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Although Zhang Xiao didn't know what the trial was, there was no doubt that it must have something to do with this temple, and it was not difficult to guess, otherwise that door would not have brought him here. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At first, he thought that he was going to face some kind of divine beast and monster, just like the warriors and heroes carved on the door, but soon he changed his opinion, perhaps, he was facing a certain god, maybe it was a true god who had fallen for many years, or maybe an incarnation or something.

It wasn't until he saw the sculpture in front of him, this sculpture that had not been weathered at all, but was already full of cracks, that he knew that he was wrong, wrong.

Click, click, click!!

"I should have thought of this island, this labyrinthine temple, and the statue of the goddess with its stubbornness." Zhang Xiao muttered to himself, "The labyrinth tests wisdom, and the armed forces represent force, the goddess of wisdom and military affairs who reigns over the Mediterranean...... Pallas Athena! ”

Zhang Xiao turned his gaze to the "statue of God" in front of him, and looked at the beauty beyond his cognition with admiration, even if it was just a stone statue, it also had an extraordinary beauty that people couldn't take their eyes off.

But, of course, this is not a sculpture of the goddess, and it cannot be a temple of the goddess here.

Athena, one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, is said to be the goddess of wisdom and force who even Zeus feared, how could she allow the temple to be deserted?

After entering the system world, Zhang Xiao no longer dared to listen to myths and legends as stories, and he even suspected that those gods were trialists who had transcended the system.

Those gods probably still exist, in some "divine realm" that is out of the control of the system, such as ...... Mount Olympus?

To get back to the point, Zhang Xiao was of course an afterthought, he didn't think it was so far-reaching at first, and he didn't even recognize that the temple was a Greek-style building, but when he saw this "god statue", he knew all this.

The statue in front of me is stunningly beautiful, and it has an extremely unique, one-of-a-kind feature - a head full of terrifying snake hair that even if it is just a carving, it is terrifying!

This is a characteristic that only the three sisters named Gorgon, and the identity of the amazing owner in front of him, who is even beautiful in stone, must be the youngest sister of the three Gorgons - Medusa.

"No wonder this hall is full of mechanisms, no wonder the temple outside is built like a labyrinth, it turns out that this island is a cage, a place where Medusa is imprisoned...... And she's probably the target of my trial. Zhang Xiao looked at the sculpture in front of him and let out a long sigh, "It's really ironic, the gorgons who can petrify others are petrified in this temple of Athena, is it as Athena's trophy?" ”

Click! Click! Click!!

The cracking sound of the sculpture became louder and denser, Zhang Xiao looked at the ceiling behind him that was still falling, he was really helpless, it seemed that this mechanism was going to destroy all the floors of this temple, and it felt like ruining his life.

Click, click,

Zhang Xiao helplessly looked at the sculpture in front of him as if it was about to break at any time, he stretched out his hand to touch along the cracks, all of which were the same as the texture of the stone, but he knew that the most that the sculpture was broken was the surface, and the one inside would never be broken like a stone.

That's the one who can petrify people with just eye contact, the legendary Gorgon!

Sure enough, the first stone fragment to fall was the delicate neck of the statue, and after the whole gray stone flake fell, you could see the creamy and beautiful neck, and the color was dazzling, so that Zhang Xiao subconsciously reached out and stroked it.

When it really touched, Zhang Xiaocai was slightly stunned and came back to her senses, and the warm and greasy touch on her fingers indicated that this was definitely a creature with body temperature, and she really regained her vitality.

Although this is a bit incredible, it will not make Zhang Xiao stunned.

What really made him dazed was that he couldn't help but think that in mythology, the hero Borseus (aka: Pasius) cut off Medusa's head in his sleep - the only mortal fetus of the three Gorgonians who was not immortal; How similar this is to the scene in front of you.

Since Medusa is petrified, isn't that the same as falling asleep? The neck is the first to regain its flesh and blood state, so it can naturally be cut off. Moreover, the neck has first regained its flesh and blood state, which may not be a hint.

"Do you want to take advantage of now?" Zhang Xiao hesitated, but the nails on his fingers were already long, rubbing left and right on his delicate neck.

Not much time was left, and the shattering soon spread upwards, and it was the most feared of the gorgons that were about to be liberated - the eyes!

Zhang Xiao closed his eyes and took a deep breath, but he still put down his hand, of course he didn't because the other party was a beautiful woman and couldn't do it, but it was really strange here, and strange things are often accompanied by conspiracy, and he is too familiar with the breath of conspiracy!

"The mythical hero Borseus killed Medusa and cut off her head to offer to Athena, thus allowing Athena to ascend him to heaven and become the patron saint of Perseus, and Athena embedded Medusa's head in her shield and obtained the shield of Medusa, which has the power of Medusa's petrification......"

"Legend has it that when Athena jumped out of Zeus's head, she was wearing a sharp and holding a shield, and that shield had no name......"

"Legend has it that Medusa was the priest of Athena, but she had sex with Poseidon, the god of the sea, in Athena's temple, which led to Medusa being cursed by Athena as a gorgon, and even Boresius beheading Medusa......"

"Legend has it that Poseidon and Athena had a dispute over the naming of the city of Athens, but in the end Poseidon was defeated and forced to concede to Athena......"

Zhang Xiao muttered to himself, but the person turned in another direction, where it was now just a closed stone wall, but Zhang Xiao knew that behind it was ...... Ocean.

"Could it be that killing Medusa will attract Poseidon? It's too difficult......" Zhang Xiao frowned and said to himself, but he always felt that there were still some unexplained doubts, "No, it's impossible, even if it really attracts Poseidon, then why don't you come sooner or later, and wait until I kill Medusa?" ”

Zhang Xiao squinted, the nail of his thumb lightly brushed his eyebrows, "Couldn't he come or didn't know?" Maybe...... Someone stopped him, could it be...... Athena? ”

When Zhang Xiao saw the myth about Medusa, he felt that Borseus was just Athena's pawns, Athena and Poseidon were the real chess players, and this was Athena's temple, could it be a trap she laid? Or a pawn to force Poseidon to make concessions?

"No, there's something wrong!" Zhang Xiao pondered all kinds of myths, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

In the myth of Medusa, it is not appropriate to say that the battle between Athena and Poseidon is behind it, because the myth also looms with the figures of Zeus, Hades and other twelve main gods of Olympus.

For example, the identity of Bolseus, the son of Zeus, who was able to escape after killing Medusa, was given an invisibility hat by Hades, a pair of flying shoes by Hermes, and a leather bag and a word of advice from Athena.

Come to think of it, Athena's pouches and advice seem perfunctory at all times, but the few people left are really of great help.

Both of those gods are one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, and they both have a close relationship with one god - Zeus, the god-king! Their relationship with Zeus is well known, Hades is the elder brother of Zeus, the main god in charge of the underworld, Hermes is the god of messengers and merchants, but he, like Borseus, is also the son of Zeus, and Borseus is simply Zeus representing the will of Zeus!

To say that there is no Zeus in tandem in this is simply impossible.

"No, it's not Athena, it's Zeus, that's right, Zeus, in this story, there is also a hidden chess player who is the god-king Zeus!" Zhang Xiao gradually understood, "No wonder I think it's weird there, this is not Athena's temple at all, how can you use your own statue as a pillar god?" Here, it should be the place where Zeus used to imprison Medusa! In order to divide Athena and Poseidon! ”

Zhang Xiao gradually clarified his thoughts.

"Medusa is the priest of Athena, in ancient Greece, the priest was actually the doppelganger of the god by default for a certain period of time, she and Poseidon had a good time, whether it is true or not, it means that Athena and Poseidon had a very close relationship during that time."

"And Athena's shield was originally a part of her body, which was born from Zeus's head with her, this kind of thing cannot be inlaid with external objects casually, but it can be perfectly inlaid with Medusa's head, it can be seen that Medusa is indeed Athena's doppelganger."

"The battle between Athena and Poseidon is ridiculous, and in mythology, Poseidon was demoted to the mortal world for the throne of Zeus, so how could he offend his potential allies again?"

"Bolseus killed Medusa should have been instructed by Zeus, legend has it that the three Gordon sisters lived on the island, that is, under Poseidon's nose, in this case, the doppelganger was also killed, first, to reflect Zeus's strength, and Poseidon's weakness, and second, I am afraid it was also to beat Athena."

"So...... Returning Medusa's head to Athena and allowing her to take back the doppelganger's petrified power should be the same consideration...... Isn't this an upgraded version of giving a red date a stick? This method was not difficult at all for Zeus, the god-king who had overthrown his father's rule. ”

"And Hades, as the lord of the underworld, it doesn't matter to him who is the king of the sky, the only reason he makes a move is for chaos, the chaos of Mount Olympus will also cause chaos on the ground, and chaos brings war, and war leads to death......"

"Yes, that's right, it's a war, it's the Battle of Troy, the war that has been fought for more than ten years!"

"Poseidon was once demoted to the mortal world, and with the help of Apollo built the walls of Troy, Poseidon was naturally the god who stood firmly behind Troy, and behind the Greeks rightfully stood the goddess Athena."

"Zeus succeeded, he eventually led to the break between Athena and Poseidon!"

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