Needless to say, the journey home from Purgatory Planet, Hao Ren and his party returned to the earth after a long absence after a period of hyperspace voyage.
They were not in a hurry to go home, but took Odin and Mimir's head to Athens.
The Shadow Council has been established, and the ten-thousand-year war between demon hunters and aliens has also come to an end. Now that the new order has been quietly established, the aliens in the city of Athens have been able to let go of their hands and feet, and do not have to live in secrets like in the past in the shadows. Although their "freedom" is still limited, the changes are obvious. The most obvious change is that the reception and entrance of the Athens sanctuary are no longer limited to the "shadow gate" guarded by Hesperis. Some industries in the world have now become their meeting point.
A striking modern mansion in the bustling business district of the city of Athens is owned - at least in name - by an ancient and prestigious family whose business empire spanned several countries, but whose conduct But it has always been low-key. While earning a huge amount of wealth, none of this family has devoted itself to politics or stepped onto the public stage, because this family has ancient ancestral precepts, and any behavior that crosses the line and shows up is strictly restricted. It is difficult for outsiders to understand how such a low-key family can continue to this day and make a fortune, but the family knows that it is because they have an unimaginable background boss.
Standing on the observation deck at the top of the building, Odin looked at this bustling and unfamiliar world of flowers and flowers in a daze, his brows were slightly frowned, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Vivienne interrupted his thinking: "How does it feel to return to the earth again?" ?”
"If you didn't tell me yourself, I wouldn't believe this is Earth," Odin shook his head lightly, "The changes are really amazing... This city is bigger than my Asa Garden, but to be honest, it's not How beautiful."
As soon as Odin finished speaking, he heard a bluffing voice coming from the elevator exit at the rear: "What are you talking about—who said the building I designed isn't beautiful anymore?!"
Hao Ren looked back, and saw a small Vivienne coming out of the elevator briskly, and then leaping towards us when he was still more than ten meters away: "Miss Vivienne! I really want to kill you..."
Vivienne threw a lightning ball over and knocked Hesiana to the ground, and raised her finger to the side: "Don't make trouble—this is Odin."
"Mr. Ao, hello," Heatherana got up and waved her hands casually in Odin's direction, her eyes were still looking at Vivienne, kicking her legs and taking off again, "Master Vivienne! I'm really... woo..."
Vivienne lifted the trumpet that was punched down by her, and her face was covered with black clouds: "Why does this brat forget to eat but not hit?"
"Don't be so strict with her." Hao Ren couldn't stand it anymore. "Actually, I think she has a pretty good nature. She helped us a lot. She just misses you a little too much."
Heather Anna was grabbed by the collar by Vivienne. After hearing Hao Ren's words, she tried to turn her head and glanced this way, her face was full of emotion: "The stepfather is not all a jerk, I didn't expect you to speak human words..."
Hao Ren's face turned green: "Vivian, you should continue beating me."
After the "mother and daughter" on Vivian's side finished their cordial and friendly daily exchanges, Odin finally found a chance to intervene. The old man stared dumbfounded at the smaller Vivian: "This is... old friend, you When did you have a daughter?!"
"Don't talk nonsense," Vivienne quickly explained, "This is the little bat I threw out and forgot to recycle, and I accidentally cultivated it to become fine. I told you about it, but you must have forgotten it."
Odin: "..."
"Wait a minute! Sir Vivian, did you just say that this old man is called Odin?" Heatherana was lying beside her in dejection, but at this moment she seemed to react suddenly, "Mr. Ao, your name is Ding?!"
The expressions of everyone around Hao Ren were broken, and only Y'zaks could express his opinion: "It's been a while since I've seen her, why does she seem a little silly? Uh... little girl, what's the matter with your dark circles?"
Heather Anna finally came to her senses at this moment, her face flushed red: "Ah, I'm sorry, I lost my composure just now. Aren't you busy managing the Shadow Council recently? The Heather Anna family is one of the founding families of the Shadow Council. I have to guarantee the interests of the entire family in the organization, and Mr. Mimir, the speaker, is gone at a critical moment, and the newly established parliament has a lot of problems, so I am busy... "
Hesianna glanced at Hao Ren several times while talking, and said with her tongue pressed against the back teeth: "I'm busy with my career, so why did you go? Lord Wei An disappeared, and kidnapped our speaker?"
Hao Ren first reacted to what kind of body "the tip of the wing hits the front heart". After a few seconds, he realized that this is a variant of "kicking the ass with the back heel". He looked at Heather Anna's The bear child was not angry, just smiled: "I just resettled the nine kingdoms of the Nordic gods and over a million refugees, and by the way maintained the balance of the world (attempted), oh yes, I am Yugudolahi now Er always takes the lead... "
Heather Anna: "..."
The little bat spirit held back for a long time, then turned to look at Vivienne: "Master Vivienne, is he... blowing it up or blowing it up?"
Vivienne folded her arms and gave the little bat spirit a sideways look: "So whether you ate something wrong recently or you broke your brain, you really don't know the nature of Hao Ren's work—he's still talking about it."
Heatherana has already dismissed all the idlers, and the human servants and dependents in this building have been driven to other floors, so everyone can enjoy discussing some internal affairs of the heterogeneous society. Mimir's head flew out of Hao Ren's portable space. After the two-meter-high head came out, it first took a few deep breaths of fresh air, and then greeted Hesianna with a smile: "Chief Hesianna, long time no see .”
"Chairman Mimir, I thought you weren't coming back," Heatherana said with her hands on her hips, "The Shadow Council is very busy now, every day there are people applying to enter human society, and there are people fighting over it , and the contact of the witcher here, that female witcher called Baihuo, no, the white fire witcher came to my building in person a while ago, but it made me nervous... "
Hao Ren couldn't help interrupting: "White Fire? What is she doing here?"
"Come to line up to buy limited edition games," Heatherana said with a sore face, "I have rented a floor in this building to a game publisher—I would never have thought that a demon hunter would play this game even if I killed him. A quilt waited from 10:30 the night before to 9:00 the next morning just to grab a starter, and the servants and family members in my building didn't dare to close their eyes all night, thinking she was here to mess things up."
Hao Ren: "..."
The cultural differences between the two groups are really not so easy to smooth out...
"By the way, where are the two guests I asked you to invite?" Hao Ren looked around and found that no one else came up except for Heather Anna and her two scumbags. "Aren't you at home?"
"Oh, they'll be here later," Heatherana was quite reluctant to answer Hao Ren's question, but since she was still a "human-speaking stepdad", she said, "Shadow Shelter The protective layer of the shelter still needs to be guarded, and the shelter is a bit chaotic now, and someone needs to maintain order, and they will come over after handling official duties."
As soon as Heatherana finished speaking, she heard noises from the nearby elevator room, and then the elevator door opened, and two women came out from inside.
One was dressed in a casual dress with an elegant and steady temperament. Hesperus was familiar to Hao Ren and the others. The other was a gloomy, indifferent woman dressed in black and expressionless. She was another member of the Athens Sanctuary. A gatekeeper, Hela.
A member of the former Nordic gods, raised the anti-flag with Loki in the twilight of the gods, and led a biochemical army of hundreds of thousands of undead to find Hela, the god of death who Odin had smashed once.
The moment she saw Odin, Hela's expression that hadn't changed for thousands of years finally trembled slightly. She froze in place as if she had been hit by a hold spell, as if she couldn't believe the scene in front of her.
Odin's reaction was also surprising, but the old man was obviously more open-minded after his weather-beaten experience. He was stunned for a while, and even took the initiative to show a smile to Hela: "Long time no see."
Nangong Sanba muttered beside him: "This is more embarrassing..."
Hao Ren coughed dryly: "Ahem, you probably have a lot to say."
Hela took a few steps forward with a stiff expression, stopped in front of Odin, and sighed one last time: "Old gods..."
"Don't call it that," Odin immediately raised his hand to block Hela's next words, "There is a true god in this world, and it's easy to be struck by lightning if you call it casually."
"Actually, it's nothing," Hao Ren said quietly, "That sister usually has a lot of things to do, and she doesn't have time to take care of someone who smashed her temple."
There might be a lot to talk between Odin and Hela, so Hao Ren put the two aside for the time being. He came to Hesperis and got straight to the point:
"Are there any remnants of the Olympian gods in this world?" (To be continued~^~)