City of Troy
"Prince Paris has returned. He killed Morion and Menebos."
"But the Amazon Queen, Penthesilea, died in battle. She was killed by Achilles."
The return of Prince Paris was good news, but when they heard about the death of the Amazon Queen, many people were grieving.
Especially the kings and princes of Lune, Thebes, and a few other kingdoms who came to the rescue, they all felt a sense of sorrow.
What if Queen Penthesilea's death was their tomorrow? But these kings and princes had no choice, because the Greeks had already launched an attack on their city, and Misia had even been breached. If they did not resist, what awaited them would be the destruction of their city and the death of their people.
When King Priam of Troy heard about the death of the Amazon Queen, he was also very sad. He did not expect that Penthesilea, who had been victorious a few days ago, would enter the territory of Hades in the blink of an eye.
The king ordered people to build a huge pile of firewood, and ordered the craftsmen to quickly build a wooden bed and put it on the pile. The corpse of Queen Penthesilea had been changed into new clothes, smeared with the best scented oil, and placed on the wooden bed.
The prince and the hero surrounded the pile of firewood, quietly looking at Queen Penthesilea lying on the wooden bed. She seemed to be asleep, peaceful and quiet.
King Priam ordered people to put many precious funerary objects around the pile, these funerary objects were to be buried together with Queen Penthesilea's ashes.
Everyone quietly walked around the pile of firewood, reminiscing the memory of Queen Pentecilea.
King Priam lit the pile of firewood with the torch in his hand. The flames soared into the sky, and the fire burned.
"Queen." A few female warriors of the Amazon Kingdom saw the flames engulfing Queen Penthesilea, shouting her name at the top of their lungs.
The fire burned for a long time, and when the corpse was incinerated, the Trojans extinguished the embers with sweet wine, picked up Queen Penthesilea's bones, and put them in a gold chest.
However, everyone's attention was diverted. Even Hector and Aeneas were looking at a suit of armor.
This was Queen Pentecilla's full armor, the main body of which was a gift from Ares to his daughter. The armor glimmered with golden light in the firelight. The scabbard was made of silver and ivory, the helmet was adorned with shiny golden feathers, and the double-sided axe gifted by the Goddess of Discord.
Many people looked over. Many people were tempted by this set of godly weapons and armor.
With a heavy expression, Pei Zi Yun stood up and said loudly, "These are the weapons and armor of Queen Pentecilla. I will send her and the Queen's ashes back to the Amazon Empire and hand them over to Hippolyte. She is the Amazon Princess and the daughter of Ares. She has the right to inherit her sister's weapons."
He then continued, "But before that, I will avenge her. Although I do not have the ability to kill Achilles now, I will make him pay for what he has done today."
"I want to collect some interest from the Greeks first. I want to use schemes to make Greece bleed even more. May Ares help me."
"Now, I want to make a sacrifice to Ares." Pei Zi Yun raised both of his hands high up in the air. He believed that Ares was definitely watching them, and would definitely avenge his daughter.
As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Zi Yun ordered someone to bring a bull over and offer it to Ares as a sacrifice.
The bull was quickly tied up by the servants and placed on the altar. The palace priest picked up the butcher's knife and skillfully slaughtered the bull.
Unlike before, when the bull's blood flowed onto the altar, it all disappeared. It was as if Ares had drunk all the blood in one big mouth. The bull's blood quickly flowed out, but there was not a single drop of blood on the altar. The onlookers couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. How angry must Ares be to drink all the blood?!
'This is the rage of Ares. He wants to drink his fill of fresh blood and take his revenge on Achilles and the Greeks. It seems like Achilles has completely infuriated Ares. 'Pei Zi Yun thought to himself.
The priest's face was full of surprise. To him, this was a situation he had never encountered before. All the items placed on the altar had been used by the gods, not even a drop of blood was left. This meant that the gods were very satisfied with the offerings. He then said, "The gods are very satisfied with the offerings."
Pei Zi Yun nodded and did not say anything more. He followed the crowd and left.
He had been away from home for so long. He had to return immediately so that Onone and Helen would not be worried.
Although King Priam had many questions to ask Pei Zi Yun, he knew that Paris had just returned and was about to go to the battlefield. Thus, he did not ask him to stay.
The chariot at the entrance of the palace had already been arranged. Pei Zi Yun boarded the chariot and sped towards the palace.
The chariot slowly stopped at the entrance of the palace. Because he had rushed to the battlefield in a hurry, he had not informed anyone in advance. Thus, no one in the family knew that he had returned.
When Pei Zi Yun stepped out of the chariot, the servants at the entrance stared at him in shock. They had not expected that the missing Prince Paris would suddenly return home.
Pei Zi Yun smiled. "Hurry up and inform Onone and Helen."
When he said this, the servants came to their senses and congratulated Paris on his safe return. Some of them quickly ran to inform Onone and Helen.
Not long after Pei Zi Yun entered the palace, Onone ran over. When she saw that Pei Zi Yun was unharmed, her eyes filled with tears of happiness. She hugged Pei Zi Yun and said, "My dear Paris, I thought I would never see you again."
"How could that be, Onone? Look, I'm back in one piece. " Pei Zi Yun comforted her softly. However, he did not dare to imitate Ajax and boast. "Even if the gods on Mount Olympus want me dead, I will still defy the heavens."
Ajax was the second hero of the Greeks after Achilles, but when he won the battle, he went into the temple of Athena, grabbed her priestess Cassandra by the hair, and dragged her out of the temple. Athena was furious with anger and shame.
Worst of all, he ran into a storm. Ajax hugged a rock and boasted, "Even if the gods on Mount Olympus unite, he will still save me."
Poseidon was enraged when he heard the arrogant words. He crushed Ajax with a mountain rock and crushed him to pieces.
He would really die if he asked for it.
"Paris, you've been gone for so long. Do you know how worried I was?"
"Alright, it's all over now. Things will get better, Onone." Pei Zi Yun knew that the news of his disappearance would definitely make her worried.
At this time, Helen rushed over from the palace next door, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Pei Zi Yun laughed and hugged her once more, "My dear Helen, don't be sad. I'm back in one piece now."
Helen nodded and buried her head in Pei Zi Yun's chest. She said softly, "Paris, don't leave us again."
Pei Zi Yun was secretly elated. He told Onone and Helen about his disappearance. Of course, he picked out the best parts of the story, which made them feel more at ease.
"Paris, I've already ordered the servants to boil some hot water. You've worked hard all the way here. Go and take a bath," Onone said.
Pei Zi Yun nodded. Although he had taken a bath at the pier on his way back, he had fought on the battlefield and was indeed stained with blood. He hurriedly went to take a bath.
After everything was done, Pei Zi Yun changed into a clean set of clothes and sat quietly. At this time, Gesne carefully walked in from outside.
"Respected Prince Paris, your servant Gesne congratulates you on your safe return."
Pei Zi Yun said, "Gesne, during the time I was away, did you slack off?"
Gesne had a bitter look on his face. "Prince Paris, I did all the tasks you gave me. I did not slack off at all."
Before Pei Zi Yun left, he gave Gesne a very simple task. Other than getting to know the bards of the various countries and gathering intelligence on the Greek army, he also gave him the task of infiltrating the enemy's camp. He asked Gesne, "Gesne, did Achilles break into Misia and kidnap the beautiful daughter of Priest Chrysais?"
"Yes, Prince."
"Then this time, did your men infiltrate the Greek army?"
Actually, this was what Pei Zi Yun was most concerned about. He gave Gesne the task of infiltrating the enemy's camp so that he could play a key role in this situation.
"Prince Paris, it was difficult for us to infiltrate the first batch. But as the war intensified and batches of Greeks died, many of the cities mobilized. Many people who would not have been part of the army joined. There were also many merchants who followed the army, which made things easier for us."
"Now, we have people in the Greek camp, Prince." Gesne said respectfully.
"Mm, very good." Pei Zi Yun said softly. A cold light flashed in his eyes as he looked at the snowflakes in the distance. He said coldly, "I have a task for you. Move your ear closer to me."
After listening to Prince Paris's instructions, Gesne looked at the handsome prince in front of him in shock. It was as if he was looking at the nine-headed snake, Hydra.
"Once this matter is settled, invite the Priest of Kalusai Island, Chrysais, over." Pei Zi Yun said.
"Yes, Prince."
"Mm, is there anything else?" Pei Zi Yun asked.
"Prince Paris, I have nothing else to do for now." After saying this, Gesne slowly retreated.
Looking at Gesne's retreating figure, a Plum Blossom appeared in front of Pei Zi Yun's eyes. It enlarged rapidly and became a transparent information interface.
"Divide Achilles and Agamemnon, annihilate one of the Greek army, and deal a heavy blow to the Greek army."
Pei Zi Yun looked at the system's mission and smiled faintly.
"Agamemnon, there will definitely be a conflict between you and Achilles. My plan is based on this."
After a long period of planning, the Greek army had already arranged for people to infiltrate the Greek army. Once the Greeks send more troops, these people would appear in the Greek army.
When that time comes, it would be very easy for him to spread rumors among the Greek army.
Agamemnon was a man with a strong desire for power. He was also very jealous. Achilles' strength made him very respected among the Greek army. This would undoubtedly offend Agamemnon.
And to target this weakness, as long as the emotions of the Greek army were stirred up, it would be easy to form an opposition and create a good opportunity for Troy.
"I will do what I say. I will make use of the plot and give the Greeks a big blow."
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