In the warm, amber study, Tang Qi, in the guise of a middle-aged professor, listened as the well-behaved maid before him described her deception plan.
Cassie Chloe was a very inexperienced supernatural, after all. She had only come into contact with the supernatural after the arrival of the New Era and had not been through enough.
Yet she was also a fanatic believer of Tang Qi, the "Deceiver of Gods." This meant she possessed a certain special affinity, manifested in her unwillingness to settle for mediocrity, her passion for adventure, and her fondness for wringing every last drop from her own intellect.
From the very beginning, the opponents—or rather, the circle—she had targeted had nothing to do with ordinary supernaturals.
The company she kept belonged to the circles of the "Myriad Spirits" within the Boundless Mystery. She was undoubtedly a girl who loved courting death and walking the line between life and death.
And the plan Cassie Chloe had prepared for after the scam was exposed did indeed seem to have a certain Chance of Success.
"My lord, our criteria for selecting deities are not random. Every deity we chose has a corresponding reason."
"Other than Brannigan, the God of Deception, Theft, and Hiding, and Hawkes, the God of Tyranny... among the other seven deities is Fioros, God of Fire, Camps and Hunting. He belongs to the Order Faction and is a generous god. He usually does not refuse modest requests from devout believers."
"Then there is Nobotos, God of Storms and Travelers. Not only is he generous, he is also very fond of helping living beings. As long as one proves one's devotion, it is easy to borrow divine power from him."
Cassie gave two examples in succession, leaving Tang Qi looking somewhat embarrassed.
If he remembered correctly, he