Chapter 442 Roots are divided into three categories

Shasha——

Bent over the desk, carefully browsing the documents on the desktop, occasionally marking with a pen.

Although it was almost evening, Andrea, who had worked all day, was still busy.

Domestic and foreign affairs, the exploration of the coalition's movements, and the learning of various knowledge filled her day.

Days like this have been going on for a long time for Andrea. Ordinary people would probably have been exhausted by the heavy work long ago. Only a descendant of God like her could persist and get used to the heavy schoolwork.

Theoretically, after another water clock, today will be over.

As the new king, Andrea can get rid of these boring jobs and do something she likes.

But there are always exceptions to everything... Looking at the military report that was delivered not long ago, Andrea raised her eyebrows slightly, and even the fatigue in the corners of her eyes seemed to have dissipated a lot.

It looked a little funny, and it didn't seem like something that would happen under normal circumstances.

But looking at the unlucky object, Andrea felt very relieved.

"...Unusual movement in the coalition camp...It is suspected that someone attacked the camp this morning..."

"...Casualties...Mycenae...Ares...Aphrodite...and...Achilles?"

Intermittent voices continued to float, and Andrea read the text on the report in a low voice.

The text on the military report was very brief, and it only roughly described the whole process from Achilles' charge to the end of the god of war.

Strictly speaking, the casualties caused by Achilles' charge were not as many as imagined. He only hit the morale of the coalition forces that had just recovered, rather than causing them to suffer many casualties directly.

After all, this is the case on the battlefield in the world today. Except for a few artifacts, no one can achieve large-scale killing or let one person destroy an army.

If there is, then the army has long lost its necessity to exist.

"The weapon of the God of War was taken away, and the arm of the Goddess of Beauty was cut off... Is it true?"

"After all, he is a god who is as famous as the goddess in the field of 'war and victory'. Is he so... so easy to deal with?"

After hesitating for a moment, out of respect for the group of 'gods', Andrea, as a former priest, did not say too much after all.

But from the smile in her eyes, whether this military newspaper is to make her happy or not, Andrea is really happy.

After all, although it seems that a lot of things have happened, in fact, it has not been long since Theseus died.

And if Andrea is asked to choose the person and god she hates most in this matter, the former must be her brother who betrayed her father, and the latter is the God of War and the Goddess of Beauty.

The reason is simple, simply because although these two people played a negative role in the siege, their presence is really high.

One is Aphrodite, who almost besieged Theseus to death in Eleusis. If there was no resistance from the God's carrier, she would have succeeded.

One was Ares who was killed in his incarnation, but the reason why he was destroyed was because he was the most eager to chase him?

Therefore, seeing this news, Andrea was naturally happy while being skeptical.

A powerful demigod taught them a lesson... This somewhat evoked her memories.

If her father had a capable helper by his side at that time, perhaps history would have been rewritten.

"You said... Is this possible?"

"You told me that the authority of the gods also needs power to support it, and their divine power is equivalent to nothing in the human world. And the most of the demigods in the human world are 'near gods', and they are precisely the powerful bodies transformed by their divine blood. But the God of War... He is the God of War after all."

Picking up the military newspaper, Andrea stroked her hair.

The soft black hair draped over her shoulders, shining in the moonlight.

She pronounced the word 'war' very clearly. After all, no matter what, Ares should not be frustrated so easily.

"This is true. I have confirmed it before you received the letter."

"In fact, you don't have to worry too much about Ares. And his opponent is not an ordinary human."

Lian, who was nominally an advisor and actually acted as half a "prime minister" in recent times, put down the documents in his hand with a smile.

It was much earlier than the arrival of the military report. In fact, as early as when the battle took place, he had already vaguely sensed the abnormal fluctuations in the distance.

Achilles, one of the most famous mortals in the Age of Chaos, the name of Achilles' heel has become a common saying passed down by word of mouth in all places.

Before he was born, he was burdened with the prophecy of "stronger than his father".

Fate made him born in this way, with the power that frightened the gods.

But fate is always ruthless. He gave Achilles a brilliant life, but also left a fatal flaw, so that he could not escape death after all.

This is normal. After all, myths and legends are often like this.

Most of the invincible powers died by the coincidence of fate, because the reason why they were able to obtain the invincible power was perhaps the preference of fate, not because of what they did.

Just like Chaos' Achilles could be indestructible, but it is unknown whether the River of Oath that gave him this power itself has this power; the witches in fairy tales can bless warriors and defeat powerful enemies, but they themselves cannot have the power of blessing.

Siegfried, the hero of the Nine Realms, also bathed in dragon blood and became invulnerable to swords and guns, but seeing that he was able to slay a dragon, it is clear that the dragon that provided dragon blood and was killed probably did not have immortality.

Otherwise, how could it be killed? Even if it was a ‘plot kill’, it also proved the role of fate in it.

It can be seen that it is not unreasonable for fate to be listed as one of the four pillars of the world.

Thousands of years, tens of thousands of years, from the beginning to the end, it lies between all things.

He seems not to have revealed his power, but in fact, he exists everywhere.

When he needs it, mortals can ascend from the earth to the sky; when he doesn’t need it, those who were originally favored will be ruthlessly abandoned.

So Chaos, the god of war on earth, left the flaw of Achilles’ heel, the brave hero of the fairy tale could not continue his adventure after the story ended, and the dragon slayer of the nine realms was ‘coincidentally’ no longer perfect because of the cover of a leaf, laying the seeds for future failure.

It can be seen that the gift of fate has long been secretly marked with a price.

“Is it true?”

Andrea was just a little surprised that Ryan didn’t know that he remembered so many things in an instant, and even felt that fate was everywhere.

She thought it was an exaggeration, but it turned out to be true... But if that's the case, then as the king of Athens, she should do something.

"If this is true, a god of war who was defeated by mortals on the battlefield... Well, should I find someone to find him, give him fiefdom and wealth, and let him become my sword?"

Andrea changed her mind instantly and said slowly.

Obviously, it is unwise to let such a powerful demigod who has grievances with the coalition and the gods of Olympus be alone. Only by letting him join Athens can it be a good thing for both parties.

But to Andrea's surprise, Ryan shook his head.

"No need, you won't succeed, because he still has his 'tribulation' to go through."

"Although he has both powerful strength and avoided the destined death through tricks, how can the gift of fate be a gift that can be easily obtained for free?"

"Although I am not sure how he will face the tribulation, he will definitely go through this anyway."

"Tribulation?"

Andrea was silent for a moment after saying this word softly.

She didn't know why this strange demigod had to go through the tribulation, but Athens now seemed to be the same.

The Western countries are their tribulation, but conversely, maybe Athens is also their tribulation.

Thinking of this, in order to liven up the dull atmosphere, Andrea laughed casually: "Well... since it is a tribulation, there should be a reward for going through it, otherwise it would be too unfair?"

"If it is him, will he get a reward?"

The person who said it was very casual, and didn't think there would be any real reward.

But once again, to Andrea's surprise, Ryan actually nodded.

Rewards...maybe there are. After all, this catastrophe is no longer just one or two people or one or two gods, but the whole world is going to be trapped in it.

Even Ryan himself may not be able to escape.

"Rewards...of course there are. Just like the war between countries, it is a catastrophe for both countries, but those who survive can expand their territory, and those who fail will have their country and family destroyed."

"For Achilles, his catastrophe is the same, and it is not just him, many people in this era are like this."

"But just like the war between two countries, the king, nobles, and soldiers face different difficulties, and the results of victory and defeat are also different."

"In this era, facing the same catastrophe, the rewards they can get are naturally different."

"As for the standard of division...naturally, it is their root order."

Looking at Andrea's curious eyes, Ryan paused, and then said meaningfully: "The root order...or divided into three levels, mostly determined by innate, but also affected by acquired factors."

"Some people are born demigods, some are born demigods, some are born demigods, and some are born demigods. People are born slaves, there is nothing that can be done about it. "

"Whether you like it or not, the world is like this, you can only accept it. As for these three categories..."

"Among them, those with good roots should achieve their "heavenly" path."

"Like the innate ancient gods, as long as the world still exists, their power will not fall and they will not enter reincarnation."

"As for those with inferior roots, they can achieve their "human" path."

"Like those who believe in gods, they need to be worshipped by all living beings and followed by all spirits before they can sit high in the kingdom of God. Otherwise, the domain will collapse and people will die, and everything will be empty in the end."

"And those who are the lowest will probably have difficulty in achieving anything. Either they will fall into the lower world or reincarnate, and there will be no better end."

The so-called roots are just a general term, which is actually the degree of importance of fate, a general term for innate endowments and acquired achievements. Andrea can understand it.

In this era, no one cares about the so-called fairness or not. Since the extraordinary really exists, where does the so-called fairness come from?

"Then this guy named Achilles..."

"He's probably somewhere between the first two."

Ryan wasn't quite sure about Andrea's question, so he just made a guess.

"He has a lot of fates on his shoulders..."

"But if he can't survive this inevitable disaster, then I'm afraid the second outcome will be the only one waiting for him."

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As the night deepened, Ares appeared stealthily in a hidden valley outside the Athens Pass, holding a golden net.

Since he got the things, Ares has been on his way without stopping, observing the terrain along the way.

It was not until here that he found a suitable place for ambush.

He had long understood the magic of the golden net. Even if he had divine power, it would be difficult for him to break free for a moment, let alone a mere human being.

As long as he was caught in the net, he was doomed to die.

"Very good... This is it. Now we just have to wait for him to come."

"Damn it, I, the Lord God, have fallen to the point of using traps to trap humans... Humph!"

With a cold snort, Ares buried the trap himself and nodded.

Now everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.

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PS: Seeing that there are a lot of questions, I might as well respond to them all at once. As for why the reply is in the main text, of course it is because the author's words are not visible in some places - ahem, those who understand will understand.

Let's talk about the specific content: Some people say that Achilles' fight with Ares is a demotion, a hard weakening of the gods, and a violation of the previous logic and settings - to be honest, I can't tolerate this, I obviously weakened humans and Achilles for the sake of logic and settings. Okay, don't get it wrong, the God of War was not weakened.

To be honest, I have tried my best to make Ares, as the main god, not so weak. At least I gave him a few debuffs and no authority to win. According to the original myth, he was knocked down head-on when the two armies faced each other, and then ran back to Olympus to Zeus to cry, saying, "Dad, I'm so miserable this time. Fortunately, I ran fast, otherwise I would be beaten and lie in the pile of dead people to endure the pain. And even if I escape now, it's not over, because I was shot by the opponent, which caused my strength to be damaged.

Faced with this situation, what can Zeus say? Of course, he is helpless. He directly scolded you, you idiot, don't cry in front of me. You are such a waste as a god. If it weren't for my son, I would have dealt with you long ago. So when Ares opened the battlefield, he fell to the ground in three moves without a single encounter. This is the result of the strengthening of the logic of this book. I tried hard to find a reason for him to win, but I couldn't find it.

Let me say something off topic. Do you know why the god of war was crushed in the previous incarnation, and the god of war is also unlucky now? I just want to save the gods' dignity and make them look so weak.

It's just that other gods rarely show their combat power against mortals in the original text. At most, they were defeated by Hercules, but Ares is different. Later, I thought, since you are already so miserable, you can continue to be unlucky, so that other gods will not be unlucky with you, so that's it, lol.

Anyway, that's it. You said that the plot is fine. Everyone has their own opinions on this, but there should be no such obvious mistakes in the myth framework. If you see a being that you think should be very powerful but behaves very lamely, and it feels unreasonable - no doubt, I thought so when I read it, but the result is like this, and I can't do anything about it. It can be said that the previous part of this book suppresses the power of gods and changes in the era. All kinds of content are just to make up for the illogical myth. The original mythical gods were killed by people even though they were fully armed. Who can you find to reason with?

So in summary, let the God of War go, he is a weakling, there is nothing you can do.

That's all.