Greece brings evildoers

The Great Temple, in the meeting hall.

Sensing that Hermes was looking at him with that resentful look in his eyes, Lorne comforted him with a smile.

"The people have just arrived, why are you leaving in such a hurry?"

"Yes, it's rare to get together for a family dinner. As elders, we would like to take this opportunity to get closer to you."

Prometheus smiled and agreed, but his thick and powerful right hand was firmly pressed on Hermes' shoulder.

On the other side, Atlas' body also moved a little closer, and he smiled warmly at Hermes, his grandson.

But with that fierce face, the atmosphere was inexplicably permeable.

Hermes watched the two muscular Titan blood relatives sit down next to him on the left and right, almost wrapping him into mincemeat, and he couldn't stop complaining in his heart.

Well, now I can be sure that there is no such thing as a good feast.

Moreover, there is probably a bigger pit waiting for him ahead.

At this time, Prometheus had already pulled Atlas and started to persuade him to drink with a smile on his face.

"I heard that you have been very protective of your grandpa before. We two brothers should have been liberated from God's punishment. I haven't formally thanked you yet. Come on, take this opportunity and let's have a few more drinks."

Hermes knew that he could not escape, so he could only drink with his two Titan blood relatives with a grimace.

Seeing the happy scene of the family opposite, Lorne and Athena, who were responsible for organizing the banquet, couldn't help but smile with relief.

Needless to say why Prometheus was able to come back from the dead.

Since Lorne did not hesitate to spend a lot of divine power and divine blood before the war to prepare the secret ritual of physical resurrection for fifty Argonauts, it is natural that he would not leave a note for Prometheus, an ally of such heavyweight. road.

When he was plotting that night, the divine wine contained in the Holy Grail was the last insurance he prepared for Prometheus.

However, resurrecting a Titan is much more difficult than reviving the Argonauts.

Therefore, although Prometheus saved his soul during self-immolation, he was not able to catch up with the end of the War of the Djinns, and did not actually complete the secret ritual of incarnation until more than a month after the war.

And the fact that Atlas, the Optimating Titan, survived after the war can be regarded as thanks to his good brother Prometheus.

In view of the prophet's spirit of sacrifice, Hercules did not kill Atlas during the decisive battle in the Titan Temple, but only severely wounded the Sky Titan.

When the war ended, Atlas, who was unconscious, was taken into custody by Ares Mountain.

After intercession from all parties and various considerations of gains and losses, Lorne and Athena finally decided to keep Atlas alive and let him join Ares Mountain to serve their side.

After all, apart from being a bit brainless and a bit aggressive, this Optimus Titan doesn't have many bad deeds, so he is best used as a thug and bodyguard.

The supervisor of Atlas after his surrender is naturally Prometheus after his resurrection.

In this way, Ares Mountain is equivalent to selling this prophet a huge favor in advance, which is enough to make up for his sacrifice in the battle of the giant spirits.

In the end, the two brothers took some remnants of the Titans with no bad deeds and joined the Ares Mountain with sincerity, becoming another armed force behind the scenes in Athens after the Snake Mother and the scions of Typhon.

At this moment, under the warm hospitality of his grandfather and uncle, Hermes, who had drank hundreds of jars of wine, quickly went from being tipsy to being completely drunk.

As the scenery in front of him began to spin, the God of Business and Travel quickly bit the tip of his tongue, suppressing the alcohol surging in his body, waving his hands, and begging for mercy with his tongue:

"I can't, I really can't. You drink first, I'm going to the toilet."

However, before he could get up, Lorne said kindly and considerately:

"You're not familiar with Ares Mountain. Be careful of getting lost. Let Prometheus and Atlas accompany you. If you really can't drink, don't force it. There are many empty rooms here. Just stay overnight on the mountain these days. alright."

Hearing such thoughtful arrangements, Hermes showed a smile that was uglier than crying. Under the double attack of two muscle titans, he went straight to the room where he was staying. Apparently, he had completely given up resistance.

After all, he estimated that he would not be able to get off the pirate ship, so he could only follow the path of Ares Mountain to the dark side.

In the meeting hall, Athena watched Prometheus and Atlas take Hermes into the guest room, then turned to look at Lorne who was leisurely tasting wine and asked playfully.

"We have a pilot to go to sea, what's next?"

"We still need a boat and a captain."

Lorne replied with a smile, the scarlet wine liquid in the glass swaying with a blurred luster.

Seeing this situation, Athena had a trace of curiosity in her eyes: "So, you have someone chosen?"

Lorne smiled and did not answer, but instead asked casually: "I heard that our hero Jason who participated in the Argo Expedition returned to his hometown of Iolkos after the war and wanted to ask his uncle Pelias for the throne. , but being made things difficult by the other party?”

"Yes." Athena nodded and added with a smile, "Although that boy has the glory of the Argonauts Expedition and has accumulated a lot of connections among the divine-blooded heroes, it would be difficult for Pelias to It was naturally impossible for a power-hungry man to abdicate obediently. Therefore, Pelias posed a problem for his nephew: he needed to complete an epic adventure and bring the gold from the city of Colchis. Only with wool can he be qualified to inherit the throne. But that kid has no money and power in Iolkos City, and he can't even get a ship to go to sea. He is probably having a headache now. "

Lorne narrowed his eyes slightly, and said meaningfully: "It's too much. How can we make our heroes bleed and cry?"

Athena nodded, and understood: "Then can we help?"

In the empty hall, the two smiled at each other and clinked their glasses together.

~~

The next day, Iolkos City, the seaport.

Jason stood on the edge of the neatly piled stones, facing the fishy and salty sea breeze, overlooking the turbulent sea, looking at the large and small sailboats returning to the port or sailing around and shaking his head.

These things are okay for near-shore fishing, but sailing in the ocean in the environment of the Sea of ​​Oceanus is purely seeking death.

And even the few large ships, in order to bring back more catches, took a chance to sail into the deep sea area. When they came back, they were basically injured in the keel due to encountering sea beasts, storms, etc., and even more than 40% of the ships were damaged.

It was for this reason that his uncle, who was unwilling to give up power, would treat the sea voyage to seek the Golden Fleece as a difficult problem and throw it out to force him to retreat.

After all, not to mention that seeking the Golden Fleece from the King of Colchis was a matter of pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth, there was a big threshold to find a suitable ship and gather a team for the voyage.

Jason still had a clear understanding of his own weight.

To complete this adventure and regain the throne, it would be pure wishful thinking unless a miracle came.

But a miracle...

Jason thought of the whisper in his dream last night, looked up at the time, rubbed his hands excitedly, and looked straight at the vast sea.

"Gu~!"

At this moment, a snow-white owl cried through the clouds and flew to the seaport of the city of Iolcus. It loosened its claws and threw a golden olive branch into the sea.

Suddenly, the golden halo spread in the sea water, and the golden magic array with a diameter of hundreds of meters gathered and operated underwater, turning into a gorgeous light column that shot up into the sky.

"Buzz!"

A song like a hymn came, and the magnificent and sacred temple emerged in the sky. The door inlaid with gems slowly opened, and the rich aroma of wine filled the air.

Then, a huge ship with a length of more than 100 meters, with magic arrays engraved on the hull, inlaid with magic crystals, and up to 50 oars on both sides, drove out of the light curtain and docked at the shore under the tow of several snow-white owls.

Behind the half-open light curtain, the majestic and solemn outline of the God of War Mountain can be vaguely seen.

Boom!

Suddenly, a red flame fell from the sky, hitting the big ship like a forged hammer.

Suddenly, there were some obscure divine patterns on the board, and the whole body was shining, as if it was cast in metal and indestructible.

Buzz!

Then, a large group of cuckoos gathered in the air, forming an arch leading directly to a sacred forest. A giant holding up the sky carried an old tree with five features, and cut off a few wooden boards in the painful screams of the man's face to serve as the baffles of the bow and the mast of the hull.

Several local priests who were present hurriedly checked the documents and immediately excitedly determined that this was the sacred tree of Dodona, which could predict the future and avoid disasters.

The holy relics in front came from the goddess of wisdom Athena, the god of wine Lorne, the god of craftsman Hephaestus and the queen of heaven Hera.

Looking at the former prince Jason bathed in the divine light before the sea, the priests were stunned.

They had lived so long, but they had never seen so many gods' graces concentrated on one person.

"Om~~"

However, before the priests could catch their breath, the golden and silver arrows representing Apollo and Artemis, the starlight representing Hermes, the blood color representing Ares and other miracles came one after another, each blessing the ship.

The blessings that were rare in the past were all given to the ship like cabbage.

Seeing this, the residents of the port also gathered around excitedly and in awe, praying and kneeling to this creation given by God, and marveled at it.

Soon, King Pelias, who came after hearing the news, saw the holy ship that suddenly appeared in the harbor and the various miracles in the sky. He could not help but pale and led a large number of priests to burn spices on the spot, prepare sacrifices, and offer sacrifices to the gods separately, so as not to be punished by unknown gods for neglect.

In contrast, Jason, who deliberately wore a sexy golden silk dress to go out today, became the absolute protagonist in the crowd.

This was a rare moment of majesty in his decades of life.

Jason was a little proud of his strong self-confidence and pride. He then took a crab step and continued to get into the crowd, boasting about his heroic deeds and the gods' favor for him.

"Thank the gods for giving me this great ship! I will live up to the gods' grace and do my best to complete this great adventure!"

Just as Jason was swearing to the sky with a flushed face, several familiar voices came from the crowd behind him.

"What if we have a ship but no crew?"

"It seems that we are here at the right time!"

"..."

Jason turned around and greeted them excitedly:

"Hercules, Telamon, Admetus, Pollux, Castor, why are you all here?"

"If you need help, of course we will come! No, we heard that you were in trouble, so we set out from all over the place immediately."

The leader Hercules replied with a smile, and then pointed behind him.

"And not only us, almost everyone in the expedition has arrived!"

While talking, dozens of Argonauts including Atalanta, Medea, Caenis, and the God of Medicine walked through the crowd and arrived in front of the port.

Behind them, billowing smoke and dust spread, and a group of soldiers carried the flour, bacon, salt, fresh water and other voyage supplies purchased in advance onto the ship one after another.

Seeing such a scene, Jason was so excited that he could hardly speak.

If he had the intention of using and clinging to the heroes at the beginning, at this moment, there was only pure gratitude in his heart.

These friends who participated in the Argonaut Expedition together were all partners worthy of his trust and the most precious wealth in his life.

Seeing that Jason was a little too excited to control himself, Hercules patted his comrade on the shoulder and comforted him in a gentle voice.

"This is not only your business, but also ours. We have all received the oracle of the gods, and we will complete this great voyage with you!"

"Well, with you all here, there is no place in the world that we cannot go, and no great cause that we cannot accomplish!" Jason was full of pride.

"Then, let's give this ship a name first, Captain?" King Admetus of Thessaly smiled and took the opportunity to suggest.

"Argo! Let's call it Argo!" Jason immediately decided on the name to commemorate the great expedition on the battlefield of Thessaly.

Then, he suppressed his excitement and happily began to prepare for the ocean voyage.

At this moment, the old king Pelias had already secretly left the port and shrank into the palace, not daring to go out.

With so many miracles and heroes, his nephew Jason didn't even need to go to sea, he could just beckon him to drive him off the stage.

So, the old king was almost scared and could only hide from Jason and others.

For safety reasons, he even transferred the entire city's God Blood Guards to guard him.

However, at the same time, the old king did not dare to turn his face, and only wanted to send away his plague god nephew who made a big noise as soon as possible.

For this reason, he directly left the local priests and ordered them to assist Jason in the preparation of supplies, and took the initiative to show weakness to his nephew Jason, so as to leave a way out for himself.

Due to the mobilization of the whole city, and the fact that Iolkos City was navigable by sea, it only lasted for half a day, and Jason's paper demand for navigation supplies had been fully met, and even each one was surplus.

By dusk, the Argonauts who were farther away also arrived at the scene one after another, and boarded the docked holy ship with their gifts and followers.

The fully loaded Argo sank deeply below the waterline, and the whole ship shone brightly in the afterglow of the setting sun.

"The wind direction is right!"

"The wind speed is right!"

"Everyone has boarded the ship! The Argo is ready!"

As the hatch closed, the heroes who stood in various positions with their natural advantages sent signals from all directions.

"Okay! Weigh anchor and set sail!"

Jason, standing at the bow, took several deep breaths to barely suppress his excitement. Then he solemnly drew the bronze sword at his waist and waved it forward solemnly. At the same time, a slightly trembling shout and encouragement came from his chest.

"Gods above, glory will belong to the Argo expedition!"

"Everyone, set off!"

At the same time, as if the gods had heard the sound of the world, Hera, the queen of heaven, Lorne, the god of wine, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, Ares, the god of war, Hephaestus, the god of craftsmanship, Hermes, the god of speed, and other Olympian gods who participated in the battle of the giants appeared in the clouds and waved to celebrate the departure of the Argo.

The white clouds spread out, and the strong wind blowing from the side rolled up the waves, fanned the huge sails, and pushed the huge and mighty Argo out of the harbor and sailed towards the vast waves on the sea.

The people on the shore saw the majestic ship rushing into the deep sea that humans had never conquered, cheering and throwing flowers, feeling proud.

In this era, heroes and adventures are worshipped. If Jason can really bring glory to Iolcus, then he, who has the right of inheritance, is the new king who deserves it!

After all, only such a hero can better protect the city-state and the people.

As the ship gradually went away in the celebration, the shadows of the gods in the clouds gradually dissipated.

At the same time, the Ares Mountain.

"Hermes, the God of Speed" and "Loen, the God of Wine", standing on the cliff facing the wind, a burst of light and shadow floated on their bodies, showing the original appearance of Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, and Thetis, the goddess of the sea.

Watching the Argo disappear from view, Thetis sighed with melancholy.

Athena came from the back and suggested: "How about going to see them off in person?"

Thetis shook her head and declined: "No, the more you do, the more mistakes you make."

Although her Transfiguration and Mnemosyne's memory divinity perfectly restored the breath, demeanor and words and deeds of the two main gods, the disguise was destined to be just a disguise and it was impossible to be flawless.

To be on the safe side, it is better not to do anything extra to make the God King suspicious.

After listening, Athena did not continue to persuade, but raised her hand and pointed at Thetis's slightly bulging belly, and asked faintly:

"Then this, does he know?"

"He has too much burden on him, let's wait until he comes back."

Thetis shook her head gently, put her hand on her belly, felt the fetal movement, and then turned to look at Athena, with a sincere and bright smile on her face.

"Besides, even if he's not here, don't you still have me to accompany me?"

Athena was slightly stunned, and then looked deeply at the smiling Thetis.

She had always been upset about Thetis winning the last round of female competition and becoming the wife of Dionysus.

But now that she thought about it carefully, she found that all this was inevitable.

She was too competitive and showed off her edge; Hestia was too aloof and lacked initiative; Thetis, on the contrary, combined the advantages of both of them.

This goddess, who also has the name of "wisdom", can not only handle all kinds of complex interpersonal relationships with ease, reconcile the conflicts between a lot of lovers for Loen, but also wonderfully twist them together.

Athena asked herself, if she became the wife, she might not have such a good ability, let alone the heart to share her own forbidden food.

So, this may be the best result.

Athena smiled, and the long-suppressed knot in her heart suddenly untied. She took the initiative to joke with Thetis:

"If I want to discipline this child, you must not feel sorry for it."

"Then you have to line up."

Thetis first winked playfully, then smiled and pointed to the back mountain.

At this moment, Hestia, Hera, Snake Mother, Medusa and other gods of Ares Mountain were coming after hearing the news, and gathered around Thetis, chattering, all sincerely happy for the new life that will soon come to Ares Mountain.

They all look forward to the birth of this child and this bloodline.