Essentially, Roy was converting, moving from one god's banner to another's.
Centered on the droplet of Goddess Astrea's blood, a large ripple spread out, and rows of text gradually emerged, their colors and shapes becoming visible.
On Roy's back, the symbols of Goddess Astrea also appeared: the Sword of Justice and wings.
As the crimson light grew brighter, more and more sacred texts emerged. These were the texts used by the gods, unintelligible to ordinary people. Transcribed onto a person's body via divine blood, they served to enhance their abilities—a power only the gods could wield.
When she saw Roy's ability values, a hint of astonishment flashed in Astrea's jewel-like eyes.
What in the world is this?
Breaking the limit to reach SS-rank Agility was a given; SSS-rank Dexterity, a realm only achievable by rare geniuses. Individuals with such potential, without exception, left behind illustrious reputations in history.
The two skills he possessed were even more terrifying!
Blood for Blood, a revenge skill that, based on Roy's emotional fluctuations, theoretically had no upper limit, returning attacks received ten-fold, even a hundred-fold!
An ultra-rare skill!
What concerned Astrea even more was the second skill, "My Lord is Here," which allowed him to update his ability values and choose upgrades without needing a god.
For a thousand years, Astrea had never heard of a child being able to independently update their ability values and choose upgrades. This was a miracle, a miracle of the lower world!
Astrea's slender hand pressed against her forehead, feeling dizzy.
She had found a treasure... No, a treasure that willingly presented itself, like a pie falling from the sky.
Roy's reluctance to discuss his previous god had left Astrea with some doubts, but at this moment, all worries and suspicions vanished.
No god would be willing to send out a spy with such luxurious ability values and skills.
This child has the potential to become a hero!
Astrea imprinted Roy's ability values onto a piece of paper, converting them into the common language. Then she performed a "lock" operation, a technique exclusive to gods, which hides the "sacred texts" inscribed on a Familia member's back, preventing others from peeking at their ability values.
"The conversion is complete."
Having done all this, Astrea, with a complex expression, handed the paper to Roy.
Roy took the paper but didn't look at it immediately. How could he not be clear about his own ability values? He looked at the Goddess with a puzzled expression, "What's wrong with you?"
"I feel a bit tired, I apologize. I'm going back to rest." Goddess Astrea's pretty face showed a hint of apology and a weary smile.
Looking at that slightly haggard figure, Ryu's face showed a trace of heartache. She had never seen such an expression on the Goddess's face before, and the culprit behind all this was...
Ryu's sharp gaze shifted to Roy.
Roy spread his hands innocently; he hadn't done anything.
Ryu didn't leave; her small eyes fell on the paper Roy was holding, and a hint of curiosity flashed in them.
This small movement, of course, couldn't escape Roy's notice.
"If you want to see it, go ahead. There's nothing to hide about this thing." Roy held up the paper.
"You told me to look at it; I absolutely did not want to look at it myself," Ryu whispered. Exposing ability values and skills was no small matter for anyone; even among Familia members, it was usually kept secret.
But there was too much mystery about this young man, making one irresistibly curious to explore his secrets.
Just one look, just one look!
Next, they had to deal with Rudora Familia together. Understanding a companion's abilities would allow for better combat, the Elf Girl consoled herself, deceiving herself internally.
Ryu scanned the contents of the paper at a glance, and her beautiful small face immediately froze.
"What is this?!"
Ryu's eyes widened. No wonder Goddess Astrea had such a reaction; Roy's ability values and skills could no longer be described as surprising, but rather horrifying!
Ability values that broke the limit, a revenge skill with no upper limit, and the ability to independently update ability values and upgrade...
If the contents of this paper were to get out, not to mention Orario, the entire world would go mad.
Other gods would come to snatch him at all costs; this young man himself was a miracle!
Ryu felt a bit of a headache too. No wonder he was always with her, yet his ability values kept climbing; it turned out he had such a heaven-defying skill.
Roy also glanced at the ability values on the paper. The hand-made meatball and being blown up had significantly increased his Strength and Endurance, especially Endurance, which was nearly a hundred points. Envious? He almost died for it.
When he saw the skill "My Lord is Here," Roy finally understood why Goddess Astrea had that expression: independently updating ability values and upgrading!
Roy's expression was peculiar, quite interesting. Was his sub-panel disguising itself, covering for him?
In fact, Roy had another purpose for this conversion: to see if Goddess Astrea could discover his sub-panel!
Although he didn't have the gods' ability to discern lies, Roy believed his ability to judge people was quite good.
From the results, Goddess Astrea most likely did not discover his sub-panel.
But when he wanted to transfer to the sub-world, the Underground City detected it!
Perhaps a conclusion could be drawn from this.
Underground City > Ordinary Gods!
Roy's lips curved slightly upward. He felt he was one step closer to the truth of the Underground City.
Compared to the natives of this world, Roy could speculate a thing or two based on the myths of his previous life.
To be able to create such a vast and infinitely wondrous underground world, and countless monsters, besides the Mother of Earth in myths and legends—Gaia, Roy couldn't think of any other reason. Even if it wasn't her doing, there must be countless connections.
Then the collective silence of the gods could be explained.
With the personalities of those fun-loving gods, they would openly talk about peeking at women bathing; they wouldn't be secretive or evasive about other matters.
It was likely that some power or contract was restraining them, preventing them from revealing the truth to people.
Thinking this way, his idea of clearing the Underground City was indeed too "arrogant." That was the Mother of All Gods who created all things. If according to the myths of his previous life, even the great god Uranus was one of her children.
There was not a trace of discouragement on Roy's face; the grander the goal, the more it ignited his fighting spirit.
Inside the room.
Astrea lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Her rosy small lips pouted.
As a god, one of her few roles in the lower world was to help children update their ability values.
Yet this ability could do nothing for Roy.
So her mood was very complex. She always felt like a useless god, watching the children of her Familia grow distant, yet having no interaction with them, like two parallel lines, which brought a sense of loneliness.
When she left the room, Astrea returned to her usual state, a calm smile on her flawless face, her words and actions appearing dignified and elegant.