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He may hold the goblet in an elegant posture, but his claws are still sharp, and he may show a sense of humor with an elegant smile, but at the same time you can see his fangs reflecting the cold white light.

Under the light, the golden mane of the golden-maned lion man radiated light, gorgeous, and dangerous.

"Friends, I can't wait for you to see them. ”

The hall resounded with good-natured laughter, and people looked at the lionman, feeling in their hearts his youth and the freedom of his transcendent identity.

But in Magellan's eyes, he only saw the white-maned caliph, the lion man who sat quietly, but could make his eyes fall into silence under the breath of the emperor.

It was only a momentary distraction, and when Magellan came to his senses, he saw a dignified maid with a plate in the middle of the hall.

A man with a face full of vicissitudes stood in front of the maid, his head bowed, and tears silently remained.

"I will return the manuscript of the Earl of Byron to his grave keeper. ”

There was silence in the hall, and pins could be heard.

"I will, Athena's final legacy, the statue of the goddess, to the followers of the Black Tower. ”

The dazed people looked at each other, and a low voice of speech appeared uncontrollably.

Magellan stepped up in time.

"I'm Magellan. ”

To his surprise, there were no questions in the crowd such as "who is this".

"Professor Magellan, is this true?"

The question was asked by a well-dressed middle-aged man, who was undoubtedly one of the followers of the Black Tower. For a moment, the thought of this being the Prince's confidant crossed Magellan's mind, but it was like a bolt of lightning and then vanished.

"Yes, it was the statue of the goddess that used to stand in the temple of the Acropolis, and now she has lost all the gold on her body, but fortunately, she is safe and ...... intact"

The middle-aged man's face showed undisguised excitement, which made Magellan think that he was a university student, not some big man who held the fate of Theros in his hands.

"God Bless Theros ......"

"Where is she?"

"Chloe is far away, but I think you'll see the goddess soon......" the new governor raised his glass to the crowd, "trust me, it won't be long." ”

For the rest of the night, Magellan was surrounded by excited crowds until they were exhausted.

The Lion Prince left the banquet hall early, and he had two important guests.

Dressing room.

It's an intimate space for the Governor and his closest guests, not glamorous or tidy enough, but it's absolutely comfortable and feels safe.

He took off his ornate and close-fitting traditional Arafa attire and collapsed on the chaise longue in a freehand gesture waving to the two guests.

"Please sit casually. ”

Because the young lion man was busy lighting a hookah, the phrase was ambiguous.

The two men who followed him into the room seemed a little stunned, so the prince, smoking a hookah, repeated: "Sit casually." ”

So in the white smoke, the two men sat down in their chairs.

"The next emperor is me, the next lion lord is my brother, we have persuaded the White Tower and the Black Tower, and the other tribes have no opinion. ”

The lionman smiled brightly: "The only problem now is that after we succeed, we can't be hostile to the surroundings. So, we gave up on Theros. ”

"At what cost?"

The man who wept quietly in the banquet hall said the question with a resolute face, like a boring middle-aged bachelor who always had a straight face.

And in fact, he really is.

"Don't, don't, don't fall to the king of the world. ”

"Brittania helped us a lot in the past difficult years......"

"Yes, then you will be friends with Britannia, Byron's homeland," the Governor looked indifferent, as if he had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, "in short, do not be friends with the king of the world." Her army of explorers could destroy 10,000 Theros, stay away from her. ”

"Why did the Blacktower give up Theros? We are willing to support Arafa, we will not betray the Blacktower......"

"So you can't go back to Alpha," the prince looked directly at the followers of the Black Tower with a lion's gaze, "and if Theros is hostile to Arafa, it will be a disaster." ”

"Did I make that clear?"

The small room fell into a brief lull.

"How do you guarantee that we, the rebels, will survive in the new country?"

......

Three days later, at the docks of Athens, the followers of the Black Tower, most of whom were scholars and fanatical followers of Athena, held a ceremony to welcome back the statue of the goddess.

Magellan was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in the ceremony with the young Lion Prince.

It's hard to say if he felt excited when the shadow of the sail at the junction of the sea and the sky came to him and the goddess in the middle of the four big ships appeared in his eyes. But at least, the followers of the Black Tower were elated.

It's hard to say whether the way the lion man transported the statue was designed or not, but in any case, when the huge marble statue appeared with the big ship, all who witnessed it were shocked.

No one doubts it anymore, for it must be the legacy of the gods.

Magellan watched quietly as people forgot about him, watching the giant idol drive explorers through the empty streets, climbing the stairs all the way to the ruins of the temple in the center of the Acropolis.

The followers of the Black Tower, essentially a group of mages, a mixture of the ancient mage lords, the modern Alpha mages, and the Athena school of Theros, performed a miraculous magic in front of the gathered people.

They levitated the giant statue of the goddess in the air and floated into the middle of the temple surrounded by marble columns, returning to where she had been.

At that moment, the whole of Theros began to believe that Byron was right - that they were a great nation with an ancient and glorious civilization.

No one knew how quickly the thought would dissipate, but at least, it was enough for Prince Lion.

In the crowd, Magellan stood beside the tall lionman, looking up at the miracle that had happened in front of his eyes.

"Do you like politics?"

"I ...... I've always wanted to be a poet. ”

"You should learn to like these things, actually, you are right, part of politics is feelings, and it is great to be able to make so many people happy. ”

But it's fleeting and not deep enough. ”

"You say that like a child who has picked up a diamond and says that what he has picked up is worthless......" Magellan said with a deep exhaustion on his face, "but at least, allow me to express my surprise that I am truly a brother." ”