Chapter 159: Loki and Freya's Conversation!
"Uh…"
Silence.
Riveria truly did not know what to say.
Looking at Ethan before her, she no longer knew what words to use.
At this moment, Riveria even suspected that she herself might not be Ethan's match anymore.
Had he really only become an adventurer three months ago?
"So strong!"
Once again, Ais looked at Ethan and let out heartfelt admiration.
Again and again, Ethan gave her greater and greater surprises.
At the same time, Ais also thought that if she could become as strong as Ethan, then she would be able to take revenge sooner.
After that, the following floors were even less dangerous.
By the time evening arrived, the three of them finally returned to Orario.
"We're finally back. Miss Ais, Miss Riveria, I'll be leaving first."
The moment they exited the Dungeon, Ethan stretched lazily.
Then he greeted the two of them and turned to leave.
"Eth—"
Ais seemed to want to say something.
But in the end, she did not say it.
As the "mother," Riveria saw everything.
Looking at Ethan's back, Riveria knew very well that Ethan's attraction to Ais had definitely reached an extremely high level.
The favor of saving her life, his powerful strength, and his frightening growth speed.
When all of that was added together, it would definitely make Ais, who was extremely obsessed with becoming stronger, pay close attention to him.
"If you want to ask someone for guidance, you should prepare yourself first."
Riveria's voice rang out.
This made Ais slightly freeze.
"Riveria…"
"Ais, if you want to seek someone else's help, you must first show your sincerity."
"What should I do?"
In order to become stronger, Ais could be said to be willing to pay any price.
And in Ais's eyes, Ethan was now a broad road leading straight to the "peak."
"First is the matter of the 'life-saving favor.' After we return, have Loki take you to visit and thank him. Loki still has some face."
"All right. And then?"
"Then it depends on Loki. Before, Goddess Freya and Loki reached an agreement, allowing Ethan to seek Finn's guidance. This time can be the same."
"Let Ethan seek Finn's guidance? But Ethan is already not weaker than Finn now, right?"
Ais could not understand what Riveria meant.
"Not Ethan seeking Finn. You will be the one seeking his guidance."
"Is that possible?"
Riveria's words directly struck Ais's true thoughts.
Wasn't this exactly what she wanted?
On the way back, because of Riveria's previous teachings, Ais knew she could not casually ask others about how to become stronger.
That was why she had stayed so quiet the entire way.
Otherwise, she would have gone up and asked directly long ago.
After all, Ais's little head did not have that many twists and turns.
"Not necessarily. But the chances should not be low."
Ais was Loki's precious treasure.
For Ais's sake, Loki should be willing to suffer a little loss.
And Ethan did not seem like someone difficult to get along with.
When the time came, it would depend on what their side needed to pay.
Meanwhile, above the Tower of Babel, inside a quiet tea shop.
"So, the previous 'two moons' and 'monster riot' were both caused by an ancient monster devouring Artemis in the Great Tree Sea?"
"That is correct, Loki."
Freya smiled as she looked across from her.
Sitting opposite her, Loki, dressed in a tight outfit, clicked her tongue slightly and put down her teacup.
She had truly misjudged him.
Although she had also guessed that Freya's "eye" was extremely sharp, she had not expected it to be this exaggerated.
The "hero" of this era had actually been taken by Freya.
The thought made Loki feel a burst of heartache.
One had to know that Ethan had wandered around Orario for a month before joining any Familia.
If Loki had discovered him back then and brought him back, the future of the Loki Familia would have been worry-free.
Look at things now.
Freya already had Ottar, a Lv.7.
Now she had gained Ethan as well.
For the next few decades, Loki feared she would not be able to beat Freya.
"You didn't come looking for me today just to show off, did you?"
Because she was unhappy, Loki's attitude was not very good either.
Freya could understand that and did not mind.
"Of course not. There are just some things I want to discuss with you."
"Some things?"
"That's right. In truth, everything that happened this time was Ouranos's intention."
"Ouranos? What happened with that old man?"
"He seems to have taken an interest in Ethan and wants to cultivate him into the new generation's 'hero.' Take this incident, for example. It was he who sent the Artemis Familia to the Great Tree Sea, and it was also he who had Hermes look for Ethan."
"You mean…"
They were both intelligent people.
Loki immediately understood Freya's meaning.
This incident had very likely been orchestrated by Ouranos himself.
However, staking the future of the world on a single human was a little too risky.
One had to know that on that day, the Arrow of the Moon Goddess that had almost fired was not fake.
That had been genuine divine power of the Moon Goddess.
If that arrow had erupted, the entire continent would have ceased to exist.
"You should also know what happened back then, when Orario was at its most prosperous and the Zeus Familia and Hera Familia challenged the three great monster kings."
"Of course. The first two were subjugated. Only the final one used terrifying power to wipe out the elites of the Zeus Familia and Hera Familia. Otherwise, it would never have been our turn to become Orario's new kings."
The old kings fell, and the new kings ascended.
That had been the turning point of the Loki Familia.
However, the rise of the Loki Familia and the Freya Familia had not been because their Familias had become stronger.
It was because the former Hera Familia and Zeus Familia had weakened.
"Although that monster has been silent for these past few years, no one knows when disaster will once again sweep across this world."
"So Ouranos wants to cultivate a new hero to subjugate that final monster king?"
"That should be his intention. After all, the Empress back then was a genuine Lv.9, yet even she was no match for it. That means that monster's strength is very likely above Lv.9."
Loki did not refute Freya's guess.
In her heart, she actually thought the same.
"So, because he cannot see any hope, he is preparing to place his bet on the vague and illusory thing called a 'miracle'?"
"You would have to ask Ouranos himself about that."
"Tch. That old man."
Toward Ouranos, the first great god, Loki did not hold much reverence.
What she felt more of was dissatisfaction.
That was because Ais had also once been an object of attention.
As the descendant of a spirit, Ais's potential was absolutely limitless.
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