Chapter 411 Walking the Dog Master
"I can't help it. You are always so unreliable."
Lorne spoke with a forced smile, showing no intention of letting the other party untie the knot.
Although he promised to get Hecate out of the dungeon, he did not neglect any necessary precautions.
Moreover, the professional approach is trustworthy!
Loen glanced at the black knots that were digging into the goddess's snow-white skin, and subconsciously licked his dry lips.
Hecate keenly noticed Lorne's little movements and spoke with a smile.
"I don't think I've tried this mode before? Do you want to try it?"
"Forget it. I think it's fine to just admire it from a distance like this."
Lorne didn't take the bait, just smiled and said something perfunctorily, then changed the subject.
"Master, I have a question I would like to ask you."
"Tell me first, but I'm not in a good mood right now, so I can't guarantee that I will answer any questions you have."
Hecate hummed lazily, closed her eyes and leaned back in her chair, looking as if she didn't want to be talked to.
Luo En didn't care and continued to ponder: "By the way, do you think the power of destiny gathered in Ares Mountain now can overwhelm the God King of Olympus?"
“It’s hard to say…” Hecate slowly opened her eyes, the contempt on her face was swept away, replaced by a deep thought, “Although those three took action at the last moment, they ended up as the [Three Moira Sisters] instead of the [Three Goddesses of Fate]. Do you know what this means?”
Luo En thought carefully for a moment, then gradually frowned: "What they did was just for [justice], and [fate] is not completely on our side?"
"That's right." Hecate nodded and said meaningfully, "Although Themis has implanted a trace of warmth in the three goddesses of fate, since the creation of the world, countless lives and tribes have died in the Age of Gods. This level of sacrifice is unlikely to make the three goddesses of fate make a 180-degree turn in their attitude towards you, and directly abandon Zeus, the king of gods, and choose to stand on your side."
Hearing this, Luo En couldn't help but frown deeply.
Hecate took in the expression on her disciple's face, then changed the subject and said in a deep and comforting voice:
"You don't have to worry too much. The fact that you can convince the three goddesses of fate to fight in this battle of giants proves that their attitude towards the world and humans has changed. It is feasible for us to use [chance] to pry [necessity], as long as we continue to move forward steadily and persevere in gathering [destiny], the God of War Mountain will one day pull the three goddesses of fate into its camp."
Lorne shook his head, his expression still tense: "That's true, but I don't think Zeus will give us so much time to prepare."
As he spoke, he raised his eyes and looked towards the sacred Mount Olympus among the stars. His expression gradually became gloomy.
His Majesty the Divine King is not a hesitant person, he is always decisive in killing.
As long as there is a threat to his throne, he will immediately want to get rid of it as soon as possible and is almost unwilling to wait even a moment.
As soon as the three hundred-year peace treaty was signed, Zeus couldn't wait to make some small moves.
Not only did he weaken the power of destiny's suppression of the old gods, he also secretly rescued Typhon and the Titans from Tartarus, and watched these monsters grow stronger, hoping that they would fight to the death with the Ares God's clan, so that he could clean up the mess in the end.
However, under the strong pressure, the God of War Mountain united with the new gods, monsters, heroes, and humans, and they worked together to survive this massive battle between the giants.
In the end, the fate of the three goddesses of fate forced Zeus to be unable to show up, and his plan completely failed.
However, this does not mean that His Majesty the God King will give up and wait for the War God Mountain to slowly complete its layout in the human world and realize the transfer of faith and destiny.
Therefore, it is likely that Zeus will strike again before the three hundred years are over.
Moreover, due to the defection of the gods of the underworld and the ambiguous attitudes of the three goddesses of fate, Ares already has the bargaining chips to fight against Olympus.
In response to these exposed cards, Zeus will only be more wary and cautious, and once he chooses to take action, his methods will only be more covert and ruthless.
There is only a thief who can steal for a thousand days in this world, but there is absolutely no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days.
Therefore, Loen did not intend to sit there and wait for death. He also decided to make preparations in advance, find a way to take back the initiative, and try to strike first.
"If you want to fight head-on, I advise you to give up the idea." Hecate saw Loen's intention and advised slowly, "The three goddesses of fate remain neutral, and the power of destiny still lies with Zeus. As long as the order of the Greek gods does not change, it is almost impossible for you to win."
Luo En's eyes flickered, and after thinking for a moment, he slowly said: "What if we use the power from outside this Age of Gods?"
When Hecate heard this, she was stunned, and then her purple eyes gradually narrowed.
A power beyond the Age of Greek Gods?
Using power that does not belong to the Greek world to fight against Zeus within the Greek [Destiny]?
Interesting, this was an answer she had never imagined.
"Perhaps, it's feasible!" Hecate gave the answer after some deep thought, and then looked at this interesting disciple who always brought her novelty with interest, "So, do you have a way to find power other than [Destiny]?"
"I'm not that powerful, but maybe one of my old friends has a way."
"who?"
Loen smiled without saying anything, raised his hand to take the end of the rope, and then made a gesture of invitation to Hecate.
"Master, today's lookout time is over, we should go back."
Hecate knew that her disciple did not completely trust her, so she could only roll her eyes in frustration and secretly complain in her heart.
You little bastard, you torment me like this all day long. When I turn things around one day, I will make you pay!
After comforting herself, a certain bound Queen of Hell was led by her unworthy disciple through the meeting hall of the God of War Mountain. She carefully avoided passers-by and quietly slipped towards the cave where she was serving her sentence.
Looking at Hecate's swaying body and her awkward and shameful posture, Lorne tightened the rope in his hand comfortably, and couldn't help but think of an activity that was beneficial to the body and mind.
—Walking the dog…
Well, when I have time in the future, I must accompany my master out for some fresh air more often.
Not for anything else, mainly to show filial piety!
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At night, the Great Temple of the God of War Mountain.
Athena, who was reviewing documents at her desk, heard the noise outside the door, stopped writing, looked up, and looked with interest at the familiar figure who walked into the temple.
"How come you have time to come to my place today? First of all, I don't have that much money to buy you a night."
Hearing the undisguised sarcasm in those words, Loen glared at Athena with a dark face.
"You forced a woman of good character into prostitution and now you're making fun of me, the victim?"
"Okay, okay, I plead guilty. I regret my mistake."
Athena raised her hands in surrender, smiling as if she was a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
"But I don't have any money. I invested all the little money I had into rebuilding Athens. As a shepherd in the secular world, you should take the lion's share. Just think of it as a sacrifice for your people."
"I'm not here to collect a debt from you tonight. I have other important matters to discuss."
Loen snorted in annoyance, then pulled over a chair and sat across from the desk. He told Athena everything about the visit from the twin gods of the underworld during the day and the content of his conversation with Hecate.
This included the name he had never told Hecate.
After hearing this, Athena nodded thoughtfully: "So it was him? This guy who likes to travel around the world for nothing might have heard something different. If the news is true, maybe it will work!"
"Then, let's invite him to the mountain tomorrow?" Loen said with a smile.
"Why?"
"Athens and Corinth are trading. How about asking him to discuss trade taxes and trade routes?"
"Good idea, let's do it! To be on the safe side, I'll call a few acquaintances to help calm the situation." Athena nodded repeatedly, and immediately wrote out a few invitation letters with flourishes, and then put them into the bamboo tube.
Several snow-white owls flapped their wings across the thick night outside the window, flew into the hall, grabbed the bamboo tube thrown by Athena, and turned to fly towards Corinth.
As the messenger left, Loen raised his hand slightly and closed the door of the temple.
Athena's eyelids twitched and she moved her chair back involuntarily, speaking in a casual manner.
"We've finished discussing business, how about you get busy first?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? We have finished discussing the serious matters, and we still have some old accounts to settle."
Loen stood up from his seat and looked at the goddess of wisdom who kept pulling her chair back with a forced smile.
"How could it be possible that you won't pay some compensation after all the trouble you've gone to such lengths to recover the stolen goods?"
"Then what compensation do you want?" Athena swallowed, her eyes a little dazed.
Luo En sneered, his face grim: "Lie down! I want to be on top this time!"
Immediately, the sounds of tables and chairs colliding and documents falling to the ground rang out in the house. A workaholic goddess was pressed roughly on her work desk, enduring the whipping from behind.
The voice that he tried hard to suppress was like a sad song in the night, weeping and complaining, and it went on and on until dawn.
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The next day, Hermes, the god of commerce and travel, wearing a winged hat and sandals, came to the meeting hall of the Ares Mountain with a staff of commerce.
As soon as he entered the door, the aroma of wine and the variety of food on the table made Hermes' mouth water.
"Are you here? Come and sit down!"
Lorne, who was waiting at the door, enthusiastically led the representative Hermes to his seat, while Athena, who was standing beside him, poured drinks for the guests. The two hosts showed a sense of cordiality and familiarity in their every move.
Hermes was somewhat flattered at first, but also felt a little frightened.
But after three rounds of wine and five dishes, the comfortable feeling of being tipsy soon made him forget the inexplicable uneasiness.
Finally, we had enough food and drink.
Hermes finally remembered the purpose of this trip, and took out a trade document that he had drafted overnight from the magic circle diagram and handed it to the two heads of the Ares Mountain.
"This is the request of the Corinthian side. You two can take a look at it first."
However, Luo En took the document and put it aside, smiling brightly and pondering:
"Don't worry about that for now. I want to learn more about Thoth, the God of Wisdom, and the Age of Gods world he lives in."
Hearing this, Hermes sobered up a bit, smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"I said everything I needed to say last time in Arcadia. That's all I know."
"Oh, that's a bit difficult. It seems that we need to think carefully about the business cooperation between Athens and Corinth."
Athena showed regret on her face and raised her hand to show her away.
Hermes felt a headache when he saw this, and his tone softened a bit.
"May I ask you two what you would like to know about Thoth, the God of Wisdom, and the Age of Gods world he lives in? Maybe I can help you."
"Greece is too small. We want to open up new shipping routes, expand the territory of commerce, and bring new prosperity to the world!"
Loen answered proudly, his ambition revealed between the lines.
This beautiful picture undoubtedly made Hermes' heart beat fast.
Using business to connect the two divine eras, if the God of Commerce and Travel were to participate in it, his divine authority would definitely be greatly enhanced!
But then, Hermes regained his composure and looked troubled.
"If we want to find a new God Age world that can be traded, we have to cross the entire Sea of Chaos. The risk is too great!"
Like the Sea of Oceanus, the Sea of Chaos is divided into two parts: inner and outer parts.
Although the inland sea is filled with a large number of primitive sea beasts and dangerous chaos masses, the main god who possesses divine power can still come and go freely, so the danger level is not high in theory.
But the situation in the open sea is much more complicated. The chaos storms there blow constantly, and there are unexplored areas shrouded in chaos fog everywhere.
What's even more terrible is that if the gods leave the era of gods on which they stand, their powers will be seriously affected. If they encounter any difficult troubles again, the main gods may not be able to escape unscathed.
Hermes felt that it was not worth taking such a big risk just to open up a trade route.
Lorne shook his head indifferently at the questioning voice, and instead looked at Hermes opposite with a smile:
"We have you here. As long as you, the patron saint of travelers, are willing to serve as our navigator, our fleet will surely reach its destination smoothly."
When Hermes heard this, the wrinkles on his brow deepened.
So what if we have gone through untold hardships to open up the trade route?
This kind of trade route that requires crossing the Sea of Chaos is simply useless. Not to mention the immeasurable manpower and material resources required for each voyage, the slightest carelessness will result in the destruction of the ship and the death of people. He really doesn't know what to sell that can be worth the huge cost of the round trip and offset such a huge business risk.
Unless, the one doing business with them is a god from another Age of Gods?
Or maybe, trade is just a disguise, and the God of War Mountain is opening up a waterway at all costs to find a new era of gods. Is there some other purpose?
The more Hermes thought about it, the deeper beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He looked at the table full of delicious dishes and the fine wine in the glass with a look filled with resentment.
If he had known that the banquet would not end well, he would not have gotten involved in this mess today.
"Haha, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do today, how about we talk next time?"
Hermes smiled perfunctorily as he carefully stood up from his seat and quietly pushed towards the door.
However, the two leaders of the God of War Mountain who were sitting across the table raised their wine glasses elegantly and looked behind the God of Commerce with a smile.
At this moment, Helmeston, who had retreated to the door, felt his shoulders sink and could no longer move.
He raised his head stiffly and looked at the two burly figures that suddenly appeared behind him, with a smile on his face that was uglier than crying.
"Grandpa, uncle, why are you here?"
In front of the door, the Titan Atlas and the Prophet Prometheus stood tall, one on the left and one on the right, dragging Hermes, who wanted to run away, back to his seat like a chicken.
(End of this chapter)
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