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

'At least much better than the pirates. '

The old man comforted himself in this way.Then hold the package in both hands and wait for the 'hero' to come.

In this era of gods appearing, although time will still take away people's lives, she will always leave something behind.Although the elder's body is already old, but because of years of experience, the old man's intuition has become more keen and accurate.

Even though he hadn't seen the figure yet, the old man felt a figure made of death slowly approaching him.The old man shivered, and he moved his hands and feet subconsciously.

'It's no different than usual. '

The old man let out a long sigh of relief. He just thought that his life span was over, and that Thanatus, the god of death, was coming to take away his soul.Fortunately, this is just an illusion.

Suddenly, the old man's eyes widened suddenly, and he opened his mouth wide, but he couldn't breathe, as if there were hands tightly strangling his neck.He raised his head with difficulty, and saw Serius who was walking towards here, holding the head of the pirate leader in his hand.

......

Serius looked helplessly at the old man who was frightened by him, threw the head of the pirate leader behind him, and then put on a smile that Teacher Chiron said was the most harmless.But before he opened his mouth to speak, he saw the old man suddenly hammering his heart with his hands and breathing heavily.Seleus couldn't hold his smile any longer.

'Is it that scary? '

Seleus muttered, but in order to prevent the old man from being frightened by himself, Seleus decided to go back to the caravan of the Kingdom of Longdon first.

'Hiding in a caravan shouldn't be so scary, right? '

Thinking of this, Seleus turned and left.But before he took two steps, he was stopped by the old man.

......

The old man felt that he had seen the god of death, and facing death, he could no longer control his body, and even breathing was a delusion.Just when he thought he was going to die, the soldier in front of him, who seemed to be the embodiment of death, suddenly threw away the head he was holding, and showed a very sunny smile.

'There are so many things you can see when you live for a long time. '

The old man had never seen such a wonderful smile in his life. It instantly transformed a grim reaper into a neighbor's overgrown child.Although the old man understood that this was just an illusion caused by the sudden transformation from hell to heaven, he still lamented the wonder of the world.

The old man was able to control his body. He beat his heart with his hands and breathed heavily at the same time, so as to avoid his sudden death due to lack of oxygen.Just as he was about to thank him, the soldier in front of him suddenly turned and left.

'Is it because you feel offended? '

The old man quickly called to stop the soldier in front of him, and handed over the package he had prepared with both hands.

"Dear warrior, thank you for killing the pirates and saving us. This is the gold and silver treasure we have prepared to repay you..."

The old man was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"No need to prepare these, just give me a gold coin from a pirate's head."

The old man was stunned. For the first time in his life, he saw a 'hero' who only needed more than 30 gold coins after killing the pirates.

......

Seleus looked at the old man who was motionless with his mouth wide open again, and touched the back of his head helplessly.

'A little too much?But more than 30 gold coins should not compare to such a big package in front of me.Or are the gold coins here bigger? '

Thinking in his heart, Serius spoke again.

"If the gold coins are not enough, two pirates can give one gold coin."

"Enough, enough!!! This hero, more than 30 gold coins can definitely be taken out."

The old man kept nodding, where is this place?The port city on the outskirts of Atlantis is the richest place in Greece.There are only thirty or forty gold coins, and any item in the package will cost more than thirty gold coins.

However, the old man felt that he had to remind this seemingly inexperienced soldier, not because of a lot of money, but because he was afraid that the soldier would become angry and make trouble when he knew that he would be short.

"My lord, this is the richest business district in Greece - Atlantis."

Seleus was a little puzzled.

"I know, I came here with a caravan from a kingdom."

Hearing this, the old man felt that his experience for so many years could not match the situation of this strange soldier in front of him.

"Since you know, why do you only need such a small reward?"

The old man couldn't care less about these treasures anymore, he could earn money after he lost his money, and now he just wanted to find out what this soldier was thinking.

"I didn't save you just to get paid."

The reasonable tone of Seleus made the old man feel that the world he has lived in for so long is so strange for the first time. When did the "hero" save people not for money?

"Then you..."

"Just because you need help and I can and want to help you..."

Seleus once again narrated his life creed, but when he narrated this time, he couldn't help but think of the banquet he was invited to in the Kingdom of Longdon.He thinks he can set the creed a little more 'luxury'...

"I want to be a hero! That's all."

Chapter 18 New Commissions

"Dear warrior, thank you for protecting Atlantis and her people from pirates in our absence!"

A leader of the Atlantean army found Seleus who was lighting a fire to roast meat. This is the habit that Seleus has developed in his life-at least one meal a day by himself.

"You're welcome, sir. I just did what every righteous person would do. I believe that no capable person would allow pirates to plunder."

Seleus signaled the officer not to be so polite.

"And I got paid, didn't I?"

Seleus took out the dagger he carried with him, cut a series of cuts in the meat, and then rubbed salt on the meat.

"The reward you want is too little compared to what you have done, and other guys would be satisfied with at least seventy times more gold than you! Moreover, those guys dared to fight in Atlantis Do that!"

The officer's tone was a little excited, as if he remembered something that annoyed him.But he calmed down quickly, and even sighed a little frustrated.

"But at least those guys protected the people of Atlantis, and it's better to be alive than anything else!"

Seleus, sensing the officer's frustration, invited the officer to sit down and share his roast.The officer accepted the invitation. He sat next to Serius, took the barbecue that Serius handed over, and ruthlessly tore off a large piece.

"So, what happened before? About 'that bunch of guys.'"

Seleus himself picked up a piece of roast meat, and slowly tore at it.

"Those guys saved the people from the pirates just like you, but the difference is that they are not satisfied with the rewards paid to them, but the gold can already buy the best ship in Atlantis."

Serius bit his hand in surprise, and he pointed to the warships coming from the Atlantean army.

"Is that the kind of boat you drove?"

"No! Better than that."

"Really are..."

Celius is at a loss for words, look at the warships moored in the port. With a length of more than 40 meters and a width of about six or seven meters, the whole ship has three floors, and the sides are densely packed with oars. At least 170 crew members are required to start the ship.If you are not satisfied with getting the gold coins that can buy a ship even better than this one, how greedy should those guys be!

"What did they do?"

Seleus was a little curious, what would someone so greedy dare to do to make this Atlantean officer so angry just mentioning them.

"They burned a ship in one port overnight."

The officer didn't seem to want to go into too much detail, but Seleus understood.

Burn the ship in Atlantis, who believes in Poseidon!Just thinking about it makes me crazy!It's no wonder that the officer gritted his teeth when he mentioned them. This kind of behavior is as bad as bringing the dead out of the underworld.

If nothing else.Those guys never dared to go near the sea in their lives.Provided they survive the enraged Atlanteans.But judging from the officer's expression, some of those guys should have escaped.

"You came to me not just to thank me, did you?"

Seleus began to change the subject. Continuing the conversation just now was no less than stabbing an officer in the heart and then adding a handful of salt.It's rare to raise the favorability level to respect, and Seleus doesn't want to drop it again because of his cheap talk.

"I still can't hide it from you. We do have some things to trouble you. Besides, this is your reward."

The officer took out a purse from behind, which was made of exquisite materials. The officer shook the purse, making the sound of gold colliding.Then he threw the purse to Seleus.

Seleus took the money bag, which was made of the fur of a kind of animal, and he sniffed it with his nose. There was no smell, only a faint fragrance, and there was no flaw on the whole money bag.

"This purse alone is more than thirty gold coins, right?"

"More than thirty gold coins, the best goat skin in Atlantis, and a whole set of embalming treatment after peeling off the skin, which makes it smell very good. You know, those pampered gentlemen can I can't stand the smell."

Mentioning Atlantis, the officer's face was full of pride and pride.

"The antiseptic herbs alone cost 27 gold coins, not to mention hiring an experienced tailor to sew carefully. In Atlantis, the price of hiring a good tailor is not cheap."

Serius patted his head, what happened to the déjà vu of a country bumpkin accidentally saving a hidden local tyrant.

"Also, look at the gold coins inside. I prepared them for you."

'Can gold coins be specially prepared? '

Serius was a little puzzled, but he opened the purse and looked at it, and then he was stunned.The gold coin in the purse was exactly what he had imagined. It was exquisitely crafted, with clear patterns and no cracks. The two pieces were put together tightly, and they were all well-behaved.

The only fly in the ointment is the face of Poseidon on it, but this is Atlantis, you can't ask the Atlanteans to put the face of other gods on their gold coins.

"I actually came to you a long time ago. I only prepared a money bag, but when I saw that you exchanged the price of one gold coin plus four silver coins for a seemingly complete gold coin when buying materials. I So I went back to the ship and took these gold coins newly minted by Atlantis as military pay."

Seeing Serius' surprised expression, the officer laughed.

"Military salary? Will it not cause you trouble if you just give it to me?"

Celius was a little puzzled.

"I put the gold I prepared earlier, and those bastards don't care what the gold coins that are handed out to them look like, as long as they can buy wine. And, you know, we need your help."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

When it came to business, Seleus hung the purse at his waist.The money bag and gold coins, the officer prepared these are not just for simple thanks, but Serius just happened to have nothing to do and couldn't think of where to go, just to hear what help the officer needed.

"As you know, a very difficult group of pirates has emerged around Atlantis recently."

"What kind of pirate would make trouble for the mightiest navy in all of Greece?"

Celius was a little curious. As an island country protected by Poseidon, Atlantis had the most and most advanced warships in Greece.It can make them feel difficult, and it is still on the territory of Poseidon, the king of the sea.This made Seleus want to see it.

"They took orders from a tauren named Kamose, but that's okay, just a tauren. But they had the help of a huge sea beast."

Serius almost choked to death on the roast meat in his mouth, so he quickly took a big sip of water.

"The pirates have the help of sea beasts? What did you do to make Master Poseidon angry?"

"It's not the beast of the sea king Poseidon. Master Poseidon likes to use fish-shaped sea beasts as his messengers, such as dolphins, sharks, and seahorses. But the sea beasts that help the pirates are all kinds of strange, and they are sacrificed The adults are sure that Poseidon is not angry."

The officer quickly waved his hand, he didn't want outsiders to misunderstand that Atlantis had lost the grace of God.

"So, you asked me to help you deal with those sea beasts?"

The officer shook his head.

"Atlantis will not let go of those pirates, and those sea beasts pretending to be the envoys of Lord Poseidon. It will be a disgrace to Atlantis if we can't solve them by ourselves, and we may really Lost the grace of Lord Poseidon."

Celius was a little puzzled.

"Then what do you want me to do?"

The officer looked at Seleus' battle axe, and then at Seleus' figure.

"I heard from the merchants of the Longdon Kingdom that you killed a Cyclops and two Chimeras by yourself, didn't you?"

Although it was an inquiring word, the officer's tone was very certain.

"really!"

Seleus was a little proud. These two incidents allowed him to gain the friendship of the Kingdom of Longdon. Before that, Seleus never thought that he would be invited to a banquet in this life.

"We would like to ask you to go to the island next to Atlantis to investigate. A passing merchant ship found traces of Cyclops on it. We were supposed to go there, but we were held back by those pirates..."

The officer was a little embarrassed to say that the fact that the navy was held up by pirates and unable to fulfill its responsibilities made him ashamed.But Seleus' focus was different from his.

"Are there so many cyclops in Greece?"

The officer let out a sigh of relief, thanking Seleus for taking the initiative to avoid the topic that made him ashamed.

"It's true that there are so many Cyclops before. But the frequency of monsters appearing has become higher and higher in recent years, perhaps because people's exploration scope has become larger."

Although this phenomenon is indeed strange, neither the officer nor Seleus has thought about the reasons for it.

"Where is that island? Also prepare a small boat and enough supplies for me. I will take this entrustment."

Serius felt that idleness was idleness, and it was better to do something for the officer, and it was not the kind that violated morality.

"It's really great. We can rest assured that you are here. The island is at this position on the map."

Chapter 19 The Island Where the Cyclops Gather