After hearing Hestia's explanation, Lin Che nodded in understanding.
When he read Godslayer fanfiction before, some authors indeed wrote about merging Authorities to create new Authorities.
The new Authority was not only more powerful, but many restrictions would also be broken.
Right, in the original Godslayer work, there was also a concept of merging Authorities. A typical example is Kusanagi Godou.
As soon as he thought of this, Lin Che had his next small training goal.
Merge Authorities!
Based on the ten incarnations of the Eastern God of War, he would integrate Authorities with similar abilities into them.
Then break the boundaries and create brand new ten incarnation abilities!
For example, the White Horse incarnation could merge with the Sun Sovereignty and the Sky Lord's clear weather ability.
Level nine, this was already the highest level existence in the entire history of Orario.
Even the highest-level adventurers of the former Zeus Familia and Hera Familia were only level nine.
She was the mother of the male protagonist Bell, that legendary Empress.
Lin Che asked Hestia, "When I reach Lv10, can I still level up?"
Hestia shook her head after hearing this and said, "I don't know. Theoretically, as long as you still have potential, you can continue to improve. However, your Status is always SSS 9999 points every time you level up, which is a bit too exaggerated. I estimate that Lv10 is about the limit, and the combat power at Lv10 can already be said to be that of a demigod. I think you can condense your Blessing into your own Godhead."
"Condensing Blessing into Godhead?" Lin Che showed a surprised expression. It was the first time he had heard of this.
"That's right. Your Development Abilities include Mystery, Divinity, and Godhead, and you yourself have Godly Power and Authority. You can use these as a foundation, with Blessing as the core, merge all your abilities into one, advance to become a God, and shed your mortal coil!" Hestia stated her idea.
"But the Blessing was given to me by you. If I use this to condense my Godhead, will I be affected by you in the future?" Lin Che asked somewhat indirectly.
What he really wanted to ask was, if he condensed his Godhead using the Blessing, would he be controlled by Hestia in the future?
Lin Che clearly remembered the plot of the Hestia Familia in the game "Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka (DanMachi)", where Hestia sealed Bell's Blessing, causing him to lose his power.
From this, it can be seen that Gods can control the Blessings of their Familia!
Although Bell eventually broke the seal by himself, Lin Che still felt a bit uncomfortable inside and wanted to ask for clarification.
Hestia seemed to understand what Lin Che was thinking and said with a smile, "Don't worry, when you reach Level 10, I will give up the authority over the Blessing and let it completely belong to you alone!"
Lin Che nodded and thanked Hestia, "Thank you, Upper God!"
This was the first time he called Hestia Upper God, but it was from the bottom of his heart.
Without her and Luo Hao, he wouldn't be who he is today.
Although he could still grow with the Chat Group, the speed would definitely be much slower.
What's more, when he first joined the Chat Group, he was chosen by the Holy Grail.
If it weren't for them, he would have died in the Holy Grail War long ago.
A look of relief appeared on Hestia's face. She came to Lin Che's side, hugged him, and said, "A Che Jun, no matter what happens in the future, you will always be the Leader of the Hestia Familia."
"Okay!" Lin Che nodded.
After the chat ended, Hestia went to update the Blessings for the others in the Familia.
Tomorrow is the day the War Game begins, and she plans to let everyone in the Familia show their best selves!
It's time for the Hestia Familia to shine!
...
The next day, Orario became incredibly lively, and all the Familia were looking forward to it.
Because the War Game, which hadn't happened for many years, was starting again.
The game was still the same as in the original work, siege and defense.
Only this time, the Hestia Familia had no support.
In the original work, because of Bell, the Hestia Familia received help from many people in this War Game.
For example, Welf from the Hephaestus Familia and Yamato from the Take Mikazuchi Familia.
And because at that time the Hestia Familia only had Bell, they could invite outside help, and the chosen outside help was Ryu Lion, who was Lv4.
But now it's different from the original work. The Hestia Familia now has more than twenty members, so they naturally don't have the qualification to invite outside help.
Most importantly, Bell's experience is different from the original work.
Because there are many experts within the Familia, he practices within the Familia except when he goes to the Underground City, so he naturally didn't encounter the plot of meeting Lilliluka.
Also, because the Familia has Lin Che, the blacksmith, he forged many weapons and armor for the Familia to practice Forging skills for a while, which also led to Bell not buying defense like in the original work, thus not encountering the plot of meeting Welf.
Also, the plot of the Take Mikazuchi Familia luring monsters for the Hestia Familia in the original work is gone, and Yamato didn't choose to join the Hestia Familia out of guilt.
As for Ryu Lion, Bell hasn't even said a word to her yet.
Overall, the plot has changed too much.
Although the current Bell is already Level 3, upgrading faster than in the original work, his experience is completely different.
By the way, it seems that only Goddess Freya is still paying attention to Bell as in the original work.
Bell's great achievement of upgrading from Lv1 to Lv2 was due to a Level 2 monster that she had Ottar train.
Because there was no Minotaur plot, this time the monster was a random monster chosen by Freya, not the Minotaur from the original work.
The Familia organized their team, held up their flag, and headed out of the City.
The Familia flag was made overnight, with two intertwined flames depicted on it.
One flame is Hestia's Divine Flame, Vesta!
The other flame is Lin Che's Divine Flame.
Lin Che called it the Kindling Flame, the Burning Flame!
The streets were filled with people, watching the Hestia Familia.
There's no helping it, since Roxy and the others are all unfamiliar faces and not very famous in Orario.
However, their beauty moved all the male adventurers.
They are all great beauties!
Especially those at the level of Merlin, Morgan, Artoria, Irisviel, Erica, and Liliana, they are absolutely top-tier beauties.
In this War Game, even the three mascots, Sakura, Illya, and Shizuka Marikawa, participated.
Not only that, but the six women who just joined yesterday, Arianna, Karen, Wanligu Yuri, Kiyokawa Hena, Wanligu Guang, and Saya Palace Kaoru, also participated.
Even Shinobu Kocho, Yotsuya Miko, Tokisaki Kurumi, Misaka Mikoto, Esdeath, and Takatsuki Sen from the Chat Group were given a simple small task by Hestia and came to Orario to participate in the War Game.
It can be said that in this War Game, the entire Hestia Familia participated!
Besides the leading Leader Lin Che and Bell next to him, everyone else is a high-quality girl.
The highest floor of Babel, where the gods meet.
At this moment, Hermes was presiding.
He suddenly shouted loudly, "Uranus, please allow me to use Godly Power!"
The next moment, a steady, old voice sounded, "Allowed!"
Having received permission, Hermes unfurled a sliver of his Godly Power seal.
He snapped his fingers, and a picture appeared out of thin air.
It showed the situation of the Hestia Familia and the Apollo Familia, which could be considered a live broadcast in another world.
The picture was not only here, but everywhere in Orario.
In taverns, entertainment venues, within the strongholds of various Familia, and so on.
The Ganesha Familia even selected commentators and began to commentate on the live broadcast.
Some people even started gambling, letting adventurers bet on which Familia would win.
Because the Hestia Familia had always been low-key, and Hestia was just a God who had recently descended to the lower world, most adventurers bet on the Apollo Familia to win.
However, a few people who knew the strength of the Hestia Familia chose to bet on the Hestia Familia, such as the Loki Familia.
They had not fully recovered from the losses of the last expedition.
This was a good opportunity to earn some pocket money.
In fact, besides the Loki Familia, Lin Che also privately bet on his own Familia to win.
He definitely had to participate in this kind of gambling that gave away money.
Meanwhile, Freya, the Goddess of Beauty, who was at the divine council, widened her eyes when she saw the entire Hestia Familia.
Her eyes, which could see souls clearly, instantly saw too many brilliant souls.
Especially Artoria's soul, whose brilliance was even greater than Bell's.
This directly made her almost reach a climax, muttering, "Mine, mine, they are all mine!"
At this moment, a man with red curly hair and an olive wreath on his head came into the meeting room.
He walked proudly to Hestia and said with a smile, "Hestia, have you said goodbye to your Familia? When I win this War Game, they will all be my possessions! And you will have to leave Orario, no, it's better to leave the lower world!"
Hestia, however, smiled calmly and said, "Then I'll wait. I hope you don't cry later!"
...
Outside Orario City, in a deserted small City.
At this moment, the Apollo Familia were all standing on the City wall, ready for battle.
As long as they held out for three days, they would win.
But could they really hold out for three days?
This is not the Hestia Familia from the original work!