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- "Are you leaving now? Can't you stay with me for a little longer?"
Achilles put his arms around Artemis's fat-free waist, buried his entire face in her beautiful long hair, and smelled her fragrance.
Artemis sat sideways on the soft fur, her snow-white skin exuding an alluring milky white aura in the moonlight. She leaned her entire body against the broad chest behind her and shook her head slightly. Youyou said: "I have to leave eventually, otherwise it will only bring disaster to you."
Achilles hugged her silky body tightly and asked: "Are you worried that Apollo, the sun god, will come to trouble me?"
Artemis turned her head, looked at the face of the little man behind her, stretched out her hand, brushed his face gently, and said softly: "Bury your thoughts for each other in your hearts, for you and me It¡¯s all good for me, and from now on, I won¡¯t come to see you again.¡±
Achilles sighed helplessly in his heart. After all, he could not keep this woman who haunted him. She was the main god, and he was just an ordinary demigod.
He loosened his arms, took the clothes that he had messed up and discarded from the side, and put them on Artemis with a bit of love.
Artemis didn't object, she just sat there quietly, letting him dress herself, with a faint look of confusion flowing on her beautiful face.
Artemis finally left, leaving only that wisp of fragrance and the last sad sigh, which made Achilles heartbroken.
Sitting there quietly, with his eyes closed, smelling the lingering scent of Artemis, Achilles' heart was filled with a sense of powerlessness.
Even though they love each other, they can only keep it buried deep in their hearts forever, and they don't even dare to say a word, just because he is too weak.
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This day is an important day for Thessaly. The legendary old king Peleus will abdicate on this day, and the young prince Achilles, who also has a legend, will step onto the throne and become The new king of Thessaly.
The teacher of all heroes in Greece, the wise Centaur King Geron, was like a bard. In his simple words, he told the Thessalians about the deeds of fifty demigods who went to sea to find the magic box.
The legend about Achilles was also known to the Thessalians through this old man. His legend spread in Thessaly and was sung by all Thessalians.
Every Thessalian was proud that such a legendary young prince succeeded to the throne. They came to the temple one after another to pray for the young king who was about to take the throne.
This was a grand but extremely simple enthronement ceremony. Hundreds of Thessalian warriors armed with spears and shields, surrounded by the gorgeously dressed Achilles, walked slowly to the statue of the god Zeus.
Under this towering statue, the high priest Matheus, wearing a sacrificial robe and holding a scepter, looked down at the young prince who was half kneeling on the ground with the gift of the gods.
"Legendary Achilles, your strength, wisdom, and bravery are praised by all Thessalians. Under the protection of the gods, a crown of glory will be placed on your head, From this moment on, you will become the new king of Thessaly and fight for the fate of the 280,000 people of Thessaly until the moment you grow old."
The loud and long sound echoed throughout the square, and countless gorgeous and charming petals fell from the void, disturbing the sky.
In the rain of flowers, the high priest took the crown that represented royal power from the maid on the side, leaned down and put it on Achilles' head.
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In the square, tens of thousands of Thessalian people cheered for their new king. The cheers like a tide echoed over the entire city of Larissa for a long time.
Messengers of the gods accompanied them. They all wore extraordinary sacrificial robes and drove chariots that could fly in the air. They represented the gifts of the gods and brought blessings to Thessaly and the young king.
The high priest from the temple of the ocean goddess Thetis, in the name of the goddess, brought Achilles special products from the ocean, beautiful corals and pearls, and plump sea animal meat.
The red coral and the dazzling pearls fascinate people's eyes. Even those who are ignorant can see their preciousness.
The high priest from the temple of Hermes, the god of craftsmen, drove a chariot wrapped in flames and came with gifts from the god of craftsmen, which were a batch of mortal weapons made by the god of craftsmen.
A thousand sets of brand new armor, a thousand sharp bronze swordsSoldiers, a thousand strong shields, five hundred strong bows, twenty chariots, and twenty ballistae. When Achilles saw a rich gift, the joy on his face was beyond words.
The high priest from the temple of Hermes, the god of commerce, brought greetings from the god of commerce to Achilles, as well as twenty bags of gold and a hundred strong cattle.
Cows and horses are two kinds of livestock that were extremely valuable in the ancient Greek world. Horses were owned by nobles as a symbol of status, while cows were used to plow the fields. However, even in the larger city-states, there were not many of them. cattle.
The God of Commerce was extremely generous and gave Achilles a hundred cattle at one time, which was equivalent to the number of cattle owned by a small city-state.
With these one hundred oxen, the speed of land reclamation by the slaves in Achilles' hands will increase exponentially. It won't be long before thousands of feet of land will be reclaimed and turned into pieces of farmland. Crops were planted.
The high priest from the temple of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, also brought blessings from the goddess incarnate in wisdom, as well as several large carts of medicinal herbs.
This gift from Athens, the goddess of wisdom, surprised Achilles. Of course, besides the surprise, it was more of gratitude.
Greece has known how to use medicinal herbs to treat diseases in very early times. After so many years of accumulation of knowledge, it has developed the technology of using medicinal herbs to make hemostatic and healing medicines.
Although the potions made by mortals are very crude, they are already considerable progress for this backward era.
In various kingdoms, there are also people who grow medicinal herbs, but due to the quality of the soil, the yields are very low. The large carts of medicinal herbs sent by Athena are comparable to the harvests of larger city-states in one or two years.
With these herbs, as long as we find some people who know how to make medicines, we can get a large number of precious hemostatic medicines, which will save many young lives in future wars.
The high priest from the temple of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, also brought the blessings of this enchanting goddess, as well as two hundred lambs and a thousand bags of grain.
This is also a rich gift. Whether it is the two hundred lambs with plump meat or the thousand bags of grain, they are all precious to Achilles who is now collecting grain.
To Achilles¡¯s surprise, Ares, the god of war, and Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, also sent their own high priests to bring gifts.
The high priest from the Temple of Ares, the God of War, brought fifty war horses, thirty sets of heroic-level armor, thirty heroic-level spearmen, thirty heroic-level shields, and twenty chariots.
And Pavaros, the high priest from the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, brought five warships and ten beautiful women.
Achilles was quite moved by the five warships sent by Aphrodite. Each one was twenty meters long and made of fine wood.
But he was somewhat embarrassed about the ten beautiful women sent by Aphrodite. The events of the previous two nights were still vivid in his mind. If Artemis hadn't arrived in time, he might have died. **To Aphrodite.
He was certain that Aphrodite, a coquettish woman, had no good intentions in sending such beautiful women to him. But he also knew that even if he refused, Aphrodite would not give up her idea.
" Anyway, I was very concerned about those five warships, so I simply gave these ten beautiful women to my men. Even if I didn't eat them, they would be eye-catching if I kept them in my palace.
The person he longed for also sent a sacrifice, as if to avoid suspicion, and the gifts he brought were neither light nor heavy, including fifty spiritual horned eagles and a hundred bottles of spiritual water to ward off diseases.
Artemis obviously put a lot of thought into the gift she gave to Achilles. These fifty horned eagles are a more spiritual communication tool than carrier pigeons. With these horned eagles, even two places thousands of miles apart can learn about the situation in the other place in the shortest possible time.
Especially in an era of inconvenient transportation and communication, through these horned eagles, even after he leads his troops on an expedition, he can remotely control the city of Larissa anytime and anywhere.
Among the younger generation of gods, only Apollo did not send sacrifices to Thessaly. Because he was destined to become an enemy, Achilles naturally did not care about his things.
Zeus, the god of heaven, Poseidon, the god of the sea, Hades, the god of the underworld, and Hera, the queen of heaven, did not send anyone to come. This was what Achilles expected.
His maternal grandfather, Nereus, and his mother¡¯s sister, the sea queen AmufWright also sent gifts. The former sent a lot of exquisite gold vessels, while the Queen sent two thirty-meter-long large ships and some beautiful pearls and gems.
After the ceremony, a grand banquet was held in the largest open-air square in Larissa. Achilles, the new king of Thessaly, invited priests representing the major gods to attend the banquet. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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