After leaving the oracle, Athena left.
Until the end, she did not tell Jason or Theo her name.
After she left, Jason breathed a sigh of relief and then became extremely excited. After all, before Athena left the oracle, she clearly told him that it would help Jason take back the throne that belonged to him from his uncle.
Everything about him!
Therefore...
"It seems that the day when I regain the throne is just around the corner, and I don't need your help at all, Theo!"
Sitting beside the campfire in the simple camp in the forest, Jason couldn't help but yelled to Theo, "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have brought you down the mountain. Instead, you caused me a lot of trouble... But since you are from the same sect as me, I won't care about this little thing."
"From today on, Theo, you just have to follow me and stop thinking about becoming a hero. When I take back the throne, I will leave you a good job!"
"Oh, I understand. Teacher Chiron tacitly allowed me to take you down the mountain. He must have thought so too. Yes, that must be the case!"
Looking at Jason who was talking to himself for a long time and looking very proud, Theo couldn't help but ask: "So, you have already understood the oracle of the goddess?"
"Ah, this...it's only a matter of time, in my opinion."
"Oh, yes, I remember now. I brought you down the mountain just to help me regain the throne. You, help me figure out the oracle that the goddess gave me!"
Hearing this, Theo couldn't help but feel a little funny. He was a little speechless.
But...
Thinking of the goddess with golden hair and bright eyes, Theo couldn't help but look again in the direction where she had just disappeared in the moonlight.
Who is she? Why did she bring the oracle to Jason? Could she be the goddess of fate? Or maybe the Goddess of Wisdom.
Well... forget it, as long as she's not a Artemis, it's fine!
Theo couldn't help but think so in his heart.
Because a certain goddess with big white hair and a sweet personality left such a deep impression on the time traveler Theo that he was unwilling to come in contact with her.
After all, he didn't want to be Orion II!
As for the oracle, we must not ignore the old, weak, women and children who reached out to it for help. It actually refers to a very typical Greek mythology story.
At the same time, it is also the beginning of all the legends of Jason!
Jason's father was Aeson, the original king of the Kingdom of Iolcus, and a king known for his wisdom. However, his throne was later usurped by his younger brother, Pelias, Jason's uncle.
From then on, Jason's parents were imprisoned in prison.
When Jason grew up and prepared to return to his hometown to take back everything he once had, his uncle Pelias provoked Queen Hera. In order to take revenge on him, Queen Hera came to Jason.
She disguised herself as an old and weak woman, stood in front of a turbulent river, and when Jason came, she begged him to help her cross the river.
Jason agreed, and when he was carrying her across the river, Hera suddenly caused the surging river to wash away all Jason's wealth and weapons, and even left one of his shoes in the mud of the river.
But even so, Jason did not abandon her to chase the wealth and weapons washed away by the river, and he successfully passed Hera's test.
So from that day on, he became a follower of Hera, the child of the Queen of Heaven.
There is no doubt that this is a legend, so even if it is just considering that participating in it can improve the quality of the heroic spirit, Theo has no reason to let it go!
But at first, Theo's plan was to stay by Jason's side and help him cross the river.
First, make your presence felt in front of Hera so that they can get along well in the future.
But I never expected...
One evening a few days later.
As night is about to fall, the sky is dyed the color of dusk.
Theo was alone nearby, holding a wooden bow, preparing to hunt.
Although they had just replenished their dry food and water in a town yesterday, they were idle anyway, and he also wanted to see if there were any thieves nearby...
As for Jason, he was setting up a simple tent and campfire.
And at this time,
"Child..."
The sudden old voice made Theo look back subconsciously.
Then, in the reflection of the somewhat dazed emerald green pupils, a silver-haired old woman in simple clothes, leaning on a cane, appeared on the road that Nuoyan had just walked on.
She stared at the boy in front of her with her amber eyes and said, "Can I ask you for a favor?"
Before Theo could react, she pointed to the front with her trembling hands and said, "My home is on the mountain ahead, but I need to cross a turbulent river to get home. It's getting late now... Child, are you willing to help me and take me back home?"
"...ah?" Theo blinked and looked at the silver-haired old woman in front of him in a daze.
At this moment, Theo naturally guessed that the old woman in front of him was the Queen Hera in disguise. After all, the content was exactly the same as the story he knew.
Besides, with the ability to suddenly appear behind you, who would believe that she is just an ordinary old woman?
After all, everyone knows that in a place like the Age of Gods, these suddenly appearing old men, women, and children are definitely the most dangerous existences!
but...
Goddess Hera, you have the wrong person. The Jason you are looking for is over there making a fire to cook!
Just when Theo was a little confused because of the sudden appearance of Hera in front of him...mainly because she was not looking for Jason, but for him.
Hera's amber eyes were also carefully examining Theo in front of her.
The smooth black hair, clear emerald green eyes, artistic and intellectual temperament coupled with the handsome face made Hera, who was looking at him carefully, couldn't help but nod secretly.
Obviously, she was very satisfied.
As expected of Jason, the one who can bring me honor in the eyes of the goddess of fate, he looks very outstanding at first glance!
Hera couldn't help but think so in her heart.
That's right, she mistook Theo for Jason, so she appeared in front of Theo at this moment.
In fact, Athena, who was peeping at this moment, was also dumbfounded.
Athena had naturally been watching, after all, this matter concerned the future of the Argo, and her existence was to prevent accidents from happening.
As for the accident in front of her, with Athena's wisdom, she naturally figured out the cause and effect quickly.
In fact, the reason is very simple, and if we talk about the blame, Athena also has a share!
Because Theo has marks left by two gods on his body, one of them is Theo's teacher Chiron, and the other is her, Athena.
When Athena gave Theo the golden apple, she also left a mark on it. After all, it was impossible for her not to be interested in Theo, a child abandoned by the goddess of fate but with unlimited possibilities.
Coincidentally, Hera learned from the goddess of fate that Jason was Chiron's student, and it was Athena who asked her to find the goddess of fate.
Then he ran to the human world and saw that, hey, this person had the mark of Chiron and even the intimate mark left by Athena.
If this isn't Jason, then who is it?
So just like that, she came to Nuoyan.
And he was very satisfied with the 'Jason' in front of him.
After Athena figured out the reason, she did not jump out to stop it immediately in order to prevent any accidents.
Instead, he hid in the dark and continued to watch with interest...
'Goddess Hera, you've got the wrong person!' Although Nuoyan thought so in his heart, he did dare not say it out loud.
After all, it would not be wise to point out the role-playing she was doing on this trip.
From the numerous ancient Greek myths and legends, one thing can be clearly seen, that is, each of these Greek gods is very proud and moody.
But then again, if I die at the hands of Hera, can I ascend to the throne of heroes? ... Well, the quality of heroes is still too low, and I have also promised to help Jason take back everything that belongs to him.
Death is certain, but before you die, you should try to experience a few more legendary stories to slightly improve the quality of your heroic spirit. At least you should be able to get on Theo ship!
Just as Theo was looking at Hera in front of him, all kinds of thoughts emerged in his mind in addition to being surprised.
"Child." Seeing that Theo had not answered, Hera continued to ask in a low voice in the disguised old woman's voice: "Do I cause you trouble?"
"No, not really." Theo, who had come back to his senses, quickly shook his head, thought for a moment and replied, "Actually, I have a companion who has been waiting for me to come back, so I want to go back and tell him first, and I think he must be willing to help you!"
"Oh yeah, his name is..." Just when Theo was about to tell Hera in this clever way that she had found the wrong person.
"No need, child." Hera interrupted without thinking.
Hera, who had already identified Theo, who carried the aura of Chiron and Athena, as Jason, and was extremely satisfied with it, did not want a third party to ruin her game.
Then Hera pointed to the sunset in the sky and said to Nuoyan, "Look, my child, the goddess of night, Nyx, is about to drive the chariot of night and cover the sky with darkness. By then, the world will be shrouded in darkness and I will never be able to return home. So my child, I beg you to take me home now!"
"Well... okay." Looking at Hera in front of him, it was obvious that she was determined to send him off.
Theo felt speechless and helpless, so he could only follow the topic and nodded, "I understand, old lady."
Seeing that Theo agreed, Hera finally showed a smile on her face.
Then Theo walked forward, supported Hera, who disguised herself as a silver-haired old woman, and took her towards the direction of home she pointed to.
After they left, Athena, a girl with silver hair and golden eyes and wearing a white dress, appeared where they had just stood.
Athena blinked her beautiful golden eyes, looked at the backs of Theo and Hera, and then glanced at Jason who was still busy on the other side.
"It seems that Hera is very satisfied with the Theo. I just wonder what kind of expression she will have when she finds out that she has recognized the wrong person... It really is getting more and more interesting."
Athena couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth at this unexpected development.
Then she took a light step forward and disappeared in the afterglow of the sunset.
Soon, Theo and Hera, disguised as an old woman, came to the river.
Just as Hera had said, the river was raging here.
Standing by the river, without waiting for Hera to say anything, Theo took off his wooden bow and all his treasures and placed them on the shore.
He walked along the river for a long time, chose the best place, and even went down into the river to try walking halfway. After finding that there was no problem, he went back ashore and returned to Hera.
"Come on old lady, I'll take you across the river."
Hera looked at the boy who had come back and was soaked by the river water, and asked, "What were you doing just now?"
"To be honest with you, old lady, my physique has always been weak. Among all your students, I am undoubtedly the weakest."
Theo smiled and answered honestly: "So I was just trying to see if I could carry you across the river. Fortunately, it was within my tolerance. After all, I can't let you, an old lady, fall into the river with me."
When Hera heard this, she gently blinked at Theo.
Because what Theo just said was true. To be precise, whether facing Hera in front of him or Athena at that time, Theo had always been telling the truth in front of them.
Even if he was not a time traveler, Theo had already learned from Chiron how stupid it was to lie in front of a god.
As gods, they can easily distinguish between lies and truth!
So at this moment, Hera's gaze towards Theo couldn't help but become softer.
However, although Theo did not lie, the truth is...if I fall into the river with Hera, do I need to think about the consequences?
So although what Theo said was true, at the same time some other things are not said.
"What about your wealth?"
Hera then pointed to the things that she had promised to leave by the river and said, "My child, if you leave them here like this, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to find them when you cross the river with me?"
"That's okay." Theo said nonchalantly, "The more important thing now is to take you across the river!"
It's still the truth.
After all, those things are naturally not comparable to the legendary story of taking Hera across the river, which is very likely to be recorded!
Therefore, although he felt a little sorry for Jason and was afraid he would be hacked to death in the future, he was still very motivated to keep his promise now that things had come to this point.
Hera couldn't help laughing when she heard Theo say this.
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