Mythology: Spiritual Ruler

After dealing with the Siren, Hercules buried her body under the reef and only took her larynx with him.

This was not because he had any special hobbies, but because of the Siren's own wishes.

Knowing that she would die, the Siren left her last words.

"You, a self-proclaimed fair human being... You killed me because I killed innocent crew members, but do you really dare to punish the culprits who caused everything?"

"If you dare, then I will admit your justice."

"But if you don't dare, then you are just another hypocritical person who bullies the weak and fears the strong, and thinks you are righteous."

The great hero did not respond to the Siren's last words.

He only took off the Siren's larynx to let it witness his future experiences.

Hearing is false, seeing is true.

Although he had heard about the deeds of the gods from many people, Hercules himself had never seen them once.

This was also one of the purposes of his trip. After all, the creator of the Bronze Age was the god closest to humans.

...

Soon, this episode was skipped.

After the skin of the giant lion of Nomissa and the fangs of Hydra, the great hero also obtained his third collection.

The whale boat set sail again underwater, and the alchemical hull began to move towards the direction of the eye of the sea.

After all, there was no news about the wind god so far, so Hercules put aside his worries and focused his energy on this voyage.

The sea monster was just a small episode in this journey. According to Orleans, the dangers on the sea were far more than he imagined.

But with the alchemical giant ship sailing on the seabed, they were able to avoid 90% of them.

"But there is still an obstacle that cannot be avoided, the Caucasian Eagle."

Silently reading this name, perhaps it was a destined connection, even if Prometheus was not imprisoned on the Caucasus Mountains and had his liver pecked by the eagle day and night.

But one day a hundred years ago, this demon with the blood of Typhon crossed the mountains and seas and built his nest in the East China Sea.

Oileus didn't know where its nest was exactly, but he told Hercules that the eagle often hovered around the eye of the sea.

The ability it inherited from the king of all monsters was its unparalleled vision. No matter whether it was in the starry sky or the sea, as long as it locked its prey, no one could escape.

"The sea whale boat can sail underwater, and in theory the eagle cannot detect its abnormal breath."

"However, there are no living creatures around the eye of the sea, and their only destination is to sink into the bottomless abyss."

"In this case, even if it looks normal, it is inevitable to be discovered."

"And this time, this ship is not protected by the breath of the gods."

"It doesn't matter."

Gently waving his hand, the great hero's voice was calm.

In this sailing ship, his figure was as reassuring as ever.

"This is not a problem. I will solve it. This is why you came with me, isn't it?"

"If it dares to attack us, I will shoot it down as a gift to the fire thief."

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"Ding——"

"The test paper has been collected..."

"...Testing is starting, please wait..."

The anthropomorphic voice is clear and standard, and the familiar "ding" sound is heard again.

Outside Silver Moon City, Zephyros looked at the bronze ball of light in front of him, and his bird face was full of despair.

It has been a few days since the last "registration". When Hercules was adventuring on the sea, the god of the west wind was also not idle in the southeast of this continent.

But compared with the journey of the great hero, his "adventure" is a little different.

"Ding——"

"Test completed."

"This test requires 24 questions to be answered, 24 questions to be answered, and the full score is 120 points."

"After verification by this assistant, Participant 001 scored 15 points, and the score is - unqualified."

"Please continue to work hard and strive to become a citizen of Silvermoon City with qualified intelligence as soon as possible."

"That's all."

Pah——!

The wings flapped on the ground, and Zephyros's eyes were red.

Damn it, although he knew he probably wouldn't pass, he expected that he could at least get seven or eight questions right.

The result was three, only three!

As a god, he had had enough of this humiliation!

"Wait!"

"I have an objection, this is unreasonable, this is absolutely unreasonable, someone is cheating!"

Having long forgotten what he came here for, after several days of studying hard, the God of West Wind, who had taken the test for the seventh time, stared at the bronze sphere in front of him.

Since he failed once, the pale silver machine was replaced.

The only thing left with him was this bronze one.

This is the inside story, this is definitely the inside story!

He is one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, how could he not be able to complete such a simple thing!

"I protest, you must have registered wrong, how come I became number 001 again?"

"Did you exchange my paper with someone else? I guessed it a long time ago!"

Zephyros was indignant, as if he was really a student who studied hard for a week and still failed the exam.

However, in front of him, the bronze ball did not move at all, and explained slowly:

"Mr. Bird, although it is ridiculous for someone who chooses to cheat in the first exam to protest against others' cheating."

"But considering that you have the right to raise objections, I will answer your questions."

"The specific reason is this - according to the relevant records of Silver Moon City, we have issued a number to each intelligent life that comes to register for the test."

"And according to the number of test failures, we will add a special mark that is easy to identify to the number."

"But before today, the person with the most retests in Silver Moon City only took five times, and we only prepared six numbers, so..."

Before he finished speaking, Zeferos obviously understood the meaning.

Although the sound of the bronze ball was not loud, it was obviously very insulting.

Just the "cheating" at the beginning made Zeferos regret his rashness, and the following content made him feel ashamed.

Damn, what a rubbish test, no wonder the people of Silver Moon City are so arrogant.

From these hateful test questions, we can see how they are against the gods!

"Dear No. 001, in fact, if you look at it from another angle, this may be a good thing."    The ball ignored the anger of the God of West Wind, and its voice continued to play.

"After all, no matter what, you have broken a record of Silver Moon City for thousands of years, and it will be recorded in the history books of Silver Moon City forever."

"Even if it's just a small thing, it's something that ordinary people can't do in their lifetime..."

"Wait, what did you say?!"

Zeferos's face changed drastically, and he looked up suddenly.

However, the development of things never changes due to personal will, and the bronze sphere will not take care of his emotions.

Or to be more precise, the reaction of the God of West Wind is itself one of the data it collects.

"Ah... What, are you too excited?"

"It's okay, I can understand, but please rest assured."

"The relevant content has been uploaded and recorded by relevant personnel. Even I can't withdraw it, and there will be no problems in the middle."

"If nothing unexpected happens, your deeds will soon be famous for thousands of years, and from then on it will become an indelible monument in the history of Silver Moon City..."

Bang——!

His head tilted, and he didn't know whether he was really dizzy or fake.

In short, without any signs, the bird that Zeferos turned into fell to the ground.

However, after a long time, no one wanted to help him up.

After an unknown amount of time, the God of the West Wind finally woke up from the ground, looking like he had just woken up from a dream.

"Mr. Zero One, are you awake?"

The voice was gentle, but for some reason, Zephyros always felt that he heard some kind of laughter.

But it was probably an illusion. After all, most alchemical tools like this have no emotions and only operate in a fixed way.

He had seen something similar in the Molten Fire Temple of Hephaestus.

Although one was made by God and the other was the so-called finished product of alchemy, they should be similar... But after returning to the God Mountain, Zephyros still planned to learn about similar knowledge with Hephaestus.

"Ahem, sorry, I'm not in a good mood recently."

Seriously, the God of the West Wind pretended that no one knew about the previous events.

Anyway, it was just a black history of a bird, and he swore that he would never turn into a bird again.

"It doesn't matter. In fact, you have been in a coma for a day."

"Then may I ask, do you want to take the eighth test?"

"..."

Silently, Zephyros' eyes twitched.

If there was a glimmer of hope for success, he would try hard.

However, this strange knowledge that was completely beyond his understanding would be impossible for him to pass without someone to teach him.

"Well... I want to ask."

"Apart from this test, is there any other way to enter Silver Moon City?"

The God of West Wind hesitated and spoke, having already given up hope.

If it really didn't work, he could only go to see the God King... However, as long as he thought of his experience in the past few days, and that Zeus would definitely ask him why his actions were blocked, he still wanted to struggle on his own.

"Ah, please wait for me to search... I got it."

In Zephyrus's hopeful eyes, the bronze sphere turned slightly.

After a while, a reply that almost made him burst into tears came from the sphere.

Finally... I have paid so much, if I give up like this, it would be too much of a loss.

The God of West Wind, who didn't know what "sunk cost" was, breathed a sigh of relief, and he felt that he saw the hope of a comeback.

"Then please..."

"It's very simple."

The bronze ball swayed slightly, and then emitted a dim light.

"It's like this. Since the intelligence test is not very qualified, we have to change direction and conduct physical tests."

"We may test Mr. Bird's body fluids, structure, and test his reactions in various environments."

"If all of the above meet expectations, you can still get a special admission ticket."

"Then may I ask No. 001, are you ready to give up the written test and take the physical test?"

"Of course!"

Gnashing his teeth, Zephyros agreed.

Damn it, why didn't I tell him that there was such a shortcut earlier.

If he knew it earlier, how could he be caught cheating?

If this thing gets out, the entire Olympus gods will probably become a laughing stock in the world...Thinking of this, the God of the West Wind nodded fiercely.

Damn it, if he has the chance, he will sooner or later flatten Silver Moon...Hmm...

…Let’s forget it.

After thinking for a moment, Zeferos regained his senses and silently dismissed this idea.

After all, it was a sect that believed in the original god. He, the God of the West Wind, always respected his predecessors and would not do such an unwise thing.

“Humph, if I have the chance, I will steal the information of Silver Moon City and destroy it sooner or later!”

Zeferos silently raised his head and looked at the bronze sphere.

“Lead the way ahead. This is just a physical test. It’s nothing for me.”

“I hope that after I pass the test, there will be no more trouble waiting for me.”

“…Okay, Mr. 001, please follow me.”

The light flickered, as if it was also infected by Zeferos’ confidence.

The bronze light ball changed after hearing the words, and then turned into an arrow mark to point the way.

It floated in front of the God of the West Wind, guiding him to go deeper into the center of the puzzle lock.

“It’s over there, not far away.”

“To be honest, we haven’t seen a ‘tester’ who actively cooperates with you for many years.”

Indeed, we haven’t seen it for many years.

To be precise, we have never seen it.