Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 179 Gods also sacrifice themselves to blow up the bunker

Ares is the kind of god who uses his hands more than his brain, and uses his brain more than his mouth; the sarcastic words he said to Jupiter when they met just now were the product of his repeated thinking and pondering for three days, and it already represents the highest level of eloquence of His Excellency the God of War.

As a result, he was retorted with just two sentences, and he was speechless.

Three days is only enough to come up with these two sentences. If there are more, I will be at a loss for words.

"Don't worry about the affairs of our Olympus, Lord Jupiter." Ares said as he pretended to interrupt the conversation; this was a way of cutting off the source of the problem - since bickering didn't work, then just don't talk about it.

Typical military thinking.

This trick really worked, and it successfully captured the God King of the Pantheon.

"Please wait a moment, Ares." Jupiter was caught off guard by the other party's almost reckless response. "This is not the right way to treat your allies; especially when you have suffered serious setbacks one after another."

"Hey, if it weren't for these 'serious setbacks', you wouldn't be here to talk to me, right?" Ares's stern face showed a ferocious expression, "You should have shown up three days ago to help me suppress Hades, the god of the underworld; but what have you been doing for the past three days?"

"Such a big thing, of course, must be done with caution. I bear the fate of the Pantheon on my shoulders, and I cannot take any risks." Jupiter remained calm, "You also saw that the owner of the Garden of Eden came forward to help Chronos repair the world of the God of War."

"So you were scared and hid in your empty temple trembling for three whole days; until you found that the plan was going well and four consecutive Olympian gods were 'killed', you became brave again?" Ares said sarcastically.

Jupiter remained calm, as if swallowing his pride. "I'm just used to assessing the risks before taking action."

"Assess the risk? Haha... Because of your assessment, I have to face a greater risk now." Ares laughed in anger, "Because you wasted three days, three days! Hades smelled the danger; now he has closed the gate of the underworld and even placed three-headed dogs outside the gate as guards."

Unlike Ares' anger, Jupiter didn't care about the consequences of the three-day delay. "What does it matter? Hades' influence is limited to the underworld. He is not even among the Twelve Gods of Olympus. And you have already gained enough support in Mount Olympus."

"Yes, I did get a lot of support." At this point Ares suddenly smiled contemptuously, "Since I have enough support, the Pantheon is dispensable, right? Why should I let you get involved and share the benefits? Especially when you did nothing at the critical moment and only stopped to assess the risks."

Being bad at speaking doesn't mean Ares is brainless; when his side has the upper hand, such straightforward words can help him gain the initiative in negotiations.

Finally, Jupiter could no longer maintain his calm appearance. He said angrily, "So you are sure you no longer need the help of the Pantheon, right?"

"No, I need help; I welcome any ally who can help me," Ares responded proudly, "but I need genuine help, not false help; I hope to see actual actions, not just sweet words. I am not a fool, Jupiter!"

Jupiter, who was already in the wrong, immediately lost his temper.

"What kind of help do you want? Or do you want us to target Hades?"

"No, it's too late to target Hades now; after he sealed the underworld, no one except Zeus can open the gate to the underworld." Speaking of this, Ares couldn't help but get angry again. "What do you want us to do? Tell us, Ares; you are not the type to beat around the bush," Jupiter urged.

Once these words came out, it meant that Ares had won a great victory in the negotiation between the two parties. The God of War's face was full of smugness that he couldn't hide, or perhaps he didn't even want to hide it.

"You said before that we need to assess the risks, so let the Pantheon handle a possible risk!" Ares sneered, "Although four main gods have died, as long as Zeus is alive, the plan will always face the possibility of failure. I hope you can handle this potential risk."

"What should I do? Go to the Ares World and fight in person to kill Zeus? Chronos won't sit idly by, and there's also a master of the Garden of Eden who will intervene. I'm not sure."

"We can go, but we don't have to join the war." Ares said with a half-smile on his face, "You have also seen the current situation of the God of War world. We don't need to join the war at all. As long as we send a powerful enough god into that world, we can blow it up. At that time, the risk will naturally be eliminated."

Jupiter's face turned pale: "You want the gods of the Pantheon to go in and die with Zeus?"

"Isn't it possible? You can't expect the Pantheon to do nothing and take away the benefits for nothing, right?" Ares asked back, "Besides, you were supposed to help me suppress Hades. Since the underworld doesn't need this power now, why can't you use it somewhere else?"

There was a sudden lull in the conversation; the King of the Pantheon and the God of War of Mount Olympus stared at each other coldly across the sacred fire.

After a long time, Jupiter slowly spoke: "If I agree to this request, can the conditions we agreed on before be restored?"

"Of course, all gods know that I, Ares, never mistreat my friends." The God of War vowed, almost patting his chest to guarantee, "As long as you can do it, then all the conditions I promised when we formed an alliance will still be valid."

"Okay, I will send Orcus and Dis to Mount Olympus. They will obey your orders and sacrifice their lives. If necessary, I will also ask Proto..."

Of the three names mentioned by Jupiter, "Proto" is the god that directly corresponds to Hades in Roman mythology; while "Orcus" and "Dis" are the original gods of death and the underworld in Roman mythology respectively.

When the ancient Roman Empire established the Roman mythology system, it used the story of Hades as a model, and partially integrated the stories of Orcus and Dis, and finally created Proto as the corresponding god of Hades.

In the universe revised by the author, Orcus and Dis were separated out and became important gods of the underworld under Proto, which was a rare enhancement of the Roman pantheon; their status was probably equivalent to that of the brothers Mors and Somonus who also belonged to the underworld in Roman mythology.

According to the plan originally agreed upon by Jupiter and Ares, Orcus and Dis were to assist Proto in suppressing Hades; but Jupiter hesitated at the critical moment and missed the opportunity, and now these three have to take on a more deadly responsibility - to sacrifice themselves and blow up the world of the god of war at the critical moment.

　Third update
　　Today is New Year's Day and there are many things to do.

　　I will try to update four chapters tomorrow to make up for the chapter I owed due to illness.

　　
　
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