Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 539 540. Banquet

"What did those Ares followers do?"

Cassandra asked as the two walked downstairs.

"I see you seem quite angry."

"They massacred many villages outside Athens, and there was not even a single person in those villages who could hold a weapon. They were just a group of scum who only ravaged civilians."

Lan En said calmly.

"So during this period of time I was exploring the caves and I was very relaxed when it came to attacking them. I hope you will be the same then."

"Your actions in purging Ares believers in the cave are highly praised. At least I have heard about it many times since I just came to Athens for one day."

Cassandra admired sincerely.

"Those people call your operation the 'Cave Expedition.'"

As they were talking, the two of them had already reached the first floor of Pericles Mansion, which was the courtyard where the banquet was held.

Herodotus, who had strands of gray hair and beard, came up to him immediately.

"Hello, Cassandra. The powerful mercenary traveler has finally made his grand appearance, although he came a little late."

He opened his arms and gave Cassandra a gentle hug after she had changed her clothes.

Although the time is not yet dark, according to the regular banquet process of Athenians, half of it is actually completed.

The ancient Athenians divided the banquet into two parts. The first part was actually for eating.

After the first part is over, there will be a brief ceremony to praise Dionysus, the god of wine, and then the feasting stage will begin. That is the stage of drinking, socializing and having fun.

At this time, the wine will be poured into a huge public wine vat and flavored according to the owner's recipe.

The wine recipe for Pericles’ banquet was fifty glasses of pure wine mixed with one glass of sea water, the salt of which would further accentuate the flavor of the wine.

Judging from the taste that Lan En followed Margarita and tasted Toussaint's East of the East and Aifulusi, the brewing technology of this era was still very rough.

But Lan En was very good at concealing his true feelings at this kind of social drinking party. After all, the Emperor's Children were very familiar with this kind of thing.

Herodotus greeted and hugged Cassandra, but his eyes drifted to Lann behind the falconer from time to time.

His appearance alone is too conspicuous here, not to mention that Herodotus’s understanding of him goes beyond appearance.

"Hello, I am Herodotus, one of Pericles' advisers."

"You chose a suitable outfit for Cassandra. Acting trustworthy is an important part of gaining trust."

Herodotus wore an Athenian blue and white robe at the banquet and smiled gently.

Lan En shook his outstretched hand, his expression calm and peaceful.

This is another famous person.

Herodotus, the father of Western history.

"Kassandra is also a friend of mine. If she needs support in Athens, I will help."

"Although I have just returned to Athens not long ago, I also know that you have more than one friend at this banquet."

Herodotus shook his head and looked at Lan En with surprise.

"Phidias, Alcibiades, Aristophanes, and even the wise Socrates! You seem to be able to make friends with them all, and they always praise you when they talk about you. I really doubt me. How many months have you been away from Athens? Or have you been away for several years?"

"I believe many of these people are our mutual friends."

As Lan En spoke, he put his hand on the shoulder of Cassandra, who was obviously not used to the banquet environment and was a little irritable, and turned her around to face the many Athenians who started drinking in the courtyard.

"But our main goal today is to find support for Cassandra and deal with the cult."

"I have a hunch that the two of us will get along very well. But tonight, we should still prioritize fulfilling our responsibilities as Cassandra's friends, what do you think?"

Herodotus nodded politely.

"I couldn't agree more. Come, Cassandra. Let me give you a brief introduction to the people at this party."

"They may not look like it, but they really control the direction of the future with their own opinionated tongues."

Cassandra, who was slightly restrained by her Athenian robe, was pushed into the reception courtyard by Lan En and Herodotus.

She raised her beautiful eyebrows as if they had been traced with black stones, and gave Lan En a white smile.

And just in time, a person who had raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass, his throat twitched slightly twice, and then he spit out a large puddle of pungent vomit with a 'wow' sound.

Kassandra also looked at Herodotus with strange eyes.

The meaning is obvious: This is the person who 'holds the direction of the future with the tip of his tongue'?

Herodotus was choked by the look and coughed.

Lan En picked up two amphoras from the side of the public wine jar, filled one with wine, and the other with water.

He handed both amphora to Cassandra and spoke lightly.

"This will also save you wasting time on drunkards. Before you ask anyone, fill their glass first. If someone asks to dilute the wine with a lot of water, then you have found something worth asking. People."

Herodotus covered his mouth where he had just stopped coughing and nodded in agreement: "This is a good method."

"Oh~ okay." Cassandra, who was pushed out by the two men, let out a tired-sounding sigh.

"Someone should vomit blood at the banquet, not poetry. The people at this banquet are too delicate. I really don't get used to it."

Lan En and Herodotus couldn't help but pursed their lips at the explosive view of the falconer, and looked at each other behind Cassandra to confirm that the other party felt the same way as them.

"Won't Pericles attend the banquet he hosted? Would it be better if I asked him directly?"

Kassandra certainly didn't seem too interested in Athenian banquets.

"Pericles never attended his own banquets," Herodotus explained to her. "But your words also reminded me that I have to go find him. I will tell Pericles what your brother said when no one is around. This should be a good time."

Lan En also held an amphorae and walked to the other side.

There was a hairy, short, and well-built man there who was speaking leisurely to the people around him until they were speechless.

"I'm going to pester Socrates first, otherwise this guy will give everyone at the party who is not drunk a headache."

"Socrates, tut tut, tut tut." Cassandra said with emotion. "Then it's not an easy job."

"Who says it's not?" Lan En shrugged, and then his joking eyes became a little serious, reminding Cassandra.

"Remember not to drink too much, Cassandra. Don't forget the 'prey' I told you about."

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