Chapter 97: Selling Artemis and still asking her for money? (7k a day)
When their eyes met, the Goddess of Wisdom suppressed her anger and looked at the other side with a playful look while blinking her eyes.
"So, when did you find out?"
“Just now.”
Lorne snorted and pointed at Athena's right hand holding the gun in annoyance.
"If you really care about the outcome of this game, then the expression on your face shouldn't be enough, right? You should at least hold the gun tightly..."
"You have good observation skills."
Athena smiled, with no sign of surprise on her face.
Seeing the expression on the other side, Loen's guess was completely confirmed.
“You did it on purpose!”
"reason."
Athena put her hands behind her back and looked at the judge in front of her with a smile, looking as if she was considering a question.
At this point, Loen's thoughts became clearer and he explained calmly.
“You are the God of War, not the God of Hunting. It may not be easy to surpass Artemis in hunting.
Even if I were the referee, I wouldn't necessarily be able to give you a better chance of winning.
Knowing that you have a high probability of losing the game, you still take the initiative to jump into it. This is not like your character..."
Having said that, Loen paused and looked dimly at the goddess of wisdom in front of him.
"...Unless you never intended to win from the beginning!"
“Pah pah pah pah!”
Accompanied by a burst of crisp applause, Athena on the opposite side showed a satisfied smile.
"Not bad, I was right about you."
"So, you intentionally showed me the flaw in your gun grip?"
"Guess."
“…”
Luo En's face darkened, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but complain.
"If I had made it clear earlier, would I have gone to such lengths to create the conditions for you to win?"
"If not, how could she believe that she is the real winner?"
Athena smiled and offered comfort without any sincerity.
"At least, your efforts are not in vain."
"Should I thank you, too?"
"Of course!"
The goddess of wisdom nodded unceremoniously, her eyes looking meaningful.
"If it wasn't me, could you have allowed a main god to watch over the gate on Crete peacefully while I was away, and to protect you personally for three months?"
“……!”
After a moment's thought, Luo En realized a possibility in an instant, and his expression changed slightly.
"Poseidon, you still don't give up?"
Athena nodded first, then shook her head.
"I'm not sure, but judging from our last confrontation, I feel like he won't just give up."
Lorne frowned, but also did not refute.
The reason is simple. Given the character of that person who can't afford to play, he is likely to do anything.
As for the things on the surface, Athena can still hold on to some of the attacks by waving Zeus' banner.
But the tricks behind the scenes might make the weak goddess of wisdom unable to defend herself against the huge crowd of sea gods.
And once something unclean in the sea comes ashore, the culprit who ruined Poseidon's good deeds last time and the person who is currently in power on Crete will probably be the first target.
Realizing his not-so-good situation, Loen's frown deepened into a few more frown lines.
"Shouldn't we tell the Kitchen God about this?"
"If aunt still wants to live a peaceful life, she must not interfere."
Athena pursed her lips, looked at the outline of Mount Olympus in the distant clouds, and sighed softly.
"Once you get stuck in something, it's not easy to get out of it..."
The power struggle within the God King family has always been a life-and-death struggle that does not allow for any mercy.
Since you have already stayed out of the matter, you should not involve that elder who is like a sister and a mother to you.
Finally, in order to avoid anyone from wondering, Athena added another explanation.
"Besides, when it comes to conspiracy and fighting, my aunt is not very good at it."
Loen heard the hidden meaning in Athena's words, looked at the other side of the mountain and smiled teasingly.
"So, you want to drag Artemis into this?"
"What do you mean by dragging her down? Don't say such harsh words. It was obviously her own choice to come and stay. It has nothing to do with me."
Athena rolled her eyes at the person opposite her, with an innocent expression on her face, but the corners of her lips were raised inadvertently.
Did she come willingly?
Loen vaguely heard a contradiction and looked towards the goddess of wisdom.
"Besides inviting Hestia to the festival of the gods on behalf of Zeus, what else is the purpose of Artemis's visit?"
"She heard that King Minos had a great hound?"
Athena spoke casually, as if she had heard it from someone else.
In an instant, Luo En understood what he meant and blurted out a two-word evaluation.
"insidious!"
"Hmm?" Athena tilted her head slightly and glanced behind her.
"I mean you are farsighted! You have made plans for the future! You are worthy of being the goddess of wisdom!"
Lorne quickly changed his tone, with an expression of awe.
“Stop it!”
However, Athena was apparently immune to this. She rolled her eyes at Ron behind her and gave him a cold warning.
"Take good care of your dog. If I'm not around, it might be able to save your life at a critical moment."
As his own life was at stake, Loen nodded seriously.
Of course he understood what Athena meant.
After all, Artemis had already had a hunting competition with Athena, and it was under his hosting and judgment that Artemis won the final victory.
If the hunting goddess had any sense left in her, she would not have continued to demand the golden retriever by force.
As long as you don't do anything stupid and give your life away.
When they really get into trouble, the golden retriever that Artemis loves will be of great help and will get the help of the goddess of hunting.
Moreover, according to the agreement of this hunt, he would serve as Artemis' guide and partner afterwards.
If something unexpected happened during his escort, Artemis, the god of hunting, would be finished.
Therefore, as long as Artemis stayed in Crete for one more day, her safety would most likely be guaranteed.
After reorganizing his thoughts, Loen suddenly felt Athena's invisible concern for him. At the same time, he couldn't help but admire the honeycomb-like mind of this goddess of wisdom.
Then, Luo En pointed to the darkening sky and asked, "So, how long should I persuade you?"
Athena smiled slightly, leaned gracefully against the tree trunk, and admired the lake view: "No hurry, it's a rare opportunity for her to beat me, let her be very happy. By the way, haven't we finished collecting the prey yet?"
The two looked at each other and smiled maliciously at the same time.
The hunting goddess, who had no idea that she was being played by two people, was now squatting in the messy hunting ground, busy skinning, fleshing, tying up, and loading the prey... and she enjoyed it very much.
While waiting, Athena did not forget to remind him again.
"Although Artemis has a good sense of you now, you'd better not get too close to her or get too involved."
"Understand, Crete is my home!"
Regarding the issue of stance, Loen naturally made a clear-cut guarantee.
"It's not because of this..."
Athena rolled her eyes at Loen who was expressing his loyalty, her eyes flickering faintly.
"Don't be fooled by her normal appearance. This woman is a little crazy at heart. If you get too close to her, you might lose control..."
crazy?
Loen was slightly stunned, thinking of the contradictory character of Artemis in mythology, who was sometimes gentle, sometimes gloomy, sometimes kind, and sometimes vengeful. He became more cautious towards this hunting goddess.
Seeing that Lorne had taken her advice to heart, Athena stretched with satisfaction and stood up to greet him.
"Okay, it's almost time, we should go back."
However, just as the two were about to go and meet Artemis, thunder roared in the sky, and flames with aqua blue sea patterns and flying bird patterns burned brightly on Mount Olympus.
Suddenly, the ease and comfort on Athena's face disappeared, and her eyes became gloomy.
"Tsk, here we go again! Looks like I have to go back to Olympus again."
Looking at the strange phenomenon in the sky, Loen immediately understood that this was most likely the unfinished sequel between Crete and the Sea of Oceanus.
As for the dispute between the main gods, he could do nothing about it and could only watch Athena, who was at the front, set off.
"By the way, this is what I promised you last time. Keep it for now. Maybe it will be useful to you. If you don't understand anything, I will teach you slowly when I come back."
Before leaving, Athena handed a golden belt to Lorne and gave him a few words of advice. Then she spread her golden wings, transformed into a giant owl, and disappeared into the dim sky.
Just as Loen was holding the thing in his hand, feeling a little confused, a surprised whisper came from behind him.
"The God of War Army Belt?"
Artemis came upon hearing the sound, and looked quietly at her personal guide for a period of time in the future, her silver eyes flashing with a hint of amusement and curiosity.
"She is able to personally give you what she won from Ares. It seems that she likes you very much."
It was not given to me because I won, but it was won for me...
Loen thought of the promise he made before the war, and felt the pure power of war contained in this military belt. He corrected himself silently in his heart, and with a complicated look, he looked in the distance in the direction where the golden figure disappeared.
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At the same time, Atlantis, Temple of Poseidon.
A dark blue figure formed by the sea water opened its eyes and looked down at the young man in hunting clothes crawling at its feet. Its low and cold voice echoed in the hall.
"I will hold that woman back in Olympus and make sure I get it done before she comes back!"
"I understand, Father God..."
In the deep blue water, a simple yet gloomy face was slightly raised, and a hint of resentment flashed in the hesitant eyes.
"But I'm worried that some people on the island will delay your plan, so..."
"You're teaching me how to do things?!"
In an instant, the cold snort from above brought a bone-chilling chill, and the pair of eyes from the void grimly looked at the shivering bloodline on the ground.
"Do you know how much effort I have put in to save your life? Put away your useless cleverness! If you want to win, fight for it yourself! If you delay important matters, or if my plan fails because of your incompetence, you should know the consequences!"
"Yes, Father! I promise to live up to your trust!"
Seeing the wrath of thunder overhead ready to strike, the hunter with a simple and honest face did not dare to think too much and swore an oath immediately.
Finally, with the hunter's solemn promise, the depressing atmosphere in the hall was slightly dissipated, and was replaced by a faint reminder.
"Remember, this is your last chance...!"
The hunter buried his head deeply, and only dared to raise his head slightly until the faint blue light in the hall completely dissipated.
At this moment, that honest face was already filled with gloom and resentment.
You bastards from Crete, just wait, this matter is not over yet!
(End of this chapter)
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