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"…That's fine, but I don't have much time."
Su Qing extended her hand to Artemis: "Then... please guide me for the time being, Miss Pure Moon Goddess!"
Anyway, if we analyze the divine power and authority in the formal way, his next target can only be Artemis, it's the same there.
It's nice to relax appropriately without affecting your work.
Chapter 56 Planning
After spending ten minutes with Artemis, Su Qing came to a conclusion.
Being single has nothing to do with strength or weakness, or even with personal external conditions.
Some people are very wealthy and good-looking, but they still remain single thanks to their ability. Some people are poor and average-looking, but they can still change girlfriends like changing clothes.
This thing called emotional intelligence... is it really useful?
Su Qing thought to herself, why should I agree to date Artemis for a while?
What I was thinking at the time seemed to be... the other party did it on purpose anyway, so there was no reason for him not to cooperate. No matter how I thought about it, he would not suffer any loss by dating a goddess.
It doesn't affect his becoming stronger, so there's no reason for him to refuse, right?
But now, walking on the street, Su Qing couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
There is a slight difference between ideal and reality.
First of all...what is the point of dating?
Where's the movie theater? Where's the aquarium? Come save it!
How to start a topic? Topic?
It’s not that Su Qing is socially afraid. He has been through many storms before, so there is nothing to be socially afraid of in this small situation. Could it be that if he misses this opportunity, he will be single for the rest of his life, so he is very worried?
How can it be?
But the question is not whether he is socially anxious or not. It was the first time that Su Qing actually encountered this kind of thing, and he really had no idea what to do.
This thing really depends on talent.
Walking on the streets of Orario with Artemis, at first glance, they seemed like a perfect match, but a closer look...
There is a distance between the two that is visible to the naked eye.
This won't work, we need to find something to talk about.
Su Qing thought.
……
This won't work, we need to find something to talk about.
Artemis thought.
To be honest, she was actually in a good state and she didn't feel awkward being with Su Qing.
She was acting after all.
To say that she really fell in love with Su Qing at first sight was of course impossible, but when Su Qing picked up the Arrow of Orion, she did think that that feeling was love.
Although it was later proved that it was not the case.
But for the purpose of getting close to Su Qing, she could naturally disguise herself a little, recalling and putting herself in her mood at that time... Artemis said that as long as she could get close to the other person, she would be happy enough.
If she wanted, she could be like this now, the two of them together without asking for purpose or even talking, and maintain this state for hundreds of years.
When in love, do you have to find topics to talk about and say cheesy love words to each other?
Isn’t it a kind of happiness to stay together quietly?
The love of the Moon Goddess is often so pure and undemanding.
But...she is not really in love with Su Qing!
Artemis was anxious in her heart, she wanted to know the detailed information about Su Qing, his character weaknesses, etc., in order to at least give the gods of Orario an acceptable ending.
She just stayed there in silence and gained nothing.
"Um..." Su Qing started.
"You..." Artemis began.
As soon as the words came out, the two of them stopped talking at the same time and looked at each other. Su Qing's mouth twitched slightly, and he spread his hands and said, "Please."
Artemis was silent for a moment, but did not refuse, probably knowing that if she continued to refuse, the topic would no longer be brought up.
Immediately, a hint of curiosity emerged on the face of the Moon Goddess, and besides curiosity, she seemed full of anticipation.
With eyes full of longing, Artemis looked at Su Qing and asked, "I'm curious, what kind of person are you?"
Artemis reflected on herself for a moment. To achieve her goal, she needed to understand Su Qing. Now she had an excuse to get close to Su Qing, but she didn't want to be like Freya or Ishtar, controlling the situation without making a sound and tricking the other party into giving her all their information... Artemis didn't think she had that potential ability.
But she also has her own advantages.
People like Freya and Ishtar don't even have the ability to pretend to be pure. In the eyes of other gods who know them, their disguises are fake at first glance.
But Artemis was different.
The pure Moon Goddess pretends to be innocent without any scheming, and there are almost no flaws.
Artemis thought to herself that she was not as pure as the gods thought. A truly pure and innocent person would not use purity as an excuse to act.
After all, she is already hundreds of millions of years old, no longer just born.
As she spoke, Artemis looked at Su Qing with eyes as sincere as a girl in love.
——This is also the biggest difference between her and Su Qing.
Su Qing was really ignorant about love, and the little knowledge she had came from the Internet. She had never eaten pork, nor had she seen a pig run.
But Artemis has hundreds of millions of years of experience, and although she has never been in love herself, she has seen too many couples.
As the chief of the celestial love group and the discipline committee member who forbids all unclean love, Artemis has broken up quite a few couples in celestial realm.
Adjusting her expression to that of a girl in love, Artemis looked at Su Qing sincerely.
"I am interested in everything you do."
Su Qing's heart moved.
This expression is really fake at first glance.
He could probably hide a four-digit number from a normal diorama, but he was better at analytical skills and noticed something was wrong the moment he saw this expression.
This is an imitative expression.
The internal structures of different creatures are different. The essence of gods is the condensation of concepts. They have human form after mimicry, but it does not mean that gods have the same structure as humans.
People receive external information, put it into their hearts, and emotions emerge through the secretion of hormones and the transmission of signals in the brain. Psychological changes cause subtle changes in the state of muscles throughout the body, and facial muscles also change, resulting in facial expressions.
Humans are lives that reside in the flesh, and so are elves, dwarves, etc.
But God is a life that resides in the concept of priesthood. Expressions come from the heart, and the moment something is desired to be expressed, it is shown on the face.
Even though the gods’ divine powers are sealed after they descend to the mortal world, their bodies can get injured and bleed, but that is ultimately completely different from the lives of humans or elves.
There is a subtle difference between the innermost emotions of the gods and the innermost emotions that the gods perform as humans.
Even if the gods perfectly imitated all human expressions, this difference would still exist.
After thoroughly analyzing and dissecting a god, Su Qing would never make a mistake with this common sense.
but……
There are some things that make you excited even if you know they are fake.
——Whether it is true or not, being cute is enough.
Looking at Artemis's expectant face, Su Qing couldn't help but think so.
Su Qing sighed inwardly, knowing that there was nothing he could do about it. After all, he was not a saint or a monk with a very high spiritual realm.
People like him, at least in Su Qing's own opinion, are far from being determined enough to act solely based on their own conscience, and are still at the stage of calculating the consequences.
If the canary were in front of him, Su Qing would worry whether that woman was plotting against him.
If it were Alpha in front of him, Su Qing would consider what kind of medicine Alpha was selling and whether he was planning to eat him alive.
But putting an Artemis in front of him... Su Qing really didn't know how he would be in danger.
As a result, there will be no unbearable losses, and Su Qing’s motivation in the process will be insufficient.
In some ways, this is similar to the gods in the world of Dicuo.
The gods of the Earthly World don't care about their reputation in Orario. It's not that they didn't notice the abnormality of the magic tower incident, but they think that this abnormality is nothing to worry about.
Common sense told them that they would never die anyway.
If there is a subtle difference between Su Qing and the gods of the Dicuo world, it is probably that he decided not to regard Artemis as a danger not out of common sense, but after weighing the pros and cons.
He knew very well that Artemis was somewhat unknown to him. In her hundreds of millions of years as a stay-at-home girl, if Artemis had accidentally comprehended some extremely limited divine skills that were ineffective against resurrected gods, there would have been no chance for this to be reflected in the original novel. But now it could work on him...
All I can say is that the possibility is extremely low, but the possibility exists.
But Su Qing is not the type of person who is cautious and brave. He is not the type of person who has caution engraved in his soul. Even if he has been cautious a thousand times in vain, he will continue to be cautious without hesitation for the thousand and first time.
Although he knew that this extremely low possibility existed, Su Qing also knew that with his personality, if he really considered this extremely small possibility as a danger, it would not necessarily be a good thing.
Firstly, he would get disgusted and tired of being on guard day and night for a danger that only has a slight possibility.
This will make him subconsciously think that nothing will go wrong when facing real danger, and subconsciously feel that there is no need to care too much. He is alert but not alert enough.
Secondly, being overly vigilant may sometimes make you notice some dangers, but it may also lead to missed opportunities. When answering the test paper, checking each question three times may certainly reveal mistakes, but if you fail to finish the test paper, the gain will outweigh the loss.
There is a full score on the test paper, and there is still time to check after finishing the test, but in reality there is no set full score or set time. Excessive vigilance will inevitably lead to the loss of some opportunities to become stronger that you could have encountered.
Whether you are robust enough to get to the bottom of even possible threats is not a question of right or wrong, but a question of choice.
Being steady has its advantages and disadvantages, while ignoring those minor threats also has its advantages and disadvantages.