Chapter 176 Hephaestus

Mount Olympus, in the palace of the Queen of Gods.

"Snapped--"

On Mount Olympus, in the magnificent hall, the exquisite crystal vessels were smashed to the ground.

The golden crown shook, Hera's chest heaved violently, and the surrounding air was distorted by the power she unconsciously released.

As the Queen of Heaven who shared divine power with the God-King, Hera originally thought that she would be the most noble goddess in the world. Especially after learning the secret of faith, she believed that she could become the eternal master of the gods together with Zeus, instead of bowing out like the previous two generations of god-kings.

But now, she felt that her previous thoughts were ridiculous.

The God-King never broke his promise. He did share everything about himself with Hera, but he would never keep his words to death, just like now.

The divine right of [fertility] told the Queen of Heaven that another god was being conceived in this world. And because of her relationship with the new god's parents, Hera was particularly sensitive to this.

Because the source of the New God's bloodline is her husband and the other is her sister.

Hera thought she had proved her magnanimity by tolerating the three goddesses Eurynome and Mercy, and even ignored the weak goddess Leto, but apparently, the God King felt that she could be more magnanimous.

So he approached Demeter, which was exactly what Hera couldn't tolerate. Be it Leto or Eurynome, their weak priesthood meant that they were no threat, but Demeter, who was now called the goddess of agriculture by humans, was different.

Even though she knew that the contract between Zeus and her to share divine power was unbreakable, the Queen still felt a sense of panic.

"Zeus, you clearly promised-"

"--What's this?!"

Suddenly, while the Queen was still venting her anger, her fertility laws were shaken violently.

With a sound of abdominal pain, Hera realized the problem almost the next moment.

Being in charge of [Reproduction] does not come without a price. As one of the most special powers, it can affect the birth of new gods and give them stronger or weaker power. But there are also responsibilities that cannot be escaped.

Just as Mother Earth gave birth to the three ancient gods on her own, now it is her turn.

This would have taken a long time, maybe hundreds of years, maybe thousands of years, but because of her anger and resentment at this moment, this fate came early.

Her expression was somewhat changeable, and Hera could feel that a life was born in her belly under the influence of the law of fertility and the authority of the Queen of Heaven. And because of her recent emotional ups and downs, even though she noticed it immediately, the embryo was still slightly affected.

She didn't know whether this influence was good or bad, but Hera felt that she had to prepare for it.

The eldest son Gaia bore for her heavenly father was Oceanus, and the eldest daughter Rhea bore for Cronus was Hestia. Although this was a child she conceived alone, Hera would not let him grow up in Olympus if his existence would disgrace the Queen of Heaven.

I have to say that on this point, Zeus was very accurate in judging people. He successfully selected, or in other words created, a goddess who valued herself more than her children. When they first met, the God King was keenly aware of Hera's nature: she may be kind, she may be naive, but when she has power and faces the risk of losing it, she will change accordingly.

She left her feelings to herself, and perhaps to Zeus, but neither the mythical God of Fire nor the God of War seemed to have enjoyed the care from the Mother Goddess.

".Aglaia."

The voice of the Queen of Heaven spread outside the palace, and soon the youngest of the three goddesses of beauty walked into the palace.

As the daughter of the God King who was born before Hera became Queen of Heaven, in order to show her generosity, Hera took the three goddesses with her, and also treated the ocean goddess Eurynome with courtesy. Therefore, they were obviously love rivals, but at this time Hera felt that Eurynome and her daughter were more or less trustworthy.

Although just a little bit.

"Your Majesty, you called me?"

With a slight bow, Aglaia noticed the broken vessels on the ground. Obviously, the queen was definitely not in a good mood before.

"Aglaia, as the mistress of Mount Olympus and the Queen recognized by the laws of this world, I have just been given a responsibility by the world."

"I will give birth to a god by myself just like the Earth Mother once did, in order to respond to the world's favor for me."

Aglaia lowered her head and remained silent.

"I will give birth to him as soon as possible. If everything goes as normal, he will become my eldest son and a member of Olympus, but if something unexpected happens——"

"Then he is not my child. You have to find a qualified 'family' for him. I want you to choose a location secretly in advance and report it to me. Do you understand what I mean?"

Aglaia certainly understood what Hera meant. Obviously, the queen in charge of childbearing probably noticed something was wrong, and the other party did not want her first child to have any defects in any sense.

In this case, the ocean promised by the God King himself is a very suitable place. The Queen of Heaven probably didn't quite believe that her brother could handle this matter, so she chose to leave it to Aglaia's mother, the ocean goddess Eurynome, to solve this problem.

But most importantly, Hera probably wanted to do all this without telling the God-King.

"As you command, Your Majesty."

Although she didn't want to get involved in this matter, as the youngest and smartest of the three graceful goddesses, Aglaia knew she had no choice but to agree.

However, thinking about the vague fear of the gods of Olympus towards Oceanus, Aglaia felt that perhaps her aunt's family who married far away was more suitable to take over this "important task".

Anyway, it was impossible for her to be valued by the king of gods by getting close to Poseidon, so she thought they would not refuse to do something for the queen of heaven.

"Very good, then you go out."

Nodding with satisfaction, Hera didn't know that Aglaia had already thought of a solution in such a short time, she just signaled the other party to withdraw.

When she was left alone in the palace again, looking at the empty palace, anger once again surged into the heart of the queen of heaven.

Her sister, Demeter, Hera thought that the other party was not competitive, but she didn't expect that the other party still betrayed her.

As for Zeus, Hera knew that although the other party couldn't control herself was the root of all the problems, she had no way to deal with him.

"Huh - calm down."

"And this child, was he also influencing me just now?"

Try to calm down, Hera unexpectedly discovered that perhaps because of the negative emotions she had integrated into the embryo, this new god seemed to have a closer connection with her directly.

This made Hera vaguely glimpse that he seemed to have divine power related to the earth and fire in the future.

"It shouldn't be very weak."

She breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously. If she could give birth to a normal and powerful god, it would naturally be the best.

But feeling this connection, the queen of heaven couldn't help but think of the origin of her negative emotions.

A husband, a sister, and a child to be born.

"Zeus, this is better for the last time."

Her expression was cold. In just a dozen years, the goddess who originally smiled brightly and had a kind heart seemed to have accepted reality. At this moment, Hera secretly made a decision.

"If there is a next time."

She really couldn't do anything to the God King, but she was just the God King. If she couldn't stop her husband, then she would use practical actions to tell all the goddesses that no one could take away her Hera's things.

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After changing clothes and taking care of his appearance at Evans's house, Cohen finally looked like a savage no longer.

Although his temperament was still out of tune with Giant Wood Town, pedestrians on the road no longer looked at him with strange eyes. Relying on his extraordinary control over his body and hearing, Cohen quickly learned the accent of bronze humans.

At this time, walking on the road and listening to the communication of humans around him, Cohen gradually learned some history over the past thousand years.

The King of Gods is no longer the same as before. With the fall of the God Mountain, the ruler of the Olympus pantheon, the God King Zeus, now rules the world.

Humans have also been destroyed twice, and according to them, the second generation of silver humans also had a long lifespan, but because they did not respect the gods, they lost the protection of the gods and became extinct in the interval of the Titan War.

Cohen did not comment on this. He had never seen silver humans, and he did not know whether they respected the gods or not, but what he knew was that if respecting the gods could get protection, he would not be here now.

What made him feel strange was that although the humans here all claimed to be believers of God, their understanding of God was not similar to that of the Golden Age. In the description of the bronze humans, God did not seem to be omnipotent and perfect, but merely a being with powerful power.

People even divided the importance of the gods into different levels according to their different powers.

In addition, in front of the temples dedicated to the gods, there were priests who talked about the greatness of different gods and the benefits of believing in God.

Yes, although they called it "blessing", Cohen felt that it was simply an exchange.

Humans offered sacrifices and gods gave blessings. Bronze humans thought it was normal, but Cohen felt it was strange no matter how he looked at it.

"Maybe this is the real 'God'?"

"Maybe the God we once understood is indeed different from the real one."

Silently thinking, Cohen felt that he seemed to have found the answer. But looking at those tall temples and the kneeling humans, he couldn't help but think of the dream that changed his destiny again.

It's funny to say that thousands of years have passed, and he still doesn't know which god the so-called "Lord" in the mouth of the god who calls himself an "angel" is.

The other party seemed to be just in a good mood, casually sprinkled some food on the ants under his feet, and then forgot his existence. Not to mention asking him to build a temple, he didn't even leave a name.

This made Cohen a little frustrated, but now, it has become the support of his past ideas.

Everything he saw in the ruins made the king doubt God, but if he was asked to completely deny his beliefs for thousands of years and the beliefs that the golden humans insisted on, he would be a little unacceptable. Fortunately, Cohen found that there seemed to be differences between these gods.

Now, he wants to know why the former Titan gods, the current Olympus gods, and the god whose name he doesn't know are so different.

His intuition tells him that the reason behind this may be the answer he has been looking for.

"Brother Cohen, why are you distracted again."

While thinking, Evans' voice instantly called Cohen's attention.

".Sorry, the place I lived before is quite different from here."

Coming back to his senses, Cohen gave Evans an apologetic smile, his expression still a little unnatural.

There is no way, even if it is for self-protection reasons, concealing the origin from others still violates the past code of conduct of the human king.

"It's normal to have differences. Jumu Town is close to the forest and lacks stone. Apart from the temple, there are basically no stone buildings. It's normal for you to find it novel."

"If you are not in a hurry to go back, you can stay in the town for a while, but now, we are here."

Nodding clearly, Evans motioned for Cohen to look ahead at a crowded place.

"Remember what I told you before?"

".You mean, those 'unbelievers'?"

After just a moment's thought, Cohen recalled what Evans had said to him before.

It seems that in Giant Wood Town, there are some unbelievers who are no longer willing to offer sacrifices to the gods. This undoubtedly angered the priests in charge of the temple. Just today, the priests will announce the results of their treatment in front of everyone.

"Yes, it's them." Nodding, Evans showed a very interested expression: "In front of the temple of the God King, the priest of the God of Justice and Law will judge the fate of those disrespectful people in public today. ”

"Of course, the Creator once said that the respected goddess would always fully listen to the opinions of both parties before making a fair judgment in the divine court, so the priests also followed suit and prepared to give justice to those who have no right or wrong. Give believers a chance to speak, and then find out their flaws and criticize them in public.”

"Speaking of which, I've been really curious about what they can say for a long time."