Hao Ren stared blankly at the statue of Vivian in front of him. The words on the base of the statue gave him a lot of conjectures, and Lily's theory seemed to be the most plausible one. He turned his head and looked at the bat beside him. "Did the Olympians worship you?"
"Not really." Vivian was just as puzzled as the others. "I was just familiar with them. Besides, Zeus and his family call themselves gods. Do they have nothing better to do than to worship others? "
"Actually, I don't think it's reliable either," Lily muttered. "Battie's ability to make people poor wherever she goes. How stupid do you think she'll be able to keep people safe? She can erect a statue today, but in two days, her country will be destroyed. Unless Zeus and his family have taken the wrong medicine to worship such a jinx in their house."
Vivian glared at Lily. She gritted her teeth and said, "No one will think you're mute if you keep your mouth shut!"
"Maybe the Greek gods knew something." Hao Ren frowned. His eyes lingered on the statue of Vivian for a long time. "Is it related to Vivian's identity?"
"You mean … the connection between me and the goddess of creation?" Vivian raised her eyebrows. "The Olympians wanted to use this connection?"
Hao Ren nodded slightly and explained his thoughts bit by bit. "The only thing they call a 'disaster' is a large-scale attack by the demon hunters. So, the role of the statue should be to prevent such a thing. Maybe the Greek gods recovered part of the memory of the goddess of creation, and then they knew about the connection between you and the goddess of creation. Maybe they thought that by worshipping you, they could re-establish the connection with the goddess of creation and fight against the demon hunters. "
Lily felt that it made sense. "It sounds reasonable. Do you think it would work?"
Hao Ren twitched his mouth and said, "Of course not. The demon hunters wiped them out in a few hours. It's obvious that there's something wrong with their train of thought. Perhaps it's because they don't have enough information, or maybe they're just trying anything they can find in a desperate situation. No matter how I look at it, with Vivian's skills, it's impossible for her to guard the mansion. She can't even protect herself … "
Vivian put her hands on her hips. "Just say what you want to say. Can you not insult me all the time?"
At this time, Ayesha and Nangong Wudi had already heard the gist of the conversation. Ayesha was the first to come up with a question. "No matter what is wrong with their thinking, the most important thing is, why didn't they tell Vivian herself? Athena seems to have made this kind of idol in secret, without letting the owner know. "
Hao Ren nodded. "That is indeed a problem. This is the first time I've heard of someone praying to God secretly, as if afraid of letting God know. By the way, Vivian, when you were in contact with the Olympians, you didn't find out that they were studying these things, right? "
Vivian shook her head vigorously. "I didn't find out. I only remember that they were very polite to me. Oh, they often treated me to meals, very enthusiastic. "
Hao Ren felt that there was something fishy going on. The Olympian gods seemed to be up to no good, but he just could not figure out what was suspicious. At last, it was Lily who suddenly slapped her head. "Hey, hey, haven't you guys noticed the biggest suspicious point?"
Everyone said in unison, "What?"
Lily pointed at Vivian. "With Battie's notorious reputation, there are still people in the world who dare to treat her to a meal! That's not normal in itself. How did the Olympians muster up the courage to let this poor god into their sect? "
As soon as she said that, everyone suddenly understood. Only Vivian was left in the middle. Her face was almost green. "Who did I offend …"
Hao Ren kindly patted Vivian on the shoulder. "Don't mind it. It's natural for you to be poor. We are now talking about the courage of the Greek gods …"
Vivian's face turned even greener when she heard that.
In any case, Lily's deduction was quite reasonable. Back then, Vivian's infamy had spread far and wide. Not only was she possessed by the Goddess of Misfortune, but she also had the habit of losing her memory and going on a killing spree every few days. For the long-lived otherworldlings, the Countess of the Crimson Moon's madness every few hundred years was a continuous torture. Therefore, all otherworldling families throughout the ages stayed away from Vivian. Even the vampires, who were full of respect for her, would rather worship this ancestor from afar than come and get a beating. However, the Olympian family was an exception. Not only did they communicate with Vivian, they even dared to treat her to a meal! How much risk did they have to take to get close to this jinx?
"They befriended you, got close to you, secretly built a statue of you, and maybe even built a secret temple for you. But they did not dare to let you know about it. Instead, they disguised it as a normal 'friendship'." Lily rubbed her chin. Her eyes shone with confusion. "I'm a little confused."
Katreina listened quietly to the group's discussion. She did not quite understand what they were talking about. Finally, when she saw that everyone was in a daze, she found an opportunity to interrupt. "What's the point of studying this? The Olympian family is finished anyway. "
"In fact, there are still a few descendants of their family who survived. Unfortunately, they don't know anything." Vivian smiled bitterly and spread out her hands. "I personally don't want to speculate about them maliciously. After all, regardless of their motives, they were my only friends, and until now … Hesperides and I have a good relationship."
"Yes, they're all dead. What's the point of looking into it?" Hao Ren smacked his lips and looked up at Katreina. "Is it okay if we stay here for a while?"
"Do as you please." Katreina smiled and wagged her tail. "You are the sirens' honored guests. Make yourself at home here."
Hao Ren and his entourage spent almost half a day in this treasure house of time. They went through almost all the representative collections from every period of history, and found some interesting or well-known items. They saw the fragments of the Egyptian Sun Ship, the longsword that had once killed the nine-headed snake Hydra, and even part of the chain that had once been used to bind the giant wolf Fenrir. Now, only a few links remained. They were still strong, but they had lost their magic. These items that had shaped history and stirred up the entire world were now broken relics, lying quietly in the deep sea of the sirens' treasure house, no longer as majestic as they once were.
Unfortunately, these things were only novelties to Hao Ren. Other than the stone platform left behind by the Olympian gods, he found nothing else of value.
They stayed in Nasaton for three days, waiting for the siren's Halloween to end. At the same time, they contacted Lorenz, who was waiting for news on the ark. At the same time, Hao Ren successfully applied for permission from Raven 12345 to move the giant ark out of the Plane of Dreams.
To his surprise, the application went smoothly. Raven 12345 did not even ask him why he suddenly wanted to move such a big thing. The goddess only confirmed that he wanted to move an "inanimate object", and then happily approved a support code for him to add to the Petrachelys' mainframe.
In the past, the bad-tempered goddess might have caused trouble for him, but this time, it went a little too smoothly.
Thinking back to the last time he went to "heaven" to look for Raven 12345, she was not even at home, and this time, she did not ask about the application. Hao Ren could not help but feel a little apprehensive. He always felt that the goddess was very busy recently, and this was not her usual style.
But Raven 12345 was, after all, a public official. Hao Ren was not interested in what she was busy with, so he was just curious. After confirming that the Petrachelys' system was successfully upgraded, he did not worry about it anymore.
On the afternoon of the third day, the siren queen found Hao Ren and said that she was ready to depart.
"Just the three of you?" Hao Ren was surprised to find that the siren queen had only brought along two attendants who looked like secretaries. Other than that, there was no one else. "This is more or less the highest level of contact between the two civilizations. Don't you think about the occasion?"
Katreina shook her head. "Sirens don't care about this, and the people on the ark don't have the time to care about this. Let's just skip the formalities."
As she said that, she looked at Hao Ren curiously. "Are you going to care about this?"
Hao Ren thought for a moment, and realized that a guy like him, who signed a contract with God with a few pieces of A4 paper, was too embarrassed to ask others to care about the occasion …
So, he did not waste any time. He dragged the siren queen and the two siren secretaries he did not know, and the group went straight to the Plane of Dreams. On the fourth day, the Petrachelys arrived at the ark fleet, which was anchored near the drone nest.
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