The Oracle Problem [First Update]

When Aeetes frankly admitted that, according to the oracle, the existence of the Golden Fleece was tied to his own life, the negotiations became difficult.

For Jason, obtaining the Golden Fleece would mean taking Aeetes's life.

Murdering a completely unrelated person in order to reclaim his throne was not something worth praising, even for someone like Jason, whose heart harbored all manner of wildness.

Thus, if Aeetes refused his request for that reason, Jason could not even bring himself to consider taking it by force.

If the so-called Argonauts were people who gained benefits by taking innocent lives, how could they possibly be called heroes?

Even so, he still had something to say.

"Honored King Aeetes, please believe me—I have absolutely no intention of taking your life. What brought me to Colchis Island was not merely my desire for the throne, but also the command of the gods. It was the gods' revelation that led my uncle to assign me this task, and it was with the gods' help that I obtained the Argo to sail across the sea. That is why I believe claiming the Golden Fleece is an act approved by the gods. You say that the Golden Fleece is connected to your life, but why would the gods wish to take your life? There must be some misunderstanding here."

Jason then introduced his companions to Aeetes. Many of them possessed divine bloodlines. The children of gods not only had extraordinary backgrounds, but their actions were often guided by divine instruction. So many divine children had gathered together and joined Jason's expedition, which naturally served as indirect proof of something.

The two sides fell into a stalemate.

Aeetes heard Jason mention that he too had received an oracle from the gods of Olympus. But he knew that, as