Greece: Zeus made me the queen of heaven?

Chapter 383: Towards a Different Destiny

"Huhu."

Acrisius suddenly began to breathe heavily, and cold sweat began to drip from his forehead.

Fortunately, he was attracted in an instant.

He had always been accustomed to compromise, so the moment the religious lunatics at the Oracle took the initiative to make concessions, he subconsciously wanted to agree.

After all, from common sense, a weak girl who is pregnant is basically doomed to die if she goes out to sea alone on a boat.

If he did a little more, the boat his daughter was on would not drift far before sinking into the sea and becoming food for the fish.

But the more conventional and theoretically sound a plan is, the more its problems are exposed.

Acrisius himself made the mistake of compromising and thinking about everything with a mortal mind.

At this moment, he even understood why Inakos did not care so much about power and would easily delegate it to him.

It is unreliable to try to rely on such accidents or so-called luck to resolve your own threats.

Knowing that the child in Danaë's belly was the real Son of God, it was naive to think that such a method would be useful.

"How do you think of my proposal, my Lord?"

The high priest spoke again, looking at Acrisius with his veiled eyes, as if without any emotion.

After Acrisius calmed down, he gradually made up his mind and shook his head slowly.

"No, I don't think your suggestion is a good one at all."

"Well, does the king really have to kill his own daughter?"

The priests did not show any surprise, they just lowered their heads slightly to express their regret.

Because there are many contingency plans, there is a way to live when you are alive, and there is a way to live when you are dead.

What is important is that the child in Danaë's belly is neither Acrisius nor Danaë.

Even if Danae didn't exist, the ground might give birth to a new demigod who could meet the requirements.

Never assume that religious people have a conscience; they don't care about such things.

"No, that's not what I meant."

Acrisius gave a rare smile, with a hint of confidence on his face.

"I just suddenly realized it. After all, she is my daughter and my grandson. I shouldn't be so excited."

His reaction was actually shocking.

Not only the priests, but even Danae who was asleep and Eros who was completely invisible to Acrisius were somewhat surprised.

Did this guy suddenly change his character? Even if he did, shouldn't he have been more resolute and determined to kill Danae?

The change was so sudden that no one was prepared.

But when Eros glanced at the expression on Acrisius' face, he knew that he had no real intention to change his mind.

Perhaps because he thought Danaë was still fast asleep at the moment, he didn't even bother to act, and the look he gave Danaë showed no affection.

Rather, he still regarded Danae as a threat, but with a little more confidence and ambition.

"I see. Although your nature has not changed, you have noticed the problem?"

Eros said in a voice that only Danae could hear.

Of course, Acrisius did not suddenly come to his senses and be able to face this prophecy calmly.

But he realized that what he did was inappropriate.

For the sake of an unborn child, he broke off relations with the oracle and even brought divine punishment, which undoubtedly shook the foundation of his rule.

But sending Danaë away? Even if it seemed like she had no chance of survival, with the blessing of the gods, she would definitely survive.

Therefore, after a brief calm, he made a more rational decision. Not only did he want to keep Danae, he also wanted to make use of the son of God who was about to be born.

No matter where it is sent, no matter how seemingly foolproof the conspiracy is, it will never succeed.

So instead of waiting for the prophecy in anxiety all day long after sending Danaë away, it is better to take everything into your own hands and feel more at ease.

After all, without this prophecy, there might be another one soon.

And if the child is not strong enough, he will keep him firmly under his control.

If he showed extraordinary talent, he could be used to attack Corinth and other city-states to seize the ancestral scripture that could lead to deification.

He would also take the child to study in the sanctuary of Athens and train him to become a moral role model like the so-called Saint Seiya.

Then he uses his identity to make the child obey him and not have any rebellious thoughts.

Although he scoffed at the ideas of the people in the Sanctuary, Acrisius had to admit it.

It is most reassuring to educate a person according to their moral requirements.

Although there are still risks, this is the most reasonable way to deal with it.

Because when he refused, the priests in front of him were not moved at all.

That only meant that they had other tricks up their sleeves, and he had to be on guard.

After all, a thief can only steal for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against thieves for a thousand days. Instead of being in constant fear, it is better to keep the threat under control.

As the king of Argos, how could he not have this much courage and confidence?
Having temporarily broken free from the panic brought about by the prophecy, Acrisius regained some of his kingly spirit.

As for how long he can maintain this spirit, at least now Acrisius believes that as long as he can obtain the secret scriptures left by the ancestor of mankind, everything will be fine.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the high priestess nodded her head and agreed, but she was still prepared to take Danaë back to the oracle for care.

"Don't bother, just stay here with me."

"Since I have already made a promise, I will not break it. Otherwise, God will punish me for my dishonesty."

Although Acrisius was not prepared to directly eliminate this threat, his desire for control became stronger.

He had to know everything about this unborn child before he could feel at ease.

The priests hesitated for a moment until Eros whispered an order in their ears, then they nodded in response, only adding clarification.

"King, the name of this Son of God has already been determined by God. His name will be Perseus, Son of the Stars."

For Acrisius, that prophecy was of considerable importance.

But in fact, to other people and the gods involved in this matter, this prophecy is of no importance at all.

He simply saw Acrisius's future and informed him of it in advance.

The unborn Perseus is the point.

Eros recalled Acrisius's original ending, which should have been after Perseus had completed all of his adventures and stories.

In the end, he was killed by a discus thrown by Perseus accidentally, which was a sheer accident.

No one or god targeted him, they just told him about the future in the form of a prophecy.

However, the current situation is obviously somewhat different from the original trend.

Eros did not care about this change, because any change in Acrisius's fate was just an insignificant detail.

But he was very curious, although Acrisius changed his direction, but not his nature, whether he would still die at the hands of Perseus.

　Prophecy is actually a bit like fortune-telling, pure repetitive talk.

　　Killing him will cause him to be disloyal and deceitful, and will shake the throne. If you don't kill him, you will eventually grow old and abdicate the throne in favor of others.

　　After all, it's just the difference between dreaming of immortality and reality.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)