Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator.

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 sadly 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 that she had tolerated the three goddesses Eurynome and Grace, and even ignored the weak goddess Leto, which had proved her magnanimity, 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.

Along 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 evaded.

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 earlier.

Her expression was a little uncertain, 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. And because of the emotional ups and downs she had just had, 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 acknowledge his existence if his existence would insult the Queen of Heaven's face.

I have to say that on this point, Zeus is very accurate in judging people. He successfully selected a goddess who values ​​herself more than her children.

".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 treated her 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 secretly choose a location in advance and report it to me. Do you understand what I mean?"

Of course Aglaia understood what Hera meant. Obviously, the queen in charge of childbearing probably sensed 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 younger 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.

"Yes, 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 that the Olympus gods had towards Oceanus, Aglaia felt that maybe her aunt's family, who was married far away, were more suitable to take over this 'important task'.

Anyway, if you stay close to Poseidon, you won't be favored by the God King, so if you do something for the Queen, they won't refuse.

"Very well, then go out."

Nodding with satisfaction, Hera didn't know that in a short period of time, Aglaia had already thought of a solution. She just signaled the other party to step back.

When she was left alone in the palace again, looking at the empty palace, anger once again surged into the Queen's heart involuntarily.

Her sister, Demeter, and Hera thought she was indifferent to the world, but she didn't expect that she would betray her anyway.

As for Zeus, Hera knew that although the other party's inability to control her was the root cause of all problems, there was nothing she could do against him.

"Phew—calm down."

"And this child, was he affecting me just now?" Trying to calm down her mood, Hera unexpectedly discovered that perhaps because of the negative emotions she had integrated into the embryo, this newborn god seemed to have a direct relationship with her. a closer connection.

This gave Hera a vague glimpse that he seemed to have divine power related to the earth and fire in the future.

"It shouldn't be very weak."

He breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously. It would be best if he could give birth to a normal, powerful god.

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

A husband, a sister, and a baby on the way.

"Zeus, this better be the last time."

With a cold expression, Hera secretly made a decision.

"If there is a next time."

It is true that she can't do anything to the God King, but he is only a God King. If she can't stop her husband, then she will tell all the goddesses with practical actions that no one can take away what belongs to Hera.

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After changing his clothes and sprucing up his appearance at Evans' home, Cohen finally no longer looked like a savage.

Although his temperament is still incompatible with Jumu Town, pedestrians on the road no longer look at him strangely. Relying on his extraordinary control of the body and hearing, Cohen also quickly learned the accent of the bronze human.

At this time, walking on the road and listening to the exchanges of humans around him, Cohen gradually gained some understanding of the history of thousands of years.

The King of the Gods is no longer what he used to be. With the collapse of the Holy Mountain, the one who rules the world now is the God-King Zeus, the master of the Olympian pantheon.

Humanity has also been destroyed for two rounds, 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 during the Titan War.

Cohen declined to comment. He has never seen Silver Humans, and he doesn't know whether they respect God or not, but what he knows is that if worshiping God could bring him protection, then he wouldn't be here now.

What was also strange to him was that although the humans here claimed to be believers in gods, their understanding of gods was not similar to that of the Golden Age. In the description of the Bronze Man, God does not seem to be almighty and perfect, but merely a being who has mastered powerful power.

People even classified the importance of the gods according to their different powers.

In addition, in front of the temples dedicated to the gods, there are also beings called priests who tell about the greatness of different gods and the benefits that can be obtained by believing in gods.

Yes, although they call it a 'blessing', Cohen feels that it is simply an exchange.

Humans offer sacrifices and gods grant blessings. Bronze humans think this is normal, but Cohen finds it strange.

"Perhaps this is the real 'God'?"

"Perhaps the God we once understood is indeed different from the reality."

Silently meditating, 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' is in the mouth of the god who calls himself an 'angel'.

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

This once made Cohen feel a little frustrated, but now, it has become support for his past concepts.

Everything he saw in the ruins made the King of Humans doubt God, but if he was asked to completely deny his beliefs for thousands of years and deny the beliefs that the golden humans insisted on, it would be somewhat unacceptable to him. Fortunately, Cohen discovered that there seemed to be differences among these gods.

Now, he wants to know why the same gods, the former Titan gods, the current Olympus gods, and the god whose name is unknown are so different.

His intuition told him that the reason behind this might be the answer he had been looking for.

"Brother Cohen, why are you distracted again?"

While he was deep in thought, Evans's voice instantly called back Cohen's attention.

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

After coming back to his senses, Cohen smiled apologetically at Evans, his expression still a bit 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 court of God, so the priests also followed suit and prepared to give justice to those who were helpless. Believers are given a chance to speak, and then their flaws are found and criticized in public.”

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

(End of this chapter)