In Pandora's eyes, Su Mo was the tech-otaku type who was quite abstinent and pure of heart, like a harmless little white rabbit.
This could be seen from the two knightesses, Erica and Artoria. Faced with such beautiful subordinates who were his for the taking, he had no thoughts of making a move, instead focusing all his attention on analyzing spells and Divinities.
One look and you could tell he was the same type of personality as that otaku Luo Hao.
In Pandora's opinion, the most effective way to deal with this type of child was to lead him into a field he was unfamiliar with, in order to get closer and achieve her goal of being affectionate with her child.
Therefore, she chose to attack directly.
Even if she herself had no experience, it was more than enough to deal with the equally inexperienced Su Mo. After all, when it came to intimate contact, it was a girl's home turf.
Logically speaking, her reasoning was sound.
However, if that were truly the case, what was this throbbing sensation in her chest?
Her slender body trembled slightly, her breathing had long since become a chaotic mess, and her body temperature, as hot as magma, made her feel completely dizzy.
What's going on? Where's the little white rabbit I was promised? This is worse than a big bad wolf; this is clearly a fierce tiger!
She, a Heretic God, felt like she was about to suffocate!
A short three minutes felt as long as a day and a night.
Her rationality was drained along with the knowledge in her mind.
It wasn't until Su Mo took the initiative to let go that she was finally able to breathe again, collapsing to the ground, unable to recover for a long while.
After resting for a full ten minutes, she finally recovered.
Ignoring the speechless, blushing Artoria and Sakura, and looking at Su Mo, who had already successfully completed the spell construction and seemed not the least bit tired from what had just happened, Pandora asked in a dazed tone, "Little Su Mo, why are you so skilled?"
No matter how you looked at it, someone who could bully her to this extent couldn't possibly be a novice, right?
Faced with Pandora's question, Su Mo replied in a matter-of-fact tone, "I studied dual cultivation techniques for a while. What's wrong?"
He was, of course, not lying.
In his original world, he had tried numerous cultivation methods.
After all the cultivation methods that required a body of pure yang had proven ineffective, he had turned to dual cultivation methods. Many of the maids in his household had been recruited to verify this theory.
With Su Mo's personality, he naturally disdained human trafficking, and with his status, he didn't need it.
Without needing to use power and influence to tempt them, just based on his own strength, and after making it clear that he was doing it for experimental theory, there was still an endless stream of people who wanted to offer themselves to him.
Naturally, such an attempt failed.
In the mundane world, there was no effect of gathering yin to supplement yang. However, when it came to the techniques of handling young women, Su Mo was practically at max level.
Having already satisfied his worldly desires, after coming into contact with a new world, he naturally focused his attention on power. Pandora thought he was abstinent; in reality, he was just temporarily tired of it.
"...I miscalculated!" Pandora touched her forehead, then muttered under her breath, "But, I got to be affectionate with little Su Mo, so it's not a loss!"
As expected of a goddess from Greek mythology. Although she always emphasized her identity, she still seemed to hold bizarre thoughts like "don't let good things go to outsiders."
Su Mo didn't pay too much attention to Pandora's attitude. After all, he had never seen this girl as a mother to begin with.
While casually dealing with this goddess, he had already successfully inherited all the Authorities of the Heretic Arthur and the Heretic Gawain.
"Numerus Sanctus: Day. A three-fold increase in combat power during the day, with significant boosts to defense and magical energy. It seems to be no different from the skill of the Servant Gawain from the Nasuverse. Is this limited by the sacred number of the Celts?"
Besides Galatine, Gawain's most noteworthy Authority was this Numerus Sanctus: Day. As the Sun Knight, he received a three-fold boost during the day. The definition of "daytime" seemed to be very loose; whether it was cloudy or inside a house, it was still within the scope of the buff.
The only exception was deep underground, a place shrouded in darkness; such a location was equivalent to sunset.
Correspondingly, even in the dead of night or deep underground, as long as the sun appeared, he could receive the corresponding buff.
Discovering this, Su Mo immediately thought of the White Stallion incarnation he possessed. That was a power that could serve as a symbol of the sun at any time.
Once the powers of the two Authorities were combined, the effect of Numerus Sanctus: Day could be said to be perpetual.
A three-fold increase in combat power was already impressive for a Servant. For a Heretic God, it was simply formidable.
To put it simply, if Doni had obtained this Authority, he might even be able to suppress Marquis Voban during the day.
Of course, once Voban dragged it out until night, Doni, having lost his buffs, would surely be beaten half to death.
For an ordinary Godslayer or Heretic God, a buff that only lasted for a single day was still a bit insufficient.
However, for Su Mo, there was no need to worry about this problem. Even without using the White Stallion incarnation to buff himself, he wouldn't have to worry about losing the buff. Because on the Heretic Arthur's side, there was another corresponding Authority.
"Numerus Sanctus: Night. A three-fold increase in strength at night. The effect is basically the same as Gawain's. As expected of symmetrical knights. Not only are their weapons similar, but their authorities are also so similar."
Sensing the newly acquired authority, Su Mo quickly understood the source of this power.
King Arthur's real name was Artorius Pendragon—or Artoria if female.
And "Artorius" itself was derived from the name of the moon goddess, Artemis. Thus, he was naturally blessed with the protection of the night.
From the perspective of myth creation, in order to highlight the martial prowess of the Knights of the Round Table, they were generally compared to King Arthur himself.
This was true for Lancelot, the Knight of the Lake, and also for Gawain, the Sun Knight.
Lancelot possessed a holy sword of the same origin as Excalibur, also bestowed by the Lady of the Lake; Gawain also possessed Galatine, which had power on par with Excalibur.
Since King Arthur received the blessing of the night, Gawain naturally received the blessing of the sun.
Now, Su Mo had obtained both of these Authorities. In other words, he could receive at least a three-fold boost to his basic strength at all times.
As for the remaining powers like the holy sword, red dragon bloodline, and faerie blessings, they were too numerous to introduce for now.
"Saber, come here. I'll give you a buff!" After sorting out his newly acquired authorities, Su Mo beckoned, calling the ahoge-king over.
"M-Master!" Hearing Su Mo call her, Artoria's expression was uncharacteristically flustered. "I-I will do my best!"
She clenched her fists nervously, putting on a look of heroic sacrifice. As a hero from the Age of Gods, her worldview was different from that of modern society, and was instead similar to that of gods like Pandora.
Although she had never done such a thing before, she possessed the corresponding knowledge. If it was necessary for Su Mo's ritual, she wouldn't have much resistance...
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Seeing Artoria's fidgety appearance, Su Mo froze for a moment, then immediately understood.
"You seem to have misunderstood something. You and I have already signed a master-servant contract; our Spirit Origins are already bound together. Right now, we only need to slightly adjust the nature of the contract. There's no need to use that kind of method to transfer power."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I misunderstood." Artoria finally breathed a sigh of relief, her heart rate gradually slowing down. However, thinking of the method Su Mo had mentioned earlier, she still felt a little unsettled.
Using the spell of gods sharing authorities to share Master's authority with myself... Doesn't that mean I'll become Master's wife or daughter? This relationship felt a bit strange.
With the wisdom of the Earth Mother Goddess provided by Pandora, the sharing of authorities was quickly set up.
Su Mo shared the two Authorities with the best compatibility for Artoria—those of the Heretic Arthur and Gawain—with her.
After receiving the blessing of "her own" Divinity, Artoria's strength soared, reaching the level of a first-rate Heretic God.
Both the output of her Sword of Promised Victory and her own physical abilities were on a completely different level than before.
If she didn't restrain her divine aura, she might really be treated as a wild Heretic God if she went outside.
After settling Artoria's matter, Su Mo told Pandora about Sakura.
"My dear child! Let me ask beforehand, this couldn't be your illegitimate daughter you had with another woman outside, could it?" After carefully examining Sakura and seeing their similar black hair and black eyes, although she didn't sense any blood relation, Pandora still asked cautiously.
"Of course not. But even if she were, why an illegitimate daughter?" Su Mo asked back.
"Ahem! A slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue!" Pandora choked, immediately shaking her head and moving past the topic, looking at the black-haired little girl before her.
Faced with the goddess's gaze, Sakura held Artoria's hand with one hand, while the other unconsciously and nervously gripped the corner of Su Mo's clothes, as if she could only gain a sense of security this way.
"Her aptitude is indeed good. Not only does she have the aptitude of a witch, but her aptitude in the domain of Imaginary Numbers is even better. She is indeed very suitable for learning the magecraft of us Earth Mother Goddesses." After a careful assessment, Pandora was very satisfied with Sakura's aptitude.
Although she would have accepted her even if her aptitude wasn't good, for Su Mo's sake, as a teacher, she naturally hoped to receive a clever student. This girl fit her standards very well.
"Your name is Sakura, right?" Pandora crouched down, her eyes level with the girl's.
"Mm," Sakura nodded obediently.
"My name is Pandora. From now on, I will be your teacher."
"Yes, Teacher Pandora!"
"No, you have to call me Big Sister Pandora!"
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Sakura froze for a moment, looking up at Su Mo. Lord Su Mo's mother... and I'm supposed to call her Big Sister? That seniority doesn't seem right at all.
"Hm? What's wrong? Does little Sakura think I'm too old to be a big sister?"
Seeing her silence, the smile on Pandora's face remained gentle, but for some reason, it seemed to carry a lot more pressure. For women, age was truly a forbidden topic.
"N-No! Big Sister Pandora!"
Under pressure, Sakura could only obediently change her address.
"Good girl!"
Pandora's expression finally returned to its usual lightheartedness.