Simulating the Universe, Starting with Speedrunning Greece

The deceived person will take the initiative to help you hypnotize and deceive himself.

This subconscious arrogance rooted in the human ego makes them only believe in their own experience and the truth of things they have judged, and often even ignore the real "lies".

Only this kind of identity is the most unbreakable - not easy to be discovered.

then--

After Ye stepped onto the island and walked alone for a while to make sure that there was no one around, he took off his hood and changed into a new, decent and noble outfit that had been prepared long ago. In an instant, Ye transformed into a prince-like existence.

Even if someone said at this time that he was a prince from a certain country who was traveling outside, no one would doubt it.

He first came to the royal capital on foot.

This is the country ruled by the son of Hercules.

The streets of the royal capital were being renovated at this time, and traces of damage could be seen from when the Greek coalition forces had rushed into the palace and nearly destroyed it.

Fortunately, the buildings in the central square are still intact, and many pedestrians can be seen walking on the road. The city is gradually returning to its pre-war life.

No one could be more convincing and convincing than Telephus, the son of Hercules, to justify his new identity.

but--

With his current civilian status, he would never be able to meet the king of a country.

Even if you forge a new identity, without anyone to verify it, it is just empty talk and it is difficult to gain the trust of others.

If we go straight ahead like this, we might not even be able to enter the palace gate.

No, maybe.

...With Ye's current image and temperament, most of the problems have actually been solved, and he has already thought of a solution for the rest.

In order to be safe, Ye came up with an idea after measuring the distance between the central square and the palace.

Ye retreated temporarily, then found an inn in the royal capital and stayed there for the night, while he asked the innkeeper for some information.

The next day, Ye hired a carriage and said to the driver, "Here is a gold coin - take me to the home of the poorest person in the country. When you find the person, the gold coin will be yours."

When the coachman heard this, he was overjoyed.

There is such a good thing?! He is most familiar with finding people!

Chapter 13 There are actually more than sixty people on the list of fifty heroes. Is that normal?

The coachman took Ye directly to the slums of the kingdom.

Although he didn't know who the poorest people in the country were, almost all the poor people were here.

There are also many refugees who have become homeless because they have lost their jobs and their family breadwinners due to the war.

When Ye saw those ragged figures, he knew he had come to the right place.

Although the poor and slums are not completely linked, one can imagine the living environment of the poorest people.

Ye kept his promise and gave the coachman a gold coin, and asked him to wait here for a while, as he would hire him to take him back later.

For the sake of the gold coins, the coachman was of course happy to serve...

Afterwards, she walked out of the carriage that night. Her luxurious clothes and beautiful long silver-white hair that had been tied up immediately attracted a lot of people's attention.

His handsome appearance and extraordinary demeanor are quite out of place with the environment here.

"I am Griffith Lister, the descendant of the hero on the Argo...

Now I am traveling all over Greece on my own adventure.”

As soon as Ye opened his mouth, his words immediately caused countless commotions, one after another -

Many people in the slums poked their heads out from the dilapidated buildings.

Many people were attracted by the words coming out of Ye's mouth.

"Argo"——!? The descendants of the heroes on the legendary Argo, the most shining hero ship in Greece, blessed by the gods and full of heroes?

As one of the most famous heroic epics in Greece, only one generation had passed since the story of the Argo.

For many of the older generation who came from that era, the name Argo seems to have some magic quality that attracts a lot of attention.

Not to mention distant past, the father of Achilles and the father of Telephus, the king of this country, were both heroes on the Argo.

There was a saying in Greece at that time that a hero who had never boarded the ship was not a true hero.

Although most heroes in this epic adventure are at best crew members, in the eyes of ordinary people, the identity of a descendant of the Argonauts is still very fashionable.

At this time, the coachman standing in the back, waiting for the night, also widened his eyes - "I actually pulled a descendant of a hero! ? "

The King is also a descendant of the hero on the Argo, and is the son of the legendary Hercules.

If we round it off, doesn't it mean that I pulled a person who is comparable to a king? Thinking of this, the coachman's neck turned red with excitement. He can brag about this to his colleagues for the rest of his life.

Ye: “I need a strong follower.

Are there any men among you who are alone and have no family to rely on?"

The follower of the hero's descendant——!

Maybe even a hero's follower in the future...

Suddenly, many strong men who felt they met the requirements seemed to have light in their eyes.

A trace of desire arose in the heart of one of the strong and burly middle-aged men.

Because the Greeks had mistaken this place for Troy and plundered it, his property and house were destroyed not long ago, and the king had no intention of helping them.

He is now penniless and was planning to go to the city to find a job today.

Being a hero's follower is definitely a job that seems extremely respectable and noble in the eyes of ordinary people.

Many young people are eager to try, but are also hesitant.

They did not doubt their identities as descendants of the Night Hero, but were hesitant as to whether they were qualified to serve as the hero's followers.

In terms of appearance, Ye completely and perfectly satisfied their fantasy of a hero... noble, handsome, and unattainable! It was like he was on another level completely different from them.

Just when people were hesitating and ready to act, Ye threw out a small purse from his arms. From the scattered mouth of the purse, one could see that it was full of gold coins.

Suddenly, countless fiery gazes were cast over.

Ye: "From here, run towards the capital...

Anyone who can successfully reach the main gate before sunset can take a gold coin from the bag.

The person who arrives first will definitely be the strongest and will be qualified to become my follower.

I swear to the gods in the name of Griffith Listar—

I mean what I say. As long as the gold coins in this bag have not been spent, anyone who joins and successfully reaches the city gate before the specified time will get the money."

When the night was over, this time——

Finally, no one is hesitating anymore. Just running will earn you money?!

People felt as if their eyes were brightened.

They may not be able to become hero followers, but those who have a little confidence in their own physical fitness can't sit still.

When the first person took a look at the money bag on the ground, he started running towards the royal capital without hesitation.

Then more people were motivated, and even some people who were not very strong had a flash of desire in their eyes.

A gold coin——…? No, it was enough hope for them to escape from the slums and start a new life! It was not a gold coin, but a brand new life.

Suddenly——

Driven by the instinctive desire to survive, even some thin ordinary people want to give it a try.

In the end, more and more people joined the running team, fearing that they would not be able to get the money if they arrived too late.

A grand marathon has begun.

Seeing this, Ye finally took his money bag and got on the carriage and rushed back to the capital.

The first step of the plan has been successful...

If one wants to meet the king, one must first be famous, and his disguised fame is not enough and it is very easy to be exposed. But when he is supported by countless people and walks to the gate of the palace, no one will doubt that he is a noble descendant of a hero.

By the time someone wanted to send someone to secretly verify the matter, his purpose of meeting Telephus had already been achieved.

Not to mention that even if someone really wanted to verify it, it would be difficult to verify it -

In his words just now, he had been misleading people, repeatedly emphasizing his identity as a descendant of the Argonaut heroes.

Legend has it that there were more than fifty heroes on board the Argo, while some say there were only forty-five. In fact, only forty-three people were named and recorded.

This doesn't even include Atalanta, who was both a princess and a famous huntress.

But the number of heroes suspected to have boarded the ship was nearly sixty.

The so-called heroic ship of fifty people only has more than sixty people, just like there are five of the Four Heavenly Kings. This is normal, right? !

Even if an unknown hero emerged, it would be difficult to confirm his identity in this era of backward communications.

Can you prove that this person was not on the ship?

Even if Captain Jason of the Argo came in person, he might not know all the crew members.

After all, there are so many people, and not everyone will bother to remember the names of all the crew members on a makeshift ship on a long voyage.

You can't prove it's true, but at the same time you can't prove it's false.

Then it could be 'true'.

This is also one of the important reasons why Ye chose this disguise.

Lies upon lies, intertwined layer upon layer, when everyone believes it is true——

Ye: 'Then I say it is indeed true! '

Chapter 14: Crazy Imagination about the Coachman: Mr. Kratos, nb Mr. Griffith, I am crying to death!

As an illegal immigrant, the only legitimate identity he could have in this world was that of an inconspicuous Trojan soldier.

It would be difficult for Ye to invent other well-known identities on the Greek land.

But the Argonaut is a bug...

At this time, even the coachman who was driving the carriage for the night had no doubt about his identity as the descendant of a hero.

After all, no normal person would spend so much money to choose a follower just to hype up the identity of a hero's descendant.

Having so much free time - complaining about having too much money?

In ancient Greece, which had not yet been polluted by the information explosion of later generations, the ancients here were still relatively simple and did not understand what hype was.

This trick of Ye's would be a very explosive and easy-to-fall-for deception method in modern times, let alone for the simple ancient Greeks.

At this time, this despicable foreigner, claiming to be a descendant of a Greek hero, was still chatting with the coachman, telling him about his grandfather...

The heroic story of a man named Kratos Lister.

Huh? You said you haven't heard of the legend about this hero's name?

You must be ignorant.

There is a very detailed and popular epic legend to prove this.

He randomly mixed heroic stories from the Nibelungenlied and many other mythological systems to weave a brand new legend.

If I think about it at night, I can even write a heroic epic of hundreds of thousands of words.

At the end of the story, Ye also kindly said that it was normal that the other party had not heard of it, after all, his grandfather's previous active adventures were on many magical islands on the sea.

Such as Iceland, where the Valkyrie Brunhilde is trapped, and the dragon's lair, which contains countless treasures.

All this made the coachman's heart tremble, his blood boil, and his eyes were full of awe.

He said, "I apologize, it seems that I am really ignorant, sir.

Your grandfather was quite a hero.

Just the legends you simply described sound extremely thrilling and are no less thrilling than the stories of any great hero.