The Greece Antagonist

Chapter 190 Hecate: Rebellious Disciple, You Finally Made a Move Against Me! (4.1k)

Since Luo En proposed the idea of jointly compiling a written law, Themis had been somewhat dazed for several days, even forgetting her original intention to close her doors and bid farewell to her guests.

During his stay on the island, Luo En tactfully refrained from bringing up the past, simply using chess as a pretext to invite the Goddess of Justice, who was preoccupied with heavy thoughts, to play a couple of games each day for leisure.

Of course, playing chess was just a means.

His real intent was to use the opportunity of being alone with Themis every day to, in the guise of a seeker of knowledge, ask the Goddess of Justice some questions related to jurisprudence. Incidentally, he would present some complex legal cases for joint discussion and contemplation, thereby leading to the concept of natural law in the future of Greece.

For instance, from Solon's reform idea of "drafting laws with no distinctions between noble and humble, treating all equally and justly, and ensuring everyone gets what they deserve," he brought up "legal codification" and "judicial equality";

From Plato's "Philosopher King" and his concept of "wise man governance," he turned to a discussion on the merits and drawbacks of "training professional legal talent" and "nationwide emotional plebiscite";

From Aristotle's opinion that "rule of law" is superior to "rule of man," he interpreted where the specific superiority of the rule of law lies...

In order to successfully pique Themis's interest, Luo En had put in a lot of effort, mining nearly all of his knowledge about the legal aspects of Ancient Greece.

This tailoring to her preferences had an immediate effect.

Almost without waiting for Luo En to take the initiative, the Goddess of Justice would sit down in front of the chessboard, waiting for the leisure of "playing a couple of games."

Seeing that Themis had indeed become interested, Luo En struck while the iron was hot. In their daily casual chess conversations, he cited various complex cases and, in collaboration with the Goddess of Justice, conducted judicial simulations, using case law to derive statutes and sentencing.

Generally, the scene was of Luo En throwing out half the hypotheses and questions, with Themis completing the other half and filling in the gaps.

However, considering the factual elements, the nascent legal provisions he selected naturally were not too avant-garde.

The "Draconian Code" of Athens, the "Twelve Tables" of Ancient Rome, the "Code of Hammurabi" of Ancient Babylon... all these early historical codifications became topics for discussion guided by Luo En.

The Goddess of Justice fell silent for a long while before slowly speaking.

"Even if rules are established, what if someone refuses to abide by them?"

Luo En responded without hesitation, "Then find a way to eliminate the disturbances and achieve fairness as much as possible."

Themis looked seriously at the young deity before her and asked softly, "What if the disturbance comes from the gods themselves?"

"What belongs to the gods stays with the gods, and what belongs to humans stays with humans," Luo En replied again, promptly and with apparent deference in his explanation, "Since it is a law made for humans, it should apply to the human populace. How could the gods, who are exalted above, be bound by the rules of the mortal world? Better to enjoy the sacrifices and honors, and let this order belong to the earth."

Upon hearing this, Themis slightly raised her eyebrows.

For some reason, she always felt that the young fellow before her had more to his words than met the eye, as if he were harboring some inscrutable scheme.

However, before the Goddess of Justice could ponder seriously, Luo En opposite her had already risen with a smile, bowing deeply.

"Your Highness Themis, the discussions I've had with you in recent days have been highly enriching. I am honored to have had such a good teacher to guide me in learning the law. But all gatherings must come to an end, and now that my companion has healed, I must not impose any further and should officially take my leave of you."

"You're leaving?"

Upon hearing this, Themis rose abruptly, her face involuntarily tensing, a sense of loss burgeoning in her heart.

"Yes!"

Luo En nodded earnestly, answering truthfully.

"As you said, a law that cannot truly be practiced will ultimately be but a mere scrap of paper in the end. Thus, I plan to return to Athens to suggest to King Aegeus and the Goddess of Wisdom Athena the establishment of a court on War God Mountain to try judicial arbitration. Meanwhile, I intend to organize manpower to advance the codification of written law."