Foolish Brother Odin

Chapter 441 Securing the Surrender of the Amazon

No one will give Apollo the answer.

Regarding the existence of those who targeted her siblings, such as Hera and Ares, whether true or false, Artemis was a great traitor to Olympus, and from the very beginning, she and her siblings were original sins that should have been completely erased from the world.

This was undoubtedly a great loss for Zeus, who admired Artemis's character and valued her abilities.

Perhaps until the moment Zeus cut off Artemis's source of divine power, she had not thought of completely siding with the Tang Dynasty. It was Zeus's decisiveness that severed her last shred of hope for Olympus.

Or perhaps she was just the bastard Hera described, filled with the genes of betrayal from beginning to end.

Zeus neither knew nor wanted to know. He only knew that without one of the kings of the gods, it would be even more difficult for him to defeat the Aesir.

Moreover, without her divine power, would Tangs on the other side trust Artemis so much that he would bestow upon her a source of divine power at the level of a god-king?
Don't be fooled by the fact that Zeus is a lustful monster who goes everywhere and gets his hands on things.

When faced with important matters, Zeus's decisiveness was quite remarkable.

Zeus made his decision, but he didn't care about Apollo's feelings. He neither comforted Apollo nor deliberately treated him coldly.

This put Apollo in a very difficult position.

Even under these circumstances, Apollo only used relatively minimal force to protect his followers.

He already has a conscience.

Look at Ares next door. He only cares about whether there are wars in the world. As long as there is war, he can gain divine power. As for who the war harms, or whether they are his followers, he doesn't care at all.

This arrogant and condescending attitude, which seemed to thrive on chaos, caused great trouble for the other god-kings.

War is cruel and ugly, and it clashes greatly with love and beauty. Ares used war to gather divine power, and Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, suffered as a result.

During wartime, who the hell cares about your love and beauty? Oh, well, they do care. If a Kinlunga warrior saw a pretty girl on the Greek side, he'd definitely kidnap her without a second thought.

Here's your choice: a dirty female slave who has to do hard labor all day, or a pampered, fair-skinned, and beautiful Greek noblewoman?

There's no need to choose anymore!
The war was contained on the Greek peninsula, but it spread rapidly to the Aegean islands, the Ionian Islands, and the western coastal areas of Asia Minor.

This is not a war of the same magnitude.

Even though these new Kinlunga warriors were considered third-rate armies by the major Kinlunga empires and kingdoms, and were armed with inferior iron weapons, they still caused terrible damage to the major Greek city-states that were still using bronze weapons.

Compared to iron weapons, bronze swords are far too soft and too short.

Because bronze is neither hard nor tough, bronze swords can only be made into flat and wide shapes.

An inch short and an inch dangerous.

Iron swords, which are generally much longer than bronze swords, can often be used with impunity.

You asked if the Greeks didn't also have bronze spears?
The problem was that while the poor bronze spears could barely pierce leather armor, they were utterly ineffective against iron armor. Even though these former Indians and South Americans wore leather armor inlaid with iron plates, it was difficult to penetrate their defenses unless the spear struck a gap between the plates. This resulted in the Greeks suffering heavy losses in both large-scale wars and small-scale conflicts.

These mortals were unaware that in the void above them, Hades, Poseidon, and Hercules were locked in a fierce battle with the three Aesir gods. They were also unaware that on the battlefield dominated by the true gods, the Olympian gods were already showing signs of defeat. All they knew was that they had probably been abandoned by the gods they worshipped.

Whether it was sacrifice or prayer, their voices received no response from the Greek gods.

In Asia Minor, another Amazon queen, Penthesilea, assembled a large and powerful army.

They were none other than the Amazonian female warrior legion!

Standing on a high stone platform, the valiant Penthesilea raised her short sword and shouted to the Amazon warriors below, whose eyes were already burning with the fury of vengeance:

"The gods are locked in a stalemate with the army of false gods in the realm of the gods. They cannot answer our prayers. But we must never forget who kidnapped our Queen Hippolyta! And who plunged our goddess of the hunt, Artemis, into darkness! We will exact our revenge in our own way—"

The Queen's bold and magnetic voice echoed across the square.

This highly inflammatory declaration should have received a fervent response from thousands of Amazonian warriors, but instead, Penthesilea saw expressions of surprise and bewilderment on familiar faces.

At first, she thought she had said something wrong, until she sensed an aura that shouldn't be there, a person she was extremely familiar with yet somewhat unfamiliar with, her good friend Hippolyta!
Turning around abruptly, and seeing that excited yet slightly embarrassed face, Penthesilea was momentarily stunned, then, without hesitation, opened her arms and rushed to embrace her sister: "By the Goddess of the Hunt, I thought you... were dead. No, you were kidnapped. How did you get back?"

"Of course... it was Her Majesty Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, who sent me back."

Penthesilea froze, releasing her arms and staring intently at her younger sister at close range: "Wait! You mean..."

Hippolyta made no attempt to hide her feelings: "I'm sorry! Zeus has stripped Her Majesty Artemis of her title of God-King, and Her Majesty Artemis and I have chosen to serve the Aesir God-King Downs Paulson! I hope you will follow in His Majesty's footsteps and join the Aesir."

A shocking piece of news!

There are two queens in the Amazon, who are sisters who jointly rule the Amazon.

Amazon warriors have a mixed set of beliefs.

Because the Hippolyta sisters were daughters of Ares, the god of war, some of them worshipped Ares, but most chose to worship Artemis, the goddess of the hunt.

As the most devoted followers of the goddess of the hunt, they participated in numerous wars against Athens in the original mythology. Whether it was the feud between Hippolyta and Theseus, or Penthesilea's death at the hands of the Greek hero Achilles in the Trojan War, they mostly appeared as anti-Greek figures.

Artemis was captured, and they temporarily lost their faith.

The sudden return of Queen Hippolyta, who had been captured, and her offer to recruit them put them in a very awkward position.

Despite the fact that the two queens have the blood of war, Ares is known for his cold-hearted nature. Since the founding of the Amazons, it has always been Artemis who has protected them!
The Amazon warriors were in an uproar.

However, after only half a day and a heated discussion, the Amazon warriors, who were already very unhappy with Athens, decided to defect en masse—no, to become loyal subjects and join the ranks of the bright and great Emperor Paulson!

(End of this chapter)