Chapter 5: The Wisdom of Mortals (Ask for Follow-up!) )
"The moment I called your name and you chose to come alone, I was already wondering what I wanted to do, wasn't it?"
After a pause, Xia Lian said sincerely.
"Dear Lord Athena, I can assure you that the golden apple in your hand is definitely the original one, and there is absolutely no half-lie in what you said before.
In my heart, you are the most beautiful goddess. ”
Athena stared at Xia Lian, who lowered her head without saying a word.
After a moment, His furrowed brow widened.
"From the time you dared to deceive the gods, your courage was admirable.
I'll help you distract Aphrodite and give you a chance to talk to them individually.
If you can surprise me somewhat, I might be able to bless you from their wrath.
That's my promise. ”
Xia Lian lowered his head and said humbly, "It's an honor." ”
Athena raised her hand, and a divine power flew out of her hand, enveloping Xia Lian's body.
At that moment, Xia Lian felt that there was an unfamiliar power and knowledge in his body, and the whole world was much clearer to him.
"I promised you before, if you gave me the golden apple, then I would bestow you with the best martial arts and wisdom in the world.
Now, I've made that promise. Athena is colorful.
"Humans, in this world, there are many people who are the best in martial arts, but most of them do not die well.
Because they are missing the most crucial thing, which is wisdom.
It is always the most important and the most powerful force, trust in your wisdom.
This is my advice to you. ”
With that, Athena disappeared in front of Xia Lian.
Xia Lian was silent for a moment, but he didn't think about it for a long time, the longer it dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be for him, and he needed to send out these golden apples in the shortest possible time.
He took a deep breath and whispered Hera's name.
Soon, in front of him, Hera, who had not been long after the last time they met, slowly appeared, still dressed in the same clothes, but her hair was down, and she looked like she was ready to wash.
Hera's hands were crossed in front of her chest, her chin was slightly raised, and she looked up at Xia Lian with a slight haughtiness.
"I thought you would have to think a little longer."
"You don't have to think about it."
Xia Lian smiled and picked up another golden apple from his arms.
"Everyone's definition of beauty is different, appreciating beauty is like appreciating flowers, some people like peonies, graceful and luxurious, beautiful, some people like lilies, dignified and elegant, pure and clean, and some people like lotus, clear lotus but not demons, out of the mud but not stained."
Shalian handed the golden apple to Hera.
"As I said before, the beauty of the goddesses has its own characteristics.
But the god of wisdom does not call herself beautiful, although she is equally beautiful, and the beauty of the god of beauty is too bewitching.
What I like even more is a noble and elegant beauty like you, like a peony blooming in early spring, graceful and luxurious.
"You have a vision." Hera raised her eyebrows, looking very happy, and even her haughty tone lowered a little.
"Aphrodite, who looks like a goddess, is actually a slutty bitch."
She raised her hand and was about to fulfill her promise when she saw Xia Lian kneeling on the ground.
"Great Hera, before you bestow your gift on me, allow me to speak of my sins."
Hera raised her hand and paused, frowning.
"What sin?"
Xia Lian lowered his head very low, showing humility.
"Actually, before you came, I had a long dream, in which I dreamed that the royal palace of Troy was burned with flames, and countless people died in the war.
I know that is my destiny, my future.
Whoever I give the golden apple to, I will anger the other two goddesses.
I'm not afraid of death, but I don't want to see countless people suffer because of the choices I made.
So ah, honorable diva.
Forgive me for my presumptuousness, I have commissioned a skilled craftsman to forge two golden apples that are almost identical..."
"You want to deceive God!?" Hera's eyes were slightly sharper, and her voice was much sharper, and human beings were disrespectful to the gods, which in their eyes was an unpardonable sin.
"No, I can guarantee that the golden apple in your hand is the original one, the real golden apple!
And what I said before is also true, you are indeed the most beautiful goddess in my heart! ”
Xia Lian's tone was impassioned, and it sounded very sincere.
Hearing this, Hera looked at the golden apple in his hand, and as the owner of the golden apple orchard, he could feel that it was indeed a real golden apple, and not a fake made by some skilled craftsman.
His expression softened slightly, as if he had thought of something, and his expression was even a little playful.
The Greek gods are personified gods, and they also have all kinds of intrigues within themselves, such as the three gods this time.
They were not monolithic within themselves, and Hera was not angry at the deception and humiliation of Aphrodite and Athena.
On the contrary, if he really succeeds by Xia Lian, he will still laugh at these two, especially Athena, the god of wisdom, who is obviously a god of wisdom, but will be deceived by humans, which is a great irony.
In this world, the truest lies are lies mixed with truth.
Xia Lian's purpose was to convince the three goddesses that what they were holding in their hands was the real golden apple dedicated to the most beautiful goddess.
And the golden apples in the hands of the rest of the goddesses are fake.
And if Hera and Aphrodite didn't know that Charian was going to give the fake golden apple to the other two goddesses.
Then when they see each other's golden apples in their hands, they will feel a sense of deception, they will doubt the authenticity of the golden apples in their hands, and they will even immediately ask Xia Lian for an explanation, and in the end, these anger will burn the whole of Troy.
And if they knew part of Xia Lian's plan, they would have an extra layer of mental construction in their hearts, and in their hearts, they would feel that they were also "participants" in this plan rather than "deceived".
When they see the golden apple in the other person's hand, they will firmly believe in their hearts that the golden apple in their hand is real and that the other person's hand is fake.
Xia Lian has been in the workplace for many years, although he can't say that he has a grasp of people's hearts, he can be regarded as understanding, and he is proficient in all kinds of painting pies, workplace PUA and anti-PUA.
But he never thought that one day, he would use these experiences to PUA the Greek gods, but now, he can only bite the bullet.
"I'm just a mortal." Xia Lian said sincerely, "I never wanted to deceive the great gods.
I just want to stay alive and protect my family. ”
Hera stared at Charlen after a moment she said.
"Since you are not for evil purposes, then I will not punish you.
Are you sure, though, that must be better than your normal choice among the three of us?
Needless to say, Aphrodite has never had any resistance to beautiful men, Athena is not so easy to deceive, the consequences of angering her, have you thought clearly?
The last one who was disrespectful to her has now become a spider. ”
"If the plan fails, it will anger the other two goddesses, and if you make an ordinary choice, you will also anger the two goddesses.
Anyway.... It can't be worse, can it?
I am willing to bear all my sins.
But as long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will go for it! ”
"Courage is commendable." Hera commented.
"I ..... And one more presumptuous request. "Please, Lord Hera, after bringing back the golden apple, please don't go and tell the rest of the people about it." ”
Hera thought for a moment and nodded; Indeed, if they were to know that I had a golden apple in my hand, they would find that the golden apple in my hand was a fake.
However, this must be done if none of the three of us say it, you are so confident, can you convince all three of us at the same time? ”
"You have to try." "This is the best solution I can think of." ”
Hera nodded, and she looked at Xia Lian condescendingly with a look of pity.
After all, it's just the wisdom of mortals....
And convince them that the three of them will get the golden apple at the same time?
How could it be, their purpose in obtaining the golden apple was to satisfy vanity.
It's not just for the approval of a mortal like you.
This plan, in His opinion, was full of holes.
He didn't suspect the problem, and in his arrogant view, this was all that humans could do.
When a newcomer enters the workplace, if he wants to quickly gain the recognition of the leader, it is necessary to understand the personality of the leader in order to do what he likes.
Sharien was aware of Hera's arrogance, a profoundly self-centered god.
He didn't need to describe Hera with an ingenious, flawless plan, he just needed to fit him into what he wanted to be a human being.
An overly elaborate plan would backfire, causing Hera to wonder if Shalian had other plans that he didn't know about.
He only needs to give one to these two goddesses: he will give the fake golden apple to the other two goddesses, so that he can achieve the goal of protecting his home and country.
What Hera didn't know was that the fake golden apple that Charian called was actually a real golden apple, but it was not the original one, not a forgery.
For Him, all He had to do was make sure that the golden apple in his hand was real.
As for this human being, who wants to deceive the gods?
He succeeded, Hera liked it, and he could laugh at the two goddesses, and if he failed, it had nothing to do with him.