Chapter 194 I love watching women fight the most (4.6k)
The next morning, snow-white waves splashed high.
After soaking all night, Loen surfaced from the deep sea, stepped over the waves, and walked towards the camp on the shore.
Before the extinguished ashes, Thetis and Hecate, who had gotten up early, were sitting by the dead branches chatting and laughing, and a cheerful and relaxed atmosphere filled the air.
It has to be said that this goddess of the sea, who was known for her wisdom, had a gift for socializing. Even when facing Hecate who suddenly appeared, she was able to communicate with her as if nothing had happened, and never mentioned the incident of Hecate being thrown alone on the sea.
When Thetis saw Loen coming, she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
"What do you want to do in the morning? I'll help you."
As she spoke, she raised her hand and threw in the firewood, lighting the embers, looking like she was ready to help.
Seeing the flames rising, Hecate smiled tactfully and stood up, giving the positions of chef and assistant to the two of them, while she strolled leisurely on the beach, waiting for dinner time.
After looking at the goddess of the underworld from afar, Thetis turned her head to look at Lorne beside her and lowered her voice.
"She was in your tent last night?"
"Yes, if Astraea hadn't come in by accident, I would have almost been unable to escape."
Ron stirred the oatmeal in the pot and glanced at Thetis beside him with annoyance.
After a moment, Thetis came to her senses and a hint of embarrassed apology appeared on her face.
"I'm sorry, it seems that my attainments in magic are still not up to par. I was able to let her sneak in without making any noise."
Almost all of the defensive spells used last night were drawn by the goddess of the sea herself.
And since Hecate had managed to break into her house so quietly and even got to her doorstep, she felt a little guilty towards the unfortunate person involved.
Lorne rolled his eyes and asked with a joking smile.
"Does this count as you owing me a favor?"
“Not really!”
Thetis grabbed the bronze elephant emblem in her arms and held it tightly in her palm. At the same time, she looked warily at a debtor who wanted to settle the debt, and argued seriously word by word.
"You were the one who threw her down, so it's only natural for her to cause trouble to you, regardless of whether I set up the defensive magic or not. And, after all, I'm the one who was implicated, so you owe me!"
"How heartless..."
Under Thetis's calm analysis, Lorne covered his chest with his hands and muttered resentfully, with a very hurt expression on his face.
The goddess of the sea glanced at the pretentious guy, continued to add firewood with an expressionless face, and spoke coldly.
"Are we that familiar?"
Boy, isn't that my word last night?
Tsk, women...
Seeing the almost unsuppressed smile on the lips of a certain sea goddess, a playful smile welled up in Loen's eyes.
"Not familiar? Then why did you come into my tent so early in the morning?"
"Isn't it okay if you're hungry?"
Thetis pointed to the bubbling soup pot and snorted in annoyance.
"Yeah, I'm hungry too! What delicious food did you make this morning? It smells so good. Let me see it!"
Just as the two gods in front of the fire were struggling, a dull head came over, took a deep breath of the rice fragrance floating in the air with intoxication, looked eagerly at the seafood porridge boiling in the pot, and urged impatiently.
"Hurry up, hurry up, serve me a bowl first! I was almost exhausted from all the tossing and turning last night."
Hearing Astraea's careless mumbling, Hecate looked towards a disciple standing in front of the fire, and her eyes gradually showed a hint of unknown meaning.
If I remember correctly, the two of them stayed there for about a night.
Moreover, going to take a bath in the sea right after getting up in the morning?
I didn’t expect that. I didn’t expect that.
Some people appear to be righteous on the surface, but they are so quick to act behind the scenes.
Hecate sneered secretly and looked with disdain at Astraea who was eating heartily from the rice bowl in front of the fire.
What do you mean by "desperate hopelessness"? If it encounters sparks, won't it catch fire at once?
But this time, I won't let you touch the [seeds] that I sowed with my own hands!
But when Hecate's eyes fell on the golden scales swinging at both ends of the hilt, she suddenly lost interest.
Tsk, boring.
"Give me one, too."
With a lazy groan, Hecate squeezed forward, stuck between Lorne and Astraea, and showed a bright smile to her apprentice.
However, Loen, who already had a stress reaction, had a tremor in his hand and almost used the spoon as a weapon and stabbed it directly into the face of the master.
Seeing that Hecate's face was beginning to turn slightly darker, Loen quickly calmed himself down, forced a smile, and carefully served food to the hidden big boss.
At the same time, he moved closer to Astraea in the name of getting food.
Although the specific reason is unknown, Hecate seems to have a vague fear of the goddess of justice.
Even if it's just a false sense of security, it's better than staying with that woman.
At this moment, looking at the soup spoon that was frequently extended to her and her rice bowl with almost no bottom exposed, Astraea's eyes lit up and were filled with emotion.
Lorne is such a good man!
After a breakfast full of intrigue, everyone put out the fire, packed up the tents, and prepared to set off.
However, as the team was about to set off, different voices emerged.
"Now that the matter at sea has been resolved, it's time for me to go home and take a look."
As Thetis spoke, she looked apologetic and nodded slightly to everyone in farewell.
"So, please forgive me for not being able to go with you to Athens."
Hearing that Thetis was about to leave, although Loen felt a little regretful, he still gave his blessings generously.
"Okay, then be careful. If you get into any trouble, remember to use that."
"Um."
Thetis nodded slightly, then pointed to the seashore ahead and asked Ron softly.
"I don't know when we'll meet next time, how about you send me off?"
Of course, Loen agreed to this small request.
Then, after entrusting the remaining trivial matters to Astraea and Hecate, he stood up to see Thetis off.
The journey was not far, and they arrived at the beach in just a few minutes.
Although among the three goddesses, he trusted Thetis the most.
But at this moment, we really have to say goodbye.
"That……"
However, before Loen could say goodbye, Thetis rushed up to him and gave him a passionate hug.
So fast?
The rapidly heating up relationship even surprised Loen.
Has his charm reached this level?
"Be quiet and listen to me!"
The next moment, a sudden serious whisper in his ear broke Loen's beautiful fantasy. His eyes fixed and he nodded imperceptibly.
"You'd better come with me now."
Thetis whispered in a low voice during the hug, her eyes flickering as she looked towards the camp.
"I feel like your situation is a bit dangerous..."
"Danger? You mean Hecate?"
"No, both of them!"
As if feeling that her simple accusation was too abrupt and pale, Thetis pursed her lips and immediately added.
"I was with Hecate before, and I noticed that she seemed to have a strange interest in you. I can't tell what it is, but it feels dangerous. And from what I know, excessive attention from gods is usually not a good thing for most people."
"As for Astraea..." Thetis paused, her eyes flickering, "Ever since we left that island, I always felt that she was weird, but I couldn't really tell what the problem was, so..."
"So you didn't dare tell me this until you decided to leave?"
Luo En took over the conversation, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked thoughtful.
"And that's why you came to see me this morning?"
"Um……"
Thetis nodded, glanced at the two goddesses who were talking and laughing while packing their bags in the shade of the tree, and gave serious advice.
"For safety's sake, it's better to end this journey here."
"Sorry, I have a reason to go to Athens."
Loen shook his head and declined softly, then he hugged the sea goddess who had risked her life to warn him even tighter and whispered in her ear.
"Besides, you can only get away if I'm here..."
Suddenly, Thetis in his arms trembled, and the disappointment and self-mockery in her eyes that she thought she was not trusted disappeared, replaced by a complex emotion.
As the ocean is more vast and primitive than the land, the gods and life born there often have barbaric characteristics.
Therefore, the struggle is more cruel, and warmth and support are quite scarce.
Since she was born, apart from her father, there has never been any opposite sex who has stayed with her at the critical moments of life and death and stood up for her in times of crisis.
Although initially, their relationship was just an exchange of interests, they were forced to be tied together.
But after going through several hardships and life-and-death situations, something else seemed to be brewing between them.
Suddenly, an inexplicable impulse surged in her heart, and Thetis stood on tiptoe and kissed the man in front of her on the forehead.
"Then you must be careful!"
Loen stroked the warm traces on his forehead, listened to the whispers lingering in his ears, and took the initiative to loosen his arms. He blinked playfully, and his lips and teeth moved silently.
"Don't worry, I value my life very much. Besides, I still owe you a favor."
Thetis clutched the bronze elephant emblem on her chest, nodded slightly, then looked at Loen deeply, turned and walked into the sea, transformed into a colorful fish tail, and dived into the blue sea.
As the graceful figure completely disappeared in the snow-white waves, Loen restrained the tenderness in his eyes, forced a formal smile on his face, turned and walked towards the two goddesses waiting to set off in front of the camp, shaking his head and muttering secretly.
It seems that this trip to Athens will not be too boring.
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A few days later, outside the city of Athens.
"laugh!"
The bronze chariot's sudden braking and tailspin interrupted Loen's nap.
After a brief trance, Loen looked up at the gate of the Acropolis of Athens, whose outline had already begun to emerge. He breathed a sigh of relief and whispered a reminder to the two goddesses behind him.
"We're almost there."
"Um!"
The two goddesses responded in unison, looking at each other with dim eyes, creating a faint and intense spark in the air, but they were completely unaware of the unscrupulousness hidden in the eyes of a driver in front of them.
Driving the tiger to devour the wolf, this is the strategy that Loen adopted to protect himself.
The specific method was to please "Astraeia" and use the excuse of compiling laws and analyzing cases to have academic discussions with the goddess of justice all night long, and he was determined not to get close to Hecate.
Although there are some mysteries surrounding the goddess of justice, she is at least safer than Hecate.
After experiencing the last night attack, and coupled with the value demonstrated by Loen, "Astraya" gradually became wary of Hecate and took the initiative to protect this rare legal talent in the Age of Gods.
But the closeness of their relationship undoubtedly annoyed Hecate.
The Moon Goddess, who thought she was being poached, started to compete against a certain Goddess of Justice, intentionally or unintentionally.
Although Loen appears to be a peacemaker on the surface, he secretly stands behind Astraea, maliciously adding fuel to the fire and allowing the two goddesses to oppose each other because of him.
Thus, in this subtle atmosphere of fighting but not breaking, the three of them completed the whole journey smoothly.
The only pity is that these two are too restrained and have not fought yet.
He drove at high speed with tense nerves, following the majestic white marble city outline standing on the horizon under the sunlight. Loen rubbed his swollen brows and let out a long sigh.
Athens, finally here!
Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, two of the twelve Olympian gods were present, so even if newcomers behind them wanted to take action, they would have to think twice.
After paying a few pieces of Hera's silver to the sentry at the gate, Loen couldn't wait to lead the two goddesses into the city.
Athens is twice as large as I remembered.
There are all kinds of public buildings, including palaces, meeting halls, theaters, clubs, galleries, hotels, shopping malls, workshops, docks, stadiums, etc.
I have the impression that the bronze statue square, where gods and builders of Athens were worshipped, was crowded with people, more crowded than before.
Loen even saw the classic image of a Gorgon in it.
The goddess Pallas, the source of a bloodline of Pandion, brought a large population and advanced technologies such as shipbuilding, planting, navigation, and smelting to Athens from the sea, contributing to the prosperity of Athens.
Because of his achievements, a statue and a monument are erected for him.
Not only that, in the core of the city, on the highest platform, in the towering temple dedicated to the goddess of wisdom Athena and the goddess of the hearth Hestia, this snake-haired goddess named Pallas stood on the left side of the goddess Athena, and together with the goddess of victory Nike on the right, she became Athena's right-hand man.
Following the terrain downwards, eighty-eight sculptures dressed in armor of different colors such as gold, silver, and bronze, corresponding to the orbits of the stars, step on eighty-eight star maps. They are placed on the road leading to the temple, guarding the goddess' bedroom, cold and inviolable.
Loen felt a certain power constantly flowing and brewing within the star map, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.
It seems that Athena has taken the 88 holy garments from Hephaestus and, in some special way, has infused them with the power of faith and divinity.
And according to Hestia's previous letter, Ares Mountain has also begun secretly building the twelve zodiac signs corresponding to the stars.
If the Holy Cloth, the Star Palace and the Human Pillar are combined, it is possible to erode the divine authority of the sky without leaving a trace and create a private army that is comparable to that of the gods.
At present, there is an endless stream of believers coming in and out to pray.
The star map they stepped on gradually exuded wonderful meanings.
Apparently, Athena's plan has begun to bear fruit.
The only pity is that most of these holy garments are ownerless, and there is still a lack of a group of heroes who can truly unleash their power.
After all, facing Zeus who was at the peak of his power, even if Athena wanted to steal his side, she would not dare to do so in a big way.
After briefly understanding the development of Athens, Loen did not stay in the prosperous area for too long, and led the visiting Astraea and Hecate through the Acropolis.
The Acropolis of Athens, built jointly by Athena and her Minoans, seems to have absorbed the strengths of the coastal defense line of Crete at that time.
Therefore, its architecture is closely integrated with the terrain and is extremely ingenious. If the Acropolis is regarded as a whole, the hill itself is its natural base, and the structure of the building complex and even the arrangement of its multiple parts are coordinated with the natural ups and downs of the base, forming a complete unity, turning it into a solid fortress that can rely on the terrain to fight against the enemy.
In addition, the eighty-eight holy garments and temples scattered on the mountain tops and mountain roads can provide rapid support to various places.
If they encountered a similar beast tide again, Loen estimated that without the intervention of the higher gods, no matter how many came, they would be just food for the dead.
Passing through the petiole-shaped mountain gate, the three followed a path similar to leaf veins and headed straight for the God of War Mountain in the northwest.
As the light screen of the entry monitoring flashed, the eyes of a petite girl who was squatting in front of the exit lit up, and she immediately rushed forward excitedly to sell the product.
"Hey, guests from afar, try my new herbal cakes. Three Athena Coppers for one. They are refreshing and..."
"teacher?"
The cheerful voice came to an abrupt end. Loen looked at the witch in front of him with pink hair, colorful eyes, eagle wings on her back, and a dazed look, and he was also stunned.
(End of this chapter)
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