To be king [Greek mythology]

What happened to Mis.

Like falling asleep or something.

Coupled with the fall of the Goddess of Discord, it was enough for this goddess who inherited the wisdom of Metis to smell something unusual.

When I came to Prometheus, I probably wanted to know what happened.

"The fact that Sparta is going to attack Athens can't be concealed at all. Instead of following the march here, you might as well go back to Argos to have a look." Surpus said, "Teacher can't stand Athena's blow."

After all, the God of Wisdom and the Goddess of War like Athena are the fighting power of two worlds.

"What are you worried about Prometheus?" Ares sneered, "He's smart."

No matter how shrewd he was, he couldn't resist the threat of force, not to mention that Prometheus had already shown signs of fatigue when he left Sparta.

"Go to Argos and hold Athena." Surpus glanced at Ares, "Trust me."

Ares frowned at Thurps for a while, finally nodded, and disappeared in an instant.

The warriors of Sparta were not disturbed by the departure of their beliefs. They always believed that Ares was with their spirits. Sparta’s almost brainwashed faith indoctrination was much better than many city-states visiting once a month. Or there is a different way of belief in which they pray desperately when something happens. The firm belief of the Spartans will not change even in the face of catastrophe.

After all, human beings are very fickle, especially when facing a crisis, few people can be fearless.

And when more benefits and benefits can be obtained, even faith is not so firm.

Like King of Corinth.

If his beliefs were really firm, he would definitely not have this attitude towards the Spartan army and Surps who brought Aphrodite.

"Surpus, is there something you didn't tell me?" Hercules rode up to catch up, frowning.

"You can guess it?" Thurps looked surprised.

"..." Hercules didn't want to tease me, "You always stay behind."

After Hercules lifted the bridge, he couldn't figure it out, such as why Thurps let him lift the bridge.

This is not normal.

According to his understanding of Thurps, keeping this most simple and direct back road is obviously more beneficial than harmful. Unless there are other paths, Thurps will never choose to cut it off.

Hercules clearly knew how much Thurps cherished his life, and those warriors in Sparta who were able to sacrifice their lives for the sake of glory were people from two worlds.

"En." Thurps nodded without saying anything.

Hercules knew that he was from Crete and knew about his relationship with Minos, but he certainly couldn't guess what happened in Crete recently, nor would he think that Crete would become their ally.

The Spartan army also believed that if there was a chance, their ally should be Corinth instead of Crete, which was so far away and had almost no contact except for trade.

Thurps doesn't really care much about whether Hercules knows that the allied army is Crete, but obviously in front of so many warriors, it's better for him not to say.

Hercules was still waiting for Surpus to speak, but Surpus pulled the rein, pulled the horse, and looked back at the Spartan pioneers on the horse.

"There is no way back to Corinth." He raised his voice and said, "This time we are attacking Athens, we are not allowed to take a step back!"

The warriors' team was quiet, except for the snorting of the horses and the unbearable trampling of the ground, the warriors kept quiet with a determined face.

Thurps is quite satisfied with this. He has such an elite army in his hands, and it feels great that this group of people is at his disposal.

"I need to take Megara within a month," Thurpus said. "Can you do it?"

The warriors are like a rainbow, and the sharpened weapons in their hands tell their confidence and eagerness: "It can be done!"

"I promise you glory, power, status—remember what you promise now!"

The light in the eyes of the warriors became even hotter.

The final reward of the Vanguard is definitely much greater than those of the other parts, which is the conclusion they came to after following the young king for six years.

"Only victory is allowed, no defeat!" Thurps said loudly, "Sparta only accepts warriors who return in triumph!"

After speaking, he pulled the rein, turned around, and galloped away with a whip.

Hercules pulled the horse back to the side, watching the vanguard rushing out with Surpus, and the hard-working infantry who were appointed to wait behind the vanguard cavalry to catch up.

Just like an old lady.

Crete.

Minos sat on the throne, propping up his face and looking expressionlessly at the elders of the city-state who were full of persistence.

Most of the Cretans have no objection to the fact that Minos toppled Poseidon's temple upon his return, but in every city-state there are some people with particularly firm beliefs.

For example, the priests of the original Temple of Poseidon, such as some middle-aged and elderly people who have believed in Poseidon all their lives.

"20 years." Minos sat upright. He couldn't tell this elderly man about the gods' urine and those annoying things. He could only start with Crete, which the old man loved. Convince him, "For 20 years, Crete has never been short of tribute to Poseidon."

Minos respects anyone who has made significant contributions to the city-state. This old man was the previous warrior leader of Pailis, and his contribution to Crete is beyond doubt.

"But what has Crete experienced in the past 20 years?" Minos raised his chin, "In my impression, before Pailis took over your position, there were two tsunamis and three animal swarms. After Pailis took over, it was even more uneasy, with storms, tsunamis, animal swarms, and people and merchant ships who went out to fish and were swallowed by the sea."

Crete lost far more people at sea than in the forest.

Especially for merchant ships that go out, often the whole ship goes out, and no one comes back.

"What did Poseidon bless us?" Minos asked, "What did he do besides granting the priests the power to heal? Our food and our current life are all bought by our own efforts. Yes, and the wounded, not only the priests can heal."

"The gods must be angry because we have done something wrong." The old man said so, but he was not so sure.

In this era, everyone is working hard to survive. They will thank Poseidon for a fishing harvest, thank Demeter and Gaia for a bumper harvest, and thank each other for a successful hunting. Thanks Artemis.

But think about it, these things are all obtained by their own efforts, sweat, and even blood and life.

What does it have to do with gods?

But the fishing harvest is due to Poseidon's favor, the grain harvest is due to Demeter's kindness, and the hunting success is due to the gift of Artemis.

Everything in this world is closely related to the gods.

How could it not matter?

Thinking of this, the old man became firm again.

"It's not that we did anything wrong, it's because they didn't take us to heart at all." Minos sighed. Old people who are well-informed and have firm beliefs are always not as easy to fool as those young people who are full of blood. , "Do you remember Atlantis?"

"Of course I remember." The old man nodded. It was a very old history. "It's not far from Crete, but it sank because of the wrath of Poseidon and Gaia."

It is recorded in the classics of Crete that because of the silence of Atlantis, Crete, which lost its transit point to the mainland, was isolated for a long time before finding a new route.

"Atlantis was created by Poseidon himself, and he never did anything to make Poseidon angry, but Atlantis sank." Minos paused, "The power of the gods It’s very powerful, and it’s only a matter of seconds before they want to destroy a place—the reason why Crete has never been destroyed is not because of Poseidon’s blessing, but because Poseidon doesn’t care at all.”

If Poseidon really cared about human beliefs, he would definitely not be able to do the thing that caused Olympus to make Zeus abdicate several times to destroy the whole world with floods.

"You have never been in contact with the gods, so you don't know the disposition of most gods. They rarely seek benefits for humans. Usually, they like to act according to their own preferences and interests—they have nothing to do with some willful humans. The difference, except that the power is stronger.” Minos knew that it is very authoritative to say such words as he returned from learning from Netherland, and at the same time he compared other people’s three views, “For example, Athens, you definitely don’t know How much effort Poseidon and Athena put in to fight for Athens, and how much Poseidon, who failed in the fight, wants to flood Athens now."

Poseidon's mind is really easy to guess, His Majesty the Sea Emperor never knows how to hide his own ambitions, although it is very pitiful that he is defeated by Zeus every time.

The spirit of not getting discouraged after repeated defeats is still worth learning, but IQ and ability are really not to be praised.

"It's natural to be angry because of failure." The old man felt that he understood Poseidon's thoughts quite well.

Although the image of the god is a bit bigger than he imagined.

It feels like being pulled down from the altar and becoming an ordinary person—well, an ordinary person with relatively strong power.

"The gods who would be angry because of failure, why didn't they get angry because I tore down the temple?" Minos asked back.

The old man paused, he