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Chapter 384: Just Do It (Please Subscribe, Read, and Comment)
Antiope and her guards surrounded Diana and walked towards Paradise Island.

Antiope only invited Martin to go to the Amazon palace out of courtesy. After being rejected, she didn't say anything else, but asked the guards to give them two horses and told the two not to enter the building casually.

"There haven't been any men on Paradise Island for thousands of years. If you must act on your own, it's best to avoid people."

Martin laughed at Antiope's words.

Arthur didn't understand. Didn't he know how the Amazons gave birth? Before the Age of Exploration, the Amazons, like the Sirens, would go out to sea to plunder men, force them to have sex, and then kill them, only keeping the girls and not the boys.

Martin is very disgusted with the tradition of Paradise Island, but he knows that in a pre-modern society, this is not a serious sin.

Even in human society, in areas that have not yet been modernized, women are still treated as reproductive tools, and because of the difficulties in life, baby girls are often killed to relieve the pressure on the family.

Although Martin felt that since Paradise Island was protected by the gods, wouldn't it be enough to ask the god in charge of fertility to regularly bless women who wanted to get pregnant?

But considering Zeus' character, this way of reproduction should be a means for him to control the Amazons, deliberately keeping them in their primitive state in order to maintain the importance of all living beings to the Amazons.

However, Martin did not speak out his guess in front of so many people. He just smiled and agreed with Antiope, then he and Arthur got on their horses.

"Xilulu——"

These war horses, which were not hybridized by different magic, obviously did not have docile personalities. When strangers rode on their backs, they instantly became furious and started jumping up and down, trying to throw the people off their backs.

Martin and Arthur were caught off guard. They had not had any contact for a long time.

There was a burst of laughter from Antiope's guards. These soldiers had not been warned beforehand and were obviously waiting to see the two of them make a fool of themselves.

Diana wanted to stop them, but was stopped by Antiope: "The army is like this. If you want to convince others, you must speak with strength. If you come forward to stop them now, it will not be a good thing for them."

Diana said helplessly: "I'm not worried about Martin and the others making a fool of themselves, but I'm afraid that you guys will go too far and get yourself involved."

Even though Martin's identity today is very ordinary, it will not affect the performance of his strength.

My sisters are used to the depressing life in the army and don't know when to stop. If they push for more, they will be the ones who will be embarrassed in the end.

Antiope did not understand Mary, so this misunderstanding occurred.

However, while they were talking, Martin and Arthur had already solved the problem of their horses.

Arthur's solution was the same as how he controlled marine life in the sea water. With Martin's inspiration, his understanding of the force of life reached a higher level, and the creatures he could control were not limited to the ocean.

Although the warhorse was carrying magic, it made no difference to Arthur. He just patted it twice and the horse calmed down.

Martin held the reins with both hands and stayed firmly with the horse. No matter how the horse jumped, there was no sign of being thrown out, as if his legs had taken root in the horse's body.

At the same time, his throat swelled, and then a terrifying sound came out of his mouth, like the rumble of lightning across the clouds, like the sound of the earth shaking, and like the roar of a giant dragon...

The sound was so strange that even the battle-hardened Amazon warrior felt her heart skip a beat and her body trembled uncontrollably and even became weak.

The war horses beneath them were trembling even more, completely losing their majestic appearance just now.

Martin had no intention of targeting these guards. Even though they were targeting him on purpose, he didn't want to waste time on such a boring dispute.

So after the warhorse under him became obedient, he stopped roaring, pulled the reins, and controlled the warhorse to gallop towards the island.

"Now you know why I want to stop them, right? Martin is not someone you can easily mess with."

Diana looked at her sisters struggling to control their horses and spoke helplessly to her aunt.

Antiope looked at the warhorse under her, which was like a weak shrimp, frowned and asked, "Who is this man? Was the roar just now magic?"

"I don't know either. Martin has too many secrets."

Diana wanted to explain but she was powerless.

"Let's go see my mother first, and then talk about these things!"

Antiope put aside her curiosity about Martin and walked towards the palace with Diana, who had finally recovered from her injuries.
……

"Martin, those women provoked you time and again, but you weren't angry at all?"

Arthur was riding on his horse, thinking about what had just happened, and couldn't help complaining to Martin.

Martin smiled and replied, "It's true that I'm unhappy, but I'm not angry. Paradise Island is just a big military camp, and women are trained as warriors from birth. There's nothing else in their heads except military technology. Do you think such people can be considered human beings?"

"Even the underwater people in Atlantis wouldn't do this. Those who live in such an environment can only be called weapons."

Arthur shook his head. Although he thought that the Atlanteans were very barbaric, as a normal society, the Atlantean royal family would not and could not force everyone to organize their lives in a military manner.

Even a society like Atlantis could be described as extremely oppressive, so one can imagine what the social ecology of Paradise Island is like.

"Paradise Island is a special army created by Zeus. They were born because of the gods and will be destroyed because of the gods."

Martin sighed.

Arthur said in surprise: "Are you going to destroy Paradise Island?"

Martin rolled his eyes fiercely: "Are you sick? Can't you even understand such a simple metaphor? I said that the way of life in Paradise Island will be destroyed, not the people living here."

Of course Arthur didn't not understand, he just didn't want to comment on it.

After all, he has half Atlantean blood. Humans may not care, but for the Amazon warriors on Paradise Island, this is no ordinary matter.

Being interrupted by Arthur, Martin could not continue the topic. He pulled the reins and the horse stopped.

"Stop running around, let's first determine where Persephone is."

"Why go around in circles when you can just ask Diana?"

Arthur followed Martin, jumped off the horse, and asked curiously.

"It would be easy to let Diana ask directly. But doing so would definitely leak the news. Not only are we outsiders, but we are also men. Do you think those people who believe in the gods on Paradise Island will let us see Persephone easily?"

Bureaucracy cannot be eliminated even in the military, and believers in the gods have many ways to delay if they want to.

Martin didn't want to get entangled with them, so he decided to cut the Gordian knot and go see Persephone himself.

"It's really annoying. Do you think these things can be solved in one day?"

Diana was so eager to return to Paradise Island, and so was Arthur's desire to see his mother.

Martin stood by the road, looking for the blooming flowers, and said, "Even if I can't stay tomorrow, you can go find it yourself. The entrance to the Trench Tribe is in the Mediterranean Sea. As long as you find the big whirlpool leading to the seabed, you can find your mother. Although there are many monsters guarding the trident, it is not difficult for you to master the power of life now."

"It's easy for you to say." Arthur was worried about more than just this one thing, but when he thought about the possibility of facing the Olympian gods next, he kept his worries to himself and didn't want to bring more pressure to Martin.

Martin picked a blooming wild flower from the grass. There was nothing special about this flower, it could be seen everywhere.

He whispered to the flower: "Seeds hidden in the darkness, sprout tenaciously breaking through the soil, and bloom your life towards the sun."

Martin recited a few spells casually, and the ordinary wild flowers in his hands bloomed more beautifully, as if covered with a layer of beautiful gauze, and instantly became different.

At the same time, the flower slowly turned towards the sun without any control.

Then Martin blew at the pistil, and the golden pollen left the pistil and floated in the same direction with the wind.

“Cool!”

Arthur looked at Martin performing a magic so easily and gave him a thumbs up.

Although there is a lot of magic in Atlantis, Vicco did not introduce it to Arthur in detail, perhaps because the captain of the guards himself was not proficient in it.

"Does this magic have a name?"

"No, I just did it casually."

Martin threw the flower into the grass, and the flower immediately took root and continued to grow tenaciously.

"Persephone is a subordinate of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture. She represents the state of seeds germinating underground. I just used her divine power to find her."

"I'm finally convinced."

This kind of casual action is more desperate than careful planning.

The latter can be traced and made up for through learning and training, but how do we pursue the former's burst of inspiration?

Arthur was now just thankful that he and Martin were friends, otherwise if he faced such an enemy, he might not even know how he failed.

Martin didn't think too much about it. He really just did it casually. He jumped on his horse and said to Arthur, "Let's go. Be quiet and don't attract other people's attention to avoid unnecessary trouble."

"How can we two men not attract other people's attention in a place full of women?"

Arthur was distressed, and after I scratched my head, he came up with a solution.

"This place is full of women, so they must have never seen a man. As long as we cover our faces, no one will recognize us."

"clever!"

Martin gave him a thumbs up, and the two men weaved straw hats out of wild grass on the roadside and wore them on their heads to cover their faces, then rode forward following the floating pollen.

They ran very fast and met many patrols on the road, but these Amazon warriors didn't know what men looked like, so they let them pass when they saw the horses they were riding.

Although Martin was in a hurry to meet Persephone, he did not give up observing the situation of Paradise Island society along the way.

He found that not all Amazon warriors were as nervous as Antiope's guards, but they did live in a relatively closed state.

Although the Amazons have no shortage of food and clothing thanks to the geography of Paradise Island, they still live in poverty. The gathering areas, whether tribes or villages, are relatively closed and do not welcome people from outside the gathering areas.

Martin tried three times to get closer to these villages to observe the living conditions there, but was surrounded by vigilant guards each time, who carefully checked their identities.

In the end, Martin could only use illusion to cover their eyes and escape without causing any big commotion.

With this experience, Martin also realized that it would not be an easy task to integrate Paradise Island into human society, and he also had new ideas about Persephone.

He no longer approached the gatherings, but followed the pollen all the way, and soon came to an open plain, where he saw the large temple located on the flat ground at a glance.

This open area, which is closer to grassland terrain, has no shelter and can be seen at a glance. Apart from the large temple, which is almost as tall as today's skyscrapers, there are several specially built stone roads.

There are also fully armed Amazon female warriors patrolling in a circle along the stone road, guarding the safety of the temple at all times.

"It's not easy to get close to this!"

Arthur lay on the grass. His eyesight was like a telescope. Although he was far away from the temple, he could still see the situation of the patrol teams clearly.

Martin picked up two stones at random, used transfiguration to turn them into glass, then carved two runes on it, and turned it into a telescope. He placed it in front of his eyes and carefully observed the situation around the temple.

To welcome the coming of the gods, the Amazons prepared a huge victory. At least five thousand people were transporting supplies to the temple, all of which were sacrifices that the gods would like.

"Ah, it's impossible to just ride through on horseback. These female warriors are not ordinary soldiers. I guess they are blessed by the gods."

Martin once again discovered a problem with Paradise Island, which is that the gap between the upper and lower parts is too big.

These female warriors blessed by the gods have nothing in common with ordinary Amazons except their similar appearance.

"Queen Hippolyta is such a good king, she was able to bridge such a big gap and bring the Amazons together."

Martin sincerely praised the Queen's abilities. If there was such a huge gap in the outside world, the two groups would have fought each other long ago without considering sisterhood.

"It's no use talking about this now. The defenses around the temple are so tight. How are you going to get in?"

Arthur looked for a long time but couldn't find a way to enter the temple without attracting any attention.

"Of course there is a way, but I can only go in alone, you have to stay outside."

"If I stay out here alone and get caught by these women, they'll chop my head off."

Arthur shook his head repeatedly. It's certainly not that he couldn't beat the Amazon warrior, but what good would a conflict do?

They didn't come here to fight.

Martin asked Arthur to stay outside, not because there was no way to bring him in, but because he was worried that he would attract the attention of the gods.

In any case, there is an unbreakable relationship between the Atlanteans and Poseidon.

It was impossible for the Olympian gods to see him directly through the material world, but that was not the case for Arthur.

"I will cover you with my shadow. As long as you don't move, no one will notice you."

Martin pulled off a piece of shadow and covered Arthur with it, telling him to stay still.

Then he also disappeared into the shadows and walked towards the temple silently.

(End of this chapter)