[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-479":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Bear School Astartes",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1620159,2087,"Chapter 479 - 480. Street Noise","bear-school-astartes-chapter-479",479,"\u003Cp>\"Great Hermes, now all I can offer you is my devotion. I am very poor; at home, I only have four starving children and no other living beings. And my only handcart is broken; how can I make a living? Or do you want me to abandon the cart and continue to seek a livelihood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman wearing a coarse linen long dress, with frayed hems, knelt before the lavish statue of Hermes, pleading in inquiry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermes is the god of commerce, so this plea is quite appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann at this moment squeezed out from the stone crevice behind the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall figure emerged from the statue’s shadow, causing the kneeling praying woman to let out a scream, shifting from kneeling to squatting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please don’t be alarmed; I’m neither a villain nor a monster, madam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann lifted the offerings stolen by cave bandits with a smile towards the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you say life is tough; these items...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann glanced at the statue and then at the crevice, feeling that the offerings in his hand could now be considered ’stolen goods’, so he continued without any mental burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These items can be shared with you, at least to get through the hardest times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squatting woman looked at Lann with a gaze transformed from fear to amazement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Re-really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after she blankly accepted the items, she began loudly praising Hermes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should be some sort of hymn from the Divine Hall, which Lann couldn’t really understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter awkwardly scratched his cheek from the side and said, \"Madam, it was I who gave you the items.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, this devoted believer, while worshipping Hermes, also gave Lann a grateful bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, thank you too, Divine Envoy of Hermes. You personally delivered hope to me under the great Hermes’ will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the woman’s sincere and loud praises, Lann shook his head helplessly, avoided her worship, and glanced again at the splendid statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, under the gods’ will... hey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon exiting the cave, the disheartened man was still sitting on the rock, his leather sandals tapping aimlessly on the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann stood before him, and the man finally looked up, eyes filled with an indescribable pleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, are they... inside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t see any gods, only a group of thieves behind the statues who stole the followers’ offerings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann spread his hands, looking down and speaking to the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s eyes suddenly brightened again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aha! I knew it! The gods haven’t abandoned me! It’s those damned thieves! May they all face the wrath of Zeus!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, Zeus need not waste his wrath on these people,\" the Demon Hunter shook his head, speaking calmly. \"For my wrath has already descended upon them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let these blasphemers feel Hades’ wrath in the Netherworld.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man immediately amended his curse in another manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Mercenary. You have eased my mind greatly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he pulled out a leather pouch, looking deflated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my last possession. As promised, it is yours now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Estimating there might be fewer than twenty coins in that pouch, Lann looked at the small-framed man and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’d better keep it. It looks like you haven’t eaten for a long time, but... be cautious when worshipping next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t be picky when revering the gods,\" the man shook his head in disagreement, \"But I still thank you, Mercenary. Not just as a killer, as rumors claim.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann turned and left the small valley, waving his hand behind without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I advise you not to think that way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other mercenaries may not have my leisurely disposition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aegean sunlight shone upon Lann, making him unconsciously loosen his shoulders a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This journey has also been an initial experience of the Ancient Greeks’ beliefs, at least preventing any unknowing offenses to others in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the [Clairvoyance] slightly activated by observing the statue didn’t come without gain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking out of the valley again, Lann wandered around the outskirts of the small town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There aren’t as many jobs as there are at the port, so not many people are around. Lann’s arrival caused a bit of a stir but didn’t cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting a pickled olive into his mouth, the salty flesh and rich oil burst inside, slightly boosting his appetite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were offerings taken from the cave a moment ago, some of which Lann kept for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to taste the flavors of Ancient Greece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kind of like pickled vegetables,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter made an evaluation based on his taste, while wandering and eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the Aegean climate, the people here have no strict requirement for sturdy houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting up a canopy with sticks to avoid direct sunlight constitutes a stall for a day’s trading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spreading some burlap on the ground and stacking hay and flax stalks as a pillow constitutes a bed for sleeping overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann looked around the scene with a fresh perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This timeline where civilization has just been born is vibrant and free; it was his first such experience, making everything seem novel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, Lann, hailing from an otherworld, witnessed another major characteristic of the early stages of human civilization—chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lann wandered, a sharp, penetrating screech suddenly came from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was an eagle’s cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frequent and urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people on the street, also puzzled by the eagle’s calls, stuck their heads out from under the shades, looking up into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they quickly neglected the sky because chaos had also erupted on the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd flowed past Lann like a stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their heads mostly only reached Lann’s shoulders, hence in the Demon Hunter’s perspective, it was a sea of black hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! At least don’t use that piece of cloth around your waist to stuff my mouth, okay? It’s so dirty it’s glowing with oil!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little girl’s piercing shriek came from the opposite direction of the crowd’s flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid that, there was the sound of a ceramic amphora being shattered, the sound of thin poles supporting canopies breaking, and fierce threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things like \"Shut up, or I’ll cut your tongue!\" or \"We could chop off one of your hands first\" and the like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing amid the crowd, Lann raised an eyebrow because he found that little girl’s voice quite familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like he had heard it just a few hours ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phoebe?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That eagle in the sky should be Icarus, who wanted to protect her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Lann began to push through the crowd, squeezing towards the source of the commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, little girl, let me see what trouble you’ve stirred up this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1104,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.943Z",1,"novelbin.me","db2f48bcc318c760ab4f1dd0c1b9d7a2b656b172fd401282f4a8c0c1fdd8aca5","bear-school-astartes-chapter-480","bear-school-astartes-chapter-478",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]