Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 669 Testing the Dilemma in the Dark Night

“Lady Pain doesn’t like interacting with outsiders, unless someone is willing to be her fertilizer.” Lori thought for a moment and then answered, “At least so far, all the gods who have interacted with her have met the same fate.”

“That’s true, other gods probably offended her first, right?” The Goddess of the Night didn’t seem to agree with Lori’s words.

“Indeed.” Lowry wasn’t going to lie about this, not to mention the Storm Lord hovering above his head, whose eyes were practically spinning like flashing windmills. “But she never responded to anyone’s requests to communicate.”

They only appear before the Outer Gods when they want to kill.

She is very mysterious. My understanding of her is only the most superficial introduction, but I also know that if you want her to communicate with you, you have to offend her first.

I don't think this is a good thing.

Furthermore, just because you feel her behavior aligns with your feelings, you go and chat with someone who doesn't want to talk to you—isn't that harassment?

"You're still as bold as ever, Lori," the Goddess of the Night replied coldly.

"I can't just let you go and die for no reason, can I?" Lowry said very sincerely. "The important thing is, it doesn't matter if you die, but don't drag others down with you!"
I'm still so young, with so many wonderful days ahead of me. I really don't want to suffer because of such a trivial reason.

"I understand." The Goddess of the Night wasn't angry; instead, her tone became much calmer. "I was just saying it casually."

I know what kind of person she is... Heh~

Lowry tightened her grip on the crystal ball slightly: Poseidon's men were indeed all useless.

It's estimated that she's already revealed everything, including why Ms. Pain cooperated with her own father this time.

He finally understood why he had that strange feeling earlier.

Even without the Lord of Storms' warning, Lori could sense the probing.

Well, the Goddess of the Night's tea-making skills are even inferior to Alex's wife's.

This couple couldn't even outsmart five-year-old Lowry back then.

In a world that believes in force, people will try to avoid overusing tea techniques and lotus techniques, because the consequences of a mishap are not just about being insulted and beaten.

Of course there are still some, but they are mostly all-natural. They are still a little less skilled than the well-trained experts who have emerged from the teacups and lotus ponds, but they are also much less noticeable than the latter.

Why would the Goddess of the Night have nothing better to do than learn these things?

She possesses immense divine power.

Tea for the sake of tea?
That's completely pointless! There has to be some purpose.

However, her current methods are completely meaningless to Lowry.

Living in an art school, with another art school right next door, Lowry was like a fish that slipped through the net, washed out of the tea and mud.

Don't think that you're safe just because you don't interact with girls... When men get coy or cunning, they can be far more ruthless than women.

After all, if you want to succeed in the arts, you have to defeat countless competitors.

And for them, once they lose out in the competition, it's not like the situation in ordinary universities where you earn a million a year while I only have a tenth of that difference.

While not everyone can reach the level of earning 208 million a day, at least by the time you're in your 30s you can say, "I'm poor, I only have a little over a million in savings!"

Moreover, the person who was once fighting with you for the same piece of bread has now risen to great heights while you no longer even have the right to fight for that piece of bread... This kind of disparity can be fatal.

The same applies to artists like Lowry.

Although Lowry wasn't the worst off among his classmates, he had at least made a living in the big city... but at that time, one of his classmates' paintings was already selling for a million dollars a piece.

This student's painting was once displayed in the same hallway as Lowry's... and received almost the same evaluation.

Those who pursue art need opportunities and recognition, regardless of their profession.

Therefore, for the sake of an opportunity, tea and lotus can only be considered the most law-abiding methods.

Having grown up in this kind of place, Lowry wasn't very good at understanding people's hearts... after all, he hadn't really had any deep relationships with anyone, just casual acquaintances... but he was extremely sensitive to sudden remarks from strangers, and his intuition would immediately sound an alarm if that subtle disharmony appeared.

The Goddess of the Night likes to test people when she has nothing better to do.

She never cared whether others wanted to do business with her.

As long as she feels the other person has that value, she will keep testing them until she is satisfied.

Lowry had no interest in playing the game with her.

He had no desires for the goddess of the night.

Although he realized that the other party had set a trap when they asked these questions, he didn't choose to bypass it. Instead, he filled in the trap and stepped right through it.

He would never show any respect or obedience to the goddess of the night.

Otherwise, you might as well give up on living your life from now on.

Fortunately, she could at least sense Lowry's rebuff, and then she left unsatisfied.

This is why Lori can't really hate her... Even if she's dissatisfied with Lori's directness and coldness, the Goddess of the Night won't fight him to the death because of it, and she gives up on him very decisively.

But if she suddenly has another idea the next time they meet, she'll do it again.

However, when it comes to serious matters, she is quite reliable.

Even now, though in darkness, defiant, and dissatisfied with everything, she didn't cling to Lori. Instead, after the probing ended, she immediately began to organize her thoughts and share the information she had gathered with the Lord of Storms. Clearly, even though she verbally expressed dissatisfaction with the Lord of Storms' arrival, the Night was actually quite pleased to have a deity with whom she could communicate.

However, it's normal that the Ice Queen doesn't want to pay attention to her. What about the Earth?

There's no way that person wouldn't come!

Despite his inner turmoil, Lowry couldn't possibly interrupt such an important conversation and could only listen attentively in silence.

"The reason Lady Pain cooperated with Poseidon was to take revenge on Toril's father of the elves, Corellon, and, well, Shar and Shar's lover."

Lowry suddenly looked up: Huh?
"Koriron, the Father of the Elves?" The Lord of Storms was somewhat puzzled. "Isn't that the one who never interferes in matters outside of the Elves' affairs?"

"In order to completely seal away the Portal God she killed, the Lady of Pain captured several Toril Elf princesses and used their souls and flesh to make the locks," the Night Goddess replied calmly.

"Toril, there are many elven princesses," the Lord of Storms said noncommittally.

He didn't believe any god would embark on an expedition just for two elven princesses.

Although it was a small, rural world, they had heard of the elf stories of Toril... There were even hundreds of millions of elves who, along with the royal family, destroyed themselves!

I didn't see Corellon get angry at all.

“That’s what I thought too,” the Goddess of the Night suddenly chuckled, “but this one is a little different.”

She is said to be the fairy princess of Yongju Island, a direct descendant of the fairy pantheon.

The kind where the soul goes directly into the kingdom of God after death.

Moreover, their elder sister lost her soul while protecting the elven kingdom, so the elven pantheon still cares about their lives.

The Lord of Storms understood this explanation and quickly expressed his agreement: "That has to be addressed; we can't let our own people down."

Although Lowry kept one ear to their conversation, he was still confused: Shar's lover?
What a joke!

Could it be that all those years of clear thinking were a lie, and he was actually still immersed in the fantasy story he had woven?

No, that's not right!

Lowry quickly concluded that he was indeed living in reality.

After all, if it were a dream, he wouldn't have the mind to weave such a plot.

He is a decent person.

Reality is always more absurd than imagination; didn't he realize that a long time ago?

Lowry stubbornly straightened her back, then immediately bent down and opened the side panel of the sofa under her buttocks, pulling out a thick, soft blanket from inside, and calmly wrapped herself up.

Then, he casually pulled out a long, oval dumpling-shaped pillow and hugged it to his chest.

Close the side panel and press the petal button on the armrest.

The sofa silently transformed into a recliner.

Lowry slowly lay down.

However, to show respect to the gods, he only lay half-reclined... the dumpling pillow he was holding was wrapped around his chest, and the pleats he had pinched out just happened to cover his face.

Travis, who had been watching his series of actions, tilted his head and thought for a moment before deciding to do the same... Just as he had expected, his sofa was fully functional, except that the cushions were oval-shaped and couldn't quite cover his face.

But Travis didn't think it mattered.

After all, even if he listened to the whole thing, he definitely wouldn't understand it.

No unnecessary facial expressions will appear.

But he was certain that this would be a long process, otherwise Lori wouldn't have acted so directly... The Lord of Storms and the Goddess of Night would definitely re-examine it repeatedly to make sure that every single one was correct before... He suddenly straightened up slightly and stared at Lori.

If these two start having a deep conversation, who are they discussing answers with?

Could it be that he was just kicked away by the Goddess of the Night?
His gaze was direct, and Lowry received the signal, giving him an annoyed gesture... "One of us?"

Travis paused for a moment before realizing... that it was a person from this world who was colluding with the Outer Gods.

Then any form of death is justified.

Even outsiders who surrender do not feel that they are in danger.

After all, he abandoned darkness for light, and he was the one who died...

Traitors are looked down upon by everyone; even the Ice Hound of the Lord of Ice would urinate at his feet to show its disdain.

Lori did this because he understood what the Goddess of the Night was struggling with.

She really liked the way the Goddess of Pain did things.

But she couldn't accept the other person's cruelty.

For example, stealing someone else's divine child to make a humanoid chain.

The Goddess of the Night is the type who talks a big game but is actually very hesitant in her actions.

Even when dealing with someone like the Rain Goddess, she would still give them a chance to regret it!
(End of this chapter)