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Dana felt the magic power pouring into her body, which undoubtedly added fuel to her old man who was about to run out of oil, and it could prolong her life for a while.
And this period of time will not be too long, the main work is to let Hercules, a monster with infinite power, gain control power.
A person who pursues strength often ends up becoming a slave to strength.
Dana also doesn't want the city-state she built to be destroyed like this.
Chapter 250 The Seventh Last Card
"Ahead is Rome."
Illya took Hercules through the forest and over the mountains. With the help of the magician, it became a simple matter to get rid of the pursuers.
They came to the city of Rome without any danger. The scenery inside really surprised Hercules, and he even suspected that he had returned to Greece.
"I thought it was an exotic place."
"The people here were originally people who left Greece, and the gods of Rome... are actually the gods of Greece."
Illya secretly told Hercules this secret. She herself was not used to the behavior of the riddlers like the gods, and Hercules was not a talker, so it didn't matter if she told the other party.
It's just that these words made Hercules' nerves tense up.
Regarding the initial great war in Greece, he had also heard the story about the god Jupiter from a foreign land instigating the war in Greece, but if the god of Rome is the god of Greece, then this...
Too much fog enveloped Hercules, this feeling really made him feel indescribable.
"Then Perseus' mother was..."
"Queen of Rome, Dana."
The queen of Rome, the mother of Perseus, the lover of Zeus... Hercules thought about these relationships, and seemed to feel something vaguely, but he didn't understand the meaning of Zeus's actions.
Is there some reason behind my path to become the strongest hero?
The doubt in Hercules' heart was snuffed out after a brief appearance.
Wanting to be the strongest person is definitely one's own will, no matter what Zeus wants to do, this will will not waver.
With Illya leading the way, the territory of Rome was almost unimpeded to Heracles, and soon they saw the old woman on the throne.
"Hercules, son of Alcmene, I have not seen you for a long time."
"I'm entrusted by Perseus."
Hercules was very dissatisfied with how Dana called him, but considering that Illya was by his side, he couldn't get angry.
At this moment, he just wants to complete the task he was given, and then he can leave here.
"Perseus is your grandfather, you don't seem to have much respect for him."
Dana sighed, whose blood problem is the cause of her children, except Perseus who is a little normal, Alcmene and Hercules have obviously entered the "abnormal" range.
One pursues power, the other believes in strength.
"I have enough respect. He is an opponent worthy of being treated with care. The next time we meet, I will definitely win."
Hercules gave the golden apple to Dana.
"I saw it again. I once gave it to Perseus, but I didn't expect it to come back to me after a round."
Dana thought of her child, even though she was so afraid of death, she was unwilling to use up the golden apple for this moment. This child really... makes parents worry.
Right in front of everyone, Dana ate the golden apple, her pale white hair gradually returned to the pink color of her youth, the wrinkles on her face disappeared, her skin became firmer and radiant gradually, her eyes seemed bright and even The spirit is back to the time when I was young.
But that's just an appearance.
The golden apple restored Dana to her youthful appearance, but her life was still continued by the magic power of Zeus. Now that Hercules grows up to be able to inherit the throne of Rome, Dana can leave with peace of mind.
"Since the things have been delivered, then..."
"Then why don't you just stay?"
Dana interrupted Hercules, the current situation in Greece is really not suitable for Hercules to go back.
"The people in Greece should be chasing you because of the golden apple. Now that the golden apple has been eaten by me, you have no way to explain it clearly. If that's the case, why don't you stay here to avoid the limelight?"
Dana's words are indeed the best solution now.
It is impossible for Hercules to guard against sneak attacks and poisoning by those insidious villains every day. Even Perseus has his own city-state with a strict defense system so that he does not have to worry about such problems when he is old.
"I can go to the forest to find Teacher Chiron."
"And then? Bring the flames of war to your teacher. Your teacher can protect you for a while but not for a lifetime. Of course, you can also go to your mother..."
"Forget it, I'll stay here."
As soon as Dana mentioned Alcmene, Heracles hurriedly agreed, although Heracles had accepted the unchangeable fact that Alcmene was his mother.
But facing that face every day is really hard to accept.
"Rome is far away from Greece. You stay here for a few years and wait until you become strong enough to go back. At that time, those people will not be your opponents. You can start your trials with confidence, but... ..."
"but?"
"I've found a few girls for you here, and you can choose among them to choose a future wife."
Naturally, Dana could tell from just now that Hercules was a person who purely pursued power, and it was basically impossible for such a person to manage a city-state.
He doesn't know how to back down, he can't learn to compromise, and he appears reckless and impulsive in dealing with certain things, which is not the material for a king.
For such a person, in addition to education, it is best to give him a caring.
"Married? Is Hercules' age..."
As a modern person, Ilya has a natural resistance to a 13-year-old child who is still talking about marriage, but everyone present did not change their expressions.
"The age of 13 is the age to start a family and start a business. To arrange a marriage for him is also to let him learn to calm down. You also understand that his current mentality will inevitably cause trouble in the future."
Dana's words left Illya with no reason to refute. The entanglement of Hercules' strength and character has long given him his unique three views.
Although Hercules can definitely be called a good person under the teaching of Illya, there are too many things in this world that are not clear in black and white. If these things are met by Hercules, they may use Destroy it with absolute violence.
"I do not mind."
Hercules has always been indifferent.
"Then it's decided like this, I'll let someone take you to rest first."
Dana asked the guards to take the two back, and soon the test belonging to Hercules will begin.
"I regained my youth. This 'credit' belongs to my great-grandson Hercules. Now that Perseus is gone, it is clear at a glance who the future master of Rome will be."
As this matter ferments over time, it will soon attract all kinds of people to visit.
Once her daughter is married to Hercules, she can basically wait for a prosperous career, and this is really the test that Dana gave Hercules.
Neither Dionysus nor Dana was worried about Hercules' strength, but they were only very worried about Hercules' attitude towards people.
They want to tell Hercules that in this world, apart from killing with real swords, there are also unavoidable backstabbing.
......
On Mount Olympus, Zeus looked at the star map in front of him, drawing out the constellations one by one, so as to avoid the trouble of temporarily naming them in the future.
"Father, Hercules has arrived in Rome and is now arranging his marriage."
Athena entered the room, looked at the star map in front of her, and saw Zeus alone in it, randomly linking the order of the stars, and then waved away when she felt dissatisfied.
"Married? Did Dana arrange it for him? Just Hercules type..."
Zeus still remembered that when he saw Hercules, who was only three years old, he really didn't understand why a person who valued family affection so much would have such offspring.
"Hercules is too young. It can be said that he did not experience any hardships before leaving the forest of Chiron. Such strength and growth environment will inevitably create such a character."
"I know, that's why heroes need trials."
Zeus thought about the monsters that were active on the earth, and Zeus arranged those monsters in his heart one by one, and planned to let Hercules crusade them in the future. This trial will spread all over Greece, and let everyone witness.
However, it is not enough to show his bravery, he needs more tests.
"Father, there is one more thing to report. Some of Typhon's 'children' surrendered to us."
"surrender?"
Zeus was a little surprised, these guys are notoriously stubborn, and now there are still people who would think of surrendering?
"That's right, the demonic nature in the monster's body cannot be cut off. After the gods got tired of hunting them, they became unscrupulous. Although the appearance of Perseus made them dormant for a while, but now after Perseus' death there is Hercules." Lacules, a small part of the monsters are planning to surrender."
"That's it."
Zeus understood what Athena meant, and apparently the goddess of wisdom intended to accept the surrender of these monsters.
This will not only reduce the pressure on the Greek heroes, but also increase the number of thugs on Mount Olympus. If successful, it will even divide the Warcraft internals, causing the Warcraft to internal chaos.
Just the only problem... how to get rid of the magic in them.
"Who takes the lead?"
"Nimia, he is a lion in the daytime, a magical beast that can transform into a human at night. Because he can become a human, he is closer to human beings, but also because of his closeness to human beings, the demonic nature in his body is very strong."
"Is that so?"
Zeus has a headache about the existence of demonic nature, not only in this era, even in this era, there will be people who are troubled by demonic beasts.
"Actually, you already have an idea, right? Let's talk about it."
"Since the father allows it, then forgive me for the presumption."
As the goddess of wisdom, Athena naturally knows what to do to get the most benefit, but she also understands that everything needs Zeus to nod to be recognized.
"We can use the way of cultivating heroes to select Warcraft, let them fight heroes, let heroes step on their heads and become famous, this also makes our people..."
"Say no more."
Zeus understood what Athena meant, and it was nothing more than a match-fixing match. He had said so much, and Zeus could figure out how to operate in the future.
First let those monsters destroy the town and cause a huge impact, and then arrange your own people to kill them, using them as stepping stones on the "hero" road.
In the end, the heroes became the constellations in the sky, and by the way, the demonic nature of those monsters was also cut off to become constellations, and it was able to give each temple a part of the "hero" quota. loyalty.
This can be said to be a plan to make money for Olympus, but Zeus' answer is "don't talk about it anymore".
Athena was silent, although she didn't understand why Zeus was dissatisfied with this plan, but what Zeus said was what he said, she didn't want to and couldn't refute.
"Athena, I understand that your idea may be the most correct choice, but when this 'correctness' is too cold, hidden dangers will accumulate little by little."
"Yes."
Athena nodded and said yes, but she didn't know how much Zeus she had heard. In a sense, Ares and Athena were indeed connected by blood, and they were both stubborn.
"Athena, I understand that you are worried that the human beings who become constellations will not be controlled by us. This is your trust in human beings."
"It's your sharp eyes."
Athena did not believe in human beings. As the god who negotiated the most with the nobles of the Greek city-states, as the transactions in it deepened, Athena was used to the filth of human beings. She was the goddess of human beings who least believed.
"But you trust Illya."
"She's an exception."
Illya is not a normal human being, but a little Holy Grail born as a Holy Grail War, a child born of an artificial human through normal reproduction.
"That's right, there are a minority of people who can be called noble among human beings. Aren't the so-called heroes also the so-called minority?"
Zeus understood Athena's concern that if too many human beings were given a long lifespan, it would cause those constellations to converge into another force.
Although they have gained a stronger lifespan after becoming a constellation, their upper limit is basically locked. Unless the number reaches a certain level, it is impossible for these to become the opponents of gods.
"I understand your worry, noble people are often difficult to control, but you also understand how rare noble people are."
"Drip water wears away rocks, gather sand to form a tower."
Athena's answer was also very concise. In her opinion, as long as time goes on, there will be more and more immortal constellations until they pose a threat to the gods. A little cocooned.
"Don't worry Athena, although the stars in the sky can accommodate countless constellations, but we... don't have that much time."
Zeus' words made Athena nervous.
What is "not so much time"? Could it be said that Greece is still facing any kind of crisis?
"Father."
"Athena, you are the most stable and intelligent person among the gods. I will tell you some things sooner or later. Just stop now."
"Yes."