I have a little golden mouth [Greek mythology]

"That's the way it is. Although Helios has given up the position of the sun god in advance, he also said that unless Phaethon is resurrected again, he will refuse to surrender the sovereign control of the sun."

Facing the frowning Zeus, Hermes shrugged his shoulders after finishing speaking, saying that he had tried his best, and the rest would be up to the god of thunder.

"This matter is not easy to handle..."

Sitting on the large and gorgeous throne, Zeus smiled with a hint of embarrassment on his face.

When it comes to Hades, he always thinks of the rift caused by the mother god's eccentricity.

So facing the conditions proposed by Helios, Zeus also felt a little helpless.

For ordinary gods, you can use the majesty of a god king to suppress them.

But it's useless to replace this set with the Titans, let alone the king of the underworld who is equal to them.

Moreover, Hades is still their eldest brother, and there are several primitive gods sitting behind him, so they cannot be dealt with by ordinary means!

"Although the forces of light and darkness should quickly restore their balance, Father God, you know that the Netherworld is the domain of Hades, and it is not under the jurisdiction of the gods of Olympus."

Just as the king of the gods was contemplating, the goddess of wisdom stepped forward and reminded at the right time: "As the ruler of the underground and the soul, I don't think our uncle is a generous god."

Athena's words were very skillful. On the one hand, she was reminding everyone that Hades is not a good-spoken god, and at the same time, she gave Zeus a step so that he could walk down.

But for these words, Hermes agreed in his heart.

Wanting that His Highness who is already stingy to hand over his soul is like seeking skin from a tiger, how easy is it?

"This matter is indeed difficult, but since Apollo has agreed to Helios, then I think he should have enough confidence to solve it."

……

With the "blessing" given by Zeus, Hermes and Apollo walked down the mountain of Olympus together.

Seeing that he was silent, Apollo smiled, "Actually, we had expected this kind of result a long time ago, so next—"

"I'll go next."

Before Apollo finished speaking, Hermes interrupted him, "According to the agreement reached first, I should help you obtain the part of the source of light left by Hyperion, and this part of the source was taken by Heli Oss was placed on Phaethon, so no matter what you say, I should be the one to take this trip."

There was no room for Apollo to refute. After Hermes finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to him, "Of course, as a guarantee, you can borrow some artifacts from me."

As a trading god with extremely professional ethics, Hermes will do his best to complete the "contract" he made with others.

So going to Nether to negotiate with Hades this time is not only an order given by Zeus, but he also has to go.

Going home, some preparatory work still needs to be done.

Wearing a flying cap, holding a staff of two snakes, and wearing a body armor temporarily made by the goddess of the night, Hermes put the shrunken lyre into his small cloth bag, and at the same time pointed at the Apollo waved, "Okay, just send it here."

The realm of the God of Light lies on the earth, and the Nether is formed by the gathering of the origin of darkness, which has a natural restraint effect on all Gods of Light.

So Apollo could only send him to the door. As for the longest and darkest road left, he could only walk it by himself.

"Then be careful yourself."

Looking at his younger brother who was armed to the teeth, Apollo shook his head and watched him walk into the dark abyss.

In a narrow sense, the netherworld refers to the realm under the earth, and the surface of the earth is the human world, where living creatures live.

And under the earth is the kingdom of darkness, and deeper in the kingdom of darkness is the land of the abyss called "Tartaros".

But in Hermes' understanding, the earth, the netherworld, and the abyss are spaces of different dimensions.

Therefore, it is foolish for a person to enter the netherworld by digging soil on the earth, because the three are not in the traditional sense of upper and lower relations at all.

"Journey to the Nether is no different from the tasks you have done in the past. First, you have to pass through the River Styx. It is the River of Suffering that connects the world and the Netherworld. The owner of the River of Suffering is Charon, who was conceived by the Evernight Goddess. God of the Underworld. But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that when picking up the souls of human beings, Charon will collect a part of the 'reward', which is only used as a price for ferrying across the river, so don't forget to bring a coin, otherwise If you don’t, it might be a bit difficult to enter the underworld from the main entrance.”

Standing before the River of Misery, recalling Apollo's reminder before he set off, Hermes couldn't help but feel distressed.

Don't forget to bring coins?

Although he is the god of trading, it is true that bartering is popular these days.

Not to mention that humans have not developed trade, the trade between gods is more direct, because most of them get what they need.

Because of this, although Hermes accumulated a considerable fortune, it did not include coins.

"Young boy, I see that you are surrounded by the glory of Olympus. It seems that you are a god from the earth?"

Charon sat by the river and had been watching Hermes for a while.

But the young male god not only didn't come over, but looked very distressed.

Out of curiosity, Charon shouted at the other party: "If you want to cross the river, come here quickly, this is the last trip tonight."

As he said that, he raised his finger and pointed to the few scattered souls around him. They were all the dead souls of the human race. Most of them were caused by the fire disaster not long ago, and the rain fell on the earth.

"But I have no money with me."

Pursing the corners of his lips, Hermes walked over to where Charon was, "But this time I came to Nether to meet His Royal Highness Hades."

In fact, it is not the first time Hermes has come to the underworld, but the last time he came, he used the carriage of Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory.

At that time, the goddess of memory happened to go to Olympos to visit her daughter, who was the twelve goddesses of Mus under Apollo's banner.

So when the other party returned to the Netherworld, he took the oil bottle of Hermes with him.

Unfortunately, there is no memory goddess' carriage to give Hermes a ride.

"No coins? That would be more troublesome."

Hearing what he said, Charon scratched his head, "The rules about collecting coins are made by His Majesty."

The implication is that in the face of the rules customized by Hades, he dare not change them at will.

Gods like Hermes who belong to Zeus can call Poseidon and Hades "Your Highness" to show respect.

But like the god of the netherworld like Charon, the attitude towards Hades should be much more respectful.

"What's going on here? Why are there so many dead souls staying here?"

When Hermes and Charon were speechless, a black-haired male god wearing a black cloak and holding a scythe suddenly came not far away.

"This...could it be His Royal Highness Thanadus?"

As the opponent approached, Hermes felt an extremely powerful breath of death.

This breath made people feel very uncomfortable. Even Hermes felt it was icy cold, as if even his vitality was slowly passing away.

But for ordinary people, I am afraid that the real "Death" has come in person.

Looking at the entire Netherworld, male gods with such power are actually very easy to find.

Moreover, wearing a cloak and carrying a sickle, such distinctive features, almost became the label of the other party's identity.

Apart from Thanadus, the god of death, Hermes couldn't think of any other candidate who could better meet this requirement.

"Are you not the god of the underworld, from Olympus?"

Putting the sickle on the ground, the black-haired male god sized Hermes up, and immediately determined his identity.

With a handsome appearance, dressed in brocade clothes, and at the same time uncomfortable with the aura of the underworld, there is no one else except those gods who have been used to respecting and treating each other on Mount Olympus.

With the same thought, Hermes and Thanadus did not speak for a while, except for saying a word at the beginning.

"It looks like the two are walking together?"

Just as the awkward atmosphere continued to spread, Charon, who had always been like a wooden man, suddenly came back to his senses, but now he smiled and said: "This young male god is the messenger of Zeus. This time he came to the netherworld. It is said that It was to meet His Majesty Hades, saying that there was something to do. But because he didn’t carry any coins, I couldn’t sail. His Highness Danatus should have completed today’s task when he came back this time. Since you all If you want to go to Hades City, why not go with us?"

This is actually giving Hermes a step. After all, he can't pass the Nether Road without money.

So apart from staying in the nether world, Hermes had no choice but to find the right gods and get help from them.

"Then let's go together."

After learning about Hermes' intentions from Charon, Thanadus, who was originally looking very cold and arrogant, glanced at Hermes, then took out two silver coins and handed them to the other party.

"Then get ready to sail!"

Reaching out to take the two coins, Charon smiled even more, and said to the two gods: "Sit tight and get ready to set sail!"

Raising his finger, following the direction of his finger, Hermes' eyes fell on a very dilapidated boat.

The ship is estimated to be full of dozens of people, and it looks like the ship is in tatters and the masts on the ship are broken, which really gives people a very unreliable feeling.

But looking at Thanadus with a calm face, he felt that maybe he hadn't seen the "world", so he thought so.

Maybe this is the custom in the House of Netherworld?

After hypnotizing himself, Hermes still followed them onto the small broken ship.

There are a total of four rivers in Netherworld, and each river has its own function.

Like this river of misery that surrounds the entire underworld, it was originally a tributary of the river of oaths, Styx.

Even so, there is also an extremely powerful ghost power gathered in it.

Sitting on the bow of the boat, Hermes looked at the dark and dull river surface, and couldn't help being slightly lost in thought.

"It is almost impossible for ordinary gods to cross the River Styx."

Not far from him, Thanadus was wiping the huge scythe in his hand with a white cloth. At this time, he seemed to say something unintentionally: "As long as the gods with such thoughts, they have already done it when they took action. The devoured power is now all in the depths of the lake."

Sensing a warning from the other party's words, Hermes froze slightly, then silently withdrew his gaze from looking out.

This broken ship is unattractive, but it is said that it was built by Hades himself, and it has the protection given by His Majesty Hades.

So as long as you don't leave the range of this ship, nothing dangerous will happen.

As for what will happen after leaving this ship, it is self-evident.