Type-Moon, I heard that after death, you can ascend to the Throne of Heroes?.

Athena turned her head and blinked slightly at the dazed Nuoyan in front of her.

The corners of her mouth were drawn like a devil... ah, no.

It was the most beautiful smile of the goddess of Athens.

And the most pleasant sound of nature, she said to Nuoyan: "Do you want it?

Do you want a painting that can be preserved forever, depicting the figure of our gods, and the brush that can perfectly present us on the canvas?"

"My lovely little Nuoyan, do you... want it?"

Chapter 26 Is it too wasteful?

Praise the wise goddess Athena!

If Nuoyan still had the wooden bow when he went down the mountain, instead of offering it to the queen of heaven Hera that night.

I believe that Nuoyan would not mind breaking it by the river under the curtain and offering loyalty to the goddess in front of him!

But Nuoyan hadn't had time to be happy yet.

"But even if you want to, you can only think about it now."

Athena's face still showed the goddess...ah, no, it was a devilish smile that teased people's hearts, and she spread her hands and continued to say to Nuoyan: "Because I can't make such a magical tool.

It should be said that only that god in the world can do it."

Hearing this, Nuoyan was slightly stunned, and instantly realized and said: "The God of Craftsmen...Hephaestus?"

Hephaestus, the God of Craftsmen,

He is one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, the son of the God King Zeus and the Queen Hera.

Athena was no exception to Nuoyan's name of Hephaestus, after all, Nuoyan was a student of the Centaur Sage Chiron, not to mention that Hephaestus had a good reputation in the world.

She was still smiling, and even raised her lips a little more at this time, and said to Nuoyan: "Yes, it was Hephaestus. Only he could forge the brush and scroll I mentioned, the painting that can truly carry our gods."

"Fortunately, although he has a bad temper, like a volcano that can erupt at any time, he usually responds to the children's requests, but Nuoyan... you are not among them!"

"Why?"

Nuoyan asked subconsciously, puzzled. After all, he had not contacted the god of craftsmen so far, and he felt that he had not done anything to provoke the other party.

At this time, the river goddess Aegina, who hesitated for a while, said thoughtfully: "Is it because... Hera?"

After speaking, Athena glanced at her, and she was so scared that she hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to look at the pair of golden eyes of the goddess of wisdom in front of her, which could see through everything in the world.

"That's right." Then Athena nodded, the smile on her face also slowed down, and said: "Because Hephaestus hates Hera... To be precise, he probably hates Hera more than any other god!"

Athena did not explain the reason. After all, in this ancient Greece of the Age of Gods, Hephaestus must be able to hear what she said. Although she didn't care, it was undoubtedly a disaster for Nuoyan, who knew things that he shouldn't know.

But even so, for Nuoyan, who is a time traveler and knows ancient Greek mythology, he naturally still has thoughts.

And just when Nuoyan was thinking about the craftsman god Hephaestus, Athena suddenly tilted her head and looked at the goddess of justice Themis, who was standing quietly in a white robe and had not spoken all the time.

And stepped aside two steps to make room for her.

Then Themis came to Nuoyan's side, and when Nuoyan noticed it, he subconsciously looked up at this solemn but somewhat charming goddess.

"Nuoyan, are you willing to... accompany me?" Themis asked Nuoyan in a cold voice.

So Nuoyan followed Themis and left here.

After the two of them left, only the river goddess Aegina and Athena were left here.

Aegina stood beside Athena, looking very cramped and nervous.

Then Athena's golden eyes looked at the kingdom on the side.

At this moment, the sunset has also come to the last moment. The night and the stars are about to replace the sunset. Under the last afterglow of the sun, the people in the kingdom are still busy and noisy, which seems very messy.

But Athena couldn't help laughing.

Because she had seen the darkest appearance of this kingdom, Athena thought that such a scene was indeed quite beautiful.

"Very good, your country." So Athena said.

Hearing this, Aegina was stunned. She looked up and looked at Athena with some surprise. She probably didn't expect Athena to say such a thing.

Then she followed Athena's gaze and looked at her own country.

Soon she also laughed, and replied to Athena with pride and joy: "Thank you."

"Well... by the way, you fell in love with that child, right?"

It seemed like a casual question, but it made Aegina's body completely stiff.

But soon Aegina's body relaxed again. After all... she had never thought that she could hide from the eyes of the goddess of wisdom and the goddess of justice.

"Yeah." So Aegina nodded, and turned her head to look at the back of Nuoyan who was walking away with the goddess of justice Themis.

"I fell in love with that child, but...please forgive me, my dear goddess of wisdom, after all, he was the only one in that tower who extended his hand to me.

What's more, I will never forget the scene when he stood in front of me, in front of Hera..."

It was like when he was about to fall into the abyss, he suddenly looked up and saw a beam of light coming through the gap in the abyss.

That night, when she knew that the boy stood in front of Hera and prayed for Hera's blessing, it was not because of ignorance, but because he still made the choice despite knowing everything.

Apart from the shock and guilt, what remains is emotion and anxiety.

Without the appearance of Themis, the goddess of justice, what Aegina wanted to do most at that time was to push away her promise.

Because she didn't want the promise to fall into the abyss with her.

Aegina never thought from the beginning that Hera would really send her blessing.

Hearing this, Athena looked at her with a gentle smile and was about to say something.

"But Goddess of Wisdom, please rest assured, I don't plan to do anything." Aegina withdrew her gaze, looked at Athena in front of her, and said to Athena with a sad smile in a somewhat lonely tone: "Because even if I appeared in front of that child in my most beautiful appearance, but his eyes... were not engraved with my shadow."

"I know what you are worried about. You are worried that I will hurt him, but how can I hurt him?"

Athena's golden eyes looked quietly at Aegina, who was standing calmly in front of her for a while, and said no more.

"But...goddess of wisdom, you seem to like that child very much?"

Looking at Aegina who was looking at her curiously, Athena was silent for a while. Apparently she didn't expect that the river goddess had the courage to ask herself, but in the end she still gave the answer: "Actually, at the beginning, it was just a small Little interest.”

"You also know that I like heroes."

Aegina nodded, among the Greeks and gods, who didn’t know that Athena liked heroes.

"So I wasn't very interested in him at first. He was too weak and could be blown away by a gust of wind."

"Yes." Aegina nodded and said with emotion: "But it is precisely because of this that when he stood in front of me and stood in front of the noble Queen Hera, how could I be indifferent to it. "

"Until later, he presented me with a painting. It was a very beautiful painting. I liked it very much, so I was ready to fulfill his wish... Do you know what the wish he told me was? "

Athena smiled and continued without waiting for Aegina's answer: "He hopes to become a hero, and... longs for a heroic ending!"

"...End?" Aegina blinked.

"Well, die vigorously." Athena replied: "Because it was too interesting, so I agreed to him... But in fact, if it is just like this, I still just think he is an interesting child, so naturally I don't I will think about what to fight for.”

"But this time because of Themis, she broke everything that was originally arranged, but at the same time, she also let me see what he looked like in the court."

"Let me tell you something interesting." Athena raised the corner of her mouth slightly and continued: "When that child just came down from Chiron, he would defeat thieves every time he encountered them, and then make them swear to us.

His name must be announced to the first hundred people he meets. "

"...What is this? It's so cute!" Aegina couldn't help but said.

"Yes, but this is a child who longs to be a hero and let this continent sing the praises of his existence.

But he gave you a dream during that trial. "

Athena said: "After waking up from a dream, people naturally forget everything."

Hearing this, Aegina was stunned for a moment, then finally reacted and looked at Athena.

At this time, Athena had already turned her head, casting her gaze in the direction where Nuoyan followed Themis, and said: "So, for the first time since then, I have been thinking...

Isn't it...a waste to just give him up to Hera like this? "

Chapter 27 The goddess of fate raises her head towards you.

late at night,

Tonight is a beautiful full moon, and the dazzling moonlight illuminates the entire earth.

The promise that followed Themis followed her for a long time, for several hours, and Themis did not say a word during this time.

But Nuoyan didn't feel tired at all, his eyes were bright and clear.

After all, I just ate a golden apple not long ago.

His physical strength was already full, but once he ate the golden apple, his physical strength immediately overflowed.

Then just when Nuoyan found that this road was becoming more and more familiar, he was confused.

Themis' sudden words made Nuoyan stunned.

"Actually, if it weren't for me, you should have followed Athena to the temple of Hephaestus, the God of Craftsmen, and met the God of Craftsmen."

Hearing this, Nuo Yan was slightly startled, and subconsciously looked at Themis in front of him.

"Because this is Athena's intention to prepare you for this trial."

Themis, who was walking in front of Nuoyan and leading the way, said to Nuoyan in a tone without a trace of emotion: "She prepared this trial for you which is not difficult. Her original intention was to bring you together with Hephaestus, the god of craftsmen." Seeing him as a reward.

In this way, you will be able to move around in the world, and you will no longer be afraid that you will be blown to the underworld by a gust of wind and fail to fulfill your promise with her. "

"The river goddess Aegina is the first painting Athena prepared for you, but... everything was completely disrupted because of my appearance."

Hearing this, Nuoyan was thoughtful and finally understood what this trial was all about, but...

"But I guess you have always been confused, why did I suddenly appear at that time and finally let you sit on the judgment seat. "

Nuoyan nodded honestly, he was indeed curious about this.

Themis did not answer, but quickened her pace.

Seeing this, Nuoyan hurried to catch up. After a while, he finally understood why this road was so familiar to him.

This was where he stayed when he drew the kingdom for Aegina.

It was on the hillside overlooking the entire kingdom.

......When I was drawing, this goddess would not be standing next to me, right?

No, that's not right. I guess Athena was there too!

I said, I stayed there for so long, and it was fine if there were no wild beasts in the mountains to disturb me. , how come there is not even a flying insect...

With such thoughts, Nuoyan couldn't help but glance at Themis beside him.

But under the delicate face covered with white cloth, Nuoyan naturally couldn't see anything.

And just as Nuoyan thought so, he blinked the next second.

He found that his canvas appeared in front of him, and at the same time, the brush in his luggage also appeared in his hand.

...Ah, could it be? !

Just when Nuoyan subconsciously looked at Themis.

"It's not me...because you can't draw me now." Themis said, explaining: "Even if I let you draw Athena like that day, as long as the painting leaves me, it will still disappear quickly."

When Nuoyan was feeling regretful when he heard this, he watched Themis take out the sword of judgment in his right hand, the sword that could cut off all the injustices and evil people in the world!

As if she had noticed Nuoyan's thoughts, Themis answered him.

"That's right, child, draw it on your scroll. "

Themis said: "Your journey has just begun, and it will protect you along the way until..."

Themis did not continue to speak after saying this.

She just put the sword quietly there, came to Nuoyan, and helped him lift the brush in his hand.