Ares, God of War

Poseidon has the same arrogance as the gods of Olympus. Apart from demanding absolute respect and obedience from mortals, they basically don't care about what happens in the bottom of a mortal country. Therefore, when Ares returned After arriving in Olympus, he immediately used the account of the great priest of Sparta to issue orders, so that a group of bards secretly trained in the Spartan city-state boarded the next batch of merchant ships to Atlantis.

With the route opened up by the first batch of caravans, the voyage of the second batch of merchant ships went much smoother. In less than a week, the second batch of merchant ships from Sparta arrived in Atlantis. A lot of excellent weapons and equipment, food and supplies came, and then they were exchanged for countless gold and silver from Atlantis, and these treasures were transported back to Sparta.

But at the moment when no one knew it, a group of bards on this fleet quietly got off the ship, and they came to the taverns and ports where the bottom people of Atlantis gathered, and dispersed to the city within the ten regions.

After the two batches of Spartan merchant ships left the port, they did not leave, but continued to quietly lurk in the city of Atlantis, spreading some rumors about their god.

A few days later, Poseidon issued an oracle to the ten kings of Atlantis through the temple, asking Atlantis to send a fleet to attack Athens.

At this time, a rumor that "Atlantis will lose this battle" began to spread quietly among the bottom people of Atlantis.

"Have you ever heard of...angels?"

In a tavern where the low-level civilians of Atlantis gathered, a bard from Sparta plucked his strings, pondered for a moment, and then asked in a low voice.

"Angel?"

The drunken civilians laughed and said, "What is that? The messenger of the great Poseidon?"

"No." The bard shook his head, then said:

"I will tell you a secret quietly, but you must never tell anyone else."

"Actually, Poseidon, the god of the sea, is a demon driven to the earth after being defeated by the real gods. His power is no match for the gods, but he can suppress mortals. Atlantis is the magic city he built. Atlantis The royal family of Lantis are demons with the blood of Poseidon."

If these remarks were heard by the nobles and royal families of Atlantis, they would definitely order someone to arrest the bard and take him to death, but the low-level civilians of Atlantis would not care about that Many, for them, the authority of the sea god Poseidon is not important, the most widely circulated at the bottom of Atlantis, but Poseidon's romantic affairs, and his defeat by the gods. A version of a shameful deed.

Therefore, after these civilians heard what the bard said, they all laughed and said:

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could Poseidon be a demon?"

"Believe it or not, demons are best at disguising themselves as gods." The bard said seriously, "Look, this time Atlantis was not ordered by Poseidon to use troops abroad. Is it? In fact, this time, the gods have discovered this magic city built by Poseidon, and if they want to destroy it, just wait, this time Atlantis will definitely lose."

Hearing his words, the commoners of Atlantis burst out laughing, and the tavern was filled with a happy atmosphere, but the bard was not annoyed, but smiled and played the strings, and continued to talk about this The crowd brags about dirty jokes made up of Poseidon's affairs.

His goal has been achieved. Believe it or not, this group of civilians will definitely help him spread this rumor. When Atlantis is defeated, the authenticity of this rumor will be established. Ten, ten to one hundred, as long as a little guidance is needed at that time, the belief about the gods will easily spread among the bottom layers of Atlantis.

And he is not fighting alone. Things like tonight are happening in other places in Atlantis at the same time. The bards from Sparta quickly let this prophecy spread in Asia. The bottom layer of Atlantis spread.

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A few days later, the Atlantis fleet set off, carrying the wrath of the sea king, carrying [-] Atlantis warriors, set off from the ten ports of Atlantis, and sailed to Athens, the sinful city that offended Neptune.

At the same time, another group of Spartan caravans also arrived in Athens.

Unlike the pure caravan going to Atlantis, this group of Spartan caravans included not only merchants from Sparta, but also a group of people wearing cloaks, helmets, and holding long swords With a dagger, a samurai whose body is so strong that he hardly looks like a human.

They were all mercenaries from Sparta. This time they took money to do things, and the people of Athens paid for it, and they were responsible for helping Athens beat up another business partner, Atlantis.

The human leaders of the city of Athens immediately received them. When they saw this group of Spartan warriors who were full of momentum and brought great pressure to people standing still, the leaders of the Athenians couldn't help swallowing quietly. Drooled.

In his mind, he compared the current army of the city of Athens with the group of Spartans, and found that if the group of Spartans wanted to, it would be completely effortless for them to capture the city of Athens today.

Fortunately, the goddess is now in the temple.

The leader of the Athenians thought to himself, and at the same time showed a smile on his face. He extended his hand of friendship to the commanders of the Spartans, and said at the same time:

"Thank you for coming to help, with the warriors of the God of War helping us, Athens will win this battle!"

"Don't say such polite words."

The Spartan commander did not intend to be courteous to the leader of the Athenians. With a straight face, like a steel sculpture, he said to the leader of the Athenians in a cold tone:

"We are mercenaries, we use money to do things, that's all. Without further ado, where will our camp be established?"

Aware of the attitude of these Spartans who refused to be thousands of miles away, the leader of the Athenians also withdrew his hand, no longer asking for trouble, he touched his nose to hide his embarrassment, and then spoke to these Spartans. The Bada people said: "Your camp has been selected, please come with us. When fighting, please be sure to cooperate with our actions."

"Of course we know that."

After a brief conversation, the Athenians led the Spartan mercenaries to a high ground by the sea. This place is indeed very suitable for setting up a military camp, with a good view and terrain.

So after the Spartan commander expressed his satisfaction, he sent the Athenians away, and then ordered his soldiers to start cutting down trees in the nearby woods to make some defensive fortifications and camps on the spot.

And he himself came to the center of the camp, set up a small tent, and then entered the tent with the staff officer who was a step behind.

"How is the intelligence gathering on the city of Athens going?"

As soon as they entered the camp, the two sat down opposite each other, and the Spartan commander asked immediately.

"I've already drawn the map."

His staff officer handed the commander a scroll of papyrus:

"I am ready to start recording the military strategy adopted by the commander of Athens in the future. There is one more thing..."

"what's up?"

"I found that the Athenians recently captured a group of slaves from unknown sources, and they are urgently training them to become the Athenian army." The Spartan staff officer said.

"What's so strange about this?" The Spartan commander opened the map and said without raising his head: "The city of Athens has just been established, and all the weapons and equipment in the city need to be bought from us, and their army has just been established. Otherwise, we would not have come here. Those slaves probably defeated the nearby mobile tribes and captured their population to deal with the Atlanteans."

"This is what I find strange." The Spartan staff officer showed a somewhat strange look on his face: "It stands to reason that they are just consumables captured by the Athenians, but there are priests of Athena who are paying for these slaves. They heal wounds, deliver food and water, is this what priests would do?"

"Maybe Goddess Athena wants to rely on this method to win people's hearts... No, do slaves need to be won over?"

The Spartan commander thought for a while, and could only say:

"Let's wait and see what happens. Our main purpose is to find the Atlanteans for training."