Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator

The next day.

Perhaps because of the spread and fermentation of the news the day before, when Andrea arrived at yesterday's location again, the environment there had changed drastically.

A huge umbrella-shaped object was propped up to block the sunlight in the sky, and the original simple wooden table was replaced with exquisite palace supplies.

Two rows of guards stood guard on the left and right, and the quality of the crowd watching was obviously much higher.

The people who came for speculation like they did at the beginning yesterday have disappeared, or they are not qualified to get close. The people waiting here now are all those with little fame and knowledge.

"Miss Leah, your deeds yesterday attracted the attention of the church's higher-ups. Anyone who shows his or her wisdom will be valued by the Church of Knowledge."

"We will be responsible for maintaining order in your 'game' today. In addition, we will also meet your reasonable demands."

"Well, thank you, if you need anything."

Nodding her thanks, Andrea immediately sat behind the table.

Is this what it feels like to rely on yourself to make others take notice? It’s really good... Without wasting time, Andrea sat up straight and said:

"One day has passed, and you guys can't wait any longer. Let's start today's game now."

"No one could beat me yesterday. I think the wise men in the world will not let me down today."

After the words fell, the surrounding atmosphere became significantly more serious. This direct intellectual provocation obviously aroused the anger of those present... And noticing this, Andrea secretly glanced at Ryan in the crowd.

Although Ryan looked different again, she could still recognize him. In fact, many of the words she said in the past two days were actually taught to her by Ryan.

If it were herself, she wouldn't be able to say such things... Well, that's right.

Feeling inspired, Andrea was motivated.

…

He crossed several streets, then jumped slightly, and under the helpless eyes of the guards who followed him, he arrived on top of a building.

Odysseus pulled his friend and looked condescendingly at Andrea, who was surrounded by the crowd.

A ray of surprise flashed through his eyes. The young prince did not expect to see such a beautiful girl here.

He had heard that in distant Sparta, the country of warriors dominated by big slave owners, there was a princess named Helen, and her reputation was widely spread.

The prince had never seen Helen, but he felt that the girl in front of him was the most beautiful one in his eyes.

"What, Odysseus, have you fallen in love with her? This is not okay-"

Complaining voices sounded from beside him, and the young noble put his arm around his friend's shoulders.

"I was counting on you to win back my face. I've already said what I said, so you can't back down now."

"Hey, what are you thinking about? Why are you holding back?"

Awakened by his friend's voice and coughing slightly, Odysseus came to his senses.

"I don't have any thoughts about her. I just want to observe her expression when facing the enemy... Well, even if she does, I have to defeat her first."

It has to be said that the mature version of appearance created by Ryan for Andrea is indeed amazingly charming, especially the adult appearance paired with the soul of a twelve-year-old. It can be called a model of temperament contrast, so that many people are at first glance. The first time we met, I was shaken by him.

But this is the ultimate that mortal appearance can achieve, and beyond that is the realm of extraordinary.

Even Helen herself, who caused the Trojan War, was actually blessed by the God of Beauty. She had such a beauty that almost distorted her mind. She could make the army who had gone through ten years of hard fighting think she was innocent with a smile.

But this time, I'm afraid no god will bless her... But considering her original fate, it's hard to say whether this is good or bad.

"Conquer the hearts of beauties with strength, Odysseus. It is said that King Theseus of Athens conquered the Amazon Queen Hippolyta in this way when he was young... It seems that you are trying to imitate him, and yes, here is Athens.”

Seeing that Odysseus had no intention of giving up, the young noble Maud breathed a sigh of relief, then joked with a smile.

"Ahem, Maud, let's not talk about this first. Let's take a look at this game. I heard you talk about this rule before, so I went back and tested it."

"What, you have cracked the mystery?"

With a happy look on her face, Maude stopped joking.

He looked at his friend expectantly, but Odysseus just shook his head.

"That's not true... If there is only one row, it is actually very simple. The first player will win. He only needs to take all the gold coins in one go. If there are only two rows, it is actually easy to judge. If the number of gold coins in the two rows at the beginning is the same, The second player will definitely win - as long as he takes the same gold coins as the first player and maintains a balance in the number of gold coins in the two rows, the last gold coin will definitely fall into his hand. On the contrary, if the number of gold coins in the two rows is different, then the first player will definitely win. To win, he just needs to take away the excess.”

"But three lines..."

It can be clearly seen that as the number of gold coins increases, the difficulty of calculation will increase. If he is given a longer time, Odysseus feels that he can still understand it, but now, he obviously does not have that long to do it. use.

"Then what are you going to do?"

Maud asked nervously, her face changing slightly.

"Don't worry, don't worry yet... Maude, do you know, when your opponent is obviously more familiar with the rules and aware of the loopholes than you are in a game, it is the stupidest behavior to just jump in and try to follow the familiar Rules, familiarity with loopholes, are just the choices of ordinary people.”

With his mouth raised, Odysseus smiled and said:

"You have to understand that no matter what, we have to see through the appearance to see what the opponent wants. She set up this game just to beat other contestants before the competition, not to win money, so I can completely ask her to change the rules of the game based on this point."

"Change?"

"Yes."

His eyes narrowed slightly. As the person who later created the Trojan Horse, Odysseus has never been a person who follows the rules.

"Since you want to prove your wisdom, don't play with such simple rules. Let's play bigger."

"Three lines won't work. I want four, five, and six lines. One game is not enough. I want two, three, and five games. I can't calculate it, but this should be a strange field for her... Spread the number more, avoid the simple luck factor, and bring both sides back to the same level. The competition is really intelligence."

"This is the solution of smart people, and on this point... I won't lose to her!"

The words were full of confidence. At this time, another person in the audience failed and left behind the wealth he used to gamble.

Looking at Andrea with a smile on her face, Odysseus rolled over.

Winning this game, he could not only secure half of the victory before the start of the conference, but also meet such a beautiful girl... It's really good.

When he returns home, he will give Maud a big gift.

...

Pah——

"Thank you for letting me."

Andrea's eyes were not humble at all, even though she said humble words.

As another old man, whose name she couldn't remember but whose status could be seen from the conversations of the people around him, admitted defeat, Andrea glanced at everyone.

Clearing her throat, for a moment, the little princess wanted to say 'who else', or 'I'm not targeting anyone on purpose, but everyone here is ***', but after thinking about it, she still didn't say it.

Mr. Irving said that it would be better to say such words after she defeated a famous person, so that it would be more impactful, and...

'That's right, it's not what I thought, it's what he taught me! ’

She clenched her fists and convinced herself in her heart, and Andrea smiled and said:

“So, who’s next?”

The field was quiet for a while.

From the beginning of the round-robin, to now having to wait for a while after each win, it only took half a day.

Obviously, the onlookers have gradually realized that this is not an easy game.

There was a moment of silence, and after a while, an old man of considerable age came out.

He had been watching for quite a while, and now he was going to try it himself.

“I——”

“I’ll do it.”

Bang——

Flipping over and landing, Odysseus spoke first. He smiled apologetically at the old man, and many of the onlookers recognized his identity.

“Odysseus?”

Although she had never seen him, Andrea saw the young nobleman who had made a harsh statement yesterday and followed him up. So, as expected, this blond young man was the prince of Qatar, the famous Odysseus.

"It's me, Miss Leah... I don't know where you come from. I've never heard of you before, such a beautiful girl like you?"

Odysseus took two steps forward and sat opposite Andrea.

Without making a sound, he tried to find out about the other party's origins.

"You are not the first one to be curious about this, Your Highness, but if you want to know, you'd better beat me first."

With a slight smile, Andrea spread her hands.

"You or me?"

"Of course it can't be you, otherwise I will definitely lose if I put up a 1, 2, 3 lineup. And if I come... Actually, Miss Leah, I think your game is unfair."

"Hmm?"

Raising her eyes from the table, Andrea looked at the foreign prince in front of her who was smiling a little too enthusiastically, and expressed her doubts.

"From the perspective of the bet, a hundred times the odds is unfair to you, Miss Leah."

"From the perspective of the game, this game that tests calculation and strategy is set in advance under your rules, Miss Leah, which is a bit unfair to the challenger."

"I know that you are using the disadvantage in money to make up for this home advantage... But if you want to prove that your level is really higher than all challengers, you should use fairer means to play the game, right?"

Odysseus's voice fell, and it obviously caused heated discussions among the people around him.

Yes, everyone knows that since she dared to set up this game, perhaps Andrea had studied it for months or even years in advance, and she was using this time difference to gain an advantage.

Before, considering that the bet would be paid a hundred times, no one paid attention to this point, which was also a psychological loophole. But now it seems that Prince Qatar is worthy of being a famous debater, and he easily found the loophole.

"So what do you mean?"

She was a little panicked, but Andrea's expression did not change. On the contrary, she tried her best to act with ease.

But this did not fool Odysseus... Laughing secretly, the young prince said loudly:

"I will not take advantage of you. I will bet with wealth equivalent to yours, but at the same time, I also require you to compete with me on the same level."

"Three rows of gold coins are too simple and too easy to find a pattern, so I will increase this number and the number of bets."

'... So that's it? '

Just a little nervous, and then relieved, Andrea immediately relaxed a lot.

She leaned back in the chair and said with a smile:

"If that's the case... I can agree to your request."

"But if you want to bet the same wealth, I'm afraid the bet will double every time you lose a game. If you lose more games, I'm afraid it will be an astronomical amount of money."

"I know, but the goddess is my witness. Even if I don't have enough wealth now, I will give it back to you in the future. This is Odysseus's promise."

After making a solemn promise, under the gaze of the crowd, Odysseus said in a deep voice:

"Then can this new game begin?"

"Of course, please. But the result will not be any different."

With a slight smile, Andrea was a little emotional for a while. This feeling of IQ crushing... is really interesting.

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The conference on earth is still in full swing, and the wedding on the sea has also begun to be prepared. However, these are all the scenery on the ground, and there is nothing underground.

Even though the invitation was sent by the God King, he avoided the gods of Hades, whether intentionally or unintentionally, as if they did not exist at all.

Under the shining of the Hades Moon, the corners of Hades were as deserted as ever.

The water of the Styx rolled forward, and millions of souls were struggling in it.

And beside a huge pool, a gray-robed goddess stared at the hideous and desperate soul in the pool, and couldn't help feeling a little funny.

This is the arrogance and ignorance of human beings.

The closer they are to the gods, not only do they not know how to be grateful, but they will try to provoke and deceive... If they could not provide faith, I am afraid they would have been destroyed by the gods again.

"What are you looking at?"

"Is this... Tantalus?"

At some point, the incarnation of the golden apple tree, now the goddess of life in Olympus, Moanda, also appeared on the lakeside.

She looked in the direction of the gray-robed goddess' gaze, and then of course saw the son of Zeus, the madman who cooked his own son as a dish to entertain the gods.

As eternal beings, the gods have always learned a lot of eternal punishments over the long years, such as this one now.

They turned Tantalus's flesh into fruit trees, his blood into pool water, and then locked his soul in the pool water, letting him endure the cold wind and hunger and thirst.

He only showed the surface of the pool above his chin, and the curved branches of the fruit tree hung over his head. But when he wanted to drink water, the surface of the pool would drop, just a little bit away from him; when he wanted to eat, the wind would blow up the branches, letting the fruits on them float in front of him.

It was out of reach, plus the eternal years, this was the punishment of the gods for him.

"What do you mean by asking me to meet here?"

Moanda asked with a smile.

"I just want to tell you that as the gods of the underworld, we may not have a sense of existence, but we still have an advantage, such as living long enough."

Eris said lightly. As one of the oldest gods in the world besides the first generation of Titans and the original gods, the gods of the underworld are not as powerful as other gods.

However, this also makes them often pay attention to things that the powerful ones don't pay attention to, such as the existence of Moanda next to the former Earth Mother.

"Really? That's really amazing."

There was no sincerity, as if she didn't hear the other party's temptation, the attitude of the Goddess of Life was very casual.

However, Eris was just asking casually, she didn't actually plan to do anything.

It's just that this kind of feud between the master and the servant is very much in line with the heart of the goddess of discord.

"According to the God King's wishes, give me the thing."

Speaking lightly, Eris stretched out her hand.

And Moanda didn't say anything, she just flipped her palm, and then a shining golden apple appeared in her hand.