Chapter 412 We are here to join this family

In the meeting hall of the Great Temple.

Noticing that Hermes was looking at him with a resentful look, Lorne smiled and comforted him.

"The talents have just arrived, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

"Yes, it's a rare opportunity for us to get together for a family dinner, and we two elders would like to take this opportunity to get closer to you."

Prometheus smiled in agreement, but his strong right hand pressed firmly on Hermes' shoulder.

On the other side, Atlas also moved closer and gave a warm smile to his grandson Hermes.

But coupled with that ferocious face, the atmosphere was inexplicably creepy.

Hermes felt miserable as he watched the two muscular Titan relatives sitting next to him, one on each side, almost wrapping him up like minced meat.

Well, now it is confirmed that there is no good banquet.

Moreover, there is probably a bigger pit waiting for him ahead.

At this time, Prometheus had already pulled Atlas up and started to persuade him to drink with a smile on his face.

"I heard that you had protected your grandfather before. My two brothers have been freed from the divine punishment. I haven't thanked you formally yet. Come on, let's take this opportunity to have a few more drinks."

Hermes knew he couldn't escape, so he could only drink with his two Titan relatives with a bitter face.

Looking at the happy scene of the family across the street, Lorne and Athena, who were in charge of arranging the banquet, couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

There is no need to explain why Prometheus was able to come back to life.

Since Loen spared no expense in expending a large amount of divine power and blood before the war and prepared a secret ritual for the resurrection of the fifty Argonauts, it was natural that he would not have left a way out for such an important ally as Prometheus.

When they were plotting that night, the divine wine in the Holy Grail was the last insurance he prepared for Prometheus.

However, resurrecting a Titan is much more difficult than extending the life of the Argo Expedition.

Therefore, although Prometheus saved his soul in his self-immolation, he was unable to catch up with the end of the War of the Giants. It was not until more than a month after the war that he actually completed the mystery of incarnation.

The fact that the Titan Atlas was able to survive the war was thanks to his good brother Prometheus.

In view of the prophet's spirit of sacrifice, Hercules did not kill Atlas in the final battle at the Titan Temple, but only severely damaged the Titan.

When the war was over, the unconscious Atlas was taken into custody at Mount Ares.

After intercession from all parties and consideration of various gains and losses, Lorne and Athena finally decided to spare Atlas' life and let him join Mount Ares to serve them.

After all, this Titan, apart from his not very good brain and a bit of bellicosity, doesn't have many bad records, so he is most suitable to be used as a thug and bodyguard.

The supervisor of Atlas after his surrender was naturally the resurrected Prometheus.

In this way, the Ares Mountain was equivalent to doing a huge favor to the prophet in advance, which was enough to make up for his sacrifice in the battle of the giants.

Eventually, the two brothers, with some remnants of the Titans who had not committed any bad deeds, joined the Ares Mountain wholeheartedly, becoming another secret armed force of Athens after the descendants of the Snake Mother and Typhon.

At this moment, under the warm hospitality of his grandfather and great uncle, Hermes, who had drunk hundreds of jars of fine wine, soon went from being slightly tipsy to being completely drunk.

As the scene before him began to spin, the God of Commerce and Travel quickly bit the tip of his tongue, forcing down the alcohol that was surging in his body. He waved his hands and begged for mercy with his tongue sticking out:

"I can't do it anymore. I really can't do it anymore. You guys drink first. I'm going to the toilet."

However, before he could stand up, Lorne spoke kindly and considerately:

"You are not familiar with Ares Mountain, be careful not to get lost. Let Prometheus and Atlas go with you. If you really can't drink, don't force yourself. There are plenty of empty rooms here. You can stay on the mountain for the next few days."

Hearing such thoughtful arrangements, Hermes showed a smile uglier than crying. Surrounded by two muscular Titans, he went straight to the room where he was staying. It was obvious that he had completely given up resistance.

After all, he estimated that he couldn't get off the pirate ship, so he could only follow the path of War God Mountain to the end.

In the meeting room, after Athena saw Prometheus and Atlas taking Hermes into the guest room, she turned to look at Lorne, who was leisurely tasting wine, and asked with a playful look.

"We have a navigator for the sea trip, so what's next?"

"We still need a boat and a captain."

Loen replied with a smile, the scarlet wine in the glass swaying with a hazy luster.

Seeing this, Athena's eyes showed a hint of curiosity: "So, you have a choice?"

Lorne smiled but did not answer. Instead, he asked casually, "I heard that Jason, our hero who participated in the Argo Expedition, returned to his hometown Iolcus after the war and wanted to ask his uncle Pelias for the throne, but he made things difficult for him?"

"Yes." Athena nodded and added with a smile, "Although the boy has the glory of the Argo Expedition and has accumulated a lot of connections among the heroes of the divine blood, it is impossible for a power-hungry person like Pelias to abdicate obediently. Therefore, Pelias gave his nephew a difficult problem: he needs to complete an epic adventure and bring the Golden Fleece from Colchis to be eligible to inherit the throne. But the boy has no money and power in Iolkos, and can't even get a ship to go to sea. Now he must be worried about this."

Luo En narrowed his eyes slightly and said meaningfully: "This is too much. How can we make our hero bleed and cry?"

Athena nodded, understood and said, "Then can we help?"

In the empty hall, the two smiled at each other and clinked their glasses together.

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The next day, we went to the seaport in the royal city of Iolcus.

Jason stood on the edge of the neatly stacked stones, facing the fishy and salty sea breeze, overlooking the rough sea, and shaking his head as he looked at the large and small sailboats returning to the port or setting sail.

These things are fine for near-shore fishing, but to use them for long-distance sailing in the conditions of the Sea of Oceanus is simply courting death.

Moreover, even the few large ships that try to sail into the deep sea to bring back more catches often come back with damaged keels due to encounters with sea beasts, storms, etc., and more than 40% of the ships are damaged.

It was for this reason that his uncle, who was unwilling to give up power, regarded going to sea to obtain the Golden Fleece as a difficult problem and threw it out to force him to retreat.

After all, not to mention that seeking the Golden Fleece from the King of Colchis was like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth, there was also a considerable hurdle in finding a suitable ship and assembling a team for the voyage.

Jason has a clear understanding of his own worth.

To complete this adventure and regain the throne is pure wishful thinking unless a miracle happens.

But miracles...

Jason thought of the whisper in his dream last night, looked up at the time, rubbed his hands excitedly, and looked straight at the vast sea.

“Gu~!”

At this moment, a snow-white owl hummed through the clouds and flew to the seaport of King Iolcus's city. It loosened its claws and threw a golden olive branch into the sea.

Suddenly, a golden halo spread in the sea water, and a golden magic array with a diameter of hundreds of meters gathered and operated underwater, turning into a gorgeous beam of light that shot up into the sky.

“Buzz!”

A singing voice like a hymn was heard, and a magnificent and sacred palace appeared in the sky. The door inlaid with gems slowly opened, and the rich aroma of wine filled the air.

Then, a huge ship over a hundred meters long, with magic arrays engraved on the hull and inlaid with magic crystals, and as many as fifty oars on both sides, sailed out of the light curtain and docked at the shore, towed by several snow-white owls.

Behind the half-open light curtain, the majestic and solemn outline of the God of War Mountain can be vaguely seen.

Boom!

Suddenly, a red flame descended from the sky and struck the ship like a forging hammer.

Suddenly, some obscure divine patterns appeared on the deck, and the whole body was shining with flowing light, as if it was cast in metal and was indestructible.

Buzz!

Then, a large group of cuckoos gathered in the air, forming an arch leading directly to a sacred forest. A giant god who held up the sky carried an old tree with five features, and amid the painful screams of the man's face, he cut off a few wooden boards to serve as the bow baffle and the mast of the hull.

Several local priests present hurriedly checked the documents and immediately and excitedly concluded that this was the sacred tree of Dodona that could predict the future and bring good luck and avoid disaster.

The holy relics mentioned above come from the goddess of wisdom Athena, the god of wine Lorne, the god of craftsman Hephaestus and the queen of heaven Hera.

The priests were stunned when they saw the former prince Jason bathed in divine light in front of the sea.

In all their lives, they had never seen so much grace from so many gods concentrated on one person.

"Buzz~~"

However, before the priests could catch their breath, golden and silver arrows representing Apollo and Artemis, starlight representing Hermes, blood representing Ares and other miracles descended one after another, each blessing the ship.

The rare blessings of the past were all bestowed upon this ship like cabbages.

Upon seeing this, the residents of the port gathered around excitedly and in awe, praying and kneeling before this God-given creation, marveling in amazement.

Soon, King Pelias, who had rushed to the scene after hearing the news, saw the holy ship that suddenly appeared in the harbor and the various miracles in the sky. He turned pale and led a large number of priests to burn spices and prepare sacrifices on the spot, offering sacrifices to the gods separately, so as to avoid being punished by some unknown gods for his negligence.

In contrast, Jason, who had specially put on a sexy golden silk dress to go out today, became the absolute protagonist in the crowd.

This was a rare moment of glory in his decades of life.

Jason's strong self-confidence and pride made him feel a little proud. He then took crab steps and continued to move into the crowd, boasting about his heroic deeds and the gods' favor for him with saliva flying.

"Thank the gods for giving me this wonderful ship! I will live up to the gods' grace and do my best to complete this great adventure!"

Just as Jason was swearing to the sky with a flushed face, several familiar voices were heard from the crowd behind him.

"What if we have a ship but no crew?"

"It looks like we've arrived at the right time!"

“…”

Jason turned around and greeted him excitedly:

"Hercules, Telamon, Admetus, Pollux, Castor, why are you all here?"

"If you need help, of course we will come! As soon as we heard that you were in trouble, we immediately set out from all over the place."

The leader Hercules answered with a loud smile and then pointed behind him.

"Moreover, not only us, almost everyone in the expeditionary force has arrived!"

As they were talking, Atalanta, Medea, Caenis, the God of Medicine, and dozens of other Argonauts passed through the crowd and arrived in front of the port.

Behind them, billowing smoke and dust filled the air as a group of soldiers loaded the flour, bacon, salt, fresh water and other supplies they had purchased in advance onto the ship.

Seeing this scene, Jason was so excited that he could hardly speak.

If he had initially made friends with the heroes with the intention of exploiting and clinging to them, now all he had in his heart was pure gratitude.

These friends who participated in the Argo Expedition were all partners he could trust and the most precious treasures in his life.

Seeing that Jason was a little too excited to control himself, Hercules patted his comrade on the shoulder and comforted him in a gentle voice.

"This is not only your business, but also ours. We have both received oracles from the gods to complete this great voyage with you!"

"Well, with you all here, there is no place in the world we cannot go, and no great cause we cannot accomplish!" Jason was filled with pride.

"Well, let's give this ship a name first, Captain?" King Admetus of Thessaly smiled and took the opportunity to suggest.

"Argo! Let's call it Argo!" Jason immediately decided on the name to commemorate the great expedition on the battlefield of Thessaly.

Afterwards, he suppressed his excitement and happily began to prepare for the ocean voyage.

At this moment, the old King Pelias had already secretly left the port and retreated into the palace, not daring to go out.

With so many miracles and heroes, his nephew Jason didn't even need to go out to sea. He could drive him off the stage with just a snap of his fingers.

So the old king was almost scared to death and could only hide from Jason and others.

For safety reasons, he even transferred all the Divine Blood Guards in the city to guard him.

But at the same time, the old king did not dare to turn hostile and only wanted to get rid of his nephew who was causing so much trouble as soon as possible.

To this end, he directly left behind local priests and ordered them to assist Jason in preparing supplies, and took the initiative to show weakness to his nephew Jason so as to leave a way out for himself.

Due to the mobilization of the entire city and the fact that Iolcos was close to the sea, the operation only lasted half a day, and Jason's paper needs for navigation supplies had been fully met, and there was even some surplus.

By evening, the Argonauts who were farther away also arrived at the scene one after another, bringing their gifts and followers and boarding the docked holy ship.

The fully loaded Argo sank deep below the waterline, and the entire ship shone brightly in the afterglow of the setting sun.

"The wind is blowing in the right direction!"

“The wind speed is just right!”

"Everyone is aboard! The Argo is ready!"

As the hatch closed, the heroes, who had taken appropriate positions with their natural advantages, sent signals from all directions one after another.

"Okay! Weigh the anchor and set sail!"

Jason, standing at the bow, took several deep breaths and barely suppressed his excitement. Then he solemnly drew the bronze sword at his waist and swung it forward with solemnity. At the same time, a slightly trembling shout and encouragement came from his chest.

"Gods above, glory will belong to the Argo Expeditionary Force!"

"Everyone, let's go!"

At the same time, as if the gods had listened to the voice of the world, Hera, the Queen of Heaven, Lorne, the God of Wine, Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, Ares, the God of War, Hephaestus, the God of Craftsman, Hermes, the God of Speed and other Olympian gods who participated in the War of the Giants appeared in the clouds one after another, waving and celebrating the departure of the Argo.

The white clouds dispersed, and the strong wind blowing from the side rolled up the vast waves, fluttered the huge sails, and pushed the huge and majestic Argo out of the harbor and headed towards the vast waves on the sea.

The people on the shore saw the majestic ship rushing into the deep sea that had never been conquered by mankind. They cheered and threw flowers, feeling very proud.

In this era, people worship heroes and adventures. If Jason can really bring glory to Iolcus, then he, who has the right of inheritance, will be the well-deserved new king!

After all, only such heroes can better protect the city-state and the people.

As the ship sailed away amid the sounds of celebration, the shadows of the gods in the clouds gradually dissipated.

At the same time, Ares Mountain.

"Hermes, the God of Speed" and "Lorn, the God of Wine" stood on the cliff facing the wind, with light and shadow floating around them, revealing the true appearance of Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, and Thetis, the goddess of the sea.

As the Argo gradually disappeared from her sight, Thetis couldn't help but sigh with melancholy.

Athena came from the back and suggested, "How about going there in person?"

Thetis shook her head and declined: "No, the more you do, the more mistakes you make."

Although her Transfiguration and Mnemosyne's memory divinity perfectly restored the breath, demeanor, words and deeds of the two main gods, disguise was destined to be just disguise and could not be completely flawless.

To be on the safe side, it is better not to do anything unnecessary that will arouse the suspicion of His Majesty the God King.

After hearing this, Athena did not continue to persuade her. She just raised her finger and pointed at Thetis's slightly bulging belly, and asked quietly:

"Does he know about this?"

"He has too much on his shoulders. Let's wait until he comes back."

Thetis shook her head gently and put her hand on her belly, feeling the fetal movements. She then turned to look at Athena with a sincere and bright smile on her face.

"Besides, even if he's not here, don't you still have me to accompany me?"

Athena was slightly stunned, then looked deeply at Thetis who was smiling.

She had always been resentful about Thetis winning the last round of female competition and becoming the wife of Dionysus.

But now that I think about it carefully, I find that all this is inevitable.

She was too competitive and aggressive; Hestia was too peaceful and lacked initiative; Thetis, on the other hand, combined the advantages of both of them.

This goddess, who is also known as "wisdom", can not only handle all kinds of complex interpersonal relationships with ease and reconcile the conflicts between a large number of lovers for Loen, but can also miraculously bring them together.

Athena asked herself, if she became the legal wife, she probably wouldn't have the ability to play ball, nor would she have the generosity to share her private treasures with others.

So, this may be the best outcome.

Athena smiled, and the knot in her heart that had been suppressed for a long time was suddenly untied. She took the initiative to joke with Thetis:

"If I have to discipline this child, you must not feel bad about it."

"Then you have to queue up."

Thetis first winked playfully, then smiled and pointed to the mountain behind.

At this moment, Hestia, Hera, the Snake Mother, Medusa and other gods of Mount Ares were hearing the news and gathered around Thetis, chattering loudly, all of them sincerely happy for the new life that was about to come to Mount Ares.

They all look forward to the birth of this child, this bloodline.

(End of this chapter)