Chapter 61: A Change in Attitude
Hippolyta reached out and touched the hilt of the sword at her waist, she was not defenseless this time, the armor she was wearing was not only beautiful, but the weapon hanging from her waist was not an ornament.
"Darkseid?"
As a famous supervillain in the DC Universe, Darkseid's murderous reputation resounded throughout the universe, and the dark monarch brought nothing but death and destruction wherever he went.
The Amazon had fought with Darkseid's men, and the battle was so fierce that he barely managed to repel the men sent by Darkseid.
This means that Earth has long been within Darkseid's target range, but it is impossible to determine when it will actually attack Earth.
If you attack the earth, then the mother box kept by the Amazon family is the key to whether the earth can be protected again - at the same time, the other party will also try to seize the mother box, and it is not surprising to send someone to find out the whereabouts of the mother box in advance.
Ethan, of course, thought of this, and he really didn't remember the mother box, but casually said that it required a lot of energy, which was a tactful rejection of Hippolyta's suggestion.
I didn't expect to cause this kind of misunderstanding, this is to think of myself as Darkseid's subordinate, right?
"No, I don't have anything to do with that guy. β
Ethan waved his hand violently, he didn't want to start a war with Paradise Island for no reason, how could the cultivation time he had won so hard be ruined like this.
"What I said just now doesn't mean anything special, I just want to say that my cultivation requires a huge amount of energy, not that I want to find this kind of energy from you. β
Hippolyta squinted, her hand already gripping the hilt of her sword, but it didn't pull it out.
"You do. β
"I said I don't know, you have to believe it. β
Ethan smiled helplessly, this misunderstanding was too depressing, if he was asked to choose a random treasure now, he would definitely choose the Eye of Agomoto, and then immediately go back in time.
Hippolyta's guard did not relax in the slightest, and the posture under her feet was slightly opened, so that she could attack or retreat at any time: "Where did you learn about that thing?"
"I'm a mage who can travel through the multiverse, and I have a certain understanding of many worlds, I just need to determine if I'm in 'this' world, and I can naturally match the information I have received before. β
Even if he barely explained his situation, Ethan deliberately emphasized that he had a fairly high understanding of many planes, otherwise he would not have the confidence to travel and practice in various worlds.
"For example, I know a little about your feud with Ares...... Even Diana's true identity, I know very well. β
Hippolyta really panicked this time, and every time Diana was involved, she would mess with it.
"How do you know? No, what else do you know?"
"The real card against Ares is Diana...... It's just that you don't want her to take the risk. Ethan motioned to Hippolyta not to get excited, lest she do something bad in her excitement: "I don't have any ideas about that thing at the moment, and with my current strength, I won't even bother with that thing, I'm making trouble for myself." β
The mother box is a thing, it's impossible to say that he's not interested. The energy contained in it is very huge, even if he can't use it now, it doesn't mean that he won't be useful in the future - being a mage is particularly interested in high-energy things, because it can really improve a mage's strength.
Hippolyta relaxed a little, allowing Ethan to let out a sigh of relief. As long as things eased up, he didn't want to spend the rest of his days playing peek-a-boo with a bunch of Amazon warriors.
"You really weren't sent by Darkseid?"
"With all due respect!" Ethan spread his hands, "Does Darkseid need to play with these little tricks?" What do you think Darkseid will do after he decides on the location of the mother box?"
Hippolyta was silent, she knew a little about his style. If it was really Darkseid, he wouldn't have played any intrigue at all, but directly sent his own men to grab it. If his subordinates fail, he will personally take matters into his hands to solve all problems.
Tricks, so powerful that he can ignore everything, Darkseid doesn't bother to bother with that.
As for sending Ethan to determine the location of the mother box, the position of the mother box is actually not so difficult to find, and even has its own positioning function, one of its functions is to open a transmission channel that can ignore the spatial distance: the sonic boom channel.
Of course, Hippolyta doesn't necessarily know about these situations, as long as she knows that Darkseid just hasn't done anything to Earth yet, as long as she remembers, then he will do it directly.
Hippolyta also figured this out, and her trust in Ethan rose a little more.
"So, you didn't come to Paradise Island to take that thing......"
"Of course not. β
Hippolyta was silent for a while, then finally looked at Ethan again, and finally turned around and left directly, without continuing to talk to Ethan, as if she was struggling with something, and left in a hurry.
Ethan waited until Hippolyta was far away, then turned around and wandered around the woods for a while, looking for something to get back to the businessβmainly to fool Diana.
Back at her residence, Diana is practicing various basic movements under Arthur's tutelage.
Diana's talent is really very good, how long has it only taken to wield the short sword, the movement is standard and powerful, I don't know how much stronger than Ethan was at the beginning.
Seeing him return, Arthur only inquired about the situation with his eyes, but returned to Ethan's helpless face.
Knowing that the situation was not right, Arthur deliberately pointed to the food that was placed not far away: "Diana and I have already finished eating, and those are your breakfasts." At the same time, he asked the question with his eyes, is it serious?
Ethan replied with a look of 'don't worry', and then went straight to destroy his breakfast, and then continued to strengthen the small cabin, without hurrying out of Paradise Island with Arthur.
At this time, he must be steady, if he runs away in a hurry, nothing will become nothing. Hippolyta must have thought of him as Darkseid's subordinate. So for the rest of the day, he just stayed here honestly, and time would clear his suspicions.
In the following days, Ethan and Arthur's lives really didn't have any waves, and they spent most of the month very peacefully.
During this time, Diana still came to Arthur on time every day to learn swordsmanship and more melee combat skills.
From a rookie at the beginning, he has already had a decent fight with Arthur, and the speed of progress shocked Arthur, an amazingly talented teenager.
"Is this the advantage of having Protoss blood?"
Sure enough, people are different, Ethan spent several months learning the basics, and now he has only touched the threshold, and then it will take a long time to continue to exercise and polish.
According to himself, Arthur practiced the basics for a few years, and then he made rapid progress, and now he has entered the point of accumulating actual combat experience.
As for Diana...... The basic practice and the actual combat training are not delayed, from the rookie to the beginner in one go, and now she is able to skillfully use the weapon in her hand to cause trouble for Arthur, and when she is older, the hidden power in her body will completely burst out, and her strength will definitely be raised to a rather terrifying height.
"A monster that can shatter a mountain with one punch can also make a draw with her. β
Anyway, Ethan had long known Diana's strength, so he was better, but Arthur felt the gap.
"First all kinds of technological weapons, and now I see the potential of demigods......"
Arthur was still too young, and seeing these things that were beyond his previous knowledge made him feel a little confused.
At this time, Ethan needs to be comforted, and he is not comforted like he doesn't have a backache when he stands and talks, after all, he himself is an excellent example.
"Look at me, I'm not as talented as you! Have confidence in your future! What's wrong with demigods? No one has stipulated that ordinary people can't become stronger than demigods. β
Patted Arthur on the shoulder: "In the future, we will go to the magical world of Hey, who can be sure that you will not encounter any adventures? Maybe in the next world you will become even stronger than Diana in the future." β
In that case, Arthur could walk sideways in most of the world and return to his own world to be a king...... Even if the entire Knights of the Round Table rebelled, I am afraid that it would not pose the slightest threat to him.
"Thank you. β
Arthur is Arthur after all, and his psychological quality is not so bad, but he was confused for a moment, and he returned to normal after enlightenment.
"As for adventures and whatever, I don't force it. It doesn't matter if I can't become a demigod as powerful as Diana in the future, as long as I can be a good king. β
A king is not too obsessed with personal prowess, and the young Arthur has gradually realized this. This is also something that Merlin has always wanted Arthur to think, but King Arthur in the 'original plane' has never understood.
In fact, this is normal, the original Arthur was quite confident in his personal strength, even if there were people stronger than him in the Knights of the Round Table, but they were not much stronger, and they were roughly at the same level.
The Arthur in front of him, who was young and had not really developed absolute pride and confidence in his own strength, had seen so many things that shattered his past views one after another, and naturally he would no longer insist on the supremacy of personal force as before.
I don't know if this is a surprise in the DC world?Merlin will definitely be happy with Arthur's change of mindset anyway.
Just as Ethan begins to fantasize about what Arthur's future holds, Hippolyta suddenly reappears in front of his eyes and makes a suggestion that surprises him.
"I'd like you to come with me to see that thing, I want to know if that thing can help your teleportation magic. β