How to wear a goddess statue

The Ilu River flows in the world, running through the vast territory of Solancia, day and night, from spring to winter, and then reincarnation.

Its reflection is projected on the kingdom of God in the sky, and condenses into lines on the dome of the river temple, like a simple map of the Milky Way, emitting soft light, making the whole pool of clear water below more clear and transparent.

Rhodes was sleeping at the bottom of the pool, silent and motionless.

The sapphire-like embodiment of the godhead is suspended in front of the chest, the inner silver halo is on and off, and the divine power surges with the frequency of the halo flickering, in a regular and orderly manner, like a quiet and slow self-repair.

How long would such a repair actually take?

It may be ten years, decades, or even nearly a hundred years. The gods have existed for a long time, and it would not take too many years to recover the price of fighting against the rules.

When the gods wake up, the world may have already changed from time to time. This is an inevitable future, but it cannot make them sigh—after all, the gods are like this.

Except for Rhodes.

Only Rhodes.

In deep sleep, the silver-haired god frowned slightly, and his eyelashes trembled slightly, like a human being caught in a strange dream, worried about everything he saw in the dream.

The scene is changing.

At first, it was the hometown that was stored in the long memory, with tall buildings and heavy traffic.

Lotus looked at her past self from a third perspective. She was sitting alone in the back row of the car, with a baffle raised between the front and rear. The girl with black hair and blue eyes was in a quiet and narrow space, looking out of the window in a daze.

——There is no melancholy and sad atmosphere. Based on Rodas' understanding of himself, he is probably just in a daze.

The vehicle drove her through the streets of the city, and finally drove into the underground garage of a one-storey villa. The driver, who couldn't see clearly, took out the suitcase, followed her silently, and walked into the tall mahogany door.

Or you can just say go home.

This seemed to be a certain holiday, when Rhodes returned to this house from boarding school, her parents were not at home, but she was slightly relieved.

The ancient Solan people had no surnames, only first names, let alone gods.

But before becoming the river goddess of Solancia, Rhodes also had a surname suffix.This surname is quite well-known in the local area. Simply put, it is just an inspirational story of a declining family reviving their family business and making a fortune in a new field. It has nothing to do with Luo Dasi himself.

The only connection is that the protagonists of the story are the parents of Rhodes.

The two ambitious adults saw each other right when they were young, and they joined forces, and the two became one family, and when the stagnant career finally improved, Lotus was born.

This is a very interesting thing, because from the moment he was born, from the moment he opened his blue chalcedony eyes, he was expected.

Such a statement might make people laugh, but to Luotus, it was a heavy "responsibility".

The most common thing her parents said to her was "you want to be perfect".

The so-called high hopes are not the expectations of parents for their children in the general sense, to be successful, to become dragons and phoenixes, or to be ordinary but to be happy and happy. The expectations received by Luotus are totally different.

The couple have always hoped that the Rhodes can become a benchmark, a flag, or an ornamental object to show the family's ability to the outside world, probably like the National Museum's display of the treasures of the town hall.

Therefore, Rhodes needs to be excellent in his studies, not top-notch, as long as he can give his parents enough talk.

You have to be able to play a certain musical instrument, and you can dance an elegant dance. It doesn't matter how professional you are, as long as you can perform at the banquet held by the family and win the admiration of the guests.

Words and deeds must be dignified, elegant, and outstanding. This is the basic point. When Luo Dasi was very young, her mother told her: "If you can't do this, we would rather declare that we have no daughters. Do you understand, Rhodes."

Luo Dasi, even the name is taken from the noble goddess of ancient civilization. This way of naming is actually very strange. If one is not good, it will attract strange looks of ridicule from others—unless the person with this name can afford it. .

Facts have proved that the parents' expectations have been rewarded. Rhodes is indeed as they thought. He has performed perfectly enough since he was a child, and he has successfully let them hear the expected voice.

"Although their family has fallen, they still have a solid foundation."

"That's right, do you think the daughter of that family looks like a nouveau riche?"

Rhodes grew up amidst such voices and the satisfied smiles of his parents.

Back home that day, I quietly went back to my room to read a book and practice the piano, and I walked downstairs at dinner time. As expected, my parents arrived home on time and were chatting about something.

When Luodus sat down, he happened to hear his mother say in a flat tone: "It's too embarrassing. I don't know what people in this family think. How can such words be spread?"

"A good daughter actually likes women."

Rotas paused when he picked up the table knife, so fast that he didn't show any signs of it.

The father shook his head and said, "That's right, my old friend was going crazy. He wished that the person who spread the news and his daughter would be arrested overnight. Who knew it would be disgraceful to let such news spread."

Rhodes listened quietly, turned the bracelet absently, and suddenly saw his mother turned to look at her, and said earnestly: "If any child talks to you about this these days, don't talk too much, just listen. After all, it is not a good reputation to talk about people's merits behind their backs."

Before Rhodes could answer, the mother laughed by herself: "I forgot again, you always reassure me, how could you not pay attention."

After speaking, he turned his face away, and continued to talk about the ridiculous rumors about his friend's family with his husband. There was no lack of embarrassment in his tone, and there was a kind of superiority of a bystander.

Before this country entered modern times, people still believed that same-sex love was a sin and needed to be punished. Many believers who believed in Kerostar, the Creator, still hated homosexuals to this day, wishing that these "heretics" would disappear.

Luo Dasi's parents don't believe in religion, and they don't have any opinions on these matters. What they care about is whether it sounds good to say it, and whether it will affect the family prestige they have painstakingly built and maintained.

Before the dinner was over, the father, who was still chatting, wiped his mouth, as if suddenly remembering that his daughter was also at the same age, he warned cautiously: "Rhodas, don't make such a mess, it will hurt if it spreads to other people's ears." Oh no."

Rhodes just nodded with a smile.

The scene in the dream changed slowly, and Rhodes looked away from the gradually darkening scene and looked to the other side.

Here are some beautiful and unforgettable memories, such as excellent performance in childhood and rewards from parents, that is, you can play in the children's playground all day.

The mother watched from the sidelines and took various photos, some of which were posted on the Internet personal space that was not yet fully popular at the time, and some were washed out and carefully framed on the wall of the living room to introduce the well-behaved and sensible daughter to the visiting guests.

Another example is going out to play with friends; reading alone in an empty home, reading the incomplete history of the ancient civilization where your name originated; planning a trip to the current ruins of ancient Solan, and finally realized it.

These are all dreams, right?

Rhodes stood in the blank space, not knowing why she dreamed about these old things, logically speaking, she hadn't let herself think about them for a long time.

Perhaps because he sensed the dazedness of Rhodes and the indifference in his heart, the picture in front of him slowly disappeared, replaced by a bronze mirror.

The golden relief encircling the Ouroboros, the mirror surface can reflect the figure, and the sapphire that is the same as the godhead of the river is inlaid on it. It is the mirror that was displayed in the National Museum and sent Rhodes to Solancia.

Rhodes took half a step forward, confirming that every detail was consistent with the bronze mirror that she had put away tightly at the bottom of the box.

Spirits don't dream unless it's past or precognitive.

The Goddess Yilu River looked down for a while, but suddenly raised her head, and said peacefully, "Excuse me, what do you want to express?"

The switching of the dream is really not in line with the performance of the dream of the gods. In Luo Dasi's view, it is somewhat similar to the dream of the little princess under her control.

This is just a guess.

But soon, the scene in front of him rippled, and a voice that made people unable to guess the age, gender, and personality traits sounded, confirming Luodus' suspicion.

"I just want to know, when you see this, why is your heart still so peaceful?"

Accompanied by this slightly puzzled question, more and more golden utensils emerged from around the bronze mirror, some of which were also mirrors, while others were rings, collars, and chains.

There are so many different things.

What these utensils have in common is that they are all round in shape, and their edges are also inlaid with ouroboros.

Some are ferocious, some are peaceful, some have their eyes closed, and some run through their tails with snake teeth... Almost every snake has a different mood.

Immediately afterwards, a translucent silhouette condensed from the surrounding of these Ouroboros utensils. The silhouette showed a beautiful light golden color. It could only be seen that it was long-haired and slender, and its waist was like a huge pannier stretched out Generally, no more useful information can be seen.

The silhouette is facing straight ahead, as if looking at Rhodes.

Then, the previous timbre that was hard to discern was released again.

"—Souls from other [worlds]."

Rhodes' pupils shrank slightly, but he didn't show too many emotional fluctuations.

"You don't seem surprised."

"If you're talking about coming from another world..." Rhodes paused, with a little emotion in his eyes, "I've already guessed it."

This is actually not difficult to imagine.

Solancia, where Rhodes is currently located, is a country where there is a real system of gods. Gods can also use power in the kingdom of God to affect the world.

But in the place where she lived in the past, most people knew that gods were just the fantasy of ancient people, and they were their explanations for the things that existed in the world—this was just a necessary stage in the development of human civilization.

So, there are only two possibilities.

One is that gods did exist in ancient civilizations, but they disappeared for some reason, and even all traces of their existence were erased.

The other is that she came to a past with gods.

Now it seems that it is probably the latter.

The Solancia that Rhodes saw was not in the same time and space as the ancient Solan she had known in books.

The author has something to say:

The fact that Rhodes was named Rhodes by his parents, in a sense, is probably similar to Westerners calling Zeus Athena, and our side being called Jade Emperor West Queen Mother (?)