Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1414 Son of Poseidon

Seeing Azaris's appearance, Phaethon felt like he was looking in the mirror: "Another internet-addicted girl."

"Mr. Phaethon, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing. I'm just saying that you've gotten too caught up in your own identity. If you had the chance to step away from it, you'd find that your actions are actually pretty outrageous."

"A demigod who has abandoned his duties. I'm afraid it's not your turn to teach me how to do things."

"Yes, yes." Phaethon shook his head. "I look at you now as a brat with a chuunibyou syndrome who hasn't graduated yet. You can't live in Atlantis forever, right? Sooner or later you will have to walk out of your hero's tour. Don't be obsessed with your mission. Victoria doesn't need your salvation. She never needed it."

Victoria gently tugged at Phaethon's sleeve and gave her a thumbs up.

"My king," Azaris said in astonishment, "are you really willing to accept the fate of death? Can you bear to watch your angelic face being destroyed by time?"

"I haven't thought about it that way," Victoria said in a deep voice, "but Shangluo has already helped me find a solution. With him taking care of me, I don't need anyone else to take care of me."

"Your Majesty! How can you let such a foreigner take care of you!"

"Ah?" Shangluo hurriedly put on his stealth suit again, "What do you think of me like this?"

"Even the noble King of Rome cannot stop my determination!"

"You just don't like him." Victoria whispered, "No matter what identity he changes into, you don't agree."

"Because the only thing that can defend Greece is the power of Poseidon! I, Azaris, descendant of Poseidon, challenge you on behalf of the waves of the seven seas! Only the winner will continue to protect the king of the Greeks!"

"Ah," Shangluo touched his forehead, "Okay."

This is indeed possible. After all, this is still the territory of Atlantis, and he doesn't want to completely break up with the locals - especially when the locals are known for their bad temper.

Poseidon has a very bad temper in Greek mythology. Many myths related to Poseidon have one characteristic: Poseidon directly had a territorial dispute with the local gods, and both sides believed that they should be the leader of the city-state, not the other.

For example, he fought with Athena for Athens, fought with the sun god Helios for Corinth, fought with the queen of heaven Hera for the protection of the Argos region, and later, he even fought with Zeus for the protection of the islands, but he was defeated in all the battles.

The most typical example is Athens. The competition between Poseidon and Athena for the protection of Athens also shows the consistent characteristics of Poseidon in Greek mythology - they each gave Athens a gift that represented themselves. Athena gave Athens an olive tree representing peace and prosperity, while Poseidon gave Athens a salt spring.

Here, the salt spring is a symbol of war horses. War horses need to replenish salt, and salt springs often attract many wild animals, including horses, to take it. Poseidon's status in mythology, like this salt spring, represents cruel wars and the change of dynasties.

Sprinkling salt on conquered lands was not something that only the Romans would do, but was a common practice throughout the Mediterranean region. With salt springs, it was naturally convenient to sprinkle salt on other people's lands - sometimes just the ritual of spreading salt was enough to serve as a symbolic deterrent.

This is the symbol of Poseidon in the eyes of the Greeks: greed, lust, and alienation, but inseparable. Now, this is also vividly demonstrated in Atlantis. Azaris began to compete for the protection of Victoria, and she hoped to compete with Shangluo. This is not a bad thing, and it is indeed not impossible. Because although Poseidon has a bad temper, he still has to save face. He may indeed make up for his dissatisfaction elsewhere afterwards, but at least he will be willing to accept the loss when making a bet.

Shangluo really didn't want to have a protracted war with the descendants of Poseidon. After all, if the problem of Atlantis was not handled properly, it was possible that it would turn into the Trojan War. At the moment, the other party took the initiative to propose to solve the problem through a competition, which saved a lot of trouble.

This means that as long as you defeat the opponent in the competition, everything will be easy to talk about afterwards - this is more reliable than solving the problem directly through political or diplomatic means. After all, Poseidon is fickle, and only sacred competition can convince Poseidon.

Shangluo planned that if she agreed, then Xu Fu's matter would be easy to handle.

"Let me make this clear first." Shang Luo said in a deep voice, "Victoria is under my protection now."

He casually put his hand on Victoria's head - he was much taller than Victoria.

Victoria also raised her hands above her head and placed them on Shangluo's hands, as a declaration of mutual sovereignty.

"Victoria agrees with me more than you do. Do you want to snatch Victoria away from me? Then you should ask Victoria's opinion first."

"Your Majesty, look"

"Hmph." Victoria said, "I'm willing to be the bait. As long as you're willing to bet, I can accept the competition between you two."

"So, that's it." Shang Luo agreed, "Since you want to change the status quo, you should at least put forward your price. Although Victoria is not for sale, since you want to provoke us and threaten the future of the empire, then with Victoria's consent, I have no choice but to fight back."

"Okay!" Azaris looked at him. "I'll make a bet with you - my bet is everything I have! This city and my identity as a demigod. His Majesty Victoria is as bright as the moon. I can only be comparable to His Majesty Victoria by offering everything I have."

"What about the news about Xu Fu?"

"That is naturally included," Azaris replied. "I said that I would hand over everything without reservation - provided that I lose. If I conceal anything, it would be a blasphemy to Her Majesty Victoria."

"Okay, you said it!" Victoria also raised her hand.

"Yes, that's it. Is this what you said?" Shangluo also confirmed.

"Oh my majesty, my moon." She looked at Victoria, "It is so painful to see you standing with the Romans. But it doesn't matter. I will win soon. You will return to the embrace of the sea and become the king of Atlantis."

[Why do I have a bad feeling? I thought she was thinking about something else, but it turns out to be like this. ]

(End of this chapter)