I don't like the gods, I want to be a hero

"By the way, has anyone really obtained the wisdom that belongs to the gods?"

Celius asked Jason suspiciously.If it is said that Seleus has the same ability as a god in other aspects, it is acceptable, but the wisdom is a bit difficult for Seleus to understand and imagine.

"To be honest, most of the gods don't necessarily have wisdom, but that thing represents the authority of omniscience."

"In any case, to be able to have such a title, King Phineus of Thracia must have his strengths. Besides, this is the road to Colchis, and we always need to replenish."

Jason shrugged his shoulders at Seleus, saying that since they are all here, they should go and ask, and the left and right are just a sentence.They were lucky to be able to help, and that's all if they couldn't help, just like what Jason said, they always have to go to the island to resupply.

In this way, Jason took part of the heroes to visit Phineus, while Seleus took the rest of the heroes for supplies.

Thrace is a beautiful and rich city-state, and it is very different from the cities that Seleus has been to. The planning and structure of the city are clear, and the market has caravans and their goods from all over Greece. A functioning sewer system runs the length of the city... Overall, Seleus kind of believes that the city-state's king might actually possess the wisdom of a god.

Serius, who wandered around the streets, observed the changes in the people around him, and their faces were often filled with smiles.

'They were all happy. 'Selius commented in his heart.

Wandering around, Seleus suddenly came to a remote corner. Compared with other places in the city, there sat a skinny old man with his eyes closed. Moreover, in front of the old man There is also a table with many plates on it.

"Why is there such a dark place in this city? There is also a strange old man sitting there?"

By coincidence, Serius approached the old man. He did not cover his footsteps. The old man quickly found Serleus who was approaching him. He turned his head, but the strange thing was that the old man never opened his eyes. open your eyes.

As he got closer, Seleus could see clearly that there were all kinds of delicacies on the plates.He felt a little strange, and carefully looked at the old man's thin body, which seemed to be broken if he coughed, and then glanced at the food on the plate.

"Old man, judging from your condition, you should have not eaten for a long time. But there is food in front of you, why don't you eat?"

Since he didn't understand, Seleus decided to ask. If the old man encountered any problems, as long as it wasn't a situation that deserved to be punished, Seleus wanted to take care of it.

"It seems that I can have lunch today. I thought I would have to wait a few more days. There is a sudden wind blowing around in such a peaceful world. I really don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing. But at present, it seems Still mostly good things.”

The old man who was accosted by Serius suddenly showed a surprised expression, and then changed into a complex expression of both surprise and joy.

"Hello, Uncertain One. Welcome to Thrace. I am Phineus, king here."

Just when Serius was dazed by the old man's riddle-like words, the old man's sudden revelation made it even more difficult for him to understand.

"King Phineus of Thrace, who is said to be as omniscient as a god."

"It's not as omniscient as they say, it just happens to know the answer to the question they want to ask."

The old man's answer made the corners of Serius' mouth twitch. Is he considered Versailles?

"Son, I know you have a lot of questions now, but don't worry, we have a lot of time, we can have a good chat slowly."

As if knowing that Serius had many questions, Phineus said so.

"You just called me an indeterminate person, I wonder what that means?"

Hearing this question, an envious expression suddenly appeared on the old man's face, but his eyes were still tightly closed.

"You are an existence that is favored by Master Ananke. Everything in this world is not inevitable for you, so I call you an indeterminate person."

'Master Ananke? '

Phineus' words involved the supreme goddess Ananke, which made Serius dare not ask any further questions. Obviously, Phineus did not want Seleus to continue asking this question.

"You obviously have so much food, and you are still the king of Thrace, but why are you so thin?"

Phineus smiled, but did not answer Serius' question directly.

"What do you think of this country?"

"It's very beautiful. The faces of the people living here are filled with happy smiles. I feel that they are the happiest human beings in Greece."

Phineus smiled even wider, pointing to his eyes.

"This is the price I pay for building this happy city."

Before Serius, who was startled by his words, could react, Phineus continued on his own.

"By chance, I was fortunate enough to learn the art of prophecy from Master Apollo. After learning this kind of thing, I must use it to help others. With this idea, I helped the first person who needed my help."

"My reputation has been publicized, and more and more people have come to ask for my help. I realized that this is not right, so I no longer directly tell people the solution to the problem, but tell them what attitude to use Let's face their problems."

"Gradually, more and more people surrounded me. They surrounded me and made me their king."

"The city-state has been established. In order to live up to the hopes that people place on me, I work hard to govern the country, but sometimes in order to avoid tragedies, I have to use my abilities all the time."

"My talkative behavior offended God King Zeus, and you have seen the rest."

Serius was a little speechless, he didn't know what to say to this kind old man now.

"Don't be sad for me, young man. These are my own choices. People are such animals that as long as they choose a path, they will grit their teeth and stick to it no matter what they encounter."

"But you can obviously get better..."

"A better life, right? Young man, if people want you to be a king and let you enjoy incomparable glory and wealth, will you agree?"

"Of course not, that's not my interest."

"People have their own aspirations, don't they? I want to help others, and for this I am willing to bear all the consequences of doing so. But it would be best if I could get rid of one or two punishments."

The great king laughed again, as if he had foreseen something to be glad about.

"Can I ask one last question?"

"what?"

"Did you prophesy for yourself when you learned this spell?"

Phineus was silent for a while before slowly answering.

"Who knows? Maybe I used it for myself..."

Chapter 33 The 'Sinner' Rescued and the Rock of Impact

What methods will the gods use to punish those who anger them?

Perhaps because of the difference in perspective, the gods seem to regard death as a gift to mortals who anger them.

Once the body dies and life is deprived, the sinners in the eyes of these gods will erase their offenses to the gods, and the boundary between life and death will prevent the gods from continuing to vent their anger.

Thinking that he was powerless and furious here, and the offender went to the underworld with peace of mind, the gods would feel that their reason would be washed away by the anger—except for their father, where did they suffer this kind of grievance?

Therefore, in order to relieve themselves, the gods often use the most unacceptable methods they can think of to torture those 'sinners'.

Among them, most of the punishments were thought up by God King Zeus.

"This is Zeus's punishment for me, along with these foods. Zeus gave me these foods that can be smelled through the walls, but whenever I want to eat them, the divine bird Harpy will Come and take all the food..."

"Then after the divine bird leaves, will the food come to you again?"

Phineus froze for a moment, then laughed again.

"It seems that you know Zeus very well, young man. Yes, after the divine bird leaves, these fragrant foods will appear in front of me again like this, repeating itself."

"Zeus seems to like to use this method to punish sinners. I am hungry, and this smell floats to my nose all the time. To be honest, the first few days were really uncomfortable, but I got used to it after a long time. "

The old man was still smiling, as if he had just told a joke that had nothing to do with him, but Seleus, who had been hungry, understood that excessive hunger can drive people crazy.

"Didn't the people here think of a way to help you?"

The old man shook his head.

"I told them that the gods want me to practice here alone, and they will give me food, so that my people don't worry. And it is true, at least Zeus really gave me food, and my will is thus granted training."

"And what's the use of telling my people? Can a group of mortals defy the king of the gods? Besides, it would be terrible if Zeus was even more dissatisfied."

The old man's words were still so calm, but Seleus felt that he could no longer be calm. He took the bow in his hand and put the arrow on the string.

"Young man, you don't need to offend Zeus because of me. I foresee two brothers with wings coming to end my torment. Just wait a little longer."

The old man was very surprised, and hurriedly persuaded Tarius.

'"Is that their fate? Otherwise, with your personality, you wouldn't just watch the two brothers anger Zeus and not stop it, even if it would free you from the torment."

The old man was silent, how could he not know?The two brothers were destined to meet the divine bird Harpier, and they would surely die because they could not catch the divine bird.

"I can't just sit idly by the benevolent people who are suffering in front of me. Besides, did you, old man, see me being chopped into ashes by the thunder of the god king?"

"I didn't see it. But! Young man! Before you appeared in front of me, I didn't foresee you at all. That is to say, I don't know whether Zeus will punish you..."

The old man still wanted to persuade Seleus, but was interrupted by Seleus.

"Doesn't that just mean that I have the ability to break fate? And, as you said before, I want to help you, and I am willing to bear all the consequences of doing so!"

Seleus looked directly at Phineus, and his eyes told Phineus how determined he was at the moment, and that he had made up his mind.

"Now! Phineus! Enjoy your food..."

......

"I really didn't expect that we made a fool of ourselves. Instead, you met the king just by wandering around."

On the deck of the Argo, Jason kept slapping Seleus's solid arm.Serius is very strange, since he saved Jason in Doriolis, this guy likes to come and take a picture twice when he has nothing to do.

"I didn't expect that skeleton-like old man to be the king of Thrace! And his wisdom is really not for bragging..."

Jason happily shared what he had seen with Phineus, and Serius never knew he could have so many words.

"You said that rock that Phineus mentioned that squashes everything that was past is so dangerous..."

"Captain! The two cliffs with a gap in between that Phineus mentioned appeared!"

Jason's words were interrupted by the crew's report, and he quickly put on the birdcage containing the pigeons and boarded the watchtower.Not far away, a pair of cliffs that seemed to be squeezed together at any moment blocked all the way of the Argonaut, and the only way to pass was a small path in the middle of the cliff.

The words heard from Phineus sounded in Jason's mind.

'The cliffs are very dangerous, and whenever anything tries to pass them, the cliffs will close together.If you want to pass, you must prepare a pigeon. If the pigeon can pass smoothly, you should hurry up and pass...'

"Argo! All crew obey orders! When this pigeon flies out, we will row the boat over immediately! Get ready now!"

Jason released the dove, and all the eyes of the Argonaut watched the dove carefully, waiting quietly for it to pass through the dangerous place.

As if feeling something passing between him, the cliffs began to squeeze together as expected, and the pigeon also accelerated the frequency of flapping its wings because it sensed the danger coming.The heroes on the Argo all put their hearts in their throats, for fear that the pigeons would not fly over.

The cliffs finally squeezed together, blocking their vision. Jason and the others had no way of seeing whether the pigeon survived, but soon, the cliffs began to separate, and Jason, with sharp eyes, saw the pigeon with a few feathers squeezed out in an instant.

"Full speed ahead!!!"

Jason yelled out an order, and the crew of the Argonauts rowed the boat as quickly as a fueled engine.The Argonaut drove into the cleft of the cliff with a speed never seen before.

"Quick, quick, quick!!! Use all your energy for breastfeeding! Quick!"

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

The heroes chanted neat slogans, and no one dared to be lazy from time to time as usual. They all knew that if they couldn't make it through, their lives would have to be accounted for here.

Celius kept an eye on the falling rocks on the cliff to avoid affecting the crew who were rowing.He would have liked to help row the boat, but his size got in the way.

Although the heroes tried their best, the stern of the Argo was about to be crushed by the cliff.

"Selius! Think of a way!"

Jason yelled anxiously, and Seleus ran to the stern decisively, raising his battle axe.

"Everdias!"

The gushing flames turned into a huge battle axe, and with two strokes, a gap for the Argonaut was cut on the cliff.In the end the Argonaut passed Sumpregardes, the rock of impact, at the cost of a bruised stern.

The crew members were all spread out on the boat, and the thrilling process just now exhausted all their strength.Jason gave Serius a thumbs up and came to the bow.

"Well done! The crew of the Argonaut! We have once again crossed the unimaginable difficulties of the world. Now, only the place where the Golden Fleece is left in front of us - Colchis. We need to get there and get The most precious treasure in the world. We will complete an adventure that will amaze the world and the gods, and let our legend live forever..."

Chapter 34 Athena's Reminder

"The concubine is right about you, Serius. I am very satisfied with your performance on the Argonaut."

Because he crossed the Rock of Impact today and was about to reach Colchis, Jason decided to take out all the stored wine and hold a banquet.The crew members hung shoulder to shoulder to drink, sang songs, bragged from time to time, and reveled recklessly.

But Seleus's left eye sensed that something was on board. In order not to startle the snake, Seleus followed the guidance of his left eye to the bow alone, but he didn't want to meet Athena, the goddess of wisdom.

Athena was still dressed as Serius had when she first met her. She was dressed in a Greek robe but had a layer of light armor around her upper body. She wore a snake helmet on her head and pulled her visor high above her head.

'This attire represents the power of Athena...'

For some reason, a voice suddenly appeared in Seleus’s heart, as if Seleus’s body was a machine, and the scanning system was automatically analyzing Athena’s data, and then transmitted to the brain as the core through the conduction system.

Seleus shook his head, shaking everything out of his mind.He is now facing the goddess, so he has to be full of energy.

"Dear Goddess of Wisdom Athena, did God King Zeus send you to punish me for releasing the 'sinner' Phineus?"

Serius put his right hand over his heart and bowed slightly to Athena.Regardless of whether the gods care or not, it is best for mortals to pay attention to their etiquette every time they meet a god.