If Constantine were to attack the capital, he would surely plunder the city and seize its resources.

At that time, the capital city would likely be reduced to a scorched wasteland, with countless homeless souls wandering everywhere. This tragic scene filled Lin Mo with unease. Suddenly, he felt the pool water was icy cold, and even the nibbling of the small fish became irritating.

So he resolutely got up and climbed out of the pool.

The maids came forward and gently dried his body with soft towels, then wrapped him in an elegant Greek-style robe.

Lin Mo's thoughts turned to Zhao Wushi and the god inside his body.

"I have two super powerful backers, I'm sure I can turn bad luck into good!"

As evening approached, Lin Mo was resting on a straw mat.

His steward came in through the silk curtain and announced Ares's invitation.

"Holy crap, they invited me?" Lin Mo asked in surprise. "Will there be a chance to be alone together?"

If so, that would be great!

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The curtains blocked out the dust and heat of the street, but they couldn't block out the disappointment.

Lin Mo climbed wearily into the car, relieved to have escaped the sea of ​​eyes that the Quer people had been watching.

"Make way!" the coachman shouted to the crowd from his horse, cracking his whip. "Make way! Make way for the Regent of Great Xia!"

It's strange, really. This Ares invited Lin Mo not to a banquet in his own palace, but to a remote villa in the city.

"Could it be that Ares shares the same thoughts as the god within me?"

Ares is a system creation, composed of a bunch of code.

Similarly, the systems inside my body are also a bunch of code!

"That's actually possible!" Lin Mo thought to himself.

At this moment, the steward in charge of his care sat calmly on a cool silk cushion, seemingly undisturbed by the outside world. Despite the carriage's constant jolting along the road, he remained as steady as a rock, his movements completely unaffected.

He gracefully and slowly poured the ruby-red wine into two stemmed glasses made of emerald green and gold, his movements fluid and natural.

"Hehe, Your Highness Regent of Great Xia, you need not worry so much!" the steward said. "You treated our lord like that before, and he wasn't angry. What else is there to worry about?"

Lin Mo glanced at him subconsciously. "You don't know the truth!" Lin Mo thought to himself, "If it were someone else, they would have been reduced to ashes long ago!"

Of course, Lin Mo could tell that there was a hint of sarcasm in the steward's words.

"Hmph!" he sneered. "Trying to stand up for your master?"

"I wouldn't dare!" The steward grinned, then turned his head away.

Soon, they arrived at their destination.

According to the steward, this place is called the Parthenon, which is the ancient temple located in the center of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.

Unexpectedly, the scene before me after Lin Mo got off the carriage astonished me.

It was not the magnificent palace Lin Mo had expected, but a desolate gray ruin.

The grand hall, long and low, resembled a stone serpent that had slept for a thousand years, coiled within the dense forest. The trees in the forest had leaves as deep blue as the ocean, shimmering with a mysterious luster.

These trees are the source of the "Water of Quil," which the people of Qarth cherish, and their sap is used to brew their unique beverage.

In this desolate place, apart from this great hall, there is no trace of any other buildings around.

The roof of the main hall is covered with black tiles, many of which have fallen or broken, and the mortar between the stones is mostly dry and cracked.

"Is this your temple?" Lin Mo couldn't help but ask.

“That’s right, the lord is waiting for you inside!” the steward said.

"Holy crap, this is a haunted house!" Lin Mo shouted.

"Your Highness, please do not use such foul language to insult our temple!" the steward exclaimed. "I cannot enter this sacred place without permission. Your Highness, please excuse me!"

With that, the steward turned and left.

Lin Mo took a few steps forward, "This godforsaken place, it looks like a..."

Suddenly, something occurred to him, "An altar?"

"Haha!" Lin Mo laughed loudly, "Just as I expected, this damn Ares thought of the same thing as the system inside my body!"

"Such a remote place, and they invited me here all by myself!"

"Isn't it just about creating opportunities to be alone, and then..."

"To obtain and crack my system's code through physical intimacy!"

Thinking of this, Lin Mo immediately grinned, "I don't believe that a system creation like you can be stronger than the god himself?"

"Damn it, skin to skin, huh? Come on, let's hurt each other!"