Temple of Apollo
The temple of Apollo was built in a sunny place. Like the Temple of Artemis, the cloister was composed of columns, all carved from marble. The columns were decorated with reliefs of figures of various shapes. The tall hall shone in the sun.
Pei Ziyun dedicated the sea monster's skin to Apollo, but the sea monster's skin also disappeared on the altar. The priest nodded and said to Pei Ziyun: "Brave Prince Paris, God has accepted your sacrifice. God has accepted your sacrifice." His eyes are upon you and will pay attention to you.”
"Thanks to the great Apollo."
At this time, Pei Ziyun was satisfied. Artemis was the god of hunting and one of the patron saints of Troy. She killed the sea monster by herself, so it was natural for her to be sacrificed. She would be rewarded with this golden cup, but Apollo had no interest in hunting sacrifices. He values it so much, but his attitude should get some bonuses.
"God will bless you." The priest suddenly said to Pei Ziyun when he was sending Pei Ziyun away. Pei Ziyun was overjoyed. This represented the protection of the gods. Hector had received help from Apollo many times on the battlefield. Got away from the disaster of death.
Looking at the situation, I got at least one exemption, which was an unexpected surprise.
After the two sacrifices, Pei Ziyun no longer hesitated and headed towards the palace. Troy was as prosperous as before. Lush olives, grapes, and wheat grew on the fertile land outside the city. The passing ships continued to bring blood to the city.
When they arrived at the palace, someone greeted them and bowed: "Prince Paris, you are here. Your Majesty has ordered that you go to the main hall as soon as you pass."
Pei Ziyun asked his guards to wait and went inside. The noon sun shone on the courtyard. Pei Ziyun passed through the front hall decorated with pilasters and surrounded by benches. He walked through a corridor and came to the steps of the main hall. There were already many people here. The young merchants came and bowed one by one, and offered their goods and gold, which were piled high.
King Priam saw Pei Ziyun coming and said, "My dear son, these are yours. You deserve them. They are the testimony of your victory and return."
Pei Ziyun nodded slightly, looked at the goods and gold, and said silently in his heart: "System."
A plum tree quickly appeared in front of me, and it quickly zoomed in, turning into a translucent information box with a line of words displayed on it.
"Heroic Bloodline: Tier 1 (97.6%)"
Unexpectedly, it has grown so much in such a short period of time. The difference between those who have the space to transform and those who don’t is a world of difference. Without the help of this space, it is almost impossible to be promoted quickly. At this time, you only need to keep hunting. Kill and let the space transform the power.
"However, reputation is a long-lasting thing, so it should not be underestimated. I think this shortfall can be made up for." Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun retreated.
To outsiders, Prince Paris just pondered for a moment, then arrived on the steps and presented the largest bronze tripod to the king and a drinking cauldron to the queen. All the brothers and sisters had a share, and even the elders also presented it. Gifts, in a blink of an eye, half of the gifts on the steps were removed, and everyone was extremely happy.
Of course, except for one person, this person is Prince Iphobus.
Although Pei Ziyun did not miss out on him when giving gifts to his brothers and sisters, and gave him a golden ring, he just couldn't be happy and his face was a bit gloomy.
In the eyes of Prince Iphobus, these gold and goods were originally his, but now they have become Paris, and he gave them to others, and received praise from everyone. When Iphobus took the gifts, he almost ate them. As uncomfortable as a fly.
The most important thing is that after this incident, Pei Ziyun's reputation truly surpassed his own, and the "throne" of the second prince was snatched away by Paris.
His younger brother Troilus was much more open-minded. He received the gift from Paris and sincerely thanked Paris for the gift. He thought that if he could come back intact this time, it was the blessing of the gods. As for the gold and goods that did not belong to him, Didn't even think about it.
After giving out half of the gifts, Pei Ziyun still did not forget to thank the gods and said to the king: "Father, I can kill the sea monster this time. I have to thank the gods for their protection. Not only did I hunt the harpy and the sea monster, Strange, I have also received gifts of gold and goods, why should I not be satisfied, and what reason should I have not to offer sacrifices to the gods?"
"I have dedicated the head and skin of the siren to the great Artemis and Apollo, but I must not neglect other gods."
"I would like to ask you to send out priests to offer sacrifices one by one on my behalf."
"It's easy." King Priam nodded. In fact, normal sacrifices were divided into large sacrifices, small sacrifices, and regular sacrifices.
The big sacrifice only involves slaughtering a cow, sheep, or pig for the gods. The loss caused by the sacrifice is not great. The gods rarely use part of it directly. Most of them only get the aroma of the meat, and most of it is shared with others.
In the case of small sacrifices, it is a portion of meat, but in many cases there is no distinction between regular sacrifices and small sacrifices. Cakes, fruits, grapes, honey, fine wine, milk, and olive oil are all good delicacies.
This expense is not large. Pei Ziyun used to sacrifice ten cows in one go, which was a very large undertaking. Generally speaking, the king's annual sacrifice was about this size.
"The second thing is that the Clan Festival will be coming soon. I want to hold a sports meeting and I will pay for all the expenses." With that, Pei Ziyun moved out half of the house, leaving only a quarter of the belongings.
There were no holidays in ancient Greece, but there were many sports games. During the opening ceremony of the sports games, people offered sacrifices to the gods, some for one day, and some for three days. There were also some literature and art interspersed during the games, all of which were dramas and music to express gratitude to the gods.
Even slaves can get some free food during this period.
This is actually a tribute to God and a bribe to the people.
King Priam also nodded in agreement. His son Paris became a hero, and the whole people had to be happy, otherwise some people would be dissatisfied.
Half an hour after these words were spoken, the temples of the gods were filled with the aroma of sacrifices, and the people couldn't help but cheer when they heard the news.
The banquet in the palace lasted until late at night. Pei Ziyun returned to the mansion drunkenly and passed the Greek Corinthian columns. The servants hurriedly greeted him and Oenone hurriedly made a sobering soup, which had everything.
"Paris, why did you drink so much today?" Oenone said worriedly.
Pei Ziyun swayed: "I'm happy today. I got a lot of things when I went out this time, and your financial problems can also be solved."
Oenone thought he was talking about getting gold and goods today, so she smiled: "Paris, I believe you can solve this problem, but you can't get yourself drunk in the future. It's so uncomfortable. I remember you." I never drank when I was at Mount Ida."
Like all wives in the world, Oenone was the newlywed wife of Paris. She saw how drunk her husband was and felt sorry for him.
Then, Onone inspected the goods.
A bronze three-legged sacrificial tripod and a drinking tripod are not very big, but they are more than enough for use in the mansion.
There were combs made of ivory, bronze sculptures, pottery with exquisite paintings, gold masks, etc., especially a gold cup, which was extremely exquisite, and the carved patterns were very special. She couldn't help but pick it up and take a closer look, her fingers felt cold and comfortable.
"This is the reward given to me by the great Artemis." Pei Ziyun said: "These are all included. They are all yours. You can sort them out. Use what should be used and put what should be put in the treasury. To the treasury.”
Pei Ziyun said in a soft voice. Onone blinked and did not go immediately. Seeing her expression, Pei Ziyun couldn't help but smile: "My dear, I will drink less in the future - you seem to be a little unhappy?"
Oenone looked at the goods that were brought back and said, "Isn't it too much?"
"It's not much, it's worth it!" Pei Ziyun smiled softly: "I don't pretend to be generous every time. This is the first time I am a prince, so I must thank God."
"This time I hunted the sea monster and became a hero. Except for Artemis and Apollo, the other gods were just regular sacrifices."
"But I must thank the brothers, sisters and elders in the city for making up for it this time."
"Also, since I became a prince and a hero, I don't have many favors to give to the citizens of the city, so the cost this time is relatively high."
"It won't be like this anymore."
"And, dear Onone, I am only left with a quarter of the wealth I gained today, but it is also ten times the original wealth."
"By the way, there's more than just what's in front of you. In fact, Gesnie will bring at least 20,000 silver coins in a few days."
"Twenty thousand silver coins!" Oenone really put down the gold cup this time, compared it, and said: "So much? My dear, what other way of making money have you found?"
"It's just an idea, but the predecessors never thought of it." Pei Ziyun chuckled and said what he said to Gesni, and added: "I don't know if the siren meat is delicious, but it doesn't matter. Spend a If you buy one silver coin, I think many people will buy it.”
"But can it really aphrodisiac, escape a disaster, and become smarter?"
"It may be an aphrodisiac, but nothing else is possible, but humans are animals, they can associate." Pei Ziyun had no choice but to surrender to Oonone's seriousness: "I mean, you don't have to worry at all, people will get what they want." Luck comes down to this."
"So, you won't come to tell me that I'm a liar."
Most of the fortune telling in history was like this, not to mention that this was genuine siren meat. Pei Ziyun was not worried at all. Oenone thought for a moment before she figured it out and couldn't help but stare at Paris.
"Look, I can make so much wealth with just one idea. Believe me, I'm not just good at fighting. Seeing that all this has just begun." After saying that, he waited and saw Oenone directing the move. With the property gone, the system is summoned by consciousness.
A plum quickly appeared in front of me, and it quickly zoomed in, turning into a translucent information box with a line of words displayed on it, just by pressing a light button.
There was a loud "boom", which Oonone could not hear. Pei Ziyun's bloodline exuded a faint golden light, but to her own ears, it was like the tide.
"Heroic Bloodline: Tier 2 (1.2%)"
(End of chapter)