In the Royal Palace of Argos, King Kepus trotted all the way to the hall. He had been depressed for several days and could not sleep at night without thinking about food and tea. He seemed to have aged more than ten years and no longer had the heroic spirit before.
Today is the last day of the ten-day period. If the princess is not handed over, the sea monster Sethus will destroy the entire city-state, and there will be no survivors among the tens of thousands of people in the city.
Outside the palace, nearly ten thousand people surrounded her, and they might snatch the princess away for a sacrifice ceremony at any time.
No matter what happens next, the royal family will lose its majesty and will no longer have the appeal and cohesion it once had.
The queen has changed from a beautiful woman to a decrepit old man, the future of the princess is uncertain, and the ruling power is in turmoil...
The series of bad news made Keps extremely regretful. If he had known this, he should not have spoken so wildly on the spot, otherwise he would not have ended up in such a miserable situation.
Fortunately, there is still room for redemption. The brave soldiers who were entrusted with important tasks by him brought back the method to repel the sea monster from the side of the River Styx.
In front of the hall, Keps put away his sad expression and put on a complicated face as if meeting a hero.
There is self-blame, emotion, shame, excitement, etc.
Of course, in terms of emotional tone, it is much worse than that at Changbanpo, when Uncle Liu rushed out to meet Zilong, smashed three buttocks along the way, and finally threw his son away.
There is nothing that can be done about it. A genius like Uncle Liu Huang only comes out once every thousand years. The gap between Keps and him is the same as that between a shoe seller and a shoe buyer. They are not from the same place.
"Dragu, thank you for your hard work. You must have eaten... eaten..."
Copus rushed into the hall, trying hard not to shake off his shoes, and winking without squeezing out tears. When he was at a loss, he saw Dragu with oil on his face, and then looked at the fat head and big ears behind him.
The soldiers were even more at a loss.
How much hardship do you have to endure to become so fat?
"Your Majesty, we are fortunate to have fulfilled our mission and successfully returned from the River Styx."
Dragu knelt on one knee and pressed his knee against the fat on his belly. Hot tears streaked down his face, and oil splashed after he landed.
"Well……"
Kepus scratched his beard and looked at the fat balls that couldn't fit into the armor. He felt that he was the one who was working the hardest.
He looked strange and said with difficulty: "Dragu, and all the warriors, you have worked hard during this time."
"Your Majesty is serious, soldiers should serve the country, we don't have to work hard!"
"That's right, we don't have to work hard!"
"..."
Kepus was speechless, it was just a casual remark, but he actually took it seriously.
Everyone can see that even though they are secretly complaining, these people eat well, drink well, sleep soundly, and are not working hard at all.
In this situation, the speech he had prepared was no longer needed. Copus was not in the mood to talk, so he coughed and said bluntly: "Dragu, I won't say any more polite words, what is the method to defeat the sea monster?
Say it quickly."
"In the past three days, more and more people have gathered outside the city. As you can see, they may rush in at any time and seize Andromeda."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. We found the witch on the bank of the River Styx and asked about how to defeat the sea monster."
Dragu spoke quickly: "On the edge of the underworld, there lives the Gorgon Medusa. Her eyes can petrify all flesh in the world and can easily kill sea monsters."
Copus looked at Dragu blankly: "So, you came back after asking questions?"
"Of course not. We crossed the River Styx, arrived at the Gorgon's lair, and captured Medusa alive."
Speaking of this, Dragu was very ashamed. He was a warrior who was willing to die generously for honor, and pretending to receive merit has always been his most shameful behavior.
But to tell the truth, do you still want face?
Kopus did not notice Dragu's complex expression and was overjoyed: "Where is the Gorgon? Take her to the waterside altar quickly. It will be too late if it is later."
"Your Majesty, Medusa..."
Draco wiped the oil on his head and whispered: "Medusa was taken out of the underworld by the demigod Perseus on a Pegasus. Currently... she is still on her way to Argos."
Keps:?_?
Why can't I understand this?
"Your Majesty, what Captain Dragu means is that Perseus rode the Pegasus one step ahead, so he arrived relatively late."
Russell, who was sitting in the corner, couldn't help but interject. Dragu's words were unclear and illogical. The king would be damned if he could understand.
"oh……"
Keps looked at Russell blankly, as if he understood, but he was not sure.
Russell ignored this and stood up and stepped forward: "Your Majesty the King, I am Perseus' eldest brother, my name is Russell. You should have investigated our family, so I won't introduce myself anymore."
"No, I haven't investigated it... I'm just curious, so I asked someone to ask."
"Your Majesty, you don't have to be like this. Human nature is inevitable. I won't care about this."
Russell casually brought it up and got to the point: "As for the announcement made by His Majesty before, whoever defeats the sea monster will marry the princess to him. Does this still count?"
"What, you want to marry Andromeda?"
"No, it's Perseus. He was the one who defeated Medusa and he was the one who brought Medusa back. Everything has nothing to do with me."
"Perseus, I remember him..."
Remembering the day of the banquet, when Perseus was posing in front of Hades, Copus's facial features twisted together uncontrollably.
To be honest, he himself refused. He was a juicy cabbage and didn't want her to be fucked by a stupid pig.
Russell saw through what Kopus was thinking at a glance, with a sneer on his face: "Your Majesty, Perseus is handsome and well-built, and he is also half-human and half-god. The son of Zeus has extremely noble blood. Based on this alone, Princess
It’s already a high achievement to match him.”
"But……"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Perseus is different from his father Zeus. He is willing to risk the River Styx for the princess, and he is willing to angrily attack Hades at the banquet, which shows that he cares for the princess and is definitely not just playing around."
"But……"
"Hmph, it's clearly written in black and white. If Your Majesty dares to go back on his word, I will go crazy!"
"..."
Kepus choked on his words and didn't understand what it meant to be angry.
At this time, Dragu, who was kneeling on the ground, struggled to get up, leaned against Copus and whispered in Copus's ear, telling what Russell had done along the way.
When I heard that Russell had beaten the three-headed hell dog so hard that it ran away with its tail between its legs, and then heard that Russell could freely enter the underworld and the human world, he suddenly changed his attitude and became as smiling as a flower.
"Yes, Andromeda is indeed a high achiever for marrying Perseus."
Seeing how quickly Copus was cowed, Russell also had a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, you are serious. Men and women are inherently equal. Their status is just a cloud. There is no such thing as being superior."
"hehe……"
Keps didn't know how to answer the call, so he could only laugh.
"Your Majesty, actually Perseus marrying the princess is a good thing for the Argos royal family."
Russell skillfully put his arms around Copus's shoulders, and in a brotherly tone, he analyzed him: "Perseus was raised by fishermen and did not receive a serious education, nor did he see anything complicated.
The human heart is a little bit naive."
"So, he is not really stupid, but he has a pure heart and does not understand the ways of the world."
"But you can't blame him. After all, poverty is excusable, don't you think?"
"Hahaha……"
"Your Majesty, it is precisely because Perseus is simple-minded that I said it would be a good thing for the royal family for the princess to marry him."
Russell stood in Copus's shoes and started to fool around with a serious tone: "Your Majesty, how many years do you think you can live with your body? After a hundred years, who should the country be entrusted to?"
Keps:(?`?′?)
If you don't know how to speak, just say a few words. If the whole country couldn't defeat you, I would definitely fall out with you.
"Your Majesty, a smart royal son-in-law will seize power, but Perseus will not. After your Majesty's death, only the princess has the ability to govern the country. When the princess gets older, it is the prince who will succeed to the throne."
Russell's eyes widened and he looked like you had made a lot of money: "The power of the royal family is in the hands of your family, and you also gained a god's blood for nothing. Isn't this a good thing?"
"Yes, that makes sense!"
Kepus winked. After hearing what Russell said, Perseus was really a son-in-law who could not even find him with a lantern.
"That makes sense. You saw it that day. Dozens of ladies from high-ranking officials' families were surrounding Perseus. Oh, the queen was drooling at the sight!"
"This...should not exist."
"Yes, many people witnessed it with their own eyes at the time."
Russell frowned slightly: "I know your Majesty you care about face, but I will never lie about this kind of thing."
"..."
Keps just shut up and didn't want to talk to Russell anymore.
In the corner of the hall, Ai'e looked angry and amused. She saw with her own eyes that Russell played with Keps in the palm of his hand and guided his thoughts to spin him around. She couldn't help but feel sad for Keps.
After a while, she began to feel sad for herself again. It seemed that she was not much different from Keps.
Plop, plop, plop!!
Outside the hall, the sound of flapping wings came closer and closer, and suddenly there was a loud sound of something falling from high in the sky, which was the whine of a horse.
"Your Majesty, your son-in-law is back and the princess is saved."
After Russell finished speaking, he strode out of the hall, and Kepus quickly followed after hearing the words.
In the hall, the eight meat buns looked happy, with Dragu taking the lead and following closely behind.
Ao walked last, Perseus returned safely, the journey had a beginning and an end, and the heavy stone in my heart could finally be let go.
Outside the palace, the black Pegasus was carrying Medusa, and Medusa was carrying Perseus. Nothing happened to the latter two. Only the Pegasus was lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth, and occasionally twitching its hooves.
"Hey, brother, why are you back first?"
Seeing Russell and others, Perseus was extremely surprised, and his already confused head started to move, becoming even more confused.
"You have yourself to blame."
Russell pointed to the ground angrily: "I asked you to carry Medusa to help reduce the weight of Pegasus, but you were lazy and unwilling, so you were surpassed by us."
"So that's it!"
Perseus suddenly understood. As soon as Russell explained it, he understood.
"..."
Kepus covered his face, feeling a little sorry for his daughter. At this point, he had no other choice but to hope that she would like the silly boy.
"Brother, I don't think the king likes me very much."
Perseus whispered, people with pure hearts may not understand the ways of the world, but they are best at sensing the likes and dislikes of others.
For example, when Kepus and Russell first came to this world, they were easily detected by Perseus.
"It's okay, he just thinks you are stupid."
"Brother, how can I become smarter?"
"Simple!"
Russell said it was a trivial matter: "Perseus, there is only one thing you want to eat tonight, don't hesitate to be greedy."
"this……"
Perseus immediately frowned and started thinking. After eating Russell's luminous dishes, he wanted to eat so many things that it was really difficult for him to choose just one.
"Don't move. Just keep this expression. You are a smart person."