Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

Since you say you're a priestess who serves the gods, well then!

If mortals cannot break her chastity, then surely the gods can?

Wasn't it just that the God of War later descended to earth, slept with Sylvia, and gave birth to twins?

These twins were Romulus, the future progenitor of the gods, and his brother Remus.

Therefore, if the myth is true, Julius was indeed a member of a divine family with divine blood.

Having divine blood flowing through one's veins—this kind of character might not be so unusual in the Greek era, when demigods roamed freely.

Who doesn't have some divine blood in their ancestors? In particular, many ancestors are descended from Zeus, the king of the gods. Is there any divine bloodline stronger than that of the king of gods?

But now it is the Roman era.

The story of heroes and gods has essentially come to an end here.

I rarely hear any stories about God.

As one of the few families on earth whose lineage still traces back to the descendants of gods, their noble status and bloodline are self-evident.

Just like the future British royal family and the emperor of a country living a comfortable life, even if they no longer hold the reins of power, their symbolic significance as a nation will determine their future...

Regardless of how the rulers change, such families rarely face a true crisis of destruction.

If anyone tries to take action, neither nobles nor commoners will allow it.

'Tracing back to the heroic lineage of the Trojan War?'

If I remember correctly, the hero Aeneas was Hector's cousin.

Even in the previous simulated universe, he was one of the many Trojan royal brothers who spoke up for Paris.

We had met once before that night...

I wonder if the people in the Greek era before Rome in this world were the same as those I remember.

But regardless—because of Hector, Night naturally felt a slight affinity for the Julius family.

In the simulated universe, he fought desperately alongside Hector, but still failed to defeat Achilles.

With his meager strength, it was far too difficult for him to influence the Trojan War.

If Troy had continued to perish according to its original historical trajectory, and had survived in another way (to Rome), it would have been a comforting rebirth.

And so, while learning about the current situation in Rome from Harriman, the two finally arrived in the capital city of Rome after several days and nights of travel.

When he finally stepped back onto his homeland, Harriman was overwhelmed with emotion. He suppressed his urge to return to his family immediately and turned to Night, saying, "Thank you, mighty warrior! Please rest for a while at the inn."

I'll head back to my family right away. After I report that I'm safe and sound and tell them what has happened over the years, I'll make sure to treat you well.

Rest assured—the Julius family will never forget those who have been kind to us.

Chapter Forty-Eight: The Twelve Olympian Gods, Apollo GPS Navigator Activated!

Ye remained noncommittal—finally, under Haruman's guidance, they found a hotel in the city to stay in.

Haruman went home excitedly after washing up.

Having temporarily bid farewell to Haruman, and awaiting news that night, he decided to first stroll around the city of Rome.

The first place I visited that night was the most iconic building in Rome—the statue of the twelve Olympian gods in the Piazza della Signoria.

Because of the inherited relationship between Rome and Greece.

He was quite interested in the twelve Roman gods, especially Apollo, the god of light, whose name was basically unchanged.

If he were facing a real god, he would turn around and leave. In reality, he would avoid provoking these kinds of people as much as possible.

Nine out of ten people who get involved with deities will not have a good ending.

But since it's just an ordinary statue, it's fine to pay homage to it.

Upon arriving at the Roman square that night, they soon came across twelve enormous sculptures.

There were only two or three people scattered around the square at the moment, while the surrounding stands, which had many seats, were now completely empty.

But when important speeches or elections take place in Rome...

Many ordinary people would come to the statue to listen to the many promises made to the gods by those running for governor.

Of course—the gods of this era rarely descend to the mortal realm to manifest their divine power.

The so-called oath to God is just something to listen to verbally; if you take it seriously, you've already lost.

Ye carefully observed the faces of the twelve Olympian gods.

Even during the Trojan War, the night that was blessed by Apollo never saw the true face of the gods.

While these sculptures may not necessarily represent anything, they are fine as a reference.

Soon, starting with Jupiter, who corresponds to Zeus, the king of the gods,

Then came Juno, the queen of the gods who corresponds to Hera, and next came Apollo, who had become the sun god in Rome.

however--

Nothing happened while I was looking at the first two sculptures.

That night, as they began to admire the sculpture of Apollo, a shocking event occurred—!

A faint light shone within the night.

A familiar feeling suddenly welled up in his heart, but at that moment Ye's body suddenly stiffened.

'Apollo's blessing!' He was deeply shaken.

The light of blessing resonated slightly with the statue of Apollo, and at that moment, the night's perception was suddenly amplified infinitely, and finally, a faint sense of familiar divine power of light was detected from the statue.

——! ! !

Night revealed a horrified look.

Did he even bring Apollo's blessing out of the simulated universe?!

After returning to reality, he investigated and found that he did not feel the obvious divine power of Apollo's blessing as he did at the last moment of the simulated universe.

This led Ye to believe that the blessing only remained in the simulated universe and could not be brought into the real world by him like other conceptual entities.

But now it seems that the blessing did not disappear, but rather hid deeper within him.

The blessing received from the conceptual universe can actually work in reality...!

Well, since it's a blessing, something without a physical form, it seems normal that it would be brought along.

But at this moment, this blessing actually echoed the statue of Apollo in the Roman Forum, which made Ye's hair stand on end instantly.

this world--

There are gods too?! I was careless; I originally thought it was just an ordinary statue.

But the faint divine power emanating from the statue of Apollo seems to be confirming to the night that this is not simply a world of Roman history.

It is a world that also has twelve main gods.

Then the waters in Rome suddenly became more than twice as deep.

At this moment, Ye felt an urge to turn around and leave.

He quickly forced himself to calm down, but then he was thinking about a very bad problem.

If the twelve Olympian gods of this world and their respective statues are all aware of this, then has Apollo, the sun god, already sensed his presence?

The Greek world could be seen through the prayers of witches and the people.

And this time, the blessing within him resonates with the other party's divine power, making it even more likely to attract the attention of the gods!

If Apollo of this world were to discover a blessing that is of the same origin as himself but not a gift he bestowed, what would the other party think?

Night's mood grew slightly heavier.

Whether out of curiosity, goodwill, or malice, the outcome will be led to the unknown.

For Ye, who can steadily grow stronger through simulating the universe, the unknown is the most terrifying and the least desirable thing.

Night didn't run away either, knowing that with Apollo's blessing upon her, she was like a constantly flashing light bulb in the darkness, essentially giving the other side a GPS tracking device—there was no way to escape.

But Ye, with a sudden flash of insight, realized that the 'Blessing of Apollo,' now fully activated and revived, could no longer be turned off.

Turning around and running away at this point would not escape that person's sight at all. If the act of running away caused any misunderstanding or speculation on the other party, and then some bad consequences occurred.

That would be completely their own fault!

Apollo...—shouldn't be a god with a wicked personality. Judging from the way this chief god behaves in mythology, as long as he doesn't provoke his sister—the moon goddess Artemis...

So this sun god is considered relatively friendly to ordinary people among the gods.

With the blessing of the chief god Apollo, this blessing cannot be faked no matter what.

As long as it's not mistaken for a stolen blessing, given Apollo's personality, even if he discovers this shared power, he might actually become much more gentle and benevolent.

however--

Just as night awaited, as if simulating the universe, at the moment when Apollo's gaze descended upon us, as on that night in Thebes,

But time passed little by little, until the faint divine power within the statue dimmed and could no longer sustain its resonance with the blessing within the Night.

Everything returned to calm, as if nothing had ever happened.

If it weren't for the Apollo blessing within me, which I could still sense so clearly.

Ye really wanted to believe that everything that had just happened was an illusion.

Ye was stunned for a moment... a thoughtful thought arose in his heart.

What's going on—Apollo's gone? Or... he never even came?!

As Ye's mental state calmed down, he began to analyze what exactly was going on.

In this world, Rome has gods!

He had already confirmed this just now.

Since the statue of Apollo, the sun god, contains divine power, the statues of the other major gods likely do as well. It's just that the night didn't receive the blessings of other gods, which is why it couldn't sense that divine power.

Since the twelve Olympian gods may exist in this world, the legend of Julius, the family of gods, may not be entirely unfounded.

But the gods of this world, unaware of what has happened, rarely appear before mortals anymore.