Chapter 132: Departure
After exploring the Minos Labyrinth, there was nothing of value on Crete that was worth Ye Ye's stop, and he quickly bid farewell to the old Leto father and daughter and embarked on a journey to the Greek mainland. After collecting various myths and legends, secret knowledge and information from his memory on the island, Ye Ye set a route plan that would run through most of Greece, pass through Mycenae, Athens, Thebais, Delphi and other places on the way, and finally reach the Elidanus River in northwest Greece.
His destination, the Elidanus River, a river of flames that burns all year round in the midst of rugged mountains, is where the sun god Hellis's son Phaethon crashed in a sun carriage, and if Ye Ye wants to gain the sun divinity without conflict, it is the most likely target. But if there is still no success there, Ye Ye will only have one last choice, the residence of the sun god Helios, Rhodes Island, go there and try his luck. Even if Rhodes, which is close to the southern tip of Asia Minor, is much closer to Crete than the Eldanus River, which is far away in the northwestern remote area of mainland Greece, Ye Ye is willing to go around a big circle first.
After finalizing this route plan, Ye Ye refused Lao Leto's retention and left Crete by boat. After he left, there was also a small episode, and many of the island's famous priests and scholars suddenly noticed that the inexplicable signs of fainting and waking headaches that had been bothering them for days were gone, and they couldn't help but celebrate greatly.
"Hmm, is this Sparta?"
The cool breeze was blowing, and there was a sweet smell of ripe fruits in the wind, Ye Ye, who was stepping on the fertile soil under his feet, took a deep breath comfortably, looked at the vast and fertile green plain in front of him, and stretched his waist greatly. After several days of sailing, and a short stop on the island of Kythira, Ye Ye finally set foot on the southern part of Greece - the Peloponnese, at this moment, the first thing that appeared in front of his eyes was the Laconian Plain, and the name of the city-state standing on this plain surrounded by mountains on three sides was - Sparta!
This city-state, famous for its militarization, is well-known in the modern society from which Ye Ye came, far surpassing the Mycenae and historic Crete, which are now in the limelight, and even Athens, which is favored by the goddess of wisdom. And thanks to Hollywood blockbusters, more people have heard the myth of the Battle of Hot Springs created by those 300 fierce men than they have heard of the Trojan War that is going on today.
However, it is a pity that the Sparta, which Ye Ye is familiar with, is now completely invincible, and it will take tens of hundreds of years for the exiled descendants of Hercules to counterattack the Peloponnese before establishing that harsh militarized city-state. The current owners of this land, the Spartans, who are recognized by the Greeks, are actually the slaves of the Helots in later films.
But this is also good, so that Ye Ye who passed here will have a lot of trouble.
Along the way, Ye Ye discovered one thing, whether it was on the road or in the fields, most of the Spartans were women and the elderly, and it was rare to see young and middle-aged men.
"Ha, presumably the angry king of Sparta took all the adult males of the land with him when he went out to Troy, after all, the abducted beauty Helen is the queen of Sparta, and Paris gave this king a big green hat."
didn't encounter anything special, Ye Ye quickly passed through Sparta's sphere of influence and continued to walk towards the north. It's just that after leaving the Laconia Plain, the next thing is a large section of rugged mountain roads, but fortunately, Ye Ye is not an ordinary person, and he doesn't have to carry luggage with him, so it doesn't cause much trouble.
If you turn to the west from this section, you can go to the territory of Ellis, where the famous Olympic Games are held, but now is not the time for the Games, and most of the Greek heroes who can participate in the Olympics are now fighting with the Trojans on the other side of the Aegean Sea, so Ye Ye is not ready to take a look.
Besides, he's in trouble now, too!
Although it was winding and rugged, the business travelers who came and went had already carved out a road to Argos between these mountains, but Ye Ye relied on his far more physical strength than ordinary people to follow those mountain roads, sometimes flying over the cliffs, sometimes climbing over the cliffs, sometimes sliding down the valley against the hunting mountain wind, and climbing over the overlapping mountains at a much faster speed than ordinary travelers. As he gradually moved away from the plains and gradually penetrated into the mountainous areas, the vegetation in the area that Ye Ye passed through began to be dense and vigorous, and after half a day, Ye Ye went deep into the jungle of the Arcadia region, stepping on tall trees in mid-air, and Ye Ye's speed of progress accelerated a lot.
Suddenly, Ye Ye, who was above the trees, caught a dazzling light in his sight, and looked at it, a huge lake appeared on the flat ground under the cliff in front of him, reflecting the sparkling brilliance of the sun, reflecting a piece of gold, the green grass by the lake, the flowers are like brocade, and there are butterflies playing among the flowers, a good paradise.
It's a pity that there is no trace of animals approaching the huge lake, because there is a group of huge strange birds hovering above the center of the lake, dumb and dumb, as piercing as an iron pot scraping.
"What is this?"
Ye Ye couldn't help but be stunned, his figure stopped on the trunk of the tree, and he squinted his eyes slightly to look at it carefully. This strange bird is about the size of a man after spreading its wings, not only the sharp feathers on the wings glow with metal, but also the sharp beak and curved claws also shine with a sharp cold light, obviously a bird of prey.
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Ye was ready to bypass this lake and avoid this group of strange birds that were not easy to mess with at first glance, and it was obviously not cost-effective to fight an unprofitable battle with this group of guys than to walk a little longer.
But just as Ye Ye was about to turn and move forward, a flock of birds hovering over the center of the lake like a dark cloud suddenly flapped its wings and flew in his direction, obviously the figure standing on the canopy had already fallen into the keen eyes of this strange bird that likes to eat humans, and swooped towards the prey with a dumb cry. This strange bird took the lead in moving, and the other strange birds who had not noticed it here also discovered Ye Ye's whereabouts, and they all spread their wings and followed, and in an instant, more than a dozen strange birds flew over closely behind the strange bird in the lead.
At this time, Ye Ye was not in a hurry to leave, after all, the other party had the air superiority, and the reckless escape was just to expose the empty door behind him to the other party. Of course, he didn't have any panic, but frowned, and his heart was displeased: "These beasts don't know whether they are dead or alive." ”
The strange bird flew as fast as the wind, and in a blink of an eye, it approached the cliff where Ye Ye was, and before the bird's body arrived in the high-pitched song, a cold light had suddenly broken through the air and shot in front of Ye Ye's eyes, but it did not bring the slightest sound of the wind silently.
"What is this?"
Tilting his head slightly, the cold light brushed Ye Ye's cheeks, nailed directly into the trunk behind him and penetrated into the soil, leaving a straight and smooth small hole on the trunk of the double arm.
Seeing this kind of power, Ye Ye's eyes froze, this kind of tree growing up in the deep mountains is not as loose as those fast-growing economic forests, and the hardness is almost as hard as a rock, but it is as fragile as tofu in front of this cold mang, which shows the power of the feathers launched by this strange bird.
That's right, although the cold light just now was fast, Ye Ye could clearly see that it was just a feather shot from the wings of this strange bird, and one thing was obviously that this attack was not a single shot. After such a delay, the leading strange bird had already flown above Ye Ye's oblique, only to see its wings shake, and a hundred and ten cold lights shot towards Ye Ye like a torrential rain, wanting to turn him into a hornet's nest full of holes.
"Trouble!"
Muttering, Ye Ye turned around deftly, and the whole person changed from standing to hanging upside down on the trunk of the tree, avoiding this wave of shots that were no less powerful than bullets. The feathers of the missed shot struck the surrounding trees like locust arrows, and the trees that had grown freely were immediately hit by the seedlings, and in a burst of woodpecker-like sounds, the trees that were shot to the ground could not bear their weight and broke continuously, and smashed on the soil to stir up the dead branches and leaves.
With a miss, the strange bird swooped down with its wings, and with a slight blow of its long beak, which was as solid as a golden stone, the thick trunk that Ye Ye was hanging was immediately torn and broken, and the whole person fell to the ground under gravity. Taking advantage of this moment, the strong wind was coming, and the strange bird popped out a hideous claw covering the top of Ye Ye's head, seeing that momentum If the power of a claw is implemented, it will definitely not be much worse than the Nine Yin White Bone Claw.
Scold!
In the laughter, Ye Ye's figure retreated, and the remnant image left in place was torn and shattered by the strange bird, but the real him quickly retreated and sank into the dense jungle, swimming flexibly like a swimming fish between the thick and thick trees with lush leaves, and with a snap of his fingers, he threw off the strange bird that was inconvenient to fly in the forest, and the strange bird that was so angry that he lost his beak to the prey screamed hoarsely and roared angrily.
At the same time that Ye Ye's figure decisively disappeared into the forest, more than a dozen strange birds behind him also happened to catch up, but they could only hiss with the leading strange bird, hovering above this jungle.
Hundreds of meters away, Ye Ye was playing with a long feather with his fingertips, which was glowing with a metallic color, and the edges were flashing with sharp cold light. After a while, the thoughtful Ye Ye suddenly pursed his lips, and Ling Yu made a crisp humming sound under the rapid shock.
"Interesting!"
He held the root of the feather and jerked it to the side, and the feather sliced into the trunk of the tree with ease like a sharp blade. Immediately afterwards, Ye Ye took out a lighter from the storage space, lit it and put Ling Yu on top of the flame with the highest temperature and burned it for a while, until the lighters began to get hot, Ling Yu still did not have a trace of scorched black, and after touching his fingers, it was only warm, but there was no feeling of being hot.
Unscrewing the lid of a bottle of mineral water, Ye Ye poured straight down on this Ling Yu, and after pouring the whole bottle of water, Ling Yu didn't stick to the slightest drop of water as if it had waxed on the outside, let alone being soaked.
In a series of experiments, Ye Ye's eyes became more and more excited: "Hey, I'm so lucky, this thing is simply the best material to send to the door!" ”