"Prince Paris, we are about to arrive in Sparta." A captain reported.
"Well, prepare our bull. After we get off the boat, I have to sacrifice to the gods." Pei Ziyun said.
"Okay, Prince Paris." The captain agreed and retreated.
"Gesni, you go to Sparta, continue to buy and sell goods, and get to know the local bards. Don't be afraid of spending money. Contact me with more people this time."
"Prince Paris, I will definitely do it." Gesne replied respectfully.
"Coselia, continue to record the goods and import and export documents, and this time I will send gifts to the former troubadours, asking them to write poems about me. The more they write, the better, and the wider they are spread, the better. ." Pei Ziyun said.
"Okay, Prince Paris," Coselia said.
Now that he has a clear picture and understands the bottom line of the gods, he will not be polite. It is time to quickly increase his reputation, and he must try his best to implement it without hiding it.
"It's death to grow in strength, death to grow in reputation, death to offend Hera." Pei Ziyun thought to himself: "Then I will be Zeus' chess piece to cut off the Greek heroes, the big BOSS."
"On the contrary, I can live to the end, and the gods will bless me when I encounter danger."
"Of course, the big boss must die in the end, but I have the plum blossom system. Whether he dies or not, we have to wait and see!"
Sparta
Sparta is located in the Laconia plain in the southern part of the Greek peninsula. Laconia is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a small plain in the middle guarding the Taygetus Mountains.
Sparta as a whole was famous for its strict discipline.
King Menelaus was such a harsh person. Under his rule, Sparta became increasingly powerful.
But King Menelaus was in great pain at the moment. He loved Queen Helen deeply, but the war in the distance forced him to personally lead the fleet to sea to fight.
Before Pei Ziyun arrived at the dock of Sparta, King Menelaus of Sparta had already bid farewell to Queen Helen.
"Helen, my dear queen, I really owe you this time, but things far away force me to lead the fleet to sea. When I come back, I will make it up to you." King Menelaus of Sparta Said affectionately.
After saying that, King Menelaus did not wait for Queen Helen to reply, and directly boarded the battleship and led the fleet out to sea.
"Hey, rude and ignorant Menelaus." Helen said sadly at the dock as she bid farewell to her husband and saw the fleet gathering away.
Menelaus's departure left Helen with nothing to do. She returned to the palace to play with the baby Hermione who was still lying in the cradle, and pondered in her heart.
"My father (adoptive father), why did you choose Menelaus?"
At this moment, a maid ran in and reported: "Queen, it is said that a foreign prince has come to Sparta and is currently offering sacrifices at the Temple of Artemis outside the city."
"Oh, which country's prince is this?" Queen Helen asked.
"The queen is said to be the prince of the Kingdom of Troy. Everyone who sees her says she is handsome, even more handsome than Jason back then." The maid answered.
Helen suddenly became curious and wanted to meet this Trojan prince. Helen's character was much better in Athens or any other city-state than in Sparta.
For Helen, the strict and solemn Sparta and the equally rude Menelaus really made her unable to feel love.
Helen ordered: "Prepare a car for me, and I will also go to the Temple of Artemis outside the city to pray and relax."
Strictly speaking, although Menelaus was the king, he was actually the son-in-law. This order was immediately carried out by maids and soldiers.
But along the way, Queen Helen kept feeling restless for some reason.
"Maybe it's because Menelaus has just moved away, and I'm not used to it." She thought to herself. With an uneasy mood and curiosity, Helen just got off the carriage and went to the temple. She happened to see Pei Ziyun giving Arte Sacrifice of Mis.
She watched from behind as a man offered a sacrifice to Artemis, then raised his hands to pray, and she kept staring curiously.
The goddess made Paris extraordinarily handsome. When Helen saw Paris for the first time, she was stunned. The prince in front of her was more like a boy than a young man, but there was no trace of youthfulness.
The figure is a bit thin, with black hair and black eyes. He is wearing a simple white tunic and a bronze belt around his waist. What is strange is that he has an indescribable heroic spirit that fills the body and mind, making people look up and feel moved by it. fold.
But Pei Ziyun looked back and saw a young queen. The goddess made her so dazzling that he almost thought for a moment that he was seeing Aphrodite herself!
Relatively speaking, Oenone and Cassandra (princess) are inferior. No wonder many heroes are fascinated by her. Pei Ziyun also thinks Helen is beautiful.
Although Pei Ziyun never asked about Helen's identity, when he saw her for the first time, he knew that this woman was Helen, Queen of the Kingdom of Sparta. It was this woman who led Paris to the abyss of eternal destruction.
"It's simply the incarnation of Aphrodite." Pei Ziyun thought.
However, although Helen was beautiful, Pei Ziyun was not too arrogant. He soon noticed something strange about Helen. There was an invisible halo around her body that constantly exuded an intoxicating aura.
"Is this divine grace? Or is it her own charming aura? Or is it both? She originally had it, but the goddess temporarily strengthened it?" Pei Ziyun thought to himself.
Both of them were silent for a while, staring at each other closely for a while. Pei Ziyun seemed to want to say more, but took a deep breath and smiled: "Beautiful lady, are you Helen, Queen of Sparta?"
Helen was secretly surprised. She didn't reveal her identity. How did he know
"How do you know my identity?" Helen said softly, staring at Paris's handsome face.
"I have long heard that there is a beautiful queen in Sparta, and now that I see the queen, I know that such a beautiful lady must be you." Pei Ziyun smiled.
"I'm Helen—what's your name?" Helen asked.
"Paris, from the Kingdom of Troy." Pei Ziyun said.
"Prince Paris, welcome to Sparta. If you have the opportunity, you can come to the palace as a guest." Helen said.
"I will." After saying that, Pei Ziyun said goodbye. Although he knew that this person was the fuse that caused the Trojan War, that was the result of the manipulation of the gods. Without Helen, there would be other women to replace her.
The gods of Mount Olympus are all paying attention to the progress of the meeting between Paris and Helen. Although this is the temple of Artemis, with the permission of Artemis herself, the gods of Mount Olympus can still see clearly. To the scene in the temple.
"Although Helen and Paris have feelings, it doesn't seem to have much effect." In the eyes of the gods, Paris and Helen just chatted for a few words, and there was no spark of love at the first sight. In other words, two rational people would. This is the result.
"It seems that we still need to make some efforts to bring Paris and Helen together as soon as possible." This idea came to the minds of all the gods.
"Paris is very determined. Maybe he and Oenone do love each other." Hermes said, looking at Paris's performance.
"Humph, so what if we are in love, in the end we have to betray Oenone?" Hera said.
Apollo stared at the clouds in the sky and said nothing.
Hermes turned to look at Aphrodite and said, "It's up to you."
Aphrodite nodded, opened her palm, and two arrows slowly sprouted out of her empty palm. The arrows were very short, but the entire material was dark and pink with a hint of fishy-sweet aroma.
"This is love!" Aphrodite praised and said cautiously: "Even I have to be careful not to be scratched by arrows. This is the longest and most sincere love I have ever picked. I don't care at all. There is no doubt that even a small wound is enough for it to devour the body and mind."
"Let's use it to make up for this hero!" As she said this, she picked up the bow and arrow, bent the bow and aimed at Paris and Helen.
"call out."
After shooting two arrows at once, the arrows flew out from Mount Olympus, passed through layers of space, passed over many obstacles, and instantly pierced the chests of Helen and Pei Ziyun.
This arrow is an arrow of love. The one who is struck by the arrow will be deeply in love with the one who is struck by the arrow from then on, and cannot extricate himself.
When Pei Ziyun realized something, he raised his head and saw that the arrow aimed at him was already close at hand. He could still avoid part of it, but he immediately felt the aura of Aphrodite.
The gods are paying attention to every move and cannot reveal any flaws. This is the arrow of love shot by Aphrodite.
Helen only felt a stinging pain in her heart, and took deep breaths from time to time. She was struck by the arrow of love and wanted to leave, but at this time, she stared deeply at Paris' figure, her eyes full of tenderness and sweetness, and her husband Menela Russia's figure quickly faded away.
At this moment, Helen, Queen of Sparta, only had Paris in her eyes. Her heart was filled with sweet pain, and her face was blushing with embarrassment.
Almost at the same time, Pei Ziyun felt his heart aching. The queen in front of him was extremely beautiful, attracting his attention. His whole body and mind were filled with that terrible, almost irrepressible temptation and impulse.
"It seemed that they were about to rob her on board and take possession of her at all costs."
"This is really a terrible thing. It is said that Apollo was hit by this arrow, which caused him to chase the hopeless Daphne, causing Daphne to turn into a laurel tree."
Pei Ziyun lowered his head, smiled, stood up, ignored Queen Helen's eyes, and turned back to the boat.
The gods looking at each other looked at each other, and Aphrodite smiled: "Love is fast and fatal. Don't worry, no matter how great a hero is, it won't last long."
"Besides, we can't let Helen and Paris fall in love in the Temple of Artemis and tarnish the sanctity of Artemis!"
Artemis is a virgin goddess, and it is true that she cannot maximize her effectiveness immediately, so they fell in love in the temple. The gods nodded - this is a very good reason.
(End of chapter)