais with her treatment and said that he had sent a congratulatory gift in advance for Ais' promotion to LV6... "
She added the whole story incidentally.
Hero Finn and Juggernaut, who were not involved in the subsequent events, were also curious.
Why is Xiaolin so sure?
Finn the Brave asked:
"Loki, is this important?"
"No, not at all."
Loki shook his head, but then said: "It just has something to do with what happens next."
Everyone was slightly stunned.
Snapped--
Loki clapped his paws, opened his fox-like eyes, and said, "Okay, let's get started. Let's sort out what happened here recently."
"The magic stone Tione brought back from the 50th floor is almost the same as the magic stone obtained by the Loki Familia and Bert a few days ago."
"Are the previous new types of monsters, the monster festival incident, and the security layer murders and attacks all connected in series?"
"From the depths of the underground city to the surface, in terms of scale, the guild shady theory proposed by God Dionysus is not unreasonable."
However, all of them knew that this was just a guess without any factual basis.
Based on this, the brave Finn said: "That's true, but I don't think things are that simple. Loki, did you find anything after looking for him?"
"No, nothing gained."
Loki shrugged.
After a brief conversation with the sky god Ouranos, she did not get any useful information, and she could not confirm whether the person behind the scenes was a guild.
"But it is indeed suspicious. We can't let go of our doubts yet."
"Indeed. After all, there is a key figure in this series of events."
"who is it?"
"Xiao Lin."
Brave Finn spoke the name calmly.
The new monsters on the 50th floor can be ignored, but the monster sacrifice incident, the security floor murder incident, Riveria's attack incident, Ais' upgrade incident, and the guild leader's sudden announcement of a dependent incident, which has always been neutral, all The fingers are all pointed at Xiao Lin.
No one would believe it if he said there was nothing wrong with him.
This may be why the incident Loki mentioned has something to do with Krillin. Not only that, but Dionysus is also unbelievable.
"That is to say, no one can believe it, right?"
Everyone was slightly silent.
Loki waved his hand and said: "But we were only affected, and there were no victims. It is not easy to pursue this matter at the moment, so let's wait and see for a while."
Because she knew that there were many people involved.
For example, Freya during the monster festival, Dionysus in the sewer, and Ouranos declaring his dependents, all of them had quite a few problems.
So the most important thing now is to get out in time.
"No, this won't work." Riveria objected: "The red-haired weirdo who attacked Ace..."
"I heard that the fight with Finn was a draw, and that he also escaped from the attack between the two of you?"
"She seems to call Ais Arya."
"——!!!"
Everyone's expressions changed.
"Really."
"It's true, Aisi told me personally."
"I see. No wonder he became so desperate."
Now everyone knows the reason.
"Is there an enemy who can control new monsters, use orbs that mutate monsters, and also knows Ais' life experience..."
"And her skills are so extraordinary, but no one in Labyrinth City has ever seen her."
"Even if it has something to do with the guild, the matter won't be solved so easily."
That's the problem.
"Anyway, let's ask Ace first."
The brave Finn picked up the bell on the table and shook it, making a crisp sound.
"Um?"
"what is that?"
Just when everyone was wondering, there was a commotion outside the door, and then the door was violently pushed open, and a figure rushed in, which was Tione.
"Did you call me, Captain!"
"Can you call Ace over?"
"Leave it to me!"
After receiving the order from the brave Finn, Tione slammed the door and ran away in a hurry.
There was a brief silence in the room, and Chongji Grace complained: "It's really convenient."
"...So be it."
The brave Finn also sighed helplessly.
It was his original intention to treat the other party as a convenient tool, but when the other party insisted on doing so, he was also quite troubled.
"By the way, before Aisi comes, let's talk about the next expedition. I've already agreed with Xiao Fei about that matter." Loki puffed up his chest as if he was taking credit, but Taiping was completely uninterested.
Riveria said: "Is it a matter of letting the blacksmiths of the Hephaestus Familia accompany us? If they are there, it will be enough to prepare the minimum preliminary weapons and armors."
The brave Finn also took advantage of the situation and said: "The freed space can be used to prepare the magic sword used to deal with the new monster. Grace, how are you preparing?"
"We have collected high-quality goods from all the weapon shops in Labyrinth City, and everything is ready."
Grace's speech was as steady and reliable as ever.
Who would have thought that the three people before could not like each other if they could give their backs to their companions.
"But there's one more thing."
"What's wrong, Loki?"
"The Xiaolin we talked about before. Ouranos asked us to take him with us on the next expedition."
Loki's words seemed strange and absurd.
"……What?"
"What's the reason?"
Riveria and Grace are confused.
The expedition of the Familia is not limited to the Familia itself, it is also common to bring along the blacksmiths of the Hephaestus Familia as assistants.
But it seems strange no matter how you look at it, like bringing someone with you, someone from the guild you belong to, or even just an adventurer at LV2.
On the contrary, the brave Finn seemed to have thought of something and asked: "Is it what I just said? Just like we don't trust the guild, in fact, the guild is also wary of us?"
"That's it. But it's also possible that he was deliberately showing vigilance and was playing the thief-cries-catch-the-thief trick."
"I see."
The brave Finn held his chin and said: "In this way, Ouranos's reason for declaring Xiaolin to be a dependent has been made clear."
"Of course, this is not an order from the Lord God. It is up to you to decide whether to take him or not. If you refuse, I will reject Uranus. To be honest, I refused him to join."
Loki rejected Krillin with a smile.
Expedition is a very important activity. It consumes a lot of energy, physical strength, resources, etc., so even if there is a problem in a trivial link, it will bring huge trouble to the entire expedition team.
Just like Lefiya last time, the situation where the expedition team had to return early due to the inability to release magic during the battle must be avoided at all costs.
This is true for elves at LV3, and humans at LV2 are more likely to back off.
She is the main god of the clan and is responsible for the members.
However, Xiaolin did have a large or small presence in all events, so Loki was quite hesitant and at the same time left this issue to the three giants of the Familia for discussion.
"Then take it with you."
"I agree."
"Me too."
The Big Three agreed without much hesitation.
"what's the situation?"
Loki was dumbfounded. She didn't expect this outcome at all, and even looking at Finn and the others' expressions, they were quite happy to let him join.
Finn: "After all, Xiao Lin is indeed capable."
Riveria: "Has a super strong vision that can see the whole situation and can even see through it, and a healing ability that is so powerful that it can be compared with that woman."
Grace: "Even the strength is pretty good. Finn, it was Xiaolin who took care of the monsters in the safe zone yesterday."
Finn: "Indeed. Even I wouldn't dare to take that powerful blow."
Riveria: "Then it's decided."
Grace: "That's right."
The three of them talked about Xiaolin's many advantages.
Even though Xiaolin is only at LV2 now, his strength is obvious to all, not to mention that he also has vision and healing abilities that are very useful in dungeons. The auxiliary effects of the latter two points alone are enough for them to agree.
"And the guild placed him here with the intention of monitoring him. It just so happens that we can also monitor him, right?"
"That's what I said..."
Loki still felt uneasy.
Finn added: "No problem, I believe Xiaolin, even if the guild is behind the scenes, he will not be the guild's minion. And...if the guild is really the mastermind, we can take the opportunity to win him over."
"Why, does Finn think highly of him too?"
"Oh? Finn, Riveria, you too?"
"Ah, of course. People with that kind of talent will be punished by God if they are let go."
Unexpectedly, the three giants were very optimistic about Xiao Lin.
Instead, Loki held her forehead and sighed, because she knew that Xiaolin had already been booked by Freya. Even though Xiaolin is indeed talented and an outstanding child, she doesn't want to fight against that sickly beauty.
Of course, it's all because it's not cost-effective.
If she really has potential that far exceeds that of ordinary people and is unanimously recognized by the family members, then she will be happy to get Xiao Lin.
There are only two clans that are the strongest in Labyrinth City. Who is afraid of whom?
Finn: "But now we can't see the enemy in full, so we still have to make a decision on whether to go on an expedition."
Riveria: "But if you want to go on an expedition, you have to be mentally prepared."
Grace: "In that case, not only Aisi, but all of us will also be involved."
Loki: "Yes, give it your all."
At this point, the four of them finalized the expedition.
Just then the door was knocked again, and Tione's voice came from outside the door: "Captain, it's me, Tione."
"Come in."
Following the order, Tione walked into the room, but she was alone, and there was no naturally stupid princess following behind her.
"Where's Ace?"
"She seems...to go to the maze alone."
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"You have to change your mood."
Swordswoman Ais, who understood this matter, was walking on the road to the dungeon when she heard a familiar voice coming from behind.
"Master Xiaolin, are you still going to the dungeon today?"
"That's right."
"But there was a commotion at the security level."
"No problem, if you're from the upper level...oh, it's Miss Ais."
Xiao Lin also saw Sword Girl standing at the entrance of the dungeon and said hello to her.
"Xiao Lin."
"Well, it is indeed LV6, congratulations."
"Thanks."
Sword Princess Aisi had no doubts or questions because Xiaolin had mentioned this matter yesterday.
"The sun is so bright."
"indeed."
The questions and answers are quite nonsense.
In this regard, Xiao Lin invited: "Miss Ais should also go to the dungeon to kill monsters. After all, she has just upgraded to LV6, and she still needs actual combat to consolidate and feel the new power. In this case, let's go to the dungeon together. I I’m also interested in the strength of the LV6 experts.”
Apparently, he was asking for combat instructions.
Being able to fight and repay favors at the same time, Sword Girl Ais had no reason to refuse.
"Um."
She nodded and agreed.
The two walked together. As soon as they arrived at the foot of the Tower of Babel, they saw the half-elf Eina, a guild employee.
"Xiao Lin? Aisi?"
"Miss Eina?"
After saying hello, Eina took the initiative to explain that she was assigned to be the person in charge of inspection at the Tower of Babel, and Xiaolin explained to her that he happened to meet Sword Princess Ace and were about to go to the dungeon together.
Seeing Sword Princess Ais, Eina introduced herself: "Sorry to bother you yesterday, I am Eina Zul, a guild employee, and I am also the adventure consultant in charge of Xiaolin."
"……Hello."
Sword Princess Ais nodded blankly.
Aina always feels like she doesn't remember. Is it an illusion? Then he thanked the other party for rescuing Bell.
When the topic opened up, Xiaolin also told an anecdote about Ace's strong request for him to give Bell a knee pillow yesterday, which made the decent and generous half-elf suddenly laugh.
When the atmosphere was just right, an offensive conversation came from behind.
"That little white-haired kid must have been hit by all the tricks."
"I can guess what's going to happen."
"You guys, don't miss it."
"I know, boss."
Those loud and conspiratorial words sounded like they were trying to frame a certain adventurer.
It is not allowed in the dungeon for adventurers to frame each other, but no matter what it is, it is not absolute.
Aina thought: "Could it be that..."
"What's wrong, Eina?" Xiaolin asked.
The half-elf girl frowned slightly, took a deep look at Xiao Lin, pondered for a moment and finally requested: "Xiao Lin, I know this request is too much, but I still want to ask you for something."
"Go save that cowardly rabbit, right?"
"Cowardly rabbit?"
"That's Bell."
Xiao Lin waved his hand and did not explain why he called the other party a coward, but his attitude was already obvious.
"Please, Xiaolin."
"I'll be there."
"Is it really possible?!"
"Ah, because it was Miss Eina's request. And...just think of it as an apology for nearly killing Bell before. (Quietly)"
To be honest, a treat is not enough to apologize, so I just saved the other party this time as compensation.
"Xiao Lin, what did you say?"
"I mean, I'm leaving now."
"please."
"give it to me."
Xiao Lin nodded and turned around and ran towards the dungeon.
The Sword Girl behind him hesitated for a moment when he saw this, and then ran towards the depths of the dungeon.
(End of chapter)
