Chapter 160: The Great Sacrifice of Hundreds of Animals and the Competition

In a world where gods do not exist, there is no direct penalty for breaking oaths, so oaths have no effect at all.

But in a world where gods really exist, if you break the sacred oath made in the name of the gods, even if you will not be punished by the gods and die, you will become seriously ill and lose the ability to move.

Therefore, using a sacred oath to guarantee the agreement between the two parties is more effective than signing a contract between the two parties.

The three of Roy returned to the city of Corinth with 1,800 soldiers, and Sisyphus personally came outside the city to greet the victorious army.

Acropolis of Corinth.

Sisyphus' palace.

Young and beautiful maids began to prepare for the banquet in the hall.

Loy, Harmonia, Sisyphus, and Glaucus sat down around the stone table, and then Loy recounted what happened outside Mycenae.

Sisyphus said with great joy when he learned that King Acrisios of Mycenae had made a sacred oath.

"Loy - my dear young friend! I really don't know how to express my gratitude to you. As the king of the Mycenaeans, Acrisios has authority that other Mycenaeans cannot challenge. With Ah The oath of Chrysios serves as a guarantee that as long as Acrisios does not die, our city of Corinth will no longer have to worry about being attacked by the Mycenaeans.”

Acrisios was now only an old man of about sixty years old.

A physically powerful hero, Acrisios lived to be eighty or even ninety years old.

Therefore, in Sisyphus's view, with Acrisios' oath guarantee, the city of Corinth can have peace for at least twenty years.

But Roy knew that in the ancient legend of another world, King Acrisios of Mycenae did not die of natural old age, but was killed accidentally by his filial grandson Perseus.

Therefore, in Roy's view, Acrisios's oath can guarantee that the city of Corinth will no longer be attacked by the Mycenaeans within a year, which is already a good result.

However, Roy did not say anything about what might happen in the future.

Because the city of Corinth was accumulating strength in order to deal with the Mycenaeans, it might not be Perseus who would be difficult to take down the city of Corinth in the future - but Roy himself.

The city of Corinth, the city of Athens, and the city of Thebes are all the three most promising city-states. Of course, Roy will not let Sisyphus rule the city of Corinth forever and become a potential threat to himself.

When the time is right, Roy will seize the city of Corinth and take all the three most promising city-states into his own hands as the three cornerstones for establishing his hegemony.

"Sisyphus! Now that this war is over, I plan to return to the city of Athens with Harmonia and our eight hundred soldiers. But we only have ten large ships. You, the city of Corinth, can provide some ships to take us transporting soldiers to the city of Athens?”

"You have to leave now—"

Sisyphus said with a hesitant expression.

"Loy! Harmonia! In order to celebrate the victory of this war, I plan to hold a large sacrifice of hundreds of animals for the goddess Amphitrite and hold a competition dedicated to the goddess Amphitrite. I hope you guys If you can stay to participate in the Hundred Animals Festival and let your soldiers participate in the athletic competition, I will give a very generous reward to the champion of the athletic competition. "

A competitive conference is a sports conference.

The Olympic Games more than three thousand years later developed from this kind of athletic meeting to worship gods or celebrate victory.

In the history of another world, because the Mycenaeans conquered the Corinth area and let Poseidon replace Amphitrite as the patron saint of the Corinth area, the Corinth area not only has Poseidon's temple and sanctuary, but also The Corinthian Games were held every three years for Poseidon.

Now that the Mycenaeans failed in their war to conquer the Corinth region, the athletics competition held by the Corinthians was naturally dedicated to the goddess Amphitrite.

Seeing that Sisyphus really wanted to save himself and Harmonia, and thinking of the beautiful face and figure of the goddess Amphitrite, Roy nodded and said.

"Now Corinth, Athens, and Thebes are allies who help each other, so we should have equal respect for the goddesses Amphitrite, Metis, and Mnemosyne, so I agree to participate in the sacrifice. The Great Sacrifice of the Goddess Fitrite.”

After Roy finished speaking, Harmonia followed.

"Loy's choice is my choice and I will always be with my dear future husband."

the next day.

Roy, Harmonia, and Sisyphus took all the soldiers participating in the battle to the beach north of the city of Corinth.

When they learned that King Sisyphus of Corinth was going to hold a sacrifice of hundreds of animals, thousands of Corinthians spontaneously followed.

Sisyphus directed the soldiers to build an altar, then stood on the steps of the altar and shouted to everyone.

"Dear Corinthians! Brave soldiers! We won a war to defend the city of Corinth. This is not only the result of our desperate fighting as humans, but also the result of the great goddess Amphitrite protecting the city of Corinth. In order to thank the great The goddess Amphitrite, and in order to thank the brave soldiers and the Corinthians who supported us, I will hold a sacrifice of fifty cattle and fifty sheep. At the same time, I will perform a sacrifice for Amphitrite according to tradition. The goddess Rite holds a long-distance running competition, and the top three in the competition will receive generous rewards."

When Sisyphus said this, Roy suddenly pulled Harmonia to the steps of the altar.

Under the surprised and confused gazes of Sisyphus and others, Roy looked at Sisyphus and said.

"Sisyphus! Since the athletic meeting you held allows Athenian soldiers and Theban soldiers to participate together with Corinthian soldiers, I think Harmonia and I should also provide rewards. The rewards for the long-distance running competition have been provided by you, I would like to hold a weightlifting competition for the Athletic Conference and provide generous prizes for the top three in the weightlifting competition.”

Harmonia followed.

"I want to hold a bronze war spear throwing competition for the Athletic Conference. Within the specified range, the three people who can throw the war spear the farthest can get my reward."

After hearing what Roy and Harmonia said, Sisyphus smiled generously.

"Originally, only three soldiers could get my rewards. Now with the new competition, nine soldiers can get the rewards provided by the three of us. Of course, I will not object to adding new competitions. Those soldiers who are not good at long-distance running in competitions , we can also get the chance to be among the top three in the weightlifting competition and the throwing competition. Before the start of the Hundred Animals Festival and the Athletic Conference, we must sacrifice thirty-six living sacrifices to the goddess Amphitrite."

After Sisyphus finished speaking, a group of Corinthian soldiers brought thirty-six Mycenaean soldiers who had become prisoners to the altar.

Seeing Sisyphus taking the bronze sword handed over by a priestess and preparing to kill thirty-six living sacrifices, Roy only hesitated for a moment and said.

"Sisyphus, I am opposed to the sacrifice of human beings."