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Jason quickly asked devoutly, "Which god are you?"

"I am the guiding star, the god who protects you on your journey. I have sent my messengers, who are guarding you as Gemini. You must not forget your mission. If you forget your mission because of your greed for pleasure, you will face the most tragic fate!"

The sound gradually faded away, and Jason suddenly opened his eyes. He saw candlelight around him, and Percy Belle was sleeping sweetly beside him. Even in her dream, she was holding his arm, looking so adorable.

Seeing this scene, Jason's originally terrified heart gradually calmed down. He breathed a sigh of relief and gently stroked his chest: "It turned out to be just a dream..."

Having said this, Jason still frowned.

"Although it was just a dream, I can't just assume it doesn't mean anything. Rather, I'd say this dream is indeed a revelation to me...

"It's just that the dream said he was a guiding star. I've never heard of such a god. He said there were Gemini messengers guarding me, but I know everyone here who's a Gemini, and I know their origins...

"Forget it. Let's go ask Castor and Pollux tomorrow and see if they know anything about the Guiding Star."

Thinking of this, Jason breathed a sigh of relief, lay down again, smelled the scent of the person next to him, and slowly fell asleep.

At this time, the brother and sister who had been hiding in the distance and had just experienced those strange dreams were exchanging their experiences.

"I think that turning into his father's appearance to scare him and saying in Aeson's tone, 'God told me that you were so obsessed with this kind of place that you forgot your own adventure' might have scared him more," Pollux said.

Castor nodded. "I think so too. He definitely wouldn't leave right away after being frightened like that. If it were Aeson, he would have dragged everyone away with him by tomorrow morning."

"But there's nothing wrong with what I did. After all, if I leave all of a sudden, things will be very troublesome for you, right?" Pollux said, looking at the slate in Castor's hand.

On the stone slab, Castor was writing something, or rather carving something.

"This place is quite fertile, and travelers will come here to rest. So let's spread our story here. The messenger of the God of Guidance is none other than the God of Guidance himself. The story that the God of Guidance is not one person, but two people will spread like this!

"And it's not just here. We can spread the story to other places as well. As long as it spreads far and wide enough, it will definitely have an impact on our situation!"

Pollux nodded happily: "Well, then brother will be able to return to his original appearance. Even if it is not the original appearance, he can restore his divinity!"

She showed an expectant look: "This way, my brother and I can be together forever!"

……

Because her hearing was so good, Atalanta found it difficult to suppress her desires, so she chose to come to the stern, which was much farther away from where Morpheus and others lived. This finally made her feel a little better.

Feeling the sea breeze, just staying there quietly, Atalanta seemed unexpectedly quiet and gentle at this moment.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from beside her.

"It's so late, don't you want to go get some rest?"

Atalanta was startled. She was a hunter, the most powerful hunter, and her alertness was extremely high. However, she didn't realize someone was approaching until the person behind her spoke!

She quickly looked back and instinctively grabbed her weapon, then saw the person behind her casually sitting aside.

It was Morpheus, one of the culprits who made him feel so uncomfortable and almost lost control!

"Why is he here? Did he find out something about me and come to check it out? Is he planning something too?!" Atalanta thought, and couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Seeing that the other party didn't say anything, Morpheus continued, "No need to keep watch. Go back and rest. There's no danger here. Gather your strength. When we start moving forward in a few days, there will be a time to keep watch."

Seeing that the other party was only here to persuade her to rest, Atalanta finally breathed a sigh of relief, and her anger subsided a little. However, she still said stubbornly, "Don't worry, I'm not that delicate!"

"But you're not stone. People of flesh and blood always need to rest. Even stone will undergo some bad changes if it's under pressure for a long time."

Morpheus said, then suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, as a hunter, you are very good at running and archery, so have you ever considered learning something new?"

"Something new?" Atalanta didn't quite understand what Morpheus meant, and even forgot to confront him.

Morpheus nodded slightly: "Yes, some new things, for example, some more special magic."

"Specialized magic?" Atalanta thought for a moment and shook her head. "I have the blessing of Lady Artemis, so I can use some magic related to Lady Artemis. I don't need to learn any other magic."

She seemed quite proud when she said this. This was natural. With God's blessing, she could directly use magic related to God's power. Ordinary people who studied magic could not reach this level!

But Morpheus smiled and said, "It's also good to learn some magic that is not related to the Moon Goddess, such as some magic that can keep you calm. For a hunter, staying calm is very important. I think you understand it better than me."

Atalanta wanted to reject the other party without even thinking about it. Although Morpheus was very polite and looked very handsome, unlike any other man she had met, she still didn't want to have too much contact with him.

What's more, as a hunter, I am naturally calm, so why do I need to learn a special magic to keep myself calm?

But before she could refuse, Morpheus said, "Don't be so quick to reject me. Perhaps you could ask Artemis, whom you believe in, and see what she says. Maybe she would think you should learn from her."

"It's the great Lady Artemis!"

Atalanta emphasized her honorific tone and finally did not refuse directly. Although she felt it was strange to ask Artemis about such a thing, she thought about how she usually liked to tell her all kinds of things. So, she felt that it would be okay to ask the Moon Goddess.

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. You should go to bed early, have a good rest, eat well, and think carefully about what I said." Morpheus stood up and bowed slightly to Atalanta. "Well, good night, Ms. Atalanta."

After saying that, he walked back in the direction he came from without any reluctance at all.

This reaction made Atalanta frown slightly.

This reaction made it seem like I had no attraction to him at all?!

Thinking of this, Atalanta couldn't help but feel a little angry again.

After a while, she saw Hercules. Knowing Hercules' identity, Atalanta greeted him. Hercules walked over and said, "Are you not resting yet? Are you praying to the gods?"

"I've finished praying with Lady Artemis."

Hercules smiled and said, "You are truly pious."

"Lady Artemis has been very kind to me, and I am willing to serve you by remaining single for the rest of my life!" she said, smiling proudly. "After all, Lady Artemis is a virgin goddess, so naturally I must follow her lead!"

Hercules almost couldn't control his expression after hearing this. He glanced at the house at the bow and tried hard to suppress the desire to complain.

Looking at Atalanta who was still praising Artemis, Hercules suddenly felt that he didn't know how to respond. If he said something wrong, he might offend several people at the same time!

For the first time, Hercules felt very troubled. He even regretted coming to talk to Atalanta. Listening to the girl constantly talking about the greatness of the Moon Goddess, he could only simply respond with "Really?", "Yes" and so on.

Finally, after Atalanta finished speaking, Hercules felt as if he had been pardoned. He immediately slipped back to his hut and decided not to go out unless it was something important!

Lying on the bed, Hercules thought about what Atalanta said and shook his head. "Virgin goddess? Ha..."

Chapter 46 Remuneration

Atalanta woke up from her sleep. Although several people who did not know how to restrain themselves made it difficult for her to fall asleep in the first half of the night, she slept quite comfortably in the second half.

After waking up from her sleep and coming to the deck, Atalanta stretched and yawned as she looked at the rising sun.

She felt that after last night's rest, she was now full of energy!

"Atalanta is awake. It's time for dinner!" A familiar voice came from not far away. She looked over there and found that it was Morpheus and his group, and Hercules was also there.

"Because we are on the boat, Jason had food brought to us." Hercules said, shaking the big barbecue in his hand.

Artemis also greeted Atalanta, smiling and shouting to her, "Come and eat!"

"Okay, okay!" Atalanta said quickly. She looked at the face of the woman named Diana and inexplicably felt that she was very kind, so she couldn't help but let down her guard.

"That's really weird. Is it because this Diana is so pretty that I let my guard down? That shouldn't be the case. Or maybe it's because we're all girls, and she looks so lively, that's why I let my guard down?"

Atalanta was confused, but she did not delve into the matter further. Instead, she quickly washed her face and mouth, came to the crowd, sat down and started eating.

While eating, she looked at Morpheus and thought of what he said last night, which made Atalanta feel confused again.

"I didn't think about it carefully last night. Am I really tired? Anyway, my head is a little dizzy. Now that I think about it carefully, why does he want me to learn magic? What is the relationship between him and me?

"Besides, he and I didn't even know each other before, and he suddenly wanted to teach me something. Did he see something in me? But what do I have that he's interested in? Could it be my body? There are many people who want my body, but his behavior last night didn't seem like that kind of person..."

When Atalanta thought of this, she felt that she could not figure it out no matter how hard she tried. She could only stop looking at Morpheus and try to shift her attention to the food in front of her.

Although it was breakfast, it was very rich, with vegetables, meat, and staple foods made from grains, which could well supplement the various things needed by the body. As a hunter, Atalanta successfully focused her attention on food.

But after she finished her food and relaxed because of her fullness, she couldn't help but think of what Morpheus had said.

"So, what exactly does he want to do?!" Atalanta couldn't help but want to go over and block Morpheus and ask him what he wanted to do. Someone suddenly wanted to teach her something without mentioning any compensation. This was really hard for her to understand.

"So, what's bothering you?" The voice suddenly rang out, and Atalanta was startled again. She didn't notice Morpheus approaching last night, and today she didn't notice anyone approaching her. And from the voice, she remembered that the owner of the voice was Diana.

Is this woman actually that powerful? She clearly wasn't very powerful when she was introduced, but she was able to sneak up behind me without making any noise, and judging by her movements, she's clearly a formidable hunter!

Atalanta was surprised, but she still smiled: "It's not a headache."

Then, she glanced at Morpheus, who was fishing with a fishing rod not far away. Medea beside him was also fishing with the rod in his imitation. She looked at Diana again and asked, "Aren't you going fishing?"

"I prefer jumping into the sea to catching fish rather than fishing," Artemis said, which made Atalanta laugh out loud. "Your clothes will get soaked if you do that."

"It's okay, it'll be done soon." Artemis didn't seem to care much, and then asked, "You looked like you were troubled by something just now. Did something happen?"

Atalanta hesitated for a moment, then said, "Someone said he would teach me magic that would keep me calm. I'm wondering whether to accept this suggestion."

As soon as Artemis heard this, she knew that this matter must be related to Morpheus. After all, Morpheus told her last night that he would solve the crisis that Atalanta would encounter in the future.

Artemis then said directly, "I think you can learn. Learning more will be better for you. Although you are a very powerful hunter and staying calm is almost instinctive, I'm afraid something will happen that will suppress your calmness and make you lose control of your emotions."

Atalanta was stunned. "It caused my composure to be suppressed and I couldn't control my emotions?"

"Yes, after all, there is magic in this world. With the help of magic, this type of operation can be achieved. It's like the power of the goddess of beauty, which can change people's emotions and make things like love and hate appear uncontrollably.

"For example, if someone becomes jealous because they see someone more beautiful than them, even if it's just a little bit, the Goddess of Beauty can completely magnify that feeling, making it uncontrollable and become the biggest emotion in their heart, eventually causing the affected person to kill the other person."

Atalanta naturally knew that there was terrible magic in this world, but she had never thought that this kind of magic would happen to her, because the magic that Diana in front of her was talking about was already a magic that only gods could cast.

What virtue have I possessed that deserves a god to cast such magic on me?

"Don't let your guard down. Don't forget that this adventure is actually guided by God. If you encounter anything along the way that you find difficult to solve, I believe God will also help you.

"Besides, Atalanta, you are so beautiful. If I were a man, I would probably pray to the goddess of beauty and ask her to grant me the treasure that can win your heart!"

"No, no way..." Atalanta seemed a little unconfident when she said this. Atalanta knew very well how crazy those men who fell in love with her were, and how they would even gamble their lives with her.

The desire to conquer everything makes them appear to be someone who must be completely conquered in the eyes of those people. They can even give up everything for this kind of thing!

This made Atalanta alert, but she was still hesitant:

"But, even though that person said he could teach me, he didn't specify what he wanted. I don't think he would simply give me something. Even if it was my body, I think if he had just asked for it, I could have considered it or refused. But without any requests, it seems terrifying."

"Why don't you just ask directly?" Artemis' words woke Atalanta up. Atalanta thought about it and felt that this sentence made so much sense.

"Yeah, why don't I just go and ask directly? No matter what their purpose is, I just want to know what price I should pay!"

At this time, Artemis said again: "You can ask clearly, and then seek enlightenment from the god you believe in. You are so pious, your god will definitely give you a response!"

"Thank you, Diana, for helping me a lot!" Atalanta said happily: "If you need any help in the future, just tell me directly!"

"Well, if I had any, I would tell you." Artemis smiled and continued to sit aside. It was the first time for her to sit next to her believers like this, and not as a god.

……

"You want to teach me magic, so what do you want? You won't teach me for free, will you?" Atalanta asked Morpheus on the beach.

Although Morpheus thought that the other party would come to him to ask for details, he did not expect that the first question the other party asked would be this question.

Although Morpheus is not a Christian, and can even be said to be a relatively heretical Golden Dawn magician, he is still very pious and often goes to church to check in, sing songs, and take communion on weekends.

He would also act as a volunteer, distributing food to ordinary people, and communicating with priests and the like, discussing doctrines, etc. Of course, these were all his experiences in the world of Toaru Majutsu no Index.

A pastor once suggested to him that he should join the Puritan Church, saying that he was very suitable to be a pastor.

However, this suggestion, or invitation, was declined by Morpheus. He was still used to traveling around and did not like staying in one church.

It was also because of this experience that he formed a habit like "It is normal to help others when you find that others are in trouble, and there is no need to consider rewards."

After all, when he encountered difficulties, such as "the weather was too hot and I didn't want to cook", he would go directly to the church to seek "help".

So after hearing Atalanta's words, Morpheus suddenly realized that this was the question the other party was wondering about!

So, Morpheus touched his chin, thought for a moment, and gave an answer that completely stunned Atalanta.

"Just give it as much as you think it's worth. Yeah, just a little bit will be fine. It doesn't have to be a lot. I think a meal or something like that is about the same."

Atalanta was stunned for a long time. She finally said, "You taught me magic, and all you want in return is a meal?!"

"Yes, I'm just making an analogy. Something like a meal will do. You can also give me money, or ask me to dance or sing a song. I think both are fine."

Morpheus said, looking at the girl's face which had fallen into a daze, he frowned:

"Yeah, it's a bit abrupt to ask you to sing and dance all of a sudden. This is definitely worth more than a meal. In that case, I think you could go to the city and get some vegetables and fruits."

Chapter 47: Changes to Morpheus

Atalanta felt that she really couldn't understand Morpheus at all. Reward for a meal, or just asking her to sing or dance, was that considered a reward?!

If magic could be learned so easily, then there would have been a lot of people in this world seeking opportunities to learn magic!

Even if you don't have talent, it doesn't hurt to give it a try. After all, the cost is so small.

However, even though Morpheus said so, Atalanta still felt that this was not a good idea. She frowned and said, "If you can't increase the reward, I really don't dare to learn magic from you."