and the days of Apollo herding cattle

The noise of the people in Thebes became louder and louder, and the people were no longer threatened by death, but the hunger that was more painful than death almost made them want to die.

Human beings have always had more complicated emotions than other animals. At first, they were ecstatic when they learned that they were really freed from the threat of death. The spirit is different.

Commoners and slaves are the ones that have changed the most. Unlike nobles, they have always been at the bottom of society. Not surprisingly, this life has nothing to do with comfort and enjoyment, but this time the blessing of Apollo has changed this situation. No matter how much they worry about death all the time, they no longer need to think about living with all their strength and dignity, and they can still hold their chests upright.

want to change.

It would take at least hundreds or thousands of years for people to wake up from a situation of extreme lack of dignity and slavish thoughts and want to make changes without intervention, but Enoch did Interventions were given, options were given, and pushes were made.

Enoch doesn't know the idea of ​​change, and he won't do these things. He is an otaku, with three points of professional knowledge and 93 points of krypton gold player game experience. If he is asked to lead the people to any uprisings and riots, the ending There is no need to guess 5.00%, and [-]% is bound to be a mess.So he doesn't do it either.

He just knows one sentence——

The people are not afraid of death, why are they afraid of it?

If people have no bottom line, they will become more terrifying.

The gods may not know it, but Enoch knows it all too well, after all... he was once a human being, and he has been here before.

The gods are high above, they may have a trace of humanity in them, but they have more divinity, which is just the opposite of half-gods like Enoch. They treat human beings and punish them from above in order to maintain their majesty and make themselves happy.

But Enoch was different.

Apollo is his lover, and he doesn't want Apollo to be stained.

Niobe insulted Leto and broke the sacrifice to her, which was sheer impiety and a real mistake.But there is the gap between man and God, and there is also the sense of identity between man and God.Niobe did something wrong, she was disgusted by humans because of her domineering and publicity, but once Apollo took action and punished her, everything was different again.

People are sympathetic to the weak, people are partial to the same kind.And the identity of God is doomed to human beings' sense of distance from Apollo.

Human beings can only speculate and sympathize from the poor man Niobe's perspective. They can't make a good impression on Apollo, and the deterrence they can increase is also very limited. After all, Apollo has long been one of the twelve main gods. Everyone just took it for granted that Bai was punished.

After all, isn't it a matter of course for an ant to provoke and want to crush it to death if it is unhappy?

It is simply not realistic to punish one person and punish two people to solve the similar situation of Niobe once and for all.

Death is naturally something that everyone is afraid of, but it is precisely because everyone is afraid that everyone will experience it, so in the eyes of bystanders, the unexpected sense of dread that makes the scalp tingle is less.

"Apollo, let me ask you, do you know what she cares most about a person like Niobe?" Enoch watched the farce below, and asked softly, taking Apollo's hand.

Apollo thought for a while, and then replied: "Let's live a glamorous life. A gorgeous castle, a high position of power, compliments from servants, handsome or beautiful children, everything that can make her live comfortably and wantonly To live, at the same time, there must be envy and fear in the eyes of others, right?"

Enoch laughed softly: "Aren't you very clear, Apollo? Why don't you do this?"

"Huh?" Apollo looked down at Enoch, a hint of puzzlement flashed in his eyes.

Enoch held Apollo's hand slightly tighter, lowered his eyelids as if he focused all his attention on the farce below: "I mean, destroying what a person cares about the most, for you It's not that hard to say, is it?"

"But it's too troublesome." Apollo replied indifferently, "It's just a group of human beings. To whom, I can't bestow death? It's too stupid to spend effort to deal with them."

Enoch froze.

After Apollo finished speaking, he felt that there was something wrong, and quickly turned his head and kissed Enoch on the face: "Ah, I'm not saying you are stupid. Others who work hard to do these things are stupid. You do this kind of thing." The thing, that being smart is being surprised. Forget it, I don't care if you're a little stupid."

Enoch didn't speak, but just raised his eyelids and looked at him without words.

What's the matter with this male god? !No wonder he is so handsome and talented but has been single for so many years, so co-authors can only be so stupid when it comes to being likable?Enoch boasted that his straight man's tone of voice was already very stupid, but the more he got along with Apollo, the more he could realize the internal wounding power of straight man's language.

The great thing about this skill is that, while talking about love, you can get mad at the same time, even if you are so angry that you get hurt internally, you still can't get angry with him, because he will only make you angry.

"Okay, don't praise me for being stupid anymore, I might not be able to resist beating you!" Enoch held Apollo's face in his hands and kissed him twice, his soft lips rubbing against the corner of his mouth, The breaths of the two are intertwined, both intimate and sticky.

"Oh! Brother Apollo, Enoch, can you not make love here in front of me! It's provoking me that I don't have a handsome young guy to behave?!" Artemis said dissatisfied.

Enoch was a little embarrassed, and wanted to distance himself from Apollo in embarrassment, but Apollo held him firmly in his arms.

"You don't care what she does, whether she looks at it or not is none of our business, just ignore her." Apollo whispered in Enoch's ear.

The relationship between the gods is very chaotic, not to mention a few kisses in front of others, and they may even invite people to join in directly.Apollo didn't have a full set of interests in front of others, but what happened to kissing his lover in front of his sister?

Enoch stretched out his hand and tugged at Apollo's face: "Be good, be like a big brother, you know?"

Apollo felt aggrieved, and whined like a big dog: "I'm not much older than Artemis, she was born only a few minutes later than me, why should I let her do everything!"

Enoch didn't know whether to laugh or cry, now he said that he didn't want to be an elder brother, and being an elder brother was so wronged, why didn't he say it normally?"Brother, I..." The sister-protecting madman is more powerful than anyone else, and now he is still wronged.

Before Enoch could comfort him, Artemis, who was angered by Apollo's slander, said, "Brother Apollo, it's okay if you don't want to be a brother, just call me sister from now on! Sister Take care of you and love you!"

Apollo's face darkened: "Artemis, you are quite courageous. No matter how you look at it, it is only natural for me to be your elder brother. You should just be your younger sister!"

The degree of Apollo's slack is directly proportional, whether it is a narcissistic slack or a poisonous slack, there is always one sentence - slack!

"Then brother, don't make trouble for my love!" Artemis said angrily, "Who do you think it is because I haven't been able to find someone to fall in love with?! More than half of the reasons are due to you, brother." How about your body!"

"It's up to me again!" Apollo also said angrily, "Think I'm a troublemaker?! Am I a troublemaker? Don't you see what kind of men you are looking for yourself? As an older brother, shouldn't I help you?" Is the sister with bad eyesight going to check?!"

"What do you mean bad eyesight! Brother, your eyesight is the worst, your eyesight is the worst!"

Enoch watched the two brothers and sisters quarreling with a headache: "Aren't you still watching the excitement? Didn't you argue a long time ago to see what happens to Niobe?"

"Don't watch it!" Artemis was so angry that his liver ached, "Let Apollo see it for himself! He has such a good eye, maybe he can catch a few princesses and take him back!"

"You just want to mock me for my bad eyesight? Anyway, no matter how bad it is, I can't be worse than you! You not only have bad eyesight, but you also want to provoke me, Enoch, right?!"

"Do you need me to provoke you? Anyway, brother, you have such a bad personality, what else is good except that face and that figure? Enoch will definitely break up with you in a short time!"

"You don't need to worry!"

The two brothers and sisters quarreled more and more. It was just a joke, but I don't know how it developed into this.

"Skull hurts." Enoch tapped his skull, which was almost concussed by the noise, and was about to let them quarrel by themselves.

The people of Thebes made a lot of noise. The king under the long-term oppression of Niobe sat cowardly on his throne. The faces of the seven princesses were full of panic. The seven princes wanted to rush out angrily. The seven princesses were held back.

Niobe, who used to be so proud that he never looked at people above his chin, seemed to have lost his spine, and fell slumped on a large chair inlaid with precious stones, the light in his eyes gradually faded away.

There is nothing left in the spacious palace. Yesterday a group of slaves rebelled in the palace. They had had enough of Niobe's endless torture and slavery. They made a lot of noise and almost killed Niobe on the bed. Several younger princesses and princes were also injured by them. If it weren't for Niobe's possession of what Tantalus had left her, their family would have met in Hades' Hades by now.

Pain, despair, fear, and endless unwillingness enveloped them.

How did things get like this?

Half a month ago, they were still the masters of Thebes with great glory, but today, they are so embarrassed that they can't even serve the servants. The family of sixteen hid in this once the most center of power, fearing that they would be killed. No one would burst through the gates and take what was left of them—life and the last of their dignity.

The little princes and princesses hid in the arms of their older brothers and sisters and wept loudly. Niobe gnawed on his fingernails and looked around nervously, for fear that there might be enemies who didn't know where they were hiding.

"Boom boom boom — boom boom boom — boom boom boom —"

The sound of wood knocking on the stone door was so clear, as if knocking on their eardrums, it was frightening.

"Noble queen Niobe, come out, come out quickly! We are your faithful servants! We are your loyal slaves~" The maid's voice was soft and sweet, but it sounded like A demon who chooses to eat.

Niobe remembered that it was this maid, this maid, who was holding a red-hot iron rod. Although the place where her palm touched the rod was wrapped with strips of cloth, the temperature of the iron rod was too high. Bars are not completely insulated from high temperatures.Smoke was coming from the scorched palms, yellow pus dripped from the ugly face, and he walked towards her step by step.

Niobe still remembered this maid, because it was not so long before this maid was punished, so she still remembered it very clearly.

A pretty little nobleman's daughter, because her family was in trouble, her father sold her for some money.Niobe is a queen who likes to enjoy herself. She loves to enjoy herself and put on a show. In the palace, more than half of the maids come to serve her, and the daughter of this little nobleman is no exception.

She is very clear about the thoughts of these little nobles. It is really naive to want to climb into her son's bed in exchange for some money and glory!How could her son of Niobe be with such a lowly slave?Her son will start to marry the goddess in the future.Thinking of this, Niobe excused that she had made a mistake and someone scratched the little maid's face.

No antibiotics, rust on the knife again.The pain of scratching the face was not small, but what made people more desperate was the subsequent pain.

The thick water was getting more and more thick, and it couldn't be stopped, and the wound couldn't heal, and worms were born and it stinks. Pain and death enveloped her.

Originally thought, just like this, she was going to meet death in pain like this, but a miracle happened.The blessing of Apollo allowed her to survive, and also allowed the hatred in her heart to grow without limit.

She wanted revenge, revenge on this woman, revenge on her cruelty, revenge on her carelessness, revenge on her contempt.Why?Why can she only choose death and fear?

She... must let the noble Niobe have a taste of this pain and despair, she must.

There are not a few people like her. There are servants in the palace who are obedient and dare not make a move, and even want to offer their loyalty in exchange for more trust in Niobe, but there are also people who are the same as her, hating Niobe and hating her. pain inflicted on them.

They unite.

Yesterday, the noble Niobe escaped by accident, but not today, never again.Bet everything on her!

"Your Highness Niobe, Your Highness Queen, please open my eyes, I'm here to see you, Your Highness Queen, look at me, didn't you tell me that? I'm very cute, you like it very much~" The maid banged on the door with a stick, and she could clearly hear Niobe's cries and her begging for mercy.

"Queen~ let's go in~ let us serve you, it's time for you to groom, didn't you once praise my grooming skills for you? Queen..."

The low laughter of the maids frightened Niobe even more, she shrank in the corner helplessly, just like she had seen countless times, sobbing softly, for fear that her crying would attract even more dissatisfied people. treat.

"Benevolent Goddess Leto, please forgive my stupidity, please forgive my stupidity, and end all this! I sincerely beg you, I beg you! Forgive me! I will be your most loyal believer, and I am willing to serve you You give everything, forgive me..." The noble Niobe lay on the ground pitifully, humble and pitifully wanting the slightest bit of forgiveness.

In the past few days, she has fallen from above [-] people to below [-] people. She has cursed and acted presumptuously, but after learning that her father, the great Tartan Ross, has been dealt with, her pride and confidence dissipated Most of it.

Hunger tormented her, pain humiliated her, she began to pray, prayed to her great grandfather Zeus, prayed to Apollo and Artemis she had cursed, and prayed to Leto who had been insulted by her.

"Noble and merciful God, I am willing to give together, I just ask you to take back the gift!"

The people inside are begging to take back the gift, and the people outside are also begging to take back the gift, but Niobe knows that she must not go out, as long as she goes out, she will be offered as a sacrifice to the gods, everything about her , all gone.

The most humble prayers could not be exchanged for anything. Amidst their panic, the stone gate finally cracked open.

"No—it can't be like this! God! You can't—"

The author has something to say:

After breaking for a long time, the feeling and thinking can't keep up, and the sins I have done are swallowed by myself.I've been sorting out the outline these days, sorry for keeping you waiting.The update may be a bit slower, but it will not be updated. This article is only opened if I like it, so I don’t worry about it being unfinished or ending.