Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1790 1762. Divide the troops
Cassandra was just about to make arrangements.

In fact, Cassandra did not find the task entrusted to her by her biological father Pythagoras difficult to accomplish.

She has been traveling in the Aegean Sea for several years, and her reputation as the demigod "Falcon Tamer" is very famous.

She had also received many troublesome commissions. The work to be done, the things to be stolen, and the people to be killed were distributed on many scattered islands. She had also done many tasks that required traveling back and forth to complete.

And often for such troublesome tasks, employers will give extra generous rewards.

Just follow the steps and it will be done.

Besides, Cassandra fully believed that Lan and her brother would support and help her. She had no concerns about internal disagreements, so she made a prompt decision and wanted to start the journey as soon as possible.

After all, according to Pythagoras, there are many people chasing after the artifact, and sealing Atlantis is imminent.

But Lann, who had been listening quietly with his arms folded across his chest, raised one hand, interrupting Cassandra's plan.

"You just said 'find it step by step'?" The witcher shook his head. "I don't agree with this approach."

"Hmm?" Cassandra was a little surprised, but she still stretched out a hand, motioning Lan En to continue.

"I think you may have adapted to working alone in the Aegean Sea, doing everything by yourself, Cassandra. But now..." Lan En's fingers circled around the three people present, including himself, "You have a lot of helpers."

"In your previous mercenary career, the Adrestia at most provided you with the convenience of sea travel, but most of the crew members could not participate in your battles and missions, so you could only run back and forth yourself. Because of the shortage of manpower."

"But if Pythagoras believes you can find the four Isu artifacts, then couldn't Alexios, who is not much different from you, do it on his own?"

Lan En said this, while Alexios next to him cooperated very well. He clenched his right fist and knocked on his golden breastplate, indicating that he had complete confidence.

"We can act separately to speed up the collection of artifacts." Lan pointed to the ground, then to himself, and looked at Cassandra. "After all, time is precious. Not only does Atlantis need to be sealed as soon as possible, but I also have to hurry here."

At this point, Cassandra's eyes flashed with realization, and then she nodded seriously.

Lan and Margarita once briefly told her about Lan's travel patterns.

Cassandra understood this simplified explanation quite well.

Now that they have come to the Greek world which is their hometown, it is actually a "small trip" that they took during their two long journeys.

If he had only come to Thera Island to see his biological father, then Lan would certainly have plenty of time left and would have seemed relaxed.

But if it is clear that there are still things to be done now, then time will obviously become tight and needs to be carefully planned and utilized.

"Let's get going without further ado." Lan En called out, and the three of them began to walk towards the shore of Thera Island.

"Pythagoras... Tsk." Lan En was stuck for a moment before continuing, "This name sounds awkward now. Where is the approximate location of the artifact that he has discovered?"

Although he had already met famous historical figures such as Socrates, Alcibiades, Aristophanes, etc. in Athens, now there was also Herodotus, the "Father of Western Historiography", on the Adrestia.

However, when a historical figure who should have died nearly a hundred years ago suddenly appeared in front of him in this world, Lan En still felt a little sudden and awkward.

"Ha! I feel the same as you do." Cassandra laughed at the situation of her biological father without any hesitation. "It feels very... weird to hear the name Pythagoras coming out of my mouth now. He is actually my father!"

"He gave me the locations of Boeotia, Kythera, Lesbos, and Crete."

Alexios curled his lips and said, "The distribution is quite scattered, all over the place."

"Let's go by distance first," Lan En matched the ancient Greek map of the Aegean Sea in his mind and completed the plan almost as soon as Cassandra finished speaking.

"I will ride the Qilin to Crete, and then have it come back to take one of you to another direction. The last person must lead the Adrestia along. The ship cannot just drift near this volcanic island."

Cassandra and Alexios had no objection to Lan's arrangement.

The final arrangement was that Lan went to Crete, Alexios to Kythera, and Kassandra to Boeotia.

"King Archidamos actually gave me a mission before. He wanted me to go to Boeotia to turn the tide of the war between Sparta and Athens. This time I just happened to stop by and take a look."

Cassandra was still thinking about killing two birds with one stone.

Lan En was helpless. This woman was good in every way, except that she had a collecting habit. Whenever she received a task, she wanted to clean it up like cleaning a room.

Although it won't cause any trouble, this habit is strange enough.

Standing on the edge of the black sand beach of Thera Island, Lan En simply did not return to the Adrestia. He rubbed the copper ring on his hand, and the Qilin, who was strolling around the ship, felt the call. Its hooves stepped on the sea surface, leaving thunder patterns, and ran towards here.

Although the crew on the ship had seen the Qilin many times in the past few days, many people still screamed and shouted when the ancient dragon appeared again.

On the deck, Herodotus and Barnabas, who were waiting there, waved over here. They had no idea what was going on.

Lan climbed onto his horse and waved towards the boat as a sign of hello. When Cassandra and Alexios rowed back to the Adrestia, they would explain everything to everyone.

The Mediterranean Sea, as an inland sea, will be used as a "bathtub" by the Romans in the future. As a corner of the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea actually has a more limited area and distance between islands in the sea.

For example, before, the Adrestia sailed from Laconia, where Sparta was located, to Elis, where the Olympic Games were held. The average sailing time was four days. If one was unlucky and faced headwinds the whole way, the journey could be extended to twenty days.

This is already considered far away in the current Greek civilized world.

Crete, the island that Lann chose as his destination, is located at the southernmost tip of the Aegean Sea. The Qilin occasionally avoided ships on the sea and occasionally bypassed islands with a large population.

Lan and Mentos were in control of the direction, and under their guidance, Qilin took about two hours to take Lan to Crete.

This big island is divided into two areas, east and west, Pefka and Messala. Lan En landed on a coastal wasteland in Pefka in the east.

"Please make another trip."

After getting ashore, Lan En patted Qilin's neck and took out a brick-sized piece of special rations for it.

"Huff! Snap!"

"No problem! We're all brothers!"

Qilin's teeth bit into the special rations that were shaped like bricks but harder than bricks, causing the rations to make a dull cracking sound.

It rubbed its cheeks happily left and right, and the entire ration disappeared into its big mouth.

After whistling, Qilin jumped into the sea without looking back, ready to return to Thera Island to pick up people as Lan En had told it on the way.

Lan En scratched his head and turned to look at the undulating hills, revealing large areas of yellow soil, yellow grass, and occasional green trees.

Because it is located at the southernmost tip of the Aegean Sea, the latitude is close to Africa. Therefore, the temperature here is among the hottest compared to the Aegean Sea, which is already sunny.

So much so that there is an area on the island called 'Little Egypt'.

The location given by Pythagoras was not very accurate. It was difficult to find out where the four unique and powerful artifacts might be while attracting as little attention as possible.

So you can't expect anything. I'll give you four directions and you can look for it on the big island.

Compared to the journey time that can be shortened by Qilin, the time spent finding the artifact in the area may be even greater.

This is also the main reason why Lan En feels that time is a bit tight.

Fortunately, this powerful and unique Isu artifact, according to Pythagoras, usually causes abnormal phenomena.

On one hand, this makes it easier to find, but on the other hand, it also increases the risk of being discovered by others.

Lan En did not forget that in the entire Greek world, the Cult of Order was the most eager for divine artifacts and used them unscrupulously.

The Cult of Kosmos was unaware of the existence of Pythagoras, had not discovered Atlantis, and did not know how these four artifacts were different from the other artifacts.

However, the Cult of Order has been constantly collecting artifacts, and just because they don’t know that these four artifacts are special doesn’t mean they don’t want to get them.

In addition, they were distributed and hidden throughout the Greek world. Compared with them, Lan, Cassandra, and Alexios might not even have the advantage of being discovered first, because the Cult of Kosmos might have already arranged people in the local area.

I was thinking about the possible accidents that might happen during the operation, the problems I would face, the possible enemies, and most importantly: what form would the so-called "powerful and self-defeating artifact" take?
Lan took off his unique armor that was too conspicuous in ancient Greece, put on an ordinary linen shirt and hood, and walked along the road along the coast towards the harbor that was vaguely visible in the distance.

Since we want to investigate, of course we have to go to crowded places to collect information first.

As Lan En walked closer and closer on the loess road, the noise of the settlements in the harbor and town began to be captured by his keen hearing.

When Lan En turned the road to a perfect angle, a large statue standing on the harbor, which had been blocked by houses and hills just now, appeared.

The statue was about twenty meters tall, depicting a strong warrior with a complete set of armor and a large axe in hand, but...

The warrior's head was not that of a human, but that of a bull with two horns!
(End of this chapter)