Chapter 191 Hecate: The Traitor Finally Attacked Me! (41k)

Chapter 191 Hecate: Traitor, you finally attacked me! (4.1k)

Since Loen proposed the idea of ​​jointly compiling a statute, Themis has been in a trance for several days, and even forgot her original plan to close the door and send her away.

During the time she stayed on the island, Loen was tactful and did not bring up the past. He just invited the troubled goddess of justice to play two games every day under the pretext of playing chess as a pastime.

Of course, playing chess was just a means.

His real purpose was to take advantage of the opportunity to be alone with Themis every day, and in the attitude of a seeker, he would ask the goddess of justice some judicial-related questions, and throw out some difficult cases, so as to discuss and think together, and then introduce the future concept of natural law in Greece.

For example, from the exposition of "making laws, treating everyone equally, following the right path, and everyone getting what they deserve" in Solon's reform, "written laws" and "judicial equality" were proposed;

From Plato's "politics of the wise" of "philosopher king", the advantages and disadvantages of "cultivation of professional legal talents" and "emotional referendum of the whole people" were discussed;

From Aristotle's view that "rule of law" is better than "rule of man", the specific superiority of rule of law was interpreted...

In order to successfully arouse Themis' interest, Loen worked hard and almost dug out all the knowledge about ancient Greek law in his head.

And this kind of catering to her needs was effective immediately.

Every day, almost without Loen taking the initiative to speak, the goddess of justice would take the initiative to sit in front of the chessboard, waiting for the entertainment of "killing two games".

Seeing that Themis had already begun to be really interested, Lorne also took advantage of the situation and struck while the iron was hot. In his daily chess chats, he cited relevant difficult cases and cooperated with the goddess of justice to conduct court simulations, and used case law to deduce clockwork and sentencing.

Basically, the scene often involved Lorne throwing out half of the questions and Themis completing the other half and filling in the gaps.

However, considering the factual factors, the selected legal draft would naturally not be too advanced.

The Draco Code of Athens, the Twelve Tables of Ancient Rome, the Code of Hammurabi of Ancient Babylon... and other early written laws in history, all became topics for discussion under Lorne's guidance.

So, the three goddesses, Astraea, Thetis, and Hecate, often saw Lorne and Themis playing chess in a casual manner, while acting as prosecutors and defenders to each other, engaging in fierce legal debates in a verbal battle.

Themis's advantage lies in her talent and acumen, but Lorne also has knowledge that is beyond his time.

He is no novice in ancient law either. He has experience as a clerk in Crete and has handled many difficult cases while King Minos was bedridden.

Therefore, the two sides fought back and forth, and it was wonderful.

And every time after the daily "killing two games", there would often be dozens of parchments with handwriting on Themis's table.

Needless to say, Loen also knew that it was probably the experience of the goddess of justice who secretly left behind the trial and the law.

Days passed, and these two came every day when they were in high spirits and left with satisfaction, and their lives were quite fulfilling.

But the other three goddesses felt that they were a little redundant, and could only gather together for warmth, often get together to chat, and indirectly cultivated a good relationship.

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On the chessboard, as the black king was pushed down, the game ended.

Themis looked at the black king chess in her hand and the black and white chessboard, and couldn't help but feel emotional.

"If everything in the world is as simple and clear as playing chess, with rules to follow, perhaps there will not be so many disputes."

"The premise is that we need to find someone who can make rules for the world."

Lorne helped the fallen queen up and looked at the opposite side meaningfully.

The goddess of justice was silent for a long time and slowly spoke.

"Even if the rules are made, what if someone is unwilling to abide by them?"

Lorne answered without hesitation: "Then find a way to eliminate the interference and make it as fair as possible."

Themis looked at the young god in front of her seriously and asked faintly: "What if the interference is the gods?"

"The gods belong to the gods, and humans belong to humans." Lorne's answer was still straightforward, and he explained flatteringly, "Since it is a law made for humans, it should apply to the human group. The gods are high in the sky, how can they be bound by the rules of the secular world? It is better to enjoy the sacrifice and glory and let this order return to the earth."

Themis heard this and raised her eyebrows slightly.

For some reason, she always felt that the little guy in front of her had hidden meanings, as if he was planning some bad things that no one else knew about.

However, before the goddess of justice could think seriously, Lorne on the opposite side had already stood up with a smile and bowed deeply.

"Your Highness Themis, I have benefited a lot from the discussions with you in recent days. I am honored to have you as a good teacher to guide me in my legal studies. But the gathering will end at a certain time. Now that my partner's injury has healed, it is inconvenient to continue to bother him. It is time to formally bid you farewell."

"You are leaving?"

Hearing this, Themis stood up suddenly, her face subconsciously tightened a little, and she felt lost in her heart.

"Yeah!"

Lorne nodded seriously and answered truthfully.

"As you said, a law that cannot be truly implemented is ultimately just a piece of paper. So I plan to return to Athens and suggest to King Aegeus and the goddess of wisdom Athena to set up a court on Ares Mountain to try judicial arbitration. By the way, organize people and promote the compilation of written laws."

In the mythological era, Ares Mountain had the prototype of a court because of the trial of Ares. After the Age of Gods, it was openly responsible for protecting the laws of the Athenian city-state, governing most of the most important affairs in the city-state, and directly judging and punishing all those who disturbed public order.

With these foundations, it is most appropriate to use this place as a test field.

"Really? Good idea."

Themis nodded and made a fair evaluation, but then looked at the holy mountain looming between the stars and murmured.

"But it's just an idea after all..."

"Well, there is indeed a distance from idea to implementation."

Lorne nodded slightly in agreement, and the smile on his face was still bright.

"But if you want to cross this distance and practice fairness and justice, you don't have to wait, but fight for it!"

When these words came out, Themis was struck by lightning and couldn't help but be moved. Her eyes under the black veil looked deeply at the young god in front of her for a long, long time.

He seemed to have something that he had lost.

Feeling that Themis's eyes were looking at him, and there seemed to be a hint of different emotions, Loen's heart moved and he spoke in a deep voice.

"Actually, before I leave, I have an unwelcome request, which is to ask you, the original goddess of justice, to participate in the formulation of the first written law."

However, Themis still shook her head.

"We swore to the Styx that we would not walk out of our territory at will and interfere with the order of the world."

Alas, after working so hard for so long, there is still no hope.

Just when Loen was disappointed, Themis waved to the door.

"Asteria!"

"Teacher, you called me?" Another goddess of justice came in curiously.

"Athens is preparing to compile a written law. This is a good opportunity to learn and practice. You go with him."

Themis pointed at Loen and said to her disciple in a deep voice.

It's okay to lose something in the east, it's better than returning empty-handed.

Seeing that things were a foregone conclusion, Loen had to comfort himself in this way.

Astraea, who received the order, immediately smiled and patted her chest to the young man next to her who she liked very much, with an expression of "I'll protect you".

"Don't worry, I know Athens well! If you don't understand anything, you can ask me."

Loen forced a stiff smile on his face, but he couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart.

I didn't understand what your teacher meant. Did he ask you to help me?

Besides, it's not certain who will protect whom in Athens.

At this moment, Themis saw the careless performance of her own disciple and couldn't help but sigh.

This child is good in everything, but she is too straightforward. She really shouldn't learn law from her and become the new goddess of justice.

After a moment of silence, Themis seemed to have made up her mind. She looked up at Astraia on the field, pointed to the bedroom in the back hall, and ordered in a deep voice.

"You, follow me into the room!"

"What, what's wrong?" Faced with the teacher's sudden severity, Astraia instinctively shrank her neck.

"I have something to give you..."

Themis answered lightly, then dragged Astraia to her bedroom, closed the door, set up many restrictions, and in the surprised eyes of the disciple, untied the black veil covering her eyes, revealing a pair of bright eyes as deep and boundless as the starry sky.

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The next day, it was time to set off.

Lorne and Thetis came to the starlight curtain early in the morning and waited quietly.

A quarter of an hour later, two figures came together in the morning light.

Lorne looked from a distance and couldn't help but feel happy.

Could it be?

However, as the two figures approached, his face darkened a little.

"Is it you?"

"Is it necessary to be so disgusted?"

Hekate immediately covered her chest with resentment, and put on a sad expression.

"How could it be, Master, you are busy with all kinds of things, so forget about such a small matter as a farewell."

Lorne perfunctorily smiled and muttered in his heart.

I thought Themis had changed her mind, but it turned out to be a waste of joy.

"Farewell? No, I want to set off with you."

However, Hecate's answer surprised Lorne.

"What, you want to go too?"

"Yes, I happen to have some things to do and I have to go to Athens in person."

"What's up?"

"Confidential..."

Hecate raised her index finger in front of her lips, making a "shush" gesture, smiled and shook her head, and stopped talking.

Hearing this answer, Lorne couldn't help but frown, and there was a hint of ominous premonition in his heart.

Could it be that something happened in Athens?

Thinking of this, Lorne's heart tightened and he took the initiative to speak.

"Everyone, it's getting late, let's go."

"good!"

Astraea nodded readily, then turned the golden scales on both sides of the Sword of Judgment, opening the curtain of starlight surrounding the island.

Lorne walked to the seaside, curled his fingers to outline a few Hermes words, and summoned his bronze chariot and two immortal horses.

Although they suffered a lot of trauma in the last battle, after a period of training in the sea and their immortality, the two divine horses have recovered as before.

As soon as they saw their master, the horses, which had been depressed for a long time, snorted and spread their hooves to have fun around Lorne.

"Okay, I'll let you run as long as you can in a minute!"

Lorne laughed and cursed, patting the heads of the two divine horses, then grabbed the reins, stabilized the car, and sent the three goddesses up first.

After a moment, accompanied by the surging of the waves, the two immortal horses galloped freely on the water.

But soon, a familiar blood light spread from the clouds in front, and the rich scarlet covered the sky.

It's really haunting!

Seeing the female evil god in front of her holding dark red swords, with red hair and black wings on her back, Loen couldn't help cursing in his heart.

It's been a few months, and Eris is still squatting nearby.

It has to be said that this woman's revenge is simply outrageous.

Seeing the three ducks that had originally escaped and hit her palm again, Eris couldn't help but show a smug smile on her face, waving her sword and shouting.

"See who can save you this time!"

At the same time, three beautiful women wearing black veils and pale faces appeared on a deserted island on one side, and the gloomy atmosphere brought a strange sense of familiarity.

The three goddesses of revenge?

As his eyes swept across the faces of the three beautiful women, Loen hesitated for a moment before confirming their original identities.

Strange, where are the snake hair on their heads and the black wings behind them?

Hecate glanced at the three goddesses of vengeance who blocked the road, and couldn't help but praise them, with a hint of gloating in her eyes.

"They have digested the posture of beasts and gradually transformed into the original image of Titans. It seems that after not seeing them for a while, your friends have become much stronger."

"The original image of Titans?" Loen was a little puzzled.

As the master, Hecate smiled and explained the doubts of her disciple.

In the ancient age of gods, reproduction was a symbol of strength.

Therefore, those early Titan gods, either through sexual union or asexual creation, gave birth to a large number of Titan hybrid descendants, who often had strange shapes.

However, the memory from inheritance will make them move closer to a unified appearance of one head, two arms and two legs.

This image is usually regarded as a way to hide and protect themselves and communicate normally.

Once the remnants of the beast are dissolved, it means that they have made a qualitative leap in both intellect and power.

Obviously, in the previous chase, the three goddesses of vengeance gained a lot of concepts of "hatred" and "revenge", and now they have become more powerful.

"What if they show the beast part again?"

"If the gods and Titans show their original form, it means that they have entered the attack state and need to show the strongest power in their original form to fight against their opponents."

"Oh, that's it."

Lorne looked at the three goddesses of vengeance on the island, whose long hair turned into venomous snakes, tears of blood in their eyes, and whose faces gradually became hateful, and suddenly realized it.

Then, he pressed Hecate's shoulder, grinned unscrupulously, and threw the master on the chariot to the island where the three goddesses of vengeance were without hesitation.

Then, amid the stunned expressions of the other two goddesses, Loen decisively drove the bronze chariot forward, broke out of the encirclement of the blood cloud, and sped away.