Chapter 349: If you want to live a decent life, you have to have some green on your head (two chapters, total 6.5k)

Thessaly, Great Temple.

"A-choo~!"

The shadow of the Olympian God King appeared in the altar. He suddenly felt a chill and sneezed loudly.

Damn it, who is slandering me behind my back?

Zeus snorted coldly, looked down at Hercules who was kneeling in the hall waiting for a reply, and waved his hand indifferently.

"Alright, I already know about the old gods, you can leave first."

"What about the theocratic meeting at the God of War Mountain tomorrow?"

"They want to convene a divine council and ask them to come to Olympus. Do you think I should condescend to them?"

Zeus snorted disdainfully, a look of deep displeasure appearing on his face.

Upon hearing this, Hercules could not help but give urgent advice.

"Father God, the invasion of the old gods is imminent! According to the oracle you said before, only when the gods and humans work together can we deal with this catastrophe. Now Thessaly needs you, and the humans on earth also need you. Please, for the sake of their day and night service to you, temporarily put aside your prejudice against the gods, go to the Ares Mountain, and discuss the plan to fight against the old gods together!"

“Are you teaching me how to do things?”

A cold question interrupted Hercules' exhortation, and silver-colored thunder roared and shuttled through the great temple.

"No, it's not..."

Hercules bit his lip and shook his head, trying to argue.

"I just think that humans are your people, and the old gods are the enemies we should fight together..."

Hearing his son surrender, Zeus' gloomy expression eased a little and he snorted with a hint of sarcasm.

"What belongs to the gods belongs to the gods, and what belongs to humans belongs to humans. According to the contract of fate, the gods cannot easily interfere in the disputes of the human world. Since they are causing chaos in the human world, it is up to humans to solve it themselves."

"What if humans can't resist it?" Hercules was still a little unwilling.

"Then wait until they attack Olympus, and I will deal with them then!"

Zeus interrupted Hercules' question with a cold voice, his eyes swept over the golden holy garment worn by his son, a hint of displeasure and gloom flashed in his eyes.

"Just do what you should do. It's not your turn to interfere!"

"If Thessaly does not have the protection of the Lord God..."

"Why, do you want to disobey my oracle? Don't forget who gave you everything you have, and what your teacher and your mother taught you!"

"I understand, Father God..."

Under that scrutinizing gaze, Hercules nodded slightly, and his originally straight back seemed to suddenly become hunched.

Seeing his son bow his head obediently to him again, Zeus' brows relaxed and his shadow disappeared into the altar.

Hercules stood up from the altar and couldn't help clenching his fists, but after a moment he let go of them.

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The next day, Loen walked out of the mansion refreshed and came to the gate of the Great Temple of the God of War Mountain.

“Bang!”

As soon as he entered the room, a wax board flew off the table and almost hit his face.

Lorne hurriedly turned his head away and asked nonchalantly

"Why are you so angry so early in the morning?"

"Not yet Zeus!"

Athena gritted her teeth and snorted coldly, dropping the broken stylus in her hand with a gloomy expression.

"He refused to come to the divine authority meeting at the God of War Mountain, and privately forbade others to come! It's already this late, and he's still scheming against each other here!"

Hearing Athena's complaint, Lorne retracted the foot that was quietly retreating to the door.

It turns out she wasn't angry about him fooling around with Hera, that's good.

After clearing up his doubts, Luo En walked in and asked, "So, who among the twelve main gods can't come?"

Athena rubbed her brows and answered unhappily: "Ares rejected it directly, Poseidon did not respond, and Hermes, the cunning one, was rather vague..."

Luo En raised his hand and poured a glass of fruit wine for Athena, smiling and consoling: "Not bad, at least eight of the twelve main gods are on our side."

Athena took the cup and took a sip, then looked at her younger brother thoughtfully.

"You don't seem surprised at all?"

"Ares and Hermes were not on the same page with us during the last Olympian War. Although their relationship has eased now, it is normal for them to be suspicious of us. They obey Zeus' orders, which is understandable. As for Eunuch Bo's gods, those who understand know that he only wants to take advantage and not suffer any loss. Unless he is pushed to the edge of a cliff, it is better to rely on a piece of lamb chops than to rely on him..."

Loen sipped the fruit wine in his cup and explained slowly.

However, Athena's eyes were still fixed on Ron, her golden pupils deep.

"What about Zeus? How do you know he won't come to the theocratic meeting on Ares Mountain?"

"The divine punishment of Atlas and Prometheus was personally formulated by His Majesty the God King. Do you think the Giants can rescue these two Titans without alerting His Majesty?"

Lorne shook his glass, his tone meaningful.

"Driving a tiger to devour a wolf? I see..." Athena suddenly realized and sneered, "He only has one or two holy places in the world, and he can't even compete with Hermes for faith. Instead of taking the path we designed, it's better to overturn the table and use the hands of the old gods to weaken the power of various main god factions and major city-states. In the end, he will come out to clean up the mess and force us to kneel at his feet again. Anyway, as long as fate is on his side, he will win in the end."

"Besides, don't you think everything is moving too fast and the timing is too coincidental?" Lorne thought about his experiences from Arcadia to Thessaly and narrowed his eyes slightly. "How long has it been? First, a beast tide broke out in Arcadia and the demon ancestor Typhon reappeared; then Thessaly was harassed by the giants and the old Titans revived; then they ran into a wall in Thessaly and went to the open sea to rescue two heavyweight Titans, Prometheus and Atlas; finally, they invaded the Holy Garden and severely damaged Hera... With so many things happening together, I always feel that there is an invisible hand behind the scenes controlling everything."

As he spoke, Loen's mind couldn't help but recall an unknown girl with long black and purple hair and a mysterious origin in the underground Titan Temple.

After hearing this reminder, Athena's eyebrows slightly furrowed: "Hearing what you said, I also feel that something is wrong. Could it be related to him?"

"Although there is no direct evidence, it is always better to be careful." Luo En shrugged, and then his eyes became gloomy. "It seems that our God King is not very willing to abide by the rules of the past three hundred years."

"He's not happy? I'm not happy either! After we deal with those antiques underground, we should make some preparations in advance." Athena sneered, obviously having no awe for His Majesty the God King.

“Dangdangdang!”

Just as the two were discussing future plans, the disaster warning bell in the Acropolis of Athens was urgently rung.

Here we come!

Loen and Athena looked at each other and rushed out of the hall at the same time.

Meanwhile, off the coast of Athens.

Waves almost as high as the Mount Ares rolled in, and the entire Acropolis of Athens was covered by the tsunami. The overwhelming deep blue and fishy, salty, and bitter water vapor made people suffocate.

Seeing that billions of tons of sea water were about to crash down, the clinking sound of metal ornaments rang out in the Temple of the God of War Mountain, and the heaven and earth seemed to be solemn.

In an instant, Medusa, wearing a white gauze skirt and holding a scepter, took a step out from the steps and instantly moved to the sea several kilometers away.

As the slender fingertips danced the scepter with a strange rhythm, blue and white starlight descended from the sky, forming a gorgeous light curtain that blocked out the huge waves on the sea.

As she absorbed the divinity of the old sea god Pontus, Medusa also had a certain level of ocean power.

But the momentum of this surging wave was so alarming that it actually hit the golden scepter, causing it to make a continuous sound and the starry sky to flicker.

Before this round of tsunami dissipates, the next round of huge waves will follow.

Medusa frowned deeply and was about to summon her two sisters to deal with the situation together, but the statue of the goddess of wisdom, which was carved from pure white marble and tens of meters high on the Ares Mountain, turned its body like a living thing and threw its arms forward.

Suddenly, the spear held in the palm of the Athena statue streaked across the sky like a meteor, dragging a long flame tail produced by the violent friction with the air flow, and crashed into the second wave of huge waves.

boom!

The marble spear exploded in the water curtain, and the scattered fragments cut the waves into thousands of pieces. The mixed kinetic energy offset and eroded each other. This huge impact dissipated on its own before it reached the shore.

It was a casual strike, from great complexity to simplicity, the contrast in size and even power between the marble spear and the huge wave gave people the visual feeling of an ant lifting a mountain.

The important factor that caused the waves to cancel each other out and create this shocking miracle is the use of wisdom.

In the Academy of Athens, the magicians, scholars, and warriors who looked up at this shocking scene were excited. The outstanding ones who had gained some insights were also secretly thanking the goddess of wisdom for the inspiration they brought.

Don't be intimidated by difficult questions. Calm down and find the right entry point, and even the most difficult questions may be easily solved.

Wisdom has unlimited potential and can redefine order for this chaotic world!

At this moment, Medusa, who was standing in the air, saw that the crisis was eliminated again. She loosened her grip on the scepter with her knuckles slightly, looked up at the silver-white light rushing from Olympus, her eyes full of envy.

Lady Athena's control over power has become stronger again.

I also want to catch up!

Bang!

A silver-white meteorite fell straight down and hit the center of the wall of the Acropolis of Athens. The goddess of war riding the Pegasus, a winged horse, ran on the wall and shouted, holding high the scepter of victory and the sheepskin shield. Her figure was shining brightly, and the people of Athens were excited and cheered.

"Athena! Athena! Athena!"

Once upon a time, their goddess, who defeated Poseidon, the overlord of the ocean twice, named Athens and brought prosperity and peace to this area.

Now, they goddess are still with Athens and with the people!

After raising the morale of the entire city to the extreme almost like a spell, Athena decisively took over the control of the entire city-state, methodically gathered the residents outside the city, and opened the magical protection barrier along the coast.

In order to reduce losses and preserve manpower, the goddess of wisdom did not hesitate to send out most of the existing combat forces on Mount Ares to contact the various scattered towns under the jurisdiction of Athens.

The heroes, dressed in different types of sacred garments such as bronze, silver and gold, ride the colorful Pegasus that have multiplied into tribes. They are like meteors, cutting through the sky and rushing to various places with their missions.

In addition to Mount Areopagus, the potential of the Academy of Athens has also been fully mobilized.

All teachers and students were urgently recruited to engrave defensive spells, calculate the range of the tsunami, and how to deal with the next wave of impact. These issues were also thrown to these scholars and magicians.

The Athenians were enthusiastic and faithfully carried out the oracles from Mount Areopagus. They were busy reinforcing the city walls, transforming the defense lines, or bringing their own swords, shields and armor to join the guards. Everyone's face was filled with satisfaction and pride.

With the operation of these "gears" and "screws", the entire city is like a clockwork machine, showing amazing vitality.

(End of this chapter)