Warhammer: My Biological Father Emperor and My Demigod Brother

However, most ordinary people are unaware of this and simply perceive it as the compassionate nature of the sun god.

Ares was sweeping the floor nearby, while simultaneously recording how many people called out "Apollo" each day.

This was a task personally assigned to him by Apollo, who said it was the key to saving Helios.

Ares, unsuspecting, diligently recorded everything; Apollo had always been the most intelligent among them.

The fact that he was as lowly as Helios, yet rarely caught by Ilda, shows that this image of a new sun god emerging in the secular world is indeed a significant improvement over Helios.

A few days ago, the immortals began to arrive in Macedonia one after another.

This was mainly because I received a psionic communication from Hades, who was even more reliable than Olperson, and many of my brothers and sisters had indeed not been seen for many years.

Even knowing that Erda was in Macedonia, they were still willing to attend the banquet.

It's absolutely not because I heard that Ilda was cursed by Helios and turned into a black-skinned person that I came here to watch the show. Absolutely not.

It's relatively normal that there's only one of the couple present. If they were together, even if Hades himself came, they wouldn't come.

I heard that Apollo was strung together and Helios was cleaved into dozens of pieces.

They came to eat at the banquet, not to be the banquet.

"The banquet is starting the day after tomorrow, but Athena, who lives closest to us, hasn't arrived yet. She should be the one gloating the most."

Hades sat by the renovated Plaza de Apollo, preferring to bask in the winter sun rather than volunteer to clean the grounds with Ares.

He is actually quite lazy, but because of his personality, he is mistaken for being steady and reliable.

Ares stopped what he was doing and started counting on his fingers:

"We have a total of forty-seven brothers and sisters. Eleven of them are far away in the East. This time, only Li Dan rode an ox to come."

"Four others have traveled across the ocean and are said to be on the new continent described by Neos. They won't be able to come for a while."

"Leaving aside Neos, that leaves thirty-two. And two more, as Apollo explained, are lost in the future."

Hades, who rarely jokes, actually began to tease Ares for having to count people on his fingers.

Ares, neither annoyed nor angry, said solemnly:

"As a soldier, I know my body intimately, so my calculations are accurate. In life-or-death battles, I trust my body's instincts even more, the power that bursts forth from every inch of my skin, and the stimulation that I feel."

Hades commented, "No wonder everyone says you're brainless."

He had barely finished speaking when a woman's voice rang out, followed by rhythmic footsteps:

"No, having a true understanding of oneself is the greatest wisdom. I have seen too many people who seek fame and fortune or who underestimate themselves."

The newcomer wore a long cloak that reached down to his calves, concealing his figure, and a pair of leather boots.

The neck area is lined with fine fleece, which looks quite warm.

That face was cool and handsome, with well-defined features. The first impression one got from him couldn't be described as beautiful; rather, it was "handsome."

Her light gray short hair didn't make her look old at all; instead, it gave her a unique charm.

Hades thought to himself, "If only I had snow-white hair, not the pale white of an old man whose life force is constantly fading, but a pure white."

I heard that some people in Li Dan's area are pursuing white-haired, red-eyed demons. They have a special book that records strange creatures from all over the world.

However, most of them have already become extinct; Hades only remembered the following from the records above:

Standard sentence structures like "cannibalism" and "it can be eaten for XX".

That's a truly practical attitude.

One tells you this thing is dangerous and you shouldn't go near it. The other tells you this thing is very beneficial to eat and you should hurry up and eat it.

Oh, Li Dan, that old and frail brother, like Athena before me, is a symbol of wisdom, but he is far too old.

"Welcome, my sister."

Ares put down his broom and hugged Athena, who seemed a little awkward.

Hades walked over with a smile and hugged the two of them together.

He was truly a burly man, able to hold both of them in his arms, and said with a chuckle:

“A male god of war, a female god of war, one foolish, one clever, they are a match made in heaven. Athena, I remember you once said that if you had to find a partner, then Ares was the only choice, because he would not question your opinion.”

“You think the rest of us, including Erda, are all stupid beasts, and only Ares is obedient.”

Athena pushed the two aside, shaking off her long cloak, revealing her tall and athletic figure:

"That's a real shame. I'm not even sure if Ares understands matters between men and women. Should I find myself a son?"

Ares's smile wasn't exactly innocent; it was his eyes that were definitely too silly.

“I don’t have the habit of calling other people ‘mother.’ I have had a wife, not because no one wanted me. It’s just that we had no children. She passed away peacefully from old age, and we stayed together while I was still young.”

Athena gently touched her head:

"You have good character, but I suspect you still caused that lady a lot of pain. You are slow-witted, but most people care about what others think."

Hades pushed the two of them towards the temple, interrupting them:

"Alright, now that everyone's here, let's meet up. We all miss you, Athena."

“Apollo is here too. He’s been very well-behaved lately, like a mouse next to a cat when he’s around Ilda.”

Erda—

Athena's lips curled slightly. "The Primarch Mother, I must try to educate the Primarch within the Mother."

He's really having a headache with Magnus, who's recently fallen into EMO.

She stretched her hand out from under her cloak, and it began to snow.

Chapter 430 Erda Rinpoche and Shiva (3K)

Hades pushed the two into the temple, where it was bustling with activity, and the guests were drinking and having a great time.

The sight of a blue ox lying at the entrance was rather incongruous.

The ox had a glittering silver bracelet on its nose, called a golden ring. It mooed a few times in the direction of Athena, then turned its head away.

Hades laughed and said, "This bull has a very strange temper, don't mind it. Erda is inside, discussing something with Li Dan. You both have great wisdom, so you'll probably get along well."

He led the two into the temple, then dragged Ares away to go drink with his familiar brothers and sisters.

Athena took off her cloak and, as if venting her anger, hung it on the horns of the blue ox.

She wore a simple undershirt, just like a typical Macedonian woman.

He glanced sideways at the ox and whispered:

"We didn't catch you, but it turns out you found your master."

This ox was originally one of the neutral subspace creatures that Tzeentch wanted to collect, but it got lost by chance. Unexpectedly, it found Li Dan as its protector before Tzeentch could take action.

Time cannot be judged by common sense for them; they are old acquaintances.

Fortunately, this cow can't talk, so there's no need to worry about it revealing anything.

The ox shook its head, but the clothes on its horns seemed to be attached to its body; it just couldn't be torn off or shaken off.

This is divine power, which no ordinary person can withstand.

"Help me hang up my clothes. I'm going in to meet your master. I heard he's quite eloquent."

Athena ignored her brothers and sisters who had tried to greet her along the way, and went straight to lift the curtain of the central reception room and rushed in.

This was not unexpected, after all, Athena and Irda have always been at odds.

Apollo, who was hiding in a corner drinking alone in the distance, wiped his mouth and carefully approached to listen to what was being said inside.

He is now one of the few intelligence brokers among the immortals.

Even without hearing any crucial information, watching two women fight is quite interesting.

There were originally only three people inside the curtain: Erda, Rinpoche, and Shiva.

The two men came together from the East and were debating with Erda about the so-called "Tao".

You see, the immortals living in the West don't think about this issue at all; they leave it to the wise among humans.

Anyway, when they pray, they always say it's a divine revelation, which is equivalent to putting God's name on their head.

It will take some time before these atmospheres are fully transferred to the so-called "humanities".

As soon as Athena entered, she heard Li Dan describing a social situation:

Everyone is divided according to the carrying capacity of the surrounding arable land. Everyone eats and drinks as usual, and never goes far from home. That's how they live their lives.

This way, you won't experience the pain of a life change.

Erda just kept laughing and said that this was something Li Dan had figured out for someone else to become an official.

We immortals have experienced both the good and the bad, so we have the right to think that a simple life is the true essence of life.

Because human life is short, if we want to unleash endless possibilities, we need to constantly strive, overcome setbacks, and even die one after another.

That's what it means to have truly lived.

Li Dan did not refute Erda's words. He was also one of the few immortals who maintained an elderly appearance; although he was old, he had white hair and a youthful face.

"The Tao is the rule by which the world operates, and I do not reject the will of man to conquer nature. But the way of nature is to take from the excess and give to the deficiency; the way of man is to give to the excess and take from the deficiency. This is not advocating a passive attitude towards the world, but rather looking at the world from the perspective of balancing the relationship between heaven and earth and man. If the heart is unharmed, small joys bring peace."

That is, the universe naturally reduces excess things and makes up for what is lacking in order to achieve balance.

Humans, on the other hand, tend to increase the excess and decrease the deficiency.

"What I heard Neos talk about before, such as capital and the Matthew effect, are all based on the same principle."

Li Dan lamented, "The thought that the imperfect will live even worse lives while the wealthy will prosper will destroy balance and give rise to suffering."

Suffering can indeed temper a person, but suffering is suffering, and there is no need to glorify it too much.

Erda burst into laughter upon hearing this:

"To paraphrase my husband, it's survival of the fittest. I can't stand lazy people."

Li Dan shook his head and said, "He's not lazy; it's just that life had already suppressed him from the moment he was born."

The two ignored Athena as she entered the room and turned their attention to Shiva.