Chapter 168: Meeting Bors Again, Waiting for the Target to Come!
Looking at Riveria, Loki's expression kept changing. There was no denying that Ethan's potential was huge, and she really wished he were her child.
But Ethan was not. Not only was he not, he belonged to Freya's side, so Loki's feelings toward him were very mixed. She both loved and hated the situation.
Besides, letting her beloved Ais come into contact with Ethan—what if Ais was taken advantage of, or even suffered a serious loss? This really was not Loki overthinking things. Although she was a goddess, she understood men's dirty little thoughts very clearly.
"Loki, Ais will definitely come to you about this later."
"What? Ais is going to come to me too?"
"Mm. Ethan has only been an adventurer for a little over three months, yet he has already surpassed Ais in one leap. For Ais, what do you think that means?"
"…"
What did it mean? How could Loki not know?
Ever since she was young, Ais had been like a machine. She was not interested in anything except "becoming stronger," and there was only one thing in her mind: keep getting stronger.
Now that an almost cheating existence like Ethan had appeared, Loki could roughly guess what Ais was thinking.
"Where is Ais?"
"She's still in her room, but Finn has already gone over."
"Finn went over?"
"Mm. Finn once guided Ethan for a while in the Familia, so Ais went to find Finn, hoping to see if she could use his connection to get in touch with Ethan."
"Ah! Fine, fine! I'll go! I'll go ask Freya, okay?!"
Loki was extremely unwilling, but her love for Ais was already carved into her bones, so she chose to compromise. Ais had the kind of personality where even hitting a wall might not make her turn back. If Loki kept trying to stop her, it might only make her more stubborn.
Since that was the case, it would be better to let her go. However, on Ethan's side, Loki absolutely had to give him a warning.
Thinking this, Loki slightly lowered her eyes, and a sharp light flashed within them. Although Loki's personality had changed greatly after descending to the lower world, she was still Loki, the evil god. She had never been a kind person, and back in heaven, she had once committed god-slaying simply because she was bored.
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Dungeon, 18th Floor.
Ethan, who had originally been close to reaching the deep floors, had now turned back to the 18th floor.
"Are you sure it's here?"
"Yes, Master."
Revis answered Ethan respectfully. Now that everything about her was in Ethan's hands, her attitude toward him was far more careful than it had been toward the corrupted spirit.
Tap, tap, tap.
Ethan and Revis stepped into the town of Rivira. As for Sarah and Scorpio, they continued hunting in the Large Tree Labyrinth. After all, neither of them was suitable for entering this place.
"Brother Ethan! It really has been a long time. We finally meet again!"
"Bors?"
The moment Ethan entered Rivira, a voice rang out, and he subconsciously looked over.
Bors, with his rough face and black eyepatch, walked over. Ethan immediately remembered him as well. This was the man who had taken the initiative to get close to him when he was still Lv.1.
Ethan did not know whether to call him good at dealing with people or good at judging people, but their relationship was fairly decent. This guy was not a good person, but he was a smart one. As the leader of a gang of rough adventurers who could thrive in Orario, he was naturally not simple.
"Brother, I've been waiting for you to come find me for drinks. It's been almost two months, but you never came."
"I accepted a commission before and left Orario for a while. I only just came back."
"Oh? A commission outside Orario? As expected of the Freya Familia."
"Just a small commission."
Ethan did not say much about that and casually laughed it off. Bors understood as well and saw that Ethan did not want to talk too much about this topic. That was normal, since many commissions required secrecy, and he often encountered such cases himself.
"And this lady is…"
At this moment, Bors also noticed Revis standing beside Ethan. She had an explosive figure and a beautiful face. Good grief, she was practically a great beauty, and judging from her air, her level was not low either.
Could she also be a member of the Freya Familia? After all, aside from the Freya Familia, Bors recognized almost all the high-level adventurers in Orario.
"This is Revis. She's my subordinate."
"Hello, hello."
Bors quickly greeted Revis, but faced with his goodwill, Revis only glanced at him coldly and had no intention of responding. This made Bors a little embarrassed, but someone who could survive in the Dungeon to this extent was naturally a smart person.
Arrogance was always the privilege of the strong, because most arrogant weaklings were already dead.
"Bors, we came here because of a commission, so we may stay here for a while."
"No problem. Rivira is my territory. Brother, whatever you need, I'll arrange it properly for you. It's just a commission, easy stuff."
Hearing Ethan's words, Bors patted his chest and said this confidently. He did not dare speak for other places, but in Rivira, he really did have the final say.
"There's no need for that. It's just an escort commission. To be more accurate, I'm only accompanying her."
As he spoke, Ethan glanced at Revis. Bors immediately became even more certain that this woman was definitely from the Freya Familia.
In his mind, Revis was the senior, and Ethan was the junior being brought along by her. This time, he was probably following her for experience. Good. He had not misjudged Ethan Starfall. Ethan was absolutely a rising star of the Freya Familia.
The title "Beloved Pet of the Goddess of Beauty" was already enough to explain the problem.
Although Bors spent most of his time in Rivira, he still had channels to learn about Orario's affairs.
Under Bors's arrangements, Ethan checked into an inn in Rivira, and even the room fee was waived. One had to know that staying a night in Rivira was extremely expensive.
Bors said, "You're my brother. How can I let you pay for this? Wouldn't that be giving me no face at all?"
It was only a room fee, yet it had directly turned into a favor owed. This left Ethan rather helpless. This guy really was talented.
"Master, I sense it."
Time passed little by little. After the light outside grew somewhat dim, Revis suddenly spoke.
Ethan smiled as well.
It had finally come. He had been waiting for quite a while.
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