The Warrior of Love

“I can’t believe it…”

"By the way, whose child is that? I've rarely seen him."

"Don't you know? I didn't know him either. I thought he was from your village."

"But I have some impression that this kid came to our village a few days ago and exchanged rabbits for salt... Oh? No, he doesn't seem to be that old."

……

"call!"

Amid the cheers of the crowd, Jiang Liu put away his weapon, tied it up and put it behind his back.

It is called a weapon, but in fact it is just an iron rod about 1.2 meters long. It was made from abandoned farm tools and was used by Jiang Liu as daily exercise equipment.

Looking at the people who were immersed in joy, Jiang Liu couldn't help but smile.

They are all farmers from nearby villages. Because they are close to the mountains, there is not much land that can be reclaimed, so they are particularly cherishing the land that has already been plowed.

This wild boar ran out of the mountains and destroyed a large area of ​​farmland and crops, causing great harm to the surrounding villagers. However, even the best hunters could not match this monster. Although they reported it to the lord in the hope that he would send soldiers or hire God's followers to help, they could not come up with enough resources to entertain the soldiers or pay them.

Jiang Liu went out to buy some daily necessities such as salt, lamp oil, cloth, etc. The autumn in this area is particularly short, so he had to prepare for winter in advance.

As a result, when he was about to go back, he encountered the wild boar making trouble again, which reminded him that his family really needed some meat... and he helped the villagers by the way.

Jiang Liu had not expected to be rewarded in the first place, and he also knew the situation of these villagers, so he just symbolically took some fine flour from them, cut some wild boar meat, and then packed his bags and left amid their gratitude.

A two-meter-high backpack pressing on a child who was only about 1.34 meters tall looked so funny and incredible, but Jiang Liu's steps were calm and unhurried, and he had no problem even crossing mountains and hills.

Innate divine power?

That alone couldn't explain what was happening to him.

It only took one month for him to go from babbling to walking and then to being able to walk briskly.

His growth can be seen almost every day, and his speed is so fast that even the knowledgeable "adoptive mother" is surprised. However, she seems to attribute it to the "divine blood" that she fed to Jiang Liu in the past, thinking it was a miracle that she had accidentally caused.

Strictly speaking, it is not wrong, because that drop of divine blood did promote Jiang Liu's growth.

Although the gods in Type-Moon are more or less different from their images in the original mythology, and the gods in this world have little to do with the original except for the settings and names, there are still some wonderful causal connections.

The divine blood of his foster mother and the blessing bestowed by Tiamat produced a subtle chemical reaction, which accelerated the process of Jiang Liu releasing the seal.

This is reflected in the outside world as Jiang Liu's growth rate being different from that of ordinary people.

Although he is not as terrible as Vali, the god of vengeance in Norse mythology, who turned into a bearded uncle in the blink of an eye after being born, it is still scary enough.

The sun sets and the moon rises, the seasons change, and in the blink of an eye, Jiang Liu has been in this world for nearly a year, and his "age" is twelve years old.

When he was about "ten years old", he had already entered the "growth period", and his current physical strength has surpassed his own in "Demon Slayer".

If you continue to develop at this rate, you will be able to obtain the physical qualities in "One Piece" when you enter the next stage, and slowly catch up with your previous strength at the peak of the "mature period".

As for the "perfect form"...it's hard to imagine.

Moreover, this is just "normal development", which means that it can reach the strength through natural growth without additional training. Just like the dragon in the myth, it can become the pinnacle of fantasy species just by eating and sleeping.

But how could Jiang Liu not exercise?

Therefore, the speed at which his strength grows must exceed the speed at which his body develops. When the final seal is released, it will not be as simple as being one or two levels stronger!

Although he had some resentment towards Tiamat in the beginning, he gradually tasted the sweetness. Although Jiang Liu didn't say it, he was actually very grateful to Tiamat.

How should I put it? This is what is called "the flesh is honest."

“Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo!”

Jiang Liu held up a huge rock taller than him in his hands, and kept moving it to exercise his arm strength. In this early autumn season, his upper body was naked and there was already a hint of heat coming out of his body.

After lifting the stones, he picked up the iron rod and swung it in the air a thousand times, then went to chop the firewood behind the house and stack it neatly. This was the end of his afternoon exercise. When he finished washing himself and returned to the house, the fragrant wild boar meat soup was ready.

"You never get tired of doing this every day, Hercules."

Even a simple blue cloth dress could not conceal her charm. Her long golden hair was slightly curled, her ruby-like eyes had visible majesty and kindness, and her appearance was as dignified and beautiful as a goddess.

No, she is a goddess.

This tall woman is Jiang Liu's "adoptive mother", but she has always insisted that Jiang Liu call her "mother-in-law", even though she doesn't look old at all...

She did not live in a human village, but built a house in the mountains. Although she was alone, she did not have to worry about survival in this forest.

Because it seemed that no matter what kind of animal it was, they were particularly in awe of her. She could command the beasts with just words, and even when she built her house, she seemed to be relying on the power of nature.

Not to mention anything else, the fruits and fungi offered by the animals every day are enough for her to survive.

"Hehe, there's nothing else to do anyway." Jiang Liu scratched his head.

Perhaps the changes in the body have affected the mind. It is not a deliberate disguise, but Jiang Liu's mentality is indeed much "younger".

"Hmm... (╯╰) It smells so good... Ah, the most enjoyable thing every day is eating the food cooked by my mother-in-law."

"Well, of course, my cooking skills are the best!"

"As expected of a mother-in-law!"

Although she called herself mother-in-law and did not tell her real name, Jiang Liu could guess something from the fact that she named him "Hercules".

In addition, this is the world of "Dungeon Encounter", so it is basically certain that the mother-in-law is a goddess who has descended to earth.

But to be honest, Jiang Liu's memory of "Dungeon" is not very deep. He only watched the first season of the animation in his previous life. He only remembers that the male protagonist seemed to have some relationship with Zeus... and he doesn't know what's going on with Hera.

In this world, although there are many gods that appear in mythology, these well-known gods actually have nothing to do with the original works. They basically just inherited their names and divine attributes, and the relationships between them seem to be the same as those in mythology.

For example, a god from Greek mythology here may not know what Greek mythology is. Instead, he may become good friends with a god from Indian mythology and get along well with each other.

All in all, this is like a hodgepodge of fan fiction about world mythology.

So, although he guessed that the adoptive mother was Hera, Jiang Liu was not sure what her relationship was with Zeus and the original male protagonist.

Putting all these aside, Jiang Liu and Hera get along very harmoniously. The relationship between mother and son can be described as loving and filial, and they live in great joy.

Originally Jiang Liu was worried that Hera would get to the bottom of his abnormal behavior, which would cause some unpleasantness between the two of them (one cannot lie in front of the gods), but Hera never asked from beginning to end.

It’s not that I’m deliberately keeping silent about it, but I just don’t care and don’t think there’s any need to ask.

It was a little strange at first, but Jiang Liu vaguely understood it later.

The gods in this world often use billions of years as a unit of age. Their outlook on life is completely different from that of ordinary people, so they call all humans "children". Even elves who are thousands of years old are still "children" in their eyes.

As for Jiang Liu, even if he said he was in his twenties...it probably made no difference in Hera's eyes.

Anyway, no matter what, he has inherited "Hera's glory" and is equivalent to Hera's child.

Then, in addition to his biological mother and stepmother, Jiang Liu now has a foster mother - I don't know how his family will react when they find out...

Hera didn't teach Jiang Liu anything special. Apart from basic literacy and some common sense, she basically let him grow up freely, and she also noticed Jiang Liu's daily exercise.

Although she didn't understand why Jiang Liu always had a vague sense of "urgency", Hera only regarded it as the prototype of precocity and "heroism".

It was not until today when Jiang Liu brought back the wild boar meat that Hera finally began to realize: although the time was short, her child seemed to have grown up.

It's time to find him a teacher - Hera thought so as she watched Jiang Liu drinking broth heartily.

Well, it looks like I have to meet some old acquaintances.

Chapter 153: Chiron the Forester

A long, long time ago, the omnipotent, eternal, great - but extremely bored gods, who had been watching the mortal world from heaven, finally one day could no longer endure their boring life.

So, they sealed their divine powers, descended to the earth, met and interacted with mortals, became family members, and wrote one adventure story after another between gods and humans.

These are the gods and their children - their families.

The gods take mortals as their followers and develop the potential in them, turning them into adventurers, heroes, or the people of their dreams.

In this land, there are traces of gods and their families everywhere, but the most prosperous and legendary one is naturally "Orario", the city known as adventurers and the center of the world.

A person who can be called a hero or a brave man in the outside world may be just an ordinary adventurer in Orario, where there are the strongest mortals, the most prosperous clans, the most terrifying dungeons, as well as countless handsome gods and beautiful goddesses.

It can be said that if you become a powerful clan in this city, it is equivalent to standing at the pinnacle of the world.

However, not long ago (in the eyes of God), two clans that were once known as the "strongest" suffered a great loss of strength due to a strategic mistake, and were subsequently driven out of Orario by latecomers.

Now, Jiang Liu is traveling with the main god of one of the two major clans: the Hera clan.

The gods who descended to the mortal world had no divine power, and at most could only bring some "passive skills". For example, the craftsman god was good at making tools, the beauty god could charm people, and the medicine god was good at preparing herbs...

Basically, the skills of these gods themselves, even without the blessing of divine power, are beyond the realm of mortals and will become the foundation for them to build their own clans.

For example, the god of fire Hephaestus, her followers are basically a group of craftsmen.

However, Hera did not have this "skill". She did not have the skillful hands of the "weaver" like Athena, nor was she naturally close to fire and steel like Hephaestus.

What she uses to attract followers is not her skills, but her authority, or "leadership".

His upright, serious, and even somewhat old-fashioned character not only forms a sharp contrast with the frivolous Zeus, but also makes him unique among the generally "unreliable" gods.

However, as a guardian, she is extremely gentle inside, and the only people she gets angry at are women who don't cherish themselves. This tough-on-the-outside-and-soft-on-the-inside personality gives her a very high prestige among female adventurers.

In daily life, Hera is the type who is more likely to spoil children, but she has never forced Jiang Liu to learn anything. She just lets him develop freely according to his personal interests.

Such Hera only made two requests to Jiang Liu:

First, you must never be unfaithful when you grow up. Once you find someone you truly love, you must stay together for life. You must respect women and love your partner. Extramarital affairs are absolutely prohibited.

Second, you can call her mother-in-law, but you cannot call her mom, because that will make her feel old - the title of mother-in-law obviously makes her look old.

Apart from this, Hera generally doesn't care about Jiang Liu's personal affairs, and Hera doesn't force Jiang Liu to do anything.

It is really strange that Hera, who holds such a laissez-faire attitude, would take Jiang Liu away from home to look for some "old friend" at this time when winter is about to begin.

"Mother-in-law, where are we going and who are we looking for?"

"Yes, she is an old acquaintance of my mother-in-law. We used to have some friendship. She is a former adventurer."

"Adventurer..."

"Hercules, you are unwilling to be an ordinary person, right? You exercise every day, so you must have some lofty ideals and goals to support you. In this case, before you officially step into that world, I will give you some reference and preparation."

In fact, I have been well prepared - Jiang Liu thought silently.

Although it is called "Dungeon", this is a passionate adventure story of a gentle boy. Unlike the world-destroying poisonous milk powder next door, the strongest mortal here is only at the middle and lower level of servants.

Moreover, he is a blank servant with only attributes but no Noble Phantasm...

Not to mention heroes like Arthur and Fei Ge, even if you take a second-rate ceiling like Red A, you can sweep all the way.

And what is Jiang Liu’s level?

To be frank, if he continues to grow at his current rate, he will be able to crush the power system of this world when he is "sixteen years old".

Apart from the "God" whose true power is yet to be determined and the final BOSS, the Black Dragon, Jiang Liu really doesn't think that there is anything in this world that can threaten him.

But then again, the "level" system of the gods' followers is still quite attractive. From the perspective of "leading to possibilities", it will most likely promote Jiang Liu's growth, so he still plans to visit Orario.

Before that, it would be a good idea to learn some common sense as an adventurer.

I wonder what kind of teacher Hera will find for him? Since it's Hera, the other party should also be a woman. I hope she is as beautiful as Feng.

"What the hell do you want to do?"

A little giant who was nearly three meters tall chopped his axe into a tree that was so big that several people had to hug it. He freed his hands and turned to look at Jiang Liu and Hera. His naked upper body was a deep bronze color, covered with hideous scars, and his muscular body was astonishing.

He really doesn't look like an otherworldly sage. Apart from a pair of leather pants, he only has an unknown animal skin wrapped around his waist. His entire body is covered with thick hair and exudes a breath-taking body odor.

The extra protrusion on his nose bridge made him look as strong as a large herbivore.

He was originally cutting wood, but when he discovered the presence of Hera and Jiang Liu, he immediately became excited.

"This is my home, you horse thieves and robbers! Get out of here!"

"Shut up!"

The blonde goddess spoke in a cold voice, her voice contained something beyond magic and naturally carried a sense of oppression.

"Take a closer look. Who is that person in front of you?"

"Well……"

The little giant's momentum was suppressed by Hera, and he felt a little short of breath for no reason. After hearing the scolding, he subconsciously opened his eyes to look.

A dignified and beautiful figure, golden curly hair, a tall and majestic figure...

"Oh, this isn't He-"

"Chiron, I am no longer the main god."