Chapter 43 Curiosity kills
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. It's getting late. I'm going to prepare dinner. You guys chat first."
Inside the house, Hestia, who was full of melon, clapped her hands, stood up from the bench and walked towards the kitchen.
dinner?
Luo En was slightly stunned, looked up and looked out the window, and found that the setting sun in the sky had already fallen below the horizon.
Before we knew it, this prime time show on Olympus had lasted from noon to evening.
Fortunately, with the snacks carefully prepared by Hestia, they did not feel hungry and were all immersed in the gossip discussion.
Damn curiosity!
Luo En slapped his forehead, feeling a little annoyed.
"Don't worry, Auntie lives alone. There are plenty of rooms, and she loves entertaining guests. You can stay here tonight."
Athena caught a glimpse of Ron's strangeness, put down the cup of honey water, paused slightly, looked at the bustling street outside the window, and suggested with a chuckle.
"Also, the Harvest Festival is coming soon. It's a rare opportunity. There's everything here to eat, drink, and play. Why not stay a few more days and enjoy the festival before leaving?"
Luo En's eyelids twitched and he subconsciously wanted to refuse, but he felt a tight tug at the corner of his clothes behind him.
He turned his head and saw little Medusa's bright eyes filled with desire and her throat that kept swallowing saliva.
Thinking of the desolate and dilapidated temple on the Invisible Island and the human outsiders who flocked to the island to fight, Loen's heart moved and he seemed to be thinking about something.
For a long time, under the instigation of the gods, humans have been constantly conquering the Titans and monsters scattered around the world, creating so-called great achievements as a tribute to the gods.
The three Gorgon sisters who escaped from the Crypts of Arima all the way to the Invisible Island were one of the most obvious victims.
But in reality, humans and gods and monsters are not mortal enemies, and the gods’ motives are not simple.
Most of them want to stir up conflicts between humans and gods and monsters, making it difficult for the two ethnic groups with great potential to form an alliance, thereby posing a threat to them.
Perhaps, we can take this opportunity to allow Medusa, who has not yet gone mad due to the persecution, to gradually come into contact with human society and change her perception of the human group.
After all, humans are not the only ones who are eager to achieve great things, heroes who want to become famous by slaying gods and monsters, and monarchs who desire immortality.
Ordinary people who give everything they have for a good meal, who strive with all they have for simple happiness, who do not want to harm others, nor do they want to be harmed, are the majority in human society.
If he wants to shake the power of Olympus, he must use all the power he can.
There was a flicker in Loen's eyes, and his thoughts turned for a while before he finally made a decision in his mind. He first looked up and smiled at the little Medusa who was looking at him eagerly behind him, and then nodded slightly to Athena.
"It is better to obey than to be respectful. Sorry for bothering you then."
"It's just a small convenience. Besides, during the festival, it is the tradition of the Minoans to treat guests from afar as well as possible. You don't have to be so polite."
Athena smiled and nodded, then called the little blonde girl who was wandering in the corridor.
"Niki, take them upstairs to find two empty rooms and put down their luggage first."
"OK!"
A little blonde girl with a wreath on her head came trotting over, happily accepted the order, and then hurried upstairs, pulling the little Medusa, who inexplicably took a photo with her. Lorne, carrying a few pieces of luggage, followed slowly behind them, his eyes fixed thoughtfully on the little girl named "Niki".
If I am not mistaken, she should be Athena's most important subordinate deity - the goddess of victory Νκη (Nike). The name Nike is a feminine translation of her.
According to mythological records, the classic image of the goddess of victory is wearing a wreath on her head, a pair of golden wings behind her, a fit body, and flowing clothes, as if she is descent from the sky. Her plump body reveals strength and health under her thin clothes, expressing victory and the joy that comes with it.
Because she is the personification of victory, and victory will follow wherever she goes.
But now, the twelve main gods of Mount Olympus have only experienced the Titan War with the twelve Titans of Mount Otyrys, and their power has just been consolidated.
Athena herself was born after the Titan War. Although she possesses the dual divine powers of wisdom and war, she has not experienced many wars or victories.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why Nikki, the goddess of victory from the gods, still looks like a child.
Following Nikki's guidance, they selected two adjacent guest rooms. Lorne put down his luggage and spoke with a smile.
"You guys go play around first, I'll tidy up the room."
The two little girls who were released were suddenly very excited and turned around to rush downstairs.
"Wait, bring these with you."
A voice from behind called out to little Medusa. As she turned around, Lorne took out a bronze badge from his pocket and tied it around little Medusa's neck with a rope. He also stuffed dozens of Athena bronzes into the pockets of the two little girls as pocket money.
He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he watched the two of them walk down the stairs hand in hand, passing directly past Athena without attracting the attention of the goddess of wisdom.
Like the [Dice of Chance], the badges obtained from it in Loen's hands were also tainted with the unpredictable [chance] of the world's destiny, which could effectively conceal Medusa's identity as a god or monster and prevent her from being easily perceived.
Of course, you get what you pay for.
According to the instructions of [Dice of Chance], the bronze badge can only be used on the same day, the effect of the silver badge can last for about a week, and the gold badge can be renewed for at least one year.
So, this is why Loen wants to continue working.
If he doesn't want to be sensed by Zeus and the destiny of this world, he needs to keep making trouble, using his own [random] changes to interfere with the [necessity] calculations of destiny, so that he can hide safely.
Because, perhaps from the moment he was unexpectedly born prematurely, he had already become a "variable" that the world could not tolerate.
After looking at the two little ones who were holding hands and buying snacks on the street, Loen gently closed the window, made the bed, and then pushed the door open and walked out.
“Bang!”
Just as he was about to go out, a dull sound of footfall was heard from the corridor.
Loen looked up and back, and immediately saw Athena standing in front of the railing on the second floor with her hands clenched.
At this moment, she was looking down at two apples and oranges of different sizes and weights that fell to the ground almost at the same time. Her brows were furrowed and she was muttering to herself.
"Objects of different weights and sizes, if the interference of factors such as shape and material is reduced, the speed of falling to the ground is actually almost the same. If two objects of the same material and shape, with only differences in weight and size, are dropped from a height, perhaps this error will be further reduced..."
Loen was surprised to hear Athena's conclusion.
Just by hearing me mention it, she was able to draw inferences and think of reducing interference factors and conducting a more complete and objective experiment.
This not only allowed her to directly break away from the old common sense thinking such as "why feathers and apples, shot put and paper fall to the ground one after the other", but also allowed her to almost deduce the complete law of free fall.
You have to know that it took mankind nearly two thousand years from the time Aristotle raised the question to the time Galileo corrected the fallacy.
How should I put it? She is indeed the goddess of wisdom.
"You came out? Just then, how did you know? Come over and explain?"
At this time, Athena, who was standing in the corridor on the second floor, heard the noise, turned to look at Ron who was going out, and casually extended an invitation.
In an instant, Loen's face froze.
He is a theorist who is good at fooling people, not a practitioner who can fully deduce the process.
This damn curiosity is really killing me!
Seeing that Athena's curiosity was aroused by him, Loen, who was sweating profusely, racked his brains frantically, thinking of a way to escape.
(End of this chapter)
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