Troy

The next morning, the king summoned the People's Square and was busy preparing to offer sacrifices to Zeus, Poseidon and Apollo.

The priest brought the cow. Its fur is smooth and its muscles are strong. Anyone who has seen it will keep praising it: "Good cow, good cow!"

It just seemed to have a premonition, and its eyes looked at it suspiciously and screamed from time to time.

The priest held up pottery and sprinkled the altar with water bombs. The people who participated in the ceremony and the cows then extended their arms to the sky.

"O Cronus and Rhea's son, the father of the gods, the supreme ruler of all things on earth, the Lord of Olympus, and the great and resourceful Zeus, please accept the humble mortal sacrifice!"

There was silence around, and everyone prayed seriously. Then the priest slaughtered the cow, and blood flowed on the altar. The priest took out the internal organs and bones one by one, and sorted the meat to offer it.

Pei Ziyun had a low status and could only watch from a distance. Then, something that could never happen in the world of God-free happened.

On the altar, the most delicious piece of the cow disappeared.

The priest praised and declared: "The sacrifice is effective, and God has collected the sacrifice."

Only the parts that God does not need will be divided one by one, and a grand banquet will be held at the same time. Of course, this banquet is not something that ordinary people can participate.

In real history, Greece also slaughtered cattle, sheep, pigs, and the internal organs and bones that do not eat are used for sacrifice. The rest are divided, in fact, they are just the meaning.

Only when there are important occasions will the meat be burned to show piety. However, in a world where there is truly God, it turns out that God will collect the parts that God loves to eat, and only when ordinary people can share the food that they do not love to eat.

"The last sacrifice did not seem to attract God's attention."

Tamen, a shepherd came over the crowd and said excitedly: "Paris, this year's prize for the 200-meter race is a sheep, and the champion of the archery competition not only has a cow, but also can get an extra pair of armor, and may even represent Troy in the sports meeting held in Olympia!"

Tamen, whose face was flushed, waved his fist to express his excitement.

"Olympics!" Pei Ziyun was speechless, but he was more cautious in his heart. The scene just now gave him a great impact.

"This is a world where gods come and interfere with it at all times."

"The relationship between God and man cannot be guessed by the original world. Fortunately, for the sake of caution, I did not have a deep conversation with Gusne, but only asked him to come the gods and compile the words he said into poetry and chant."

"By my estimate, this can reduce my responsibility by 70 to 80%."

"It's not that there is no further plan. I also want to say that Paris expressed his love to Onogne in front of the gods. The maid rewarded by the king never touched him. His love has been tested. Perhaps only when the goddess's bow and arrow hit his heart will change his mind. After all, mortals cannot resist God's words and sing them in advance, so there is no responsibility at all."

"I think about it now, this is really a way to die."

"Totally throw the blame to God and expose the plan in advance will attract Zeus' murderous intent. Zeus will kill Paris and choose a new introduction to trigger the plot."

"Don't pay too much attention to the value of mortals in God's world because even God's biological son is a disposable item on the stage!"

"Simply speaking, Paris expressed his love to Onogne in front of the gods, or it was OK."

Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun ran over, and there were wrestling in the competition, long jump, running, and archery. Many noble young men competed to participate, including the king's son.

Now, today's first race has finally begun.

Standing at the starting line, the two sides of the track were crowded with cheering crowds, and some even fought to seize a favorable viewing position. On the first day of the conference, the scene was evident.

Pei Ziyun in the original world, without mentioning the blessing of Taoism, it is just a pure body. Pei Ziyun can guarantee that no one can escape.

In this world, there are descendants of God everywhere. Pei Ziyun is not sure about winning the competition by relying on his physical strength, but he will do his best.

"Paris, come on." Tamen cheered for Paris.

"Paris, I have to bet on you all my wealth, you have to win." This is the shout of a gambler in Paris' memory.

With the referee's order, the 200-meter race preliminaries began soon.

The moment the racer rushed out, Pei Ziyun ran lightly at the front, leading the way with the cheering voices, and finally crossed the finish line by the distance between the second place and won the audience's hoarse cheer.

Although Paris was a shepherd, it did not affect the enthusiastic audience's shouting. They cheered and danced. The atmosphere reached an unprecedented climax as soon as Pei Ziyun rushed through the finish line. Some people were too excited and even their voices were hoarse.

This is the enthusiasm of ordinary people for sports in ancient Greek times. If you don’t see this scene with your own eyes, you cannot understand the ancient Greeks’ fanatical pursuit of sports.

The preliminaries eliminated most people, and only the best in each group can participate. Then there is the official competition, and the first place in the 200-meter competition will be decided.

Pei Ziyun was sitting and resting, but suddenly came alone, behind him were two guards, all holding spears, staring at him fiercely halfway through, which surprised him slightly.

Pei Ziyun patted the tower gate and pointed at the person staring at him and asked in a low voice: "Who is this?"

"It's Prince Ivobos." Tamen replied.

"It turns out to be Prince Devobos." Pei Ziyun sneered slightly. This man was Paris' younger brother. Paris had won the archery competition, but Ivobos was angry and shy, waving his spear, rushing towards Paris to stab him to death.

Paris fled to Zeus' altar in panic and met Princess Cassandra, who was a prophet, and was spared to recognize him. However, Paris was timid and was also known by everyone, and was labeled as a coward and a coward.

I originally wanted to change this, but because of this reputation, Paris was destined to have no future in this world. Who would follow a coward?

Now it seems that Evobos cooperates very well!

The finals began soon.

"Quick!" After a command, Pei Ziyun ran out in an instant. A faint wind was faintly blowing around him, and the audience around him screamed and cheered.

The distance between two hundred meters was only a very short distance. With just a few breaths, Pei Ziyun surpassed Prince Ivobos and other contestants. At the end, Pei Ziyun won the first place in the 200-meter race with a far leading score.

Everyone cheered, thrilled, cheered.

Most people were happy, but some were angry. Prince Ivobos's face was ashen. Originally, the number one in the 200-meter race was already in his pocket, but he didn't expect a shepherd to appear halfway!

If it wasn't for the competition and the whole city of citizens were watching, he would have taught this shepherd a lesson so that he could know what nobility and humility mean!

"when"

A gong rang, and someone shouted loudly: "The next game, shoot the arrow."

Unlike racing, the world attaches importance to force. Archery, as the most important martial arts, is a competition that almost all princes will participate in. Among the princes, there are many people with superb archery skills. If Pei Ziyun wants to get the first place in the archery competition, it is much more difficult than 200 meters.

In the original history, Paris stood out, gained the recognition of the king, became a prince again, and triggered war, but it is unclear whether this was secretly helped by the gods.

Pei Ziyun looked at Prince Efobos and laughed in his heart.

At this time, a cow was led to the stadium. The bull was shiny and was brought in the herd of Mount Ida. This bull happened to be raised and loved by Paris, but it could not stop the owner and the king from taking it away. Now, it was just right back.

Don’t underestimate the value of a cow. Even if a king sacrifices to a god, there is usually only one cow. The little god can only enjoy the treatment of a sheep and a pig. Some weak city-states may even conflict over a bull!

This is a prize for the competition, which is very generous and can maximize the performance of the contestants and make the competition enter a white-hot stage at the beginning.

At this time, Prince Efobos, who was in the same group as Pei Ziyun, lowered his voice and said, "Why do you, a lowly shepherd, dare to stand with me?"

Pei Ziyun pointed to the newly worn laurel and the garland made of olive branches, and said slowly: "Because the gods like the first place, I am the first place in the race!"

Prince Ifobos blushed and touched the bow unconsciously. At this moment, the tall and strong Hector came over, which aroused everyone's cheers.

"Hector, Hector!"

Hector is the bravest, most powerful and the best archery among all the sons of King Priamus. In his past experience, Hector proved to everyone that he is a well-deserved hero.

Pei Ziyun looked over, and with just a glance, his heart couldn't help but sink.

Hector in front of him had a giant figure. Not to mention the blood rolling inside, it seemed like mercury was flowing, and huge force flowed, giving Pei Ziyun a heavy sense of oppression.

"Is this the bloodline of God? It's even better than a Taoist who has been practicing for a lifetime. I'm not against me now." Pei Ziyun thought to himself: "But I will win, because God does not allow Paris to fail."

The archery competition began soon.

Compared with the 200-meter competition, it is a feast for civilians, and archery is undoubtedly more popular among nobles. This sport is also considered aristocratic sport of this era. It is impossible for ordinary civilians to have the financial resources to train excellent archers.

At this time, the entire archery field was full, and even the king and queen arrived at the competition site, and they sat down on the platform.

Pei Ziyun glanced at the king and queen on the platform, and had already had a scheming in his heart.

Pei Ziyun calmed down and a familiar feeling instantly came to his heart. Paris was originally an excellent archer, but now he has inherited all his memories, plus his understanding of bows and arrows, and strives for excellence, and has gone to the next level.

"The shooting begins!" said the commander.

"Puff puff puff." Prince Ivobos took a bow and shot arrows, one after another, without any stagnation in the middle, which was obviously the result of long-term training.

"Seventh Ring Road!"

"Eight Rings!"

Shooting ten arrows in a row is seven or eight rings, which is already a very good result. It is usually enough to beat many excellent archers. You should know that the results of modern Olympic archers are nothing like this, and this is selected from 7 billion people!

Prince Efobos seemed to be very proud of his achievements.

Pei Ziyun sneered, pulled out the arrow, bent his bow and shot the arrow, and heard a sharp roar, and rushed to the target.

"Ten Rings."

Before everyone could react, Pei Ziyun took the second arrow and shot it again, and instantly flew past and shot it all out.

"Ten Rings."

"It's ten rings again."

“This is incredible.”

Pei Ziyun shot ten arrows and ten rings. Everyone in the field stood up and applauded Paris. Even King Priamos' eyes lit up and stood up and asked, "Who is this?"

"Your Majesty, this is the son of your loyal servant Agelaus." Someone reported it.

"Just the son of Agelaus?" The king was a little disappointed.

"Yes, your Majesty, he now inherits the profession of Agrlas and becomes a shepherd, grazing cattle and sheep for you." The personal soldier replied.

"The identity is so humble!" The king originally wanted to recruit Pei Ziyun into the captain, but now after thinking about it, he decided to recruit his own personal soldiers for the time being.

"After all, it's just the son of a court servant. Although his archery skills are good, his knowledge and vision are not enough to support him as a captain. Maybe he can train well and be promoted to captain in the future." The king thought secretly that even without the divine metaphor, the king was still very clear about the situation of his country.

Troy itself has fertile land, rich in gold, and controls the Dardanelles. The Dardanelles, which have very important transportation locations, communicate the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea.

This era was the Bronze Age, but one disadvantage of bronze ware is that it is easy to rust. If you plate a layer of tin on the bronze surface, you can solve this problem!

Therefore, tin is very important in this era and is an indispensable strategic material. Whoever lacks it will be unable to work and fight.

However, tin needs to be pulled over in the Black Sea in a boat and had to pass through the Dardanelles. Troy, which controls the Dardanelles, can sit and share the money, which aroused the envy, jealousy and hatred of many Greeks.

"I need more warriors to deal with the situation." The king thought gloomyly. In order to maintain the prosperity of the kingdom, more warriors were needed, so the king took a fancy to this shepherd at first sight!

Not to mention, King Priamus is not a fool, he also smelled bad breath from the gods!

At this time, the first round of archery competition was approaching, but Prince Ivobos did not understand the king's mood. His face became even more ugly after another defeat. He stared at Pei Ziyun fiercely, looked at Pei Ziyun's smile, and wanted to trample him hard under his feet: "This humble shepherd dared to get into the prince's competition and won one more match."

The servants were careful at this time, afraid of losing the game, so they found themselves venting their anger. Prince Ivobos was almost going to do it, but looking around the field, they found that there were people surrounded by citizens and nobles. They looked at the platform and found that the king and queen were also present.
Chapter completed!