Manda was not seriously injured and did not leave the mark of Zeus. The old goat fended off the blow for him.


    The middle-aged man didn''t achieve his goal, but he refused to leave. Although he didn''t dare to approach, he still stood in the distance and looked at the old goat carefully.


    "If I''m not mistaken, you''re not complete." said the middle-aged man.


    Incomplete? What does that mean? Manda looked up at the old goat. Manda thought he was complete in both limbs and facial features.


    Is the most critical part incomplete?


    The old goat looked at the middle-aged man, sneered and said, "this is the reason why you dare to look directly at me?"


    "If you haven''t recovered to 30% of your strength, you may not be able to kill me."


    "That''s also reasonable," the old goat pulled out his lips and revealed his two front teeth. "Come here, you are a seventh order believer of Zeus, and you still have artifact at hand. It''s still Zeus''s palace. You''ve taken all the cheap. Come here, let me see your skills."


    The middle-aged man hesitated and could see that he did not have the strength to fight with the old goat: "this young man has promised in front of the Lord of the gods that he is willing to protect the artifact for the Lord of the gods!"


    The old goat said, "so you want to mark him with the brand of Zeus? Is this also the will of Zeus?"


    "It is his blessing to become a believer of the Lord of the gods, and fate favors him to protect the artifact of the Lord of the gods!"


    "Don''t you blush when you say such things in front of me?"


    "I only feel my infinite loyalty to the Lord of the gods."


    "So?" the old goat nodded. "What are you waiting for? Come here and let me see how brave this loyal believer is."


    The middle-aged man finally didn''t dare to take a step closer: "my mission has come to an end, and the next thing is to please the young man."


    While talking, the whole temple began to shake violently. Manda panicked. He thought the temple was about to collapse and got up to escape. The old goat suddenly took out a cloak and wrapped Manda in it.


    "Don''t run around. If you lose your way, you will always be lost in Gaia''s arms."


    The cloak was thick and heavy. Manda was like a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and couldn''t move.


    After a long time, the cloak opened, but it was still dark around. Manda groped for the kindling box made by guatel for him. After touching it for a while, she touched an old face with the smell of smoked lanolin.


    Manda hurried back and suddenly heard a snap of her fingers, and a cluster of light appeared in front of her.


    He saw the face of the old goat, but he could no longer see the magnificent palace. There were only damp rocks around, some strange insects, and the elderly''s dense feet shuttled through the cracks of the rocks.


    "This is a cave? Why am I here? What about the temple? Who is that madman? He is really..."


    The old goat didn''t answer Manda''s question. He stared at Manda for a long time. Before Manda peed his pants, he finally spoke:


    "How to calculate this account!"


    This almost broke Manda''s eardrum. He flopped and knelt on the ground and said, "I''ll give you money!"


    "How much?"


    "Five hundred gold coins!"


    "Speak up, I can''t hear clearly!"


    "A thousand."


    "Louder!"


    "Two thousand!"


    The old goat was panting violently. Manda didn''t even have the courage to pant, because his face was burnt, and Manda couldn''t see his expression. Judging from the breathing rate, he seemed to calm down slowly.


    "Three thousand gold coins, give them to me immediately."


    Manda hurriedly explained, "I didn''t bring so many gold coins. I only brought a box and was taken away by the monkey. There is a monkey here. It looks like a person... I, I''m not, I don''t want to turn the subject aside. I, I mean, I''ll give it when I get back to the manor, right away."


    The old goat said fiercely, "you have to pay half the interest for more than three days, and I''ll kill you for more than five days!"


    Since he was willing to make an offer, it proved that he had forgiven himself. Manda boldly asked, "why did the temple of Zeus disappear?"


    "The temple has not disappeared, but it is not here. You always think that the temple shuttles underground. In fact, it shuttles through the entrance of the temple. Now the entrance goes to other places."


    What does the entrance mean? Time travel? While thinking, Manda suddenly found a bright light in the corner of the cave. When she walked in, Manda sat down on the ground.


    I thought the temple had disappeared and everything had disappeared, but I didn''t expect that the two artifacts were still here.


    "Congratulations," said the old goat with a smile, "you have got the artifact of Zeus, the thunder scepter and the shield of aegis. Now they all belong to you."


    "Is this really an artifact of Zeus?"


    "If false, replace it."


    "Why did he give it to me?"


    "Didn''t you ask him why?"


    Manda nodded and said, "yes, he said he was seriously injured and could no longer protect the artifact."


    "Do you believe him?"


    "Of course I don''t believe it."


    "You''re not too stupid," sighed the old goat. "He should not be able to resist the erosion of artifact."


    "Erosion? Why did the artifact erode him?"


    "Not only him, but all creatures close to the artifact will be eroded."


    The old goat sat beside Manda and patiently explained some unknown secrets about the artifact.


    "All artifacts are corrosive. The higher the level, the stronger the corrosiveness."


    Manda wondered, "those demigods who get artifact will also be eroded, just like Sphinx."


    "Yes, but she has the ability to resist erosion. The crown of Sphinx belongs to the second-order artifact, and the second-order believers can resist erosion. The artifact of Zeus is in the eighth order, and the eighth-order believers can also resist erosion. An eighth-order believer can successfully become a demigod after getting the artifact, but a seventh-order believer who gets the artifact of Zeus does not have enough strength to resist erosion, so he must live and die Run on the line.


    If he wins and rises to the eighth level before being completely eroded, congratulate him, and he will become a demigod. If he loses, unfortunately, he will lose himself, become a guardian of the artifact, stay with the artifact forever, and become a fool who will only praise his own God. "


    Manda thought for a moment and said, "did that man lose just now?"


    "Soon, he will lose. Although he still keeps his reason, do you remember how many times he mentioned the Lord of the gods?"


    Manda recalled that the middle-aged man took the Lord of the gods with him in almost every sentence and repeated it in his mouth at least dozens of times.


    Thinking of this, Manda suddenly realized: "before being completely eroded, he wanted to give artifacts to others? But why did he choose me?"


    "Because you have certain strength, you can help him keep the artifact temporarily, but under his control, you can let him regain the artifact at any time. I really don''t understand why you provoke him? He has been bound by artifact. As long as you don''t enter the temple, he can''t do anything about you."


    "I''ve been fooled by him!" Manda gritted her teeth. "Forget it. Let''s get out of here."


    "Do you want to leave the artifact here?"


    "What''s wrong with staying here? When someone finds them, they may be able to write a legend on the road to eternal life."


    "I don''t quite understand your joke, but I must confirm one thing with you," said the old goat with a calm look. "Do you really promise to accept the artifact in the temple of Zeus?"


    "It can''t be regarded as a promise. I was forced."


    "It''s a terrible thing. If you really agree, you must take the artifact with you, or you''ll be ready to go out and be killed by thunder."