The Greece Antagonist

The life of an ancient god is so long; its memory and knowledge are vast like the ocean. Altria's mere decade-long life, if exposed without defense, would be completely torn apart and assimilated, becoming an insignificant drop in the ocean of Danu, establishing the self-awareness of Goddess Danu.

Understanding this, Luo En's face grew even more grim:

"To put it bluntly, you considered Altria as a sacrifice from the beginning. Once this nascent soul matures, you could inject the divinity and memory belonging to Danu into it, allowing the true Danu to resurrect."

"How could we possibly serve a mortal girl as queen? Altria Pendragon is merely a seed. Once she successfully takes root and sprouts, her sole purpose would be to provide a new stock for Mother Goddess."

Morgos remained unfazed, frankly admitting their true intentions.

The term stock comes from grafting, an ancient and unique plant cultivation technique.

It involves attaching the bud or branch of one plant to the body of another plant, enabling the two parts to grow into a complete plant entity. The attached bud or branch is called the scion, while the plant body to which it is attached is called the stock.

In this process, the scion in grafting provides the bud or branch portion, carrying the complete genetic information of the parent plant. Thus, the fruit type, taste, color, and so on are controlled by the scion's genes, akin to the divinity and memory left by Goddess Danu. As the underlying stock, it merely determines the plant's growth, just like Altria serves as the carrier.

Seeing the cloud on Luo En's face seems to grow darker, Morgan spoke:

"Although this might seem cruel to that young girl, the Celtic cannot be without Mother Goddess's guidance. This is also for the future of this world. Moreover, she doesn't truly die; she merely becomes part of Mother Goddess, hence immortal."

"If that's the case. Why not let Altria take the lead, sacrificing the divinity and memory of Danu you have preserved to my student? Anyway, she's long fallen, feeling no pain even if dismantled. Once the ritual is completed, won't you still have a Great Mother Goddess?"

Luo En mockingly retorted.

Morgan's face darkened and she flatly rejected:

"Let humans replace gods? How ridiculous!"

"So, should my student be sacrificed for your so-called obsession? What if the sacrifice were you?"

"For Mother Goddess, I am willing to devote myself."

"But I am not willing!"

"..."

Morgan opened her mouth, the words of rebuttal stuck in her throat, unconsciously lowering her head, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks.

Seeing her two sisters one idling and the other disconnecting, Morgos helplessly had to step in and persuade personally:

"I understand your sentiment in protecting your disciple, after all, my two sisters can be considered your students. They said you are the best mentor in the world. But you should also know, we went to great lengths to cultivate Altria, not to elect a mortal as queen, but to guide our Great Mother Goddess Danu's return in another way."

"But you didn't say beforehand that cultivating Altria's personality and humanity, making her soul mature quickly, was to eventually use her as a sacrifice to resurrect Danu."

Luo En feigned a smile, looking at the opposite, the three Lake Fairies guiltily turned their heads.

Alright, they indeed handled this matter somewhat unscrupulously.

Although emotion needs emotion to be nurtured, Altria's seed matured so quickly, thanks to Luo En's significant contributions and efforts as a teacher.

Yet deities and humans are inherently two different species.

Also, in just a few decades, who could have thought this powerful Origin God would care so much for a small "seed," even willing to relinquish the faith and divine authority of the Celtic?

Morgos glanced at the table where the Golden Curse Blade lay, sighed, and asked:

"Are you really unwilling to become the Celtic's Great Druid, to perform this ritual?"

"Since Morgan and Vivian both say I'm the best teacher, do you think I'd betray my own student?"

"That's right, we were presumptuous, farewell."

Morgos respectfully nodded, then took up the Golden Curse Blade from the table, leading her two sisters to turn and walk towards the temple exit.

Watching the Three Lake Fairies disappear from view, a hint of gloom emerged in Luo En's eyes.

Indeed, the Celtic gods represented by the Lake Fairies still haven't completely submitted to him, merely treating him as a collaborator rather than a subordinate.

However, upon reflection, Luo En felt somewhat relieved.

As a race forged in turmoil and migration, defiance is almost ingrained in their bones.

Historically, Romans, Vikings, Saxons, Picts, Normans, and other foreign tribes took turns serving the Celts, nearly occupying the entire British Isles.

Yet even into modern times, the Celts have not been fully assimilated or conquered, consistently preserving their ethnic cultural identity.

Scottish independence, Northern Irish rebellion, and Ireland's autonomy all epitomize this characteristic.

Originally, if Luo En had agreed to accept the Golden Curse Blade offered voluntarily by the three Lake Fairies, agreeing to become the Great Druid and preside over the sacrifice ceremony, resurrecting Goddess Danu, perhaps he could gradually earn their loyalty.

But the price would be sending his carefully nurtured student to become a sacrifice.