A Forced Melon May Not Be Sweet, but It Quenches Your Thirst / The Gods Have Arrived

However, disobedient gods are not as common as cabbages; extremely demanding conditions are required to bring a god down.

Therefore, there are many Campione! in this world who search for the traces of disobedient gods all over the world, and there have even been cases of people fighting each other to seize the disobedient gods.

"However, they would never have imagined that you, sir, were the first to arrive on Sardinia. This way, the other Campione! will not be able to kill the disobedient god before you do."

Diana's tone was enthusiastic, tinged with a hint of superiority.

Bronze Black Cross and Copper Black Cross are competitors; although they appear to be in no conflict, they secretly harbor many rivalries.

This time, it can be said that the Bronze Black Cross Saints have taken the lead over them.

Ren was not surprised by this.

At the same time, the system's voice also came through.

[Quest: The Gods of Sardinia]

[Objective: Wait for and kill the two rebellious gods who appear on the island: the invincible war god Verethragna and the god-king Melqart]

[Reward: World Reputation +200, Random Reward *1]

As expected, new side quests can only be triggered after encountering the relevant content.

If Ren chooses to stay in Naples, he probably won't gain any benefits.

Compared to his life on Itogami Island, he needs to be more proactive in many of the side quests in Campione!.

After all, Itogami Island is only so big, and you might run into the female protagonists and supporting characters from the original story while walking down the street. However, the Campione! usually only descend upon different countries.

According to the original storyline, there are two on Sardinia, followed by the goddess Athena, and then Susanoo and the Monkey King from the island nation.

After his battle with Perseus, Ren was certain that his existence would not be acknowledged by Pandora and the Disc of Usurpation.

While it's a bit of a shame that I can't obtain new powers, the system's mission rewards aren't bad, and there's always a chance I'll be able to draw new powers in the future.

After all, for him now, the power of authority is merely icing on the cake, far from being a lifeline in times of need.

Without further thought, Ren opened the system's task map.

To his surprise, however, there was only one dot representing the target on the map near Sardinia, even after searching the entire area.

Where are the two you promised?

It was only when Ren had this question that he noticed the word "waiting" in the mission objective.

"Does that mean the second disobedient god has not yet fully descended?"

This is different from the original story, as it transports him to a slightly earlier timeline.

However, based on his speculation about the plot...

The first disobedient god to appear should be the invincible war god Verethragna.

Verethragna's prototype is actually Hera, the war god in Persia mythology, who served Mithras, the god of light. Ancient Persia has long since perished, and Iran, as shown on the map today, is its core successor. The straight-line distance between Iran and Italy is more than 3,000 kilometers.

Ren guessed that Verethragna descended from the Iran region, and then, due to his warlike divine nature and his sense of his own kind, he was able to sense the divine aura remaining on Sardinia, crossed the ocean to Sardinia, and summoned the god-king Melqart to fight him.

This perfectly mirrors the opening scene where Verethragna and Melqart both suffer heavy losses.

Sardinia a relatively important island in Italy. Putting aside the difficulty of summoning a god, even if all preparations are complete, the preparations and process before the summoning will inevitably attract the attention of other magic societies.

But if the summoner is a non-god, then it's much easier.

"Does that mean we have to wait a few more days?"

Although the light representing Verethragna was quite obvious, Ren did not intend to cause trouble for the God of War immediately.

If the enemy doesn't even have a chance to summon Melqart, the mission will be considered a failure.

Let's go.

Ren shook his head, deciding not to think about it anymore.

"Lord Ren, shall we proceed to the location mentioned in the report?"

Diana and Liliyana quickly followed.

"No, you can stay here with me for the next couple of days and wander around."

"..."

Chapter 456 A forced marriage is never sweet, but it quenches thirst.

There wasn't much to see while shopping; it was just a way to kill time.

After touring the capital of Sardinia, Ren, who wasn't particularly interested, had Diana and the others arrange a hotel for him and then started playing on his phone.

Look closely, this man's name is Xiao Shuai.

When the video started playing, Ren felt much more comfortable.

Indeed, nothing beats the comfort of lying on the sofa and watching videos while traveling or shopping.

Aphrodite was initially annoyed that Ren had suddenly returned to the hotel after shopping for so long, but before she could even complain, she was drawn to the video on Ren' phone.

As a goddess of the realm of the gods, Aphrodite's daily entertainment consisted mainly of admiring the scenery, enjoying the service of her servants, or attending banquets to showcase her goddess charm and garner praise.

It's one thing if it happens once or twice, but it's been like this for thousands of years, and it's starting to get a bit tiresome.

She has not yet truly experienced the customs and culture of this new world since she came into it.

The video playing on Ren's phone greatly attracted the goddess's attention.

You know what?

The movie commentary was quite interesting.

"Lord Ren, I'll go brew a pot of tea."

With that, Liliyana headed to the kitchen to prepare the tea set and tea leaves.

A few minutes later, a faint fragrance wafted from the kitchen.

"Please use it."

Ren took the brewed tea from Liliyana; the water had a beautiful amber color.

However, what was floating inside wasn't tea leaves, but something else entirely.

A faint minty fragrance wafts into the air.

Compared to alcohol, Ren usually drinks soft drinks, and occasionally he'll have some light tea.

However, compared to teas I've had before, a refreshing taste quickly spread across my lips and teeth, along with a faint bitterness.

"The taste might not be the best, but that's because I'm using medicinal herbs to brew it like tea. I'm focusing more on health benefits than the taste."

Liliyana answered before Ren could speak.

Although the girl still harbored some psychological trauma from the Campione!, Ren's behavior along the way lessened her fear of Ren.

"Aren't you a knight? Making tea is a skill that only maids should possess, isn't it?"

Ren was somewhat surprised.

The story of Campione! is a bit too old, and Ren only remembers some of the main events and the female protagonists, but he still can't recall some of the details.

"As a knight and a woman, these are basic skills that I should naturally possess, so it's quite normal for me to be able to do these things. Besides, in addition to making tea, my understanding of cooking is also above average, and my housework skills are better than the average person's."

Liliyana answered truthfully.

She has so many skills partly because of her childhood education; as a child of a large family, she was required to get full marks in many subjects. On the other hand, these skills are also one of her few hobbies.

The female knight's answer immediately reminded Ren of Rias back home.

Despite being a demon princess, her domestic skills surpass those of her familiars, truly defying the natural order.

In contrast, Liliyana did her job well.

At only sixteen years old, this great knight's talent surpasses even that of Rias.

"That's great! I don't have a capable female knight by my side, only a lazy goddess who loves to eat and do nothing."

"Hey! Who are you calling lazy and good-for-nothing!"

Aphrodite, who was watching the video, expressed strong dissatisfaction.

However, Ren ignored her and looked at Liliyana, who had a surprised expression on her face, and said, "From now on, I appoint you as my personal knight. Any objections? Of course, even if you do, I won't listen."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Liliyana fell silent.

You've already said everything, what else is there for her to say?

"Lord Ren, I'm still young, and I feel I lack experience in many things..."

Liliyana still wanted to struggle a bit.

"It's alright, you can learn from experience. I have high hopes for you, Lily."

"Lily... please just call me by my name, Lord Ren."

"Too long to read."

"..."

Liliyana's expression was strained.

Are all Campione! in this world this tyrannical?

However, compared to Marquis Voban, whom she had only met once, the new king, whose personality was slightly eccentric, was much easier to get along with.

However, the girl wouldn't pledge her loyalty to Ren over such a trivial matter.

What she herself didn't realize was that her personality was more stubborn than she imagined.

Before she has completely fallen for him, a young girl will not rashly pledge allegiance to a man she has only known for less than two days.

Ren had no idea what the girl was thinking at that moment.

But even if I knew, I wouldn't care.

After all, Liliyana never explicitly swore allegiance to old man Voban, not even when she was facing him.

Of course, Ren had no intention of letting her go either.

Although forced fruit is never sweet, it's enough to quench your thirst.

Marquis Voban, the demon king of Eastern Europe, possessed the power to defeat Apollo, who had the power of many colors, and obtained the wolf power "Greedy Wolves," while Salvatore -Tony obtained the "Rending Silver Hand" from Nuada, the god king of Celt.

Their personalities are very similar to their powers, and perhaps even a little too well-suited.

Erica speculates that the power of Campione! reflects the owner's personality and skills, followed by adaptability. In addition, in order to absorb the enormous power into the body of a human Campione!, it is necessary to remove certain things and readjust the power.

This speculation arose after entering Sardinia, having brief contact with members of the Red Copper Black Cross deployed there, and receiving news that the new king had also arrived in Sardinia at the same time.

Where exactly did the news leak out?

After much deliberation, Erica could only blame the Bronze Black Cross for the problem.

This magic society, whose size and influence are comparable to theirs, Akame Black Cross, wouldn't find it too difficult to obtain information about a suspected disobedient god.

However, the new king was born in Naples and then immediately arrived in Sardinia; that's a bit too fast.

Erica now faces two paths.

One is to continue investigating the situation of the disobedient god, and the other is to secretly investigate the seventh Campione!. If they can obtain some real information, it will be of great help to the future development of the Red Copper Black Cross.

Moreover, what she said to her uncle earlier was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

If possible, she would indeed like to choose Campione! as a backer for her family, other than the Sword King.

Of course, Marquis Voban, was naturally passed over due to his eccentric and cruel personality, and the other Campione! also had their own problems.

"By the way, why don't we just ask Lily about this?"

As Erica pondered this deeply, she suddenly realized that her childhood sweetheart might know something.

So she took out her flip phone and immediately dialed the other party's number.

Chapter 457 The God Has Arrived

The days spent waiting for the mission to officially begin on Sardinia were incredibly tedious.

Every meal consisted of the same expensive ingredients and fine wines and drinks, followed by a full range of services including massage and physical therapy.