A whole year has passed. For the people of the Sanctuary, this year may be an unforgettable year for them. In the first half of the year, the Sanctuary was rebuilt, and in the second half, they grew rapidly under the training of superior saints.
The guidance of a high-level Saint is something that a group of people can only hope to achieve. Although this is much worse than becoming a disciple of the Golden Saint, it is already considered a good thing for many people who can only explore their own training. Such a favor.
After a year of development, the Holy Land, which was preparing for war, had not been attacked by the underworld. Although this is indeed a good thing, every time I heard from Tong Hu that another underworld warrior had escaped from the seal, and after Dismask reported the news that the underworld was gathering, the Sanctuary wished that the underworld would not be fully capable of fighting. launch an attack.
After a year, Shazhi has already stabilized her authority in the sanctuary. Not to mention that all the gold saints have surrendered, even the low-level bronze and silver will soon be convinced after seeing Shazhi. Be attracted by her infectious little universe, and at the same time devote yourself to her loyalty.
Although life here is very good, don't forget that apart from being the Athena of the Sanctuary, Saori also has another identity. She is the head of the Kido Group, one of the largest groups in Japan.
Although the secular Kido Group seems somewhat dispensable compared to the Sanctuary industry, as an industry left by Kido Mitsumasa, Saori seems very nostalgic.
As early as after taking initial control of the sanctuary, Saori had already contacted Tatsumi who was staying in Greece. On weekdays, Saori is dealing with matters in the sanctuary, and everything such as the Kido Group is left to Tatsumi to handle.
Although such a plan is somewhat irresponsible, Tatsumi is worthy of being the old housekeeper who has taken care of Mitsumasa Kido for many years. He handled everything in an orderly manner and there were no problems because Saori was not based in Japan.
However, although Saori can be fooled by not seeing her for a long time, there are some things that have to be done in person. And this matter involves the previous generation of the Kido family, Mitsumasa Kido, and the Thoreau family, a family of shipping kings in this area of Greece.
Decades ago, Mitsumasa Kido, who traveled around the world, unexpectedly met the previous generation head of the Ship King world near Greece. The two hit it off immediately, and even after decades, they still have a lot of friendship.
In the past few years, the previous generation of the Greek shipping tycoon family passed away, and a new generation of young heads took over. Not only did they develop and expand the family industry in a short period of time, but they also have a tendency to carry forward the business.
And just when Shaozhi had been in charge of the sanctuary for nearly a year, the new head of the Greek shipping king had reached 18 years old, and according to Greek rules, he could hold a coming-of-age ceremony for him.
The Greek shipping king family held a grand private banquet for their new owner, and their invitees happened to include the Kido Group with whom they had interacted.
As Tatsumi, who once served Mitsumasa Kido, naturally understood that this banquet was not something he could do for him. If possible, it would be best for Saori to go there in person, which would maintain the friendship between the two families.
However, Saori is different from the past. If Saori was still just the girl in charge of the Kido Group, it would not be a problem to go this time; but now Saori is the Athena of the Sanctuary, and her every move is related to the Sanctuary. As well as the success or failure of the Holy War, is it really possible to leave the sanctuary at will
Tatsumi is just a housekeeper and can't make the decision on this kind of thing, so he can only leave the matter to Saori to handle it honestly.
Everyone as the Golden Saints did not approve of attending the banquet. After all, as time goes by, Pluto's army is close to being completely resurrected. At this time, it is increasingly difficult to be attacked. Going out at will will only increase the possibility of accidents.
But the Golden Saints don't understand that Saori, who was brought up by Mitsumasa Kido since childhood and has no blood connection with Mitsumasa Kido, but is no different from his real grandson, attaches great importance to this relationship.
Therefore, despite the warnings from the Golden Saints, they still could not stop Saori from going to the appointment.
In order to ensure the safety of Athena, this time the sanctuary sent Milo and Shun as guards to protect Athena's safety at the banquet.
The reason why they only sent one gold and one bronze was that one of the two people's strength was already at the gold level, and the other was infinitely close to the gold level. The two of them were not weak in terms of strength.
The banquet was held in Athens, Greece. If an accident happened, other people would be able to come to the rescue and it should be able to survive.
The second reason is to prevent the protective power of the sanctuary from becoming empty. Although yarn weaving is very important, the sanctuary cannot be lost.
The third point is that this is just a banquet. If there are too many people following, it will appear too conspicuous, which is contrary to Saori's original intention.
As night falls, south of Athens, 70 kilometers away from the city center, Cape Sounion, the southernmost tip of the Attica Peninsula, is where the Greek shipping king and the Thoreau family, who control the world's largest maritime shipping, are located.
There are countless celebrities invited to tonight's birthday party. Even the Kido Group can only be considered an upper-middle-class company among them, not the most powerful company.
Although Shazhi, who was wearing a white classical-style evening dress, did not move around at the banquet, she still became the focus of the entire banquet and attracted many people's attention.
What is even more eye-catching are the two "beauties" in men's clothing following Shazhi. One is a beauty dressed in men's clothing with burgundy hair and a mature style, while the other is a slightly young and flat-chested dark green "girl".
These two people are naturally Scorpio Milo, who is responsible for protecting Saori, and Andromeda Shun. It is not surprising that Shun is mistaken for a girl due to his good looks, and Milo on the other side is even more praised by many because of his mature beauty. Men strike up a conversation.
"Well~ Miss Saori, the food here tastes good. Would you like some? I think this banquet will be held for a while..."
Seeing that Saori only had a formulaic smile on her face after entering the banquet, Shun couldn't help but say this.
Shazhi shook her head, and then said to Shun on the side: "I don't need to, Shun, please don't be rude. The contemporary head of the Thoreau family, Julian Thoreau, is not an easy man. The industry expanded to all parts of the world…”
"Hmph... I'm really honored to be the topic of discussion for you!" At this moment, a third person's voice appeared in the conversation between Saori and Shun, and he was none other than Zhu, the protagonist of this banquet. Li An, "I am Julian. Welcome to my birthday party tonight, Miss Saori Kido!"
Stepping out of the crowd was a young but proud blue-haired man with a handsome appearance that could be considered outstanding even in the world.
It has to be said that the leader of the world's number one maritime shipping company still has such an appearance. Julian seemed to be favored by God. Not only did he have a perfect family background, but he also had an extraordinary appearance.
It can be said that such a uniquely gifted person has everything he needs, and I am afraid that there is nothing he has not been able to obtain since he was born. Whether it is appearance, knowledge, conversation, money or power, Julian is the best choice.
And Julian's eyes looking at Saori at this moment were inexplicably hot, as if he wanted to take Saori completely as his own.
Julian, who was getting closer, took advantage of the situation and wanted to take his right hand deep into Saori's hand, and then lowered his head to kiss the back of Saori's right hand.
However, this move was already stopped by Milo, who was on guard. Milo slapped Julian's hand away with his right hand, and then said coldly: "I'm sorry, Miss Saori doesn't like such close contact. !”
Milo didn't care what kind of Greek shipping king Julian was. To her, Julian's actions just now were a blasphemy to Athena, and she would not allow such a thing to happen.
After Julian saw that his action was blocked, he suddenly raised his head and glared at Milo who was blocking him.
After being stared at like this, Milo, as the Golden Saint, actually felt trembling, as if Julian in front of him had the ability to kill her, Milo's body just stood there stiffly.
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't feel the breath of the small universe at all, Milo would even wonder if the Julian in front of him was someone sent by the underworld.
"Miss Shazhi, I have something I want to talk to you about alone..." Julian raised his hand to Shazhi, then pointed in the direction of the balcony and said, "It happens that the balcony is relatively quiet, can we go together, come on... "
As Julian and Saori came to the balcony, the balcony with just the two of them provided the best opportunity for private chat.
"Our Thoreau family has been engaged in maritime transportation and trade since hundreds of years ago..." Julian looked at the sea and countless ships outside the balcony, and suddenly felt proud to the sky. "With strongholds outside the Mediterranean, it has now expanded to all parts of the world. Control the seven seas! My father said that only those who control the ocean can control the entire world, and more than 70% of this world is ocean. And one day, I will also control the ocean, and thus the entire world!"
After saying this, Julian suddenly looked at Saori, who was also looking at the sea. Then his expression seemed to be a declaration after showing off enough capital: "Miss Saori, I wonder if you are willing to share this with me." Joy?"
"Eh?"
Saori showed a stunned expression when she suddenly heard these words, as if she never expected that Julian would say these words. Just because I didn't expect it, there was a slight expression of rejection on my face after hearing it.
Julian didn't seem to see the difficulty that Shazhi was having at this time, and continued to talk to himself: "I want you to be the bride of my Julian Thoreau!"
"Bride? Haha... stop joking!"
Saori smiled and turned around, wanting to leave Julian to avoid this embarrassment.
Julian on the other side did not catch up and said: "This is not a joke, I am serious, Miss Saori!"
At the same time as he said this, Julian stretched out his hand to hold Saori's hand.
Snapped-
Julian only felt a pain on the back of his hand, and then his whole body was shaken back by a force. He was caught off guard and hit the railing of the balcony and almost fell out.
"You're such an entangled guy, you can't touch her!"
The gloom on Sa Zhi's originally worried face suddenly disappeared, and she just looked at Le Yuan who held her hand to block Julian.