Chapter 320 Brother, you smell so good (5k)
"Bang~!"
Two dull violent shocks hit the twin brothers on the head, and Lorne's face turned black.
"What are you thinking? She was drunk and fell asleep."
The two of them smelled the aroma of wine permeating the garden, and saw the obvious blush on Her Majesty the Queen's face. The shock in their hearts disappeared, and a certain feeling of boredom and disappointment came to their hearts.
That's it? Not interesting…
Looking at the two people shaking their heads with regret, Lorne's face suddenly turned darker.
Is he that horny? Even if she is a mother?
Not to mention that this is Atalanta's biological mother, and he needs to consider the mood of his students; from the perspective of charm alone, this Queen of Arcadia is not that outstanding among the women he knows, far from it. Not to the point where his **** is unleashed.
After all, compared with those gods and heroes with excellent genes, this queen is unknown in the epic and is at best a pretty beauty.
If she hadn't lived deep in the harem, had nothing to do with Arcadia's great sacrifice, and was more sensible, after the King of Arcadia's thunderstorm, she would have been willing to admit Atalanta's identity and work hard after the Moon Temple made peace. To repair the relationship with her daughter, it's unclear whether she can keep her title as queen.
Fortunately, the queen was able to handle things clearly and had been acting as her mascot honestly. This actually made Atalanta and Lorne have more affection and respect for her.
Therefore, the two parties got along fairly well a few times, but that was all.
"What are you doing standing still? Call the maids outside and ask them to send the queen inside to rest."
Looking at the two motionless people in front of the door, Lorne reminded him angrily.
The two brothers woke up from a dream and quickly took orders.
As several maids and two priestesses from the Temple of the Moon arrived after hearing the news, they hurriedly helped the queen into the room. Lorne turned to look at the twin brothers, frowning and asking.
"You just said that someone wants to see me? Where is the person? Take me to see him."
When they heard what was going on, the twin brothers looked stern and hurriedly led the way.
The three of them walked out of the palace. The twin brothers came to a remote old house somewhere in the city and turned back to give Lorne a serious reminder.
"That person is inside. It feels very dangerous. You have to be careful."
Lorne waved his hand to signal the twin brothers to leave first, while he looked thoughtfully at the several obscure star patterns and twin snake symbols on the wall.
A Hermetic stronghold?
"A guest is here? Welcome!"
At this time, accompanied by a brisk voice, a handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes wearing a brown sail hat came out, with a friendly smile on his face.
"Come on, the food and drinks are ready. Let's see if they suit your taste."
Listening to the familiar tone and feeling the enthusiasm of the other party who took the initiative to pull him into the house, Lorne nodded firmly in his heart.
Well, Hermes didn't run away.
After confirming the other party's identity, Lorne followed him into the small courtyard and sat down at the table filled with dishes and drinks. However, he did not move the tableware, straightened his cheeks, and asked straight to the point.
"Tell me? What do you want from me, Hermes?"
The messenger **** was not surprised when his identity was revealed. Instead, he handed over the dishes with a smile, as if he was an old friend he hadn't seen for many years.
"It's been so long, why don't we chat while we eat?"
"Let's talk about business first. Thanks to your blood descendant and those disciples, I've been very busy recently."
Lorne did not accept the move and snorted expressionlessly.
"What an injustice!" Hermes wailed, his face full of grievance, "This is all done by Typhon and has nothing to do with me!"
"Does Hippomenes know?"
"Not familiar!"
"He is the mastermind and your blood descendant."
"If we count the relationship between generations, wouldn't Father God also have a relationship with him?"
"Then how do you explain the Hermetics launching a great sacrifice? These are your most devout believers. Typhon came because of them. Can I regard this as your instruction, and the purpose is to take advantage of Typhon's Resurrection will help you and the Hermetic faction clear out the hostile forces in Arcadia?"
"Slander! This is naked slander! The Styx River is the proof, I promise I have never done it!"
Hermes immediately jumped up in anger. He first raised his right arm and swore, then he held Lorne's hand sincerely.
"It must be Typhon who is driving a wedge between us, you can't believe it!"
"What's the use of whether I believe it or not? It's the Acadians who are hurt. What matters is what they think."
Lorne spoke calmly, and then mentioned it casually.
"I heard that because of the aftermath of the beast disaster, they have a lot of opinions on the Hermetics recently..."
In fact, although the big trouble of Hippomenes and Typhon was solved, their remaining problems were far from over.
After losing the decisive battle, the Typhon Demon Army in the Arcadia Mountains was broken into pieces and scattered to various city-states, causing harm and evil and causing endless poison.
After causing such a big mess, even if the Hermetics were not the culprits, they could never hope to clean themselves up.
Being as smart as Hermes, of course he understood the meaning of Lorne's words above, so he had no choice but to open the magic array diagram, take out a pair of feather boots decorated with silver wings, put them on the table with a pained expression, and smiled helplessly. road.
"I heard that Her Majesty the Queen of Arcadia has just succeeded to the throne. She has always been protective of my followers and is willing to let things go. Small gifts are not disrespectful. Please thank Her Majesty the Queen on my behalf."
Hermes' words seemed soft, but they actually meant something else.
As the God of Messengers, he naturally had to inquire about the whole story and the current reputation of the Hermes sect in advance along the way, so that he could know himself and the enemy in the subsequent negotiations.
Although Lorne's words were correct, they were only half-truths as usual.
Regarding Typhon's resurrection, the Hermes sect is indeed involved, but the Arcadian royal family and the Eleusinian Mystery Cult are also not clean, and even the Temple of the Moon is guilty of negligence.
Therefore, in order to avoid arousing public outrage, all parties tacitly blamed Typhon and Hippomenes.
Naturally, the bad things that the Hermetics did behind the scenes were also kept secret, and few people in Arcadia knew the inside story.
Therefore, although the Hermes cultists have experienced several civil strife, suffered heavy injuries, and had a difficult life, the situation is not like what Lorne said, where everyone is shouting for beatings.
Now, after three months of hard work, the Hermetic cultists have done a lot to combat the aftermath of the beast disaster. It would be a bit impolite to open up old scores and lift the lid.
Sure enough, a cunning guy like Hermes would not let out blood so honestly.
Lorne glanced at the other side, took out a broken red crystal, played with it in his hand, and praised it.
"In terms of credit, the Hermes sect is indeed not small. Not only did it restore the forbidden technology of the Bronze Age, but it also refined the [Philosopher's Stone] that can be used to transcend the limits of life. When things are finished, I will definitely let Atta Lante commends you for your achievements. If you think Arcadia's voice is not high, we at the Athens Academy can promote it for you for free. After all, it is an epoch-making research result!”
However, when Hermes heard this, his face suddenly turned green.
If it were revealed that the Philosopher's Stone was the first creation of the Hermes sect, it would probably kill him directly.
Needless to say, blaspheming the law of life and reversing life and death offended Hades and the Mother Goddess of Earth; the gods and gods of Olympus could spray him to death with spit.
On the one hand, these short-lived species on the earth cannot resist the temptation of eternal life, and will definitely be interested in the Philosopher's Stone, so they will target the Hermetic group;
On the other hand, what are the raw materials for refining the Philosopher's Stone? Human life! If some old kings and demigods get these technologies and materials and don't want to die of old age, they might really go crazy and massacre the city and offer sacrifices to Typhon.
The decrease in the population on earth will inevitably lead to the weakening of the seal that imprisons the old gods.
If something like this happens a few more times, it will not be the Hermetic sect that is going to die. The gods whose interests have been harmed will first exalt him, the main **** who is standing behind, or give him the treatment of a Tartarost.
Therefore, this is not a compliment, it is clearly a flattery!
Faced with such a vicious plot, Hermes' liver trembled and he almost fell to his knees.
"No, brother! Brother! Aren't you pushing me into the fire pit?"
"How could it be? We are dear relatives and friends, brothers and sisters..."
Lorne said, looking meaningfully at the pair of feather shoes on the table.
Hermes immediately understood and hurriedly opened the magic array, took out a quiver, a dagger and a cloth bag, placed them on the table, rubbed his hands and spoke in confusion.
"I am in a hurry this time and I didn't bring many things with me. Let Her Majesty the Queen use these first. If there is anything else you want from me later, let me know and I will definitely make up for it!"
Lorne's eyes swept over several items in turn, and after playing with them for a while, he nodded with satisfaction.
The quiver can automatically absorb the magic power in the air to generate arrows at intervals;
The dagger seemed to be made by Hephaestus. It was of good quality and suitable for use as a secondary weapon;
Inside the sack was a batch of shrunken livestock, similar things Lorne had seen in Pan's hands;
Coupled with the feather boots that can give the user [speed power] to a certain extent, Hermes sent out four artifacts with just one raise of his hand. For a business traveler who is very careful about his budget, this is no longer a simple matter of blood, but a direct rhythm of chopping bones and flesh.
Lorne looked at Hermes, who was clearly about to faint from the pain, but still forced a smile on his face and begged him to accept the gift, and nodded with satisfaction.
"I thought about it carefully and found that the Philosopher's Stone involves too much, and its existence should not be made public,"
"That's the truth!"
After successfully blocking the insider's mouth, Hermes was so excited that he almost cried.
"But..."
However, a sudden turning point caused Hermes to suffer cardiac arrest again.
Lorne raised his hand and pressed it softly, smiled and spoke.
"Don't be nervous. I heard that some news about the Philosopher's Stone and some technologies, even some semi-finished products, have been quietly spread out along with this beastly disaster. If not handled properly, it will inevitably cause some trouble."
Hermes breathed a sigh of relief and nodded hurriedly in assurance.
"Don't worry! I will definitely do a good job in dealing with the aftermath!"
As the God of Messengers, handling crisis public relations is what he is best at.
Moreover, in order to seek the development of the Hermes sect, he had laid many hidden dangers. As a result, his sect was almost eaten into pieces by a spokesman of the old god, which in turn triggered a series of negative consequences.
Now we just take this opportunity to clean up the Hermes sect.
"Okay, we've finished talking about Arcadia, now it's my turn. My appearance fee is very expensive."
Just as Hermes was thinking about how to deal with the disciples and grandchildren who were causing trouble for him, the other's words made the God of Commerce and Travel almost cry.
"You want it too? No, really none~! If you don't believe it, just kill me!"
Looking at Hermes who was bursting into tears, Lorne suddenly felt a little guilty and had no choice but to speak.
"Well, you owe me a favor and help me if necessary. Is it within your power?"
"make a deal!"
As soon as Lorne finished speaking, Hermes quickly held his hand and confirmed the compensation plan.
At this time, there was no trace of crying on the face of the God of Business and Travel.
Do it, you will lose money...
Lorne cursed secretly, then hummed depressedly.
"You are really good at business. You shed a few tears and made me change my mind. In order to help you wipe your butt, I almost made myself avatar..."
When Hermes heard this, he smiled coquettishly and did not deny his little trick of showing weakness and suffering.
In fact, except for the slightly higher value of the feather shoes, the four artifacts that were previously sold were all commonplace, far from the level that would make me cry.
What he was guarding against was the continuing lion in front of him who opened his mouth and squeezed him clean.
The goal has been achieved. Considering that there is still a basis for cooperation in the future, Hermes gave a step forward in a personable manner.
"Well, I can send you a message for free. If you want to know anything, you can ask me now."
"It's true..."
Lorne's eyes flashed and he asked in a deep voice.
"Where did the name [Tot] come from?"
In the eyes of Hermetic mystical scholars and alchemists, the mixture of three gods, Hermes, the **** of speed, Hermes, the **** of messengers, and Thoth, the **** of wisdom, jointly created the "triple great Hermes". Moss".
He has the above three aspects and knows the three wisdoms of the universe - alchemy, astrology and magic.
But logically speaking, the name Thoth should not appear here, nor should it fall on the head of Hermes, because this is an ancient Egyptian god.
At this time, Hermes' eyelids twitched when he heard the inquiry, and there was a rare trace of embarrassment on his face.
"Can you not say it?"
"Forget it, it doesn't hurt to tell you."
Considering that his handle was still in someone's hands, Hermes sighed helplessly and pondered quietly.
"Actually, this god's name should come from a foreign land, to be precise, another era of gods."
Although Lorne had already made a guess in his mind, in order to obtain more information, he still pretended to be ignorant and asked with a frown.
"Another Age of Gods? Are there other Ages of Gods besides the Age of Gods we are in?"
Hermes nodded, carefully considered his words, and explained eloquently.
"True chaos is boundless, and it can naturally breed more than one [world]. If [chaos] is compared to a womb, our world is an egg follicle born from it. As the world continues to develop, Our world will gradually cut off the supply of chaos, show a real and stable side, and develop into an independent individual. Even in the distant future, our world may meet, intersect, and build with its "brothers and sisters". A whole new world.”
"Why not now?"
"Because of the existence of the Sea of Chaos."
Hermes shrugged, took out a chart, spread it out on the table, and further explained his findings to Lorne.
"You should know that our world is surrounded by the Oceanus Sea, and beyond that is the boundless Sea of Chaos, which will greatly suppress our power. Therefore, it is difficult for neither the Lord God nor the God King to cross this sea. Without a layer of barrier, we naturally think that we are the center of the world.
But in fact, there may be more than one Age of Gods world floating in the entire chaotic sea, and we are just one of them. "
"What's the reason?" Lorne showed a doubtful attitude.
"Do you still remember the question you just asked?" Hermes wrote the name of Thoth in strange words on the parchment, and said quietly, "I heard this from the Sea of Chaos, although no one Crossing that restricted area, the wind was free and unfettered, and it brought me some news that did not belong to this age of gods."
Immediately, Hermes looked at the specious words on the parchment, feeling a little annoyed.
"Unfortunately, all I could get was some fragmented information. It took me a long time to piece together the name of the **** [Thoth], and I also learned about the **** in charge of wisdom in his other era of gods."
"So, you just used it?"
Lorne looked at Hermes with a playful look.
"Just giving it a try..." Hermes said with a sneer, his eyes flickering.
After all, the main **** with the divine power of wisdom was very powerful in Greece.
Lorne naturally understood the other person's thoughts, but did not reveal it.
Hermes impersonated the name of Thoth, and of course what he stole was his faith and divine rights. The Egyptian God of Wisdom could not have crossed the Sea of Chaos anyway and came to Greece to ask for copyright fees. Lorne himself Of course there is no need to be this evil person.
Besides, he was curious.
As the god-king of the Greek Gods, is Zeus immune to the power of foreign gods?
Fortunately, there is an excellent test product right in front of us.
Thinking of this, Lorne looked at Hermes with enthusiasm.
However, the more affectionate someone was, the more alert Hermes became. He couldn't help but hug his chest and move back.
"If there's nothing else, I won't bother you anymore."
"Okay, see you later. If you encounter any trouble during the process of recovering the Philosopher's Stone, you can ask someone from the Academy of Athens to send me a message."
Lorne smiled and waved his hand without stopping.
Seeing the kind attitude on the other side, Hermes was slightly relieved. Before leaving, he looked at the human shepherd, thought for a while, and spoke in a deep voice.
"I'll give you another piece of news for free. There seems to be some problems in Thessaly. It's more lively than Arcadia now. If you're interested, you can go and see for yourself."
Looking at Hermes who turned into a gust of wind and ran away, Lorne frowned.
Thessaly?
While Lorne was deep in thought, the twin brothers came back again, walked in and spoke seriously.
"We just received the oracle from Lord Apollo and we may go to Thessaly!"
(End of chapter)
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