Chapter 540 Godric: Do you need my courage? Salazar

Looking at the chicken snake bone in his hand that was broken into several pieces, Godric raised his eyebrows.

"I swear to God, I didn't use much strength."

Les sighed.

Is this the interference of the power of fate? Rice has not done much research in this area and cannot explain it clearly.

A failed divination can be interpreted in any way, depending entirely on the fortune teller's intentions - anyway, there's always a 50% chance of getting it right afterwards.

"So you should tell me why, right? Why do you suddenly want to do divination?"

"It's about Helga..." Les told Godric about the prophecy Trelawney made in the divination class.

After hearing what his old friend said, Godric couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"You came here in such a hurry just for this?" Godric slapped the table. "This is really, really... I am very surprised."

"Godric, I think this matter is something to be taken seriously, Cassandra of Troy—"

"Hey, that's different!" Godric waved his hand, indicating to Salazar, "Don't try this on me."

"Think about it. When you were doing the divination, your identity was Les Lint, not Salazar Slytherin. Sybil doesn't know your true identity either. I've learned that she is most likely coming for your apprentice, the little one named Daphne. Don't be suspicious."

Les's brow furrowed.

Godric's words did not dispel his doubts at all, but made him even more worried.

Didn't the behavior of the three old friends correspond to "making a correct prediction, but no one believed it"? As for myself, who believed in the prediction, I was subconsciously excluded by Rice.

But Godric hadn't finished speaking yet.

"Besides," Godric's expression became serious, "even if it is true, so what? Is there anyone in the world who is immortal? Everyone will die, sooner or later."

Rice's mind moved slightly.

"Salazar, you don't really think you are the same as those false gods, do you?" Godric sneered, "Although they respect us and fear us, we are still human beings and wizards after all."

Godric felt that if his old friend had any strange ideas because of Zeus' humility, he should correct his thoughts with his fists.

Les glanced at Godric and felt that he was the least qualified person to say such things, and he was the second least qualified.

Rowena was now a special ghost, and Helga was a pure human. Because she had taken the meteorite before her reincarnation, she should be classified as a demigod, and after her reincarnation, she would definitely be a normal human.

Godric is the most "divine" of the four, because Loki has modified this body to give it the same immortality as a god's body.

"Don't pursue immortality. That's unrealistic. Won't those false gods die anyway?"

"I have never pursued these things. On the contrary, I have actively embraced death! I just... am a little reluctant." Les couldn't help but correct the fallacy in Godric's words.

"Well, I just want to say that Helga is very old, and it is normal for her to die. As for her choice, I think her decision should be respected." Godric said what was in his heart.

Godric was reluctant to let Helga leave them, but he was more willing to respect the wishes of his old friend.

It is very easy for these people to survive in this world.

There are several existing ways to prolong life: the Philosopher's Stone, Salazar's Rejuvenation Potion, Rowena's Ghost Transformation, all of which can extend life. But if Helga is unwilling to use it, then there is nothing she can do.

After hearing what Godric said, Les sighed.

"Why are you sighing?" Godric glared at Les. "You seem to be becoming more fussy. Salazar, do you need me to lend you some courage?"

"Get lost." Les' response was brief and powerful.

"Hahaha!" Godric burst into laughter again.

After laughing, he said seriously: "Even if Helga chooses to embrace the underworld, it's not like we can't visit her. At worst, we can invade the underworld again! They have come to the human world so many times, it's our turn to visit them."

"Indeed." Rice nodded in agreement.

It has been too long since they last entered the underworld, and the evil spirits in the underworld may have forgotten their names.

If Helga really chooses to embrace death, then they will go to the underworld to visit her in the future.

After a long conversation with Godric, Les felt that the depression in his heart caused by hearing the prophecy had finally dissipated.

At this moment, he and Godric simultaneously felt someone stepping into the principal's office.

Within a few seconds, the office door was pushed open and Athena walked straight in.

When Athena saw Les sitting opposite Godric, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then asked herself a little embarrassedly if she came at the wrong time.

"At least knock on the door..." Godric couldn't help but complain, "Don't you have the habit of knocking on the door? Salazar, you too!"

Les frowned.

"You got the wrong name, Headmaster Gryffindor. I'm Les Lint."

Athena rolled her eyes: Can this childish role-playing game stop?

Maybe the other little fools at school can't figure out who you really are, but it's an insult to my intelligence to think that I can't - I'm Athena, not Ares or Aphrodite.

However, Rice was still immersed in this "little game". He didn't care whether Athena knew the truth or not, as long as the parchment on the surface was not punctured.

After forcibly suppressing the urge to beat up Salazar, Godric said reluctantly: "Student Les Lint, you must knock before entering my office next time! Because of your impolite behavior, Slytherin will deduct five points."

After deducting some points from Slytherin House, Godric suddenly felt refreshed, as if he had taken a hot bath.

Is this the power of a principal? It doesn't seem so bad!

Godric felt very uncomfortable every time he thought about being forced to take the position of headmaster, but when he realized that he could deduct points from Salazar openly, he felt less uncomfortable.

"Yes, Principal." Rice's face was full of sacred light, "I promise you that I will knock on the door before entering the principal's office in the future -

— and shouted out the password to the principal’s office.”

"Ha, ha - actually there's no need to be so serious. Well, Professor Athena, what brings you here for?" Godric quickly changed the subject.

Athena watched the two people talking silently. Although she was confused and didn't understand what they were up to, she suppressed her emotions after hearing Godri's question and started talking about her own demands.

"Principal, I hope the school can allow me to recruit graduate students. I think it is also necessary to conduct in-depth studies in Defense Against the Dark Arts." Les frowned.

What was the deep meaning behind Athena's move? Was she trying to take advantage of the opportunity to expand her influence among the wizard community and promote the belief in Greek gods?

Les had always been wary of the goddess Athena, because she came from Mount Olympus after all, so he had to be cautious in his attitude towards her.

"Why do you suddenly have this need?" Godric was also a little curious and didn't understand why Athena suddenly wanted to recruit graduate students.

Athena was silent for a while, then said awkwardly that the teaching pressure at Hogwarts was a little beyond her expectations.

Les:…

Godric: ...

Both of them were silenced by Athena's answer.

"You are the goddess of wisdom, war and art. How come you can't even teach a little defense against the dark arts?" Les directly expressed his inner confusion.

In Rice's opinion, since his title includes "wisdom" and "war", he should be a very smart guy with good physical strength. So why do you feel so stressed about teaching?

Godric sat aside and nodded repeatedly, indicating that this was also the question he wanted to ask.

After Les asked the question, Athena's face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"I can't help it. I used to bless directly. With a blessing, mortals can also have powerful power." She said dryly, "But Hogwarts obviously doesn't allow me to do this, which involves my blind spot in knowledge."

What she didn't mention was that corporal punishment was not allowed at Hogwarts. Or rather, corporal punishment was not allowed in public, and detention required a proper reason. This was completely different from the teaching method on Mount Olympus.

The Spartan education model was actually quite popular among the gods. But the problem was that if Athena chose to use this education model, she would definitely be interviewed by Hogwarts.

With setbacks on both sides, Athena could only study magic from scratch and teach her students. As a teacher, she only understood what she was going to teach one day earlier than her students.

At the same time, she had to answer students' stupid questions in class. Sometimes she really wanted to crack open the skulls of those stupid students and pour the knowledge in her head into them.

As a result, Athena was naturally exhausted and felt that she needed a few graduate students to help her teach the class - just like the professor next door who called himself White.

After listening to Athena's words, Godric felt that what she said made sense.

"Then how about..."

"No." Les interrupted Godric and forcibly rejected Athena's application.

Athena's ears turned even redder. She took several deep breaths and kept reminding herself that the man in front of her was a strong man at the same level as the Father God, and she must not anger him.

When she recalled the power of Father God, the strange emotion in her heart disappeared - she didn't even dare to admit that the emotion was anger.

"Please allow me to know the reason, and I am willing to make corrections." She was very humble.

"I'm not targeting you." Rice said something nonsense first.

In fact, he was targeting Athena, who was born a god, and she had not yet gained his trust.

"I just think that you can't even handle the basic version of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts, so you are not qualified to recruit graduate students now. If you are qualified in the future, we will contact you without your application."

Rice's meaning is very simple, he is just worried that you will mislead the students.

If you can’t even teach a first-grade wizard, how are you going to teach a graduate student?

Athena felt that what Salazar said seemed to make sense, but she really needed one or two graduate students. Otherwise, she felt that she might become the first god in the world to be angry to death.

"Please be flexible. If you are concerned about the students' future, I am willing to give them the most powerful blessing."

"This is not a matter of blessing." Les looked at Athena seriously and told her that wizards prefer to improve their strength through their own learning.

It is better to rely on oneself than on God. Rice also cannot accept the new generation of wizards being obsessed with the blessings of the gods, which is a case of forcing things to happen.

Blessing can improve a person's strength in a short period of time, but from a long-term perspective, this behavior is extremely harmful. A wizard who can truly defeat the gods cannot be born through blessing - except for the Indian gods.

Before hiring Athena, Godric also repeatedly emphasized that she must not bless the students of Hogwarts. Once discovered, the turmoil caused by it cannot be quelled by a simple expulsion, and it will cost blood or even life.

Athena was disappointed, but there was nothing she could do.

One of the founders explicitly rejected her proposal, so she was definitely not able to recruit graduate students.

"But it's true that you mentioned that the work pressure is high." Rice changed the subject and gave Athena new hope, "How about we add an assistant for you?"

Athena's eyes lit up.

"That's great, please arrange it quickly, I can't wait!"

Looking at Athena, who was so happy about getting a teaching assistant position, Rice narrowed his eyes: How real is her personality now? Is she acting in front of us?

His distrust of the gods was ingrained in his bones. It was hard for him to believe that Athena, the famous goddess of ancient Greece, had a personality similar to Godric's.

After suppressing his emotions, Rice recommended a candidate for teaching assistant to Athena: Daphne Greengrass.

"I think she can help you share enough pressure." Les's words were not groundless. Daphne had been helping him with his homework since she was a child and had developed a good skill.

Rice thought it would be easy for her to be an assistant teacher. More importantly, it was like putting a nail in Athena's side.

"Oh? Flame Fist? Great, I hope you informed her sooner."

Athena had no problem with that.

As she was about to leave, Godric stopped her.

"How do you Greeks tell fortunes?"

It seemed that Godric had not completely given up the idea of ​​divination again.

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