Creon turned back suddenly.
But he saw a man in a white robe and blond hair, with a playful smile on his face, looking at him. Cleon was stunned for a long time, and didn't realize who this man was. At this time, the blond man took two steps forward and came very close to Cleon, squatted down and said to him: "I know you must not know who I am, but think about who you were praying to just now?"
"Apollo...! My Lord!"
"I heard your prayers."
Looking at the blond man in front of him.
Cleon couldn't believe his eyes.
Really? Is this guy really Apollo?
With such doubts in mind, Cleon stood up, but he was not stupid, and he would not directly ask the other party if it was Apollo. He just pretended to be very frightened, then took two steps back, lowered his head and said: "It turned out to be Lord Apollo who came here in person. I am very sorry, forgive my stupidity, and I did not recognize your divine power!"
"You humans always use your own ideas to arbitrarily speculate on the image of our gods, but your guesses are completely wrong. No image is similar. So it is completely natural that you cannot recognize me. And I also know that you still don't believe that I am Apollo."
Having said that, Apollo snapped his fingers.
The temple, which had originally seemed a little dim under the candlelight, now suddenly became magnificent. The light coming from nowhere illuminated the entire temple, making it look like daytime.
Apollo performed a miracle that surprised Creon very much.
He quickly fell to his knees.
Then he said loudly to Apollo: "You! Are you really Lord Apollo!?"
"Human, I allow you to look at me because I am here to answer your prayers. Athens is now in crisis, as you said. So if you become an oracle, I believe you have the ability to save the entire Athens."
I heard Apollo say this with a smile.
Cleon can be said to be particularly excited.
He was so excited that he even became incoherent.
"Oracle? Will you let me become an oracle? If you let me become an oracle, then Athens will be saved!" Having said this, Cleon crawled and rolled to Apollo's feet, raised his head, and tried to catch a glimpse of the god. "Lord Apollo! Lord Apollo! Will you really let me become an oracle?"
"Of course."
Apollo looked over the entire temple.
"I am very interested in being able to replace Athena with me in the Parthenon, which Pericles spent a lot of money to build. So, I can give you my divine power, but at the same time, I also hope that you will do something."
"As long as you let me be your oracle! I will do whatever it takes! I will definitely do it without hesitation!!!"
"very good……"
Apollo bent down and whispered to Creon's ear.
"I recently heard that... there is an oracle of Athena in Athens?"
"Ah? Indeed, there is... Pericles' daughter! And she is not in Athens now! She is in Byzantium!"
Cleon was also stunned for a moment.
Then he immediately told everything he knew.
"I am more interested in this oracle of Athena, but you don't have to be nervous. I won't let you have any contact with him. What I want you to do now is to transfer Athens from Athena's hands to my hands, and let everyone in Athens believe in Apollo instead of Athena."
"..."
Hear this.
Cleon was also stunned for a moment.
But then he understood what Apollo meant, so he immediately said, "Don't worry, didn't I just promise? If I become the Oracle and take control of all of Athens, I will immediately remove the Athena enshrined in the Parthenon and replace her with you, Lord Apollo! After that, I will also make all the priests of the Temple of Athena leave Athens, and all the temples will be dedicated to Lord Apollo!"
“…Hahahahahaha!”
When Apollo heard this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Cleon didn't quite understand either.
Did I say something wrong just now?
"You are really interesting. It's okay. I like people like you. Don't worry. I will give you the power I promised. I will also give you a gift. This gift will help you defeat Pericles and become the master of Athens." Apollo said this, then turned around and looked at Athens outside the temple. "Remember what you promised me. Since you have already promised, you must not go back on your word. If you go back on your word, I don't need to say anything about the final result."
"..."
Hearing this, Cleon was also a little scared.
This is completely cross-level communication.
It can be said that this puts a lot of pressure on Cleon.
There was no way to do this, because the person standing in front of him was Apollo, the god of light. Since the other party had promised to give him divine power and make him an oracle, Cleon should not have any complaints. He knew very well in his heart that this was a blessing that he could not get in several lifetimes.
"Don't worry, I will never betray you. If you have any instructions, I will do my best to complete them!"
"Interesting...Interesting!!!"
After he finished speaking, there was a flash of light.
Apollo's figure disappeared in the entire temple.
At the same time, the light inside the temple gradually dimmed and returned to its original brightness. Then, several priests and soldiers rushed into the temple from outside. They looked at Creon, who was kneeling on the ground, at a loss, and didn't know what had happened.
"Lord Cleon! What happened just now? We only saw the entire temple become very bright. Almost everyone in Athens can see it!!!"
"Yeah, is there something dangerous going on?!"
Faced with the confusion of soldiers and priests.
Creon just shook his head.
He stood up and said with a smile: "I have seen Lord Apollo, and now I am Lord Apollo's oracle!!!"
The Challenges of the First Section of the Seventh Tune
Creon's sudden words made the soldiers and priests a little at a loss. They wondered if there was something wrong with Creon. Something had just happened that caused his brain to break down, causing him to say such nonsense.
But the flash of light just now was indeed seen by many people. Apollo is the god of light, so his appearance will bring light. There is no need to doubt this. Moreover, it is impossible for Cleon to make the entire temple like a small sun, visible to everyone in the entire city of Athens.
"Lord Cleon, you really..."
"I……"
Creon looked at his hands.
He couldn't describe the feeling he had now.
Because at this moment he could feel a strange but very comfortable presence wandering in his body and constantly moving to every corner of his body. Cleon thought, perhaps this was the power of Lord Apollo, and he was gradually transforming into an oracle.
"I really became an oracle!"
"Lord Cleon?"
"I don't believe it! Let's take a look!"
At this time, Cleon seemed to suddenly realize something. He raised his hand and pointed his finger at the top of the temple. As his mind was flowing, a dazzling flash suddenly broke out above the temple. The flash made everyone close their eyes. Cleon was actually surprised himself. He looked at the white light that was enough to blind people, but he didn't feel any discomfort in his eyes. He knew that this was a miracle displayed by the divine power in his body.
"Everyone, look!!!"
Creon walked up to the soldiers.
"I!!! Cleon!!! I am now the oracle of Lord Apollo!!! Lord Apollo said that the fate of Athens is now in jeopardy. Only I can save Athens. Only I can get Athens out of the shadow of the Spartans!!!"
Creon is crazy now, but he has the capital to be crazy, because the miracles he has shown have made everyone deeply believe that he is indeed the oracle of Apollo. And Apollo's power is more than that. Creon can feel the changes in his body, not only in physical strength and vitality, but also in his original self. He has also sensed that he can skillfully use a series of abilities.
The flash just now was only part of it.
There are many more crazy abilities.
All of this gave Creon a strong sense of surprise.
Power, power, these are the powers that Kryon wants!
Cleon was in ecstasy right now. Nothing could describe how inflated Cleon was right now. Now, Cleon didn't even take Rhodes seriously, let alone Pericles!
Then, he waved his hand and said to the priests and soldiers in front of him:
"Now, I will announce to all Athenians that I am the oracle!"
Creon became the oracle of Apollo.
This incident soon spread throughout Athens.
The light from the temple almost illuminated the entire sky of Athens yesterday. Almost all Athenians had witnessed this scene, and now they knew that all this was actually the coming of Lord Apollo, who had bestowed power on Creon. Those who supported Creon were naturally cheering and their morale was soaring, while those who were very disgusted with Creon were now dejected, because they knew that according to the way Creon was doing, Athens would probably become even more chaotic.
"Lord Pericles!"
"Demosthenes, I understand."
When Pericles saw Demosthenes rushing in, he sighed helplessly.
"Crion, you have been blessed by God."
"Yeah! What should I do?!"
"There is no other way. This is a blessing for Cleon, and I'm afraid it's also a blessing for Athens. Now Athens has two oracles at once. Isn't this a good thing? Brasidas is alone outside the city gate."
"but……"
Demosthenes sighed.
"I understand."
"In short, Cleon won't be so crazy as to come and kill us. He wouldn't dare to do it unless he wants to rely on his power as an oracle to become the tyrant of Athens. But if he really wants to do that, then Rhodes and I will definitely try our best to stop him." At this time, Pericles stood up and said to Rhodes, "It's time for us to go out and meet Cleon to discuss how to deal with the invasion of the Spartans."
"Yes, Lord Pericles."
Rhodes is also a little shaken now.
She doesn't know either.
Why can a villain like Creon be favored by God?
Just like Rhode didn't know why he could be favored by the Lord God, even though he was just an ordinary fisherman girl... So, Rhode thought that maybe the Lord God was just so casual, that's why he was like this. She could only throw away the messy thoughts in her mind, then stood up and said to Demosthenes, "Lord Demosthenes, please rest assured, I will protect Lord Pericles and the city of Athens."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Demosthenes also breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Rhodes is here, there won't be any problem.
But...having said that.
Pericles is under a lot of pressure now. Cleon has gained power and has become the oracle of Athens. If Cleon really loses his mind, what will he do? For Pericles, these are completely unknown. He can only know what will happen next after he meets Cleon.
And in this tense moment.
In someone's home.
A businessman suddenly fell on the bed.
His wife sat next to the businessman and looked at her husband with great concern. He was fine at first, but within an hour, he fell on the bed and looked sick. His wife put her hand on her husband's head and found that his temperature was very high.
"Honey, are you okay..."
The wife looked into her husband's red eyes.
The whole person was terrified.
"What happened to you?"
"I, I don't know... I suddenly felt... uncomfortable, and then it happened." The businessman felt that he was having difficulty breathing. He was clearly alive and well before, but how could he suddenly fall to the ground? The businessman himself didn't know what had happened, but the physical pain he was feeling was real.
The second section of the seventh tune is very arrogant Cleon
The businessman didn't know what had happened to him.
He could only feel it.
It seems that my life has come to an end.
No matter how much you pray to the gods, it will probably be of no use.
God will not pay any attention to you.
However, this is not really the case.
He could never have imagined that the blond man he passed by on his way back was actually a god from Mount Olympus, and that his strange illness was indeed caused by that god... Of course, this matter was something that no one else would ever know the truth of in this lifetime.
In Athens, birth, aging, illness and death were common. There were 200,000 people in Athens, and people died and new lives were born every day. This did not cause any waves in Athens. Pericles did not know any of this. He was thinking about other issues.
