"Did you hear that right? You actually asked for my opinion?"
Ai'e was very surprised. Russell always talked to himself and never handed over the initiative. Why did he suddenly change his gender?
"Don't underestimate yourself, you can do it."
Russell said seriously: "I need you to use your popular mind to think about whether it is necessary for the Silver Saint Cloth and the Bronze Saint Cloth to appear."
Ai'e rolled her eyes, pondered for a moment and then said: "You can defeat Poseidon by yourself when you put on the Sun God's battle suit, and the golden holy clothes defeated Hades. If the silver and bronze holy clothes appear again... it will be very unfortunate.
Well, you will become a thorn in the eyes of the gods, and even Zeus will not help you."
"That makes sense."
Russell nodded: "In that case, I will start designing two kinds of holy clothes now. When the gods deliver the forging materials to the door, we will start forging immediately."
"Hey, are you really listening to me?"
"Of course, you are not mute."
Russell started to draw a sketch, and when he saw Ai'e's face was sullen, he comforted her with kind words: "Don't be angry, I'm not making fun of you, but I am hesitant and want to use your clever little brain to eliminate wrong options."
"..."
The more she listened, the more angry she became. Ai'e was too lazy to talk to Russell. The water mirror turned to the east of the sanctuary to see the situation of other trialists.
The hope of becoming a Saint Seiya is too slim, and Ai'e doesn't think that among this group of people, there will be any test takers who can successfully reach the top.
Taking Perseus as an example, assuming that he is a reference object, or a ruler, or a threshold, the person who can be selected by the Golden Cloth must be a demigod.
Ai'e didn't say these words, otherwise she would have been laughed at by Russell for a while. She was just half-human and half-god. Isn't that rare?
Zeus: Who are you looking down on?
Poseidon: That's right!
…
To the east of the sanctuary, the large army slowly stopped. Hundreds of people looked at the endless stone steps, either showing disdain or worrying.
When their eyes looked towards the top of the mountain, where the twelve golden holy garments were hidden in the Temple of the Sun, they all turned into excitement and longing.
With the recognition of the Golden Saint Cloth, you can gain power comparable to the gods, representing the Sun God and the God of War, Russell, walking the world and guarding the peace of the earth.
No matter which one of the above, countless people flock to it.
"Get out of the way, I am a loyal believer of the Sun God, don't block me from seeing my faith!"
"..."
There was confusion among the crowd. Several hooligans in armor, who were probably soldiers, used spears to open a passage and took the lead in stepping onto the first step.
Pressure suddenly arose, and after a few steps, the soldiers' expressions changed slightly, and they threw away their armor and weapons with all their heart, layer by layer, and headed towards the Aries Palace at a very fast speed.
The first crab eater appeared, and the others, not to be outdone, rushed up to the first step.
In an instant, everyone was on their backs. Most of the people were frothing at the mouth and fell to the ground unconscious before they could walk up the three steps.
After ten steps, hundreds of troops were wiped out.
The strong wind swept through and the stone steps were cleared. The unconscious trialists were neatly lined up in three rows and placed on the open space at the entrance to the sanctuary.
In the distance, people were arriving one after another, either in groups or on horseback, and the number seemed to exceed four figures.
Further away, a steady stream of people are coming towards the sanctuary. Among these people are those who are unwilling to live a mediocre life, some who are just here for pilgrimage, those who are sincere, those who do good things, those who are lucky, and those who watch the excitement.
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In the Temple of the Sun, Russell was drawing sketches, muttering about modifications from time to time.
In his plan, gold is the first level among all Saints, followed by silver, and bronze is the weakest. He also wholesales thousands of black iron armors as miscellaneous soldiers.
Here comes the question, should the bronze Xiaoqiang, who was split in half with five pieces of magic blocking the gods and Buddhas and killed the Buddha, suffered comminuted fractures all over his body, and immediately jumped alive with the stick of his small universe, should he be treated specially?
"Ai'e, I have a question and would like to ask your opinion."
"Ai'e!?"
"Are you still listening?"
"..."
Ai'e said nothing, and saw an interesting child in the water mirror. Without anyone noticing, the child noticed her peeping.
"Russell, there is a genius here."
"How rare, the most indispensable thing in this world is genius!"
"..."
…
Because of the base number, there are many people with potential talents, and soon some people stumbled through the tenth level.
Wave after wave of people came down, and the number of people from thousands dropped sharply to fifty. The first house of the zodiac, Aries, was captured. Thirty people successfully set off to the second house, Taurus.
More and more people came after them, and more and more people stepped on the tenth step. In contrast, countless people fell down.
Soon, a tester appeared in the Taurus Palace. Due to lack of physical strength, this person fell unconscious immediately after setting foot in the Taurus Palace.
Figures of people wandering into the Taurus Palace in twos and threes, their clothes soaked with sweat, their necks covered with salt stains under the scorching sun.
Looking at the seemingly endless stone steps, some people felt despair, fell to their knees and never got up again.
About two hours later, a young man walked to the Third Palace Gemini. He pursed his dry lips. He was dizzy from the scorching sun and wanted to take a rest in a cool corner of the hall.
"If I were you, I would rather stand than sit down. Many people are like you and want to sit down to rest and replenish their strength, but they never stand up again."
Hearing the thick and resonant baritone, the young man turned his head subconsciously and saw a wall in front of him.
He took two steps back and saw clearly that it was not a wall, but a body over two meters tall and as strong as an iron tower.
Because he was too tall, the young man did not see the strong man's appearance clearly. He nodded in astonishment and thanked the other party for the reminder, then stepped out of the way and watched the strong man move forward steadily.
When I saw this, I was immediately stunned.
I saw a strong man with his hands behind his back, using his palms as support to support a little girl lying on his back.
"What's going on?"
The young man blinked in confusion, why did he bring his daughter to the Holy Land? Could it be that having an extra daughter would be a bonus and make it easier to gain recognition from the Golden Saint Cloth?
Perplexed, the young man fell down on the cold floor tiles with a thud due to excessive brain burn, and passed out in a daze.
"It's so cool..."
…
"Russell, this is this kid, come and take a look."
Ai'e shouted several times, but when she saw that Russell remained unmoved and concentrated on studying the drawing, she couldn't help but step forward and unfold the water mirror in front of him.
"Oh, let me go. What a big, strong man. He must be thirty years old, right?" Russell touched his chin in wonder.
The stone steps test the candidates. On the surface, they use a pressure test, and those with strong bodies are given priority.
The fact is that the pressure caused by the stone steps varies from person to person. There are two admission criteria for Saint Seiya, potential and perseverance.
To put it bluntly, talent and hard work are indispensable. If one is missing, you will be lame.
Perseverance is very simple, there is nothing to say, and the definition of potential is very vague.
But no matter what, youth is the most intuitive potential, which means having an unlimited future.
Just like that person who once said, thirty years to the east of the river and thirty years to the west of the river, don't bully young people into poverty.
"Oh, it's a bit difficult to handle!"
A man in his thirties still has such potential. The strong man is indeed a genius, but he was born too early and wasted the golden period of exploring his potential.
"What are you talking about? He doesn't have thirty, not even twenty."
Ai'e pointed to the strong man on the water mirror: "His name is Delmore, he is fifteen years old this year."
"fifteen!?"
Russell's eyes widened, feeling that he was not shocked enough. He waved his hand to draw some water from mid-air, poured it into his mouth and squirted it out. He said in a broken voice: "It's impossible. He's so anxious when he's only fifteen years old. How can he be so anxious when he's twenty?
Awesome!"
Ai'e:(?_?)
Looking at the face in front of her, she just wanted to give him a slap in the face to make him more serious.
"No, how do you know he is only fifteen years old and still know his name?"
"I heard it when he was talking to his sister. Also, the genius I am referring to is not him, but his sister Zoe."
While speaking, Ai'e turned the water mirror, allowing Russell to clearly see Zoe lying behind Delmore.
In the water mirror, Zoe, who was lying behind her brother, slowly raised her head, looking through the void with a pair of tightly closed eyes, facing Russell from a distance.
“Interesting!”
Russell narrowed his eyes slightly, suppressed the flickering black light, and whispered: "Ai'e, there is such a big gap between these brothers and sisters. Which one do you think is not your biological child?"
Ai'e:(￣e(#￣)☆╰╮(￣俣╬)
She closed her eyes tightly and gave Russell a hard slap in her heart. She opened her eyes and said briskly: "Delemore's parents died when he was young. Zoe is the sister he picked up. Are there any questions?"
"Hiss!"
Russell took a breath, gave a thumbs up and said: "This Delamore actually knows how to lead a country with one hand, he is very far-sighted, and he is indeed a genius!"
Ai'e:(╯°Д°)╯︵┻━┻
She closed her eyes and took two deep breaths, and used the spiritual victory method to beat Russell's teeth all over the floor, and then said: "Zoe was abandoned because she was blind. Delmore brought her to the sanctuary to find the Sun God.
That is you, help her see the light again."
"Did you eavesdrop again?"
"Be serious, Zoe is a genius, we must find a way to keep her."
Ai'e believed that Russell could do it. Once he entered the territory of the Black Sun God, it would be easy to go wherever he wanted.
"No, what you said is wrong. Delmore is a genius, but Zoe is not. She is a genius among geniuses."
Russell narrowed his eyes slightly. He had just used telepathy to confirm that Delmore was a demigod, with potential as high as Perseus. The two might be half-brothers.
Zoe is only human, but her spiritual power is extremely powerful and has great potential for development.
Russell is very experienced in this area and had the same talent before he got the system.
After a slight comparison, Russell concluded that Zoe was just a little bit worse than he was at that time, and could not be described as a genius.
"Russell, which golden holy garment do you think is suitable for her?"
"It's hard to say."
"What's the meaning?"
"See for yourself."
Russell said, pointing to the top of his head. Ai'e raised her head when she heard the words, and was so shocked that her mouth opened into an O shape.
I saw only twelve golden holy garments, eleven of which were trembling slightly, with golden light flowing on their surfaces. If Russell hadn't been holding them down, all of them would have flown away.
"This, this, this..."
Ai'e was shocked and opened her mouth not knowing what to say.
"Except for Gemini's Golden Saint Cloth, the other eleven items all fall in love with Zoe, which makes it very difficult for me to handle!"
"Wait a minute, why are the golden holy clothes of Gemini unmoved?" Ai'e came back to her senses and was very puzzled.
"It's aloof. It's not that the twins don't like it." Russell explained.
No, this is not called coldness, this is called awkward!
Ai'e murmured in her heart and asked: "Why are they twins? How can two people separate the same holy robe?"