Wearing Pandora is swollen and broken [Greek mythology]

No matter how deep the desire is, time will not stop for people.

No one can stay at a certain moment forever, seeds will grow, flowers will wither, no matter how close people are...will eventually be separated.

Reluctantly, the child grabbed the hem of the mother's skirt, and quietly did not cry or make noise. He raised his head and asked, "Next time... when will I see you again?"

"Mom has always been by your side," the goddess bent down and kissed the child's forehead again, "Although I am far away, I will always watch you, my child."

Deucalion knew that this was not a lie.He finally smiled and nodded to his mother.

"Listen to Sister Dodo carefully, do you understand?" the goddess urged.

Xiao Douding was stunned, why did he ask him to listen to that woman?What about uncle?

"Also, remember to say hello to your father on behalf of your mother."

Being assigned an important task, Xiaodouding immediately put aside the awkwardness just now, patted his chest and assured, "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely be able to do it."

"Good boy." Pronoya rubbed the child's hair which felt very good to the touch.

Ocean Goddess bid farewell to Pan Duoduo and the others again. In fact, what should be explained has already been explained when they were at sea, and there is no more words at this moment.Pan Duoduo knew what Pronoya was thinking, so she didn't keep her, but promised her again that she would take good care of Diudiu and communicate with Prometheus.

"Okay, it's time for me to go back. I wish you a smooth journey in the future." Pronoya smiled softly, and then plunged into the embrace of the sea amidst Pan Duoduo's and his party's farewell sounds.

The beautiful goddess turned into a water-like existence again, and merged into every wave. The white dolphins called out to them a few times, as if saying goodbye, and quickly turned around and swam towards the direction where the sun was setting. up.

"Diudiu, I really envy you for having such a gentle and beautiful mother." Pan Duoduo looked at the calm sea gradually, walked over and ruffled the child's hair.

When Xiaodouding heard this, he immediately felt that it was wrong, "That's my mother, don't fight with me."

"Cut," Pan Duoduo sneered, "Do you think I'm still a child like you? Childish."

"You're not weaned." The child felt that he had been greatly insulted and strongly denied it.

"Aren't you the one who loves to drink goat's milk?"

"……This…"

Seeing the two who gradually became noisy and put aside the dull atmosphere, Chiron and Epimetheus smiled helplessly.

"Let's set up camp near here today," Chiron suggested, "The seaside is not very cold at night. And to be honest, the crab tastes really good during the day today, and I really can't get enough of it. "

"Okay, let's camp here." Pan Duoduo had no objection, and turned to look at Epimetheus, "Amy, after talking about this, can you still find the location of Prometheus?"

Epimetheus nodded when he heard the words, "Sister Pronoia is very careful, this is the place I have been to before. Now we only need to go a little further to the north, and we will probably be able to reach the mountain where brother is locked. gone."

"That's good." Pan Duoduo breathed a sigh of relief, if Epimetheus didn't know the way, they might have to spend more effort.

After discussing with each other, Chiron took Xiaodouding to collect some firewood and wooden sticks for building tents, while Pan Duoduo and Epimetheus went to the beach to catch crabs.

When he heard that the fire could still be lit, Chiron was really surprised.When he saw the child take out a few strange pieces of wood from the luggage, and then rub them quickly to make sparks, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a while.

"Could it be that Prometheus still inherited the power of fire?" Chiron murmured, "No, why would he steal fire like this?"

The child glanced at him when he heard the words, "Aunt... sister said, this is not divine power, but I can't tell you more about it, it's a secret."

"Secret? A secret revealed so blatantly?" Chiron was almost amused.

"My sister also said that she believed in your character so much that she would show such a fire in front of you. She knew you would never tell." The child skillfully added firewood while making an emotional telegraph machine.

Hearing this, the centaur couldn't help but sigh in his heart, that clever little girl was indeed accurate, he never liked to publicize other people's things everywhere...

fire?It looks like a fire that anyone can ignite... The secrets hidden in the little girl are really emerging one after another.Maybe it's right to go out for a walk. In just a day or two, his inherent cognition has undergone earth-shaking changes...

Over there, Pan Duoduo and Epimetheus are also very efficient. Even if the light is not very good at this time, it will not affect their performance at all.Soon, Pan Duoduo came back with a bunch of crabs tied with grass and vines, and Epimetheus next to him was holding some shellfish and a few alive and kicking sea fish.

"Hey, you two seem to be capable." Chiron praised.

"Of course." Pan Duoduo raised his eyebrows and put down the spoils, "I just saw a cactus bush on the beach over there, you guys deal with these first, I'll pick some back."

After saying that, he ran away into the distance again.

"You don't worry about leaving her alone?" Chiron looked at the darkened beach, and felt that Epimetheus was a little too big, so he just let the delicate and weak girl go alone?

Who knew that the other party didn't receive his hint at all, but took it for granted, "Don't worry, Duo Duo is very strong."

While talking, he also slowly processed the ingredients.

Chiron was a little speechless, and finally stood up and said: "The sky is too dark, it would be bad if the little girl encounters some wild beasts alone, I will go and have a look."

Epimetheus gave him a strange look, "Don't be afraid when you encounter wild animals, Dodo can kill a wild boar with one punch."

Chiron retracted the hoof he had just stepped out.

He sat down in silence and joined the team handling the ingredients.

After a long while, he recovered his voice, "Punch...a wild boar?"

The centaur swallowed, "Don't you think she's weird? She's just a human..." She looked like a delicate flower.

Epimetheus didn't like to hear these words, "It's not surprising that a human being can be very good. You saw it just now. Not only that, but she is also very good at swimming."

"Wait...Pandora, Pandora..." Chiron rubbed his forehead, finally frowned and said helplessly: "I see, these strange abilities are created by Olympus..."

"How do you know?" Epimetheus was surprised this time.

His reaction completely confirmed Chiron's conjecture. He was full of doubts and muttered to himself, "Olympus simply created a monster... What are they trying to do..."

Hearing the word monster, the young Miko was really upset.He does not allow, absolutely will not allow anyone to say this to his girl, "You are not good at all, Dodo regards you as a trusted partner and respects you very much, but you want to call her a monster... she Very good, nothing strange."

Hearing the unhappy words of the Son of God, Chiron immediately surrendered. He was helpless and dumbfounded, and quickly explained, "The 'monster' I mentioned was meant as a compliment, and I just wanted to praise her for being amazing, nothing else. .”

"I don't care," said Shenzi, "just don't use such words to describe her."

"Okay, okay, I was wrong, and I will definitely not let such words appear in the future." Encountering such a serious naivety, Chiron lost his temper at all.

"It's more or less the same." Shenzi grunted, but he didn't hold any grudges, and continued with his cooking business.

Chiron's complicated mood didn't stop at all.He speculated about all kinds of possibilities in his mind, and felt that this girl who appeared suddenly must be hiding a conspiracy from Olympus... But the surrounding gods who were supposed to be hostile to her defended her one by one... In a sense, this is a very terrible thing.

In my heart, I calmly raised my vigilance towards the girl, but I became more and more curious about her...

Pan Duoduo over there quickly came back with a large pile of cactus fruits.

Looking at these small oval balls covered in thorns, the few around the fire looked at her with question marks on their heads.

"This can replenish water, and the taste is clear and sweet. You can try it."

"But it's full of thorns... how do you eat it?" Xiao Douding looked at the girl like a fool.

"Here," Pan Duoduo picked up one and demonstrated, "Be careful and peel it off without any thorns, then you can eat it with your mouth. It's just that there are a lot of seeds inside, so it's more troublesome to eat. There's nothing else here. fruit, you can eat this and leave.”

"Your recipe looks really complicated." Chiron said casually.

"Oh," Pan Duoduo didn't take this evaluation seriously, "When you have a heart to explore, you will find that there are countless edible and delicious things in this world."

"According to my observation, such things with thorns or other hard protective shells are generally not poisonous, and this one looks very thick and juicy at first glance... Also, our sense of taste is sometimes itself a kind of warning , things with a bitter taste are generally poisonous..."

Pan Duoduo was talking nonsense in a serious manner, and the words were vivid, which fascinated the people next to her.

It's not that she didn't notice Chiron's suspicion. After all, as a newborn human being, it's really strange to know many things that even gods have never heard of.

But she didn't intend to hide this, and she even wants to pass it on to more humans in the future... Instead of hiding it, it's better to show it directly. As for whether other gods or people believe her explanation, It's none of her business.

"Duoduo is so amazing." Epimetheus sighed sincerely. It turns out that the girl has been paying attention to these details during the journey and life. She is really smart.

Chiron was dubious, but as the girl expected, he couldn't find a more reasonable explanation than her nonsense for the time being.

But after all, the cactus fruit that Pan Duoduo highly recommended was full of resistance, with disgust and rejection written all over their eyes.

Pan Duoduo didn't force it, and ate a few by herself.She is different from them, they all have a strong body like a god, and it is said that they can survive without eating or drinking.But she is just a mortal, and she is still made of mud, which sounds extremely crispy, so how can she not pay attention to health preservation?

A balanced diet is important.

Unlike the despised prickly pear, the treatment of crabs was much better. With the guarantee of Epimetheus's craftsmanship, the small brigade enjoyed a delicious seafood meal comfortably.

When the moon car drove into the sky, there was silence on the beach.Each of the travelers fell asleep peacefully, recharging their batteries for the final journey.

At the same time, in the Vulcan Palace on Mount Olympus.

went out.

Hephaestus opened his maroon eyes, his face full of thought.

The flame of unknown origin has been approaching Olympus for the past few days, and it usually flashes at noon and night.Originally, its existence became more and more clear, but when it reappeared today, it seemed to have suddenly arrived far away.

Sensation blurred again.

It's so weird.

He always felt that something made him feel unsafe, Vulcan hesitated again and again, and finally decided to go out to explore the source of the flame that made him scratch his heart and lungs.

But... Let's wait until he finishes making the bow in his hand.

After all, nothing is as important as his forging.