"Everyone is here."
Sitalces briefly counted.
"Eight people in total."
"Okay..." Hilde turned around and looked at the seven trembling people. "Sitarses, tell them that I won't hurt them. As long as they cooperate with me, I guarantee that they can survive."
"Yes."
Sitalses conveyed Hilde's meaning.
After hearing what Hilde said, the seven women raised their heads timidly and looked at Hilde.
"Are you here as priests?"
"Yes, yes...we are priests."
"Priest? Do you know about Melinda's situation?" Hilde pointed at Melinda who was kneeling on the ground, "Or did you have a similar experience to her?"
"I, we have all been with Lord Apollo..."
These women said this.
Hilde understood everything.
How can this be called a priest?
This is a sex slave.
Hilde had never expected that this Apollo was such a pervert. He actually created such a messy place in the underground of Adlisia... This god is really terrible. Hilde couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and then continued to ask: "How long has Apollo not been here?"
"Three months..."
"Three months."
Hilde calculated the time.
It seemed like it was just when the war was heating up.
It seems that Apollo ran just in time.
Apollo must have known that the Thracian king was dead. Hilde was really curious about what this guy was thinking now... However, Apollo was not the focus of Hilde's attention. Now such a large temple suddenly appeared here. Compared with Apollo, the temple itself attracted Hilde's attention more. So Hilde said to Sitalses: "I have asked almost all the questions. Let them rest for a while. I will go to the temple to take a look."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
So, Hilde walked towards the temple with a torch in hand.
This temple is now regarded by Apollo as his own temple.
However, Hilde knew very well that this was a temple dedicated to gods from ancient civilization, and it seemed that the gods worshipped were the Titans. How ancient was this temple? According to the mythology of ancient Greece, humans should not have had such a civilization at the time of the Titans. Although the records of mythology can basically be regarded as farts, this is also what Hilde has been exposed to since she was a child. Therefore, when she saw the Mycenaeans built a temple underground to worship the Titans, she was very surprised.
Hilde was still surprised.
Of course, it is very likely.
Long, long ago, the Titans were defeated.
They were defeated by the Olympian gods represented by Zeus, and then disappeared. However, among the Mycenaeans, there must be some people who secretly believed in the Titans and built such a temple underground... Of course, this is just Hilde's guess, because Hilde has not yet found the specific gods enshrined in this temple. Moreover, Hilde knows almost nothing about the temples in Mycenae, so naturally he doesn't jump to conclusions.
It's really amazing.
Hilde looked around carefully.
As she stepped deeper into the temple.
At the innermost location is a huge square monument.
This stone tablet is different from other stone tablets in Greece. It is an obelisk, but its overall style is very different from the Egyptian obelisks, presenting a neat beauty. However, when Hilde got closer, she found that the surface of the obelisk had actually been damaged.
The third section of the third tune: the severely damaged stone tablet
Most of the text on it has been completely destroyed. These damaged texts are not recently damaged, because the damaged parts actually have no edges and corners, which means that these damaged parts have been corroded by nature. Therefore, Hilde felt that if he was not mistaken, this obelisk had existed thousands of years ago, and the text on it had been destroyed in ancient times that were unknown how many years ago.
Fortunately, there are still some remaining texts.
But Hilde couldn't recognize the words here.
The Mycenaean writing on it seemed to be older than the Linear script that Hilde knew.
"…What does this say?"
Hilde raised the torch and looked carefully at the characters on it.
"Gaia, Chaos... Creation..."
Is this a creation myth?
In ancient Greek mythology, the original world was also in chaos. In the early days of the universe, everything was vague, and this chaos was Chaos, which was an endless crack full of darkness. After Chaos, the first few gods were born, including the earth goddess Gaia. Gaia gave birth to a child named Uranus. Uranus and his mother Gaia gave birth to many children, and these children, together with Uranus and Gaia, were called the Titans.
This is the creation legend known to many Greeks.
People like Zeus are all children of Uranus.
As for the Olympian gods led by Zeus defeating the Titans, that was something that happened later.
So, are the records on this obelisk all creation myths?
Now, Hilde was suddenly a little disappointed.
She had originally thought that she could get very valuable information from this obelisk, such as finding some unknown mythological supplements, or some ancient treasures, artifacts, etc. However, in the end, there was only an obelisk here, and the one recorded on it was the creation myth that everyone was familiar with... Hilde was a little discouraged, but she still held the torch and continued to read. However, because the obelisk was too badly damaged, Hilde could hardly see any valuable information.
But until the end.
Hilde suddenly saw an interesting message.
"Darkness...Key? What is this?"
An unfamiliar word appeared in front of Hilde's eyes.
The key to darkness?
Hilde could no longer identify the grammatical components of this extremely ancient linear script, and could only confirm the meaning through nouns. As for the words "darkness" and "key", Hilde thought carefully about the ancient Greek mythology she knew, but it seemed that she could not find anything that matched this. In other words, Hilde did not know what these two words meant.
She gently stroked the stone tablet, and then felt the lines on the obelisk, but unfortunately, the obelisk was just a dead obelisk, and there was no reaction. Hilde tossed around all night, and found that she had only found an ancient temple, Diony's mother... and the truth about Diony.
Alas...it wasn't a wasted trip.
Hilde sighed.
Turned around and walked outside.
When she walked out, she did not notice that there was something unusual about the obelisk behind her.
A dark red glow emerged from the words on the obelisk. If Hilde turned around at this time, she would find that the blurry words were all clearly visible. At the same time, these red characters kept jumping and finally formed some new sentences. However, Hilde had already walked out and did not notice all this.
After seeing Hilde come out.
Sitalses came over quickly and asked:
"Your Majesty, have you found anything?"
"No, it's just an old temple."
Hilde sighed.
“I’m a little disappointed.”
"Your Majesty, it's okay. At least we found Diony's mother." Seeing that Hilde looked a little depressed, Sitalses quickly spoke to comfort her.
And Hilde sighed helplessly.
“That’s not good news.”
"Why, why?"
"...Diony's father is the god Apollo. Do you know what this means? This means that Diony is a demigod. Although she has lost her divine power, she will definitely face all kinds of troubles in the future. Moreover, it is especially likely that she will be related to Apollo. Just thinking about it makes me feel annoyed. I really don't want to have any relationship with Apollo, even the slightest bit." Hilde shrugged helplessly, but on second thought, she was a little worried that Sitalses would have wild thoughts, so she explained, "Diony is my family. No matter what happens, I will not abandon her. That's why I am worried about this matter."
"His Majesty."
Sitalces lowered his head and said helplessly:
"I'm sorry, I can't help you."
"fine……"
Hilde waved her hand.
Even if Apollo really comes...with my current level, can I defeat the gods who have come down to earth?
Hilde is still haunted by the arrow shot by Artemis.
Let’s not think about it too much for now.
"Anyway, let's ignore this place for now. Take these women out and settle them down. Then, the rest of you, follow me back." Hilde looked at the soldiers in front of him and continued, "You are very brave to come to this dangerous place with me. After you get out, I will give you extra rewards. But at the same time, you must not tell anyone anything you see here, even a single word. If anyone tells anyone, they will be killed without mercy."
"Yes!"
The soldiers quickly stood up straight.
The killing without mercy mentioned by Hilde.
That's real murder.
There is no room for relaxation.
Although these soldiers were very surprised by what happened here, since Hilde said so, they did not dare to take risks. If they were really discovered, they would die miserably. And Hilde also trusted these people. Moreover, even if the situation of this place was told to others, others would not believe it and would only regard it as nonsense. Under a city, there is a huge natural cave. Inside the cave, there is a magnificent ruins left by the Mycenaeans, and there are a bunch of priestesses who serve as concubines of Apollo.
Say this kind of thing out loud.
You will just be regarded as a fool.
However, discipline still needs to be emphasized.
On the way back, Hilde couldn't help but start thinking about the second question.
That is, what should we do about Dioni's matter?
The third tune, the fourth section, the underground temple is destroyed
Now, Hilde finally knew that the innocent and lovely Dione was actually the daughter of Apollo... Such a thing was really beyond Hilde's expectation. Since Dione had such an identity, it was inevitable that she would have a relationship with Apollo in the future. Even if this possibility was very small, it was possible. Therefore, for Hilde, how to deal with the situation on Dione's side became a more difficult matter.
Also, should I tell Dione...
Hilde thought about it carefully.
If I were to talk to Dioni myself.
Actually, your father is Apollo.
I guess Dioni’s first reaction was, what are you talking about? I don’t understand.
In this way, Hilde, who was full of thoughts, returned to the surface from underground. When Hilde came out, she found that the sky outside was already dim, which meant that it was almost morning. Hilde was a little helpless because she had been tossing and turning for the whole night because of these trivial things... She asked the soldiers to seal off the entrance area. After all, Hilde didn't have the strength to move the stone chair back.
"Sissi!"
After seeing Hilde come out.
Sophia ran over quickly.
"Sissi! Are you okay?"
"Hmm? What can I do..."
Hilde smiled and patted Sophia's head.
"That's good...that's good."
"I'm sorry to have made you worried. Is it because of me that you didn't sleep well?" Hilde felt distressed when she saw Sophia's listless look. She thought that Sophia must have been very worried during the time she was underground, so she reached out and held Sophia's hands, then said with a smile, "You should go and rest for a while. Anyway, there is nothing else to do tomorrow."
"No, it's okay. I'm not sleepy."
"Is it really okay?"
"Do not worry."
Sophia gently put her arm around Hilde.
"By the way, did you find anything underground?"
"Ah, that's a lot of stuff I found..." Hilde sighed, "I found Dione's mother underground, and I also found out who Dione's biological father is. Isn't that a coincidence?"
"Huh? Dione's parents!?"
Sophia spoke this sentence especially loudly because she was surprised.
