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Chapter 157 Where is the greatest source of evil in the world?God or mob?

When the most prominent King Fan died, he entertained the gods, and the gods also attended his appointment.

The king of gods in the sky has been oppressing the earth since then, much earlier than people think. —The immortal adventurer Otis at the time of the apocalypse.

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world.

Sipyrus, the richest country on earth.

No one is more aware of his plight than Tantalus.

He enjoyed all the glory in the world in just a few months, and he was invited by the gods to go to the Olympus Temple to meet his father, Zeus, the king of gods.

His Father God entertained him with a banquet in the highest palace on Mount Olympus, and the nine literary goddesses of Lyos performed dances to him.He drank the mead brewed by the fairies in the forest in the palace where the mountain wind was blowing, and talked about the world with the supporters under the throne of the gods with drunken eyes.

The supporters of the god-king praised him, boasting that Sipyrus was the richest kingdom in the world, and he was the greatest king in the world.

As for the king of gods and the queen of heaven, they sat on two accompanying thrones and smiled at this harmonious and beautiful scene.

But...is that really the case?
Those ancient gods who sat high above couldn't see the dodge and alienation in Tantalus's cheerful and drunken eyes. Only the gods walking below would think that the heavenly world has newly promoted a special mortal darling.

Many people more or less understand that this is a drama, the script has already been drawn up, and whether the protagonist is willing or not, he has to appear and then call the curtain.

Not only does the god sitting above understand, but so does Tantalus at the center of the stage.

All the glory obtained seems to be lost and given to another person, and God is the pusher, power and destiny.

No one can inherit the glory of another mortal except the heir of a god.

How wonderful it would be if... I was really the heir of the God King...

Unfortunately not.

If not, then the great glory is not a monument, but a ruined tombstone.

No one knows better than Tantalus, to claim a man's good things that he cannot have, and then declare his death.

Gein, everything he got during his lifetime was the moon in the lake, visible but unobtainable. After his death, the wet and soft underground is the destination and reality.

On the first night of Tantalus's departure from Heaven, the spies scattered in the four countries came back to report to him.The spies told him vividly about his honor in the heavens, that he drank the mead that the gods feed on, and talked happily with the sun and the god of Shang.Gein this honor has flowed from the heavens to the four kingdoms.

Is there any greater honor in the world than this?there is none left.

If there is no greater honor than this, shouldn't the person who was standing on the top go down the mountain?

And where is the mountain?The abyss or the bottom of the dead country?
But it has indeed been said in the world that the greatest honor a mortal can receive is the god's reward for the most devout-drinking with the gods, and the nine beautiful Lios goddesses presenting a divine dance that is unique in the world.

This honor was once received by a king named Tantalus.

Maybe no one will get it again in the future, but this award will always be placed on the top of the mountains, waiting for the best mortals to pick it up forever.

And who will be the next best mortal?It's you?still me?
Maybe……

Everyone is the best, we always think that we are perfect, and we always want to pick the bright pearl on the top of the mountains.

Tantalus thought so too.

But unfortunately, he also knows that he is not the best king in the eyes of others, and the best king is someone else.

He was the mortal who achieved the good things that should not be achieved, and was pronounced dead.Everything he got during his lifetime was the moon in the lake, which was visible but unobtainable. After his death, the wet and soft underground was his destination and reality.

He drove away all his servants in the deep palace of the rich country, and he was alone, and he also summoned his favorite son Pelops before.

He sits on the throne and meditates, and there is no one around, because the king is doomed to be lonely.

He's... very lonely...

Because when he went to Mount Olympus for the banquet, he had sacrificed many people, including many loyal courtiers who had offended him, and they spoke and died because the words did not suit Tantalus.

This is very common and very common.The courtiers are for the family and the country, while the king is for power and power.

What they think and think is never the same, like two vertical and horizontal lines that never intersect except the starting point.

But even though the people who sacrificed one city after another were more than ten times more than the agreed number, the monarch of the dead country never came to fulfill the agreement.

And the wives of the gods he wanted to ask for help are also missing, behind them are the gods in the lake.

From then on Tantalus knew that he had been abandoned, that death was sealed.

And the more desperation people are, the more crazy they are, and the more crazy people are, the calmer they will appear.

Tantalus made a decision calmly—he wanted to step up his efforts and sacrifice to death without reservation, even if death would not respond to him.

Because - death is not an end, but a new beginning!
Not only that, but he also wanted the second thing - to invite the gods of the heavens, as the most prominent king in the world!
This is Tantalus' little pride left, and also the arrogance buried in his bones-the king's ending must be written by the king himself.

Outside the palace, the beloved son Pelops who had been summoned earlier came to see him.

As soon as Pelops entered the palace, he could see the golden knife stuck in the center of the palace.

He wondered about his father's abnormality today, but Tantalus had come down from the throne and walked towards him.

Tantalus asked him: "My child, please tell me."

"Are you a devout believer?"

"Do you believe in the gods who protect us, and do you feel a clear conscience for it?"

There is no need to hesitate about these questions, because Pelops is a devout believer.

"Father, of course I am," he replied. "I have a clear conscience for what I believe in."

Tantalus was very satisfied with the child's answer, and he narrated to Pelops: "My child, I once went to Mount Olympus, the heavenly realm, and enjoyed the prosperity that I could not enjoy."

"I feel the grace from the bottom of my heart for the banquet of the gods, and I want to invite them back."

"However, there are too few rare things in the world, and I tried my best to find out some rare meat."

"Then I'll get it for my father." Pelops vowed.

Tantalus smiled, and he went to the center of the palace to insert the knife into the ground, and pulled it out effortlessly.

"Son, you are a devout believer. You should do such a thing, but I will take the meat myself."

Before Pelops was frightened, the unformed fright had already solidified on his face.The golden knife swept across his Adam's apple, killing him in an instant.

Tantalus' face and body were covered with blood. He threw down the golden knife and wiped his fingers, but found that it was not clean, so he wiped it on the luxurious royal clothes indiscriminately.

Like a philosopher, he asks and answers alone in an empty palace: "Where does the greatest evil in the world come from?"

"God or mob?"

"No, it is their king Tantalus."

(End of this chapter)