Chapter 24 The Colossus of Hades

Plessinas placed the first plank on the table, and Henipolis immediately exclaimed: "What a mighty God of Hades!"

I saw Hades with black hair and long beard drawn on the wooden board. He stood straight with his head held high, a sharp three-pronged fork in his right hand, a scale for judging good and evil in his left hand, and a black cloak. Majestic, really majestic!

Since this is not a painting after all, but a statue to be cast, Hades is also designed with heavy pedestals under his feet so that he can stand firmly on the top of the mountain, and the data is also marked on the upper left corner of the board: The statue and the base are 14 meters high and 2.5 meters wide. It is estimated that the required bronze # tons (the statues placed outside the temple can no longer be made of wood. Bronze with a certain softness)…

"It's really a good design!" Davos gave a heartfelt praise.

"It's a Miliktos design," Plessinas added.

Davos nodded, he knew that Meliktos was a famous sculptor in the kingdom and was now in charge of casting the statues in the main temple.

Then Davos looked at a few more boards, all of which were also very good works, but they were all roughly the same in design.

Davos rubbed his eyes, feeling a little tired. At this time, he listened to Placenlas and said: "Your Majesty, there is another design here. Our priests are unanimously opposed to letting it pass, but I think this work is very special, so I want you to take a look again."

"Oh? What kind of design will make you disagree?!" Davers was curious.

When Plessinas put this board on the table, everyone's eyes were attracted by it: Hades on the board was holding a double fork in his right hand, and a soul about to be punished in his left hand. , He was kowtowing to beg for mercy; Hades was with his left foot behind and his right foot in front, his whole body was slightly stooped, and he bowed his head slightly, looking at the soul in his left hand, with a look of pity on his face; under his left foot prostrate The three-headed dog Cerberus, but his image is not ferocious, but stretches his head like a domestic dog and licks Hades' left hand...

It's no wonder that the priests didn't like this design, because the designer made Hades look more like a kind old man, thus lacking the majestic divinity.

Including the presence of Henipolis and Aristillas are also surprised by the designer's boldness.

Plessinas carefully looked at Davos' expression. After all, King Davos was a descendant of Hades. He was worried that such a bold design would anger the king, and even anger him?

The atmosphere in the office is both quiet and eerie...

At this moment, Davos asked quietly and softly, "Plessinas, why do you insist on keeping this design despite the opposition of other priests?"

"Your Majesty... Because seeing this work makes me feel cordial, I think if it is erected on the top of the mountain, the believers will also feel cordial when they see him... Plessinas listened to Davos' question. , he had a bottom line in his heart, so he said truthfully: "I remember when you asked me to be a priest of Hades, you said, 'Hades is by no means indifferent, it is precisely because he cares about human beings that he is Choose to stick to hell...'; You also warned us, 'As a priest of Hades, you must be enthusiastic about the believers, not high above, and you must take the initiative to help them solve their difficulties...' I think this design is exactly what In line with your Majesty your request! "

"Well said!" Davos praised loudly: "You are a well-deserved scepter priest of Hades!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!" Plessinas responded calmly. When he was young, he had a radical personality and did nothing to achieve his goals. When he first became a priest of Hades, it was not his volition.

But after so many years of concentrating on studying the divine scriptures, and being nurtured by it day and night, both body and mind have gradually changed, becoming more and more humble and easy-going, with compassion.

"If such a statue of Hades stands on the top of the mountain, it will make every citizen of the kingdom who sees him deeply feel that there is such a benevolent god blessing the kingdom, which will make them feel warm and at ease. At the same time, he is also reminding us to always care about our people!" Davos said solemnly, pressing the board.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Plesinas and the two priests, Henepolis, and Aristillas looked awe-inspiring, and now they can all be sure that Davos has chosen this board design.

"Hey, why is there no pedestal in the design of this statue?" Henipolis suddenly found a problem: "This should be ignored by the creator. According to the data indicated above, it is also 14 meters, and the body is Leaning forward, without a pedestal, could easily collapse."

"I specifically asked the creator about this, and he told me that this statue doesn't need a pedestal to stand firm." Plessinas pointed to the board and explained seriously: "He called it three points. Support, you see, the fork and Hades' right foot forward as a fulcrum, and the left foot behind as another fulcrum—"

"Where is another fulcrum?" Henipolis looked at the picture on the wooden board with some doubts.

"It should be a three-headed dog. He raised his head and licked Hades' left arm. In fact, it was connected to the idol as another fulcrum on the left side, and the idol was bent over, lowering the center of gravity. In the case of stable support, the statue is more stable, and the designer's idea is very clever!" Davers praised.

"Your Majesty saw the crux of the problem at a glance, but I didn't quite understand it at the time. Fortunately, he prepared a small wooden sculpture that was exactly the same as the statue and showed it for me. It was indeed very stable. And, Your Majesty, look at this! "Plessinas pointed to the lower right corner of the board.

"This is the orientation... What does this number refer to?" Davos looked at it, a little puzzled.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest writing method of the Pythagoras school of Tarantum to express the azimuth angle. According to the designer, the statue should be erected on the edge of the cliff to the southwest of the main temple, 68 meters away from the temple. Meter, the front of the statue is 30 degrees from the central axis of the main temple, so that after the statue is completed, he will overlook most of the city, and can reflect sunlight to the greatest extent during the day, so that ships entering and leaving the mouth of the Krati can be seen. See the flash of the idol!" Plessinas was a little excited when he said the last sentence.

"It seems that this designer is really attentive and has considered all aspects of the problem!" Davos moved in his heart and asked, "Listen to what you just said, he is a Tarantum? Tarantum Disciple of Mpythagoras? What's the name?"

"Your Majesty, the designer is called Alexson, a clan of the former Tarantom Archon Architect, and a student of Lysis, the leader of the Pythagorean school. He is only 21 years old..." Plessinas detailed making an introduction.

A mathematician actually designed such an excellent statue work! This did not surprise everyone in the room, because many scholars in this era are multi-disciplinary. Although mathematics and art seem to have no connection, the Pythagoreans used mathematics to discover sculpture and art very early. It is well known that the golden ratio of paintings, thus creating their unique aesthetics.

Aleksson... Archita... Davos was a little lost for a moment when he heard the long-lost name, and then he thought of the rude young man whose daughter kept talking at home, and his face was endured. There was a smile on his face: "Although he is young, he can design such an excellent statue, which shows that he is very talented. He can be responsible for casting the statue, and you are responsible for supervising and assisting him to complete it."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Plessinas finally breathed a sigh of relief.

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The arrest of Servius, Frius, Aulus and others by the inspectors of Turii started quickly. Since the public's attention was focused on "the legion is going to the border for defense", so There was no commotion.

At the same time, officials from the slave management office came to the Turii slave camp and wanted to reward Maximus, who made contributions to this event.

After knowing about it, Icarus, the head of the camp, made a request: "Can you wait until the end of the task of providing stones for the main temple before announcing this matter, because Maximus is an excellent slave captain, and he brought Group quarrying is very efficient.”

The official said only one sentence: "This is an order issued by His Majesty personally, and it needs to be executed immediately!"

Icarus dared not speak any more.

This morning, after the slaves had breakfast, they all gathered in the square. The officials of the slave management office announced the order in public: Give Brutus Maximus freedom.

Countless slaves cast envious glances at Maximus, and Maximus was hit by this sudden happiness, and he was a little dazed for a while, and he thought of a voice repeatedly in his mind: Freedom! I am finally free! ...

Until someone's eyes stabbed at him like a sharp sword, causing him to suffer a sudden pain.

Gaius, a countryman who had been very close to him, now looked upon him as an enemy, for the order announced by the official said very clearly: "...In view of the bravery of Maximus to expose the attempts of some Romans to destroy the kingdom The conspiracy of order has maintained the stability of the kingdom...I hope everyone will learn from Maximus, as long as you sincerely safeguard the kingdom, the kingdom will not ignore your contribution! ......"

"Maxims, you traitor!" Gaius roared, rushing up to beat Maximus.

Maximus didn't refute or resist, and let Gaius grab him, but Gaius' fist didn't go down because the slaves around him hugged him.