Zeus wore his most sincere smile as he said warmly: "Beloved Mother Goddess, I have come this time only to express to the great Mother Goddess the deepest and most sincere gratitude from myself and all the gods of Olympus."
"Your protection of me and Mother Goddess, your care for Olympus—I will forever remember in my heart. Your kindness, I will repay with all my strength."
Mother Goddess Gaia waved her hand dismissively, her weary yet beautiful face clearly lacking energy.
The Mother of All Things, having experienced much of the world, showed traces of helplessness from seeing through worldly affairs: "Zeus, I have never expected any repayment from you. You need not consider these things."
"Just state your true purpose."
The mentally exhausted Mother of All Things was too lazy for pleasantries with Zeus and spoke very directly.
Zeus paid no mind to the great Mother Goddess's lack of courtesy. His sunny, warm smile remained on his handsome face, his voice carrying perfectly appropriate worry, his tone incomparably sincere:
"Great Mother Goddess, the war has dragged on for years, long since depriving the entire world of peace. And looking at such a war, it may need to continue for countless ages."
"The war has lasted far too long. Even you, Mother Goddess, have been affected in your tranquility by this endless clamor. Such a war has reached the time when it should completely end."
Mother Goddess Gaia's divine pupils, like green crystals with gold threads flickering faintly in their depths, looked toward Zeus, her eyes full of scrutiny.
She asked very concisely: "What do you want to do? Zeus, directly state your intentions."
Seeing this, Zeus gradually restrained the smile on his face and said seriously: "Great Mother Goddess, I wish to request that you allow me to go release the Hecatoncheires and Cyclops."
"As children of Mother Goddess and Sky Father, they too should enjoy Mother Goddess's warm embrace together."
"That sunless abyss of despair, Tartarus, should not be their eternal dwelling—they should enjoy the light."
"I wish to request that after I release them, you require them to help me win this war."
"I believe that with their formidable power, this war that has lasted too long can completely end, and the universe will return to peace and tranquility."
Upon hearing this, Gaia's green crystal-like eyes suddenly focused, and her weary beautiful face was instantly filled with joy. Her nearly exhausted energy immediately revived.
The beautiful countenance of the Mother of All Things now displayed an incomparably moving smile—the beauty of the world's origin intertwined with a mother's joy.
The Mother Goddess nodded repeatedly in great agreement. She completely changed her lazy, indifferent attitude, becoming very gentle and close as she smiled at Zeus: "Yes, Zeus, you are a good child, a merciful and generous good child. What you say is correct—this war should end!"
"My poor children were unjustly cast into that terrible abyss, suffering endless torment."
"Though they had some small faults in the past, the punishment they received has far exceeded their transgressions!"
"I support you! Zeus, go release them! They will be your most capable assistants. With their help, the current stalemate will be completely broken, and you will surely achieve victory!"
However, the loving Mother Goddess hesitated slightly, asking: "Only, do you have a way to break Kronos's blockade? Can you find where they are imprisoned?"
"As God King, he controls endless darkness to hide the anchor points connecting to the world, and granted Campe the authority of concealing mist, using fog in darkness to cut off all perception. Even Nyx cannot detect where exactly Campe is."
"Where exactly the anchor points sealing the children are located is completely impossible to find in the endless darkness."
Zeus smiled confidently: "Great Mother Goddess, you need not worry. Poseidon holds part of ocean authority—mist cannot obscure his vision; Hades holds part of darkness authority—he can find where the anchor points connecting to the giants are located in the darkness."
"As long as you agree to let me release them, then everything is not a problem—I will solve it all."
The great Mother of All Things was somewhat excited now, wildly joyful in her heart as she said urgently: "Zeus, of course I support you!"
"Go save these poor children. They are all good children who value relationships. If you save them, they will be grateful to you."
"Tell them I also support their loyalty to you. Zeus, go save them!"
Zeus's sunshine-like smile became even more brilliant as he nodded heavily, his voice carrying full assurance: "Thank you for Mother Goddess's support. Please rest assured—you will soon see them again."
"To avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings, and to let them completely trust, please send a deity they would also believe to accompany me in releasing them."
Gaia, full of joy, didn't think much at all. She said urgently and directly: "No need for such trouble! I'll accompany you—that would be most secure!"
Upon hearing this, Zeus hurriedly dissuaded her: "Beloved Mother Goddess, absolutely not! If you enter that profound dark abyss, you might instantly alarm the God King."
"If the God King acts to interfere and relocates and hides the chain anchor points again, our mission might completely fail. After alarming the God King, we'll never have another chance!"
Gaia, hearing Zeus's words, found them quite reasonable and nodded in agreement: "You've considered things thoroughly—that's indeed the principle. In that case, let Melius accompany you."
"Melius is a playmate I specially created for them. They're all familiar with each other, and the children all trust him. Moreover, you're also familiar with Melius—this couldn't be better."
Zeus nodded with a smile.
The plan was a great success!
Sure enough, the divine image he had worked so hard to establish for so long made the Mother of All Things, anxious to save her children, not think twice!
Subsequently, the impatient Mother of All Things summoned Melius. In Zeus's presence, she carefully explained everything, ordering Melius to obey Zeus's commands and explain everything to the imprisoned giants.
After Zeus left with Melius, the loving eyes of the Mother of All Things were filled with anticipation for her children's imminent return to daylight. The joyful Mother of All Things finally had her first good sleep since the war began.
The Mother Goddess, who had been disturbed and unable to find peace during this time, suddenly learning of this great joy, finally relaxed her spirit and immersed herself in beautiful hopes.
The relaxed and happy Mother Goddess didn't even think of one crucial question.
That is, after Zeus achieves victory with the six giants' help, how should the former God King Kronos be dealt with?
This question was completely overlooked in her joy.
This "good child" Zeus made her subconsciously feel he wouldn't do anything too excessive.
After Zeus left, he smiled slightly. All his purposes had been achieved.
Everything he did today was primarily to obtain his great thunder!
Secondly, it was to gain several loyal and formidable assistants, while also eliminating a potentially fatal hidden danger.
To prevent Gaia from stopping him from casting Kronos into Tartarus at the most crucial moment!
Gaia was a loving mother. No matter how much she disagreed with her child, she wouldn't think of casting the child into an endless abyss to suffer eternal torment.
That wasn't something any normal mother could do.
Mother Goddess Gaia's thoughts were too simple. She only wanted to overthrow Kronos's tyrannical rule and replace him with a new God King.
But she hadn't thought of completely dealing with the God King, making him fall beyond redemption—she had no such thoughts at all.
Whether completely devouring Kronos and annihilating his divine nature, or casting him into Tartarus which was more terrible than death—neither was an ending she could accept.
This was also why she was more willing to help Zeus rather than other gods.
Because Zeus was Kronos's son, she hoped deep in her heart for a power transition within the God King's family.
This way it could be gentler, and Kronos's final fate could be relatively better, not too tragic.
Actually, with the war having reached this point and almost all her children swept into it, this had far exceeded Mother Goddess Gaia's expectations.
Mother Goddess Gaia clearly didn't understand one principle—that many things are easy to start but subsequent developments cannot be controlled.
Zeus had no doubt that even after this war finally determined victory, when it came to completely resolving the God King problem, Gaia would inevitably act to stop him!
This was the complex and contradictory feelings that an ordinary mother possessed.
Wanting the child to correct their mistakes and learn a harsh lesson, yet not wanting to truly harm them.
But for Zeus, what he was competing for was the supreme authority over the entire universe. In this game of power and destiny, what room was there for sentiment?
Even if he wanted to show mercy, Kronos wasn't a god who would show leniency!
Moreover, they had no feelings for each other anyway. Having no deep hatred already showed his magnanimity.
With God King Kronos's type—when you talked feelings with him, would he reciprocate?
When he was devouring them one by one, he certainly never spoke of feelings.
There was only one chance to cast the God King into Tartarus! If the God King escaped and his divine nature returned to the laws, that would truly be disastrous.
The entire universe would never have peace again!
So at this most crucial moment, Gaia absolutely could not be given any chance to interfere!
Was there any better method than using the release of the giants?
Between these six giants and Kronos was a deadly feud. They had been cast into Tartarus by Kronos for countless years, accumulating inexpressible hatred and rage.
Throwing Kronos into Tartarus to taste that suffering—they would certainly be delighted and supportive. All one hundred arms of the Hundred-Handed would be raised high in approval!
Thinking of being able to cast Kronos into Tartarus, they would wake up laughing from their dreams.
Moreover, the irreconcilable deadly feud between the six giants and Tartarus meant that if Kronos wasn't dealt with, the threat to them would always exist.
Faced with children who couldn't be reconciled—six children who had suffered infinite torment on one side, and four children who didn't respect her on the other—
No matter how unwilling Gaia was to choose, the answer to this cruel choice was already predetermined.
But the prerequisite was to cook the raw rice into cooked rice—get the deed done first without giving her a chance to stop it!
After the deed was done, he could properly coax the Mother of All Things. After all, he hadn't deceived her or made any promises to her, so she had nothing to complain about.
Even for her own children's future, she wouldn't really make things irreconcilable—at most just more verbal sparring.
Perfect!
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