Returning to the family's carriage, Yasifei sat in the carriage on the way, sighing from time to time with a sad face.
Hermes laughed and said, "Don't put on such a sad face, you're wasting your cute face, Yasphi."
"Why----"
He only responded with a longer sigh.
"Ah?" Hermes pinched his chin and asked doubtfully; "Could it be that Yasifei actually likes Xiaolin, so you are overly worried?"
"No way! Idiot!"
The girl who was teased by the god who didn't understand his feelings suddenly became furious and hit his head with her fist, causing the playboy god to gasp in pain.
However, the topic was successfully carried out as a result.
Yasifei pinched her eyebrows and asked: "God Hermes, you really appreciate Xiao Lin, right?"
"Of course! I have high expectations for him, even more than Bell!"
"Then why do you do that? Deliberately encouraging God Apollo to take action against him or something..."
It’s so inconsistent!
It was only at the banquet just now that she realized how difficult the god Apollo, who was known as "Sorrowful Love", was.
But Hermes deliberately encouraged the other party, and even premeditated from the beginning to let Xiao Lin, who was not led by a god, attend the divine banquet, prompting him to come into the other party's sight.
What is the reason for doing this?
"Bad taste? Or do you have any grudge against him?
"Um?"
Hermes was stunned for a moment by Yasphi's question, but he quickly said with a smile: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, let's say this is my unique expression of love. Xiao Lin's appearance stirred up many people's nerves, but He doesn’t seem to be aware of it. Regardless of whether it’s my bad taste or not, I want Xiao Lin to understand the meaning of his existence. But, I don’t deny that this is a kind of entertainment. "
Asifei digested these words silently.
After going on adventures together, she had to admit that Xiao Lin was an extremely special existence.
It's not like Sword Lady, the Big Three of Loki Familia, or Ota, but someone with more potential and more outstanding abilities.
Due to the characteristics of the Familia, Yasi Fei also received some information that other Familia were trying to move against Xiao Lin, including their main god Hermes.
"But what if he just fails to recover?"
"Then that means he's embarrassing his big job. It's that simple."
Hermes' smile was clouded, and the words he spoke revealed the indifference and ruthlessness unique to gods.
The favor from the gods is very heavy. Whether they can bear it depends on whether they have the potential.
Some gods are very willful, and Hermes happens to be one of them.
…
"He needs a trial! Don't you think so, Ouranos!"
This is the altar below the guild.
Hermes, wearing a white suit, appeared in a dark space, talking to the God of the Sky on the high platform.
Having just attended the dance, he was still very enthusiastic and couldn't stop dancing.
Although his expression wasn't as broken as Apollo's, other than that, it wasn't much different.
Ouranos on the high platform looked at Hermes going crazy below with an expressionless face, and finally said calmly:
"as you like."
He looked like he had completely given up on Xiao Lin.
Hearing what he said, Hermes became even more excited. He shouted: "You agreed, Ouranos! You must be like me and have been looking forward to the birth of a hero who can shoulder the heavy responsibility of the times!"
"…………"
The gods on the altar did not respond. They were all lonely and passionate. Hermes was a little uninterested.
But it doesn't matter, as long as Ouranos agrees.
Then turned and left.
After Hermes disappeared, a man in black robes appeared in front of the altar and said in a deep voice: "Is this really good? Without the suppression of the guild, those dependents will definitely become restless. Maybe, the labyrinth The city might just be destroyed."
"...I know." Ouranos raised his head and looked at the dark ceiling: "But the danger of the underground city is imminent, and we cannot distract him."
At this time, the family members are in a predicament with few people.
When adventurers affiliated with the name of the Familia are coveted by other Familia, they have no choice but to seek help from other Familia or swallow their anger.
"But it's not entirely a bad thing."
"how?"
"Like Hermes said, if he can grow, he will have more influence on the next plan."
"...Do as you wish, Fels."
In terms of wisdom alone, the god Felsby, who is known as the Sage, is no less generous, so Ouranos has considerable trust in him.
…
Xiaolin is not an idiot.
The fact that Hermes insisted on dragging him to attend the banquet hosted by Apollo must have something to do with the subsequent war game between the Familia.
In this case, we can't get involved.
He promised Hermes to attend the divine banquet, but wouldn't it be better if he was not in the banquet hall?
That's why I asked Ota to go to the courtyard, and danced with Liu Zi until the banquet was over.
However--
"You two, what are you doing?"
On the second floor of the rich hostess, there was a god and a man kneeling in front of him.
When he came here, Hill said he had something important to discuss, and thought it was some secret matter. Unexpectedly, when he came to the room, he met Hestia and Bell.
Because he knelt down too quickly, Hill and Hermes held down his shoulders, so that he could not move and could only accept their kneeling.
Wait, don’t you think it’s weird?
There must be a god here, why does he kneel so neatly? Where has your pride as a god gone? And Hermes, that wicked smile always feels wrong!
After Hestia knelt down neatly, she begged loudly: "Please, Xiaolin! Join this Familia war!"
"I reject!"
Xiao Lin refused on the spot.
Even thinking about it for a second is disrespectful to his sense of emergency avoidance.
The news that [Hestia Familia] is going to start a family war with [Apollo Familia] has spread throughout the streets and alleys of Labyrinth City.
Because this is a long-awaited event, the gods are looking forward to what will happen next.
The sadistic Apollo is best at stalking. No matter he is hiding in that town or escaping to another country, the idiot will chase him to the end of the world.
Because he had gone too far, Hestia was tortured and impatient, and finally made up her mind to agree to Apollo's provocation.
And how strong she was then, how humble she is now.
In order to ensure victory, she would kneel down to others. Doesn't she have the shame that a god should have? ...No, if Hestia had existed, she would not have been fooled by Aqua, Lista and being called the goddess.
Xiao Lin signaled them to let go first, sat on Hill's bed, looked down at Ishen Yiren below and said, "Let me hear what's going on."
"actually……"
Hermes began to explain.
It goes back to yesterday.
After Hestia couldn't bear the other party's provocation and agreed to war, their demands were quickly recognized by the guild.
Then the gods are summoned to hold a meeting of the gods to finalize the date, as well as the rules, form and other related matters of the war game.
The venue is on the 30th floor of the Tower of Babel.
In the assembly hall, which has a high ceiling supported by rows of pillars and only a round table placed in the center, many gods gathered at this time.
There were many fun gods watching the excitement, and even Loki and Freya, the two giants of Labyrinth City, appeared in the meeting.
It doesn’t matter what day it is, what’s important is that it’s fun.
In such a tense and exciting environment, they began to talk about conditions or bets.
"If we win this war game, Bell Crane belongs to me. And if I lose, I will grant you any request. Even so, I will definitely not lose."
The confident Apollo made no secret of his purpose, which was why he deliberately set a trap to provoke Hestia into agreeing to the war between the Familia.
As for the way to decide victory or defeat——
Hestia stared at Apollo and suggested: "How about we go one-on-one and have representatives from the family members fight to determine the winner?"
This proposal made Mihe, Jian Yulei and other gods who were biased towards Hestia express their affirmation.
One-on-one is a fair competition that can maximize the gap between the two parties.
But the blond male god wearing a laurel crown sneered and snorted: "Young Familia is caused by Hestia's own neglect, all because you have not actively recruited members until now. It's useless to cry to me about this, I There is no obligation to cooperate with you."
Apollo naturally wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Familia had a large number of people, and the reason for his rebuttal was quite reasonable, and the gods who were not biased towards Hestia or neutral all agreed.
However, in order to show his magnanimity, Apollo still proposed to draw lots to decide.
result--
"That's why we drew Siege, right?"
"Yes, that's it..."
Hestia looked ashen.
Among the many choices, I chose the battle mode that values the number of people the most.
It was undoubtedly bad news for her.
But Apollo, who thought he was sure of victory, took the initiative to hand over the attacking side to Hestia in order to make the war between the clans more interesting, and mocked her and asked her to do her best to attack.
Xiao Lin, who had known this result for a long time, remained expressionless and looked at Hermes, who was scratching his head in embarrassment and apologizing.
He drew the lot, so it's normal to feel sorry.
Therefore, in order to ensure the enjoyment of viewing, or to involve someone who was not involved in the matter, Hermes deliberately stirred up the emotions of the gods and suggested:
"How about allowing the Hestia Familia to find foreign aid?"
Hermes sought help from other Familia on the premise of limiting the number of people.
Upon hearing this, Apollo narrowed his eyes: "I know it, Hermes. You always act as if nothing happened, but in fact you are trying to deceive me. I will not be fooled by you."
Talking about the bad fate that has continued from the heaven to the present day, it is not only Hermes who understands Apollo, but Apollo also understands Hermes. Therefore, in order to prevent accidents from happening, it is natural to choose to refuse.
But Apollo ignored one thing. The person Hermes provoked was not him, but the other gods participating in the council.
Then a powerful goddess intervened in the conversation.
"Are you afraid, Apollo?"
"...Beauty Goddess Freya?"
"Isn't it impossible for you to fight if your opponent is not alone? Or is it that you don't trust your children and your love for them only reaches this level?"
"Hey, don't look down on me..."
The silver-haired goddess sitting high on the steps smiled, and the irritated Apollo at the round table frowned with distress.
Beauty God's speech immediately caused a large number of male idols to defect and express their affirmation and support for the facilitator system. In the face of "beauty", having fun and winning or losing are not important.
The trend in Parliament was completely shaken.
Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly chaotic, Apollo had no choice but to agree to Freya's request and accept the helper system proposed by Hermes in order to avoid the condemnation of the gods.
But the conditions for the change are that only one helper is allowed, and the family member providing the help must be from outside the city!
Agree, but not completely.
——The stingy Apollo.
The gods in the council sneered at the concession of the blond man wearing a laurel crown and spreading his arms, thinking he was magnanimous.
Needless to say, the number of people, compared to the Orali Familia, the level of adventurers outside the city is very low, or in fact, the level of adventurers in the city is too high.
How many family members are there near the city that have LV2 or above members? The question is, can we contact each other before the war game? Moreover, it is too difficult to persuade the other party to help.
Apollo, who insisted on not giving in, ignored all opinions and agreed to the helper system based on the proposed conditions.
Freya, who wanted to train Bell, stopped talking.
But just when Hestia was about to agree, Hermes suddenly interjected: "Well... Apollo, why don't you give in a little bit and become an adventurer in the city? And what if we could be free again?" It would be better if I designated it.”
"What nonsense are you talking about, Hermes! I already said no..."
"Xiao Lin."
"What?!"
As soon as the name appeared, the atmosphere in the parliament changed.
Loki opened his fox-like slender eyes, and Freya, who had been smiling, also became cold. The two of them stared at Hermes in front of the round table.
Horrible!
Hermes pressed his hat.
To be honest, his legs were a little weak.
But under this pressure, it brings more excitement! Yes, a new era will begin under his guidance!
Hermes kept smiling and said to Apollo: "I designate Xiao Lin, who belongs to the Uranus family, to participate in the battle. Of course, if he also loses, he will also join your family, how about it?"
"I agree!"
Apollo didn't hesitate at all, and made his decision immediately when the other gods were confused.
Then the sad Sun God showed a crazy face and praised Hermes: "You are indeed my good friend. This proposal is really great, Hermes!"
"...Haha, as long as you are happy."
Hermes, who was frightened by the idiot's face, couldn't help shaking his body.
The rules were changed inexplicably, causing some dissatisfaction among the other gods. But both parties agreed with the decision, and they had no reason to dispute it.
At this point, the Assembly of Gods was disbanded.
Freya stood up first and said meaningfully to the playboy at the round table: "You really did a stupid thing, Hermes."
Then he turned around and left.
Loki also rubbed his forehead in distress and muttered: "No way. Are you serious? Hey!"
Then she left quickly.
Loki, whose brain was about to smoke, urgently needed to go back and discuss this matter with his three giants. At the same time, I have to admire Hermes for daring to touch Freya's restricted area.
…
"That's just the way it is."
"...Why do you look so proud? Besides, why am I not participating in the game?"
Xiao Lin gritted his teeth and looked at the playboy who forcibly implicated him.
He is nominally a member of the Ouranos Familia, but in fact he is just a mercenary in name only. Why can Hermes decide where he belongs?
Unexpectedly, Hermes suddenly opened his arms, made a posture often used in opera monologues, and said loudly: "Xiao Lin, do you want to abandon the benefactor? Potions, feathers, have saved your life." You turn a blind eye to even the slightest request from the gods! Are you the kind of unfaithful and unjust person? Ah, I really misjudged you!"
"Hey! Don't go crazy there! You asked me to go to the banquet. I've already gone. What else do you want?"
Xiao Lin rolled his eyes at him angrily.
Hermes stopped and said, "Attending a banquet? Does it mean leaving the banquet in the middle and deliberately hiding in the courtyard until the banquet is over? What kind of banquet is this?"
"Just tell me whether I participated or not!"
"...Ah! Who would have thought that Xiao Lin would be opportunistic and choose to escape when facing the God of salvation——"
"Stop! Stop, stop, stop!"
Xiao Lin covered his mouth to prevent Hermes from howling any more.
I forgot that in addition to being the god of messengers, Hermes also worked part-time as a bard. His accomplishments in this area were unparalleled.
If he continues like this, his reputation will be in jeopardy.
At this time, Hill also came forward, held Xiaolin's hands, and said with a pleading look in his big moist eyes: "Me too. I want to ask Mr. Xiaolin for your help, can't you...?"
45° elevation angle kills!
This has gone beyond the category of cuteness and has reached the level of charming people.
The incarnation of the God of Beauty is so terrifying!
Unfortunately, Xiao Lin was not affected. Instead, he rubbed his forehead and said, "I don't care. It's just that God Ouranos doesn't agree..."
Hermes raised his thumb and said with a hearty smile: "Don't worry, I've already said hello over there!"
That was the smile that convinced him.
So angry!
"God Hermes."
"Huh? Do you still have any concerns?"
"No. It's just that a close friend of mine once said to me: Don't be timid when you encounter provocation or making things difficult, and fight back fiercely."
"What's the meaning?"
"That's what I mean!"
Boom——
Xiao Lin punched Hermes hard in the stomach, causing the playboy to retch and fall to the ground like a twitching shrimp.
His anger was released, and Xiao Lin breathed a sigh of relief:
"Phew, feel good."
Hestia and Bell, who were still kneeling on the ground, looked happy while feeling sad.
"Could it be that……"
"Ah, just let me give you a little help."
Xiaolin accepted the request.
(End of chapter)
