Their commission was suspicious.

Whether it was Chen Luo bringing the goddess Astraea before him, helping him complete his revenge, creating an opportunity for him to kill Zagnat with his own hands, or even resurrecting him when he was about to die after defeating Zagnat… it was hard to imagine that someone he had only met for less than two days would do these things for him, even if that person was the God of Wishes.

Moreover, Liu Ke had not forgotten the conditions under which Chen Luo helped her realize her wish.

I arrived at the bar around 10 a.m. and immediately hugged my own leg, asking myself to make a wish...

It seems strange from any perspective, doesn't it?

It was precisely because Chen Luo had helped her so much that Liu was considering how to repay him.

The solution they came up with was to support him before he had any family members.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, conversion to another religion can only be done once a year later. Therefore, Ryu is planning to join Chen Luo's Familia for a year before returning to help Lady Astrea.

That's what I thought at first, but later it seemed that Lady Astrea didn't care about Ryuu joining the River God's Familia.

In this situation, Ryu could only choose to join the River God's Familia first, and then wait a year before making any further decisions.

A year is enough for many things to happen, so a decision can naturally be made after a year.

The premise is that Chen Luode pronounces his given name correctly, or... tells himself why he always calls himself Liuli.

"Please, just bet with me this once, don't force me to beg you." Chen Luo's fingers tapped aimlessly on the wooden table, but his eyes remained fixed on Liu Baihua's thighs.

"..." Liu subconsciously took a step back.

Liu knew Chen Luo was capable of such a thing, because Chen Luo had actually done it before.

Seriously, why are there gods who always want to cling to people's coattails?

"Then... let's take a gamble," Ryu said after a moment's hesitation.

The reason she couldn't hesitate for too long was because Liu knew that once Chen Luo really latched onto her, she would still have to agree.

"Okay, it's settled then." Chen Luo slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

Chen Luo's movements were a bit too big, causing Astraea, who had been pondering something, to look in his direction as well.

"Finished talking?"

"We're done talking. Is there anything else, Astraea?" Chen Luo asked.

"Yes." Astraea nodded.

"What is it?"

"What will happen to my familia if I leave? I still have familia in the Sword City. You didn't even remind me 10 minutes in advance." Astraea sighed at this thought.

Should I say that Chen Luo was too lazy to give prior notice, or that he was too efficient?

"Family..." Upon hearing these two words, Ryu couldn't help but look at Astrea.

After a little thought, Liu was able to understand.

He had asked Lady Astrea not to inquire about any reason for leaving Orario, and Astrea had indeed done so, before heading to the Sword City.

So many years have passed, surely a god cannot simply stop building up his own kinship?

Even the most down-on-his-luck god can't be without a single member of his retinue, can he?

At least Hestia has Bell.

"Ta-da!"

Liu heard the sound of fingers tapping on wood, and then saw Chen Luo staring at her for some reason. Their eyes met.

Oh, right, there is indeed a god who doesn't even have a single follower.

As she thought about this, and felt Chen Luo's calm, unwavering gaze fixed on her, Liu felt, for some reason, as if his thoughts were being read, and couldn't help but lower her head.

Liu now feels ashamed when she criticizes others and they hear it.

"Astraea, I can send you back or summon you here at any time, but the question is, have you thought about where you want to take those Familias? Will you leave them in Swordcraft City or take them to Orario? And where will you focus your work in the future? Orario or Swordcraft City?" Chen Luo turned his head and asked after giving Ryu a hard look of guilt.

"This……"

Orario is the center of the world, or at least the center of this world. It is the place all adventurers yearn for, the final destination for all who desire to become stronger.

Because this place has dungeons, and dungeons teeming with endless monsters, and endless monsters represent endless experience and boundless achievements, it is the perfect place for adventurers to level up, bar none.

Ryu initially thought he had gone too far, especially by telling Astrea to leave Orario without asking any questions, something that would be hard for other gods to understand.

What? You're saying the Zeus Familia and Hera Familia aren't in Orario either?

Did they not want to stay? No, they were kicked out!

However, there are indeed some gods who do not like to stay in Orario, but the goddess of justice who established herself in Orario from the beginning and built a powerful Astria Familia is definitely not included.

Especially now that the Astrea Familia might indeed rise to power, Astrea was genuinely tempted.

Astraea's attraction wasn't based on the strength of her own kin; she was a deity detached from base desires, and her descent to the mortal realm wasn't solely for amusement.

Astrea simply felt that if Orario really did send 8 million otherworldly warriors, and if these warriors weren't disciplined, it would bring about major changes to the world...

High Emotional Intelligence: Bringing About Significant Changes to the World

Low emotional intelligence: Leading to the destruction of the world ( )

Furthermore, Astrea was genuinely curious about what made the 800 million otherworldly warriors who could withstand the Soul Lamp's quality inspection so special.

“Alright, you don’t need to hesitate too much. Astraea, after you finish recruiting today, go back to Swordcraft City, then bring your familia here for a few days of sightseeing, and then take them to the dungeon for a few more days. Then you’ll know if they’re interested in Orario,” Chen Luo said.

“That’s what I think too. Once the children grow up, we should take them away from home to see the world. When can I go back?” Astraea asked.

“Anytime is fine,” Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo's teleportation anchor point is still in the Swordcraft City, so Chen Luo can take Astrea across at any time.

"How about we go back now? Didn't they say the server wouldn't open until 10 o'clock...?"

I learned the term "launch" from Chen Luo; it sounded a bit of a tongue twister.

“It’s not even 9:30 yet. It’s good to go back now. After all, no one knows that you kidnapped me to Orario. My sudden disappearance might scare them.” Astrea glared at Chen Luo as she said this.

Chen Luo didn't give Astraea a second longer; he teleported to her and took her away.

"Don't worry, I've left your letter where you disappeared. The letter I wrote for you is absolutely convincing. Are you curious about what it says?" Chen Luo asked with a smile.

"...Don't tell me. I don't want to know. I feel I should go back before my family receives that letter," Astraea said with some worry.

"You can't go back, because the players are coming soon. You don't have time." Chen Luo looked up at the sky.

“But it’s not 10 o’clock yet.” Astraea said, somewhat surprised.

Astrea knew that these warriors were brought by Chen Luo, but could such a large-scale summoning really change the time of the summoning at any time?

"...Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" Chen Luo asked.

"What is a lie?" Astraea asked first, almost as if possessed.

"Because the server is under too much pressure, we plan to open the server ahead of schedule to reduce the pressure at the start of the server opening," Chen Luo said seriously.

"And what about the truth?"

"Of course, we need to give them a little early launch shock, to let them understand the cruelty of society! Hehehe!"

"..." Astraea subconsciously took a step back.

This guy's smile looks like a villain's.

Chapter 1624 The Flawless Person Who Instantly Captivated Freya—Alicia

"Hahaha, I knew this crappy game would launch ahead of schedule!"

A beam of light suddenly appeared in the center of the player plaza, accompanied by a rather gleeful laugh. It seemed that guessing the game developer's tricks was quite enjoyable for him.

"These game companies all do this!" Almost the instant that light descended upon the player plaza, another light appeared beside him, as if the two had come hand in hand.

"Grandpa, come and have some fun!"

"These two warriors from another world, our Loki Familia is the strongest in Orario! Come join our Familia!"

"One of them! It's one of them!"

"That's not important!"

Players actually appeared in the player plaza, which greatly interested the various clan members who were recruiting from afar.

Although interested, they all stood obediently outside the circle, trying to recruit the two players who appeared first, because the player square was only accessible to players after the server opened.

Although we don't yet know what the Warriors' ecosystem is like, the first ones to appear should have some unique characteristics, right?

However, to the surprise of all the members of the clan, the two players who appeared first and were standing in the very center of the player square could not stand up straight when they realized the huge crowd on the outer edge of the game square.

"Brother, this place is so scary!"

"No, don't panic, sis! This is a game! Just like a dream game, so don't panic!"

The anomaly here attracted the attention of all the clans, but before they could have any more questions, countless beams of light flashed in the center of the player square.

The players have arrived.

"Tch." Chen Luo scoffed, looking at how quickly these players arrived even though the server had opened half an hour earlier.

Damn it, this is no fun to watch.

Seriously, are these people just sitting in front of the server the whole time?

Are you sick?

Because there was nothing entertaining to watch, Chen Luo instantly lost his motivation and slumped his upper body on the table, motionless.

To Chen Luo's left is Astraea, the chief deity of the Astraea Familia, and to his right is Ryu, the only usable member of the Astraea Familia at present.

The biggest disadvantage of the Astrea Familia compared to other Familias is its small number of people. There are three people at the stall now: one is slacking off, one is just for show, and only Ryu is working seriously.

However, it's not a big problem; there are two Catherine dolls that Chen Luo is hand-making working nearby.

Since the Catherine dolls will eventually be handed over to the consciousness of the Abyss Passage, it shouldn't be a problem to let them accumulate some work experience first, right?

Therefore, Chen Luo made a lot of money again!

Rent the Catherine doll.

A Catherine doll costs 1000 Varys to rent for a day, an extremely friendly price.

The Catherine doll possesses considerable combat capabilities, so there's no need to worry about anyone attacking her.

At the same time, these Catherine dolls were really good at handling things, so Chen Luo directly rented out 500 Catherine dolls and immediately obtained 45 Varys in working capital.

The reason it was only 45 was because Chen Luo gave all his relatives a 9% discount.

Not only for the Catherine doll, Chen Luo also discounted the price of the joint inscription ceremony of divine grace for all his clans.

Consider it compensation for the early launch.

Seeing countless warriors from another world arrive, everyone prepared to recruit them. They had already forgotten about the first two players who had inexplicably acted extremely strangely.

Only Freya, who had been standing on the edge from the beginning, still couldn't forget the two players who had acted so strangely.

Freya could see the souls of these excited warriors from another world who had descended. Many of them shone brightly for special reasons, something Freya would naturally pay close attention to under normal circumstances.

However, the souls of the two players who appeared first in the player plaza left a deep impression on Freya.

While their souls may not be as resilient as most players', they are truly unique and dazzling.

However, Freya cannot enter the circle drawn by Chen Luo, otherwise she might be tied up by the Heavenly Locks patrolling everywhere and hung on a nearby street lamp.

Just as Freya was wondering how to find the two top players who were deeply hidden among countless players, she caught a glimpse of them and discovered that the two had already walked out of the player square and arrived at the stall.

But it wasn't their own stall; it belonged to the goddess of justice.

No, to be more precise, it seems that their target is Chen Luo.

"Shopkeeper, this place is too scary." Bai leaned against Kong and could barely stand.

Although Sora and Shiro knew beforehand that this was a virtual reality game, there would still be many players just playing it for fun, but they didn't pay much attention to it...

How many players can a game have when it first launches?

But now the two of them regret it.

This game is incredibly realistic. The only thing that gives us a slight sense of enjoyment is the various nicknames above the players' heads, and the virtual feeling of passing directly through players' bodies in the player plaza earlier.

It seems that in the player plaza, everyone can overlap infinitely, with no volume collision between models.

It was this fact that convinced Sora and Shiro that this was indeed a game, and they mustered up the courage to approach the NPC.