The eldest sister Atropos, the second sister Lachesis, and the younger sister Croto are the daughters of Nyx, the goddess of the night. In Greek mythology, these three names do not appear alone, and are generally referred to as the three goddesses of fate. .
The three goddesses of destiny control the thread of life running on the huge weaving machine. The younger sister is responsible for weaving, the second sister is responsible for maintenance, and the eldest sister is responsible for cutting.
The thread of life passing through the hands of the three goddesses represents the birth of a life in the mortal world until it dies.
But today, for some unknown reason, the entire textile machine was in a hurry.
Of course the three goddesses of destiny knew in their hearts that this was a major event in the human world. If they investigated carefully, it would not be difficult to know what exactly happened in the human world, but they couldn't care less.
In order to maintain the balance of the ground world, the three goddesses could only continue to be busy in front of the huge loom, and everything had to wait until the situation stabilized.
Fortunately, someone gave me a pillow when I wanted to sleep. When the three goddesses were busy, the team came here. In exchange, they had to help the three goddesses sort out the thread of life first, and then the three goddesses of destiny would open the earth. The gate sends them back.
Lin Biao, who had just inexplicably gained human feelings from Nyx, volunteered to take on the responsibility of weaving.
Qi Zhen, because she thought she had better spatial imagination, was sent to help her second sister Lachesis maintain the lifeline.
But the busiest one is the eldest sister.
She was responsible for cutting off, which logically should be simpler. However, everyone in the team was surprised to find that only Atropos was the busiest.
Almost a bundle of life threads was split into two under the sharp scissors in her hand, and then turned into light spots in the sky and disappeared. However, the long and dim threads were still accumulating in her hand.
"The rest come and help me," Atropos said to the others.
What a busy day.
Xhaka took out the Blade of Athena, Sun Jie took out the Hook of Hades, and Liang Sicheng made an epic knife on the spot. Although it was far less useful than the two Greek artifacts, it was still better than nothing.
Wang Jianguo looked at the hammer in his hand and felt a little worried. After thinking about it, he picked up a sharp stone from the ground and squatted on the ground to cut it hard.
Nuo Lan was left alone and could only stand helplessly on the sidelines, silently cheering for his teammates in his heart.
With the help of everyone in the team, the speed of sorting out the thread of life has indeed accelerated a lot, especially the pressure on the eldest sister Atropos has dropped sharply. After half a day, I finally have time to chat with everyone in the team.
Probably because they haven't seen outsiders for a long time, the so-called chatting by the three goddesses of destiny is really just chatting.
For example, what is the current environment of the human world, what is the east like, and so on.
In fact, the existence of the three goddesses of fate is similar to that of Nyx. They are all transcendent from the gods. Even Zeus cannot disobey the arrangements of the three goddesses of fate. However, these three are also subject to the rules of the underworld. The restrictions must not be acted upon casually.
So compared to the disputes among the gods and the chaos in the human world, they are more like neighbor aunts, paying more attention to those trivial things.
The pleasant labor lasted for a day, and the huge loom finally returned to the previous order, no longer the chaos before.
It's just that eldest sister Atropos is still very busy.
"Goddess Mother, I can send you back to the human world, but where are you going?" The threads of life were continuously woven into threads by Croato's hands and appeared on the loom.
Lin Biao stopped what he was doing, pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Compared with where we are going, I care more about when you will send us there."
"Oh?" Croato raised his eyebrows: "That's quite a lot to ask for."
"The main thing is that we don't want to be besieged by the gods as soon as we go out." Qi Zhen shrugged at the side.
"I know that the three goddesses have the ability to control time, so we thought it would be best if we could be sent to a relatively stable environment." Lin Biao said.
"How about we send you to the time before and after the Titan War? That time is the most chaotic. Zeus has not yet become the Lord of the Gods, and the commandments prohibiting fighting among the gods have not yet been issued. It is best for you to win in chaos." Croato asked with a smile.
"Forget it, forget it, we don't want to fight it all over again, otherwise we should send it back to the original time." Qi Zhen thought for a while and said.
At the current position, although the team has offended Zeus by killing Hermes, on the one hand, it has apparently killed Ares, the God of War, Hades, the Messenger of God, and Perse, the Queen of the Underworld. Fournier's enemies also made friends with Athena and Artemis, one of the twelve main gods, and obtained two artifacts: Athena's Blade and Pluto's Hook. No matter how you look at it, the team arrived It’s all earned now.
Since those enemies have to be faced no matter what, it is better to just leave it like this. No matter it is Qi Zhen or Lin Biao, they are too lazy to make extra trouble.
"Okay, but are you going to the time of the underworld, or the time after experiencing such a long time in the underworld?" Croto said with a playful smile.
These words made Qi Zhen's heart tighten.
"Has it been a long time since we were in the underworld?" he asked.
"For the underworld, it is naturally not long, but if it is placed in the ground world, it will be about two or three years." Croto said indifferently.
Qi Zhen's heart skipped a beat.
"What about the time here..." he asked again.
Croato pointed to the weaving machine in front of him and said: "Countless lives are born and die every second in this world. If it really runs according to the time of the human world, then the three of us will not be busy to death."
"Time here is much slower than in the human world, so you can rest assured." Lachesis said to Qi Zhen.
"Three goddesses, I would like to ask you about the true meaning of fate." Lin Biao suddenly said seriously.
Everyone in the team stopped what they were doing and looked at Lin Biao with blank expressions.
Lin Biao, let alone anyone else, even Wang Jianguo, who knew him best, had never seen Lin Biao sincerely seek advice from others.
The three goddesses looked up at Lin Zhu at the same time, smiled softly, and then continued to lower their heads and get busy with the work in hand.
"You have learned a lot from the Mother Goddess. I have just taught you all the things I know. Originally, what you know and what we control are the same. In the mysterious East, that knowledge is inherently It is much more profound than what we have mastered. Maybe you are just one step away from understanding it. There is an old Greek saying that a shepherd should count his own sheep well. Don’t expect others to count them clearly for you.
. Croato said softly, his expression becoming extremely solemn at this time.
Lin Biao nodded, understanding the meaning of this proverb. Translated into Chinese, it means don't ask for help from outsiders.
"Okay, it's almost time, let's take you back." Croato said, "It's not peaceful on Mount Olympus. May Nyx protect you forever."
The three goddesses recited a complicated mantra in unison, and soon, an oval door emitting blue light appeared in front of everyone.
"Go, traveler from the far East."
Everyone saluted the three goddesses of destiny, and then stepped into the blue portal one after another.
"That child is interesting. No wonder the Mother Goddess values him so much." Atropos said, looking at the backs of everyone.
"It's really impressive to be able to touch the realm of Chaos." The second sister Lachesis sighed.
"Have you seen that..." the eldest sister opened her mouth and said.
"Shh..." Croato put his finger to his lips, "Since the Mother Goddess didn't expose it, why should we say it?"
"Sure enough, there are still one or two very interesting gods among this generation of Olympus gods." Lachesis smiled and nodded.
"It's just that he can still resist exposing himself in front of us. It seems that this god has a big plan." Croato sighed.
"Do you think they will be shocked by the sight before them after they return to the human world?" Atropos suddenly asked with a sinister smile.
"Definitely." The two sisters said in unison, and then looked at each other and smiled.
After saying this, the three goddesses of destiny stopped communicating with each other, and each began to repeat the boring work they had done for countless thousands of years.
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After everyone in the team returned to the earth, the scene in front of them was shocking.
This is a small town that looks ordinary, but there is no one in the town.
This refers to living people.
"Hiss..." Liang Sicheng took a breath of air, and the sight in front of him made the hairs on his hair stand on end.
"Grasshopper, you've come to live." Wang Jianguo sighed.
The first sensory stimulation that everyone received was the sense of smell. A soaring stench flowed down the nose and went straight to the forehead, making people frown instantly.
Then there were dead bodies and endless flies all over the ground.
These flies almost became a scourge in mid-air, and Liang Sicheng couldn't help but think of the days when he and Zaka released the plague in Youzhou in the Three Kingdoms.
What followed was the deafening buzz of the flapping wings of flies. Probably no one could have imagined that they would be transported to such a scene of purgatory on earth.
When Zhaka was asked to work, Wang Jianguo immediately intuitively judged that these must be caused by the plague, and no one was better at viruses than him.
"It smells so pungent." Lin Biao said with a frown.
"Well, this is called smelly." Qi Zhen patted his shoulder, feeling sorry for Lin Biao who had regained the ability to sense smells.
A green light enveloped Zaka's body, and the viruses on the surrounding corpses slowly flowed into his body along an invisible trajectory.
"It's so complicated." Zhaka's face has begun to turn green.
"Why is this?" Liang Sicheng asked in surprise.
