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"If the person holding the hilt of the sword is not me, then the sword is not sharp. ”

"Witchcraft...... Well, worthy of Athena. ”

Tara took an attacking stance, wielding her sword and sending out a gust of wind.

"Perfect balance, just the right feel, almost no exertion...... You're in luck. ”

"Let me think, you went to the god of love...... Do you regret it?"

Tara smiled and stuck her long sword in the grass by the river: "Hurry up and pack up, let's go to the temple, Soya is waiting for you." ”

Magellan nodded, and Tara left.

......

On the square in front of the temple.

Magellan had regained the same way he had been when he first arrived on the island, with a sword on his back and Tara and the queen in front of him.

"So you've already decided you're leaving?"

"Yes. ”

Tara nodded: "Your companion is ready, may the god of love bless you." ”

"Can you ask a few final questions?"

"How many?"

"If we hadn't gone to find the sea monster, when would you let my companion go?"

"What else?"

"If the hero defeats the sea monster with the help of the gods, will there be a test in front of him?"

The queen nodded and answered Magellan's question: "You have completely escaped the test of Eros, if it were not for these accidents that have happened, you would have to face a new test in order to save your companions, and the main content of that test is love." ”

Magellan's face was full of "as expected" expressions, and he nodded: "Last question, what did the countess get from Eros?"

Tara smiled, "I don't really want to give away other people's secrets, but this time is an exception. Her wish is that those who fall in love with her will get only sweet memories from this fruitless love, without any pain. ”

Magellan was silent, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

"That's why I said this exception, you should really look in a mirror, and now the look on your face is really wonderful. ”

Tara stepped forward and patted Magellan on the shoulder: "Anyway, it's time to say goodbye." ”

Magellan smiled and shook his head: "You...... Ever wanted to go out and see a new world?"

"Hah!" Tara laughed, "you are indeed different from all the heroes before you...... Next time, you never think I'll show up one day. ”

"That's it, I'll treat you to a big meal. ”

......

By the sea, when Magellan was seen coming out of the woods, Edward and his sailors let out an exaggerated cheer.

"I thought you would never come! You are so cruel, I dare say there must be a beautiful and gentle girl hiding and wiping her tears!"

"That girl is definitely not Amazon. ”

Magellan climbed aboard the ship along the cable and met the Count of Monte Cristo and the witch Medea on deck.

"Anyway, we got the original goal, the next destination. ”

There is a moment when everyone is stuck in a memory, but it seems that these memories are not all good.

"I didn't have time to ask," they walked into the captain's quarters together, "what did you encounter on the island?"

"I don't know, I slept until I was old, and when I woke up, I was woken up by those beautiful women, and then I realized that I didn't sleep on the ship. ”

"Magic or smoke made you sleep for at least three or four days...... Then why didn't I fall asleep?" Magellan thought strange.

"You have the blood of the gods, and you are immune to this sorcery. Medea leaned in front of Magellan and stared into his eyes, "The people here use this sorcery to select heroes and leave him to face trials." At least for a good witch, that's what she does a lot. ”

"I really don't know why I have the blood of the gods...... Forget it, maybe my ancestors once had a wide ......"

"All in all, it's great that you've passed the trial safely," the count's face was still gloomy, but at least there was genuine concern in the depths of his gaze, "it's better to avoid such adventures in the future, that would be a joke with your life." ”

"Alright, my Earl, this is the life of a sailor, you didn't know it before. Edward smiled as he spread out the charts on the table.

"So where are we next?"

Magellan put a finger in the mountains northwest of Athens: "The Dionysian forest, where Athena could not reach, the goddess always spoke to me in a secretive way, but the captain was helped by divine power. ”

"That's good news, we can repair a ship in Athens while you dig into the woods. Edward gestured around with his pipe, "My old fellow can't hold it anymore. ”

"It's still sturdy, but it's okay to be careful, because it's a hyena after all. ”

"Hmph......" Edward gave a dangerous grin, "that thing is annoying, so if it does, I'll shoot him in the head." ”

"If we could, we'd better not get into a head-on confrontation with the explorers," the count's face darkened, "they're all in madness now. ”

"I dare say that if other explorers knew that the hyenas were with us, they would rush to deal with us. ”

"Why?" Medea asked with a smile.

"Because those people think we've found something valuable, that's why the hyena did it. Edward sneered, "Explorers and wild dogs are the same, if we don't deal with hyenas because of this, they dare bite our bones into slag." ”

"The good news is that the forest is not an easy place to enter, not only is it shrouded in ancient witchcraft, but it is also inhabited by fanatical Dionysian believers, and hyenas may not always follow us. ”

"So you've figured out how to get in?"

Magellan smiled: "Well, I'll talk about it then." ”

......

Athens, on the newly built Explorer's Pier.

Magellan and his party followed an enthusiastic man through the crowd towards the hotel, while a group of workers carried their salutes and followed behind.

Magellan remembers the last time he came here, the port of Athens was bustling, but there were no hotels on the pier that could accommodate the expedition team, and now, not long after the decree of the king of the world, even the pier for explorers has been built, and the tide of the age of exploration is surging, which is amazing.

Along the way, there were people in a hurry with their backs, they were all explorers, and there was even an explorer's market on the side of the road, with all kinds of strange things on the ground, Magellan knew at a glance that they were all fakes, but many people bought them.