Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 749 I can understand the matter of the White Dragon King.
"Wait... Armies, are you really sure that the poor, adorable girl you're talking about is Cyrek?" Bowen asked with difficulty. "I don't know what kind of person Cyrek is in your heart, but I..."

I think you made your judgment a little too quickly.

Armies glanced back at his Uncle Bowen, his expression shifting between light and shadow in the shadow cast by the spiderweb-like vines overhead: "Ah...ah?"

Shuni, Shuni never changes her persona!

“Since there are doubts, let’s keep watching!” The Countess interrupted the conversation, pointing ahead. “Anyway, that guy clearly wants both.”

After observing for a while, Armies realized that the two ladies were likely based on the same background template, and even if they didn't know each other's identities perfectly, they had a general idea.

Therefore, they acted like best friends.

Heim's constant kindness towards the beautiful woman wasn't because she was his lover, but rather to please his lover's best friend who disliked him.

That's why he so openly flirted with another woman.

That's true. Even if their actions are very discreet, there are so many eyes around—they must each have their own followers among them.

Heim is a hypocrite who loves to put on a dignified and righteous facade, but he won't openly display his shamelessness.

At first, he clearly didn't intend to have his cake and eat it too, and the beautiful woman only accepted his help without having any intimate contact with him.

Armies immediately recognized them as a pair because he knew it was Heim.

Therefore, it is unlikely that Heim would serve water or bowls to anyone else.

However, the people inside are now appearing as powerful human beings.

Therefore, some of the unspoken human etiquette of showing respect and friendliness to women can be used openly.

Of course, he was wrong because the beautiful woman's eyes were too insincere. With such eyes, Heim still had that "please let me do something for you" attitude... but that can't be called wrong.

Whether you're male or female, it's hard to remain steadfastly indifferent when someone acts like they have feelings for you.

The more confident a person is in themselves, the less likely they are to firmly refuse.

Many people even secretly enjoy this kind of affection.

Heim wasn't a true gentleman.

Moreover, given Toril's moral compass, even Tyr might not be able to maintain it.

It's not like we actually did anything, right?
Heim didn't actually make many mistakes.

But the two on the other side not only had strong disguise skills, but they could also cooperate to prove that each other's identities were real... In Heim's eyes, the other party was truly a strong person among mortals.

When people look down on others from a divine perspective, they naturally overlook some harmless little things.

He might even think that bringing both ladies to God's kingdom would be the best way to repay their love!
In that case, even if it gets exposed, it will just be his romantic affair.

It's all just a joke and won't affect his image at all... Any love between the two girls, even if it's genuine, will be seen as fake. No one will say how much of a pity it is for these two pretty girls; they'll just envy them for hooking up with such a powerful figure.

No wonder Heim actually took the bait.

but……

He couldn't help but look up and ask Karix, who was also watching with great interest from mid-air, "Honorable Destroyer, Heim, do you have any connection with Shuni before?"

Although Armes had been to Toril quite a few times, he always went prepared, took care of his business, and left... Ever since the incident with Tyr, few gods who were confident in themselves dared to stay in Toril for long, and they would try their best to avoid getting entangled with the people and gods there.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have hired Cyric, a guy who takes a large cut of the money and might even create problems for others.

But Cyric set the trap simply because it was his nature, and he wouldn't do it for Toril's sake.

As long as one is quick-witted, resourceful, and acts with the utmost care when making a contract—ensuring not a single black mark on the paper, and using divine power to write in the celestial language that cannot be altered or used to write lies—that would be acceptable.

Of course, the things you ask him to do are usually not very important, and they are basically all based on the transaction.

It sounds complicated, but compared to those 'sincere and kind' gods who will offer you the best, a scoundrel like Cyric is more trustworthy.

After all, with Armes' intuitive reaction, he would definitely be able to sense the most subtle malice.

But the poison hidden within sincerity can catch even someone as capable as him off guard.

Unfortunately, the good gods and good people of Toril are all... easily deceived and taken advantage of.

They may be fine, but that doesn't mean the things they have are fine.

Moreover, they all have extremely high self-esteem.

If Almes had treated those gods the same way he treated Cyrex, he would probably have only earned the fiercest hostility in return.

Therefore, although he often went to Toril, he would never stay for more than a year. He would grab what he needed and then leave. He could only get a general understanding of the place, and he lacked information about the more trivial and little-known details.

When you go to Toril, the last thing you need to listen to is rumors; more than half of them are nonsense.

The silver moon maiden Serene can accomplish most of the task, while the elves and fairies can work together seamlessly to complete the other half.

Moreover, many gods conceal their true thoughts because of the existence of AO, preferring to smear black powder on their faces rather than appear too human and be targeted.

It would be better to deal with them using their overt clerical doctrines; that would really reduce a lot of trouble.

Shuni is that type.

She always believed that her image was the most beautiful and alluring.

If she can't make a man fall in love with her as she is, doesn't that mean she's given up?

Even if you sometimes have to change your appearance because the other party is too wary, your basic features are still there.

She is always a stunningly beautiful woman, radiating brilliance and full of energy.

Therefore, even though he was somewhat confused, Armies immediately recognized the identities of the people in the image.

Of course, the fact that he said it so easily meant that he had some doubts in his heart.

It's okay for Uncle Bowen to have secrets; it's impossible to tell everyone everything in this world.

But he must ensure that these secrets will not affect their future path.

However, just as he had probed a little, his mother rushed in and changed the subject.

This is enough to prove that he just didn't know it.

The parents insisted on bringing Uncle Bowen along, perhaps not only because of his absolute loyalty, but also because he could indeed be of use.

Even though Armies could cover the risks of this adventure, his parents were still considering the possibility of something going wrong.

Armies actually believed in Uncle Bowen's loyalty to his father.

However, human loyalty is sometimes really useless.

There are too many ways to make him lose his mind and self-control.

Bowen's occasional erudition is indeed quite surprising.

Having read and memorized the contents of all the books in the royal library, Almes certainly knew things that an ordinary royal scholar should not know.

It's probably all because of those fragments of divine artifacts.

Armies knew he was overthinking and suspicious, but what could he do when he couldn't see the outcome of how the world was unfolding?

The reason why the White Dragon King and others would take a liking to this world is because of this... a brand new world, a world completely free from external influences before it was opened, a world where foreign mages came first, and then those omnipresent gods. The perfection of its laws must be very high.

This would indeed force these outsiders to completely integrate into the world in order to gain the corresponding status and power, but at the same time, it would also leave them with a set of rules that belong only to them.

Just look at Toril, the goddess of magic who is still influenced by her ex to this day, and you'll know how wonderful it would be if there were no fragments of her ex's soul in the laws.

For gods like them, who have nowhere to go and yet are forever searching for a place to settle down, finding such a world is already their greatest fortune after exhausting all their efforts.

The White Dragon King might be a little better off.

Almes understood after Katharina so easily led them into the noisy tunnel.

The reason why the White Dragon King insisted on settling in this world was not only because he, like me, wanted to find a suitable home, but also because this world was really close to the bustling Sky Tunnel.

It is not close in a physical sense.

Rather, as a rare world where the wind element occupies a certain position, it is bound to be easier to open the dimensional gate leading to the noisy void tunnel.

Sure enough, what was nothing more than a choice for an ordinary minor god like him in the boundless wilderness was the best of the best for an existence like the White Dragon King.

On the other hand, the fact that even a being like the White Dragon King could choose this world is the result of his many years of traveling through the starry sky and humbly seeking knowledge from every wise person he encountered.

Although Almes thought about many things, it was only for a moment.

So he quickly received a reply from Karix.

“Shuni, you were actually close to getting Heim into your hands back then.”

But just as Heim was falling for her, Sunny met Tom, who looked somewhat similar to Heim.

Moreover, Tom was more upright and righteous than Heim.

Most importantly, Tom also has a girl he likes.

At that time, Shuni became somewhat arrogant because of her previous successes.

She not only wanted to seduce both Heim and Tom, but also wanted the two gods, who didn't get along well, to play the Three Gods Game with her.

"It's one thing that she couldn't seduce Tom, but Heim will definitely be furious when he finds out!"

Armies blinked... a moment of confusion flashed across his eyes.

The Greek goddess of love and desire was, well, a being filled with malice towards Mount Olympus.

Zeus also went so far as to marry her off to the god of fire, who was known for his ugliness.

Therefore, whatever that person did afterward is perfectly normal.

Even Apollo, who was almost ruined by her, never held a grudge against her.

Anyway, even without Aphrodite, most of the Greek gods lived much more exciting lives than Sunee.

"Why do you look like that?" Karex asked with a displeased expression, caught up in the conversation.

He hated uncooperative listeners the most. "He's from Greece!" Katarina couldn't help but remind him, "Isn't the complete Greek mythology in Candlecastle? Haven't you read that?"

“Oh, Candlekeep… the destroyed Candlekeep,” Karex muttered. “Oh! I remember now.”

He looked at Armies with pity: "So, you are that Hermes, who has been working for the Greek world since long ago, only to end up with a home that gets struck by lightning every day... It must be very painful, right?"

“Those things have nothing to do with me.” Armies shook his head. “Hermes has no regrets. He has done everything he could and has also decided where he is going.”

"Almes is a completely new person; I have my family and friends."

At that moment, a sentence popped up on the screen in the air: "No! I...I know that you and Patty are a perfect match and love each other."

At first, I genuinely just wanted to test your sincerity for my friend.

But... how could a woman like me not be attracted to a man who meets all my requirements?

I know I shouldn't.

But...but...if everything that shouldn't have happened were left in Churt, wouldn't you, wouldn't you, then you could see me?

Hug me, please hug me.
It gave me the courage to leave all of this.

She said she was going to end everything, but the content was all about seducing men and having a one-night stand with them.

If Suzanne's character, Patty, were truly her friend, she should have pulled out a knife and killed her right now.

Armies stared stiffly at the beautiful woman with disheveled hair in mid-air, feeling as if he were about to be poisoned by the rouge stain on her small lips.

He was now certain that the dewdrop beauty was indeed Shuni.

Although she transformed herself into a different person, her inherent reserve and pride remained.

She simply showed weakness to Heim, hoping to arouse his protective instincts towards her.

But his back was still straight.

And it was Shirek who, despite his constant lies, truly humbled himself to the point of obscurity.

After all, it's impossible for a normal person to say such things so sincerely and movingly without changing their expression.

Only that madman, Cyril.

Damn it, Hermes should stay in his grave forever!
“It’s really strange that someone from Greece would react like that.” Karex was intrigued by the completely different reactions of the new audience. “You don’t care at all about their entanglement, but you’re all taken aback by what Cyric said.”

I will definitely take a closer look at Greek mythology later.

"Look~ look~ look, not a single one of them says a word." Katarina sang a cheerful song.

Almes kept his head down, not wanting to look at the beautiful girl who was telling Heim her true feelings.

Pearl, standing behind him, suddenly said quietly, "It's not so bad that he's like this. At least you won't be able to accept a great beauty with rouge marks on her lips in the future."

Shuni, that dewdrop beauty, was saved.

Heh~

"Heh~" The Countess couldn't help but chuckle and hugged Pearl's shoulder. "Even the smartest man would be foolish in a place like this."

Don't worry about it too much.

Armies glanced back sadly: "I've just experienced similar trauma before."

It wasn't just because of one time.

"And now?" the Countess asked with great interest.

Armies pointed to the hem of a skirt peeking out from the corner of the screen: "It's even more terrifying."

She watched as Cyric seduced Heim, and she even became visibly more excited.

She should know at least a little about that woman's identity.

Can……"

"She didn't fall in love with that man; she just didn't like that the man she already had ran away because of a reason she didn't care about at all."

"I just want to get her back." The Countess rolled her eyes helplessly. "She's just a disposable toy~ As long as she got to play with it, that's fine."

Who cares how bad things will get afterward?
What does this have to do with men and women? It's just a matter of character and personality.

Besides, didn't you say that this isn't her true appearance?
"Then shouldn't you think her true nature is even more terrifying?"

"Mom..." Armies paused for a moment before saying, "Actually, you know what's going on, you just want to look down on me, right?"

The Countess certainly understood.

The reason Armies reacted so strongly was simply because he clearly favored that kind of woman.

There is probably no such woman in the Greek pantheon.

The gods and fairies over there are clearly very open and honest, and don't need to use such a subtle approach.

Armies probably had never seen a girl like this in his past life or this one... otherwise, his first reaction would definitely not have been that she was a dewdrop-like girl.

No one would use beautiful words to describe something they look down on.

Armies's preferences were already revealed subconsciously.

However, the Countess was not worried that her son would make a mistake because of this hobby.

After all, he definitely prefers girls who are genuine inside and out.

Those who superficially meet his preferences but are actually malicious have virtually no way of escaping his overly keen observation.

Moreover, based on the Countess's understanding of her son, if such a perfect girl were to appear before Armies, his first reaction would not be to fall in love, but to wonder if someone was trying to set him up. Otherwise, what a coincidence!

A person with a suspicious nature can't have a sweet romance; a truly good woman will only kick him out and enjoy life on her own.

Otherwise, knowing that their son was heterosexual, she and Ezra wouldn't have always thought that their son would be single for life... Of course, Pearl, who was occasionally a bit absent-minded and looked at men like monkeys, wasn't much better back then.

However, it now seems that Pearl did this because her heart had already been locked away.

The three people on the screen were still feigning affection, pulling at each other.

Katarina suddenly said from the bottom of her heart, "Their subordinates are so pitiful!"

Whether you understand it or not, it's all a curse.

Just now, when they were eating around the campfire, were they talking about doing something big to save the world?
There is still a great danger; it is highly likely that the entire army will be wiped out.

Wow... I was all prepared to never go home again, ready to go to war, but the leader is still here... Oops~
I'm determined to bite them to death!

“That is their god,” Bowen suddenly interrupted Katarina. “If nothing unexpected happens, they don’t need to risk their lives at all. Their main task is to please their god.”

As for the possibility of losing one's life as a result... life in the Kingdom of Gods is much better than in Toril.

To die on the battlefield beside a god, no matter how one dies, is a blessing.

Armies didn't turn around, but he understood.

Indeed, if Bowen were truly as he portrayed himself, he would easily attract the favor of some sycophants.

While artifact fragments present many troubles, they are mostly just sources of frustration and helplessness.

There aren't actually that many beings who have the ability to hide their remnant soul in a broken artifact at the last moment.

Moreover, the requirements for the artifact itself are quite high.

Those weak or even demigod warriors who were brought to the battlefield by the main god, how could they possibly have such good things in their hands?
In the end, all that remained was the lingering resentment containing some of his will.

The reason the Church of Gods made such a sweeping decision is because it cannot easily open this door.

If people don't perceive the fragments as dangerous, the consequences will be truly terrifying.

But if there really is no problem, they wouldn't go to such lengths to track someone down just because they found out someone had this thing.

Surveillance or probing is certainly inevitable, but it doesn't necessarily mean that someone has to hand it over.

Of course, it's also possible that the most dangerous period has already passed, and the major powers have developed effective methods to counter such things, so they don't care about the slightest trouble.

Once humanity's status is elevated, the Church of the Gods will not act so ruthlessly.
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"Huh?" Katarina suddenly asked, puzzled, "What kind of procedure is this?"
How could it be so fast, so...

Armies, who had been trying to avoid reality, looked up blankly and understood what Katharina was wondering about.

When Shirek spoke sincerely just now, Heim still felt some pity but firmly rejected her advances.

But now... what does that mean?
Two mage huts rose from the earth, one belonging to Sunny's Petty, and the other to Cyric... Let's not mention his name again, in case some girl really has that unlucky name?
In short, with a tone that was both gentle and sorrowful, yet also carried a hint of recklessness, Cyric rushed into a small hut.

Heim was telling Sunny's Petty about his predicament... He, a wanderer, was better suited to a woman like Cyric, who was fiery and passionate.

Clearly, although he was reluctant to part with Patty, he chose to spend the last moment with Shirek.

He could have made himself a laughing stock, but in the end, he chose to become a joke himself.

The accuracy rate of choosing between the two options is still too high.

"Why didn't Shuni just stab him?" the Countess muttered. "You god, what a load of crap!"

"Mom, why did he choose that rouge mark?" Pearl couldn't understand. "He had already confirmed his relationship with Patty from the beginning!"
He also seemed to prefer Petty's style, but..."

"Of those two girls, Petty, or Sunny, are probably acting a bit too infatuated because of what happened in the past," the Countess said coldly. "But Cyric, although he looks like he wants to sleep with you, is clearly just acting on impulse. Once he leaves the island they live on, he will probably choose to stay away from Heim."

Men's inherent flaws are no different from those of God.

“Darling, this is just a flaw that everyone has, don’t just talk about men,” Ezra said with a smile. “We’ve seen ladies like this before.”

Trying to do everything will only lead to failure in the end.

The Countess gave a cold laugh, but did not deny Ezra's words, only saying, "The gods of Toril are quite different from those here."

I can understand what happened to the White Dragon King now!

(End of this chapter)