Hearing Agamemnon's words, Chrysais was taken aback. He did not expect such an outcome.
Although the Battle of Troy was a fierce one, once a captive was captured, as long as someone was willing to pay a ransom, the captive could be redeemed.
Chrysais had come to the Greeks' camp to redeem his daughter. He thought it was a done deal, but he did not expect things to go awry.
More importantly, Chrysais was a priest and had a particularly keen sense (otherwise, he would not have been able to become a priest). He immediately sensed the murderous intent in Agamemnon's words and the omen of fate. He knew that if he said anything more, the commander of the Greek coalition would go against morality and kill him.
Chrysais remained silent and carefully retreated from the Greek camp. The surrounding soldiers and princes did not stop him.
Chrysais slowly walked to the shore and looked at the distant sea. With tears on his face, he raised his hands and prayed, "O great Apollo, you are the god who rules over such a large land. Please listen to my appeal! For so many years, I have cleaned your temple, chosen your sacrifices, and offered them to you. I beg you to avenge me against the Athenians, to let them know the power of your golden arrows. "
He prayed loudly, his voice sad and heroic.
Mount Olympus
Apollo sat on the golden throne, drinking wine and thinking. At this moment, Chrysais' prayer penetrated through the barriers of space and reached Apollo's ears.
Apollo listened to his prayer and understood what had happened. He was furious.
The Greeks were too arrogant. They knew that Chrysais was a priest of his temple. Not only did they refuse his request to redeem his daughter, they even humiliated Chrysais. This was a provocation to Apollo.
Apollo was determined to teach the arrogant Greeks a lesson. He wanted them to understand that the gods were not to be blasphemed, and that their priests were not to be humiliated at will.
Apollo stood up and left Mount Olympus angrily. With his divine bow and quiver full of arrows slung over his shoulder, he soon arrived above the Greek camp.
Apollo quietly floated above the camp. No one noticed his presence. He looked down at the dense crowd below, took out his divine bow, aimed at the Greek camp, and shot.
Whoosh.
The arrow disappeared into the camp in an instant, piercing through the bodies of the livestock and soldiers in the camp. However, no one felt anything wrong.
Apollo shot arrows at every corner of the Greek camp, but the soldiers and beasts who were hit did not feel anything.
But it was not long before the soldiers and animals in the Greek camp fell ill with the plague, and died wailing in misery.
The accompanying doctors were helpless when they saw the soldiers suffering from the plague. They could only watch as the soldiers died in pain.
For a moment, the Greek camp was in a gloomy mood.
City of Troy, Prince's Palace
Spring was warm and the flowers were blooming. Pei Zi Yun's mansion was filled with fruit trees and grapes according to Greek tradition. Pei Zi Yun did not go out for the past few days. He stayed in the mansion with Onone and Helen, giving them pointers on how to dig a pond and build a fake mountain.
Just as they were all smiling, Gesnie came over. Pei Zi Yun stood up slowly, "You guys go ahead and do what you need to do. I'll be back soon."
As he spoke, he listened to Gesne's report.
"This is Apollo's revenge." After hearing this, Pei Zi Yun stopped in his tracks. Although spring was warm and the flowers were blooming, there was still a chill in the air. There was a faint layer of brown fog.
It was hard to say what Apollo's priesthood was. Some said it included light, prophecy, music, healing, and so on. It was even mixed up with the Sun God in the future, but it was originally called the God of Long-Range Shooting!
When Chrysais returned with his face covered in dirt, he knew that the Greeks were about to meet their doom. The gods would not watch their priests be humiliated and do nothing.
Sure enough, he received news from Gesnie that there was a plague in the Greek camp.
Ordinary medicine would not be able to cure the plague caused by the gods. They could only ask for help from the gods and hope for their forgiveness.
So when Chrysais returned with a face full of worry, Pei Zi Yun told him not to worry. After a while, the Greeks would naturally agree to his request.
"Hmph, Apollo is said to be light and has the nature of life. But his bow is a plague arrow, and it's a supernatural disease. Is this considered one of life and death?"
Pei Zi Yun quickly climbed up the city wall and looked up. He saw the thick smoke coming from the Greek camp in the distance. He knew that they were burning the infected corpses and could not help but smile coldly.
The Greeks had paid the price for their arrogance. He believed that the plague brought by Apollo would be a great blow to them. But this was just the beginning. The show would continue to unfold.
"Agamemnon controlled the entire army. It was easy for people to get used to this kind of order, so his prestige grew. In the script, the gods made use of Achilles to deal a heavy blow to Agamemnon, forcing Agamemnon to admit his mistake and ask Achilles to come out."
"I will proceed according to this script. However, the end result will not be that the Greeks won't feel any pain. Instead, it will be a huge explosion." Pei Zi Yun asked Gesne, "What's the next step? Can we ensure our safety?"
"Prince, we can ensure safety. Everyone who spoke was indirect, and some of them even took a few detours."
"Mm, tell them to do their jobs well. I will not mistreat them. You have done well this time. Go and receive your reward." Pei Zi Yun said plainly.
"Thank you, Prince, for your reward." Gesnie said and left.
This time, the pawns that Gesne planted in the Greek allied forces played an important role. All they had to do was spread some rumors, and the conflict between the hero and the commander of the Greek allied forces, who were already at odds with each other on the surface, became public.
At this point, they did not need to fight. They just needed to fight amongst themselves.
In the Greek camp, the plague started to kill all sorts of animals. Slowly, it spread to the people. Soldiers died one by one, and the number of people died slowly.
This plague seemed to grow stronger as the number of people infected increased. First, it infected the animals, then the ordinary soldiers, and then the heroes and princes.
The firewood used to cremate the corpses burned day and night. Corpses were carried out one by one from the tents.
Achilles looked at the corpses, his face full of worry. If this continued, the Trojans would not even need to attack. They would be dragged down by the plague.
At this point, a wandering minstrel saw Achilles' worried expression. He wanted to say something, but stopped himself.
"What do you want to say?" Achilles noticed that this was a minstrel from his hometown, Tesaria. It was said that he was quite famous. However, he grew up on Skouros Island and was not familiar with him.
He heard the minstrel say in a trembling voice, "Prince Achilles, with this situation in the army, we might need to consult the gods to solve it."
"Your suggestion is not bad. I will take it." Achilles nodded and threw a piece of gold to the minstrel. He was inspired by the words of the minstrel and felt that this matter could only be solved by the gods. He decided to bring it up at the meeting of the princes.
The meeting of the princes of the Greek army was a meeting attended by all the princes and heroes. It was also the highest meeting where the Greek army made decisions. Important matters would be discussed and approved at this meeting before they could be implemented.
At this time, the plague that happened in the camp caused all the princes and heroes to gather again for a meeting.
"There are more and more people infected by the plague. We should isolate and bury these people. If we wait for them to be cremated, the firewood will not be enough."
At this time, Achilles stood up and said, "Our accompanying doctors do not have a good solution to this plague. I hope to consult a priest, a fortune-teller, or someone who interprets dreams. Let them seek the will of the gods and see if they have a way to appease the anger of Apollo and eliminate the disaster in the army."
"Yes, we should offer sacrifices to the gods in order to find a way to solve this plague." Everyone nodded in agreement with Achilles' suggestion. They felt that only by asking a priest or fortune-teller to consult the gods could they solve this plague.
Agamemnon watched this arrogant young man express his opinion and gain the approval of many princes. He was furious.
He felt that Achilles was expressing his opinion to steal the limelight, buy the hearts of the people, and challenge his authority. Otherwise, even if Achilles had thought of a solution, why didn't he tell him in private?
Agamemnon absolutely could not tolerate such a thing happening. Just as he was about to retaliate, someone suddenly said, "There's no need to look for a priest or fortune-teller. Don't we have a prophet here who can communicate with the gods at any time?"
Upon hearing this, everyone remembered that Calchas was a great prophet in Greece. He could ask the gods for a solution to the plague, but everyone had forgotten to ask for his opinion.
Calchas's face was filled with bitterness. He had long known the reason, but he did not wish to speak. He hoped that everyone would forget about him. This was because this was essentially a conflict between a commander and a brave general. It was common in any world, but in this world, military strength was more important, so the conflict was more acute.
No matter what Calchas said, he would offend Agamemnon.
Agamemnon was the commander of the allied forces. Once he offended Agamemnon, his life might be in danger. This was because he knew very well what kind of person Agamemnon was. In order to stabilize his power, he could sacrifice his own daughter. If he offended him, the consequences could be imagined.
But if the god wanted him to speak, he couldn't hide. He had no choice but to stand up. He knew that if he said these words, he would offend Agamemnon, and his good days in the Greek army would come to an end. He had to find someone to protect him.
Calchas looked at Achilles and said, "Achilles, if you can protect me from harm, I can explain in detail why the gods are angry."
Although Achilles was a little surprised, he still said in a clear voice, "Great prophet Calchas, just tell me the reason boldly. I will definitely protect you from anyone."
When Calchas heard Achilles' promise in front of so many people, he was truly relieved. He was no longer afraid of Agamemnon's revenge.
"The gods are not angry because we did not keep our vows and did not offer sacrifices. They are angry because Agamemnon humiliated his priest. If we do not return the priest's daughter to him, then Apollo will not let this matter rest. "
"He will continue to bring disaster to us and cause more and more deaths. Only by fulfilling his wishes can we regain the grace of the gods."
Calcas's words were undoubtedly like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples to appear.
Everyone was discussing the rationality of Calchas' words. If this was really the case, then they could only persuade Agamemnon to release the priest's daughter, Chrysais, to appease Apollo's anger.
"I think it might be as Calchas said. It is Agamemnon who humiliated the gods' priest and did not return his daughter to him."
"If we want to appease the gods' anger, we must return Chrysais to the Chrysais priest as soon as possible. Otherwise, our soldiers will still have to endure the plague."
Achilles was very young, no more than 15 or 16 years old. He had not thought that it was because Agamemnon did not return the priest's daughter, Chrysais. However, now that he knew the situation, it was easy to deal with it. He could just ask Agamemnon to return Chrysais' daughter.
But when he said this, Agamemnon immediately became furious. He thought, Achilles, are you so eager to seize power now?
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