"Are you sure it's Hephaestus?"
It was as if it was the first day Ai'e met Russell. Everything felt so strange, and she subconsciously raised her hand to touch Russell's forehead.
It's so pitiful, fighting Helios and Ares in succession, his head was beaten straight.
Snapped!
Russell slapped Ai'e's hand away and said angrily: "My mind is very clear and I haven't been beaten."
Impossible, you usually grab my hand and hold on to it, refusing to let go.
Ai'e looked at Russell with colored eyes, suddenly thought of something, and blurted out: "I know, you are interested in the authority of Vulcan, want to design Hephaestus, and then use a fair duel to kill him Grab it."
You little chic, you have a real brain!
A word awakened the dreamer, and Russell suddenly remembered that he wanted to make the best figure and make the trident grow prongs. The authority of the god of craftsmen was indispensable.
If he humbly asked Hephaestus how to forge iron in the name of beating Ares, the latter would definitely not refuse.
In addition, he was an eloquent person with one-in-a-million charisma, and he was the best at making friends. Hephaestus was so moved that he taught him all he had learned in his life, and then...
He has learned all the skills of Hephaestus, and with one knife in his backhand, he can take away the authority of the God of Craftsmen, and his hands-on ability can be further improved. Isn't it beautiful?
If you want to start something, what reasons can you use?
Russell had a headache. He was a magnanimous sun god. Hephaestus had never provoked him. He just stayed at home and forged iron. It was hard for him to attack!
Ai'e saw Russell touching his chin and thinking, with a deceitful black light flashing from time to time in his eyes, and said: "Admit it, Hephaestus is the son of Hera, it's his turn after beating Ares, this is your plan. "
"It makes sense. Hephaestus is the son of Hera. All Olympus knows that Hera and I are at odds. It is right to snatch her son away!"
Russell was shocked that he was indeed the most poisonous woman, and he immediately came up with a perfect excuse for him.
"What does it mean to make sense? Isn't that what you think?"
Ai'e curled her lips. If she hadn't known Russell a long time ago, she would have almost been deceived by his expression of sudden realization.
"Come on, let's go to the temple of Hephaestus. If he behaves like Ares, I will rob him directly."
"I also need to go?"
"Of course, I need a female companion to show that I have no feelings for Aphrodite. No matter how tempting she is, I will not be moved."
Ai'e: (눈_눈)
She didn't believe this. If Russell and Aphrodite were put together, there would be one person who was unmoved. It must be Aphrodite.
"What are you doing standing around? Go change your clothes and make it more formal."
"Well, this is my most formal outfit."
"Poor baby, I have the Sun God's exclusive robe in my room. You can take one and change it into a women's one. I will cover you on the mountain from now on." Russell waved his hand and asked Ai'e to act quickly.
Ai'e looked complicated when she heard this. She opened her mouth without saying anything, sighed and left the garden.
…
The moonlight was slightly cool, and two horses pulled a chariot across the air quickly, with Russell and Ai'e sitting on it.
The chariot and war horses were obtained from Ares' Palace of the God of War. They were still floating in the sky and could not come down for a while. In line with the principle of rational utilization of resources, Russell looted the warehouse and took away the most popular chariot. and war horses.
It's not appropriate to say it was looted. According to the contract, the Palace of the God of War is Russell's property.
The two of them rode in the chariot because Hephaestus did not live in Mount Olympus. The reason was simple. He bumped into ten male gods every day when he went out, and nine of them slept with his own wife. Anyone would be depressed.
Hephaestus didn't want to be depressed, so he could only stay away from the sacred mountain and stay out of sight and out of mind.
The chariot is not an extraordinary thing, the war horse is also carefully cultivated by Ares, and is attached to the left side of the divine throne by Russell. It is extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it leaves behind the pillars of Olympus.
"Hephaestus lived on Mount Etna, which is a huge active volcano. It is said that after Typhon, the 'Father of Demons', was defeated by Zeus, he was trapped under this volcano, surging day and night. The magma is Typhon’s wrath.”
Ai put on a slightly smaller Sun God robe and drove the chariot in the direction of Mount Etna. She soon saw the mountain that was inaccessible to ordinary people.
…
In the distance, a huge volcano is entrenched on the ground. Because the mountain is too high, the top is covered with white snow. The crater of the volcano explodes with steam and continuously erupts poisonous smoke and black mist with strange colors.
Halfway down the mountainside, it is covered with slag-like volcanic ash, and solidified lava can be seen everywhere.
This is a natural blacksmith shop, which is very suitable for a married single man like Hephaestus to live. Unless necessary, no god will come to this quiet place to disturb his blacksmithing.
As the chariot descended, you could feel the volcano trembling slightly under your feet. Russell looked towards the gray entrance to the hall not far away, which was the residence and studio of Hephaestus.
The temple is entirely embedded in the mountain. Several deep circular holes are drilled through the stone wall, and rich steam escapes from time to time. The edges are covered with sulfur and other sediments.
Unsurprisingly, top tech geeks focus on their hobbies and have the world at their fingertips, and don't care about their sloppy environment at all.
Russell was in awe. Compared to the group of jealous gods on the sacred mountain, he preferred people like Hephaestus, who had his own hobbies and never caused trouble.
"Russell, Hephaestus only congratulated you and did not invite you. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to visit him suddenly?"
"No, he really wants to invite me, and even wants to treat me to dinner, but he can't say it clearly because of his face."
Russell raised an eyebrow. If Hephaestus was a character in the strategy game, he would brush Ares alone and push him out of the position of God of War. His favorability with Hephaestus would have reached 80/100. , if it were a girl, she could basically do whatever she wanted.
"Who's visiting?"
The two of them walked to the stone door of the main hall. Before Russell could knock on the door, a dull voice boomed.
"Russell, God of the Sun and God of War!"
"..."
There was silence inside, and the stone door slowly lifted up, revealing a huge hall lit by torches, with hundreds of pillars supporting the ceiling.
Even though Hephaestus didn't have any requirements for the living environment, he just needed to make ends meet, but he still cared about the appearance of the God of Craftsmen, and the momentum of the hall could support his reputation as the God of Forging.
Russell and Ai'e walked into the main hall and found countless statues displayed between the pillars, including men and women, as well as animals and monsters. They were all lifelike and looked like living creatures under the light of the fire.
The pillars are carved with stone carvings, including mountains, rivers, vegetation, people and gods, etc. The continuous pieces are combined into murals, writing each mythical story.
"Sun God, please don't blame me for keeping you waiting. I... never thought you would come here."
Hephaestus walked out slowly, looking calm and peaceful.
He is a two-meter-tall muscular man with strong arms and shoulders. His red beard and thick hair make him look older than Zeus, and there is nothing handsome or handsome at all.
This is the ugliest-looking god Russell has ever seen since he entered this world. He is not a shabby guy. Hephaestus has a standard passer-by face. Even if he removes his beard, he may not be able to retain the last bit of majestic aura.
Putting him and the graceful Hera together, no one believed that they were mother and son, not even father and daughter. After all...
Don't ask, ask and it's Mount Olympus.
【Ding】
[The host contacts the plot character Hephaestus, triggers the lottery link, and gets two lottery opportunities. Do you want to draw now? 】
After hearing the prompt, Russell was secretly happy and rewarded the system with several rocket-shaped lightning bolts.
He reached out to avoid hitting the smiling man. Hephaestus was so polite that he immediately changed his tactics, put on the face of a fan, and said excitedly: "Hephaestus, God of Fire and God of Craftsmen, I am your idol! "
"..."x2
"I'm sorry, I'm so excited. What I mean is that I personally like the craft of forging very much. I like to blacksmith when I have nothing to do. However, my skills are average, so I admire your talent very much."
Russell stepped forward, took Hephaestus' rough hand, and shook it vigorously.
"..."x2
Ai'e looked bored, this was different from the plan when she came!
Hephaestus also looked confused and was not used to Russell's enthusiasm. He was embarrassed to shake hands with him and was quite at a loss.
"Sun God, you..."
"Hephaestus, you are too polite. Just call me Russell. If you don't mind, can I call you by your first name?"
You've called it out!
"No problem, a lot of people call me that."
Hephaestus smiled forcefully and scratched his head, but was interrupted by Russell and forgot what he wanted to say just now.
"Hephaestus, do you know why I singled out Ares and deliberately stole his authority?"
"Because you and my mother..."
"That's right, it was because that shameless thing seduced my sister-in-law and caused my idol to lose all face. So as soon as I went up the mountain, I targeted him in various ways and vowed to help you vent your evil anger."
Russell nodded vigorously, yes, that's it, he hates evil so much.
"..."x2
Hephaestus wanted to say that it was not Ares who seduced his sister-in-law, but her sister-in-law who seduced him. After all, he did not say it out loud, and said awkwardly: "Thank you for driving Ares off the altar... I am ashamed to say that, I When I heard the news, I was happier than anyone else."
No wonder I can't live in the mountains. He is such an honest man!
Russell nodded secretly and comforted: "No need to be ashamed, your life under pressure is not easier than anyone else."
"Thanks!"
Hephaestus was moved and looked excited, but he was not good at words and didn't know how to express it.
"By the way, Aphrodite seduced me several times, but I remained unmoved. It's because of you Hephaestus."
Russell spoke categorically: "I regard you as an idol and don't want our relationship to deteriorate."
"..."x2
Can you not talk about this?
Hephaestus clenched his fists and coughed to cover up his embarrassment.
To be fair, although Aphrodite behaved inappropriately, she was extremely charming, and no man in the world could resist her temptation.
Therefore, Hephaestus believed that Russell was unmoved because Aphrodite hadn't started hooking up with him yet, or that Aphrodite didn't want to hook up with him at all.
