Simulating the Universe, Starting with Speedrunning Greece

He must be a warrior as strong as Lord Hercules!"

Ye smiled but did not respond - he just looked at the other person quietly.

Until the coachman felt that he must have said something wrong and it was too presumptuous to ask such a question, this look as if he was looking at something, was right - this feeling was just right!

It’s not that the other party doesn’t know how to answer, but that they simply don’t bother to answer.

Great achievements themselves do not need any proof. Their power lies in their existence itself. Mr. Griffith would rather spend his precious time telling him a story about his great grandfather. He should be content.

This at least satisfies some of my fantasies about heroes and epic adventures. I, a humble person, should not ask for more.

But at this moment, Ye was not panicked at all, he was even very calm, and his self-perception was not deceiving at all.

After all, the stories he told are just a hodgepodge of other mythological stories. They must have prototypes in other universes. Seriously, why should I be afraid of stories?

When the deceiver himself believes in the existence of such a hero, he must deceive himself first. First of all, your attitude determines how credible others find your words.

If you tell a story in a panic and tell lies, everyone can see that you are guilty.

But we also need to control a degree -

...The more you say, the more mistakes you will make. Just stop here and leave the rest to these ordinary people to imagine (circle setting).

The coachman would definitely bring up this good topic of conversation whenever he was carrying passengers in the future. As more and more people heard this incomplete story, naturally some people would be unable to resist completing the story and trying to restore its completeness.

By the time four or five versions are released, no one will be able to tell the truth from the false. However, due to the inertia of thinking, people will no longer doubt that such a hero does exist.

They will only doubt which version of the heroic epic is correct and argue over it until their heads are broken.

It’s not that serious, but when it comes to creating a heated dispute, the purpose of the night will be achieved.

Just like the origin of the Trojan War was said to be for Helen, but after the war started, who cared whether it was Helen or not, and it was no longer important whether people were saved or not... What was important was who would win in the end.

As the epic spreads and evolves, its authenticity no longer matters, and people will spontaneously compete for the legitimacy of their own version.

Maybe a real version of Kratos will appear in a few years.

Just like the question the coachman asked just now is very insightful - do you think this hero is strong? Is he as strong as Hercules?

Ye: ...It’s not a question of whether he is strong or not.

If the name Kratos were to appear in this universe, the Greek gods would be terrified. He is the synonym of Ragnarok, the man who slaughtered Greece, Northern Europe, and all the gods in the Western continent, leaving only a name in the mythology...

Just thinking about it makes me so excited that my scalp tingles. In an era where gods are everywhere, it is simply a dimensionality reduction attack, throwing the predator at the top of the food chain into the flock of lambs to be slaughtered.

Soon, the carriage drove back to the royal city.

Ye seemed to be inadvertently saying generously and gently that if anyone else who didn't know about the adventure story of his grandfather asked about it, you can tell them and there is no need to hide it.

It wasn't a shameful story that needed to be hidden. It just happened in a remote place and few people knew about it.

The coachman had no doubts - after all, Greece was so big, especially with islands everywhere on the sea, and no one knew whether there was a magical island like Iceland.

Aren’t there many magical and terrifying places on the many islands recorded during the Argonaut’s adventure?

The world is so big, it is impossible for them to have seen everything.

It's like Agamemnon didn't even know the country of Hercules' descendants, and he went to the wrong place to attack Troy.

Those magical islands must be hidden deep in the remote Aegean Sea.

In fact, the coachman also wanted to inquire about the location of the island where the dragon's lair was located, which contained countless gold. Even though he felt that he did not have the ability to snatch the gold and silver treasures from the dragon, people's desire for exploration and curiosity are endless.

But every time this happened, Ye didn't say anything, but just smiled as if looking at a fool with cold indifference.

The coachman would immediately restrain himself and become more awed, praising Ye in his heart.

——!!! Ah, I’m being disliked again!

What a handsome look! Mr. Griffith is so graceful and thoughtful. He once again ignored my humble request and did not start to insult my greed.

That's right——how could such a dangerous place be exposed to the world?

He must have kept silent in order to protect the wealth from being taken away by evil people, and to prevent those who overestimate their own abilities from challenging the dragon and losing their lives.

This kind heart——Coachman: I cry to death!!!

Chapter 15: Sun God: I watched the marathon for the whole afternoon. Moon God: ...

The coachman said that he couldn’t let the hero’s name remain unknown—!

Later, he will definitely tell the story of Kratos to everyone he knows.

However, his memory was not that good. After returning home, the coachman had forgotten many fragments of the stories he had told the night before. He could only remember some fragments that had left a deep impression on him, and the rest was all made up by him.

And this is just a small episode——

At this time, Ye found a place near the city gate to rest, and then waited for the crowd to arrive.

finally--

After a long wait, time passed by bit by bit, under the scorching hot summer sun——

Not only was Night waiting at the city gate, but in the sky - Apollo, the sun god, and Artemis, the moon goddess, were also paying attention to the developments here with their own divine thoughts.

Regarding those intriguing actions before the night, Apollo and Artemis did not understand what he was going to do...

But this did not prevent the two gods from being interested in his behavior.

In Greece, sports are already popular, and the earliest marathon originated here.

There is a Marathon Plain in Greece, about 30 kilometers away from Athens. The name Marathon means "much anise" in Phoenician. Interestingly, the homophony is like "return home more often, return home more often".

The marathon also has a sports allusion that was established by the Athenians to commemorate the soldiers who ran home to convey the news of victory in the Persian War.

Not only do humans like to hold this kind of sport from time to time, the gods also like to watch running competitions between humans.

The famous princess Atalanta, a follower of the moon goddess Artemis, decided her future husband through a running race.

From time to time, sports events are held on Mount Olympus and heroes among humans are invited to participate.

And those people who are running at this moment, aren’t they just like running a small marathon?

They ran all the way from the slums outside the city. Some of them gave up after seeing themselves falling behind during the long run.

Some people get more tired the more they run, but their spirits become more determined and solid...

They still had expectations in their hearts. The closer they got to their destination, the more excited they became, and they felt less tired.

Regardless of whether Ye did it intentionally or unintentionally, it did allow the gods to see a glimpse of the indomitable spirit of humans, watching them dragging their tired bodies and still working hard.

Artemis's gaze gradually softened. She really liked the resilience of humans.

Good performance deserves to be rewarded.

Artemis remembered that Ye had sworn an oath to the gods. If Ye had deceived these people and did not get the due reward in the end, don't blame her for imposing a small punishment.

And finally——

On the horizon, a strong middle-aged man was the first to appear in front of the city gate. At this time, he was panting, his body was extremely heavy, and he felt like he was going to faint at any time.

But when he saw that the destination was within reach, the man squeezed out new strength from somewhere in his body, and he rushed towards the city gate in one go.

When my consciousness was about to fall asleep, I finally reached the end.

"Congratulations, you are the first one to arrive here."

When the man looked up and saw Ye's handsome figure, he was the first one?!

The shock in his heart suddenly awakened the man.

He remembered that the first person to arrive would prove himself to be the strongest and be qualified to become the hero's follower.

Originally, he didn't dare to have too much hope, he just hoped to get a gold coin as a guarantee.

This unexpected surprise almost stunned him.

After that, more and more people arrived at the city gate. When they saw that Ye was indeed here, they all breathed a sigh of relief - it seemed that the other party did not deceive them and did not deliberately play a trick on them.

For a moment, everyone looked at Ye eagerly with eager eyes, waiting to be paid.

Ye just said that they would start collecting the money after everyone arrived, and asked the first man to arrive to be responsible for temporarily housing these people.

The man's name is Chris...

The meaning of "running fast" in ancient Greek is to run fast.

The name really suits him... It seems his name is right, he runs really fast.

Faced with Ye's orders, Chris was not dissatisfied but delighted, and quickly put on the role of the hero's follower.

If Ye didn't tell him to do anything, he would still worry that the other party would be dissatisfied and not intend to accept him as a follower.

As time went by until sunset, the marathon finally came to an end...

Halfway through - Ye hired more people to take charge of the pacification of this large number of people.

The soldiers guarding the city gate heard about what happened here, especially after knowing that Ye was the descendant of the hero on the Argo, they dared not be negligent and spontaneously joined the people who were maintaining order.

But Chris was unknowingly sent away by Ye early to do another thing. At this time, several hours had passed since Chris left.

The sun has just set...After the last rays of sunset, it will be dark.

While there was still some sunlight, Ye shouted in front of the crowd: "Well, my friends. You have proved your physical strength with your own actions. You are all the strongest and best fighters.

It's a pity that I only need one follower, otherwise I would definitely recruit all of you.

Now it's time to receive the reward you deserve, please follow me everyone.

I will distribute gold coins in the square in front of the palace... You deserve it!"

Suddenly, the crowd burst into cheers of wild hunting.

The people who had been looking forward to it for a long time were now extremely obedient and did not show any dissatisfaction at all.

Everyone who is afraid of not getting the money has nothing else in their minds now. The most important thing is to quickly follow the other party's instructions, complete all the procedures and get the money.

This made everyone very obedient and even particularly supportive of Ye.

That night, he entered the royal city with a huge crowd. Even the soldiers guarding the gate did not dare to stop him. Not only did they not stop him, they even saw him off respectfully.

When the crowd arrived at the central square in front of the palace, everyone was surprised to find that there was a large group of people in the square.

What are these people doing?

It was not until they got closer that people realized that the group of people were standing in a circle, watching something.

Someone with sharp eyes recognized it as Chris...

At this time, the first champion to complete the marathon, Chris, was holding a huge stone and walking around the central fountain of the square. There was a stone of the same size placed in the four directions of the square. Chris would put down the stone in his hand and pick up the stone on the ground every time he walked to the next place...

Then repeat, repeat, and repeat the same thing again.

This strange behavior attracted a large number of onlookers.

Chris had been doing this for a long time, at least several hours.

Only then did people know where Chris had gone when he disappeared.

When he saw Ye and the crowd arriving, Chris finally stopped repeating his previous meaningless actions.

Chapter 16 King: I don’t know! People: I don’t know either! Eat melons!

At this time, Chris was no longer in rags, but was wearing decent clothes.

He followed Ye's instructions and repeated the same action expressionlessly until the sun set and Ye arrived with his men.

This was the first task Ye assigned to him after he officially accepted him as his follower.

Don't show any unnecessary expression, just complete your goal firmly--! Don't ask why you should do this.

Chrysostom did as he was told and obeyed the orders.

It is his serious, expressionless and indifferent appearance and his strange actions that attract people and make them stop to watch. He does not look like he has any problem with his brain.

——People began to wonder whether this man had some unspeakable secret, or whether he did this to achieve some special purpose.

Curiosity and the desire to explore are instincts that every human being has.

Not to mention humans, the same is true for the gods in heaven.