Their commission was suspicious.

"Can we go on an adventure now?" Sora and Shiro couldn't help but ask.

“Of course you can. These members of the familia have to wait there after they finish lining up because they need to inscribe the God's grace and truly join the familia. But you are already members of the River God's familia, so you can enter the dungeon.” Chen Luo nodded.

“But given their physical condition and familiarity with the dungeon, they’d be in deep trouble if they went there now. They don’t even have any armor,” Ryu said from the side.

Although Ryu is not yet a member of the River God's Familia, as the prospective vice-captain of the River God's Familia, Ryu feels it is necessary to manage these people who seem a bit impulsive.

Ryu was doing it for their own good.

Who would go to the dungeon without a mentor or even any armor?

"It's okay, you'll get used to dying a few more times."

“I’ve read the rules. There’s no experience penalty for dying in this game,” Sora and Shiro said cooperatively.

However, these words would be twisted into something like, "Because warriors from another world can be resurrected after death, it's not a problem," when heard by Ryu.

This is the purpose of the specially designed gaming helmet.

"..." Upon hearing this, Liu couldn't help but look at Chen Luo.

"Ahem, that's true, but dying too many times can be a headache, and the cooldown time is indeed a bit long." Chen Luo coughed twice and said to the somewhat bored crowd standing behind the Astrea Familia's booth.

Because gaming helmets allow players to experience improvements in the game and these improvements to translate into real-world effects, dying in the game will manifest as a slight headache in reality.

Furthermore, there is a cooldown period for resurrection after dying in the game.

"Here's what we'll do: everyone come here and pick up a newbie pack, which contains basic armor and weapons, some healing potions, and 1 Valis currency."

"After receiving the newbie gift pack, you can head to the dungeon according to the map's instructions. As special-type game players, you can move ahead of time, unlike them who have to wait until they've converted the Divine Grace before going to the dungeon," Chen Luo said, pointing to the waiting dolls.

The player base of the simulated universe game is diverse. There are casual players like Yukari Yakumo who disappear as soon as they log in, but there are also players who genuinely want to play the game, and they make up a significant portion of the player base.

Even Alicia and the others were curious about the dungeon, so after receiving beginner weapons from Chen Luo, they followed Blank and the others to the dungeon using the player's default map.

Incidentally, Alicia's weapon is a low-quality version of the Elf Bow.

There were no downsides, except that the bow wasn't good enough.

The advantage is that you don't need to buy arrows anymore.

It's not that we can't give Alicia a better bow, but what new player starts out with max level and god-tier gear?

What's even more noteworthy is that Mebius didn't go; instead, he went to another clan.

Since Mebius was already a member of Chen Luo's clan, in order for Mebius to be able to learn the method of making a certain god's healing potion normally as a member of the River God's clan, Chen Luo also agreed to waive the cost of jointly inscribing the God's grace for him this time.

Unfortunately, Möbius wasn't interested in fighting, but he was very interested in potion making.

"I have a feeling these otherworldly warriors are prone to causing big trouble. It's not that they're bad people, but their educational philosophy seems incompatible with this world. I have a feeling some kind of conflict will occur," Astraea said, looking at the departing players with some concern.

This was especially evident when Sora and Shiro said that at worst they would just die a few more times.

"Don't worry. I'll place a Heavenly Prison next to the player plaza later. Although it won't take up more than 30 square meters, it can hold up to 50 people." A golden Heavenly Prison toy appeared in Chen Luo's hand.

This is the Golden Heavenly Prison, which, after being enhanced by the River God's power, can easily suppress even gods.

The Heavenly Prison was already extremely large, and it became even larger after being reinforced.

"Here, this is the control key to the Heavenly Prison." Chen Luo handed a "seal" to Astraea.

"Give me?"

"Yes, it's been prepared for a long time. Aren't you the goddess of justice? If not you, who else would we give it to? Loki?"

"..." Hearing Chen Luo's words, and after considering the consequences of handing the Heavenly Prison Key to Loki, Astraea frowned and took the key.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that no one but myself is suitable to hold this key to the Heavenly Prison.

Astrea has a clear self-awareness of the race of gods.

"Here, this is the Book of Punishment." Chen Luo then handed another book to Astrea.

"What is this?"

"This book is used to record the criminal acts of these warriors. You can write down the instructions that these warriors must follow in it. After you write them down, these warriors will know the rules."

"You'd better write down the punishments along with the rules. That way, you won't even have to lift a finger. Those warriors who make mistakes and are reminded by this book will obediently go to the Heavenly Prison to serve their sentences."

"But if it's a mistake, or a situation that's ambiguous, then you'll need to make the decision yourself," Chen Luo explained.

"Is it really that convenient? And will they really comply?"

"Don't worry, they'll comply. Why don't you punish one of them and see?"

“No, no need.” Astraea shook her head.

Astraea doesn't need to worry about whether the dolls will obey orders, because the book in Astraea's hand is one of the symbols of the DanMachi world's social network.

It has the third highest level of authority.

The highest authority is undoubtedly Chen Luo's order, and the second highest authority is any order prescribed by Chen Luo.

"What punishment will they suffer in the Heavenly Prison?" Astraea asked.

The reason for asking this question is that Astrea discovered that the only way to punish a warrior seemed to be imprisonment, and there were no other punishments in the Heavenly Prison.

“Mental punishment is terrifying,” Chen Luo said.

Is being locked in a dark room and forced to do practice problems for half a month considered punishment?

Even if the Paradise Warriors with their group networks are locked in the dark room of the Heavenly Prison, they still need to continue learning, and that is all they can do.

After the slight adjustment of their values ​​during the dollification process, there are very few bad people in the doll world. If something really happens, it's basically the other party's fault. The fault of the real dolls... well, that requires real punishment—the Soul Lamp.

But it's almost impossible.

"I think I understand. But why do I feel like you prepared all this a long time ago?" Astraea asked, looking at the two items that were meant to restrain the warriors from the other world, which had appeared in her hands in just three seconds.

"Huh? Astraea, you really don't think I brought you to Orario just to be a pretty face, do you? As a goddess of justice, of course you should do what a goddess of justice should do." Chen Luo looked very surprised.

Chen Luo seemed surprised that Astraea would ask such an obvious question.

"...By the way, can this thing punish you?" Astraea asked, looking down at the Book of Punishment.

"Sorry, no." Chen Luo shook his head.

“No, I think it’s okay.” Astraea shook her head slightly, then held the book high in front of Chen Luo.

"Hey, wait a minute, what are you trying to do?"

“Physical punishment,” Astraea said coldly.

"Why? I didn't offend you, did I?"

[You brought Astraea to Orario, and I initially thought you were after her body, but it turns out it was you who was after her body?]

"???"

Is there a difference between these two sentences?

Chapter 1626 Chen Luo: Why wouldn't I flip the table if I could? Just flip it!

Although there was a slight mishap during the process, Astrea still agreed to accept Chen Luo's two items—the Book of Punishment and the Heavenly Prison.

Although Astraea was very bothered by Chen Luo's use of her as a tool, it was her duty as the goddess of justice to uphold justice.

For Astrea, the title of Goddess of Justice is not only a responsibility, but also a habit.

While a god's divine duties in the divine realm may not necessarily affect their responsibilities when forming a familiar in the human world—for example, Loki's familiar is not swindling or deceiving, and Freya's familiar is a legitimate combat and exploration-oriented familiar—Asteria's familiar was notorious for meddling in other people's business five years ago.

So even if Chen Luo didn't give these two items to Astrea, Astrea would probably still take care of them. However, without these items that represent the legitimacy of her duties, it would be easy to cause some trouble for the development of Astrea's Familia.

Chen Luo actually had considerable confidence in his puppets, ensuring they wouldn't do anything terribly wrong, but the problem was that they might find it difficult to adapt to local customs in the short term.

Therefore, conflicts are inevitable, so we need to prepare in advance.

Of course, customs are not always correct, and Astraea, the local goddess of justice, will make the final decision.

This is why Chen Luo chose a local deity to oversee the Heavenly Prison and the Book of Punishment.

Is it really not because you're too lazy to care?

"That's part of the reason, that much is undeniable."

Chen Luo simply didn't have the extra energy to deal with this kind of thing.

With that kind of energy, Chen Luo would be better off saving the world.

At least give the Primal Stone to save the world.

As for others who feel that being imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison for too long is not a serious punishment, they are free to try it themselves.

Inside the prison was a small, dark room completely isolated from the outside world. It was so dark that it was unbearable, and so quiet that you could hear your own heartbeat.

Having questions to do in this small, dark room is actually a good thing.

However, these extreme dark rooms are prepared for special prisoners.

The way to deal with dolls when, from a perspective of fairness and justice, the dolls are indeed without fault, but this still incites the anger of Orario adventurers.

Anyway, for the doll, it doesn't matter where it does the problem, so it doesn't make much difference.

While examining some of the descriptions in the Heavenly Prison and the Book of Punishment, Astraea also keenly perceived some of Chen Luo's intentions.

"You mean if there's a bloody conflict between warriors from another world and adventurers from Orario, and the other side dies or is seriously injured as a result, then these warriors from another world can be put into this kind of top-level little dark room?" Astraea asked Cai Chenluo.

“That’s right, this can prevent the conflict from erupting, at least in the near future.” Chen Luo nodded.

“However, this punishment is based on the premise that the other party has indeed made a mistake. If it's a puppet that made a mistake… although the possibility is very low, if that happens, I will personally send it into the soul lamp,” Chen Luo said.

"Your otherworldly warriors are fearless in the face of death... Imprisoning them in the Heavenly Prison is probably one of the most convincing methods. Such divine grace bestowed upon mortals certainly inspires envy," Astraea sighed.

The reason why the gods observe the human world with a playful attitude is because gods can be resurrected after they die.

As long as one can be resurrected, there is no mistake that cannot be forgiven.

Just as life in the mortal world is banished back to the heavens by divine power, returning to the heavens is itself a punishment, but the only way to make up for this punishment is to line up again to descend from the heavens.

“If anyone disagrees with this verdict, you can let him experience the highest level of prison himself. If he can stay there for five days, I’ll admit defeat,” Chen Luo said.

“I understand. However… Orario is about to experience a period of turmoil, and I don’t know if this turmoil will be good or bad,” Astraea said, looking at the commotion of the dolls in the player plaza.

Ordinary adventurers in Orario will absolutely clash with the dolls! Absolutely!

Astraea was well aware of this.

While ordinary adventurers in Orario might initially be pleased to find many useful cannon fodder in the dungeons, these cannon fodder will eventually surpass ordinary adventurers as they grow stronger, possess the unique ability to survive, and learn quickly.

By then, even if the vast majority of the Paradise Dolls will go to other worlds to explore more places, these adventurers will still feel jealous of the remaining small group of dolls—why can you explore dungeons without worrying about dying?

Jealousy can lead to conflict...

Adventurers who choose to cause trouble for various reasons will inevitably clash with the puppets sooner or later, and those people will eventually be killed by the puppets.

Chen Luo had told the puppet that as long as he was in the right about something, he didn't need to tolerate the other party's background, no matter what their identity was.

If the other player is a red-named player, beat them to a pulp. If they are a purple-named player, killing them is no problem. Chen Luo will take responsibility for handling any issues that arise.

Chen Luo is a very reasonable person, but if the other party is unreasonable, Chen Luo also has his own unreasonable methods.

We've overturned the table and scattered your ashes!

However, conflicts need to accumulate little by little. Chen Luo will only take action when the conflict completely erupts. Before that, it's best to let the puppets resolve the issues on their own.

The dolls must learn to handle problems.

Chen Luo couldn't foresee the future of the conflict between the adventurers of Orario and the adventurers of the Paradise, because it involved many worlds.

What Chen Luoneng could do was to delay the conflict as much as possible, and then wait for a suitable opportunity to make it erupt.

"Don't worry, everything will be alright. My warriors from another world may not be top-tier in terms of ability, but they are definitely not bad at heart, because I threw the bad ones into the Soul Lamp."

“As you know, Astraea, adventurers are a mixed bag, it was like that before, and it is like that now. If it weren’t for these adventurers from another world, it would still be like that in the future,” Chen Luo said.

Dungeons are not benevolent places, and the adventurers who come to dungeons are not benevolent people either.

Everyone has their own agenda; do you really think the vast majority of adventurers are here to protect the world?

It's not uncommon for adventurers to sabotage each other in dungeons; they've even invented a rather professional term for it—"monsters offering it up."

This refers to a tactic used by adventurers when navigating dungeons: during a retreat, they lure the monsters chasing them towards the location of other adventurers, allowing them to draw the monsters' attention and thus enabling the adventurer to escape.

Although the unwritten rule of dungeons is not to interfere with the actions of other adventurers, in situations where a crisis is imminent, teams will use this common tactic.