Four-Armed Divine Emperor

Al arrogantly declared that he was the "son who replaced Zeus" who existed in the prophecy but never appeared.

Son of Athena, male form of Athena.

This was his plan to use the authority of the gods and superstition to establish his own country. For the Greeks, their first reaction to this was:

"Is this in accordance with Zhou rituals?"

Those who already believed in him became even more fanatical, while those who were skeptical about Al's "angel" and "miracle" were uneasy, but at the same time, they preferred to believe it rather than not, and did not jump out to make any big reaction to the matter.

After all, if it is true that Al claims to be the son of Athena and the male form of Athena (the god destined to replace Zeus), then this matter is simply a family affair of Olympus, a civil war between the gods to seize the throne. Zeus did it, Kronos did it, and even the first generation of sky god Uranus went against Gaia's wishes, which can be understood as a betrayal of himself.

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Disrespect and rebellion against one's parents.

What's so strange about that?

What can mortals get involved in?

And if this is false, then what Al said and did is a grave blasphemy! The gods will surely punish him, so let's just wait and see...

If Al continues to go unpunished, then...

Either the gods don't exist, or what he said is true!

As for doubting the non-existence of their own beliefs, Al believed that most Greeks would definitely believe the latter in the face of their own strength and deeds, rather than simply denying the gods!

You have to know that classical materialism today was still nearly two hundred years away from the birth of Epicurus, the first atheist philosopher in the West.

Al's tricks are really popular because he really has all kinds of "miracles and supernatural powers".

He can use space to make five fish and two loaves of bread, and he can walk on the water with ease. As for parting the sea... does using "thunder and fire" to split the mountain count?

Resurrection from the dead... He could also fake his own death, or simply complete his mission and return to the dimension to see if he could come back to this world.

To sum up, no one can strongly question Al's identity as long as he believes that "God does not exist".

Why don't you come to Athens and argue with me?

Before publicly announcing himself as the "quasi-fourth generation God-King", he had sent several Greek generals loyal to him with a "labor group" consisting of 25,000 Persian prisoners of war and fanatical followers of the coalition forces to the Delphi Oracle to provide the benefits of "compulsory labor" to the saints and priests there.

And what do the priests have to give in return?

————All of this!

The two city-states of Sparta and Athens have basically become vassals of Ai'er in the fierce fighting and contacts during this period. He does not need to use spiritual seeds on every senator and councilor. As long as two out of ten senators are his die-hard fans, the rise of "Ai'er loyalists" will be unstoppable.

Moreover, Ai'er's various miracles made him have an increasing influence in Greece and its surrounding areas even without the help of props such as the Spirit Seed. Even the mountain people of Epirus and the "barbarians" of Macedonia now know that there is such a "messenger of heaven, savior of the world" and "messenger of heaven" in southern Greece. He brought the blessings of the gods and the protection of Athena, and commanded the Greek coalition forces to defeat the Persian army that was several times larger than their own on sea and land, killed the Persian emperor, and captured tens of thousands of people.

That's almost equivalent to the population of an entire region in Greece! And they were all soldiers. Even Hercules couldn't achieve such feats and miracles. El's "revelation" of his godly identity made sense. Many believers had always believed so, but they hadn't imagined El's identity would be so shocking.

For a time, there was a turmoil in all parts of Greece. Under the powerful influence of El, Sparta and Athens successively issued public statements to respect El, followed by other city-states that participated in the Greek coalition to fight against foreign enemies. However, some areas that were less influenced by El or had a more devout faith in Zeus voiced opposition.

They did not dare to accuse Ai'er of being a complete liar, but used some fraudulent examples in myths and prophecies to try to "warn" the public not to easily believe such words that challenged the authority of the God King, as that would arouse the wrath of the gods and punish disrespect.

These people were smart. They knew that directly accusing Al of being a liar, not to mention the various "miracles" that they could not and dared not question, would make it impossible for them to fight against him just because of the other party's possible baggage.

Ultimately it was a question of strength. The Persian Empire was vast, and Xerxes had hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command, known as the King of Kings, the "God-King." He performed no miracles, had no glorious victories, and no one dared to question the ruler of the largest empire in the world of human civilization.

Isn't the El who defeated him more "powerful" than Xerxes?

What's wrong with him being called a "quasi-god-king"?

Al didn't particularly care about these voices as long as they didn't openly oppose him. On the one hand, he was busy winning gold medals in competitive competitions and performing shaman rituals to enhance his prestige. On the other hand, he was planning an eastern expedition to seek "revenge" on the Persians.

He didn't want to stay in this world for a long time, so Al didn't have much patience for this. He planned to spend one to two years, anyway, to bring some things to this world, engrave them in, and after leaving enough impact, he could hand in his mission and return.

In an ancient world, to be honest, apart from beautiful women, he really couldn't find much to please himself.

He issues orders to the whole world and no one dares to disobey... However, he is really just interested in this kind of thing and does not have a strong desire for power.

Moreover, in Al's opinion, such a position of power and authority would be meaningless if he could not select a harem, hold lavish parties, and have beauties presented to him from all over the country day and night.

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When the news of the failure of the Western Expedition and the return of the remains of the "God-King" to Anatolia came, the entire Greek city-states in Asia Minor were plunged into great shock.

An army of more than 200,000 was completely wiped out. This was not a narrow defeat like the Battle of Marathon, but a tragic defeat on both land and sea fronts. After this battle, the Persian Empire was severely damaged, the emperor died directly, and Xerxes had no heirs yet. There was no doubt that the imperial lineage was empty and there was no legitimate heir.

Many Greek city-states in the Ionian region soon heard about it.

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They moved with the wind and began to link up. They were dissatisfied with the brutal rule of the Persians and had rebelled against the Persians with force many times before. Now that the Persians' power was declining, they would naturally not miss this good opportunity.

Egypt to the south was also stirring. Before his expedition to Greece, and shortly after ascending the throne, Xerxes I suppressed an Egyptian rebellion, using extremely cruel and brutal means to suppress the dissatisfaction. However, such repression only fueled resentment and anger. As a great power and a rich granary in the traditional Mediterranean order, the pharaohs were proud of their noble bloodline and glory, and they were clearly not willing to accept the oppression of the Persians...

After publicly deifying himself, Al ordered the 6,000 Greek coalition forces and 200 warships that were resting in Athens to march eastward to "liberate" the Greek city-states in Asia Minor. Because the Greek coalition forces were in great triumph and were holding flags, ceremonial instruments, and even Xerxes' crown confiscated from the Persian army, everyone surrendered wherever they went. The Persian forces, who were already frightened by the annihilation of their expeditionary army, did not dare to put up any resistance. The Persians' rule was very brutal, with heavy taxes, and were unpopular locally. Al ordered the Greek coalition forces to use the banner of eliminating tyranny and exempting taxes for three years. At the same time, he brought a number of medical apprentices who were trained by Anna and learned certain modern nursing and medical knowledge to provide free medical treatment to the locals.

Many city-states soon responded, and they either raised the banner of rebellion and expelled the Persian forces before the arrival of the Greeks, or waited until the Greek army arrived and then united with them and joined their forces.

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Soon, the initial number was 6,000 ground troops and 200 warships. After three months, this number expanded to nearly 30,000 combat and auxiliary troops, 300 warships, and thousands of livestock and pack animals.

As for non-Persian forces, the Greek coalition would use diplomatic means to win them over and resolve the issue as much as possible. As for regions and city-states dominated by Persians, the expeditionary force would directly use threats and force.

The threat was simple. Since the Greek side had already had a "god" descend to the world, as long as our side did not have the real power of the gods entering the scene, then surrendering and kneeling would not be that difficult, because this was not surrendering to people, but to the gods.

The Greeks were good at mountain warfare and had the best light and heavy infantry in the Mediterranean. In three months, the vanguard had reached Cilicia, Cyprus and other places. One step further, they entered Syria, which is still a civilized and prosperous place in the world today.

The Canaanites who lived here were an ancient people who were good at sailing and trading. They were very wealthy. After being conquered by the Persians, they became a great help for this empire that rose in Asia to control and penetrate into the Mediterranean.

After the Greeks arrived, the Phoenicians, fearing that they would destroy the Persians, did not dare to obey the orders of the Persian court and recruit mercenaries and citizen militia to stop the Greeks from advancing eastward.

Instead, they took the initiative to send envoys to the Greek coalition forces to show goodwill, implying that the Phoenician city-states were willing to "uphold the principle of neutrality" in this war and were willing to provide them with logistical conveniences as long as the Greeks did not interfere with their trade.

At the same time, they also sent clippers with gold, silver, treasures and beauties to the Greek mainland, all the way to Sparta, because this is where His Highness "El" first came and had the most profound influence. On the other hand, they went to Athens, where El stayed directly to pay homage to the Greek "God".

Half a year after arriving in the Spartan world, in name, Greece's past looseness was no longer the mainstream, and it was replaced by a "pan-civilization alliance" of co-ruling city-states, which respected Aiel as the leader and took Athens as the core of its administration.

During this period, the two main things that Ai'er did were to supervise his subordinates in training troops and expanding in all directions, mainly to the east, and to gather a group of scholars to compile a book called "Ai'er Code" with numerous regulations.

He said that the past Olympus had laws and rules, but there were many omissions, and that the new era in which he would replace Zeus, the fourth era of civilization, would be a "world of law", and everything except the laws of nature would be planned and protected by the laws and decrees he wrote.

Now, he has come to the mortal world, established a great kingdom as a demigod, and compiled a code of laws to rule the world. When his great achievements on earth are completed, he will ascend to Olympus, replace Zeus, ascend to the throne of the gods, and then compile laws for the realm of the gods and rectify the world in heaven.

The Greeks used to believe that the world had "golden", "silver" and "bronze" ages, but Ai'er ushered in an unprecedented "age of law" after this.

.......

"What a bad taste."

El was sitting on the ship heading to Ionia, looking at the golden emblem fluttering on the mast, and complaining to himself in his heart.

There were a total of 130,000 captured Persians. After selection and training, 80,000 combat-ready soldiers were organized into a group to serve at El's command. These people could not all be sent to the east because their loyalty could not be guaranteed. Therefore, El used them to go north and west first to conquer those city-states that still did not obey his "Golden Law".

Because they were fighting in a foreign land, everything depended entirely on El, so there was no need to worry about their defection. This strategy of using Persia to control Greece was quite ingenious. In the process of obeying his orders to fight, these Persians would constantly elevate El's own niche achievements, and eventually completely replace the past, forming a new

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With the authority of the people, Al became their legitimate and reasonable "ruler".

Only after the combat effectiveness and loyalty of these Persian vassal troops are fully guaranteed will he officially lead them on a long but glorious "journey home."

.......

By the end of the first year of El's time travel, the "Pan-Civilization Alliance" had already encompassed many areas around the eastern Mediterranean, because El did not require complete surrender and control of a certain place. He only wanted them to obey him and join him in name. He did not even force them to abide by the "El Code" named after him. As long as he left such a legacy, it was enough.

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In the second year after El's time travel, the Pharaoh's delegation from Egypt arrived in Athens. They first visited the grand "Temple of Ages" built with cement and some new techniques, also known as the "(El) Ascension Palace". They were shocked by its magnificence, and then paid a visit to El himself who had returned to Greece.

With the cooperation of the priests (charlatans), Al used a very grand, superstitious ceremony as a "greeting gift" to the Egyptians.

He "flew" out of the flaming altar on a golden wheel engraved with a fiery red sun seal, and displayed his "divine power" to make all the members of the delegation float in the air, which directly intimidated these Egyptians who had never seen the true mystery.

Some of them even quickly became believers of "Athena-El". After returning to Egypt, they tried their best to describe and exaggerate the authenticity and great power of the "Greek God" to the Pharaoh.

At this time, Egypt was in the process of recovering its freedom from the "fall" era. The 27th Dynasty, also known as the "First Achaemenid Period" and the "First Egyptian Satrap," was a province of the Persian Empire. Psamtik III, the king of the 26th Dynasty, was captured by Cambyses II in 525 BC and suffered humiliation. Xerxes I's father, Darius I, as a royal relative, had conquered Egypt with Cambyses II.

Historically, Egypt experienced four major anti-Persian uprisings, until the inauspicious year of 404 BC, when Darius II of Persia—possibly the grandson of Xerxes I, who was killed by Ayr, and if his father, Artaxes I, was indeed Xerxes I's son—died. The Libyans of the Nile Delta led a fourth major uprising, this time successfully expelling the Persians.

After the news of Xerxes' death and the annihilation of the Persian army reached them, the Egyptians, who hated Xerxes, were licking their wounds from the failed uprising not long ago. However, they still mustered the courage to take a risk and honored a descendant of the previous dynasty, Neferitis I, as the pharaoh. They launched an uprising, expelled the Persian forces, who were in panic due to a series of blows such as the destruction of the main force of the empire and the death of the emperor, and established a new dynasty.

Neferitis I was a devout believer who respected the gods very much. His personal ideas were relatively open-minded, and he had a high acceptance of gods and cultures outside of Egypt. In the process of expelling the Persians, some Greek mercenaries played a significant role. Therefore, after he ascended the throne, he adopted a close attitude towards Greece, hoping to unite this great power in the eastern Mediterranean to fight against Persia.

After the delegation returned, and the entire delegation, in the words of the priests, "seemed to be under the spell of Greek sorcery", highly praised the "Pan-Civilization Alliance" that rose in the north and the "Future Lord" who claimed to be a god incarnate, Nephilitis I's friendly intentions and awe of the Greeks reached an extremely high level.

Two months later, as the supreme ruler of a country, he personally boarded a ship to Athens to meet with El. El, who had a great "good impression" of him, planted the spiritual seed in the Egyptian pharaoh, who instantly expanded the territory of his Pan-Civilization Alliance by nearly double, and allowed Egypt, the oldest great power in the Mediterranean, to join the alliance.

At this time, the vanguard of the expeditionary coalition under the banner of the Alliance's Golden Wheel and Fiery Sun had already invaded Babylon. Its leader was Artemisia, the former Persian female commander.

After such a period of "training" and seeing all of Al's tricks, the latter may have developed Stockholm syndrome. Anyway, one day Al discovered that he could use the spiritual seed on her, so he planted it directly in her.

In this way, he had an insider who was very familiar with the domestic situation in Persia and even had considerable prestige himself, who could serve as a very loyal guide.

He felt that this realistic world portrayed by the film actually followed some major "plot trends" to a certain extent. For example, Artemisia, as a woman, was trusted by Darius I and was able to manipulate Xerxes I from behind, becoming the uncrowned king of the huge Persian Empire, second only to the emperor. However, she did not perform like a qualified general in naval battles.

It seems as if there is destined to be a "weak water".

But after she suffered this defeat, it seemed as if she had overcome the ordeal. She performed exceptionally well in all aspects, leading the coalition forces to advance triumphantly. She used various means such as winning over, bribing, and assassinating... She was proficient in politics and military affairs, and had the added advantage of "fighting on home turf". Almost no Persian army could stand up to her.

After the alliance gained the participation of Egypt, a major granary and money bag, the logistical problems that plagued the expeditionary force were quickly resolved.

At this time, Persia was in chaos because Xerxes I had died.

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As Artemisia was trusted and valued by El, the situation became more serious. Local governors and generals had their own troops and ruled their own territories. Four claimants added the title of "King of Kings" to themselves. When the coalition forces invaded Babylon, the heart of the Persian Empire, the Persians were still fighting a civil war.

While expeditioning eastward to the vast Persian Empire, Al also launched a strong internal attack and began a semi-forced "legal education" movement, spreading the influence of the "Al Code" named after himself without inciting large-scale rebellion or change.

Abolish slavery, absorb and assimilate culture, emphasize agriculture, industry and commerce, strengthen women's power, encourage production, criminal, civil and ethical laws, etc.... In short, they crammed in all the "progressive measures" they could think of. At the same time, they established professional academies such as military, science and culture in Athens and Sparta respectively to encourage technological progress.

The "Pan-Civilization Alliance" created by Ai'er is very distorted. In essence, it is a federation of leaders. All the ties are placed on him alone. It can be said to be serious:

"From the eastern Mediterranean to Babylon, more than a thousand, eight hundred cities and states, large and small, are all carried on my shoulders alone!"

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He would do some work during the day and go home to party with Ada and the others at night, or ask for permission or sneak out to eat some wild food. This went on until the second year and a half, when Al finally couldn't stand it anymore.

Artemisia has led her troops into the heartland of the Persian Empire, Ecbatana on the Iranian Plateau. At this point, it can be said that most of the Persian Empire has been incorporated into Ai'er's "Pan-Civilization Alliance".

However, this "conquest" was more of a nominal one, because Artemisia proposed to give Ai'er the title of "King of Kings" and Ai'er's usual measures were to be very relaxed in regional policies and protect the property and power of local people. The identity of the expeditionary coalition changed from "external invaders" to "internal claiming forces."

Many urban areas in Anatolia, Syria, and Babylon may not even have seen the expeditionary force's flag. They just presented a picture album to "surrender" to the new king when the coalition forces sent an envoy.

Because Al promised three years of tax exemption, even the most basic tax agencies were not established in the early stages. In essence, it was a kind of "annexation" to make up the numbers. Once other forces attacked, these areas would become independent again in minutes.

But Al didn't care.

After spending almost two and a half years in classical Greece in 400 BC, he was fed up.

There is no electricity, no internet, no fine food, and no high-end enjoyment here.

He had been traveling around for more than a year with Ada Claire, Anna, and Medea, the first "quasi-oracle" sent to him, under the guise of touring the country, and had almost entirely handed over state affairs to his loyal subordinates.

In more than a year, I almost visited all of Greece and half of the coastal area of ​​Anatolia. I also went to Egypt to see the tombs and pyramids there. I also went to Jerusalem, which was not yet the holy city of the three religions at that time, to see the stone houses there.

He was very, very tired of it.

Estimating that his "influence" was almost enough, he ordered Artemisia, who was fighting on the front line, to negotiate with the remaining Persian separatist forces.

As long as they nominally take the throne, obey the El, implement the "El Code", and join the alliance, there will be no need to fight. The El will recognize their current privileges in their respective territories.

Soon, this war, which had transformed from an invasion war into a "war of unification", was declared over.

Aiur's current territory is equivalent to the Persian Empire that was victorious in its expedition to Greece. It lost some territories in the east, but incorporated many parts of the Balkans and Magna Graecia.

He felt the time was ripe, so he returned to Athens with his family. After spending more than half a month making arrangements for all matters that he thought were acceptable, he held a grand ceremony and announced that his "mission was accomplished." He would return to Mount Olympus, replace Zeus, and officially become the fourth generation of gods.

The priest class conquered by El had already made arrangements and planned a series of "miracles" such as the collapse of the statue of Zeus and the sudden growth of male organs in the statue of Athena, which were also "auspicious signs" from the East, to build momentum for El's "ascension to godhood".

El chose a grand festival, which happened to be October 1st, and brought the "three goddesses" who followed him to the earth in front of the Great Temple in full view of the public. With all kinds of fancy special effects and magic, they disappeared and "returned to the realm of the gods."

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He didn't care about how the world would change after he left.