Greek Mythology: Lord of the Underworld

Chapter 97 096, credit, weakening of royal power

The party is over.

Zeus stood up from his seat and spoke with great majesty: "A new era has arrived. From now on, the Olympus pantheon will have a distinguished status and identity!"

As his words fell, cheers and shouts erupted from the scene, with great excitement. Of course, only the gods of the heavens were working hard to support Zeus, while the other gods of the two realms were indifferent.

But Zeus was not affected by this, and looked towards Hades and Poseidon with a smile on his face: "My dear two brothers, you have played a unique and huge role in this difficult war! If only Without you, this battle will not be won."

"We three kings, together we overthrew the rule of Father God Cronus and brought supreme honor to the Olympus pantheon! Next, I will take charge of this world with you. This world belongs to us. It belongs to the Three Kings!"

Listening to Zeus, the cheap brother's speech, Hades suddenly showed a hint of ridicule on his calm face, but it quickly disappeared and returned to his usual appearance, calm and unsurprised.

Poseidon, on the other hand, no longer planned to play this boring word game. With a smile on his face, he went straight to the point: "So my dear brother, now we can talk about business. Where is the God King? The future God King. Will the position fall on you, me or Hades?"

Who will succeed Cronus and become the third god-king of the world? This is what the gods care about.

What Zeus just said was too high-sounding. Three kings rule the world together, but there is only one god-king position. The one who takes the god-king position will overwhelm the other two kings.

Faced with his brother's frankness, Zeus did not feel angry. He had expected this scene a long time ago, with a faint smile on his face, and his fingers kept rubbing the cup he was holding.

Before he could think of how to speak, Mnemosyne, the goddess of writing sitting next to him, spoke calmly: "Poseidon, Emperor of the Sea, I think you will not forget the Hundred-Armed Giant. What role did it play in this sacred scene, and who rescued them from the abyss of hell?"

Seeing someone mentioning himself, the shrinking hundred-armed giant immediately shouted loudly: "Yes! It was the great king Zeus who rescued us! We will never forget his kindness! We support him to become the king of gods. !”

"That's right! The King of Heaven is the best candidate to become the King of Gods!"

The rest of the gods in the heavens also loudly echoed at this moment.

After Mnemosyne finished saying this, she closed her mouth and sat quietly next to Zeus without uttering another word. Her face was calm and indifferent, paying no attention to her husband, as if she had just spoken for Zeus. It's not the same as her.

Her speech just now did not mean that she had forgiven Zeus, nor was it a whim, but was carefully considered. Now she is also Zeus's wife, and she is in the same boat with Zeus.

If Zeus becomes the God King, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to her.

Currently, the most powerful contenders for the position of God King are undoubtedly Hades and Zeus. Poseidon, who has lost most of his original power, is not among this group.

Mnemosyne knew very well that if she did not support Zeus, but chose to support Hades out of momentary anger, then the benefits and status she would receive in the future would definitely not be as good as being by Zeus's side.

As for the reason.

Mnemosyne's calm eyes suddenly looked at the goddesses sitting next to Hades, and a trace of unwillingness suddenly flashed in her eyes. There were her sister, her three nieces, and even The God of Beauty is also there.

She couldn't squeeze in. Moreover, according to the nature of Pluto, he would never let an unclean goddess become his wife. At most, he could only use it as a toy to play with in his spare time. Besides, there were so many goddesses around. There are many who are more beautiful, more elegant, and more attractive than her.

Mnemosyne knew very well that if she went to Pluto, she might not even be qualified to make a toy in the end.

In this case, it would be better to stay with her current husband Zeus. Mnemosyne kept comforting herself in her heart. Maybe Zeus would feel guilty for forcing her to bury her companion artifact. In that case, she would wait until later. After he sat on the throne of the God King, she became the God Queen.

This is the best plan that Mnemosyne can think of, and it is also the best result. I hope...

Mnemosyne was very unwilling and chose to help her ruthless husband, but now she had no choice. Choosing Zeus was just forced and the best choice after weighing the pros and cons.

If she could turn back time and go back to the past, Mnemosyne was sure that she would never accept Zeus' pursuit and would choose to invest in Hades like her sister Themis.

If this is the case, she can also get the protection of Hades without having to hand over her companion artifact.

When she thought of this, Mnemosyne couldn't help but feel a little envious when she looked at her sister Themis. She really didn't expect that Hades would openly violate the three kings for the sake of her sister. The agreement violated the default rules between the three kings.

The consequence of this is that Themis, the goddess of justice, her powerful sister, lost the qualification to help Hades fight for the throne of the God King.

Losing the help of a powerful Titan god, but still protecting Themis, Hades's decision surprised Mnemosyne.

The gods in the heavens at the scene cheered, and Poseidon sneered when he saw this scene. Now everything is basically settled, and he no longer needs to maintain the superficial friendship between brothers as before. In other words, he No need to install it anymore.

The three kings are no longer partners, but competitors, and there is no need to maintain the superficial friendship.

Poseidon planned to completely tear his face apart, and said with a sneer: "That's enough, don't continue to play such boring tricks, Mnemosyne, you are the wife of Zeus, the hundred-armed giant was rescued by Zeus , not to mention the remaining gods in heaven!"

"Of course you want to choose Zeus to become the third God King, but do you think this will convince the public? Will Hades and I be willing to give up the position of God King? The consequence of this can only be to start a war! "

Thousands of miles away, a huge roar suddenly broke out in the sea. The waves on the sea were undulating and became extremely unstable and unstable. Just like Poseidon's mood at the moment, angry and violent, no longer the gentle and tolerant in the past.

There is no need for him to pretend or hide his emotions anymore. Otherwise, he will have to hide his emotions forever in the future! With Poseidon's anger, a response sounded over the entire sacred mountain. The originally sunny sky became clouded, and the wind roared, as if it would rain heavily in the next moment!

The entire Olympus Mountain was shrouded in darkness, not a trace of light came out in the sky, and the temple was also plunged into darkness.

But in an instant, the darkness was broken. A dazzling lightning lit up in the temple, emitting bright white light. With the roar of thunder, it rushed out of the temple and shattered the top of Olympus. Dense clouds above.

After the rumbling thunder broke through the dense dark clouds, it spread to the surroundings. The covering dark clouds dispersed, and the sky returned to light. A trace of light fell from the sky again, shining on the temple.

In the temple, light was restored again.

"Dear brother, please don't be angry and sit down first."

Zeus held the terrifying lightning in his hand and looked at Poseidon who stood up opposite and smiled slightly: "Please don't worry, the relationship between the three of us brothers is still as good as ever. There will be no war, and neither will I." I hope that war will occur. I think our brother Hades has the same idea as me."

As he spoke, he looked at Hades not far away with a smile.

In response to this, Hades did not respond at all, and a playful smile appeared on his always cold face. The battle between gods was over, and he rarely relaxed and understood the plans of his cheap brother.

Zeus not only wanted to sit on the throne of the God King, but also wanted to sit on it peacefully without any conflict with him and Poseidon. Because he had experienced two divine wars and two changes of ownership of the God King, the God King was so powerful. It is different from the ancient times. It has been weakened, or in other words, except for the first generation of the God-given King Ouranos.

The remaining god-kings are not fully recognized by the world.

Or it can be understood as the weakening of royal power. The current god-king is no longer free to do whatever he wants like before, but has great restrictions, as if he needs to obey the people and the law, and is constrained.

There are many reasons for this.

It was the three kings who overthrew the second generation god king Cronus, because it was not the oneness, but the three kings. Even if there can only be one god king in the future, the remaining two are former candidates for the god king.

To a certain extent, the God King also needs the obedience of the other two, and in important decisions, he needs the support of the other two. There are factors in the birth of the law, and the God King is restrained.

If the decision made by the God King is not in line with common sense, justice, and has no basis for any reason, but is purely arbitrary, then this decision will not be supported and recognized by the other two kings and the gods.

This decision will be overruled.

After all, the power of the God King comes from the surrender of the gods. If you make a ridiculous decision and cannot get the surrender of the gods and the approval of the two kings, you will be in danger of losing your throne!
The current third god king, no matter who among the three kings falls on the head, he cannot be a dictator as he pleases. Every decision he makes needs the consent of the two kings and the approval of the gods. Only through discussion can it be implemented.

Otherwise, if he chooses to be a dictator and impose decisions, the authority of the God-King will be lost, and he will lose his position as the supreme God-King.

Because of this, Zeus does not want any conflict between the three kings. This is more for himself.

Poseidon also knew this. After Zeus gave him the steps, he simply followed them down and sat back on the seat again.

The sea gods behind them and the heavenly gods behind Zeus on the opposite side stared at each other coldly, unwilling to be outdone, trying to overwhelm each other with their momentum, and no one was willing to show weakness.

Just when the atmosphere at the scene became subtle and a fight was about to begin, Beelzebub spoke to the gods of the underworld: "If we want to talk about merit, I think our king of the underworld, in this battle between gods, , the contribution he made is not small.”

"After all, I think the King of Heaven and the Emperor of the Sea have not forgotten how the artifacts in their hands came from, right?"

The Cyclops also spoke at this time: "Yes, the powerful artifacts of the three kings are all made by us, and the king we identify with is Pluto. He is the Lord who rescued us from the abyss of hell. We will fully support him to become the new God King."

Beelzebub smiled slightly and looked at the ugly faces of the other two kings. His goal had been achieved, so he said no more.

Indeed, as the hundred-armed giants of the heavenly camp, they played a very important key in this divine war. Without them, the Titan brothers and sisters loyal to Cronus would not have defected or been intercepted so easily, and would not have been able to defeat them. to help their king.

But the Cyclops who belong to the underworld camp play an equally crucial and indispensable role in this divine battle. Without the artifacts they created, it would be impossible for the Three Kings to defeat Cronus.

In this way, the bargaining chips held by both sides were even, and Poseidon in the sea did not participate in this smokeless battle from beginning to end.

Compared to Zeus, who quickly regained his smile, Poseidon's face looked uglier. The smile he had always had before had never appeared now.

Seeing the stalemate at the scene, Zeus smiled and looked at the other gods at the scene. Each god had his own thoughts in his heart, and he wanted the king of his own camp to become the final god king.

There is no need to ask for the opinions of these gods, and there is no meaning in asking them, because they cannot convince everyone. Finally, he set his sights on Prometheus and Metis, with a smile on his face and said: "Dear Prophet and goddess of wisdom, do you have any good suggestions?"

Prometheus adjusted his divine robe and smiled slightly: "I think we can select the third divine king through voting. This is fair, isn't it?"

"No, this is not fair Prometheus, respected prophet, you are blatantly favoring Zeus."

As soon as Prometheus' proposal was uttered, Metis objected. Facing this prophet who blatantly favored Zeus, Metis was not polite at all and pointed out this point directly in front of the gods. Not at all, not giving any face to Prometheus and Zeus.

(End of this chapter)