The morning after Ares and Hecate successfully "consummated their marriage," he received an oracle from Athena as he stepped out of his room.
This oracle detailed the tasks he was to complete in the future, including the number of children to father, when to leave Ethiopia, and when to return to his homeland to inherit his throne, among other things.
Seeing this oracle, Ares couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief; he understood that Perseus, this nail, had finally been firmly embedded by him at Athena's side.
Perseus had only one wife, Andromeda, in his lifetime, so Ares wasn't worried that Athena would cause any further trouble in the future; even if she tried, The Fates standing by her side would oppose her.
Next, Ares only needed to advance Perseus's destiny step by step according to what was stated in this oracle, and when his avatar grew old, Athena would naturally arrive and elevate his and Hecate's avatars to the heavens, becoming the constellations Perseus and Andromeda.
At that time, Perseus would gain divinity from the constellation and become a member of Olympus.
After the matter with Perseus came to an end, the pressure on Ares also significantly lessened; from then on, he and Hecate only needed to dedicate a small portion of their energy to the avatars of Perseus and Andromeda, carefully guarding against Athena's "random inspections." And after they eventually leave Ethiopia, the true Princess Andromeda will return to the mortal world from her hidden realm, rejoining her parents.
At that time, the memories of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia will also be restored, and they will naturally know what to do.
With a large portion of his energy withdrawn from Perseus, Ares didn't dare to focus too much on his "sweet daily life" with Hecate; in their current state, even through two avatars, it would be easy to get too engrossed, leading to a significant diversion of energy.
Unfortunately, neither Ares nor Hecate were yet qualified to live a peaceful life; that was a privilege belonging to many mortals. Therefore, Ares said nothing, and the Moon Goddess also made no mention of it, both implicitly withdrawing their energy and controlling themselves.
After retrieving his thoughts, Ares, located within the Tartarus quantum supercomputer, glanced back at the progress of the quantum computer's analysis before refocusing his mind on his divine power avatar.
While Ares was focused on resolving the matter of Perseus, his avatar remained seated at the bow of the Argo, like a sculpture.
When other Heroes, including Medea, encountered difficulties and came to ask Ares for solutions, Ares's answer was always just "figure it out yourselves." Moreover, when the Heroes disembarked for supplies, Ares would not disembark, and other members besides the Argo crew could not see his presence; he seemed to have become a mascot on the Argo, bound to the treasure ship itself.
However, with Ares sitting on board, the Argo Heroes indeed encountered no further dangers from the sea throughout their journey; their voyage was smooth sailing from beginning to end. Even when encountering a storm, the Argo's path would become calm within the tempest, as if a sharp blade had cut open the storm-ridden sea for them.
Under Ares's protection, the Argo Heroes also traveled to many places during this time. They met Phineus, the King of Thrace, who had been blinded by Zeus and plagued by the Harpies, who defiled his food and prevented him from eating his fill, because he had repeatedly revealed fate using the prophetic abilities taught by Apollo.
The Argo Heroes drove away the Harpies for the king, and with his prophecy and Ares's help, they successfully navigated the legendary shipwreck site, the "Clashing Rocks." When the Heroes passed through this place, Poseidon happened to be dueling Athena, so the Argo passed through without major incident.
After passing this dangerous area, the Heroes on the Argo were much closer to their destination, Colchis Island. It was estimated that after at most three or four more transfers, the Argo would reach Medea's homeland, the Colchis Kingdom. As Ares's mind returned to his divine power avatar, he happened to hear Jason holding a sea chart, speaking eloquently to the other Heroes on the ship:
"Next, we need to choose a place to resupply before we can continue. I have two potential locations; which one do you think is better?"
After speaking, he unfolded the sea chart and pointed to the two locations on it, saying:
"Here is Dia Island, and here is Aetolia. Both are very close to us. Dia Island is slightly farther because it is closer to Colchis Island, but there are no city-states on Dia Island, so we'll have to find food and fresh water ourselves for resupply. Aetolia, on the other hand, has the Calydon Kingdom, but we'll have to pay to resupply there. Which do you think is better?"
The Heroes looked at the sea chart, and Theseus asked:
"Captain, which place do you think is better?"
"Personally, I lean more towards Dia Island," Jason said. "Although there's no human habitation there, there should still be people living on it, and perhaps we can even find a guide familiar with the route to Colchis Island."
Upon hearing his words, Medea coughed twice but said nothing, while Peleus frowned and said:
"Why don't we go to the Calydon Kingdom? I think paying is much more convenient. With money, we might not fail to find someone in Calydon who knows the route to Colchis Island, right? I remember Meleager, who disembarked earlier, he seemed to be from the Calydon Kingdom."
Jason did not speak, but Atalanta beside him softly said:
"Because at this time, a giant wild boar is rampaging in the Calydon Kingdom, making it very dangerous."
"Oh, how do you know?" Peleus asked curiously.
"Because this wild boar was released by Artemis, the Goddess I serve," Atalanta replied exasperatedly. "Because King Oeneus of Calydon forgot Artemis during the harvest season sacrifice, the Goddess released a giant wild boar into the fields of Calydon to destroy Calydon's crops and livestock. And at this time, Meleager, as the Prince of Calydon, seems to be gathering Heroes from various Greek city-states to hunt this monster, which is also why he disembarked early before."
"Oh, in that case, shouldn't we go even more?" Peleus rubbed his head, looking at Jason and asking, "Captain, many of us boarded this ship to achieve great deeds, and this wild boar is an excellent opportunity."