The gods had long ago determined that Leon would definitely become a god, the first one born after the appearance of falna.
After all, Leon's performance made it hard for them to believe that he was incapable of becoming a god.
However, even though Leon had the potential to become a god, the gods did not directly regard him as a deity. It wasn't until Leon displayed divine power that they truly accepted him as one of their own.
After Leon returned to Orario, he received invitations from other gods every day, inviting him to attend small gatherings among the deities, who wanted to connect with him and build a relationship. However, he refused them all as his time was completely taken up.
Hestia, Tione, Riveria...
They all spent most of their time with Leon in their efforts to give birth to a child.
With so many arrangements, how could Leon possibly have time to accept invitations from gods he wasn't even familiar with?
Leon wouldn't refuse a familiar deity. However, sometimes, deities would personally visit him to discuss matters.
The gods who visited were all core members of Orario's familia, including those who had adventurers of level 2 or higher.
Leon's emergence can be said to have ushered in a brand new era. Since his appearance, Orario has seen a surge in both first-class and second-class adventurers. Any adventurer with even a little potential can grow safely and rapidly by following Leon on adventures, like riding on fireworks.
The Loki Familia, Freya Familia, Astraea Familia, Kali Familia, Hestia Familia, Hephaestus Familia, Artemis Familia, and so on are all examples.
Having witnessed two instances of adventurers' rapid growth, the gods naturally didn't want to miss out on such a good thing.
The rapid growth of several familias after the last expedition convinced the gods to make a final decision. This time, Leon was embarking on a new expedition, and they were determined to secure some expedition slots for their familia members, even if it meant begging and pleading.
Leon did not refuse in this situation. He didn't care about these things anyway. If the adventurers from Orario wanted to join the expedition, so be it.
Moreover, the adventurers didn't come empty-handed. The gods assured Leon that their adventurers would only need to keep twenty percent of their loot to replenish themselves, and the rest would go to him.
What the gods wanted was for their children to adventure with Leon without any casualties and to grow rapidly. As for the loot, those were not important.
In other words, these adventurers who wanted to go on an expedition with Leon were essentially working for him.
Leons gained a great deal from their adventures, while they received the desired excelia from high-intensity combat with no casualties and rapid growth.
Leon naturally agreed to let the adventurers join. After all, the gods were so sincere, he had no reason to refuse.
Of course, most importantly, through his perception of the power of faith that he had gained, he discovered that many of the followers of these visiting gods actually worshipped him greatly.
The power of faith generated is closely related to the worshipper's strength. As these adventurers grow stronger, the power of faith they provide for him will increase.
What else is there to say in this situation?
Just bring them along.
After spending about a month on the surface, Leon embarked on a new expedition.
For him now, expeditions are meaningless. But the people around him need it. Whether it's Riveria, Tione, or the others, they all want to continue becoming stronger.
Speaking of which, Leon had promised to help Ais find her mother during this dungeon expedition.
This expedition included several more familias besides the ones from the previous expedition. The Ganesha familia and the Hermes familia also joined, along with several other core familias and some Xenos.
The high-ranking members of the Ganesha Familia all participated in the expedition, leaving only a few to continue guarding the order of Orario.
Leon also left June on the surface, allowing it to possess Hestia and the others, so that if any trouble arose, June would handle it.
As for Ellie, he took it into the dungeon.
After reaching the 80th floor, Leon planned to take Ais alone to venture into deeper floors, while the others would continue fighting on floors suitable for them. Ellie was the guarantee that he planned to leave for them.
Ellie is a high-ranking fairy of light, and can easily wield any light-attribute magic. It knows all the magic that Leon knows.
There is no difference between having Ellie use the Gate of Heaven and having Leon activate it.
The plan is the same as the previous expeditions.
After spending ten days between the 37th and 49th floors, Leon and his companions ventured into even deeper floors and began their conquest as top adventurers.
It took Leon and his team ten days to reach the 80th floor.
"Then let's part ways here for now. Ais and I will go deeper into the floors to search for Aria's whereabouts."
"You can decide the progress of your adventure as you see fit. If anything happens, have Ellie contact me."
At the entrance to the passage from the 80th to the 81st floor, Leon stood with Ais and said to the group opposite them.
After speaking, Leon looked at Riveria. Ellie's clones resided in the bodies of the others, but Ellie's true body was with Riveria.
"Okay, you guys be careful too."
"Um, there's nothing in the dungeon that can threaten Leon right now, right?"
"That's true."
"Come back soon, Leon, Ais."
Everyone said goodbye to Leon in turn.
"Yes, we'll be back as soon as possible."
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After separating from the others, Leon and Ais began searching for Aria's whereabouts, layer by layer.
The deeper the floor, the larger the area. After the 80th floor, each floor was several times the size of an Orario.
Fortunately, Leon was powerful enough and had a wide enough range of detection magic, allowing him to quickly investigate the situation on each floor.
Leon and Ais's purpose this time was to find Aria's whereabouts, so they had no intention of fighting the monsters on these floors.
However, Leon discovered that Level 8 monsters had been spawned on floors after the 80th floor. But their numbers were extremely small, only a handful, and their strength was not comparable to the three Great Quests that Leon and his group had encountered back then.
The Three Great Quests were much stronger than ordinary Lv. 8s. It's like the difference between ordinary monsters and monster rexes.
Seeing the new floor with Level 8 monsters, Leon thought it would be like the previous floors, where the monsters' strength would transition from Level 7 to Level 8.
But since level 8 monsters are comparable for the three Great Quests, it's normal that there are few monsters of this level.
At the same time, Leon was also somewhat relieved.
Thankfully, he had the Black Dragon. Otherwise, it would probably take a very long time to max out his stats and meet the feat requirement, possibly six months to a year, or even longer.