"We are here to look for something, not to go sightseeing."
Chapter 7, Section 8: Searching for the Shield of Medusa
"If we can really find Athena's Medusa Shield on Mount Olympus, we can also go to Delphi and destroy the Temple of Apollo there." Sophia still has a strong grudge against Apollo. "I want to see if the prophecy of Delphi is accurate. I will go find the priestess there and ask her to guess whether Apollo is dead or not."
"That's too bad."
Hilde couldn't help laughing.
"But if you have a chance, you can go and have a look."
"Let's find weapons first."
Dioni seemed a little impatient.
So the group walked around at the foot of Mount Olympus, but this area was too vast. Perhaps the Greater Byzantine Province was only this large. So it was imaginable how difficult it would be to find a shield in such a large area. So when Hilde and the others came here, they were mentally prepared that they would only be looking for something here for three or four days.
It's naturally a good thing to find it.
If you can't find it, forget it.
Just think of it as a trip to Mount Olympus.
"Ah... the sun here is so scorching." Xerxes looked at the sun above his head and said helplessly, "If this continues, my skin will get tanned again."
"You are quite dark."
Tomyris's words made Xerxes somewhat dissatisfied.
"What do you mean?"
"It's meaningless."
Tomyris smiled at Xerxes.
Indeed, among these people, only Xerxes had a wheat-colored skin, while the others were almost very white. Especially Hilde, who had a pleasing ivory color, was one of the most beautiful whites even among the Greeks.
However, there is naturally no way to prevent the sun from causing tans, and it will have much impact on these oracles.
"Since it is Athena's artifact..."
Hilde thought about it carefully.
"Will it resonate with my body?"
"I think so."
"Then I'll quickly fly around the area."
Hilde shook her head helplessly, then summoned her wings and flew freely at the foot of Mount Olympus. Hilde was not sure whether this method could help her find Athena's Medusa Shield smoothly, but only by this method could she really increase the probability of finding something.
There is no other choice.
When flying on the road.
Hilde couldn't help but think of a question, a very serious question.
Athena and Zeus had such a conflict. In the end, how did Athena get so badly injured that she died? After all, the death of a god is still a very difficult thing. Before she died, she passed her body to Hilde. What kind of things did Athena go through at that time?
The foot of Mount Olympus is covered with lush forests. Humans have not developed this place too much. On the one hand, it is because of the terrain, and on the other hand, it is out of awe for the Greek gods. But didn't Athena leave any traces in this place?
Maybe not.
If there was, the gods would have found Athena's shield.
At the same time, Hilde couldn't help but think about it.
Since such a conflict broke out between Athena and Zeus, does it mean that in the foreseeable future, I will definitely have such a conflict with Zeus. I will definitely face Zeus, this terrible enemy.
Apollo was likely just the beginning.
The original library of creation hidden within one's body.
The Titan faith was completely wiped out.
And Zeus's unknown conspiracy.
All of this gave Hilde a strong sense of uneasiness about the future.
It seems that there are still many challenges to be faced in the future.
After searching for a whole day, when night had fallen and it was already very late, everyone needed to return to an abandoned fortress near Mount Olympus to rest. Sophia, Dione, Xerxes and Tomyris all arrived here one after another, but Hilde had not appeared yet.
"Is Sissi not back yet?"
Xerxes was a little anxious.
"Let's wait a little longer. Maybe Xixi has discovered some crucial clues."
"but……"
The person who worries people the most here is actually Hilde, because Hilde's special identity has been revealed in the matter of Apollo, so everyone is worried whether Hilde will be discovered by other gods on Mount Olympus.
"How about we go out and look for it?"
Sophia asked tentatively.
"But Xixi said that if we come back, we shouldn't go there, because if one person is in danger, the others will still be in danger if they go out to look for her."
Tomyris shook her head.
But now Xerxes could no longer sit still.
"We can't just sit here and do nothing."
"Wait a second."
"How long do we have to wait?"
Just when everyone was about to quarrel about this matter, that familiar divine power suddenly appeared in everyone's mind. After feeling this thing appear, everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, because everyone knew in their hearts that Hilde was back.
"I am back."
Hilde walked in quickly.
Then he threw a round object wrapped in white cloth aside.
"I found the thing."
“Found it???”
Everyone was a little surprised when they saw the thing wrapped in white cloth.
Was it so easy to find?
However, Hilde was obviously not a person who would lie, and judging from Hilde's expression, she seemed a little unhappy. She didn't know what had happened, so Sophia came up to Hilde and asked with a smile: "Sissi, if you have found it, why are you still so unhappy? Isn't this a good thing?"
“It’s a good thing indeed.”
Hilde sat down helplessly.
"But I didn't know that Athena dropped it with the front side facing up. I found it under the soil, and when I dug it out, Medusa's head was facing me. I didn't pay attention, so I picked up the shield and put my divine power into it. As a result, Medusa opened her eyes and I turned into stone."
Hilde couldn't help but cover her face.
"I found it at noon, and I recovered after dark."
"It really can petrify people."
"Ah, it's all my fault. I knew exactly how to use this thing, but I still didn't believe it. I petrified myself the first time I used it. If I tell anyone about this, I'm afraid a lot of people will laugh at me."
Chapter 7, Section 9: Artemis Appears
Hilde still had a very clear memory of being petrified just now. Her mind was still there, but she had turned into stone and could do nothing. That very uncomfortable feeling lasted for a whole afternoon before Hilde finally removed the petrifying effect of the Medusa Shield.
Of course there are even more embarrassing things.
At that time, Hilde wanted to go to the bathroom.
As a result, I was petrified for the entire afternoon.
When I was freed from the petrification, I almost couldn't hold it in.
Later, after Hilde freed herself from the petrification, she quickly went to the toilet. Then, she found a piece of cloth and completely wrapped the shield, so that the Medusa on the shield could not hurt others by mistake. So, Hilde was very happy to find the Medusa Shield, but...some things in it made Hilde a little embarrassed.
Fortunately no one saw it.
The shield was also retrieved safely.
"Is this the Shield of Medusa?"
Sophia looked at the shield curiously.
"Can you open it and take a look?"
"That won't work. If you are seen by Medusa, you will be turned into stone."
Dione stared at the shield with some fear.
However, Hilde shook his head and said with a wry smile: "This thing is not that scary. As long as you don't inject divine power into it, Medusa will not open her eyes, so it is still relatively safe."
"I see."
"Anyway, this thing..."
Hilde unwrapped the white cloth that wrapped the Medusa Shield.
"That's it."
"Wow……"
The people standing nearby all made noises of surprise.
The Medusa Shield is a round shield, which is no different from the round shields used by Greek heavy infantry, except that this shield is made entirely of metal. Hilde couldn't tell what the material was, but it was extremely hard, and its hardness must be far greater than that of steel. After all, this is a weapon made by God, and there must be something that modern science cannot explain.
The silver-grey shield was engraved with very complicated and gorgeous patterns, and in the center of the shield was a human head. This head was the head of Medusa in the legend. Just as the legend said, Medusa's hair was a series of small snakes, and the beautiful face of the girl had now merged with the shield and completely turned into a metallic silver-grey color, but everything looked so lifelike.
Medusa now has her eyes closed.
Therefore, the ability to petrify cannot be used.
"So beautiful! Medusa is indeed a beauty."
"But after death, his head was embedded in the shield. This is too tragic."
Sophia and Dione were talking to each other.
His tone was full of pity for Medusa.
There was no other way. As women, they would definitely feel uncomfortable seeing Medusa's head embedded in the shield. In fact, when Hilde found the shield, she felt a little nervous. After all, this was the real head of Medusa, not a carved work of art. So, strictly speaking, she was holding a human head in her hand.
However, Medusa's power.
That's the most important thing.
In mythology.
The earliest name of this shield was Aegis. This shield was not originally owned by Athena, but belonged to Zeus, and was later passed to Athena. This shield was made by the most outstanding craftsman, the god of craftsmen Hephaestus, and was naturally full of divine power. Later, the Greek hero Perseus borrowed Athena's Aegis and cut off Medusa's head with his own hands. In return for lending himself the artifact, Perseus installed Medusa's head on Athena's Aegis.
This is the Shield of Medusa.
Hild felt that myths must have their exaggerated and untrue parts.
But now, the Shield of Medusa was indeed in front of him.
Such a real feeling made Hilde change his previous perception.
It turns out that myths really exist.
Since the Shield of Medusa really exists, it means that Perseus who killed Medusa and this series of stories are probably true. This makes Hilde a little confused. If Greece in this world is like this, then there is also such mythology in Greece in her own reality. Is there any connection between the two worlds?
Hilde had thought about this question a long time ago, because the existence of parallel worlds did not seem strange to Hilde, but the real things in this world were fictional myths in her real world. However, Hilde had seen with her own eyes over the years that the stories recorded in the myths were the most real, which meant that the myths in the real world also had reference samples.
Where did this sample come from?
Did gods really exist in the ancient times of our modern world?
Then why have all the gods disappeared?
Such doubts took root in Hilde's mind.
This is a question worth thinking about.
Especially now, Hilde has the Original Book of Creation hidden in her body, which is what Apollo pursued until his death, and what Athena took great risks to snatch from Zeus. So, what exactly is the Original Book of Creation, what is its significance, and what can it do? Hilde feels that she cannot always think about these questions passively.
