Mythology: Spiritual Ruler

"You are too modest, Your Highness Iapetus... Although your reputation is not prominent, everyone who knows you knows how great the deeds you and your descendants have done are. Even if ten thousand years have passed, it will never be erased."

In the luxurious manor, the servants had already left.

The Centaur bowed and saluted the ancient gods.

I didn't expect that just a whim would make him meet the Titans of the old times. Chiron felt a little unreal for a while.

As for what he said just now, it was not flattery. After all, although the God of Speech has never had a strong power, for the creatures in the world, he and his descendants are indeed the real "Creator Family".

From the Golden Age, he proposed to create life and visit the spirit world, to the Silver Age, he assisted the Earth Mother in creating life.

The Bronze Age is well-known to the world, and Prometheus's name is still circulating in the world.

And in the fourth human generation, Iapetus has not fallen behind.

Because Deucalion and Pyrrha, who once threw stones to make people alive, called him grandfather. Although they are no longer immortal gods, their blood connection has never been severed.

From this perspective, the fate of this god of speech and acquired creatures is surprisingly close - of course, the bad relationship between him and the king of gods is also the same.

During the first generation of the king of gods, Uranus was the common enemy of their brothers; during the second generation of the king of gods, he disobeyed Kronos's order and participated in the creation of the Silver Generation.

Now that Zeus is in power, none of his wives, sons and daughters are left behind.

This strange "fate" is not felt when you don't think about it.

But once they are connected, anyone who sees it will inevitably be silent.

I don't know if this is because [speech] is naturally in conflict with the king, and is naturally compatible with acquired creatures... But no matter what, Chiron feels that although it is only the first time he has seen it, Iapetus can still be trusted.

No one thinks that such a god will turn to Zeus, and the worst result is nothing more than rejection.

"...So this is the dilemma I face, respected Titan."

"My student was captured by the God of War, and his life is in danger - although he committed blasphemy, it was just an unintentional mistake."

"And Achilles has no disrespect for the gods outside of Olympus, especially the sage who stole the sky's fire, which is also one of the gods he admires."

The centaur spoke sincerely and tried to say something good for Achilles.

However, for Iapetus, these were all useless.

No one in the world can lie in front of the god of speech, at least Chiron is far from doing this.

Without making a sound, he distinguished which ones were true, which ones were exaggerated, and which ones were lies.

The demigod named Achilles may really respect some gods, but that definitely does not include himself.

As for Prometheus... probably only limited to "this is a good god".

But despite this, Iapetus did not point this out.

If he didn't want to help, he would never change his mind just because a mortal respected him, and vice versa.

As for whether he was willing to help or not... In fact, in Iapetus's view, the key to this matter was not Achilles, Chiron or himself.

Whether that mortal could survive depended entirely on what Zeus and other primitive gods thought.

The king of gods' plan became clearer and clearer, and even he could see the clues, so how could the primitive gods not know.

So in this matter, there was only one last question left.

That is, who didn't want to see Zeus unify the world, and who chose to turn a blind eye.

And how would Zeus respond to the possible resistance?

"Alas-"

Iapetus sighed, a little helpless.

If possible, he didn't want to get involved in such things at all.

However, the hatred of the three sons was a bit high, and Zeus couldn't tolerate him continuing to be free.

Since there was no way to retreat, he had to take the initiative to attack and feel the situation. See how many people are making moves on the chessboard and how many people are watching.

At that time, he would not mind doing his old job, standing on the right side, and acting as a messenger to lobby the gods.

"... Chiron, I am also sorry about the difficulties you have encountered."

"But as you know, I have never been famous among the gods with my power, so naturally I can't help you directly."

"But I have lived for many years after all, and I can indeed provide you with some help in some things."

Since the decision has been made, Iapetus no longer hesitates.

If you want to test the result, it is best to do it at the beginning.

So the God of Speech waved his hand, and then a map floated from the house.

Faintly, a warm and lasting power came from above.

Being illuminated by this power is like bathing in the spring sun.

"This is..."

"This is a secret passage on Mount Olympus that leads directly to the Temple of the Sun."

"It was built by the previous generation of the Sun God Helios. As for why he built it... I don't know."

To say that he didn't know was a lie. Iapetus actually knew very well.

Long ago, he knew that his wife, the goddess of fame Clymene, and Helios were secretly dating.

But at that time, the place where they met secretly was often on the sea.

That was the territory of the Ocean Goddesses, and it was also the place Clymene was most familiar with.

Countless marine creatures could inform her and keep her secret hidden... However, Clymene thought she had hidden it well, but Iapetus had already known it.

But he did nothing, and he had no ability to do anything. Until the end of the Second Age, when the sun came to the east, Helios, who was hiding in the East Sea, was the first to be hit and suffered a perfect torture.

So from that day on, Helios rarely set foot in the ocean again.

Instead, there was this secret passage that only Helios, Clymene and Iapetus knew.

This secret passage was secret enough, so secret that except for the gods who mastered the [Sun] priesthood, even if they were in the Temple of the Sun, they could not detect it at all - of course, the God of Speech did not think that this could be hidden from the God King.

But he went there to test Zeus's attitude, so whether the God King "discovered" or "didn't find" he could get the answer.

As for the Centaur Chiron... I think since he decided to save his students, he should have been prepared for failure and death.

"I can give it to you, just as my support for you."

"As long as you follow this secret passage, you may be able to enter and exit Olympus safely. But you should also understand that if your preparations stop here, it is impossible to take a mortal away from the sacred mountain."

"Of course, I understand."

Shocked and fortunate again, Chiron did not expect to have such a harvest.

There are secret passages built on Mount Olympus, and Iapetus is one of the few people who know about it. This is simply unimaginable.

But no matter how the other party knew it, the Centaur solemnly expressed his gratitude to the God of Speech, and then put away the map.

In this way, the biggest problem was solved.

Chiron did not intend to attack the sacred mountain by force, that was impossible to do.

Even Gaia, the mother of the earth, was defeated because of this, and the arrogant Typhon only succeeded for a short time and then lost his life.

Since we have to outwit, how to communicate with Achilles is a key issue.

Besides, outwitting does not mean that we do not need to use force. In any case, strength is the greatest guarantee.

"It is unlikely that the goddess of the magic net will take action directly. After all, once a being like her steps on the sacred mountain, Zeus will definitely feel it no matter where he is, so I can only try to ask Her Highness Hecate to take over... Well, not only that, she must be "interested" enough in this matter."

"The step of leaving the sacred mountain still depends on me. It is impossible for me to do it, but Achilles may not be unable to do it."

After thanking Iapetus again and again and choosing to leave, the Centaur Sage finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The originally impossible task finally saw a glimmer of hope. As for how to rescue his students, it needs to be discussed separately.

Achilles' indestructible body is not that simple, and his fit with the Styx is beyond the imagination of all gods in the world.

Sometimes Chiron even thought that maybe Achilles was born too late, otherwise he should be the god who controls the River of Hatred.

Of course, this speculation is too bizarre, but the Centaur has no doubt about Achilles's ability to deal with the attacks of the gods.

His real flaw is that the sacred mountain has unlocked the power of the gods and the power of Styx that connects to the root of the underworld, but he himself is only a demigod.

Therefore, Achilles can't really compete with the gods at all. This is an insurmountable chasm. Even the most ordinary true gods are not something he can defeat on Mount Olympus.

Unless... he can also control the power of the same level.

Only in this way can he fight out of the holy land of the gods and escape the doomed death.

Wow——

While thinking, the void fluctuated, and Chiron saw this and suddenly showed joy.

The next moment, as if thrown out by someone, a sealed stone box passed through the void and fell in front of the Centaur.

There was no sign of anything strange. If it weren't for the vibration of the void when it arrived, I'm afraid everyone would think that this was just an ordinary stone.

But only Chiron himself knew what the origin of this thing was and how terrible its power would be once it was released.

"Hu——"

"Thank you, the great Crescent Goddess, the Lord of the Wilderness."

"Thank you, the great singing angel, the sacred Ewenjielin."

"I will be grateful for your kindness and spread your holy name in the world."

After praying silently three times, Chiron slowly opened his eyes and approached the stone box in front of him.

Another key helper came. In fact, the Centaur gave an unknown answer to whether the Goddess of the Magic Net was willing to help, but Artemis was different.

Chiron believed that this archery goddess would not turn a blind eye to Achilles' experience, and the result was indeed the case.

Although she did not take action personally, she visited an existence that Chiron himself could never impress, and then borrowed the thing in front of her from her hands.

This is a sword unknown to the world, a power, and a curse.

"If you hold it, you will be burned by the sun. This is not a fake sun, but the burning of the real celestial supreme."

"Even the true gods will be hurt by this terrible curse... Moreover, for them, the burden brought by this incompatible artifact is probably greater than the power it provides."

The sword Levatin, Chiron only accidentally heard the goddess of the magic net Hecate mention it not long ago.

Hecate's evaluation of this sword is very straightforward: those who can use it don't need it, and those who need it can't use it.

Although even for powerful gods, a high-level artifact can certainly increase their power, just like [Thunderbolt Arrow] did to Zeus before he broke through the limits of true gods.

But if the cost of using it is to endure the burning of the real sun, then I am afraid that most of the user's power will be bound by this artifact.

In this case, no matter how powerful Levatin is, he can only put it aside.

"But there are no useless things in the world, only people who don't know how to use them."

"Sneak into the God Mountain through the secret passage of the former sun god, and escape from the cage with the remains of the ancient sun god... Ha, from this point of view, the fate of the sun and the God's Court seems to be equally deep."

Picking up the stone box, Chiron didn't dare to open it to check.

The curse of the artifact is no joke, he just put it away and left in a hurry.

He still has a lot of preparations to make next, but the most critical one has been solved.

I just hope Achilles' luck can be better... at least he can hold on until the day he rushes to the sacred mountain.

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On the earth, Chiron is still running around.

However, on the other side, Ares finally returned to Olympus with his captives.

He did not return to his palace, after all, Aphrodite was still waiting for him... Thinking of this, the god of war tightened the covered golden net.

This mortal is still too arrogant, even if he was captured by himself, he would not bow his head.

Ares originally planned to teach him a lesson first, but considering that Aphrodite wanted to kill him publicly, he just endured it for the time being and just wrapped him with animal skins to isolate the sounds inside and outside.

Notify Aphrodite first to see what she thinks, anyway, the mother goddess is the bottom line.

Since this human has come to the sacred mountain, he can't think of going back alive.