CK Simulation, Creating the Style of Tsukino Fumi

Just as Quinn was about to get up, Medusa stuck her head out and pressed him back onto her lap, forcing him to enjoy the warmth of her lap pillow. Quinn, who was pressed back, looked completely bewildered. This was the first time Medusa had shown such force since she left Gorgon form.

“You need to rest first,” Medusa said, covering Quinn’s eyes with her hands. “Do you think I can’t see it? Your energy is severely depleted. Are you planning to fight Cerberus with just your physical strength?”

"This isn't something that can be fully recovered just by resting."

Quinn sighed and said, using a game analogy, that he was currently in a state where his mana bar was depleted, his health bar was slightly damaged but still had more than half left, and he had no potions to recover. His condition was definitely not good, but the boss was right in front of him and he couldn't clear the dungeon without defeating the boss. If he were outside the dungeon, he could breathe to recover health, but this was forbidden in the special dungeon of the Underworld.

“There are other ways, aren’t there?” Medusa spoke softly, her tone tinged with shyness, but her words were unusually firm. “You and I are not ignorant mortals; we both know there is another way to restore you to your former state.”

[Replenish Mana]

Medusa's words were euphemistic, but the meaning was very clear: you are a magician, she is a goddess, and both of you possess the mysterious power of the Greek land. As long as you replenish your life force through the exchange of bodily fluids, she can restore your life force. However, for someone like you who has suffered such severe loss of life force, replenishment is unlikely to make up for it. You only have one choice.

You fall silent. Reason tells you that, based on past experience, accepting this will inevitably lead to trouble in the future—not trouble from the gods, but trouble from Morgan. But your emotions keep shouting: a goddess is willing to take the initiative to do this for you.

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How could a man refuse? Look at Medusa, she was the perfect bed partner who could freely switch between different age groups of women, fulfilling all of a man's fantasies. How could a normal man resist such temptation?

Your silence caused Medusa's remaining shyness to gradually turn into embarrassment, and then into anger. She was indeed a Greek goddess, and even though she had only recently become a goddess, she still possessed many of the characteristics of Greek goddesses, such as jealousy and irritability.

"What are you hesitating for? Don't you intend to keep your promise?" Medusa said irritably, wrapping her arms around your neck and pressing you tightly against her thighs like a snake. "Don't forget, you were the one who wanted me to be your wife in the first place, my good husband. Don't overthink it. I am your possession. I have been since you defeated me. I remember everything you did for me and my sisters. We have been family for a long time."

[You could no longer think. Medusa had already spoken; to hesitate any longer would be utterly unmanly. So, you showed your intentions with your actions. You struggled...?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? You lifted your head and gently kissed Medusa's lips, stealing the goddess's first kiss.]

[Once, Medusa thought you were crazy, but now you're starting to think Medusa is the real madwoman, because only a madwoman would sing praises of life in the face of death. You two are intimately close, craving each other's warmth. Medusa's two older sisters tried everything to get their sister closer to you, but failed. Now, Medusa has given you the perfect excuse all by herself.]

[A fiery passion ignites between you and the goddess. The underworld has no soft beds or velvet blankets; the comfort of lovemaking there is far inferior to your palace. Yet, on this lifeless land, the forbidden intimacy between two beings is something that cannot be compared to anything in the mortal world.]

This forbidden entanglement lasted a long time. During your first union, the life force you lost crossing the River Styx was replenished by the goddess's abundant power. However, you did not stop there. After arriving in Greece, you had been restraining your desires. This long-accumulated desire now erupted like a geyser, and Medusa constantly stirred your desires, making them endless.

[During your union, she constantly changes form, sometimes a young girl, sometimes a mature woman, and sometimes a snake, bringing you an unparalleled experience and stimulation, like a succubus relentlessly exploiting you until you are both satisfied. Then the snake goddess transforms back into the form you first saw, willingly serving as your bed so that you can rest in her embrace.]

With your desires fully released and your vitality completely replenished, you begin to reflect on your complex and tangled relationships with men and women.

If your relationship with Morgan was one of complicity in the plot to usurp the British throne, with interests and desires forming the foundation of your bond, then your relationship with Medusa was like that of wild beasts, with pure savagery and natural principles deeply rooted between you.

[Without a doubt, you are a deeply sinful man, but fortunately, no matter who they are, you have at least changed their already suffering lives. Your family in Britannia still has regrets, but they can be made up for. Your family in Greece continues on, and you can reverse the plans you originally intended to carry out and give your family a happy ending.]

At least you can try, and now it's time to take action.

Defeating Cerberus is not difficult for you in your current state. You are about to gather the blessings of the gods to complete your work. Your trials and tribulations have finally come to an end. You have decided that upon returning to Rome, you will officially marry Medusa and end the dispute over the golden apples that you caused, witnessed by Hera, the goddess of marriage.

Chapter 140: Only the final piece of the puzzle is missing.

[You defeated Cerberus, the watchdog of Hades, and brought him back to Hades' palace in a bundle. This is only natural. As someone who has crossed the River Styx on foot, Hades's power over you, the living, has diminished to a negligible degree. After all, throughout mythology, very few people have achieved the feat of crossing the River Styx without a ferry.]

Hades conceded defeat gracefully in the face of your power. He sensed that you had received some kind of assistance, realizing that there was someone besides the Greek gods supporting you from behind. But so what? He was never a god who couldn't accept defeat; he always kept his promises. Therefore, Hades agreed to your proposal and decided to settle in Rome.

When you return to Rome, Hades and Pluto will be with you.

Your legendary seed has officially entered the third stage.

According to Mediterranean mythology, the great Roman king completed the trials of the gods and built palaces in Rome for them to reside in. From then on, Rome became the favored land of the gods, and countless believers regarded Rome as the city the world longed for, a religious holy site, and the closest point to Mount Olympus. Your name was listed alongside the gods.

[You have acquired the legendary tale "Returner of the Underworld." It is said that you crossed the River Styx and became the first person in Greek mythology to defy the call of death, having completely transcended the realm of mortals. As long as your body is not completely destroyed, death will not come to you. You can freely enter and leave the Underworld, unbound by its laws. You can even take the dead from the Underworld and bring them to the mortal world.]

[With Hades' arrival in Rome, the goddess of harvest is overjoyed. She praises your commitment to the covenant and hopes you will allow her to settle in Rome as well. She longs to live with her daughter permanently, and you have no reason to refuse such a good thing. Thus, your city of Rome will now be inhabited by many chief gods.]

The arrival of Hades and his family has also filled the void left by the lack of blessings for your doll Jupiter. Hades and the goddess of harvest have granted her powerful immortality and regenerative abilities. No matter how severe the injuries, as long as there are any remains of her body, she can repair herself. Jupiter is now missing only one blessing from the twelve Olympian gods. Once this is filled, you will have fulfilled the King of Gods' request, but you are no longer in a hurry.

[You begin preparing for your wedding with Medusa according to the pre-arranged plan.]

When news of your impending marriage to Medusa spread throughout Rome, countless Romans flocked to the Great Forum to offer their blessings on your union with the goddess. They believed that the union of the king and the founding goddess would be the most honorable day for the Romans, leading Rome to an even more prosperous future. Medusa's two sisters were overjoyed, finally witnessing this day and marveling at how their sister had finally come to her senses.

To fulfill your promise to Hera, you invited this goddess to be a witness to your marriage, guaranteeing your union with Medusa. This pleased Hera, as she was about to receive the title of "most beautiful goddess" that she desired. As for the goddesses of love and wisdom, although they had some reservations, they did not object. The former was unwilling to admit that she had brought you and Medusa together, and was willing to lose the contest for it. As for the latter...

Athena has regained her senses. Although she is still looking for an opportunity to take revenge on you, she no longer intends to use the golden apple as an excuse. What she craves is a more just and righteous revenge, and for this, she is willing to wait a long time.

[Your wedding proceeded as planned. Considering the estrangement between the gods and Medusa, you did not invite the gods to your wedding, but instead held a grand ceremony in the Pantheon, offering sacrifices to each god. Your handling of the situation satisfied the gods. As former enemies, the Olympian gods were also reluctant to have too close a relationship with Medusa. However, Hera, the victor, came to the scene.]

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The wedding went smoothly, provided that a certain white-haired priestess named Dione wasn't drinking heavily in a corner of the wedding venue and constantly complaining to Jupiter about his lack of social skills. Even so, she didn't cause any trouble at your wedding. However, after the wedding, you found that Jupiter had become increasingly clingy, and his relationship with Dione had become quite strained.

Clearly, your precious doll doesn't like her foster mother very much.

[But you no longer interfered in the affairs of the gods. Instead, you dutifully became your own king, earnestly fulfilling your duties as the ruler of a nation, leading your people to improve their lives and expand your territory. In this way, you lived peacefully for quite some time. Your second disciple, Atalanta, also grew from a young girl into a beautiful woman. She officially came of age, possessed the ability to stand on her own, and still held an extraordinary affection for you.]

[Your fondness for Atalanta is not surprising, because although monogamy was the norm in Greece at that time, there were exceptions where city-state kings had multiple wives. As the most powerful king in Greece at the time, Rome had many city-state kings eager to marry their daughters to you. Hera herself only promised to guarantee that your marriage to Medusa would not be broken, without restricting you to marrying only Medusa. This was a preferential treatment given to you, her ally, by the goddess.]

This preferential treatment gave Atalanta considerable expectations, but your sense of responsibility made you unwilling to so easily affect your disciple's future. You believed that her feelings for you stemmed from a lack of paternal love, and that Atalanta would naturally choose to give up once she grew older. However, if she persisted, you wouldn't object to having another wife. It's just that your sense of responsibility seemed to have caused Atalanta to misunderstand.

The huntress believed that you ignored her advances because she had not yet satisfied you. She had not established her own achievements like Perseus, nor had she contributed to Rome like Medusa. Therefore, she decided to go on an adventure so that she could become a true hero, not just famous because she was your apprentice.

You knew this day would come sooner or later, so you agreed to her request and made all the preparations for her journey.

Atalanta, carrying your expectations, sets off on her journey.

You watched her depart, confident in her potential for greatness. Under your tutelage, Atalanta was no weaker than Perseus; she remained a chosen believer of the moon goddess, one of the few in the world capable of direct communication and meeting with the divine. She possessed extraordinary talent and would one day join the Agor and become a renowned hero.

With Atalanta's departure, you begin to feel that everything is heading towards a good ending. Although this direction doesn't quite match the romantic, epic hero's ending you envisioned, it's not necessarily a bad thing. You've already gained enough benefits and don't need to cause any more shock to Greece, but...

[Facts are often not what they seem. The year after you bid farewell to Atalanta, a messenger arrived at your court, bringing you a letter from Perseus.]

Your student, Perseus, is about to die, and he hopes you can go to his city to help him look after his most beloved descendant—Hercules.

Chapter 141 Hercules

Mycenae.

This city was founded after Perseus left Rome. It is said that he built it in imitation of the achievements of his teacher. Before Quinn came to this city, many travelers in Rome described the grandeur of Mycenae, but when Quinn arrived in person, he found that such descriptions were obviously exaggerated.

Because the land in Mycenae was far less barren than that in Rome, Perseus learned a great deal from him, knowing how to build strong city walls and how to select and cultivate talent. However, Perseus was still slightly inferior in selecting high-quality land for building cities.

Quinn was not surprised by this, after all, there were not many places in Greece that could truly be called high-quality land, and his Rome had been able to develop rapidly to its current state thanks to his early arrival in the Romagna region and the blessings of the gods.

The completion of the Pantheon ensured that the power and blessings of the gods would remain forever on Roman territory. The blessing of the goddess of harvest alone, which enabled crops to grow steadily and quickly, allowed Rome to surpass other Greek city-states in grain productivity. Moreover, the Pantheon did not only house the goddess of harvest as the main deity.

Rome's prosperity was inevitable, but that doesn't mean Mycenae's decline was normal.

Yes, when Quinn arrived in his student's city, his first feeling was not one of relief that someone had inherited his achievements in building the city, but rather one of bewilderment. Mycenae was in a rather desolate state. Although the city's walls and buildings had a certain Roman flair, the number of residents was unusually small, and the farmland outside the city was also in a state of neglect.

Something is wrong in Mycenae.

Even before seeing his student, Quinn sensed this as he set foot in the city, and when he arrived at the Mycenaean court and saw his student again, he understood everything.

"Teacher, it's been so long, and you still look the same."

When you see Perseus again, he is an old, dying man. Your student lies peacefully in bed, waiting for your arrival. Looking at Perseus's wrinkled face, a sense of the passage of time washes over you. Just as he said, you remain forever young, as if time has left no trace on you.

[Upon examining Perseus's body, you discover that most of the nanomachines that once flowed within his veins have vanished, leaving only a small amount barely sustaining his health. Clearly, Perseus, the gods' first experimental subject, has reached the end of his product lifespan.]

You do not have the ability to prolong Perseus's life; you can only listen to his last wishes before he dies.

Perseus wished that you would inherit the land of Mycenae and protect his people and descendants. The fundamental reason for this wish was that his descendant Heracles had angered the gods. Unlike the original myth of Heracles' birth, because Perseus was still alive when this great hero was born, Heracles' birth was quite auspicious. Everyone worshipped this son of the great hero and regarded him as the heir who could lead Mycenae to prosperity.

Perseus also doted on Heracles, but it was precisely because of this childhood experience that Heracles grew up to be quite arrogant. This arrogant personality displeased the gods who had initially placed great hopes on him, and the reason why the gods ultimately hated Mycenae was that Heracles killed the teacher that Perseus had invited for him.

This crime angered Zeus, because Heracles had violated the rules of the Greek consensus. Therefore, the king of the gods punished Mycenae. From then on, it became difficult to grow crops in Mycenae, and wild beasts began to roam freely. While Perseus was still alive, he was able to protect the people of Mycenae, but now, he too was about to depart.

Hearing of the old king's impending death, the Mycenaeans lost faith in Heracles, no longer considering him a suitable heir, and began to leave. Now, Perseus, on his deathbed, could only seek a suitable place for his descendants, and you were his only hope.

[You remain silent about this, and you are reluctant to describe your current state of mind. You thought that under Perseus's tutelage, Hercules would avoid the various crimes he would have committed and grow directly into a qualified hero. However, you did not expect that this great hero would ultimately not be able to escape the tempering of suffering before growth.]

You accepted Perseus's request and agreed to properly teach Heracles.

With your acceptance, Perseus passed away peacefully. He trusted you, and even though you hadn't seen each other for a long time, in his heart you remained the one who wholeheartedly helped him.

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He sought revenge; the guardian who supported him in establishing his nation—he believed you would take good care of his descendants.

With the passing of Perseus, Mycenae began a long memorial ceremony. As you looked at Perseus's descendants, you immediately spotted the most striking one among them. He was a man far taller than the others, with strong muscles and a handsome face. Even though he didn't introduce himself, you could tell that he was Heracles.

Perhaps because his own crimes led to his grandfather's death, Hercules didn't seem as domineering as Perseus described. He quietly participated in the entire funeral before seeking you out.

“Quinn Europa…I have heard your name since I was a child from my grandfather. I heard that my grandfather hoped that you would guide me to become a hero who would not disgrace his name. I beg you to take me away from Mycenae so that I may atone for my sins.”

"……Can."

Quinn looked at Hercules before him and realized that Perseus truly loved this descendant. Hercules's changes were all due to Perseus's death, and he felt guilty about it.

So, after the funeral, you took Hercules with you, as for Mycenae...

The first thing you do upon returning to Rome is to go to the Pantheon to offer sacrifices to the gods and plead with them to withdraw the divine punishment imposed on Mycenae. You promise the King of the Gods that you will arrange a trial for Hercules to atone for his sins.

Your credibility before the gods worked; as the sacrifice ended, Dione came to your door.

She tells you that the King of the Gods is willing to give Hercules a chance; he must undergo the most difficult trials in the world, complete the most impossible challenges, and gain the recognition of everyone in the world.

Chapter 142 He Must Slay the Titans

In Greece, heroes were divided into only two types: Hercules and all other heroes.

Quinn only truly understood the significance of this statement after Hercules effortlessly overturned the chariot that was attacking him, free-falled from the mountain peak without any cushioning and escaped unharmed, and then hunted down the three-person-tall boar with his bare hands.

Without undergoing the rigorous training methods of the Orthodox school of thought, and without deliberately honing his skills, Heracles, relying solely on his innate physique, has already reached the level that Perseus and Atalanta painstakingly honed over a decade. This is Heracles, the true protagonist and invincible hero of Greek mythology.

Quinn looked at Hercules, who was silently enduring the same training that Perseus had gone through, without complaining or uttering a word, and couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.

This guy has an enviable physique. Is this how the Greeks felt when they saw me? He can naturally surpass others without any training. If ordinary people saw him, they would definitely doubt that Heracles was not a mortal but a god walking on the earth. But thankfully, in terms of physical perfection, I am still a cut above.

Is this the true value of a level 3 trait?

Comparing Hercules' body with his own, Quinn realized that the trait "Hercules" given by the simulator was indeed, as he had initially guessed, a perfect symbol of the ultimate life form's body. In comparison, Hercules' body was closer to his own when he still had the "robust" trait.

After the initial examination, you have made a preliminary assessment of Hercules' condition. He inherited the nanomechanical factors from Perseus, naturally possessing a physique equivalent to "robust," but he had not received sufficient training beforehand, and his whole being is like an uncut gem.

[You've decided to train him properly, but not in the usual way. The Arcane training methods that helped Perseus and Atalanta grow are not suitable for this natural powerhouse. What's suitable is real, tangible combat.]

[You intend to replicate the Twelve Trials, but unlike the original, you've crossed out the problems used to test Hercules' wisdom. You only have one requirement for him—hunting.]

The Nemean lion, the Hydra, the doe of Mount Cerynea, the Erymanthos boar… these infamous monsters are your designated hunting targets. You plan to accompany Heracles across the Greek lands to find and hunt these ferocious beasts that ravage the land. When all twelve monsters have been hunted, it will be the moment Heracles becomes a hero.

You informed Dione of your decision; after all, she is the shadow side of Zeus, the king of the gods. In a sense, you were also seeking the king's advice. Faced with your request, Dione remained silent for a long time before adding a condition.

"Monsters alone are not enough. The Titans of Tartarus are a major threat to the King of Gods. If these Titans can be eliminated, the King of Gods will be willing to forgive Heracles and even grant him the same favor as Perseus. Perseus has already been blessed by the King of Gods and transformed into a star in the sky. You can tell Heracles about this as encouragement."

After speaking seriously, Dione looked at Quinn and her expression softened again. "The King of Gods has high expectations for you and believes that you can train Hercules into a qualified hero."