Rhodes hesitated.
Finally he nodded.
“I’ll do it!”
"Well, good boy."
Seeing that Rhodes cooperated with him very well, Pericles breathed a sigh of relief.
If that’s the case… then let’s get down to business.
Pericles prepared a very gorgeous outfit for Rhode these days. Of course, this outfit was what Hilde wore before. Rhode's body shape is similar to Hilde's, so it fits him perfectly. At the same time, he also asked the maids to dress up Rhode. After washing his messy hair, he combed it neatly and braided it into a wide braid. It seems that the immaturity and cuteness of a girl have been reduced, but he has become more heroic.
Of course, the trident given to the girl by Poseidon is indispensable.
This golden trident is the best guarantee for the girl to exert her divine power.
When everything is ready.
Pericles took Rhodes to the port of Piraeus.
At this time, thousands of people had gathered at the port. Before Pericles set out, he had people gather thousands of people here, saying that he had something very important to announce. During this period, Pericles had not appeared in public. As it had been a long time since he had made a speech, these civilians were naturally very curious and wanted to know what had happened. Similarly, Pericles' opponents, Cleon and others, also arrived here.
Cleon, dressed in a blue robe, smiled and looked at the empty podium.
"Really? He actually chose the fishy port of Piraeus as the location. I don't know what he was thinking."
"This is normal."
A man next to Cleon couldn't help but say:
"After all, only the workers here are willing to believe him."
"Yeah, hahahahahaha."
These people have no idea what is going to happen next.
At this time, a carriage slowly drove towards this side. Cleon looked up and recognized that it was the carriage of Pericles. He watched Pericles' carriage with the attitude of watching a good show and finding trouble for Pericles at any time and place to find his flaws.
Finally, the carriage stopped in front of the podium.
Pericles was the first to get off the carriage.
At this time, the people below began to clamor.
"Pericles! Are you going to let Athens go on like this?"
"The Spartans are almost entering the city!"
"Everyone be quiet."
The general in charge of maintaining order waved his hand hastily.
However, Pericles acted as if he had not heard anything. He got off the carriage and did not go directly to the podium. Instead, he stood in front of the carriage and stretched out his hand. At the same time, a pair of women's hands gently placed on Pericles' hands, and then a young woman who no one knew walked down. She was lightly made up and wore a gorgeous blue samurai robe. She looked a little simple and beautiful. However, the most surprising thing was that the woman was holding a golden trident in her hand.
This scene is very discordant.
After all, she is a slender girl.
But he is holding such a rough weapon.
At this time, Pericles brought the uneasy Rhodes to the center of the podium.
"Dear citizens of Athens."
As soon as Pericles opened his mouth, the noisy voices in the audience were suppressed. Over the years, the strong deterrence and dominance that Pericles had shown had played a big role. Moreover, everyone's attention was focused on the girl named Rhodes. They were all looking around, and they were also quite curious about what might happen next. Even Cleon was looking at the podium with a puzzled look on his face.
What the hell is this Pericles doing?
Why did a girl like this suddenly appear?
At this time, Pericles continued: "I am here to announce a good news to everyone——"
"That's us in Athens. An oracle has appeared!"
The Heroes of Pericles
"what?"
At this time, Cleon, who had just been mocking Pericles, couldn't help but raise his head.
"Oracle? Did I hear correctly?"
"It seems that it is the Oracle that is being talked about."
After Pericles finished speaking, he gently took Rhodes' hand and brought her to all the civilians, and then introduced them: "Everyone, Lady Athena has indeed abandoned Athens. Now the Spartan army is approaching, and Athens is in danger. However, if those Spartans rule Athens, our culture and our freedom will be destroyed. So, Lady Athena left, but there is still Lord Poseidon! The young lady next to me is Lord Poseidon's oracle, Rhodes!"
"How can it be!"
"Yes, the Oracle of Sparta is a brave and skilled general!"
The reaction of the civilians was exactly what Pericles expected.
It’s normal not to believe it.
At the same time, a sarcastic voice came from the crowd:
"Pericles, your doom is coming. If you stop being stubborn and recognize the next direction, do the right thing, and return your power to the citizens of Athens, then Athens can still be saved, and so can you. But you are stubborn and you even forged an oracle to deceive everyone. It's really sad, sad!"
"Kryon!"
Protagoras glared.
Cleon was naturally a little scared when facing Protagoras, but he still straightened his back and spoke.
"Don't you think so?"
"Yes!"
"Pericles is a liar!"
Cleon was very popular among the civilians, and many civilians were staunch supporters of Cleon. Therefore, when Cleon stood up, these civilians also took the initiative to oppose Pericles. Fortunately, this was not a vegetable market, and these civilians did not have enough rotten eggs and stones to throw at Pericles and Rhodes.
Facing Cleon's provocation, Pericles smiled and said:
"Cleon, I know your purpose, but unfortunately, your talent will never allow you to become an archon. Your madness will only cause the Athenian soldiers to die in vain, and then hand over the entire city of Athens to the Spartans. Is this your purpose, your idea?" Pericles stood up and said with a smile, "And the Oracle is here. She will show everyone the power of Lord Poseidon. If a miracle really happens, Cleon, what kind of responsibility will you bear?"
"Ha, don't try to scare me!"
Cleon pinched his waist and said:
"How could such a weak woman be an oracle?"
"Is that so... Then isn't Hilde, whom you always mention, also an oracle?"
Cleon had not expected that Pericles would take the initiative to mention his daughter. Recently, Cleon had been using Hilde's case to criticize Pericles. First, he criticized Pericles for being very cruel and exiling his own daughter. Second, he said that Pericles exiled Athena's oracle, which directly led to Athena's abandonment of Athens. Now Cleon's words are indeed in contrast to his previous attitude.
Therefore, Cleon quickly refuted:
"How can they be the same? Lady Hilde's appearance is obvious to all. In the whole of Greece, is there any woman with long hair like silver, pupils like amethyst, fair skin, and a face like a fairy? Even Helen can't compare to such a woman. And the one next to you, although she looks good, she is just an ordinary woman. She pretends to hold a trident. I'm afraid this trident is made of wood."
"Clion, don't be so arrogant."
Pericles said calmly:
"Everything will be revealed later."
"Then I'll wait and see!"
The emotions of the common people had been ignited by Cleon, and the current situation was completely unfavorable to Pericles. This was a trick Cleon often used, and this would happen every time he made a public speech. However, Pericles was not afraid, as he knew exactly what would happen next. So, Pericles nodded and said to the common people, "I know you don't quite believe it, but please give Miss Rhodes a chance."
"I, am I going to do it?"
Rhodes asked nervously.
And Pericles smiled and nodded.
"Please show us your divine power."
"yes……",
At this time, Rhode stepped forward, and she raised the trident in her hand, which looked like a stick. Some of the civilians below held their breath waiting for the result, while others were in a state of mind to watch the joke. After all, Rhode, a little girl, was completely incomparable to the hero of Sparta. The ancient Greeks were more obsessed with the sense of reliability brought by muscular men, and a female oracle was basically unimaginable.
Rhode looked quite nervous and cute.
It also attracted the attention of some men.
"Girl, you wanna dance?"
"Take off your skirt and show me if there is a slave mark on your ass."
Faced with such words, Rhodes' face turned red with embarrassment.
"P-please don't do this!"
"This girl is still shy!"
Facing these noisy civilians, Pericles did not say much, but stood aside with Protagoras, waiting to watch the show. At this time, Rhode raised the trident in her hand high in the face of teasing, and the blue light in her eyes suddenly became brighter. The powerful pressure made the citizens who were teasing Rhode just now, along with other people, start to have weak legs and trembling thighs.
Rhodes' aura changed drastically in an instant.
“Water…water!”
At the same time, from the sea at the port of Piraeus.
A large amount of water gathered on Rhodes' trident.
The water kept coming in, forming a huge waterspout that kept circling around the top of Rhodes's trident. The size and speed of the waterspout were terrifying, and the hurricane it created overturned all the shops on the Piraeus Port. People lay on the ground in panic, fearing that they would be blown away by the hurricane.
"drink--!"
Rhodes let go of the trident.
The golden trident was suspended in front of Rhode, and then it was thrown directly into the sea along with the terrible waterspout. Everything was destroyed wherever the waterspout passed. Fortunately, it was very close to the port, and only a cargo ship parked at the port was cut in half by the waterspout. Rhode was so scared when he saw this that he immediately retracted the trident and his own power.
"what--!"
Rhodes hurried to Pericles.
"I, I'm in trouble!"
"Hahahahahaha."
Pericles couldn't help but laughed out loud towards the sky.
"What, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, it's just an empty cargo ship. You didn't make any mistakes, you didn't make any mistakes, hahaha..." As he spoke, Pericles walked to the front of the stage and looked at the citizens lying on the ground and trembling. "Everyone, you have seen it, this is the powerful strength of the Oracle! The Oracle of Poseidon, the true strength of Rhodes!!!"
Faced with Rhodes' terrible destructive power.
No one, including Cleon, knew what to say.
They were in deep shock.
"It's actually true..."
"How is this possible!" Cleon looked at Rhodes in front of him in disbelief. "The Oracle appears again... and is in Pericles' hands."
"Let's go first."
Creon's confidants quickly took Creon away.
Avoid any conflicts or unnecessary things.
Rhode had proved himself to be very powerful after what he had done just now. The tornado he summoned could easily destroy everything in sight. Faced with such a situation, Rhode was a little nervous. In fact, she had always been afraid of the power she possessed. And now, seeing the civilians who were scared because of what she had done, Rhode was even more frightened.
"Don't worry, kid."
Pericles walked up to Rhodes.
Patted her shoulder gently.
"None of this is your problem."
"But……"
"Don't worry, everyone is just scared now, but soon, you will become the hope of Athens, the hope of all citizens and slaves in Athens. You will be the object of everyone's admiration! Don't worry, kid, I will always stand behind you and will always be your strongest support." Pericles' comforting words really eased Rhodes' nervousness. After hearing these words, Rhodes nodded heavily and continued:
"Yes, I understand!"
"That's good."
After Rhodes confirmed it, he raised the trident and walked in front of everyone again.
"My name is Rhodes! I am the oracle of Lord Poseidon!" At this time, Rhodes began to speak the lines that Pericles asked her to say today, "Athens is now in danger. Lord Poseidon cannot bear to see Athens fall, and even more unwilling to see traitors harm the city-state and destroy democracy. Therefore, Lord Poseidon gave me his divine power, allowing me to become the sharpest spear beside Lord Pericles, protecting Athens and its citizens!"
