Manda agreed to o''darcy''s request and agreed to hold an alliance ceremony. For Manda, a ceremony does not seem to bring any loss.


    Moreover, Odyssey himself did not put forward excessive requirements for the ceremony. He only wanted the two families to have dinner together.


    "My ten subordinates are all my blood relatives. Maybe you think I''m naive, but in my opinion, nothing in the world is more important than my family, and only the testimony of my family is worthy of this sacred contract."


    It''s a coincidence that Odyssey is surprisingly consistent with Manda in his attitude towards his family, which adds a bit of trust to Manda.


    The dinner is scheduled for tomorrow evening. Manda has another day''s rest. When he returns to the room, he summons Medusa. Before he can speak, he sees Medusa put on her long dress and start dressing seriously in the mirror.


    Manda didn''t want to disturb Medusa''s interest. He knew that Medusa was very concerned about her appearance, but he couldn''t bear to be sleepy. He carefully said to Medusa, "can I interrupt you for a while first? I have something important to ask you."


    "Don''t worry, just a minute," Medusa said, wiping her Rouge seriously. "It''s sacred, glorious and serious to be punished by her own man."


    Manda didn''t understand what she meant, but when she saw that Medusa had finished dressing up, she lifted her skirt and lay on Manda''s knee.


    Manda wondered, "what are you doing?"


    Medusa looked solemn and said, "beat it, even with a whip. I can count myself and never shed tears."


    This is what she calls sacred, glorious and solemn.


    Manda smiled bitterly and said in her heart: do you think I''m stupid? What''s the advantage of beating you? Doesn''t it still hurt me?


    "I''ll talk about it later. The man I met today feels that he is closer to your era. I want to know whether what he said is true."


    "Who?" Medusa was stunned.


    "The one I just met."


    "Who have you just met?" Medusa said with a misty face. "I''m very tired and sleep very heavily. I didn''t feel it at all."


    It''s strange. Medusa has a strong sense of perception. She can sense when she wanders outside. As long as she is in Manda''s body, no matter who she has seen and what she has done. A few days ago, she was still laughing at Roma''s figure and lioness''s skills.


    But this time, after talking with Odyssey all afternoon, she didn''t feel it at all. Was it really just because she slept too heavily?


    "Did you lie to me?" Manda frowned.


    "How dare I lie to you? If I lie to you, just kill me!" Medusa looked more serious. She now hated Manda''s suspicion. "Where is that man? I''ll go and have a look with you now."


    Go to Odyssey and show Medusa?


    It''s inappropriate. It''s too impolite and easy to arouse suspicion. With Odyssey''s wisdom, we can see through Manda''s intention. It doesn''t matter if we offend him. If we offend Apollo, we''ll get into big trouble.


    Medusa failed to perceive Odyssey. Pan must have sensed it, which is related to Apollo''s attitude towards Hermes. Such a big thing should also be reported to pan in time.


    Manda prayed to pan, but he didn''t receive a response until late at night. He couldn''t stand fatigue anymore and went to sleep in the quilt.


    After sleeping until noon the next day, Manda prayed to pan again. This time, she finally received a response, but pan on the altar was dissatisfied.


    "Recently, I''m very busy, very upset and in a bad mood. If you don''t have a very important thing, but bother me again and again, I''ll vent my anger on you."


    "There are important things, very important things!" Manda told the story about Odyssey again. Pan Shen was surprised at the speech.


    "Apollos sent the itahuea? I really didn''t expect that."


    "You''ve heard of the etahuea?" asked Manda


    Pan said, "I am very familiar with them, and you are no stranger to them. Even if you haven''t seen them, you have heard their deeds."


    Manda shook her head and said, "I''ve never heard the name etahuea."


    "But at least you know their predecessors."


    "He said that it was Dier."


    "The founding of Deere is a matter of nearly hundreds of years. By predecessor, I mean 2000 years ago. You should have heard of the royal family of Troy?"


    TROY? Manda was stunned. The name occupied nearly half of the book of songs. Heracles and Perseus, two eternal heroes, had some roots in the city, not to mention Achilles, Hector, AEAS and other heroes left their lives in the city.


    What does Troy have to do with ithaea?


    The old goat gave the answer: "the itaxiua people are the Royal descendants of Troy. After the fall of Troy, they fled all the way and established the itaxiua country. This man did not lie. The itaxiua people gave the kingdom to the turanser family, that is, the deer King''s room, four hundred years ago. They lived in seclusion under the protection of Apollo."


    It seems that there is no suspense about this matter. Manda said, "since they represent Apollo, I must also agree to their request for alliance."


    "Yes, but..." Pan twisted his beard and looked a little complicated. "I didn''t see the light of Apollo in your territory. It''s reasonable to say that Apollo should personally give them shelter for such a big thing as the establishment of the covenant."


    "Maybe Apollo didn''t want to attract the attention of other gods," Manda said


    "It doesn''t make sense," Pan shook his head. "Apollo had a very good relationship with his father. He didn''t have to hide it on purpose. Where are these etahues?"


    "It''s in the house not far from the stronghold."


    Pan Shen thought for a moment and said, "promise the alliance first, but don''t make substantive commitments, especially don''t take an oath in the name of the gods. I will continue to investigate this matter. Don''t relax your guard and don''t offend them until you receive my news."


    Pan disappeared. From his words, we can basically judge the identity of these people, but there are some details that need to be further confirmed.


    Since they represent Apollo''s attitude, tonight''s party must be treated with caution.


    The dinner time is approaching. Manda puts on her dress and makes full preparations for the possible situation at the banquet. If Odyssey wants gold coins, she can give him some. If the other party wants land, she must refuse politely. If the other party wants soldiers, she must refuse politely. If the other party talks about topics related to gods, she will turn her face directly, Leave no room for the other party.


    Before entering the hall, Manda told Medusa again to pay attention to the guest of honor named Odyssey.


    But Medusa''s condition seems not very good: "maybe it''s too cold here. I want to sleep."


    It can''t blame her. Snakes need to hibernate in winter. Moreover, Medusa is still growing and has just experienced a hard battle. How long she can persist depends on her willpower.


    It''s just a meeting. It shouldn''t be difficult for me.


    Manda kept hinting to herself, but her irritable mood was always entangled in her heart.


    The banquet began. Odyssey brought ten subordinates. According to him, these ten subordinates were his family, including three brothers, three cousins, two sons and two nephews.


    There is no way to confirm the authenticity, but Manda doesn''t believe that he really brought so many families. Manda doesn''t want his family to take risks here. There are ten people on the other side. According to the principle of reciprocity, he also brought ten people, and these ten people are not all his family.


    Manda wanted to take all outsiders to dinner, but if Apollo found out, he might be detained for blasphemy. He took the poet, chuyt and cherdan, who knew the common sense of alliance and diplomatic relations. Other people are civil servants who have followed Manda for many years. Even if Apollo blamed them, Manda could perfunctory them with the excuse of being close to her family.


    The preparation was so full, but the banquet was simpler than expected. Odyssey didn''t put forward any substantive requirements at the banquet. He had been praising the friendship between the two sides. Although it was all about gildan, it made the atmosphere of the banquet relaxed and harmonious.


    The tension and irritability gradually disappeared. Under the happy mood, time passed quickly. Unknowingly, the candles on the candlestick were about to burn out. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the maid to change the candlestick, Odyssey asked his two sons to give gifts.


    "This is the black fruit wine brewed by the people of ithalua. It is a precious wine loved by the gods of Olympia. Every drop of wine carries the piety of the people of ithalua to the gods. Please drink this cup to witness our great friendship."


    Odyssey drank up, but Manda hesitated.


    Black fruit wine? Manda has never heard of such a thing.


    He also mentioned the gods just now. Is this an oath to the gods in some name?


    Manda looked at the wine in the glass, and more than 600 gold coins appeared in front of her.


    More than 600 gold coins can buy two manors. Is this the value of a glass of wine? Or did the wine add other ingredients?


    Manda put down her glass and looked at Odyssey with a solemn look.


    Seeing that Manda didn''t drink, the poet and other subordinates also put down the wine glass. Only chuyt didn''t seem to react. He came forward and touched the wine glass with the poet, and then drank the wine in the glass.


    Odyssey looked at Manda and said solemnly, "do you doubt my wine or our friendship?"


    Before Manda could speak, cheerdan suddenly stood up and seemed to have something to say.


    Strange, why are there many scars on his face?


    Odyssey turned to cheerdan, smiled and said, "my friend, what do you want to question?"


    Cheerdan was in a trance. He seemed to have forgotten what he was going to say, and sat back in his position with his glass.


    Odyssey looked at Manda, who suddenly felt confused.


    He lowered his head and rubbed the center of his eyebrows. He saw some watermarks on the table.


    It is not an ordinary watermark, but three simplified Chinese characters. Although some of them have evaporated, Manda can still recognize the content:


    You can''t drink.


    Who wrote these three words? Why are fonts so familiar?


    Manda looked at the candlestick in the twinkling of an eye. The candle was half burnt. Manda thought something was wrong.


    Didn''t the maid just change the candlestick?


    Candlestick... Candle? What do I want to do with candles?


    Manda''s mind was in a mess. Suddenly, Odyssey raised his glass and said, "please fill this glass to witness our great friendship!"


    Odashi is sweating a lot. Is it hot? Tired? Or scared?


    Everyone, including Manda, raised their glasses again as if nothing had happened.