After Hector was buried, Pei Ziyun brought Onone and Helen back to the mansion.
When they arrived at the mansion, Helen, who had just cried, said sadly, "Onone, Hector is the one I admire the most among my husband's brothers.
"It's been six years since Paris brought me, an unfortunate woman, to Troy! In these six years, I've never heard Hector say a single bad word.
"Although King Priam protected me like a father, whenever there was a quarrel between my brothers, whenever my husband's brothers and sisters came out to scold me, Hector would always stand up to persuade them to calm down and help me out."
"Hector is dead, and I've lost a friend and a brother who comforted me. Now, everyone is going to despise me!" Helen could not help but cry as she spoke of her sadness. Everyone around her sighed.
Onone comforted her, "Helen, although I'm sad that Hector is gone, we still have Paris to rely on."
Pei Ziyun knew that Helen had many emotions. Six years ago, she was still the Queen of Sparta, and now she was following him. If Troy was stable, everything would be fine, but now that it was on the verge of collapse, she could not help but feel emotional.
Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun called out in his heart, System.
A Plum Blossom appeared in front of him and quickly grew larger, turning into a transparent information interface with a faint sense of light.
Hero Bloodline: Level Five (475.5%)
"I'm only 25% away from level 10. This bit of experience can definitely be achieved by killing a stronger hero, such as Ajax, or simply killing Achilles."
There was not much time left for Pei Ziyun, and the final showdown was getting closer and closer. When that time came, he would have to reveal his true intentions.
When Achilles was killed, the gods would abandon him. At that time, there would be no more gods to protect him, and he would have to rely on himself for everything.
Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun said loudly to the servant, "Gather everyone."
"Yes, Prince Paris." The servant bowed and retreated. Not long after, the well-prepared crowd rushed into the courtyard.
Looking at each other, Onone and Helen stopped crying and comforting each other, wondering what Paris had in mind.
Pei Zi Yun surveyed his surroundings. The first thing he saw was Gesni and Ke Sailia. Following that, he heard the sound of footsteps. A group of soldiers stepped forward. They were all clad in leather armor, which gleamed under the sunlight.
These were all slaves that Pei Zi Yun had bought over the years. These slaves had participated in many battles, and those who didn't manage to survive had become veterans, and were filled with killing intent.
There were also slaves who had a special skill and were on standby in the garden. After a long period of training, they were already able to handle their respective posts with ease.
As for Gesne, he was in charge of contacting the merchants, bards, and people of other professions from the various kingdoms and cities. This was to establish a complete intelligence network. This was the task that Pei Zi Yun had given him, and he had completed it excellently.
Ke Saili Ya had also achieved great results in terms of trade, goods and money. This made Pei Zi Yun feel more at ease in entrusting all these matters to her.
Everyone lined up and bowed. "Prince Paris."
Pei Zi Yun nodded. He was very satisfied with everyone's mental state. He listened to Gesne's report and said, "Prince Paris, the ships are ready."
"Very good. How many ships are there in total?" Pei Zi Yun asked. He was not as clear about his own assets as Gesne and the rest.
"A total of twelve ships." Pei Zi Yun nodded. With these ships, he would be able to bring some things away easily.
Twelve ships wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a small number either. Thinking of this, Pei Zi Yun asked again, "What about the other preparations?"
"The three best craftsmen in the city have been gathered according to your instructions. All the knowledge in the city has been copied onto parchments. These things are all stored on different ships to prevent any accidents from happening."
Pei Zi Yun nodded. He approved of everything that Gesne had done. Ever since Gesne had started following him, he had always done his best. Although he liked to take advantage of others, he had always turned a blind eye to these innocuous things. Pei Zi Yun nodded.
"Mm, not bad. Gesne, you've done well. I hope you will continue to work hard." After speaking to Gesne, Pei Zi Yun turned to look at Ke Saili, waiting for her report.
"Respectable Prince Paris, this time, I have recorded all the goods and people we need to bring away. Some of our less important businesses have also been sold to recoup our capital."
As she finished speaking, Ke Saili took out a thick parchment and passed it to Pei Zi Yun. Pei Zi Yun took the parchment and nodded. He didn't read it immediately.
"Ke Saili, you've done well too. With you and Gesne as my right and left hands, you've saved me a lot of trouble. I will now officially return your slave contract to you and give you your freedom. "
As he said this, Pei Zi Yun took the slave contract from the servant and passed it to Ke Saili Ya.
Ke Saili's hands trembled as she received the slave contract. She had worked so hard for so long just to regain her freedom. She sobbed and said, "Thank you, Prince Paris."
When Pei Zi Yun saw that everything was prepared, he lowered his voice and said to everyone present, "These are just my personal preparations. I have already obtained my father's approval to carry out the Torch Plan. Once Troy fails, this will be the capital for us to reignite."
"Father will also send some reliable people to join us. There won't be many, not more than a hundred people."
"Back then, Father rebuilt the city of Troy from the ruins. Once Troy is destroyed in this war, we can rely on our capital to rebuild our city."
"We have to let the Greeks understand that even if they can defeat us and destroy our city, we have the confidence to rebuild it at any time."
"Other than father and mother, only you guys know about the Torch Plan. I hope you won't leak it out."
"Yes." Everyone replied.
Most of these people were slaves that Pei Zi Yun had bought, and their interests were tied to Pei Zi Yun's. It could be said that they were bound together for good or bad, so there was no need to worry about information being leaked.
As for the elite soldiers sent by the palace, although they had been carefully selected, they were not Pei Zi Yun's own people after all. It was difficult to control them, so it was better to leave them in the city.
Seeing that everything was prepared, he then turned to Helen and asked, "Helen, are you coming with us, or are you staying in the city?"
Helen thought about it and felt that it might not be safe to stay in the city. She said, "Together."
Pei Zi Yun nodded and said, "Alright, Onone, bring everyone to Mount Ida and make it our base. If anything happens, we can pass through Mount Ida at any time, reach the opposite coast, and board a ship to leave Troy."
Onone nodded and said, "Dear Paris, don't worry. I will definitely make it our safest base. No one is more familiar with Mount Ida than I am. If everyone follows me, I can guarantee that there will be no losses."
What Onone said was true. She and Paris had grown up on Mount Ida, and no one was more familiar with them than she was. Retreating to Mount Ida would be safer.
Pei Zi Yun did not secretly build a base on Mount Ida at the beginning of the Trojan War. At that time, he still felt that there was hope of winning.
However, after being expelled last time, he made arrangements for the failure of the war after returning.
This was because Pei Zi Yun understood that the victory of the Greeks in the Battle of Troy was the ending of the 'script' set by the gods. Although some subtle changes could be made to the 'script', the ending could not be changed so easily.
When Troy was breached, there must be a place that could temporarily resist the pursuing Greeks, and Mount Ida became the first choice.
It was a place with high mountains and dense forests, and the Greeks could not mobilize a large number of soldiers to launch an attack, let alone use large siege weapons.
Therefore, the attack would be very limited, which would give the people who escaped from Troy a chance to breathe.
Even if Mount Ida could not resist the Greeks' attack in the end, there were still ships arranged on the opposite side of Mount Ida that could go out to sea at any time.
Therefore, Mt. Ida was a good place to attack and defend from.
"It's a pity that this is the world of the gods." Pei Zi Yun did not think that his plan could be hidden from the gods, so it was impossible to build a large base. The entire staff was reduced several times, and there were only about a hundred people.
"Then retreat immediately." Pei Zi Yun waved his hand and ordered. Seeing that everyone had left, he fell into deep thought.
"It's impossible to move a large number of treasures.
"If the king understood my hint, he would break up the whole thing and hide some high-quality treasures and gold in more than a dozen locations.
"It would be difficult for the Greeks to dig them out one by one.
"However, these are actually small details. Mount Ida is high and dense, and it is impossible for the Greeks to mobilize a large number of soldiers to launch an attack, let alone use large machinery. However, the heroes can catch up.
"Therefore, to escape, we have to go through the Greek heroes.
"Not to mention anything else, the King of Sparta, Menelaus, will definitely catch up for Helen.
"If I were really rational, I would definitely leave Helen behind, but I won't do that. Unless she lets me down, I will never abandon her.
"Besides, I have worked so hard for so long, is it just to survive?" Pei Zi Yun had been thinking hard, and gradually gained a lot of experience from the methods of the gods.
"Look, how do the gods face fate?"
"They all go with fate first, but there are small changes in the process, leaving some leeway."
"When fate has generally reached its goal, there will be a turn."
"Look, Hercules was destined to have twelve great achievements, but after he was done, the gods immediately acted, not giving him time and opportunity to continue accumulating power."
"And continued to go with fate, letting Hercules ascend to Mount Olympus, and Hera even married Hebe to him. But in the blink of an eye, Hercules was expelled, and even the marriage with Hebe was in name only, and they could only see each other once in a long time."
"In this Battle of Troy, Zeus did not directly overturn the ruling of fate. Fate said that the son of Thetis is more powerful than her father, so find a mortal to marry her."
"This is how the gods deal with fate."
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