Chapter 496

Hua La La——

Northwest of the Kingdom of Pylos, the sea area where important shipping routes pass.

The descendants of the sea god founded a country and multiplied here, controlling this key trade route.

And today, King Nestor's son, Antilochus, was standing on the bow of his ship.

Not long ago, the message from the mainland reached the sea.

Many human kingdoms scattered across the ocean were surprised to find that the Athenians who had defeated them decades ago were now under siege by the enemy.

The oracle from the home of the gods caused war on the mainland, and the Athenians may no longer have the energy to pay attention to everything on the sea.

So even if Poseidon did not express any attitude directly, the envoys of various countries still gathered in Pylos to discuss how to recover the lost interests in the past.

At first, Nestor was actually not interested in this matter.

The king, who was gradually entering his old age, only wanted to sit back and watch the fights between the kingdoms on land until he returned to the embrace of the gods.

However, as his successor, Antilochus, the prince of Pylos, did not think so.

For hundreds of years, the royal family of Pylos, as the descendants of Poseidon and humans, were born with the ability to control water flow and detect changes in weather and tides.

Even those strange beasts with the blood of the sea god can often be influenced and controlled by them, and this is also the foundation for their foothold on the sea.

Inheriting the blood of his father, the prince also has such power, and he is even better than his father, with a perception ability on the sea that makes many gods amazed.

This is an extraordinary talent and a proof of the power of the blood of the gods.

But to the surprise of many people, Antilochus did not seem to be happy about this, and this is the fact.

Because in the prince's view, although blood can bring them strength, this power from reproduction will only continue to decline.

Only the power that can be truly controlled is real and eternal.

So Antilochus collected knowledge from Silvermoon City and bought a lot of expensive alchemical products.

He sent people to study their principles, even if it cost a lot.

Some people questioned his position, but the prince had no intention of repenting.

After all, learning from others' strengths should never be criticized, and the prince was even more disdainful of arguing with them.

The only thing that made him feel embarrassed was that as a country under the traditional belief in gods, it was difficult for Pylos to obtain enough valuable information.

What they could buy were often finished products, but the real principles and techniques were often not learned.

This problem has troubled Antilochus for a long time, and this is also one of the important reasons why he recently advocated attacking Athens.

"Attack and plunder are unnecessary, and killing is not the goal."

"General, remember what I said before."

"We are not going to attack Athens on this trip, but to make them aware of our threat."

"The land of the mainland does not belong to us... Instead of coveting their land, we should think about how to obtain enough wealth and knowledge."

"Let the people on the mainland bleed themselves. Compared with Athens, these so-called "friendly forces" are actually our real competitors on the ocean."

Reiterating his own thoughts, the prince has said his views many times.

Just to prevent the generals of these kingdoms from not understanding his thoughts, he still has to repeat them again and again.

At this moment, countless large and small ships gathered densely on the wide sea around.

Most of them are put together by small and medium-sized kingdoms who want to get a piece of the pie, and Antilochus, the prince of Pylos, is their nominal commander.

Of course, the prince is also very clear.

These kingdoms seem to respect Pylos as the leader and recognize their status on the ocean, but in the final analysis, they just want them to attract the hatred of the Athenians in the future.

Besides, if something really happened, I'm afraid that not many people would obey orders.

The prince never counted on them on this trip. He just wanted to win a victory and then get what he needed through negotiations.

As for what will happen next, it has nothing to do with him.

Even in his heart, Antilochus has made preparations.

When they negotiate with the Athenians in the future, these followers may become abandoned pawns to appease the other side.

As long as the countries on land have not been unified, they will not pose a threat to the Kingdom of Pylos.

And Athens today obviously does not have this ability.

"Huh-"

"That's it."

"But speaking of it, how are the priests prepared?"

The prince let out a long breath and stopped thinking about the future.

His brows slightly frowned, and he looked at a sea surrounded by many ships.

There, an altar transformed from the sea itself was floating there, and hundreds of priests in robes seemed to be singing songs loudly.

The fish-headed monster danced there, as if to please the gods.

Well... the prince himself had doubts about the last point.

Although he was also a descendant of the Sea King, no matter how he thought about it, Antilochus could not see how those strange creatures could please the gods.

"Opportunities don't wait, but we have waited too long."

"If it weren't for the priests' request to prepare a ceremony to worship the gods here in order to seek shelter from the sea and storms, we would have set off long ago."

"But after so long, I still don't feel any decline in the will of the gods."

"Instead, the armies of various countries are gathering here more and more."

According to common sense, this sea area is actually not suitable for so many ships to be stationed here.

But because of the priests' request, the prince still agreed.

There has never been a lack of wizards who can manipulate the waves among the Athenians, but in this regard, they can't do better than the priests of the sea god.

So Antilochus only sent patrols on several nearby routes, and then waited patiently.

But he didn't expect that this wait would take many days.

"General, is there any movement from the Athenians?"

The prince asked.

Although he had the advantage, Antilochus did not underestimate the enemy.

Especially since they gathered here recently, he couldn't relax his observation of the enemy.

"No news."

"Our people have observed their movements out to sea, but it is difficult for us to follow their whereabouts in the vast ocean."

"Yes."

Nodding slightly, the prince said he understood.

It's not a big problem. With the help of the priests of the sea god, Pylos is hard to be defeated on the sea, let alone attacked.

Even at critical moments, they can try to summon the incarnation of the gods.

Unless these Athenians happen to appear in front of them now and take action while the priests are busy offering sacrifices to the gods, but how is that possible?

According to the time they left the port, even if it is the shortest route, it will take a few days to appear here.

This is still based on the premise that they dare to invade the waters of the Kingdom of Pylos in turn.

So...

"Your Highness... Your Highness?"

"Look, what is that?"

"Hmm?"

The prince's thoughts were interrupted by the adjutant's reminder. His brows frowned slightly, and then relaxed.

"Why, what happened again?"

Following the direction of the adjutant's finger, Antilochus looked into the distance.

That is near the northwest. Legend has it that in ancient times, the Lord of Ocean Currents fought with the enemy.

The power of the ancient sea god remains there, creating the endless raging waves there. Even as descendants of the sea god, the Pylos people are unwilling to get close to it.

There is no human presence in that sea area on weekdays, but at this moment, the prince saw a black tide there.

"That is..."

Antilochus was stunned and did not react for a while.

In his usual impression, there was no one there.

However, it was only a moment before the prince suddenly came back to his senses.

The blood from the gods surged in his veins, and he jumped onto the flagpole of the ship.

"——Enemy attack! The enemy is in the northwest!"

"Form an array-pay attention to protect the priests!"

There was no time to think about why the enemy came here and how they passed through the old battlefield of the gods.

After loudly reminding the surrounding fleet, the prince was not too panicked.

The so-called "array formation" is not a special method of warfare, but just a dense array commonly used on the sea today.

Later generations called it the Greek formation, but it is actually not particularly powerful.

Although the formation is nothing special, and Pylos's warships may not be better than those made by the Athenians using alchemical technology, Antilochus' mentality is still as stable as a mountain.

As a descendant of the Sea King, he is not willing to regard the power of blood as the only hope, but it does not mean that he will not use his own advantages.

"The priests are not free... Haha, I don't know whether "astrology" has predicted this, or the Athenians have used some other means to predict our situation."

"But if you really think that you can defeat us on the sea without the priests, you are wrong."

Unlike on land, perhaps because the God King's control over the sea is not so strong, and the countries on the sea do not believe in Olympus very much, so that Zeus's kingship does not have such a strong influence here.

The result it brings is that extraordinary power will have a greater impact here.

The blood power flowed more and more violently. The prince stood at the bow, and some invisible power emanated from him.

In the fleet that was somewhat confused because of the sudden discovery of the enemy, there were also responses of blood breath one after another.

Thanks to the source of blood, there are actually many beings with the blood of the Sea Emperor on the entire sea, and many of them are not human.

Although most of them have thin blood, through thousands of years of research, the royal family of Pylos has also invented a way to use this power.

Unlike the nobles on land, they integrate the connection between the same blood in the form of "knights" and are led by "heroes" to launch attacks.

They are more likely to borrow the divine power of the Sea Emperor to control the climate, storms, earthquakes, and tsunamis, and create favorable celestial phenomena on the sea to gain an advantage in the war.

At this moment, what Antilochus used was the one they were best at.

On the wide sea, with the resonance of the noble blood in the fleet, a thick fog began to emerge.

The sea surface became rolling, making it difficult for the weapons on the ship to aim steadily.

Thick fog covered the sky and the sun, encompassing the entire sea area.

After jumping down from the rail, the prince's pale face showed a smile at some point.

"Although I don't know how these Athenians got here, I'm afraid they made the wrong calculation."

"I know they have advanced weapons.

"Especially the thing called the 'Magic Crystal Cannon' is extremely powerful. Each shot is comparable to a divine arrow shot by a hero. It can penetrate the hull of a ship and penetrate armor."

"But on such a sea, they have no way to aim at all; and in such heavy fog, they may not be able to move."

The prince was actually very interested in the alchemical equipment in Athens.

It's a pity that even if it's just a backward and defective product, he still has no place to buy it.

But it doesn’t matter. Since you can’t buy it, just grab it. Antilochus doesn’t care how he gets it.

"That is to say, the priests have no time to take action, otherwise they can drive away a large number of sea beasts for my use... That's it, this is enough."

"In this heavy fog, even I, who has the blood of Poseidon, have limited vision, let alone these Athenians."

"Inform the entire army that no matter how they cross the sea area of ​​​​the God War, since they are here, we will treat them well."

"Yes, Your Highness."

The general, who was the prince's adjutant, bowed slightly when he heard this, and then took the order and left.

Antilochus was right.

For a kingdom on the sea, many things are of no use to each other.

But for the kingdoms on land...as long as the enemy is not a fierce man like Theseus who can withstand the harassment of hurricanes and sea beasts, and enter and leave the entire fleet seven times, then there is nothing to fear.

In the worst case scenario, with the help of the heavy fog inspired by the power of Poseidon's bloodline, they could assess the situation and advance and retreat freely.

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Wow——

The banners were fluttering and rustling in the strong wind.

After being on tenterhooks all the way, Kemeng didn't feel relieved until he safely sailed out of the sea with treacherous orange clouds.

One second it was peaceful and normal, and the next second it suddenly turned into a huge whirlpool.

Huge space cracks appeared without warning, dividing all life that passed by into several segments.

After several fruitless protests, General Kemen risked his own life and sailed the fleet into what was said to have been one of the battlefields where the ancient Titans fought for hegemony.

But what shocked him was that from beginning to end, those so-called dangers never fell on any soldier.

Even if the space gap opens right on the face, the final result is that it passes by the cheek without any damage.

At first, Kemon thought it was luck.

But later, the middle-aged general couldn't help but secretly speculate.

Did the commander sent by the new king carry some valuable treasure from the goddess or the royal family?

But no matter what, they arrived at their destination safely... But before General Kemen could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw the coalition fleet converging in the distance, as well as the gradually spreading fog and waves.

"This...they are actually here?"

Incredibly, Kemon had not expected to see them here.

But just by looking around, he recognized the flags of several kingdoms.

It's incomprehensible, but it's true.

However, looking at the covering fog, Ke Meng's expression became solemn again.

"Your Excellency Ai Wen... although I don't want to admit it, your judgment is indeed accurate."

"But actually, I'd rather not run into them here."

The Athenians were not unprepared for the special bloodline secrets of the Ocean Kingdom.

With the high tower in the city of Athens as the core, the famous wizard Hermes had already made arrangements for this.

So if it is in the sea near Athens, they are not without the ability to resist.

With the help of some special alchemy products, they can actually find ways to reduce the impact of the fog and use the power of the tower to lock down the enemy.

But now...

"It doesn't matter."

Waving his hand slightly, he held the conch in his left hand.

Looking at the heavy fog coming towards his face, Ryan said he was not panicking.

How can a person who has all the maps turned on be afraid of the fog of war?

"Don't panic... General Kemeng, everything is under control."

"But it's time."

In order to satisfy the strong request of the son of the ancient Poseidon, Ryan could only regretfully attribute all this to his commanding ability.

There is nothing that can be done about this. Since you can't say that you cheated, it can only be that every move made by the opponent has already been predicted by you.

"Kemon obeys the order."

His expression was calm, as if all he saw were chickens and dogs.

Ryan raised his hand to signal the general to listen.

"Now...I will make the following arrangements."