Chapter 968: Shiro-Hime.

Chapter 968: Shiro-Hime.

"That is..." Victor coughed lightly to indicate he was recovering from the shock. "That is quite surprising..."

Victor's words echoed the thoughts of everyone present. They had pondered many possibilities of what Hela wanted. But none of these possibilities considered that the Goddess wanted to sell the Pantheon.

It was worth noting that the land where the Pantheon stood was highly significant, especially due to the recent fusion of the Underworld. The Authority one would gain with this land was unprecedented.

"I am curious." A beautiful, cold voice resonated around them. The group looked towards the voice, their eyes falling on Violet.

With just one glance from the Gods, they realized how beautiful she was. It wasn't an irregular beauty like that of Aphrodite and Victor's, where their entire existence was perfect to behold, but still, she did not lose to them.

The reason for this was obvious: she was a Dragoness, and she also had Victor's Blessing of Beauty. Not only did she have it, but all of Victor's Wives had this Blessing from him.

Victor pampered his Wives greatly, so such an act was not strange coming from him.

"Why did you decide on this?"

"It is too much trouble for what it's worth to go through for a mere piece of land," Hela spoke disdainfully, not to Violet but to the entire situation she was in.

"Not to mention, I bet that once the Pantheons learned of my situation, even with the non-interference agreement until at least the Sector rose in level, I would suffer interference from those present here."

Her eyes looked at each God with a cold gaze. Faced with this gaze, the Gods did not shrink or show anything visible. After all, even if they didn't openly say it, Hela's words were correct.

Conflicts couldn't happen 'publicly,' but as long as no one found out and it didn't become something large-scale, it was all right, wasn't it?

In the end, it was obvious that they would always prioritize their own interests. Although they didn't have supernaturally powerful intelligence like Victor's, she knew that some of the Pantheons were forming secret alliances, as was the case with the Celts and Hinduism.

In fact, it could be said that after Victor, the only Faction that was growing significantly was the Pantheon led by Shiva... Yes, Shiva. Despite being the God-King, Indra's words didn't carry the same weight as Shiva's. This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com

All the Supernatural Beings who were cautious against The Dragon Nest and its Leader, Victor Alucar – Elderblood, were seeking Shiva to form an alliance.

The reason for this was because of Shiva's own existence, and Kali, whom the Beings believed to be of the same caliber as Victor.

An idea that was certainly correct NOW but not in the future. It was worth noting that Victor was only a New God who had not fully developed his Divinity at the moment. When he developed his Divinities more, not even Shiva and Kali could be compared to him by anyone.

A notion that was incredibly foolish to Hela, but she couldn't blame them, considering they hadn't had an 'out-of-this-world' [Literally] experience like the other Victor and recently interacted enough with the current Victor to see how abnormal he was.

Shiva and Kali on the same level as Victor? Pfft, please, they were far inferior compared to Victor. The difference wasn't just about being strong or not.

It was EVERYTHING else. Victor had a stronger Faction. Super powerful Wives whose strongest were as abnormal as he, Gods from various Pantheons as his subordinates, and did she mention the True Dragons? In terms of leadership, subordinates, potential, influence, and appearance, all other Beings felt quite... inadequate.

Because of this, when Hela thought about her decision to sell the Norse Pantheon, she saw that it was indeed the best decision she could make. Then, after selling the Pantheon, all she had to do was join the Dragon Nest as a lifelong mercenary or something like that and enjoy her peace.

There was a small bonus that, for some reason, Fenrir, Jormungandr, and surprisingly, even the End Dragon got along very well with Victor.

Although, the Dragon was understandable. After all, Victor was the Progenitor of The Blood Dragons. Essentially, in status, he was much greater than the Elder Dragon.

'Dragon Emperor...' Hela had a sudden thought, a Title she found quite fitting for Victor, a Title that would join the long list of Titles that Beings other than himself gave to him.

'Come to think of it, why do these Beings like to give Titles to powerful Gods?' Hela thought. 'Perhaps that's a way they admire the strong.'

As her mind wandered in this way, she realized why Jormungandr liked Victor. It was because her brother was a snake, and Victor was essentially the Progenitor of all reptiles.

Waking up to reality, Hela continued: "... My goals have been accomplished, and I have taken everything I promised Odin I would take."

"I wanted my revenge, and I got it. The rest is just extra."

"I offer you the Tower of Nightmares, a recently created growth Artifact by one of our Forge Gods, Hephaestus, and my Husband." Thanatos was involved in the endeavor as well, as were Fenrir and Typhon, but that was irrelevant information now.

The Gods looked at Victor, who continued to sit and smile naturally. Knowing that this Artifact had the hands of not only Victor but also the God Hephaestus, which made it quite desirable and unique for everyone, the Gods could not help but feel greed towards it. The simple fact that such a small Artifact could contain so many different Divinities made them question the sanities of all the old Gods present.

Even The Owner of Limbo himself was surprised but for a different reason. 'That Tower is... Like a planet, its own Dimension, where no one can die, and if they die, they are reborn without any problem. Even in the process of death, their Soul would be nourished to become stronger. A place that exists in an eternal loop.'

The creation in front of him was worthy enough to be called the creation of an Artifact made by Primordials, composing Concepts that they also had in their prison. The Concept of The Eternal Loop was not something he thought he would see outside of his Domain. But what slightly frightened him the most was that this was not made by a Primordial but by a God!

"...Tower of Nightmares? Growth Artifact...?" Hela asked. "What is this?"

"As the name suggests, it's one of our Artifacts that we use for training."

These words caught everyone's attention even more; could this be the secret of Victor's Faction's strength? These thoughts passed through everyone's minds.

"Inside this Tower, there is a Space that is in a constant Eternal Loop where you'll face the adversaries and the most challenging beasts defeated by my Husband, a place created for training, where even if you died in here, all that would happen is you being revived and your Soul being nourished. You won't just gain fighting experience but also a possible Enlightenment for Divinity... Oh, and of course, with the recent update, the Time-Scale inside the Tower is 1000 years in there to 7 days out here."

"This is a personal Artifact that my Family and I use for training."

...The words took a full 10 seconds to be absorbed by these powerful Gods. They were so shocked by the existence of such an Artifact that they literally had no reaction.

Suddenly, understanding hit everyone, and if what the Empress said was true, the Artifact on the table had immeasurable value; it was something akin to a nuclear bomb for countries, something that completely changed the power game.

The greedy eyes of the Gods turned to the Artifact, and even Shiva himself was not exempt from this. If he had this Artifact in his hands, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he could solve their Faction's strength issues.

The Heavenly Father looked at the Artifact, which could be described as an even greater creation than one made by a Creation God, and then looked at Victor. Unlike everyone else, he didn't focus on the Artifact itself but on the person responsible for its creation.

'I need to somehow marry Ariel or other Angels to him as soon as possible.' Being on Victor's side was simply a game-changer.

The reason he wasn't greedy for the Artifact? It was because he focused on the words said by Violet, 'recent update'. These words meant only one thing: this Tower could be further improved in the future into a version that would be even stronger than this.

The Heavenly Father looked at Amaterasu and Haruna, seeing their lack of reaction, which only meant that they already knew about it. It was proof to the Heavenly Father's previous thoughts: having his daughters being Victor's Wife was the greatest benefit to him.

"What do you think?" Violet asked with a gentle smile, seemingly ignorant of the Gods' reaction, which she wasn't. After all, all of this was planned.

The Gods restrained themselves from rolling their eyes. A very useful Artifact?! This could literally change the entire game! Such a powerful tool!

"... This is a very useful Artifact."

The Gods restrained themselves from rolling their eyes. A very useful Artifact?! This could literally change the entire game! Such a powerful tool!

"But unfortunately, I'm not interested," Hela spoke with incredible difficulty as if she wasn't interested.

'Damn it, if it weren't for Victor's instructions, I would have accepted!' She growled internally.

"I see... It's a shame... Then... Hmm..." Violet picked up the Artifact, and it disappeared. In the next moment, she retrieved a large science fiction spaceship and placed it on the table.

"Strategic continental ship, Shiro-Hime. My personal ship, equipped with the latest updates from our Faction, capable of traveling through the vastness of space, remaining entirely self-sustaining, and is equipped with a cannon that can disintegrate an entire planet into cosmic dust with just a push of a button. The core is made from a yellow star, effectively granting it infinite energy."

"A wonderful technological marvel that blends both Runes and Science."

"... What do you think?" Violet asked with a smile.

Again, the whole meeting fell silent in the face of Violet's outrageous words.

Victor laughed inwardly at everyone's expression. 'My beloved Wife doesn't mess around.' To be honest, Victor himself was shocked when Velnorah presented the first prototype of this ship, not expecting her to work so quickly.

But he should have expected that, after all, she could control Technology. Being a Technomancer, she could literally build several ships with a wave of her hand