"No, you came too fast, I just didn't comfort them well." Circe's voice came from the palace, and then she led a group of fairies out of the palace.
Circe said tenderly: "Prince Paris, you will face a terrible fate when you return to Troy. If you stay here, you may be able to live safely."
Pei Ziyun knew that what Circe said was true. If it was Paris who returned to Troy, he would undoubtedly face the judgment of his fate soon.
But he is different. He came to this world for a purpose. He has not yet obtained the golden apple and the plum blossom mission has not been completed. How can he avoid it
We can only face the difficulties and increase our strength as soon as possible to face the upcoming fate.
"No, Circe, thank you for your kindness, but I still decided to go back to Troy. That is my home. If there is a terrible fate when I go back, then I need to face it even more."
"Prince Paris, since you are so determined, I will not stop you." With that said, Circe regretfully handed the chart to Pei Ziyun.
After taking the chart, Pei Ziyun checked it over and then smiled: "Circe, you will not regret helping me."
olympus
The gods sat around the cloud, and through it saw Prince Paris returning to Troy in a ship.
This was beyond the expectations of the gods. Originally, they planned to keep Prince Paris for a long time, and they only let Paris return to Troy near the end of the Trojan War.
But at this moment, Paris had only been away for a month, and he successfully found the sea chart and embarked on the road back to Troy.
"Do we need to stop Paris from returning to Troy?" Athena asked Hera.
Hera originally intended to prevent Paris from returning, but Zeus had other plans and said: "It's not necessary, but we can bring Achilles over. It's almost time for him to come on stage."
Now two years have passed since the Trojan War, which coincides with the outbreak of the Trojan War in history. At this time, Achilles was just able to participate in the war.
At this moment, the scene of clouds and mist turned into a scene of Amazon.
"Look, the Queen of the Amazons is coming to Troy too." Hera said as she looked at the scene in the clouds.
At this time, Queen Penthesilea of the Amazon Kingdom was preparing supplies for the war. The gods could foresee that Queen Penthesilea of the Amazon was coming to Troy.
"Should we continue to attack the Amazons?" Athena asked. The gods had already decided on a strategy to attack the Amazons and force Queen Penthesilea to participate in the Trojan War.
Historically, Penthesilea accidentally killed her sister while hunting due to the interference of the gods. As a result, she was hunted by the three goddesses of fate. In order to atone for her sin, she had to participate in the Battle of Troy and eventually died on the battlefield of Troy. .
Hera glanced at Artemis and Ares in the distance and said: "Originally, Penthesilea was asked to kill her sister to prompt her to go to the battlefield of Troy, but now she has come of her own accord. There is no need to continue to attack her, we still have to consider the mood of Artemis and Ares."
Athena nodded slightly in agreement.
These were all subtle changes caused by Pei Ziyun changing the "script". They seemed so natural that even the gods on Mount Olympus did not become suspicious and had no choice but to correct them.
greek camp
These people have been camping here for several years now, which means they have been away from home for several years.
The camp was relatively simple at first, but gradually the functions of the construction became more and more complete. It is now a town. The large tent in the center of the camp has long been a stone building. These were quarried from the surrounding stone mountains and used the people around Troy.
Around the central tent, there are some important hero and prince tents, some of which are built of stone and some of wood. Only the barracks of ordinary soldiers are still tents, but they are more complete than before.
At this moment, in a room, the Greek prophet Calchas woke up from his dream and sighed.
"Master, are you thirsty? I brought mead." The servant saw it. He raised the candle to let more light illuminate the room, and took out a silver wine jug.
"Give me a drink!" Calchas' heart was beating fast. He did not refuse the hospitality. Just now, a god appeared in his dream and told him a message, asking him and Odysseus to welcome Achilles to Troy. .
"This is how hard a prophet works." After drinking a gulp of wine, Calchas got up from the bed, dressed, and quickly went to Odysseus' camp.
In the candlelight, Odysseus was writing a letter overnight. When he saw Calchas coming in from the outside, his expression changed slightly, but he concealed it well, and the smile returned to his face.
"Odysseus, the gods have another errand for us. We must invite Achilles. No matter what reason he gives, we must invite him." After Calchas came in, he did not talk to him. Odysseus exchanged pleasantries and got to the point.
"I understand, it's just that Achilles' mother Thetis is not an ordinary goddess. Will she block our mission?" Odysseus' face sank and he said with concern, because she was favored by the gods. He knows many secrets and has a relatively good understanding of the status and power of Achilles' mother.
Thetis is the daughter of the sea god Nereus and the sea goddess Doris. This identity is not enough. The key is that she summoned the hundred-armed giants to help Zeus resist the Titans during the Titan War. It was for Zeus that she established a great destiny. credit.
This situation directly illustrates her status.
Kalkas's face was also a little gloomy, but he said: "This is God's business, we just have to do our best."
There is one sentence that is not mentioned. Since the gods have arranged to do this, they will definitely take into account Thetis' influence. I believe that the gods have already gone by this time.
And he also believed that Odysseus could understand the relationship. In order not to directly offend a god, he did not make this matter clear.
When Odysseus heard what Calchas said, he thought about it and said, "Okay, I will talk to Commander Agamemnon about this tomorrow."
After several years of war, the authority of Agamemnon's rule became more and more popular, and everyone gradually became convinced of him.
I believe it is no surprise that when Agamemnon captured Troy and won the war, his prestige reached its peak, but this was not in the interests of the gods.
But at this moment, everyone is still very convinced of Agamemnon and will report anything.
Ocean Palace
Far away at the bottom of the sea, there is a palace hidden deep in the water. The palace is not affected by the sea water at all and is magnificent.
At this time, in the underwater palace, Thetis was thoughtful and opened the water mirror in front of her. The water mirror showed the conversation between Calchas and Odysseus.
And Calchas and Odysseus listened to all the conversations.
"The day has finally come." Thetis was angry in her heart. In order to defeat fate, she did not hesitate to soak Achilles in the water of the River Styx to make him immortal, but in the end she failed.
Later, still in order to fight against the fate, she entrusted the young Achilles to Lycomedes, the king of Scyros Island, hoping that he could raise Achilles to adulthood and get rid of the cruel fate.
But after all the hard work, she still couldn't escape her fate. When she saw two mortals discussing how to take Achilles to Troy, she couldn't help but feel furious in her heart.
She wanted to teach these two ignorant mortals a lesson and let them understand that Thetis' child was not something they could plot against. Thinking of this, she had to stand up.
"Honorable Thetis, what do you want to do?" At this moment, a young man appeared, holding a staff wrapped with double snakes in his hand, with a slightly frivolous smile, and small feathers behind his ears and at his ankles. Its wings are still flapping, and it looks like it has just arrived.
"It's Hermes!"
Holding a snake-shaped scepter, Hermes penetrated the sea water and directly arrived at Thetis' underwater palace. He looked at Thetis who was about to get up.
Thetis was silent. She knew that Hermes would definitely stop her when he came.
Sure enough, Hermes continued: "Didn't you already know and promise not to interfere with Achilles' fate?"
Thetis was still silent. She was so frustrated that she had indeed agreed to such a request, but Achilles was her child after all. How could she bear it after seeing the fate he was about to face, so she couldn't help but ask for it? to block.
"Don't go against Zeus. You know, this is about Zeus's fate. He will not tolerate it." Hermes suppressed his smile and gave a sincere warning.
"But the prophecy may not be mine, Metis may not be the one, and I may not be the one." Faced with Hermes' aggressiveness, Thetis had remained silent and couldn't help but speak.
"Thetis, you are right, but as long as there is a slight chance, Zeus will not let it go."
Hermes' words were almost threatening, and he clearly told Thetis that this time it was Zeus who felt threatened, so don't interfere, otherwise he will take care of you too.
Thetis was silent, and Prometheus's terrible prophecy troubled Zeus. Metis was Zeus's first wife and the mother of Athena, but even so, Zeus swallowed her into his belly without mercy. , let alone yourself
Destiny is changeable. If Metis cannot fulfill the prophecy, she (Thetis) will be next. Maybe there will be other goddesses in the future.
If there is suspicion, it must be eliminated. This is the logic of Zeus. If Thetis were not a god, perhaps killing her would be a better solution.
"Besides, Peleus, your husband is just the grandson of Zeus, but the divine blood of Achilles has almost caught up with Heracles, right?"
"Such an ever-increasing amount of divine blood is so shocking to God."
Hercules completed 12 "impossible" tasks and became a god. This was considered fate, but the gods never wanted to see a hero like Hercules appear among human heroes.
And now it seems that Achilles, who has strong divine blood and is constantly approaching Hercules, is the most likely to meet this condition, and may even surpass Hercules.
"So, he must die." Hermes came to a conclusion, with the coldness and determination unique to the gods. After hearing these words, Thetis took three steps back and let out a deep sigh.
As a mother who loves her child deeply, what could be more heartbreaking than watching her child die in front of her and being unable to do anything about it
But she had no choice.
The root cause of the Trojan War was the terrible prophecy of Prometheus: "A wrong marriage will bring destruction to the King of the Gods."
Fate passed to Metis, and before Athena was born, Zeus swallowed her.
Now when Thetis arrived, Zeus arranged for Thetis to marry the mortal hero Peleus and gave birth to Achilles.
In order to kill Achilles, the son of destiny, Zeus launched the Trojan War in a reasonable and reasonable manner. As for cutting off heroes from mankind, it was just incidental.
Therefore, Achilles' death is a foregone conclusion. Everyone else can live, but he must die.
Hermes looked at her sympathetically and said: "Thetis, don't stop her, otherwise no matter how much love and credit you have, it will be useless when facing the wrath and thunder of Zeus."
With that said, Hermes flapped his wings and disappeared into the sea in an instant.
(End of chapter)