"The fragrance of the breeze and the tender petals are the memories of spring.”
"Under the beautiful scenery, the singing girl danced.”
"Ah, that beautiful girl, her dance is so beautiful.”
" The birds can't help singing for her, the clouds can't help drifting to bring her shade..."
“……”
In Sky City.
Apollo played the lyre and sang loudly.
The gentle singing voice echoed throughout the entire island, causing the listeners to involuntarily fall into a beautiful scene.
The beautiful Muses were playing for Apollo wholeheartedly.
He was afraid that he would make a mistake or miss out on something and disturb this beautiful song.
Finally, the song ended.
The applause of the gods sounded like thunder.
Apollo put away his lyre and gestured to the gods.
"Then, please continue playing!”
"I want to go to that world and continue to search for beautiful stories to make into songs.”
Apollo explained.
This was not the first time he had used this excuse.
Every once in a while, Apollo would play a song on Sky Island.
Then, he would use this excuse to leave Sky Island.
Because every time Apollo came, he would bring new and beautiful songs and stories.
Therefore, the gods believed that Apollo had left to collect songs and stories.
Therefore, no one, including Zeus, suspected that Apollo's actions were suspicious.
The nine Muses watched Apollo leave.
He couldn't help but reveal a look of admiration.
Every time Apollo played a new song, it was so casual and pleasant.
Even if they knew the tune in advance, they still had to do their best to barely keep up with Apollo.
……
"Oh? Why are all my golden bulls gone?”
At the foot of Mount Olympus, Apollo looked at the empty fence and frowned.
Even though he lived on the Sky Island.
However, he still had some other private property in other places.
Those golden bulls were given to him by Zeus.
Because it was not suitable to be placed on Sky Island, they simply kept it at the foot of Mount Olympus.
All the gods knew that this was a property given to him by Zeus, and it was impossible for him to steal it.
Unless…
"I almost forgot that this was a part of the original myth!”
"Hermes, who was just born, not only made the lyre that day, but he also stole Apollo's golden ox.”
"In that case, Hermes stole my golden bulls.”
"This also means that Hermes was born!”
Apollo was enlightened.
At the same time, he made a decision.
Although Hermes seemed to be a thief, the God of Deception, and the God of Speed, an errand boy among the 12 Main Gods, he was still a God.
But Apollo knew how powerful Hermes was.
After all, the name of the Triple Great Hermes did not come for nothing!
Alchemy, astrology, witchcraft (divine power)…They were known as the three great wisdoms at the peak of the universe.
All of them were created by Hermes, and he had made them flourish!
Such a talent was completely worth roping in!
With this thought in mind, Apollo began to search for traces of his golden bulls and Hermes.
With just a glance, Apollo found the clue.
After all, Hermes had just been born.
However, things were never perfect.
The cow's footprints were telling Apollo which direction to go.
He followed the footprints of the cow and soon discovered that something was wrong.
"Hehe, as expected of the God of Deception. He's really smart!”
"In that case, I won't play games with you anymore!”
Apollo looked at the messy footprints on the ground and immediately understood what Hermes had done.
He drove the cows around, leaving the footprints in a mess.
In this way, it was impossible to determine the direction of the bulls based on the footprints.
Since he couldn't continue searching, then Apollo didn't plan on doing so.
His eyes immediately emitted a golden light.
He looked down from the sky, and the entire scene of Mount Olympus was seen by Apollo.
Soon, Apollo found his golden bull and a goddess.
With the Godhood of Truth, some information about the other party immediately appeared in Apollo's mind.
She was Maia, the goddess of the forest, and Hermes 'biological mother.
The cave beside her was obviously where Hermes lived!
After knowing the location, Apollo smiled.
He took a step forward, and his body was instantly teleported to the front of the cave.
Apollo stopped and looked at Maia.
"Oh, hello, handsome young prince charming.”
"Excuse me, is there something you need?”
Maia looked at Apollo who had suddenly appeared and asked in surprise.
She had never seen such a method of suddenly appearing in front of others.
Even Zeus didn't have this ability!
"Your son, or rather, your newborn son, Hermes stole my herd of divine bulls.”
"And he even killed one and ate it clean!”
"I'm here now to ask for my divine bulls and to punish them.”
Apollo smiled and said politely.
If one did not consider the content, just this warm smile alone was enough to make Maia fall into a trance.
However, when she thought that Apollo was here to cause trouble for her, Maia immediately began to defend her son.
"Oh, this handsome Prince Charming!"
"My son was just born. How could he be a thief and steal your cows?”
Apollo did not explain to Maia.
Instead, he pointed his finger in a certain direction.
In the next moment, the endless light turned into a golden iron ball, lifting up the soil on the ground and digging out the cow bones buried in the ground.
"Hermes, you'd better come out yourself. With your intelligence, you should understand that you can't keep silent or deny the current situation.”
"If you don't come out, you'll only make me angry!”
"The consequences will be very serious!”
Apollo shouted into the cave.
Soon, Hermes, who was still wrapped in diapers, walked out reluctantly.
He looked at Apollo helplessly and began to think about how he had been exposed.
"Isn't it strange that you were exposed?”
"Hermes, you and I are both sons of Zeus, so I might as well give you some pointers.”
"Swindling and concealing requires extremely high intelligence.”
" And you only have the information brought by your priesthood, but you have never learned the knowledge of the world. Therefore, your deception seems very childish.”
"Of course, more importantly, when you have absolute strength, the so-called schemes and deception will become the most laughable school belle.”
Apollo looked at the confused Hermes and said.
At the same time, he waved his hand, and the golden bulls that Hermes had hidden were instantly teleported behind Apollo.
Hermes widened his eyes in disbelief.
At the same time, he understood what Apollo meant.
In the face of absolute strength, the so-called deception and schemes seemed so laughable!
"Oh, you just said that we are both sons of Zeus, right?”
"Then you are my elder brother!”
"I admit my crimes and offer my sincerest apologies.”
"Therefore, please impart me wisdom and teach me how to temper my strength!”
The clever Hermes did not hesitate to apologize and plead guilty, and began to beg Apollo to teach him.
Maia looked at his son in surprise.
She had thought that this was just a child who was learning how to speak. It was already very impressive that he could walk at birth.
He didn't expect her to do so many things behind his back!
"If that's the case, then I'm not just your elder brother!”
"I will become your teacher, and you will have to treat me with the same respect as you treat your teacher.”
Apollo looked at Hermes and said.
Hermes agreed without hesitation.
"Alright, I'll teach you some stories first.”
"Through these stories, you should understand more things.”
Apollo took out two books and handed them to the young Hermes.
The moment Hermes took it happily.
Apollo suddenly frowned.
He looked into the distance, feeling that something was about to happen.
This was his unstable prophecy clergy reminding him.
"You can read the stories in these two books first.”
"I have some things to deal with. I'll leave these golden bulls to you to manage. If you're hungry, you can kill a few and eat them.”
"When I return, I will test you.”
"If you can pass the test, not only will I reward you, but I will also teach you even more profound knowledge!”
Apollo said to Hermes.
Hermes nodded heavily.
Although they had just met, he was already very respectful towards Apollo.
Even if he was the God of Deception, he would never deceive Apollo again!
Looking at Hermes 'serious and respectful expression, Apollo revealed a faint smile.
In the next moment, his figure melted into the light.
When he reappeared, he was already far away from Mount Olympus and was standing on a mountain peak somewhere on the ground.
"Apollo, who holds the wisdom of truth, your great and noble cause is about to face its initial tribulation!”
"And from now on, the hardships will come one after another!”
"Now is the time for you to prove yourself. Let me see if your great cause can be sustained.”
Prometheus 'voice suddenly rang in Apollo's ears.
It seemed that this God of foresight had already seen a part of the future.
Apollo couldn't see through the future as easily as he did.
However, with his priesthood of Truth and Prophecy, he could guess some things.
In addition to his intelligence.
Apollo quickly understood something.
His Temple of Delph and Sacred City were probably targeted!
In order to verify his thoughts, Apollo activated his Bright Vision.
Soon, Apollo realized that he couldn't see the Holy City of Delph!
The light that blocked the Holy City was a power that he was extremely familiar with.
Helios the Sun God!
"Looks like it's time to end the grudges of decades!”
Apollo murmured softly.
His power of light began to surge.
The divine power that had been stolen was used by Apollo.
All light was under his control.
His vision instantly penetrated Helios 'light barrier and saw what was happening in the Holy City of Delph.
"Ares?"
"He actually dared to attack the city protected by Athena. It seems that he has been bewitched by Aphrodite!”
Apollo chuckled.
The moment he saw Ares, he understood everything.
Although Ares was a war maniac, he would not spread the flames of war.
Only Zeus and Aphrodite could make him do such a thing.
The Temple of Delph and the Sacred City were the places guarded by Apollo, Artemis, Athena, and Hecate.
Zeus would not allow Ares to destroy this place!
Only Aphrodite, who had once had a conflict with Apollo, would be like this.
However, knowing that Ares was the only god, Apollo was relieved.
The methods he left behind were beyond Hecate's imagination.
A single Ares could forget about touching the Holy City!
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