Hearing Agamemnon blame Zeus, fate, and the Goddess of Vengeance, Thetis and her sisters were stunned. They could not believe that Agamemnon would say something like this in front of everyone.
"Agamemnon," Thetis said. "Agamemnon, my son's days are numbered, but yours are numbered as well."
"How can you put the blame on the gods and show your innocence?"
Agamemnon was digging his own grave, and even the gods would be disgusted.
"Now, you are the commander, and the gods will not do anything to you. But when you are no longer the commander, you will be punished, and I can already see your death."
Agamemnon's words were not suitable to be said directly, but now, in order to clear his name and to make Achilles more satisfied, he had no choice but to say what he wanted.
Hearing that Agamemnon still wanted to give a gift, Achilles did not agree, but he did not object. Right now, all he wanted was to avenge his good friend Patroclus, and he did not care much about Agamemnon's gift. He replied, "Son of Atreus, it is up to you whether you want to give me the gift or not. To be honest, I am more eager to fight on the battlefield."
"Only by killing Hector can I give my friend a proper burial."
The cunning Odysseus had been observing the situation. He knew that Achilles could not be left out of this battle, and Agamemnon's role was irreplaceable. He immediately stood up and suggested, "Achilles, please give everyone some time to arrange the burial of the heroes and soldiers. Agamemnon can send the gift here during this time and invite you to a grand banquet in the main tent."
What Odysseus said was reasonable. It was indeed necessary to arrange the burial of the heroes and soldiers.
The corpses of the heroes and soldiers had been detained, and there was no other way. Now that Prince Paris had sent them back cleanly, if they were not buried first, people would think that they were treating the corpses of their own people worse than an outsider.
"You are right, Odysseus."
Agamemnon agreed with Austin's words. Austin had always been on his side. Whenever something happened, Austin would be the first to come up with a plan or find a way to solve it. Therefore, Agamemnon had always treated Austin as his right-hand man.
"Think, Greeks," said Agamemnon, "when the Trojans ask for a truce and burial, it is clear that the Trojans feel the threat of extinction!"
"Find a bull and offer it to the great Zeus before continuing with the funeral. Get the soldiers to help. Chop down the trees and dig the grave."
Everyone agreed, so Agamemnon arranged for the soldiers to go to the forest to cut down trees and pick up firewood. Then, they put them together and piled them into a pile of firewood. The ordinary citizens were cremated and buried together, which was relatively safe.
However, heroes and princes not only needed to be cremated, but also held a grand funeral. In order to let the dead rest in peace, they had to be buried. Otherwise, their souls would not be able to enter the realm of Hades.
However, in order to retrieve the ashes when they returned to their countries and give them to the children of the deceased, the remains were placed in a box made of gold and silver so that they could be retrieved in the future.
After giving out all these orders, Agamemnon looked at Achilles and said, "Brave Achilles, you can personally pick a group of strong young men from the soldiers and have them carry the gifts on my ship."
Almost all of Agamemnon's spoils of war were placed on the warship. After the previous incident where the barracks were breached, his spoils of war would not be placed in the barracks. If the Trojans breached the barracks again, all of his spoils of war would be lost.
Agamemnon arranged for a group of people to build an altar to offer sacrifices to the gods. As long as there was a hero that needed to be buried, an altar had to be set up to offer sacrifices to the gods.
This way, the souls of the heroes could be protected.
After that, he said to his herald, "Herald Tartipios, quickly go and get a bull. We just said that we will sacrifice it to Zeus and Apollo."
Although Agamemnon had just pushed the responsibility to Zeus, Fate, and the Goddess of Vengeance, it was subconscious. He would not forget the sacrifices to the gods.
Tartypios, the herald, was speedily dispatched by Agamemnon's orders, and soon returned with a bull.
The bull had been frightened by the war and had lost some fat. It was not as fat as when it was first raised here, but this did not affect the sacrifice to the gods.
On the temporary altar, the boar was slaughtered by the priests and offered to Zeus and Apollo. However, no one took it, but this did not attract much attention.
It was normal for the gods not to take it.
Only the Greek prophet Calchas looked at it and shook his head. He thought to himself, "Son of Atreus, what were you saying just now?"
"Although you are the descendants of the great Zeus, the sin of the Tantaros family is really great. Even you have committed a new sin. If you were not the commander of the Greek army, the wrath of the gods would have come."
Agamemnon was a member of the Tantaros family. Tantaros was the son of Zeus. At first, he was very favored by the gods. Later, Tantaros became arrogant and killed his son, Perops, to be food for the gods. The gods were furious, so the family was cursed.
The gods resurrected Perops, and he gave birth to three sons. The eldest was Atreus and Thyestes. The two brothers were jealous of the youngest brother, so they killed him. This was the second curse on the Tantaros family.
Then Atreus got married and found out that his wife had slept with his brother, Thyestes. He invited his brother to a banquet, killed his brother's son, and stewed it for his brother. This was the third curse of Tantaros.
Agamemnon was a member of this glorious and sinful family. Now, he had committed a sin against the gods.
But last time, Carcas had stood on Achilles' side and had already offended Agamemnon. Naturally, he would not say anything.
Soon, the soldiers brought a large number of gifts from Agamemnon's ship. These were the spoils of war that Agamemnon had kept for a long time. There were gold, bronze, agate, spices, and so on.
Agamemnon looked at these gifts with a hint of pain in his eyes. But in order to win this war, he had no choice but to contribute these.
Agamemnon pointed at the gifts and said to Achilles, "Great hero, Achilles, these are gifts for you to make up for my mistakes. I hope you can accept them."
Achilles looked at Agamemnon with a complicated look in his eyes, but he did not embarrass him. He said, "Son of Atreus, I feel your sincerity. I will accept your gift and completely forget the unhappiness of the past. Together, we will build a strong Greek army."
Achilles' words made Agamemnon very happy. He had made all these concessions because he wanted Achilles to let go of the past and return to the war against the Trojans.
Now that he heard Achilles say this, Agamemnon breathed a sigh of relief.
The conversation between Agamemnon and Achilles made everyone around them understand that the Greeks would usher in a new era. The conflict between the commander and the powerful hero had been temporarily resolved.
In the face of the unity of the Greeks and their common enemy, the Trojans would not be able to resist.
"Everyone, let us welcome the return of the greatest hero of the Greeks, Achilles, with our warmest cheers.
"If we are united, I promise that we will not suffer the same setbacks as before. We will definitely make the despicable Trojans understand that the great Greeks are invincible. Even if they fall into a bad situation, they will be able to quickly get out of it and defeat all their enemies."
"The Greeks will win." The crowd cheered for the return of Achilles and for the upcoming victory.
Since everything had been discussed, the crowd bid farewell and left.
Achilles carried the corpse back. On the corpse bed, Patroclus was lying quietly as if he was asleep.
Achilles watched for a long time before he said to the invisible Thetis, "Mother, looking at Patroclus's body, my heart is breaking. I have decided that I must kill Hector."
Now, killing Hector had become an obsession in Achilles' heart. He had to kill Hector.
"However, the armor that God gave to our family, which could have made me invincible, has been taken by Hector. Now, I need new armor."
Achilles knew that without good armor, it would be difficult to defeat Hector. After all, that armor was made by the gods, and it was difficult to break.
Only by asking his mother, Thetis, could Achilles obtain armor that was comparable to that armor. Only then would he have the confidence to defeat Hector on the battlefield and avenge Patroclus.
"My poor child."
Thetis was sad. She knew that killing Hector was the beginning of the countdown to Achilles' life. However, seeing that Achilles was determined, she knew that no matter how much she tried to persuade him, this was fate.
"On the morning of the third day, when the sun rises, I will bring you the weapon and armor that Hephaestus forged."
"However, you must remember, before I return, you must not fight."
Thetis reminded Achilles. Although Achilles was strong without the armor and weapon of God, he might not be a match for Hector, who was wearing the armor and wielding the weapon of God.
"I will, Mother." Achilles said.
After saying this, Thetis called for her sisters to sink back into the sea. She herself flew to Mount Olympus to look for the God of Craftsmen, Hephaestus.
Pei Zi Yun, who had returned to Troy, felt that there were no gods watching him. He shouted, "System!"
A Plum Blossom appeared in front of him and quickly enlarged, turning into an information interface with a faint sense of light.
"Hero Bloodline: Level Five (358.6%)"
"Mission: Return Patroclus' body, exchange the bodies of the fallen heroes, and give each other a dignified burial (Completed)"
Pei Zi Yun looked at the system and pondered, "I killed seven heroes and reached the middle of the eighth level. Yesterday, I killed another four heroes, so I can at least reach the ninth level."
"I have already surpassed Hector."
He then asked, "What level is Achilles at?"
"Ten."
"Ten? That means he was just a step away from entering the realm of gods? No wonder he wanted to kill him. " Pei Zi Yun thought to himself as he pressed down on the mission, "I've gained another Fate Point. Now I have 21 Fate Points. I'm only 4 points away from the Oracle. Only when the Oracle is announced will I be able to legally ascend."
"Now, where can I find a mission?"
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