spartan ancestor

It took Rufus a long time to collect the information needed for the assassination. Taking advantage of this spare time, Hyacinthus and Chaos visited the imperial capital. When they returned to the store, the gods had already put everything away. Well taken care of, even opened the shop for a few days.

Yacintos stood not far away and turned his head to look at it for a while: "It feels...it seems that there is nothing wrong with us?"

The Croto sisters arranged the store in a green way, like a small garden, which stands out on the Perfume Street where there are only bottles and jars filled with shops.

Even customers who have no purchase needs are willing to stop at the door to admire the flowers and plants in the window for a while, and those noble ladies who have needs are even more lingering.

For this purpose, the gods cleared a small area and placed a set of tables and chairs.Some ladies who came early could grab a seat, and they could drink the scented tea made by the Croto sisters, and sit happily in this garden in the city all morning.

This relaxed atmosphere greatly relieved the nerves of those gods who were forced to "support the scene". Seeing human beings choose among those small clothes and toys without any grievances and eyes full of joy, they also changed from the original tension. Nervous, to slowly let go of the resistance.

In fact, these gods knew in their hearts that the Croto sisters were also victims of fate.It's just that the injuries they suffered were too heavy, and after years of accumulation, it was difficult to think about the problem purely rationally.

But... Now that the clouds have been cleared and the sun has been seen, and the loss has been recovered, perhaps it is time for these anger to end.

Under the porch, the sun pours in.

Gods and humans wandered peacefully in the storefronts decorated with vines and flowers.There is no intersection between them, but the brows and eyes are full of joy and hope.

Chaos looked down at Jacintos, and hummed softly: "Go back to the farm?"

"Wait a little longer." Hyacinthus took Chaos's hand and looked at the small shop with a smile in the midst of its busyness, "Come with me for a while longer."

Years ago, he walked alone on a long and destined to be difficult road.

Chaos had asked him many times: Is it worth it?

He thought that all his answers were in the picture in front of him.

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The two left behind the cheap descendants who worked so hard to help make money, and when they returned to the farmland, several gods who sneaked in from their busy schedules were squatting in the rice fields and chatting:

"I heard that the rectification is almost over, and now our new God King is worrying about how to deal with those constellations?"

"Because many constellations are actually ascended to heaven after death. Even if they are not after death, if they are freed, many important constellations will disappear, and the world will not be afraid for a while?"

"It's not that difficult. When Hermes captured me last time, I was still listening to the guards of the Temple of Gods talking about Metis planning to let Hephaestus build a replacement constellation, and then these living people Or dead souls, where should I go? Didn’t Callisto, the maid of the moon god Artemis, recover in advance? Hearing that Artemis squatted at the gate of the God King’s Palace early, he immediately sent Kali Sto and the other party's son took it back to the Moon God Temple."

"I'm here, Artemis said I'm sorry to be able to go around the palace of the king of gods, but that Callisto also looked very guilty, saying that he watched Artemis' changes little by little, but thought Helping relatives but not helping them, not waking up the other party early, this subsequent suffering is also her punishment."

"Alas... After all, it's all due to damn fate!"

Demeter, who is the only one who doesn't be lazy and doesn't touch fish, caught this group of idlers. She rolled up her sleeves and strode forward with her willow eyebrows upside down. The group of lazy people jumped up and ran away in fright. They fled back to the construction site and sighed : "Damn farm work! When will those two return to Sparta?"

Hyacinthus stood on the ridge of the field and had a panoramic view of the scene, and responded kindly: "End of the business in Rome, you also go back with us. Arcadia still has a large area of ​​burned farmland waiting to be recultivated, don't worry , you have a lot of fields to grow grain."

The slobs looked like a landslide.

On the path leading to the house, Rufus strode closer.

He waved the scroll in his hand to Jacintos: "I got the patrol map. Maria's father will host a dinner party tonight, and all assassination targets will attend, including that fake."

Rufus paused, and sighed: "Be careful not to kill my future father-in-law by mistake. He is still virtuous among nobles, otherwise he would not have taught Maria. It's just that this old man is too stubborn and arrogant... Banquet In fact, there are many nobles like Maria's father, so don't kill the wrong target."

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There is still half a day before the dinner party starts.Rufus explained the map to Jacintos and Chaos, and there are some other precautions: "...I don't know how you are going to get in, but you can pretend to be anything, don't pretend to be slaves There is a rule here that if the master is stabbed to death by a slave, then all his slaves must be buried with him, because they did not protect their master. It is conceivable that if you act as a slave, the knife may just Take it out, and you will be overwhelmed by a large group of slaves. Guests, guards...you choose, in fact, I strongly recommend that you pretend to be these two types of people, because out of fear of guests and guards, even if your knife is faster Stabbed on the master's body, those slaves would not dare to touch you."

In fact, Rome had a lot of weird rules that didn't match Greece.

For example, when eating at a dinner party, you must lean on the recliner throughout the entire process and maintain a side-lying posture. This is an elegant eating etiquette.

For another example, Rome does not prohibit love between the same sex, but the two cannot have the same status.Those with high status must take the initiative, otherwise they will be despised.

Hyacinthus finally surrendered and waved his hands after hearing the phrase "hiccups are the best compliment to the host": "Forget it, we won't pretend to be guests, nor will we pretend to be guards. According to what you said, this There will be a party until dawn, and we can sneak in at night when everyone is drunk."

"Infiltrate?" Rufus repeated warily.

Really?Is it really sneaking in and not killing?

"... Cough." Yacintos changed the subject, "You. We've known each other for so long. Do you have any special wishes that you want to realize? As long as it's not too much, maybe I can help you pray to the gods."

After all, the current situation of His Majesty was caused by him, and it was also caused by fate, the former supreme god, so he should make corresponding compensation.

Rufus the Great: "Don't you change the subject?? Have we known each other for a long time?? And I have nothing to pray to the gods."

Compared with the gods, he is more inclined to rely on his own strength.

But after a short pause, he still hesitated and said, "If possible, I would like to pray for the gods to bless Maria's mother and child this time, and also... I want to pray for the gods to bless our marriage."

Although Maria came from a noble family, it was precisely because of this background that many nobles feared that he would unite with Maria's family, and they would no longer be able to check and balance the imperial power.

But Maria's father actually agrees with this idea, but the starting point of this old stubborn is that the imperial power must be checked and balanced, lest the emperor make wrong decisions, no one can stop it...Anyway, let Rufus the Great say that it is pure fart, just look at it Over the years, the empire made big and small decisions, which time it was not the stupid nobles who were wrong. These useless things are useless except to hold back.

Chaos originally spread his palms, but he let Yacintos' paws poke and poke, and raised his head when he heard the sound: "There is an altar in our room, the lightning pillar dropped by the God of Medicine."

Asclepius said he threw it to them for self-defense, but it never came in handy. Chaos wanted someone to take it away in disgust. Fortunately, Rufus made his wish in time.

After the defeat of Zeus, his Thunder Godhead and Hera's Marriage Godhead have been stored in the Lightning Pillar, which happened to be able to satisfy the second half of Rufus' wish, as for the first half... because Maria's last child was calculated by fate If a miscarriage occurs, Asclepius will definitely bless this child until at least it is born as compensation.

However, there is still a need to give a reasonable explanation for the matter of "why the God of Medicine threw us the lightning pillar for no apparent reason". I can share the feelings between you two."

"???" Can this also be said to be divided?Rufus was full of questions, "Why is Blessing Feelings a Lightning Pillar?"

Chaos: "...may imply that if you want a long-lasting relationship, you have to pay or bear something first, such as the pain of lightning."

Hyacinthus raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Li, his expression remained unchanged. It was obviously a certain Supreme God who was close to Mo Zhehei.

Chaos's expression was so indifferent that there was no doubt about it: "How can we human beings guess the thoughts of the gods? Aren't those oracles all weird metaphors, each with its own hidden meaning."

Rufus really believed it, thanked him solemnly, and walked to Hycinthus and Chaos' bedroom.

After they walked away, Jacintos pinched Chaos' chin: "'We humans'? When did you change your race? Why didn't I know?"

Chaos grabbed Jacintos's hand calmly: "When you get close to vermilion, you get red; when you get close to ink, you get black. Have you heard that?"

Jacintos smiled, and was about to have some in-depth discussions on how "the one who gets close to the ink is black", how it is black, and what the specific process is, when Rufus strode out from the house where they were staying. : "I don't think it is feasible to divide the blessing equally."

The emperor frowned: "I went in and prayed, and touched the lightning, but I didn't feel the pain of the lightning at all. It must be that my prayer didn't work."

Hyacinthus: "..."

No, we didn't turn up that... uh, what Neliu calls an intensity switch.

Hyacinthus comforted: "The gods must have heard."

"No, A-Ka is right. How can you not pay the price if you pray to the gods?" Emperor Rufus was very determined and convinced.

"..." Hyacinthus sat quietly for a moment, then slowly got up, "Okay, I'll take a look."

He walked back to the room, turned the intensity switch to the maximum that Hephaestus could bear, turned around and headed out the door: "Try again."

Emperor Rufus walked back with a frown, and seriously repeated his prayers. He stretched out his hand and fell to the ground under the strong current. After a while, he regained his strength and stood up with joy on his face: "I said that there must be no such thing as before." Success." He turned his head to Jacintos and said, "You must help me say a few words in front of the gods, thank you."

Hyacinthus: "..."

Not really... well, it doesn't have to be...