Zeus does not want to be the king of gods in Greece

Chapter 240 The Returned Head

Perseus, the demigod, the head of the Gorgon, the pure Pegasus, the promise of becoming a star after death...

As Perseus turned his enemies into stone statues again and again, a cloud of terror descended on the entire land of Greece.

Perseus is already powerful, and he also has a magic dress that can make him invisible and fly into the sky, and now he even has the leader of Gorgon who turns people into stone statues.

No matter how powerful humans, monsters, and phantasmagoria are, they are no match for Perseus. As long as the gods do not attack, then Perseus is an invincible existence on this land.

The name Perseus has already been equated with strong. If before Perseus there are three levels of strength, then after Perseus there are only two types of strong among human beings.

One is Perseus and the other is called Other.

Envy, extreme, worship... Whether it is powerful power, magical props, or the promise of the gods, at this moment the Greek gods saw "poison" that was more attractive than power.

After seeing Perseus, countless strong and powerful people realized that the "strength" and "power" they were proud of were nothing more than chickens and dogs in the face of real power.

Even more enviable was the promise the gods made to Perseus.

The feat of beheading Gorgon is enough to make him a star in the sky. As long as there are legends about him on the earth, he can live forever.

Isn't this really becoming a god?

Although it is true that Perseus at that time was definitely not a god, but in the eyes of ordinary people, Perseus at this time already had the power of a "god". In the eyes of humans, he is already a god.

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"Is this what the so-called 'God' feels like?"

Looking at the territory of his own city-state, Perseus not only acquired the surrounding city-states, but also conquered several Spartan lands.

Now let alone the Spartans, even the "allies" of the city-state alliance are silent in the face of him. As long as Perseus is willing, what if he visits their wives tonight?

Just reaching this point is like a god walking on the earth, but what kind of scenery would it be like if the king came to the peak of the entire Olympus above the gods?

It was cold, and Perseus felt the cold just thinking about it for a while, it was the cold of only one person in the whole world.

When a person holds absolute power, it will inevitably bring endless power, and power is the poison that can corrupt the king of gods.

Zeus didn't have the opportunity to mention Knoros in front of the gods, and naturally he told Perseus the story of the past, but Perseus didn't know that his grandfather was the second-generation god king at that time.

"Even gods can corrupt, and how long can I last?"

With a sharp weapon in his body, he kills himself.

Perseus looked at the head of Gorgon in front of him, which is the most terrifying artifact in Greece today.

After all, the thunder scepter of Zeus, the king of gods, will not knock your head out without any hassle, but the infinitely expanding Perseus will really turn his enemies into stone statues.

"Mom, I miss you."

Perseus misses the days when he was still in Rome, but now he can't go back.

Ethiopia and Argos were integrated together, such a huge family business Perseus couldn't get away.

At the same time, he can't expose his mother, otherwise his position will not only be questioned, but also the weak Rome will be exposed to the eyes of too many people.

My father deliberately divided a group of people to establish Rome, which is definitely of great significance, and must not be exposed now.

In the future, he may be able to communicate with his mother through letters.

Perseus spread out a piece of parchment and wrote down all his experiences of the past few days on it, as well as his life insights during this period. After dawn, he handed it over to a trustworthy secret envoy and sent him to Rome, and he was going to Temple of Athena.

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With the expansion of Perseus' territory, the belief of Athena once again spread in the land of Greece. As the goddess of wisdom and victory, many people associate Perseus' victories with Athena. , which made Athena's faith stronger.

In the Temple of Athena in Ethiopia, in the early morning when all devout believers came to pray, some fanatics discovered that there were people who arrived here earlier than themselves.

"His Majesty Perseus?"

"Your Majesty, who came so early, seems to be a devout follower of Lady Athena."

"That's right, His Majesty Perseus is victorious in every battle, and he must have the blessing of Lord Athena."

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The appearance of Perseus caused people around to talk about it, which seemed to acquiesce in the "fact" of his belief in Athena.

Although they are both believers, fanatical believers have distanced themselves from him no matter what, not only because of Perseus' identity, but also because of the bag on his waist.

As we all know, Gorgon's head was placed in a bag, and Perseus carried it with him anytime and anywhere.

Even Perseus' subjects feared the risk of being turned into stone.

The gate opened, Perseus got up slowly and was the first to enter the temple, followed by the believers.

A young girl stood in front of the statue of Athena in the temple. Although there were some differences in appearance, the sacredness could not be faked no matter what.

Athena, the goddess of wisdom and victory, appeared in the temple, as if she had known about Perseus' arrival and was here to wait for him.

"Have you really decided?"

"I've decided."

Perseus untied the bag at his waist and handed it to Athena, where was the head of Gorgon, the strongest petrified magic eye in the world.

"If you use it to gain fame and fortune, no one will stop you. You have completed the task assigned to you by Zeus, and everything you do next will be attracted."

Athena's words are undoubtedly another proof of those "legends", which can't help but make the surrounding believers feel excited.

Not only did I see the gods I believed in, but I also knew that those legends were not false.

"I understand, but I can't do this."

Perseus didn't take his hand back, he knew that he had to hand over the head of Gorgon today, otherwise his future self would be reluctant.

Medusa is the teacher of Perseus. Although Gorgon is a monster, he is also a monster born from Medusa. He can't use his teacher's head and still feel at ease.

It is even more worried that the huge power brought by the head of Gorgon will make him lose.

"I felt the eyes of those people treating me as an alien, and I even saw the fear of my people towards me."

Perseus glanced at the believers around him, and immediately made them take a step back in fright. This behavior undoubtedly corroborated Perseus' words.

"Are you afraid?"

"Yes, I'm afraid."

Perseus didn't hide his inner fear at all, he was still a human being, as long as he was a human being, he couldn't live alone.

"I am afraid that I will be regarded as a different kind, I am afraid that I will be betrayed by others, and I am afraid that the people I protect will raise their swords against me."

Perseus admitted it generously, admitting his weakness is also a proof of his strength.

Athena began to admit what Ares said, regardless of the past or the future, Perseus at this moment is a real strong man who can sit on an equal footing with the gods.

"You give up something that 99.9& of the world craves."

"That's because people from 99.9& can't stand up to my height. We always yearn for what we can't get, and once we get it, we may realize that it may not be what we want."

Perseus recalled his original intention to make his name resound in Greece, and now he has done it.

"I've got what I want, I've met the one I love, I've conquered the enemy of my heart, I've got everything, and it should be returned."

Perseus handed the Gorgon's head to Athena, then turned and left the temple.

The king who could have unified Greece gave up the supreme power in the world. The beauty of the father ruling Olympus and the son ruling the whole Greece disappeared.

Perseus, who sees through everything, may be able to confront Ares with his strength at this moment, and Ares in that perfect state.

"Humans are a terrible race."

Athena took the head of Gorgon and disappeared into the temple. Even though she knew that Perseus's combat power at the same level as a god could not last long, his strength would inevitably change over time.

Maybe stronger, but more likely to be weaker.

It is impossible to deny that Perseus was an absolutely troublesome man at the moment just now.

"Are you yearning for something you can't get?"

Athena pondered Perseus' words.

Hades wants to pursue being powerful and wants to get rid of the title of "Zeus of the Underworld";

Poseidon wants to pursue power. In his opinion, Zeus being the god-king is simply a waste of power;

Ares pursues "strong" itself;

So......

"Is what I'm after really what I want?"

Athena had been thinking about this question on the way back to Mount Olympus, but unfortunately, even if she tried her best to use the divine power of wisdom, she still couldn't get the answer she wanted.

If you want to see through your own heart, what you need is not only "wisdom".

"I am back."

The meeting hall of the gods, when Athena returned, everyone was present.

Because of the existence of the leader of Gorgon, and the contribution of Perseus to destroy Gorgon and set an example for future generations, once he launches a war to unify Greece, even the gods have no position to stop him.

At that time, the belief forces in the entire Greece will usher in a great reshuffle, and once again return to the situation where Athena believes in one family.

The management of the gods for so many years can be said to have been ruined overnight.

Only now did the gods breathe a sigh of relief when Athena returned with that bag.

This means that Perseus gave up the power of the king of Greece, he will not take the initiative to start a war, and the change of faith in Greece today will not make much difference.

"Father, Perseus returned the head of Gorgon, and expressed that he has no intention of further expanding his sphere of influence."

"If it's his own will, I respect his choice."

Zeus was silent for a while but nodded.

In fact, according to the memories of his previous life, the most correct choice for Perseus at this time is to unify the whole of Greece with a strong force, and then promote reforms in the rest of his life.

Although Gorgon spent a lot of his life in the first battle, the demigod's life is long enough, and he has a lot of time to reform.

As long as Perseus can succeed, then Greece will become a country that cannot be ignored in the entire European history, and Perseus will also be passed down to future generations with a more resounding reputation, but both Perseus and Zeus understand that " "Correct" and "good" are not necessarily related.

If Perseus unified Greece, it would indeed be possible to build a powerful country, a country that would be yearned for by future generations looking back thousands of years later, but how many people would die for such a country?

Zeus understood, because he knew that a "tyrant" who built the Great Wall, had the same cars, and wrote the same books, how many people died in his sweep of Liuhe, and Perseus would definitely have to do the same thing.

To be able to face the death of so many people without frowning, even if they have lofty ideals in their hearts, how many people can persevere.

Even Zeus would be touched after seeing the damage caused by war, let alone such a huge reform.

What kind of courage and determination this is, can only be experienced personally when faced with this choice.

"Then there should be a conclusion about how to deal with the head of Gorgon."

Ares looked at the bag, although he disdained such foreign things, but even with a muscular mind, he understood that such things should not be given to others even if they are not used by themselves.

This is a truth that Ares understands, and other gods naturally don't know it.

"Since it's Medusa's head, wouldn't it be good to just return it to her?"

The first one to speak was Artemis. I don't know if she hadn't thought about this matter, or if a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. It wasn't until the eyes of the gods fell on her that it seemed that something happened to her. , hastily shrank behind Apollo.

Apollo directly typed three question marks, wishing to let his sister open the microphone to speak.

Could it be that my younger brother is used to take the blame?

"Medusa is already disgusted by the demonic nature in her body, and this is her head anyway, it doesn't seem to be a problem to look at it every day."

Athena is the god who has been with Medusa the longest among the gods, so she naturally understands that the other party doesn't want to see this head at all. The problem now is how to deal with the head of Gorgon.

It is a waste to put this level of petrified magic eyes on the shelf.

"Since none of you have any ideas, I have a suggestion."

What crooked idea is Athena thinking again?

Whenever Athena shows such a smile, it often means that she has thought of a plan that is absolutely beneficial to her.

"Although Hephaestus is good at forging now, there are not enough legends to support his belief, right?"

"Indeed."

Hephaestus originally thought that he was just making up the numbers, but he didn't expect to have his own business, plus her admiration for Athena, he almost answered without thinking.

If it wasn't for Hera's eyes to stop her, she might have to confess all her family background.