Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

Under the clear sky, people are pouring into the Acropolis Assembly Hall.

This newly built building relies on the mountain terrain. It has dozens of corridors from top to bottom, hundreds of rows of seats, and even a suspended corridor that clearly does not conform to the laws of mechanics.

It was required to accommodate at least 150,000 people at the same time when it was designed, which even exceeded the population of some remote towns. The ingenious design allowed this huge area to have good ventilation and viewing experience. When the alchemy pattern was turned on, even the audience at the outermost edge would not be affected by the prosperous voices and could clearly hear the voices on the floating platform in the center of the venue.

This is destined to be a magnificent building that most countries in the world cannot build even if they spend all their wealth. This is not just a matter of money, but also a technological gap.

Many visitors from various countries were shocked by this. After all, less than half a year had passed since the decision to build this building was made.

Even in later times, it would be quite difficult to build such a building out of thin air in several months. In this era, it is simply a man-made miracle.

"I heard that during the construction of the Acropolis Grand Hall, no legendary wizards participated in it, and the entire construction was mostly completed by ordinary spellcasters and craftsmen?"

Sitting in the contestant's seat in advance, Odysseus asked the priest who guided him here.

"Yes, although more than one interested great wizard offered to help, His Majesty rejected their kindness."

"Take the initiative... I understand."

With a twitch of his lips, Odysseus knew what was going on.

It’s not that those wizards are too easy to talk to. In fact, as far as he knows, there are very few who can truly become legends on the path of spellcasters, even among clergymen.

The scarcity of numbers and irreplaceable abilities naturally brought them a higher status, but in this matter, they might really help for free. After all, if the conference proposed by the God King Priest was held in the building they built, it would be a very interesting thing.

The gods of Olympus rejected wizards, so they naturally had no good impression of them. In contrast, the northern part of the continent did not hate spellcasters. There were even three goddesses of fate living on Mount Nisa in the north. They did not have a church in the human world, but instead had an organization called the Witches of the North.

According to some legends, they seem to be able to see the future and destiny, and often guide many heroes to walk on the "right path" and achieve extraordinary achievements. However, although this so-called right path is sometimes good, sometimes the results are not good, so that others have a rather neutral impression of them.

"Speaking of which, Your Excellency, I have always been curious about what you, as clergymen of the Church of Knowledge, think of those beings with shallow faith who attempt to infringe upon the realm of the gods. Don't you think this is blasphemy?"

After hesitating for a moment, Odysseus finally asked the question he had been wondering about. Beside him, the middle-aged priest also explained calmly:

"Your Highness Odysseus, this is actually a misunderstanding by outsiders."

"We are equally disgusted by intrusions into the realm of the gods - the problem is, the wizards are not intruding into the realm of the goddess."

"No?"

His expression was a little strange, and Odysseus didn't understand what the other party meant.

Just like the special fertilizer invented by alchemists, the plants grown with them have almost the effect of the exclusive divine arts of the Church of Agriculture, which once made many people question Demeter's authority. Another example is some special alchemical preparations sold in Athens today, which can keep people young and energetic for a longer time. Even though the Church of the Goddess of Beauty and the Queen of Heaven has banned it, there are still many smuggled products flowing into Western countries.

This kind of infringement on the authority of the gods happens almost every moment, and even though it is far less effective than the authority of the gods now, this behavior itself is intolerable.

In many cases, a breakthrough from zero to one is not necessarily much worse than a breakthrough from one to one hundred.

"Yes, not at all."

The middle-aged priest nodded, his expression still gentle.

"The goddess is a symbol of wisdom. Whether it is skills or the art of war, they are just extensions of the realm of wisdom. Your Highness, have you ever discovered that there is a way to truly improve a person's wisdom?"

Wisdom, not intelligence, not memory or understanding. At this moment, Odysseus felt as if he understood the other person's thoughts.

True wisdom has indeed not been violated by humans. On the contrary, all their achievements prove the importance of wisdom.

"But then again, can Her Majesty Athena really improve the most fundamental wisdom of a life?"

The thought flashed through his mind, but Odysseus obviously would not ask such a blasphemous question. Besides, how to measure a person's true wisdom is a difficult thing to say.

What most people can see is nothing more than the manifestation of experience, character, memory, knowledge, etc. If you add all these together, I don’t know if it is true wisdom.

Odysseus didn't know. The reason why he suddenly started thinking about these questions was not because he suddenly became a philosopher, but mainly because he was hit hard by Andrea before.

After losing several times in a row, he often looked for other people to play against, and even found a few so-called winning ways to start the game, but they were all just rote memorization.

The exhaustive method is used to solve the problem by listing all possible options, and finally finding that one party does have a sure-fire way to win, but he only knows how and why.

Although Odysseus later used his words and quick wit to win more than one victory in other aspects when facing other opponents, and regained some confidence, it inevitably made him begin to doubt his own wisdom.

He was so conceited and clever that he once wanted to find the Sphinx and solve its mystery, but he never succeeded. Now he thinks he may be too confident. The world is so big that there are always things he doesn't know.

"Dear guests, envoys and citizens from the major city-states and kingdoms in the eastern part of the continent, as well as Phoenicia, Lydia, Phrygia and other countries, the conference is about to begin."

Odysseus was only in a corner of the meeting place. While he was communicating with the priest, people continued to come in.

It was not until the sun was at its zenith and most people were seated that an old man from the royal family stood in the center of the stage, facing the hundreds of thousands of people in the audience.

"Today, under the witness of God and the rule of the Kingdom of Athens, we will hold such a grand ceremony, where the wise men of various countries will show their talents and present them as gifts to the gods."

"But before that, we still need to do one more thing, which is to finally choose the topic and judges for this conference."

Raising his hand, the old man on the suspended platform in the center of the venue pointed to the air, and then twelve leather scrolls tied together floated in the air.

The twelve scrolls have different numbers and colors. They are so vivid and eye-catching that every viewer who comes here can clearly see their existence.

"Everyone has his or her own ideas. The truly fair judges are none other than the guests from all over the world. They use their wisdom to solve the questions, their judgment to prove fairness, and their words to convince you. This is the best way to judge. The real winner will have his or her own opinion. However, every topic may be biased, so we choose to leave everything to fate."

"Pick a scroll you like and raise the corresponding sign next to your seat. We will choose the topic and process of the finals based on it. Now, please be quiet."

"Choose a topic, start now."

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Wow…

The waves hit the calm sea, making bursts of sound.

Thousands of gorgeous carriages streaked across the sky, plummeting down, and the sea parted before them.

Perhaps because of the arrival of the Earthshaker, the usually calm Sea of ​​Pontonoris became turbulent, but it seemed so small and ordinary in front of the gods in the sky.

"What a hasty wedding... There wasn't even half a year from the decision to the start. What a joke."

Picking up a rose and watching it bloom and wither, Aphrodite felt a little uneasy.

She actually didn't want to come here, and she wasn't sure why. At first she thought it was a warning from fate, that something bad was going to happen on this trip, but then she remembered.

Her dislike for this place was not just one or two days, but started a long time ago. It was just that she subconsciously didn't want to get close to it before, but now she had to come because of the order of the God King.

"Such a hasty wedding, but the God King himself sent out invitations... Could it be that he finally couldn't help himself and wanted to break the oath he once made and exert his influence on the sea?"

The goddess of beauty spoke as if no one was around, but her daughter, the goddess of harmony, Harmonia, said nothing.

Her husband Cadmus, who was famous among the people, was no longer there, and he could not leave there at all, so the goddess of harmony was naturally alone most of the time.

However, she still didn't quite agree with her mother's words.

Perhaps it is the nature of the priesthood that in the eyes of the Goddess of Harmony, the connection between Zeus and the laws of the world has become increasingly harmonious and close. This is a good thing, just as the second-generation God King once believed that the [Code of Creation] was the most suitable artifact for the God King. This special state can allow Zeus to have power far beyond his imagination when facing existence that breaks the rules.

But on the other hand, this kind of connection that directly affects him is different from a divine weapon. The more benefits you get, the more constraints you have to bear. If there is anyone in this world who will never violate his oath and the order of the divine court, the goddess of harmony thinks it is Zeus.

So no matter what the King of Gods is here for, he will not use his own power to conquer the ocean.

"Forget it, you are always so boring. I didn't support you marrying a mortal in the first place, but unfortunately this is the order of the God King. But I don't think he really wants to repay the human named Cadmus."

Shaking her head, Aphrodite said no more.

Cadmus' later years were not good, and the Thebes he founded and his descendants were even more troubled, and she even had some influence in it.

But no matter what, that was in the past. The float went down from the parted sea, and Aphrodite and her daughter walked into the palace of the ancient sea god with the respectful welcome of the sea nymph at the door.

Behind her, more gods arrived, even the God of Light and the Goddess of Daylight, who had been in seclusion for a long time, came in person.

These are two ancient gods with great powers, but they came down to the human world from the starry sky at the invitation of the King of Gods.

In addition, Aphrodite even saw traces of the first generation of Titan gods, who seemed to be the goddess of light who took refuge in the starry sky, the wife of the god of lightless celestial bodies who rarely left traces in history.

"...And her, why is she here too?"

Out of the corner of her eye, Aphrodite saw a red hem of clothing, but it disappeared as she turned around.

The Goddess of the Demonic Net and the god who wandered outside the divine court had nothing to do with each other, but because of an accident, the Goddess of Beauty seemed to have offended her.

Since then, Aphrodite has often become the target of the other party's teasing, and each time the harm is not great, but the insult is extremely strong.

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, Aphrodite walked into the palace of Poseidon.

She had been planning to wait for Ares, but now she was no longer in the mood.

At most I'll say a few nice words, but that reckless man won't remember such things.

……

As time went by, more and more gods came. When the sun was at its highest point in the sky, even Apollo temporarily abandoned his golden chariot, let it hover in the sky, and came to the palace.

Gradually, things outside the Sea God's Palace became quiet again. If nothing unexpected happened, the wedding banquet should have begun. No god would put on so much airs and come at this time, so the sea fairy guarding the gate relaxed.

"…Who's there? Come out!"

Suddenly, the peripheral vision seemed to notice something wrong, and the sea nymph in front of the shrine became nervous.

She stared at the deep sea tide in the distance and subconsciously took a step back. As she watched, a goddess in gray slowly approached from a distance.

The visitor did not take the carriage, but the sea fairy still breathed a sigh of relief.

It was fine if it was a god, she was just afraid of encountering an irrational monster. The gods would not make a scene at a wedding banquet hosted by His Majesty the God King, but the latter would not care what the God King was.

"Welcome, Your Highness, I..."

"I come from Hades."

Eris said calmly without any fluctuation in her voice.

"...No matter where you come from, as long as you are the God King..."

"I don't have an invitation either."

The sea nymph was silent for a moment.

She knew why this was the case. After all, even she couldn't think of the gods of the underworld for a moment.

Even Hades was forgotten, let alone the goddess in front of him? But gods are gods after all, and the God King will never really reject her, so she still responded respectfully:

"…Then Your Highness, I will go in now…"

"No need."

Raising her hand to refuse, the goddess of disharmony showed a strange smile. She looked at the palace in front of her and said calmly:

"Without an invitation, you don't have to go in, but since you're here, you have to give a gift."

"I'll let you pass on my gift. I don't know whether this is lucky or unfortunate for you."