I walk in the past, continue the future

Chapter 5 The Wisdom of Mortals

"The moment I called your name and you chose to come alone, you were already wondering what exactly I wanted to do, wasn't it?"

After a pause, Xia Lian said sincerely.

"Dear Athena, I can assure you that the golden apple in your hand is definitely the original one, and there is absolutely no lie in what you said before.

In my heart, you are the most beautiful goddess. "

Athena stared at Xia Lian, who lowered her head without saying a word.

After a while, his frowning eyes gradually relaxed.

"From the moment you dared to deceive the gods, your courage is enough to be admired.

I'll help you get Aphrodite's attention and give you a chance to talk to them individually.

If you can really surprise me, I might bless you from their wrath.

This is my promise. "

Xia Lian lowered his head and said humbly, "It's an honor."

Athena raised her hand, and a divine power flew out of her hand and enveloped Xia Lian.

At that moment, Xia Lian felt a strange power and knowledge in him, and the whole world became much clearer to him.

"I promised you before that if you give me the golden apple, then I will give you the best martial arts and wisdom in the world.

Now, I have fulfilled that promise. "Athena said sternly.

"Humans, in this world, there are many people who are the best in the world in martial arts, but most of them do not end well.

Because they lack the most crucial thing, that is wisdom.

It is always the most important and the most powerful force, trust your wisdom.

This is my advice to you. "

After speaking, Athena disappeared in front of Xia Lian.

Xia Lian was silent for a moment, but he didn't think for a long time. The longer it took, the worse it would be for him. He needed to send out these golden apples in the shortest possible time.

He took a deep breath and called Hera's name softly.

Soon, in front of him, Hera, who was not long after the last meeting, slowly appeared, still in the same clothes, but with her hair down, it looked like she was going to wash.

Hera's hands were crossed in front of her chest, her chin was slightly raised, and she looked up at Xia Lian with a little arrogance.

"I thought you needed to think longer."

"It doesn't require thinking."

Xia Lian smiled and picked up another golden apple from his arms.

"Everyone's definition of beauty is different. Appreciating beauty is like appreciating flowers. Some people like peonies, which are graceful and beautiful, and some people like lilies. Not a demon, out of the mud and not stained."

Xia Lian handed the golden apple to Hera.

"As I said before, the beauty of the goddesses is unique.

But the God of Wisdom does not name beauty in the first place, although she is equally beautiful, and the beauty of the God of Beauty is too seductive.

What I like more is a noble and elegant beauty like you, like a peony blooming in early spring, graceful and luxurious.

"You still have vision." Hera raised her eyebrows, looking very happy, and even lowered her arrogant tone earlier.

"That guy Aphrodite, who looks like a goddess, is actually a slutty bitch."

She raised her hand and was about to fulfill her promise when she saw Xia Lian kneeling on the ground.

"Great Lord Hera, before you grant me the gift, please allow me to tell my sins."

Hera raised her hand and stopped, frowning.

"What sin?"

Xia Lian lowered his head very low, showing humility.

"Actually, before you came, I had a very long dream, I dreamed that the palace of Troy was burned by flames, and countless people died in the war.

I know that is my destiny, my future.

Whoever I give the golden apple will anger the other two goddesses.

I am not afraid of death, but I do not want to see countless people suffer because of the choices I have made.

So ah, dear diva.

Forgive me for my presumptuous assertion, I commissioned a skilled craftsman to forge two nearly identical golden apples."

"You want to deceive the gods!!?" Hera's eyes were slightly sharper, and her voice was sharper. Human beings disrespect the gods. In their eyes, this is an unforgivable sin.

"No, I can guarantee that the golden apple handed to you is the original one, the real golden apple!
And what I said before is also true, you are indeed the most beautiful goddess in my heart! "

Xia Lian's tone was impassioned and sounded very sincere.

Hearing this, Hera looked at the golden apple in her hand. As the owner of the golden apple orchard, he could feel that it was indeed a genuine golden apple, not a fake made by a skilled craftsman.

His expression softened slightly, as if he had thought of something, and his expression was even playful.

The Greek gods are personified gods, and they also have all kinds of intrigue, both bright and dark, such as this time the three gods compete for beauty.

They are not monolithic inside, and Hera will not feel the anger that Aphrodite and Athena have been deceived and humiliated.

On the contrary, if Xia Lian really succeeded, he would still laugh at these two, especially Athena, the god of wisdom, who is obviously a god of wisdom, but would be deceived by humans, which is a great irony.

The truest lie in this world is the lie mixed with the truth.

Xia Lian's purpose was to convince the three goddesses that what they were holding in their hands was the real golden apple dedicated to the most beautiful goddess.

The golden apples in the hands of the other goddesses are all fake.

And if Hera and Aphrodite didn't know that Charien planned to give the fake golden apple to the other two goddesses.

Then, when they saw the golden apples in each other's hands, they would feel a sense of deceit, doubt the authenticity of the golden apples in their hands, and even immediately ask Xia Lian for an explanation. In the end, these anger would burn the entire Troy to the ground.

And if they knew about part of Xia Lian's plan, they would have a layer of mental construction in their hearts, and in their hearts, they would feel that they were also "participants" in this plan rather than "deceived ones".

When they saw the golden apple in the other's hand, they would firmly believe that the golden apple in their own hand was real, and the one in the other's hand was fake.

Xia Lian has been struggling in the workplace for many years. Although he can't say enough about people's hearts, he still understands them well. He is proficient in all kinds of painting, workplace pua and anti-pua.

But he never thought that one day, he would use these experiences to pua the Greek gods, but so far, he can only bite the bullet.

"I'm just a mortal." Xia Lian said sincerely, "I never wanted to deceive the great god.

I just want to live and protect my family. "

Hera stared at Xia Lian, and she said after a moment.

"Since you are not for evil purposes, then I will not punish you.

But, are you sure, this must be better than your ordinary choice among the three of us?

Needless to say, Aphrodite, she has never been resistant to beautiful men, Athena is not so easy to deceive, the consequences of angering her, do you think clearly?

The last one who was disrespectful to her has now become a spider. "

"The failure of the plan will anger the other two goddesses, and ordinary choices will also anger the two goddesses.

It can't be any worse, can it?

All sins, I am willing to bear.

But as long as there is a silver lining, I will fight for it! "

"Courage is commendable." Hera commented.

"I have another presumptuous request." Xia Lian said, "Please, Lord Hera, after you bring the golden apple back, please don't spread the matter to the rest of the people."

Hera thought for a moment, nodded and said; "Indeed, if you let them know that I also have a golden apple in my hand, then they will find that the golden apple in my hand is fake.

However, this must be done without the three of us speaking out. You are so confident, can you convince the three of us at the same time? "

"Always try." Xia Lian said, "This is the best solution I can think of."

Hera nodded, and she looked down at Xia Lian with pity.

After all, it is only the wisdom of mortals
At the same time convince the three of them to keep the golden apple secret?
How is that possible, the purpose of their obtaining the golden apple is to satisfy their vanity.

It's not just for the approval of a mortal like you.

In his view, this plan is full of loopholes.

He didn't doubt the problem, and in the arrogant He's view, this was the stratagem that human beings could make.

When newcomers enter the workplace, if they want to quickly gain recognition from their leaders, it is necessary to understand the leader's character in order to do what they like.

Xia Lian knew Hera's arrogance, and he was an extremely self-centered god.

He didn't need to describe an ingenious, flawless plan for Hera, he just needed to make him fit what He thought of a human being.

An overly sophisticated plan would actually backfire, making Hera suspicious, wondering if Xia Lian had other plans that he didn't know about.

He only needs to give one of these two goddesses: he will give the fake golden apples to the other two goddesses, so as to achieve the purpose of protecting his homeland and country, it is logical.

What Hera didn't know was that Xia Lian's so-called fake golden apple was actually a real golden apple, but it wasn't the original one, and it wasn't a fake.

For him, he only needs to be sure that the golden apple in his hand is real.

As for this human being desperately trying to deceive the gods?
He succeeded, Hera liked it, and he could laugh at the two goddesses, but if he failed, it had nothing to do with him.

(End of this chapter)