Chapter 611 Chapter 13 Did Lao Deng explode gold coins again? (6.3k, please vote)
Half an hour later, the tense atmosphere disappeared.
Instead, there was the crisp clinking of glasses and hearty laughter.
The three parties sat at a makeshift stone table, drinking wine from their glasses and chatting. Dozens of Macedonian warriors also got a lot of wine and food, and it was a rare sumptuous dinner.
"So, you are here to eliminate the evils of Rome?"
Alexander asked cautiously, and when he saw the god of wine nodded, he finally felt relieved.
Fortunately, they were not here to arrest him.
Otherwise, with the limited troops he has and his current combat level, he will not be able to escape the clutches of the guardian god of Thebes.
If the other party wanted to deal with him, it would be easier than crushing an ant.
It was precisely because he understood this that Alexander directly ordered his men to give up resistance and treat the sudden visitor, the god of wine, as an honored guest, thus successfully defusing an invisible crisis.
After the crisis, opportunities naturally come.
Alexander calmed down and asked in a deep voice:
"You just said that you would pay off Macedonia's debts and guarantee us so that Thebes and Ares Mountain would not pursue our previous offenses. Do you still mean what you said?"
Luo En nodded and said:
"As long as you show your worth, I can help you with those little things."
Hearing this definite answer, Alexander felt relieved and immediately raised his glass to toast:
"Don't worry, I will never let you down!"
He thought that after the Battle of Thebes, he and his remnants would have to bid farewell to their homeland forever, and would have to hide in the darkness of Rome and live a miserable life for the rest of their lives.
Unexpectedly, the god of wine who came to their door not only did not pursue their offense, but instead extended an olive branch to them, preparing to recruit them to expand the territory of the Roman Empire and eliminate the accumulated ills.
If he seizes this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and does things well, his goal of reviving Macedonia or achieving great success will be just around the corner.
Thinking of this, Alexander immediately narrowed his eyes, showing his keen sense of war:
"It looks like the Great Expedition is about to begin? So you need to hurry up, resolve internal conflicts, and unify your military forces?"
"Why is it a great expedition? Can't we recruit you just to quell the internal rebellion?"
Lorne asked back, with a calculating tone in his voice.
Alexander shook his head and said firmly:
"You are not that free. Since the battle in the Sea of Chaos, the four great ages of gods have been moving towards unification. Even if there are some twists and turns in the process, it is probably far from the point where you need to intervene in person. Only a more powerful external enemy, or one or more new ages of gods, are qualified to be your opponents and those of the gods.
Moreover, besides us, there are other gods in the Chaos Sea. This is almost a semi-open secret. One world cannot accommodate two voices. If you want to build a new order, you must fight with those alien gods! "
Luo En showed approval and asked:
"Then how do you determine that it is recent?"
"Because, I recently discovered through reading that there are more and more records about the Age of Extraterritorial Gods, and the names of those alien gods are being mentioned more frequently."
Alexander said as he took out a few parchment books from the magic circle diagram and handed them to Loen.
It contains Plato's "Dialogues", "3 Books of Pax Pax" written in Greek, and some popular Roman and ancient Greek plays.
These works mention more than one foreign deity, mainly including the Egyptian god of the underworld Osiris, the goddess of magic Isis, the Phoenician god of thunder and storm Baal, the Libyan god of desert and death Set...
There is basically only one possibility for this situation to happen:
The connection between the Age of Gods is becoming closer. Perhaps soon, without any deliberate search, the Age of Gods worlds nurtured in different civilizations will be able to break through the obstacles of the Sea of Chaos and officially connect with each other.
"Good observation skills, you pass the test."
Loen nodded with satisfaction and opened the "Dialogues" on the table that had been highlighted by Alexander.
In the book, the author Plato repeatedly mentioned that his Socrates often said sentences such as "I swear in the name of the (divine) dog", "I swear in the name of the Egyptian divine dog", "In the name of that dog, the god of Egypt", etc. to strengthen the tone.
And this dog-headed god who appears frequently in public is none other than Anubis, the Egyptian god of death.
Although most Greeks and Romans looked down upon gods with animal heads, regarding them as strange and primitive, and disdained them, Anubis was initially contemptuously called "the Howler" by the Greeks in the early days, and few people knew this name.
But as time went on, Anubis's status gradually changed, and his influence on Greek civilization gradually expanded. Sometimes he was associated with Sirius, Cerberus and Hades in the sky, and was used in cultural creation and life.
Similarly, according to those playwrights who like to imagine, there is a legend that the Olympian gods were defeated by the demon Typhon, so they changed into various animal forms, escaped into the Egyptian Age of Gods, and became gods.
Obviously, the above are all signs that the influence of the Sea of Chaos continues to weaken and the major ages of gods are moving towards unification.
The fact that Alexander was able to discover these clues from a mortal's perspective, smell the coming of the war of gods in advance, and use his wisdom to deduce the correct conclusion and see clearly the layout of the gods is enough to prove his excellence.
Moreover, if I remember correctly, he seems to have a close relationship with the author of this book.
Loen glanced at the name of the great philosopher "Plato" on the cover and asked Alexander with interest:
"I heard that you are Plato's disciple and Aristotle's student?"
"When I was young, I had the opportunity to study at the Academy of Athens. By chance, I became a disciple of a teacher and learned about philosophy, politics, ethics and other aspects."
Alexander answered briefly, then a wry smile appeared on his face.
"I was able to escape from Greece alive thanks to the mediation of my teacher at the academy. He was implicated by me and accused of committing the crime of [blasphemy against the gods], so he had to leave Athens and seek refuge in the city of Chalcis."
Lorne nodded, thoughtfully.
It seems that during this period, the master and disciple have not turned against each other due to differences in ideas. Their relationship is still good, and they have even helped each other.
This is perfect, Lorne smiled secretly.
Aristotle is known as the master of Greek philosophy. Engels even called him "the ancient Hegel". In his later years, he founded the Lyceum and established the famous Peripatetic School. He made great achievements in education, rule of law, thought, politics and philosophy.
It happened that Rome was short of staff and the great philosopher was unemployed.
So, isn't there someone responsible for replicating the successful case of the School of Athens, establishing education in Rome, and building national and cultural identity?
Then, Lorne suggested:
"If we can contact him, we can ask him and his students to come to Rome. If he is willing to stay, I can also convince the Pantheon to support him in opening a school in Rome."
"real?"
Alexander stood up suddenly, his face full of excitement and excitement.
"If the teacher knew this good news, he would be so happy!"
For a philosopher and educator, it is more important to spread his ideas than to write books.
What's more, his teacher had just been expelled from the Academy of Athens for standing up for him, a bad disciple. At this moment, he was probably holding a grudge and looking for a way to retaliate.
If he could invite his teacher to Rome, arrange for him to run a school, and let him build a new institution with a reputation that is no less than the Academy of Athens, it would be the best gift for his mentor, and would also be a powerful counterattack against those villains in the Academy of Athens who took advantage of his misfortune.
Therefore, even if we have to tie someone up, we have to tie up that teacher!
Thinking of this, Alexander looked at his most trusted right-hand man:
"Hephaestion, you personally take some people, take my manuscript, go to Chalcis, invite the teacher, and make sure he arrives in Rome safely!"
Hephaestion understood what he meant and nodded immediately to accept the order. He took several capable Macedonian warriors with him to go and ask for help.
Seeing this scene, Loen couldn't help but feel delighted.
After this period of preparation, he has more and more cards to play, and the problems facing Roma can be solved one after another.
In religion, Cassandra was responsible for revising the classics and building a stable and cohesive Pantheon belief system. With the assistance of the three sons of the Triumvirate of Fate, this prophetess would soon be able to gain enlightenment from fate and hand in a perfect answer.
In the military, the electors of the seven major clans were sent to the local areas to suppress those less honest indigenous clans; Alexander and other rootless outsiders served as the backbone to build a guard for Nero that was capable of fighting but could only rely on the royal power to defend Rome.
In terms of education, Aristotle and his students set up schools here, and imitated the successful experience of the Academy of Athens, recruited the nobles of the major clans to enroll, and gradually built a common cultural identity through education. If this great philosopher was too aloof, he could use Alexander's future to coerce him.
In this world where gods exist, Alexander is not as glorious as he is in history. The whole of Macedonia depends on him for livelihood.
Since Aristotle likes this student, he should sacrifice more for him.
As for the last Caesar, he was a jack of all trades. In military affairs, he could cooperate with Alexander and lead the army together. In politics, he could act as a white glove and take action against the Senate to initiate reforms.
At the same time, he was proficient in the law, had served as a tribune and a chief justice, and had rich management experience. Both in terms of ability and character, he was far superior to Agrippina the Younger. Therefore, he was the most suitable person to replace that vicious woman and become Nero's right-hand man. He followed Nero, helped the young Roman emperor correct his mistakes, and slowly accumulated administrative experience.
With such a luxurious team to support him, even if his teacher left Rome and things encountered some twists and turns, Nero should not be able to escape.
Of course, to be on the safe side, we still need to keep a few more backup plans to further improve this administrative team.
Or, according to the historical list, should we bring in the three great men who revived Rome?
Or, poach people from Greece?
According to this time calculation, there should be quite a few well-known people with outstanding abilities who have not yet become successful.
While Loen was thinking about how to attract people to the mountain and continue to expand and consolidate the luxurious group after the new emperor Nero took over, he chatted with Alexander and Caesar, discussing the various existing problems in Rome and how to reform the accumulated problems.
As heroes that appear once in a thousand years, Alexander and Caesar are strong in talent. They always have an instinct almost like that of a wild beast when it comes to various political, military and interpersonal relationship issues. They can often find the crux of the problem or give the best solution as soon as they open their mouths.
As a god who transcends time, Loen has extraordinary foresight and vision. He can always find corresponding cases from the experiences and lessons of human history and give correct answers that have been verified over the years.
After a lively conversation, all three felt that they had benefited a lot and couldn't help but feel a sense of mutual appreciation.
Especially after thinking about the fact that Loen was also a god, Caesar and Alexander admired this new boss from the bottom of their hearts.
Because of their individual power, gods often disdain to look down at all things on earth, let alone learn from mortals.
But this adult is an outlier. Not only is he incredibly strong, he also always maintains a humble attitude. He walks with all things on earth, learns the civilizations and strengths of different species, and can offer refreshing insights into culture, politics, military affairs, education and so on.
If they were asked to use words to describe this feeling and the man in front of them, Caesar and Alexander could only come up with one after racking their brains.
——Omniscient and omnipotent!
Speaking of this, Alexander couldn't help but think of a problem that has been bothering him recently.
He immediately summoned his subordinates and whispered a few words to them. Soon, the royal secretary Eumenes came with several soldiers and pulled a uniquely shaped bronze chariot from the backyard.
The wheel hub is made of twelve meteorite iron rings, each with a star relief made of liquid mercury embedded inside, reflecting a cold bronze luster when flowing. The spokes are eight solar prominences made of molten gold, with the ends curled into the shape of a pomegranate split by lightning, and solidified purple lightning surging at the burst.
Two stretched reins flashed with bright lightning, one end was tied to the end of the bronze shaft, and the other end was tied to two majestic and sturdy divine bulls.
Seeing the strangers, the two beasts panted heavily, their eyes turned red, they lowered their heads and raised their two knife-like horns, ready to attack; their hard hooves pawed the ground restlessly, making faint sounds of breaking through the air; under their shiny fur, there was flashing purple-red lightning, which was daunting.
The powerful force and oppression made more than a dozen Macedonian divine blood warriors on the field almost unable to control themselves.
"Flying Hoof Thunder Bull? Where did you get this thing?"
Caesar called out the monster's vicious name in surprise and moved his body honestly behind Loen.
Fighting on the battlefield is not his forte, so professional matters should be left to professionals.
At this moment, Alexander smiled and explained:
"When we escaped from Greece, we met a group of Virginians who wanted to rob us. But they were too weak, so we defeated them. The two flying-hoofed thunder bulls and the chariot were originally tributes that they were responsible for escorting along the way, so they were naturally seized by us. I heard that they were to be presented to the dead god Zeus."
Based on Alexander's description, Lorne on the side had already vaguely guessed the origin of this thing.
In Greek mythology, the name of a wise king of Virginia, Gordeus, has been mentioned many times.
He was originally a farmer. One day when he was plowing the land, an eagle suddenly landed on the yoke of his ox cart and refused to leave. So he drove the ox cart to the temple in the city to seek help, and met a priestess from the same hometown at the city gate. The priestess was willing to go with him. Gordios was not married at the time, but was moved by the youth and beauty of the priestess, so he proposed to her on the way, and the priestess agreed.
At this time, the king of Phrygia died, and because he had no children, the throne became vacant. The people of the country received an oracle saying that the future king and queen were riding in a bullock cart and rushing here. The people of the country found Gordeus and asked him to ascend the throne. In this way, Gordeus was lucky enough to get the throne and the beauty.
After he succeeded to the throne, he was grateful to the eagle that landed on his cart and the god it represented - Sabazius (the Greeks believed it was the name of Zeus in Virginia). To express his gratitude, he decided to offer the cart that brought him good luck and the two most majestic flying bulls to Zeus.
It looks like this should be the real thing.
Apparently, after so long of bad luck, Alexander finally had some good luck and got a big bargain from the Virginians.
However, Zeus's old man has turned to ashes, so giving some gold coins to Alexander, the demigod's offspring, is also another way to shine.
After all, the King of Macedonia, his stepfather, left him a mess and huge debts. Zeus, as his biological father, could not continue to cheat him and had to give him some inheritance to show his fatherly love.
While Lorne was teasing in his heart, he said jokingly:
"A tribute to Zeus? You've made a fortune."
"It's not that easy. The original owner put a ban on the chariot. If I can't solve the problem he left behind, this chariot will not recognize me. Moreover, these two sacred cows not only eat a lot, but also have very bad tempers. They have been tied up in the backyard for these days and have injured many of my subordinates."
Alexander shook his head and smiled bitterly, muttering somewhat unwillingly,
"If the problem cannot be solved, I plan to slaughter these two cows to improve the food for my brothers."
Suddenly, the two divine bulls that were just throwing tantrums shuddered, shut up and stood still obediently, fearing that they would become a pot of soup.
Obviously, they have a good IQ.
This scene made Loen think of the two divine sheep that pulled Sol's cart.
He couldn't help laughing and said:
"It would be a pity to just kill him and eat his meat if he is so smart. Why don't you tell us what problem King Gordios left behind? By working together, maybe we can solve it."
Alexander had just this in mind, so he gladly brought Lorne and Caesar to the chariot and showed them the problem.
I saw that the shaft and the yoke were tied into a complicated knot with dogwood rope.
At a glance, you can't see the beginning, let alone the end, just like a destiny without a beginning or an end.
If you stare at it for too long, your mind will be trapped in the complicated knot and you will find it difficult to extricate yourself.
Caesar, who was standing next to him, didn't notice for a moment, his eyes gradually became empty and his expression became more dull.
“Wake up!”
Loen clapped his hands to wake up Caesar who was hit, and reminded him,
"This condenses the life of King Gordios. It seems to have bred a hint of destiny. If you stay in touch with it for too long, you will easily be confused by it."
Upon hearing this, Caesar quickly lowered his head and cursed the insidiousness of this foreign king in his heart.
Alexander on the side stepped forward and said in a deep voice:
"You are right. King Gordias of Virginia also left a prophecy: whoever can untie the knot he left will be favored by fate and become the king of Asia."
"So, you didn't succeed?"
"As you can see, not only me, but also my soldiers and think tanks have tried, but no one can untie this weird knot."
Alexander smiled bitterly, feeling somewhat unwilling and helpless.
Then, he turned his hopeful gaze toward this nearly omniscient and omnipotent being:
"My Lord, what can you do?"
"I've never untied a knot like this."
Lorne answered truthfully.
Without waiting for Alexander to show his disappointment, he added with a smile:
"But I know how to unlock the shackles of fate. No matter how complicated, tedious, or embarrassing it is, there is only one answer!"
Unlock the shackles of fate?
The only answer?
The condensed words poured into Alexander's mind, turning into a shining thunderbolt, dispelling the hazy fog and allowing him to find the real solution to the problem in the chaos.
A sudden inspiration came to him, and he drew the sword from his waist, strode forward, aimed at the knot, and with an act of blasphemous brutality, he split it in two with one fierce blow of his sword.
Suddenly, the chariot, a symbol of devastation and domination, gained freedom, and he seemed to have broken free from some shackles on his body.
The son of the dead god Zeus, the new king of Macedonia who had accomplished nothing, the prophesied successor of King Gordios...
These are not him, and they cannot become shackles that bind him.
He is Alexander, a warrior who will never succumb to the past and fate, and is destined to conquer boundless territories and establish supreme achievements!
“Hahahahahaha!”
As his thoughts suddenly became clear, Alexander burst into a hearty laugh, then raised his hands to hold the short sword that had cut the knot, and respectfully handed it to the person behind him.
"Teacher, I solved this problem!"
"Since you have unlocked it, this gift belongs to you."
Loen smiled faintly and pushed the dagger back into Alexander's hand, and the last bit of doubt he had about his younger brother was dispelled.
Although Zeus was dead, he couldn't guarantee whether this scheming father would leave any tricks to revive.
In particular, Alexander was the last of Zeus' twelve demigod sons.
In addition, he had previously led Macedonia to attack Thebes.
All these made Loen inevitably more suspicious of this little brother.
Fortunately, his worries were unnecessary.
Alexander did not care about his bloodline as the son of Zeus, nor was he willing to be a puppet at the mercy of fate.
He used the sword in his hand to deliver a rebellious blow to his old father, took away the tribute offered to the gods, and cut off the shackles of fate on his body.
"Since this is what you want, teacher, I will accept it."
At this time, Alexander simply put his sword back into its sheath, picked up the wine jar again, and filled the glass.
"You don't have to give the food, but you must drink the wine, right?"
"Okay, I'll drink with you guys today!"
Loen smiled and raised his glass to drink happily with the heroes on the field.
This hearty cocktail party lasted until the evening before it came to an end.
Just as Lorne was about to get up and make some sobering flower tea for a few unfortunate guys who couldn't hold their liquor, a loud commotion came from the street outside.
The woman's angry curses, the man's scolding, the impact of heavy objects, and the painful groans of the injured were intertwined together, appearing extremely chaotic.
Among them, a stern and high-pitched female voice made Loen feel very familiar.
It seemed like he had heard it somewhere.
(End of this chapter)
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