"Looks like I can rest assured that you'll be able to help."

Reinserting the two flower branches in his hand into the dirt of the clay vase, Lan En patted the dirt on his hand and said lightly.

Kassandra was also a little relieved by the high physical exertion of the Ankh Cross, and stood up straight with her hands on her knees.

Fingers reached into the ring on the head of the Ankh cross, spinning in circles like a keychain.

If you are a devout believer, you will be shocked and even frightened to see someone treat the artifact so frivolously.

But Kassandra had already come into contact with too many artifacts, even the ancient forge left behind by the Isu.

In mythology, this is basically the equivalent of going directly to the temple of Hephaestus, the god of fire.

And every upgrade of Kassandra's broken spear has to pass once, as if it were going home.

So even in this age of faith, Kassandra was able to maintain a relaxed attitude towards the Isu.

After all, there is too much contact, and it is too advanced, which is equivalent to 'disenchantment'.

She said as she turned the Ankh cross around her fingers.

"So we're going to start now?"

Although she didn't quite know what Lan En was going to do, after using this Isu artifact, she felt that it was quite easy to use, so she was very confident.

At this time, it was Lan En who raised his hand to refuse.

"No, just wait."

This time, what will be packed into the body is the first process of the original casting surgery, the [Holy Song Gland]. And this process needs to be put directly into the brain.

This was the first time Lan had an intensive surgery involving the brain.

In the experience gained from [Memory Diving], the brain will usually be temporarily incapacitated due to a huge impact after this surgery.

And it takes time for the brain to autonomously build control links with new organs.

The potential and functionality of the brain are amazing, and even with only a relatively primitive implanted chip, the control ability of a manipulator is added to the normal human body, and the brain will automatically generate new neurons in long-term use due to the access of 'new components' to build a 'control system'.

Not to mention the implantation of a strengthened organ such as the [Holy Song Gland], the construction of a 'control system'.

Therefore, it is very different from the previous reinforcement, and it is impossible to pour the [Pure White Rafad] into a large gulp after the knife is opened.

It must be in a coma for a while, but the length is unknown.

That's why Lan asked Kassandra not to worry, he wanted to complete the operation while it was safe to do so after the situation in Athens had calmed down a bit.

"Oh, there's no hurry, is there?"

Kassandra smiled playfully.

"Aspasia seems to have arranged a room for us just now?"

"yes." Lan nodded naturally, then turned to look at Kassandra as if he had suddenly noticed something was wrong. "Wait! What do you mean?"

Before the witcher could react, the falconer pinned one of his hands and walked towards the room.

After already strengthening her bloodline with the Broken Spear a few more times, Kassandra's strength was strong even for Ran.

"I've put up with it for a long time, Lanne."

A playful smile on her face pressed close to Lan's ear, who was forced to bend over.

"If you want me to work, you have to feed me and pay me, right? I'm a mercenary, and I don't do anything that costs money. ”

"So you're ready for broad daylight. Well, you Greeks don't care much about day and night. But can you wait until you get to the room and close the door before unfastening the armor buckle? will be seen! ”

"So what?"

The beauties bred in the Aegean Sea in ancient Greece showed a very incomprehensible expression for Lan En's 'care'.

"As much as I don't want you to be like Alcibees, who is full of thoughts all the time, you're too conservative right now. Sex and love are not bad things. It's natural, wonderful, and sacred. ”

"Let me teach you. I learned it in the temple of Aphrodite in Corinth! ”

Kassandra smiled.

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Afterwards, although Kassandra's voice was heard almost throughout the mansion, neither the servants nor the others in the mansion said anything about it.

On the one hand, this is because this was a common situation in ancient Greece, and on the other hand, because there are still more flowery people like Alsibias.

It's completely out of the way.

Although Pericles, as an Athenian politician, could not use his huge fortune for the sake of political image, it was still easy to entertain such capable and unaffiliated people as Lann and Kassandra.

In this era, this kind of thing is not uncommon in both the East and the West, and it is called 'soliciting visitors' in the East and 'providing shelter' in the West.

In short, it is to give care without expecting anything in return, even if it is still impossible to recruit in the end, but it can be regarded as a friendship.

What's more, Len also gave a protocol to suppress the plague in Athens, and in terms of merit, he can be regarded as an advisor to the consul.

Kassandra seems to have been to Athens many times in the past year and a half, and she was much respected by Pericles.

Aspasia entrusts her with persuading Pericles to receive treatment instead of dying in discouragement.

She went, and her persuasion succeeded. But Perikles' condition did not ease, he was already old.

Now, not only is he suffering from the plague, but Kleon is also putting up a speech posture in front of his house, and the angry people are cursing and throwing garbage at the mansion of Perikles.

Even if there was no plague, at the age of Perikles, he would probably be to death.

After all, this is the Athenian he has served all his life.

No matter how much Athens under his leadership tried to suck the bones of the allied city-states, at least the Athenians did receive his loyal service.

But now, very few people remember this.

This may also be Kleon's plan: simply off Perikles and then he can take the throne.

On the other hand, Pericles' staff are indeed starting to act according to the plan given by Ran.

Mobilizing the Athenian treasury, they began to set up wormwood stoves in the streets, and to cremate the bodies of the sick that were already everywhere in the city.

Stray animals that appeared in the city due to the plague also began to be hunted in batches.

These are all to stop the infection.

The temperature in the city of Athens is approaching almost 40 degrees Celsius this year, which facilitates the spread of germs.

However, once the temperature is raised again, the activity of the germs will drop significantly.

And Alsibees is indeed as Lan En expected.

He has now seized the opportunity and is ready to rely on the legacy of Perikles and the opportunity of this plague to officially put himself on the political stage of Athens.

This is more than ten years earlier than his appearance in the historical trajectory.

(End of chapter)