The son of the dragon who walks

Chapter 157 Negotiation and Exposure

As one of the strongest Familia in Orario, the location of the Loki Familia is certainly not shabby.

The House of Dusk, this is where the two kings of Orario are.

Wearing men's clothing, the goddess with narrowed eyes came over with a rather arrogant step. Loki was the only flat-chested goddess who could show off so arrogantly in the Twilight Pavilion.

With a bang, Loki opened the door to the reception room and walked in.

"It's really rare, Hephaestus, you rarely come to our place as a guest!

By the way, you’re not here to collect the bill, are you? Even my wine money was taken by Riveria to pay off the bill, so I have no money to give you!”

Hephaestus, who was sitting in the reception room, put down her tea cup and said, "Don't worry, I'm not here to force you to pay back the money."

Loki sat directly opposite Hephaestus and said with a relieved look: "That's good! Our children have all gone on an expedition. If Hephaestus forces us to pay back the money at this time,

We are powerless to resist."

Hephaestus didn't care about Loki's tricks and said, "Why, are the Loki family's finances still so tight?"

As soon as this issue was mentioned, Loki started to have a headache and couldn't help complaining: "Our family is not like Hephaestus's family. Are you making money? It's simply a money grab!

The children are going on an expedition, and they have to prepare extremely expensive materials such as weapons, equipment, potions, and magic swords. After all, the harvest from the expedition is not worth the cost."

Hephaestus also heard it. Although Loki's words sounded like he was complaining, he was secretly saying that the price of his equipment was too high.

However, Loki was not exaggerating. As one of the strongest Familia in Orario, the Loki Familia has been in debt all year round.

The Hephaestus Familia and Gubernion Familia who make equipment, the Dianket Familia who make potions, etc. are all creditors of the Loki Familia.

Because the Loki Familia is purely an exploration family, the income is obtained from defeating monsters in dungeons.

Let alone an expedition, even if you enter a dungeon normally, you still need to prepare all the supplies. In this way, the real income will not be much at all.

In addition, the children of the dependent clan are not easy to worry about. Even if the weapons with indestructible attributes are in their hands, they have to repair them every day. It is strange that they can save money.

This time the expedition was launched, more money was spent. The Loki family suddenly entered a state of being heavily in debt.

Hephaestus sighed and said, "Stop acting in front of me, you guy. The worst I can do is give you a discount on this bill!"

Loki's squinted eyes curled up, revealing a successful smile.

Hephaestus has known Loki for many years, how could he not know what kind of god she is?

The plight of Loki's family is indeed real, but Loki is definitely not as sad as she shows, and he is not trying to win her sympathy.

But Hephaestus didn't care about a little money, so this old friend was proud of herself.

After coughing, Hephaestus said, "I'm not here just to chat with you. I have business with you."

Although Loki had always looked cynical, he sat up straight after noticing Hephaestus' seriousness.

"My child met that Jarra from Rudra's family in the underground city..."

Hephaestus told Loki the causes and consequences of Ciel's encounter with the Dark Faction, the findings after the battle, and the speculations about it.

As the main god who rules the most powerful family in Orario, how could Loki be as playful as he appears to be?

Loki is the god of trickery, and her ability to calculate is much stronger than that of Hephaestus. Because of this, she can realize how big a disturbance is hidden behind this news.

"Do these dark faction guys see that our lives are too boring and want to come out to make fun for us?" Loki said with an evil smile.

Hephaestus picked up the tea cup and took a sip and said: "You'd better be serious. The dark sect is not here to play with you. It would be a huge shame if you were sent back to heaven because of your carelessness."

Loki laughed and said: "I said you underestimated us too! Leave this matter to us, and we will investigate it immediately and show it to you.

However, our children have all gone on an expedition, and the investigation will have to wait until they return."

Hephaestus waved her hand and said: "It's up to you, but if you need any help, you can come to me directly!"

Hearing this, Loki's squinted eyes opened. Just as he was about to speak, Hephaestus added.

"But the bills still have to be paid."

Loki's eyes immediately narrowed again, and he said dissatisfiedly: "Hephaestus, you are so stingy!"

Hephaestus snorted and said: "That is also the equipment that my children have worked hard to build. It is already good to give you a discount!"

Hephaestus said so, and Loki could only give up the idea of ​​letting the other party waive the bill.

But then a strange smile appeared on Loki's face, and he came over and said, "Didn't you tell Freya about this?"

Hephaestus glanced at Loki and sighed: "You are still as difficult as ever!"

When the dark faction appears, it is completely normal for Hephaestus to find someone to deal with it. But what is unreasonable is that the first person Hephaestus seeks out is the Loki Familia where all the elite members of the Familia have gone on an expedition.

You must know that the other of the two Orario kings has no expedition plan.

Hephaestus looked at Loki and said, "How should I put it? I'm not sure about Freya's position. It's still in the investigation stage, so I can only leave it to you."

The beauty goddess Freya, like Loki, is Hephaestus's best friend in the heaven. But from the time he was in the heaven, Hephaestus could not see clearly into the heart of his best friend.

Even Loki, who instigated a war between gods just for fun, was not as dangerous as the beautiful god in Hephaestus' eyes.

Loki chuckled and didn't answer. This guy was bad enough. He provoked this topic but didn't continue it.

Hephaestus didn't want to talk to this guy with a mind like a honeycomb, so he stood up and said, "Then this matter has been decided, and the rest will be left to you."

Hephaestus was about to walk towards the door when she heard Loki's voice.

"Hey, Hephaestus, you have something to hide from me! For example, the member who survived the encounter with Chalo. No, that kid should have killed Chalo!"

Hephaestus stopped and a wry smile appeared on her face.

She had tried her best to downplay Ciel's existence in her narration, but she didn't expect that Loki would still notice her.

Also, our high-level adventurers are all high-level blacksmiths, and most of them went on expeditions with the Loki Familia.

It's hard not to make people suspicious when someone suddenly appears who can enter the lower levels and defeat Jala.

Hephaestus turned to look at Loki, with blazing emotions in her eyes.

"Loki, that's my child. If you do anything to him, even you and I won't be polite."

Loki hugged his shoulders and said shiveringly: "Don't be so serious! We are just curious."

Regarding what Loki said, Hephaestus didn't believe a single punctuation mark. He glanced at her and said, "Just remember my words!"

After saying that, Hephaestus opened the door and walked out.

Hephaestus's back disappeared at the end of the corridor, but Loki still looked frightened.

"It seems that another outstanding child has appeared in the Hephaestus family. It's really curious!"

After walking out of the territory of the Loki Familia, Hephaestus looked back at the door of the House of Dusk and sighed deeply.

This time she had already been mentally prepared to expose the existence of Ciel, and there was some reason why she did not go to Freya but to Loki instead.

No matter what, Loki is measured and will not act recklessly even if he has doubts. Freya cannot guarantee that.

(End of chapter)