Mythology: Spiritual Ruler

Bang——

"Unreasonable!"

The heavy door made a loud noise, and Aphrodite walked out of the temple with an ugly face.

The mocking voice echoed in her ears, but this time she really had nothing to say.

So her communication with Demeter, or the quarrel, ended unhappily-of course, she didn't think Hera's request would succeed.

The woman wanted Demeter to go all the way with them and destroy all the grain reserves in Eleusis.

At that time, as long as she used her authority as much as possible to make the most important grain-producing areas in Athens all have poor harvests, it would directly bring great advantages to the future coalition.

This is destined not to be a war that can be ended in one or two years. At least it is not a simple matter to conquer Athens.

Even if the gods don't pay attention to the human world anymore, they will not think that they can easily break the big city in the east of the earth.

In this case, the supply of food is naturally a very important link, and the existence of Demeter is indispensable.

However, Hera's idea was quite good, and her reasoning was very clear. After all, Theseus died in Eleusis.

The Athenians hated Hera first, the traitorous prince Demophon second, and the city third.

So no matter how you think about it, Demeter should have no choice.

But theory is just theory. As the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite knows Demeter too well.

She is not a woman like Hera, and she will not be vindictive. Strictly speaking, they are exactly the opposite.

She has provided so much help in the siege of Theseus, but she still deceived herself by not descending to participate in the incarnation.

It can be seen that for Demeter, unless someone puts a knife on her neck, it is simply a dream to expect her to fight you to the end.

"It's really - unreasonable!"

Taking a deep breath, Aphrodite gritted her teeth.

She didn't know who she was scolding, maybe Demeter, maybe Hera, or maybe Theseus, or maybe Hippolyta who made her lose face.

But no matter who it was, she wanted to do something to calm her anger.

Swish——

The divine light spread, and the next moment, Aphrodite came to a prison.

This is a cell built underground, located dozens of cubits underground.

Its above-ground part is a small manor, which originally belonged to an Eleusinian noble.

However, when the gods came here, it was naturally contributed.

Pillars, chains, wooden shackles, and various metal tools hanging on the wall.

There is no doubt that this is not a normal place.

No one knows what the previous owner did here, whether he tortured slaves for fun or did something else.

At least at this moment, there was a bloody existence tied up in the center by several chains.

Scars all over the body, blood dripping bit by bit.

But her chest was still rising and falling slightly, as if she was still breathing a little.

"…This is the end of betraying faith, this is the consequence of being a traitor!"

"How about it, Hippolyta, do you feel regretful?"

"…"

No response, maybe she didn't hear it, maybe she didn't want to respond.

Faced with this silence, Aphrodite was very angry at first.

But in the days that followed, she calmed down instead.

Yes, these mortals are like this, always doing things that people can't understand.

There have been so many precedents before, and she is not the only one.

The reason why Aphrodite was angry before was simply because she felt that her divine power was challenged.

As the embodiment of love and beauty, she has always been the only one who has aroused the love of others, and she herself has never loved anyone.

Whether it is Ares or other male gods, they are just hawks and dogs that come and go at will.

But as her own believer and the original carrier of the gods, Hippolyta is exactly the opposite.

She developed feelings for the enemy, but the other party never responded to her from beginning to end.

It's like a negative example, exactly the opposite of Aphrodite.

"This is the thinking of mortals... but it doesn't matter. No matter what you think, it can't change your outcome."

"I wanted to give you eternal punishment, Hippolyta - when Hera kills the fleeing Theseus, I will turn his body into a jackal, and then turn you into a lamb, so that you can feed him with your flesh and blood forever."

"But since Hera didn't do it, I have to solve it in another way."

"Demeter hides in her own place, does she think she can avoid trouble? But I won't allow it!"

"I will do what she doesn't want to do for her. Feel lucky, Hippolyta. Eternal life is an endless disaster for the weak, but you can be freed in my hands."

Aphrodite is here in her true body now, but she will leave the city before the Athenian army arrives.

Hera asked her to "make amends" here, but Aphrodite would not obey orders.

She can only leave some things here at most, as for fighting and killing, how can it be stained on her clothes.

"Ah, then, no matter how long Eleusis holds out, the Athenians will gain nothing from it. Everyone will know that they have slaughtered the city in revenge for Theseus."

With a satisfied smile, thinking about her own arrangements, Aphrodite suddenly missed an old lover of hers.

Helios, the fallen sun god.

Many people thought that if it weren't for Zeus's coercion, this honest man wouldn't have gone to this point.

But Aphrodite knew very well that Helios was not honest at all.

Long before she found him, he had been with the wife of the ancient Titan gods, the Ocean goddess and goddess of fame, Clymene, and had demigod offspring.

But all this ended with the fall of the sun, and he was sealed in the starry sky - just like his father.

"It feels so warm and hot to be with the sun... Unfortunately, Apollo is a bit stubborn."

"But then again, I still want to thank you Helios. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would never know that there are so many powerful beings in this world besides the true gods."

"Tartarus... Chaos's secrets are always more than I thought."

With a charming smile, when the belt of the goddess of beauty falls on her own body, the ultimate charm can reach its peak.

No matter what kind of life, no matter what form, they can feel Aphrodite's "beauty", just as her church said.

Beauty is the most powerful weapon in the world.

"Wait, Hippolyta."

"I'm waiting for the good news you bring me."

Turning around, Aphrodite left without hesitation.

It's no longer safe here. In order to prevent herself from becoming a prisoner, it's better to return to Olympus immediately.

As for Demeter, let her stay with this broken city.

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Since the goddess of beauty left, the sun rises and sets, and sets and rises.

The sun chariot passed through the sky again and again, and soon, several days had passed quietly.

On the top of the city of Eleusis, more and more temporary soldiers stood up.

Most of them looked unhappy, not only because they were not regular soldiers, but also because they felt that this war was inexplicable.

They did oppose many of Athens' policies and did not like the king of Athens, but all this had not yet developed to the point of fighting.

However, the development of the world has never been diverted by the opinions of the lower class, so on this day, when the frightened soldiers thought they could survive again.

At the end of the sight, a black line became clear from blur.

When there are thousands of people, the earth and the sky are connected; when there are tens of thousands of people, there is no limit.

The army coming from afar was divided into three parts like flowing clouds and water, and came to the three walls of Eleusis.

A cavalry of several thousand people was cruising around, seemingly on guard against the soldiers who suddenly rushed out of the city.

However, watching all this, the soldiers guarding the city felt that the other party was completely overthinking.

The so-called "taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and sneak attacking out of the city" also depends on ability. They have no doubt that even without the knights cruising outside, they will be easily defeated by the Athenian army that has been traveling for several days in the wilderness.

There is no way. Rebellion is rebellion, but Eleusis is not strong enough to secretly train the army before the rebellion.

At this time, the garrison of the kingdom is just headed by the nobles and the church guards, and then commanded by ordinary soldiers.

Such a temporary army, their soldiers do not have enough tacit understanding and cooperation, and their will and blood cannot be connected and resonated.

In this case, as long as they meet, they will be defeated in the field battle.

Fortunately, Eleusis still has city walls.

And the city walls of the mythological era are naturally not equal to the stone walls built by mortals.

"…That's why it's said that saints should 'move with the world.'"

"Even the military tactics of later generations cannot be simply copied."

In the center of the army, there are baggage, clergy and various witchcraft props.

Sitting on the carriage, Ryan is also getting familiar with many things of this era bit by bit.

For example, messengers, which are generally not used in Athens.

Their witchcraft communication can completely replace human power, and only when the connection is disconnected will the most primitive way of passing on messages be used.

Another example is the spellcaster group of the heavy artillery unit in the first two world wars in later generations. Clergy and wizards have their own uses.

But in the battlefield of the mythological era, they are all subject to various restrictions.

Just like it is difficult for divine arts to directly act on the opponent's military formation, this involves some issues of faith and will.

Although witchcraft can avoid this trouble, under the manifestation of order in the national war, the wizard's use of external elements is greatly reduced.

They can only use their own magic power more to cast spells, resulting in a significant decrease in the ability to continue attacking.

Various factors combined, and a series of more complex influences, ultimately formed the current battlefield.

From scouts to logistics, from the ground to the sky, many experiences of later generations are not applicable here.

"Mr. Solomon, I heard that you are the disciple of Hermes?"

Ryan asked casually, looking at some city walls that began to flash with various colors of spiritual light.

In his vision, in the various radiant packages, the suspected location of the Great Temple, the pillar of light that soared into the sky was looming.

It seemed to be Demeter, she was still in this city, and she did not leave.

Could it be that she thought that as a true god, Athens would consider more things because of her?

That was a naive idea...

"I dare not call myself a disciple, I am just an apprentice of the teacher."

Solomon bowed slightly. Although he did not know what this person who suddenly joined Athens and was entrusted with an important task by the new king did, he was still polite.

"Oh, no need to be modest."

"I have heard about the magic of alchemy for a long time, but Mr. Solomon heard that it was from Pislazi?"

"Yes, but that was a long time ago."

Solomon nodded slightly, not knowing why Ryan asked this.

"Well, Pislazi, it's a good place. I remember that Io came from this kingdom, but later her whereabouts were unknown. So you are still of the same clan."

Speaking calmly, Ryan did not care about Solomon's slightly changed expression.

For the Pislazi people, Io is not a very good name.

It is a symbol of their being played by the gods, and some people say that it is the reason for their later decline.

Even though Solomon hadn't lived there for long, the name still didn't sound very nice to him.

"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense."

"Mr. Solomon, I heard that you brought Hermes' creation with you on this trip, which can break the walls of Eleusis?"

Ryan changed the subject, as if he had just mentioned it unintentionally, and went straight back to business.

Solomon just frowned slightly when he saw this, and thought about the teacher's arrangement, so he didn't say much.

"Yes, this is a one-time war tool that the teacher spent a huge amount of money to make, but the specific effect has not been verified."

"But as long as it has 70% of the expected ability, at least the old antique wall of Eleusis should not be able to stop it."

"Very good, then get ready."

"We will launch a tentative attack on the front, and if you succeed, the tentative attack will become a real attack."

Nodding to show understanding, Ryan did not show more interest in the 'experimental product'.

He walked out of the frame and looked at the army that had gradually surrounded the three parties.

Logically speaking, it was not the right time to launch an attack after a long expedition and just arrived at the city.

But Ryan waved calmly as he looked at the top of the city.

"According to the previous preparations, try their city defense."

"...Yes."

Someone responded respectfully, and soon the order was passed to all places.

The next moment, Ryan saw the clergy behind the central position standing in position, holding up their scepters and chanting sacrificial poems.

"【Brave】——"

Wow——

The divine light swept across the army in an instant, and the first large-scale war magic began to take effect.

The physical strength that was originally lost on the road began to fill the soldiers, and on the distant city wall, the Eleusis defenders were in an uproar.

Obviously, such a movement was not a rest, but a prelude to a siege.