Oceanus clearly knew that if he spoke to Zeus to plead for them, Zeus would most likely give him this face.
If it were pleading for Iapetus, Oceanus himself would refuse his daughter's request.
But these were just such minor characters—this was only a small matter.
However, what Oceanus worried about was another problem.
That is, after releasing Atlas and his brother, what if they caused more trouble?
Then it would be very undignified.
Based on Oceanus's understanding of these two fools, after being released and regaining freedom, they would inevitably cause more trouble.
At that time, they would probably be directly cast into Tartarus.
Oceanus looked at the children in the hall, especially his two beloved daughters—Clymene and Pleione.
And Pleione's children: the seven beautiful, bright, gentle and gracious Pleiades sisters; the melancholy and tender five Hyades sisters; the naive and handsome youngest son Hyas; and the lovely and adorable youngest daughter Calypso who was a bit willful.
These lovely and beautiful children could now hardly see daylight again because of their elders' faults.
The Ocean God slowly sighed, his mind already made up!
He would risk this old face to help the children!
This was the responsibility of being a father and grandfather!
Although the entire universe knew how much Zeus loved Metis, the greatly wise Oceanus never thought of having Metis plead for them.
Good steel should be used on the blade—his own face was already sufficient now.
The valiant and magnificent Ocean God sat upright on his divine throne, his loud and majestic voice slowly rising: "Clymene, my daughter, Iapetus has committed unforgivable errors. You must understand this."
"From this day forward, in the ocean, no god may mention him again, much less do anything foolish!"
The wise and resilient Clymene, though saddened in her heart, knew the gravity of the situation and nodded lightly.
Oceanus secretly breathed a sigh of relief and also sighed.
He continued slowly: "As for Atlas and his brother, I will petition His Majesty the God-King. His Majesty the God-King should give me some small consideration and give them an opportunity."
"But they are both violent and rash, moreover arrogant and conceited. You must discipline them well in the future, absolutely not allowing them to do anything foolish again. Otherwise, the God-King's wrath will be more than you can bear!"
Wild joy surged in Clymene's heart as she quickly nodded emphatically: "Dear father god, thank you for your mercy and sacrifice! Please rest assured, I will certainly discipline them well, never allowing them to do anything foolish, absolutely not disappointing your expectations!"
Pleione was also full of joy, her dignified face full of gratitude as she nodded repeatedly: "Beloved father god, thank you for your mercy and grace! I will also persuade Atlas well, certainly making him obey His Majesty the God-King's order, serve the God-King loyally, and never offend again!"
The Ocean Lord nodded lightly, looking at Pleione and saying: "His Majesty the God-King's new order has been implemented. He has generously granted the gods glory, and all gods enjoy the world."
"But your children have been implicated by Atlas and can no longer enjoy the beautiful world."
Oceanus sighed deeply: "Alas, the lovely children are all innocent. I will petition His Majesty the God-King to pardon the children."
"I don't ask His Majesty the God-King to grant them honors, just allow the children to live openly in the world—that would be enough."
Hearing this, Pleione was extremely excited. She ran to Oceanus's divine throne, knelt on both knees before his magnificent form, and lay against his legs.
The gentle ocean daughter's crystal tears flowed again as she wept and choked with gratitude to her loving father god: "Father god, thank you for your merciful love. Your grace, daughter and the children will never forget for all eternity, wuu wuu wuu—"
Before she finished speaking, the gentle and elegant Pleione was already sobbing uncontrollably.
Oceanus's broad palm gently stroked her beautiful hair, only sighing softly.
In his heart, he hated Kronos even more!
It was all Kronos's fault!
Everything had been fine originally, but because of his stupidity and tyranny, everything was ruined!
And Iapetus too!
That hopeless bastard!
Did he have to go down that path to the end?
Tethys, the goddess who nourished all things, seeing the child crying incessantly, felt extremely sad in her heart. She gently held her in her arms, softly comforting her with a voice like spring breeze, trying to soothe the sorrow in her daughter's heart.
All the gentleness and wisdom of the ocean daughters came from her—she was their model and soul.
She taught all her daughters to love their husbands and treat them with gentle consideration; to care for and protect their children, think more of the children, and place family and responsibility first.
She not only taught this way but also led by example, integrating these virtues into her own divinity.
She forever loved her husband Oceanus faithfully, forever fully supported him, and would gently care for him, being her husband's most resilient support and smoothing everything for him.
She so respected and supported her husband that in any public occasion, if Oceanus didn't speak, she would never presume to speak.
She would never contradict any decision Oceanus made, even if she had different opinions in her heart. Even if Oceanus was wrong, she would only give gentle suggestions privately.
If Oceanus insisted, then even if she disagreed, she would wholeheartedly support him, treating his decisions as her own.
Only such an extremely gentle and wise mother goddess could raise ocean goddesses loved by all gods.
The highest good is like water. The freshwater goddess, with her absolute gentleness and wisdom, mercy and tolerance, earned the respect of all gods and Oceanus's unreserved love.
Among all gods in the entire universe, Oceanus was extremely, extremely rare—a male god who wholeheartedly loved only Tethys alone.
Never mind finding lovers—whenever he met with any other gods, he would basically bring Tethys along.
He loved and cherished Tethys immensely, unwilling to be separated from her for even a moment. Her existence was the most beautiful melody in his life.
His deep love and respect for Tethys was equally no less than hers for him.
Just as Oceanus was considering exactly what to do, the Mother of All Things and the Profound Sea arrived.
Several primordial great gods needed no deep thought—just exchanging glances, they understood each other's intentions and purposes.
Only Tethys, who had been silently comforting her daughter, heard the report that the Mother of All Things and Profound Sea had arrived and immediately changed expression, becoming unnatural and somewhat unpleasant.
She sighed inwardly. Originally, perhaps they could still try pleading, but now it wouldn't work—the situation had become complicated.
After simple communication, Gaia, Pontus, and Oceanus each felt more confident, believing that combining the momentum of three primordial great gods would be enough to move the God-King.
So they prepared to bring the children together to Olympus, hoping the God-King would show mercy.
It was at this moment that Tethys intervened.
Even though she didn't want to stop her husband's decision in front of so many gods, at this moment, she had to stop them.
If they went like this, the consequences would truly be unimaginable.
Her characteristic gentle and beautiful voice rang out: "Respected Mother Goddess, magnificent Pontus, my love, please wait. Perhaps you shouldn't go to Olympus together."
All the gods were startled, and Oceanus was especially shocked. He knew that if there wasn't a big problem, his wife wouldn't casually intervene.
With a trace of confusion, he asked gently: "My love, why do you say this?"
Tethys smiled and gently shook her head, saying softly: "Ano (Tethys's pet name for Oceanus), I have some shallow opinions and hope you will consider them."
"My love, you, the Mother Goddess, and Profound Sea going to Olympus together to request His Majesty the God-King to forgive the children might succeed."
"But this isn't appropriate."
"Because... there are too many gods."
Hearing this, Oceanus's heart shook, his face thoughtful, and a chill inexplicably arose from the bottom of his heart.
Pontus asked in confusion: "Gentle and merciful Tethys, isn't it good to have many gods? More gods mean greater strength, which better shows our sincerity and importance of this matter."
Tethys shook her head: "Yes, all of you going together to request His Majesty the God-King can indeed show everyone's importance of this matter."
"But perhaps His Majesty the God-King will feel pressured."
"We should be going to request His Majesty the God-King's compassion and forgiveness, not to pressure His Majesty the God-King into granting forgiveness."
"Compassion is supplication, forgiveness is grace—that is the God-King's supreme power and benevolence. But everyone going together looks too much like invisible coercion."
Hearing this, Pontus was greatly alarmed and quickly said: "Tethys, I absolutely have no such terrible thoughts. I swear by my own divinity that I would never dare nor ever have such utterly foolish thoughts!"
"I only grieve for those poor children and only want to sincerely request His Majesty the God-King's forgiveness. I would never have any thoughts of offending His Majesty the God-King!"
Tethys gently shook her head and said slowly: "Please don't be anxious. I believe you don't have such thoughts—none of us do. But the way we do things shouldn't look like coercion either."
"Not having such thoughts is one thing, but it shouldn't look like it either. Whether it's His Majesty the God-King or any gods in the universe, we can't let them have such impressions."
"The Atlas brothers and their children aren't very important key figures—they're just some insignificant juniors. Forgiving them isn't some urgent matter either."
"This matter doesn't warrant troubling the Mother Goddess to personally intervene, much less adding the gods of inner sea and ocean together."
"No matter how you look at it, it's somewhat making a mountain out of a molehill. Won't this make the God-King think the sea and ocean have opinions about His Majesty the God-King?"
"Won't it seem like the sea and ocean are taking this opportunity to act up, being dissatisfied with the honors His Majesty distributed?"
"And also, there's the Mother Goddess."
(End of Chapter)
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