"That won't be a problem. Several of the new teachers recruited at the Academy of Athens are quite talented in forging, and if you're interested, Chiron would be happy to show you around."
"Chiron? The legendary Centaur Sage?"
Hephaestus's interest was piqued immediately, and Luo En nodded with a smile.
"I've long heard of his great reputation, today is a good day to have a chat with him."
"I'll have Medusa and the others take you to the wine cellar first to pick out some fine wines, then lead the way for you. If you get drunk, just stay the night on the mountain."
Having made proper arrangements for the God of Craftsmanship, Luo En then turned his attention to Tethys standing beside him and spoke softly.
"Since you're here, why not go see Astraea? She's been talking about you lately."
"Hmm, I've been missing that child too."
Tethys nodded gently, a nostalgic smile spreading across her elegant face.
Back then, she and Luo En had been chased everywhere by the Goddess of Discord, Eris, and The Furies. If it hadn't been for the timely help of the kindhearted second-generation Goddess of Justice, Astraea, who also took them to seek aid from Themis, Tethys might have died at sea from the Mark of Vengeance, on the waters of the Sea of Okeanos.
It was then that her relationship with Luo En had rapidly heated up.
In some ways, Astraea was like the little God of Love who had facilitated their marriage.
"Alright, you go ahead and have a look around; we can talk more once I'm done with these things."
Luo En waved his hand, and Tethys and Hephaestus, led by Medusa, nodded knowingly and left.
Outside the Temple, a gentle breeze caressed their faces, and the fresh air filled their nostrils; Tethys took a deep breath of the long-missed scent of War God Mountain.
Then, she suddenly stopped, turned her head solemnly, and looked back at the tightly closed doors of the Temple.
Medusa, who was leading the way, turned around, her concern evident as she looked at Tethys standing still: "What's wrong?"
For some reason, her spine tensed inexplicably, filled with a defensive tension.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered some other things." Tethys came back to her senses with a smile and quickened her pace to catch up with Medusa, but her downcast eyes twinkled darkly.
Meanwhile, sensing that the figures outside the door had walked away, Luo En breathed a sigh of relief, carefully picked up a stack of documents from the floor, and reached for the door.
However, a faint voice came from behind him, and three figures lifted the tablecloth in succession, walking in a triangular formation, cornering someone who was about to make a run for it again.
Seeing the three smiling faces, Luo En swallowed nervously.
"When did you three become so close?"
The three Goddesses looked at each other and smiled, seemingly reaching a tacit agreement.
Luo En felt a strong sense of danger and quickly reminded them.
"Tethys hasn't gone far..."
Keeping his fiancée on War God Mountain was the safety net he had prepared for himself.
"She's beyond 1,000 meters now, which is a safe distance." Artemis smiled, poking through the false deterrent and stepping forward, her gaze intense.
Luo En's eyelid twitched, and he stepped back, turning to Athena and chuckling for help.
"We should consider the propriety of the Temple, shouldn't we?"
"Why are you looking at me? This is Athena's Temple, what does it have to do with me, Sasha?"
"Sasha," with her purple hair and golden eyes, spoke innocently, tracing Hermes Script in the air and constructing a tight barrier.
Luo En was left speechless, finally turning his earnest gaze to the queen of marriage.
"Tethys and I are about to get married."
"Isn't that two days from now?"
Hera spoke faintly, blocking the last gap, her fingers severing the only covering on her prey.
The Goddess sworn to protect chastity had forsaken her vows;
The Goddess who couldn't tolerate desecration had offered her own Temple;
The Goddess intent on justifying marriage was indulging in the thrill of taboo...
It was clear that the three now-dirty Goddesses, after experiencing a situation of candid confession, had become closely bonded by holding each other's secrets, forming a stable triangle of shared interests, agreeing to partake of the prey together.
Confronted with such a despicable scene of collusion, the cornered victim raised his hands in tragic surrender, facing his cruel Fate.
A sacrilegious feast began violently within the sanctified hall of the Temple.