Troy
Pei Ziyun took Cynos's hand and rode into the city of Troy in a luxuriously decorated four-horse chariot with shield-bearing warriors in front and behind.
"Kuknos."
"The great Kuknos."
"You are as admirable as a god."
When the Trojan people heard that Cyclops led the army to help Troy defeat the Greeks, they all came out to welcome them. Since the Greeks attacked Troy, many people were calm on the surface, but still full of panic, and Cyclops' support gave them a boost.
The people cheered enthusiastically, shouting the name of Kuknos and praising the greatness of Kuknos.
King Cynos was all smiles, intoxicated by the cheers of the Trojan people, waving constantly, enjoying this wonderful time very much.
Pei Ziyun watched this scene quietly and thoughtfully.
Cynos was so powerful that he deserved to receive flowers and applause. The two of them arrived at the entrance of the palace, and the excited crowd gradually dispersed.
In the banquet hall of the palace, King Priam had already prepared fine wine and food, and invited all the powerful figures in Troy to thank and welcome his ally King Cynos.
Pei Ziyun personally led Kuknos to the door of the banquet hall.
"Let us welcome, our honorable and gracious ally, King Cynos of Coronai."
When Cynos entered the hall, everyone stood up to welcome Cynos. This ceremony made Cynos very satisfied and intoxicated.
King Priam asked the maids to bring the most delicious food and the sweetest wine to Cynos for him to taste, and everyone raised their glasses to Cynos, and soon their ears were full of wine.
Seeing that many glasses of wine were consumed and the blood on Cycnos's face appeared, King Priam smiled: "Dear King Cycnus, your arrival has provided us with great assistance to Troy. , this is a small thought, I hope you won’t blame me for being too stingy.”
Priam pointed to the newly arrived tray of rare treasures.
"King Priam, you are too polite. We are allies. For the sake of our friendship, it is the duty given to me by God to help you." Cynos said.
Eventually, Cycnos accepted some of the jewelry given by Priam.
Priam continued: "Dear King Cynos, when Troy achieves a complete victory in the war against the Greeks, I will give you some land adjacent to your kingdom. What do you think? "
After hearing this, Cynos stood up excitedly and said, "Dear King Priam, you are so generous."
"I think the Greeks are not as strong as I thought. Today I attacked the Greek camp and killed them. The Greeks couldn't stop me."
"You see, I will kill the Greek heroes, burn the Greek camps and warships, and kill them all quickly." A feeling of drunkenness came up, Cynos said loudly.
Priam actually knew very well in his heart that this war was actually the work of the gods. They would not allow Troy to win easily. He smiled drunkenly and said: "King Cynos, your idea is really good, but Greece People are not that fragile, I have to prepare myself to face the Greeks’ counterattack.”
Pei Ziyun listened to Kuknos's words and thought to himself: "Poor Kuknos, you know what you just said, you are almost crazy. I think the god of death is already waving to you. The gods will never let you live." Too long, otherwise wouldn’t it destroy the balance of this war?”
greek camp
Compared with the grand welcome celebration of the city of Troy, the Greek camp can be said to be gloomy and gloomy. Cynos attacked the Greek camp unstoppably, which was really a big blow to the Greek coalition forces.
The large tent can accommodate hundreds of people, and many kings, princes and heroes gather there.
"This time I have been disturbed by the abominable Cynos. Please share your opinions on how to deal with it." Agamemnon said with a sad face.
There was silence in the field, and everyone remained silent. Cynos's invulnerability was really abnormal. No weapon could leave any scars on his body. Without Achilles, no one in the Greek coalition was. opponent.
Now the princes are sitting together to discuss countermeasures, but they can't think of a way to deal with the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea.
Just when Agamemnon was impatient, the prophet Calchas spoke out: "Great Commander Agamemnon, I think we should offer sacrifices to the gods and seek the answers to this problem from the gods."
Everyone nodded and thought Kalkas's suggestion was good.
The camp was attacked today, and just when Diomedes was about to be killed by Cynos, the goddess Athena, the patron saint of Athens, appeared on the scene and protected Diomedes from disaster.
This shows that the gods still care about Greece, and seeking answers from the gods is indeed the best way now.
"Calchas said yes, then we will hold a sacrifice and ask the gods for their opinions." Agamemnon was a little depressed, but after a quick glance, he made the decision to sacrifice.
The Greeks quickly built an altar in the open space of the camp, and they placed the statues of Zeus and Athena on the pedestal of the altar.
The servants brought the bull, and with the help of the sacrifice, the bull was quickly slaughtered, and the beef was placed on the altar in categories.
As soon as they were put on, the two best pieces of beef disappeared. This meant that both Zeus and Athena had enjoyed the sacrifices, and everyone showed expressions of surprise.
After a while, the priest looked happy and shouted: "There is an oracle, I heard the oracle!"
The gods sent an oracle, which was the support of the gods. The priest quickly told the Greeks the content of the oracle: "Take back the abandoned Philoctetes and you will be victorious."
Everyone's faces showed joy, and the things that troubled everyone finally had a solution.
It's just that the expressions of the princes are a bit complicated and weird.
The Greeks set sail to the island of Charyuse to replenish their living water supply.
Philoctetes found a collapsed altar on the island, which was built by the Argonaut Jason during his voyage to the goddess Athena. He was very happy and wanted to sacrifice to the goddess.
At this moment, a big snake guarding the altar bit the hero's heel. The pain was unbearable after he got on the boat, and the screams of pain disturbed the people and caused unrest in the whole army.
So he decided to abandon the poor hero on the deserted beach of Lemnos Island. Odysseus loaded the sleeping Philoctetes into a small boat, rowed to the beach, and threw him aboard.
Now go and ask Philoctetes to come back. I'm afraid it won't be enough for others to go. The princes all focused their attention on Odysseus, and Odysseus suddenly felt bitter in his heart.
"It was everyone's decision to abandon Philoctetes, why should I be blamed?"
When Odysseus abandoned Philoctetes, he didn't know what would happen today. Now it seems that the princes want to invite Philoctetes back by themselves. They really don't want to do this errand.
Although Odysseus did not want to bring Philoctetes back, this person was related to the success or failure of the Greek coalition's war against Troy, so Agamemnon gave the order directly.
Odysseus felt bitter in his heart and frowned: "I can go and bring Philoctetes back, but I want Calchas to go with me."
"Yes." Agamemnon agreed to Odysseus' request.
"Oh, luckily I only abandoned Philoctetes on the desert island for a few months. If it had been a few years, we probably wouldn't have been able to invite him." Odysseus said mockingly to himself.
The two people left Troy by boat and went to the desert island to pick up the key figure-Philoctetes.
remnos island
Odysseus and Calchas arrived at this deserted island after a period of sea voyage. As soon as the ship docked, Odysseus said: "I will hide, you tell Philoctetes."
The prophet Calchas also knew about this grudge and agreed. He got off the boat and set foot on the island. He looked around and sighed in his heart: "How many months can Philoctetes survive on such a deserted island?"
A man's voice sounded from a distance, dispelling any doubts.
"Who are you and what are you doing on this deserted island?"
Calchas looked around and saw a man in tattered clothes walking over. After a closer look, he recognized it was Philoctetes.
Calchas had to lament Philoctetes' strong ability to survive. On the deserted island, except for his clothes being a little tattered, he seemed to be living well.
"I see you wearing Greek clothes. Although I hate Greeks now, I still want to hear you talk."
"I am now dressed in rags like a wild man, but that is because I was abandoned here by my hateful friend Odysseus, and I am now suffering from illness."
When they got closer, Philoctetes shouted happily: "Ah, it's you, Calchas, are you here to take me back? Please take me back, don't let me stay alone in this terrible wasteland." Take me back to your hometown, from there to Ota, which is not far from where my father lives."
Philoctetes may have been alone on a desert island for too long. Now he suddenly saw a person who could talk, and he still knew Calchas. His words were endless, not giving Calchas a chance to speak. .
Calkas shook his head slightly and smiled: "Philoctetes, of course I will take you back. Now the Greek coalition has encountered difficulties in conquering Troy and needs your help. I hope you will go back with me to help the Greeks defeat Troy." Trojans.”
Philoctetes shook his head, obviously not wanting to agree to Calchas's request.
"Philoctetes, now an invulnerable ally has appeared to the Trojans, called Cynos. The gods say that only you can defeat him. You must come back with me and help us defeat him."
"Calchas, you don't know how hard my life is on this desert island. I limp to get water from the spring and cut wood in the woods. I suffer from hunger here. All this is Odysseus and the sons of Atreus for their sins, and I am not willing to help them.”
"If you came to pick me up because of their affairs, then I would rather live a hard life on this deserted island."
Philoctetes said firmly, apparently hating Odysseus deeply.
(End of chapter)