"Ah, so boring."
The little sorceress Medea squatted on the Argo, looked up at the sun in the sky, and then tilted her head to ask, "How many days are they planning to stay on this island?"
"Who knows."
Hearing Medea's complaint, Castor, the older brother of the Gemini twins, replied, "Given what these guys are thinking, they probably won't stop until all the women on this island are pregnant and have given birth, right?"
"So are we here to embark on an expedition to get the golden fleece from Colchis Island, or are we here to help these women on Lemnos Island have children?"
Polydeuces also grumbled, "The gods wouldn't want us to stay here until they've given birth to offspring, would they?"
"Forget about them, a bunch of good-for-nothing wastes who indulge in pleasures."
Atalanta tied her shoelaces, then patted the quiver at her waist and said, "Putting everything else aside, there are a lot of animals on this island. Medea, Polydeuces, I'm going hunting. Are you coming?"
"It's so hot, I'm not going."
Medea lay at the bow of the ship, lazily raising a hand just like her teacher Hecate, "Sister Atalanta, you go by yourself."
"Atalanta, you've been hunting for so many days already? Why are you still so enthusiastic?"
Polydeuces also propped her chin with both hands, sighed deeply, and asked helplessly.
"I'm a follower of Artemis, and besides, I think hunting is a very interesting activity in itself."
Atalanta held an arrow in her mouth, then tied up her green hair, "If you're not going, then I'm going by myself."
"Please come back early."
Orpheus reminded with a smile, "It wouldn't be good if they came back midway, sailed the ship away, and left you behind."
"Hmph, will those guys really come back tonight?"
Atalanta showed a look of disdain on her face, "Anyway, I don't believe it."
To her answer, the others present showed no reaction. Asclepius was excitedly engrossed in researching new prescriptions, Heracles was sitting cross-legged in meditation on the deck at the stern, Medea was lying at the bow like a salted fish pretending to be dead, and her senior brother, Perseus, who was controlled by Ares, had pulled out a file from somewhere and began to carve the talking old oak tree that Jason had specifically brought back from Chiron.
He planned to carve this old oak tree into the likeness of Athena while Jason was away. Of course, this wise old oak tree initially resisted with all its might, but unfortunately, apart from being able to speak, it was just an ordinary tree. Besides cursing Perseus a few times, it couldn't do anything to him.
At first, the other Heroes on the ship would try to stop him, but Jason and his companions were indulging in frivolity in the city all day. These Heroes, who had come to do serious business, all harbored resentment. So, in the end, even Heracles turned a blind eye to Perseus's actions, too lazy to bother with him.
After these few days, Perseus was almost finished carving the old oak tree. Now, as he carved, he was also forcing the old oak tree to change its voice from that of an old man to that of Athena. Otherwise, Athena's appearance paired with an old man's voice would sound too mentally polluting.
Hearing Perseus's nagging as he forced the old oak tree to mimic Athena's voice, Heracles, who had been sitting cross-legged at the stern, could no longer bear it. He stood up and said, "These guys, I'm going to go catch them and bring them back!"
"Really?"
After hearing Heracles's words, Perseus also threw down his file and raised his hands, shouting, "Wait a moment, I'll go with you too!"
He came over, looked at Heracles, who was staring at him with some disdain, and then sneered, "Heracles, don't think I'm trying to get close to you. I also have a task bestowed by the goddess to complete. If they delay like this, I won't be able to fulfill my promise to the goddess. We're all in the same boat, so let's not make a fuss."
Heracles thought for a moment and decided that it was important to quickly bring Jason and the others back and get them back on the ship, so he implicitly agreed to Perseus going along.
The two arrived at the city gate of Lemnos Island, only to find the city's main gate tightly shut and no guards on the city walls. However, from within the city, faint sounds of decadent music could still be heard.
Seeing this scene, Heracles remained expressionless, while Perseus smiled. The Ares controlling him, however, had many images flash through his mind in an instant.
No wonder. In that era of information explosion and highly developed online media in his previous life, although Ares was a virgin god, he hadn't eaten pork, but he had seen pigs dancing samba in front of him. Of course, Ares was a good boy in his previous life; he knew nothing about things like serving the country or princess knights.
The two stood before the tightly shut gate for a while, and then Perseus began to act. He used the blood of a wild goat that Atalanta had hunted back last night to draw a strange symbol on the city gate of Lemnos Island, then muttered a few words.
The magic Perseus performed was actually quite positive; it was a basic spell that many priests in the Athena sect knew. Of course, as a divine-era magic, it also connected to fragments of Athena's divine authority.
After casting this spell, it could allow friendly personnel within a certain range to hear Athena's battle cry, inspiring their morale and fighting spirit, and also increasing their tolerance to pain and physical strength. Of course, this referred to its use on the battlefield.
If this magic were used in a situation like Jason's, it would probably only have negative effects. Hearing Athena's battle cry suddenly appear in one's ears without preparation would likely startle anyone in the Greek World.
Sure enough, after a moment, the two heard the shouts of the Argo Heroes and the screams of women from within the city. Not long after, a disheveled Jason ran out of the city and appeared on the city wall above them, shouting down, "Who is it! Who the hell is casting spells to harm people here—uh… Heracles, why are you two here?"
"Is Heracles the only one you see?"
Perseus stood below the city wall, looking at Jason and sneering, "You just dared to say I was casting spells to harm people? That's the battle cry of our goddess Athena, can't you tell? Be careful, I'll accuse you of blaspheming the goddess."
"So it was Athena's battle cry, you scared me…"
Jason grumbled, feeling very displeased, but because Heracles looked unhappy, he didn't dare to truly vent his anger on the two below, so he could only suppress his rage.
"Jason, if you don't leave now, I'll smash the city gate."
Heracles looked up and said calmly.
"Immediately, we're leaving immediately!"
Seeing Heracles looking as if he truly intended to act, Jason quickly said, "You two wait a moment, I'll go call them out right away."