Chapter 127: The Prince of Crete
Although he decided to look for an opportunity to explore the Cretan Palace, Ye Ye really didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon.
"The prince wants to see me?"
Looking at the excited old Leto with a surprised face, Ye Ye couldn't help but laugh in his heart, he was not ready to break in, and people took the initiative to come to him first, what is this called.
Ye Ye was silent on the surface, but he quickly thought in his heart, what was the reason for the current ruler of Crete to summon him, it couldn't be that the unknown prophet knew his plans!
Is it because of his appearance? The Trojan War, although the fuse on the surface was that Prince Paris abducted the beautiful Helen, but in essence, it was actually a conflict between the two long-standing grudge forces of the Greek city-state union and the Pan-Alliance of Asia Minor, at this sensitive moment, it is reasonable for Ye Ye, who is considered to be from the Asia Minor region, to be vigilant and guarded, but in this case, the prince can send a few guards to take him into prison, and there is no need to see him in person.
Well, it's probably because I killed the cyclops!
In a short period of time, Ye Ye immediately made a judgment, it has been several days since he came to Crete, and those sailors who survived the catastrophe will definitely brag about their thrilling experience, so it is only a matter of time before the news reaches the ears of the prince of Crete through their mouths, and most of the prince wants to meet Ye Ye for this, after all, no matter what aspect you look at, killing a giant and rescuing a boatload of sailors is a heroic deed, but I am afraid that the prince of Crete will not dare to slack off.
"Ye, His Royal Highness the Prince has learned of your deeds, so please enter the palace to meet him."
Old Leto's excited words confirmed Ye Ye's guess, and he nodded and asked, "What about people?" ”
"The guards who picked you up are waiting for you outside."
After seeing Ye Ye's not strong appearance, the two elite guards in leather armor at the door couldn't help but flash a trace of contempt in their eyes, and their attitudes were not very good: "Come with us, don't let His Royal Highness the Prince wait for a long time." After speaking, he didn't wait for Ye Ye to answer, turned around and took the lead towards the palace.
Ye Ye shrugged his shoulders and followed behind them without avoidance.
Before, he was just watching from a distance outside, and his attention was all on the labyrinth under his feet, but when he entered the inner area of the palace this time, Ye Ye put down his mind to appreciate this magnificent and exquisite palace. Compared with the majestic appearance seen from the outside, the interior of the palace gives people another feeling, the winding corridors and twists and turns, the various buildings with different uses, the colorful murals on the walls, and the overlapping porches and halls, let Ye Ye recall the scene on Deathmatch Island, although Furtena's fanatical ancient Roman civilization is in the same vein as the ancient Greek civilization where he is now, but the retro buildings on Deathmatch Island are really nothing compared to the long-standing Cretan palace.
Ye Ye seemed to follow the guards step by step, but in essence, through system scanning, he quietly incorporated all the complex terrain around him into his memory for later use. A moment later, they came to the great hall where the prince of Crete was.
The Cretan prince has been in a good mood lately, because his father, the Cretan king of Bendai, Idomenius, gave him the affairs of the Cretan kingdom before he answered the call to set out on an expedition to Troy. The king of the historic kingdom of Crete was much more powerful and powerful than any other democratic Greek city-state, and he was now the most honorable man on the island of Crete.
Just a few days ago, the prince of Crete heard a rumor that a certain barbarian suspected of being from Asia Minor had killed a giant and saved his people, and he couldn't help but take it seriously. He was not surprised that someone had met a giant, in this world these savage creatures are everywhere, most of them are descendants or creations of gods, and they are inextricably linked to the ancient Titans, even the sacred Mount Olympus has been conquered by these creatures, and the exploits of those famous heroes are indispensable to the figure of these guys.
But oh my God, it wasn't the hero of a certain Greek city-state, the descendants of the gods of noble blood, who put an end to this giant, but a barbarian from Asia Minor? The prince of Crete was very wary of this, knowing that his father, King Edomenius, had taken almost half of the elite soldiers on Crete with him when he set out on the expedition, and the island was very empty at present. Not only Crete, but also other Greek city-states that participated in this war, and now most of the famous heroes and warriors and elite forces of Greece are concentrated under the city of Troy, and the entire Greek mainland can be said to be unprecedentedly weak. At such a moment, if the enemy sends spies to cause trouble, it is likely to cause quite a small accident.
Thinking of this, the prince of Crete immediately sent someone to bring the Asiatic minor to the palace, and at the same time summoned the elite guards of the palace to prepare to kill him on the spot once the identity of the other party was determined.
However, after the Cretan prince saw Ye Ye, he couldn't help but be disappointed. This skinny boy who can't see the slightest bit of strength and heroism is the legendary guy who defeated the vicious giant? Any of his guards pulled out was much stronger than this guy looked. The prince of Crete has also seen the statues and frescoes of famous heroes such as Perseus, Hercules, Belolephon and others, which one does not have an awe-inspiring body, and where does it resemble a woman.
In fact, although Ye Ye's body shape can't see the very swollen muscles, it is far from being thin, and if you look closely, you can find that the well-tempered body contains clusters of muscles with elite strength, but in the eyes of the Greeks who fanatically pursue the harmony of strength and beauty, it is obviously not the physique that a warrior should have.
Perhaps the so-called giant is just a wild man who is taller than the average man, mistaken for fear by the ignorant sailors; Or, at all, they have been bought by this Asiatic to boast and make up lies for him.
Thinking of this, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in the eyes of the Cretan prince, he looked at Ye Ye who came to him, and asked: "Stranger from afar, I am the prince of the Cretan Kingdom, I have heard of your heroic deeds of defeating the giants, what is your name?" ”
"Descendant of the great Zeus, noble prince of Crete, my name is - Ye!" Ye Ye naturally clasped his hands together and saluted him.
The strange monosyllabic names that were different from those of the Asians Minor, coupled with the strange etiquette of the strange manners, made the prince of Crete couldn't help but pause, and carefully looked at the person in front of him, and he quickly discovered the difference between Ye Ye's appearance and the people of Asia Minor he had seen before, and he made a tentative speech under the strangeness in his heart.
"Stranger, I heard that you are from Asia Minor?" The Cretan prince narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked malicefully, and the guards in the main hall immediately focused their malicious gazes on Ye Ye, staring at him like a thorn in his back.
Ye Ye was suddenly unconscious, and replied: "No, no, no, noble prince of Crete, I am not from Asia Minor, but from the farther east. ”
"Farther East?" The prince of Crete pondered for a moment, remembered the information of the merchants who had traveled far away, and asked, "Is it the plains of Mesopotamia?" ”
"No, it's much farther than that, from Mesopotamia to the east, about a half miles from Greece to the plains of Mesopotamia, is my hometown, and its name is Shang!"
Ye Ye replied respectfully on the surface, but he muttered to himself in his heart, if you count in terms of time, China is indeed the Shang Dynasty now, but in this dimensional world that obviously originated from ancient Greek mythology, it is really a question whether the distant Eastern civilization exists, and perhaps the whole world is barren outside the sphere of influence of the Greek civilization circle. But no matter what, anyway, the bullshit prince in front of him can't verify it, and it doesn't prevent Ye Ye from combining his knowledge and the spirit of nonsense to beat the Shang Dynasty violently.
Shocked by Ye Ye's words for a while, the Cretan prince couldn't help but be sluggish, and only after a while did he speak a little dazedly: "Is there a country so far away?" ”
However, this stranger may not really be from Asia Minor, thinking of this, the Cretan prince's tone slowed down a little: "So, Ye from a distant country, why did you come all the way to Greece at home?" ”
"The richness of Greece shrouded in the splendor of the gods has been heard of by anyone in a remote and wild land, and I had left my hometown to travel all over the world, and after hearing that there was such a place favored by the gods, I specially crossed thousands of mountains and rivers to admire the glory of the gods." Ye Ye made a pious appearance, and his face did not change, which made the Cretan prince even more satisfied.
Although this stranger came from a remote and distant place that he had never heard of, he did not seem to be ignorant.
The prince of Crete nodded secretly in his heart, not thinking that there was anything strange in his heart, Greece was originally the center of the world, and it was only natural for a distant and remote barbarian to come to pay homage after hearing the rumors of a rich and civilized Greece.
"Ye, can you tell us the story of how you killed the giant?"
Ye Ye had nothing to do, and truthfully understated the process, but only concealed the section of poisoning. For the Greeks who pursued practical wisdom, it was not a shameful thing to use poison, as long as they succeeded, they were victorious, and even Hercules' bow and arrows were smeared with the venom of the hydra Xudra, although he killed countless monsters, he also killed many friends, and even died under the poisoned arrows. But no matter what, Ye Ye didn't want to expose his means to make others wary.
"So, Ye, would you like to show your strength and compete with my guards in this hall in front of everyone?" The prince of Crete finally revealed his intentions, and although the stranger did not seem to be a nuisance, he could not take one side of the story, and if he had lied to gain honor, he would have to be punished.
"I'd love to."
At the signal of the prince of Crete, the leader of the guards, Regres, stood up with a smirk, his eyes were full of contempt and suspicion, compared to his thick and well-developed limbs, the thin Ye Ye in front of him was simply vulnerable in his eyes.
"Stranger with a mouth full of lies, the so-called giants are nothing but your boasts, and now I will expose your true colors and let everyone see your cowardly nature."
Knocking his chest, Regres opened his hands, and his strong body rushed towards Ye Ye.