Russell still did not quite understand. "Teacher, if this fruit works even when an outsider feeds it to someone against their will, wouldn't that be bad for that god too?"
As a Mage born into nobility who had always had Carpenter at his side, Russell knew perfectly well that there would always be women willing to trade strength for beauty.
They did not do it to please some man. They were simply obsessed with pursuing their own beauty.
If the god named Lathander paid no attention to that... then even if he was a god of good alignment, wouldn't endless curses have tormented him into the lands of evil long ago?
The stronger a woman forced to consume this concoction was, the stronger her curse would be, wouldn't it?
Russell believed that no woman who took it unwillingly would ever be grateful for this fruit's existence... even if her wildly increasing strength did save her life in the future.
They would only blame every crisis they encountered on the existence of that fruit.
Then they would resolutely go on cursing that god... however powerful or crazed a god might be, he probably could not escape that.
When women went mad, what chance did even the gods have?
Whether in the Black Mystery Tower or Sia Tower, the two craziest women always had the strongest presence!
Looking at Russell's grave expression, Hill could not help laughing. "He really didn't take precautions against that at first, so he caused quite a bit of trouble.
"But he does have greater divine power, after all, so he could still remedy the damage caused by his carelessness.
"Those unfortunate... how should I put it... anyone who could get this fruit from his Chosen was generally an extremely powerful being.
"And the people they targeted were