Chapter 213 Please refer to your position during work
Asterios is the real name of the Minotaur, the minotaur of Crete. It means "thunder light", but few people know this name.
Normally, Lorne rarely mentioned this obscure name, and was more accustomed to calling him "Minotaur" or "Calf".
only……
Lorne looked behind him, his eyes fell on that mean face.
Sisyphus, who was being stared at, felt a chill all over his body. He swallowed involuntarily, crossed his arms over his chest, and gave a dry smile on his face.
"Old, old man, why are you looking at me like that? Like a molester..."
As he spoke, the habitual fraudster quietly retreated towards the dark corner.
"Bang!"
However, before he could take a few steps, a muffled sound came from behind him.
Sisyphus' eyes went dark and he fell straight down, entering a baby-like sleep.
“Well done!”
Lorne gave a thumbs up and gave an approving look to Thetis who was standing in the shadows.
Thetis pursed her rosy lips, retracted her arm that she had stretched out in a hurry, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on her pretty face.
Such rude behavior does not seem to be in line with ladylike behavior.
But despite this, the sea fairy did not pause for the slightest while casting seven or eight spells of suppression, confusion, restraint, and sleep on Sisyphus who was lying on the ground, and then she breathed a sigh of relief cautiously.
Reliable!
Loen nodded repeatedly at Thetis's professional performance and looked at her with even more satisfaction.
Having such a teammate around to check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps really made him less worried.
After dealing with the extra pair of ears beside him, Loen looked at the young man with horns in front of him again and used a name that he was more familiar with.
"Minotaur, what are you doing here?"
"Father...Father asked me to come...to help...you..."
The Minotaur struggled to enunciate his words and stammered his answer.
King Minos?
Hearing the person mentioned by the Minotaur, Loen subconsciously touched his cheek, feeling a little surprised.
"How did you know it was me?"
Both he and Thetis were cautious types, and since they had descended into the underworld, the various camouflage magic and defensive spells they had cast had rarely gone below the tenth floor.
Coupled with the convenience of the memory divinity's distorted cognition, along the way, whether it was the old liar Sisyphus, the ferryman of the Styx Charon, or the god of sleep Hypnos and the three thousand dream-talking gods, basically no one discovered their true identities.
Loen was very curious that the Minotaur could see through his disguise at a glance.
"The smell..." the horned young man said in a muffled voice, then raised his hand and pointed at the vague shadow behind Luo En, "And... that..."
The Cretan Bull?
Is it because of the divine resonance? I see...
Loen nodded thoughtfully, and then dispersed the [Bull] which was his second incarnation to avoid any further complications.
After dealing with some minor problems on his body, Loen was about to speak, but he saw the Minotaur solemnly making a gesture of silence.
"Shh! Someone...someone...is on top..."
Loen immediately understood and quickly imitated the Minotaur, moving away from the walls of the underground tunnel, blocking his own breath, and squatting down with his head down.
Then, the Minotaur pressed his hand on the ground, and dark red lines spread to the floor tiles and walls, as if reconstructing an intricate underground palace deep in this dark dungeon.
The Minoans have always had a talent for building labyrinths, and their great goddess Athena is nicknamed the "Lady of the Labyrinth".
As the divine heir of Crete, the Minotaur also possesses the ability to build and manipulate the [labyrinth] based on the earth.
Since he and his father King Minos died in battle and sank into the underworld, the bottom of the world, the Minotaur's power to lay out the [Labyrinth] seems to have been further strengthened.
——Especially, in this [Garden of Truth].
A quarter of an hour later, the noisy footsteps above gradually disappeared. The Minotaur withdrew his arm, stood up and gently exhaled.
"… walked… walked… but… didn't go far…"
Lorne nodded and asked.
"What's next? How do we escape?"
"Follow me..."
The Minotaur waved his hand and led the way. The surrounding soil automatically turned over and solidified to form a stable corridor. Loen picked up Sisyphus from the ground, called Thetis who was on guard, and followed decisively.
Half an hour later, a piece of grass turned slightly, and the soil settled, revealing a dark corridor leading directly to the underground. Four figures emerged from it one after another.
Loen brushed off the dirt and grass debris on his body, turned his head to look at the purple dream light cocoon in the distance that enveloped most of the Garden of Truth, and secretly rejoiced in his heart.
Fortunately, the Minotaur arrived in time and took advantage of his familiarity with the terrain to dig a tunnel leading directly outside the barrier.
Otherwise, if they really fought to the death with Hypnos and the three thousand dream gods under his command, the three of them would most likely be defeated.
"Father... is... waiting for you..."
The Minotaur pointed to the three-way fork in the road ahead, then took the initiative to carry the unconscious Sisyphus and led the way.
At the end of the Garden of Truth is the workplace of the three underworld judges: Minos, Aeacus, and Rhadamanthys.
Among them, King Minos, as the lord of Crete, was famous for his fair and strict rule of law during his lifetime. Crete under his jurisdiction also developed into a prosperous and developed country. He died the earliest and had the highest status. He was the founder of the court and was responsible for trial ideas.
Then, Aeacus was the son of Zeus and the river nymph Aegina, and the father of the great heroes Peleus and Telamon. He was famous for his justice and piety during his lifetime. When the whole of Greece was suffering from a long drought due to Zeus's anger, it was Aeacus who responded to the people's request and succeeded in praying for rain from Zeus. After his death, he became one of the three judges of the underworld, responsible for judging behavior.
As for Radamanthys, he was another son of Zeus and Europa, the elder brother of Minos, and the first king of Crete. King Minos reached an agreement with Poseidon and successfully seized power. The former king Radamanthys was forced to go into exile on the island of Boeotia. In the future, he would marry Alcmene, the mother of the great hero Hercules, and after his death, he would become one of the three judges of the underworld. He eventually reconciled with his brother Minos and was responsible for judging speech.
They guarded the palace at the end of the Garden of Truth together and made judgments based on the words and deeds of the souls before their death. When there was a disagreement in the judgment, Rhadamanthys and Aeacus made their own decisions first, and then Minos cast the key vote to make the final judgment.
Of course, Hercules had not yet been born, so the last Radamanthys was still enjoying life on the island of Boeotia.
In order to establish the underworld trial organization as soon as possible and restrain the authority of the gods, Lorne secretly gave Hecate a bad idea.
That is, during the day, Radamanthys continued to live a happy life on the island of Boeotia, dealing with worldly disputes. When he fell asleep at night, his soul was pulled into the Garden of Truth through the power of Hypnos, the god of sleep, to handle the trial cases of the dead in the underworld.
——Judging life during the day and death at night, 365 days a year without rest!
Hecate agreed to such an immoral act of exploitation without any psychological burden.
According to Hecate, this person will have to come to the underworld to work sooner or later, so he might as well familiarize himself with the work flow in advance.
Moreover, the Moon Goddess also provided even more inhumane precautions.
- In order to prevent Radamanthys from revealing secrets related to the underworld, you can give him some water from the Let River after a day's work to ensure that when he wakes up, he will be confused about what happened in his dream and will not remember anything.
——Automatically formatting and reusing employees without paying them wages, Hecate's operation is truly a typical capitalist who deserves to be hanged on the street lamp.
Loen was not aware of the subsequent results, he only heard from two Cretan princesses who fled to Athens.
——During the days when King Minos appeared in their dreams, he seemed to be smiling particularly happily.
“Here, here we are…”
As the Minotaur's muffled voice came, Loen's thoughts turned back. He restrained the somewhat wicked smile on the corner of his mouth, came to the end of the central fork, stepped over a hundred steps, and walked into the majestic courtroom.
Along the way, the guards of the underworld, dressed in cyan armor and holding swords, shields, guns and bows, ignored the passing Minotaur and the three figures behind him.
Loen's eyes swept across the faces of the guards, and a subtle smile appeared in his eyes.
What a coincidence, they are all acquaintances from Crete...
A moment later, the Minotaur reached the top of the stairs, his arms muscular as he pushed open the closed stone door.
"The defendant, come in..."
A low and old voice echoed in the empty and deep hall, and three people entered one after another.
Immediately, the dozens-meter-long stone gate began to rhythmically emit light patterns and closed on its own, blocking out all sounds and breath.
The surroundings returned to dead silence again, as if nothing had happened.
At this moment, Loen entered the hall and looked at the familiar architectural style and furnishings around him. He felt a sense of comfort as if he was back home, and subconsciously opened his mouth to greet people.
“Your Majesty…”
“Ahem!”
Sitting on the chair in the hall, the old man wearing a golden crown and a white robe tapped the golden staff in his hand and coughed slightly.
Loen immediately understood that one should refer to one's job title when working.
He quickly changed his words and bowed in a respectful manner.
"Your Honor, how are you?"
King Minos nodded with satisfaction, opened the case file on the table, and began the formal trial process.
"The prisoner Sisyphus is charged with blasphemy, fraud, and jailbreak. The evidence is sufficient and consistent with the facts. Since he has escaped here, he will be temporarily detained by the court and await subsequent handover and processing."
Following a look from the underworld judge, the Minotaur in the court understood and carried the unconscious Sisyphus on the ground and walked towards the backyard.
Loen also agreed with this result.
It's just detention, it doesn't say there won't be any accidents.
Anyway, it was Hypnos's duty to watch over Sisyphus's punishment. Even the dignified god of sleep failed in his duty. It's normal that the underworld court, which is only responsible for trying the case, was negligent, right?
"As for you..." After hearing a case, King Minos looked at the two people in the courtroom and issued a "professional" and "fair" verdict. "The underworld is only responsible for judging the dead. The living are not within my jurisdiction."
After saying this, King Minos took off his white judge's robe that represented flawless justice, put it on the back of the chair, stood up with his hands on the golden staff, and a warm smile appeared on his old face.
"Long time no see, my secretary..."
Official business is done, now it's time for personal time.
"Yes, it has been a long time, Your Majesty."
Lorne also smiled and nodded, pulling Thetis forward.
(End of this chapter)
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