The Cyclops was basking leisurely on the beach. He drank a mouthful of wine, pulled a piece of mutton from the fire and stuffed it into his mouth. He shouted to the deep forest behind him: "old friend, since he has come, why don''t you show up?"


    Manda came out of the forest, sat down next to pluphimus, drank two drinks with him, and took out a map from her arms.


    "I need your help."


    Polyphimus opened the map and dropped the wine bag on the ground: "the island of acaron, the island of the end, the edge of the world? What are you doing there?"


    "To find something very important."


    "Give up, you can''t go." polyphimus shook his head and returned the map to Manda.


    "You can''t go without it," said Manda with a sigh. "It''s a matter of life and death."


    "What I tell you is a matter of life and death. If you go, you will die. If you don''t go, you can still live. Isn''t it good to live a few more days?"


    "Help me find a way."


    "There''s no way to think about it. Let me be more direct. I''m a giant born in the sea. I can''t even go there, let alone you."


    "I can shuttle from the underworld. As long as you give me accurate directions, the danger on the way can be ignored."


    "You can''t go there from the underworld. The underworld doesn''t extend to that island."


    Manda is somewhat prepared for this. The same is true in the north. The underworld cannot extend to the extremely cold place, or even to the tundra. Manda does not expect to directly reach the island at the end, even if he can find a transit station.


    "Is it near its foothold? I have flying boots. I can fly over."


    Polymorphus shook his head again and again: "don''t do such a foolish thing. You don''t know what the sea is like there. The water dragon rising from the sea is always connected to the sky. This is not a metaphor, but the sky has fallen there,


    You will be torn by countless Water Dragons, and your bones will become finer powder than dust. Even if you have steel muscles and iron bones like Hercules, even if you pass through those Water Dragons under the protection of gods, you will eventually be washed to the bottom of the sea by the turbulent current,


    It''s not the seabed you can understand, even I can''t understand. It''s the territory of the primitive sea god Pontos, whose territory connects the other side of the world,


    Once there, let alone you, even the main god on Olympia can''t leave alive. All creatures will integrate into pure loss and darkness and become the most primitive and bottom soil in the world,


    My friend, please tell me, what happened that made you have to go to a place where you will die? "


    It really sounds terrible. Polyphimus is not the kind of person who likes alarmism. Manda thought for a moment and said, "your description is so clear that you have been there."


    "I told you, I haven''t been there!" Manda''s question made polyphimus very dissatisfied. "Everything I know comes from my father''s description. My father once went near the island of acalaun. He has the power to control the sea, but he still didn''t get on the island. Do you think your ability is greater than my father?"


    "I have to go. There are my difficulties here. Give me some help. I really need you, my friend."


    "I''ve given all the advice I can give," said polyphimos with a long sigh and began to mark on the map. "This is the island closest to akalaun, which I know. It''s called Ping''an island. On this island, you''re safe. Continue to the East, and you''ll see hell on the sea."


    When polyphimus finished marking, Manda put away the map and thanked him again and again.


    Polyphimus shook his head and said, "don''t thank me again. I don''t know whether I''m hurting you or helping you, Manda... I remember your kindness. I should go with you, but I really don''t have the courage."


    "You''ve already thanked me for that kindness," Manda smiled. "You don''t owe me anything. I owe you now. I''ll thank you again in the future."


    ……


    Manda returned to the house and came to Athena''s room: "aunt, I need your help."


    Athena sneered, "the son of the Lord of the gods needs my help. You really think highly of me."


    Manda saluted respectfully, "Mom, I really need your help."


    Athena trembled with her mother''s cry: "didn''t you go to Gaia? Didn''t Gaia give you a chance?"


    "The opportunity is given, but I have to get something."


    "Is that thing in my hand?"


    "Things are not in your hands. I need your strength. The power of Poseidon is still in your hands."


    Athena said angrily, "I have clarified this matter to my brother. I have not obtained the power of the sea god."


    "Don''t be angry. This little thing is not worth your anger, nor is it worth us to continue our debate. My father knows where the power of the sea god is. I also know that let''s make a deal. Don''t you want to go back to Olympia? Don''t you want to be a Queen of heaven? There is a God waiting to sit on the throne of Queen of heaven. Do you want him to take the lead?"


    Athena was silent for a while, came forward and pinched Manda''s face, turned a circle mercilessly, and the pinched Manda burst into tears.


    "You little fellow, it''s really hard to refuse."


    ……