Chapter 530

"Rumble …"

When Shien and Merica stepped into the shrine, the heavy stone door behind them creaked and slowly closed.

"Boom!"

After a loud noise, the stone door closed completely, excluding all light from the outside world and plunging the shrine into darkness.

However, this darkness did not last long.

"Clang!"

The moment the stone door closed, a hazy radiance bloomed from the inside of the shrine, expelling the darkness from the shrine.

"— —!"

Shien and Merica only felt their vision darken for a moment before it brightened again, allowing them to see the interior of the shrine.

It was only then that the two of them could clearly see everything inside the temple.

"This is …?"

Shien could not help but be startled.

That was because the scene that entered his eyes was somewhat breathtaking.

He saw that the interior of the shrine was actually a very beautiful garden.

Yes.

A garden.

This place was full of colorful flowers.

There were all kinds of vegetation here.

Butterflies were fluttering.

Fairies were chasing each other.

To think that such a beautiful scene would appear in the interior of a divine hall. It was rather inconceivable.

What was even more inconceivable was that in the deepest part of this garden, there was a huge statue of a deity.

The statue sat in a huge fountain, and clear water flowed out of its sleeves. Behind it, there was a tree of light emitting a hazy radiance.

The radiance that expelled the darkness from the shrine just now came from this tree of light.

The light from the tree alone illuminated the interior of the shrine, like a sun emitting warm sunlight on the ground. It was very pleasing to the eye.

The arrival of Shien and Merica did not interfere with anything here.

They were like Adam and Eve, who were born here, and actually integrated into this scene at the fastest speed possible.

No, to be more precise, it should be said that this scene accepted Shien and Merica, not Shien and Merica.

Melica looked at all of this and spoke with great nostalgia and joy.

"Sure enough, nothing has changed here."

The tension and uneasiness on Merica's face faded a lot.

"You've been here before?"

Shien subconsciously asked, but then realized that he had asked a stupid question.

Of course Merica had been here before.

"After I reincarnated as an elf, Sister Caroline brought me here once, and I received the goddess' blessing here." Melica was both happy and nostalgic as she said, "But after that time, I never came here again."

In other words, Merica had only been here once, and it had been more than a hundred years since then.

"It's my first time here."

Shien shrugged, raised his eyes, and looked at the statue in the fountain.

That was the statue of a goddess.

The statue was not exquisitely carved, but one could still make out the outline of the statue, thus recognizing the holiness and solemnity of this goddess.

"Is this the statue of the Goddess?"

Shien became curious.

At this moment …

"Welcome to my temple, my dear children, and esteemed guests from another world."

A voice as clear as water and as comfortable as the wind echoed in the ears of Shien and Merica.

"Hum!"

Before Shien and Merica could react, a strong wave of nature magic suddenly appeared in the temple.

It was the magic of nature.

It was the power of the surrounding grass, trees, flowers, and trees.

It was as if everything here was trembling. Strands of magic began to flow out of everything in this world, like streams of green air, and gathered in the direction of the fountain.

"Whoosh!"

The next second, the water in the hot spring suddenly rose, turned into streams of water, and gathered in the air.

Shien watched as the streams of water gradually intertwined with each other, forming a streamlined body of water.

The body of water gradually became solid, and finally turned into a graceful body.

Just like that, the goddess appeared.

Appeared from nature.

Appeared from the flowers and trees.

She was …

"Goddess of Nature, Nadur …"

Merica seemed to be in a daze as she murmured.

One of the three goddesses in charge of nature, Goddess of Nature Nadur, had arrived at this moment.

"I have been waiting for you for a long time."

The goddess slowly descended from the air and landed in front of the fountain. With her back to her statue, she smiled at Shien and Merica.

It was an extremely dignified and polite smile, elegant and beautiful.

"Nadur … Goddess …"

Merica had already forgotten her nervousness and uneasiness. Filled with deep excitement and emotion, she reflexively knelt down before Nadur.

However, just as Merica was about to move, a gentle force brushed past Merica's body like a cool breeze and helped her up.

"No need to be so polite, my child."

Nadur looked at Merica as if she was looking at her own daughter, kind and kind.

"I have been paying attention to you for a long time, Merica. You are timid and shy, but you have a firm and unshakable faith. It is great to be able to meet you like this."

Nadur's kind tone made Merica even more excited and moved.

"I … I have always wanted to meet you, to meet the person we believe in, the Goddess of Nature!"

In Merica's eyes, feelings of longing and worship gushed out, causing her voice to choke a little.

That was a sign that she was extremely excited.

"I know, my child. I have always felt your faith and your love." Nadur said in a gentle tone, as if she was comforting Merica, "Don't worry, I am here. I have always been watching you and with you. So, take a deep breath and let's have a good chat."

Merica nodded desperately and obediently began to take deep breaths in an attempt to calm the excitement in her heart.

Sean watched all this from the side. He looked at the dignified, polite, beautiful, and generous Goddess who did not seem to be superior at all. At this moment, he suddenly understood why everyone said that this Goddess was the most perfect existence.

Because she was just as the words said, a flawless goddess.

Her appearance was impeccably beautiful.

Her manners were impeccably excellent.

Her tone and temperament were impeccably polite, impeccably pleasant, and full of attractiveness.

If it were not for the aura of nature lingering around her, others would think that she was the goddess in charge of nature. Shien believed that anyone who saw her would think that she was in charge of beauty, etiquette, and the most flawless woman.

"This is the last of the three great goddesses …?"

Shien unconsciously sighed.

Nadur turned her gaze to Shien, and a beautiful smile appeared on her face.

"It seems that Lidas and Anima have been taken care of by you, hero from another world."

Nadur greeted Shien.

Shien was not surprised.

"It seems that you already know my identity, goddess."

Shien shrugged and responded.

"Yes." Nadur did not hide anything and admitted very openly: "Anima has already told me, so I have always been paying attention to you."

"Always?" Shien raised his eyebrows, thinking of the inexplicable existence he felt in the battle against Alidia, and asked: "The existence I felt at that time was really you, right?"

Nadur did not answer this question, nor did she answer no. She just smiled leisurely.

"I have observed you for a long time." Nadur simply said: "I know very well what kind of person you are, and I also know that you are very afraid of unnecessary trouble, so you don't have to be wary of me, I will not hurt you."

"Oh?" Shien looked straight at Nadur and said: "Even if I, a hero, appeared out of nowhere, and is completely unnecessary to the current three races, even if I am a seed of chaos, is it the same?"

Shien tried to sound her out.

But Nadur's smile did not diminish.

"It is the same." Nadur looked straight into Shien's eyes and said: "No matter how you came to this world, or how you were summoned here, as long as you are a hero, we Protoss will never hurt you."

This was the foundation of trust that had been established between the Protoss and the heroes for a long time.

Anima had also said more than once that the Protoss had always respected the heroes.

"After all, strictly speaking, you are the helpers that we Protoss are proud of, as well as the saviors of this world."

Nadur gave Shien the highest degree of respect.

Of course, Shien would not forget his surname just because of a few words of praise.

"I hope so," Shien smiled and casually said: "At least, I don't want to be enemies with the Protoss."

This was the truth.

Not only because the Protoss's strength was not something that the current Shien could contend against, but also because Shien did not want to be seen as an enemy by the Protoss.

It was not that he was afraid, but it was not necessary.

Otherwise, if he really went against the Protoss, it would be too troublesome.

"That's what we think too," Nadia said sincerely. "It's really unimaginable to be the enemy of a hero."

This was not only because the heroes all had terrifying potential, but also because the Protoss and the heroes had always been one. If they suddenly went against each other, it would be very frightening.

Nadia was sure that once they became enemies with the Hero, the internal structure of the Protoss would inevitably be shaken.

It could be said that as long as they were gods, they would never think that the heroes would become their enemies.

This is a deeply ingrained concept.

Even if …

"After a thousand years, the heroes who suddenly appeared in this world not only distanced themselves from the Protoss, but also established an overly friendly relationship with the Demons."

Nadur's words caused the atmosphere in the temple to suddenly become a little strange.

Especially Shien, his expression became a little strange.

It could not be helped.

"Don't tell me he's jealous?"