The gradually mature hero walked into the bustling crowd and said loudly.
"Does anyone want the big wild boar I'm wearing?"
After shouting several times, the huge wild boar soon caught the attention of the merchants. These well-dressed merchants looked at the big wild boar on the hero's shoulders, with its sharp and long tusks and ferocious huge head. The merchants were surprised by its
Da Da, asked.
"Where did you hunt this wild boar?"
"It's in the valley not far away."
The hero said casually, and his answer caused the businessmen to exclaim.
It's the man-eating boar in the valley of Lampea!
They loudly discussed this ferocious man-eating wild boar, its strong fur and sharp teeth, and the many young warriors who tried to hunt but were killed by the wild boar.
"Young hero, please tell us your name."
The businessman bowed with respect, and the hero said.
"I am Hercules of Thebes."
The hero's name once again aroused exclamations from the surroundings. Compared with the wild boar, the great hero who was famous throughout Greece for hunting down the Nemean lion and the Hydra was now more famous.
Legend has it that this great hero conquered Greece and was so powerful that he strangled the invulnerable Nemean Lion with his hands and cut off all the heads of the immortal Hydra with his sword.
Wherever he walked, many monsters were hunted by this great hero.
Many young warriors and famous heroes around were talking quietly. Some looked at the famous Greek hero with fear, while others were eager to try, their eyes filled with the desire to challenge.
However, there are still people who get excited when they hear the name of Hercules...
"Huh? It's Hercules?!"
Not far away, a voice suddenly came. Then, the owner of the voice, wearing leather armor, knocked away everyone in front of him, and then jumped in front of the hero.
"Plop..."
Jumping in front of Hercules from a high place, the hero raised a violent dust, and the hero couldn't help but frown and took a step back.
What appeared in the dust was a young and handsome young man with slightly curly black hair and bright eyes.
He looked at the tall hero in front of him curiously, then showed a look of joy, stepped forward, grasped Hercules' hand with a warm hand, shook it vigorously, and said urgently.
"Are you Hercules? My name is Theseus, Theseus from Athens. Great hero, I am your biggest admirer! I have heard all your stories, especially the one about you fighting with your bare hands.
I've heard the story of the dead lion told by the bards forty-two times, and I never get tired of hearing it every time. It's so awesome! Oh, oh, oh, that's right, this is the skin of the Nemean Lion, too
It’s beautiful! I’ve heard of its name a long time ago, but I didn’t expect to be able to see the real thing now. I heard that it’s invulnerable, invulnerable to water and fire, and can’t be penetrated by anything. Is this true...”
The young man who called himself Theseus was so excited that he couldn't help himself when he saw Heracles. He talked eloquently, his tone was urgent, and his eyes were full of infinite enthusiasm.
Hercules frowned. He had seen many admirers like this. As he made more and more achievements, he would have many admirers wherever he went. But as enthusiastic as a young guy
It's really rare.
"You are...Theseus, right?"
Hercules pondered, and then said.
"Yes! My name is Theseus!"
As soon as he heard his idol mention his name, the eyes of the young man named Theseus lit up and he said excitedly.
"However, although Theseus is my name, I have adopted Hercules as my alias. Because my goal is to become the second Hercules, and I want to achieve the same feats as you
!”
The young man named Theseus puffed up his chest and spoke proudly.
Hearing the young man's wish, the hero was slightly surprised and looked at him carefully. The warrior's experience and instinct made the hero aware of the young man's abnormality.
The young man who looks as handsome as a girl has strong and well-proportioned muscles hidden under his leather armor. There are traces of years of practice on his fingers, wrists, and feet.
His keen intuition told Hercules that the young man in front of him was not simple.
"It's not easy to be like me."
The hero said casually.
The young man was not convinced. He blushed and muttered.
"I... I have defeated many bandits since I left home... By the way, there was also the Minotaur of Crete. This powerful tyrant was killed by me myself!"
When the Minotaur was mentioned, Theseus, who was originally lacking in confidence, suddenly felt inexplicable confidence and showed off to his idol.
"Minotaurs?"
The hero said in surprise.
He knew the name and was said to be the king of Crete.
This king had a sad birth.
His father got a beautiful white bull. Poseidon, the god of the sea, took a fancy to the bull, so he wanted the previous king of Crete to sacrifice it to him. The king of Crete was reluctant to part with this beautiful white bull.
He secretly replaced it with another bull.
In anger, Poseidon cursed the king's wife, making her suffer from zoophilia.
The king had to make a cow out of wood and let his wife get into it. The white bull was attracted to the wooden cow and made peace with it. The queen became pregnant and gave birth to the half-man, half-cow.
Sad monster.
Because of this tragic birth, the half-man, half-ox king of Crete loved cannibalism, so he forced nearby residents to pay him tribute of boys and girls.
Many heroes and warriors wanted to kill this half-man, half-bull monster tyrant. But the cunning king built a huge maze. Only he could enter and exit freely, while others would be trapped in the maze and unable to get out. Many heroes
So he was trapped and died in this endless maze.
Heracles knew that there was such a monster and planned to destroy the monster tyrant in a while. Unexpectedly, he was beaten to the throne by the young man in front of him?
"How did you solve the maze?"
Hercules couldn't help asking.
The labyrinth built by the half-man, half-bull tyrant is full of illusions and there are many terrible dangers. No matter how powerful the hero is, it is difficult to escape from it. Even Hercules himself found it difficult to cope with it. He was very curious about the young man in front of him.
How do people solve it?
But faced with this question, the young man hesitated, scratched his head, and then showed a shy blush.
"Actually...it's not entirely my fault. Because...that is, the daughter of the Minotaur liked me, and she taught me how to come out."
The young man hesitated before telling the truth.
It turned out that the Minotaur had a beautiful daughter. This beautiful and charming princess was attracted by the handsome Theseus. Princess Ariadne gave him a ball of gold thread and asked him to tie a piece of gold thread at the exit.
, and then he took the golden thread deep into the labyrinth, so that he could finally crack the Minotaur's labyrinth.
"Theseus!"
Just then, a crisp voice sounded.
The young man and Hercules looked together and saw a beautiful girl standing among the crowd not far away. The girl looked at Theseus angrily.
"You ran away secretly again, didn't you promise to wait for me where you were?"
Only then did Theseus suddenly realize, he punched his fist and shouted.
"Yes, no wonder I seem to have forgotten something... Ah, I'm sorry, Ariadne, I forgot again..."
Facing the girl who walked in, the young man kept apologizing.
At this time, the girl also realized the tall hero in front of Theseus and asked.
"This is……"
"This is Hercules, the greatest hero in all Greece that I have been telling you about!"
Facing the girl's confusion, Theseus hurriedly introduced her, his tone full of pride.
It suddenly dawned on the girl that she had obviously heard of Heracles' name, but she was not as enthusiastic as Theseus, but instead bowed gracefully.
"Hello, great hero from Thebes, I am Ariadne of Crete."
"I am Huai... Huaidela..."
Behind the girl, a timid voice suddenly sounded.
When the hero heard the news, he saw a little girl of five or six years old hiding behind the girl's skirt.
The shy little girl held the hem of the girl's skirt and only dared to secretly look at the tall hero. Then she seemed to be intimidated by the hero's height. She exclaimed and threw herself into the girl's skirt again, refusing to show her face.
"This is my sister."
Ariadne explained.
"Hercules of Thebes."
The hero nodded and simply said his name, which was considered acquaintance.
At this moment, another burst of music suddenly sounded.
"Cheng..."
The crisp and high-pitched sound of the strings is also accompanied by a smiling singing voice.
"The gathering of heroes is like the interweaving of thunder, like the power of gods, which makes people tremble, but how can these thunder and thunderbolts be as beautiful as delicate flowers..."
"Extraordinary flowers, they are stunning and dazzling. Why do they come to this dangerous place?"
Listening to this song, a few people saw a piano player sitting leaning on a wooden railing not far away. The elegant and calm piano player was looking at the group of people with a smile.
Ariadne frowned, took a step back calmly, and approached Theseus beside her.
"I am Theseus' fiancée, and of course I will accompany him. Strange player, who are you?"
After hearing that the beauty in front of him was someone else's fiancée, the violinist was stunned for a moment, then smiled and replied.
"Then please forgive me for being presumptuous. I just saw how popular you are and don't feel like ordinary people, so I came to chat with you."
"Of course, brother Theseus is very powerful!"
The little girl who was hiding behind the girl stuck her head out and said in a childish voice. Then she saw the piano player looking at her, and she hid behind her sister with another timid cry.
Listening to Theseus's name, the violinist thought thoughtfully, and then smiled.
"Is it actually Theseus who destroyed the tyrant of Crete? I heard he was a rare young hero. When I saw him today, it turned out to be true."
When Theseus heard someone praising him, especially in front of his idol, he immediately became happy and his face was full of praise.
But the next moment, the violinist pondered.
"But... alas..."
As he spoke, the violinist shook his head and sighed deliberately.
It was a very simple strategy, but the young and energetic Theseus couldn't stand this strategy and couldn't help but ask.
"But what?"
"I think that although Mr. Theseus is strong, he can't outrun the slowest turtle."