Zeus was, after all, a machine god, a mechanical deity whose computational abilities surpassed that of humanity. At the same time, his calculation abilities had provided crucial help during their journey across the sea of stars and in their victory over the previous generation of machine gods. Therefore, Zeus believed in his own calculations. To some extent, Zeus was also a case of being too smart for his own good.
But it was indeed hard to imagine that someone had crossed worlds, crossed time, and come from the distant future to such a strange time and space.
For Aslan and Estée Lauder, this period was a time of modification and adaptation for Aslan to once again enhance the propulsion capabilities of his Supreme Masterpiece. At the same time, it was also a period for Estée Lauder to rapidly absorb knowledge. The conversation between Aslan and Estée Lauder earlier had been abruptly cut off by Heracles's attack. Then, because Aslan had suffered some injuries and needed to rest, it had not continued.
Aslan had put the matter aside, but Estée Lauder had clearly thought a lot about it herself. In situations where Aslan wasn't paying attention, Estée Lauder would look at him with a hint of respect in her eyes, the kind of feeling a junior would have for a senior. After all, Estée Lauder could sense that the Aslan before her, who looked so much like her, should be older than his appearance. In fact, he was billions of years older.
Estée Lauder only thought that Aslan was just a traveler who had crossed worlds. She had never thought that he might have come from the future of another world. In that case, in Estée Lauder's heart, for someone who looked so much like her and was older than his appearance, after ruling out the identity of a brother... the greatest possibility was that he was her cheap old dad. So, should she just call Aslan "old dad" next time?
Estée Lauder shook her head. Looking at Aslan's youthful appearance, she roughly understood that he probably didn't want people to pay so much attention to his real age. So, during this period, besides studying more seriously and being more diligent in doing logistics and housework, and looking at Aslan with a bit more respect and concern for an elder, there was no change in how she addressed him.
Aslan, on the other hand, had not noticed the change in Estée Lauder's attitude towards him. On the contrary, Melusine, after discovering the change in her attitude, was completely bewildered. At the same time, because she had spent a long time with Estée Lauder, she had also developed a bit of a mischievous streak. So, she did not tell Aslan about this change and was very much looking forward to Aslan's expression when he found out. Melusine was already prepared to use her "Image-Capturing Magic" to save Aslan's expression at that time.
Just as Aslan had said to Akuta Hinako, a long-lived species should find some unique pleasures in their long lives. In these long years, Melusine had naturally also retained a small habit, and that was to use her image-capturing magic to record the little details between the two of them. This little magic was, naturally, also created by Aslan during these long years. After all, Aslan's teacher was the great witch Morgan. Except for some powerful magic that Morgan had figured out in her later years, Aslan had already learned all the knowledge that Morgan possessed. Even if he were an idiot, in these long years, using this knowledge, he could have created a magic himself. Not to mention Aslan.
Aslan, who had created the initial form of the Supreme Masterpiece, Justice, before the age of thirty, how could he be a fool? He could even be said to be a rare genius.
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Compared to the relatively relaxed state on Aslan's side, the other people who were constantly fleeing on this Western continent also had a rare few decent days. As for the reason, it was, of course, because the divine realm was in chaos.
Zeus, based on his calculations, had concluded that the people on this land had no chance of taking away Hermes's body. In that case, who could the existence that had taken Hermes's body be? Through the process of elimination, the only conclusion was another god. Then, thinking along this line of thought, what benefits would Hermes's death bring to the other gods?
At first, Zeus thought of one point: that this could weaken his own say and influence among the gods. But now, on second thought, they were all machine gods. Hermes's body could also be used to repair the main bodies of the various machine gods. Although, due to the difference in functions, after the repair, the gods would have a hard time recovering to their peak, at least it was possible to surpass their current state.
Someone wants to seize power?!
As a machine god, Zeus had originally not cared about the stories about them that were spread among humans. After all, some of these stories were true, and some were just people's fantasies. And Zeus actually didn't like one sentence in them very much. Strictly speaking, it was a curse.
[Zeus, one day you will be like me. Your son will overthrow your rule. We will be waiting for you in the abyss.]
Zeus, whose mind had long since gone crazy, suddenly remembered this sentence, remembered this curse against him in human stories. At this very critical moment, his own power was being targeted. This made Zeus have no choice but to overthink. Even if it wasn't his nominal child, other gods also had the possibility of seizing power.
At this moment, a flash of lightning crossed Zeus's eyes.
Helen, upon seeing the suspicion flash in Zeus's eyes, curled her lips into a smile. Of course, this smile would not be seen by Zeus. Next, she would move among the gods, and then let their team fall apart.
Zeus, without any warning, launched an attack on his own brothers and children. More than half of the Divine Messengers under Poseidon and Hades were forcibly taken back by Zeus. The forge of the God of Fire and Forge was forcibly shut down. Apollo was also targeted, along with Artemis. After all, these two, who were suspended high in the sky and could fire a shot at him at any time, were too great a threat. If he could, he really wanted to shoot down the main bodies of these twin sun and moon. But he couldn't do it openly.
Zeus's sudden targeting naturally attracted the dissatisfaction of the other gods. Especially after Helen tearfully told several gods that Zeus wanted their lives, the entire abode of the gods was thrown into chaos, their faces truly torn.
Helen, of course, knew that her actions would absolutely not be able to be hidden from Zeus's investigation. But so what? A crack had already appeared in the relationship between the gods. This crack was not something that could be repaired just by saying so. Once a war between the gods began, it was not so easy to end. At the very least, now, among the gods, there were indeed some who had the thought of replacing Zeus in their hearts, especially the few whose lives were threatened.