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

"Punishment? No no no."

"Selius, you don't have to worry about being punished for what you did in the Kingdom of Thracia. There are so many people in this world who have angered Zeus, how can he have time to remember them one by one. Just like today, although you and Phineus speaks of Zeus punishing the king, but Zeus himself has no recollection of it."

"Moreover, Zeus prefers to punish himself. When you realize that you have been punished by God, you have already been struck by thunder."

Athena waved her hand gently, signaling Seleus to relax.

'What is the suffering of mortals in the eyes of gods? '

Seleus couldn't relax at all, he felt something stuck in his heart - Phineus, a benevolent and responsible king, was blinded by Zeus and punished for so long. Casually forgot? !

"Ugh!"

Seleus sighed and stretched out his clenched fist.

"Then Athena-sama came here in person tonight, what's the matter?"

Athena circled Seleus gently, and then stood in front of him.

"I am here to help you obtain the Golden Fleece."

"Then, my lord goddess, where is your help now? Shouldn't it be just words of encouragement? You know, you are Athena, the goddess of wisdom."

Serius responded angrily to the goddess who stood in front of him and kept watching him.He finally understood that the goddess was very interested in him now, and it was entirely possible to bring the distance between them a little closer while maintaining the necessary respect.

"You are very smart, Seleus. I really like you more and more."

"The Golden Fleece was a gift from Colchis to Ares, the god of war. In return, Ares gave Colchis two fire-breathing bulls and sent a poisonous dragon to guard the Golden Fleece. That is It is said that if King Ertes of Colchis wants to preserve his own reputation and at the same time keep their family's golden fleece, he will definitely make a fuss about these two things."

"The bull and the poisonous dragon? The bull is easy to solve, the problem is the poisonous dragon..."

Serius fell into deep thought, he had to think about how to deal with the poisonous dragon.Ares' poisonous dragon, no matter how you think about it, it will have divinity...

"I have to remind you, you should have a clear understanding of your own body shape. Besides, I appreciate Jason so much because he is poor and not famous, and he got the Argonaut with only his wisdom and eloquence." The strongest ship in Greece, with fifty of the most famous heroes in all Greece as crew."

After hearing the goddess' reminder, Seleus realized something.

"That is to say, because of my size, I knew that I was a ruthless character at a glance, and the other crew members also became famous early. To ensure that we will not pass the test, Ertes will definitely choose Jason, who is not well-known. Face the difficult problem he set. And he has very good reasons to ensure that Jason will not refuse..."

Listening to Seleus' analysis, Athena couldn't help nodding. The goddess was a little excited. There is a hero in this world who is as powerful and wise as Hercules. She is really looking forward to the future of Seleus. story up.

"This is really a problem, Lady Athena."

Serius couldn't help but want to complain. If it was him, he would have the confidence to pass no matter how difficult it was, but if Jason was allowed to go up as he guessed...

After getting along these days, Seleus recognized Jason as a hero. Jason, who is full of wisdom and unique charm, is an excellent leader. This guy does have the ability to graduate under Teacher Chiron.

But the key problem is that this guy's force value is always ineffective from time to time, which makes people feel uneasy.

"I believe that you can help Jason complete this test. Don't let my expectations fail!"

Facing Seleus' complaint, Athena let out a chuckle, and the goddess tapped her lips with her fingers, and disappeared before Seleus' eyes after saying the above sentence.

Jason over there was completely unaware of the meeting between the goddess and Seleus. He was already drunk and fell asleep on the deck indecently.Atalanta returned to her room after cursing 'stinky man' in a low voice, and the other crew members also fell drunk on the ground.

The only one on the Argonaut, the sad-faced Seleus, was troubled by thinking about how to let Jason pass the test...

Chapter 35 The Divine Cow Was Killed in the Middle of the Night

'We are the divine bulls given to Colchis by Master Ares. '

In a bullpen in Colchis, which is a little bigger than the palace, two strong bronze bulls are resting leisurely on the haystack.

'When I was sent out by Master Ares, my brother and I were still a little unhappy, thinking that in the mortal country, we would not be as comfortable on Mount Olympus. '

The bull squinted his eyes lazily, and with a roll of his tongue, he sent the forage carefully prepared by the Colchis people into his mouth.

'But Niu Sheng's happiness came so suddenly.Those who can live on Mount Olympus are either gods who can't be messed with, or monsters who have the same supernatural power as us, and we brothers are nothing at all there. '

Thinking of this, the bull couldn't help rubbing his cheek against the hay that smelled so good.

'When we came to the mortal kingdom of Colchis, we brothers realized that there are weak mortals everywhere. Except for the king with blood on his body and his cub, everyone here is unbearable in front of my brother and me. one strike. '

The bull with copper hooves flicked his tail.

'Here, my brother and I can attack whoever we want, and we can spray fire on anyone who doesn't like it.No one dares to provoke our brothers, these mortals bullied by me and my brothers have to honestly build us a comfortable cowshed and give us delicious fodder. '

'Enjoying the exquisite food and the luxurious cow pen, bullying those mediocre mortals from time to time, watching them have to serve our brothers with angry and timid eyes, I feel that my cow life has reached its peak . '

Niu Sheng, who was sighing for himself, suddenly caught a sound in the bull's ears.Its eyes narrowed.

'It was so late, and those servants would never come to the cowshed at this time, and the smell in their noses was not that of the old king and his cubs. '

The bull glanced at his brother, and saw the same doubts in his brother's eyes.It suddenly remembered that some time ago when the old king came to look for it, he kept saying, "The Argo bandits are coming soon, those bandits who are thinking about the Golden Fleece are coming to Colchis..."

'Yes, it must be the robbers that the old king said about the Golden Fleece. '

'They must have felt that they couldn't handle the old king, so they wanted to come at night and play tricks on us. '

Thinking of this, anger welled up in the bull's eyes, it snorted suddenly, stood up and prepared to charge.Beside it, another bull was also ready to charge like his brother.

'This group of damned thieves, not to mention stealing Lord Ares's treasures, dare to underestimate our brothers. '

The bull felt that only the blood of these thieves could wash away their offense to Ares and to their brothers.When they saw the shadow of the thief appearing, the two bulls, who had already been prepared, stepped forward without even thinking about it.

But the expected feeling of the thief being jacked up and his screams did not appear. The bulls who had been pawing the ground felt that something powerful was holding their heads firmly.

The bulls raised their heads in wonder, only to find that standing in front of them was a strong man like an iron tower, who easily held down their heads with both hands.

The bulls froze, and the little bulls' eyes were full of big doubts.Seeing that they had stopped charging, the strong man withdrew his hand.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have woken you up so late, to express my apologies, please let me help you have a good dream."

Before they understood what the strong man meant, the bull saw the strong man swinging his iron fist and hitting them hard on the heads, and they lost consciousness as soon as their eyes were dark.

'Fuck! ! ! '

These are the last thoughts the bulls have before they lose consciousness.

......

"This concubine even forgot that you have studied herbal medicine with Chiron, and you are still using the talent bestowed on you by this concubine."

Athena frowned and looked at Seleus, who was squatting next to the unconscious bull, working with herbs.The Goddess of Wisdom, who has been in contact with magic and power since she was born, didn't even remember that there was such a magical herb in the world, which annoyed Athena who had been waiting for Seleus to ask her for help.

However, Athena quickly calmed down. Correspondingly, the goddess of wisdom appreciated Seleus, who was different from ordinary heroes.

"Since it is a test set by the Goddess of Wisdom, I will naturally use my own wisdom to solve it."

Without turning his head, Seleus knew that Athena, the goddess of wisdom, suddenly appeared behind him.On the one hand, it was because his body's adaptation to Cronus' divine power made his perception of divinity more and more acute; on the other hand, it was only Athena who quietly appeared behind him like this.

"Although your answer is a perfect score in this concubine's body, but wisdom alone can't make these bulls faint."

Athena squatted beside Seleus, reached out and gently rubbed the swollen cells on the heads of the bulls, causing the unconscious bulls to twitch.

"Look at what you said, your test is just how to let Jason deal with these divine cows, but there is no way to restrict me."

Celius didn't think that Athena really cared about whether the methods she used to let the bulls enter the "sleepland" were rough or not. After all, "wisdom" only paid attention to the result and not the process.

Because for 'wisdom', as long as the result is in line with expectations, what difference does it make by what means are used in the process?

"By the way, Lady Athena."

Seleus, who stubbornly opened the bull's mouth and stuffed herbs in it, suddenly remembered something, and quickly asked Athena, who was curious, who dipped a little herbal medicine with her finger and put it under her nose to smell the ingredients.

"The dragon guarding the golden fleece was sent by Ares. If I kill it, will it anger Lord Ares?"

The goddess of wisdom soon understood the medicinal effect of the herbal medicine, and at the same time had an insight into the method by which Seleus asked Jason to subdue the bulls.After glancing at the stunned cow with pity, Athena answered Serius' question.

"Not at all! That muscle-brained guy thinks it's a warrior's destiny to die in an honorable duel, as long as you don't use your brain like you did with these poor god cows, but fight the dragon Come to a duel of life, wisdom, and strength."

"In this way, not only will you not anger Ares, but you will also gain her favor. That reckless man will even give you some compensation for the divine punishment that was given to you."

Seeing Celius who had stuffed all the prepared herbs into the bull's mouth and was clapping his hands to clean up the debris, Athena reminded with a slight frown.

"Although I think this method is too disgusting, I still want to remind you that these are the sacred cows of Ares after all, and this little herbal medicine may not achieve the effect you want."

Celius waved his hand indifferently, indicating that he had thought about it.

"It doesn't matter, as long as it is confirmed to be effective, I have plenty of time to slowly determine the dose. After all, I was prepared by paddling in advance to ensure that the plan is foolproof."

Chapter 36 The Most Precious Treasure

"Have you heard? A hero named Jason is coming to Colchis with fifty of the strongest Greek heroes." The drinker in the tavern said mysteriously to the person next to him.

"Your news is out of date. I also know that their purpose is to take away the golden fleece that the king gave to Ares." The person next to him looked disdainful.

"No wonder the king has always had a gloomy face these days, and he will lose his temper when he hears about 'heroes' and 'ships'." After listening to the conversation of the two drinkers, the third person thought deeply.

"I was able to meet the king, so you are still a big man." "No, no, I'm just lucky to work in the palace..."

On the streets of Colchis today, there are rumors that 'the hero named Jason brought his adventure group composed of the strongest heroes in Greece to come to Colchis to take away the King's Golden Fleece'.And hearing these rumors, Aeetes would feel very irritated.

As for why Aeetes is upset, because he is the unlucky king who was rumored to be missed by the (crossed out) heroes of the bandit group.

Especially these days the divine cows in the bullpen were extraordinarily irritable, forcing him to run to the bullpen early in the morning to appease the divine cows whose heads turned red for no reason.In a bad mood, lack of sleep, and so many troublesome things waiting for the king to solve, Ertes' hair turned gray in just a few days.

"Father!"

The girl's crisp voice reached Ertes' ears, and the king, who was still sighing, changed his expression instantly, and the kindness on his face almost overflowed.

"My lovely little princess, what can I ask my father for?"

Aeetes hugged the girl who had rushed all the way into his arms, stroked the girl's hair with his hands, and asked in an extremely soft voice.

The little princess Medea is the most beloved child of King Aeetes. As long as he sees Medea's smiling face, King Aeetes feels that he has been healed, and no matter how bad his mood is, he will relax.

However, Medea became more and more beautiful as time went on. Every day around the palace, there were young men who only had the opportunity to see Medea's beauty. This made King Aeetes very worried.

Thinking that the little princess he took good care of would be raped by pigs who didn't know where she was now, Aeetes wished to order all males of the right age in the country to be eunuched.

"Because the father has been unhappy recently, Medea wants to help the father."

Medea's small face rubbed against her father's arms a few times, and she seemed to enjoy the little intimacy between father and daughter.But Ertes broke out in a cold sweat because of Medea's words.

"Medea...and Medea...how did I forget!"

Those guys obviously won't let it go until they get the Golden Fleece. If they are here to guard against death, they are likely to hit his little princess.

No!Not possible!Even if Jason and the others couldn't think of it, the group of happy gods would definitely play tricks on Medea. As his father, Aeetes knew Medea's abilities too well. He followed his sister, the great witch Circe, Learning magic knowledge, superb talent makes Medea proficient in potions and magic.

With the help of Medea, any test he sets will be cracked.So if those gods really want Jason to get the Golden Fleece, the most convenient way is to make Medea fall in love with Jason!It's still the kind of unrelenting love!Aphrodite!

"Father?"

Feeling that her father suddenly froze after listening to her words, Medea looked up at her father's pale face worriedly.

"It's all right, Medea. Father is all right."

Aeetes, who was aware of his dire situation in his mind, was awakened by Medea's call. Aeetes, who realized that his state made his precious daughter worry, quickly put on a kind smile, and at the same time secretly rejoiced that he had found it. Early, everything that was expected has not happened yet.

"My little princess, the king really needs Medea to help the king with something."

"Is there anything Medea needs to do? Father! Tell Medea, Medea will definitely help Father."

Hearing that her father really needed her help, Medea jumped up happily.

"Colchis has always built a temple for the goddess Hecate, but my father has never had the opportunity to visit the goddess. Therefore, my father wants Medea, who is the highest priest of the Temple of Hecate, to help my father A month of prayers, asking Goddess to keep our family safe."

"Why do you want to pray to the goddess Hecate to bless you? The divine power of the goddess does not bless you."

Medea's tone was a bit complaining. Obviously, her father's mistaken behavior of the goddess Hecate made Medea, the highest priest of Hecate, unhappy.

"I'm sorry, my little princess. But this is a last resort. After this month, I will personally apologize to the goddess, and I can be sure that the goddess will understand the father. Please Medea."

Ertes's smile was bitter, and Medea, who noticed the change in her father's expression, was a little worried.

"Medea will help the father to pray to Goddess Hecate, but is the father really okay?"

"It's okay, my father is fine. As long as my little princess stays in the temple and prays to the goddess, my father will be fine."

After finally coaxing his little princess to Hecate's temple, King Aeetes heaved a sigh of relief.

'I must protect my family. '

Aeetes, who suddenly woke up, was freed from his greed for the Golden Fleece. He had already realized that Jason's arrival was no longer a question of whether he could keep the Golden Fleece or not.It's a question of whether you can keep your most precious family members from being harmed by the gods.Compared with his own family, the mere Golden Fleece is nothing.

'It seems that I have to design a good test for Jason, not too weak, otherwise the gods will not have fun, and Ares will punish us for not keeping the tribute we gave her.It can't be too strong, otherwise the gods will definitely try to get Medea's idea...'

Aeetes, who woke up from greed, was racking his brains to protect the real treasure for him, but the king, who had never heard of Seleus, didn't know that compared to Medea, , the gods have a better choice.

The appearance of Seleus changed the tragic fate of the king's family being played by the gods. Although he is still the culprit of the king's lack of sleep, I guess even if the king really knows that Seleus made the bull go berserk and cause him to sleep badly. The mastermind behind the scenes, he will also say thank you to Serius.

After all, is a lack of sleep more valuable than the safety of your family than the Golden Fleece?