Liu Zhi's palace stood near the upper outskirts of Mount Olympus. It was far better than the palaces of the ordinary minor gods on the outskirts.
Because the Queen of the Underworld's palace was relatively close to the Harvest Goddess's, the vegetation in this area was quite lush. His palace was hidden among the trees.
When the palace had risen, a road had appeared automatically, so Liu Zhi didn't have to worry about getting lost in the woods.
He walked slowly toward his palace. Before long, he noticed many people lurking behind trees along the path outside, peeking at him.
Liu Zhi took a closer look and realized they were all young men and women on Mount Olympus who were close to reaching mythic level but hadn't taken that final step.
He didn't know how long they had lived, but Zeus's peculiar tastes had kept them young and beautiful.
They watched Liu Zhi from a distance. Whenever his gaze swept over them, they immediately ducked their heads, pretending they had just happened to be passing by.
Their behavior left Liu Zhi speechless.
From the fluctuations of their souls, he could tell what they were here for.
They clearly wanted to secure a decent position in Liu Zhi's palace.
After all, whenever a god successfully ascended the mountain, a new palace appeared. A palace needed a steward, servants, guards, maids, cooks, and all sorts of other staff.
Those positions required people to fill them, and these were people who had no way of getting a good one.
For years, they had hung around the various palaces on Mount Olympus, eating and drinking for free. They could get by, but without positions of their own, they always felt uneasy.
The gods weren't satisfied with them and could bar them from their palaces