"More princes have entered the harbor."
The blue sea lapped against the sides of the ships. The entire harbor was filled with warships that had come to form alliances. There were at least two hundred of them, and more were coming.
Although Palamedes, Odysseus, and Menelaus were appointed as messengers, they were not immediately carried out. This was because there was a more important matter to attend to. With all the princes present, they had to elect the commander of the allied forces.
At this moment, there was King Trepolemus of Rhodes, King Diomedes of Agos, Great Ajax, son of Teramon and Eryboia, and his half-brother, the famous archer Thokros.
Little Ajax, son of Orius of Locris, King Menastheus of Athens, God of War's sons Ascalafos and Iarmenos.
Megas, grandson of King Ogeas of Neelis, Trepolemus, son of Hercules, Diomedes of Agos, and so on had all come.
What was different from the script was that some of the smaller cities did not come, and some of the princes that Palamedes had visited with some doubts brought fewer fleets.
Also, Achilles did not come. This was the real change in the script.
However, no one cared about Achilles. The scale of the allied forces had already shocked all the heroes. This was an army of tens of thousands, an army that Greece had never seen before.
"Everyone, this time, we have formed an allied army to attack Troy. We cannot do without a commander. We should elect a commander to better lead everyone to victory," Palamedes said loudly. He had received Agamemnon's hint from the beginning to bring up this suggestion at the meeting of the League of Alliances to see everyone's reaction.
When Palamedes made this suggestion, everyone was silent. No one spoke, as if they did not care about this matter.
Odysseus looked coldly at Palamedes' performance and laughed in his heart. Palamedes must have received a lot of gold from Agamemnon.
Agamemnon did not expect this sudden silence, but he was prepared for it. He subtly winked at someone in the crowd.
Someone in the crowd immediately stood up. "I support Agamemnon as the commander of this allied army. Other than him, there is no other person who can convince the crowd."
It was Trypolemus, son of Hercules, of the island of Rhodes.
After the first person agreed, there was a second. King Menelaus of Sparta stood up and said, "I also agree that my brother Agamemnon should be the commander of the allied army. Without him, the whole of Greece would be a pile of loose sand, and we would not have been able to conquer Troy."
"I agree."
"I support Agamemnon." The people who had been silent earlier all expressed their support for Agamemnon to be the commander-in-chief of the allied forces. Seeing this situation, some people also followed suit.
From the perspective of the gods, only the descendants of Zeus could serve as the commander of the allied forces.
From a national point of view, the most powerful country in Greece was now Kenya.
Although no one liked having more than one person at the top, the truth was that they needed a commander, and the most suitable person was Agamemnon.
There was no hope of becoming a king or a prince of a small country.
Seeing that everyone was supporting him, Agamemnon's face glowed and he walked to the front of the stage. "Respected kings and princes, thank you very much for your support. Since everyone has chosen me to be the commander of the allied forces, then I promise, I will definitely lead everyone to victory in this war against Troy."
"Respected commander Agamemnon, do you have a detailed plan to attack Troy? As far as I know, Troy is a big country, and it has many allies. I am afraid that when we attack Troy, we will also suffer heavy losses. "Little Ajax asked.
"Little Ajax asked a good question. I have the plan to attack Troy here, let me give everyone a rough idea."
"First, I will gather our superior forces to surround the city of Troy. When our allies of Troy arrive, I will split up a portion of our forces to destroy their allies one by one. Finally, we will gather the strength of the entire allied forces, and under the situation where Troy has no strong reinforcements, we will take Troy in one fell swoop."
Agamemnon explained to everyone the rough plan of how he would lead the allied forces to attack Troy as the commander. To be honest, this plan was very simple, it was to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements, using absolute power to crush the enemies in front of them, but the most important thing was stability.
"If the allied forces' attack on Troy is thwarted, what do you plan to do?" Austin asked.
"With the strength of our Greek allied forces, there is no possibility of them being thwarted. Furthermore, we have so many great heroes," Agamemnon said proudly.
"Before the battle, we should consider what we will do if we fail. This is what a commander should do. With our long journey and the lack of supplies, if we are thwarted, we won't be able to last for long." Austin did not seem to want to enter the battlefield without a clear plan, so he insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter.
"King Austin, you are also a great hero. You should understand the importance of a legendary hero on the battlefield. If we really are thwarted in Troy, I will be the first to stand up and lead our heroes and warriors to take down Troy. I believe that no one in Troy can stop the attack of so many legendary heroes."
Agamemnon said confidently. What he said was indeed the truth. In this world, legendary heroes could control the battlefield. A legendary hero was too powerful, and there were many heroes in the Greek allied forces.
"That's right, with so many heroes and soldiers, Troy will not be able to resist."
"Agamemnon is quite capable, and he does have the qualifications to be the commander." The heroes present were all bandits among bandits, warriors among warriors. They had been through hundreds of battles, so they naturally understood this. The atmosphere became more heated, and the way they looked at Agamemnon changed.
However, at this moment, someone shouted, "Agamemnon is the King of Kings!"
Hearing this, the kings and princes hurriedly looked around, but they did not know who this person was. They could not help but look at each other, and many people's enthusiasm cooled down. Was this title 'King of Kings' that anyone could call?
Being the commander of the allied forces was one thing, but did he really want to be their king?
Austin looked at Agamemnon and said, "King of Kings? That's a title that only Zeus has. "
Hearing someone call him the King of Kings, Agamemnon's first reaction was not to reject it, but to laugh.
He raised the scepter in his hand high up and looked at the heroes from the high platform. They were all kings and princes of the various Greek kingdoms, and they all had to listen to his orders. At this moment, Agamemnon even had the illusion that the world was in his hands.
"King of Kings, Agamemnon," Agamemnon muttered, and his grip on the scepter tightened.
Mount Olympus
This was a sacred mountain, and it was also a giant garden. There were treasures that could not be found in the outside world. The gods sat around the palace, and in the middle was a thick cloud, which showed the grand gathering of the heroes of Greece by Oris.
When Agamemnon became the commander of the entire Greek allied forces, the gods were indifferent. They had long expected this and continued the banquet. For the gods, the wine they drank was white, which was the liquid that could make mortals immortal. The dishes were similar, and Hebe, the goddess of youth, kept filling them up.
Moreover, there was no such thing as feces and urine. Drinking and eating it would turn into power and be completely absorbed by the gods. Although it seemed insignificant, it accumulated over a long period of time!
Some people said that this wine could make the gods immortal and forever youthful, and they believed that, like the Garden of Asgard, the gods relied on the wine of youth, and if they lost it, they would age … This was actually wrong. The gods had their own source of energy, and they did not need it to maintain their lives and youth.
It was just that this was at public expense, and only official gods could enjoy it. Look, Hercules did not have the fortune to enjoy this treatment (Note 1).
While the gods were distracted, they suddenly heard someone call the King of Kings, Agamemnon, and Agamemnon raised his scepter to show it. The voices of the gods suddenly disappeared, and the whole palace, including the sound of wine being poured, disappeared.
"The King of Kings?"
Agamemnon raised his scepter, and his image froze in the clouds. The gods had strange thoughts, and they could not help but look at each other. This was the title of Zeus, and Agamemnon dared to call Agamemnon that. Was he not afraid of divine punishment?
Everyone looked at Zeus, who was sitting in the middle, but at this moment, Zeus's expression did not change much, and his expression was inscrutable.
After a while, the hall became lively again, and the gods seemed to have a tacit understanding. They did not express their views on this matter, but only exchanged interesting news with each other.
After a while, Athena leaned over to Hera and whispered, "Honorable Hera, if Achilles did not come, the gap between the Greeks and the Trojans would not be too big. Do we still need to attack Agamemnon?"
"Agamemnon is the descendant of our formidable gods, and enjoys the greatest wealth on earth, and this time he is qualified to be the commander of the coalition army."
"But now it seems that he is too complacent, and this kind of ambition should not be allowed. Agamemnon, do you continue to be arrogant and disrespect the gods, or do you wake up and not cross the line? Your life depends on this decision." As Hera spoke, she glanced at Zeus, and seeing that he did not say a word, she already had an idea in her mind. She turned to Artemis and said, "The matter of Agamemnon, I will leave it to you."
Artemis looked at Zeus, and seeing that he did not say a word, she looked at Hera and nodded. Her divine power was far above Apollo's, and this clean-up would not hurt her foundation, so she was relatively calm and not as anxious as Apollo.
But since Hera had spoken, she nodded slightly in agreement.
Zeus looked at the clouds in the middle and did not speak. He thought, Agamemnon, you are my descendant and not on the list of elimination. Originally, I was going to protect you safely on your way back to Greece, so that you could enjoy glory and old age, but now your ambition has brought you disaster.
Zeus was the king of the gods. Not saying a word did not mean that he had no opinion, but sometimes it was a kind of tacit agreement.
Note: Hercules climbed Mount Olympus, but was then expelled by Hera, and did not have a real divine position.
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