Barnabas once heard of legends about Sphinx, and it is said that the altar with only winged monsters is in the Bootia region.

Kissilla Island is located in the southern waters of the Laconia region where the Spartan city-state is located. The residents of the entire island believe in Aphrodite.

The Adristia happened to pass by Kissila on the way from Megalis to Bootia. Barnabas ordered a temporary stop at the port of the island to replenish food and drinks.

According to Barnabas, he met a man in the local area who was chased by a large group of Aphrodite priests.

This man's name is Enpedocler.

I don't know if there is any problem with his brain, but he firmly believes that he is the brother of the gods of Olympus and that Aphrodite is his sister.

This blasphemy words naturally aroused the anger of the local priests, and Barnabas witnessed Empedocles being captured and beaten by the Priest Aphrodite.

The unconscious madman was locked up, and when the priests searched him, they found a strange disc.

Before parting with Xin Sheng, Barnabas heard him tell the details about the key to lift the Sphinx seal. The shape of this disc is very consistent with Xin Sheng's description.

With a try-out attitude, Barnabas asked the first mate Kegan to come forward to ask if he could buy the disc.

The subsequent development was unexpectedly smooth. Priest Aphrodite was very disgusted with the blasphemer Enpedocle and hated his personal belongings.

Kegan, a Drakma, paid no effort and obtained the disc from the priests for free.

"Thank you for your hard work. It's not possible to determine whether this key to unseal can be used for the time being. After dealing with the matter of Delphi City, we can rush to Bootia to try it."

The Bootia region is next door to the east of Fokis, so it will be more convenient to get by land.

Barnabas docked the Adristyia at the port of Bootia, and the eldest mate Kegan stayed on the shore to take care of the ships and crew.

He himself rode a horse with Herodotus to Delphi to meet with Xinsheng, and asked Pity to meet him for guidance.

Barnabas did not know the existence of the Order God Cult, and Xin Sheng did not tell him for the time being, only saying that he still had something to stay in Delphi City for a while.

The next morning, Barnabas left the hotel at 2 a.m. and went to line up for the Temple of Apollo.

Xin Sheng, Natiya and Kassandra all slept until after 4 o'clock before getting up.

Herodotus sat cross-legged on his bed and wrote and painted. He was too focused and did not even notice Natiya's approaching.

"……can't read."

Although Natiya has learned Greek words with Kassandra, she is limited to some commonly used words.

There are many professional terms in Herodotus' records, and Natiya was dizzy when she saw it, just like a poor student peeking at the class notes of a top student.

Xin Sheng snapped his fingers speechlessly in front of Herodotus, which awakened the old scholar who was fully focused.

"Did you get up early or didn't sleep at all last night? You are so old, can you bear staying up late?"

Herodotus smiled softly: "I took a break last night. The elderly have a very light sleep. Barnabas woke me up when he woke up."

Xin Sheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Barnabas is so old, it's really a blessing that he can get up in the middle of the night to line up."

Herodotus smiled: "Barnabas is very pious to the gods of Olympus. He will become thrilled whenever the existence of the gods involves the existence of the gods."

"It is a good thing to have such a spiritual sustenance, as long as it is not too fanatic, let him go."

Xin Sheng asked curiously: "From your tone, I seem to be dissatisfied with the Olympus gods?"

Herodotus' hand that lowered the papyrus pause paused for a moment: "Yes, not."

"I'm very interested in the God of Olympus, but I won't worship them like Barnabas. I want to actually get in touch with the traces they left and learn about what happened in that era."

"oh?"

Xin Sheng asked meaningfully: "Your statement is completely different from other Greeks. Don't you believe that Zeus and Hades are gods?"

Herodotus nodded: "I believe they did exist, but according to the clues I found in traveling across Greece, they are indeed not God, but people like us."

"They came from an ancient civilization that we did not understand. The tools and weapons left behind by this civilization could not be explained by existing knowledge, which led to their existence being deified by the Greek people."

In ancient Greece, where the gods have a strong belief in gods, Herodotus is one of the few objective people. He can leave the "fan" filter and examine the so-called Olympian gods more calmly.

Kassandra was not interested in these theoretical conversations, and after breakfast she began to remind Xin Sheng.

"Xin, it's time for training."

It has been less than a day since hereditary, but Xin Sheng did not speak in detail, but just asked Herodotus what he found immediately.

"I'll talk about it later if I have the opportunity. I'm very interested in your research."

...

After meeting with Kassandra, Xin Sheng's opponent in actual combat training was replaced by a Hawk Trainer with more combat experience.

After more than a month of training, Xin Sheng was able to suppress Natiya with his stronger physical fitness and gradually improved combat experience.

But after his opponent was replaced by Cassandra, he realized that the little bit of what he learned was far from enough.

Kassandra's all-round physical abilities are above Xin Sheng, and she is a hexagonal warrior.

Not only does she have amazing strength, strong ability to resist strikes and endurance, her body's agility and flexibility are also excellent, and she can hardly find any shortcomings.

Even without using the special magical abilities given by Leonidas Spear, Kassandra can easily defeat Xin Sheng.

"not enough!"

"clang!"

Kassandra used the long sword in her left hand to block Xin Sheng's two swords' combo. The moment the weapons of both sides were in contact, Xin Sheng immediately felt the huge recoil force coming from the long sword.

"You are not fast enough, and the angle of the knife is not tricky enough. You are too restricted to conventional routines and can easily be seen through by experienced warriors."

Kassandra waved the two long swords held in her hands like a demonstration, and Xin Sheng, who was shrouded in the sword wind, could only struggle to resist her attack.

Since the next sword cannot be predicted at the angle of the next sword, Xin Sheng can only rely on experience and reflex nerves to adapt to the situation, which is very difficult to defend.

Fortunately, Cassandra did not do her best, and then stopped moving after knocking Xin Sheng's two swords away.

"Did you feel it? Don't regard the experience of fighting Natiya as an inherent routine. You should take the initiative to change when facing different opponents."

"When you can make moves as you wish, you can destroy the opponent's predictions, increase the enemy's defense difficulty, and get out of the battle circle faster and return to the distance you are best at."

In terms of close combat, Xin Sheng is no match for Kassandra at all.

However, due to the balanced development in all aspects, Cassandra does not have any particularly outstanding ability.

At least in terms of archery, Kassandra recognized Xin Sheng's skills. If only bows and arrows were used to determine the outcome, Kassandra would not have the confidence to win.

"Adapt to the situation..."

For Xin Sheng, who has just started, Cassandra's teachings are a bit ahead of time, but they are worth remembering them in advance so that they can work in the right direction in the future and avoid detours.

After the morning exercise, the three of them and Herodotus gathered for breakfast, and Xin Sheng also fed rhubarb.

As for the two golden eagles, they had already gone out to find food on their own.

At this time, the sky was gradually brightening, and Barnabas happened to return to the hotel with a refreshing atmosphere.

"Haha! I saw Pitya! Sure enough, I still have to get up early enough."

Xin Sheng handed him an apple in a funny way: "What did the Apollo oracle say?"

Barnabas caught the apple and nibbled it: "She said there are unseen shadows in my future journey, representing an unknown crisis, but the crisis is also accompanied by opportunities."

Xin Sheng curled his lips obscurely, "A typical word for charlatan."

This sentence means that your future is good and bad.

Anyway, I have taken care of both sides, so I can't make any mistakes.

Barnabas believed it himself, and he even encouraged Cassandra to see Pitya too.
Chapter completed!