Chapter 1982

The role of Eros is a bit like our immigration agent, and it is also a black agent. They will bring in some people who want to enter the Almighty City, but what will happen to these people after that has nothing to do with them.

To be honest, Eros's smuggling business is doing very well.

Because this is not the way to be beautiful. After all, everyone knows what the United States is like. Therefore, illegal immigration agents often deceive people whenever they can.

But smuggling into the Almighty City is not that kind of thing. As the headquarters of the Pantheon, the Almighty City also bears the responsibility of collecting and distributing the power of faith of all Pantheon believers in the universe. It is more like a sending and receiving center.

So this place has become a 'heaven' for all believers!

All mythological stories basically have settings such as heaven and hell. This is originally the best way for religion to harvest faith.

So after the Pantheon came to the universe, it carried forward this method.

As a result, the gods of death in various pantheons have developed greatly and become powerful gods, such as Anubis and Hades.

You must know that although Hades is one of the twelve main gods, he actually plays a very small role in the legends of ancient Greece.

Hades, the noble Lord of the Underworld, is also responsible for controlling the plague. This ancient Greek mythological figure was the highly respected leader among the two brothers Zeus and Poseidon, but he was also the most bizarre, profound, fearful and unpopular divine being of that period. In the grand "Clash of the Titans", Hades, a giant with only one eye, created an unparalleled artifact - a helmet that could make both gods and mortals unaware of its existence. Perhaps because of this, compared to Zeus and Poseidon, Hades's presence in ancient Greek mythology is minimal. This less popular god once used his wisdom and courage to help his younger brothers defeat their father Cronus during a power struggle within the family, and successfully pushed Olympus to glory. peak. However, when distributing power, Hades unfortunately chose the underworld, a hot potato that no one wanted to take over.

The underworld is a terrifying place full of darkness, gloom, desolation, and lifelessness. There are endless wealth there, such as brilliant diamonds, dazzling gold, precious gems and rare ores; it is the destination of human beings after the end of their lives, and countless undead accept the judgment of fate here; it is also a symbol of terror, Endless darkness envelopes Hell, imprisoning the overthrown Titans.

Therefore, although Hades, as Lord of the Underworld, has a respected status and is extremely wealthy, he is always alone in the dark and terrifying underworld. People's impression of him is often "death and despair", and he will never be able to win people's love like Zeus and Poseidon. In ancient Greece, there is almost no temple dedicated to him. Hades is not just the ruler of the underworld, he is also responsible for maintaining order in the underworld. Although his main responsibility is to maintain the stability of the underworld, in fact, most of the specific matters are handled by other gods. People often confuse Hades with the god of death, but in fact, Hades is not the same as "the god of death" or "the judge". Thanatos, the god of death, is the son of Nyx, the goddess of night. He is often responsible for carrying the remains of the dead together with his brother Hypnos, the god of sleep. The judges include Minos, Rhadamandis and Aiagos, all demigod sons of Zeus.

In addition, people often confuse Pluto with the Furies of Hell, but in fact, the Erinyes are several gods filled with vengeance and anger. They are ruthless and ruthless. In Hell, they are responsible for using whips to severely punish those who committed crimes during their lifetimes. The soul of sin. Therefore, various phenomena such as death and torture are not actually directly related to Hades. As Hades, he is only responsible for maintaining order in the underworld. There are five rivers on the dividing line between the underworld and the human world, namely: the river of pain "Acheron", the river of sighs "Cocutos", the river of flames "Piliphlegone", and the river of forgetfulness. "River Lethe" and "River Styx", the river of hatred. The souls of all the deceased people will be guided by Hermes to the banks of the Styx River. Here, Charon, the ferry god of the Styx, will use his ferry to ferry these souls to the entrance to the underworld on the other side of the river. However, the greedy Charon will not provide free services to ghosts. If you want to successfully cross the River Styx, you must donate your silver coins to the ferryman Charon.

Therefore, whenever someone dies, before the funeral, relatives and friends always place a silver coin under the tongue of the deceased. Charon will never be merciful to those impoverished and helpless undead souls. They will be ruthlessly expelled and wait silently on the banks of the River Styx alone and helplessly, wandering endlessly. Responsible for guarding the gates of the underworld and protecting the territory of Hades is the feared Cerberus, a powerful and ferocious three-headed dog from hell. Only the soul of the deceased can enter the underworld, and any living person will be blocked by it. Once you enter the underworld by mistake, you will never be able to return to the human world. Any undead trying to escape the underworld will be torn to pieces mercilessly by this three-headed hell dog.

The moment the dead step into the underworld, they will be judged for their deeds in life. Depending on the results of the judgment, the dead will follow three completely different roads in the underworld to three different destinations: The first road leads to the Narcissus Plain. Most souls - those who are mediocre, neither evil nor good - will spend a long and hopeless eternity here.

The second road leads to the underworld. Those who have done many evil things in life will suffer endless punishment and torture here. This is the most gloomy and terrifying lower world in the underworld.

The third road leads to the Paradise of Elysian. Those who have been kind and upright in life will have their souls arrive in this beautiful paradise with spring all year round. This is the Garden of Eden in the underworld, away from pain and eternal youth. Between the Paradise of Elysian and the underworld, there stands a magnificent palace, which is the residence of Hades, the king of the underworld. Here he strictly maintains the order and laws of the underworld.

Therefore, many literary and artistic works in modern society regard Hades as a villain, which is actually very unfair.

Kai has never seen Hades himself, because he is a super otaku who never shows up easily. At the same time, he is also the god with the least trouble.

Not only that, compared with his two brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, Hades is as pure as a blank sheet of paper in terms of emotions. He only married Persephone as his wife, but the way this marriage was concluded inherited the traditional skills of their family, that is, to seize and deceive by violent means. Persephone is the apple of Zeus and the goddess of harvest Demeter. One day, Persephone was collecting flowers with the nymphs in the forest. Just as she was about to reach out and pick a beautiful daffodil, the earth suddenly cracked, and four black horses pulled Hades' golden carriage to appear. He forcibly carried Persephone to the carriage and took her to the dark underworld.

Despite this, Persephone and Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, gradually developed a deep relationship, and they became a happy underground couple. In the underworld, Persephone fulfilled her dual responsibilities as a wife and the Queen of the Underworld with all her heart. Although Hades always represents ruthlessness and darkness in the eyes of the world. However, in fact, his character is not dark, but a relatively easy-to-talk-to master.

For example, the story of the famous hero Orpheus.

The brave hero Orpheus is the most outstanding poet and musician. His piano music can intoxicate gods and mortals, and even those cruel and violent beings like floods and beasts will become gentle and obedient in an instant.

Orpheus and his beloved Eurydice are a perfect match made in heaven. They are deeply in love and complement each other. However, on the wedding night, Eurydice was unfortunately bitten by a poisonous snake and died due to ineffective treatment. In order to see his beloved wife again, he was willing to sacrifice his life and step into the underworld without hesitation. His harp moved Charon, the ferryman on the Styx, tamed the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to the underworld, and even moved the goddesses of vengeance. When Orpheus suddenly appeared in front of Hades and Hades, his courage and tenacity deeply shocked Hades. Orpheus sincerely asked Hades to return his lover Eurydice to him.

However, in the orderly underworld, such a request was unacceptable to Hades.

He began to play the harp in his hand, and the melodious melody and touching poems seemed to tell everyone about the joys and sorrows between him and his wife. In the end, Orpheus's harp and his determination successfully moved Hades. He agreed to Orpheus' request and allowed him to leave the underworld with his wife Eurydice. Before leaving, Hades warned Orpheus that according to the laws of the underworld, he must not look back before he led his wife out of the underworld. Otherwise, his wife would stay in the underworld forever. After expressing his heartfelt thanks to Hades, Orpheus led his wife on the road back to the human world. The two were safe and sound along the way. Seeing that the dawn of the bright world was about to come, Orpheus was careless and violated Hades's instructions. He couldn't help but look back at his wife. However, it was this glance that made his wife disappear from his sight like a dream.

But unfortunately, stereotypes really hurt people. In ancient Greece, Hades' status was really not good.

The gods of death in other pantheons are probably treated in this way. They are important, and they are really important, but to say that they are valued... is a lot worse.

After all, in the era of the Earth, the souls of mortals have a place to go. Heaven and hell do not really exist. That thing is more of a gimmick. For example, Hades's underworld is actually a huge prison... The god of death only has the name of the god of death, but has no real authority.

After all, there is no real hell.

But after coming to the universe, the gods completed this BUG for the sake of faith, and both heaven and hell exist.

They created real hell and heaven for their believers.

So the status of the god of death in each pantheon increased sharply.

Hell has become real, and believers are more eager to go to heaven. Although each pantheon has its own so-called "heaven". But there is no doubt that the City of Almighty is considered the most perfect paradise among all the paradises.

So more mortals want to enter the City of Almighty.

Where there is demand, there is a market.

This thing is still the same sentence, don't cheat the poor!

After all, the religions of these primitive gods always care more about kings and heroes. As for ordinary people? Sorry, Buddha can save the poor, but I don't save the poor.

So those who don't meet the standards will naturally have to find a way.

So Cupid started this business.

In fact, Cupid did this business out of kindness at the beginning.

Unfortunately, no matter what his original intention was, he has now developed this thing into an industry.

"So, we want to send us to the City of Almighty through Charon?"

Charon, anyone familiar with ancient Greek mythology should know this name. The ferryman of the underworld, Charon is the ferryman of the Styx, responsible for ferrying the dead souls to the other side of the Styx. Legend has it that as long as the living pay Charon, the ferryman of the Styx, he will ferry them across the river, but his boat will become extremely unsafe due to the weight of the living.

Now he is also doing this business.

According to the rules of Olympus, once a believer dies, their soul will be captured by the underworld.

Then after the trial of the three judges, there are three paths, as mentioned above.

The job of transporting souls was given to Charon.

But few people know that Charon can send people to the City of the Almighty.

Because Charon is also a god.

Although his godhood is not high, he is still a member of the Olympian pantheon, and he is qualified to enter the City of the Almighty.

When Aphrodite brought Kai and Thor to the banks of the Styx, Charon's broken ship had already reached the shore.

When he saw Aphrodite, Charon behaved normally, and it could be seen that Aphrodite brought two strangers.

Charon almost turned around and planned to run away.

"Charon! They are our own people! They are also our customers this time!"

Aphrodite shouted quickly.

"Aphrodite... you know the rules. I can send you there, but you can't bring people!"

Charon stopped, but still looked at Kai and Thor vigilantly.

Their line of work is a serious violation.

Although they will not die if they are discovered, the punishment is still quite severe. ,

The most serious of them is to cancel Charon's position as a god.

This is what Charon fears the most. You know, although the position of the ferryman of Hades is insignificant, it is really lucrative.

"Don't worry, I know the rules!"

Aphrodite threw two glittering gold coins.