I rely on myself

Chapter 388 Behind the Request

Lunch was quickly finished, and of course the children disappeared in a flash, going somewhere to play. Only Lin Yuan and Eaton were left cleaning up the dishes.

After cleaning up the dishes, Lin Yuan was of course planning to return to the workshop to continue the unfinished forging, but at this moment Eaton suddenly called him.

"Lin Yuan, wait a minute. I have something to discuss with you. Please wait here and I will wash the dishes first."

Having said that, Eaton ignored Lin Yuan's wishes and directly picked up the remaining dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them.

Looking at this scene, Lin Yuan was obviously helpless, but he had no way to refuse, so he had to sit down and wait for Eaton to finish.

Fortunately, Eaton worked quite quickly. Lin Yuan only had to wait for a few minutes before Eaton had cleaned up the tableware and put them in their corresponding places.

Eaton came and sat down in front of Lin Yuan. Seeing this, Lin Yuan also sat up slightly and became a little more serious.

Eaton looked at Lin Yuan and said with a smile: "Sorry for the wait."

"Nothing, but you said you had something to discuss with me. What is it?"

Lin Yuan didn't care too much about waiting. Instead, he was a little curious about what Eaton wanted to discuss.

Hearing Lin Yuan's intention to get straight to the point, Eaton had no intention of keeping anyone in suspense and spoke directly.

"It's simple. It's about Anna's children."

"Anna and the others?" Lin Yuan became even more confused after hearing this.

In the Eaton clan, except Lin Yuan and Eaton as the main god, the other members are all underage children, about a dozen in number.

Most of the children are under ten years old and have no ability to take care of themselves. In addition, there are about four children between twelve and fourteen years old, and Anna is one of them.

"…Did something happen to them? Is it serious?"

Lin Yuan suddenly seemed to think of something bad, his tone immediately became tense, and his face revealed an expression of worry and concern.

Seeing the nervous Lin Yuan, Eaton immediately comforted him: "Hey, Lin Yuan, calm down first. Anna and the others are not in any danger. Calm down and listen to me slowly..."

After Eaton's series of comforts, Lin Yuanna finally calmed down, but his eyes still revealed a hint of worry from time to time. Seeing this, Eaton had to quickly begin to explain.

"It's like this. Some time ago, Anna and the other four older children suddenly came to me and told me that they wanted to become adventurers and explore the dungeon so as to improve their strength as quickly as possible."

“…………!?”

After hearing this, Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment, unable to come back to his senses for a long time. After a long while, Lin Yuan finally came back to his senses and spoke hesitantly.

"…………You said that Anna's four older children found you some time ago and said they wanted to become adventurers and explore the dungeon! Am I right?"

"........."

In response to Lin Yuan's hesitation, Eaton nodded directly to indicate that he was not wrong.

"Isn't that nonsense!!!"

After receiving the affirmation, Lin Yuan immediately exploded and shouted excitedly: "They are not yet adults! Do they really understand what they are talking about?! That is a dungeon! Not an amusement park! They! They!! What on earth are they thinking!!!"

Regarding Anna and other children's whimsical ideas, Lin Yuan said that he was really mad, and even his speech became a little incoherent. Seeing Lin Yuan's angry look, Eaton moved away a little, looking like he didn't want to be affected.

Fortunately, Lin Yuan’s emotional management ability is pretty good. After venting for a while, he quickly calmed down again.

“Inhale, exhale——”

After letting out a long breath, Lin Yuan finally stopped looking excited, but the expression on his face still showed a bit of helplessness.

"...So what happened afterwards? It's understandable that they were ignorant, but Eaton, you shouldn't have agreed to...them...right?"

At the end, Lin Yuan's tone suddenly became a little hesitant, and his eyes looking at Eaton also became suspicious.

However, the development of facts is so strange. Facing Lin Yuan's suspicious eyes, Eaton's face suddenly became a little embarrassed. He didn't even dare to face Lin Yuan's gaze, and a perfunctory laugh came out of his mouth.

“…Ahahahaha, um? The situation is, a little…”

Eaton didn't need to finish his words, his hesitant attitude alone had already told Lin Yuan the answer.

"...Are you sure?" At this moment Lin Yuan really felt that his mentality collapsed.

"Alright, alright, Lin Yuan, calm down first. I didn't agree to their request directly. I just said I would consider it, so calm down."

Eaton looked at Lin Yuan's collapsed appearance and immediately started to explain.

Lin Yuan was slightly relieved when he heard Eaton say that he had not agreed to it but just wanted to consider it.

Although it's not the rejection I want to hear the most, it's not the worst situation, right?

"…So? What do you think? What do you think about those kids wanting to become adventurers?"

After Lin Yuan calmed down, he hesitated for a while, and finally raised the question.

Lin Yuan knew that as the chief god of this clan, Eaton definitely cared about those children more than he did.

So what was the reason that made Eaton hesitate when asked by Anna and the others to become adventurers instead of rejecting them outright?

That's why Lin Yuan asked Eaton this question directly.

"........."

Eaton did not answer immediately, but looked as if he was recalling something and was very nostalgic.

After a while, Eaton came back to his senses and slowly explained, "To be honest, I wasn't that surprised that Anna and the others would make such a request. Instead, I felt a sense of relief that 'it's finally here.'"

"........."

Lin Yuan frowned and said nothing, because he realized that behind these seemingly impulsive requests from the children, there was something he was completely unaware of.

That was something that only belonged to Eaton and those children. It was something that happened before he came to this clan, and now Eaton would reveal it personally.

Lin Yuan would naturally not be so tactless as to interrupt him, so now he just had to listen quietly.

(End of this chapter)