With the loss of most of his direct soldiers, the cornerstone of the consolidated position of the allied commander-in-chief has begun to be in turmoil, and Agamemnon has held several military meetings, seeing the indifference in the eyes of the heroes present, and feeling unprecedented pressure. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

He can't shirk the responsibility, so he can only take the initiative to take the series of defeats on himself, and in doing so, he can at least keep his name. After all, apart from Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae, there was no one more suitable to sit in the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.

Pressed by the Trojans and their allies for nearly half a year, the warriors who had completed their basic training in various parts of Greece arrived at the coalition garrison by boat. Pity them before they had time to catch their breath, they were driven into battle, digging trenches on the front line, pinning down the highly mobile Trojan chariots.

In the year-long tug-of-war, the high-level soldiers of the two sides still fought against each other, but the ordinary soldiers at the lower level maintained a basic tacit understanding in the long confrontation.

They usually dig trenches during the day and fill them at night, leaving their excess energy out on civil engineering. During the large festivals held in the name of the gods, especially the great gods believed by both sides, such as Apollo the long-range shooter, Ares, the leader of the armies, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and Hermes, the messenger of the gods, the city of Troy would even open its closed gates and let its warriors go to the bazaars organized by the Greeks on the front line, buying, selling, trading, and playing.

At the beginning of July, the first full moon after the summer solstice, the Olympus Olympus was held as scheduled on the day of the gods' appointed truce.

For five days and five nights in a row, neither camp dared to take the sword soldiers, after all, this was the oracle of the gods of the Holy Mountain. The only thing that can tell the winner is in the arena of the athletic conference.

The heroes of both sides were just watching from the sidelines at first, and had no intention of going down in person, but when they saw that the warriors under their command had won a good ranking in the arena, wore the laurels blessed by the priests, and the glory of the champions was better than that of the triumphant generals, they couldn't help but itch to start testing the next battle.

The only pity is that there are not many competitive events, only javelins and discus in throwing, only bows and arrows in shooting, wrestling and boxing in fighting, and the largest number of people participating in the race, with a total of more than 30,000 people on both sides.

The hastily arranged field on the potholed plains could only accommodate ten people side by side, so the event dragged on for three full days, and only one person won the laurels, Memnon, the son of the goddess of dawn, Eos, who learned that the Battle of Troy had just arrived in the royal city.

Lu Bin incarnated as an ordinary Greek, looking curiously at this alien prince, said to be from the Nile settlement of Lower Egypt - a Trojan colony, his mother was the goddess of dawn, Eos, and his father was Tinotos, a distant brother of the Trojan king Priam.

"Memnon, son of the goddess of dawn, possesses the divinity of light, and it is no wonder that the descendants of Hermes, the messenger of the gods, are not pure enough in their blood, and only wield the power of the wind. ”

Lu Bin couldn't help but nod lightly: "During the reign of Hercules, in the Olympus Arena, the human incarnation of Zeus was not the opponent of Hercules in terms of strength. These demi-human and demigod heroes, inheriting the ancient Titan bloodline from their distant ancestors Dicalion and Pila, combined with the essence of the gods of the Holy Mountain, gave birth to demigods that are feared by the gods. ”

After the end of the Olympus Athletic, the two sides continued to engage in a long and endless confrontation on the huge position, although the Trojans could not hold out, occasionally attacking out of the city, and the Greeks would also send troops to attack the city on a whim, but it did not prevent the warriors at the bottom from having a faint friendship with respect for their own situation and their opponents.

Not long after, it was the festival of Sesmofloros, a festival that was only accessible to women and commemorated two goddesses of law: Demeter and Persephone. In order to participate in the festival, they will avoid bathing with their husbands and lovers** nine days in advance, and cleanse their bodies inside and out.

The second half of the year is the Dionysian Festival, there are singers and singers who are good at performing, performing many tragedies and comedies for the cultural desert that lacks art, tears of joy and tears of grief are watered on the ground, and the seeds of literature and art sown will surely give birth to more good seedlings in the coming year.

The Dionysian Festival is not only a lively theater performance, but also a variety of fine wines that are open to the public, and drunken drinkers will soak their year-long cravings. Thanks to the abundance of wine in the Epirus region, the Thracians almost monopolized the cheap liquor business due to their geographical location.

And, of course, there is the Dionysian Festival, which takes place at night and allows women and unmarried women to wear masks or veils and vent their long-standing stress in a dark, secret place.

Lu Bin discovers that there is a secret ritual hidden in it, and an older woman in charge of the secret summons the god of the mountains and forests, Saty, and even the god of the wilderness, Pan. After satisfying them with the grace of the gods, they nourished their bodies and minds with youthful vitality, and the eldest of them, the Keeper of the Secrets, despite being 100 years old, still looked much different from that of a middle-aged woman.

"These important festivals are held only after the harvest of the mountains and fields has been returned to the warehouse, and in order not to interfere with the heavy farm work, the materials are abundant and sufficient. ”

Lu Bin paid attention to the details and conducted an in-depth investigation of the festivals and folk customs unique to this world, including temporarily acting as the messenger of the Dionysian Festival - after all, the gods of the mountains and forests, Sati and Pan, could not have been separated by tens of millions and participated in thousands of secret ceremonies.

Therefore, as the closest deity, Lu Bin also heard an urgent call. He shed the costume of the Son of Slaughter and transformed into a thriving sea demigod, a spiritual light that crept into a secret basement in the Trojan royal city.

Surrounded by nobles and royal women, lining up to beg for pleasure, Lu Bin was not polite, and countless wet, dripping snake-like tentacles sprang out from his limbs, bringing the women who participated in the secret ritual to death, and tossing for most of the night to give the essence of the gods.

"An acquaintance, finally fate, I have put a mark in your body, and I will save you from suffering at a critical time. ”

Jumping down at the peak of bliss, wandering in the clouds high in the sky, feeling the warmth of the sun, spreading from the inside out, the woman with a soft body and mind, before she came back to her senses, lost the trace of the gods.

"The women and maidens of the royal family and the nobility pray for the grace of the gods on the carnival of Dionysus. And what about citizens with a larger base? I'm interested in that. ”

Lu Bin's gaze swept over the Trojan King City, and many unknown secrets were revealed, except for a few special areas shrouded in divine power, how could mortals block his sight.

"I didn't expect it! I really didn't expect it! It turned out that Prince Paris still had such a heavy responsibility, taking the secret potion, generating a steady stream of energy, and applying a fragrant ointment to a certain part, ready to deal with the long battle. Wearing a sheep's head covering Saty, the god of the mountains and forests, he hides his face and dresses up as a god and a woman and maiden of citizens to delight. No, he had a divine grace in him, as bright as the sun, presumably from Apollo, the protector of the Trojan city. ”

The women and maidens of ordinary citizens courted the royal family through secret ceremonies, hoping to share the seeds of life and make their offspring have better bloodlines. I believe that the husband who is drunk tonight must have discovered the secret of his wife and daughter, and had to get himself drunk, so that he would not be out of sight and out of mind. ”

"Some of the more senior commoners, those who have one foot on the threshold, their wives and daughters seem to be able to perform secret ceremonies, but the object of courtship is citizens of noble blood. It's really a decreasing layer of differential treatment!"

Through in-depth investigation, Lu Bin realized the double meaning of the Dionysian Festival, for men, most of it is like a coffee table, full of tragedy, part of it is like a bathroom, and there is comedy everywhere. For women, as long as they take the opportunity to obtain divine grace or the seed of life in secret ceremonies, they will be happy in the rest of their lives. As for those who have not obtained, there is only the Great Dionysian Festival that is looking forward to the coming year, or the Dionysian Festival in the second half of the year.

In late December, the holy day of Apollo, the protector of the city of Troy, is accompanied by a lively sports competition. A handsome man with a bare heart, covered in a thick ointment, and his hair sprinkled with gold dust and broken crystals, looked sparkling in the sun.

They wrestle with philosophical speculation, and because of the ointment applied to both sides, they can't catch it at all, so those who fight to the end are heroes with abundant physical strength and long endurance.

Most of the onlookers were married women, and some unmarried girls could also participate, their faces covered with a thin white veil pressed against their foreheads with flower crowns. Occasionally, priestesses from the temple would sit down and discuss the scale of the utensils with the contestants.

Regardless of whether the contestants win or lose, they will show their strength in front of everyone, which may be the ladder to promotion and the stepping stone to their careers. They were covered with a thick layer of ointment, which was dusty because of the mud and sand on the ground, and after they left the field, a special person would scrape off all the ointment with a thin and flexible piece of wood. Hair is also treated with special treatments, with gold dust and chips collected and dried for future use.

The festival held in the name of the gods did not even dare to fight against the Trojan League and the Greek coalition on the two warring sides. Exchanges between the lower warriors became more and more frequent, and there were even Greek warriors who entered the city of Troy and marveled at the walls erected by Poseidon the Sea King.

This exchange did not prevent fighting, but it is an indisputable fact that the casualties and casualty rates on both sides have dropped significantly.

Time passed quietly as if flowing water, and before you knew it, nine years had passed since the Battle of Troy.