[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-497":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},1620177,2087,"Chapter 497 - 499. [Hawk Trainer], Mythical Creature","bear-school-astartes-chapter-497",497,"\u003Cp>Barnabas was still dripping wet, looking a bit disheveled, as he turned on the deck towards Cassandra and Lann, staring at them, then kneeled on the ground like a cloak dropped to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed at Cassandra and Lann, his eyes filled with awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On my travels, I’ve met some who claim to have the blood of the gods. But boasting is the simplest and cheapest thing to do; I believe one truly judges a person by observing their actions. But you two are the first to make me truly believe it is so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann moved to the side, leaning against the wooden railing of the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Icarus descended from the sky onto Cassandra’s shoulder; she waved a hand, signaling Barnabas to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before getting so polite, shouldn’t we introduce ourselves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! Indeed!\" The old man snapped out of his reverie, awkwardly tidying his soaked hair and collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m Barnabas, captain of the Adrestia.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Much appreciated! I’ve spent my life on the sea, and to die in a big pot on land just now would have been disgraceful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to be so formal, Barnabas. I’m Cassandra, a mercenary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassandra laughed brightly and then exchanged a forearm grip with Barnabas. Then she tilted her head to look at Lann standing to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter acknowledged the signal and waved at Barnabas as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, I’m Lann, more or less a mercenary myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t used to being worshiped, but he didn’t mind making new friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Barnabas’s easygoing nature seemed to be a good match for Lann’s personality. The old man jovially approached Lann and gave him a hearty bear hug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they were old friends not seen in years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This actually left Lann feeling a bit at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh ho ho! My friends, you surely are more than just two mercenaries!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slapped Lann’s back vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The One-eyed People pushed me into the water, I prayed to the gods, then they pulled me out. What do you think happened next? You two showed up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just a coincidence,\" Lann said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You prayed, and I answered,\" Cassandra replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann looked at Cassandra with some surprise, but what he saw was Cassandra’s confident and proud gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t necessarily think of herself as a deity, but she believed she had the ability to answer others’ prayers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman so confident it was blinding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha! Seems even in mythical stories, there are disagreements among you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barnabas laughed heartily, feeling as if he were part of a grand play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tease us, Barnabas. Tell us, how did you get entangled with the One-eyed People?\" Lann patted the old man on the shoulder, pointing at his soaked hair and collar. \"Though they’re brutal, they wouldn’t put every captain coming to Cephalonia through such a trial, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Barnabas sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, it was a misunderstanding with the One-eyed People. Recently, I was at a tavern by Sami Pier enjoying a meal. Eating is one thing, but drinking was more like it. I got into the spirit and decided to tell the locals a story from my past voyages, about something I saw on an island.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The story was exciting, the crowd enjoyed it, and I enjoyed telling it. But the second I mentioned ’One-eyed Monster,’ my head was shoved into a vat full of water.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, the One-eyed People are rather... sensitive to such words.\" A suppressed smile tugged at the corners of Cassandra’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Lann was more intrigued by the sailing story from Barnabas’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mentioned a ’One-eyed Monster’? On which island, a beast with one eye blind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beast? No, no, Lann. Though my eyes have grown dim with age, at that time I was a sharp and capable man. I knew the difference between a beast and a ’monster.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to hear the story, Lann? Ah, of course. Everyone loves stories, and I’d never tire of telling it even a thousand times more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of reminiscence crossed Barnabas’s single eye, while his tone was... cautious and fearful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My brother and I were once captains in the Athens Fleet, but later we got involved in a siege. Poseidon’s wrath destroyed our entire fleet, and that night I saw it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In times when information wasn’t so easily spread, storytelling was an attention magnet. Like now, Cassandra was also captivated by the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It? What did you see?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, when the Sea God unleashes his wrath, he can more than stir winds and rains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barnabas lowered his voice as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw his beast, his ferocious pet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, his only remaining eye surveyed the surrounding sea, as if on guard for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Few people would believe me, but this lost eye is eternal evidence. A punishment for seeing Poseidon’s pet and living to tell the tale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying all this, Lann and Cassandra both fell silent. Clearly, neither expected Barnabas’s story to be of this kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had thought he would at most tell a tale of the Athenian military or an island expedition. Unexpectedly, this well-informed old captain spoke of Poseidon’s pet... is this considered a mythical creature?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Barnabas himself didn’t seem prepared to say more. He let out a long breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I owe you my life, without a doubt, all the crew also survived because of you. But apart from offering my loyalty, I can’t think of any other way to repay your lifesaving grace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just lending me your ship for a while would be enough,\" Cassandra thought of her mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A journey?\" The old captain asked, \"I will take you anywhere, Hawk Trainer. If necessary, even to the edge of the world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hawk Trainer, as was the nickname the crew of the Adrestia had given Cassandra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eagles are the birds of the gods, and during the battle just moments ago, Icarus had helped Cassandra take down a thug directly. Hence the title \"Hawk Trainer\" was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you, Lann? What are your plans?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barnabas turned and looked at the Demon Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have anywhere you want to go? We’d better coordinate, I’d like to repay you, but if you both have different plans... I only have one ship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to consider me for now, Barnabas. My plans aren’t set yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann smiled and waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could I have a moment alone with Cassandra? There’s something I need to discuss with her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old captain looked from the man to the woman, shrugged indifferently, and walked to the other side of the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>",1092,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.943Z",1,"novelbin.me","fd010c2975dc3069f9719007b07716010b3af9e43f9380bf3dd3f287f8a63e2d","bear-school-astartes-chapter-498","bear-school-astartes-chapter-496",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]