Chapter 16: Preparing to snatch someone
The people sitting in the cafeteria were the leader Finn Timna, the deputy leaders Grace Landrock and Riveria Rios Alf, and the core members Ace Wallenstein, Bert Roca, Tiona Silut, Tione Silut and Lefiya Viridis.

"Reed, have your ability values ​​been updated? Have you upgraded?" Seeing Reed coming over, Finn stood up and asked Reed.

"Finn, are you waiting for me here?" Reed felt a little flattered.

"Of course, I heard from Bert that you have a good chance of getting an upgrade today, so we gathered here to wait for you. But you haven't answered my question yet," Finn continued.

"Yes, it has been upgraded." Nodding, Reed handed the parchment recording the upgrade data to Finn.

Then a group of people came up to look at Li De's [Ability Value] list.

"Haha, Li De, you really keep shocking me. I thought your [ability value] before the last upgrade was scary enough, but I didn't expect it to be even more exaggerated this time." Grace said with a big laugh.

"Indeed, Li De, you really broadened my horizons. You started your real adventure at the age of 38, and then completed two levels in two months. The values ​​before each upgrade were so exaggerated. I really delayed you in the past." Livilia couldn't help but sigh.

"Livilia, you are not right. The biggest reason why I can level up so quickly is because of my special skills. And these are obtained through some special experiences. Without those experiences and without this special skill, I would just be an ordinary adventurer." Reed waved his hand and replied.

"Don't be modest, Li De, you have to know that accumulating ability points does take a lot of time, but there is no shortcut to accumulating great deeds. Only enough adventures can accumulate the great deeds needed for upgrading. Everyone understands this. Your upgrade is the result of your own hard work." Finn on the side said in an appreciative tone.

"Yes, Uncle Reed, you are really amazing. It only took you two months to catch up with my level. I didn't even know it." Lefiya was interrupted by Aisi before she could finish her words.

"Uncle Reed's skill of [Devotion] can save a lot of time in accumulating ability values. You don't have to worry about this, Lefiya. You have done a good job. But I wish I had such a skill too." Ais said with envy in her eyes while comforting Lefiya.

"Come to think of it, that kid named Bell is also upgrading very quickly, and he even broke the record set by Ais before." Tionne suddenly said.

"The little hero should have similar skills to Brother Li De to have a similar upgrade speed. But speaking of it, the little hero has made great progress recently." Tiona said with interest.

"By the way, what do you think about the war game between Apollo's followers and Hestia's followers?" Reed walked to the left, picked up a piece of bread that had just been baked, and asked Finn while eating.

"Do you need my opinion? Or is there something that I must have an opinion on?" Finn asked with some confusion, but as the leader, Finn was quite sensitive about matters concerning his followers.

"Let me put it this way. If Hestia's Familia wins, things will be very simple. But if Apollo's Familia wins, I would like to ask the captain and everyone here to be prepared for battle." Li De said slowly.

"Li De, can you tell me in detail?" Livilia asked seriously.

"Li De, no matter which follower wins, it shouldn't have anything to do with us, right?" Grace asked in confusion. "Hey, Li De, you're not going to take that white-haired bastard back, are you?" Bert's reaction was a bit exaggerated.

"Reed, even if we are followers, we cannot attack other followers at will, especially since Bell has only been in Orario for less than a year. You should know this." Finn's tone was a little heavy.

"Don't worry, Finn. Even if I really have to take action, I will definitely not let Loki's followers bear any infamy. When have you ever seen me do anything unreliable?" Reed answered with a relaxed look on his face.

"Uncle Reed, can you tell me why?" Ai Si finally couldn't help but ask.

"It's simple, because of a man named Bell Craney." Reed said lightly.

"Reed, are you serious?" Bert asked Reed in an extremely serious tone.

"Bert, listen to me first. If Apollo's Familia really wins, we do need to take action. And as Bert said, we are going to rob people, but the person we are robbing is not Bell Crany. The reason I mentioned this little guy is because he will be the fuse for the outbreak of war between Apollo's Familia and Freya's Familia." Reed gave an answer that surprised and shocked everyone.

"Reed, you mean that the goddess Freya has taken a fancy to Belcrany." Finn's mind worked very quickly and he grasped the key at once.

"If it's that goddess, it's indeed very possible." Livilia said after hesitating for a moment.

"How could it be Bell?" Ai Si asked in disbelief.

Ais had met Freya once with Loki during the Monster Festival before. She happened to hear that Freya was infatuated with a child of a family member, but she did not expect that the child would be Bell Crany.

"Does Reed have any definite evidence to prove it?" Finn asked.

"Finn, can anyone confirm that Bell Crany took a book away from the Mistress of Plenty, a magic book called Modern Magic Even Goblins Know. Who do you think would be so generous to give away a magic book that even I have to make a huge contribution to get? And it happened to be in the Mistress of Plenty. This can't be a coincidence." Reed asked Finn.

"If that's the case, there's nothing wrong with it. This information is very important. Also, Li De, if the two followers really go to war because of that little devil, who are we going to snatch? Or what kind of person is worthy of our involvement in such a thing." Finn continued to ask.

"A girl named Cassandra Ilion. She was originally a surprise for my Familiar. I was planning to slowly get her out of Apollo's Familiar, but I didn't expect that the plan would not change as fast as it did."

After hearing what Li De said, Livilia frowned and asked, "Is there anything special about this child?"

(End of this chapter)