Chapter 50: A Promising Future

In front of the mansion, in the garden.

Each member of the Familia gathered here, constantly moving things, coming and going through the main gate, looking like an endless stream of people.

Large cargo boxes filled with supplies were placed on carts, and the three leaders were directing others to do the final checks and counts. Even the officers were helping to organize living supplies like tents. Only Tiona quietly stole some of the emergency rations, only to be caught and scolded by Bert and Tione.

Everyone had something to do, and even Raphi was helping Reviar check the list of supplies. Only Ais stood there, looking troubled, wanting to help but not knowing how, truly a refreshing sight among the crowd.

Rig just happened to come out of the mansion and was immediately spotted by Ais.

"Rig."

Ais called out in relief, as if she had found her organization.

Ais's call also drew the attention of the others present.

"Mr. Rig!"

Raphi instinctively wanted to run over but then remembered her work and stopped.

"Hmph."

Bert let go of Tiona, snorted, and turned his head away.

The others also looked at Rig, the new member of the Familia who had become a legend in Orario in just over a month. Some were envious, some were admiring, but none were jealous.

After all, he was their junior, their family, their companion. The better he did, the stronger the Familia would be, and that was a good thing.

It had to be said that Loki, though unreliable, had an eye for talent. No one he chose had a flawed character, which was why Allen often joked that they were a loving family.

In just over a month, Rig had observed and remembered the performances of these Familia seniors.

This was something he had never experienced, even in his previous life, in a family bound by blood.

The family bond he had never experienced was not found in a family bound by blood, but in this Familia connected by the god's divine blood. Perhaps this was a form of irony.

Rig was not one for many words, but he silently remembered everything and walked into the large group of the Familia.

"You're late! Rig!"

Tiona immediately jumped out, grinning at Rig.

"Sorry."

Rig looked around and realized he was indeed the last to arrive. Even though it wasn't past the departure time, he still apologized sincerely.

"Never mind her, she just wants to divert attention from her snacking."

Tione revealed Tiona's thoughts.

Finn, Reviar, and Grace also approached.

"How are you?" Finn smiled and asked, "Are you ready?"

Rig smiled back and nodded.

He knew that Finn wasn't asking about the expedition preparations but about the updated ability values for the expedition.

Clearly, the three leaders had noticed that Rig had visited the god's chamber before leaving.

"This is truly exciting." Grace said loudly, "With your growth rate over the past few days, you must have made great progress, right?"

"Judging by your appearance, you must have made great progress." Reviar observed Rig's expression and then smiled, "You must be a Level 5 now, right?"

This statement made all the members around them hold their breath.

Especially the Level 5 first-tier adventurers and the Familia officers, who all unconsciously perked up their ears, even Ais and Bert were no exception.

"Is it that easy?"

Rig saw their reactions and immediately smiled bitterly.

The past few days had indeed brought significant progress to Rig.

He was now Level 4, and theoretically, improving basic abilities should have become much harder. However, in just a few days, he managed to train "Dexterity," "Agility," and "Magic" to the S stage, and "Strength" and "Endurance" to the A stage. This growth rate was still astonishing.

However, no matter what, Rig could not have reached Level 5 in just a few days.

"Without achieving a great feat or accumulating high-level experience, I can only progress further in Level 4, definitely not level up."

Rig's words relieved many people secretly.

They were genuinely nervous, fearing that Rig would say he was already a Level 5 first-tier adventurer.

It wasn't that they couldn't bear to see Rig improve, but the reality was too challenging, easily making people lose the confidence to continue striving.

Unfortunately, the Familia leaders seemed to want more excitement and broke their relief.

"Our goal for this expedition is the ultra-deep layers, even the unknown floors that no one has reached." Finn smiled, "There will be plenty of opportunities for you to accumulate high-level experience along the way."

"That's right." Grace stroked his beard and added, "Not to mention the floor bosses. Just defeating them will give you enough high-level experience to complete a significant portion of your accumulation, if not level up."

"Even with the experience being divided among the team, it will be safe enough." Reviar looked at Rig, "This time, you can't act recklessly like before. Remember to cooperate with the team, unlike some troublemakers who always rush out."

As she said this, Reviar subtly glanced at Ais.

"..."

Ais felt extremely embarrassed and turned her head away, looking very guilty.

Rig also felt a bit uneasy.

He couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't lose control and rush out.

This was something Raphi wanted to point out, as she had the right to speak.

During their team-up, Rig often rushed out without a word.

"Oh, it looks like we'll have another Ais in our team."

Tiona gloated.

"I hope you don't cause trouble for the captain."

Tione warned.

"Newbies are newbies, don't drag us down."

Even Bert coldly added.

Rig and Ais looked at each other, completely puzzled as to why they had suddenly become the targets of everyone's criticism.

But they didn't dare to say anything, only standing there, one scratching his face, the other trembling.

"Alright, that's enough. Let's give them a break."

Finn chuckled, turned his head, and looked toward the Central Tower.

There, in the highest god's chamber, the laid-back god was as usual lying on the window, looking at them with a relaxed smile.

However, for some reason, everyone could sense that the god's gaze contained encouragement, vigilance, and a hint of affection.

"Go."

It was as if everyone heard a soft whisper.

The wind-borne whisper ignited a flame in everyone's heart.

Including Rig.

"Alright!"

Finn's youthful face became serious and authoritative.

From this moment on, the small human was no longer a kind senior but the leader of the strongest Familia in Orario, the captain of the Loki Familia.

And the captain's order was only one.

"Let's go!"

With Finn's command, a整齐的呐喊声顿时冲天而起，响彻整个奥拉里。

那是战吼。

那是号角。

所有在市区忙碌的人，无论是平民还是冒险者，都在这一刻被那壮烈的呐喊吸引，转过头，看向洛基眷族的方向。

没过多久，许多人都看到了，一支全副武装，气势如虹的团队，正在穿过大街，前往巴别塔。

“洛基眷族开始远征了！”

“是洛基眷族！”

“洛基眷族要进地下城了！”

人们争先恐后地互相告知，一路上的行人都自动分开，走向两旁，将道路让给洛基眷族。

这一刻，人们看到的就是奥拉里最强的冒险者团体，看到的是无数名满天下的强者，眼中透露出来的羡慕、崇拜和畏惧几乎无法掩饰。

黎格混在其中，也被许多人关注着，注视着。

“嗯？”

突然，黎格敏锐地感受到，从四面八方而来的无数视线中，似乎有一道特别不同。

他对这道视线感到在意，因而不自觉地转过头，看了过去。

于是，黎格看到了。

看到聚集在一旁的人群中，有一个少年。

少年有一头与年龄不符的苍老白发，面容中带着稚气和纯真，估计只有13、14岁左右。

在人群中，那个少年特别不起眼。

但，对方那对红色的眼眸里，却有着比任何人都要浓郁的羡慕、敬畏以及向往。

然后，少年似乎做出了什么决定，留恋地看了这边一眼以后，挤出人群，往一个貌似是某个眷族大本营的门口走去。

看到这一幕，黎格几乎是一下子确定，对方是去寻找自己能够加入的眷族了。

“你在看什么啊？黎格先生？”

走在身旁的蕾菲亚察觉到黎格的异常，疑惑地问道。

黎格这才回过神来，看到蕾菲亚疑惑的眼神，也看到了不远处艾丝投来的视线。

“没什么。”

黎格摇了摇头，却突然笑了，笑得格外灿烂。

那笑容，让从未见过黎格这样笑的艾丝和蕾菲亚心跳都漏了一拍。

紧接着，她们才听到黎格的声音。

“我只是在期待未来而已。”

“期待我的未来。”

“期待他的未来。”

这话，除了黎格以外，没人能够懂得其中的意味。

不过，这已经不重要了。

巴别塔的大门开始出现在眼前。

黎格凝视着那座白垩巨塔，心中的火焰燃烧得更加猛烈了。

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