Chapter 22 - Cronus' Plan

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After leaving Pontus, Lorne decided not to go to the sea. He planned to go directly to the human territory.

The human race still ran a city-state system. Each city-state was a country. There were big and small city-states, with differing populations. Some were strong and prosperous, while some were weak and poor.

He took the form of an ordinary human man and came to a human city called Troy.

The human race had entered the Iron Age. However, iron was very rare. Only nobles could afford it, and the buildings were made of stone and wood.

The city was bustling with activity, but it was very messy. Most of them walked bare feet, and clothes were a luxury. Other than the most important of parts, humans were mostly nude. Plus, there was a strange smell in air, which made Lorne very uncomfortable.

The currency of this period was also a kind of shell produced by the sea. It was very bright and beautiful. Lorne walked and stopped at a small tavern.

The environment inside was much better than the outside, but people like him who were clean and neatly dressed were very rare. They looked at him with envy and greed.

Lorne took no notice of them. He ordered some food in the tavern and then paid attention to the discussions of the crowd. Most of them were boasting, but some had caught his attention, such as the table in front of him.

The clothes of the people at that table were clean and tidy. It was obvious that they were of high status.

“Hey, buddies, have you heard? The king was captured during the war against Autreus City. Now those damn guys want our princess to exchange for the king. Hmph! The princess is the most beautiful woman in the world. How could she marry Autreus’s middle-aged geezer!”

“Damn it! I heard it too! The High Priest has already agreed to it!”

“How is that possible! Isn’t the princess supposed to be sacrificed to the Great Apollo? How could the High Priest use the sacrifice of the god in exchange? Does he want to die?”

“I don’t know either! Regardless, they’re carting the princess off to Autreus anytime now!”

“Crazy! They’re crazy! They’re blaspheming the gods!”

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Lorne was very interested. He had not expected to hear a familiar name, Apollo.

The human city-states each had a patron deity of their own. The gods behind each city-state were different, but he did not expect the city of Troy to be worshipping Apollo.

This piqued his interest. After all, from what they said, Apollo had laid claim to this princess long ago, but they dared to defy his order. How bold of them.

His perception left his body and soared up until he had a god’s eye view of the entire city. In the King’s bedroom, he spotted the princess, only to be a little surprised.

This princess was actually a demigod. What was a demigod? It was a child born from the combination of a god and a human. They would inherit some of the abilities of a god and awaken at any time. These hybrids sometimes ended up being more powerful than some of the gods.

However, this princess had not awakened yet, so she was as mortal as the others. However, she was very beautiful. Although she was not as beautiful as Athena or Aphrodite, she was still breathtaking.

However, there was a deep sorrow on her face now. After all, she had been sent here and there like she was an inanimate item since she was born. Now, she had to be a concubine of a middle-aged king. Naturally, she would not be too happy.

At that moment, an old man walked into the bedroom. He wore a priest robe and held a wizard scepter. He came to the princess.

“Your Highness, it’s time. Can you please leave?”

His voice was very heavy but somewhat hoarse.

“High Priest, aren’t you afraid that the gods will punish us? I am the sacrifice of the gods. How could you give me to another city-state?”

The princess’ face was pale. She was unwilling and tried to make the High Priest change his mind.

The High Priest was unmoved. “Your Highness, you don’t have to worry! The gods will not know about this! Even if they knew, it would be useless! Do you know who is the god behind the Autreus city-state?”

The princess shook her head blankly. Lorne, who was eavesdropping in the dark, was also interested. Could another god be involved with this matter?

The High Priest revealed an excited expression. He said very sincerely, “The god behind them is a Titan! The Titans stand shoulders above the other deities! This trade was decreed by the Titans. Now, I have long abandoned the dark and turned to the light. I have turned to the Titans.

“The god behind us is an evil god. Naturally, I will not let the city-state worship such an evil god! My princess, you should stop having false hopes!”

After hearing this, the princess’ expression turned gloomy, and her lively eyes lost their color.

Lorne was also stunned. However, he was not someone that ordinary people could compare to, so his mind started to race.

“Interesting! This is too interesting! I didn’t expect Cronus to have started shifting the narrative for the mortals!”

Lorne shook his head and smiled. He naturally knew what Cronus was thinking.

Why did all the gods want to become the God King? To become the Lord of the Divine Court? It was all because the God King could absorb the faith of all living beings and grow all the more powerful. Cronus had been weakening due to a lack of followers, but now he had actually found a way to solve it.

Moreover, the Olympian gods had yet to realize this. If Cronus was allowed to gather his strength without any interruption, the war was as good as concluded.

“So Zeus pulled over two Titan goddesses to his side, yet I did not see any retaliation from Cronus. So this was what he was working on! How unlucky for me to have discovered this!”

Lorne and Cronus were not on good terms, so he naturally wanted to ruin his plan.

Once he made up his mind, he disappeared from the tavern. Strangely, there was no reaction from the people around him.

Lorne went straight to the palace and suddenly appeared, shocking the High Priest.

“Who… Who are you?”

The old man secretly activated the power of his scepter and stared at Lorne.

Lorne could not be bothered with him. With a wave of his right hand, the High Priest was sent flying. He turned around and looked at the princess, who was still in a daze. “Hello, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Lorne!”

The Princess’s originally silent heart suddenly trembled. She saw this “person” who suddenly appeared take down the powerful High Priest with a light wave of his hand, then, she saw the other party looking at her. “My name Is Damalis. Are you a god?”

She first bowed and then asked Lorne nervously.

“That’s right!” Lorne nodded. In this era, gods often came to the human world, so it was not unusual for gods to show up.

When Damalis heard this, she was delighted.. “Then were you sent by Apollo to save me?”