Give Zongman some collapse shock

"Tsk tsk tsk, I never knew such a quiet-looking girl was so wild inside."

"It's a shame about that face, his brain is broken."

"Not only did he not resist, but he accepted it excitedly."

"I heard you haven't even joined the clan yet, but you can't wait."

"The future is bright."

Before leaving the city, a little child's cry became the final blow that defeated Mei: "Come on, big sister of the real lightning sword master!"

Even though I left the city and didn't meet any pedestrians along the way, I still felt like I was being watched, like a thorn in my back.

Silent, silent.

Then, there was an outbreak.

"Ahhhhhhhh! Why do people have to live?" Mei broke down softly.

The intense sense of shame had completely exceeded her psychological threshold, and she could no longer care about her image. Rather, it was because in front of Jiang Chen, her own reserve and gentleness were torn apart by her own hands that Meiyi could no longer face the other world.

"It's over. My journey into another world has ended."

adventure?

The dead cannot be risked.

"Please, my other self, I've already..."

The girl chose to escape from reality, opened and closed her eyes, and hid in a small dark room where no one could find her.

Lei Lu stood there in a daze, not even having time to wipe the tears from his face.

"Are you... okay?" Jiang Chen hesitated.

He didn't know how to comfort her in this situation. He was even more astonished by Mei's escaping reality and forcibly logging off the line.

"Humph! It's just a little bit of wind and frost."

Mei forced herself to remain calm and act as if nothing had happened, thinking it was just an unexpected disaster.

The more he looked, the weirder Jiang Chen's expression became.

He was a little bit unconvinced that Mei could remain indifferent after such a thing happened, so he opened his mouth to test: "Aibo?"

"Ahhhhhhh! I want to commit suicide! Kill you and then commit suicide! This world must be destroyed! It must be destroyed! Collapse! Collapse! Big collapse!" The calmness on Mei's face instantly shattered.

The Herrscher core riots.

As soon as I turned around, I wanted to run back to Orario and let this other world see what a great collapse was.

Die! Everyone must die today!

Her reason to live had been extinguished by the coward himself.

"Calm down, Meiyi!" Jiang Chen hurriedly hugged the girl. "It's okay, it's no big deal. I'll be with you no matter what happens. People will forget about it in a few days. It's not a big deal. Besides, no one here knows you. They don't even know your name."

I will only call you the True Thunder Swordsman.

Of course, after saying this, Mei and Orario must be gone today.

"Wow, no, it's obviously not like that. I didn't do anything. It has nothing to do with me." Mei cried.

Helpless! So helpless!

As a Herrscher, she never thought that she would fall into such a helpless situation, that people's words were so terrifying, and that the world was so scary.

"Wow~ Obviously, it was me who was protecting her all the time. Those things that she only dared to think about in her heart were also done and said by me. Why? It was a coward who did this. She hid away without any warning, and now I have to bear the consequences. Wuwu~" Mei cried more and more sadly, and the dignity of the Herrscher was completely lost.

No! Even the strictest one is gone!

I feel so wronged.

Jiang Chen looked at the excitement (crossed out) and felt distressed.

Unable to overcome his conscience, he hugged the girl until she had cried enough, and finally comforted her after using some of his beauty.

Well, if he hadn't stopped in time, Jiang Chen felt that what he would have paid for was probably more than just a little beauty.

There is a feeling that I am the one being taken advantage of.

After calming down, I returned to the ruins and finally found Kiana by the nearby river.

"Why are you here?"

"You're so stupid! Can't you see I'm fishing for dinner?" Kiana pointed at her fishing rod and said proudly, "See? That's my friendliness! I've been saying nice things for a long time just to get this. Just wait patiently. Today I'll show you my fishing skills."

Jiang Chen was dismissive of this.

after all……

Mei slowly squatted down and put her hand in the water. The next second, fish of all sizes floated up with their stomachs turned up. After doing this, Mei crossed her arms and glanced at the white-haired ball with disdain, as if looking down at a fool. Her heart finally felt comforted.

At dinner, the three of them sat around the campfire.

Using a little salt he had obtained from the residents of Orario, Jiang Chen prepared a grilled fish meal. The three of them enjoyed the meal very much; after all, it was the most sumptuous meal they had had in days.

But the happy atmosphere did not last long. After a brief exchange of information about their respective task progress, a dark cloud seemed to hang over their heads.

Could it be that they are useless?

Otherwise, why would the progress of each task be so unsmooth? They should be simple tasks.

"Well, it's a bit unexpected."

"Just unexpected?" Kiana's eyes showed disdain. "You, this morning, swore to me that as long as you met Hestia, you could join the Familia just by asking. What happened?"

"Well, it can't be all my fault." Jiang Chen was a little embarrassed.

From what he understood, after Hestia descended to the mortal world, she preached and tried to establish a clan, but ultimately encountered resistance at every turn. Logically, all it took was a simple opening of the mouth, even the slightest sign of willingness, for the other party to abandon their divine dignity and cling to their thighs, begging for membership.

"Kiana, could it be your own problem?"

"This..." Kiana couldn't help feeling guilty when she thought about how she greeted the goddess with stones.

"Enough, the most important thing now is to find a way to join the Hestia family." Mei said coldly.

After a period of silence, Jiang Chen decided on his next course of action.

"Putting everything else aside for now, since the Hestia Familia hasn't been established, we still have a chance. If Kiana isn't up to the task this time, we'll have to find someone else. Among the three of us... no, among the five of us, there's always someone suitable for her. Anyway, the Goddess Conquest Plan has begun."

Raiders?

For some reason, Mei had a sense of déjà vu and her head felt inexplicably heavy.

024 God of Fire and Goddess of Sacred Fire

The stronghold of the Hephaestus family.

After listening to the report from the children of the clan, the goddess Hephaestus nodded calmly and turned to walk towards the room further inside.

Recently, a fellow divine being who came down from the upper realm came to seek refuge with her.

Given the countless years of friendship they had shared in the Celestial Realm, coupled with her status as a renowned divine craftsman, her clan's near-monopoly of Orario's high-end equipment business, and the wealth they had accumulated, even if she wanted to live a life identical to her time in the Upper Realm, she could do so.

Simply put, raising a rice bug is easy, and even Hephaestus is happy to do it.

but……

"Hestia, why did you come to the underworld?" Hephaestus looked helpless as he looked at his friend lying dead on the sofa.

"Ah, well... of course I'm the same as you guys."

Hestia smiled ingratiatingly and hid the novel behind her.

When the gods who are now in the underworld are asked such questions, there is always only one answer - to experience a different life in the underworld.

"Is that really the case? I heard someone was clamoring to join your clan on the street a few days ago."

"Uh, um..." Hestia waved her hands in panic.

She knew it would turn out like this. Once the clan was established, she would have no reason to stay at Shenyou's house anymore.

"I'm not ready yet. Besides, you see, after we establish a clan, the children will all be my family. Since I have to choose my family, of course I have to be careful."

"Is this really what you think?"

"Uh~ That... I also have the right to choose the family I like, right?" Hestia's eyes were vague.

"Hestia, answer my question directly!"

Hephaestus, knowing her friend's character well, grew more serious and emphasized her words. While they were close friends and willing to support her, she knew that if she, as a friend, didn't sternly urge Hestia to correct her attitude, she might just drift off until the end of the world, just like she had in the Upper Realm.

"Wuwuwu~ I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm just a useless god. Life here with you is too comfortable. I don't want to set up a clan anymore!" Hestia clasped her hands together and raised them above her head, begging for mercy.

That pitiful appearance seemed to arouse the compassion of fellow believers.

only……

"Since you want to continue to live a carefree life, why don't you return to the upper realm?"

"..."

Unable to answer.

Hestia couldn't help but look dismayed as she realized that Hephaestus was serious this time.

When she first came to the lower world, it was actually just an impulsive decision. Otherwise, the gods from heaven would have come to the lower world in large numbers thousands of years ago, and she would have followed the trend long ago, and would not have come to the lower world at this time.

"Actually, I wanted to follow your example at first and form a clan to live happily together in the underworld." Hestia said listlessly.

Unfortunately, nothing goes as planned.

According to her original expectation, the netherworld is full of cute children. As long as she follows the guidance of fate, she can easily establish a family, and the rest of her life will surely be a happy and warm daily life.

However, reality slapped her hard in the face.

There are no cute children.

A clan cannot be established.

Nowadays, gods are no longer a scarce resource in the underworld.

Even if people wanted to become adventurers, they would prioritize those famous Familias. At the very least, they wouldn't choose Hestia.

It's understandable that capable people looking for jobs would naturally prioritize stable, high-paying companies over startups struggling to pay their salaries. No, perhaps a more precise description would be that Hestia's situation isn't a startup, but rather a blatantly suspicious, a shell company that would easily lead anyone to report it as a scam... and one that's still in the planning stages.

In short, this is the situation. Even if Hestia begs for help everywhere, no one in the entire labyrinth city of Orario is willing to join the clan.

"Wow, wow, wow~ That's it. It's not my fault at all." Hestia tearfully recounted her experience.

Unfortunately, this statement still avoids the problem.

"In that case, why would you reject that child one day?"

"Woo~"

Didn't fool me.

Hestia raised her head and became a little more serious.

"Well, Hephaestus, I'll be honest with you. I don't have the same abilities as you. When I truly arrived in the underworld, I realized I couldn't do anything. I can't forge powerful equipment like you, nor am I like Jian Yulei, who has powerful martial arts skills, is willing to endure hardships, and can travel around the world to make friends with children."

This was the most devastating thing, making her admit that she was a useless person.

"Without any special skills, I can't bring anything to the children. Especially that child a few days ago, you know, I fell in love with her the first time I saw her, I really like her."

It’s not that she hates Kiana. On the contrary, as a god, she felt Kiana’s kindness and unlimited potential almost the moment they met.

Any god would favor such people.

"She's fine, but she looks like she's living in poverty. And I can't offer her anything, not a roof over her head, not even basic wealth, not even weapons or equipment, not even a word of advice. But if she joins…"

Hestia paused, thought of the person she hated, hesitated but still said resignedly.

"If it were Loki's family, or Freya's family, or even your family, she would be able to get the best treatment. Reliable seniors, generous funds, delicious food, as well as sparring partners, medical care, intelligence, and so on." Having said this, Hestia couldn't help feeling lost.

It’s so heartbreaking!

"self-abasement?"

Hephaestus was stunned, and then became furious.

The goddess with flaming red hair slammed the table in anger. She could understand this kind of inferiority complex. Just like herself, because of the ugly curse on her face, she never thought that anyone would like her. Even though she longed for love, she never thought of finding a partner.