"Then please Prince Theseus. ”

In the royal palace of Athens, Phoenix stood up and saluted Theseus.

At this time, Theseus still held a letter in his hand, and he smiled: "Please rest assured, I will take care of Achilles and will never let him have any trouble." ”

The letter in his hand was written by Peleus, king of Serelius.

He said that he heard that he was going to lead a team to Crete, and he specially sent his children to Crete to see it for a long time.

“...... May the friendship between Serili and Athens be as evergreen as the branches and leaves of an olive tree. ”

These are the exact words of the letter.

Of course, along with the letter arrived in Theseus' possession a large chest full of gold and pearls.

Theseus was very happy that doing something small would get the friendship of a city-state, which was a bargain.

If you were the sons of Pallas, you might not be able to look down on a "small country" like Selius, but Theseus didn't think so.

He grew up in Trojan, had no roots in Athens, and was not very identified with him by the aristocracy and the plebeian class.

In this case, any help from the outside world is important to him.

Compared to the southern city-states of Athens, Selili may really be considered a small country, but in the north, it is also one of the largest countries.

And he also knew that the two kings of Sereli in the north and the island of Salamis not far from Athens were brothers!

Maybe Seri's support for him didn't help, but Salamis was different.

Salamis, just a few steps away from Athens, is one of Athens' largest trading partners, with more than a third of the merchant ships passing through it, and the old aristocrats of Athens may not be able to afford it if they have the full support of Salamis.

Of course, Theseus still doesn't need this help, and as long as Aegeus is alive, his position as heir is secure.

Phoenix bowed Achilles goodbye and left the palace, but instead of leaving Athens, he found a place to stay, where he had to wait until Achilles returned safely.

"Achilles, we may not be able to go to Crete for a while, and you will stay in the palace in the meantime, for I am now on a long journey. ”

Theseus had not yet taken off his armor, and he was in dire need of a marathon now, and could not stay with a child this time, although the child might be of great use to him.

"I would like to ask, Venerable Prince Theseus, where are you going?"

"It's just some personal matter, I'll be back as soon as possible. ”

Theseus didn't elaborate, he didn't want to expose his whereabouts to anyone who didn't care about it until he killed the beast.

Now Achilles is one of the irrelevant people for him.

"Well, may the gods grant you courage. ”

Achilles was in no hurry to show anything, but he saw that Theseus was dressed in battle armor, as if he was going to battle, so he casually said a greeting that the Achaians often used for warriors.

Theseus glanced at Achilles in some surprise, but instead of explaining anything, he called Prigina.

"My dear sister, I tell you that this distinguished guest before you is His Highness Achilles, a prince from the Far North kingdom of Seli. Please take good care of him for me in the past few days when I am away. ”

Prigina nodded, "Please rest assured, I will take care of Prince Achilles." ”

Theseus finished explaining and walked away quickly, the arrival of Achilles had delayed him for a long time, and he could not delay it any longer.

Achilles was not in a hurry to explain his intentions.

Because he vaguely remembered that the one who killed the Minotaur Minotaur in the story was Theseus, but he couldn't remember exactly what the situation was.

It seems to be similar to the story of Medea and Iason's encounter.

In short, Theseus managed to kill the Minotaur, and now it is interesting that Achilles was with him.

"Just wait for him to kill the Minotaur, and then I'll ask him for a horn. ”

Achilles's little abacus in his heart crackled, but he didn't think that the world was already different.

Achilles had never been to Crete.

After Theseus left, Achilles, led by Prigina, circled around the royal palace of Athens.

The royal palace in Athens differs from other royal palaces that Achilles visited in that it is a bit too lively.

It's not that it's bustling in the palace, it's outside the palace, separated by a wall.

The sound of talking, walking, horses' hooves, and wheels almost never stopped.

Achilles secretly praised in his heart, this is where people are popular.

The royal palace of Salamis was built in the forest, and there were almost no inhabitants around it, although the royal palace of Fothea was built in the city, but it was sparsely populated, and there were very few people around the palace when Achilles went out, and the royal palace of Corinth was slightly better, but after all, it was a small city, and there were not many residents.

It is only here in Athens that you can feel the city, and the rest of the city is like a big village in the wilderness.

Achilles thought that if he was an ordinary person, he would have to go to Athens to live, and most other places were not for people, even Fothea.

In addition, the climate in the north and south of the land of Achaea is also very different, and the island of Crete in the distant sea is said to be like spring all year round, and Achilles did not encounter snow when he was on the island of Aegna.

In the north, the region of Milmidon has four distinct seasons throughout the year, while in Thrace to the north, it is said to have six months of snow a year, and even in its northernmost part there is no snow all year round.

Ordinary people simply do not survive in Thrace.

Achilles used to be very afraid of the cold, although he is not very afraid now, but he can't say that he likes it.

While thinking about it, Achilles suddenly felt that the sounds around him had become much quieter, and when he looked up, he realized that he had reached the northernmost part of the palace.

Outside the northern wall is a hill.

Achilles had seen it when he first came to Athens a few years ago.

Acropolis!

Achilles suddenly wanted to go out and see, there was nothing to see in the palace, except for the garden, there were various palaces, and there were guards guarding them, and they were not allowed to enter at all.

Achilles said to Prigina, who was leading the way, "Please wait a minute. ”

Prigina immediately stopped and looked back at Achilles: "Your Royal Highness Prince Achilles, is there anything wrong with you?"

Prigina looked respectful, after all, she knew that she was not a real princess, a real prince, and a real man of the word.

"I want to go out and have a look, can I?"

Achilles stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the Acropolis outside the walls.

Prigina glanced at the Acropolis, her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she looked a little embarrassed: "If you want to go to the Acropolis, I'm afraid you can't." ”

Achilles was a little disappointed, but after all, it was not his first time in Athens, and he was already mentally prepared.

Seeing Achilles' expression, Prigina quickly added: "But in a few days, when Prince Theseus goes to Crete, he should go to worship the goddess Athena, and you may go up to see it at that time." ”

Oh, what an unexpected surprise.

The last time I came to Athens, Achilles wanted to go to the Acropolis the most, and the second was the Athenian Library, but unfortunately he didn't make it to either.

"Then don't go to the Acropolis, can you take me somewhere else? ”

"Okay, I'll take you there. ”

Slightly relieved, Prigina patted her chest lightly, and then led Achilles towards the palace gate to the south.

But after only a few steps, Achilles suddenly saw someone he didn't expect.