Temple of Ares
As soon as Pei Ziyun entered the corridor of the temple, he felt a gaze in the air. Feeling the gaze, Pei Ziyun felt a shiver in his heart, knowing that he had received the attention of the gods.
When he reached the temple door, the priest of the temple was already waiting and led Pei Ziyun inside.
When he arrived at the altar in the center of the temple to worship the statue of Ares, the God of War, Pei Ziyun saluted, took the fire lizard head from the slave, and placed the head on the altar. The fire lizard head immediately disappeared from the altar. The priest said : "Prince Paris, God has accepted your sacrifice."
Pei Ziyun nodded and left the Temple of Ares, heading to the next Temple of Artemis.
The last time Pei Ziyun visited the Temple of Artemis in Troy was when he worshiped the head of a sea monster. Compared to the Temple of Artemis in the Amazon, it can be said to be simple.
However, the sacred forest is very large, which is better than that of Troy.
Arriving at the door of the temple, the priest said: "Prince Paris, the gods already know that you will come to the temple to offer sacrifices, please come in!"
Pei Ziyun was slightly surprised to find that Artemis had a relatively friendly attitude towards him. He followed the priest into the temple and came to the statue of Artemis on the altar. He clearly felt a gaze looking at the statue.
Pei Ziyun did not dare to look more, saluted, and said loudly: "Great God of Hunting Artemis, with your blessing, I hunted the two-headed lizard. This time I dedicate the ice lizard head to you. I hope to continue With your protection and blessings.”
After saying that, he held the ice lizard head and placed it on the altar. As soon as he put it on, the head disappeared.
The priest smiled: "Prince Paris, God is very satisfied with your sacrifice and is willing to continue to protect and bless you. God also said that when you encounter danger while hunting, she can avoid danger for you."
Pei Ziyun also felt that Artemis seemed to be relatively favored. Her brother Apollo also promised him protection last time.
After dedicating the fire lizard head and the ice lizard head to Ares and Artemis respectively, Pei Ziyun did not forget to offer regular sacrifices to the gods. Every temple in the Amazon city has a regular sacrifice.
In this case, although you cannot please these gods, at least you will not make them dislike you.
"For people like Clesis, you can buy them." After the sacrifice was completed, Pei Ziyun whispered to Gesnie after leaving the temple.
The city-states are at war with each other, and even nobles may be captured and sold, but the Amazons use them too little - a kind of slave!
Such people can buy it.
Seeing Gesnie nodding in agreement, Pei Ziyun sighed.
The next day·Amazon Palace
Pei Ziyun arrived wearing a white robe and observed the situation. The surroundings of the palace could not be said to be brand new, but they were clean. No traces of blood could be seen, no wailing could be heard, and only the smell of blood lingered for a long time.
Fruits were placed in the hall, and the aroma of barbecue and fine wine filled the air.
Pei Ziyun waited for the banquet to officially begin.
"Prince Paris, basically all the goods carried on our battleship have been sold, and some fine products have been given to the Amazon royal family as you asked. We have made a lot of money on this mission to the Amazon."
Gesni's eyes were shining, as if he was here just to make money.
Diplomacy is also a time for trade. Warships carrying goods are the norm in this era. However, without Pei Ziyun's assistance in killing the two-headed lizard, things would not have gone so smoothly.
The servant roasted chicken, roast pork, and whale meat. Pei Ziyun took a look at it and asked: "Well, you did a good job on this matter. How are you preparing for the poetry?"
"Ready."
After saying that, Gesni sang the poem he had written. This poem sang about the bravery of the queen and the prince. Together with the singing, it immediately attracted the attention of the people present. Everyone liked the poem very much.
An elder said: "This hymn is being sung outside now, and many people have heard it."
Queen Penthesilea and Princess Hippolyta arrived, and the banquet officially began. The singers sang about heroes with loud voices. This was a routine, and everyone was happy.
Pei Ziyun performed well both in competitions and rebellions, and because of his outstanding appearance and prominent status, the queen and princess looked at him from time to time as soon as they entered the banquet. This performance is self-evident - both the queen and princess fell in love with Paris.
"Everyone, this rebellion was successfully put down. Fortunately, the gods protected us. Let us thank the gods for their blessings." Queen Penthesilea raised her wine glass, thanked the myths, and poured the wine into the glass first. Pour it a little to show your sacrifice to the gods, and then drink it all in one gulp.
Pei Ziyun stood up and drank the wine in one gulp.
The banquet was carried out in a lively manner, and not only Gesne, but also other singers gifted with musical talents by Apollo performed at the banquet.
Queen Penthesilea called her servant again, cut off the best piece of the roast pork in front of her, put it on the plate and said: "Give this piece of meat to Prince Paris. I should show respect to him because yesterday he Killed the two-headed lizard and saved quite a few of our lives.”
This was already an obvious hint to the Queen, but the Amazon executives were happy to hear this. An elder said directly: "Prince Paris can hunt sea monsters, kill two-headed lizard monsters, and is of the bloodline of the King of Gods. , it would be best if I could leave offspring with the queen and princess."
"To reproduce the royal family, you can't just find lowly slaves or barbarians, right?"
Through the slave trade, the Amazon obtained the male slaves that merchants needed for herding and farming, freeing the women to concentrate on training and combat.
On the issue of reproduction, they often have bonfire parties with not only the race slaves, but also the local strong and barbaric barbarian tribes in the Caucasus Mountains.
"Prince Paris and Queen's child cannot be taken away if it is a girl, but a boy can be taken to Troy."
When Pei Ziyun heard what he said, he sneered in his heart: "These elders are too naive. Don't say that they hate the way the Amazons do it. Even if they are not disgusted, it is unthinkable to be reduced to a fertility machine."
I was very grateful to accept the food presented by the Queen.
One person brought a harp, the girl performed a dance, and the harp player sang a moving song, praising God and life, followed by a sword dance, and the spectators clapped their hands rhythmically to cheer them on.
Pei Ziyun said: "Queen Penthesilea, it is no exaggeration to say that you have the best dancers in the world!"
Penthesilea was very happy to hear the praise. Said to the elders: "Have you all heard the praises of this Trojan prince? He is a noble man and deserves us to give him rich gifts. We now have twelve elders, and they should all give gifts. Prince Paris will certainly feel happy."
The elders all agreed in unison when they heard the queen's words, so they presented gifts one by one. Although Gesner knew that this was actually a gift in return for the royal family's gift from the fleet, he was still very happy and put the gifts and gold in a box. Then transport the box to the battleship.
Princess Hippolyta lived deep in the inner court and admired Prince Paris's figure and handsome face. She also gave him a silver cup and said softly: "Noble guest, I wish you health and happiness! I hope you will be able to do well after returning home." Think of me often!"
After the banquet, Pei Ziyun bowed and formally said goodbye.
"Your Majesty the Queen, Your Royal Highness the Princess, my mission in coming to your country has been completed. Thank you very much for your warm hospitality. I bid you farewell."
Queen Penthesilea was a little disappointed and angry: "Is it stupid to ask to leave so quickly?"
Although she thought so in her heart, the queen still agreed to Pei Ziyun's departure, and she and Amazon's senior executives personally delivered Pei Ziyun to the port.
She said to Pei Ziyun slightly apologetically: "Although I cannot change Amazon's national policy, if Troy is in trouble, I will lead my personal guards here."
"As for your servants, you can choose the best slaves from us." She glanced at Gesne and said, Gesne did not hide his actions from her.
"That's okay." Pei Ziyun thought, looking at the queen and princess' slightly resentful eyes, he thought for a moment, then took out a flute from his body and started playing.
“Men farm and women weave, raising their eyebrows together;
Childhood sweethearts, we love each other."
There is no blame in the sound of the flute, only praise. This is a famous song in Da Xu's music. Although there are differences in aesthetics, music has no national boundaries.
Everyone was stunned. The music stopped, but the surroundings fell into silence. After a long silence, Queen Penthesilea broke the silence and said: "Prince Paris, are you going back to Troy? By the way, bring me a relative." ?She’s going to Tenedos!”
"Relative?" Pei Ziyun was startled, looked up, and saw a woman coming out. This woman was covered in a black robe, and her whole face was covered with a gauze scarf. She couldn't see her face clearly, but she only took a glance. He frowned.
"Relative? This look doesn't look like a human look at all, it's so fake!" Pei Ziyun looked directly at the woman, and she was not embarrassed at all while observing this outstanding descendant of Zeus.
Just when I had this thought, a plum appeared in front of my eyes, 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.
"Mission: Show off your talents and impress the mysterious lady."
Pei Ziyun smiled: "Of course."
After taking the mysterious woman on the boat, Pei Ziyun saw the sailor on the boat calling the sailing flag, waved his hand and said: "Set sail."
Several warships slowly left the port and headed towards Troy.
Watching the battleship go away, Hippolyta watched from a distance and couldn't help but shed tears. She really fell in love with Prince Paris.
Queen Penthesilea looked at her sister and sighed softly, and said: "Sister, don't say that the prince is married. Even if he is not married, it is impossible for us to be with him."
"It's not just about identity. Did you hear his music? It's melodious and sweet, but it expresses that he doesn't like our Amazon customs and lifestyle."
"Sister, if there is a war in Troy, and you lead the bodyguard there, I want to go too!" Hippolyta said stubbornly.
There is another chapter in the afternoon
(End of chapter)