Crete, royal palace, banquet hall

The palace is a rectangular garden, the king's palace, the queen's bedroom, and the banquet hall are distributed around the garden, and each building is connected by a corridor, a foyer, a double passage, and a staircase.

After Pei Ziyun had sacrificed Hera in Crete, King Idomenius sent someone to invite Prince Paris to the palace for a grand banquet, and at this time, King Idomenius was reclining on a chaise longue directly above the hall, covered with soft animal skins, and the maid poured wine into the king's mouth.

The banquet hall was filled with many nobles of the kingdom, and at this moment they were drinking wine, and the banquet was coming to an end.

King Idomenius straightened up and said with a smile: "Prince Paris, I hope you will drink our Cretan wine and enjoy our food." ”

Pei Ziyun bowed slightly and said, "Dear King Edomenius, thank you very much for your hospitality. ”

"Come, Prince Paris, for friendship, cheers. King Idomenius raised the golden cup and drank the wine, and Pei Ziyun also drank the wine.

"Prince Paris, I have long heard of your reputation for bravery, slaying krakens, two-headed lizards, bears, and even more so loving the gods, and worshipping the local temples wherever you go, and it is a pleasure to see you today. ”

Pei Ziyun heard the compliment and got up: "King Edomenius, everything I do is guided and blessed by the gods. ”

"Your compliments and hospitality have terrified me, is there anything that can be done for you, the king blessed by our common ancestor Zeus?"

Pei Ziyun looked at it coldly, the Cretan king Edomenius was very powerful, he was a god descendant loved by Zeus, the treasury of the palace was full of wine and olive oil, as well as grain, and the treasury was full of gold, bronze and weapons.

With two thousand well-armed warriors, a large number of ships belonging to the king set off to trade in various parts of the Aegean, bringing great benefits to the king!

But Idomonius was still troubled by the fact that in this era, Crete had declined, McKenny was thriving, and King Agamemnon had gained supremacy.

The two gods of Zeus, Agamemnon of McKenny and Idomenius of Crete, have been fighting each other, and Idomonius has been trying to restore the glory of the Minoan dynasty.

"Something, the caravan that came back told me that the Trojans have recently increased their control over tin, and that they have imposed heavier taxes on tin, you know?" said Idomenius, smiling, but his eyes were a little cold.

This had an impact on Crete, and the income was reduced, and at this time I was thinking: "Damn Trojans, find me something!"

"Your Majesty, I don't know about this matter, because it's been half a year since I came out. Pei Ziyun said politely: "But I personally think that we are all descendants of the great Zeus, and we should be more closely connected with each other." ”

"You can even reduce taxes and increase your dealings with each other. ”

"I've got some ideas about this, take a look. With a wave of his hand, Gesne respectfully handed over a parchment.

"Mutual vessels come close to each other to reduce taxes, not to obstruct navigation, free trade, to provide necessary facilities, to enjoy certain privileges. Idomenius only glanced at it, and thought it was good, for his clever mind immediately understood that Crete had more to gain.

The reason is very simple, Troy controlled the Dardanelles and had frequent trade with the Greeks, and mutual relief seemed fair, but in fact, Troy made unilateral concessions, relying on this, and even made additional profits by selling tin with reduced taxes.

"Is this true? Prince Paris?"

"Of course, but this is a treaty of peace with Troy, and for whatever reason, we must not join the hostile side of Troy - we can't support the enemy and profit from it, right, the great King Edomenius?"

"Yes, yes...... I'll have to talk about it again, but I'm going to give you some gifts for the sake of our friendship. After Idomonius finished speaking, he slapped three times, and a servant rushed in with a gift.

Pei Ziyun looked and saw that there were gold, bronze, ivory, and fur in the gifts, which were actually gifts for the goods given to Crete.

Pei Ziyun got up and bowed: "Dear King Edomenius, thank you very much for your generosity, may our friendship last forever, and may the gods always bless you." ”

"Prince Paris, I said, for the sake of our friendship, if there is any trouble in the future, just come to me. The king said enthusiastically.

The banquet was carried out in a cheerful, joyful and relaxed atmosphere, everyone drank happily, and during the period, Pei Ziyun also drank a lot of wine.

About an hour later, Pei Ziyun bid farewell to King Edomenius, and the king personally sent him out of the banquet hall.

Pei Ziyun left the palace, got into the carriage, and said to the coachman, "Go to the temple of Hekathe." ”

"Smack. ”

A crisp horsewhip exploded, and the carriage headed towards the Hekate Temple, and at this time, Pei Ziyun's face sank and shook his head: "It doesn't seem to work!"

The treaty of peace and alliance seems to be a loss for Troy, but in the era of war, Troy could not collect taxes, so there was no loss at all, but it could disgust the Greeks - when the time comes, will Edomenius enter the war, or will he not go to war?

But Idomonius, who was a descendant of Zeus, seemed to smell some rumors, and although he was moved, he refused when he heard the peace treaty.

"But if you finally give more gifts, you can still make a profit. ”

Pei Ziyun no longer thinks about this, but thinks about the following goals.

Hekate, the goddess of hell, is the goddess of the underworld, and she once helped Zeus defeat the cyclops, so she has the power of giants, and even Zeus gives some face.

"The mysterious lady from last time, wasn't she?"

"No, although she is not a descendant of Zeus, she has not fought against Zeus, and she will not do anything for me. ”

"This time I went to the sacrifice, and I went to the bottom - the last secret medicine, whether she gave it to me or not. ”

Temple of Hecate

The chariot approached, gradually stopped, and Pei Ziyun came down.

In front of the temple of Hekate is a large sacred forest, the sacred forest is all towering ancient trees, there are birds chirping happily, women are picking flowers, although it is the god of the underworld, but the whole sacred forest gives people a kind of quiet.

Behind the Sacred Grove, a temple stretches in front of you.

The priest was waiting in front of the temple gate with his assistants, and when he saw Pei Ziyun, he said, "Prince Paris, the great god has known of your arrival and has specially commanded me to wait. ”

"Really, when did I get the attention of Hekath, the goddess of hell?" Pei Ziyun thought to himself, "Could it be that the lady last time was really her?"

He replied: "Thank you to the great goddess Hecate." ”

The priest nodded slightly, and led Pei Ziyun into the temple.

The temple gate is a circular arch that is 16 meters high and 8 meters wide, giving people a sense of insignificance when they pass through the gate.

Inside the temple of Hecate, the entire dome is also carved with frescoes, and relief carvings can be seen everywhere on the surrounding walls, but unlike other temples, the content of the murals and reliefs is mainly black and gray, and the depictions are mostly scenes of the underworld, which makes people shudder when they look at it.

Walk through the long cloister and see an altar with the idol of Hecate in the center of the altar.

Killing a cow and the sacrifice disappeared, it seems that Hekate still has a good impression of him, and the priest smiles: "Prince Paris, the gods are very satisfied with your sacrifice." ”

Pei Ziyun said: "Thank you to the goddess Hekate for her protection. ”

When the sacrifice was completed, a young girl came, her slender figure and light steps, and she bowed: "Medea heard that a young prince is coming, and wants to meet her."

"Medea?" Pei Ziyun wondered in his heart, this person is amazing, she shouldn't be here in mythology!

Just thinking about it, a plum appeared in front of him, and quickly enlarged, turning into a translucent data frame, floating in the field of vision with a faint sense of light, and the data appeared in front of him.

"Explain the position to Medea without reservation. ”

Led by the maiden, through the cloister, we came to a room, high and narrow, with a wooden window, and a bed, on which was an old woman.

Not far away is a sea beast clay oil lamp, and a flower pot with flowers in it.

Pei Ziyun looked at the woman on the bed, who once shocked the world Medea, but now she has become a dying woman, she is full of wrinkles, and the years have carved indelible marks on her body.

The girl took out a silver infusion and opened it, a wisp of rich fragrance flowed out, she carefully took out some of it, and smeared it on her face, not too much.

In an instant, a miracle occurred, Medea's wrinkles quickly decreased, and she became a middle-aged woman, although she still had fish lines in the corners of her eyes, but she regained some youth.

"You seem to be a little surprised!" said Medea, as light as a breeze, "this is only part of the power of the goddess I serve, Hecate, who can make the secret medicine of rejuvenation." ”

"Can it only last one day?" Pei Ziyun asked.

"You're really sharp, you know a lot, and you're young and handsome. Medea didn't answer directly, her eyes looked at Pei Ziyun intently: "It's the same as back then......"

"I'm not Iason. Pei Ziyun interrupted her reminiscence.

"Oh, why, you are all princes, both so young and handsome. Medea said, "I have seen many heroes, but there are not many who are as handsome as you." ”

"Because I don't know how to follow the example of Iason, and leave everything to women and friends, and as a result, even with the blessing of the great Hera, I can't even sit on the throne. ”

Iason was the hero who captured the Golden Fleece, but he abandoned Medea and his son, and eventually died in a curse himself.

"So? ”

"Yes, I heard that you killed the sea monster, the two-headed lizard, and the bear-man without the help of other heroes, and if Iason had your bravery, he would not have fallen into that. ”

In the end, even Hera, who favored him, gave up on him early. ”