"This is my home!!"

In front of what appeared to be a rather dilapidated residence, little Hesperia said happily while waving a small tree branch.

This was a typical ancient Roman house, with wood as its frame and a mixture of primitive volcanic ash cement and bricks for the walls, square and tall. It was clear that the people who lived here must have taken care of the house meticulously. It was very clean, with no weeds around, and all the damaged parts of the house had been carefully repaired. But due to the endless bad luck, not only did the building itself exude a poor and dilapidated aura, but the area around the house was also a large uninhabited and ruined zone—people avoided this place that brought misfortune as if it were a plague.

Lily muttered softly, "Vivian is a free-spirited deity even in this era. Caesar is afraid of her. Why doesn't she just shake Caesar down for a sum of money? At least get a palace or something to live in..."

Hesperia shook her head after hearing this, "Because Vivian has never liked to harm people. She knows her own luck. Even the Hetero can't withstand it, let alone ordinary humans. If she had really asked Caesar for offerings back then, there would be no Roman Empire later in history."

Lily: "..."

But no matter what, little Hesperia, who was still a young girl at the moment, was obviously very satisfied with her "home." This was one of the few places in her childhood that could be called a home, a place where she could live in peace. She proudly introduced it to her guests: "This house used to belong to a human, but that person died at sea. No one came to deal with the house, so Vivian took me and moved in! We've lived here for several years..."

Hao Ren was stunned for a moment before realizing that even this dilapidated house in front of him was not Vivian's property. Just like the Haroun Castle in later generations, it fell into Vivian's hands after the original owner abandoned it... This was probably the only way Vivian could get a brick or tile back then.

Lily was a little strange after hearing the little girl's words. She glanced at Hesperia: "Didn't you say that you and Vivian were wandering around within a hundred miles of Rome back then? How can there be a fixed residence?"

Hesperia: "I said that was over a span of decades. We were indeed wandering around, but it's not contradictory to find a place to stay for a short time, right? And it's been two thousand years anyway. How can I immediately determine where 'I' live at the current point in time?"

As she spoke, she looked up again at the house in front of her that had once been her "home."

The old door, the mottled walls, and the peeling eaves all evoked more and more memories.

"After Vivian left, I lived here for a short time, but the house was soon burned down in a fire. After that, I wandered around the city of Rome. Later, I found another place to live nearby by my own ability, but I never dared to leave here too far—for fear that Vivian would come back and not be able to find me. Thinking about it now, it was really not easy back then: At that time, the ancient Greek 'gods' had already fallen, and the Demon Hunters began to search for survivors who escaped from Mount Olympus in the human world. I didn't understand anything at first, and I was almost caught several times... Tsk tsk."

Hassun, who was standing beside her, scratched his nose a little awkwardly. He never knew what to say whenever this topic was discussed.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about these unhappy things. Vivian is still waiting for us." Hesperia smiled and led everyone into the mansion like a host, leaving the little girl version of Hesperia stunned.

"Ahem, pay attention," even Hao Ren couldn't help but remind the little bat spirit, "Theoretically, you are a guest here now. The owner of this house is the oversized loli next door who hasn't expired yet..."

Hesperia: "..."

She wanted to say that the little girl next door was actually herself, but looking at little Hesperia's innocent and naive expression, she couldn't say it. After holding back for a long time, she only managed to squeeze out one sentence: "Speaking of which, how could I be so cute back then?"

Hao Ren and Lily said in unison: "Is it okay to praise yourself like that!"

Little Hesperia didn't understand what was happening at all. At this time, she was far from the shrewd and capable female clan leader who was good at playing power games with the leaders of various races. The little girl, who had just entered human society not long ago and had been wandering with Vivian all the time, still maintained a pure heart. She seemed quite happy about the visit of guests and tried her best to treat these "friends of mother" according to what she imagined was the proper way to treat guests. She welcomed Hao Ren and his group into the main hall, which was empty except for a long table and a few chairs, and then ran around looking for food and preparing water. Hao Ren couldn't help but sigh to the little bat spirit, "What a good kid she was back then. How did she become like you when she grew up?"

"What's wrong with me!" The little bat spirit glared, "I think it's pretty good that I can still maintain this after experiencing so many things, okay?"

"Okay, okay, you're right, you're right. I'm too lazy to argue with you," Hao Ren waved his hand to show that he was too lazy to argue with her, and then began to take out all kinds of snacks and dry food from his portable space, and waved to little Hesperia, who was busy everywhere, "Hesperia, stop being busy, stop being busy, we brought our own food, come, come, let's eat together..."

Little Hesperia ran over, her eyes wide with curiosity as she looked at the dazzling array of food... and their packaging bags, her fingers pressed against her lips, but hesitating in her mouth: "...But Mommy said not to take things from strangers..."

"We're not strangers," Hao Ren waved his hand, and then patted Hesperia next to him, "And your sister is here."

Little Hesperia hesitated for a moment. After all, it was difficult for children to resist the temptation of delicious food—especially someone like her who had been living a hard life with Vivian since she was a child. The little girl fell instantly, grabbed a bag of biscuits, and was about to stuff it into her mouth.

Hao Ren quickly taught her how to unpack the package...

Hesperia, who was watching this scene from the side, couldn't help but feel tangled. Since she had no one to tell, she had to mutter to Hassun, "I feel so weird... Watching this guy buy off me when I was a kid with snacks..."

Hassun was expressionless: "..."

Hao Ren: "How can this be bribery! Come, come, you can do it too. Here's a piece of candy for you. Hurry up and give yourself a piece of candy. This opportunity is rare."

Hesperia: "..."

The little bat spirit felt that she had accomplished many unimaginable achievements in her life today.

On the other side, Lily muttered thoughtfully, "It's a pity that I probably won't be able to see another version of myself in history..."

Hao Ren didn't hear clearly for a moment: "What did you say?"

"It's nothing," Lily waved her hand, "I just suddenly feel like I'm missing an achievement. By the way, landlord, are we really going to the battleground of the gods on Mount Olympus? How are we going to get in?"

Hao Ren nodded: "If we want to go to Mount Olympus, we must first at least finalize the map—Hassun, this is up to you."

"Easy," Hassun agreed readily, and then directly used magic to outline a map in the air that was as detailed as a hologram. The map was a large area of mountains floating in the air, connected by suspended stairs or corridors. Magnificent halls, temples, and barriers radiating light could be seen everywhere between the mountains. "I won't hide it, anyway, everyone knows what happened in the God War back then—this is the battle map used by the Demon Hunters before they destroyed Mount Olympus. As you can see, Mount Olympus has a total of twelve peaks, and the twelve main gods, including Zeus, each occupy one. This mountain range cut from an alien planet is suspended in the anti-gravity environment of another dimension. In addition to the Zeus Throne having a main control center that can monitor all the peaks, each peak has its own control system and energy center..."

"Gravity will fail after leaving Mount Olympus within a certain range, and further out is a very strong radiation zone. The radiation zone extends outward to the boundary of the alien space, so the entire Mount Olympus is surrounded by a layer of radiation field. This structure makes aerial assault extremely risky, especially now that most of the Olympus area has fallen and the control points have been paralyzed one after another. The safe area on the mountain has been greatly reduced, and the radiation field in many places may have reached the ground..."

"It's best not to challenge that thing," Hao Ren nodded, "Turn on the radiation detection after going up the mountain, and go around when you encounter it. Try to avoid anything that looks dangerous."

"First, let's talk about our goal. If I guess correctly, Vivian is here." Hassun stretched out his hand and pointed to a peak near the highest peak of Olympus.

Hao Ren frowned: "This is..."

"The temple of 'Poseidon,' the god of the sea—After I led the army to attack Zeus's throne, the Olympus 'gods' lost their supreme command center, and all their remaining resistance forces retreated to Poseidon's temple for the final resistance. This was the final and most tragic battle. They were indeed very backbone, resisting step by step in such a small place and persisting for a considerable amount of time. At that time, all areas except Poseidon's temple had fallen under the control of the Demon Hunters. It can be said that at this time, the only place in the entire Mount Olympus where people could hide was Poseidon's realm. And I remember that the last time I met Hesperus was near Poseidon's temple..."

Lily nodded vigorously: "Oh right, you also opened a hole in her head with an arrow. She hated you all the way to the twenty-first century."

Hassun: "..."

The husky girl scratched her hair awkwardly: "You continue, you continue..."

"We can't directly enter Poseidon's temple, so we have to find an infiltration point from the nearest place. The best place is here..."