In the courtyard.
Luo En watched Helen, purified in both body and mind, leave, then dragged a sullen dea back into the house, and afterward declined Cainis' invitation to sleep together under the pretext of cleaning up the dinnerware.
As the doors to the two bedrooms closed and the fluorite lighting in the house went out, he sighed in relief as if a great burden had been lifted.
After being so busy for such a long ti, all he wanted now was so peace and quiet.
Having spent so ti tidying up the courtyard and dinnerware, Luo En confird that the three inside were soundly asleep before he comfortably stretched and prepared to enjoy his own leisure ti.
However, just as he took a step forward, a low knocking sound ca from behind him.
Turning around reluctantly, Luo En opened the door to find the tall Amazon Queen with flaming red hair standing quietly outside.
"Hippolyta? What are you doing here so late?"
"The defense line has been rebuilt, and the matter of cooperating with the Thessalians for defense has concluded. Since there are no more tasks, as a retainer, I naturally have to return to my master's side to ensure his safety," Hippolyta said, tying her reddish-brown warhorse, entering the courtyard on her own, and laying down a beast-skin blanket on the ground to serve as her bed.
She then started inscribing warning and defensive spells around herself and setting up several simple traps, displaying the complete professionalism of a bodyguard.
Clearly, serving as a retainer was not sothing Hippolyta took lightly.
Luo En, sowhat amused and exasperated, waved his hand dismissively.
"There's no need for that. You've been running around in my stead, helping the Amazon Tribe assist Thessaly through a dangerous period; you've already done a huge favor. We're even for last ti."
Upon hearing this, Hippolyta looked at the man before her with a hint of surprise.
"Are you sure?"
"Think it's too little? Well, I've got an additional condition then,"
Luo En mused for a mont and then began to speak with a smile.
"Here's what I propose: I hope you can restrain your tribe from plundering the population of Greek city-states any longer. Let the Amazon Tribe and the Greeks live together in peace."
"I wish for that too..."
Hippolyta detected the good intentions Luo En was extending, however, her expression showed difficulty.
"But the Amazon Tribe needs offspring to continue, and if we cannot bring back enough n every Day of Fertility, our population will keep declining, and the Amazon Tribe..."
"Then all these years of plundering n, how much has the number of Amazon warriors increased by?"
Luo En cut her off and asked leisurely.
"That..." Hippolyta took a breath, her mind wandering to the state of her tribe, and her eyes filled with bewildernt.
Evidently, the number of Amazon female warriors hadn't increased much through such reproductive thods. In fact, the tribe's numbers had decreased rather than increased because of the conflicts with Greek city-states during the raids, leading to continuous casualties among the sisters.
Seeing Hippolyta's reaction, Luo En understood.
"Abandoning the War God's faith to serve Artemis was also for this reason, wasn't it?"
With so hesitation, Hippolyta nodded resignedly.
The Amazons changed their faith not only because Father God Ares was defeated in the god wars but also to salvage the tribe's declining birthrate year after year.
As everyone knows, Artemis is not only the goddess of hunting and the moon but also holds authority over fertility, childbirth, and the protection of infants.
Indeed, it was Ares who ca up with the brainless idea of snatching n for breeding...
Luo En sneered internally and looked at the still confused Amazon Queen with annoyance.
"Why snatch if you want to keep the birthrate up? Why not just borrow seed openly and honorably?"
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Seeing that Hippolyta was still perplexed, Luo En simply laid out his thoughts clearly for her to hear.
Under the bright moonlight that illuminated the entire courtyard, Hippolyta listened to the handso demigod's suggestions, her eyes luminous with surprise and the turmoil in her heart plain to see.
What Luo En suggested was straightforward and not difficult to understand.
Simply put, every year during the Day of Fertility, the Amazons could loosen restrictions and invite n from the Greek World to co to the Amazon Tribe, to pair with won of age for conjugal union.
If the Amazons wanted to ensure the quality of the n, they could set trials to test the n's strength, intelligence, and bloodline when entering the tribe, thus selecting the perfect offspring.
If soone as prestigious as the Amazon Queen had nurous suitors, after an initial selection, the pursuing Greek heroes could then compete against each other in an arena, and after a number of victors erged, she could choose personally among them.
Children born from these unions would remain with the Amazons if they were girls, contributing to the population. If they were boys, they need not be exterminated ruthlessly; instead, they could be given to their fathers to raise.
With this approach, not only would the Amazon Tribe no longer need to antagonize the Greek city-states for plundering n, but they could also use such thods as a bond to secure more allies.
"With the n competing against each other like animals under such stern conditions solely for a woman, would they really be willing to co?"
Hippolyta, though astounded by the man's groundbreaking and unorthodox thinking, still had so doubts about the practicality of his idea.
Luo En glanced at the questioning Hippolyta with so irritation and responded.
"For thousands of years, from beasts to n, from n to gods, reproduction has always been of the utmost importance. Males fighting each other for the chance to mate is already the norm. You have no idea what ridiculous things those Greek heroes would do to compete for the right to breed."
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