Chapter 297 Riding by the Goddess

At this time, in the cave.

After confirming the next target, Loen asked tentatively with a flickering look in his eyes.

"If that's the case, can I gather those individuals favored by [Destiny] to the God of War Mountain in advance and let me teach them personally?"

"I advise you not to do this."

Hecate shook her head and gave serious advice.

"As I told them, destiny is not immutable. Their experiences shape their existence and determine their future. Once you interfere too much, it is likely to affect or even deprive them of their [possibility], making them mediocre.

Loen was a man who listened to advice, and he kept Hecate's reminder in mind.

Seeing this, Hecate nodded with satisfaction and added in a deep voice.

"In addition, the three goddesses of fate have set their sights on you. If you forcefully intervene and bring about changes beyond what Fate can tolerate, it is very likely that all three of them will be destroyed. Even if they cannot do anything to you, they can still influence the people around you and make all your previous efforts go to waste.

Therefore, even if you have the status of a main god and can dominate other gods in the world, for the sake of safety, it is better for you to walk in the world in the form of an incarnation. "

Listening to this earnest advice, a hint of doubt appeared on Loen's face.

"Why are you telling me this?"

In my impression, this master doesn’t seem like a saintly person who cares about others.

"Because you have created an [impossibility] that is beyond the calculation of fate."

Hecate stared at her most outstanding student, revealing deep admiration in her eyes, and spoke leisurely.

"You are stronger than me, and perhaps, you can go further than me."

At this point, the two sides are firmly bound together. If they unite, both will benefit, but if they separate, both will lose.

If they just keep scheming against each other and wasting time, both sides would suffer losses, and the three goddesses of fate would benefit from it.

Although he holds the divine power of conspiracy, perhaps some of his ideas should be changed.

Luo En looked at his teacher deeply and smiled.

"Don't worry, I won't let you down."

I hope so...

Hecate murmured, watching her student walk farther and farther away in the darkness until his figure disappeared under the starlight.

"Meh?"

In the corner of the cave, two goats licked their rough tongues, uttered a confused syllable, and tilted their heads to look at the female biped who seemed to be muttering to herself in front of the stone pillar.

Looking at the demon's sharp horns and yellow-brown pupils, Hecate's body stiffened and her expression froze.

A moment later, the wail of a certain Queen of Hell echoed in the cave.

"Lorne, you little bastard, take them away! Take them away!"

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“A-choo!”

A certain unfilial disciple standing on the mountain path couldn't help but feel a chill coming from behind him and sneezed loudly.

"who?"

Loen suddenly turned around and looked at the dense forest behind him.

“That’s a good reaction.”

Accompanied by the sound of rustling branches and leaves, a goddess with purple hair and golden eyes walked out of the forest.

"It's you, Sister Ya." Luo En's tense body relaxed a little, raised his hand to rub his itchy nose, and asked casually, "Where's Eris? Didn't you go after her?"

"She got away."

"That woman actually managed to slip away from you? That's impossible, isn't it?"

"There's nothing we can do. Zeus has taken action."

Athena spread her hands, somewhat helpless.

At that time, she chased Eris all the way to the Sea of Oceanus and almost forced the woman into a desperate situation.

But unexpectedly, the sea was suddenly covered with dark clouds and thunder, and bolts of lightning fell from the sky, separating her from Eris.

In the end, the goddess of discord took advantage of the delay of the thunderclouds and successfully escaped into the primordial fetal sea.

"However, even though she was not kept here, that woman probably won't be able to come out and continue to cause trouble for a while."

At this time, Athena, who had finished describing what had happened, raised her hand and took out a handful of shiny black feathers to save her reputation.

Looking at the fresh blood on the front end of the feather bone, Loen felt a chill on his back as if he were feeling the same pain.

It goes without saying that the feathers that Eris had just grown were probably plucked out again.

"Sister Ya is awesome!"

After giving a compliment, Loen turned around with a dry laugh.

"If there's nothing else, I'll..."

However, before he could finish his words, a white hand gently rested on his shoulder and a faint voice came from his ear.

"Her account is settled, what about ours?"

Sure enough, there is no Greek goddess who is not petty.

Luo En muttered something angrily, facing the pretty face that seemed to be smiling, he rolled his eyes and spoke in a serious voice.

"I just went to see Hecate and made a great discovery!"

As he spoke, he told Athena in detail about the situation on Mount Ares in the past few days and the content of his secret conversation with Hecate.

"The destiny is not exclusive to the gods. People's hearts can also unite? Interesting..."

Athena's bright eyes were shining with excitement, an expectant smile appeared on her face, and she murmured something.

"It seems that we need to put the selection of Saints on the agenda as soon as possible."

In addition to the honorific titles of "Lady of the Labyrinth", "Goddess of Magic" and "Great Mother Goddess", Athena also has another title of "Mother of Heroes".

Because many heroes in Greek mythology were able to successfully pass the test of fate and accomplish great deeds, all thanks to the guidance of this goddess of wisdom.

"I think so."

Having successfully avoided the fatal question, Loen was in a good mood, and even his tone became much lighter.

As the two were talking, a white snowy owl flew through the dense forest and landed on Athena's shoulder.

Athena touched the little guy's head, opened the bamboo tube hanging at its ankle, took out the note inside, and looked down at it.

Then, the pair of bright eyes narrowed slightly, and the look became playful.

"It is a letter from Aegeus."

Aegeus is the son of the previous king Pandion, the grandson of the demigod Cecrops, and the current king of Athens.

However, due to Athena's personal rule and the sharing of power among many goddesses, the presence of this king of Athens was not high.

Lorne paused for a few seconds before he recalled.

"Why, does he have something urgent to do?"

After the War of Gods, Athena's body fell asleep, and Lorne took over the powers of the three goddesses and became the de facto ruler of Athens.

His Majesty, the King who had always been well-behaved, actually bypassed his temporary superior, Loen, and sent a letter directly to Athena. It was very likely that he had encountered some troubles that he could not solve by himself and needed to specifically ask for instructions from Athena, the main god he believed in.

In fact, it is true.

Athena nodded, holding the note, her eyes flickering.

"Aegeus had a son named Theseus."

Hearing this, Luo En narrowed his eyes slightly.

Theseus, the future king of Athens, is a well-known early Greek hero.

Legend has it that King Aegeus of Athens had no sons, so he was very afraid of his brothers who had 50 children and were hostile to him.

Feeling a strong sense of crisis, Aegeus wanted to remarry secretly without telling his wife, hoping to have a son to comfort him in his old age and inherit his throne.

So he confided his thoughts to his friend, Pittheus, king of Troezen, hoping to get help.

By coincidence, Pittheus had just received an oracle that his daughter would not have an open marriage but would give birth to a son of honor.

Therefore, Pittheus decided to secretly marry his daughter Aethra to Aegeus.

The Athenian king married Princess Ethra of Troezen, and after living together in secret for a while, he returned to Athens, left a token, said goodbye to his new wife, and instructed:

"If the gods bless us and give you a son, please raise him quietly and don't let anyone know who the child's father is. When the child grows up and is strong, let him come to Athens to find me with the token!"

Later, the princess of Trozen became pregnant and gave birth to a child, named "Theseus".

As Theseus grew into a brave young man, he took the weapons and tokens left by Aegeus and went to Athens to find his father.

After many twists and turns, the father and son recognized each other. Theseus, who had done good and eliminated evil along the way and established many achievements, naturally succeeded to the throne of King of Athens.

Everything seems perfect up to here.

But the problem is that Troy was the territory of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and the Trojans regarded him as the patron saint of the city.

Theseus' mother and grandfather had declared that he was the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea...

Loen went over the relevant information in his mind and spoke thoughtfully.

"So, Aegeus is doubting the bloodline and identity of this child?"

"Yes, he wants me to verify the authenticity, so as to prevent the kingship of Athens from being handed over to the wrong person."

Athena nodded, a hint of amusement in her eyes.

There's nothing we can do about it because Poseidon's name is too famous.

The patron saint of the city of Trozen is a representative of the indifference to both sexes. He would take off his pants and get close to any female he met.

Aegeus had been childless for so many years, and after some wandering around outside, he suddenly had an illegitimate child. It was inevitable that he would suspect that he had become the scapegoat.

In addition, Poseidon had always wanted to develop Athens into his own holy land and had tried to infiltrate the royal power of Athens by various means. Aegeus had to be cautious and take the initiative to ask for instructions from the main god, in order to avoid entrusting the wrong person in the future and causing bigger problems.

"Looks like I have to go out for a while."

Athena spoke softly, waving her hand and summoning a captive Pegasus.

Lorne stepped forward, straightened the saddle for Athena, and spoke helplessly,

"I have been busy lately. After finishing the tasks at hand, I will need to travel around the countries in the form of an incarnation to find a suitable owner for the holy garment. So I am afraid I cannot go with you."

"Don't worry, I can handle this kind of small matter myself."

The goddess of wisdom, who was used to being alone, waved her hand, said a word of comfort, then seemed to have thought of something and looked at Loen with a smile.

"By the way, it's safer to use a new identity when going out. Are you ready to use an alias?"

"not yet."

"I'll help you get it, then let's call it Pegasus!"

“Ahem…”

After getting a new vest, Lorne coughed violently and was attacked by the memory of a certain death. The look he gave Athena was filled with a hint of weirdness.

Pegasus? Sasha?

Is this a coincidence? Or has she peeked into my memory?

"Tianma, it's settled!"

However, when Loen looked up and saw Athena climb onto the horse and fly into the sky with a playful look on her face, he suddenly realized.

Q: What is the function of [Tianma]?

Answer: Being ridden by the goddess Athena...

Damn dead memories!

It was obvious that Athena still held a grudge against him for slandering her at the wedding banquet, and she used the meaningful name "Pegasus" to fight back.

——No matter how brave or smart you are, you are still under me, right?

Standing there, Loen figured out the answer and his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

(End of this chapter)