Chapter 227: Holy Grail Summons (Votes requested at the beginning of the month)

A few days later, at the God of War Mountain.

A streak of purple light took advantage of the dark night, quietly flew out of the star-covered mountain, and landed in a dense forest outside Athens.

"Loen!"

Accompanied by shouts filled with joy, the tall, purple-haired cold beauty rushed excitedly towards the figure she had been thinking about day and night in front of the fire as soon as she landed.

Lorne smiled, opened his arms, gave Medusa a big hug, and whispered softly in her ear: "Well, I'm back..."

After a while, the Gorgon, who had been gentle enough, reluctantly stood up from the warm embrace, took Lorne's arm, and spoke.

"Come on, I'll take you back now. Everyone misses you."

"No hurry, tell me in detail what happened during this period of time."

However, Loen took Medusa, who had come running, and sat in front of the fire, and asked about the latest situation in Athens.

Faced with questions from people close to her, Medusa, whose character remains simple, naturally tells them everything she knows.

With the help of the god Athena, Loen quickly found out some changes in the city of Athens.

First, thanks to his unremitting efforts, the goddess of memory was finally persuaded to leave Mount Helicon with the nine muses and come to Athens. Under the arrangement of the goddess Athena, he participated in the work of sorting out the Athenian library, provided Athens with a large number of useful books, and made the cultural and educational work of the Academy of Athens flourish.

During this period, the goddess of justice, who was in charge of compiling the [Code of Law], also often visited and discussed with the goddess of memory, Mnemosyne, how to write the laws in a strict manner and plug all loopholes that violated fairness as much as possible. The legal construction was also carried out in an orderly manner.

Then, due to the arrival of the snake mother Echidnas, the disciplined Stheno and Euryale also became good kids and dared not to cause trouble easily;

The accompanying sea goddess Thetis was also treated with great hospitality by Athena. The two often talked and laughed together while touring the Areopagus and the city of Athens, as close as sisters.

Finally, there is Circe. Because Hecate selectively forgot about her, this great witch from Aeolus simply settled in Athens and has recently been enthusiastically learning cooking from the goddess of the hearth, Hestia. Because of their similar interests, the two often get together to study recipes, saying that they will give someone a big surprise when he comes back. Although occasionally adding something wrong to the pot caused the kitchen to explode more than a dozen times, the overall situation was relatively stable, and it also directly or indirectly enriched the catering culture in Athens;

What ingredients can make the kitchen explode? You are not cooking, you are doing alchemy, right?

After listening to this, Loen complained in his heart for a while, and then secretly thanked God for not diving directly into the God of War Mountain.

When these goddesses get together, each of them is good at acting, so they appear to be harmonious on the surface, but they are just like a mountain of gasoline barrels, which are guaranteed to catch fire if they encounter sparks.

Unfortunately, Loen estimated that he himself might be the fuse.

He had just finished fooling around with the three Gorgon sisters and then ran away, only to come back with such a large group of the opposite sex with whom he had ambiguous relationships.

If he wasn't careful, he might be cut into dozens of pieces by those tigresses.

Therefore, in order to avoid being harmed by those women, Loen did not dare to enter the city directly. Instead, he chose to seduce Medusa, who was the easiest to coax, first, and after asking for clear information, he made plans.

"By the way, where's little Medea? How is she?"

"It seems that she has joined the Academy of Athens and is currently studying culture and magic. The Centaur Sage Chiron gave her a very high evaluation and seems to be planning to hire her as a teacher directly after graduation."

Medusa answered truthfully and raised her head to take credit.

"Besides, we have a good relationship."

Lorne smiled slightly, stretched out his hand habitually and touched Medusa's head.

This familiar touch brought them closer together, bringing with it a feeling of warmth.

Feeling the warmth and intimacy above her head, Medusa's pretty face bathed in the firelight showed a satisfied smile.

If time could stop at this moment and everyone could continue to live quietly and happily, perhaps only the word "happiness" could cover everything.

However……

"About Asclepius..." Medusa hesitated for a long time before turning the topic to the cruelty that she was reluctant to face.

"I know." Lorne nodded, interrupting Medusa's recollection, and said in a deep voice, "Tell me where that place is, and I will take care of the rest."

Medusa nodded slightly and handed a rune stone with snake-shaped patterns to Luo En. "As you said, we sealed that place off and set up restrictions. This rune stone is the key to get in and out."

Luo En put away the talisman stone, looked at the waning moon sinking into the west under the night sky, stood up and said goodbye: "Okay, I'll go take a look first."

Then he clapped his hands and called the three Graces outside the jungle to introduce them to Medusa.

"These three are my friends, and they are also the servants I chose for Lady Hestia. You take them back to Ares Mountain first. We will reunite after we finish the things over there."

Medusa, who was simple-minded, did not doubt him and nodded in agreement immediately.

Looking at the caring little vest in the past, who was carrying three Molotov cocktails and going to clear the landmine for him, Loen couldn't help but feel a little guilty about his black heart.

But soon, his strong desire to survive completely eliminated that slight hesitation.

It's better to let Medusa take the three Graces over than to lead them to Mount Ares by myself, right?

He hadn't lived enough, and he didn't want to be torn into pieces by those women on the mountain using this as an excuse.

Watching four figures entering the city of Athens under the night sky, Loen gathered his thoughts, extinguished the fire, put on a mourning attitude, and rushed to the burial place of the god of medicine.

Guided by the resonance of the rune stone, it took Loen about two hours to arrive at the scene of the incident.

Looking around, the surroundings were all charred, the grass and trees were withered, and the stones and soil were covered with tragic marks of burning.

And in the center, a ravine tens of meters deep comes into view.

Loen jumped into the pit, looked around, bent down, picked up a piece of wood from the charred soil, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it.

A strong medicinal aroma rushed into his nose, evoking familiar memories of the past.

Alas, this kid didn’t run away.

Loen sighed and looked around at the tragic traces left by the lightning. In his heart, he cursed Asclepius, the stubborn donkey who refused to listen.

But now that things have come to this, whether there is still a chance or not, he can only try his best.

Then, Loen made up his mind, and after confirming that there was no one around, he took out the golden holy grail with his fingers, poured his own divinity and divine power into it, turning it into purple-red wine, and poured it on the charred earth, chanting the holy words.

"Full, full, full, full, full, full.

Repeat this cycle, and the next number is five.

The wind came from the sky and was blocked by a wall.

The doors on all four sides were opened and closed.

From the Crown,

Go back and forth on the three-way road to the Kingdom."

The purple-red wine seeped into the earth and circulated on its own, outlining a circular array base with lines of holy words interwoven and imprinted within it.

"Declare—

Your body obeys my orders, and my life is with your body.

If you wish to follow the will and principles of the Holy Grail, then respond.

I swear here:

I wish to accomplish all good deeds in the world,

I wish to destroy all evil in the world.

You are a lamb in a cage of madness,

I am the one who holds their chains.

Trust me, learn from me, obey me,

—Spirit in the service of light!"

With a solemn and majestic murmur, the last drop of divine liquid fell into the magic circle on the ground, activating the entire base.

Suddenly, a beam of blazing white light shot straight into the sky, and the fierce ether tides on the periphery blew up the surrounding sand and dust.

In the center of the light column, a blurry figure gradually became clearer and turned from virtual to real after absorbing the divine liquid spilled from the holy grail.

"What's wrong with me?"

Muttering softly, a young man in a black doctor's uniform, with long silver hair and a gloomy temperament, stood in the magic circle where the light had faded. He looked up blankly around, and finally his eyes fixed on the man in front of him holding a gorgeous golden wine glass.

"you……"

"What are you talking about? I saved your life again!"

Before he could finish his words, the figure in front of him interrupted the young man's muttering with cursing, and waved forward with a look of exhaustion on his face.

"Asclepius, come over here and give me a hand!"

Instantly, the name seemed to awaken the dormant memories in his mind. The silver-haired young man immediately broke free from his dazed state, stepped out of the magic circle, and helped his savior to sit aside.

(End of this chapter)