nucmednet Chapter 122 Deceiving the Gods
Chapter 122 Deceiving the Gods
Chapter 122 Deceiving the Gods
With a smile, Chanis put the large amount of fari he had received that day into his treasure chest.
Four or five meters away, Roy hid in a dark corner, and the other person didn't even notice him.
This level of vigilance left Roy speechless. It was a complete disgrace to the LV.2 adventurer. The other party controlled the power of the Familia and made a fortune by selling alcohol. He probably hadn't entered the dungeon in years.
"cough!"
Roy coughed lightly, the sudden sound nearly scaring Chanis half to death.
"Who?" Chanis turned his head sharply, looking into the dark corner, and instinctively wanted to call out for help.
Roy burst through the air with his legs, instantly closing the distance between them. He struck like lightning, grabbing his opponent's throat with his large hand, rendering him speechless.
Chanis's pupils dilated in shock, and his mouth gaped open; the opponent's ability level was superior to his.
"Don't be nervous, and don't make a sound. I'm just here to buy alcohol, understand?" Roy said in a low voice.
With his life in the other party's hands, what could Chanis say but nod repeatedly?
Roy then released the other man's throat.
Chanis was panting heavily, but dared not make a sound. At this distance, it was as easy for the other party to kill him as taking something out of a bag, as had just been proven.
Chanis said, "We have alcohol sold through legitimate channels, why would you come to me?"
"I don't need those defective products, I want the original divine wine!" Roy sneered. The divine wine sold by the Soma Familia to the public was all defective; only internal personnel could enjoy the original divine wine.
The divine wine is exceptionally delicious, and even the defective product is very expensive, with a small bottle costing as much as 60,000 to 70,000 falies.
Chanis's pupils contracted; only a few gods knew that the goods sold to the public were defective.
How much do you want?
"I want as many as you have!"
"Impossible! I'll be killed by those drunkards!" Chanis was startled when he heard Roy's outrageous claim. The chief god Soma was obsessed with brewing wine and had no interest in worldly affairs.
Over the years, he has exercised a high-pressure rule within his clan, consolidating his position by controlling the distribution of "divine wine." If he were to hand over all the divine wine, members who would not be able to drink the original version would tear him apart on the spot.
There is no doubt about that.
The "divine wine" brewed by the chief god Soma is so terrifying that it can make people lose their rationality. Once you have tasted it, you can never escape its effects.
"Give me half of the divine wine that you can control," Roy said. He didn't intend to take all the divine wine; it was just a simple negotiation tactic.
Sure enough, after hearing what he said, Chanis felt the pinch, but it wasn't unacceptable.
"The original Divine Wine is a bit pricey—"
Knowing that this person had come to buy the divine wine, Chanis immediately reverted to his greedy nature.
"Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged on this amount of money."
Roy pulled a large bag from the shadows. In fact, he took it out of his spatial ring when Chanis wasn't looking. When he opened it, he found it full of gold coins, worth at least a million fali. The dim room was illuminated by the glittering golden light.
Chanis's eyes were fixed on the large bag of gold coins, gleaming with greed and longing.
Chanis led Roy to a wine cellar containing more than a dozen jars of the original divine wine. The defective products sold to the public were all diluted from the original.
Roy glanced warily at Chanis; the amount of divine wine here was definitely less than half of what the other controlled, but it was enough for him.
Too lazy to bother with it.
Chanis asked, "How are you going to take it away?"
"Then just leave it alone!"
Roy said coldly, appearing behind the other party like a ghost, and delivered a chop to the back of the other party's neck.
Chanis was completely caught off guard and collapsed to the ground. When he suddenly awoke a dozen minutes later, the dozen or so jars of divine wine in the cellar had vanished.
Chanis's face darkened as he stared wide-eyed at the empty wine cellar, thinking to himself that it was impossible.
He rushed back to his room and saw that the large bag of gold coins was still there, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, Roy used his spatial ring to collect over a dozen jars of divine wine, left the Soma clan's territory, and returned to the Star Garden.
The Astrea Familia members were used to Roy's frequent disappearances and didn't react much. The only one who knew the truth was that the goddess Astrea glanced at Roy, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.
But Roy didn't give her that chance.
Time was tight and the task was heavy. Roy greeted everyone and quickly returned to his room. He took out the divine wine brewed by Soma, and the moment he opened the lid, a rich aroma of wine burst out.
Just smelling the fragrance made Roy feel dizzy, and all sorts of wonderful things floated through his mind, as if he were in heaven.
Completely satisfied, Roy picked up the divine wine, took a small sip, and the instant the wine touched his tongue, it felt as if a subtle electric current flowed through his body. An indescribable sense of pleasure filled his brain, and dopamine was released in a frenzy.
Unlike ordinary alcoholic beverages, the Divine Wine will not make people confused; on the contrary, it will make people's minds clear. However, all their senses will be focused on the delicious taste of the Divine Wine, and they will ignore everything around them.
Roy gritted his teeth. Although he had never been exposed to "ice," the divine wine was definitely more potent than "ice"!
Conquering the divine wine is not easy.
Fortunately, he had another trump card: Roy took out the orchid perfume from the silver treasure chest.
Roy slowly woke up from his bed and saw the goddess Astrea sitting next to him.
Roy said, "I didn't see any members of Freya's Familia at first glance, so it seems I've succeeded."
"Now you can tell me what happened, right?"
Astrea said irritably, she was terrified. In her hundreds of millions of years of divine life, she had never experienced anything as thrilling as today. One wrong step could mean the destruction of her entire clan!
Roy took a jar of divine wine from his spatial ring and tossed it to the goddess Astrea.
Astraea opened the cork, and upon smelling the aroma of the divine wine, she suddenly realized the truth.
"call!"
Roy breathed a sigh of relief.
The goddess Astraea was able to stop Freya, after all, Freya's infamous reputation stood in opposition to the "justice" that Astraea wielded.
But Astraea couldn't stop Loki; he insisted on coming over as a guest. What could she do? Turning away the chief god of one of Orario's strongest clans was something no other clan would dare to do.
However, Roy was only wary of Freya's allure; he had already broken through the gods' ability to discern lies!
Soma's divine liquor + orchid perfume!
He learned the method from a certain deity: getting drunk on divine wine and then hypnotizing himself.
The gods who seal their divine power are no different from ordinary people. Since the other party can do it, there is no reason why he cannot. It is simply a difference in willpower.
Orchid perfume can enhance mental strength, and its rich fragrance can also mask the smell of alcohol on his body.
Under hypnosis, he forgot everything, and what he said was so true that even he himself believed it, let alone the gods.