mount aitna
The mountain is very high, and there is a lot of snow on the top of the mountain, but there is billowing smoke at the top, and a dull sound is made from time to time, which is the sound of gas ejecting.
But the soil under the mountain is very fertile, full of all kinds of plants, and also full of all kinds of monsters.
In a certain mountain forest, a harpy flapped its wings and landed on a big tree. Below, a scurrying beast was trying to escape. The harpy observed the beast's escape route, leapt forward, and killed it. This panicked beast.
While slaying the beast, the harpy whispered in a strange language: "Typhon, our common father, why have you summoned me?"
According to the theogony, Typhon was the youngest son of the earth goddess Gaia and the hell-abyss god Tartarus. He challenged Zeus and was suppressed on Mount Etna.
As he spoke, the beast was torn apart by the Harpy's claws, and blood spread all over the area.
There was a shadow that flickered in and out of the blood. After careful identification, it was discovered that it was a giant with a hundred snake heads, a body covered with feathers and a pair of giant wings.
The giant shadow in the blood made a voice: "I felt a treasure of destiny more than ten days ago. Its power is not great, but the hidden seeds are very important to me."
The giant shadow kept changing its shape in the blood and continued to whisper: "The location is near Tenedos in the Aegean Sea. You go to find your brothers and sisters, my many descendants. You must unite, and I will force this The treasure comes out, and as long as I obtain this, I can truly fight against the gods.”
"Yes, our common father, I will definitely complete the task and bring this treasure back to you." The Harpy whispered.
"Go quickly and don't stay, or the gods will notice you."
After saying that, the shadow in the blood suddenly disappeared without a trace, as if everything just now was just an illusion.
The harpy ate the beast's carcass and quickly finished its meal. Without stopping, it flickered its wings and flew up to the treetops in a blink of an eye. After identifying the direction below, it flew towards Tenedos Island in the Aegean Sea. Go.
The woods have returned to calm again. If it weren't for the bloodstains where the banshee was standing just now, everything just seemed to have never happened.
Troy
On the seventh day after Paris became a prince, he married Oenone, the daughter of the river god, and the king also generously distributed food to the whole city. Of course, not everyone was eligible to receive it, they had to be citizens.
There are three types of residents in a city-state - citizens, free people, and slaves.
Citizens have political power. It is said that Sparta had a population of 250,000, but only 9,000 citizens. Citizens were actually the main backbone of the army.
At this time, the citizens enjoyed the celebratory bread and songs and dances, singing and cheering loudly and incoherently in the streets. In the palace of Paris, the wedding banquet was already underway, and many important people came to the wedding, including King Priam and Queen Hecuba and the princes were also present to congratulate them. Some relatives of the elders of Troy, and even some nearby city-states sent envoys.
The whole hall was filled with the smell of barbecue, servants were serving wine, handing out bread in baskets, and minstrels were singing to entertain the guests.
The king and queen were old and soon left, but the brothers and sisters stayed.
Although King Priam claimed to have fifty sons, there were actually fifteen brothers and sisters—Aesarchus, Hector, Deiphobus, Cassandra, Helenus, Troilus, Polydorus, Chromius, Ercenmon, Lycaon, Pamon, Polyxena.
The illegitimate sons are Temokoon and Gorgition.
They were all very drunk, and it was getting dark. The maid lit the oil lamp and sent the guests away one by one. After seeing off the guests, Pei Ziyun personally gave it to a special guest, Oonone's father, He God filled a glass of wine: "Thank you for coming."
The River God finished his wine: "My son-in-law, as long as you treat my daughter well, I will protect you. If you encounter any difficulties, you can escape to Mount Ida through the river at the critical moment."
"Thank you for your kindness. I will definitely take good care of Oenone and make her the happiest woman in the world." Pei Ziyun said, sending her out.
"That's good, you don't have to send me away, just go back." With that, the River God disappeared.
Pei Ziyun returned to the mansion and fell into deep thought: "In the past, I couldn't understand the gods, but I can understand the river god. It is similar to my power in the world of Daxu, before Lord Chengdao."
"According to this estimate, becoming a Dao Lord is equivalent to the true god of this world?"
"However, the gap between the gods is still huge. The same river god, Peneus, Scamander, and Achelous, all surpassed Kebren. .”
"There are twelve main gods above, and the strength of Zeus is even more unimaginable." Pei Ziyun thought secretly.
But Pei Ziyun still has to explore these spiritual knowledge in detail.
In the courtyard, the bride Oenone is wearing an iron ring. It is dark and engraved with patterns. It looks inconspicuous, but in fact it has a seal on it, which means that the love will last forever, and it also represents the wife’s disposal of her husband’s property. The bride wears this ring. The ring gives her free control over her family's belongings.
At this time, she was directing the servants to clean up the banquet without any shyness. This is because the customs are different. These servants are given to Pei Ziyun by the king. They can be used fairly well, but they can only deal with daily life. If there are some that are slightly bigger The things I ordered required a lot of work, and these servants were of no use.
Last time, Pei Ziyun asked the troubadour Gesnie to search for slaves. Gesnie had already sent a batch. On the whole, these slaves looked pretty good. They were practicing fighting in a special area of the garden. At first glance, their skin was covered with sweat. , this is Pei Ziyun's special instruction. These slaves need to practice hard, not only to improve their fighting to a higher level, but the most important thing is for them to know how to cooperate and obey. If the conditions are right, Pei Ziyun even plans to practice fighting in a battle formation.
The military combat in this world is actually not bad. In the future, the Roman battle formation will be famous all over the world, and now it has its prototype. However, due to the high personal combat effectiveness, the role of the battle formation is not very great. The hero can rely on his personal bravery on the battlefield. Fight.
Pei Ziyun planned to perform simple battle formation techniques once these slaves had initial cooperation and obedience. He did not require them to understand them, as long as they could use them.
Pei Ziyun was very satisfied watching the hard training of these slaves in the garden. The staff in the mansion gradually became more abundant, and it was no longer as deserted as it was on the first day when he arrived.
As soon as he sat down to rest, he saw Gesne hurried in and whispered: "Prince Paris, there was news just now that the fleet passing nearby encountered a sea monster at sea and suffered heavy losses."
"A sea monster appeared on the sea?" Pei Ziyun was surprised, but after thinking about it, it was not surprising. The gods of this world have bred a large number of monsters, so it is not surprising that there are sea monsters.
"Yes, many ships were sunk by Kraken near Tenedos Island. This has a great impact on navigation and our business." Gesni said.
There was no need to worry. Prince Paris had originally planned to sail on the sea. The daily business at sea would be a bit exaggerated, but the income was really quite large.
Prince Paris has no time to take care of these trivial matters, so he will probably arrange for Gesner to take care of it. He will have a stake in this future business.
"Is it a siren or another monster?" Pei Ziyun asked thoughtfully. Sirens are a large category. In fact, any monster that moves in the ocean can be called this.
"What kind of monster is it specifically? Has any prince responded to the call and gone to eliminate it?"
"Yes, Prince Paris, a prince has already gone to destroy the sea monster." Gesne replied.
"Has Hector gone?" Pei Ziyun asked.
"Not yet, Prince Paris, should we also respond to the call and go to sea to destroy the sea monster?" Gesne asked.
Pei Ziyun didn't speak for now, looking at the charcoal fire and thinking deeply.
Among the princes, Aesarchus is the son of a previous wife, a seer, and skilled in the art of dream interpretation.
Hector is the son of Priam and Hecuba, the bravest and most powerful, and can be said to be one of the original two protagonists of the Trojan War.
Deiphobus was the man who held a contest and tried to stab Paris to death.
Cassandra is a princess with prophetic powers.
Helenus was a prophet who was proficient in divination.
Troilus: a hot-blooded young man
Polydorus: The king's favored youngest son, who was said to be able to lead warships in water battles. The king sent him to the Thracian king, but he was betrayed.
Neither Temokoon nor Gorgition, the illegitimate sons, did much.
Chromius, Ercenmon, Lycaon, and Pamon were all ordinary, but the youngest daughter Polyxena became a sacrifice.
“So, in fact, among the princes, apart from Hector, only Deiphobus and Troilus can still fight. As for Polydorus, although it is said that he can fight in the future, he is still a child now.
Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun smiled faintly: "No, let's not worry about it for now. When my brother Hector is about to go out, I will go to my father to ask for help. I believe that by then, my father will definitely agree to my going to sea."
"what do you mean?"
"I don't mean anything. It's just that Iphobus and Troilus definitely want to fight. It would be too ugly if I went to fight with them."
"If Iphobus and Troilus can solve it, everyone will be relieved. If it cannot be solved, my brother Hector will have to take action."
"But my brother Hector is the core heir of the entire city-state. How can he be dispatched so easily? That's when it's time for me to share the worries for my father and brother." Pei Ziyun said. In fact, if he were to dispatch first, not only Iphobus and Troilus will hate it, and others will have ideas.
But if Iphobus and Troilus fail, not only will his reputation be justified, but his reputation will also be doubled - in the context of the failure of the two princes!
Seeing Gesne thoughtfully, and seeing that the hall was about to be cleaned up, Pei Ziyun waved his hand: "Go back, I have to accompany my bride Onone!"
(End of chapter)