The Cloud-Raised Brave Man's Travels

Seeing Koya's distressed look, Hestia and the others laughed with evil humor, while Hatsune and Haruhime, who had been silent all along, laughed out loud. It was obvious that Koya's distressed look inexplicably tickled their funny bone. At the same time, they couldn't help but imagine in their minds whether Koya would also be so distressed when naming their children in the future?

Keya still couldn't make a decision. He didn't dare to make a decision lightly when he thought about the name he had chosen, which would accompany the little dragon girl in his arms for the rest of her life. He finally understood how difficult naming could be. A name represents a parent's hope for their child and carries a beautiful meaning... Dragon, Dragon—

A light bulb went off in Koya's mind, and he suddenly recalled the scene of communicating with the wise man in Chaldea. At that time, someone said that when he saw Koya's black dragon form, he thought he saw the Albion Dragon mentioned in the story.

The Dragon of Albion is a life form that existed at the dawn of the world. Unlike gods, personified through human cognition and belief, the Dragon of Albion is a primordial super-being. Magicians say that modern dragons primarily emerged from the influence of the dragon element that lingered on the earth after the Age of Gods. In contrast, the Dragon of Albion is a true dragon, a pure-blooded dragon.

Secondly, legend has it that after Albion's death, his remains remained underground, transforming into a vast labyrinth. This labyrinth preserves mysteries long lost in human times, and roams with numerous fantastical species long lost to the surface. It's known as the "Spirit Tomb of Albion." Xiao Longnu happens to be the alien species Koya brought back from the labyrinth, so perhaps this name is just right for her.

"Albion. Little Dragon Girl, how about you just call yourself Albion?"

"Albion?"

"Oh? I didn't expect you to actually come up with such a good name, Koya."

"I just borrowed the name from an allusion from another world. What do you think, Little Dragon Girl?"

The little dragon girl in Keya's arms silently repeated the name Albion several times, then nodded to Keya excitedly.

"I like this name!"

"Okay, then you should work hard from now on, Koya. In another world, Albion is the strongest dragon, known as the Crown Dragon."

"Ok!"

The name Albion was accepted by everyone, and most importantly, by Xiao Longnu. After the name was confirmed, the most important thing was to transform Albion into a human.

"Tiamat...is there a way to transform Albion into a human while still preserving her dragon talents?"

"Hehe, Koya, are you underestimating me a bit? Isn't this a piece of cake? Besides, I can transform this child into the strongest human being. You better be careful not to be surpassed by this child."

Tiamat lifted Albion from Koya's arms, and Xiao Longnu didn't resist. Of all the people present, besides Koya, she was probably only close to Tiamat. This was the charm of a mother. Speaking of which... the dungeon in Orario and Tiamat are really compatible. Could this dungeon be left behind by this world's Tiamat? After all, the ability to create magical beasts out of thin air is incredibly rare.

Albion quickly fell asleep, comforted by Tiamat. Her face was innocent and unsuspecting, the red stone on her forehead radiating a bewitching glow. But the next second, her body was covered in Tiamat's black mud. She controlled the mud perfectly, confining it to Albion without invading the surroundings. Furthermore, the noise she made from releasing her power was minimal. According to Hestia, it was about the same as Freya and the others opening a divine realm, so no one would notice.

Tiamat's transformation was very quick. After all, for her, it was just a matter of thought to unfold the black mud and summon hundreds of millions of Lahmu. It was incredible that it took her only five minutes to transform a dragon girl.

When the black mud dissipated, Koya first noticed Albion's skin. It was white enough to rival jade, completely different from her previous cyan skin. The red stone on her forehead had disappeared, and the dragon scales on her body had vanished without a trace. Now, anyone who saw Albion would only think of her as a beautiful girl, not a monster from the dungeon.

"Wow, Tiamat, you're quite good at this."

Aphrodite sighed with emotion. From a human aesthetic point of view, the difference between the previous Albion and the current Albion was like heaven and earth. The current Albion could even rival the appearance of the gods. Of course, appearance was secondary. The most important thing was that Tiamat actually transformed a "monster" into a human.

"Hmm? Why is there a glow behind Albion?"

"Hmm~~ Because she has accepted the gift. The gift of Tiamat~"

Tiamat hummed a few times with pride, then turned Albion over, so that her back was facing everyone. Then the guy rudely tore off Albion's clothes, exposing Albion's smooth back.

"Tiamat!"

"Hey hey hey. What's wrong?"

Hearing Koya's angry tone, Tiamat leaned forward and looked at Koya with some uneasiness. Tiamat feared nothing except Koya's dislike for her. Therefore, only Koya and Tiamat knew the extent of her intimidation. After realizing this, Koya quickly softened her tone and hugged Tiamat.

"Don't tear other people's clothes in the future, especially girls'."

"I know. But aren't there only girls here now? And Koya, are you feeling happy now?"

"What are you talking about? I'm not a lolita con!"

"Alright, both of you, calm down... Tiamat, you've gone a bit too far with your transformation—"

When Koya was communicating with Tiamat, the three goddesses had already read the gifts behind Albion. The attributes and magic were naturally in their initial state, but her skill bar had a full five skills, which was even more exaggerated than Koya's.

To briefly summarize skill one: [Bloodline of Dragon] Effect: Greatly increases the growth rate of all attributes and greatly improves physical recovery.

Skill 2: [Perfect Human] Effect: All attributes automatically increase, appearance is fixed.

Skill 3: [Lucky Redstone] Effect: Greatly increases luck value

Skill 4: [Dungeon's Favor] Effect: Dungeon monsters will not attack actively. Killing a dungeon monster will definitely drop materials, and the magic stone drop will be doubled.

Skill 5: [Black Tide Resurrection] Effect: After death, you will be resurrected beside Tiamat.

These five skills are outrageous, even compared to her, Koya... Well, Koya's skills are still a little bit more excessive than Albion's, but with these five skills, Albion is definitely the only one in Orario who has the possibility of catching up with Koya.

"Wait? This level is wrong? Lv.4? I just got the gift and it's already Lv.4?" (This is my second edit. Normally, it starts at Lv.1 no matter what the situation is, but I was too lazy to write it and upgraded it slowly.)

Chapter 196: Hestia is captured

Because of Albion, Koya and the others didn't go to the dungeon today. Hatsune and Haruhime taught the child about the world through books within the Familia. Once she was fully educated, they would bring her to Orario to experience human life firsthand. Koya took Tiamat to the guild to help her register as a Familia, and thus the Tiamat Familia was established in Orario. The instant the Tiamat Familia was established, it was also registered with the Hestia Alliance.

Now the Hestia Alliance has four gods in the open, and it can really be considered a large family in Orario.

However, just as Koya and Tiamat were about to leave the guild, a member of the Ganesha clan rushed in. As for how he could be seen as a Ganesha clan member... He was shirtless, wearing a mask like an elephant's head. He had no other choice but to break some big news as soon as he arrived at the guild.

"The Lakian army has captured the gods Hephaestus and Hestia, and asked Orarie to exchange the prisoners for the Krozo family!"

what?

Hearing this news, Keya was stunned. Did he just hear a name that shouldn't have appeared? He quickly ran to the Ganesha brother in one step and asked him again.

"Who and who were captured by the Lakian army?"

"Gods Hephaestus and Hestia!"

Suddenly, there was a gust of wind in the guild. When the elder brother of the Ganesha clan looked forward, the person who was in front of him suddenly disappeared. The elder brother did not think much about it, and hurriedly followed the guild receptionist who came out to ask his questions to the staff meeting room on the second floor.

The Hephaestus Familia, Orario's unique forging family, is responsible for 70% of the first-level weapons in the hands of Orario's high-level adventurers. They have an unparalleled influence in Orario. The Hestia Familia, Orario's brightest new star, is composed of three families. The Hestia Alliance is a force that cannot be ignored in Orario. At present, the Hestia Familia is already the family at the top of the Orario pyramid.

Orario was already troubled by the capture of one of the two goddesses, let alone both. The guild's management was also perplexed. How could God Ares be so shameless as to resort to kidnapping? According to the gatekeepers of the Ganesa family, Hestia and Hephaestus were simply planning to go to the gods' headquarters outside the city to observe the battle situation. Hephaestus intended to check the battlefield's weapon damage and see if he needed to forge more, while Hestia was just strolling around with a friend.

As a result, just as the two goddesses had just walked out of the city gate, several people suddenly jumped out under the noses of some merchants waiting in line, and then snatched the two goddesses away. When they were escaping, a blond man among those people reported his origin, that he was from Lakia.

"Ugh--"

While the guild was still worried, Koya had already rushed out of the guild and rushed to the gate of Orario, and Tiamat naturally followed her. Tiamat of course still remembered not to reveal her divine power in Orario. She was now hiding in Koya's shadow, and no one could notice her unless the gods were observing carefully.

After registering at the city gate, Koya couldn't wait to leave the city and ran towards the battlefield between Orario and Lakia. It was still some distance away from Orario. If Koya ran fast enough, Hestia and the others might have arrived at the Lakia base before Koya. After all, because he left in a hurry, he didn't know the specific situation. He only knew that Hestia was captured.

However, he still remembered to settle Tiamat first. When he was about to run to the battlefield, he asked Tiamat to come out of the shadows, then found the base of Loki's family, asked Ais and Freya to take care of Tiamat, and asked them about the location of the Lakia army's base camp.

Yes, Orario had already found out the base camp of the Lakia army, and some elven adventurers even sneaked in and figured out the layout of the base camp. If it weren't for those commercial clans who still wanted to squeeze some more money out of Lakia, Finn would have ordered his clan members to go straight to the base camp.

Koya's arrival was quite fortuitous. To facilitate the capture of the goddess, Lakia had launched a massive offensive to protect the scouts heading towards Orario. When Koya arrived on the battlefield, the two sides engaged in a spirited battle. To give the Lakia army a sense of participation, the adventurers fighting against the army were primarily Level 3 and Level 4. While stronger than the army, their numbers were smaller, and the power gap wasn't too significant, resulting in a stalemate.

This must be instructed by the business clan. After all, the enemy will not retreat until they see hope. When the sunk costs they have spent are large enough, they will not want to withdraw on their own. So in the base camp of the gods, the gods of the business clan were so excited. On the contrary, Loki's expression was a bit ugly. She just wanted to end this meaningless fun as soon as possible.

Rushing into the battlefield, Koya didn't care what the gods of the commercial clan were thinking. Once the dragon started to move, he didn't love anyone. He was like a dragon that had randomly entered the battlefield, rushing from Orario to Lakia. In his path, all the cavalrymen on warhorses and the infantry phalanxes holding spears and shields were knocked away by him. Some cavalrymen were not in Koya's path, but their horses went crazy after sensing the scent of dragon on Koya, and completely ignored the rider's command.

Two minutes was the time it took Koya to carve through the battlefield, and the time it took for the Lakia army to collapse. Those soldiers, who had initially held onto a glimmer of hope due to the stalemate, completely lost their will to fight after those 120 seconds. They dropped their weapons in a daze and began to flee, a rout like headless flies.

However, when it came to retreat, these Lakia soldiers were quite experienced. Even though they were already in a rout, they were still able to run separately without bumping into their comrades. In this great rout, not a single soldier was trampled by others.

Of course, this had nothing to do with Koya. After recognizing the direction, he rushed towards Lakia's base camp. There was no need to break through the army formation, but he did it anyway. After all, he was furious after hearing that Hestia was captured. Although he knew that the people in the underworld would not dare to attack Hestia because of her identity as a goddess, the dissatisfaction in his heart would not disappear because of this, so he broke through Lakia's army, which could be regarded as a small revenge.

Meanwhile, the business gods who were originally cheering in the base camp of the gods were dumbfounded because of this guy who suddenly appeared. The smiles on their faces disappeared immediately, but we all know that smiles will not disappear immediately but will be transferred to another person. For example, now the smiles of the business gods have all been transferred to Loki. She patted the grass under her and laughed wildly and happily. Good, good, although she didn't know why Koya did this, she felt comfortable!

"Hahaha, not bad, not bad. This farce should have ended long ago!"

Koya was recognized by some of the Gods of Commerce, but they could do nothing about it. After all, strength is always the most useful business card of Orario. If it were before, these Gods of Commerce might have gathered together to bully this ignorant Hestia family, but now they could only sigh silently, feeling that this business that was sure to make money had finally come to an end.

On the other side, in the base camp of Lakia, the adjutant, that is, His Royal Highness the Prince of Lakia, was looking at the door of the tent with a melancholy face, hoping that the unreliable god would come back soon and kidnap the gods of Orario... This barbarian was really daring. Now the army was able to survive without losing a single soldier because Orario did not regard them as an opponent at all. But if this barbarian really kidnapped a god, the nature of the matter would be different. It would really be a slap in the face of the gods of Orario.

How many of the tens of thousands of people we brought here will be able to return?

Just as the prince silently prayed that Ares would return empty-handed, the tent was blown over. The next moment, sunlight shone on his silky blond hair, and he knew that the very thing he most hated might have happened. However, Marius remained calm. He surveyed the surrounding camp calmly. No tents remained, but the people inside were unharmed. The intruders were clearly searching for something. So, that damned Ares had actually kidnapped the god, and members of his clan had received the news and were coming to attack.

The funniest thing is that they have already demolished the base camp, but that idiot Ares hasn't brought anyone back yet -

This was the last tent that Koya dismantled, and it was also the largest and most gorgeous tent in the base camp. Koya had not thought that Hestia and the others would be imprisoned here, so he left it to be dismantled last. But after opening this "blind box", the people inside were still not Hestia and Hephaestus, but a man sitting on a chair, pressing his temple with his right hand, with a distressed look on his face.

"Where did you hide Hephaestus and Hestia?"

"Sir, is it possible that those who kidnapped the goddess haven't returned yet?"

Marius couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the figure in front of him whose entire body was covered in black reverse dragon scales. The gap between Lakia and Orario was really too big. Any unknown adventurer could overturn his army and base camp.

"I understand...I'll wait for them here."

When Koya heard the words of the person in front of him, he remembered that his speed was much faster than the scouts who kidnapped Hestia and the others. What's more, he ran all the way here at full speed. If you calculate it specifically, it only took about ten minutes to get here from the guild. There was no way those people who kidnapped Hestia could come back so quickly.

"As you please."

·Dividing line·

On the other side, Hestia and Hephaestus rode on the same horse, and Ares also followed behind them on horseback. Hestia, who was sitting in the front, spoke to Hephaestus behind her a little embarrassedly.

"I'm sorry, Hefei, it seems that this test cannot be completed."

"Are you so confident in your Koya?"

"Of course. As soon as he hears that I've been kidnapped, he will come to rescue me immediately. Maybe when we reach Ares's base camp, Koya will be waiting for us there."

"Well, maybe."

Hephaestus lowered his head, looking at the smile on Hestia's face, and couldn't help but feel a little envious. Hephaestus didn't dwell on this question for long, and naturally chatted with Hestia about the surrounding scenery.

Along the way, Hestia and Hephaestus did not look like captives, but rather like young ladies enjoying the scenery, and the group of people surrounding them were naturally bodyguards.

"Speaking of which, Ares, when are you going to surrender this time?"

"What are you talking about! What are you talking about! I am the God of War, how could I surrender!"

"You're the God of War, but not the God of Victory. Haven't you lost enough? This is your sixth attack on Orario, right? I didn't make it the first five times, but I managed to survive."

"Tsk! This time is different! This time I've kidnapped you. As long as the people of Orario bring Crozo to exchange for you, I'll be victorious. Next time, my tens of thousands of troops equipped with magic swords will surely crush Orario!"

"Then have you ever thought about whether you, without the magic sword, would flatten Orario right now if you kidnapped our two goddesses?"

"what?"

"Also, that Krozo from my clan hasn't forged a magic sword in several years."

"what?!"

Looking at Ares who looked incredulous, Hestia smiled and summarized it for him.

"Ares, you are still as silly as ever."

When Hestia and the others finally arrived at the Lakia base camp after an hour-long mountain road, they looked at the place that could only be called ruins with different expressions.

Hestia jumped off the horse with a happy look on her face and ran towards the conspicuous dark figure in the ruins, while Hephaestus controlled the horse and came to Ares and said to him.

"See the difference? This is a serious Orario adventurer. You've been away from Orario for too long, forgetting how terrifying those who constantly battle in the dungeons are. Furthermore, among those who constantly battle monsters, every once in a while, a human monster appears. Their existence is incredible. See? Hestia's family has such a monster."

"I……"

"Oh, and here's some bad news. If you had only kidnapped me, perhaps Crozo, the one you're obsessed with, would have fallen prey to my trap. But you chose to kidnap Hestia too. You're just out of luck."

Although Hephaestus was planning to let Ares kidnap her from the beginning, there is a big difference between active and passive. Hephaestus said these words because of Ares's behavior. What is this called?

Murder and kill!

Chapter 197: Another debt

Three days later, the Lakian army left Orario in disgrace, and the farce that had raged on for days in Orario finally came to an end. Most people were indifferent to this war. After all, the Lakian army still hadn't reached the walls of Orario, and no one on either side of Lakian or Orario died. It was clearly a war, but it felt like a game.

However, the story of Koya single-handedly piercing the Lakia army became widely known through word of mouth from several of the present Gods of Commerce. Originally, this should have been a good thing, after all, adventurers in Orario were all about fame and fortune. However, some who disliked the Hestia Familia saw a problem. How could a Level 3 adventurer be so fast and so powerful? There must be something wrong, and we must investigate! We must investigate!

In short, the guild received an anonymous report from another clan member, claiming that Koya was concealing his level. The guild wasn't keen on investigating, considering Koya had only just reached Lv. 3 within the guild a little over ten days ago, and that level had been verified. You can't say someone leveled up from Lv. 3 in just ten days, right? That's just too unbelievable.

However, since the report had already been submitted, the guild naturally could not pretend that nothing had happened. They had no choice but to send a few guild members to the Hestia clan to check Koya's level. The person leading the team was the Miss Aegina we are familiar with.

"Aegina, you are really too busy..."

Yes, Aegina was the guild's front man, but Koya always felt like she was always there, no matter what the event. She was there during the Monster Festival, the Familiar Wars, and every time she came to the Hestia Familia to deliver news, it was always her. Was the guild completely empty? They were just focusing on one person and using him to death?

"Well, the management allowed me to come here because I have some connections with the members of Hestia's family. Anyway, let's finish the business first."

"Business? What business? Are you going to give us the reward for the mission in the Lakia incident?"

Hestia was a little confused, but what Aegina said next made her face change drastically.

"We received a report that someone suspected Mr. Koya of deliberately concealing his rank, so I brought people here to investigate."

"what?"