A month later, Menelaus, the king of Sparta, and the wise men Palamedes and Odysseus, returned to the island of Sisila in the dust, and before they left the ship, they saw the commander of the coalition and the princes waiting on the dock. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Holding the golden scepter, Agamemnon stepped forward and embraced his own brothers, no matter how they were treated by the Trojans, and his attitude at this time was impeccable in public and private.

"Welcome back, my compatriots, my brothers. I know that the long journey to the sea, with only cold and hard dry food, must have tormented you enough, and I have asked the servants to arrange a sumptuous feast, and now I can take a seat. ”

The king of Sparta slapped his brother's broad back vigorously, and Menelaus, who was preoccupied, was originally shrouded in a gloomy cloud on his forehead, and there was even a trace of sadness in the corners of his eyes, but he quickly regained his former heroic temperament in the comfort of Agamemnon's kind words.

The other two messengers of peace also gradually soothed the resentment in their hearts in the welcoming array of the Greek princes led by the commander of the coalition forces, and even Odysseus greeted his acquaintances with a smile.

The island of Sisila has now been transformed into a large construction site, where thousands of craftsmen are summoned by heroes to craft unique weapons and equipment according to the requirements of their own masters.

The open-air workshops along the coastline, starting from the Temple of Artemis, stretch and stretch into the distance. One mile wide horizontally and nearly ten miles long, there were more than a hundred temporary wharves for incoming materials, docked with transport ships from various Greek city-states.

Lu Bin sent a heroic retinue of Calisto, and his stealth nature made him blend in with the crowd almost perfectly, checking the progress of the Greeks' war preparations, and the results made Lu Bin very satisfied.

"Because the craftsmen cherished their secret skills, each did his own work, and did not have the habit of informing each other, coupled with the loose autonomous management model of the coalition forces, there was a great accumulation of weapons such as short swords, spears, and throwing guns, and there was a serious shortage of armor such as helmets, shin armor, and shields. ”

Lu Bin was amazed by this: "It is not a fighting nation, desperately making weapons to kill, but neglecting the armor to protect their heroes, should I call them stupid, or are they smart? ”

For the large workshop on the east coast of Sisira, Lu Bin looked at it from the perspective of a traveling mage, due to the almost complete production process and the various basic tools that are embedded in the technology tree of this world, there is a high probability that it can be turned into a brand new land card.

"Coastal Workshop on Sisira I think it could be named that for the Xindi card. The expedition to Troy will take away some of the craftsmen, after all, the princes and heroes of Greece need battlefield maintenance and logistical supplies, but they will definitely not take everyone, otherwise it will seriously damage the interests of their respective city-states and kingdoms. ”

"When the expeditionary fleet sails, it's a good opportunity for me to take it. The gods of the holy mountain will not cast their eyes on the craftsmen of the mortal world, these ordinary people who do not even have a family name or family name, are humbly trampled on as dust and mud. Except for me to be able to treat these craftsmen well in order to take advantage of them, the others ...... Hum.. ”

The banquet to welcome the three peace messengers back safely, all kinds of supplies were provided by the Spartan Kingdom, but in the blink of an eye, Agamemnon, the commander of the coalition forces, took it as his favor.

Menelaus was unimpressed, his mind was preoccupied by other things, and the two famous wise men drank a delicious wine, said to be a specialty of the Epirus region, which had originated in the trade routes opened by the king of Illyria not long ago.

After three rounds of drinking, the princes and heroes were so happy that they opened up and talked in the great hall of the Spartan summer palace.

Agamemnon, the commander of the coalition forces, squinted his own brother and two famous wise men, who had been observing since they left the ship, and knew very well that the peace messengers he had sent had nothing to gain in Troy.

All this was expected by him, and Agamemnon learned that the wealth accumulated by the Trojans was unimaginable in many places, and he had long forgotten about his brother and sister Helen and planned this unprecedented expedition across the sea.

"My brother Menelaus, I am deeply saddened to see that you have not yet regained your former heroism. My compatriots Palamedes and Odysseus, your faces are clouded, and you must have not been treated justly on this visit to Troy. ”

The commander of the coalition forces opened the topic, which immediately attracted the attention of the nearest Greek prince, and as for the three messengers of peace who were mentioned by Agamemnon, they were relieved and a little ashamed to hear the respected King Mycenae get to the point.

Menelaus, the king of Sparta, who had suffered the humiliation of taking his wife, did not say anything, and because of his outstanding eloquence and resourcefulness, Palamedes, who was well regarded in the coalition army, was elected as the spokesman for this trip, he looked sideways at Odysseus, who had a calm face, put down the silver cup full of fine wine, and thought carefully about what had happened to him, and could not help but sigh.

"Honorable Agamemnon, King of Mycenae who roared on the battlefield, son of the great hero Atreus, I really don't want to tell you about the experience of visiting Troy, but since you asked, I have to tell you the truth, and I hope that all the princes and heroes present here will judge it. ”

Palamedes' voice was a little loud, perhaps with the intention of doing so, and immediately attracted the attention of those present, and Agamemnon, the commander of the coalition forces, was very interested, and put his hands on the table, making a serious appearance.

"Ladies and gentlemen, a month ago, the resourceful Odysseus and I sailed with Menelaus, King of Sparta, with the scepter of the messenger, and although the gods blessed us with a smooth sail and no delay, it took ten days to cross the mighty Aegean Sea and reach Troy on the other side. ”

"However, the Trojans were very confused and even overwhelmed by our arrival. Even so, it was customary for the Trojans to open the triple gates and welcome heavily armed envoys into the city and bring them to the palaces of the royal city. As I expected, meet Priam, the king of Troy. ”

At this, Palamedes' tone and tone changed abruptly: "From what I have observed, the richness of Troy is no less than the rumors, and the villages, towns, and castles seen along the way, thanks to good irrigation canals, have cultivated vast tracts of fertile land, and there is no end in sight. Even the commoners wore soft white gauze robes, not to mention the nobles in the royal city, and even wore silk equivalent to gold, from the far east. ”

The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces has not yet expressed his position, and all the Greek princes and heroes present here can't help but tremble with excitement. Palamedes moistened his throat with the help of drinking, lowered his head and hid the smile on the corner of his mouth, because of his intellectual superiority, he knew very well what these people were, picked up their favorite inside information, and unexpectedly won the praise of many people.

"In my official diplomatic statement, on behalf of all the Greeks, I condemn the kidnapping of the ship of the Queen of Sparta by the Trojan prince Paris as a despicable violation of civil law and diplomatic etiquette. Subsequently, I pointed out that such an act would lead to the outbreak of war and cause great losses to the kingdom of Troy. ”

"In order to convince the Trojans that what I have said is not falsehood, I have given the names of the princes and heroes present here, and that the Greek coalition, under the command of the revered Mycenaean king Agamemnon, is about to sail across the sea with a thousand ships only to retrieve the captive queen of Sparta, or Troy will be utterly destroyed. ”

When the commander of the coalition forces, Agamemnon, heard this, and could not help but applaud, because his brother Menelaus and Odysseus the Wise were silent, he knew that Palamedes was not lying, or even making things up.

"That's enough! An ultimatum to war should be struck in the face of the Trojans. I didn't send the wrong man, Palamedes, you're good!"