Chapter 9: The City of Athens! Seventh more
Unknown Item!?
Zhao Futu picked up the piece of wood, which had black marks on it, but after removing the coke on the surface, there was a strange golden glow inside, and the temperature of this section of wood was a little frighteningly high, as if it was a red-hot soldering iron. Zhao Futu actually took three points of burn damage per second in his hand, and continued to deduct health.
Scare!
The weight of this thing is not light, and a small piece of wood actually weighs more than ten kilograms.
Zhao Futu tried to use an identification scroll, but what was shown was that the identification failed, and the faint golden light emitted from it judged that it was very likely to be a gold-level prop or material.
"Looks like this is the quest reward?!"
Zhao Futu quietly put the piece of wood into his private space, and the priestess didn't pay attention to it anyway.
Let's find a way to identify it when we get back to Nightmare Space.
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Because of the success of expelling the immortal birds.
Whether it was the Athena priests or those Greek soldiers, their attitude towards Zhao Futu was much better.
The group began to move in the direction of Athens City, and on the way, Zhao Futu asked a little about things, and learned that the main plot of the War of the Gods had officially begun. The reason was that the king of Argos ordered the destruction of the idol of the god-king Zeus, which led to Hades, the king of Hades, directly attacking them, slaughtering Argos's army, and killing the adoptive father and adoptive mother of the protagonist Perseus.
Before the main story is officially opened, Nightmare Space will inevitably send some contractors into it.
I just don't know what those contractors who entered in advance did, and to what extent they interfered with the main plot!
But.
Zhao Futu did not have the idea of rashly interfering in the main plot.
There are still thirty days left until the end of the mission scenario, so let's take a look at the wind before deciding on the next move.
The city of Athens.
It was a rich and wealthy city, and thanks to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, it was also the most important trading port in the entire Greek civilization.
When the group returned to Athens, it was already dark, but they were warmly welcomed by the people.
However, ordinary people only seem to know that they have cleaned up the centaurs roaming nearby, but they don't know anything about the immortal birds, and the priest of Athena also told Zhao Futu in advance not to tell mortals about the fetish, so as not to make them panic. Because human civilization is still too fragile, almost the vast majority of people in this city-state era rely on cities for their lives.
Without the protection of the city-state, robbers, beasts, and monsters will easily take their lives.
The city of Athens is surrounded by patches of farmland, and the population of the entire city of Athens is about 60,000 or 70,000 people, and probably more.
Only about one-third of the population lived in the city, while the rest were scattered in the villages near the city of Athens, and in the event of a war or emergency, these populations would be concentrated in the city for protection. Of course, the so-called population only refers to the citizens of Athens, and the large number of slaves is not counted among them, and there are even places in the city where slaves are auctioned openly.
Civilization and barbarism!
The ** power of Greek civilization was only directed at citizens, and any citizen was equivalent to a class of small landowners.
Zhao Futu was settled in an inn outside the temple area.
The owner of the inn was an Athenian citizen who had more than a dozen female slaves and several strong male slaves, who served as waitresses at the inn as well as some of the guests. They are equivalent to the private property of their masters, even if they kill two casually, there is no problem, and no one will jump out to punish them.
These female slaves were very docile, and it is difficult for a modern person to understand the products of slavery!
When Zhao Futu had just entered the inn, he saw that his master was whipping one of the male slaves with a leather whip, even though the male slave could easily kill the owner with a big belly in front of him, but he would only grit his teeth and bear the whipping of his master.
As the enlightenment of Western European civilization, there is clean food, clean water, and even more advanced than the era thousands of years later.
One gold coin!
Zhao Futu's Kuo Zhuo made the innkeeper smile and squint, warmly prepared the best room for him, and arranged for two of the most beautiful slave girls to serve.
They are also items for sale at the inn, and the distinguished guests can enjoy them as they please.
But.
These were not the highest jì women in the city of Athens, but the most seductive jì women in the entire Greek civilization, priests of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty.
That's right!
They are believers in the God of Love and Beauty.
It is said that those priestesses are all first-class beauties, and they are very good at how to please men, and they can make men feel the pleasure of emperors!
Of course, the pay is also very high.
It was the innkeeper who had a very obscene smile who told Zhao Futu that if he wished, he could bring the priestess of the god of love and beauty to him to enjoy.
Just by peeking at the leopard, Zhao Futu had a clear understanding of the entire Greek civilization.
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"This city!"
The maiden paladin looked at the building outside and muttered, "Wrapped in a force." ”
"It's normal."
Zhao Futu smiled, took out a bottle of nutrient solution from his private space, and said slowly: "This is Athens, the city that Athena, the goddess of wisdom, loves the most!" It is also home to the largest temple of wisdom in the entire Greek civilization, and it would be strange if she didn't use divine power to protect it! ”
"They're civilized."
The maiden paladin thought for a moment, and then said, "But slaves are everywhere! Those slaves were like cattle to them! ”
on this.
Zhao Futu just shrugged his shoulders and didn't make any comment.
This was only the time of the ancient Greek civilization, and if it was the time of the Roman civilization, the oppression of slaves was even more serious.
The number of slaves was also greatly increased by the war!
Slavery in any era was very cruel and bloody, and although Zhao Futu was not very accustomed to it, he had expected it. To the world, he was just a passer-by, and he never thought of meddling in this area. However, the belief of the Maiden Paladin, when she felt a trace of sympathy for those slaves, after all, the level of civilization in the Diablo plane was obviously much higher than here.
"Take a break."
Zhao Futu looked outside and said slowly: "There are still many things waiting for us tomorrow." ”
The maiden paladin nodded and said, "Hmm." ”
The night is like water.
The two slowly fell asleep.
……………… (To be continued.) )