Chapter 975 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Hao Ren studied Vivian’s statue in a daze, wondering about that sentence on the pedestal beneath it. Lily’s idea seemed to be the most likely. He turned to her and asked, “Did the Olympian Gods worship you back then?”

“Not to this extent…” Vivian looked just as confused as him. “I was only slightly closer to them than the rest. Besides, Zeus and his big happy family thought of themselves as Gods, why would they think of worshipping someone else?”

“I think it’s a bit of a stretch too,” Lily mumbled. “Batty’s like a magnet of bad luck. Imagine how desperate they must be to trust her to keep them safe. Make her a statue today, lose your entire realm in the next… Zeus and his merry band had to be crazy to worship this God of bad luck.”

Vivian glared at Lily and spoke through her teeth, “No one’s calling you a mute if you keep your mouth shut!”

“Maybe the Greece ‘Gods’ knew something.” Hao Ren frowned as his attention lingered on Vivian’s statue. “Perhaps it’s got something to do with Vivian’s position?”

“You mean… My relationship with the Goddess of Creation?” Vivian raised a brow. “The Olympian Gods wanted to take advantage of that relation?”

Hao Ren nodded as he slowly elaborated his idea. “The only plausible thing that could be this ‘calamity’ they spoke of must be the demon hunters. Your statue was probably used to avoid the disaster. Perhaps the Greece Gods realized something about the Goddess of Creation, and then of your relationship with Her. Perhaps they thought that by worshipping you, they could reach out to the Goddess of Creation and defeat the demon hunters with Her help.”

Lily thought that sounded reasonable. “Sounds logical, do you think it worked?”

Hao Ren curled his lips. “What do you think? They were all killed in just a few hours by the demon hunters. Obviously they got something wrong. Maybe their intel was incomplete, or maybe they were only acting out of desperation. In any case, Vivian’s life size statue cannot possibly protect them all. She can’t even protect herself…”

Vivian’s arms went akimbo. “Hey, can’t you just talk without insulting me for a sec?”

Ayesha and Nangong Wudi were following their discussion. Ayesha asked, “It doesn’t matter if they lost their minds or something. More importantly, why didn’t they just ask Vivian? Athena seemed to be making these statues in secret, hiding it even from Vivian herself.”

Hao Ren nodded in agreement. “That is a mystery. I’ve never heard of someone worshipping a God but keeping it a secret from said God. Say, Vivian, when you were with those Olympian people, did you not see any signs of their research in this matter?”

Vivian shook her head confidently. “No. I remember they were very friendly. Oh, and they always treat me to a good meal, they’re super generous.”

Hao Ren immediately had a feeling that this generosity belied some ulterior motive. The Olympian Gods had a plan, but what it was was not exactly clear. In the end, Lily raised a very important question. “Hey, isn’t there something very suspicious that you all haven’t realized yet?”

“What?” Everyone asked in unison.

Lily pointed at Vivian. “Batty was notorious, but someone still thought it was a good idea to invite her over for dinner! That is highly unusual in and of itself. The Olympian Gods must be quite daring to invite her into their home!”

That struck a chord with everyone. Only Vivian was left with a heavily scowling face. “Who am I offending now…”

Hao Ren patted Vivian kindly by her shoulder. “Don’t take this to heart. It’s in your nature to bring misfortune. We are now focusing on the boldness of the Olympian Gods…”

Vivian’s expression turned even darker at that.