The three of them rushed to the house where Hephaestus had been housed, and when they asked, they learned that Hephaestus had left, and they left them a letter. When he opened it, he was taken over by Hestia, the god of the hearth, to recuperate.

Hestia lived far away, and thinking that Hercules was still working in Tirens, the two went to Mycenae.

When he arrived in Argos, King Adrakestus was recruiting heroes, gathering an army, saying that he was going to attack the city of Thebais, and it is said that he had gathered seven heroes.

Excellence wanted to laugh when he heard it, and said in his heart that you think it is a dragon ball, and the set of seven can summon the dragon.

Thetis asked if she should warn Titius again, for she had a hunch that it would end badly.

Zhuo Zhuo shook his head and said: "Now that the army is about to be dispatched, it must be determined, and if you say these unlucky words, not only will people not listen, but they will hate us together, so let it go!"

The two of them did not stay any longer, but continued to rush to Tirenus, and when they came to Tirenus, they found that Hercules was not there, and said that they had been sent by the king to Elis. When asked again what task they were performing, those people all shook their heads with a smile and ran away, and said that if you don't say it, I won't be able to find it myself, so the two of them rushed to the Kingdom of Elis again.

The royal city of Eliss is the city of Elis, the geographical location is very good, the three of them arrived at noon when they arrived, but ten miles away from the city can smell a pungent smell, the gas of excellence wants to scold the mother, is this city built on the thatched pit can't be?

A passer-by next to him heard him complaining and smiled: "Friend, you are from outside, right?"

You can see this, so he nodded his head and said the question in his heart, and the man sighed and said, "Do you know why I guessed that you are a foreigner at once? ”

Excellence is even more surprising when you hear it, and the word habit cannot be formed without more than a few years.

When I asked, I knew that this King of Elis, Augeas, was simply a wonder, and he had been a king for nearly thirty years, either on safari or on an adventure, and he had basically never asked about political affairs. And that's not all, he had a herd of three thousand cows, and the cattle pen was near the north gate, and it is said that he had not cleaned it since he became king, and it was not known how much cow dung had accumulated over the years.

The king was lazy and picky, and at first the citizens complained that there was too much cow dung and it stinks, and he promised to send someone to clean it up, but as soon as he calculated the cost, he felt that it was not worth it, so he wanted the citizens to give him free work. When everyone saw that so much cow dung was dirty and smelly, who was willing to do it, which was good, but it became an excuse for his inaction.

In this way, year after year, nearly thirty years of accumulation, it is almost a small mountain, not to mention Elise City, which can smell ten miles away from the city.

Zhuoxin said that this king is simply a god, and he is not disgusted, and let him be a dung heap for another thirty years, and it is estimated that Elis City can really become a dung heap, and he can also change his name to the dung king.

It's just that Eurystheus, that bastard, why did he send Hercules to do it? I was shocked, Nima, it wasn't to disgust him, I deliberately asked him to dig out dung, right?

As soon as he said to Thetis, Thetis was also worried about this problem, so the two of them hurried forward and came to the city of Elise without much effort. Excellence was wondering if he should go to the palace and ask about Hercules' whereabouts, when Thetis patted him on the shoulder and pointed to a few people next to him: "Listen, they are talking about digging dung." ”

When he heard this, he only listened to one person: "The fool who doesn't know where to find the king actually said that it only took three days for a person to clean up the dung mountain, what a fool is home!"

The other laughed and said, "Brother, don't you know, where is the voluntary family, it was sent by Eurystheus, the king of Tirens, to clean up the cattle pen in three days." ”

A person next to him said: "I saw that man, he looks so strong, and his arms are about the same thickness as my waist! He is also unlucky, I don't know how to offend their king, he was sent to do such a terrible job, and now he is frowning on the side of the dung mountain!"

The two looked at each other and went straight to the north gate.

When I came to Beicheng, there was indeed a cow dung pile the size of a small hill, and several people were standing not far from the cow dung pile, and a large part of it was not Hercules.

Hercules' face instantly turned red when he saw them, and he was now ashamed and embarrassed, and said very embarrassedly: "Why are you here?"

Extremely angry, he went over and pulled his arm and said, "Let's go, we won't do this errand, it's too bullying." ”

Before Hercules could speak, he heard a eunuch say, "What are you, how can you speak at this time for the task ordered by King Tirenus!"

When he looked back, he saw a guy in his thirties, with a thief's eyebrows and rat eyes, and a lewd face, glancing at him proudly, accompanied by two guards, who should be the overseer of Tirens.

He was angry and had nowhere to vent, and just wanted to go over and beat him, he saw that Zhuo Yan had already jumped over.

The little guy didn't speak, but kicked the man several meters away, causing him to roll back and forth on the ground in pain. When the two guards saw that she was a little girl, she kicked an adult away, and her mouth was wide open, and she couldn't speak for a long time. It is estimated that he is usually bullied by him, and one of them calmed down and secretly gave Zhuo Yan a thumbs up.

Zhuo Yan ran over and was about to continue fighting, but was caught by Hercules. Hercules said with a bitter face: "Good niece, it was the oracle that asked me to work for Eurystheus for ten years to atone for my sins, this is the first thing that guy asked me to do for him, I can't just smash it first!"

Thetis came over and took her in her arms, comforted her, and said to Zhuo Zhuo: "Extraordinary, this is not the time to lose your temper, if you don't do it, you will disobey the oracle, and you will make the gods unhappy." Not to mention the eldest brother, even Apollo and Poseidon have also served in the world, and they have all been beaten, and they can only bear it silently. You just can't swallow this breath, and you'll have to wait until the past ten years have passed. ”

Zhuo Zhuo had no choice but to stop, and seeing that the two guards had already lifted the overseer up, his eyes were wide, his face was full of murderous aura, and he said coldly: "Let me find out that you are arrogant again, and I will immediately peel your skin." ”

The guy's aching waist couldn't stand up at this time, and when he saw it, he quickly knelt on the ground and cried for mercy.

At this time, the afternoon sun was hanging halfway up the mountain, and Zhuo Zhuo was very unhappy when he smelled the smell in the air, and said coldly: "You take them to find a place outside the city that doesn't smell, and then shoot some prey, we can use it at night." ”

When the guy saw it, he immediately nodded in agreement, and then led the two of them out of the north gate and ran towards the mountains in the distance.

Thetis asked, "Big brother, have you seen it all here, what did Eurystheus tell you?"

Hercules frowned, his face wrinkled like a bitter melon, and he let out a long sigh and said, "Alas, that guy gave me three days to find a way to clean up this dung heap by myself in three days." But I watched it over and over again, and I pulled down my face and didn't care about the dirty smell, and I didn't rest all day long, and this hill-like dung heap didn't want to be cleaned up for half a year or three months!"

"What did the king of here say, he didn't say anything?"

Hercules smiled bitterly and said, "Augeas didn't believe it at all, and he was laughing at me, and said that if I could get rid of this dung heap in three days, he would give me fifty cows." ”

Excellence was so angry that he scolded, the lazy pig and the fool kept scolding, and Thetis thought for a while and said, "What's the use of you scolding, let's go around and take a look, maybe we can come up with a way." ”

Hercules nodded, and the three of them spun around again.

The city of Elis sits north to south, not far from the north is the Ilis Mountain, there is a river from the east and west, north and south each through the city, it is the late autumn season, it is the end of the autumn flood, the river water keeps flowing downward, the amount of water is not small. The cattle pen was built at the intersection of the two rivers, and it is estimated that it was for the convenience of drinking water at that time, and there was no family in the whole Beicheng because of the dung heap.

The three of them turned around, Titis raised her eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Big brother, extraordinary, have you thought of a way?"

Hercules shook his head helplessly, and when he heard her ask, and saw her smiling again, he knew that she might have come up with it, and hurriedly said: "If there is any way, just say it directly, you also know that we are both people with bad brains." ”

Titise glared at her in displeasure, then pointed to the river and said, "The solution is on it, think for yourselves!"

Hercules had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he swished like a child, and laughed: "I know, I know, flush with water! Sister, you are so clever, you can solve my brother's great trouble at once." ”

Zhuo Zhuo was also very happy, and said with a smile: "Big brother, didn't Augeas say that you only need to clear him in three days, and give you fifty cows? ”

Hercules seemed to be arrogant back to him at this time, and laughed and said, "Let's go now, I will ask for a tenth of his herd, and see if he dares to gamble." ”

Thetis thought for a moment and said, "There's no need for us to go, don't cause unnecessary trouble." ”

Hercules thought about it too, and immediately walked towards the palace.

It was afternoon, but the streets in the city were empty and quiet, and I guess I didn't dare to go out because of the stench. When Hercules arrived at the palace, Augeas was playing a game of pitcher.

As soon as Au'as saw him coming, he smiled and said, "Big man, how are you preparing, when will you start working?" My fifty cows are ready to be given to you!"

Hercules smiled confidently and said, "Ochas, how about we make a bet?"

When Ogas heard that he dared to call his name by his name, he frowned, and his face immediately turned cold, and said, "How to bet, let's hear it?"

Hercules stretched out his index finger and said, "How about if I spend a day cleaning up that dung heap for you, and you give me a tenth of the herd?"

Augeas laughed when he heard this, and said in his heart that I let people calculate the dung heap, and it will take half a year to hire a hundred strong men, and you will want to clear the light in one day, I see that you are either a fool or a madman. So he said: "Bet! But let's talk about the ugly things in front of you, if the day is not empty, not only will I not give you cattle, but you will have to sell yourself into slavery, and you will have to work for me all your life." ”