Without the Authority of War, Athena's enhanced strength ebbed away like the tide.
Having suddenly lost that immense power, her face turned slightly pale. She sat in the chair beside Artemis and closed her eyes to rest.
A'e looked at her admiringly. Judging from their conversation, Athena and Russell's relationship seemed pure as water, yet the former had handed over her Authority without hesitation, while the latter had looked as though he understood perfectly...
They were far too in sync. Were these two really innocent?
The flames of gossip blazed in A'e's heart. She imagined one melodramatic scenario after another and secretly thrilled by herself in the corner.
After obtaining the Authority of War, Russell's abilities in every attribute were enhanced once more. To his surprise, he discovered that the two entirely different Authorities of War had actually fused together.
Now that was interesting!
A bold idea occurred to him. He tried to separate the Authority of War again, but unsurprisingly, he failed.
After several consecutive failures, Russell slowly opened his eyes and looked at Athena, who was regulating her breathing. "Athena, do you know which god can divide an Authority?"
Athena's eyelids twitched. As clever as she was, she instantly saw through Russell's intentions and said coldly, "King of Gods, even Zeus wasn't this shameless back then."
"Yes, which is why I said that betting your future on me would only harm yourself."
Rather than feeling ashamed, Russell took pride in it. Standing firmly on the side of reason, he said openly, "Whether for war or for my ruling position, I have to do this."
Athena gritted her teeth. "That must be very hard on the King of Gods!"
"Not at all. It's all for... Wait, can the Authority of Marriage really be divided?"
Russell suddenly thought of the