Led by the guards of Quil, Lin Mo quickly arrived at the Quil people's palace.
The guard told Lin Mo to wait in the square, and then went to report.
Lin Mo wandered around as if he were in his own backyard.
In the center of the square stands a fountain meticulously constructed of red bricks. The water flows gently, yet carries a pungent, sulfurous odor, as if whispering secrets from the depths of the earth.
At the center of the fountain stands a magnificent bronze statue of a banshee, reaching a height of twenty feet.
She had a woman's face—gilded hair, ivory eyes, and sharp ivory teeth—yellow water gushed from her mouth, and where her arms should have been, she stretched out a pair of wings resembling those of a bat or a dragon, giving her a mysterious and terrifying aura.
Her legs transformed into the talons of an eagle, as if they could seize their prey in an instant.
What is most striking is the curled and vicious scorpion tail behind her.
Lin Mo could tell from his memories of Earth that the statue depicted a harpy.
"These gods really don't put their hearts into their work!" Lin Mo thought to himself. "Ares is the god of war, one of the twelve Olympian gods, and the son of Zeus, the king of the gods, and Hera, the queen of the gods!"
The harpy Harpy was the daughter of Typhon and Echidna.
Typhon was an enemy of Zeus, the king of the gods, and was defeated and imprisoned by Zeus.
How could the city under Ares's control worship harpies?
That's outrageous, absolutely outrageous!
Before long, the guards of Quil City arrived. "The City Lord invites you, Your Highness the Regent of Great Xia!"
Lord City Lord? That title feels really awkward when used on Ares!
Lin Mo smiled and followed the person into the palace.
The guards pushed open the door, disarmed Lin Mo, and then led him into the palace hall. The people who were discussing the matter stopped upon seeing this.
Lin Mo looked up and asked, "You? You're Ares?" His tone was half disbelief and half amazement.
Because the person in front of him was completely modeled after Li Hu.
The only difference is that Ares in front of me has yellow curly hair.
"God, is this how you work? So casually? So capriciously?" Lin Mo couldn't help but think, "Or is this something you did on purpose, deliberately trying to mess with my mentality?"
Bringing his thoughts back, he gave Ares a simple bow.
"What, you know me?" Ares asked.
"Now we know each other!"
Lin Mo stopped and admired the two European-style sphinx statues guarding the gate on the left and right, exuding complete confidence.
"What are you doing here?" Ares scrutinized him with his imposing eyes, devoid of any emotion.
"Let's be friends." He strolled over and headed straight for Ares.
"Stop!" the guard shouted from the side.
However, Lin Mo's strength has surpassed that of everyone in Quil City, and apart from Ares himself, no one can contend with him.
Therefore, he ignored the guards' warnings and continued forward at a leisurely pace.
Upon seeing this, the guards in the main hall drew their weapons, intending to use force to stop Lin Mo.
However, their skills seemed so insignificant in front of Lin Mo.
"Get out of the way!" Lin Mo waved his hand lightly, knocking the guards to the ground.
The whole process happened so quickly that no one except Ares could see what was actually happening.
"You...you actually dare to be so arrogant and domineering?"
"Hmph, what can you do to me?" Lin Mo was not afraid at all, with a disdainful smile on his face, as he looked around.
Upon seeing this, the captain of the guards immediately roared, "Seize him!"
However, just as the guards were about to make their move, Ares raised his hand and waved for them to step back.
"That's a smart person!" Lin Mo's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smug look. "We're friends, why always have to fight and kill each other?"
The moment Lin Mo walked up to Ares, he did something that shocked everyone.
Lin Mo gently reached into his pocket and pulled out something that no one had ever seen before.
He chuckled as he handed the thing to Ares, saying, "Ares, right? Here, have a cigarette!"
If anyone present were to say "Holy crap," they would have said it hundreds of times by now.
Ares was completely bewildered, "You..."
"This is genuine Huazi cigarettes, not a fake!" Lin Mo laughed. "It takes several points to exchange for one pack."
As he spoke, he took out a lighter and lit the cigarette.
"Hey you, come on, have a puff, it's really good!"
Ares was too shocked to speak.
"This is outrageous!" he roared. "You..."
"What's wrong? You don't like smoking?" Lin Mo asked. "Want to have a couple of puffs?"
After saying that, he redeemed a bottle of Huaxia Maotai from the points mall and handed it to Ares.
"A man can not smoke, but he must drink!" Lin Mo said.
"What? Drinking?"
“Yeah, aren’t you the god of war?” Lin Mo said, “The embodiment of bloody battle, one of the most powerful Greek gods. Don’t tell me a man like you doesn’t drink!”
Ares, "???"
"I respect you as the Regent of the Great Xia Dynasty and have treated you with courtesy. If you remain so ungrateful, be careful..."
"What? Are you going to make a move?" Lin Mo took a step back and retrieved an exquisite longsword from the system. "Come on, my greatsword is itching for a fight!"
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