Chapter 13: Diana's Way
Coming to Paradise Island again, it was still a familiar scenery, and Ethan returned to the wooden house where he had lived for half a year.
He didn't rush to see Hippolyta and Diana, he knew that someone would inform the Amazon queen of his appearance, so he leisurely walked around the neighborhood to see what changes had happened to the place where he had lived.
"It doesn't seem like much has changed, isn't it that time has passed so long?"
I touched it on the tabletop, there was no dust on it, and I could see that people often came here to clean, I don't know if it was someone specially sent by Hippolyta or Diana's little girl?
"It shouldn't be Diana. ”
That girl is still in the stage of a bear child, and even if she grows up, she has been very aggressive for a long time, and she has lived in human society for decades before she has become a dignified and atmospheric wonder woman.
Diana in her youth should not have been able to do such a careful and trivial thing...... Unless......
"Unless it's been decades. ”
Ethan had estimated that the next time he came here, it would be up to fifty years, because at that time, his connection with the world was not stable, and the speed of time was very different.
Later, as his control over the energy of time and space continued to improve, he thought that the situation would improve, but now it seems that everything is still unknown.
Coming out of the cabin, Ethan sensed someone approaching, he thought that Hippolyta had been notified and rushed over, and was still sighing that Hippolyta's movements were so fast, could it be that something had happened?
Unexpectedly, what appeared in front of him was a girl about fourteen years old, the appearance of this girl...... Ethan is not very easy to describe, although it is quite different from the future Wonder Woman, but because of the improvement of mental power, his memory is getting stronger and stronger, and the once blurry picture is easy for him to remember, so he recognizes this as Diana when she was a girl.
"Diana?"
"Ethan?"
The two opened their mouths almost at the same time, allowing the other party to confirm the identity of the other party. Ethan knew that this was Diana when she was a girl, but the other party had changed so much that it seemed a little abnormal for him to recognize it at once, so he deliberately asked.
Diana would ask, one because after a few years, her impression of Ethan was somewhat vague. In addition, Ethan's growth and changes during this period of time are still relatively obvious, the immaturity on his face has faded, and his appearance is also a little different from before, Diana even thinks that it may be her own illusion, Ethan seems to have become a lot more pleasing to the eye than before, so she is not very sure.
Now as soon as her identity is confirmed, Diana immediately shows her warm side and rushes up to give Ethan a big hug.
"I thought you wouldn't be back so soon. ”
I don't know what Hippolyta said to Diana, seeing that her reaction should be that she knows that she will come back to see, Ethan had to explain: "I don't know if you know clearly, it's not easy to control when I can come over." ”
"I heard...... I have to say, your strength is much inferior to what I thought at the beginning. Diana just hugged it simply, and didn't bury her head in pain and shouted that you want to kill me, why did you come and so on, and after standing in front of Ethan again, she gave a fist and hit Ethan's chest: "But it seems to have become a little stronger." ”
Ethan's face was full of black lines, especially when he heard something, "I didn't dare to fight with you when I saw that you were too thin, for fear of accidentally hurting you." Only then did I know that in Diana's eyes, in addition to the mystery of the mage, there was also a bad impression of weakness.
"What about Arthur?"
Diana thought that Arthur would also come back together, but she didn't see Arthur appear after standing here for a long time, and finally couldn't help but ask.
Compared to Ethan, who had less communication at the beginning, Arthur made a deeper impression on her: the two men were closer in age and had more frequent contact, and Diana also learned from Arthur the very orthodox swordsmanship, the use of shields, and the basics of hand-to-hand combat.
She also thinks that when she meets Arthur again, she will have a good competition with him, so that he can see her progress over the years.
"Arthur has gone back to inherit the throne. ”
After briefly talking about Arthur's situation, Diana did not continue to dwell on Arthur's problem. In her eyes, it was a matter of course that Arthur would fulfill his responsibilities, but she just regretted that she couldn't continue to learn from Arthur.
"What is his country like?"
"Actually, I haven't seen it either, maybe I'll take a good look at Arthur's country when I have the chance. ”
When he can control the shuttle magic freely, he will definitely go to Arthur's country to see what kind of ending that world will be led to by a completely different King Arthur.
Of course, for any reason, he would not allow the ending of the 'original' to play out again, because he regarded Arthur as his friend, and he could not sit idly by and watch his friend get into trouble without intervening.
The two of them sat down on the wooden bench outside the house, and talked about whatever they wanted, and the conversation was unexpectedly hot. Ethan gradually understood the meaning of what Arthur said to him at the beginning.
It's not that Diana doesn't want to communicate with you, but she's afraid of disturbing you, in fact, you can have a good relationship with her if you want to.
There are almost no children to be seen on the paradise island, and Diana really has no friends, the only friend is Arthur, but this time he has not come.
Ethan barely counted half, at least he could find a common topic and have a happy chat together.
Diana was curious about many things, she read a lot of things in the book, learned countless knowledge, but never saw the real thing, did not know how to apply this knowledge to make correct judgments, and never left the paradise island to see the outside world.
Ethan not only has all kinds of messy knowledge in his head, but also has a wealth of travel experience, and Diana can listen to Diana with relish only by telling about his original adventures, and then ask some tricky and weird questions from time to time.
"How long can you stay on Paradise Island this time?"
After chatting for a while, Diana finally got a slightly more comprehensive understanding of Ethan, and also knew that the reason why he couldn't stay in a world for too long was because staying in a world would constantly consume a certain energy he had collected, and this energy would be sent away before it was exhausted, and he needed to find this energy again if he wanted to travel to other planes or come to Paradise Island to see himself.
"It should be longer than the last time. ”
If you just look at the energy, it's similar to the last time you came to Paradise Island. But now Ethan's mastery of space-time energy is not comparable to that at that time, no matter the loss of travel and the usual consumption, it has been reduced to a new level, and if he works hard at this speed, he can easily stay in a world for more than a year.
However, he had a peculiar premonition that when he stayed for more than a year, he would encounter a problem and it would be difficult to continue to improve.
The feeling came inexplicably, as if he had known it would be like this, and Ethan guessed that it was a hint from the mysterious magic array that had given him.
"That's great, stay so long, can you teach me some magic?"
"Magic?"
Ethan wondered, he had the impression that Diana had never seemed to be interested in magic, whether it was in the movies or comics, this was a staunch melee faction, and he didn't even use long-range weapons such as bows and arrows, and the few long-range attacks were simply and rudely released the accumulated divine power in his body.
"Why do you suddenly want to learn magic?"
"I just feel that learning more things can make me stronger. ”
Diana's expression was very serious and determined, and Ethan stared for a few seconds, and got the answer from her eyes: "Your mother...... Something has been told to you. ”
Ethan's words were not questions, but affirmations, and Diana nodded to confirm Ethan's speculation.
"I have come to understand my mission, which is to defeat the evil Ares. ”
The development of this world has gradually moved away from the plot that Ethan knew, and is moving in another unknowable direction. Diana realized her mission early on, and received careful instruction from Hippolyta and Antiope earlier, and she should be far stronger than her own contemporaries in the original story.
However, Diana did not feel proud and satisfied, and even wanted to learn magic to strengthen herself. The opponent is Ares, the god of war. In this world, Ares destroyed the Olympus Protoss who created the Amazon Race on the paradise island, and such a powerful opponent created a lot of pressure on the young Diana and forced her to do everything she could to improve her strength.
"Learn Magic...... Not a good idea. ”
Ethan looked at Diana, in fact, Diana's qualifications cannot be described as excellent, but should be evaluated against the sky. Her qualifications are so good that she has almost no shortcomings, and with the blood of the Protoss, she is born with a huge amount of divine power hidden in her body, but the young Diana has not been able to exert this power yet.
But even if these divine powers are not exerted, it does not mean that they are not working - as Diana grows, the divine powers will slowly and persistently strengthen her body, and as she develops, her body will reach a fairly perfect level, and finally burst out when she reaches a certain age, which is in line with her godlike identity.
Just when Diana thought that Ethan was unwilling to teach herself, she didn't expect Ethan to point her out another way.
"Instead of learning magic, play to your strengths. ”
Ethan stood up and walked around Diana a few times to probe carefully.
"Learn how to properly use the divine power in your body...... Making them work as they should be is the path you should take. ”