Mansion·Early Morning
Everything is coming back to life, birds are singing, the morning sun is rising, and the sunlight is shining on the garden, giving everything a golden color.
Pei Ziyun, who was very drunk last night, got up early today and went to the garden to move around in the rising sun.
As soon as his hands and feet moved, Pei Ziyun could clearly feel that his body's basic abilities had improved significantly, and if he experienced it carefully, he could feel that his body's abilities were still growing slightly.
"Endurance, flexibility, and strength have all increased. Is this the martial arts of this world?" Pei Ziyun thought to himself.
"If the martial arts in this world are based on the growth of these abilities, it will be very beneficial to me. In terms of martial arts, I have already reached the master level. If these basic abilities - speed, strength, and endurance are improved, then my strength will increase very quickly. Improve all aspects.”
Just thinking about it, Pei Ziyun sank into space.
The same darkness, this time different from the underworld, no light, no wind, nothingness, only a small space emerged.
A ray of light fell in front of the small hall. He looked at himself and saw a man who looked very humble. He smiled and said, "Only here can I show myself like this."
The legacy of the previous world is still left behind.
Looking around the space, I saw another column appearing on the side of the original small hall. There were exquisite patterns on the column, which was a bit like the columns of the Greek temple, but there was only one column.
"The space is a little bigger, but it's very small. If there are enough statues to provide it, the space will expand faster than this."
Around the small hall are tiny miniature statues, all filled with monsters.
On the side of the newly formed corridor, an iron statue of a siren stood lifelike, and a mysterious power seeped out of the statue.
Pei Ziyun stepped forward and felt the oozing power with his skin. Once these powers were transformed, they turned into powers that were different but somewhat similar to Pei Ziyun's original power.
"Is this a power unique to this world?"
"Strictly speaking, the bloodline of the sea monster also comes from God. Is this a power lower than divine power?" Pei Ziyun secretly guessed.
If so, he has the same power as the gods. Although his power is very weak, once he develops and grows, he can make breakthroughs through many spatial transformations.
Pei Ziyun carefully felt the power seeping out of the statue, and found that with every bit of power appearing, the data on the system jumped.
Although the data on the system is now beating slower and slower, this is because the last time the space ingested by the sea monster has been almost consumed. Once I find a new source, the data beat will change drastically.
Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun found that he was eager for this kind of resource. He really had to find where these monsters were.
After reading this, he drank: "System"
A plum appeared in front of me, and it quickly enlarged into a translucent data frame, floating in the field of vision with a faint sense of light, and the data appeared in front of my eyes.
"Give the Kraken's head to Artemis and the Kraken's skin to Apollo (complete)."
Pei Ziyun did not press the button immediately, but just pondered.
After obtaining a Kraken from this world, the system seems to have a starting point for leveraging, and tasks are officially born. These tasks are not difficult, but they seem to be critical.
"It seems that it is impossible to please all the gods. Mortals can only rely on no one. So does the system want me to focus on Artemis and Apollo?"
"And based on God's response, it seemed very targeted."
"However, the original regular sacrifice is indispensable. Even if it is a hostile god, we must maintain respect."
"This mission is actually to let me grasp the key points of destiny." Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun pressed the button heavily. Strangely, there was no reward immediately, only one more.
"Add 1 destiny point."
"Destiny point?" This immediately caught Pei Ziyun's attention, and he immediately closed his eyes to experience it.
"Hey, destiny points are the power to change the trajectory of destiny, and different points are used depending on the event."
At this moment, his mind sank into the space. Pei Ziyun felt someone approaching him, exited the space, opened his eyes, and woke up.
Troilus walked in from the outside with brisk steps. Seeing Pei Ziyun who was doing morning exercises, he bowed slightly and said, "Brother, thank you for your rescue and for giving me many gifts."
He smiled and continued: "We would have been in trouble without you last time. The sea monster was too powerful for us."
Pei Ziyun looked at Troilus and smiled slightly.
This Troilus was originally the little follower of Iphobus, but now he has obviously turned towards himself. This is not only because he has saved his life, but most importantly, the strength of his force and his generosity - this is the most important thing.
Now he has not only gained the favor of Troilus, but also Chromius, Ercenmon, Lycaon, Pamon, etc., even the illegitimate sons Temokoon and Gorgition are close to him, and even the people in the city are close to him. Although some of the elders still doubted themselves, some expressed praise and appreciation for themselves.
Only a few days after returning from Tenedos Island, he replaced Iphobus and became the second-ranking prince after Hector.
Pei Ziyun looked at Troilus, who was a little restrained, and smiled: "My dear brother, we are brothers, and it is my duty to save you. By the way, what are you doing here this time?"
"Brother, there is news from the temple that sea monsters and monsters have appeared not only here, but also elsewhere." Troilus said seriously.
"Did this news come from the temple?" Pei Ziyun thought thoughtfully. If he didn't understand it before, but after accepting some knowledge from Meleager, he understood it immediately.
Greek temple priests often delivered oracles, which could tell what was happening in distant places. In addition to priests, prophets also enjoyed an important position.
But oracles are also divided into levels. God’s meaning is the most basic, followed by predictions of the future. In the Greek pantheon, Zeus and Apollo have oracles, and more advanced ones are the oracles of fate, which even Zeus does not dare to do. Violate it easily unless it directly threatens its life and power.
"Yes, according to the rules of the temple, the temple cannot directly intervene in politics and military affairs unless the god agrees. However, this monster's matter is not included. This is something that all people need to know." Troilus knew that his brother Paris may not understand this, so he explained, paused for a while, and continued: "But brother, this is not why I came this time. There is something my father wants you to do."
"Oh?" Pei Ziyun suddenly had a premonition. Based on the current time and the summary of all aspects of information, he estimated that he would inevitably get back on the right track of history. This was the script arranged by the gods for him.
Although he had an idea in his mind, Pei Ziyun continued to ask, "Did father tell me what happened?"
"I'm not very clear about this. When I came here, my father only told me that there was something he wanted you to do. He asked you to rush to the palace immediately, and he would announce the matter there."
"Looking at this situation, I am really asked to visit Greece. It's just that this key historical event is coming. How should I choose to maximize my benefits?" Pei Ziyun thought to himself, and then a plum appeared in front of him, and quickly Zoom in and it becomes a translucent data frame, floating in the field of vision with a faint sense of light, and the data appears in front of your eyes.
"Mission: The will of the people - the will of the gods cannot be defied, but you (Paris) cannot bear the responsibility for causing war."
Seeing this, Pei Ziyun suddenly realized something and said, "Let's set off to the palace right now."
After speaking and shouting, Oenone quickly directed the servant to come in with a set of clothes. Originally, servants should help Pei Ziyun change clothes, but Oenone liked to help Pei Ziyun change clothes in person every time, which gave her great happiness and satisfaction.
Gosne was preparing the carriage at the door. He was now becoming more and more conscious of a butler.
Pei Ziyun also felt that Gesne was becoming more and more comfortable to use. Although the troubadour still couldn't change his greed for money, Pei Ziyun could still tolerate this small problem.
Pei Ziyun walked into the carriage holding Troilus' hand, which made Troilus secretly rejoice: "My brother finally accepted me."
"Pa" the coachman whipped the horse, and the horse galloped quickly.
The main hall of the royal palace.
The main hall of Troy's palace is supported by forty-eight huge columns. The surrounding walls are made of marble blocks. The gate is several meters wide and several meters high. It can be called magnificent.
Pei Ziyun, who arrived in a hurry, stepped into the door with vigorous steps. As soon as he walked in, he saw that most of the powerful people in the Troy Kingdom had arrived, and the king rarely formally sat on the marble throne. The princes stood Entering on the left, the elders stood on the right.
The city-states in this world are very different from Daxu. The so-called city-state is a city and the surrounding countryside, which is an independent sovereign country. The territory of these independent sovereign countries is very small. The largest kingdom in Greece, Sparta, only has more than 3,000 square miles. (8,000 square kilometers), the second largest country, Athens, only has 1,000 square miles, which is only equivalent to one county.
As for smaller city-states, most of them range from one hundred to several hundred, and Corinth is only 350 square miles.
Troy is already the closest to the kingdom. It is roughly connected to the vassal rulers, which is about 10,000 square kilometers. This is actually a very dangerous figure, which means that when it reaches the critical point, as long as it expands again, it is likely to roll up like a snowball. , unified Asia Minor, and even occupied Greece.
But now, it is still a city-state kingdom, and the people in power are the king's children and elders. Although it is different from some small city-states that do not even have permanent officials, the power in the hands of the officials is not great.
Pei Ziyun just came in, and some of the princes and elders who expressed their closeness to him greeted him one after another. Some princes and elders who did not express their opinions also had smiles on their faces. Of course, this did not include Iphobus, who came in when Pei Ziyun came in. , he still had a gloomy, dead face.
Obviously, from the reactions of these princes and elders, it can be seen that Pei Ziyun's position has been stabilized and he has firmly taken the position of the second prince.
"Dear Your Majesty Priam, your son Paris pays you the most sincere respect. May the gods bless you." Pei Ziyun put his right hand on his chest, bowed slightly, and saluted the king.
"Well, Paris, just come and join the queue first, and we'll talk about your business later." King Priam said.
"Yes, father." Pei Ziyun responded.
King Priam glanced at the princes, elders and ministers in front of him and spoke slowly.
"Everyone, when I was a child, Hercules captured Troy, killed my father Laomedon, took my sister Hesione away, and gave her to his friend Telamon. As a wife.”
"Although Hesione became the queen who ruled Salamis, we were still defeated and destroyed. This was a huge insult. If we want to seek justice and stand up, we must first erase this shame - go to Greece to redeem ourselves. Back to my sister.”
As soon as the king said this, everyone started talking. Pei Ziyun suddenly understood when he saw the group of angry young people and the worried old people.
The current world can actually be divided into two camps, one is mainland Greece, and the other is the newly emerging colonies of Asia Minor.
The usual method of dealing with newly rising forces in mainland Greece is to harvest them again and again and destroy the city-states in Asia Minor. This was also the reason why Heracles captured the city of Troy last time.
And now that Troy has regained strength, it's time for revenge.
Today the king called everyone together to discuss the same content, but this revenge will be completed in several steps. Redeeming the king's sister Hesione is the first step.
"In the first step of the plan, I will act as the crow messenger who triggers the war according to the will of the gods." Pei Ziyun thought to himself.
In fact, this war of revenge, in a big way, is political. Greece will harvest the city-states in Asia Minor again and again, and these city-states will definitely resist. The sharp confrontation between Greece and Asia Minor is irreconcilable.
Second, in terms of gods, Apollo and his sister Artemis, who were rooted in Asia Minor, gradually grew in power with the rise of the colonies in Asia Minor. They had the intention to challenge the original order of divine power, so the conflict between them and the gods who maintained the original order of divine power was also irreconcilable.
This requires a war to resolve the conflict.
Of course, the gods have a bottom line, and this bottom line is that they are not allowed to kill gods. There is no record of direct killing of any gods. The most they can do is break into Tartarus, so the only losses are humans.
On a small scale, King Priam was full of revenge, and the young Trojans wanted to defeat the Greek mainland and establish hegemony with the city-states of Asia Minor as the core. Although there are old conservatives, they are still a minority in Troy and cannot become a phenomenon.
From this point of view, no one can stop this war, not even Zeus.
The gods saw it very clearly and formulated the "script" very early and made arrangements in advance.
Now it seems that Zeus is fully maintaining the original order of divine power, which can be regarded as maintaining his dominance among the gods, and gods such as Athena and Hera are in Zeus's camp.
These gods, headed by Apollo, who have vaguely challenged the original order of divine power, now seem to have little chance of winning.
"But even so, I can't get off the boat."
"In other words, mortals are not qualified to choose a camp."
(End of chapter)