Achilles sat on the shore with tears in his eyes, gazing into the dark water and calling out to his mother Thetis.
Because of Achilles' power, everyone easily overlooks his age. He is only a sixteen-year-old boy.
But he has taken on responsibilities and pressure far beyond his age. When he was alone at this time, his tears couldn't stop falling.
In the palace deep under the sea, Thetis had been paying attention to Achilles. At this time, she heard him calling her in the distance. Thinking of the tragic fate that her child Achilles was about to face, she couldn't help but feel a little pain in her heart.
How much she wanted to change his destiny. As soon as Achilles was born, Thetis discovered his growing divine blood, which gave him the possibility of becoming a true god.
Therefore, he carried his father behind his back and put his son in the fire at night to burn away the human part of his father's inheritance and make him holy. During the day, he used magical medicine to heal his son's wounds. As the divine blood increased, blood and flesh would grow. , keep getting closer to the true God.
But once Peleus peeped secretly, and when he saw his son crying in the fire, he screamed in fright, and Thetis's efforts were in vain.
"My son, you have a talent that is jealous of the gods to do this, because the growing divine blood can make up for your losses." Thetis knew in her heart that except for this talent, not even the son of Zeus could use this method. Come to purify your bloodline: "But the gods made Peleus realize that it was actually a warning from the gods that caused you to lose your last chance."
Thinking of this, she spoke, and Achilles on the coast heard his mother's voice coming from the depths of the sea: "Oh, my child, I gave birth to you, your life is so short."
Achilles felt sad when he heard what Thetis said. He also knew that his mother had worked hard and used countless means to change his destiny, but in the end they all failed.
"You should be able to live a happy life, but you have to endure so much suffering and humiliation." Thetis continued.
"Mother, I don't feel bitter, I just feel angry. Why should I pay compensation for the mistakes Agamemnon made?" Achilles said.
"My child, I have been watching you all the time, and I still don't know the injustice you have suffered? I will go to the God of Thunder myself and ask him to help you, so that you don't have to endure this humiliating fate."
"But you have to wait. This cannot be done immediately, because yesterday Zeus went to the Gulf of Oceanus to enjoy the sacrifices of the pious Ethiopians, and it will take twelve days to come back."
"Then I went to him, hugged his knees and begged him!"
"Now you stay near the warships for the time being, ignore them, and don't participate in any battles."
It can be said that Thetis worked hard for Achilles. When Hermes made it clear that Achilles' fate was doomed last time, she still wanted to improve his fate as much as possible.
Achilles listened and calmed down a little. If this mood continues, there is no chance that he will find trouble with Agamemnon.
After sitting for a while, Achilles left the coast. When he went back, many people greeted him, but he kept his face tense and said nothing.
Returning to the tent, looking at the empty tent, Achilles thought of the girl taken away by Agamemnon again, and felt angry. He crossed his hands on his chest and sat quietly without saying a word. Inside the tent.
Troy
The Greek messenger found Chryses and said: "O venerable priest, the great commander Agamemnon has promised to let you redeem your daughter Chryses."
"Is this true?" Chryses said with a surprised look on his face. His depressed mood was completely gone when he saw the Greek envoy.
"Chryses, this is of course true. Let us set out together to the camp to redeem your daughter." The messenger said.
"Wait a minute. I'll take the gold and bronze and leave the city with you."
After a while, a servant carried a box from the room and placed it on the chariot outside. Chryses and the Greek envoys also left the city and rushed to the Greek camp.
In the camp, Odysseus had been waiting for Chryses' arrival early, and the soldiers had already brought Chryses over from Agamemnon's barracks.
"Girl of Missia, you really have a good father." Odysseus sighed.
If Apollo hadn't sent down the plague this time, causing heavy damage to the Greeks, no one would have offended Agamemnon for this matter when Agamemnon was so persistent.
There was a commotion in the barracks, and a figure broke in. He saw the girl sitting on the wool blanket, and said with surprise: "My daughter, you were captured by the enemy. How worried I was. You are fine now. I’m going to take you home so you don’t have to suffer any more.”
After saying that, Chryses, who had just barged in, hugged Chryses who was sitting on the wool blanket.
"Father, you are finally here. I thought I would never see you again." Chryses buried his head in his father Chryses' arms and said sadly.
"My daughter, everything will be fine. I will take you home now." After saying that, Chryses glanced at Odysseus sitting next to him and said, "Greeks, my ransom has been paid. To your messenger.”
Chryses raised his hands to the sky again and prayed loudly: "Great Apollo, your servant Chryses is grateful for your grace. Now the Greeks have surrendered and let me take him back." My daughter Chryseis, I beg you to cease bringing disaster upon the Greeks."
Odysseus was unhappy when Chryses said that the Greeks had succumbed, but they did succumb to the plague sent by the gods.
Strangely enough, as soon as Chryses finished praying, the plague outside stopped and all the patients showed signs of recovery.
A man hurriedly ran in and said, "King Odysseus, the plague has stopped and all the soldiers have gradually recovered."
Odysseus was shocked and enthusiastically sent Chryses out of the camp. He watched their chariots drift away before returning to the camp.
In this short time, some of the soldiers who had just shown signs of recovery were able to get out of bed and walk.
"Alas, so mortals must fear the gods, because their power is unmatched." Odysseus said with emotion in his heart.
Troy
Pei Ziyun stood on the city wall, looking at the gradually disappearing smoke: "The plague of the Greeks is over. This is not a natural plague, but a supernatural plague. Therefore, it comes and goes quickly."
"Actually, most of the gods were on the side of the Greeks. Apollo's punishment of the Greeks couldn't last too long, so he stopped immediately as soon as there was a step down."
"However, although the normal script is over, I want to make a big one." Amazon Queen Penthesilea was killed by Achilles, and he swore to Ares that the Greeks would pay the price. This is just the beginning.
"The conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon is sharp. He has withdrawn from the Greek coalition camp and called his mother Thetis, and Thetis will ask Zeus to attack Agamemnon for Achilles."
"Ares, furious, would also support a blow to the Greeks."
"In this world of gods, with these two, my plan to attack the Greeks has the basic conditions for implementation."
"Otherwise, no matter how perfect a plan I come up with, it will be resolved by the gods of insight."
"Now, the time is ripe. I want to seize this opportunity to weaken the Greeks and strengthen my own strength. I may not have such an opportunity in the future."
Pei Ziyun thought of this and asked, "Are our people ready?"
Gesne, who was standing behind him, said respectfully: "Prince, everything is ready."
"Okay, let's proceed to the third step." Pei Ziyun said.
"Yes." After Gesni said, he slowly retreated.
Pei Ziyun looked at the Greek camp again and shouted: "System!"
Following the call, a plum tree quickly appeared in front of him, and it quickly enlarged into a data frame with a faint sense of light.
"Heroic Bloodline: Level 5 (155.7%)"
"Now growth requires more and more power. After killing the two heroes Morion and Menipos, it has not been digested yet, but it may be 180% digested. To reach the seventh level, at least one more hero is needed. "
Pei Ziyun fell into deep thought.
Now that the Trojan War has been fought for several years, the heroes who should appear are basically all present, and the deadline for facing the final showdown is getting closer and closer.
He is trying his best to accumulate strength now, and when that moment comes, he will have the strength to deal with it.
greek camp
Some time has passed since Agamemnon and Achilles quarreled at the princes' meeting, and everyone deliberately avoided talking about this topic to avoid intensifying the conflict between the two.
The entire Greek camp entered a rare period of calm, and even Troy stopped harassing them.
But at some point, a gust of wind blew again in the camp, and a rumor spread among the soldiers: "Without Achilles, the Greeks will face setbacks."
Where this news came from, I can't find it at all. I only know that it suddenly spread in the camp.
This widely circulated news soon reached Agamemnon's ears, and he was even more distressed when he heard the news.
"Does everyone no longer trust me and choose to trust that arrogant young man?" Agamemnon thought to himself.
The conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles is, in the final analysis, the conflict between commanders and warriors, superiors and talents, and personal jealousy and desire for power are only catalysts, but even if it were someone else, unless Achilles Even if Si surrenders, this contradiction will be difficult to reconcile.
It can even be said that even if Achilles surrenders, this contradiction will never be eliminated. Who said that the inferior person has excessive bravery and talent
At this moment, there was a burst of noise outside the barracks. Agamemnon looked over and saw many Greek soldiers surrounding a group of people carrying a batch of supplies.
Agamemnon was a little strange, although some merchants in the camp had begun selling some daily necessities to facilitate everyone's life.
And this group of merchants couldn't see any difference. They just had more supplies than ordinary merchants, so they shouldn't attract so many soldiers to watch.
He listened outside the crowd for a while and understood.
This group of merchants came from Greece. They not only brought special products from various Greek city-states and kingdoms, but also brought news from their hometown because they went to various Greek city-states and kingdoms to collect supplies.
These soldiers, heroes, and princes who have been away from home for many years are all asking them for news about their hometowns and families.
"It turns out that I have been away from home for so many years." When Agamemnon saw this, he also thought that he had been away from his hometown for many years. He was moved when he discovered that one of these businessmen was from Mykenen.
Agamemnon, who had not heard news from Mykenae for a long time, called a soldier, pointed at the merchant from Mykenae and said: "Go and ask him to come to my barracks."
With that said, he walked into the barracks. After listening to the instructions, the soldiers walked past and said a few words to the merchant, then led the merchant towards the commander's barracks.
(End of chapter)