Chapter 8: King Matsuzaki
The outer area of the ruined walls has been transformed into a blessed place of birds and flowers, and Athena has an enchantment here that not only disperses the protozoa, but also brings the incoming humans back to the beginning.
The enchantment itself has the function of obscuring the vision, but Athena did not open it, she just wanted the world to see it but not get it, and she could only dry her eyes.
In some ways, Athena's unexpectedly stinginess, as described in mythological stories, is probably a common problem of the Olympian gods.
There are a lot of people outside the enchantment, they can see the majestic temple and gurgling water inside, dozens of cursed children are playing on the lawn, the little Lori named by Athena as hope spreads her wings in the sun, feeling the temperature of the sun, every feather is shining brightly, she has a happy face, this is the first time that the wings that have not seen the sun touch the sun, a little itchy, but very comfortable.
As an elder sister, the future looked at her sister with a smile, the cloudy eyes that were originally filled with lead are now radiant, and the melodious singing voice sounded from her mouth, different from the slow rhythm in the past, this time the song is very cheerful, just like her current mood.
Clean clothes are not flashy, delicious food is not expensive, but every child is satisfied, and for them, it is a dream life...... No, even in their dreams, they never had the luxury of living such a good life.
What is ordinary in the eyes of others is unattainable happiness in their eyes!
Of course, the barrier that separates the world can't stop Yingluo, and she walked straight into the "fairyland" in the surprised eyes of the people, and several people followed, all of them returned to the original point again, depressed.
Athena greeted her: "Have you told them all?"
"I said yes, but I don't know if I don't listen to it!" Yingluo spread his hands: "The human beings here are full of contradictions and uncertainties, and it can be seen that they are wary of us, and if they have enough interests, they may attack us." ”
"Oh. Athena sighed lightly, from the very beginning she didn't care about the attitude of the human beings in this world, whether it was to bow down or worship, or to resolutely resist, it had no effect on the true God. As for the attack, that's even more of a joke, although the barrier here was built by her, but it is also an information-level protective barrier, even if the world's nuclear weapons are thrown together, they can't be broken!
What she and Yingluo have always worried about is the abyss, as well as the "third party" hidden behind this world.
The task of finding a pedestal for the weapon has been suspended, and now it's time to think about how to bring these little loli back to the divine realm. If the other worlds are okay, this world is under the control zone of the abyss, and there is a huge chaotic field between it and the divine realm, if there are only two of them, Yingluo and Athena, of course, it is nothing, but as said before, this world is registered as the "cursed child" There are 240,000, if you add the unregistered black households, it is conservatively estimated to be about 300,000, such a huge number will undoubtedly have to support an equally large order field to accommodate, which is not difficult for Yingluo and Athena, it is rare how to make this order field pass through the chaos field unharmed.
Order and chaos are inherently opposites, but there is no difference between strength and weakness, and when the quality has been fixed, then victory or defeat can only depend on the quantity. The order field will be severely "worn out" during the passage process, and must be constantly injected with energy to maintain, which means that Yingluo and Athena must preside over the whole process without interruption, which directly makes them lose half of their combat effectiveness.
The energy of order and the energy of chaos are like cold water and hot oil, not only are they incompatible, but they will also produce "fierce" reactions, and the appearance of the order field will definitely cause a counterattack from the abyss, which is undoubtedly worse, and if you take into account the "third party forces", the scene will be even more complicated.
The two true gods looked at each other, and it became a huge problem to send these children back to the divine realm safely, at least in the current situation.
"Don't worry!" Yingluo comforted, "What we need to do now is to gather the children together, and it's too early to think about those." ”
Athena also knew that this matter was urgent, nodded and said, "You're right, I will send an oracle to let the children who want to be saved automatically teleport here, which should save a lot of time." ”
"Don't patronize and accept people, these children are different from you and me, eating, drinking, sleeping, eating, wearing, living, and traveling, they are in trouble!" Yingluo said with a smile: "I hope you are ready!"
"Of course, don't underestimate me!" said Athena, puffing up her chest, "I was the patron saint of Athens, millions of people lived and worked under me, and the daily life of 300,000 children was a piece of cake for me!"
Yingluo raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"
"First of all, set up a king!" said Athena confidently, "and then, leave everything to him!"
Yingluo was still waiting for the next step, but she didn't see Athena speak, and she suddenly realized that she was surprised: "This is the end?"
"Yes!" said Athena, of course, "Otherwise, do you want me to help them farm?"
The corners of Yingluo's mouth twitched, and he covered his heart as if he had been defeated: "Okay, what you said is very reasonable, I can't refute it!
"It's been found!" Athena blinked, "Actually, he's right behind you!"
Yingluo turned his head and saw a man in his fifties walking over, he was not tall, with white hair but not yet hunched, wearing a pair of glasses, and even gave an intellectual impression. He was holding a wooden staff with a rubber pad at the bottom, and smiled and nodded at Yingluo: "Hello, my name is Matsuzaki." ”
The smile was gentle, neither overly flattering nor deliberately distant, although the dress was a little sloppy, but overall clean, he was stained with the stench of sewage, and he should have lived in the sewers for a long time.
"You look like a teacher. Yingluo looked at Matsuzaki, shrugged his shoulders and said, "But the teacher doesn't have such a strong smell of blood, and there are a lot of people who died at your hands!"
Matsuzaki didn't deny it, he smiled shyly: "If it's possible, I'll probably be a teacher in my next life!"
"He has been living in the sewers with a dozen children in the outer area for a long time, taking care of their daily lives. "He brought the hot water from the power station to the place where he lived, keeping the temperature and keeping the dark sewers warm not only from the wind and rain, but also in the winter," Athena said. I saw that he had a good brain, so I just let him be the king!"
Matsuzaki still had a faint smile: "It's just a little clever, it's nothing." If possible, I would also like to get a sewage filtration facility, where the environment is still too poor, and although the children have a strong resilience due to the original enterovirus, it is always good to be clean. It's a pity that I'm old and very stupid, and I haven't built a filtration facility for a few years, but fortunately, the goddess has renovated this place, so I don't need to work blindly. ”
"Children are good enough to fight bacteria, you can't!" Athena turned to Yingluo and said, "This guy has lived in the sewers all year round, his lungs and liver have been severely damaged, and tumors have grown, and he should not live for more than a year." ”
Matsuzaki listened lightly, as if he wasn't talking about him.
Athena shrugged: "So I went back in time and restored his internal organs to the state of eighteen, don't look at him still looking drooping and old, this guy is now as strong as a young man." ”
Desperate to survive, it should have been a matter of ecstasy, but Matsuzaki still had the same expression, and there was no fluctuation in his indifference.
Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself, probably it is this mentality that made him win the favor of Athena.
"You call us goddesses?" Yingluo asked with a smile, "Do you really think we are gods?"
"To be honest, I don't know!" Matsuzaki pushed his glasses, looked at the children playing in the distance, and smiled softly, "But I think that the person who can give them happiness deserves to be called a god!"
"If you were in the age of mythology, you would have been a great king!" Athena said appreciatively, "I have given this place to you, and I hope you will not disappoint me!"
"I promise!" Matsuzaki bent down for the first time and paid tribute to Yingluo and Athena, "Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity!"
As the sun sets, the dinner bell rings, and the children, led by Matsuzaki, walk towards the dining room, most of them still don't quite understand why they can eat twice a day, but it's always a joy to have food to eat, they chirp jokes that they can only understand, let out giggles, and bounce into the majestic palace, which from today on, is their new home.
The lights inside and outside the room were powered by divine power, making this wonderland seem dreamlike, and also made the onlookers outside let out envious amazements.
"That Matsuzaki has a story......" Athena took Yingluo's arm and the two walked under the moonlight.
"Everyone has a story!" Yingluo smiled and said, "Whether it is a comedy or a tragedy in the past, at least it is good now, and that's enough!"