Chapter 506: Olympic Mountain
Olympic Mountain
The mountains are more than 2,000 meters high, and the summit is covered with snow all year round, and the bottom of the mountain is full of Greek palaces from the foot to the top.
If a mortal were to look for this mountain, it would be impossible to find it in his lifetime, because this mountain is not in reality, and mortals cannot see it.
This is a sacred mountain that belongs exclusively to the gods, and the gods are at different heights of the mountain according to their rank, and the higher the rank, the closer they are to the top of the mountain.
A streamer fell, and the boy with a pair of snake staff in his hand landed on the middle and lower mountainside, and the small white wings on his shoes at the condyles gradually eased and arrived on the colonnade.
The colonnade is made up of marble columns carved with the deeds of the gods and evergreen vines that connect the palaces of the gods.
There is still a law here, Hermes can teleport, is the height of his palace, and then he has to walk, saying that walking, in fact, it is very fast, but when the footsteps appear in the colonnade, all the surrounding plants tremble, trying to show the best color and posture.
Hermes walked briskly, knowing that the gods were having a banquet at the hilltop palace today.
At the top of the hill is a magnificent palace with 240 huge columns supporting the weight of the entire palace, and the palace is almost entirely made of white marble.
When he came to the door, Hermes heard a song as soft as water, and as soon as he entered, he saw Zeus sitting on a throne of gold and ivory, the gods sitting around him, Apollo playing the harp, the beautiful Carites dancing, and the soft and melodious singing of the Muses intoxicating the gods.
"Oh, Hermes, you're back. As soon as Hermes entered, Zeus smiled and said.
"Yes, great Zeus, the matter is done, I almost missed this banquet. Hermes said, looking up and seeing that the banquet was arranged in a circle, and the tables were filled with all kinds of fruits and wines, and the Nymphs were going from banquet to feast, pouring wine for the gods.
In the middle, there was a thick blood-colored cloud, which glowed a dark red, but it was the case with the Trojan Citizens' Assembly, which had already decided on Prince Paris as an emissary.
The gods had different expressions, Athena looked at Ares with joy on her face, as did Hera, Poseidon, and other pro-Greek gods.
And Artemis, Apollo, Ares, and other gods who supported Troy were unhappy.
Hermes went all the way back to his seat at the door, and the gods greeted him one after another, and even Apollo nodded in greeting, which shows Hermes's "popularity" among the gods.
As soon as he sat down, Hermes looked towards the Trojan Citizens' Assembly, and at this time, he could see that a thick black air enveloped many citizens.
Hera poured Zeus a glass of wine with joy: "My dear, this result is very much to your liking!"
"It's all fate, my wife. Zeus said happily.
This result was indeed very much in line with his wishes, and he had only thought that Paris would automatically accept the mission, and then Greece would have a reason to destroy Troy.
But what he didn't expect was that Paris did not follow the development of the "script" and refused to send an envoy to Greece, and he originally planned to make the "deviated" plot return to the "script", but his wife Hera stopped him and asked him to wait patiently.
Unexpectedly, things turned around, and the final decision of the citizens' assembly was to send Paris to Greece, which had to be said to be the arrangement of fate, and also said that the blame should be imputed to the people, so that Greece had a more sufficient reason to destroy Troy.
Because Zeus wanted not only to destroy the royal family of Troy, but also to destroy the people of Troy, so that the fluctuating divine power order would regain its stable development.
Apollo was drinking with an unhappy face at the moment, the safety of Troy was closely linked to his interests, and if Troy was destroyed again, it would be a big blow to him, his sister Artemis and other related gods.
"Oh, my dear Apollo, don't worry too much, it's not yet time to decide. Artemis said to Apollo.
"Well, I know. Apollo responded, somewhat perfunctory, staring at the scene below.
The countermeasures of King Priam are actually wise for a king, but for the gods, they are nothing more than a death throes.
"Paris went to Amazon. Apollo frowned.
Paris decided to go to the Amazon, which was a bit beyond Zeus's original plan, but this change was more in line with his heart, you know, the Amazon kingdom was also one of the objects he wanted to cut.
Thinking of this, Zeus was a little suspicious, looked at Poseidon, Athena and other gods, and wondered if there was a god secretly helping Paris, which was too much in line with his heart, so he said to Aphrodite: "Have you finished the love refined for Paris?"
"Ah...... I've refined it. The goddess Aphrodite smiled: "What is love?"
"It is the strongest emotions distilled in man, which even some gods will indulge in, and mortals will indulge more deeply—Paris is even more unlikely to resist, and all this development and result will be as you wish, my revered Lord God. ”
The goddess of love and beauty smiled, and once again focused her attention on the delicate singing.
At this moment, Hermes put down the wine glass in his hand and said slowly: "Great Zeus, there has been a monster disaster in various places recently, I checked it, it may be Gaia's shot." ”
Gaia is the god of the earth, the mother of the gods, the most respected of all gods, and the primordial god born out of chaos.
When Zeus heard Hermes's words, he had some doubts in his heart and asked, "What does she want to do?"
Although Gaia is the mother of the gods, after all, her time has passed, and now Zeus is the king of the gods, and it is the time when he is the master of the house, and Gaia will not be allowed to come.
However, although Gaia's strength has faded several times, it is still second only to Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon (Poseidon), and it can even be said that it is not far behind, so Zeus just frowned, slowly unfolded again, and said: "This kind of small fight, is to let them cause us some trouble, don't worry about it, it just happens that heroes everywhere need to be sharpened, just take these monsters and exercise." ”
"Yes, great Zeus, I will continue to observe how things develop. Hermes replied.
The gods saw that things in Troy had basically stabilized and that nothing had changed, so they didn't pay attention, didn't speak, and drank the white wine.
sea level
The blue waves rolled and crashed against the bottom of the battleship, and flocks of seagulls soared freely, flying over the battleship from time to time.
"Prince, it's almost time to reach the port of Themischira. Gesne said respectfully, and when he saw Prince Paris nodding, he smiled again: "I heard that the shipyard of Mount Ita is already building warships, and when you go back, you will see a number of them, and with this batch of huge warships, sailing on the sea will be guaranteed." ”
It's not that simple, this is the world of the gods, the sea god is related to the sea voyage, and Poseidon is on the side of the Greeks.
Troy did not fight the Greeks at sea, but had to return to the city to defend it, not because he was afraid of the strength of each other in the naval battle, but because he was afraid of Poseidon's intervention and a big sinking.
But there is no need to say this, Pei Ziyun glanced at Gesnie, who was bowing down, and said with a smile: "Well, the shipyard is building warships quickly, and I'm very happy - I heard that your purchase of slaves didn't go well?"
Gesne's flattering smile intensified: "Prince Paris, you don't know how rare skilled slaves are, I searched several slave markets in Troy, but I didn't find a few, and a few were bought by other princes first. ”
"You told me not to clash with other princes casually, and I didn't fight. ”
"Well, you keep an eye on it. Pei Ziyun waved his hand: "This time I will go to the Amazon Kingdom, and by the way, I will also buy some slaves!"
"Okay, Prince Paris, there are a lot of male slaves in the Amazon, and there is no shortage of samurai among them, so we will definitely find a suitable group. Gesne said.
Pei Ziyun stopped talking, stood on the deck of the battleship, looked at the sea and fell into deep thought.
This mission to the Amazon Kingdom, he has a preliminary understanding of this country, although the Amazons call themselves the Amazon Kingdom, but in the eyes of outsiders, this place where women control everything, is a sparsely populated race, and at the same time a large tribe.
This seems to be the reservation of Artemis, the sister of Apollo, but the god of war Ares has recently intervened frequently, and the previous queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta, received a belt from herself, and the current queen is the daughter of Ares, the god of war.
But the Amazons also suffered a blow from Greece proper, and the first person to inflict great damage on the Amazons and gain great prestige was the great Hercules, who killed and injured the Amazons, and the most humiliating thing for the Amazons was that he also snatched the belt of the former queen Hippolyta.
The Athenian hero Theseus then wreaked havoc on the Amazons, hurting the Amazons and tricking the former queen Hippolyta into getting married.
The Amazons could not bear it anymore and sent troops to Athens to take revenge on Theseus.
Theseus immediately married the sister of the king of Crete, Huaidra, and did not hesitate to kill his wife and the former queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta, with a secret arrow.
However, since the subject was dead, the Amazons could not destroy Athens in one fell swoop, so the expedition ended and stopped their revenge.
But the humiliation imposed on the Amazons by the Greeks was deeply engraved in the hearts of the Amazons.
"The mainstream has always suppressed the margins, whether it's Greece or Zeus. Just thinking about it, the fleet arrived at the Amazon port of Themis Chira, but then the port warning horn sounded in a hurry.
"Poof, poof, poof" several bows and arrows were fired, nailed deep into the cabin, warning the intruders.
"What is this for? Could it be that the people we sent out in front of us didn't inform the other party of the news?" Pei Ziyun thought secretly in surprise, frowning.