The Great Demon King

Chapter 373 Miracle?

"No wonder you're dressed like a tin can." The siren couldn't help but glance at the messenger, "So it was to guard against me."

Magic, potions, divine power... Many methods can achieve the goal of immunity to charm. The Sirens were not surprised by the self-protection methods of the Atlantis messenger.

The scene just now was just a tease.

If the teasing is successful, she will get two eyeballs for free;

It's kind of fun to tease failed, isn't it?
"Master Siren, I hope you will think about it carefully. The gate of Atlantis has always been open for you." Although the envoy was furious, he didn't dare to get really angry, and his tone quickly softened. The perfect interpretation of this idiom.

The Siren smiled noncommittally, and said, "Wait until I'm free. Now, I have other things to do, and I'm not interested in a place that is as quiet as a turtle."

The messenger was taken aback when he heard the words, and he remembered a short story in many ancient legends of Atlantis:

Legend has it that after Atlantis sank into the bottom of the sea, its vitality was seriously injured and it recuperated for many years. Its own population was not enough to restore its national strength, so it used genetic modification technology to "manufacture and synthesize" many intelligent submarine races.

What is the most in the sea?
fish.

What are the citizens of Atlantis?
Essentially human too.

What kind of race can not only possess intelligence in one step, but also adapt well to life under the sea?
I believe that even a child can think of it, it should be a combination of humans and fish.

At that time, although Atlantis already possessed relatively advanced biotechnology, it even allowed some sea creatures that were already very smart to rapidly improve their IQs, such as whales and octopuses.

However, it is too difficult to directly edit the genes of humans and fish together. Even if it can be successful, it will take many, many years of technology accumulation before there is hope.

At that time, the scientists in Atlantis were thinking that it would be great if there was a ready-made mermaid sample.

Coincidentally, something happened in Olympus at that time.

The banshee siren and the muse, the god of art, have a music competition. The loser accepts the punishment of the other unconditionally, and the siren loses.

The Muse tore off the siren's wings and let him fall to the mortal world.

The "falling into the mortal world" here is actually a metaphor, which means being kicked out of the God Realm and "distributed" to the earth.

The siren who came to the earth fell directly into the sea.

Because she is the daughter of the river god, she was weak and directly became an aquatic creature of her father's line.

From the appearance alone, it is almost the same as the legendary mermaid.

It can be said that all the mermaids on the earth today are "specialties" of Atlantis, and the first "mermaid" that appeared on the earth is the siren.

The sirens who were "relegated to the mortal dust" were very weak and almost died. In the process of sinking into the sea, they were captured by the Atlanteans.

The Atlantis scientists who got the siren were ecstatic, it was like giving away pillows after sleepiness—just when they thought they could have a mermaid sample, one fell from the sky, it was like the gods were giving Atlantis a continuation. Life.

The result is obvious, the sirens are imprisoned and serve as "guinea pigs" for a period of time.

Of course, although the little white mouse was collected various samples every day, those scientists really took care of her health in every possible way. While being studied, her injuries were also recovering quickly.

One day, Siren's wounds were finally healed, and her strength recovered a little. She slaughtered [-]% of the laboratory scientists, and rushed out of the royal city of Atlantis with a group of finished and semi-finished mermaids. A new force was formed...

The legend came to an abrupt end here, and no one knew what happened after that. They only knew that the sirens returned to Olympus in the end, and the mermaids also settled down around the city of Atlantis and lived in the city of Atlantis. In the countless years that followed, it gradually integrated into the underwater kingdom of Atlantis.

Some historians of Atlantis speculated based on some remaining historical materials that the sirens seemed to have tried to join forces with the royal family of Atlantis at that time to counterattack the land together and become the royal family on the land again.

It's just that the monarch of Atlantis has been in peace for a long time, and he is content with the status quo. He doesn't have the courage. He just wants to hide in this underwater paradise with peace of mind. Therefore, the Sirens have never looked down on Atlantis since then. Si, especially the royal family here.

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The messenger originally thought it was just a legend, but now it seems that it is almost a fact.

He brought more than 1000 mermaids here today. Of course, he didn't come to "force the palace", let alone kidnap them. He just wanted to use these mermaids who are very closely related to the sirens to make friends and play emotional cards.

Rengui has self-knowledge, and the messenger knows how much he is, so he doesn't bother anymore, and after saying the invitation again, he turns around and leaves with interest.

He didn't know the purpose of the Siren coming to Earth this time, so he didn't know that the Siren didn't have the time to "reminisce" with Atlantis.

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The gods of Olympus have endured for so many years, and finally have the opportunity to extend their claws to the earth. Naturally, it is impossible to send only the "pioneer officer" siren.

New York City Opera House.

Invited by an old friend, Qian Song brought Hu Qingqing here to watch an opera performance. Today there is a performance by a world-renowned musical opera troupe.

This old friend, Qian Song just mentioned to Hu Qingqing, really said that Cao Cao Cao Cao will be here, she is the daughter of swallowing stars, Ganata.

Don't get me wrong, Ganata took the initiative to find Qian Song, not because she had any affection for Qian Song, but simply to reminisce about the past, and...to negotiate a matter.

whats the matter?
Questions about ownership of food.

What she wants to do most and what she does most every day is to eat all kinds of food.

Of course, compared to before, she has become a lot picky eater, and she already finds things like the demons that appeared before unpalatable.

Recently, Ganata smelled several relatively unfamiliar smells, which aroused her appetite.

Among these breaths, the one closest to her is in New York.

Ganata came here because of the smell. Of course, she also smelled Qian Song's breath, so in order not to cause unnecessary misunderstanding, she decided to say hello to Qian Song first.

The content of this greeting is very simple - that's the food I was eyeing first, so... please forgive me.

Of course, Ganata, who has lived on the earth for many years, is already quite sophisticated, and she chose to negotiate in a softer way, such as inviting an opera.

In addition, Ganata, who has already discovered the weird clues in the opera house, intends to let Qian Song watch a good show together.

The "graciousness" was hard to turn down, so Qian Song agreed to go to the appointment, and brought Hu Qingqing with him.

Today's opera is a very famous repertoire - "Orpheus and Eurydice".

This classic opera describes a story based on Greek mythology.

In Greek mythology, Orpheus is the son of Apollo, the sun god, and Calliopa, the goddess of literature and art. His zither and singing can confuse all animals, just as the siren's singing can confuse fishermen. Same.

Orpheus had a wife named Eurydice. One day, his wife was bitten to death by a poisonous snake. There are two conditions:
First, on the way back, he must not look back at Osedek; second, this commandment must not be leaked.

As a result, on the way back, Orpheus couldn't resist missing his wife, and looked back at her, causing his wife to die for the second time.Abandoned by humans and gods, Orpheus was so desperate that he thought of suicide.

Seeing this, Hu Qingqing, who had very shallow eye sockets, had red eyes and was about to cry. She was very moved by the superb acting skills of the opera actors and the touching plot of the story itself.

It stands to reason that this is an opera performance of a classic repertoire. This opera was adapted by the 18th-century operaist Christoph Willibald Gluck. Orpheus was moved by his wife's sincere love, and brought the dead Euredyke back to life. Finally, all the gods sang the power of love in unison, and then the curtain fell.

But at this moment, the storyline performed on the stage began to deviate from the opera track-it actually developed more and more towards the actual tragic ending of the original version.

The actors all looked terrified, but they couldn't help themselves, like puppets, performing a completely different plot from the rehearsal.

Eurydice on the stage, that is, the heroine in the story, at the moment when the hero looked back at her, it was really like the original story, and under the eyes of the audience, it began to turn into a dreamlike Bubbles!
You know, this is not a Hollywood blockbuster in a movie theater, this is a stage opera.

After the heroine turned into a bubble, everyone in the audience stood up in shock. This opera is a world-renowned opera, and most of the people present are opera fans. As opera fans, all of them have watched this opera many times Yes, I came here today just to appreciate how the world-class art troupe performed.

But what the hell is it now?The script has been adapted again?
Just like the classic Beijing opera "Farewell My Concubine", everyone knows that the ending is besieged on all sides, the concubine Yu commits suicide, and the concubine commits suicide by the riverside. human jaw.

Taking a step back, even if it is adapted, the stage effect is too realistic, right?

Operas are different from movies. There are various post-productions in movies, and the emphasis is on the ultimate visual impact, so it is only natural that special effects are good, but this stage play is a live performance, and the emphasis is on stage beauty, plot, and the singing voice and acting skills of the actors.

The wife of the mayor of New York was also present today. She turned her head and curiously asked the white-haired gentleman next to her: "Captain Fein, your group's performance is really innovative."

This white-haired gentleman is the head of the opera troupe on the stage. His expression told the mayor's wife that he was also shocked, but instead of answering other people's questions politely, he froze in place with only his eyeballs Can turn.

"It's not innovation, but restoration!" A majestic voice came out of the mouth of this Captain Fein.

The mayor's wife was taken aback. The head of the troupe had a good conversation with her before the opera began. His voice was a bit sharp at the age of sixty, not the thick baritone it is now.

"The story of Olympus can be sung by mortals." The leader continued, his voice was majestic, but his expression was extremely terrified: "But it would be a sin to adapt it at will!"

The mayor's wife is worthy of her kindness, she pressed the remote alarm in her pocket, and waited for the professional security personnel to come to deal with it, but she herself did not change her face, without any panic: "I understand, after the opera adaptation The final ending of Orpheus and Eurydice is not the same as the final real ending of Orpheus and Eurydice."

Although I don't know what's going on, the situation is obviously very wrong, so I have to appease the other party's emotions first, and try to follow his words.

"Yes, this ending insults the will of the gods. The law of life and death cannot be changed. He gave Orpheus a chance, but he didn't know how to grasp it. His tragic fate was not only caused by himself, but also by others. God's judgment on him." The head continued.

"Their love is earth-shattering, sir." From the corner of the eye of the mayor's wife, she saw the security guards pouring in at the entrance of the theater. It’s a perfect ending, isn’t it understandable?”

"Olympus, it's been a long time since I announced my existence." The leader answered irrelevantly, pointing his trembling fingers at the burly men approaching behind him without turning his head.

At this moment, all the burly men froze, as if someone had acupuncture points on them.

The mayor's wife finally couldn't maintain her elegant demeanor, she stood up abruptly, because those unlucky big men were her bodyguards.

"Sit down, human being!" The head of the group said softly, as if he could not follow the words, the mayor's wife's knees softened, and she sat down again.

Not only the mayor's wife, but also the audience who were so shocked to stand up before, all sat down.

"This play is not over yet, let's watch it first!" After the group leader finished speaking, he saw the actors on the stage and began to perform again.

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Qian Song had heard the conversation between the mayor's wife and the group leader just now, after all, they were very close.

Although he really wanted to complain that he was like a certain elementary school student who had emergencies wherever he went, he still decided to stabilize himself and see what happened—maybe this is why Ganata brought him to watch the drama .

After comforting Hu Qingqing who was beside him, Qian Song continued to watch the play.

On the stage, the hero, that is, Orpheus, watched his wife vanish into thin air, running wildly in the direction where the foam flew, and was blocked by a pure black river.

He knew the river, the Styx, the barrier between the realm of the dead and the mortal world.He wanted to go to the underworld with his wife, but the boatman on the river Styx refused to take him across, so he had to return to the world alone.

From then on, Orpheus lost interest in everything and lived alone in a cave in Thrace.

Orpheus, who missed his dead wife every day, lived a haggard life. Dionysus took pity on him and gave him wine to relieve his worries. Unexpectedly, Orpheus had already changed his temper, cursed Dionysus and drove him away. .

The story of Orpheus’ disrespect for Dionysus spread throughout the world. A fanatical follower of Dionysus found his cave, killed him, cut his body into many pieces, and threw it into the wilderness. , His head floated with the sea to Lesbos Island, and his limbs and torso floated further afield.

Limbs, heads, body parts, and drifting are not realized with the help of props and stage art, but real scenes on the stage, that is to say, this is the "dismemberment" of the scene.

No one in the audience screamed this time, and no one called the police, because everyone couldn't help themselves.

"Orpheus is very talented. His piano sound can make gods and people mesmerized. Even fierce gods and flood beasts will become gentle and docile in an instant, so the father of the gods asked him to manage the gods at the foot of the mountain. Suppressing fierce beasts, raising all kinds of ferocious beasts, but he violated the will of the gods for love, gave up his duties, and despised the authority of the gods, so he deserves to die!" The voice of the head of the group appeared above the stage, as if suddenly The same as the inserted narration.

"And you humans, for thousands of years, have forgotten the glory of Olympus, look at what you worship now!" The majestic voice became high-pitched: "So, crawl again! perish!"

The voice echoed in the opera house for a long time before it disappeared.

An opera, turned into a farce, is over.

(End of this chapter)