The bustling streets, though not as affluent as those of Mycenae and Corinth, were full of vibrancy and smiles.

This is the place beloved by Athena, the goddess of wisdom.

Leaving the Arcadia region, Ye Ye spent several days passing through the Mycenaean Kingdom, crossing the Strait of Corinth, and entering the Attica Peninsula. As with the kingdom of Sparta, he did not see too many young men in Mycenae, and it is clear that King Agamemnon, like his brother, poured out the entire kingdom of power, but Menelaus was for his beloved queen, while Agamemnon was more interested in using this great war as an opportunity to consolidate Mycenae's unshakable leadership among the Greek city-states.

After leaving the Mycenaean Kingdom, Ye Ye's next stop was here, the most famous city-state in ancient Greece - Athens.

The cradle of Western civilization, the birthplace of European philosophy, the birthplace of democracy, the symbol of Western culture... A series of titles, this now-not-so-powerful city has created glorious records on the scrolls of history that have yet to be written, and its fame has resounded throughout the Western world for generations to come. However, Athens is not the powerful city-state it was when the Persian Empire invaded hundreds of years later, and although its status is not low, it is still far from its peak, especially since it was beaten by the Kingdom of Crete more than a hundred years ago.

Despite this, Athens today still has something to be proud of, and during the reign of Theseus, the entire region of Attica was scattered and scattered

Concentrated in the city, the Athenians, who had been separated and scattered, were organized, and the separate councils of the municipalities were abolished and replaced by the city councils of the Athenian cities. In order to gain more support, he divided the citizens into three classes: nobles, peasants, and craftsmen, and established different rights and duties, and took a series of measures to attract immigrants, and grew the power of Athens from a small castle before his accession to the throne to a prosperous metropolis today.

Of course, in the process of implementing this series of policies, Theseus encountered many resistances, and although he persevered with his great heroic prestige, he also had to compromise with the nobles and wealthy merchants whose interests were damaged, and revised a constitution to limit the rights of the king and protect the freedom and rights of his subjects.

As a result, Athens is arguably the most democratic of the Greek city-states today, and unlike the kingdom of Crete, where the king ruled alone, the nobles' councils and citizens' councils were the loudest in their voices.

Probably Theseus did not expect that his early measures to strengthen Athens would become the fuse for his later abdication, and when he was trapped in Hades, the disgruntled nobles and wealthy merchants united to overthrow him and put Menestheus on the throne, while he went into exile and did not escape Menestheus's assassination.

In addition to this, in the city of Athens there was a loud voice of contempt from none of the forces, although usually silent.

In Ye Ye's sight, there was one of the most obvious signs in the city of Athens, which was a palatial complex of buildings located on a hill in the center of the city, much higher than other buildings in the city, and could be seen at a glance no matter where you looked up. At first glance, Ye Ye thought that he had seen the Statue of Liberty, but compared to the Statue of Liberty that was born and only had symbolic meaning, the statue of the Goddess of Wisdom that really existed in this world was obviously much more magnificent.

This statue of Pallas Athena holds a shield in her left hand and a spear in her right hand, based on marble and bronze, with ivory relief gold and gemstones, shining in the sunlight as if she were a goddess.

Obviously, only the world in which such a true god exists can build such a majestic idol under such backward production technology, which cannot be done by piety alone.

Ye Ye stared at the area where the Athenian temple was located on the hill, mobilized the ocean divinity in his body to his eyes, and suddenly his eyes turned blue, like a deep sea wave, observing a scene that ordinary people could not see. At this moment, in his eyes, he saw that the entire hill was shrouded in a faint golden light, even though it was only a thin layer, but it was as unfathomable as the sea, representing Athena's divine power and proclamation, which made people awe-inspiring at first sight.

And the most prosperous place of the golden light is undoubtedly the statue of the goddess of wisdom that surpasses the whole city of Athens, the condensed divine power like a substance is as brilliant as a small sun in Ye Ye's divine vision, just as he wanted to investigate further, suddenly a strong light flashed, and the golden light pierced his eyes like a sharp sword. Divine power cannot be blasphemed, even if it is just the divine power that no one presides, Ye Ye hurriedly closed his eyes and cut it off, but his painful eyes still couldn't stop flowing tears.

Just as the divine power in the statue of Athena instinctively countered the snooper, the veiled high priest in the depths of the temple seemed to sense something unusual, and looked out suspiciously, but after some investigation, he found nothing, so he put the matter in the back of her mind, and now there are more important problems to solve in front of her.

"That sea monster is causing trouble again?"

The high priest was dressed in a white robe and a light veil, making it impossible to see what she was like, but the two eyes above the veil, like the deepest and purest black diamonds, shone with the wisdom of the morning star, and the sweet voice was now full of frost and cold anger.

"Yes, honorable high priest, according to the guards, this monster has raised waves and flooded the farmstead and fields ten miles outside the city." In front of her, a tall woman wearing close-fitting armor solemnly reported, although the report was bad news, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl slightly, and at the same time, her willow eyebrows were condensed, and her face was filled with unstoppable high fighting intent.

"High Priest, please order me to slaughter that beast! The son of Poseidon should also provoke the brilliance of the goddess, it is a sin that deserves death! ”

"Tirifia, pay attention to your image, you are a believer in the great goddess of wisdom, not one of those brainless bloodthirsty people who believe in Ares, the god of war." The high priest looked at the guard's fanatical demeanor, and couldn't help but reprimand with a headache, and then ordered.

"Immediately gather the Goddess Guards to expel this monster, if necessary," a cold anger flashed in the High Priest's black pupils, "It's okay to kill." ”

"Yes!"

Tyrifia tapped the bulging armor on her chest, turned like the wind, and quickly left the hall.

"Athens is the domain of the goddess, and no one can infringe on the glory of the goddess, not even the earth-shakers!" The High Priest in the Alone Hall whispered to himself, his tone as firm as steel.

Outside the temple, Ye Ye stood with his eyes closed for a long time before he barely opened his red and swollen eyes, and his eyes, which had been dim under the original stimulation, finally regained his vision. Fortunately, the vision that had just happened was not visible to ordinary people, so the passers-by only glanced at him with a little curiosity, and there was no other conflict.

"It's good that I'm not blind, so I don't want to come to a dangerous place like Athens at all."

Ye Ye rubbed his eyes, he was apprehensive about the abnormal change just now, and complained in his mouth. Indeed, in his heart, he did not want to approach the city of Athens at all, after all, the goddess of wisdom was so closely related to this place, even if most of her attention was now under the city of Troy.

Among the twelve main gods of Mount Olympus, Ye Ye likes the cunning and uninhibited of Hermes and the debauchery of Dionysus, but what he admires the most is this goddess of wisdom and victory who cut open the head of his father Zeus and came to the world, and was born with a stubborn and fully armed goddess. With high wisdom and ability to fight, good popularity and righteousness, if Ye Ye is the prince of Paris who adjudicates the golden apple, even if he throws off the queen of heaven, Hera will have to hug the thigh of this goddess tightly, not to mention the goddess of love who fights the five scum.

You don't see it in the afterlife, and the Saint Seiya with Athena as the backstage is also a fighter who beats all the sea fighters, the Hades fighters, and the god fighters - oh, I'm sorry to mess in.

In short, without determining the attitude of the goddess, he thought that Athens, the exclusive city of the goddess, should be kept away, and that the river Elidanus did not have to pass through here to get to the purpose of his trip. But helplessly, Ye Ye had a reason to come.

Daedalus left behind the method of making flying wings in the Minoan labyrinth under Crete, but one of the most important elements had to be found in the city of Athens. The most important step in the operation of the flying wings is to construct the four major circulation centered on the wind element, but Daedalus is just an ordinary craftsman, although his craftsmanship is skillful, but he does not know any secret spells, nor is he a god, so how does he attract these transcendent elements?

Daedalus, an Athenian and relative of Theseus, had his nephew killed him out of jealousy of his craft, and had to flee Athens to seek refuge in the Kingdom of Crete and build the world-famous Labyrinth of Minos. While in Athens, he was commissioned by an old woman to make some difficult tools, and was rewarded with several potions, one of which was a magic ointment called Wind Spirit Ointment, which was the key to flying wings. Originally, this potion was a miraculous ointment applied to the surface of the human body to make the body as light as a swallow and a swift as a bird, but after researching it, Daedalus used it on the flying wings to induce the wind elemental to settle in, and finally succeeded in completing this wonderful creation.

The wall of the labyrinth clearly wrote this matter, but Daedalus was naturally not kind enough to leave this potion, so Ye Ye could only go to Athens to try his luck. Although more than a hundred years have passed since this incident, according to common sense, the old woman should have been drumming a long time ago, but in Ye Ye's mind, she is most likely a first-class wizard, in this world where gods are infested with aura, even if ordinary people are over 100 years old, it is also reasonable for a witch to live longer, not to mention that even if she can't find this old woman, she may find clues related to this potion in Athens City.

Therefore, although he slandered a wizard who played with potions why he would settle in this city under the radiance of the goddess, Ye Ye could only reluctantly come here to try his luck.

"Forget it, I think that even if the wizard old lady is alive, she won't hide in the temple and leave, I'd better stay away and look for it slowly."

His eyes finally returned to normal, and Ye Ye deliberately stayed away from this dangerous hill, his eyes searching the dark alleys. Since you want to find someone, the quickest way is to ask those well-informed local snakes!

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