Chapter 214: Help Me Ascend to the Throne of the God King, and I Shall Make You One of the Twelve

Arcadia headquarters.

Athena sat before Su Nian, her hands cupping her chin, her eyes shimmering with curiosity.

Su Nian turned around helplessly, looking at this goddess who gazed at him with such gentleness and intellect, and sighed.

"I say, Goddess Athena, is my attitude not clear enough?"

Even Su Nian did not know why; he had clearly killed Ares's Avatar right in front of Athena, which could be said to be trampling Athena's face underfoot.

Yet why did Athena still follow him so relentlessly?

Was his attitude not clear enough?

Athena, however, seemed to hear nothing, still looking at Su Nian with that same gentleness.

It was as if she were indulging a rebellious child in her own home.

But what Su Nian could see was that beneath that gentle gaze, there hid a domineering force that would not be refused.

She had set her sights on Su Nian, and no matter what, she would not let him get away.

After a stalemate for a while, Su Nian finally sighed, turned his head to take two cups and a bottle of iced cola from the refrigerator at his side.

"I say, Goddess Athena, if you have something to say, just say it. There are no other eyes here; shall we talk?"

Only then did Athena put away the gentle expression that Su Nian found so strange, returning to her usual cold expression—or rather, the one she wore only when she was alone.

Perhaps this was the true Athena; her outward intellect and beauty were merely masks.

To maintain this mask, Athena even set a rule for herself: "three strikes and you're out."

Anyone who offended her would only receive a warning as long as it did not exceed three times; she would not take action against them.

But once it exceeded three times, it was simply: "OK, let's go to war."

The most representative victim was Algol.

Athena picked up a cup of cola, took a light sip, and looked at Su Nian with curiosity.

"I find your thinking hard to understand. You shouldn't be purely acting on emotion, right? You are very clear about the benefits of secretly uniting with Greece."

"Isn't it good to have a great God Group as a backer?"

Everything was fine, so why the sudden, complete break?

Besides, it wasn't as if Greece didn't grant Arcadia enough Sovereignty; they rarely interfered in the management or internal affairs of subordinate Communities.

Among all the God Group factions, being invested in by the Greek God Group was already the best choice.

Buddhism required one to be converted and join their ranks before they would invest, and the investments of Thousand Eyes were less like investments and more like loans.

As for the Cross Religion? They were generous, but their requirements were even more stringent, and only believers of the Cross Religion would receive investment; for outsiders to obtain it... the difficulty was almost impossible.

And Ouroboros? That was a trap within a trap.

Only Greece was the most generous; they only sent money and ignored everything else, leaving all Sovereignty to Arcadia itself.

Athena believed that Su Nian, as the Second Generation leader of Arcadia, could not be unaware of this, right?

If he didn't even understand this, she would have to doubt whether Su Nian was the true heir of Arcadia.

"It's nothing, I just don't like Ares. After all, it was Ares who bullied our Arcadia first; I was just acting a bit on emotion..."

The corners of Su Nian's mouth curled up slightly, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.

"Furthermore, hasn't my cooperation with the Greek God Group been ongoing, Heavenly Lord Athena?"

Moreover, in fact, the one who had the closest relationship with the previous generation of Arcadia and was responsible for negotiating with Arcadia was actually Heracles, not Athena.

And now, the one who had the best relationship with Arcadia and was responsible for negotiations between Greece and Arcadia was still Heracles.

Is there any problem with this? Has the relationship between them changed in any way?

It has not changed at all.

Athena caught a hint of something special in Su Nian's words.

She looked at Su Nian with interest, her tone filled with surprise.

"In other words, you are willing to cooperate with Greece, but simply do not want to cooperate with me or accept my protection?"

Protection—Athena's implication was clear, even carrying a hint of warning.

She was reminding Su Nian not to forget that he was currently being targeted by the World King.

Now, in the entire Little Garden, apart from her, there was no other existence who would risk the thought of disrespecting the World King to protect him.

Even if there were, it would be impossible for them to stand with Su Nian openly; they would only provide help in secret, but favors always run out eventually.

A Four-digit? How could one survive under the hostility of a Two-digit without protection?

Even if this so-called hostility was just a casual remark made by a Two-digit.

But for a Four-digit, one sentence was enough to pass a death sentence.

"Or is it that your so-called reliance is that unfinished Simulated Star Creation Map within your body?"

A flash of boredom crossed Athena's eyes.

If it were just that unfinished Simulated Star Creation Map of Algol's, and Algol herself, who had fallen into a Magic Beast and retained only the status of a Demon Star.

Then Su Nian had disappointed her; a mere Algol, a Four-Digit Exceptional, could not protect Su Nian.

Especially when Su Nian frequently went to the outside world to observe other worlds.

Are Simulated Star Creation Maps rare? Are they precious?

In fact, once one reaches Three-digit, one can attempt to create their own Simulated Star Creation Map; two God Kings can complete one Simulated Star Creation Map.

It is merely a matter of whether the worldview is complete or not, and whether it is powerful or not.

A Simulated Star Creation Map with a weak and thin worldview might not even be as powerful as certain Artifacts.

Those "Simulated Star Creation Maps" are not even recognized as Simulated Star Creation Maps by the gods of Little Garden.

Just like those wild gods who clearly aren't even Four-digit but possess various Creator God-level titles.

Truly powerful Simulated Star Creation Maps must rely on an era or the worldview of a God Group.

That kind of Simulated Star Creation Map has another name: "Original Code of Creation," and beings who possess such a Simulated Star Creation Map are generally Original Code Candidates.

And it is a very coincidental matter that Algol's unfinished Simulated Star Creation Map possesses neither of those two points.

And Su Nian can hardly be called an Original Code Candidate.

Therefore, Athena is very curious: where exactly did Su Nian get the confidence to break things off with her?

Is it not good to accept her protection?

"That is something I cannot disclose, Goddess Athena."

Su Nian shrugged his shoulders, downed the cola in his cup in one breath, looked at Athena, and said quite seriously.

"It is simply because of my personal reasons that I do not wish to accept your protection."

"Your desire for control is too strong, Goddess Athena; I do not like the feeling of being controlled by others."

Su Nian has never revealed to anyone the fact that he possesses Algol's Simulated Star Creation Map.

As for leaking the secret from Shiroyasha? That is even more impossible; there is absolutely no need for it.

Su Nian does not believe that Shiroyasha would be so bored as to leak the fact that he has a Simulated Star Creation Map.

Moreover, the information Shiroyasha has is clearly that Su Nian needs twelve Sun Authorities, namely the Zodiac, to complete his own Simulated Star Creation Map.

However, Athena does not know this, from which it can be seen that this was not leaked by people in Arcadia either.

Even if there were, Little Garden Central would at least give him a warning.

Clearly, this is information Athena had already grasped; she had long known that Algol held an unfinished Simulated Star Creation Map.

Or rather, this whole thing was deliberately pushed by Athena; sending Algol to his hands was not without the intention of letting Su Nian obtain Algol's Simulated Star Creation Map.

And Su Nian learned from Canary's memories that she had once been Athena's student.

Or rather, before Canary became Heracles's student, she was in fact Athena's student.

It is just that Canary and Athena parted on bad terms.

Canary's evaluation of the Halloween Queen is that she is a lunatic; she cannot understand the Halloween Queen's train of thought at all.

But her evaluation of Athena is that she is an outrageously controlling, rational-to-the-extreme female madman.

Athena does not allow any factor beyond her control to exist by her side, and coincidentally, what Canary hates most is being controlled.

In the end, this became a little-known experience; few in Little Garden know that Athena once served as Canary's teacher.

And Algol's experience also testifies to this personality of Athena's.

After spending a period of time with Algol, Su Nian also discovered that, in fact, Algol is just a bit foul-mouthed; if you ignore her, nothing happens.

It is enough for her to be intoxicated by her own beauty on her own.

She is also not the type of existence that would casually mock others' beauty, so why would Algol call Athena an ugly woman?

The real reason is that from the moment Athena became Algol's guardian, Athena had been secretly planning against Algol, wondering what to do if Algol lost control.

But as a Star Spirit, Algol's status is not low; with flashes of intuition and revelations from her Spirit Status, Athena planned against Algol in secret.

Although Algol knew nothing, she was always able to sense the intent to target her from Athena, which is why she would insult Athena.

If you were planned against every day by those around you on how to kill or seal you, could you have any good feelings for them?

And later, of course, Athena's plan took effect, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence that Algol drank the Divine Wine that could make her drunk?

Divine Wine capable of making a Star Spirit dead drunk is not easy to find.

It can be seen that Athena's plan against Algol was plotted early enough.

Su Nian reckons that Athena's so-called "three strikes and you're out" rule might mean that from the very first time, Athena wrote the other party into her little notebook and began preparing plans to target them.

And by the time the third time came, the plan was more or less mature.

So, where did this come from—is this the Little Garden version of Batman?

Looking at the smiling Su Nian before her, Athena fell into a rare silence.

After a long while, she sighed and said.

"Joining my side, is it not good?"

She really appreciates Su Nian's abilities, whether it was saving countless heroes and gods from Azi Dahaka or banishing Angra Mainyu.

It is not even that Su Nian so easily won Algol's trust and obtained Algol's Simulated Star Creation Map.

It is Su Nian's courage, loyalty, and ability.

Being able to risk offending the World Dragon for Leticia, snatching the Vampire Concept from its hands, and succeeding.

And for that batch of Communities that were once swindled by Canary, Su Nian still cherished old feelings and provided compensation.

Although this was somewhat risky, it is precisely because of this that Athena values Su Nian's worth even more.

This is a treasure that can be cultivated as a trusted aide; given time, Su Nian might even become her right-hand man.

As the almost-confirmed next-generation God King of Greece, she considers herself to have the capital to recruit Su Nian.

Mere control, compared to a bright future, is not worth mentioning, right?

And it seems Canary's desire for control is no less than hers, right?

"Once I ascend to the throne of the God King, the next generation of the Twelve Olympians will surely have a place for you."

"Is this not enough?"

Athena smiled slightly, very confident in her offer; she believes there is no one in Little Garden who can offer more than she can.

Now that the hierarchy of Little Garden is almost solidified, no matter which God Group it is, they would not release such Divinity to an outsider.

This is perhaps the only opportunity for Su Nian to become a Three-digit, or even an opportunity to become a top powerhouse among the Three-digits.

"But I refuse."

Su Nian raised his eyebrows, put down his cup, and looked at Athena with a smile as he said.

A mere seat among the Twelve Olympians? Are you trying to dismiss a beggar?

Why don't you say that Little Garden Central has already offered the position of Master of Little Garden?

Standing before you right now is the future Master of Little Garden, and the de facto owner of the Second Little Garden.

As long as this Little Garden is gone, he can turn around and pull up another Little Garden in the Moon World, then take control of the Little Garden Central and become the Master of Little Garden.

And even for this Little Garden, if Su Nian could seize the authority of the Little Garden Central from the group of Gods and Buddhas who originally built Little Garden, he could also become the Master of Little Garden.

The Sun Authority is merely a relatively important part of it.

"Why?"

Athena's expression changed slightly, but she still looked at Su Nian with gentleness and tolerance.

"Do you wish to know the reason?"

Su Nian looked at Athena with great interest and asked very sincerely.

"May I ask, Goddess Athena, if a Universal Truth were to hunt me down, what would you do?"

Athena was silent for a moment, then sighed and said.

"I will take good care of Arcadia."

The implication was that she would abandon Su Nian.

Su Nian smiled, shrugged his shoulders, and said nothing more.

Shiroyasha went to confront Kurma just because of a single sentence.

(End of chapter)