To be king [Greek mythology]

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Minos bowed his head and said nothing.

"You will be the future King of Crete, Minos, excellent, powerful, just, wise, and admired by all." Surpus's voice was still a little childlike, "You are the son of Zeus, and you are no better than anyone else. Poor, even your two brothers—you have to believe in yourself, Minos, there is nothing impossible in this world, as long as you persist enough."

Minos finally responded, "But..."

"No, but, Minos. Ordinary humans and demigods only have a lifetime of one hundred years. In this short hundred years, how many years are you going to spend complaining about yourself? How much time are you going to spend fighting for your own goals?" effort?"

Minos' grip on Surpus' wrist loosened.

"You can complain, you can make a scene, you can even cry, but you can never deny yourself, you know?" Seppus sighed, pulled Minos to hug him, and kissed his forehead , "I'll be by your side and watch you climb to the top."

Minos reached out and hugged Surpus back, using a lot of strength.

"For yourself and for me, stop doubting yourself, okay?" Thurpus patted Minos on the back.

Minos was silent, and Thurpus felt that the chest pressed against Minos' eyes seemed a little wet.

Thurps patted Minos on the back quietly.

"Will you be by my side?" After a while, Minos' muffled voice came out, and even if he tried his best to hide it, he couldn't hide the crying in it, "Have you been there all this time?"

Thurps' movements stopped suddenly.

Minos felt Thurpus' pause and looked up sharply at him.

The child's originally coquettish voice suddenly became sharp, "You will leave me!?"

The author has something to say: Thurps: Spread positive energy and help establish correct values ​​of life.

Girls who haven't improved for a while, don't give up on yourself, wipe your tears after crying and you will be a hero again!

Chapter 21

Thurps patted Minos on the back again.

"You know, I used to have my own city-state." Thurps said, "Although it's gone now, I still want to try."

Words such as revenge or rejuvenation are too heavy, and Thurps prefers to think of this matter as taking back what originally belonged to him.

Now that he has regained his life and gained such a high starting point, Thurps feels that if he fails to make good use of it, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

"And then?" Minos stared at Thurps, "What happens after you take back the city-state?"

"Of course it is to grow and develop it. I hope my city-state can continue to exist and be passed on from generation to generation." Thurps said frankly, full of longing for such a scene.

He wasn't quite sure if he could do it, because he was still a slave and didn't have a soldier in his hands.

But Thurps is willing to try hard for this vision.

In the past, I have been mediocre for more than [-] years, with no achievements, no achievements, and died under the wheel in a daze.

After rebirth, Thurps' world became clearer than ever, especially after finally learning the language of this world and knowing his own status, Thurps' goal became clear.

From the beginning to the end, he wanted to be the ruler of a city-state, just like the emperors he once knew, rule the world with virtue and benevolence, and leave a name through the ages.

The goal is lofty, but not impossible.

This is also the highest level he can achieve as a human being in this mythical world.

If you do well, you might be able to find an official position among the gods after you die.

If so, it would be quite a good thing to have a long lifespan and watch the changes in the world.

He always held this idea, so even after being broken into a slave in the city-state, after escaping from the ship that transported slaves and living alone in the forest for two years, Thurps did not give up this temptation. idea.

"The replacement of city-state rulers is a normal thing, you don't have to..."

"Yes." Thurps knew that this kind of thing was normal, but when something that belonged to him was taken away, people would always be particularly attached to that thing that was taken away, "My father died there, and I and I My younger brothers were dragged down from the position of nobility and branded as slaves, this shame, I want to return them intact."

Minos looked at Surpus silently.

He couldn't understand Thurpus's mood. As the son of Zeus, he was naturally superior to others.

But he finally chose to compromise.

Because he did know Thurpus' ambitions, and Thurpus never concealed it.

"So you will leave, leave Crete, leave me." Minos looked down at the shackles on Surpus' feet, and for a moment, he almost threw away the idea of ​​removing Surpus' slave brand mind.

If this brand is not removed, Surpus will not be able to leave Crete.

A slave can't even leave his master's residence at will without his master's permission, and he doesn't have to worry at all that Thurpus will have a way to escape from Crete.

"You have Crete and Minos, and I also have my own city-state." Surpus let go of Minos, "No one is inseparable from anyone."

Minos was silent for a while, then said, "You are more important than Crete."

Thurpus was stunned for a moment, and finally laughed, "I'm glad you think so, but when you grow up, you won't think so."

"You said that a person's growth has infinite possibilities, and you can't define people casually." Minos reached out and grabbed Thurps' wrist, "I will prove it to you."

Thurps tried for the first time the feeling of being slapped in the face by his own words. He sighed and stopped caring about Minos' angry look.

"Hydra is still outside." Surps was slapped on the face by the mongoose, and suddenly remembered that Hydra seemed to be forgotten, and reminded him.

Minos' tone was really not good, "We'll talk about it after we register."

Being pulled towards the temple by Minos, Thurpus choked on what Minos had just said.

"Registration...?" Thurps was stunned for a while, unable to react.

"You want to be a masterless slave?" Minos glanced back at him, "Those slaves are going to the Colosseum."

Thurps was silent for a while.

Minos took Thurpus into the temple, registered with the priest who had a questioning look in his eyes, and loosened the shackles on Thurpus' feet by the way.

Thurps felt a lot more relaxed in an instant. He sat on the ground and looked at the two circles on his ankle that were different in color from other places, and finally his eyes stopped on the scarlet brand.

This brand was branded by the priest who once invaded his city-state.

To be eliminated, it can only be eliminated by priests who serve God.

Thurps was pulled up by Minos and patted his clothes.

The future judge of the underworld glanced at the priest who seemed to have something to say, and ignored him, pulling Thurps directly to leave the temple.

No one has stayed in his residence for so long, even if there are slaves to help tidy up, but he is no longer in Crete, Radamandis and Sarpedon must have done something secretly.

And he also wanted to show Thurpus his residence—he knew that Thurpus always had a special attachment to his residence.

Probably in pursuit of the taste of home.

Minos has never experienced this kind of emotion. His father is the king of the gods, and his mother only cares about her own sorrows all day long, let alone his brothers.

God knows, Thurps just has a deep sympathy for the ownership of such things as houses in his heart.

He didn't earn one-tenth of the down payment on the house until his death.

Thinking about it makes me feel cruel.

"Minos." The priest called out to Minos, speaking calmly under the impatient eyes of the child, "What's going on with Hydra."

Minos snorted, and asked the priest what the king didn't want to ask. After so many years, the priest would put on a bad face every time he could stand it, "That's the way it is."

"You subdued it?" The priest didn't change his tone because of Minos' attitude.

Minos grinned, "I kidnapped its son."

After speaking, Minos waved his hand and pulled Thurps out of the temple.

"..." The priest sighed, and he could think of such an excuse. Minos had learned badly from that slave in the past few months.

He never lied before.

Thurps lost the weight that had followed him for two years on his feet, and he felt light and uncomfortable when he walked.

"Surpus, look!" Minos opened the door of his residence, and after finding nothing unusual, he turned around and tugged at Surps, who was still looking around, and said in a particularly proud tone: "This is my House of!"

Idiot?

Thurpus glanced at Minos with a mocking look, and looked into the room, but didn't think there was anything special.

Thurps tilted his head, captain Minos was full of expectation, and seemed to have the words "Praise me" on his face. After a long silence, he said three words: "I'm hungry."

Minos' expectations quickly shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But he quickly recovered, "We have a good meal!"

Surpus nodded, and followed Minos into the house. After seeing Minos asking the slaves outside the door to get food, he asked a little about the time needed, and then went straight to the bathroom.

Minos knew Thurpus was very clean.

He sat on the edge of the table and began to seriously think about what to do in the future, after all, he was far away from him.