"A big shot is coming!"
Seeing Rod so flustered, Hilde's heart skipped a beat.
"Could it be..."
Hilde followed Rod and walked in quickly.
When she arrived at the palace hall, she saw a middle-aged man sitting on a soft chair beside him. He happily drank the premium wine and brandy provided by the palace. The golden trident in his hand exuded an irresistible divine power. The powerful force rushed over, and ordinary oracles like Rhodes had already stepped back several steps.
He is so awe-inspiring without even getting angry!
But Hilde recognized his identity at a glance.
"Poseidon!?"
"Oh?"
Poseidon turned around and looked at Hilde.
His eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at Hilde carefully, then nodded thoughtfully and said, "Are you really alike? You look exactly the same. If you didn't give me a completely different feeling, I would have thought you were really Athena."
"Lord Poseidon, even if you are a powerful god, it is a bit unreasonable for you to come to my place uninvited."
Hilde was also unceremonious.
The gods who came here at this time.
Hilde felt that they didn't mean well.
Poseidon put down the wine glass in his hand, waved at Hilde, and said with a wry smile: "Don't be so nervous, I didn't come to you to cause you trouble, but to have a good talk with you."
"whats the matter?"
"Sit down first."
Poseidon's attitude was already very polite.
Generally speaking, in human's impression, Poseidon is a god with a bad temper. After all, Poseidon is really powerful, and his divine power is even more terrifying than those sons of Zeus.
After making sure that Poseidon had no intention of causing trouble for her, Hilde asked Dione to leave first, and then she sat on the other side. Rhode was caught in the middle, feeling a little overwhelmed. She didn't know whether she should stand beside Lord Poseidon as the oracle of Poseidon, or stand beside her own king Hilde as a subject of the Byzantine Kingdom.
"Rod."
Poseidon turned around and looked at Rhodes who was at a loss.
"Stand wherever you want."
"Yes."
That's what I said.
Rhodes still chose to stand by Hilde's side.
Seeing this, Poseidon couldn't help but say, "I heard from other gods in the God's Domain that you, Hilde, are particularly good at winning people's hearts. You can make people trust you deeply and be willing to give you their abilities. Now it seems that it is true."
"It's not difficult. As long as I treat them with my whole heart, they will definitely treat me with their whole heart in return. This is a relative thing. After all, they are all oracles chosen by the gods. They are not ungrateful. I believe that when Poseidon chose Rhodes, he must have seen the awe-inspiring qualities in him."
"It's true."
Poseidon smiled and nodded.
"When I was roaming on the sea, I passed Cape Sounion and happened to meet Rhodes on the seashore. I found that this child was as pure as a pearl in the sea. There was no filth in her heart. She was satisfied with her current life and loved her life and everyone around her. In Greece today, girls like this are really rare."
"So, you gave her divine power?"
"correct."
"I think you are the only god who would do this."
From this perspective, Poseidon does have something to offer.
At least unlike a bastard like Apollo, Poseidon chose Rhodes as the oracle because Rhodes was a very simple girl. Although she would be exploited by others, she would never use her power to do evil and would not cause unimaginable trauma to the entire Greece.
"Let's not talk about Rhodes for now."
Poseidon smiled and waved his hand.
"Let's talk about what's going on between us first."
"Between us?"
"Yes, or to put it another way, it's your business."
Poseidon stretched out his finger and pointed at Hilde.
"There are too many incredible things about you. Now, on Mount Olympus, Zeus has listed you as the number one enemy and mobilized all the gods to try to encircle and suppress you. Since the Olympians ruled the world, such a thing has never happened, so... I am still very curious about you."
What Poseidon said was indeed shocking.
But for Hilde.
She had guessed this kind of thing a long time ago.
I'm mentally prepared.
"Since you are so interested in me, may I ask you, Lord Poseidon, if anyone has any questions for you?"
"I think you still have a lot of resistance to me, which is normal, because the Apollo incident must have had a great impact on you, and it has not been over for too long, so I think I need to make my position clear to you."
Poseidon said so.
This surprised Hilde a little.
Although it has always been known that the relationship between Poseidon and Zeus is not that good.
But after all, we are all Olympian gods. So, since Zeus wants to encircle and suppress Hilde from all directions, Poseidon should not sit here and drink and chat with him.
So Poseidon must have his own plans.
Chapter 1, Chapter 8: Behind the Zeus Project
As for what Poseidon's plan is.
No one knows at this time.
But since the other party is willing to have a good talk with me.
Then Hilde felt that he should relax a little.
"Just ask any questions you have."
"Okay, don't be so nervous. I really don't mean any harm. I just came here because I'm curious about something." Poseidon couldn't help but look at Hilde again, and then asked, "I heard from other gods that your current body is Athena's body. Is this true?"
"of course it's true."
Hilde also looked at her hands.
"Otherwise, can they look exactly the same?"
"Yes, then how did you get this body?"
"I believe you must have heard other versions of the story, so you came to ask me this question, right?"
"You already know?"
"Because if you didn't know, you would have asked me directly if it was Athena. If it was Athena pretending. Instead of asking me directly where this body came from."
When Hilde pointed out the loophole in his words, Poseidon was stunned at first, and then just shook his head. It was obvious that he didn't particularly hate such behavior.
"Indeed, you are right."
"No matter what version you heard before, what I am telling everyone is that this pair of bodies in my body were given to me by Lady Athena herself. I came from another world and died due to some special reasons. My soul came to an unfamiliar space. The person in that space with me was Lady Athena who was injured by Zeus. At that time, Lady Athena was already dying and would soon dissipate in that space."
"and then?"
"Lady Athena saw me and told me to take good care of something inside me, then she gave me her body. This is the origin of my body. Of course, I don't expect you to believe me. It's up to you to decide which version of the story you want to believe."
"Um……"
Poseidon nodded.
"Your eyes are very firm and your tone is very steady. I don't think you are lying."
"Then the person who told you the other version should be lying, but didn't he show any sign of lying?"
"This is different."
Poseidon shook his head.
"The person who told me the other version was Zeus, the god who has lived for thousands of years. Isn't it a simple matter for him to tell a lie? There is no need to cover it up. However, I am more willing to believe what you said."
"What did Zeus say?"
Hilde was also very curious.
"Zeus' idea is very simple. You stole Athena's body and disguised yourself as Athena's oracle, deceiving the world."
"If I was really a fraud, I would not have been able to become the king of such a large country in just a few years. I think Lord Poseidon, you should have an answer to this question, right?"
"So I choose to believe you."
"That's good."
Although Poseidon said so.
But Hilde won't completely trust the other party.
"So, it means that your body was given to you voluntarily by Athena. At the same time, when Athena gave you her body, she also hoped that you would protect something or guard something. Is that what you mean?"
"Indeed."
Poseidon nodded.
"Then there is no need to ask further questions. The thing to be protected must be the artifact known as the Original Book of Creation, right?"
"Yes."
Hilde simply admitted it.
Anyway, the other party must have known a lot of things before coming here, and he didn't come empty-handed at all.
Hearing that the Genesis Library was indeed with Hilde, Poseidon widened his eyes in surprise, and his breathing became heavier. For Poseidon, this might be the closest he had ever been to the Genesis Library. However, Poseidon quickly controlled his emotions, took a deep breath, adjusted himself, and then turned around and said to Hilde, "Don't worry, the Genesis Library is indeed a very important artifact, but I won't covet it."
"hope so."
Hilde's distrust was palpable.
And Poseidon also explained.
"Athena fought hard to take back the original book of creation from Zeus, so I think there must be something inside that we don't know."
"According to what Athena said, Zeus seems to be using the Book of Creation to carry out some evil plan, and Apollo also discovered the Book of Creation. So, he planned to take the Book of Creation for himself, so he attacked me." Hilde sighed, "If I remember correctly, the Book of Creation belongs to the Creation God Clan, and its power can even change the whole world. So, what does Zeus need?"
"…I have a guess."
Poseidon thought about it carefully.
"What guess?"
"You should know that when gods descend to the human world, their power will be diminished, and their almost infinite lifespan will be shortened. Therefore, gods must confine themselves to a place called the Divine Realm, and the gods of the underworld must also confine themselves to hell. When they come to the human world, they will be restricted in every way."
"correct."
"Then do you know why this happened?"
The question of Poseidon is indeed an interesting one.
Hilde hasn't thought about this question yet.
"do not know."
"Since the Titans, the gods have been restricted by this rule. All gods who come to the mortal world will have their powers deliberately controlled. Even if you have tremendous power, you are still very powerful on the ground, but you may die. The powerful power is also restricted everywhere. It is said that this is the rule set by the gods who created this world. The clouds on Mount Olympus are the boundary. The world above the clouds is the world of gods, the world below the clouds is the world of humans, and the world below the ground is the world of ghosts."
"Three Realms..."
Was this saying also popular in ancient Greece?
Hilde was also a little curious.
"However, the three realms are not equal. The beings living in the clouds are more powerful than those underground. Therefore, the humans underground have no way to break through this boundary. Even the most powerful warriors cannot climb Mount Osspirin with bare hands, reach the top, and enter the divine realm. Only those whose strength has reached the standard of the gods are qualified to enter the divine realm. But once entering the divine realm, it means that this person has become a god, not a human. Therefore, he is no longer bound by the rules of the human world, but by the rules of the gods."
Chapter 9: Unforeseen Dilemma
"And this restraint is actually very strange in the eyes of the gods. They clearly possess such powerful power that can turn mountains and rivers and change the world. Why are they restricted? Why can't they use their divine power extensively when they go to the human world? These problems have actually been troubling many gods, including Zeus. Even Zeus's child, Hercules, who came to the divine world from the human world, was controlled by this rule. Now, Hercules has come to the human world and will also face such problems."
