Let the Warriors Slay the Dragon

That is, after Rovi kicked the child away, when Medea looked at Rovi again, the tremor she had just felt did indeed disappear.

This convinced her that the child was Cupid, God of Love.

Only Cupid, God of Love's arrows can make people fall in love at first sight when they first meet.

It is often unfortunate to have one's emotions controlled by others.

Medea felt somewhat relieved.

Luo Rovi couldn't help but feel a bit more favorably toward Luo Wei for stopping all of this.

"Alright, let's continue!" Over there, Rovi clapped his hands and looked up at the dumbfounded Aeetes.

"You are truly... amazing!" After a long silence, Aeetes finally uttered these words.

"It's just a small favor, a very small favor!" For Rovi, it was indeed a very simple thing.

Cupid, God of Love, is a mischievous devil in Greek Mythology, and even many gods could not escape his 'pranks'.

It is the personification of 'love,' and even the Greek gods, indulging in lust, could not escape its influence.

However, as long as we can sense its presence in advance, capture it, and drive it away, we can avoid its influence.

This was not difficult for Rovi, and he certainly wouldn't let her do as she pleased—after all, if he remembered correctly, it was Cupid, God of Love's prank that led Princess Medea of Colchis down the path of revenge against the witch.

As for offending Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty behind Cupid... he'd be more than happy if a god came and killed him!

"Someone, please give Lord Rovi a seat." Although Aeetes was cruel to his own people, he was still very polite to outsiders, at least on the surface.

However, Rovi did not sit down, but instead said bluntly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but I have already made it clear that I hope you can grant my request."

"You mean the Golden Fleece?" Aeetes tilted his head and gently tapped the armrest of the throne with his hand. "But you must know that the Golden Fleece is a unique treasure bestowed upon us by the gods through Hermes. It is not something that just anyone can possess."

"That's precisely why I can't miss this opportunity." Rovi said, revealing the four gods he had acquired— Ares, Athena, Artemis, and Hermes, who was just there to make up the numbers.

Aeetes' expression changed slightly before he reluctantly agreed, "Well... alright!"

"However, I have a request—please, I will tell you along the way that you can leave at any time if you regret it."

Just like in the original text, Aeetes asked Rovi to tame the two bronze-headed, iron-boned divine bulls he used for plowing the fields, who could breathe fire, then defeat the ferocious warriors who sowed seeds with the teeth of poisonous dragons and grew out of the soil, and finally deal with the fierce and cunning poisonous dragons that guarded the forest.

Three requirements, none can be omitted.

But if he could do so, Aeetes guaranteed in the name of the state that he would give him the Golden Fleece.

Rovi was not surprised. In order to pretend he didn't know, he still put on a serious listening face.

Aeetes glanced at him, looking rather smug.

These trials are extremely harsh; no one can pass them unless a god intervenes.

However, he didn't know that Rovi's's mind had already drifted to other places.

A man left the palace, accompanied by guards. The spacious city-state of Colchis did not see many people. Sunlight shone on the rooftops, shimmering, and dust swirled like feathers.

People hid indoors, not daring to move. What should have been a prosperous country gradually declined under the rule of Aeetes.

Rovi glanced at the pale, emaciated people cautiously peeking out of the houses, then at Atalanta, who was hiding on the roof and following closely behind, and took in Medea's worried expression.

Interesting... He let his hands hang down and looked ahead.

We've arrived at our destination.

"Please, Lord Rovi!" Aeetes pointed ahead to a stretch of rolling fields.

Rovi nodded and took a step—whoosh! A loud bang rang out at the same time.

The tremor was accompanied by the firelight, and two enormous figures appeared at the end of the field ridge.

Aeetes smiled smugly, but then froze in an instant.

The two divine bulls, which had appeared aggressively, turned and ran away almost without thinking when they saw Rovi.

Aeetes was stunned, Medea slightly parted her lips, and only Rovi was amused.

"Where did you two cows come from?"

Aeetes instinctively replied, "It's said to come from the mythical beast Uruk..."

Kuang is a descendant of the Bull of Heaven—or rather, a re-condensation of the remnants of the Bull of Heaven that he had once scattered.

Although it is estimated to have only one ten-millionth of the power, it can still be considered a 'descendant' of the Bull of Heaven, so the deep-seated fear it retains is simply incredible.

You can run into 'acquaintances' everywhere you go.

"Come back if you don't want to get beaten up." Without moving an inch, Rovi simply said this, and the two bulls stopped in their tracks at the same time.

Trembling and submissive, he approached Rovi's.

Aeetes stared expressionlessly at his two 'beloved pets.' Heaven knows how much effort he had expended to subdue them, nearly losing his life in the process, and now...

Aeetes felt as if he had tamed a lonely soul.

Could this be the effect brought about by Artemis, the moon goddess who governs taming and hunting?

"Continue, Lord Rovi." He tried to remain calm. "Let the oxen plow the land, scatter these teeth into the soil, and soon fierce warriors will grow."

"They are the guardians of the forest, the fangs of the poisonous dragon, possessing the most solid part of the dragon, impervious to spears and indestructible. Yet, they have also received the blessing of the Ares, God of War. Only the swords in their own hands can penetrate their bodies. You must be very careful!"

At this point, the king couldn't help but perk up again.

Yes, this time it will definitely succeed...

"Roar!" The warriors who had just emerged from the field roared. They were clad in armor and brandished Spear and Shield. The moment they opened their eyes, they charged toward Rovi, who was standing in the middle of them.

He was then slapped.

"What the hell are you yelling at?" Sage's words exploded instantly.

The samurai was stunned when he was slapped for no reason.

Aeetes was dumbfounded.

You are facing a mighty warrior bestowed upon you by Ares, the Ares, God of War!

You slapped him!

This is just asking for trouble...

"You, go and kill the poisonous dragon in the forest right now—remember, kill it alive!"

Rovi used the same methods he had employed against Ares, employing the concept of the God of War contained within Ares's protection to control this group of warriors who had also received Ares's protection.

"Yes!" The warriors immediately bowed in response, quickly assembled their ranks, and turned to head towards the grove of trees.

"..."

Aeetes was numb.

Is he testing the other person?

It feels like the other person is testing my ability to accept things!

Medea stared blankly at the scene.

She never imagined that the problem her father had set for her, a problem that had stumped countless heroes, would be solved so easily.

Could it be... that he really is the Uruk Sage himself?