"See, see, that's Crete!"

"Our hometown is ahead!"

As the ship approached, the outline of a piece of land gradually appeared in front of the sailors on deck, and they couldn't help but cheer. The most conspicuous thing to see is the tall lighthouse standing on the shore, guiding the direction of passing ships like a guiding light.

"Thanks to the wise Paramedes for inventing the lighthouse, we can find the direction of our hometown as quickly as possible." Captain Dikalt whispered to himself, and then proudly introduced to Ye Ye beside him: "My lord, you see that the land in front of you is the most brilliant pearl of Greece, the Kingdom of Crete. ”

Crete, a kingdom isolated overseas and the largest island in the Aegean Sea, has extremely favorable geographical and environmental conditions. The weather is warm and humid, the weather is warm and sunny all year round, the island is lush and green, and there are large areas of plains suitable for cultivation, which are ideal for the cultivation of grapes, olives, citrus, figs and other plants, so that the wine and olive oil are sold to the Greek city-states. Not only that, the island's gold and silver products, jewelry, pottery and stone carvings, bronze utensils and other handmade products are also well-known in the Greek city-states, coupled with the excellent geographical location of Crete and the developed navigation industry, this island has become the most prosperous place for Greek maritime trade, Greece proper, Asia Minor, Egyptian civilization, Mesopotamia and other places are endless, long a rich and prosperous Cretan civilization.

And Crete has another place to be proud of, and that is its special place in the heart of Zeus, the king of the gods. Although Zeus, the presiding god revered throughout Greece, had holy places in many places, Crete undoubtedly came out on top because it was where Zeus grew up.

At the beginning, the goddess of time Rhea deceived her husband, the second generation of god king Kronos, and hid Zeus, who was still a child at the time, in Crete until Zeus grew up and overthrew his father to take over the throne of the god king. Later, Zeus fell in love with Europa, the daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor, and turned into a golden bull and plundered her to Crete and gave birth to descendants, and since then the kings who have ruled Crete have been passing on the blood of this noble god king, and he is his favored descendant on earth.

At that time, Europe was still a completely deserted and remote place, Europa was the first human in Europe, and the origin of the name of the continent - by the way, the princess who named the whole of Europe by name, his father Agenor was the son of the sea emperor Poseidon, that is, Zeus robbed his brother's granddaughter and gave birth to a descendant with her who ruled Crete; However, Agnor's mother, Libya, was the granddaughter of Zeus and Io. Not only that, but Zeus later fell in love with Europa's niece Semele, and gave birth to Dionysus, the god of wine, another main god of Olympus, and so on, and the relationship between them was a complete mess anyway.

It can be said that since the establishment of this kingdom centered on the city of Knossos, the Cretan civilization has been the undoubted origin, center and leader of Greek civilization for more than a thousand years, and the Cretan people have long been accustomed to looking down on the inhabitants of other city-states. Even in recent years, with the weakening of the Cretan kingdom and the gradual rise of the Greek city-states in proper, the leadership of Greek civilization has gradually shifted to the Mycenaean kingdom in the Peloponnese, the Cretans still do not change their arrogance and disdain for those dirt buns and nouveau riche.

"Is this Crete? Sure enough, the scenery is pleasant and the environment is comfortable. ”

Ye Ye glanced at the sparse ships in the port, and said nothing about the faint pride in Dikaert's tone, but only praised the climate and environment on the island. He also visited this tourist resort known as the "Sea Garden" in later generations, but at that time, the artificially developed environment could not be compared with the original natural island of the mythological era, so he was also looking forward to what he would see and hear after he came ashore.

However, the so-called titles such as developed navigation and prosperous commerce are nothing more than that, in Ye Ye's opinion, the number and tonnage of ships in the port, not to mention compared to modern ports, are far inferior to what he saw when he was in Jiezhen, after all, the two are also more than a thousand years apart, and they cannot be compared.

Due to the special geographical environment and the fact that the climate itself was not suitable for growing grain, most of the ancient Greece relied on the rich Egyptian imported grain to meet the consumption, so it gave birth to a more developed maritime industry in this era, and the Mediterranean climate has always been mild and calm, which also provided good conditions for the humble ships in this era.

However, what Ye Ye is now in is not the ancient Greece in history, but the ancient Greece in myths and legends, and the difference between the two is that there are gods in this world who can dominate everything.

Obviously, the sea gods led by the Sea Emperor Poseidon are not happy to see humans get too involved in the territory they control, so even if the coastal city-states will sacrifice the master of the sea before sailing, there is no guarantee of a smooth voyage. Whipping up wild waves, summoning storms, or sending sea beasts to wreck ships, a large number of ships are always lost to these moody sea gods each year. Therefore, in this world of supernatural powers, the development of navigation is even more difficult than in the real world.

Of course, Ye Ye wouldn't say these words, so Dikaart really thought that he was praising his hometown, and couldn't help but puff up his chest: "Crete, blessed by the gods, has an intoxicating scenery, and after you live on the island for a while, you will definitely fall in love here." ”

"Of course, I believe so." Ye Ye replied with a smile: "Now let's go to the shore first." ”

"Dear Ye, please come to my home and let me treat you warmly to repay your kindness!" Old Leto said diligently on the side, he had some calculations in his heart, no matter what Ye Ye's origin was, if he could have a good relationship with him, it would definitely be of great benefit.

Ye Ye pondered, thinking that he didn't know enough about this strange country, and happily agreed. He had known that old Leto had a lot of property and a manor house on the island of Crete, and that it was better to live in his garden than to sleep on the streets, and that the rudimentary inns of ancient Greece were of little service these days.

After getting off the boat, Old Leto hastily explained to Dikaert, and then walked towards his house with Ye Ye.

Ye Ye followed behind the hurried old Leto unhurriedly, looking at this legendary city with some curiosity. The road is paved with cut and leveled stones, with ditches on both sides, and a drainage system and sewerage facilities made of clay underneath. The buildings on both sides of the road are generally two or three storeys high, made of mud bricks, with hard wood as beams and columns, and are basically similar to those in the backward and remote mountainous areas of later generations.

Although the population density at this time was much lower than in later generations, Crete was one of the most prosperous places in Greece, and the streets were not small. Due to the fact that the textile industry was not yet developed in this era, and the weather in the Mediterranean was extremely warm, most of the people who came and went were very sparsely dressed, and basically their bodies were exposed in large pieces, showing the free and liberated nature of the Greeks.

I don't know if it's because of the relationship between heaven and earth in this mythical world, most of these passers-by Ye Ye saw had strong bodies, well-proportioned and slender, and their exposed muscles were strong and developed, just from the appearance, at least more than half of them were much more powerful than he looked, and it was not a problem to fight a group of ordinary people in modern times.

"Like the sailors on the ship, it looks like it's time to reassess the power of those heroes."

Ye Ye quietly took in everything, and thought about his next actions in his heart.

"In any case, take intelligence first, understand the dynamics of those famous heroes, and think about whether there is any benefit to be gained. It's really not good.,Just go to the wild to fight in the wild.,Anyway, there's a lot of monsters out of the city this year.,How much can you fight.,It's not in vain.。 ”

After making up his mind, Ye Ye had a preliminary plan in his heart, and patiently followed Lao Leto all the way to his home.

Before they could reach the place, the two of them heard a commotion, mixed with the malicious laughter of some men, and old Leto could not help but change his countenance, and ran quickly towards the door. At the door of the manor, a slender and beautiful girl was blushing, and the figs in the basket in her hand fell all over the ground, but she didn't care about it, and stretched out a hand to push the men around her.

"Molina, don't be shy."

"That's it, you're not too young, it's time to get married."

"Old Leto has been gone for so long without news, maybe something has already happened, and someone has to take care of your big property."

Several men were not annoyed by the push, and surrounded the girl with a hippie smile and did not let her go out, and their words and actions became more and more presumptuous.

"You talk nonsense, my father will be fine!"

Hearing that her father was cursed, the girl suddenly became anxious, and tears were faintly visible in her eyes.

"What are you bastards doing?"

Seeing this scene, Lao Leto suddenly became furious, roared and waved his fist and rushed forward, startling several men, seeing that it was him who came back, his expression froze, and he slipped away without saying much.

"Father!"

The girl let out a cry of surprise, threw the basket in her hand and rushed into the arms of old Leto, and hugged him tightly.

"Oh, Molina, my little Lena, you must have suffered a lot during this time." Old Leto patted his daughter's back with relief, remembering the scene just now, his face couldn't help but sink: "What's going on with those bastards?" What about the Cherkard others, didn't I ask him to take care of you before I left? ”

"Uncle Cherkard was recruited by the king to attack Troy half a year ago, and not only him, but also many warriors in the city went with him, so the island became a lot of chaos." Molina reined in her emotions and whispered.

"Troy!" Old Leto's face became solemn, as a powerful city-state occupying the Dardanelles, although the city of Troy was located on the edge of the Greek civilization circle, it controlled the trade route between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea, and had a strong influence on the Greek trade industry, no wonder he felt that the port had withered a lot and the number of ships berthed a lot less when he first came ashore.

"Molina, let me introduce you first, this is a distinguished guest from the Far East, Ye, he is also your father's savior, you have to be extremely careful to entertain the distinguished guests." Old Leto made up his mind to wait for a careful inquiry, and now he first introduced Ye Ye behind him to his daughter.

"Ah, hello, distinguished guest." Molina bowed to Ye Ye stiffly.

"Hello, sweet little girl." Ye Ye smiled casually and greeted Molina, but his mind spun like a gear, because he had just heard a key message - Troy!