Chapter 1282 Tulips
The olive branch was given to Odysseus. After several rounds of riddles from the Sphinx, everyone had to admit that he was the wisest man.
The crutch was given to Achilles. In ten consecutive bloodless competitions, every hero believed that he was the strongest, and even the powerful Hector had no choice but to be defeated.
As for the mirror, no one thought that it belonged to Hector.
As for the method of determining its ownership, the mirror told them: it is very simple. After everyone has looked in the mirror, ask the mirror who is the most beautiful person.
In the end, the mirror neither said the most handsome man nor the most beautiful woman. Instead, it said the name "Hector".
Paris looked surprised. He made that suggestion because he originally wanted to give the mirror to a woman - Helen, the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta.
At the previous island party, he had taken a liking to the other party at first sight, and could only say that what was coming was what was coming, and it would come again.
He thought that as long as the mirror looked at Helen, it would definitely say Helen's name.
However, he never expected that the mirror would be given to his eldest brother.
This result was also beyond everyone's expectations. Only one person had a smile on his face.
That's Odysseus.
The most beautiful people are the most sacrificial heroes.
And Hector is the most perfect and tragic hero in the Trojan War. There are almost no flaws in him.
Wen Rensheng used a little trick to get the mirror to say his name.
As for why he did this, it is very simple. In this world with gods, the greater the responsibility you bear, the later the time of death, and you can get a good position even after death.
Otherwise, it would be very tragic.
Hector had a dull look on his face when he got the mirror, but he soon realized that it should be a gift from a certain god.
He sincerely worshiped the gods and was grateful for allowing him to assume such a heavy responsibility.
But just like before, there is still no god who has given an oracle for this.
The new exploration team set off.
Odysseus, intellectual protection.
Achilles, the guarantee of force.
Hector, moral guarantee.
The three survivors of the first exploration team last time, they still retain their consciousness and the courage to set off again.
What was left was the camel team, which consisted of more than two hundred people. Considering that the camels might get separated, everyone took five water bags and a dozen pieces of bacon with them.
The final captain and commander was Hector, and his character was much stronger than Agamemnon, the commander of the Greek coalition.
Wen Rensheng followed the exploration team invisibly all the way.
Under the guidance of the survivors, they headed a little east-south of the desert.
Just after walking ten miles, we encountered a sandstorm.
At this time, Achilles, who was holding a crutch, suddenly emitted thousands of rays of light and dispersed the wind and sand.
They only lost two camels.
Soon after, the sky darkened, the sun disappeared, and they quickly lost their way.
At this time, the crutch automatically fell down again, pointing in the right direction.
Following the guidance of the crutches, they walked fifty miles in just one day.
You must know that the last exploration team only traveled less than ten miles on the first day and then started to go in circles.
When they set up camp that night, their water bladders leaked and the bacon was rotten. It gave off a disgusting stench, and it seemed that they would be poisoned if they ate it.
Everyone was panicking.
Yet Hector heard the sound of the mirror.
“Illuminate everything in front of you, and you will see that nothing is lost, only your heart is lost.”
He held up the mirror, which also emitted light.
The water bladder is intact and the cured meat is dry and intact.
Those illusions and smells have all disappeared.
“It turned out to be like this, we actually lost so much food and water in vain, and later more than half of us died of thirst!” Several survivors cried while hugging their heads. "Okay, they are all men, crying and crying here, what will they look like?" Achisios said angrily.
Hector didn't speak, just patted their shoulders and motioned for them to rest.
"I think we should discuss entering the city." Odysseus looked around and motioned for the others to leave.
"Well, it shouldn't be a problem to cross the desert, but that city makes me feel a little scared." Hector nodded.
"They all say that in that city of deception, force is ineffective, but I don't believe it. If they dare to lie to me, I will cut them with my sword. How can they survive?" Achilles said disdainfully.
"Will you be hacked to death?" Odysseus asked.
Achilles had nothing to say at once, because he himself was not afraid of swords and guns, he only had one fatal weakness.
But naturally he will not talk about this weakness.
"Do they all have an indestructible body like Achilles?" Hector asked doubtfully.
"It is very mysterious, so before we enter the city, we must send people to carefully inquire about the information and not enter rashly." Odysseus suggested.
"I agree with your opinion." Hector was the most qualified commander and nodded in agreement immediately.
Achilles didn't say much. He was brave and fearless, and despised the weak, but he was not a reckless person.
The next afternoon, they finally arrived at the City of Deception.
Standing on the sand dunes, looking from a distance, the prosperity in front of them stunned these BC heroes.
There is a constant flow of vehicles, a flat and straight road, a large crystal clear lake in the middle, and vibrant green plants on the shore.
People have happy smiles on their faces, everyone is so clean, tidy and calm in their manners.
The richest noble manors are far from being comparable to this place. I am afraid that only the beautiful and solemn palaces of the gods on Mount Olympus can be compared.
“A place like this will corrode the entire world?” Achilles was a little confused and eager to give it a try.
But then he seemed to remember something and calmed down again.
A trace of greed flashed in Odysseus's eyes, staring at those beautiful buildings and beautiful women, but then he suppressed it.
Hector looked back at the way he came, seeming to think of his hometown in the distance.
Wen Rensheng took note of their performances one by one.
The personality characteristics of the three people are vividly revealed in this glance.
Odysseus then suggested: "Captain, we should send someone to contact them."
Hector nodded, then nodded to the two people and gave them some supplies, and ordered them into the city, whereupon they camped five hundred yards outside the city, waiting for news.
That night, the two of them ran back to the camp naked and embarrassed.
"Have you lost your clothes and money?" Hector asked in surprise.
The two spies were covering their lower bodies with a piece of white papyrus they had never seen before, looking ashamed.
Odysseus quickly asked someone to put blankets on them.
The two spies placed the white papyrus on the desk, and then talked about their experiences one by one.
Spy A: "We entered the city. They were very hospitable and enthusiastic, and then told us that as long as we have money, we can buy everything. We can understand what they say and read what they write. .”
"They told us that a flower called tulips is very valuable recently. As long as we buy and hoard it, we can make a lot of money in the future."
"We didn't believe it at first, but soon we saw that others were making money. One person said this, two people said this, and a hundred people said this. "
"In the end, we took out all the money and used our manor in our hometown as a mortgage to buy it. That tulip."
Hearing this, Odysseus already understood the process of their being deceived: "Oh, in the end this so-called plant became unpopular, and the ones you bought were destroyed. It's in my own hands, right?"
"Yes, clever King Odysseus, nothing can be hidden from you," Spy A said shamefully.
"How can you fall for such a simple trick?" Achilles was furious.
Odysseus shook his head. This strategy sounds simple, but it has been used repeatedly. All it takes is changing the name of the goods.
He had a hunch that this kind of deception would be popular for thousands of years, and people would always be defrauded of all their property.
Because greed is insurmountable in the human heart, just like himself, he cannot overcome it either.
(End of this chapter)