Pei Ziyun was staring at the ceiling in trance, thinking about the chess game of the gods, when a servant came in: "Prince Paris, King Menastheus invites you to the palace, saying that he has something important to discuss with you."
Sure enough, not long after he returned from the Parthenon, the king sent someone to invite him into the palace. He must have known something.
"Has the news of the oracle been known to the king?" Pei Ziyun thought to himself, "Go tell the messenger and I will leave immediately."
"Yes, Prince Paris." After saying that, the servant withdrew.
"Athena has accepted her sacrifice and told herself that the way to be forgiven is to avoid bad luck through her wife."
"If the king knows about the oracle, he must also know about the pardon. In other words, the king can use himself without worrying about offending the gods." Pei Ziyun thought.
After finishing his attire, he slowly walked out. A carriage had been waiting outside for a long time.
The servant of King Menastheus saw Prince Paris walking down the steps, opened the car door diligently, and bowed: "Prince Paris, please get in the car."
Pei Ziyun nodded and stepped onto the carriage. As soon as he was firmly seated, the driver flicked the reins and the carriage gradually started to move.
"Pa." There was a crisp sound of the riding whip, and the carriage sped towards the palace.
After only a short while, the carriage slowly stopped in front of the palace gate. Pei Ziyun got out of the carriage and looked at the palace in Athens again.
The Palace of Athens is slightly larger than the Palace of Troy. The gate of the palace is arched, 20 meters high and 10 meters wide. The main roads in the palace are paved with pure white marble, which can be called luxurious.
As soon as Pei Ziyun entered the hall, King Menastheus stood up on the throne and said loudly: "Prince Paris, you are so brave, kind and pious. Even the gods admire you. We, Athens, are grateful for your When you arrive, the flowers will shine brightly, and may the gods bless you forever."
Pei Ziyun was a little surprised. He didn't expect King Menastheus to be more enthusiastic than when they just met. He quickly returned the greeting: "King Menastheus, you are the king of Athens, the pearl of the city-state, the king of kings, and the gods will definitely protect you." Your."
"Don't dare to be the king of kings. That is the glory that only belongs to the great Zeus." King Menastheus changed the topic to Pei Ziyun and said: "Prince Paris, your bravery has also spread to Greece. Recently, you were in the mountains near Athens. , there is a monster, I heard that you are a warrior who captures monsters, if you can help me get rid of this monster, I will reward you with twenty cows."
Pei Ziyun was a little surprised. He didn't expect King Menastheus to make such a direct request, but he quickly said with a smile: "Dear King, I am willing to serve you."
At this moment, I felt happy. I had been slowly upgrading recently, and I was looking around for news about monsters. Unexpectedly, King Menastheus gave one as a gift, and the reward was quite high.
Pei Ziyun never tired of doing this kind of thing where he could upgrade and get paid.
"Prince Paris, you go into the mountains to capture monsters. If you need my help, just ask, and I will do my best." Menastheus said.
"King Menastheus, you only need to give me a guide, nothing else is needed for the time being." Pei Ziyun said, he did not want to imitate Jason and share his glory with others.
a mansion
"What? Prince Paris accepted the mission of Menastheus?" a voice roared, and several men were seen walking back and forth in a room.
The news just now made them very anxious, scared and angry. They thought it was a sure thing, but they didn't expect such a change. At this moment, everyone is thinking about how to deal with it.
A man held the dagger at his waist and said in a hoarse and low voice: "Why does he want to get involved in the dispute between us and Menastheus? What is his plan?"
The question of the man holding the sword asked everyone's inner doubts. What is the reason for Paris to be involved
It stands to reason that there is no direct conflict between Athens and Troy, and no one knows about their plans, and Prince Paris cannot target them, but if there is any plot, there is nothing worth plotting - Paris is the prince of Troy, and there is no way he can be in Athens Development, except as a refugee.
Although Demophon was the youngest of them all, he was the calmest. He said: "Akamas, Prince Paris is healthy, smart, and generous. He may not know that we and Mena The conflict between Meenastheus. Since we don’t know that we have a conflict, it’s not surprising that we accepted the task of cutting out the monsters at the request of Menastheus!”
"That's what you say, but Menastheus usurped my father's throne. Although he was old and weak in force, we originally wanted to use monsters to suppress Menastheus from power, but we were unable to deal with the monsters. Now that Prince Paris has taken care of the monster, isn’t our idea bankrupt?”
When everyone heard this, their expressions couldn't help but change. Their attempt to drive Menastheus out of power through monsters and seize the throne must not be easily disrupted by Prince Paris.
Akamas's eyes flashed with sternness, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Should we kill him?"
In his opinion, killing Paris would end it once and for all, and they could repeat their old tricks of forcing King Menastheus to step down through monsters.
"Paris is not an ordinary person, he is the prince of Troy. Killing him will cause a war between Athens and Troy, right?" A voice said worriedly.
"We made a hiding place and said that the werebear killed him."
"Furthermore, even if a war occurs, it will be Menastheus who will deal with it. Won't our opportunity come?" Akamas said.
"No, brother Akamas, Prince Paris is a guest of Athens and is destroying monsters for the people. We cannot take action at this juncture." Demophon said.
Although Demophon has been exiled, he still thinks that Athens is his home, and now that this house has a guest, if he wants to help the people eliminate monsters, he should not deal with him. This is not the way to treat guests.
"Humph, coward, if you don't do it, we will." Akamas said sarcastically.
In his eyes, his younger brother Demophon had always been indecisive and could not achieve great things. To regain the throne, revitalize Athens, and restore its former glory, you still had to rely on yourself.
…
The weather was dark, as if it was night, and it was very dark. Pei Ziyun didn't know why, but he felt a little flustered and agitated. But in front of him was a mountain forest. A three-meter-high statue of Zeus was standing quietly in the center of the altar. He was holding it. A bull is being prepared to be placed on the altar to be sacrificed to Zeus.
"Crackling" rain fell, making it difficult to see the surroundings. At this moment, a sudden thunder fell from the sky, illuminating the space. Then he saw a dagger with a cold light stabbing him from behind. The dagger is about to penetrate the skin, and there is no way to avoid it.
Pei Ziyun was instantly startled and sat up on the bed. There were beads of sweat on his forehead, showing that he was so frightened by this dream that he broke into a cold sweat.
"Huh." After a long breath, Pei Ziyun realized that he was lying on the bed in the mansion. It took him a long time to wake up.
"It turned out to be a dream. Otherwise, it would probably be dangerous. I don't have iron or copper in this world for the time being." However, he frowned again on second thought: "Is this a dream? The dagger behind this is someone. Want to assassinate me?"
Pei Ziyun had never been assassinated before in this world. He was worried every day that the gods would use their absolute power to kill him, but as for assassination, he was not afraid at all.
"Statue of Zeus, is this Zeus protecting me?" Although my body is a descendant of Zeus and has the blood of Zeus, there are too many descendants of Zeus, not to mention descendants with such a thin bloodline. This is the first time that Zeus has shown protection. and kindness.
No matter what, if I could get his reminder, at least I would be alert in my heart and not fall into trouble.
"Since Zeus has given me protection and kindness, I should be grateful for his protection. This is the reason for large-scale sacrifices, and it will not arouse the resentment of the gods." Pei Ziyun thought.
Just as I was thinking about it, Yimei quickly appeared in front of me, and it quickly zoomed in, turning into a data frame with a faint light, and a line of small words was displayed in the data frame.
"Mission: counterattack the interceptor, capture Akamas alive and demand compensation."
"Acamas?" The name was very familiar. He was the son of Theseus. Pei Ziyun was a little bit dumbfounded. Theseus and his family were really at odds with him. Originally, he was planning to wait for Menastheus to attack Troy. Theseus' son Demophon revealed the news to Menastheus that he was about to usurp the throne, so as to weaken the Greeks. However, before his plan was implemented, Theseus's son seemed to be looking for trouble for himself first. .
"what is the reason?"
"Oh, it's obvious that the son of Theseus wants to bargain with Menastheus through the bear-men matter, but if I accept the task, it means ruining their plan. No wonder, no wonder!"
"However, this capture alive is quite remarkable!"
"Did the system remind me not to kill heroes before the Trojan War? To avoid bad consequences?" Pei Ziyun thought thoughtfully. The tasks issued by the system were all key points of fate. He already knew this, and thought After a while, he got up and shouted: "Come here, have breakfast quickly. Also, put on my armor and call the guide. We will enter the mountain immediately."
In a short time, all the slaves lined up neatly. Seeing the arrival of Prince Paris, they all leaned slightly, bowed to their master, and lowered their hands.
The guide was woken up and was a little unhappy, but he didn't dare to show any slightness to the king's distinguished guest, the prince of Troy. He had no choice but to admit that he was unlucky. He saw Pei Ziyun wearing a white tunic with a bronze belt around his waist and holding a handful in his hand. He raised his sword high and said loudly, "We will enter the mountain immediately."
After saying that, Pei Ziyun led the team out.
It was still dawn at this time, a slight hot breeze was traveling with them, and the streets were quiet and dark.
When passing by a place, a figure spied on them and saw the movement of Pei Ziyun's team. He quickly turned around and walked away quickly.
(End of chapter)