"Goddess Styx, you called me out alone. Is there anything urgent?"
In the palace of Zeus, the God King Zeus looked at the beautiful and plump goddess in front of him with a strange look on his face. Of course, he would not confidently believe that this goddess secretly came to his palace, followed by two young gods, a man and a woman, to fall in love with him.
Besides, even if Styx wanted to fall in love with him, he wouldn't dare. Although this goddess is as plump and attractive as Demeter, her temper is far worse than Demeter's. She was a powerful being who pushed her husband into the Tartarus Abyss with her own hands. Many years ago, no male god dared to think about her.
Styx, who was wearing a black robe, smiled slightly: "I came here this time to bring your son, the God King." After saying that, Styx pointed to Adros behind him.
Zeus looked at the young man in front of him, who was only fourteen or fifteen years old, with a friendly smile, and he was constantly looking at him.
"You said you are my son?" Zeus asked.
"Son of Leto, Adros has met His Majesty the God-King." Adros bowed to the God-King who was sitting high on the throne. A closer look revealed that he was indeed more powerful than Hades and Poseidon. A more attractive handsome face. Compared with him, Hades seemed more silent and gloomy, Poseidon seemed more wild and frivolous, but the temperament of this god-king had no bias, masculine yet delicate and gentle, he was worthy of being the poison of female creatures, women. Neither goddesses nor even female animals can escape his clutches.
Zeus frowned and looked at this young man with black hair and eyes, who indeed looked very much like Leto, and couldn't help but asked: "Since he is Leto's son, why don't you go directly to the hall of the gods to have a banquet with your mother and brother and sister, and instead follow him?" The goddess of oaths came to see me secretly?"
Hearing Zeus's question, Adros smiled and said: "I'm here to meet the God King in private. I just have a gift to give. After giving the gift, I have one more thing to ask for."
"Oh." Zeus couldn't help but feel a little interested in this son who didn't call him father, and said with a faint smile: "What kind of gift? If I like it, it doesn't matter if I grant your request."
"His Majesty the God King will like it." After Adros said, he took out a long black arrow, with purple patterns and red blood complementing each other.
"It's you." Zeus suddenly thought. The arrow from the sky shot Echidna to death and seriously injured Typhon. He discussed with the gods for a long time, but he couldn't guess who shot it. "
Zeus didn't even need to look at it to know that the long arrow was real. The cold curse aura on it and the remaining aura of Typhon and his wife were still fresh in his memory.
Zeus kept knocking on the throne, not knowing what he was thinking. Suddenly he saw Adros taking back the arrow again, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Didn't you give it a gift? Why did you take it back again?"
"The gift to His Majesty the God-King is Echidna, Typhon's wife. As for this long arrow, I only have this one, and I can't bear to give it away."
After hearing what Adros said, Zeus's brows relaxed slightly. It was not unacceptable if there was only one, and then he asked: "What do you want here?"
"I heard that His Majesty the God King is planning to confer the priesthood of the gods tomorrow. Even though I am not talented, I still want to seek a priesthood in Olympus."
"The information is very good." Zeus couldn't help but chuckle, "What kind of god do you think you can be? The North Star God?" He had also heard about the difference in talent of his son.
Not minding Zeus's ridicule at all, Adros nodded: "It is indeed the God of the North Star, but the North Star is an important star for all living beings to identify directions. I would like to ask the God King to give another god of direction and road the title of god, for The gods and spirits show the way.”
"The god of direction and roads?" Zeus thought for a moment, and then said: "Okay, I will give you this priesthood."
"Then thank you, His Majesty the God King." Adros thanked him quickly: "I don't have anything else to do, so I won't disturb the God King's enjoyment."
"Wait a minute." Zeus stopped them: "Your mother and the others are drinking and having fun in the hall, why don't you go with them? There is also the goddess Styx, and your children are also there, why don't you go with them?"
Styx shook her head. She had no interest in Olympus at all. If it weren't for the fact that Adros needed her to lead the way, she wouldn't have wanted to come up at all.
Adros said: "There is no need for today. After tomorrow, we will have a drink with everyone."
After they left, Zeus sat quietly in the temple for a while, and then went back to drink, sing and dance with the gods. He didn't say a word about what had just happened.
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"Adross, do you really want to be a priest in Olympus?" Styx asked.
"Yes, for a god like me who can only remotely control the power of the North Star and has difficulty responding to nature and communicating with the laws, how can he have a suitable priesthood without access to the Divine Court?"
"In your situation, you have been in the River Styx, so it is destined to be difficult to communicate with the laws. Even if you have a priesthood, it is difficult to become the main god." Styx couldn't help but worry.
"Just give it a try. At least Mount Olympus is safe now, and you don't have to worry about life-threatening danger." Adros consoled him. In fact, he is also well aware of his situation. There is basically no need to think about the law of communication and becoming the main god. He just wants to test whether merit, wish power, luck, etc., which are famous in other worlds, can be used in this world. Can't be useful.
These magical things were equivalent to existence in the world of spiritual practice in previous lives, especially in Buddhism. How could Adros not be tempted by them
"Hey, even if you choose a priesthood, you should choose something with broad coverage. Your priesthood is too single."
Hearing what Styx said, Adros was confused. Is there knowledge involved in choosing a priesthood? He quickly asked Styx.
"Did you know that there are differences between the main gods?"
Adros nodded quickly. He had discovered this a long time ago. As the same main god, Zeus is more powerful than the other main gods of Olympus, Hestia is more powerful than Demeter, and Styx is more powerful than Olympus. Lu Nomo is awesome.
"General gods can only borrow the power of the laws of heaven and earth through divine power. The main god can directly combine the laws of heaven and earth with divine power, so it is more powerful. Therefore, the power of the main god is mainly reflected in two points: divine power and laws."
Adros also understands that divine power comes from the power of the gods themselves, and that laws are gifts from heaven and earth. The combination of the two is the powerful essence of the gods. If they rely on divine power alone, the gods may not be the opponents of humans. The future demigod hero Achilles defeated many gods with his brute strength.
"Divine power is easy to say. Although you are not the main god, you are an example. You are powerful. Many gods may borrow the laws of heaven and earth and are no match for you. And look at Typhon, who basically has no use of laws, but his divine power is astonishing. He will defeat Olympus. The main god of Sri Lanka is firmly suppressed. Of course, Typhon is just a special case, and ordinary main gods will not have such a powerful force."
Hecate suddenly laughed at the side: "Is Adros going to follow Typhon's path and rely on brute force to hang him up and beat the main god?" She found the word "hanging" that Adros said very interesting. , it’s interesting to think about hanging people up and beating them.
Adros glared at this lawless god, and then motioned for Styx to continue explaining.
Styx also smiled and felt that the young female god of Adros was indeed interesting. He shook his head and continued: "For most gods, their differences are mainly reflected in the laws. There are two types of them. Situation. First, the laws themselves are also divided into three, six or nine levels. For example, the power of my oath is a top-level power of laws, and many low-level laws are difficult to resist. "
"The second situation is that the laws covered by the divine power of each main god are different. The most common main gods can only cover one kind of law with their divine power, so they are definitely not the opponents of multi-law gods. For example, the gods of wind and rain have the most average strength. . Speaking of which, if it weren’t for the power of my oath, I would be a little stronger than them.”
Adros was noncommittal about this sentence. He knew that in addition to the power of oath, Styx also had the power of hatred.
Styx continued: "So the higher the talent of the main god, the more laws their divine power can cover. When these gods become law gods, they may choose some priesthoods with strong growth potential, such as sea gods and mountain gods. , river gods, etc., on the one hand, it is easy to find the laws that suit them, and on the other hand, they do not restrict themselves. Some gods directly choose the priesthood with strong coverage, and directly integrate all the laws that they can match. Once inside, these gods are not only powerful, but also grow extremely fast."
After listening to Styx's words, Adros suddenly realized why the gods of Olympus in the future will basically be some empty names of gods, such as the goddess of wisdom, the goddess of hunting, the goddess of marriage, etc., instead of referring to The specific rule turns out to be this reason.
"Of course there are more special examples, becoming the king among the gods. During the Battle of the Titans, Zeus and his three brothers were not much different from me, but only a hundred years have passed, and I already feel inferior. Especially Zeus , I feel that he has not tried his best this time, and deliberately suppressed his power to a level similar to Hades and Poseidon."
What Styx said was a bit unbelievable, but Adros believed that it was very possible. The relationship between the three brothers was very complicated, and they were supporting each other and secretly wrestling with each other.
"So, you made a bit of a mistake when choosing the priesthood this time. The God of Roads and Directions is too single. If it is combined with some laws in the future, it will be very troublesome to change."
Adros didn't mind and said: "Anyway, we can't use the power of the laws of heaven and earth, so it doesn't matter."
He didn't expect other gods to understand the power and potential of the divine name of Road and Direction.
"It's hard to see you again, but it looks like it will be hard to see you again." After a long time, Styx caressed his handsome face and sighed.
Seeing the smiling expression on Hecate's face next to him, Adros could only say awkwardly: "I come to see you every year, Aunt Styx."
"Remember your words." Styx pinched his face, then turned around and walked away, but these words were heard from a distance.
Looking at the back of this goddess aunt who was too kind to him, Adros could not help but feel a little sad, but there was nothing he could do about it. He had his own pursuits and could not always be by his side. The road is long and one can only explore it alone. There may be stops along the way, but one cannot settle down.
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Words at the end of the volume
At this point, the first volume is finally over. This volume is called the Road to Olympus, which is not only the road to the rise of the Olympus Divine Court in the Chaos pantheon, but also the road to Olympus for Adros and his brothers and sisters.
This volume is relatively short, not many characters appear, and there is often no role for the protagonist. This shortcoming still exists until a little bit at the beginning of the next volume. But there is no way. It is difficult for me to explain clearly the Greek mythology I have sorted out through the perspective of the protagonist alone.
Generally speaking, the first volume is better because there is not much information. In the next volume, when I was sorting out the information, I was almost crying. The timeline was messy and various characters were mixed up. Especially when Prometheus was imprisoned and when Hercules rescued him, it was clear that he was thirty years old. Year. I just want to know, in thirty years, which is only one to two generations, from the beginning of the use of fire to the era of the rise of kingdoms and the appearance of many epic heroes, how can this kind of social development be achieved? Not only these, there are also many heroes whose stories and time conflict with each other, with constant cutting and confusion.
I can only try my best to make it logically consistent. Some book friends also suggested that you can write it as a small world, and then upgrade it to a larger map. This kind of fantasy development is really good, there will be no pressure on logic, and you can doodle as you like.
However, this is not the story I want to write. I will change the map, but it will not be a big map, but it will be within a big map, but somewhere else. Some book friends have also mentioned that Egypt, Babylon, Persia, India, Northern Europe, and even later Rome, Byzantium, and Arabia are all included in my structure. However, we have to think about India again. After all, India has come out, so it makes no sense that another place closely related to it in the mythical world cannot come out.
In short, the general main line is this. Regardless of whether you accept it or not, it is impossible for me to change it. This is the story I want to write.
By the way, I don’t know if the title of the book will be changed in the future. If not, everyone will treat it as a free translation.
I originally wanted to take a half-day break before posting the next paper, but I thought about it and let it go. With such poor results, who would I give a break to
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