With a dark face and a cold voice, Tartarus reprimanded Arinte: "Enough is enough, don't be presumptuous!"
Areinte trembled in Aphrodite's arms, her brows and eyes drooped slightly to hide her gloom.
Her Highness Aphrodite is usually very indifferent, he finally had the opportunity to get so close to him...
Aphrodite stroked Arinte's seaweed-like long hair, then let go of him, and her voice became calm: "Okay, Arinte, make a pot of scented tea for me. Tal His Highness Talos came to my temple specially, I must treat him well."
Areinte quietly raised his head and glanced at Tartaros. The eyes of the god of the abyss were as deep and cold as an abyss. come over.
In an instant, Arinte felt as if she was also covered by the abyss, her whole body was stiff, and the cold seeped into her bones and blood.
Aphrodite patted his shoulder lightly, and the gentle warmth rose from his heart, and then flowed through his whole body, warming his limbs.
Arinte's dependent eyes fell on Aphrodite. Although the handsome deity with silver hair and purple eyes looked cold and unkind, he always brought infinite power to the believers who stared at him.
Aphrodite let go of her hand and asked softly: "His Royal Highness Tartarus is one of the most powerful primitive gods, and he is the condensation of the original will of the world. In front of him, you are as small as a gravel. Don't offend me like this again in the future." Staring at His Highness, you know?"
Arinte swallowed nervously, his small Adam's apple rolled, and he said cautiously: "I understand, Your Highness..."
Aphrodite patted his hand lightly: "Go, don't make me and His Highness wait too long."
Arinte nodded, and hurried down to prepare snacks and tea.
Tartarus looked coldly at the back of Arinte leaving, and sneered: "Aphrodite, you are too indulging in this god."
Aphrodite was sitting on a stone bench in the garden. His back was straight, his neck was curved gracefully, and his hips were straight, making him look beautiful and elegant overall.
Aphrodite said calmly: "Arinte is a good child, and she will not be arrogant because of my favoritism, and always be in awe. I don't mind being more tolerant to such a cute child."
"Awe?" Tartarus chewed these two words, glanced at Aphrodite, and mocked lightly: "Are you sure he has awe for you? His desire for you is even stronger, it's normal A god would not do such an act of self-blasphemy in the temple of the main god."
Aphrodite said casually: "He is just an ordinary inferior god. Although the priesthood of sexual desire is not bad, this power is not enlightened by him himself but by me, so his The strength is not strong. What's more, his priesthood is very inductive to him, and often confuses his sanity. And I am... "
Aphrodite paused, then smiled lightly: "And my godhead itself is very attractive to the gods, isn't it? Your Highness, this little guy who is not strong and not clear-headed has already done what he can It's the best, please don't criticize him too much."
Aphrodite's saying this did not dispel Tartaros' dislike of Arinte, on the contrary, it made Tartaros feel worse.
In the endless abyss under the earth, the black mist full of corrosive atmosphere is boiling and burning.
Tartarus glanced up, and Arinte came with a silver plate.
So he said coldly: "Not strong, not clear-headed? Aphrodite, you don't actually regard him as a god, but just keep him as your pet, right?"
Arinte, who was walking over, just heard Tartarus' words.
He was afraid of Tartarus and did not dare to raise his head.
After arranging the snacks and scented tea, he knelt down at Aphrodite's feet obediently.
Aphrodite stretched out her hand, stroking Arinte's cheek with her fingertips, and asked with a smile: "Arinte, do you think you are my pet?"
Areinte looked up at him obsessively: "Whatever Your Highness Aphrodite loves the most, I am His Highness's."
He doesn't care whether he is Aphrodite's god or pet, he only cares which of these two identities Aphrodite prefers.
Aphrodite withdrew her hand, a little smile on her cold eyes.
He pinched the handle of the glazed teapot with his slender fingers like green onions, and the pink-purple scented tea swelled slightly as the teapot was lifted.
Aphrodite poured a cup of tea for Tartarus, and said in a leisurely manner: "Your Highness is disappointed, Arinte doesn't care what you are?"
Tartarus took a sip from his teacup, the sweet tea moistened his throat and calmed his anger.
Tartarus closed his eyes, thinking he was a fool to be serious with Arinte.
Tartarus commented on the scented tea: "It's too sweet, if one day you go to the abyss, I can take you to taste the tea made from the flowers in the abyss, which is mellow and long-lasting."
Aphrodite also felt that the sweetness of the tea was too strong, and I wondered if it was because of too much Arenthe's breath.
As for Tartarus...
Aphrodite couldn't deny it: "Only those who are guilty of sin go to the abyss."
Tartarus' face turned dark, is his territory so despised by God
Aphrodite looked at him with a slight smile, her expression seemed calm, but she never let down her vigilance. He wanted to test Tartarus' attitude and judge how far the gods could tolerate him. If Tartarus turned violent, he would immediately summon strength to protect himself.
No matter how bad it is, go to the Tartarus Abyss and live in prison for a few days.
Tartarus wouldn't kill gods anyway.
However, Tartarus did not express any opinion on Aphrodite's disgust, because a god broke into his conversation with Aphrodite.
To be more precise, it is a group of gods.
The sound of the scepter striking the palace gate was dull but loud.
Aphrodite looked in the direction of the door of the Palace of Eyes and opened it.
Rhea and Zeus walked in from outside the temple with the gods. They saluted Tartarus, and then smiled at Aphrodite, but the smile was very stiff.
And the eyes of the gods looking at Aphrodite did not have the astonishment that Aphrodite had when she first condensed the confused godhead.
As for why this is so, it is related to Cronus' defeat and imprisonment...
Zeus and the others were all very curious about the way Aphrodite hurt Cronus, and also wanted to know what Aphrodite did to make Cronus curse him so heartbreakingly. .
Although Cronus tried his best to hide his experience, he still failed to escape the deliberate detection of the gods in the end.
Then the gods were shocked.
They really couldn't imagine that Aphrodite, who was so beautiful, elegant and mysterious...a stunning god who didn't look obtrusive even with all the gorgeous words in the world, could do such a crazy thing.
The gods didn't think that they could bear much more than Cronus, so after the war, they didn't dare to provoke Aphrodite, and their behavior was much restrained.
But Aphrodite knew in her heart that this situation was only temporary. After a while, Cronus was taken away by Tartaros, and the Olympus mountain returned to calm. Sooner or later, these gods will be tempted by his love and beauty.
However, these are things for the future.
Aphrodite took a sip of tea gracefully, stared calmly at the mighty gods who crowded into his palace, and asked, "What's the matter, everyone? Why have you all come to my temple today?"
Zeus took the lead and said directly: "We are here to look for His Royal Highness Tartarus. Your Highness came all the way from the abyss. Why don't you go to the Palace of the King of Gods to have a look?"
When Tartarus was reminded by Zeus, he seemed to think of something. He frowned and thought for a while, and said: "The rule of Cronus has been overthrown, but there is no new master in the palace of the king of gods. Who should I look for when I go?" ?”
Aphrodite glanced at Tartarus and clicked her tongue lightly. Is Tartarus implying that it's time for the gods to choose the next god-king
Not only Aphrodite, but other gods also understood what Tartarus meant, and their breathing became disordered.
As I said before, not all Titans are enemies of Zeus and the others. At this time, Rhea's vigilant and stiff eyes swept over the faces of her brothers and sisters, and then said stiffly: "Your Highness Tartarus is right, Cronus has been overthrown, and it is time to choose the next one." A god king."
"However, it is my sons and daughters who led the gods to overthrow the rule of Cronus, so one of my sons and daughters will inherit the throne of the god king. Do you have any opinions?"
The Titans who switched to Zeus's camp were a little dissatisfied with this, but the queen of gods was still on Rhea, and what she said was authoritative, and the gods did not dare to refute him at will.
Tartarus glanced over Zeus, Hades and Poseidon one by one, he nodded casually and said, "But you have six children, who are you going to pass on the title of God King to?"
Rhea paused, and Zeus said first: "The position of God King has always been inherited by men, let's exclude my sisters first."
Hera is still in the sea area, not here at this time. Hestia and Demeter frowned, a little dissatisfied with this, but unfortunately they are not very strong, and Rhea is not very partial to them, so they ignored their opinions and directly agreed with Zeus statement.
So only Zeus, Hades and Poseidon were left competing for the throne of God King.
Among the three brothers, only one of them is destined to become the king of gods, and the status of the two who cannot become kings of gods may be embarrassing in the future. Fortunately, Rhea was prepared, and she said: "The era of Cronus' rule is over. , there are many titan gods fighting with Cronus, and their destination must also be the endless abyss of Tartarus. And many of these gods are main gods.
After they are imprisoned, the vacant position of the main god who is responsible for the operation of the heaven and the earth will be reappointed by the new god king. Since the main god has to be re-elected... the leaders of the sea world and the underworld should also be re-elected, shouldn't they? They should all be the team of the new God King. "
The underworld is fine. Most of the gods of the underworld are descendants of the goddess of the night, Nix, and the god of darkness, Erebus. They wander in the underworld without a leader. Tartarus will take care of them when they are free.
So Hades Emperor's choice only needs to be agreed by Tartarus, but the sea realm is different...
The current gods of the sea world, the sea goddess Tesis and the ocean god Oceanus are brothers and sisters of Rhea, and they are also strong supporters of the Zeus camp.
Zeus's wife, Metis, was also their daughter.
Although Tesis and Oceanus were absent, they sent their daughter Styx and the sons and daughters of Styx to help.
Among the sons and daughters of Styx, there is a goddess whose priesthood is victory. It can be said that Zeus and the others can successfully overthrow the rule of Cronus, which has a lot to do with the support of the sea realm.
Styx didn't expect that after Rhea and the others won the victory, it would be fine if they didn't benefit Sea Territory. Their first thing was to deprive Sea Territory of their right to rule. Styx's face immediately turned foul, and Metis frowned, seeming a little uneasy.
After listening to Rhea's words, Tartarus also expressed his attitude: "The underworld can be managed by the new god-king, but the sea realm..."
Styx looked cold, looking at Rhea and other gods with extremely cold eyes.
Aphrodite took time to watch the changes in the expressions of the gods, and her eyes fell on Metis, the goddess of wisdom.
At this time, the goddess was standing beside Zeus, and Rhea was standing on the other side of Zeus.
Aphrodite's special attention made him notice the small movements of Rhea and Metis. After Rhea tugged on Metis' sleeve, Metis paused, and then stood up with Tesis and Metis. Rhea's proposal was accepted as the daughter of Keanos.
The faces of Styx and her children immediately turned cold, and Zeus quickly comforted these gods: "I know that there are still some very powerful godheads that have no masters, such as the oath godhead, I think it will be very suitable for you, Styx."
Styx was about to get angry, but when he heard this, his anger froze on his expression, and then slowly calmed down, turning into emotion.
Zeus looked at her children again: "Speaking of which, Nico's priesthood of 'victory' is really special. Such a special priesthood should be kept in the prosperous and noble Olympus, where it can be enshrined. It's all so calm and boring, don't you find it boring?"
Zeus's bribe came almost blatantly, and Aphrodite could see with naked eyes that the expressions of Styx and the others gradually became emotional.
Aphrodite twitched the corners of her mouth with a contemptuous expression.
It seems that Tesis and Oceanus' vision is not very good, and they were stabbed in the back by several children.
However, even if Metis and Styx agreed with Zeus to send a new king on behalf of the sea realm? Most of the gods in the sea world were conceived by Tesis and Oceanus, and the Ocean God couple can be said to control the origin of most of the oceans.
There is only one existence who can surpass them and become the veritable king of the sea, and that is the third son of Gaia and the younger brother of Uranus, the king of the sky, the incarnation of the sea, Pentheus.
If you think that the god king will send a leader there casually, and after the imperial decree is issued, the sea world will obediently obey and let the Olympus mountain drive it, then it is too beautiful to think.
But maybe Zeus doesn't care about these? Aphrodite secretly thought, after all, he is the iron-clad future god king, isn't he
Aphrodite glanced at Rhea and Metis, and thought sarcastically that Zeus was the only child Rhea saved, who stayed with Rhea the longest and was most loved by Rhea. And Metis is the wife of Zeus. This goddess of wisdom will definitely find a way to help Zeus obtain the position of God King.
However, Metis' behavior of betraying Sea Realm was somewhat beyond Aphrodite's expectations. Although the position of Queen of God is very good, Sea Realm is her backing.
This kind of behavior really doesn't seem like what the goddess of wisdom can do, or is she clever enough to be misunderstood by her cleverness, and the organ is too clever to calculate, and she misses Qingqing's life
It's no wonder that after she became pregnant and was eaten by Zeus, there was no movement on the sea boundary.
Aphrodite's eyes trembled slightly, he put down the cup in his hand, and put his fingertips on his ears.
He stroked the azure blue earring, thinking, if Metis wants to die, let her do it. It just so happened that he liked Metis's intelligence and godhead very much.
Therefore, under this rather funny pull, the sea world and the underworld are about to usher in their new kings.
Tartarus' attitude was actually a little strange. He almost followed Rhea and Zeus's words and met all the requirements of Rhea and Zeus.
Aphrodite speculated that there might be some special reason for this. Maybe Tartarus had communicated with Rhea and the others before coming to Mount Olympus
Aphrodite didn't know, but Tartarus had already asked again: "In that case, among the three brothers, who will become the God King, and who will Pluto and Sea King be?"
Zeus has been active so far, and Hades and Poseidon have barely spoken.
In the memory of another goddess of love, Hades also seemed to be relatively taciturn, but Poseidon shouldn't be so quiet.
Rhea took out three bamboo sticks calmly. The parts of the bamboo sticks protruding from the head were the same length, and the other part was hidden in Rhea's palm.
Rhea looked at her three sons, then at Tartarus, and said, "They are all my children, and I should treat them fairly...so I decided to draw lots to determine the position of the God King. "
"Two of the three bamboo sticks in my hand are short, and only one is long. Whoever can draw the long bamboo stick will be the future god king, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Do you have any objections to this arrangement?"
Rhea seemed to be asking the opinions of the three brothers, but in fact her attitude was uncompromising.
The goddess of love in Aphrodite's memory will not appear until a long, long time later, so there is no memory of this part of the battle of the gods and kings.
And even without memory, Aphrodite could see what kind of tricks Rhea was playing.
The bamboo stick was held in Rhea's hand, maybe it was originally long.
Rhea let her three sons draw lots, and she could have broken the lot to make it shorter when the son she didn't like drew the lot.
Until her favorite son got the long lottery.
And just as Aphrodite had guessed, the lottery drawn by Hades and Poseidon had obvious fracture marks.
And the one who got the long lottery in the end was naturally Zeus.
Zeus held the long stick, with obvious excitement and joy in his eyes.
Holding a long stick, he rushed out of the Temple of Cupid, holding up the thunder scepter and cheering excitedly: "From now on, I will be the ruler of the world. My name is Zeus, the king of the gods."
Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and thunder roared. Cronus, who was imprisoned in the palace of the god king, twitched, and the golden square godhead rushed out of his body and flew into Zeus' body.
In the next second, Rhea's god queen godhead was also pulled by the god king godhead, and flew into the body of Metis who ran out with Zeus.
Aphrodite looked at the figure of Metis, who was guarded by the gods outside the hall, and saw the light slowly glowing from her abdomen, and couldn't help squinting her eyes.
Sensing the departure of the God Empress Godhead, Rhea felt a strong sense of loss and emptiness in her heart.
All the gods in the temple ran out to watch Zeus absorb the godhead, including Hades and Poseidon.
Today there are only four gods left in the temple, Aphrodite, Rhea, Tartarus and Arenthe.
Aphrodite stood up and gracefully walked to Rhea's side. Rhea raised her head to look at him in some confusion, Aphrodite smiled at her, then took Rhea's hand, and gently opened her fingers.
Two broken bamboo sticks lay quietly in her palm.
Aphrodite stared fixedly at the two bamboo sticks, Rhea's expression did not show any panic, but was surprisingly calm.
Aphrodite looked at her thoughtfully, and after pondering for a few seconds, said: "Actually, the ownership of the position of God King shouldn't be so troublesome. Zeus was the first to lead the gods to rebel against Cronus. Help Ha Diss and the others were also Zeus who got out of trouble. In terms of merit, it is normal for Zeus to obtain the position of God King.
I think so, Hades and Poseidon should think so too. They can't fail to see the abnormality of the bamboo stick, but they behave very calmly. You have never expressed dissatisfaction with your proposal from the beginning to the end, your two sons are so caring, why do you need to come up with a poor layout? "
Rhea withdrew her hand, and casually smashed the bamboo sticks into dust. She smiled slightly and said, "You misunderstood, Aphrodite, I cut off these sticks before."
She really admired the handsome Aphrodite, and her attitude towards him was always tolerant and peaceful.
Aphrodite closed her eyes, moved a little closer to Rhea, and sniffed the tip of her nose lightly. The next second, Aphrodite smiled and said, "It's not that simple, Goddess Rhea. Have you forgotten, I am the god of schemes. Just now, I smelled a conspiracy in you."
Rhea frowned slightly: "What conspiracy?"
Tartarus showed an interested expression and asked, "Aphrodite, what did you think of?"
Aphrodite brushed his silver hair casually, and he looked up at the dome covered with gilt patterns, showing a thoughtful look.
"Actually, Metis' actions made me feel very strange. Why did she help you compete for the position of the king of the sea realm? If there is no accident, Zeus is the king of the gods, and Metis is his wife. She is also a well-deserved queen of the gods. There is absolutely no need for her to cooperate with you to seize the position of the king of the sea realm, and then betray and offend the entire sea realm."
"Unless... who dared her to imply that Zeus could not become the God King. If Zeus could not become the God King, then Metis would have no way to use his status as Zeus' wife to improve his status.
In order to protect your own interests, Metis can only help you plunder the kingship of the underworld and the sea world, as an alternative to Zeus who cannot become the queen of gods. "
Rhea's face changed a little, but she was still calm. She explained: "Okay, let Aphrodite see through our layout. I did use Metis a little bit. But I also No way, Hades and Poseidon are also my sons, and they are also Zeus' older brothers, so Zeus and I have to arrange a future for them, right?"
"Although Zeus and I made some calculations about his wife, Metis got the position of God Queen as he wished. We are not at a loss, aren't we?"
Aphrodite raised her eyebrows, shook her head, and said, "No loss? How could it be no loss? After Metis' actions today are reported back to the sea realm, her parents, siblings and sisters will probably hate her to death..."
Aphrodite paused, and suddenly a story heard in the memory of the goddess of love rang out.
According to legend, Metis was the first wife of Zeus, the god king. Gaia, the mother of the earth, predicted that after Metis gave birth to a daughter, his second son would overthrow the rule of Zeus.
Zeus was very afraid of this, and when Metis conceived his first daughter, he found an opportunity to swallow Metis.
Reminiscent of the fact that Metis offended the sea realm, Aphrodite asked with interest: "Or, is that what you actually planned? Metis helped you take the position of the king of the sea realm. The world hates her betrayal, and Hai Jie will definitely not care about what happens to Metis in the future. At that time, you will be able to attack her, right?"
Rhea's complexion immediately became ugly. She looked at Aphrodite with some horror, and forced a smile: "Aphrodite, what nonsense are you talking about... How could we hurt Metis?"
Aphrodite said with a smile: "Why not? Your Highness Rhea, I have already said this, don't you still refuse to tell me your real plan?"
Rhea remained silent, and Aphrodite stared at her for a while, then smiled indifferently and said, "Well, His Highness Rhea really doesn't want to say anything. Let's just assume that what I said just now is just random speculation. "
"However... I have one thing to congratulate His Royal Highness Rhea and God King Zeus."
Rhea asked, "What is it?"
Aphrodite blinked, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Your Highness and God King, you are going to be a grandmother and a father."
Rhea was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, but her face changed suddenly after she realized it. She covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise: "Metis is pregnant?!"