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Chapter 383 What a joke (please subscribe, read, comment on the monthly ticket)

Diana jumped out of the plane first, followed closely by Martin and Arthur, with their feet on the soft sand. Looking from the beach towards the interior of the island, they could see a lush forest.

Diana was excited and used the special code of Paradise Island to reveal her identity to her sisters.

Arthur turned his head and looked at the blue sea, sensing the life in the ocean and wondering where those giant beasts hidden in the fog had gone.
Martin's eyes moved around and soon locked onto the secret sentries hidden near the coast.

But he did not expose the other party. He just looked further away, looking at the large and small fortresses on the mountain that were built with the help of the terrain, and felt puzzled.

It's not that there's something wrong with the construction of these forts, but that they're decorated too fancy. The outer layer of the forts is filled with decorations made of all kinds of flowers and colorful gauze, and you can't tell the original appearance of the forts at all.

"Diana, is Paradise Island going to have a festival today?"

Martin asked, according to Diana's description of Paradise Island, the Amazons were extremely restrained in enjoying themselves, but highly respected the use of force.

He had never been to Paradise Island before, but he recalled similar systems in human history and felt that Paradise Island would never decorate a fortress used for war defense in such a fancy way.

After being reminded by Martin, the excited Diana realized that something was wrong.

She whispered to Martin, "The Amazons' daily routine is training and fighting, and even the banquets they hold to relax are very simple.

Only when we hold sacrifices to the gods will we take off our armor, lay down our weapons, and enjoy a moment of peace."

"God? Isn't Persephone a god? Or did a god come down from Mount Olympus?"

Martin then remembered the unfortunate goddess whom he had brought out of hell. He wondered how she was doing now.

"It can't be such a coincidence that a god will appear when we discuss cooperation with Paradise Island?"

Arthur turned his attention back to the ocean, quite surprised.

He did not have any special reverence for the gods, but he felt that the other party's appearance was too coincidental and might disrupt his group's plans.

Diana was not as relaxed as him. The worship of the Olympian gods was deeply engraved in the spiritual world of the Amazons, and even she could not escape such influence.

Martin put his arm around her shoulders and comforted her, "Don't think too much. It may not be what we think. The old gods are subject to too many restrictions when they come to the real world. Even with the Amazons' beliefs, they cannot change this reality. Maybe your sister is welcoming Persephone?"

"I really hope so, otherwise it will be a big trouble."

Diana grabbed Martin's hand, kissed the back of his hand gently, and leaned against him.

The thought of a possible direct conflict with the Olympian gods gave her a headache.

Martin put his arm around Diana and comforted her, "Don't worry, even if a god really appears on Paradise Island, I'll be there to support you. I will never let you get caught in the middle."

"Although the gods will be greatly restricted when they descend into the material world, they are still not something that mortals can deal with. I know you have the means to deal with them, but I still don't want you to take such a risk."

Diana's eyes were empty, she held Martin's hand tightly, and she seemed to have made up her mind.

Martin wanted to speak out all his thoughts. After all, Olympus was not a monolithic entity, and there was nothing to be afraid of even if a god really came to the world.

But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the rumbling sound of horse hooves.

A cavalry of a hundred men rushed down the hillside to the beach, raising a cloud of dust that rose into the sky. People could feel the cavalry's power from a long distance away.

"The war horses of Paradise Island are all specially bred from magical beasts. They are several times stronger than the war horses outside in terms of size and endurance. Don't be too surprised when you see them later, otherwise you will be laughed at by my sisters."

Even when she was about to see her sisters, Diana left Martin's arms and returned to her serious attitude, but she did not let go of Martin's hand.

At the same time, he took Martin and Arthur away from the beach and stood on solid ground to wait.

"The sand on the beach is too soft. Once the horse's hooves get stuck in it, it will be very troublesome."

Martin nodded slightly, and although Arthur thought this was a bit primitive, he did not act as a guide in other people's homes. He stood quietly by and said nothing.

After a while, the cavalry rushed to Martin and his team with a billowing cloud of dust.

"Diana, my child!"

Before the smoke and dust had cleared, a figure rushed up to Diana with heroic steps and hugged her in his arms.

Seeing this, Martin let go of Diana's hand and looked at the woman who was holding Diana.

She was as tall as Diana, with long hair tied up with a headband decorated with gems and special beast bones. She wore simple leather armor with metal plates on key parts.

The woman's body shape was no worse than the man's. Her exposed arms and calves were full of muscles, and combined with her clothes, she gave people a very oppressive feeling.

Not only this woman, but the soldiers behind her were the same. They were all fully armed and had serious expressions. You could tell at a glance that they were battle-hardened warriors.

When the women looked at Diana, their expressions softened and smiles appeared on their faces.

Wait, when he saw the two men, Martin and Arthur, the expressions on his faces immediately changed 180 degrees. He looked like he wanted to kill someone, as if the two of them were the enemies who killed his father.

Arthur moved his feet and hid behind Martin, and whispered, "It's all your fault. You seduced the princess away, and now they want to settle accounts with us."

"You can shut up if you don't know how to talk. Paradise Island is a female-dominated society, so it doesn't like men."

Martin turned his head and glared at the guy. He hadn't returned to Paradise Island for so many years. How could these Amazon warriors know the relationship between the two people?

No, Queen Hippolyta knew about the relationship between the two, but would she take the initiative to announce this news to the Amazon warrior women?
In order to maintain the existence of Paradise Island, the Amazons have done a lot of dirty things over the past thousands of years.

"This should be Mr. Martin, right?"

The woman holding Diana let go of her and then looked at Martin.

Diana quickly introduced, "This is my aunt, General Antiope. This cavalry is her personal guard. They came to greet us after hearing the news."

"Thank you for bringing our queen back from the underworld."

Antiope performed a very elaborate ceremony directly to Martin.

"A thank you is enough."

Even though Martin didn't know the customs and culture of Paradise Island, he understood everything when he saw the surprised expressions of the guards.

He reached out and grasped Antiope's arm, trying to stop the general.

Although he would save Hippolyta entirely for Diana's sake, he saved her and he would not hypocritically pretend that this matter was not important.

But Antiope seemed to have other plans. She used her arms to break free from Martin's hands and continue the ceremony.

Ugh!
Martin sighed in his heart, feeling helpless about this old-fashioned traditional temptation, but he couldn't admit defeat voluntarily, so he had to fight with the opponent secretly.

In a flash, he thought of dozens of ways to increase his strength immediately, but gave up in a flash. For Diana's sake, he was not prepared to fight with Antiope, and finally chose to use the dream sand.

call!
Martin blew gently, and yellow sand flew out from his sleeve and landed on Antiope's arm, temporarily distorting the boundary between reality and illusion.

So, no matter how hard the general tried, it was like falling into the air and had no effect at all.

At first she thought it was an illusion, a trick used by wizards to deceive others.

But after she tried all the commonly used anti-illusion methods, she found that she was completely wrong.

I don’t know what means this man in front of me used to turn himself into an ordinary person.

Antiope was surprised, but she did not resist any more and let Martin help her up.

Her original intention was just to test this man, not to really have any conflict with him.

"My sister's evaluation of you is indeed correct. You are indeed a very special person and worthy of Diana."

Antiope's words implied her dissatisfaction with Martin.

Although Martin knew that the general was dissatisfied with the relationship between him and Diana, it was normal for him to have such a reaction given the environment of Paradise Island.

What he couldn't understand was that since Antiope knew that it was he who brought Hippolyta out of the underworld, why would she use this method to test him.

Diana took a step towards Martin and whispered softly, "My mother only told others about the existence of a person like you, but she never revealed your name or appearance to anyone else, so my aunt and the others don't know your abilities."

"Oh, yes, yes, I told your mother a lot of confidential things at the time, but I didn't expect her to take it so seriously."

Martin suddenly realized and recalled this past event.

"What do you mean? Is my mother supposed to be someone who doesn't keep her promises?"

Diana glared at Martin in dissatisfaction.

Martin quickly explained: "Of course I didn't mean that. I was just surprised that she didn't even tell her own sister."

"My aunt has always been very direct. If I tell her this, I can't hide it from the gods of Olympus."

Diana was not very willing to comment on her elders behind their backs, but she still said a few words tactfully when it came to Martin.

Martin nodded.

Since Diana did not clearly state Antiope's attitude towards the gods, she was probably one of those who opposed the gods.

After all, it was all Zeus's plan that the Amazons were in their current state of life and death, where they could only be used as weapons by others.

Although Ares was the direct murderer, Mount Olympus was in its heyday at that time. Without Zeus's approval, how could Ares massacre the Amazon warriors who were protected by most goddesses?
Seeing Martin thinking, Diana said, "I have already asked the previous questions clearly. It is indeed as we thought. God will soon come to Paradise Island."

"What's the purpose?"

Martin was a little surprised, but not panicked.

Diana frowned and replied, "Olympus learned that Persephone had escaped from the underworld and wanted to take the goddess back."

"Does Persephone agree to go back?"

Ma Ling asked this question naturally, but saw that Diana looked embarrassed.

"This is an oracle from Zeus himself. Do you think anyone cares about her opinion?"

"What a joke."

Martin frowned and said directly, "Let's not talk about the issue of equality and freedom. I brought Persephone out of the underworld. Those guys on Mount Olympus didn't do anything and wanted to take her away. They really think too highly of themselves!"

Martin expressed his anger so directly because he was sure that Persephone would not want to return to Mount Olympus.

This goddess was captured and thrown into the underworld because of a group of people on Mount Olympus. It was Ilot, the son of the goddess of beauty, who shot arrows randomly and forcibly linked her to Hades.

Later, Zeus was afraid of Hades' power and deliberately ignored the fact that Persephone was captured.

Demeter felt sorry for her daughter, so she threatened Zeus with a curse on all the crops on earth, and only in exchange for her daughter's freedom for a few months a year.

After the era of the old gods passed, Persephone lost her freedom for several months at a time. She was trapped in the underworld, gazing at the cloudy world of death and spending her days in tears.

For thousands of years, has anyone on Mount Olympus ever thought of her? Has there ever been a god willing to save her?
If Martin hadn't intervened, how long would this poor woman have to endure the torture?
Based on Martin's observation of Persephone, the goddess's thinking was obviously normal. She did not have any special feelings for Hades, and naturally she would not have any illusions about Mount Olympus.

"I'm going to go see Persephone, so I won't disturb you from meeting your family."

Martin didn't know the situation on Paradise Island, but it was not difficult to find Persephone.

"Are you angry?" Diana asked cautiously when she saw Martin suddenly change his mind.

Martin shook his head. "Even if I'm angry, I won't be angry at the Amazons. The lives of your sisters are in the hands of others. Have you ever had your own choices?"

Martin's words left Diana at a loss for words.

Although she didn't think the human world was much better than her hometown, she couldn't go against her conscience and say that Paradise Island was some kind of paradise.

The Amazon society is indeed a large military camp. Not to mention modern people in the 21st century, even if people from a few hundred years ago were thrown into Paradise Island, it would be difficult to withstand such pressure.

"In short, be careful. The situation on Paradise Island is not that simple."

Diana also felt sympathy for Persephone and did not want her to be taken away from Olympus.

Martin smiled and said, "Let all the storms blow towards me alone. At worst, I will leave and you can handle the things here."

"You're dreaming. I'm tied to you for the rest of my life. You should follow through with your own plans and stop putting the blame on me."

Diana kissed Martin in front of everyone and proudly showed off to her shocked sisters.

Antiope's face suddenly turned dark, and she dragged Diana away.

Martin grabbed Arthur and said to him, "Let's not get involved in this fun and take you to meet a new friend."

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