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The Greece Antagonist-Chapter 566 - 65 Come on, Physical Compensation!_2
"The Esoteric Teachings of Eleusis can provide a thousand people to sustain the food production in various city-states,"
"I, along with the Giants of Sicily, can forge the divine tools and weapons you need."
"The spices, minerals, and ports of Cyprus Island are at your disposal whenever you need them."
"I can only allocate three hundred people from the Hermes Trismegistus Sector’s astrologers and alchemists. To draw more forces, I need to first secure the defenses of Corinth."
Agriculture God Demeter, God of Craftsmanship Hephaestus, Love God Aphrodite, and God of Speed Hermes successively made their replies.
As the only divine-blooded human present in the grand hall, King Admetos of Thessaly also stood up, placing his hand on his chest, deeply bowed to the gods showing the most humble demeanor and firmest attitude.
"If not for the mercy of the gods, Thessaly would have fallen long ago; we have already picked up our lives, no longer caring about life or death, willing to fight for victory until the last moment!"
In the twelve seats of the chief gods, War God Mountain alone accounted for three votes with Goddess Athena, War God Luo En, and Goddess Mnemosyne, and with Hera, Artemis, and seven other chief gods including a human king voicing out, only the party of Sea God Poseidon remained silent.
As gazes converged upon him, Triton, attending in place of his father Poseidon, broke into a cold sweat.
He felt that if he did not agree today, he might not walk out the door.
Finally, after a brief wait, a peculiar ringing tremor came from the conch in Triton’s palm.
The Mermaid Prince, feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles, jumped up from his seat upon receiving his father’s response and spoke decisively.
"The Sea God Temple also wishes to join in the fight against the resurgence of the Old Gods! However, we hope that we can have a piece of land in the Sea God Temple after everything ends."
Luo En and Athena exchanged looks and nodded slightly.
Lord Bo wants a piece of land for faith, they understood, a perfectly reasonable request.
After defeating the coalition of the Old Gods, they could just carve out a piece of land from under Zeus’s control to give to His Majesty the Sea God.
Of course, the closer to Olympus, the better...
With that decision made, the two spokespersons for War God Mountain revealed synchronous mischievously wicked smiles.
Seeing the others quickly agree to the condition of the Sea God Temple, Triton couldn’t help but lift his hand to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead, sighing with immense relief.
"Then we have no issues, and we are also willing to follow the commands from War God Mountain."
With the unanimous passage of the coalition’s resolution, Luo En, who had already become the uncrowned king, stood up and spoke his views with a heavy voice.
"Currently, the Old Gods consist of two forces: one led by Titan King Cronus and the nine great Titan chief gods commanding the Giant Spirit Clan and the other led by Typhon and his Divine Monsters Demon Army, with two main directions of attack.
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The first is led by Typhon who, through the divinity of that ancient demon, triggers typhoons and tsunamis, advancing from the sea toward the mainland, proliferating Magic Beasts, slaughtering all life on the surface;
The second is dominated by Cronus, harnessing the authority of the earth to instigate ground tremors, conquering Thessaly, and then using this ancient battlefield as a starting point to rebuild the Titan divine authority, ascending Mount Olympus, and reshaping the heavens."
So, our focus on defense, in reality, has only two main points."
Athena narrowed her eyes slightly, thoughtfully speaking.
"The coastline of the Peloponnesian Peninsula and... Thessaly?"
"Exactly!"
Luo En nodded earnestly, then conjured starlight to project a rough map of the Age of Greek Gods’ terrain and the distribution of divine forces onto the tabletop for a clear explanation to everyone present.
"The coastline of the Peloponnesian Peninsula, being long and convoluted, would seem the most suitable for an offensive, but that is both its strength and its weakness..."
He paused briefly, smiling broadly at Triton.
"The Sea of Okeanos is none other than Lord Poseidon’s territory, who would tolerate an Old God’s insolence there?"
We are going up against Typhon, seriously?
The Mermaid Prince, catching the insinuation, widened his eyes, sweat breaking out on his forehead.
It’s no joke, during the battle against Typhon back then, his father had been bludgeoned nearly to a pulp by Typhon.
Even though the Fates’ covenant had resulted in a downgrading of the gods’ authority and divinity to varying extents, those who were unbeatable remained just that, unbeatable?
Seeing Triton’s clearly unwell complexion, Luo En gently pressed his hands together and smiled reassuringly.
"Don’t worry, my intention is only to have His Majesty the Sea King discreetly calm the storms and tsunamis on the sea, and to disperse the Beast Tide summoned by Typhon, without having a direct confrontation with him."
Oh, that’s good then...
Upon hearing the specific requirements of the task, Triton breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the Temple of the Sea God dared not directly confront Typhon, quelling storms and dispersing sea beasts were tasks they were still capable of.
After all, they were the sovereigns of the Sea of Okeanos, having been the local power for so many years, and they still had some tricks up their sleeves.
Moreover, with the Father God Poseidon hiding the Bronze Clan and the Twelve Mechanical Gods up his sleeve, he could simply command them to deal with the rebellious sea beasts if necessary.
Seeing Triton’s expression relax, Luo En stoked the flames further.
"Of course, to be cautious, we will build sea walls along the coast of the Peloponnesian Peninsula, and establish teleportation circles in each city-state. If the situation changes, we’ll immediately muster the gods and mobilize military forces from nearby coastal cities like Corinth, Sparta, Athens, and Cyprus to support the Temple of the Sea God!"
Reminiscing about the divine gods and reinforcements that had descended during the battle of Thessaly, Triton felt more at ease.
Luo En kicked at Typhon’s severed head beneath his foot, a proud smile appearing on his face: "You just need to hold back the Beast Tide and prevent the disaster from spreading, and at the crucial moment, I will make my move!"
Seeing the sinister black dragon head on the ground, Triton hesitated no more and nodded decisively.
"Alright, leave the matters of the sea to us!"
Luo En patted the Mermaid Prince’s shoulder, his smile incredibly warm, yet a hint of mockery flickered deep in his eyes.
To intervene is one thing, but what counts as the crucial moment is another matter entirely.
At the very least, he would wait until Lord Bo revealed some of his assets and bled a bit more.
After all, after listening to the account of the Mechanical God Aphrodite, he was quite curious about the Trump card held by the Temple of the Sea God.
With the threat from the sea properly managed, the gods were likewise very satisfied.
Controlling all battles and disasters within the Sea of Okeanos and keeping enemies at bay was undoubtedly the perfect outcome.
After all, whether it’s the holy land or the faith, maintaining such is not easy; if the painstakingly built city-states were destroyed in an instant, their losses would be quite severe.
Even their plan to leverage the power of faith to gain an advantage over the next three hundred years, enhancing their divine authority to avoid Zeus’s future purges, would end in vain, leaving their only option to return obediently to Olympus and beg the King of Gods for forgiveness.
With the first agenda item smoothly resolved, Luo En tapped the table, his expression gradually turning serious.
"Now, let’s discuss the issue of Cronus and the Giant Spirit Clan."
Upon hearing this, the gods could not help but frown.
Unlike Typhon at sea, capable of tearing the earth apart at a moment’s notice and attacking the cities, the Giant Spirit Clan was a constant thorn in their side.
Moreover, War God Mountain had taken steps to win over and gather the scattered offspring of Typhon, resulting in vacancies in the mid and high-level combat power of the demon army, so focusing on preventing Typhon alone could resolve most of the issues.
But the Giant Spirit Clan was different, as an ancient Titan bloodline, they alone had over 150 named deities.
Moreover, they were now led by Titan King Cronus and the nine Titan chief gods.
Recently, they had liberated the Seer Prometheus and the Atlas, breached Hera’s Sacred Garden, sacrificed the Immortal Golden Apple tree, and further strengthened their collective power.
Now, just facing a replica of the Giant Spirit Clan could be as challenging as the Titan War in the old days.
In a brief silence, Mnemosyne, the Goddess of Memory who once held the authority of prophecy, spoke serenely.
"According to the revelation of The Three Fates, to win this Battle of the Giants, we need one crucial individual."
"Who?"
"The Child of Fate—Hercules!"
Upon hearing this name, the gods furrowed their brows, their gazes flickering.