Chapter 5 The road ahead is bumpy
"But that's just speculation after all, we only know that the goddess was no longer there when the last protector of Athens entered the acropolis. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Whether it was built or lost, poets sang about it during and after its existence, and it was a true miracle. ”
"Based on scattered fragments of poetry, we can probably know that the goddess of victory on the shoulders of the goddess is modeled after a female warrior, almost a replica of a real person, and when she stands on the shoulders of the goddess, the crown of her head is exactly as high as the crown of the goddess is removed. It was a goddess as tall as a giant, and even the temple that could contain the goddess was a miracle at the time. ”
"All history is equally precious, but there will always be something that makes people involuntarily prefer it. ”
"You're also captured by that goddess, aren't you?"
Magellan smiled and shook his head: "I think it's more interesting for those who worship the goddess." ”
"History, right?" said Lord Cook, with a tacit smile, "you are more greedy than I thought, you want to know the whole picture of that era, and you don't want to let go of even the slightest detail......
"Most of the history has been lost, but I don't think I'm going to let go of what I can find. ”
"And that goddess of victory, who spreads her wings, right?"
Magellan smiled wryly: "I don't have much hope. It was a statue of pure gold, after all. ”
"Yes, but there is also a small fragment of information that says it was carved with a kind of animal tooth. ”
"The legend...... As we all know, the sailors of ancient Theros operated in the Inland Sea, which now has few secrets, and the island with only women probably does not exist. ”
"You have been misled, indeed, that legendary island may be fake, but what about that giant sea beast?"
"Such a behemoth......"
"You can't hide an island with a human living on it, but unlike sea beasts, they can hide in places that humans can't reach alive. ”
"I wish that speculation was correct. ”
Sir Cook shook his head and smiled: "It's very unlikely, you know, the Athenians had a great respect for gold, and I would also think that a piece of pure gold, the size of a man, is more precious than the tooth of a great beast." ”
"I hope that the treasure of the king of the world can have something truly useful, I never thought that the ancient Theros, who influenced the entire world, would leave behind so little historical information. ”
"When are you going to start?"
"His Majesty the Emperor has given me a month to get my own affairs done. ”
"Don't wait a month to come, you need to know how important it is to have a prestigious patron. If you don't have something very important, then go to that majesty now, she likes to cherish her time. ”
Hearing Sir Cook say this, Magellan was a little dazed.
It never occurred to him why he wanted to go back to Brittany, and Magellan, who had not come back very often.
"I'll do it as soon as possible. ”
......
A month later, Magellan boarded a ship with a royal purchaser of the king of the world.
He spent all the remaining time in the Royal Society's database until a Royal Purchaser came to remind him that the time was up.
After spending two months on the road, he saw the Morning Star again in the Summer Palace.
"Dontès Edmond will be your translator and assistant, and His Majesty will arrange for you to be all Francians, of course, you can choose not to use them and recruit yourself. It's up to you to decide whether you want an archaeological team or not, but I don't recommend you go to Theros alone. ”
"I need information, dear ...... Ma'am, could you please tell me whether Your Majesty's information is sufficient to determine the location of the Goddess of Victory?"
"All the historians have told His Majesty that they can't. ”
"Then ......," Magellan thought Morningstar's smile was exactly the same as that of the countess, "and the information does mention the whereabouts of the goddess, right?"
"Nope. Luna stood up and picked up a crystal cup in the bright sunlight, her slender figure and strange charm on her countenance, which was different from the countess's thrilling appearance.
But Magellan had no intention of appreciating: "Then what if I can't find the statue of the goddess?"
"Keep looking until you find it. ”
"What if ......," said Magellan, seemingly nonchalantly, "the idol has been lost forever, never to be found? ”
"Then we'll assume that you've found the idol, if you can prove it. Morningstar's smile was clear and transparent, but Magellan couldn't find any information from it, "Rest assured, Your Majesty is not angry about the Holy Grail matter. ”
"Actually...... What she doesn't like about you is your relationship with the countess, and you may not know that the countess was a friend of His Majesty when he was a child, and the relationship between the two is extraordinary. ”
Magellan shook his head and smiled: "I really hope that there won't be a day when the royal purchaser touches my bedside......"
"There won't be a day. Morningstar said it lightly, but there was absolute confidence in her tone.
"Thank you. Magellan stood up, ready to end the conversation, "Where's that Edmund?"
"Outside," Luna said to Magellan, raising her glass to Magellan, a countess smile flashing across her face, "Have had a good trip." ”
Magellan nodded and left the room.
......
Outside the door was one of the many corridors of the summer palace, and when Magellan reached the end, he saw the "Dontes Edmond" in front of a door.
It was a very young-looking man, with a very white complexion, a baby face and blond curly hair, looking very immature, almost like a teenager. The impression intensified when he spoke: "Hello, Professor Magellan, I am Dantès Edmond. ”
The voice was no different from most men, except that when he spoke, his tone and expression were as cheerful as a simple teenager.
"Hello, Mr. Edmund......"
"Just call me Dantès, Professor Magellan. ”
Magellan smiled: "Okay. ”
He followed Dantès out of the palace, through the flower-filled gardens, to another building that also belonged to the summer palace.
"Only a very small number of His Majesty's guests who need to stay here will stay here, and I hope you will get used to it. Dantès enthusiastically introduced Magellan into a room.
"Your Majesty's treasury isn't far away, but I think you might need to take a break. ”
Like a professionally trained servant, Dantès quickly and nicely packed up Magellan's things and brought him lunch.
"I'm always in the next room and rings the bell when I need to. ”