"Please tell me."
"Well, you know that my body was given to me by Lady Athena, and I also have to face the threat from Mount Olympus, so I have a question, that is, can I use the power that belongs to Lady Athena, or when Lady Athena's divinity disappears, it will just be an ordinary body for me."
Facing Hilde's questions.
Artemis was stunned for a moment.
Then she smiled and said.
The fifth chapter, the seventh chapter, how to become stronger
"What you said... is not wrong. You inherited Athena's body, which actually means that you can also use Athena's power. Don't you already have the power of the Oracle? That part of the power comes from your body, because you have not been blessed and granted power by any god. But you want to ask me how to gain more power. On this point, I can't give you an accurate answer. Perhaps there are some small clues that can help you."
"Please say."
Hilde sat aside very respectfully.
"If I remember correctly, when Athena left this world, her two weapons fell from Mount Olympus. I don't know where they landed. Those two weapons are Athena's spear and her Medusa shield. If you can find these two weapons, it should be very helpful for your strength recovery, but I can't guarantee that you can find these two weapons."
"yes……"
Mount Olympus is still some distance away from here.
It's impossible for Hilde to travel all the way to the west to look for these two weapons.
"Is there anything else?"
"I believe there must be other ways, but I can't tell you what they are because I'm not very clear myself. You need to think about everything and find it yourself. I believe that one day you may encounter something that can help you open the path to increasing your strength."
At this time Artemis continued to ask.
"But, Hilde, I must tell you... the stronger you are, the better. If your power becomes stronger and stronger, you will inevitably attract the attention of Mount Olympus. At the same time, when your power reaches a certain level, you will begin to affect the rules of this world. Do you know why we gods always live on Mount Olympus and cannot come to the human world? This is the most fundamental rule of this world. When the power of an existence becomes strong to a certain level, it will produce a godhood and will be rejected by the mortal world. Even Lord Zeus cannot stop this powerful rejection. This is the most primitive rule. Therefore, when your strength reaches a certain level, although you will not be directly rejected by this world, your powerful divine power will definitely be sensed by the gods on Mount Olympus."
"..."
In other words, the stronger the power, the greater the possibility of becoming a god?
Make sense.
Hilde doesn't want to be a god.
Especially for someone like Artemis, who had to give up most of her power and rebuild a body when she came down to the mortal world. This was too depressing. Although Hilde didn't know what the situation was like on Mount Olympus, she didn't want to go and see what the realm of the gods looked like.
The mortal world is already beautiful.
"I understand."
Hilde nodded.
"Thank you for your teachings."
"Actually, with so many things happening today, I'm the one who should be thanked. I thought I would never see Athena again, but I finally did. Although we met in this way, I don't think there's anything wrong with it... It's pretty good this way." Artemis said this, she raised her head excitedly, stretched out her hands, and held Hilde's hands tightly, "Thank you for carrying forward Athena's spirit and making her choice worthwhile this time."
"Do not worry."
Hilde also nodded firmly.
"I will not let Lady Athena down."
"That's good……"
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When Hilde was still in the Kingdom of Scythia.
Outside the city of Athens on the Greek peninsula, the situation is still tense. The Spartan army is still surrounding Athens. There are about a thousand Spartans stationed here, and there are about 1 vassal troops. Some are Helots from Sparta, and some are soldiers from other city-states.
These Helots were also called Helots, and they were state-owned slaves of Sparta. Their social status was at the bottom of the whole Sparta. Most of these Helots came from Messenia. After being conquered by the Spartans more than 300 years ago, the people in this area completely became slaves of the Spartans. Not only were they forced to follow the state-owned land of Sparta, but they also had to give half of their harvest to the Spartan citizens who received the land from the state. Not only did they have no political rights and personal freedom, but they also had to suffer massacres from the Spartans at any time and anywhere. Young Spartan soldiers all needed to be trained on how to surround, beat and wantonly kill Helots in a surprise attack at night to exercise their character and skills.
At the same time, under the state of war, these Helots also needed to pick up simple weapons and follow the main force of Sparta to fight. Even if these Helots took up weapons, they did not dare to resist, because their numbers were far less than their own Spartan regular army, because it was impossible to defeat them. At the same time, hundreds of years of cruel comrades also made them almost give up all thoughts of resistance.
These Shiloh people of the past.
It can be said that it is completely living in hell.
However, 30 years ago, these Helots launched an uprising. The Helots' rebels approached the Spartan prime minister. In the end, the Spartans had no choice but to give these rebels freedom. The Helots were finally able to gain some freedom, but not long after, a hero arrived in Sparta. This hero did not come from the two royal families of Sparta, namely the Agis family and the Eurypon family, but from a relatively ordinary Spartan family.
After acquiring this hero, the Spartans first turned their attention to the Helots who had revolted.
The end result is obvious.
The Shiloh people suffered a crushing defeat.
The freedom they had fought so hard for was once again gone. Not only did many Helots die on the battlefield, but the Spartans also exploited them even more. Their lives were even worse than before the uprising.
Therefore, the situation they were facing was very difficult. These Helots had to take up light weapons and come to Attica with the Spartan army to besiege the Athenian city. However, this siege was more like a walk. With the help of the hero, the Spartan army was unstoppable and directly killed all the way from the Peloponnese to Attica.
Moreover, the Spartan King Archidamos ordered to slow down the pace of the war.
The Fifth Tune, the Eighth Section: Athens Goes Out to Fight
As for the Spartan king Archidamus, he did not want this war with Athens to become a comprehensive and extensive war. Sparta had a small population, and if a large number of Spartans died in the war, it would be a devastating disaster for Sparta itself. Therefore, he specifically instructed the Spartan army to treat the land of Athens as hostages. The better the land, the more valuable the hostage.
This can also be seen from this passage.
Archidamus, the king of Sparta, hoped that through attrition and a prolonged siege, the Athenians would be forced to give up.
This is why the Spartans have not taken the initiative to attack the city until now.
Just stay outside the city.
"It's time for us to fight back."
At this time, Pericles, the archon of Athens, stood on the city wall.
He looked at the Spartan camp in the distance, which had surrounded the entire Athens, and felt a little happy in his heart. For him, now was the best opportunity, because the Spartan hero was not here now, he had gone to Thebes in the northwest. Even if he knew the current situation, it would take several days to rush back.
The enemy's hero was not nearby, so this gave the Athenians a great opportunity. As long as they seized this opportunity and led their army to rush out, they could disintegrate the enemy, break the siege of Athens, and resolve the current crisis.
For this day, Pericles had led the Athenian army and the citizens of Athens to prepare for a long time. All the troops were ready for battle, including the new oracle of Athens, Rhodes. At this moment, Rhodes also changed into a suit of military uniform, and the skilled Athenian craftsmen carefully made a very beautiful but impractical set of armor for Rhodes.
That's why it's not practical.
It's because Rhodes doesn't need armor at all.
The Oracle's armor is all for looks.
"Rod, are you nervous now?"
"I am fine."
Rhodes held the trident tightly in his hand.
Judging from her performance, she was actually still a little nervous.
But there was no way to be nervous now. Rhode's training during this period was mainly focused on whether he could use his divine power smoothly and overcome the fear of fighting with others. As an oracle, Rhode was not like the hero of Sparta who had a strong ability to advance. Her ability to control water might be the key to winning this battle.
Athens is close to the sea, surrounded by water and many rivers. Even without Rhodes, it can summon a lot of water out of thin air. Through such a victory, not only can the morale of the Spartan army be greatly frustrated, but also a large number of the enemy's manpower can be wiped out in one fell swoop. Then when the enemy is defeated, the Athenian army launches a large-scale attack, striving to annihilate the enemy's army, so that the Spartan army can effectively ensure that it will not be able to endanger Athens in a short time.
"It's already noon."
Pericles looked at the sky.
"It's time to prepare for the attack."
"Yes!"
"Hippocrates, you are needed now."
"Mr. Archon, the Athenian army has made all preparations and will open the city to fight at any time and anywhere!" At this time, a man wearing an exquisite bronze breastplate and a general's helmet walked over with a dignified manner.
This man was the famous Athenian general Hippocrates.
This Hippocrates is not the famous doctor Hippocrates. Although they have the same name, one is a doctor and the other is a warrior. Now in Athens, only Hippocrates can lead the Athenian army to fight. He is a general that Pericles trusts more, and he is also a person that Athenian citizens generally trust.
It's time to go to war.
Then Pericles raised his hand and said.
"In this battle, we will wash away all the previous shame. We will drive the Spartans out of our land and let them know what the consequences will be if they anger Athens!"
"Ow!"
The Athenian soldiers all raised their arms and shouted.
When the bugle sounded loudly, the tightly closed gate of Athens slowly opened. The Spartan army was resting and eating in the barracks, and few people even noticed that the gate of Athens was opened.
The first to come out of the city of Athens were the Athenian heavy infantry, who were very well-equipped and in high spirits.
Since the Athenians were much richer than those in other city-states, the equipment of these people in the Athenian army had a qualitative leap compared to other city-states. These Athenian heavy infantrymen were uniformly wearing well-made linen armor, which was a special kind of armor. The outer layer was thicker linen, and under the linen was bronze armor that other Greek heavy infantrymen would also wear. The biggest advantage of this composite armor is that when facing the opponent's bows and stones, the flexible linen can have a greater defensive effect against bows and stones. But at the same time, this is more time-consuming and labor-intensive than directly making a set of bronze armor, so it also has a relatively high production cost.
Similarly, the patterns and designs on the round shields held by these Athenian soldiers were more gorgeous than those of the Spartans. When the army appeared, the differences between the Spartans and the Athenians in many aspects were fully revealed. As one of the richest armies in the world, the Athenian army was armed to the teeth. Although they were not as brave and good at fighting as the Spartans, they had the blessing of equipment and good nutrition, so that these soldiers would not be too inferior when fighting with the Spartans.
"Everyone obeys the order!"
Hippocrates, riding on a horse, raised the dagger in his hand.
"Lord Poseidon is with us! Recover Attica today!"
"What's the point of saying slogans now?"
Socrates is now in the heavy infantry of this army. After all, Socrates is still in his prime. When the war comes, Socrates must take up arms and go to the battlefield. Although Socrates is a philosopher, he is not inferior to those generals in fighting.
“Focus!!!”
The centurion of the heavy infantry phalanx began to take command.
In order to break through the Spartan encirclement.
Now the Athenians sent out about 6,000 heavy infantry, 10,000 light infantry and auxiliary troops, and about 2,000 cavalry. This was the maximum force that Athens could bring out. After all, many of the Athenian troops came from Attica outside Athens, but now Attica had been completely occupied by the Spartans.
Chapter 9: The Confrontation between the Two Armies
Therefore, it was necessary to first recapture the Attica region outside the city of Athens in order to ensure that the Athenian army received sufficient reinforcements.
"do not worry……"
Hippocrates looked at Rhodes who was a little scared beside him.
He could only comfort the oracle.
"Today, as long as we drive away the Spartans, we will be the heroes of the whole of Athens. We will save many Athenians. You have to think like this. My Lord Oracle, it is an honor to stand on this battlefield with you. Don't worry, you just need to concentrate on using your divine power to defeat the enemy, and leave everything else to me."
"OK……"
That being said.
But Rhodes was still afraid.
Be nervous when you should be nervous.
Now the Athenian army had all poured out of Athens. The 18,000-man army set out from Athens in a mighty force and began to prepare to attack the Spartan army. When the Athenian troops had already begun to deploy their troops, the Spartan army camp did not react. After their sentinels discovered the Athenian movement, they immediately reported the situation to the Spartan commander. However, it was obvious that the commander was very arrogant and did not think that the Athenians had the courage to go out of the city to fight. When he heard the news, his first reaction was that the Athenians were joking.
But when more and more reports reached him, he had to pay close attention to this matter, so he led his men out of the barracks and came to the high ground outside the barracks.
The Athenians actually came out of the city to fight!
The Spartan commander was also quite surprised.
Only then did he realize that the matter had become a big deal and that the Athenians actually had the courage to do this.
Perhaps the siege had lasted too long, and the Athenians had decided to fight to the death.
Judging from the number of people, the Athenian army had several thousand more people than the Spartan army that surrounded Athens. It seemed that they had already come out in full force, leaving no room for retreat. The Spartan commander was also a little puzzled as to why the Athenians had not dared to go out of the city to fight for such a long time, but were preparing to go to war at this time.
These questions loomed in the mind of the Spartan commander.
The top priority now is to fight as soon as possible.
For the Spartan commander, the difference of a few thousand men was not a problem at all. The bravery of the Spartan army alone could solve almost all problems. In fact, this was indeed the case. Although the Spartan army that surrounded Athens was only about a thousand men, the rest were troops from other city-states, and their combat effectiveness was about the same as that of the Athenians. However, with just this thousand-man Spartan army, it was possible to completely destroy the Athenian phalanx and instantly destroy the opponent's morale.
Spartans fought like this all the time.
This time is no exception.
For the commander, this is both a challenge and an opportunity.
If he could lead this army to directly annihilate the troops in Athens and then capture Athens, then it would obviously be a great achievement. Although this did not meet the requirements of the Spartan King Archidamus, now that the enemy had come to his door, the commander had no choice but to fight, because even if he did not fight, the Athenians would attack him.
The Spartans responded quickly as well.
The Spartan troops from various camps quickly formed a formation about 3 kilometers away from the front of the Greeks. Just like the usual training, the heavy infantry from Sparta were placed on the right side of the phalanx. These were the absolute main force. The heavy infantry from Corinth were placed in the middle. As for the Helots, they and some Argolis troops were placed on the left wing of the army.
