Chapter 234 Athena: You are quite good at playing? (4k votes requested)

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

Medusa in the room looked at the bronze elephant emblem that was faintly glowing on her chest. She immediately stood up, took advantage of the night, slipped out of Athens as if she was familiar with the dense forest.

"Lorne, you're back?"

"Well, things have just been done."

"she is?"

"Atalanta, my student."

Lorne turned slightly and introduced Atalanta, who was accompanying her, to Medusa.

Another one coming?

Seeing the heroic female hunter standing intimately behind Lorne, Medusa couldn't help but look alert.

"You are Anna, right? The teacher's sister? He often mentioned you to me." Atalanta, who was straightforward, looked at the purple-haired goddess in a gauze dress in front of her curiously, took the initiative to extend her hand, and showed a very contagious and hearty smile, "Well, you are more beautiful than I imagined!"

"That's impossible..." Medusa's pretty face turned red and she waved her hands repeatedly. All her hostility towards Atalanta disappeared.

After a brief greeting, they became familiar with each other. Seeing Medusa and Atalanta chattering non-stop, Loen's heart finally settled down.

Fortunately, before coming, he praised Medusa, who was responsible for the reception, highly, and planted a good impression of Medusa in Atalanta's mind in advance.

The simple Atalanta also believed it straightforwardly, and because he and Medusa were "brother and sister", she had a natural trust and liking for Medusa.

Therefore, the first meeting between snakes and cats did not lead to a confrontation but instead had a relatively satisfactory ending.

After the initial victory, Loen interrupted their private conversation with a dry cough and asked.

"By the way, where are the three Graces? How are they doing lately?"

"I'll live with Lady Hestia."

"What do they usually do?"

"I am mainly responsible for helping Lady Hestia and preparing banquets. When I am free, I occasionally hang out with the nine Muses, choreograph dances, and compose music together." Medusa answered truthfully and made a final summary, "It seems that they like life on the Ares Mountain."

"Athena, are they unhappy about anything?"

"No, they all like the current atmosphere and say that the War God Mountain is much more lively now than before."

"Well, that's good."

Luo En nodded and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Sending the three Graces over ahead of time to test the reactions of the goddesses on Mount Ares was a strategy of testing the waters.

There was no thunder or major fighting on the mountain, which proved that the development of the situation was still within the range they could tolerate.

"However, Lady Athena and Lady Hestia often ask me about your whereabouts and when you will be back. It seems that they miss you very much."

As Medusa added, Loen's eyelids twitched, and he instinctively felt a chill in his heart, and he couldn't help but secretly complain.

Miss me? You want to beat me up?

Sure enough, being able to tolerate something doesn’t mean we can just pretend nothing happened.

Loen realized that the group of goddesses on the God of War Mountain were sharpening their knives, waiting for him to return, so he had to give up his hope of getting away with it and began to prepare to counter their moves.

"It's getting late. Take Atalanta into the city first. I will take her to the Academy of Athens tomorrow morning. She has just come out of the mountains of Arcadia and needs to learn some lessons about human society."

"good!"

Medusa gladly accepted the task, turned around and took the hand of her new friend.

"Everyone is basically asleep at this time, why don't you squeeze in with me first, and I'll go with you tomorrow morning."

Atalanta nodded and then looked at Lorne beside her.

"Teacher, what about you?"

"I've been out for so long and just came back. I have some things to do."

"Another work report?"

"Ahem, I guess so..."

Lorne coughed and spoke vaguely.

"Okay, we'll wait for you at home tomorrow."

Atalanta, who was simple-minded, did not suspect anything and immediately got up and walked with Medusa to enter the city of Athens for a short rest.

Watching the two people walking further and further away and their figures disappearing into the night, Loen breathed a sigh of relief.

Very good, the backup plan has been laid.

With the important task of taking Atalanta to school tomorrow as a cover, even if he accidentally overturned, at least he would not lie in bed for seven or eight days like before, unable to take care of himself.

And bringing along little Medusa, the favorite of the Ares Mountain group, is an extra layer of protection.

After all, my goddesses, you don’t want to see little Medusa’s sad expression, right?

After carefully filtering his arrangements in his mind, Loen took a deep breath, stood up, stepped out of the dense forest, and blended into the thick night.

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Ares Mountain, Great Temple.

Athena flipped through the Code in her hand, which had been revised more than ten times, and reviewed the articles word by word in comparison with the existing cases.

Although many parts are not regular and perfect, and are far from the absolute justice in Themis' mind, the content and penalties of the articles also involve a lot of compromises and compromises.

But for now, these rules are undoubtedly in line with the current situation of coexistence of humans and gods, as well as the basic national conditions of the Athenian city-state, and can be effectively implemented.

The most critical part of practicing the law is to be able to enforce it effectively.

In any case, this marks a solid step forward in the entire era from rule by man to rule by law, and from disorder to order.

Athena turned the last page of the Code, confirmed that there were no omissions, closed it with satisfaction, and prepared to hand it over to King Aegeus of Athens for execution tomorrow.

Just be pragmatic.

We have to take one step at a time and eat one bite at a time. Achieving true fairness and justice is not something that can be achieved overnight.

Athena's good mood disappeared as she glanced at the altered signature on the cover of the Code.

Just a few words can make Themis come back, and a period of getting along and communicating can make the original goddess of justice give up the beliefs she has held for thousands of years and choose to compromise and compromise. That little bastard is really popular!

Amid the sound of grinding her teeth, Athena looked at the "Holy Word" copied by the goddess of memory Mnemosyne beside the table, as well as the original copy of "Song of the Titans" that the nine Muses and the three Graces had just arranged recently. Her face turned even darker.

Apollo's nine subordinates, Aphrodite's three subordinates, and the two wives of the father god Zeus...

Oh, and there’s also Echidna, the spouse of Typhon, the ancestor of demons, my three subordinate gods, and Thetis, the sister of Amphitrite, the queen of the sea…

You're pretty good at playing, huh?

The more Athena thought about it, the angrier she became. She unconsciously exerted force on her hands, and the iron pen in her palm groaned under the weight and broke miserably into two pieces.

As the cold moonlight cast a figure on the doors and windows, the goddess of wisdom in the great temple narrowed her eyes, immediately dropped the broken iron pen in her hand, frowned and snorted.

"Who? Come out!"

"It's me, I'm back..."

Lorne in the corridor raised his hands and stepped into the door cautiously. His wandering eyes swept across the iron pen on Athena's desk that was broken into two pieces. He suddenly felt a chill in his crotch and swallowed his saliva, forcing an almost flattering smile on his face.

"It's so late, why haven't you slept yet? The construction of Athens is important, but you are the core engine that drives this machine. If you get exhausted, it will be a waste of time."

"It's because some people have deserted their posts, forcing me to take charge personally."

Athena looked up at the former clerk of Crete who had disappeared for a long time after leaving behind a mess, and snorted coldly.

Seeing this, Loen immediately acted as if he was united against a common enemy, took out the Holy Grail and slammed it heavily on the table.

"It's all this kid's fault!"

As the golden divine liquid swayed inside, creating ripples of light, the sleeping figure of a white-haired, gloomy young man was projected in the hall. Athena's breathing stagnated and her face changed slightly.

"Asclepius? Is he still alive?"

After a moment, the Goddess of Wisdom reacted and quickly used her fingers to outline several Hermetic lines. She used the power of the [Labyrinth] to seal off the entire temple and looked seriously at Lorne in front of her.

"What's going on?"

Having successfully brought the topic back on track, Lorne straightened his back and began to recount his series of plans and experiences with ease.

Of course, in this version, he took the initiative to go to Cyprus on behalf of Asclepius to keep the appointment in order to retain talents for Athens, and rushed all the way into the underworld, going through untold hardships, muddying the stagnant waters, and thus covering up the trouble caused by the elixir of immortality.

After that, the situation worsened, and he used the preventive measures he had left in advance to retrieve the soul of the god of medicine at the scene of Asclepius' death.

In order not to bring trouble to Athens, he secretly rushed back from outside until he was sure that he had not attracted the attention of His Majesty the God-King.

"Fortunately, we kept a trick, otherwise Athens would suffer heavy losses."

Hearing Loen's half-sighing, half-relieved murmur, Athena's face suddenly turned dark and she became very angry.

"Who asked you to take such a big risk? Ten of them are not as important as you!"

"Well, he's a good doctor who can save many people..."

“No matter how good a doctor is, he can only save the people of a city or a country, but you can save the world!”

Without waiting for the other party to refute, Athena picked up the "Code" and "Holy Word" on the table and threw them into Loen's arms, snorting in annoyance.

"Before these things are completed, don't take risks!"

"Yeah, I understand. I promise not to make you worry about me."

Loen nodded and smiled apologetically, then pointed at the Holy Grail on the table and asked cautiously.

"Then he..."

"Since you rescued the person, you can do whatever you want with him."

Athena, who had climbed to Olympus to stop Zeus for this purpose, waved her hand nonchalantly, and did not seem to care much about the resurrection of the God of Medicine. Instead, her eyes fell on Loen frequently. After confirming that he had no serious problems, her frown finally relaxed.

It goes without saying which of the two people in front of her holds a different position in her mind.

This blatant favoritism made Loen feel warm at heart, and his tone became more sincere.

"I remember that there are still many vacancies in your 88 Constellations that have not been filled. Since Asclepius's body has been destroyed, it is better to let him conceal his identity and live in the holy clothes until his body is reshaped."

"Yes, the Ophiuchus Gold Cloth you designed earlier is very suitable for him."

Athena nodded, briefly stated her plan, and looked at Lorne in front of her with a hum.

"You don't need to report these small matters to me in the future. The altar you are in charge of is the manager of the Eighty-Eight Star Palaces. You can decide who to choose and use."

Lorne shook his head slightly and answered seriously.

"Let's put things in perspective. Asclepius's affairs involve too many things. As our backbone, you should be the first to know."

“I’m the first one?”

"Um!"

Lorne nodded without changing his expression.

Throughout Areopagus and Athens, Athena is certainly the one who learns of Asclepius’s resurrection from the dead.

Then, Lorne's eyes flashed and he lowered his voice.

"Also, I don't plan to tell anyone else that Asclepius is still alive. It's best if this remains a secret between the two of us."

Hearing Loen's whisper, Athena's tense expression rippled and a strange feeling arose in her heart.

Only two people know...a secret?

Feeling that the gaze of the goddess of wisdom was noticeably softer when looking at him, Loen breathed a sigh of relief.

As we all know, when two people have something on each other or keep secrets from each other, the relationship between the two parties tends to heat up quickly.

Although given his relationship with Athena, there was no need to use such tricks to create a sense of trust in this crisis.

But as we all know, girls want a heartfelt attitude!

On the entire Ares Mountain, only he and Athena knew that Asclepius was still alive.

Doesn’t this mean that the goddess of wisdom in front of him is his closest partner?

However, given how mean-spirited a person is, this move was obviously not simply to please Athena in front of him, but was the result of careful consideration.

Because, except for Athena, whose brain is full of rebelliousness and will not be easily shaken, telling this to other goddesses will do no good to Loen.

The death of the god of medicine has become a serious stain on Zeus. According to Medusa, not only Hestia, but also the nine Muses, even Themis and Mnemosyne, who are indifferent to worldly affairs, feel disgusted by this.

As the chief villain of the God King in Greece, Loen was eager to throw more dirty water on Zeus. How could he possibly reveal the news that the God of Medicine was still alive to alleviate the resentment of the goddesses on the mountain towards Zeus?

Just as Loen was muttering to himself, a faint groan came from his ears.

"Speaking of which, so many goddesses have come to the Ares Mountain because of your invitation. How do you plan to accommodate them next?"

Hearing that meaningful question, Luo En couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

It seems that after Asclepius, the shield, explained why he had been on the run for so long, his defense value has reached the bottom.

You have to deal with the next question by yourself.

(End of this chapter)