spartan ancestor

It is not so uncommon for Akka to respond proactively.

But it is still very rare to respond proactively without a burst of ruthlessness.

In the rare few deep kisses, Aka was always full of aggression, with a bit of unexplained eagerness, like the rest of his life after a catastrophe, and like a broken pot, as if there would be no next time. .

But this time, rare, A-Ka still kissed deeply, but tenderly.

After a few times of opening and closing, Aka's lips were lightly pressed against Jacintos's lips, and his warm fingers were stroking the corners of Jacintos' eyes, his voice was hoarse and vague: "Really don't turn on the lamp? Does it still hurt? "

Jacintos suddenly understood the reason for the tenderness: "...It really doesn't matter. It hurts."

He leaned against A-Ka's forehead, followed the force of the boat's bumping, and fell on the bed together, and said in a low voice: "So... isn't it a bit unfair to just kiss?"

The night was getting dark, and the pirates who had experienced life-and-death crises during the day had also recovered their tranquility. Only the sound of waves beating against the hull of the ship followed the wind, making the room quiet in the darkness.

All the feelings are infinitely magnified, such as the tight lips, such as the fingers that were quietly intertwined at some point, Aka slowly raised his hand to hold his back, without exerting force——

"Sleeping?" A pair of eyes and a small face were close to the narrow porthole, and Amphitrite glanced into the room before coughing awkwardly and backing away, "I'm sorry—I'm sorry, I thought so many things happened during the day, you guys You should just want to rest."

"..." These words seemed to be implying that they were too energetic, Yacintos turned his head with a dark face, "What can't we wait until the daytime?"

Amphitrite shook the letter in her hand towards the porthole: "Hephaestus' letter. Did you tell him to tell you as soon as he made any progress?"

"..."

Yes, but at that time, didn't he not expect that he would have the opportunity to cause a wave of ship shocks?

…………

When Amphitrite was invited to the deck, Jacintos and Akka went out with not very good faces, but the prosthesis is really important, involving many disabled soldiers in Sparta, Jacintos still sorted out his emotions He took the letter over and looked at it: "...Neiliu had a prosthetic limb removed?"

According to Hephaestus, the reason for the poor performance of the prosthesis is that the skills he used were indeed immature, and the second was that the prosthesis had been disassembled.

The other party also seemed to have discovered the problem of the prosthesis and tried to solve it in his own way. However, after groping deeply on the wrong basis, the result could only go further and further away.

[But there is one thing, I have to admit.It is part of the changes he made on the prosthesis, which contains a structure that I have not fully understood yet.

Although these structures did not make the prosthetics work as expected, I subconsciously felt that this might be the right direction. If it weren’t for the underworld and the reconstruction project to be completed, I could hardly wait to meet him.If it is convenient, can you forward the cover letter to him for me?I am looking forward to discussing these wonderful structures that may allow mankind to enter a new future through letters with him. 】

Hyacinthus read the letter two or three times before coming to a conclusion with uncertainty: So, the prosthesis thing is not settled yet?But in the process of making prosthetics, Neliu seems to have done something extraordinary, which made Hephaestus describe it with such an exaggerated sentence as "letting mankind enter a new future"?

To be honest, Hyacinthus's creativity in casting is still a bit weak, at most he will only follow the script, and Hephaestus did not speak in detail. After a few glances at Hyacinthus, he decisively gave up and put the letter : "You came here to deliver the letter? Hephaestus could use his divine power to send the letter directly to me, why did he ask you to pass it on?"

"..." Amphitrite maintained a strange silence.

It's not easy for her to say that the letter from Hephaestus wasn't the only one she received, there was another letter from the gods of the underworld.

In the letter, the gods said in a persuasive tone, "Yacinthus went to collect pearls, take the initiative, give it, and spend money to eliminate disasters." In the letter, her friend Athena also urged her to keep the pearls. Hyacinthus regarded happiness as his top priority, and tried every means to imply that otherwise, serious consequences would likely be incurred.

Amphitrite has always been good at accepting advice, and since she heard that Poseidon is likely to be left in the underworld forever, she has been thinking about how to thank Hyacinthus, who is said to be the main promoter.

So after receiving the letter, she took all the pearls outside the Poseidon Temple without any psychological barriers. The original intention was to make Yacintos happy, but it happened to be at the wrong time, and it seemed to have the opposite effect...

Amphitrite met Hyacinthus' piercing smile, and hastily threw up the few boxes of pearls she ordered to dig out and put them on the deck: "Of course there are other things. I'm here to give you a thank you gift, thank you You help me get rid of Poseidon."

Amphitrite said it aboveboard, quite a plastic couple relationship.

She didn't give up these pearls at all, after all, to the creatures living in the ocean, pearls are similar to small stones growing in human stomachs.

Poseidon will decorate these outside the Poseidon Temple, obviously influenced by land humans. The guards and maids who have to pass by the Pearl Forest every day have been depressed for a long time. The weird nausea is similar to walking through the fallen tooth decay forest. .

The terrestrial human Hyacinthos certainly didn't know about this cultural difference, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

After the box full of pearls was uncovered, most of his depression was dissipated by the jewels.

Amphitrite hurriedly struck while the iron was still hot, and made amends: "Just now...cough, I don't have any suitable apology at hand, but since Poseidon will not return to the ocean, why don't you take time to visit him when you have time? Pick and choose as you please in the temples on land."

"..." The relationship between your husband and wife is real enough, Yacintos complained for a moment, and then smiled again, "How kind of that - I will accept it."

Amphitrite: "..."

Your embarrassment is really enough, I didn't even have time to say what I insisted on.

·

When Amphitrite left, Yacintost took advantage of the other party's back, moved his lips, and said in a breathy voice, "I hope the Seagod's divinity can belong to Amphitrite."

Regrettably, nothing happened, and Jacintos didn't understand whether his previous speculation was wrong, or the method of manipulating the gold thread was wrong. After touching his nose awkwardly, he could only resign himself to saying goodbye to the sailors. Head to Sparta with the letter from Hephaestus, and drop by the temples of Poseidon everywhere.

When dealing with Poseidon, Hyacinthus doesn't have any affection for his old lover Apollo.

When entering the Spartan Acropolis, people were whispering:

"Have you heard? The temples of Poseidon in various places have received oracles, and all the sacrifices and bronze statues of Poseidon were hidden overnight by the gods, and some even happened under the noses of the priests! It is said that the reason seems to be the same as that used by Apollo, Artemis and other gods, that the gods do not like gold, silver, copper and iron, but prefer pure white marble and empty and quiet temples."

"Really? I can still believe what Gods like Apollo and Artemis said, Poseidon? Didn't the General of Disia in Athens bribe Poseidon with a beauty? With this kind of character, he can really Say something like that?"

"I think, there must be something... similar to the hidden secrets such as the division of interests after the war. Didn't Dicia, who represented Poseidon, be killed by our Majesty Yassin? The people of Athens advertised that they saw it every day. Athena and Ares, maybe this is Athena or Ares' punishment for the defeated Poseidon, ordering him to change his past."

Yacintos calmly passed by the discussing crowd, and returned to the long-lost courtyard with Aka one bag at a time. As soon as he entered the door, Oss rushed over after hearing the news, frowning and angering himself: "You still know how to come back?" ?”

"Cough," Hyacinthus coughed guiltily, and changed the subject, "Didn't our fleet lose a lot of ships in the battle against Athens before? I promised to be responsible for making up for all the losses."

Before Oss could speak, Jacintos dragged his elder brother into the deserted backyard, and took out a bronze statue of Hades, which was as tall as two Akas, from the small pouch on his waist with ease.

The bronze statue is too big, and it can't even be covered by the specially raised wall when placed vertically. Yacintos can only put the bronze statue down, and the bronze statue of Hades lying on the ground and Oss look at each other: " ..."

Before Oss could react from the blankness of his mind, Aka next to him reached out and pulled out a larger bronze statue of Poseidon from the seemingly ordinary bag.

Oss: "..."

Hyacinthus picked up a bag at his feet, picked it upside down, and shook out the small statue of Aphrodite piled up like a hill.

Oss: "..."

Of course, this is just the beginning. While emptying the bags and packages, Hyacinthus explained to Oss: "Actually, when I met you in Athens, I should have given you some of them. But at that time Nico had been Now, in the military camp again, it is really inconvenient to take it out—you know, if Nico sees these things in person, he will definitely publicize them so that everyone knows that the gods are using their temples to support me. It is intended to provide him with more creative inspiration for compiling gossip."

Oss: "..."

I know? ?What do I know? ? ?

Where did these idols come from? ?Is it true that the gods are using the temple to support you?

He stared and watched Hyacinthus and Aka repeat the actions of unpacking and rewinding parcels, until the entire courtyard was filled with statues of gods and statues, and any gaps were filled with all kinds of jewelry offerings No seams are left.

...Did my brother go for robbery?The elder brother couldn't help thinking, or did he obtain the godhead through tireless efforts, such as the robber god or something?

For a while, Oss thought of a lot.

For example, the people in the Acropolis are now discussing the empty Temple of Poseidon everywhere.

For example, the high priest of the Temple of Apollo in Sparta swore that "the gods prefer white marble" oracle.

Now he suspected that it was his brother who was spreading false information to cover up his looting.

——At that time, the high priest really took it seriously, and pried off the entire magnificent temple of Apollo and rebuilt it with stones!

Yacintos shook the small bag, confirmed that all the labor income had been handed in, raised his hand and patted his brother who was still standing still: "Is it enough? I have worked hard to think about it a few times before." How to sell... Cough, how to cash it out, I will leave it to you this time. These should be enough to make up for the loss of the fleet, and the rest can be used to buy grain seeds. By the way—where is Neliu?"

"...the old settlement of Oripontide." Osmu grimaced.

Did you almost want to talk about selling stolen goods just now?

·

Athena and Ares were suffering in Vulcan's workshop when Hyacinthus went to find Neleu in the labyrinth mansion of Eurypontides.

When Hyacinthus left, Athena offered to help Hephaestus's workshop. On the one hand, she wanted to inquire about the news of Pomegranate and Golden Tears. On the other hand, she also thought that Hephaestus was An honest man known to all gods, staying in Vulcan's workshop is better than being brought by Hades and his like.

As a result, no.

Thinking back when Hyacinthus was spinning around, only Hephaestus enjoyed it, which is enough to prove how workaholic this "good old man" is.

Especially after being exposed to the minerals of the underworld that he had been thinking about for tens of thousands of years, Hephaestus really wanted to break one minute of time into three pieces to use.

In contrast, Hades, who experienced the torture of Yacinthos and corrected his obsession with official duties by returning to his childhood, was more relaxed.

During this period of time, he even took the initiative to pay attention to the balance between work and rest. Once the working hours were exceeded, he would rather lie on the bed and do nothing than sit back at the desk. Occasionally, after working for a long time, he would become suspicious: How did he hypnotize himself to like work before? of?

So from time to time, the lord of the underworld will go out of the palace in person to watch the sadomasochistic relationship between Cerberus and Zai Zai at the gate of hell, and occasionally get three huge tearful dog heads. .

Occasionally, he would sit on Charon's boat, and while admiring the latest masterpiece of the troubadour in the front row, he would monitor how much the other party's daily work income was, and whether there was any tax evasion.

Several times, Athena and Ares followed Hephaestus with piles of building materials panting like dogs. When they passed by Hades who was fishing leisurely, they couldn't help but look sideways and think : Should Hades be this laid back? ?Shouldn't he be squatting behind his desk for eternity?

hateful!It was all false propaganda that made them make the wrong choice. If they had known this, they should have chosen to follow Hades!

"Doo Do Do." The sound of Hephaestus knocking on the workbench awakened Athena and Ares from their regretful state.

Vulcan poked his waist, extremely dissatisfied: "Why are you so lazy in doing things? Less than half of the agreed work has been done."

Athena touched the blisters on her shoulders and hands, and almost burst into tears: "We have lost our godhead..."

Ares added: "It's just humans now."

In the corner of the workbench, I heard that my biological father also came to the underworld, and Cupid, who came to visit specially, couldn't help but whispered to help: "I'm not sorry, just to be fair. I think the requirements are indeed a bit too harsh. .I was tired enough to help Ares, how can this be done by normal people?"

Athena was almost moved to tears, and couldn't help but look enviously at Ares, who still had help.

Not to mention other aspects, Cupid is filial enough to Ares, and he took the initiative to come to help.

I heard that not long ago, Cupid was also deprived of his godhood by Hyacinthus. At that time, he was stabbed by Hyacinthus with the arrow of the god of love, and fell in love with official affairs.

Later, it was Hades who saw Cupid's good performance, repented, and used lead arrows to offset the effect of Cupid's golden arrow, but Cupid seemed to keep his promise to a puppy, even if he recovered his godhead later, he got rid of love The control of the god's golden arrow still stayed in the underworld, and the relationship with Hephaestus also eased by making toys for the puppies.

This can be seen from the reaction of Hephaestus, when Cupid finished pressing in a low voice, Vulcan just glanced at Cupid: "I assigned this workload to Yassin and Aka before. Are you trying to say Is Yashin abnormal, or is Yashin's lover abnormal?"

Cupid: "..."

Cupid turned his head quickly, and persuaded earnestly: "I think this is difficult, and it can be done with persistence."

Athena: "...??"

Ares couldn't help saying: "That's not what you said just now!"

Just as he was about to debate with his son again, a letter that flew in the form of a beige butterfly fell into Hephaestus' hands, and the fluttering butterfly wings flapped a few times, revealing Aphrodite's signature.

Athena shook her head, and couldn't help showing envious expression again: Well, Ares doesn't even have to fight this time, Aphrodite is here to pick someone up!

She is so naive.

Hephaestus glanced down a few times, showing a gloating smile: "Okay, you can see for yourself."

The big hand of Vulcan patted the letter in front of Ares, and Aphrodite's beautiful words caught the eyes of Ares and Athena standing beside:

[Dear Ares:

Forgive me for not being able to pick you up, since the last time I left the underworld, I swore that unless I die, I will never go near Sparta or where Hyacinthus is.I am afraid that if I go to the underworld to pick you up, I will meet Yashin, then our family may have to settle in the underworld...

But don't worry, I will definitely wait for your return in Olympus, no matter how long. 】

Ares: "..."

Don't just wait, you have come to pick me up!

Ares stared at the letter again, and couldn't help but look up: "Didn't you say that Yashin is fragile???"

1 to fifteen sheets

In the Vulcan Workshop, Ares was still shocked by Aphrodite's deception, and Hyacinthus, who was far away in Sparta, also arrived at the gate of the old settlement of the Euripontide family.

After the civil war, this place was seized once, and all valuables were confiscated into the treasury. Even the gemstones and relief paintings inlaid on the walls were dug and scratched.

When the city-state was just being rebuilt, the elders had discussed whether to demolish it altogether. After all, Neliu, the sole heir of the Oripontide family, had already fled, so there was no need to leave a large empty house to occupy the land.

Fortunately, Yacintos did not agree at that time. Now that Neliu came back, at least he still had an idea to renovate the house and do various research and experiments in it.

"Things are different." Jacintos sighed, touching the moss-covered wall, "Do you remember the battle we fought a few years ago?"

A-Ka thought for a while and remained silent.

To be reasonable, hundreds of years are almost as long as the blink of an eye in his eyes.

He has always been vague about the measurement of time, and he rarely remembers things that have nothing to do with Hyacinthus.Pressed to answer, all he can say is that it generally feels like...maybe...not long ago?

Fortunately, Hyacinthus didn't really want him to answer. He brushed his fingertips over the spreading vines and said to himself, "It's been almost four years. Who would have thought that time would pass so quickly?"

The leaves of the vines were fiddled and nodded in the breeze, and Hyacinthus just wanted to say a few more words.

"boom!!"

The thunder-like sound shook the wall and crushed stones fell, Yacintos was dragged back by Aka in time, and escaped the disgraced fate, the soldiers guarding outside the settlement were startled:

"earthquake?!"

"Could it be that some gods have chased after the Acropolis!"

The outer wall of the Oripontide settlement was damaged due to the civil war, and the houses inside were completely exposed. Standing outside the settlement, you can clearly see that nearly three adjacent houses exploded as if struck by lightning Finally, billows of black smoke and scorched fire burned among the rubble.

"Nelyu!" Yacinto immediately let go of his emotion, propped his arms on the remnant outer wall, jumped into the settlement, and walked straight to the collapsed house with his long legs, "Are you still alive? Squeak if you can breathe! "

"Cough, cough cough..." A pitch-black shadow struggled to crawl out of the fire, and escaped from the range of the flames under the support of Hyacinthus, "Fortunately, my lame leg was cut off. A column fell down and hit just below my broken leg... Fight the fire, don't be dazed, there are still my notes in the next room."

The soldiers, who were still a little uncertain about the situation, acted immediately and methodically controlled the spreading fire.

"What... what's going on?" Yacintos supported Neliu and looked at the damaged house. "There won't be any artifact in that prosthesis, right? You dismantled it?"

He felt it carefully, and didn't notice any signs of divine power, but such a scene... If it wasn't a divine weapon, it would be difficult to explain.

Even A-Ka stared at the flame-wreathed ruins for a while, and glanced at Neliu subtly.

"What? No." Neliu coughed again, "That's my prescription for deworming..."

"..." Hyacinthus silently looked at the completely collapsed house, wondering which of the "insect repellent" and "prescription" could have a causal relationship with this tragic situation.

Neliu wiped his face: "There are too many letters in my room, some unlucky insects like to make nests on them, or they are hungry. I have tried various remedies, and the one that repels mosquitoes is the best. Sprinkle a little in the room where there are manuscripts. Just now, when I was molding a certain part, a few sparks fell on the powder..."

To be honest, he would be glad that he had a leg cut off before.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have fallen to the outside of the door because he was frightened, nor would the collapsed pillar only hold down his empty hem because of missing a leg.

He was still in the mood to name this prescription optimistically: "Explosive. Just call it the medicine. The prescription that can explode is very appropriate. If this thing can be used in war, what happened to the Persian fleet before? Throw a medicine on a ship." Bao, a little rocket, the entire fleet is gone."

Neliu muttered, holding on to the crutch handed by the soldier: "It's just not stable. I have to think about it..."

The faces of the soldiers who put out the fire were all numb. If they hadn't received strict training, they would have rushed up and grabbed Neliu's shoulders and shook them: What do you mean? ?This kind of thing, which is as powerful as Zeus's divine punishment, can still be stably produced? ?

...Is this really something that can be created by human power?Is it really an artifact that His Majesty Yassin took from some god?

Wouldn't he be punished severely by Zeus like Prometheus for stealing fire?

Yacintos' complexion also changed slightly. It has to be said that Neliu's words hit a certain point in his heart.

Although Persia was repelled, no one can guarantee the future.What's more, they have another "neighbor" Rome, which is expanding day by day.

If Rome's expansion plans do not stop, Greece is the obvious next target.

Although he hoped that the war would break out later and give Greece more time to prepare, but according to the piecemeal information he received during this period, Rome next door had formally established a unified empire a few months ago, and the current The founding emperor of Rome was obviously not satisfied with this, and the pace of external expansion continued.

It's like fucking trying to rush to reincarnate... Yacintos couldn't help cursing in his heart, it's really hard to understand that these emperors couldn't even stand firm, and they didn't care about the internal chaos, they just wanted to continue What is the idea of ​​pushing the layout forward.

He glanced slightly, and looked at the soldiers who were waiting for orders: "As soon as possible, help Neliu rebuild the workshop. It is strictly forbidden to tell the outside world what happened today. If you ask, it is a leftover problem of the civil war. The tunnels under some old houses collapsed. Great movement."

First they were giant crossbows and siege engines, and now they are explosives. Jacintos has no doubt that if the news gets out, Neliu will soon become a thorn in the side of some ambitious city-states, and Sparta will also become a target of public criticism.

He didn't want Rome's army to fight before Greece started fighting internally because of these things that were supposed to be used to deal with foreign enemies.

The soldiers were ordered to leave, some of them returned to their posts, and some of them went to prepare materials for reconstruction. Neliu, who had just brushed shoulders with death, was in high spirits, and walked into the uncollapsed house with a cane, obviously a little psychological shadow None: "Fortunately, I didn't put all my things in one room... Come in and take a look? Your Majesty? What are you looking for me for? Do you want to see other little things I found when you have time?"

Hyacinthus: "..."

Other... "little things"?

He almost didn't know how to write the words "little thing".

Hyacinthus wiped his face, touched Aka's waist with his backhand, moved his fingers dishonestly along the way, and took out Hephaestus' letter: "I'll deliver a letter for someone."

"..." Neliu stopped and said cautiously, "Can you restrain yourself a little, Your Majesty? Take care of me, a lonely person."

Hyacinthus: "..."

You don't have any psychological shadows when you pass by the god of death, so you want to "take care of your mood" after seeing me chatting casually?

Yacintos resisted the urge to roll his eyes, and followed Neliu into the spacious courtyard.

The originally open-air backyard was covered with cloth, and there were various metal objects that Jacintos could not guess the purpose of.

Going further in, Yacintos and Aka paused almost at the same time: "... Neliu. May I ask? What is that pillar in the corner... that looks like it is discharging?"

Neliu leaned on the door and looked out: "Oh, it's also a little accidental discovery. At first I wanted to create a new power for the prosthesis besides the mechanical mechanism-you saw it, but it didn't work. I put on the prosthesis In the future, it will be the same as a fish that has been electrocuted on a chopping board. This is a prototype I created at first."

Hyacinthus: "...why is it shooting lightning?"

Neliu: "You don't want to hear me explain the principle. It starts with the materials used to make it. I'm so troublesome that I don't even bother to open my mouth. And I haven't figured out this thing. It's already standing in the yard. For three or four months, I can't use it for anything other than looking good."

Hyacinthus: "..."

Neliu took the letter from Jacintos: "I'm still working on how to manipulate it—it's best to make it smaller, maybe it can be useful for prosthetics... Well, I don't know, I always feel that there are many things in front of me. pieces, but because this is a new field, I don't know how the pieces fit together, or if there are a few very critical pieces missing."

Neliu muttered and lowered his head, opened the letter and scanned it, showing a shocked expression.

"What?" Yacintos couldn't help but tilt his head.

To be honest, after seeing Neliu's courtyard, it was really hard for him to imagine what else could shock Neiliu.

Neliu pointed at the letter in surprise: "This is... this is a letter from the god of fire? That, the god of fire on Mount Olympus?"

Yacintos who just got nervous: "..."

Friends, you can create lightning like Zeus, so what a surprise to receive a letter from Vulcan.

Neliu continued to open his mouth: "My God, he actually said that I was born lame because I was chosen by him and blessed!"

Hyacinthus: "..."

Friends, can you look back at the lightning pillar behind you, and think about whether you should be surprised?

Neliu: "Hey, he actually said he was curious about some of the parts I made, and if necessary, you can write to him through the altar!"

Hyacinthus: "..."

My friend, there is a pillar behind you that can release lightning, and you use it as an ornament.

You think about it again, should you turn around and look at the pillar and then open your mouth like you can stuff an egg?

Neliu glanced down a few more words, and the startled expression on his face suddenly turned black: "He said that he welcomes me to return to the underworld as soon as possible, and he will definitely welcome me warmly and make me feel at home. What kind of horror story are you telling, is it scary?"

Hyacinthus: "..."

Why didn't I see that you have any fear of death from the beginning to the end.

You see, I moved this pillar to Hades and told Hephaestus that it was changed by Zeus, that would be amazing.