The morning star hangs high above the mountain peak.

The breeze blows and brings coolness.

Zheng Shu sat on the beach next to the Argo, staring at the bonfire in front of him in a daze.

The Argo had left the island of Quičkos and came to the Gulf of Bisnia, near the city of Chios.

The Michians who live here are friendly and welcoming, and when they see the heroes of the Argo, they warm them with a roaring bonfire, make soft beds with green leaves, and serve them plenty of food and wine at dinner.

Therefore, around Zheng Shu and them, there were all kinds of wreckage after the banquet.

The other heroes of the Argo had already left for the next round of feasts in the city of the Misiʻans, and the only ones left with him were Hercules, who had been reluctant to go to the town, and Atalanta, who was rubbing fruit beside him.

It's been a week since that earth-shattering battle of the gods, and the Argo has made its way to its next destination.

For Hercules, the biggest gain from that battle was probably that he had three more god weapons, but other than that, it didn't change much.

Zheng Shu once borrowed it from Hercules to see, and although the three divine weapons were not as good as his battle armor, they were also quite good god-made weapons.

After the war, the gods sent him back to the island and left him ill to complete his original experience.

As for Zheng Shu, although there are also some gains such as loot, but in addition, the most gains are probably the impact factor.

Progress: 480.11%

Should it be said that it is worthy of being a god?

Zheng Shu originally thought that he had stopped those Ggandes giants who might have wreaked havoc in other mortal countries, and would gain a lot of impact factor collection progress after changing the fate of so many people, but in the end, he only gained 20% of the collection progress.

Zheng Shu estimated that most of the 20% of the impact factor collection progress he obtained was also because he was involved in the war about the gods and saved some unknown gods who might have died.

Because the cities or tribes of the Missians were smaller, and each adult was an invaluable labor force, there was no such thing as the slums of the Kingdom of Kitchenkos.

Zheng Shu only treated some of their sick people and promoted his instant noodles before returning to the coast.

Looking at Hercules who was fiddling with his oars next to him, Zheng Shu also reacted now, the reason why the other party has not been close to the city is not only to complete the trial of the gods, but also to keep his oath.

Hercules once met the goddess of pleasure and the goddess of virtue, and they asked him to choose between the pleasure and simplicity and the hard but glorious path of life, and he chose the latter.

In a sense, this arduous but glorious path of life provided to him by the Goddess of Virtue was also intended to help him hone his spiritual will to better control the restlessness brought about by the rapidly growing divinity.

Hercules also realized this after many things, so he avoided going to the city as much as possible to enjoy it.

"I'll make a new oar."

At this moment, Hercules, who had finished checking his oars, suddenly spoke, and when he had finished speaking, he nodded to the two of them, and got up and left the place and walked alone into the dense woods.

I think I was looking for a sturdy pine tree to sharpen a better oar.

"Has he been doing something wrong lately?"

Atalanta nibbled on the fruit in her mouth, looking suspiciously at the departing back of Hercules.

Even someone like her, who didn't pay much attention to other people, could clearly notice the change in Hercules's mood, and since that day he was taken away by the gods and returned, that Hercules seemed to have become much more reticent.

"Did something wrong with him?"

Atalanta felt that Hercules might have encountered some difficulties on the side of the gods, so she became reticent, and for the sake of the fact that several people were guarding the Argo together during this time, she was willing to help the big man.

Zheng Shu was silent for a moment, not knowing how to tell Atalanta, he probably understood the reason for such a change in Hercules.

After the end of the previous war of the gods, perhaps because of the pressure of the battle, Hercules's strength has increased by another level, and his control of divinity has become more refined.

Because of this, he has gained a part of the power that is almost like a god, for example, - future vision.

Of course, Hercules is not very stable because of his divine defects, so he is not very stable in terms of future vision, but there is a high probability that he can deduce some things that are closely related to him.

He may not know exactly how this happened, but he probably knows what kind of frustration and pain he has to endure.

If Zheng Shu is not mistaken, it was here that Hercules lost his lover Xulas.

Of course, this loss does not mean that Huras lost his life, in short, Huras met an aquatic fairy who lived here, and because they were infatuated with each other, they entered the water together.

Because of its special nature, Zheng Shu has no position to stop this matter.

Zheng Shu originally planned to tell Hercules about this matter and see how he chose, but looking at the way he looks now, it is estimated that he does not need to say it.

Hercules already knew what the future would hold and had already made his choice.

It is clear that the gentle hero has decided to let go and let his lover and friends go and find his new love.

Sure enough, shortly after Hercules left, a hero named Polyphemus on the Argo ran here in a panic, found Hercules, who had just returned from carrying a tree in the forest, and reported to him that he had heard the voice of Hhulas in the forest but had not found him.

“…… I got ......."

Hercules was silent for a long time when he heard this, and after throwing the huge tree he was carrying on his shoulders to the ground, he turned around and left the place without hesitation.

Zheng Shu knew very well that since then, Hercules has left the Argo to continue his previous trials.

Of course, it is also possible that he is unwilling to continue to make amends, but in any case, Hercules is no longer related to the Argo.

……

……

"Shall we continue walking?" Timfers, who was the helmsman, asked.

After a grand banquet welcomed by the locals, they planned to take advantage of the windwind and take advantage of the moonlight to sail happily.

However, not long after the ship left the shore, they realized that there were a few people missing from the ship. Hercules, after all. Both his popularity and size are quite eye-catching, so his disappearance was soon discovered.

Many people suggested that the ship should return to find their lost companion, but Iason's reaction was unexpected, and he appeared rather calm, just sitting on the deck of the ship without saying a word.

"What the hell are you thinking? Is it because you are jealous of Hercules that you don't plan to go back to look for him?! ”

The most grumpy of all was trance, and in a fit of rage, he grabbed Iason's collar with one hand and stopped the helmsman who wanted to move on, spewing angry fire from his eyes...... It really erupted with angry fire, and the sparks fell on Iason's clothes, burning several holes.

"Calm down."

Zheng Shu patted Tramon on the shoulder, and Tramon, who was in the midst of a rage, turned his head angrily after feeling the person behind him, and then calmed down the terrifying aura like an abyss from Zheng Shu.

"This is the original fate of Hercules, and it is also the test given to him by Zeus, and Iason should have been aware of this, so he didn't want to go back to find him."

"Really?" With some hesitation, Telamon turned to look at Iason.

Because Zheng Shu's strength is strong enough, even if there is no evidence, what he says is quite important in the minds of others.

"That's right......"

Iason, who had been sitting on the deck, also stood up at this time, and looked at all the heroes present who were staring at him with a deep expression.

"This is the will of Zeus, and it is also the fate of Hercules, fate has destined him to have another heroic career to do, and I don't think we are qualified to stop him. But don't worry, even without him, I would definitely be able to lead us to our own heroic deeds! ”

"Oh!!"

The heroes present cheered excitedly when they heard their captain's promise, and the reason why they ventured to sea was not to be able to make a name for themselves by creating more brilliant heroic deeds?

Now that the boss has made up his mind, let's not go back and look for it if I don't go back to look for it.

Although Hercules is powerful, as the captain said, once he joins in any event, most of his reputation will be "snatched" by Hercules.

So for most of the ship's heroes, Hercules' departure may not be a bad thing.

Zheng Shu looked at Yi Asong who stabilized the whole ship in just a few words, and nodded appreciatively, of course, it would be better if this guy's legs weren't shaking so much.

Iason, who was smart enough to guess the reason for Hercules' departure through the missing personnel, didn't mean he was as confident as he appeared.

As soon as he thought that there was no Hercules, he would take this shipload of "waste" to find the Golden Fleece.

It is said that in order to protect the Golden Fleece, the god of war Ares sent a poisonous dragon to guard there, and it is estimated that this group of waste wood in front of him that he can't even beat himself can only be used as bait for the poisonous dragon in the past.

Thinking of this, Yi Asong's legs trembled even more, and a batch of cold sweat broke out behind his back.

But he can't give up the risk and go home now, not only because once he goes back, his uncle will definitely not spare him, but the group of guys in front of him went to sea to be able to gain a greater reputation, if they give up halfway, all the previous reputation will become a laughing stock for them.

At that time, I guess I won't live long before I commit suicide because I was slashed dozens of times in the back of my body.

For the sake of his own life, Yi Azon can only go to Colchis to see if there is any chance.

Thinking like this, Yi Asong suddenly saw the tall Zheng Shu in the crowd, and then his eyes lit up.

He suddenly thought of the strength that Zheng Shu had shown in the face of the six-armed giant before, although Yi Asong, the "No. 1 Hercules Blow in Ancient Greece", would not think that Zheng Shu's strength could be stronger than Hercules, but now that Hercules is gone, Zheng Shu's strength can be regarded as a very strong help for Yi Asong.

"So...... I have to find a way to build a good relationship with him. Yi Asong began to think about the means to win over Zheng Shu in the future.

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After Hercules left, the journey of the Argonauts' heroes continued.

And when they came to Bisnia after several adventures again, they met Phineus, the son of the hero Agenor.

The old man, who had fallen blind due to the overuse of Apollo's powers of foreknowledge and had been punished by the gods, gave them the right route and told them the correct way to pass through the Jedi made of two huge crashing rocks.

Under the precise command of Iason, the Argonauts passed through the Jedi fairly smoothly, following the route given by the old man to Corski.

Knowing the clear route, having crossed the last danger, and reaching his destination, Iason decided to take out all the wine he had stored and hold a banquet.

The crew of the Argo was naturally in full approval of such a thing, and they hooked up their shoulders and drank wine, sang songs, bragged and reveled wildly.

Zheng Shu sat on the mast, looking at the group of demons dancing below, and kept throwing a spar with an earthy yellow light in his hand.

"Are you leaving?"

Atalanta's voice came from the side, and Zheng Shu turned his head to look over without surprise, with a curious expression on his face.

"Hmm...... Is my performance so obvious? I thought I covered it well. ”

"You're doing a good job of disguise, but I have a divine bow from the goddess, so I can sense the thoughts of others to a certain extent."

Atalanta stroked what she had been hanging on her body at all times, and which looked like a bow and arrow made from dead branches.

Zheng Shu glanced at it and understood a little, this thing can be regarded as a god-made weapon in the strict sense, but it is not too powerful, and its main role is to communicate.

Of course, this "not too powerful" is based on the standards of the gods, and it can be regarded as a top-level weapon for mortals.

"Why, do you think these people are too boring, or do you want to get out of here for some other reason?"

"I did get out of the ship, but not to escape, but to get something done ahead of schedule."

Zheng Shu glanced at the people below who had already drunk to the point of confusion, and shook his head helplessly, since the ship was about to arrive in Kolski, then he almost had to go there in advance to prepare.

"Don't worry, we'll meet up with Kolski, but before I can do me a favor and help me cover up a bit."

"That's fine, but you'll have to remember to make me more delicious fruit when the time comes."

Atalanta nodded indifferently and didn't ask Zheng Shu what he was going to do.

"Hey, don't worry, you'll definitely be able to eat when the time comes!"

Zheng Shu smiled, and with a flick of his hand, the earthy yellow spar in his hand changed into his appearance, and he himself disappeared into the shadows.

This earthy yellow hedron was the trophy he obtained for defeating the giants of Tagandes, and it was the core of the giants' power.

With the help of this power core and Zheng Shu's puppet manufacturing technology, it is no problem to create a temporary puppet that people can't tell the real or fake, the only drawback is that the puppet's interaction ability is weak, but there should be no problem with the cover of Atalanta.

"It's funny, I can't see any flaws at all. Hey, can you make fruit? ”

The doll silently turned her head to look at Atalanta, then took the seed from her hand.

Zheng Shu's resurrective divinity pre-set aside in the doll's body played a role, allowing the seed to quickly develop into an apple.

"Interesting, you can really do it?"

Looking up and down at the puppet in front of her, a smile suddenly bloomed on Atalanta's face, a function like this could only be deliberately created by Zheng Shu.

Thinking of something, Atalanta pulled the doll and jumped off the mast and walked towards the cabin.

"Let's go! Come into the house with me! ”

(End of chapter)