(Greek Mythology) The Abyss of the Underworld
Chapter 120
Tartarus has been in a bad mood lately.
With Chaos absent, the responsibility of managing the Greek mythological world has fallen on Tartarus' shoulders.
For tens of millions of years since creation, the Greek mythological world has indeed been relatively peaceful, largely following the original historical trajectory despite interference from numerous transmigrators. While this is mainly due to the laws of nature, Tartarus has also contributed significantly, and the partnership between the two has generally been quite pleasant.
However, now the first major blunder in many years has occurred, and it's a blunder involving Tartarus' own sister. [Manual goodbye.jpg]
Regardless of the reason, the fact remains that such a major oversight occurred during his management of the world. This is a denial of Tartarus' abilities, and it's no wonder the ever-proud Tartarus is in a bad mood.
"Tartarus, how do you intend to handle this?" Even with the blunder, the Law's tone remained as indifferent as ever. "Shouldn't I be asking you that?" Tartarus, coincidentally, maintained the same calm demeanor as the Law.
"You won't be satisfied with my answer." The Law was certain of this.
"Similarly, my answer won't satisfy you."
"So let's negotiate," the Law suggested.
"I don't want to negotiate with you." Tartarus flatly refused, showing no respect for the Law.
"Then let's deal with the Underworld matters first; the River Styx is almost frozen." Having worked with Tartarus for many years, the Law was used to Tartarus's temperament.
"It's not frozen yet." "Almost frozen" meant it wasn't frozen yet; Tartarus wasn't in a hurry at all.
Anyway, even if it did freeze, the trouble it caused wouldn't be his problem to deal with. [Cold.jpg]
"But you've already affected the normal operation of the Underworld," the Law emphasized.
"The gods are fine with being frozen; the Underworld isn't exactly a warm place, and they're used to it. But those fragile human souls can't withstand such cold."
"My biggest worry right now is that one second I'm judging a soul, and the next second that soul being judged is frozen to death," Minos said, repeating his words verbatim, the Law's tone calm.
"I've heard that name before," Tartarus said after a moment's thought.
Meaning he remembered the name, but couldn't recall who that person was.
"One of the three judges of the Underworld."
"Oh." Tartarus replied casually, completely unconcerned about who Minos was.
"Of course, Minos isn't important. I'm just using this as an example to illustrate the potentially serious consequences of your actions." The Law was equally indifferent; its purpose was simply to persuade Tartarus.
"So?"
"So, please sever a portion of your connection with your true self, especially your emotions." That's the purpose of the Law.
"I refuse." Tartarus's attitude was resolute.
"With your strength, I don't think severing a portion of the connection will have any impact." The Law indicated its incomprehension.
"This is a matter of principle, unrelated to strength." Tartarus remained unmoved, refusing again without hesitation.
Tartarus, of course, knew the level of his power, but that wasn't what he cared about.
He simply enjoyed the feeling of being in complete control. ╮(╯▽╰)╭
To hell with your matter of principle. (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
If the Law weren't emotionless, it would have definitely retorted like that.
But the Law truly is emotionless, so it can still calmly negotiate with Tartarus, "Then please control your emotions and stop affecting the climate of the Underworld."
That's quite good-natured.
"I believe emotions arise naturally," it said slowly, but the meaning was clear.
The implication was that it couldn't control them; Tartarus, you're on your own.
"Tartarus, please cooperate."
"Cooperate..." "Compared to other gods, I've been very cooperative." Tartarus felt wronged.
"The earth is constantly experiencing landslides and earthquakes, but I've never seen you ask Gaia to control his emotions. He hasn't even suffered any damage yet, is it really necessary to target him like this?"
"Tell me, do you have a problem with me?" [cold.jpg]
"Your importance is different. She will only destroy a group of humans, while you will disrupt the cycle of reincarnation," the law explained.
"Should I say thank you for the compliment?" Tartarus asked sarcastically.
"You're welcome." The law replied seriously.
"..." Tartarus
No, I wasn't thanking you.
"Tartarus..." The Law, always methodical, managed to steer the conversation back on track, even though Tartarus had steered it off-topic.
"Law, instead of arguing with me about these trivial matters, why don't you think about how to handle Nicole's problem first?" Tartarus interrupted the Law.
"Go to the Hebrew world," the Law's response was surprisingly decisive.
"That's unexpected," Tartarus said gently. "What? Aren't you worried I'll get lost here too?"
"The priority now is dealing with this."
The Law and Tartarus always had a clear division of labor. Specifically, routine management was the Law's responsibility, while unexpected events were Tartarus's. Essentially, the Law handled what it could, and was constrained by the rules. Those matters that cannot be handled fall to Tartarus.
However, this time it was a mistake by two "people." The Law knew that Amy's behavior was abnormal but failed to notice the problem, nor did it inform Tartarus; Tartarus knew that his sister was acting strangely after her return but didn't take it seriously. By the time he received Eris's report and investigated the matter, it was too late. Each person should take the blame; no one can shift the responsibility.
Therefore, the Law doesn't have time to restrict Tartarus's divine freedom now; it needs to resolve the mistake first.
"Furthermore, the Hebrew world has also discovered this matter, and their Law has just communicated with me."
"And the result?"
"Their Law expressed their willingness to fully cooperate with us to resolve this matter and provide assistance to the greatest extent possible, as an apology." After a pause, the Law continued, "Furthermore, the other side will not interfere with the specific process of our negotiations with Hell to resolve the issue."
"So?" Tartarus finally showed some interest after hearing the last sentence.
"So you can have a friendly exchange of force with Satan, the kind that's initiated unilaterally." The Law profoundly explained the deeper meaning of this statement.
In short, beating someone up.
"You'll help?"
"Of course." Chapter 120