The birth of the demigod Perseus, the son of the God King and owner of the bloodline of the gods, became the hope for human survival. He led the seven most powerful tribes in the Peloponnese and chased monsters for decades.
traces, and finally wiped out all the monsters from the underworld in the Peloponnese continent, and identified three weak points in the crystal wall between the underworld and the human world, which were later called the Cracks of Evil by humans.
After all this was done, the leaders of the seven tribes had become old and gradually decayed. They led their subordinates who had been fighting all year round and began to station near the three major evil rift areas to deal with the underworld monsters that might appear at any time.
Keep the Peloponnese safe.
When the seven leaders grew old one after another, their descendants inherited the legacy of the demigod Perseus and their ancestors, and absorbed more blood. The original kingdom finally appeared on the Peloponnese continent.
Kratos, who grew up in the wilderness, naturally didn't know this, but after hearing Arthur Evans' explanation, he didn't feel any shock in his heart, as if this was how it should be.
The next development was naturally as Kratos had expected. Although after thousands of years, the terror of monsters in the underworld has gradually been forgotten by people, every appearance of the Emi Rift will still attract the attention of the kingdom's dignitaries and send out the most elite.
The army went to guard it.
Kratos immediately had an ominous premonition in his heart, and he asked speculatively: "Is our great third prince the candidate to guard the Crack of Emi this time?"
When he saw Arthur Evans nodding depressedly in affirmation, Kratos couldn't help being surprised. He frowned and suddenly asked in a confused way: "When is the decision-making meeting?"
ongoing."
Arthur Evans was stunned for a moment and replied subconsciously: "At the banquet five days ago."
Five days ago, it was the banquet where Kratos and Princess Aphra clashed. Unexpectedly, they missed such an important decision-making meeting because of an unexpected conflict.
Kratos immediately smelled the conspiracy. The proud Phoenix Princess Aphra was not used to attending such banquets among nobles. This is why Arthur Evans lost Aphra's things and
The reason why he dared to take Kratos to the palace.
It's just that Arthur Evans didn't expect that he would unexpectedly meet Aphra in the end, which would trigger a subsequent conflict.
After hearing Kratos' analysis, Arthur Evans immediately believed that he had been secretly plotted.
Just when he was anxious, Kratos thought thoughtfully for a moment, and then said nonchalantly: "You don't have to worry, I have expected this situation, but I didn't expect it to be this special.
As for the mission, it would be difficult for just a few of us to find an Emi Crack that no one has ever seen in the vast Asia Canyon."
Arthur Evans asked: "What should we do?"
Kratos immediately replied: "Recruit troops."
The emergence of the Emi Crack this time indeed caused quite a shock in Mycenae, but what shocked all the noble ministers even more was that the Kingdom of Mycenae actually sent the third prince Arthur Evans and his
The subordinates went there in person, hunted down all the monsters invading from the underworld, and guarded the Asia Canyon until the Crack of Emi disappeared.
Whether it is the eldest prince Aluband, who has the power to sweep thousands of armies, or the second prince Ack Truman, who is as resourceful as the stars, no one will be surprised to be chosen to carry out this important mission.
The third prince, Arthur Evans, is well-known throughout the Peloponnese continent. Compared with his two brothers, he is a well-known dandy and powerful man. The only direct bodyguard under him went out to hunt the monster Felipe not long ago.
Nikki lost everything.
But even such a seemingly joking proposal was passed without any opposition. The eldest prince and the second prince, as if they had made an agreement, strangely chose to remain silent.
While everyone was waiting to see how the "famous" third prince would deal with this difficult task, Kratos was walking on the streets of Tyrian City with Pandora and Arthas.
During the month after arriving in Tyrian City, Kratos asked Pandora to hide in Arthur Evans' mansion in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Now that she is temporarily stable, Kratos does not want to treat Pandora as a plaything without freedom. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the curse can be controlled, let her have more contact with mortals, hoping to produce some unexpected reactions.
Prince Arthur Evans was forced to stay in the mansion by Kratos. At this time, he was wearing sandbags and weights all over his body and tied with ropes into an unmaintainable posture, which was euphemistically called a stance.
Kratos took Pandora and Arthas to the busiest market in Tyrian City.
The buildings in Tyrian City are mainly made of rocks and loess, but even the low houses of ordinary civilians look quite neat and solid. Although it has lasted for thousands of years, the oldest kingdom on the mainland still shows prosperity and vitality.
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When entering the street belonging to the market, the environment is inevitably chaotic. Both sides of the street are filled with various stalls made of wood and coarse cloth, with clay pottery utensils, vegetables and meat, stone or wooden items placed on them.
Tools, refined crafts, etc., it can be said to be all-encompassing.
The purpose of Kratos's trip is to the slave market located in the central area of the market. In this barbaric and ancient world, the sale of slaves is a legal transaction permitted by all countries.
Kratos held Pandora's hand to protect her behind him, and then relied on the strength of his body to easily shuttle through the crowd. Wherever he passed, the crowds were pushed to both sides by an irresistible force, while Arthas
Cleverly following Kratos, the three of them arrived at the slave market area not long after.
When he saw the scene of the slave market, Kratos realized how benevolent his previous imagination was.
At this time, Kratos couldn't help but think of the poultry market in his previous life, but the dirty and smelly poultry kept in cages were now replaced by living humans.
A little girl who looked to be only about 7 or 8 years old was standing on a piece of wood in rags and dirty clothes. Her head was lowered and her disheveled hair covered her face so that the expression on her face could not be seen clearly. The ground beneath her feet was marked with stones.
The number representing a silver mina was shown.
A man who was also in tattered clothes and exuded the smell of wine was next to the little girl. He was constantly selling the little girl to the merchants or nobles in luxurious clothes. From his words, it could be heard that he was attracted by him.
The little girl sold as a slave is actually his biological daughter.
"Gods above, may his soul be cast into hell forever."
Although Arthas cursed like this, he did not show any angry expression on his face, as if he was used to this kind of inhumane scene.
Pandora looked at the little girl with a pair of dull eyes. In her eyes given by the gods, she could clearly see the little girl's face hidden in the shadows, which was full of despair and pain.
After seeing the little girl's expression, Pandora's eyes flashed with a strange light, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if it had never happened.
Kratos watched coldly as each living human being was tied up and sold like an animal, while each well-dressed wealthy businessman or dignitary selected the slaves he was satisfied with with contempt and ridicule like the gods on patrol.
Kratos deeply knows that this is the law of development of this world. He is unable to break it, and he has no desire to break it. His heart is always tortured by hunger and the fire of revenge. At this time, the only thing he longs for is to use his enemies to fight against him.
blood to wash away the pain endured by himself and all his relatives in the tribe.
Regardless of the scattered slave traders on the periphery, they have arrived at the center of the slave market, where more sought-after, but more expensive, slaves have appeared.
On a platform made of wood, dozens of strong slaves were lined up. Without exception, these slaves had their hands and feet bound with tough ropes, and were guarded vigilantly by several guards armed with weapons.
The slaves on this platform attracted a large number of people to watch. Many people gathered around the platform and commented wildly on the slaves on it. They all seemed to be interested in these physically strong slaves.
There was an open space in front of the stage. A strong horse was supported by a rope, and the other end was tied to a prisoner of war.
The slave owner whipped the fierce horse hard with a whip. The strong horse immediately neighed in pain, trampled on the horse's hooves and galloped forward. The crowd in the direction of the collision of the fierce horse couldn't help but scream.
A cry of terror.
The rope connecting the fierce horse and the prisoner of war was quickly stretched. When it reached the limit, a "pop" sound was heard immediately, and the rope was stretched into a straight branch line.
The prisoner of war gritted his teeth and used all his strength to resist the dragging force of the fierce horse. His whole body was trembling slightly, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
The man and the fierce horse only stood in a stalemate for 1 or 2 breaths. The prisoner of war let out a heart-wrenching roar and saw the fierce horse standing up and then falling heavily to the ground.
The crowd immediately erupted in exclamations, and Kratos nodded secretly, then looked at Arthas.
Seeing Kratos's gaze towards them, Arthas immediately explained: "These are prisoners transferred from other countries. They were captured by hostile countries after being defeated on the battlefield. Because the nobles were afraid of being retaliated against, so
These captives will be sold as slaves to other countries."
Kratos carefully observed these prisoners of war and then looked at the marked price. Since they were strong prisoners with a certain fighting capacity, whether they were wealthy businessmen or nobles, they were the first choice to serve as private army guards.
In addition, there has been no war in Mycenae for decades, so prisoners of war are particularly rare, and the price is much higher than other slaves.
The price of an ordinary prisoner of war was 10 silver minas, which was equivalent to ten times the price of an ordinary slave.
Kratos also noticed that among this group of prisoners of war there was a low-level officer with a power of ten horsepower and a price tag of up to 10 mina gold coins.
One gold mina was equivalent to 100 silver minas. The price of a low-level officer prisoner of war was actually 1,000 times that of an ordinary slave. However, even with such a high price, the powerful and wealthy businessmen still flocked to it and offered sky-high prices to compete.
"Huh? This person..."
Kratos glanced around and suddenly noticed a familiar figure. He looked at it carefully for a while, with a thoughtful look on his face, and then suddenly asked Arthas next to him: "The master behind this slave market
who is it?"
Hearing Kratos' sudden question, Arthas couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but he reacted immediately, and then replied in a low voice: "The third prince once mentioned that the background of this slave market is very complicated, and the people who control it include the Parliament.
Members, nobles, and even heard that a certain consul was involved." (To be continued)