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Orion's Arrow does not meet the standards in these two aspects, but comparatively speaking, the divine power sealing system of the heavens has relaxed restrictions on Orion's Arrow in other aspects, causing this "divine weapon" to display some special qualities such as the ability to see through people's hearts and its sharpness.
Artemis was silent for a moment, staring at Orion's arrow in a daze.
This... is a goddess? She was born under the same concept as her, so she is her sister?
Diana?
She repeated the name several times in her mind, and although it was the first time it was mentioned, Artemis felt a sense of familiarity for some reason.
Artemis rubbed her brows and asked, "...But, even if the gods die, they will be resurrected in the core of heaven. How could there be a lack of energy that prevents the goddess from giving birth to consciousness?"
"The Celestial Core can provide resources to rebuild the bodies of gods, but that is different from providing resources to support the growth of goddesses."
Su Qing spread his hands and said, "According to the judgment of the Celestial Core, you and the Arrow of Orion are likely to enjoy the same resources."
"It's the same for all gods. Each seed has obtained enough resources to grow into an adult, but you are at a disadvantage because you need to use one resource to support the growth of two goddesses... According to the judgment of the core of the heaven, your current condition is healthy."
"The allocation of resources for resurrection is most likely another judgment system."
Artemis opened her mouth, a little confused. She couldn't accept the sudden statement that her artifact was not a divine artifact for a moment.
Artemis exhaled and smiled bitterly, "So your attraction to me just now... is also related to this?"
During the time when Orion's Arrow was picked up, she once thought that she was really in love with him.
Su Qing nodded slightly and said, "Other gods are 'perfect', but Artemis, you have defects because of insufficient energy for growth. That attraction is your instinct to desire to improve your life level when you sense the opportunity to complete yourself."
Su Qing explained: "Artemis, you are actually fine. You have absorbed most of the energy that maintains the existence of the gods. The one who can't suppress his desire to grow is the Arrow of Orion."
"The goddess with only a simple will is eager to have enough resources to help her grow. That is her instinct as a life..."
After hesitating for a moment, Su Qing complained: "Well, this is probably love. The desire to rely on other beings to fill one's own shortcomings, this instinct is probably the most sincere love."
He probably understood the problem of Artemis in the original book, why Orion's Arrow recognized Bell after hundreds of millions of years, and why Artemis decided on Bell the moment she met him, instead of getting to know Bell's character after spending some time with him.
Probably Hephaestus' fault.
Artifacts were certainly incredibly powerful in the underworld, but in the heavens, even gods would die in battle, let alone artifacts.
After death, gods will be resurrected, and the accompanying artifacts related to the gods will also be reborn with the resurrection of the gods.
But there is also a situation where the artifact is broken in battle, but the god is still alive.
Not all gods wanted to commit suicide. In a battle with other gods, Artemis won the battle, but Orion's arrow was broken, so she went to Hephaestus, the god of fire and forging, to repair it.
Hephaestus took the broken arrow of Orion and found something wrong.
This thing is not a companion artifact.
As a forging god, she certainly knew what a companion artifact was.
The difference between a divine artifact and a god does not lie in whether the artifact is spiritual. Hephaestus can also create an artifact that is spiritual enough to be able to communicate.
The biggest difference between artifacts and gods is that gods are the main body, while artifacts are companions, supplementing concepts such as gods and divine power.
The spirit is the subject, the core, and can exist independently.
Artifacts are auxiliary and plug-in. Without the gods, they are useless and can only be regarded as solid and rare scrap metal.
There is an essential difference between artifacts and gods. Artifacts depend on gods for their existence. Even if the spirituality and wisdom of an artifact surpass those of gods, it can only function when it depends on gods.
But Hephaestus discovered that Artemis's Arrow of Orion did not exist dependent on Artemis, and was not used by Artemis as a sacred weapon, but was used by Artemis because it was of the same origin but not strong enough.
Hephaestus informed Uranus of this.
Some gods were worried about how to deal with the group of fun gods, but they really couldn't think of a solution. At this time, they happened to receive the news of Hephaestus and were immediately overjoyed.
Studying the gods is difficult.
After being captured, the gods can commit suicide with one click and return to the core of heaven to be resurrected. The resurrection point can be chosen at will. Even if a sneak attack causes the god to fall into a coma, the divine power will follow the unconscious god's potential wishes.
Moreover, due to the eternal nature of gods, even if gods take the initiative to serve as research subjects, basically no results can be achieved.
But Orion's Arrow is different.
These are the young gods that have not had enough nutrition and have failed to develop. The mature gods are difficult to analyze and study, and it is difficult to find ways to seal or even kill them. It is relatively easier to start studying from the young ones.
Taking this as an opportunity, Uranus and others finally created the monster Andaris, which could put the gods to sleep forever and deprive them of control over their divine power.
In the subsequent theatrical versions, the experiment was undoubtedly successful.
It was for this reason that Uranus deliberately sent Artemis to check the seal of Andaris. It was not because he did not want to use other gods he disliked as experimental subjects for Andaris, but because Artemis was the most suitable one.
Artemis is not weak, and is truly the best archer in heaven, but it doesn’t matter whether she is weak or not, because all the gods are noobs in the underworld anyway.
But Artemis is 'immature', and the other gods, even if they are weaker than Artemis, are essentially in a mature state, but Artemis was held back by Orion's arrow.
Orion's Arrow only has the most basic consciousness, so Artemis is still a little bit away from the "eternity" of the perfect state of the gods.
The other gods are '1', and Artemis is '0.99'. Artemis is stronger than some gods because different gods have different basic bases. Her basic strength is strong enough, and she can defeat some gods even in a non-fully mature state.
0.99 tons of natural energy can lift 1 jin.
But for Andaris' experiment of 'seizing the gods' control over their divine power', the strength of the gods is not important, the difference is only a few times or even dozens of times at most.
What is more important is whether the gods are fully mature and whether they have weaknesses.
So even though Artemis herself is relatively lawful, and staying in the lower realm is beneficial to Orario's situation management, when the critical moment comes, she is the only one chosen to be Andaris's test subject.
After Artemis was captured by Andaris, he used Orion's arrow to select the right person to save her, but fell in love with Bell directly.
——It is very likely that Hephaestus knocked something off of the Arrow when he was repairing it.
Although Verna had lived with Zeus since childhood, she was born with and maintained purity until she went to Orario, which was probably derived from the purity of Artemis.
The divinity or something that Hephaestus knocked off from Orion's arrow was integrated into Bell's soul.
Anyway, this was probably the only chance before the Black Dragon, and the gods who were executing the plan activated various trump cards, such as the divinity of Artemis, the origin of the dungeon, and so on. Any good things they could get were thrown into Bell's soul and became part of Bell's potential.
Orion's Arrow, which had been in a larval state for a long time and instinctively wanted to grow, was naturally attracted to Bell, who had the same aura in her body.
Artemis immediately decided that Bell was her other half.
Firstly, she had been somewhat mistaken, for in heaven, the arrow of Orion had conveyed his will to Artemis, but due to his limited spiritual power and unclear expression, Artemis had mistakenly thought that it was a topic of love.
——Although that is indeed the aspect of love.
It is similar to the ancient times, when the man plowed the fields and the woman wove cloth, they complemented each other's shortcomings and supported each other to move forward. This is the simplest love.
Orion's Arrow's wish is to find someone who can support her growth. Reluctance is also a kind of love.
But Artemis is too pure.
The essence of what Orion's arrow conveyed to Artemis was to make her restrain herself a little so that she could grow.
But Artemis's duties are quite complicated.
With the duties of fertility, fertility and midwifery, Artemis understood the message given to her by Orion's arrow - the aspect of love.
However, love and being in love are two different things.
But because of her virginity, purity and the moon, these pure priesthoods made Artemis misunderstand the message given to her by Orion's arrow.
Artemis said, "Orion's Arrow, you said you can choose the best partner for me?"
Orion's Arrow: "???"
Artemis: "All impure love relationships are forbidden."
Orion's Arrow: "???"
Artemis: "But pure... Anyway, I'm not looking forward to it that much!"
Orion's Arrow: "..."
Artemis misunderstood the meaning of Orion's Arrow. For hundreds of millions of years in the heavens, she thought that Orion's Arrow was choosing a lover for her. Of course, Orion's Arrow, which had only a little instinct, was unaware of this misunderstanding.
Orion's Arrow will only respond to 'presences' that allow her to grow.
When the arrow is held in the hand of Artemis, it will glow. Bell also has the divinity of Artemis, so he will naturally be recognized by Orion's arrow, but that kind of recognition is not as good as when it is held in the hand of the goddess.
But Artemis had been waiting for Orion's arrow to choose a suitable target for hundreds of millions of years, so she was naturally full of surprises.
——That's all. As a virgin goddess, Artemis would not be too proactive. Generally speaking, she would always consider whether the other person's personality and character are suitable for her and whether they have a mutual liking for each other.
But the moment she saw Bell, her alertness dropped to zero.
Not only does Orion's arrow crave growth, Artemis is also slightly flawed in nature, and her body instinctively craves growth.
Even after completely sealing the divine power, Artemis failed to discover the divinity in Bell's body that was related to her, and the desire of that body responded.
And... who will be wary of me? Who will be a stranger to me?
The sense of strangeness and vigilance towards strangers was instantly eliminated because of the aura that was related to her on Bell.
Chapter 55 Proof
The existence of Artemis was a pleasant surprise to Su Qing.
Gods are all born from concepts and have achieved a perfect internal balance. They are living beings that have not made any progress in hundreds of millions of years.
For the gods of this world, their strength has reached its limit and it is difficult to make any further progress.
But Artemis is a little different. She also gains power from concepts, but her strength has not changed in hundreds of millions of years. While other gods have grown up with enough food and drink, she is hungry and underdeveloped, and has not yet reached adulthood.
When studying this kind of thing, the most important thing is comparison.
Comparing Artemis who has not yet grown to her full state with the full states displayed by other gods, we can more or less see some key information about the gods from the differences between them.
Such as the capability composition model, the connection correspondence between the capability and the external world, and more importantly, the technology of splitting the same concept into two.
There are quite a few gods under the position of Moon Goddess, including Orario alone, and there are more than just Artemis herself.
To construct a worldview with divine power, Su Qing naturally analyzed all the information about the Moon Gods, combined their commonalities and individual characteristics, and concluded that the essence of this world in the concept of "Moon" was the most perfect.
But the amount of calculations required is quite large. Although it does not need to be measured in years, it cannot be completed in a few days. Moreover, if the goal is to construct a worldview, it is useless to only analyze one or two abilities.
But on the basis of a priesthood, letting two lives take charge together... What is important is not only that this incomplete state can assist Su Qing, but that this incomplete state can be established.
When it comes to constructing a worldview, the more perfect it is, the better. However, for novices, it is necessary to allow for the existence of bugs to a certain extent.