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Chapter 110 Divine Enlightenment Boundary and Wealth

Inside the Flame Gate, Hephaestus summoned Chiron.

This place does not belong to the world, nor does it belong to chaos. He temporarily created this space filled with flames.

He stood amidst the blazing fire, where there was no earth or sky.

Opposite him is the centaur Chiron.

Chiron's face was still full of surprise and doubt.He saw a vague figure on the opposite side, he looked and looked, and combined with the surrounding flames, he got the answer.

"Your Majesty, you have summoned me." The suspicion of the unknown disappeared from Chiron's face.

Hephaestus smiled.

Did you give up resistance because you knew it was useless?Very functional, Chiron style.

Since Chiron was direct, he also cut straight to the point: "There is one thing you need to do, and I will pay you."

Chiron's tone was imperceptibly respectful: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"

The burning fire obscured Chiron's view, but Hephaestus moved forward, and he walked up to Chiron so that Chiron could see.

Seeing the face of Hephaestus, Chiron's last trace of doubt disappeared, and he lowered his head amidst the raging fire.

Hephaestus said to him: "You search the earth, looking for those souls who let go and face death peacefully."

"Find the objects that enshrine their beliefs and bring them to me."

"In return, I will protect you, as long as you don't make mistakes."

"I have been watching you in the sea, you have an intelligent soul, you should understand what is wrong."

"I understand." Chiron subconsciously responded.

But he quickly realized that an uncontrollable joy appeared on his face.

The protection of Vulcan - there is nothing more unexpected and worthy of surprise than this.

At this moment, respect overflowed from the deepest part of his heart. "how much do you need?"

Hephaestus raised the corner of his mouth when he heard this: "There is no limit to the number, the more the better."

"I will accept everything you get, and I will give you as much as you get."

"However, there is a premise - you can't interfere with their process and let them find it themselves."

"You can't violate that premise."

"Of course, you can also go to the underworld to search, pick from Hades' savings, and then return to the world to find tokens of their beliefs."

"I said hello to Hades, you don't need to worry about him."

"If someone stops you, you can say my name."

"Of course, it's limited to this one thing."

This matter is a bit troublesome, this is Chiron's first reaction.There are very few peaceful souls that can face death calmly, and the possibility of leaving tokens in front of such souls is even less.Even though there are countless creatures on the earth, and the number of mortals cannot be counted, the souls that meet the conditions are still rare, and the difficulty is no less than finding a needle in a haystack.

Chiron admits he can find it, but he's not confident he'll find many in a short period of time.

This is destined to be a long process - because the number of crowns in front of you cannot be counted.

But Chiron thought about it, and it was worth it.

With the protection of a majesty, his land is no longer limited to the coast, he can show the surrounding gods to a limited extent the force of Triton, the god of killing fish, and even slowly spread to the people in the center of the earth. Expansion on populated land.

Even the consequences of shooting the son of the sea god Poseidon can be temporarily put aside.

So it must be worth it - time and effort, in exchange for security and stability.

Chiron's mind became active, and he asked a question: "Your Majesty, can I arrange for someone to search with me?"

Hephaestus smiled meaningfully: "That is your business, what I give you, and how much you are willing to share is also your business."

"I won't intervene, but if they find me themselves, I don't mind giving them the reward exactly."

"It's a deal, and I've always been fair."

Chiron wanted to ask again, but Hephaestus waved him away with a smile.

"Since you have decided, then you can do it yourself, and I will not interfere with you."

"How much you can get is up to you."

"Finally, I would like to give you a piece of advice. The boundary between the forest goddess and the sea goddess is more blurred than you think, at least for some people."

"For example, Rika..."

Chiron's consciousness gradually blurred, and he felt his will fly higher and higher, farther and farther away, and quickly retreated away from the sea of ​​flames.

A young call came from his ear: "Teacher! Teacher! What's wrong with you? Wake up!"

Chiron opened his eyes vaguely, and saw his disciple Kata, who was patting his prostrate body with an anxious expression on his face.

He looked around, and found that he was far away from the small island that he bet with the goddess of luck, Rika, and returned to the grass hut built by his disciple Kata along the coast.

He was a little dazed, so he asked the young Kata, "How long have I been asleep?"

Kata respects Chiron very much, and he can no longer find the madness he once had.

For this reason, he is still not wearing a fancy dress, and his plain clothes are covered with patches.

But his appearance and temperament are full of surging vitality.

Out of respect, Chiron asked him and immediately responded: "Since the teacher went to the appointment, it has been three moonsets, and the moon will rise again soon."

Chiron understood, and he slept through the night.

He carefully recalled the conversation he had with the god of fire before he lost consciousness—it was very clear, it was not a dream.

So he was a little confused, and almost subconsciously said: "Ruka? Boundary?"

Chiron seemed to remember something, he looked into his hand, there was nothing.He looked behind him again, where there was a scorched wooden bow lying quietly on his back, as if he had been carrying it all the time.

Chiron thought about it.

Seeing this, Kata on the side became even more worried, with doubts and worries all over his cheeks: "Teacher, what happened?"

Only then did Chiron come back to his senses, and he looked at his disciple with burning eyes: "Katta, I have received divine enlightenment!"

The doubt on Kata's face turned into panic and panic, divine revelation?Isn't the teacher just...

"Hush!" Chiron smiled and signaled Kata to keep quiet.

He looked at his only disciple kindly: "Don't ask, you are not qualified yet."

Now I ask you: "How old are you."

Kata replied honestly: "The teacher asked me to forget my age, I have already forgotten, I don't know."

Chiron nodded in satisfaction.While gaining faith for Kata, he also taught him to use the power of faith to help him survive the call of the kingdom of death.

He had to admit that Kata was special as his first disciple.At least, he not only regards Kata as a disciple.

He passed on everything he saw, heard, and understood to Kata through precepts and deeds, aiming to let him go further, until he reached the end of mortals—eternity!
However, Chiron knows one thing very clearly, eternity should not only have life, but also have a business-as-usual mentality.

Only in this way can eternity be regarded as a new starting point.

Let Kata forget his age is only the first step, of course, is also the most important step.

Chiron doesn't want him to continue to be bound by the past, the past experience should be blurred at the same time as the forgotten age...

Chiron stood up on his knees, and he rubbed Kata's head to show his approval, "Good job!" he said.

Immediately, Chiron stepped forward and stood in the yard across the threshold.

He listened to the croaking of frogs and the rustling of the wind, and with the help of the moonlight, he set his eyes deep in the earth. There, a dazzling golden light reached to the sky, between the city-states where mortals lived and Mount Olympus where gods lived. A golden bridge is built between them, like a golden rainbow.

He turned his head and said loudly to his disciples: "Cheers, Kata! Today is a day worth remembering."

"The path of faith has been cleared by people. He has proved that it is feasible to rely on specific doctrines to hold authority. He has completely mastered a kind of authority from scratch."

Kata became excited: "Really? Who is he? No, he can do it, so teacher, you can do it too! Maybe I can do it too!"

Chiron just smiled, and he warned his disciples: "Kata, don't compare with him, he has foundation."

"We do what we do, and it's good to take our time."

Kata couldn't wait to ask: "Teacher, who is he? What's his name? Which hero is he?"

Chiron shook his head: "You will know in the future, and it is useless for you to know now, but it will only increase your troubles."

He walked forward, and the soft whisper that disappeared in the wind revealed elusiveness: "Fortune..."
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ps: I still owe half a chapter, I'm sleepy, I'll talk about it tomorrow

(End of this chapter)