Chapter 67: Missed
In the fog, not knowing whether he was really drunk or fake, through a garden, Iapetus was helped into a palace by Moanda.
This is one of the palaces specially built by the god king, and as a god who lives on the mountain all year round, he knows this place.
Elsewhere on Odils Mountain, as the lord of the sacred mountain, Kronos knows almost everything. As long as he wanted to, it would be difficult for any existence below the primordial god to hide from him without special authority.
But only this neighborhood is different. Out of respect for his guests, the God-King never snoops on this place, and no one approaches it no matter what happens.
With Moanda's support, Iapetos leaned in the corner of the bed. He quietly waited for the Nymph Fairy's next move, but the next moment, he was awakened by the other party's words.
"Honorable God of Speech," said the Nymph Fairy with a smile on his face, "I have come to meet you on the orders of the Earth Mother. ”
Hmmm-
Almost as soon as the words fell, Iapetus immediately sat up straight and forced himself back to consciousness.
"What did you say?"
Looking at the Nymph fairy in disbelief, Iapotus even thought he had misheard.
It's not a matter of carelessness, the reason why the god of speech is defenseless against Moanda is just that he believes in his own priesthood too much. In the Underworld, Iapetus had met with Apate, the goddess of deception, and had experienced the power of each other.
Under the influence of the priesthood, the words of the goddess of deception seemed to contain magical powers, which could easily make everyone who heard her believe what she said, but also through the priesthood of [speech], Iapetus easily identified the loopholes in the other party's words.
But today, until he came here, there was no warning of his priesthood. The authority of the gods is absolute, unless the difference between the divine powers of the two sides is too large, or there is some overlap in the priesthood, otherwise there is absolutely no mistake.
So if the Nymph in front of him is not a primordial god in disguise, then it proves that the other party has not deceived him verbally even at all.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't dare lie in front of you. In fact, everything I said before came from the bottom of my heart. ”
"I do admire the powerful true gods, and I am indeed just an ordinary Nymph, and if it weren't for the orders of the Earth Mother this time, I would not have any connection with the gods. If you'd like, I think we can talk about it when we're done with business. ”
"But," a slight smile was a slight smile, and Moanda said softly, "Aren't you going to hear what Mother Earth means compared to what is going on between us?" ”
While listening to Moanda's explanation, Iapertos's mood had slowly calmed down, and he gradually calmed down. Although it is true that the Earth Mother is powerful, this is a sacred mountain, and it is a realm that belongs to the god king.
Since he has conquered the starry sky and subdued the mountains, Cronos's god-king authority has increased day by day. Considering that Earth Mother is not good at fighting, and she has only just been injured by the split of the priesthood, she may not be able to defeat the God King now.
So after a little thought, the god of speech said cautiously:
"Whatever the commands of the revered Mother of the Gods, this is the domain of the God-King."
"You're so careful to meet me here, I'm afraid that what you want me to do will not be allowed by the God King."
"I don't know about this, His Highness asked me to avoid the God King, and I naturally obeyed the order."
"Since you don't want to know, then I'll take my leave."
Seemingly not caring about his own success or failure, Mo Anda bowed slightly, turned around and planned to leave.
"Wait."
Although Iapetus would love to just watch her leave, who let himself follow her here before.
Detecting in advance and pretending not to know are two very different concepts from coming in person and then refusing.
Whether he intends to do so or not, there is always a need to listen.
"Let's be straight, there's something Mother Earth wants me to do." After much thought, Iapetus said slowly, "I'll think about it before making a decision. ”
Stopping, Mo Anda was not surprised by the other party's choice at all.
Just like in the presence of the true God, the Nymph has never had a choice. In front of the Earth Mother and the God King, the ordinary true gods have no choice.
Some will choose to take a side entirely, but Iapetos is clearly not one of them. He had always only borrowed the Divine Mountain, and given his weak strength and status as an ancient Titan God, the Divine King had never asked him to do anything.
In Kronos's view, giving birth to Atlas, the god of power, was Iapetus's greatest contribution to him.
"It's not something that wants you to go against the God-King, in fact, Mother Earth just wants to meet you."
With a smile, Moanda spoke:
"That's a good thing for you, isn't it. No one knows what the future of His Majesty the God King will be, but as a primordial god born with the world, Mother Earth will definitely exist forever. ”
"Perhaps, your mission has been accomplished, go or not, I will decide for myself."
His face was a little unsightly, but in the end, despite what he said, Iapetos decided to go.
He didn't know if Mother Earth was eternal, but according to the prophecy and curse, there was a high probability that the God King was not. At least in his perception, although Kronos's strength is increasing day by day, there is still a significant gap compared to his former father.
As long as you do it covertly, you shouldn't be a problem. The big deal is that he finds a deserted place to hide, until Kronos kills himself in the face of fate.
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After the conversation, the god of speech did not stay with Moanda for long.
He hurried back to the previous temple, found his two children, and asked them to go to the territory of the Ocean God after the feast. As for his wife, Clemene, she was a member of the Goddess of the Ocean, and usually spent a lot of time on the sea.
Prometheus did not know what his father wanted, but he still followed the meaning of Iapetus. Epimetheus remained silent, but his father and brother did not bother to consult him.
After another two months, the birthday banquet of the two daughters of the god king finally ended.
The gods returned to their respective realms, and Moanda set off for the Great Plains of Delphi with Kronos' gift to Mother Earth in return.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, in a place where no one noticed, Iapetus also left Mount Kinabalu.
Mixed among the many departed gods, the form of the god of speech is inconspicuous.
No one paid attention to his whereabouts, and in fact, the Titan God, who liked to spend time with humans, had never had a presence among the gods. Even the god-king thought that Iapetus had gone to some human tribe with his two children.
By the time Iapertus arrived on the great plains of Delphi, it was already seven days later.
Floating in mid-air, the God of Speech was about to fly directly to Mother Earth's abode, but suddenly, his gaze caught a glimpse of a human tribe established not far away.
It was the golden human who had left near the Oracle of Delphi. Unlike those who live on the seas or at the western end of the continent, they are at the side of Mother Earth, and although Gaia pays little attention to them, they still avoid the impact of divine warfare.
Thus, these humans, although equally close to the end of their lives, have not changed in numbers. Their lives are primitive and constant, and they are largely untouched by other human tribes in the outside world.
The god of speech is somewhat curious. He and his two children had lived with different human beings, but that didn't include Delphi's.
Because he lived in Mount Kinabalu temporarily, he had always avoided this place.
"When I meet Mother Earth, I'm afraid I'll be busy again, although I don't know what Mother God wants me to do, but it shouldn't be an easy thing."
"Anyway, there is no specific time, I might as well take advantage of this time to go and see these humans in the origin land. After all, because of the delicate relationship between Kronos and the Mother Goddess, I have never been here. ”
With a decision in his mind, Iapetus stopped. After a moment's thought, he gathered his divine power, transformed himself into a large earthy snake, and then landed on the ground, snaking in the direction of the human tribe.
He didn't intend to reveal his identity as a god, after all, he was only here to take a look. The human beings here must respect the Earth Mother, and if he reveals the true body of the gods, it will inevitably cause the worship of the human beings, and he does not want to make a noise and cause the Earth Mother to be unhappy.
Following the paths carved out by man, either in the woods or in the wilderness, the god of speech is moving fast on the great plains of Delphi. None of the birds or beasts on the road noticed his existence, and there were no accidents, and Iapertus easily infiltrated the golden human settlement.
In this way, he entered Delphi, and the god of speech did not even notice that in the sky around the Great Plains, in fact, there was a seemingly naturally born air flow constantly drifting.
This air current surrounds the area, constantly spinning at high speed, watching for any life that comes close. The snake that Iapertus had transformed into was also looked at by it, but alas, it didn't notice anything wrong with the snake.
Just as Iapetus could not see through the true body of the air flow and recognized it as the god of the west wind, the god of the west wind was unable to see through his art of transformation.
In other words, Fellowos never imagined that a god would come here in this way, instead of flying in openly. Most of his energy was focused on the gods that passed by, rather than on every animal that came in and out of the place.
After all, no one except himself and the God-King knew that Pheros had been ordered to monitor the plain, so he focused most of his attention on the heavens and a small part on the surface.
Maybe it was a coincidence, maybe it was destined, in short, when the two gods didn't know each other's existence, they passed by.
Three days later, at the end of the tour among the human tribes, in the hermitage of Mother Earth, Iabtos met Gaia, Mother Earth.
(End of chapter)