Athens, the dark pearl on the Greek peninsula, has been shining with wisdom and beauty for thousands of years, inspiring human progress. It is the birthplace of democracy and Western philosophy, echoing China in the East. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle once spoke eloquently here; Herodotus and Thucydides once witnessed the "World War of Ancient Greece" here. To this day, the philosophy, literature, art and even language and modern Olympic Games born here are still deeply affecting the world.
The Osiris is slowly sailing into the Port of Athens. The Port of Athens is now tightly surrounded by a 20-meter-thick steel city wall. The city wall gate is only open 12 hours a day. This steel wall connects and protects the urban port area, just like it did during the Peloponnesian War thousands of years ago.
Fortunately, this city wall cannot completely block the beauty of Athens. The Acropolis still towers in the center of Athens, announcing to visitors that this is Athens and you are not in the wrong place.
Lin Ao looked at Athens through the screen, excited, waiting to disembark at the first hatch on the Osiris. This time it was different in Istanbul, he could play happily.
"Hey kid, don't forget you're coming with us."
Old Jack, the captain of the humanoid weapon team B, put his arm around Lin Ao's neck. This time Lin Ao wanted to play with Old Jack and the cook Fiona. This is to prevent the crew from acting alone and being targeted by HER spies in the city. Lin Ao had no objection to this request. At least a few people would not get lost while playing together.
"Fiona, you only carry a satchel? Don't you need to buy some supplies for the kitchen?"
"The chief of staff will be responsible for the supplies, but a weak woman like me is of no use when moving things. So my task today is to watch movies, then go shopping and eat!"
Fiona stretched beautifully, and Lin Ao couldn't help but complain: "Sister Fiona, is she considered a weak woman?" Sure enough, before he could finish speaking, he was punched unceremoniously by Fiona.
In fact, there were only three of them, Lin Ao, waiting to get off the boat. Everyone else has a job. After all, it is impossible to defend such a large Osiris with only a few dozen people left. Athens is a neutral city and you need to be careful of the HER spies in the city causing damage.
There are two groups of people who are also about to disembark. One group is Captain Shepard and Anton, who are going to visit the chairman of the Athens Municipal Council who invited them; the other group is the trio of reporters and technician Armstrong, who are going to take them with them. Visit Professor Stein with the mysterious triangle dug out by Lin Ao.
Putting aside the two groups of people, let’s just talk about Lin Ao and his party. As soon as they left the port, they were stopped by a bearded man wearing a white vest. The Bearded Khan first enthusiastically spoke a large section of Greek, but found that Lin Ao and the others could not understand, and then said in common language: "Welcome to the crew of the Osiris to Athens! Please allow me to be your tour guide. Before visiting Athens, let’s have a pure Athenian kiss!”
Before Lin Ao could ask what the Kiss of Athens was, he was hugged by the bearded man and forcefully kissed his cheek. The bearded man was about to kiss Old Jack again, but stopped when he saw him shaking his fist.
"I want to vomit..."
Lin Ao never expected that he would be forcibly kissed by a shady uncle as soon as he got off the boat, which made him feel uncomfortable. Old Jack pulled him and Fiona away, and the bearded man asked puzzledly from behind: "Don't you like the way the men in Athens greet you? Don't leave, let me be your tour guide!"
Old Jack waved his fist again, and Hu Zha was sweating profusely before he dared to chase after him.
Lin Ao felt better after escaping from the bearded man, but he did not escape Fiona's teasing.
"Shall we go visit the scenic spots first, or do something else first?" Old Jack asked.
"I want to go to the Athens Museum first, then go to the cinema to watch "Sharknado 57: Sharknado" after lunch, and then we go to the Acropolis!"
Ladies first, Old Jack and Lin Ao listened to Fiona and took a taxi to the Acropolis Museum at the foot of the Acropolis. Although it was wartime, there were still many tourists visiting the museum. Lin Ao saw a couple in suits and ties pulling a seven or eight-year-old child out of the museum. What surprised Lin Ao was that the little boy was actually wearing a T-shirt with the HER three-headed eagle logo printed on it!
"this…"
Lin Ao was still surprised, but saw the couple smiling friendly and politely at him, and then they were picked up by a few people who looked like bodyguards.
"Don't be surprised. Athens is considered a neutral city. People from HER can live in the city as long as they don't carry weapons. The family just now may be diplomats sent to Athens by HER." Old Jack explained.
The three of them visited the Antique Gallery, Parthenon Gallery and other exhibition areas in the museum. In addition to the cultural relics of Athens, the Acropolis Museum itself is also designed like a work of art.
Afterwards, the three of them went to eat local delicacies as planned and found a theater to watch "Sharknado 57". By the time they walked out of the theater, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
"It's hard to imagine that this movie will be filmed for the 57th time!"
Fiona and Lin Ao excitedly discussed the movie they just watched, but Old Jack took them to an alley. Lin Ao asked in surprise: "Aren't we going to the Acropolis?"
Old Jack looked serious: "We may be being followed."
"Varied…"
Lin Ao wanted to look back, but was held down by Old Jack. The three of them pretended to continue chatting, deliberately taking many detours. During this period, two men in black had been following him, and Old Jack was 100% sure that they were being followed.
"What should we do?"
"We still don't know if the people following us are spies from HER or from other forces. We need to find out first whether their purpose is to attack us or just to monitor us."
The three of them reached an agreement and quickly walked into an alley in a tacit agreement, hiding in the corner and waiting for the reaction of the man in black. When the men in black saw the target disappear, they took out their pistols and walked into the alley vigilantly.
"They have pistols! Doesn't Athens not allow citizens to carry weapons?!"
Lin Ao asked in a low voice. Old Jack had already picked up a rusty steel pipe and was ready to take action at any time.
The footsteps of the man in black were getting closer and closer. Lin Ao did not dare to show his head and swallowed nervously. When he saw a leather shoe appearing in front of him, Old Jack swung out the rusty steel pipe that he had grasped and knocked out the first man in black's pistol. The man in black was knocked unconscious.
But before Old Jack could pick up the pistol, the second man in black who followed shot Old Jack in the shoulder.
"Old Jack!"
Lin Ao and Fiona hurriedly checked Old Jack's gunshot wound. Although the gunshot did not damage his vitals, he was bleeding a lot. The bleeding continued even after Fiona bandaged it.
"Who are you? Why did you attack us!" Fiona asked angrily.
The man in black threatened them with a gun: "If you want to survive, just stay here!"
Seeing that Lin Ao and the others no longer resisted, the man in black kicked his accomplices who had just been defeated. But Old Jack's attack was too heavy. No matter whether he stepped on or kicked him, the accomplice just wouldn't wake up.
The man in black was upset and didn't notice that a bearded man in a white vest appeared behind him. The man strangled the man in black by the neck and didn't let go until he fainted.
"Hey friends on the Osiris, I told you that you should let me be your tour guide!"
"Who are you? Who attacked us?"
"Let's not talk about this first. The person who attacked you should have called his accomplices. Let's find a place to hide first and bandage this black man!"
