Thanatos told him about the Being, who he had actually encountered a few years ago.

He didn't dare to catch his breath at that time, so he transported the existence to Hades.

He didn't even dare to mention the reward, but the being was also very generous, and directly gave him a whole bag of gold coins.

It was the largest single fare he'd ever received, so he was impressed.

He came back to his senses, "The guy you were talking about. . . Is he wearing a white robe and then full of gray hair. ”

The three of them looked at each other, and then Nadina bowed, "Yes, that's right, and she's young and handsome. ”

"He brought us here." Seeing this, Xius also hurriedly added.

Cuarón hesitated for a moment, then sighed.

"Well, the ship is almost full anyway, and I think it's about the same with the three of you, and it's just enough to sail."

He stood up, "Follow me." ”

They scrambled through the crowd of waiting souls, some of the undead tried to pull at their clothes, but it felt like the wind was blowing.

Their voices whispered something we didn't understand, and there was a pleading in their eyes.

Caron turned his head and scolded.

"Fuck off! Guys who eat white food! ”

They managed to board the ship, and Cuarón stood at the doorway and pushed away the two undead who tried to blend in.

"How long are they going to wait?" White asked.

"Hundreds of years, maybe when I will be merciful one day."

White glanced back, and he spoke, "I have a friend who told me that death is the fairest thing in the world, because whether you are rich or poor, you will eventually die. ”

Caron raised an eyebrow, "Where in this world is there any absolute fairness, even if I transport them over, this group of people will eventually have to wait.

The number of you humans that have grown over the years is too great to be beyond the reach of Hades. ”

"Won't you expand your efficiency then?" White asked.

"Where is it so simple. Will you pay for the extra expenses?

The Inquisition has been in Hades for thousands of years, and most of them are gods of the Titan era, even in the Hades era, they are not easy to say, they will not allow their power to be dispersed.

The Hades in the east didn't solve this kind of thing, their Hades was in a good location, and they built a bridge directly over the River Styx, and they could go directly without a boat.

But if you look at it, you will find that it is congested all year round, and it is very common to wait in line for hundreds of years.

Because the population of the East is much larger.

So, you're lucky enough to get on board without having to wait. ”

He grinned slowly.

"So, are you ready for death?"

"We'll get out alive." White said.

"Huh."

They stood on the deck, the river dark and shiny, with bones, dead fish, and other strange things floating in the water—plastic dolls, crushed carnations, soaked gold-plated diplomas.

"Styx Styx." Dina muttered softly, "Why is this here?"

"Pollution." Cuarón picked up, "For thousands of years, you humans have thrown all sorts of things into it—dreams, hopes, and wishes that never came true, and. . . Regretful.

This is a very irresponsible waste disposal. ”

The mist swirled around the filthy waters, and above their heads, a ceiling of stalactites loomed in the darkness.

Ahead of them, the distant shore shimmered with a turquoise glow, like the color of poison.

An unwarranted fear welled up in their hearts.

What am I doing here? These are the people around me. They are all dead.

The thoughts were running through White's mind, and Dina grabbed his hand tightly.

She would never do that in normal times, but at this moment, White understood his feelings very well.

At this time, it is a very lucky thing to have a living person with warmth around you.

The banks of the Underworld soon came into view, and the rugged boulders and black volcanic sand spread about a hundred meters inland, reaching the base of a towering stone wall that stretched as far as they could see.

Under the turquoise light, a voice came from somewhere nearby, echoing among the boulders.

It's the howl of a large animal.

There was a glimmer in White's eyes, and he knew what it was.

"The three-headed little one is hungry." Cuarón said, his smile turning into a grinning skull in the turquoise light, "You're out of luck." ”

The bottom of the boat slid onto the black sand. The undead began to come ashore. A woman pulls a little girl by the hand.

An old man and an old lady staggered forward with each other's arms, these two old men should not have died together, one of them must have waited on the shore for a long time before they could get on the boat together.

One year in the underworld, one day in the world, it must be a very long wait.

"Good luck to you." "But when you go down to this depth, there is no such thing as good luck, but don't forget to help me raise my salary." ”

In fact, Cuaron couldn't be sure if the three people really knew that person, but he couldn't be sure that the three people didn't know each other.

If he doesn't know, there is no loss for him, and if he really knows, he can be regarded as a wise self-preservation.

White handed him the gold coins in his hand.

He weighed it for a moment, and then propped up the boat and crossed back to the river, singing an old ballad in a trill.

"I didn't expect Lord Timelin's name to be so good." Hughes sighed.

"As the most mysterious being in the wizarding world, he has too many secrets in him." White muttered softly, "I'm surprised, though. ”

Although the wizarding world is very powerful in the human world, it is absolutely impossible to speak in Hades, because even if they can do magic, they still cannot escape the category of "human".

But Hades is different, it's the real, God's realm.

It's a gap of heaven and earth.

They just had the attitude of giving it a try, but they didn't expect it to be successful.

"How do you know He doesn't pay much?" White asked curiously.

"He is the most money-greedy man I have ever met." Dina said.

He shrugged his shoulders in dismay.

"Where do we go now?" Theseus asked, "Hades is so big. ”

"I spoke to Professor Ebs last night." White said, "In Hades, there is a place called the Archives, which stores all the souls of the whole Hades, including the information of the gods. ”

Theseus nodded, "Then I understand. ”

"Let's go." Dina said on the side.

They followed the spirits of the dead and ascended this ancient trail.

White wasn't sure what he was expecting to see—a pearly gate, or a massive iron gate, or something else.

But in reality, the entrance to the underworld is ordinary, just a huge black arch with the words (You are on your way to the Dark Realm).

The Dark Realm, also known as Erebos, one of the ancient gods of Greek mythology, also used this name to refer to his abode.

The place where he is located is between the underworld and the earth, and it is said that a person must travel through this place after death to reach the underworld.

There were quite a few ghouls at the archway, dressed in black robes, just like Cuarón.

The howls of the hungry animals grew louder and louder, but they didn't know where the sound was coming from.

"Where are these people?" Hughes asked.

"Go to the land of periwinkles, and wait there for the trial." White said calmly.

Ebth had a Grim Reaper friend from whom he learned a lot, and he told White all of this knowledge.

"In order to improve efficiency, the court has also reformed the trial process, and some people can choose not to go through the trial, but at the cost of staying in the land of periwinkle forever.

For those who consider themselves guilty, that is their best punishment. ”

"Why?" Dina asked curiously.

"Imagine standing in a wheat field surrounded by people, with nothing at all, forever."

"That's terrible."

"That's the one that's really miserable." White muttered, "Look. ”

A black-robed ghoul pushes an undead aside.

"Who's that?" Dina asked.

"The most heinous of the world." "That's a special punishment from the Grim Reaper, and the real bad guys will be given special care as soon as they get here, and the Nemesis will set up an eternal penal code for them." ”

Eternity is a beautiful thing, but it's not the same if you add two punishments to the end.

Even though they didn't know what the punishment was, they all shuddered slightly when they heard the word eternity.

They were getting closer to the gate, and their howls were getting louder. So much so that the ground beneath his feet felt the vibration.

Then, about a few dozen meters away from them, a blue-green glow shimmered, and at the doorway, a large, shadowy monster stood silently.

They hadn't seen it before, because it was translucent like the undead.

When it doesn't move, the entire monster blends into the background behind it, except for its eyes and teeth that appear solid, and those eyes that look straight ahead.

The three of them stood directly in place, not daring to move.

This dog looks a lot like an oversized Rottweiler (a short-haired dog from Germany, with a strong and alert body, and is often used as a police dog or military dog). ）

There is no doubt that this monster is Cerberus.

In the past, Hades guarded the gates of the underworld for Hades. Cerberus allowed the soul of every deceased person to enter the underworld, but not anyone (and the living).

As a result, in Greek and Roman mythology, only a handful of people survived from the underworld.

White had always imagined Cerberus as a giant black mastiff, but it was now more like a Rottweiler, except that it was twice the size of a long-haired mammoth, and even as it breathed heavily, its body gradually materialized.

Of course, the most important thing is that it has three heads.

One by one, the undead passed under its belly, without having to look down as they walked by.

"It seems to be gradually materializing." Hughes said, "Why? ”

"Maybe it's because we're dying on the horizon." White muttered softly.

The head in the middle of the Cerberus lifted to their side and began to growl.

White hurriedly pulled the three of them to hide behind a huge rock.

"It smells the breath of the living." White said with a serious face.

The roar of the giant beast came from not far away, and it even began to bark wildly, so loud that the earth trembled.

"Can you understand its call?" Hughes asked.

Druid magicians can understand the language of beasts.

"I can't find a single swear word that perfectly sums up what it means." White said.

"I didn't know the dog world had such a huge vocabulary." Dina said.

"It's just that there are a lot of specific words." White replied, "Especially swearing. ”

"I see." Hughes muttered, "It looks angry. ”

"What now?" Dina said with some urgency.

White hurriedly placed the box in his hand on the ground and began to search for it in a panic, muttering in a low voice as he searched.

"In mythology, there are not many people who escape from the Cerberus.

Orpheus, one of the heroes of the Argo, entered the underworld in order to bring his dead wife Eureditor back from the underworld, and was able to get out of the underworld by playing the lyre, which he excelled in, to sleep with the beautiful sound of the lyre;

When the Trojan hero Aeneas descended to the underworld to understand his fate, Sipila of Kumai (a prophetess) lured Cerberus to eat a cake containing hypnotic grass and caused him to fall asleep.

However, the most famous is Hercules, who captured Cerberus from the underworld on the orders of Eurystheus, and later released him on the orders of Eurystheus. The capture of Cerberus alive was one of the twelve exploits of Hercules.

In addition, Hermes, one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, used the water of the River Styx to put Cerberus to sleep; In a well-known story about Eros, the goddess of love, Eros's lover Sage also used a cake containing hypnotic drugs to put Cerberus to sleep (Apulieus,

The three-headed dog, Cerberus, often caused the three heads to fight over one food, and the last thing Aphrodite gave to him, which Pursus had done to meet her husband Cupid, was to distract Cerberus with a piece of bread. ”

White lifted his hand and found a bag of bread in the box, made by his Muggle friend Hansen. (End of chapter)