Type-Moon, I heard that after death, you can ascend to the Throne of Heroes?

Atalanta was silent for a while...

"Are you serious? You're not after power, wealth, or women?"

"Not interested, I just want to be a hero and die with a bang!"

Looking at the promise in front of her, which didn't seem like a lie at all and even seemed a little excited, Atalanta couldn't help but slap her forehead.

"I suddenly understand why that guy turned into a monster and came to you last night regardless of everything." As she said this, Atalanta looked at Actaeon who was still sleeping soundly beside her.

Actaeon slept very soundly. After all, since he turned into this giant deer, he had never felt so at peace.

"You're right. Let's just go. If you go back to your friend, I'll probably help him tie you up and take you to your teacher."

Atalanta said this, picking up her bow and arrow, and passed by Nuoyan.

After walking a few steps, seeing that Nuoyan hadn't caught up, he turned around and frowned at him, saying, "Why are you still standing there?"

"Well, no..." Nuoyan hesitated for a moment, looked at Atalanta in confusion and said, "Are you planning to come with me?"

"I am supervising you on behalf of the goddess Artemis!" Hearing this, Atalanta showed an irritated expression and said, "Although I have no interest at all, you must take me and that guy to find the Golden Fleece... It doesn't matter if you die.

But if I can't fulfill the promise I made to the goddess Artemis, I can't accept it!"

As she spoke, Atalanta took another look at the promise in front of her...

Although he is indeed much more pleasing to the eye than other men, and more like a hero than most people, he even dares to defy the fate predicted by the goddess of fate.

But...it's really too weak!

At this moment, Atalanta had fully understood the feelings of the Centaur sage Chiron and Meleager when they looked at Nuoyan.

I really don't dare to let this guy run around in this dangerous continent of the Age of Gods where gods are everywhere and demigods and monsters are as numerous as dogs.

Not to mention that this guy is still thinking about how to die heroically!

Upon hearing this, Nuoyan wanted to persuade Atalanta that it was unnecessary, but he noticed that the more Atalanta looked at him, the sharper and more determined her eyes became.

As she showed a tendency to get closer to Teacher Chiron, Meleager, Hercules and the others, in order to prevent her from suddenly becoming depressed, he tied himself up and sent himself to Meleager and the others.

In the end, Nuoyan wisely kept his mouth shut.

"Pfft... Xiao Ata seems to care about Xiao Nuoyan a lot. Apart from Xiao Nuoyan, I don't think I've seen her care so much about any other boy!"

Artemis gently stroked the golden-horned deer beside her and looked at the scene. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile slightly, and her eyes flickered, as if she suddenly discovered something particularly interesting.

"Oh, by the way, Athena, why did you leave the golden apple for Xiao Nuoyan?" Artemis turned his head and looked at Athena beside him.

"And it's not just you, the goddess of fate, Clotho, and Themis..." Artemis tilted her head and looked at Themis who was quietly standing aside.

"Why did you all give him the golden apple?"

"You are watching him. Aren't you worried that he might be blown to the underworld by the wind if he is not careful?" Athena answered Artemis helplessly after hearing this.

"I don't have many golden apples left. I'll go ask Hera for some later."

Themis, who had been silent, nodded in agreement when she heard this.

"Is that so..." Artemis looked at Nuoyan again and nodded in agreement, "It seems like we will really be blown to the underworld by the wind. Next time I'll prepare golden apples... By the way, Athena, don't you think we're still missing a god?"

Artemis said, winking at Athena.

"Who?" Athena was stunned.

"Hera, the goddess that child believes in!"

now,

Inside the Holy Mount Olympus.

"Hey, who's talking about me?"

Hera, the queen of the Olympian gods and goddess in charge of marriage, raised her head in confusion and looked outside the realm of the gods.

But he quickly retracted his gaze and continued to browse the candidates.

“Forget it, never mind. I’ll just have to find a suitable goddess and send her to Hades. After all, Nuoyan, that lovely kid, must be somewhere, waiting for me!”

Chapter 4.5: Hit on the head by the goddess of fate (k)

"They haven't come back yet?"

At noon, the red-haired young man Meleager came to the gate of the town and asked the guard who had been watching here.

The two guards guarding here looked at each other, then shook their heads to Meleager and said respectfully: "Your Highness, we have been guarding here since last night according to your orders, and we have not even blinked during this period, so we are very sure that they have not returned."

Meleager did not say anything when he heard this, but looked at the lazy hunters beside him. After noticing Meleager's gaze, they all shook their heads at him, indicating that there was indeed no sign of Nuoyan and Atalanta so far.

"Why haven't you come back yet? What's going on?" Someone couldn't help but complain, "I still want to know what happened last night!"

"Yes, yes." Someone immediately echoed, "The hunting and sacrifice was going well yesterday. We were almost killing the monster, but it was suddenly stopped."

"It's fine to call it off, but the most important thing is that the nymph who suddenly appeared said that the hunt was over, and that the one who won and got to meet the beautiful goddess Artemis still kept that promise!"

"Hey, keep your voice down. He is the messenger appointed by Queen Hera..."

"So what if he's the messenger of Queen Hera? I can understand that, but you said he could hunt down that monster. Isn't that just ridiculous? You've seen him with your own eyes. He couldn't even draw the bow in my hand!"

"Be quiet!" Meleager, frowning, suddenly raised his voice and shouted at the noisy hunters: "What are you questioning? Are you questioning my friend's promise, or are you questioning the great goddess Artemis?!"

As soon as Meleager finished speaking, the scene immediately fell silent.

But soon one of the hunters who had been traveling with him that night could not help but say to Meleager, "Meleager, I am only feeling unbalanced for you. We all saw your bravery last night, and no one else dared to stand before that monster except you.

You called us together to hunt that monster, and it seemed like we would succeed, but what was the result?

This honor was taken away by a guy who did nothing, and he was so weak that he had no chance of defeating that monster!"

"That's right."

"That's right, that's right."

As such condemnations grew louder and louder, Meleager, trembling with anger, came up to the hunter.

"Uncle Tox, are you humiliating me and my best friend?!" Meleager said to the hunter angrily.

His name was Tocus, the uncle of Meleager. He was one of the two people who died at the hands of Meleager in the future when they tried to steal the skin of the Calydonian boar from Atalanta.

At the same time, he was also one of the people who came to Nuoyan with a proud attitude the night before, wanting to get the Golden Fleece ticket from Nuoyan.

"Meleager, what are you talking about?" Tox looked at Meleager in surprise and said, "I am trying to restore your honor, because all this should have belonged to you..."

"No need!" Meleager said loudly to Tox, "Because that is not my honor at all, but my promise... I know what kind of person he is better than anyone here. Yes, he is weak, but even so, he is braver than anyone here, including me!"

"I never doubted whether he had hunted down the monster. I was waiting for him to come back here, just because I was worried that he might be seriously injured!"

"Meleager!" Tox was so angry that he trembled all over, pointing at him and saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? And don't forget what you promised your father.

You have a mission on your shoulders!"

Meleager was silent for a while after hearing this, but he finally looked up and answered firmly: "I will tell my father all this truthfully when I return.

Even without the gift from the goddess Artemis, I would stand before that giant monster and protect my country!"

After saying this, Meleager turned and left, leaving everyone at the scene silent.

"What should we do, Lord Tox?" Someone couldn't help but ask Tox.

"What do you mean? Why don't you go back and find it for me now!" Tox looked at the people beside him angrily and said loudly, "Don't worry about Meleager, a kid who can't even pull a bow, and a woman. The monster they hunted took away the honor that should have belonged to us?

What a joke! "

"But Lord Tox, that place, that monster last night..." Thinking of the horrible guy last night, the hunter who was speaking couldn't help but shudder.

"Didn't you say that they have been hunted down? Then there is no danger. If they have not been hunted down, then it means that everything is fake. Only we are worthy of this honor. Do you understand?"

After hearing this, the people around them all showed expressions of sudden enlightenment on their faces.

So they began to gather in groups of three or five and returned to the hunting and sacrificial site of last night before the sun set.

When Meleager saw this, he initially planned to stop them, but considering the promise and Atalanta who had disappeared with them and had not appeared until now, he finally returned to the ancient forest together.

The search lasted until night fell.

Seeing that there was no trace of the two men along the way, Meleager became more and more anxious as he searched, and unknowingly went deeper and deeper into the ancient forest, separating from the large army beside him.

An unknown amount of time had passed when Meleager found himself alone in the ancient forest. It was getting late, so he was about to turn around and leave for the time being and continue tomorrow.

"Who's there!" Meleager, who heard the footsteps, turned his head suddenly, drew his sword, and was alert to the problem.

Then, he saw the monster that he had not killed last night walking out of the darkness.

"It's you?!" Looking at him, Meleager was first extremely shocked, and then extremely angry, saying: "You are not dead, damn it, what did you do to your promise and the beautiful hunter lady? Damn it!"

As he spoke, Meleager raised his sword and prepared to rush at him.

"Wait a minute, Meleager, I mean no harm, and there is nothing wrong with Nuoyan and that hunter lady!" Seeing this, Actaeon hurriedly waved his hands and explained.

Meleager was stunned for a moment, looked at him in surprise, and said, "You can actually speak, who on earth are you... and why do I feel that your voice sounds familiar?"

Seeing Meleager looking at him in confusion, Actaeon wanted to tell him who he was, but after remembering his agreement with the moon goddess Artemis last night, Actaeon hesitated for a while and finally said, "I am actually the messenger of the great moon goddess Artemis.

The hunting sacrifice last night was actually a test of your bravery by the moon goddess Artemis, and the young man and the hunter lady who finally won her praise also received a new oracle and will complete a trial under the witness of the gods.

As for me...”

Recalling what Nuoyan said to him last night, Actaeon paused for a moment and continued, "My name is actually Tony Tony Chopper!"

......

......

"So, where is the god named Asopos?"

Late at night, by the campfire.

Nuoyan made a fire, and Atalanta brought back the prey and gave some to Nuoyan.

This is actually very rare, because for Atalanta, who was raised by a bear since childhood and was later found and taken away by an old hunter before returning to the human world, she would never give the prey she hunted to others for no reason. She could only exchange it for something of equal value.

But now Atalanta was worried that Nuoyan would be bitten to death by prey while hunting, and she was also worried that Nuoyan would starve to death, so she simply chose to feed him in this way.

"I don't know." Nuoyan answered casually as he handed the roasted hare to Atalanta who was sitting next to him.

Atalanta took the hare and was stunned for a moment when she heard this.

The holy blue eyes looked at Nuoyan and said, "You don't know?"

"Well, I don't know." Nuoyan nodded, and the main point was sincerity.

"Don't you know that you have been carrying me for a day and a night?" Atalanta opened her eyes wide.

“It’s okay.” Nuoyan waved his hand and replied, “Let’s go. We’re almost there. This is how we’ve always come.”

"You..." Atalanta suddenly sat up beside the campfire and was about to say something angrily.

A pleasant deer call suddenly sounded.

Then, as the two of them subconsciously turned their heads to look, a beautiful golden-horned deer walked out from the bushes in the forest and came to Nuoyan's side.

"Hey, it's you." He recognized it at a glance. It was Nuoyan, the golden-horned deer favored by the moon goddess Artemis. After touching its head, he asked curiously, "Did the goddess Artemis ask you to come?"

The golden-horned deer nodded happily, made a soft cry, and rubbed against Nuoyan intimately.

"Well... Did Goddess Artemis ask you to come here to lead the way for me?" Nuoyan rolled his eyes and guessed again.

The golden-horned deer nodded again.

"That's great, Atalanta." Nuoyan looked at Atalanta and smiled, "Now we can find the way... By the way, do you want to eat this?"

Nuoyan handed the hare in his hand to the golden-horned deer.

The golden-horned deer quickly shook his head and took a step back. Then he looked up and saw the golden antlers facing the moonlight at night, emitting a gentle light.

Under its power, a fruit tree soon grew out of thin air, quickly blossomed and bore fruit, and under the control of the golden-horned deer, the bright fruits all fell on Nuoyan.

"Wait, that's enough, that's enough, I can't finish it, I really can't finish it!"

Atalanta stood aside, staring at the scene in front of her.

After coming back to his senses, he looked at the roasted rabbit in his hand, then looked up at the brightest moon in the night sky.

At this moment, Atalanta felt as if something was blocking her chest. The hare in her hand no longer tasted good and she could not eat it.

Nuoyan was standing aside, watching Atalanta's unhappiness fully expressed on her face, and felt amused.

So after thinking about it, Nuoyan rummaged through the luggage beside him and took out the paintbrush and scroll.