"Pay attention to the x-axis on the graph," the boss said.
Freya widened her beautiful eyes and carefully observed the piece of gold paper she held in her hand.
After looking at it for a while, the voice of the creator rang out, with a hint of prompting:
"Do you see anything?"
"It seems like I do, but..."
Freya grabbed her head, unsure if she should explain clearly. If it wasn't for the boss urging her, she would never have thought of anything and blurted out the words without thinking:
"On that graph, there seem to be a few ink dots that disrupt the aesthetics."
After waiting for a long time and only receiving this answer, the creator couldn't help but be stunned for a few seconds. This was like the calm before the storm.
After a short while, the creator's tone became louder, turning into a noisy sound echoing in Freya's ears:
"Those dots represent your recent performance! The reason why they don't look obvious and just appear as ink dots is because your performance has been abysmal, almost overlapping with the x-axis!"
The emotion in the voice was not anger, but it had at least reached the level of annoyance. The alarm bell in Freya's mind went off, giving her a sense of panic for the first time, even though she had never had any worries before.
"Sir, please don't be angry. Perhaps my recent performance has been slightly unsatisfactory, but I have the determination to improve."
"Is your demonstration of improvement lying in still lying in bed and sleeping soundly in the afternoon?"
"I... "
"Your confidence in your improvement is demonstrated by not reporting your work for several months and only after checking, I found out you hadn't done anything productive?"
"I... I'm sorry!"
Freya's previous claims of improvement were all fake, as fake as they could be. But her current attitude of admitting her mistakes was indeed sincere, as can be seen from her actions of circling on the floor with her soles.
From the heavenly realm, the creator closely watched every detail in the room. Seeing his subordinate's reaction, the anger in his heart immediately dissipated to some extent.
"It seems you also have the determination to take responsibility. Well then, let me offer a suggestion."
The tone implied that there was still a chance. Freya immediately sat up straight, adopting a proper attitude to listen to her leader's insights, sitting steadily on the carpet, obediently like a good girl.
Why should women make things difficult for other women? Besides, Freya had been in front of the creator for so many years, at least she should be somewhat familiar and not face too bad consequences.
But the subsequent development overturned all the beautiful imaginations. The creator only said one sentence:
"Maybe from today onwards, you should... resign! In human terms, it means you should 'quit the group' and no longer be 'the goddess of love'."
This calm statement, with neither intense words nor tone, destroyed Freya's heart. She turned pale all over and, pushed by the breeze coming in through the window, fell to the floor with a thud.
From then on, Freya didn't move anymore, letting gravity roll her back and forth. It wouldn't be accurate to say she suddenly turned into a salted fish. It should be said that she suddenly became a "salted fish that lost its dream."
"If no one cares about me, I'll just curl up in a corner and slowly rot into a pile of dirt..."
"That's enough! I won't fire you for now. Get up." The main reason for the creator's temporary change of heart is probably due to a sense of empathy, unable to bear watching a familiar face lose vitality and become like something broken.
However, the conditions for "probation" are clear: Freya must achieve some results, match more couples, and fulfill her duties as the goddess of love.
Ultimately, the main responsibility of the love goddess is to bring happiness to the men and women in the mortal world; only when the people at the bottom are happy can the days of the heavenly gods get better.
There is a certain relationship in this:
Some of the gods' powers depend on the positive emotions of humans, among which the most well-known positive emotion is faith;
Faith refers to the worship and respect for the heavens and deities, it is an important positive emotion;
The Main God's Church is valued by some gods and granted privileges largely because the believers emit a continuous stream of faith power every day;
And these powers gradually transform into the divine power of the deities.
However, it is not only faith that meets the requirements; the happiness felt in people's hearts is also a very positive emotion.
The main job of the love goddess is to make more men and women find happiness in love so as to provide more positive energy to the heavenly realm, allowing the gods to gain more divine power.
If the love goddess is negligent in her work, the number of single people will increase dramatically;
As a result, young men and women will resent the heavens, the earth, and society, making it difficult for them to generate positive emotions.
With this analysis, it is not difficult to imagine how arduous and important the responsibility Freya carries.
Considering Freya's past backlog of work, the creator believes that she cannot simply match couples at a normal speed, she must do more.
The creator's suggestion is:
"You must fulfill unusual love. Do you remember the principles of matching couples?"
"I remember! There are only three requirements."
The first requirement:
Matching couples who already have a good relationship and often display affection in public is not difficult, nor does it contribute much;
Because couples with good relationships already have various positive emotions between them;
Even if the love goddess does something at this time, it is just an "icing on the cake," and the changes made are not significant.
The second requirement:
The better type of couple to match is those who argue and fight whenever they meet, and are willing to "die together" in critical moments;
Yes, this type is the most worthy of fulfillment, and once they successfully hold hands, the change in positive emotions is extremely obvious, and the contribution is substantial.
The third requirement: Of course, there is also a type of fate that truly deserves the name "a profit of ten thousandfold," which is to create a "one + N" love story.
"One" refers to a certain male or female, and "N" represents some lovers with intricate connections around this person;
To put it simply, this type of fate is a love story that exists in a "battlefield" setting, a harem legend!
The reason why the "one + N" fate is the best is because it generates the most positive emotions in this kind of relationship.
For example:
A girl wants to surpass another girl and show her best side, this is a kind of ambition;
Even the anxiety caused by a love rival is still a beautiful emotion for girls; because of love, they care about it. Because they care about him, they also care about whether he cares about them. It's like a kind of innocent shyness.
Certainly, there are also more negative emotions, like the evil thoughts Lucia had towards Freya, which represent a small part of it. But compared to the generation of more positive energy, it doesn't really matter. After all, the gods don't care. After all, it's not them who will be punished....
The clear path that the Creator pointed out to Freya is for her to fulfill a polyamorous relationship. Even if at the beginning, a certain relationship consists of a man and a woman, it's not a big deal. Freya has the power to interfere and influence, and can create a less harmonious "harem" according to her own wishes.
"The deadline is one month from today. I want to see, under your relentless efforts, the initial formation of a love triangle or even a love square."
"My Lord, I have a question. What happens if I don't perform up to par after the designated time?"
"That's simple: you will be officially dismissed! I will have your successor take over."
After the Creator said this, the communication with Freya was forcefully interrupted, leaving her slumped against the wall under immense pressure.
After a long while, a few words popped out of Freya's mouth:
"Old witch! How ruthless..."
Although complaining, Freya couldn't linger anymore. She had to quickly find a suitable partner and fulfill the assigned task. Since it was a "one plus N" love, boys were more suitable to be the "one" in this matter. After all, many boys' dreams in this world were to have a harem.
Freya searched through her entire memory and realized that her circle of acquaintances was so small that she didn't even have more than one male friend. As for the one and only acquaintance, it was unnecessary to say, smart people would know who it referred to.
Although she was reluctant to fulfill that guy, Freya truly didn't have the time to get to know anyone else.
"Let him become a winner in life. It feels wrong just thinking about it... But well, who made this goddess kind-hearted and forgive and forget?"
Helplessly, she decided to put in effort on Wang Xiaole.
First, she needed to determine her target. The demon lord had to be eliminated first. Freya hadn't fallen to the point where she would assist the relationship between demons and humans. The current option that came to her mind was Isabella, whom Freya had only heard of but never met in person.
"I guess there's something going on between Wang Xiaole and that empress. She can be considered."
But one person was not enough!
Freya knew that she obviously didn't know enough about Wang Xiaole. If she wanted to fulfill the hidden relationships around him without using the unique methods of the goddess of love, it wouldn't be possible.
Using the remaining bit of divine power within her, the void in front of Freya immediately changed. Numerous illusory red threads appeared, crisscrossing each other; these threads, many and parallel, filled one side of the world, but even if they filled the entire room, they still wouldn't be enough to contain all those lines.
To ask why, it's because these lines are the earthly threads of fate, representing the intertwined and complicated emotions between men and women.
As the goddess of love, it was relatively easy for Freya to find the destined love line that belonged to Wang Xiaole. She marked it with a golden thread that shimmered on the surface.
The red thread represented relationships related to females, while the blue thread represented relationships related to males. If there were other love lines connected near the blue thread, it definitely meant that there was someone who liked the person in question.