Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator.

Chapter 603 The inheritance of the magic network

"His Majesty."

"His Majesty."

……

In front of the temple that collapsed due to the power of the Queen of Heaven, seven sea nymphs and nymphs stood in a row.

At Hera's summons, the maids guarding the orchard came one by one to pay their respects to the noble gods.

But at this moment, the queen was obviously not in the mood to talk to them.

She just waved her hand and then directly said:

"Well, you are here to deliver the golden apple."

"In the past, I sent people to fetch them. I didn't expect that you would actually deliver them this year... In this case, you will each return your harvest to the warehouse. I will allow you to stay on the sacred mountain for a while longer."

"If there is nothing else, please leave."

Before she finished her words, Hera turned around and prepared to leave.

She didn't think that these nymphs guarding the orchard had anything important to report. After all, they were more like craftsmen who took care of flowers and plants than guards.

Sea nymphs and nymphs are the best at doing this. They can drive away the wind and rain on the sea and allow plants to thrive.

However, just as she turned around and took a few steps, Hera was stopped by a voice behind her.

"Your Majesty... We are not here to hand over the golden apple."

"…Then why are you here?"

Frowning, Hera turned her head and asked calmly.

"I...we are here to ask for help."

After hesitating for a moment, he spoke loudly.

The leading sea fairy gritted her teeth and told the lie reluctantly.

"The golden apples are gone. They were either destroyed or stolen. Even the demon Ladon who was guarding the orchard died at the hands of the enemy."

"Your Majesty, that abominable murderer is extremely cruel and has no regard for you and the gods at all."

"We clearly revealed our identities, but he still dared to attack us, Your Majesty—"

boom--

Unable to bear it any longer, an invisible aura was released from Hera's body.

She had just gotten really angry with Zeus, and she didn't expect to encounter something like this again just after she came back.

The terrifying gaze swept across the seven sea fairies one by one, and the Queen's pressure became stronger and stronger... But at a certain moment, she forced herself to hold her breath and tried to think about the problem calmly again.

"You said my garden was robbed by a criminal?"

"Yes." The sea nymph quoted out of context: "He claimed that the golden apple belonged to him, and it was natural and reasonable for him to pick the apple."

"We naturally didn't want to believe him, so we told him in a gentle voice: Your Majesty is the most just and kind god in the world. If you insist on snatching the golden apple, then wait for Your Majesty to hear the news and make the decision yourself."

"We believe that if he really has a legitimate reason to obtain the golden apple, then His Majesty will definitely give a fair judgment. Even if he has no reason, perhaps His Majesty will be merciful."

"But what we didn't expect was that he would be so arrogant and rude, and ordered us to 'get out of the way' in a domineering manner."

"But we are servants selected by Her Majesty the Queen to guard the garden. How could we be frightened by a thug?"

"So we put up a strong resistance... but we were eventually defeated by him."

After recounting the entire incident from beginning to end, the sea nymph asked herself if she had lied.

Anyway, that human seemed to have mentioned something like "trial" and "reward" or something like that, as if the golden apple was supposed to be his.

Their subsequent responses were just a little bit of embellishment, the process is always the same...

Just standing in front of the sea nymphs and nymphs, Hera was already furious.

She never expected that there would be such a crazy——

"Ok?"

Suddenly realizing something, Hera couldn't help but ask:
"You said he defeated Ladon?"

"Yes."

The sea nymph nodded respectfully.

Although she didn't know whether the Queen had been paying attention to what was happening on the sea recently, these were facts that were difficult to conceal.

"Then how did you survive?"

Hera continued to question.

"We... maybe he is too arrogant and thinks that only a demon as great as Ladon is worthy of being killed by him."

With a flash of inspiration, the sea fairy came up with an excuse.

"Is this so..."

Hera frowned again. This reason made her feel very perfunctory.

But thinking about it carefully, she couldn't deny this possibility.

After all, there has always been such existence among the gods, and the power and wisdom of gods have never been equated.

"Do you know this murderer? Which god is he?"

"We don't recognize it."

The sea nymphs shook their heads and repeated their speculations.

"He disguised himself as a human, but how could a human defeat Ladon, the hundred-headed dragon?"

"Only His Majesty the Divine King can defeat that powerful demon. He must be an ancient god who has hidden his identity."

"Your Majesty, he may be coming for you on purpose. You must not take it lightly."

"His Majesty the Divine King has more than one lover. Perhaps a goddess asked them to do so..."

boom--

In just one night, Hera exploded with her power for the third time.

But this time it was not because of anything else, but because of the stupidity and transgression of these sea fairies.

What a joke! Anything else would be fine, but Zeus’s lover wants to take his place and become the Queen of Heaven?

Let’s not talk about others, just see if Zeus himself is willing to agree!

Moreover, even if this is true... who are you to discuss this with me here!
"enough--!"

With a cold scolding, under the pressure of the Queen Mother, the seven nymphs and sea fairies had already been pressed to the ground and gasping for breath.

After a while, it seemed that her anger subsided a little. Hera looked at them coldly, but in the end she did not kill them directly.

"I know you're afraid that I'll put the blame on you... but that's not the reason for you to come up with such a ridiculous excuse."

"I will investigate who the person who did it is. There is no need for you to speculate here."

"Now, tell me, is there anything you haven't told me yet about the being that robbed my garden?"

"Your Majesty, yes!"

The sea nymph spoke with difficulty and shouted: "He said his name is Hercules——"

Huh?
As if she had suddenly discovered something interesting, an idea flashed through the sea fairy's mind.

Hera's Glory...what a strange name...

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang——

There were seven muffled sounds, and at the last moment, the seven sea nymphs and nymphs flew backwards and instantly lost consciousness.

Hera looked unhappy, feeling like she had been tricked.

Hercules, it turned out to be him, the son of Zeus and that mortal, he seemed to be carrying out some so-called 'trial'?
"Keep them in custody and I will deal with them when I come back!"

Hera said in a cold voice that although she thought these sea fairies and nymphs were a bit stupid, there was one thing they would not dare to lie to her about, and that was that the golden apple should be gone.

Hercules, how dare you take my garden in one go?

Anger rose in her heart, but at this moment, the Queen also noticed a key problem.

Was the Hundred-Headed Dragon Ladon killed by the other party? I really didn't pay attention to this matter.

After all, she is not a sea god, and she rarely uses the authority of the Queen of Heaven.

"if it is like this……"

The thought arose in her mind, and Hera stood up and flew out of Mount Olympus.

The ownership of some golden apples is just a small matter, and Hebe's whereabouts is what she is most concerned about now.

If after so many years this human has become so good at fighting, then she might be able to let him do something.

"I don't know where Zeferos has gone. It's better to let him handle this matter..."

Thinking silently, Hera flew away.

And where she left, a long time later, accompanied by a painful groan, several sea fairies woke up from their coma.

“…This is…what’s happening?”

There was a trace of confusion in her eyes, and then the sea fairy looked enlightened as if she remembered something.

Hercules... Could it be that he is the illegitimate son of the Queen of Heaven? No wonder he said that the golden apple was the reward he deserved!
But just like that, the sea fairy instantly felt despair.

Oh my god... She didn't even recognize the Queen of Heaven's offspring, and she even brought the case against Hera herself. What should I do...

A flash of fear crossed his face, but the next moment, the fear was replaced by determination.

"I can't accept my fate like this!"

The sea nymph clenched her fists lightly, knowing that the reason why Hera did not kill them immediately after discovering this secret was perhaps because she did not want to act in anger and attract other people's attention.

But as long as the other party came to her senses, she would have a thousand and ten thousand reasons to execute her.

So the question is, looking around Olympus, who can save her life?

"Your Majesty, I'm going to complain to him!"

"Yes, only Your Majesty can save me!"

The sea fairy was extremely excited, as if she had grabbed the last straw.

As long as she continued to accuse Hercules of his evil deeds to the King of Gods, Zeus might be able to accidentally discover Hercules' true identity like she did!

Not knowing whether this method would work, the sea fairy could only assume that it was feasible... She closed her eyes again and continued to pretend to be unconscious.

Now she seemed to be locked up. Although no one thought she could escape Olympus, so the guards in the cell were extremely simple, she could not leave rashly.

She had to find a day when she could definitely see His Majesty the God-King to file her complaint, and before Hera returned.

Praying silently, the sea nymph hopes that this day will come soon.

But at the same time, she felt a little annoyed.

I just wanted to eat a few golden apples, is that wrong? How did it turn out like this without me noticing?

However, things have already happened, and the sea fairy had to tell herself that if something else happened because of it, it would definitely not be her problem, and she didn't have to be responsible for it.

Well...the culprit is that human.

Hercules, right? Once His Majesty the King of Gods finds out your true identity, he will personally take action to make sure you die without a burial place.

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On earth, the Queen of Heaven left the sacred mountain, and the battle between the evil creatures and the archbishop continued.

However, facing the rare demigod priests in the world, no matter how powerful the ancient evil creature is, it is destined to be unable to defeat the power of the twelve Seraphim gods and the projection of the artifact.

The outcome was already clear, and the archbishop's prayers in advance were never answered by the angels.

Instead, on the frontal battlefield about to face Ares, a special oracle was delivered to the other two people who spread the glory of the Lord in the world.

Respectfully accepting the oracle, the two archbishops discussed for a moment.

They quickly reached a consensus on what happened in Nafplio.

The only difference from the past was that this time, an archbishop who had always been radical and fanatical actually gave up his own opinion and instead accepted the idea of ​​another person.

Because another person told him that in such matters, her statement would only cause the majority of mortals who did not know the truth to misunderstand the glory of the Lord...but his statement was different.

“Language is an art.”

The old man said this, and the old woman finally chose to accept it.

But when the decision was made, they still did the same thing, which was to convey the whole incident to the Goddess of the Magic Network.

Allowing wizards to master the mystery lock has proven to be a wrong decision, and they have even gradually realized that perhaps for wizards above the legendary level, it is indeed difficult for them and the church to coexist peacefully.

Because they want to live forever, become powerful, and ascend to the throne of God...but the church doesn't want that.

Immortality is not something that humans can obtain. If a wizard wants to obtain it, he will almost certainly violate taboos.

Kill one batch, and there will be another batch... Expel one batch, and there will be a new batch.

A decision was brewing in the old woman's mind, but no matter what she was going to do, she could not get around the existence of Hecate, the goddess of the magic network.

So just as the war between the young-looking archbishop and the evil creatures on earth was coming to an end, Hecate received three messages from different sources on an unknown desolate planet in the starry sky.

This is the mark she left behind herself, and the channel of transmission is the ubiquitous magic network.

One came from Chiron, one came from the young man who was with him, and the last came from the front battlefield to meet Ares.

Hecate just looked at the message without reading any of it.

She just moved her fingers and wiped them away from the star space.

Next to the girl in the red dress, a silver car was parked on the side.

Noticing the three messages that came in succession, Selene couldn't help but feel curious as she watched Hecate try to erase them.

"… Hecate, is that the centaur?"

"It's him, but not just him."

"But it doesn't matter... I can probably guess why."

Waving her hands, the girl in the red dress shook her head nonchalantly.

However, as the god who knew her best, the Moon Goddess could tell at a glance that she was not being sincere.

"Hecate...you can tell me whatever it is."

Pursing her lips, Selene spoke softly;
"Perhaps I cannot defeat your enemies, but many things in this world cannot be solved by force."

"Maybe if I think about the problem from a different perspective, I can give you a new idea?"

"..."

"Yeah—yes, you're right."

After a moment of silence, Hecate tapped her chin.

She looked at the Moon Goddess beside her, then pulled her over.

"Since you want to hear it, I'll tell you."

"【Artificial Magic Net】... You should have heard me mention this term before, right?"

(End of this chapter)