Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality - Chapter 603 - Chapter 603: Chapter 190 Binary and the Young Odysseus_3

Chapter 603: Chapter 190 Binary and the Young Odysseus_3

“Take it easy, at least don’t laugh foolishly inside the house–Miss Captive, you must understand, you’re just using the knowledge I taught you to easily defeat primitive people; there’s nothing to be proud of about that.”

“And your victory is essentially just because they’re still playing the game by the rules. You’ve read history, right? You should know the story of the queen of Thebes.”

“…I know, Mr. Laine, but I won’t mock the gods like she did.” Pouting, Andrea sat in the chair opposite Laine.

Although she didn’t like this violent reminder, nor did she think she would act like the former queen of Thebes, Laine’s reminder was indeed very reasonable.

Thebes…it was the city-state kingdom founded by Cadmus, the renowned builder, who once helped the Divine King during the Typhon disaster. The merchant caravan they encountered on the road had set off from there.

This hero from Phoenicia ultimately did not retrieve his sister Europa–or perhaps he knew that it was the Divine King’s doing, so he eventually chose silence.

In any case, he married the daughter of the Goddess of Beauty, with the Goddess of Harmony as his wife, and continued his bloodline in the Mortal Realm–it is said that because of this, Aphrodite was quite displeased. She did not want her daughter to marry a mortal, but perhaps it was Zeus’s way of showing his justice, and this outcome was ultimately not changed.

However, this was just the beginning…Thebes could be considered one of the most disaster-prone city-states in mortal history, and it’s uncertain whether it was the beauty goddess’s secret revenge or if the Divine King had also given some instructions.

Just like Laine mentioned the queen just now, in this era where having many children was seen as a skill, the woman who gave birth to seven sons and seven daughters was once proud and complacent, even thinking that the gods were not much.

Even that black-robed goddess Leto from the heavens only had one son, Apollo.

She thought this way and said the same to her attendant, yet her words were unfortunately overheard by Leto. So the enraged Goddess of Titans, stung by the remarks, called upon her son and had Apollo, the charioteer of the golden chariot, use his unparalleled archery skills from heaven to shoot dead the queen’s seven sons one by one, then, in front of her, shot dead her seven daughters.

Aside from the queen’s pain and regret, it clearly illustrates that competition only has meaning within the rules, but if there were no protection from the rules, then so-called victory or defeat would just be a joke.

“Let’s talk about it, what was your experience today, did you beat anyone special, or encounter any trouble?”

Seeing Andrea quiet down, Laine didn’t plan on lecturing the twelve-year-old girl too much.

He hadn’t stayed in place to watch the entire day’s gambling scene before, so he intended to confirm if there was any more valuable information now.

“No, it’s the first day, the news probably hasn’t spread yet, basically, only some obscure people came…”

Recalling, Andrea shook her head, but then seemed to remember something.

“But before I left, someone said that tomorrow he would bring Odysseus as my opponent–I’ve heard of him, he’s the prince of Ithaca, quite a capable guy, hmm…you know him, right?”

“Yes, I do.”

Hearing this familiar name, Laine showed no emotional change.

Odysseus, he naturally knew, as a considerable portion of later records about Chaos myth were centered around him.

However, by then Odysseus was already an adult, having inherited the throne of Ithaca.

He once led the Greek alliance, proposed the Trojan Horse, and returned after ten years of the Trojan War, followed by another ten years adrift at sea.

After returning to his homeland, he faced a group of enemies who thought he was dead and had occupied his kingdom. Judging merely from the mythological narratives, he arguably was not any less renowned than Hercules.

But that was later on. As for the younger Odysseus, not many clear records exist.

“If it’s him, he probably wouldn’t stick to the game rules, as he’s not one to follow the rules.”

Laughing, Laine looked at the little princess in front of him.

“So how are you doing with what I taught you, the ‘Dual Binary Balancing Method’? If there are more than three rows of gold coins, can you still calculate it?”

“Of course, my mental arithmetic skills are very strong!”

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Andrea lifted her chin slightly, then quickly shrank back into her seat under Laine’s gaze. Given Andrea’s confidence, Laine decided to trust her.

“Since you’re so confident, let’s leave it at that.”

“If you surpass Odysseus, you’ll have essentially won half of this event.”

Winning half was practically equivalent to winning it all, because Andrea was a Priest of Athena. Others might not see through this disguise, but Zeus probably could.

So as long as she performed well in the latter part of the competition, it should suffice. If the Divine King indeed planned to do something…as long as his plans related to Athens, Andrea was almost certain to be selected.