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Castalia was stunned, and then shouted: "Record it quickly! These are the coordinates!"
The priests didn't even have time to look at it carefully, so they used various magic tools to imprint it entirely.
Just when the obscure symbols on the hexagram were completely recorded by the priests, Jiang Lu also returned to Hybril.
Looking at everything around him, Jiang Lu felt like he was in another world. He couldn't adapt to such a real and concrete world for a while, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
"You did it! God! You found the Elk Goddess!" Castalia shouted excitedly.
From the initial hope to the nervousness after Jiang Lu entered an unknown place, then from the nervousness to the excitement that Jiang Lu broke the record, then from the excitement to the disappointment that there has been no response until the time is approaching, and finally it appeared again when he was about to fail. A chance to turn everything around.
The ups and downs of mood made everyone feel like they were on a roller coaster. Castalia was so excited that she didn't care what Jiang Lu was in. She was so excited that she hugged him and gave him a passionate kiss.
Everyone was extremely happy because the pioneers of the Elk God Cult would soon see the Elk Goddess and continue to bring back various efficient and mysterious resources from unknown lands.
This time is different from before. In the past, everyone could bring back good things, but now only the Elk God Cult can do it. Needless to say what this means.
The Elk God's Cult, which already has few opponents, will soon take the lead in Hyberil!
Only Zeus was not interested in their joy. He only noticed that Jiang Lu's expression seemed not quite right.
"How long have I been in there?" Jiang Lu asked as he pushed Castalia away.
"Thirty-five and half an hour," the high priest answered.
Castalia couldn't wait to ask: "What did the Elk Goddess say?"
"He..." Jiang Lu thought for a moment: "He didn't say anything, just that she is in some trouble now and needs my help."
"As expected! I knew it!" Castalia said as if it was true: "Of course, of course we will help her. As her loyal believers, is there any reason for us not to do our best to help her?"
"Uh...it's not you who help him, it's me who helps him."
Jiang Lu explained: "The trouble he encountered was very serious. People with weak supernatural powers could not help him, so he added restrictions to the anchor point. If he failed to meet his requirements, he would be lost in an unknown place. .”
"So what are the requirements?"
"The requirement is that only I can go."
"This..." Castalia was a little unwilling: "But with so many pioneers, there must be someone who can help him besides you, right?"
"You can try it." Jiang Lu shrugged.
Castalia and the priests looked at each other.
"If possible, I hope you can provide a written description of all the contents of your conversation with the Elk Goddess." Castalia said.
"That's no problem." Jiang Lu nodded, and then pretended to be tired: "But now I have to find a place to take a rest. This trip has taken too much of a toll on me. How about tomorrow? I'll see you early tomorrow morning. Just give it to you.”
Jiang Ludu said so, and Castalia had no choice but to compromise.
"Of course, I was shocked when I first went in."
She first comforted Jiang Lu, and then reminded: "Give me the content of the conversation as soon as possible. There are only four days left before the Starry Sky Gate opens. Now that all the pioneers have been selected, we need the information you provide to Make planned adjustments as soon as possible."
"Ok."
"Then, we still need to decipher the coordinates you brought back, so I won't send them to you."
"Ah."
Jiang Lu nodded and quickly called Zeus to leave.
Just after walking out of the temple, Zeus said: "I guess something happened."
"How do you know?" Jiang Lu was a little surprised.
"Your expression has always been wrong, and your behavior is a bit weird." Zeus patted Jiang Lu on the shoulder: "If it was really settled successfully, you would never behave like this, and you should have started to extort benefits long ago. .”
"Tsk..." Jiang Lu was shocked, and then started talking about the oolong that happened in the unknown place.
After listening to Jiang Lu's description, Zeus couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"This is too outrageous." He frowned: "Why does Nordens make you feel close to him?"
"I don't know." Jiang Lu shook his head at first, but felt that it was a bit strange not to explain, so he changed his words, as if he just remembered it, and said lightly: "Oh! Maybe I was running around before. , has some connection with these ancient gods or alien gods."
"It's possible."
Zeus sighed.
He also felt that this was the most reasonable explanation. With Jiang Lu's trouble-making ability, he had just been resurrected and was still so weak that he was able to run around and even come to Hyboril.
If this had been done in the past when he was still very powerful, it would not have been impossible for him to poke and kick everything out of curiosity.
"Then what should we do now?" Zeus was a little depressed: "Nordens is not someone to be trifled with. If you agree to something for him, if you go back on it, you might be resented."
Jiang Lu was stunned: "Do you know Nodens?"
"Well..." Zeus recalled, "I first heard of his name from Poseidon. At that time, he told me mysteriously that on the other side of the world, in a world made up of dreams and projections, there was a god who used a trident like him and controlled the sea.
At that time, I had just become the God King of Olympus, and when I felt that I was omnipotent, I wanted to occupy that world, so I managed to find a way to enter there. I remember that it was a ghoul lair. After forcing the ghoul to open the tunnel for me, I walked in without hesitation. "
"and then?"
"Then I came back." Regarding the outcome of that battle, Zeus obviously still feels baffled: "I don't know when I started dreaming. Anyway, by the time I came back to my senses, I had already returned to Austria. Mount Limpis."
"So, he is stronger than you?" Jiang Lu was a little frightened.
"I don't know." Zeus shook his head: "I have never had a real fight with him, and that incident was just a misunderstanding. I have communicated with him through those ghouls many times since. Now we have buried the hatchet."
"It's just a misunderstanding if you can't beat him, right?" Jiang Lu complained.
"That's not true. You have to know that when a person works hard, the whole world will help him."
Zeus sighed:
"I went to his home stadium, which is equivalent to the whole world helping him, so as long as he makes a little effort and lets me get in the way without knowing him well, it's acceptable."
"Don't you think that the ease with which you were able to achieve success already speaks volumes?"
Listening to Jiang Lu ruthlessly revealing the facts, Zeus was silent for a while.
"If you want to think so, I can't help it." He stared at Jiang Lu resentfully, and relying on Nodens not leaving the dreamland easily, he said arrogantly: "That's why I said it has to do with the home court. If you don't believe me, just let me know. When he comes to Mount Olympus, it’s up to you to see if I can do it or not.”
"Good good."
Jiang Lu nodded as if coaxing a child, and then began to discuss with Zeus what to do next.
"What else can I do?" Zeus looked helpless: "I have no choice but to go. You have agreed to him. Unless you want to be resented by him, don't blame me for not warning you. He is very narrow-minded and you don't even know it." I wasted so much effort trying to stabilize him."
"Then we can only do things without going through the Elk Goddess."
Jiang Lu didn't have any good ideas, so he could only console himself:
"Anyway, for me, the purpose is to find the reason why the Starry Sky Gate lost all its anchor points. Since Nodens can also nail the anchor points, it means that he also has enough understanding of the Starry Sky Gate, and he is better than the Elk Goddess. Being stronger will definitely help me more.”
Zeus listened to Jiang Lu's words and nodded at first, but after hearing the name of the Elk Goddess, he suddenly reacted: "Oh, yes, I almost forgot about this!"
He muttered to Jiang Lu dissatisfied: "Your goal has been achieved, but where can I make up for the nutrients I lack? That's why I came here!"
"If it doesn't work, let Nodens help us find it." Although Jiang Lu was not sure whether he could get help from the other party, in order to stabilize Zeus, he had to draw the pie first.
"There is no other way." Zeus sighed: "It's really unlucky. The trouble you caused will end up causing me to suffer as well."
"Since when can unfulfilled wishes be considered suffering?"
"What do you know, a free man?" Zeus angrily pushed Huang Xiu'e to Jiang Lu: "Here, your cat!"
There was a lot of bitterness hidden in his expression, but Jiang Lu couldn't empathize with it.
Because compared to Hera, Isina is too considerate.
Strictly speaking, the messenger created by her is equivalent to her daughter. As a gentle wife who can accept the mother-daughter donburi, it goes without saying that she is great.
"But..." Zeus said, "You shouldn't have said so much to Castalia. In fact, it would have been better if you had just pretended that the situation was going well."
"why?"
"It can be seen from her eyes." Zeus explained: "Obviously, she is the kind of person who is willful and eager to hold power in her hands. Nothing can stop her need for power, and nothing can Let her give up the opportunity.
When you told her that only you could reach the location marked by the anchor point, disappointment clearly flashed across her face, but she still asked you to retell the entire conversation with the 'Elk Goddess'.
Believe me, no matter what evidence you provide her, she will stubbornly and forcefully choose to send all the pioneers into the Star Gate, and she may even go in herself. "
"Not really... I've already told her that those who fail to meet the requirements will die. Could it be that she would doubt me?"
"Brother, even when there was no anchor point, she wanted to send all the pioneers in to try their luck. Do you think she will shrink back now that there is even an anchor point? The risk is borne by the pioneers. For her, can All I see is opportunity.”
Zeus made a conclusion with great certainty: "Look, she will definitely do it no matter what. This is the kind of person she is. She does not care or doubt you. For those in power in the major temples, sometimes even if they know clearly, Even if I knew I was going to die, I would try my luck."
Jiang Lu could not find any reason to refute Zeus's analysis.
"I really didn't expect this." Jiang Lu smiled bitterly: "My original intention was to reveal part of the truth to reduce unnecessary sacrifices, but I didn't expect that this might strengthen her determination."
Zeus put his arms around Jiang Lu's shoulders with a complicated expression and comforted him: "It's not your fault. In fact, you did surprise me this time. In the past, you wouldn't have been so sensitive to death. It seems This rebirth has changed you a lot."
"Ah, that's not the case." Jiang Lu said with a smile: "Actually, it's just because I was thinking about starting from the Elk God Cult to preach and transform the Elk God Cult into my shape, so to me these carefully selected pioneers They are all my future wealth, and I feel a little sad when they die."
"Uh..." Zeus was stunned for a moment, then let go of Jiang Lu's shoulders and said with relief:
"Welcome back! My good brother! I almost thought you were leaving me."
While talking, the two of them had returned to Zeus's apartment.
The door to the basement had been opened. Jiang Lu glanced down and saw that it was empty.
Zeus closed the basement door and said casually: "I have been waiting for you by the magic circle for too long. When I fed him for the second time, I found that his legs were necrotic, so I had to quietly throw him to the clinic. The door."
If it was a girl, the kindhearted Jiang Lu would have offered to use his healing power to restore her legs, but now that he knew that Zeus was holding a man, Jiang Lu could only sit on the sofa and nod perfunctorily: "Oh, it's his bad luck."
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Zeus poured two glasses of water and sat down, then changed the subject: "Hurry up and write the report that Castalia asked you to submit. After you finish, we'll go find some fun."
"Well..." Jiang Lu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "No hurry."
"Why are you not in a hurry?" Zeus shook his legs uneasily, as if he was having a withdrawal reaction: "I am too anxious. In order to help you look after the cat, I dare not let her leave my sight for more than ten seconds. For thirty-six hours, I was almost inseparable from her, and I urgently need to replenish my spiritual food!"
"I'm not saying I'm not going to have fun, I'm saying I'm not going to write any reports."
"why?"
Zeus was surprised: "Then how do you deal with Castalia? You can just write whatever you want."
"I actually don't need her anymore." Jiang Lu shrugged: "No matter whether I write or not, she will insist on her own way, right?"
"She is no longer needed?" Zeus wondered: "If you kick her away, who will take you into the starry sky gate?"
"You don't know this."