Lost Narrative Poetry

Colchis.

This is a very typical country in Greek mythology and legends.

Unlike the Greek world, where mankind as a whole has entered the so-called "Dark Iron Age", this ancient country is still in the "Heroic Age". The residents of this country are generally stronger, more noble, and more powerful.

As we all know, the Greek world had different periods. The residents of the Golden Age were the noblest, but they died cleanly in the ten-year war between the Titans and the gods.

After that, there was the Silver Age and the Bronze Age, one after another, each generation becoming worse than the last. The current Black Iron Age is actually a sign that the King of Olympus's rule is coming to an end. This generation of humans is completely depraved, greedy, arrogant, and advocating violence.

Fathers do not love their sons, sons hate their fathers, brothers and friends hate each other... Fathers are unkind, sons are unfilial, brothers kill each other, friends are unjust, people's lives are already troubled, the immortals on Mount Olympus The perpetrators constantly bring new disasters and take pleasure in killing and poisoning the people under their rule.

This is like a mirror image, clearly reflecting the problems of the Greek world. The changes in the human world are a reflection of the world of gods.

However, Colchis is isolated from the world, and has always been in the "Heroic Age", which does not belong to the four periods, also known as the "Demigod Age". There has always been a saying that in the long past, after those ancient demigod heroes died in wars and disasters, Zeus would give the Island of Paradise——

Let them dwell and live there forever.

This is actually true, because Colchis belongs to such a situation. The people living on the island are not exaggerated to say that they are all demigods, but one by one, all the residents are descendants of the original ancient heroes. , the inherited ancestral bloodline allows divinity to flow in their bodies.

Perhaps after generations of mixed blood, there is only an imperceptible trace of this divinity left, but it still makes these demigod descendants extremely powerful.

They have terrifying power and can hunt ancient behemoths and huge prey alone, and they can also build magnificent cities. This is how the Kingdom of Colchis came to be. The people themselves are already descendants of such demigods, so the upper-class nobles and rulers are naturally of more noble origin.

This is a given.

Therefore, King Aeetes of Colchis was actually the son of Helios and Perse and the brother of Circe.

Miss Medea is the daughter of Aeetes and the ocean goddess Idea, and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios and the ocean goddess Perse.

Strictly speaking, this family is actually a "god clan" with pure blood. Although it is a branch of the Olympus genealogy several generations later, at least the parents of each generation are pure inheritance of divine blood, not just anyone. "God descendants", "demigods" and the like who are born from the mixed blood of gods...

It can be said that if they are not at the level of Hercules, ordinary demigods are really far inferior to this family's background.

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"So, it is clear that the whole family is a member of the divine race. Although they are not descendants of the twelve main gods, they are of distinguished and noble origin. In addition to Helios, they are also related to Circe, the goddess of witchcraft and witches. …”

The pretty girl with blond hair and blue eyes couldn't help but complain.

"The Kingdom of Colchis seems to have been protected by Ares, the god of war. King Aeetes even dedicated the golden fleece to Ares, put the fleece into the sacred grove dedicated to Ares, and sent poisonous dragons to guard it... As a result, the relationship is so deep, and this country still ends up like this?”

"Special circumstances require special treatment..."

The magician smiled slightly. He stared at the golden wool in his hand and rubbed it vigorously. Feeling the softness, he felt like he couldn't put it down.

"The intensity of the struggle within this pantheon of gods is actually far beyond your imagination, Artoria. Not to mention the relationship between Helios, Circe and Ares, even Zeus's favorite lover, isn't it? Killed by Hera?"

"And not much else to say, lovers, brothers, or children, one by one of the twelve main gods including Hades, how many of them have not been poisoned by others in all aspects? The calculations and suppression of each other, Each of these deadly attacks is not uncommon at all."

Therefore, the Kingdom of Colchis may be a long-lasting ancient kingdom, a country established by the former demigod heroes on the Island of Bliss.

Compared to the mortal nations, he is indeed of noble birth, but to the gods, it is nothing more than this——

When necessary, you can arrange ravaging chess pieces at will to humiliate enemies with grudges and suppress the opponent's power. It is really suitable to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. The gods are swordsmen, and all living beings are fish. This is the only truth in the Greek world.

"That's right..."

Artoria thought about it carefully, and then felt that what the Master said made sense. There were countless similar incidents that had been spread and became legends in history. Who can guarantee that there are many unknown things behind this? Woolen cloth.

——For example, the persecution suffered by Hercules is well-known to every household. Even though he is the son of Zeus, he is also destined to a tragic fate due to the curse of Hera’s hatred...

——There is also the well-known Prometheus. The reason is that Zeus was afraid of this Titan and felt that his authority was offended, so he nailed him to the Caucasus Mountains...

The internecine fights within the God Clan have reached such an intense level. Members of the family who are well-established and Miaohong are always in danger of being persecuted. Naturally, there will be no protection at all for distant relatives outside the family lineage who are separated. .

But having said that, it is probably because the internal struggle intensified, and finally everyone was in danger. Such an unpopular period was the reason for the turmoil in the rule of the Olympus god. According to the Master, he was just It was a push that pushed the boat along.

And without him, the Greek world is also very likely to usher in the same ending in the recent period... It can be as short as millions of years, or as long as before the end of this era. This is a destined fate that will inevitably happen.

If the foundation is shaken, it would be really strange if it could last for a long time.

"And another reason is that about the concept of "constellation"..." the magician continued calmly, "After the betrayal caused by the giant Typhon, the gods spent a long period of time to repair the near collapse. The bad Greek world. "

"Reshaping those ruined universes, filling the void, and restoring everything to new appearance, although it is not difficult for them, is indeed a very troublesome task, and it took them a long time. And After completing all this, they learned from the experience and felt the need to strengthen their precautions."

"At least we can no longer let the Greek world be like a sieve, and anyone can infiltrate it. Originally, the three generations of gods were at odds with each other. If a similar incident happens again, and the elders of the previous dynasty and the enemies cooperate inside and outside to try to seize power, The gods will also feel headaches..."

Having said this, he spread his hands to express his helplessness.

After all, what Typhon did was really disgusting, and Gaia was really not very kind - without the help of this earth goddess, Seth would not have been able to successfully put on Typhon's vest and use his own power. The bloodline power of the original Titan was increased and strengthened, almost breaking the sky.

From the primitive gods, to the Titan gods, to the Olympus gods, in the final analysis, it is all internal strife within their own families, and the meat will rot in the bowl no matter what.

However, because Gaia was dissatisfied with Zeus for overthrowing her son, she broke the rules of the game without authorization, and even put on a face of "rather giving foreigners than domestic slaves", and would rather help the gods from the distant Egyptian world to take control. The Greek world also wanted to overthrow the rule of Mount Olympus.

Some things cannot actually set a precedent...

Once principles and rules are broken, it is the beginning of a series of disasters, and the "first broken window" is often the starting point for things to get worse.

Basically, it can be said that in a situation like today's, the Twelve Gods of Olympus will join forces with the magician, and even in order to win his support, they have promised to cut half of the Greek world and remove countless skies and seas. And the universe gave him something as a reward...it might not be without the impact of this incident.

——After all, the first generation of gods set a precedent. The younger generations inherit the methods of their ancestors. As long as they can achieve their goals, there is no pressure to cede land and marry.

Artoria listened with interest, and asked naturally: "So they decided to use constellations as the defense line of the Greek world?"

"That's right. Although it is actually of no use, Zeus probably hopes to take this measure to prevent the story from repeating itself. But at that time, other people will play the role of overthrowing him. When it is time to cooperate inside and outside, they will take action. It’s not ambiguous at all…”

Xia Ran shook his head.

"It's like this now... But no matter how you say it, at least when the planetary defense line was first pushed, Zeus did have great hopes. Not only did he use various methods to push hard, but he absolutely did not allow anyone to Stop Him on this one.”

Artoria pondered: "So Miss Medea was... considered a victim of implication in the original history?"

If the twelve constellations are so important, then the Golden Fleece, which was sublimated into Aries, seems to be very problematic. Is this a crime of Colchis harboring a treasure? Is it possible that the series of sufferings suffered are inevitable?

With this inference, I am afraid that Jason will be put on the task of finding the Golden Fleece, the heroes of the Argonauts will gather, and Miss Medea will be cursed by the God of Love, develop a twisted love for Jason, and then help He successfully obtained the Golden Fleece...

"Probably..." the magician said casually, "but the Golden Fleece is in my hands now."

"Speaking of which, Master, how did you convince Aeetes to give you this thing?" The girl raised her eyebrows and reached out unceremoniously to take the golden fleece in his hand, kneaded it a few times, and felt the A strange feeling.

"Oh, this, I didn't tell him... The golden fleece is hanging in the forest dedicated to Ares, and there is a poisonous dragon guarding it. Aeetes doesn't check it every day. Occasionally, he only looks at it from afar. One glance, and as long as the dragon outside is still guarding, he will feel relieved."

The magician said matter-of-factly: "So I went directly to the forest and took this thing out, and he didn't know."

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"It's pretty good, just think of it as Miss Medea's tuition..."

The girl said in a dry tone.

"Okay, well, she seems to be here..." Xia Ran nodded, and then looked out the window thoughtfully.

A solitary wooden house stands on a solitary peak that stands thousands of feet high. The high-altitude hunting wind blows constantly. The forest is like the undulating waves of wheat fields, showing orderly ripples, accompanied by the rustling sound of leaves.

There were copper hooves on both ends, and fire spewed from the nostrils. The ox cart pulled by the extremely ferocious sacred cow opened the way. The garrison behind them rode giant eagles and appeared in the sky. From a black spot at the beginning, a line appeared in the sky. Obvious ribbon.

It was the king of the Kingdom of Colchis who personally led his warriors, escorted his daughter, and came to learn magic from the magician.

Xia Ran's current character is that of a hermit living on Paradise Island. By the way, he has implanted the concept and system of the magician into the information framework of this world, quietly adding settings, so everything is in harmony. It seems logical.

For example, the affected king did not think there was any problem. He did not think magic was a strange thing that suddenly appeared. Instead, he thought it was a mysterious system that had been passed down for a long time, no less than witchcraft and magic.

Under such a premise of understanding, he happened to find that there was an ancient sage who studied this skill carefully on the island he ruled.

In addition, the other party also intended to accept his daughter as a disciple, so the king naturally gave up the idea of ​​​​sending the little girl Medea to the island of Aeaea to learn magic from Circe.

"Charlotte, go get Medea in, and just send the others back."

The magician raised his hand, snapped his fingers, and commanded.

The silver-haired and red-eyed puppet maid nodded calmly, turned around and went out.

"A magic teacher who changed the past from the source and became his own magic teacher...Master, may I ask, how do you feel now?"

Arturia looked away and asked thoughtfully. She felt that this relationship was too magical and too messy.

——But it seems that this is not the first time that my Master respects his master.

——Maybe he has become accustomed to this kind of thing, but he can’t tell for sure?

"Oh, about this, that's about it..." Xia Ran was not too willing to talk about her feelings about this matter in detail, so she was very vague and perfunctory, as if she was preparing to get away with it.

Seeing this, the corners of Artoria's mouth turned up in a rare move, and she asked persistently: "What does it mean just like that? Can you tell me more specifically?"

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"How do you feel when you change from the father of your daughter to the mother of your daughter? This is how I feel." Xia Ran raised her eyebrows and replied very calmly.

"Master! You...!!"

Arturia was stunned at first, then she felt embarrassed and anxious, raised her pink fist and hit her stepfather twice.

At this time, the door of the wooden house was pushed open, and the puppet maid with amazing mobility walked in from the door with a little girl as pure as a lily.

Little Miss Medea's eyes widened and she looked at the two people in the room curiously. After hesitating for a moment, she remembered her father's instructions and instructions yesterday. She quickly calmed down her expression, bowed seriously and shouted sweetly. :

"teacher."

"……Um."

The magician blinked. This subtle sense of dissonance made him feel very strange.

As a person who obeys the rules and respects teachers, he is actually not very able to accept such a play, asking Miss Medea to call him teacher...

"Call me again and listen...ah, no, you don't need to call me teacher."

So he smiled happily...ahem, and said very seriously.