Nano City, this city located under Hades and on the head of the big snake, is the eternal home of the snake people. Many snake people work, pray and live in this city.
Every day, the roaring bell reminds the snake people of their daily schedule, and then craftsmen wield hammers and forge exquisite steam engines. Nobles wearing high crowns hold scepters that symbolize status, and discuss the future of the empire in parliament.
Walking on the streets, there are not only snake people in different clothes, but also powerful brass giants. These giants are driven by steam engines and spit out hot gas. They are the guardians of the snake people and the maintenance of order.
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There are basically no other races in Nano City.
In other snake-man cities, there will be many mortal slaves, but in this unique city of Nano, mortals are not allowed to enter, and only the snake-men with the purest blood can step inside.
However, there are occasional exceptions.
On a tall building, a human boy climbed on a tall building in the city, jumping like an antelope and running like a cheetah. The layered, labyrinth-like city was like flat ground to him. Those meters, and even
It's a distance of tens of meters and can be jumped over with just one jump.
On the street, a snake man who had just entered Nano City saw a human boy daring to walk freely through the city, with anger on his face.
How could the most noble place of snake people allow a slave to be so presumptuous?
It was about to scold, but was stopped by the snake people around it.
"That human is Alcides, don't stop him."
Alcides?
When it heard this name, the new snake man was startled at first, and then a look of awe appeared on his face. It was not afraid of the boy, but in awe of the goddess behind the boy.
Twelve years ago, the snake goddess returned to Nano City with a human baby in her arms. After that, the snake goddess raised the human baby and named him Alcides.
As for why he was called Alcides, the goddess did not explain, only that it was the name he deserved.
In the past twelve years, this human baby has gradually grown up, learning knowledge and music from the snake people. However, his natural enthusiasm made him more adventurous, exploring and climbing around the city. This is the adopted son of this goddess.
Things you like to do.
In this snake-man city, he is regarded as the adopted son of the goddess and becomes the only mortal who can come and go as he pleases.
After the daily leisure and play, the human boy jumped down and jumped in front of a towering temple. The eyes of the two brass giants guarding the entrance of the temple glowed red, and then turned off after identifying the person's identity.
Go down.
Not an intruder.
Since they are not intruders, it has nothing to do with them.
Shaking the hair behind him, the young man with hair as disheveled as a lion and pupils as obsidian stepped into the temple.
"Mona, look what I brought you."
Before entering the temple, the carefree young man called out the name of the goddess.
But in this empty and lonely temple, there was no human figure that the young man wanted to see, only a giant lion lying on the carpet on the left side.
Although the lion, which was bigger than a three-year-old bull, was lying on the carpet with its eyes slightly closed and yawning, it made people feel as if it could pounce on the boy at any time.
"Alcides, that goddess is not here now."
With his mouth wide open, the lion stared at the young man with its cold eyes, but he spat out human words.
"Ah, Leo, long time no see."
Seeing that the goddess was not there, the young man was not afraid of the giant lion. He approached the lion calmly and sat next to it.
He stretched out his hand as if he wanted to stroke the lion's chin, but the lion didn't care and let the boy scratch the mane under his chin.
When he was young, he had seen this lion.
It is a monster born from the blood of Typhon, the world-devouring god and the ancestor of demons. Its fur is invulnerable, and no magic weapon in the world can harm it.
At that time, the lion had not yet grown up, and was brought to the temple by the snake goddess to play with the teenagers. It was not until later that the lion was taken away by the moon god Selene.
It has been several years since we met again now. Although the young lion has grown up, the young man still recognizes it at a glance.
"Selene, the moon god, drove her moon chariot through Hades and is now meeting the goddess. I stopped by to have a look. The two goddesses are now meeting their father in the abyss and will not be back until a while."
The lion squinted his eyes. The feeling of being tickled seemed good and made him relax a little. He continued to spit out human words and spoke to the boy.
"The goddess's father...ah, that's wrong, he is the common father of you and the goddess."
As he said that, he suddenly noticed that the lion was not behaving well, and the young man quickly changed his words and explained.
The lion is most proud of his father, and is deeply proud of him. However, because of this, he is occasionally frustrated that he cannot fully inherit his father's strength. Therefore, the lion is unexpectedly sensitive on this topic.
Seeing the lion grunting and waving its tail indifferently, the young man laughed mockingly, and then continued.
"I don't know what your father is like that makes you and the goddess worship him so much."
"Humph, how can a mortal understand the power of my father."
The lion said it in a very proud tone.
"There is no one more powerful than my father in this world. Among the many gods, even the God King Zeus does not dare to fight against my father alone."
"In the ancient war, it was my father who fought against the gods alone. After ten years of fighting, there was no winner. If it weren't for the cunning God King's tricks, this world would already be in my father's belly..."
Listening to the lion's praise and inventory as if he had witnessed it with his own eyes, the young man listened with gusto. Although he had heard it many times, the battle still fascinated him.
The sea boiled, the sky was torn, and the earth cracked into pieces. Such an unimaginably powerful battle... it was truly amazing.
The young man was thinking in his mind, but he had a vague impulse. If he could also participate in it...
As he was talking, the lion suddenly stopped, and its ears cocked up due to its keener senses than humans.
"The two goddesses are back."
The young man also heard the sound and looked towards the door of the temple.
Nano City is under the underworld and is not exposed to sunlight. The sky is always dark, with only a faint moonlight.
But at this moment, a soft moonlight appeared at the door of the temple. The moonlight was like water, soaking the entire ground.
In the moonlight, two graceful figures walked out.
One is the moon goddess Selene. This daughter of the Titan god wears a crescent crown and a robe. Her face is covered with a veil, making her look more mysterious, just like the hazy figure hiding behind dark clouds in the dark night.
in the moon.
But even with such an appearance, what concerned the young man more was the other person walking alongside this goddess.
Even though I don't know how many years have passed, the girl's appearance remains the same as before. Her cold and pale face, dead white pupils are lifeless, and some snake scales are vaguely visible behind her slender ears and slender neck.
If the beauty of the moon god is the cold moonlight, then the beauty of the snake goddess is the silence and quiet night.
The appearance of the two is indistinguishable, but the boy prefers the latter. The reason...
"Mona!"
Jumping up, the boy yelled and ran towards Mona.
"See what I found?"
Smiling like a show off, the boy raised the object in his hand, which was a turtle that was struggling desperately.
Occasionally, some strange things happen in this underworld.
Just like this little turtle, it looks small, but in fact the rings on the carapace are densely packed and countless. It is unknown how many years it has lived in an unnoticed place. However, it was suddenly caught by a young man and presented to him as a new toy.
's adoptive mother.
Mona looked at the turtle and nodded.
"Yes, maybe it will taste delicious when cooked."
The turtle seemed to have intelligence, and it struggled even harder after hearing these words.
Beside Mona, Luna put her face on her hands and chuckled.
"Ah, is this the kid from back then? He grew up very quickly."
After hearing that he was called a child, the young man was very dissatisfied.
"I'm not a kid, I'm very powerful."
As he spoke, the young man flexed his arm muscles and showed off.
"No one in this city can beat me."
Luna smiled and said nothing about the boy's childish behavior.
But a voice sounded in Mona's ears.
"Is this the boy? It turns out that time has passed so quickly."
"Humans always grow up very fast. Why, what mission has Zeus given you? Are you going to take him away?"
"No, the God King didn't give me any tasks. All the gods know that he pays close attention to this boy. Hermes is still suffering in the mortal world because he lost him, but he doesn't give any orders.
Never said that."
"I'm just curious about what the child who made the Queen of Gods so angry and the King of Gods so concerned about has grown up to be. Haha, this boy probably doesn't know that his destiny has been planned by the gods.
Bar."
"..."
Mona didn't answer, she just looked at the boy. The boy's face was full of excitement, and he was chattering to Mona about what he thought was fun.
"Have you planned it yet?"
Mona thought to herself.
Among the gods, the existence of this young man is not a secret. All the gods think that this is a test for a human child by God King Zeus. But only Mona and a few gods know what kind of mission this child has.
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In the eyes of Zeus and even the big snake, this child will be pushed to the top of the world by Zeus and finally fight against the big snake.
But for some reason, Zeus seems to be convinced that this child will definitely have a chance to defeat the big snake. The big snake sneered at this, arrogantly waited for this little meatball to grow up, and was determined to destroy Zeus's self-confidence that he didn't know where it came from.
No matter from which perspective, this child has indeed been planned by gods and demons for his future since birth.
But her innate insight into fate and her understanding of the boy over the years allowed her to give a negative answer.
"It may not have been planned... He may really surprise everyone."
Looking deeply at this young man, Mona thought to herself.