Adtos, seeing that his attempt to make nice had not achieved the expected effect, reluctantly stopped the discussion, with a warm and humble smile on his face, he took the initiative to step down and inquire.
"Cainis, introduce to these long-distance friends of yours, please."
Cainis scratched his head, straining to recall the identity information Luo En had ntioned, when a deep and solemn voice ca from outside the hall.
"They co from Arcadia, entrusted by the Goddess Artemis to alleviate your worries."
At the sa ti, two figures, shoulder to shoulder, clad in blood-stained Golden Armor, each holding the hideous head of a giant, stepped into the entrance of the hall, bowing toward Luo En with a relaxed and friendly smile on their faces.
"To fight alongside Your Excellency once more is truly a stroke of luck."
A small figure then burst out from behind them, excitedly dashing to Luo En, with bright, shinning eyes flickering with excitent like a thirsty deer sighting a stream.
"You've finally arrived!"
Luo En smiled and nodded his head, his gaze sweeping over the twins and Helen, then turned to look at King Adtos, taking the initiative to make a courteous gesture.
"Your Majesty, it is a pleasure to et you."
"Pleasure, pleasure to et..."
Adtos nodded hurriedly, his expression oddly stiff.
Seeing the king's reaction, Luo En suddenly rembered that Artemis had once, under the pretext that he had forgotten to sacrifice to her, thrown a snake into Adtos's bridal chamber on his wedding night, scaring the poor King to death, and then used his spirit as a bargaining chip to teach her stubborn younger brother Apollo a lesson.
After all, even if one were a true deity, having their pants down and discovering a snake baring its fangs under the covers at night might leave so ntal scars.
Of course, for the likes of Zeus and Poseidon, it would likely be the snake that ended up with the ntal scars back then.
Seeing Adtos shivering under Artemis's frightening influence, Luo En quickly opened his mouth to reassure.
"To quell disasters and spare the innocent populace from tornt is also the mission entrusted to us by Goddess Athena and the Shepherd on War God Mountain."
Upon hearing this, Adtos, who had been on edge, finally relaxed a little.
It was good that it wasn't the Goddess of the Hunt specifically sending soone for him, and with Goddess Athena, the mother of humanity, and the Shepherd from War God Mountain backing him, he should be alright this ti.
Once his mind was at ease, Adtos gathered everyone together, hosting a banquet while detailing the current situation in Thessaly at the dinner table.
The raids by the Giant Spirit Clan were currently quite covert, mostly small in scale, targeting remote towns and villages that were out of the loop. By the ti the news arrived, they were long gone.
These giants seed very cautious, imdiately burrowing underground at the first sign of trouble. Facing complex underground tunnels, if Thessaly sent too many people, the enemy would simply not show themselves; if too few went, they risked becoming fodder for those underground creatures.
With the enemy hidden and themselves exposed, the situation was quite passive, leaving everyone without any great solution to completely eradicate the calamity.
So, they had no choice but to decide to keep moving the population for now, consolidating their defenses while several Divine Blood Heroes led elite teams to roam outside, aiming to figure out the patterns and lairs of the Giant Spirit Clan. Then, when the ti was ripe, they would strike like thunder and finish the job in one fell swoop.
After briefly discussing the important matters, night had gradually fallen.
Adtos glanced at the dimming sky outside the window, put down his goblet, and stood up.
"Let us call it a day. You must be exhausted from your journey. Rest for the night, and when you are refreshed, we will join heads to tackle the troubles at hand."
He then pointed towards the garden direction, with a wry and apologetic smile.
"As I have relatives visiting, I cannot offer you lodging in the Royal Palace. The hospitality for all of you will be taken care of by my two good friends—Telamon and Cainis. Please forgive us for any shortcomings."
The guests listened to the king's down-to-earth complaint, chuckling softly, and nodded their heads in understanding.
Telamon was responsible for hosting the three Princes and Princess from Sparta, while Cainis was in charge of hosting Luo En and dea from Arcadia.
However, at the entrance to the estate, when it ca to allocating specific accommodations, Helen trotted over with magic wand in hand and approached Cainis and the two others, whispering a request.
"Can we stay together?"
"Why? Your brothers are just across the way."
Cainis scratched his head, sowhat puzzled.
"Because..." Helen opened her mouth, stealing a glance at soone, then suddenly grabbed the delicate little hand beside her and said, "Because, I've missed dea!"
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As Helen affectionately lunged at her, dea was stunned, her mind filled with question marks.
Were they that close? Had they not just had an argunt?
anwhile, Cainis, who was to provide accommodation, also faced a quandary.
"That doesn't seem very feasible, my house is quite small, with only three rooms, fitting another person in might be a bit of a squeeze."
"It's alright, we can squeeze in."
Helen responded without hesitation, her gaze passing over Cainis, firmly fixed on Luo En behind her.
At that mont, dea noticed Helen's subtle movents and had an epiphany.
"She's actually considering this? This sly vixen!"
Following a muttered curse, dea's eyes darted around before she revealed a sweet smile,
"I haven't seen Helen in so long; let her join us."
"But the room..."
"I can..."
Just as Helen was about to speak up, dea beat her to it.
"Give her my room, I'll just squeeze in with my senior brother."
Thereupon, she took Helen's hands with a look of sincerity and warmth in her eyes.
"I don't mind making do, I absolutely can't let my dear sister suffer."
Oh great, it's not enough that this she-cat and you ate my Golden Apple, now you want to compete for beds with !
Knowing her scheming had been exposed, Helen clenched her teeth and steeled her heart, mimicking dea's expression and tone, returning the sweet smile.
"No, as good sisters, how can I bear to see you uncomfortable? Besides, it was who insisted on cramming in, so let take care of the shared lodging."
"How could I, I can't let you be uncomfortable!"
"It's not, really, it's not uncomfortable!"
The two exchanged words with smiles brimming on their faces, earnestly looking at each other, their arms locked in a "friendly" embrace, marked with bruises due to their excessive "closeness."
Seeing this, Luo En couldn't help but retreat further into the shadows.
Such a strong whiff of tea, if I drank this tonight, I'd definitely be up all night.
And as he observed the teeth-clenched "good sisters" on the field, Cainis couldn't help but show a hint of suspicion on her face.
"Is your friendship really that strong?"
"Of course!"
"Absolutely necessary!"
Seeing Cainis becoming suspicious, the two released their stiff arms simultaneously and hugged each other affectionately.
Cainis slapped her forehead and ca up with a perfect solution.
"Then it's settled, you two will sleep together, and that guy and I will take a room each."
"Great!"
Luo En hastily raised his hand in support, his heart finally settling down, turning to look at Cainis with fondness and admiration in his eyes.
Who says the children of Ares are all brutes? They're simply wise fools, just look, how clever that was! Sorting out the core issue in an instant!
dea and Helen, upon hearing this, were instantly dumbfounded, quickly separating from each other, coughing and scrambling to explain.
"Although it's not entirely impossible, I'm not quite accustod to sleeping with others."
" neither..."
"You two really are troubleso."
Cainis complained with a dark face and, with a wave of her hand, impatiently made arrangents.
"Forget it, one room for each of you, and I'll squeeze in with this guy."
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Instantly, three heads popped up with question marks, all looking bewilderedly at the host who had offered accommodations.
"What are you standing around for? If we keep arguing, it'll be daylight soon. You might not sleep, but I need to; it's decided!"
Having said that, Cainis didn't wait for the three to respond, directly dragging Luo En into the house. Then with a bang, she closed the room door and casually activated a Defensive Charm.
Soon after, the sounds of armor clashing onto the floor and clothes rustling, along with the creak of the bed fra, emanated from the pitch-black room.
dea and Helen stood dumbstruck at the doorway, utterly disheveled in the breeze.
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